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Chapter 20: Huh?!
Chapter 20: Huh?!
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Gas pipelines? Inspection? Explosion incident? Oh, this...
Looking at the gas company employee before him, with eyes swollen like peaches and a small face filled with guilt, Leon was at a loss for words. He could only awkwardly scratch the back of his head.
If it was indeed a gas pipeline explosion, and as a result, Anna was injured in the leg, and almost died... Leon felt like he would have torn the other party's heart out.
But the problem this time wasn't their fault. The explosion incident was orchestrated by the Demon God's brain, and the hospital accident was an attack orchestrated by the hospital director. It wasn't due to unqualified gas pipelines.
As for the young girl before him, her work was also not at fault. It was purely bad luck that she was caught up in the incident, and was even implicated by the Virgin Cleanup Bureau's aberrant operations...
...
"This... I see that your apology is sincere. How about this... As long as you cover the medical expenses, we'll let this matter go?"
Leon's conscience was a little uneasy, and he was originally going to let it go. But he felt it would be too fake not to pursue the matter since his sister almost got injured in the "gas explosion." So, he proposed a more moderate request.
After all, his relative's medical expenses could be reimbursed with the Cleanup Bureau's documents, and Anna's lung disease didn't require private payment. Moreover, in the "gas explosion" incident, she only injured her leg, and at most, a couple of silver wheels would be sufficient. It wouldn't cause significant financial pressure on the other party...
To Leon's surprise, the two of them were so easy to talk to. The doll-faced girl suddenly raised her head, her face filled with disbelief.
"Just like this... is it enough?"
He turned to look at his sister, seeing her cheeks slightly flushed as she was lost in thought, without raising any objections. Leon turned back and nodded apologetically at the pitifully crying girl in front of him.
"Yes, this is enough."
"..."
Just this little compensation? Are there really people like this? Hearing Leon's affirmative response, the girl in the professional skirt couldn't help but freeze, her swollen eyes filled with disbelief.
...
Among those affected by the incident, most were knocked unconscious by the volatile anesthetic and then inhaled excessive amounts of anesthetic gas, and some were still not awake. However, these people were relatively easy to compensate; just paying for the missed work pay and herbal medicine fees would suffice.
The most severe case was the hospital director, but that person seemed not to be a good person. There were reports of many misdeeds, and if he hadn't died, he might have faced the gallows. So, there was no need for compensation.
Next were the few who jumped out of the fourth-floor window. The older nurse among them was uninjured, only experiencing a scare. The younger nurse, who suffered severe joint injuries, and her fiance, jointly demanded a large sum from their company.
But her fiance said he needed the money for something and left in a hurry. Leon felt that the man might be running away with the money, so he specifically reminded the nurse. However, she scolded him for over an hour, pointing at his nose...
At this thought, the doll-faced girl couldn't help but sniffle, her eyes welling up as she looked at the kind-hearted Leon in front of her. She felt that people could be truly kind to each other.
The last girl, though not as severely injured as the nurse, had her thigh slashed by broken glass. If not for her quick reaction, her fate might have been similar to the director on the sixth floor.
Before coming, the doll-faced girl had hesitated for a while, prepared for scolding or even physical punishment. But the couple was so kind, only asking for medical expenses. She felt even more guilty.
"I... I'll pay some additional compensation!"
Looking at Leon's slightly worn coat and then at the "modest" hospital room, where even two silver wheels wouldn't cover a night's stay, the doll-faced girl's guilt intensified.
Before them stood a young couple, clearly not well-off financially. However, after encountering an opportunity for extortion, they only requested basic medical compensation. She couldn't let such kind people suffer a loss!
Clenching her small fist, the doll-faced girl raised her head and, with a moved expression, persuaded Leon, "You two are so young, and you probably haven't saved up much. This time, your wife is injured, and you'll need to take time off work to care for her, which will undoubtedly affect your job.
If I compensate you with a little more money, you can use it to hire a nurse for your wife. This way, she'll receive better care, and it won't affect your work..."
"Wait, did you get it wrong?"
The more he listened, the more something felt off to Leon. His mind was filled with thoughts of the explosion incident. After carefully considering her words, he couldn't help but respond, "We're not a couple; we're siblings!"
"Oh? Is that so? Sorry! I'm so sorry!"
Upon hearing Leon's correction, the doll-faced girl's face turned red. She quickly bowed repeatedly, apologizing, "I only had the compensation list with names. In the hospital's visitor registration, I saw that you and her had the same surname, and your hair colors were different, so I assumed you were... Ah! I'm so sorry! I apologize!!!"
"It's fine..."
Anna, lying in the hospital bed, seemed to be in good spirits. She gently touched her light golden hair and then glanced at Leon's deep dark hair. With a faint smile, she softly explained, "My brother and I have different hair colors, and we don't look that similar. It's easy to mistake us if you're not careful. As for compensation, I didn't sustain any serious injuries, so let's follow what my brother said..."
"Oh, right!"
At this point, Anna seemed to remember something. She propped herself up in the bed, her face serious as she asked, "What about Aunt Hana? Although she wasn't injured, she was also scared yesterday. She hasn't come to the hospital today. Have you compensated her?"
"You mean the older nurse?"
The doll-faced girl recalled for a moment, then apologized, "We've already compensated her, and it's quite substantial!
After all, although she wasn't injured, she was truly terrified by yesterday's explosion. It might have even... possibly affected her mentally..."
"What?"
Upon hearing that the kind nurse who took care of her was in trouble, Anna became anxious. Holding onto Leon's arm, she sat up and asked worriedly, "How come? When we parted last night, wasn't she doing fine?"
"Well... I'm not entirely sure."
Recalling the situation of the other unfortunate victim, the doll-faced girl couldn't help but feel guilty, lowering her head. With her lips pressed together, tears welling up in her eyes, she whispered, "When we went there, her husband told us that last night, she was just a bit anxious, but her condition was stable. But this morning, when she woke up, she suddenly started talking nonsense.
She insisted that there was no explosion, then claimed that the hospital floor was man-eating, and many patients had been eaten. She said a woman covered in bandages came and let her down from the window... She must have been terrified by yesterday's events..."
Hearing this, Leon couldn't help but pause, his face filled with sympathy.
Wait, no explosion, the man-eating hospital floor, and the woman covered in bandages...
What?!
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