Chapter 17 Chapter Seventeen

The old man's speech instantly silenced everyone, and everyone could only hear the strange whistling of the wind. Dong Shu took a step forward. "What nonsense are you talking about, of course you can't do that." Shanxi heard this, and slowly turned to Dongshu.Seeing his expression, Fuyuki was startled.The light in the old man's eyes can even be described as cold. "Do you mean that there is no way to do it? Or is it morally impossible?" "Of course it's the latter." "If so, then I would like to ask you, what is morality?" The invisible pressure emanating from Shanxi's body caused Fuyuki to retreat quickly.He looked at Makoto as if he wanted to ask Makoto for advice, but Makoto kept his head down.

"You don't understand the true meaning of your brother's proposal at all," Shanxi said. "What do you mean by that?" "Do you really think that your brother intends to stay here until Chunzi dies?" Fuyuki looked at his brother with surprised eyes. "Is not it?" But Makoto didn't answer, he just turned his face away. "Your brother always prepares for the worst." Shanxi continued, "He thinks that no one should be sacrificed for the sake of the hopeless. In fact, I also know that Chunzi will die sooner or later, but when exactly? No one knows, and your brother presumably doesn't know. What if she dragged on for a whole day? It would be very dangerous if someone stayed with her all the time, because the earthquake and the storm would come at any time. In other words, it is probably the most correct choice for everyone to leave Chunzi and set off together."

"Mr. Shanxi..." "But it hurts to do that, and it hurts everyone, like you just got angry. So your brother had to figure out a way. He declared that he would stay, to assuage everyone's conscience first. But like I said After all, it would be very dangerous to wait for Chunzi to die. So, what should I do now? There are only two options left. One is to leave Chunzi alive, and leave here; or force her Leave after dying. In any case, he will report to us as follows: Ms. Shanxi Chunzi passed away shortly after everyone set off." Hearing what the old man said, Fuyuki felt hot all over his body. "No way, how is that possible..."

"I think your brother is probably going to take the latter method. Because although Chunzi has lost consciousness, she is not dead after all. It is too pitiful to leave her alone. That's why I told your brother just now that he can't do that kind of thing. , that is my duty." Fuyuki looked at Makoto. "Is that so? Brother. Are you going to kill Mrs. Shanxi?" Makoto didn't answer, but that was tantamount to acquiescence. "The word kill is not appropriate," Shanxi said. "Since it's hopeless, I can only choose the method that makes Haruko happiest. In the world we lived in before, euthanasia was a controversial topic, but here and now, there should be no reason to object."

"But..." At this point, Fuyuki couldn't continue. He felt that the beliefs he had believed deeply in the past were disintegrating one by one.No matter what the situation is, you can't just ignore death, even if someone has no hope of being saved, others can't decide life and death for him—he never thinks that such an idea is wrong.No, it must be true, and it is still true today.But in some cases, it is not possible to practice the right idea.Even if the right idea is not among the practical options, it does not follow that the other approach is wrong. In the silence, the building made faint noises.The next moment, the floor shook slightly.Although the shaking stopped immediately, it was enough to make everyone nervous.

Something is wrong, Xiaofeng muttered. "Indeed, we have to leave quickly." Toda also said. Shanxi looked at Cai Meimei again. "Is there no medicine? The medicine that can free Chunzi." Not only him, but everyone is staring at Cai Meimei.Fuyuki also looked at her. Cai Meimei stood up and opened the ice bucket next to her.What she took out of it were syringes and small glass vials. "This drug is nicknamed Succin, and it is used for general anesthesia during surgery." "As long as you inject that, will Chunzi be free?" A hesitant expression appeared on Cai Meimei's face, but she nodded anyway.

"To put it bluntly, it is a so-called muscle relaxant, a poison approved by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare." "Will it be painful?" "I don't think so, because veterinarians use this to euthanize pets." "I see." Shanxi turned to Dongshu with a satisfied face. "What do you think? I want to use this to free Chunzi sooner." The old man frequently used the phrase "I want to free her". Fuyuki couldn't answer anything.He tried to look for other options, but couldn't think of any.In desperation, he glanced at Makoto.

Makoto let out a breath, showing a look of painful decision. "Let's vote. Nine people except Weiyang, Xiaobao, and Ms. Shanxi Chunzi will vote. As long as one person opposes, the proposal will be rejected. However, the opponent must propose an alternative. Those who cannot do it are not eligible No. Is that okay?" Everyone had no objection to Makoto's opinion, and Fuyuki also remained silent. At some point, Emiko Shiraki, Taichi and others also came to the side.Everyone stood in a circle around Shanxi Chunzi. "Then, let's vote now." Makoto's voice sounded. "Those who agree with Ms. Shanxi Chunzi's euthanasia, please raise your hand." After saying this, he himself raised his hand.

Shanxi Fanxiong raised his hand first.Then came Asuka, and then Taichi too. Komine who was hesitating, Toda with a sad face, and Emiko with sad eyes also raised their hands.Wei Young didn't seem to understand what the adults were saying, and looked at everyone's faces in disbelief. Cai Meimei looked at Makoto. "Can I ask a question?" "what is the problem?" "Who will give the injection?" Her question caused a shocked expression on everyone's face.Not only did they have to decide whether to euthanize Chunzi, but also who would do it. "What do you think? Mr. Shanxi." Makoto asked with his hand raised.

Shanxi smiled at Cai Caimei. "Don't worry, I'll do it. Perhaps it should be said that I don't want anyone else to do it." "But, that's not easy." "Then what about this? Is it okay if I trouble you to insert the needle first, and then I will take over? Or is it that the poison is so strong that once the needle is inserted, you will die?" "No, I don't think just poking the needle in there shouldn't do anything." "Then, please do this. It's just that I have to borrow your hand. I'm sorry." Hearing what Shanxi said, Cai Caimei lowered her head, then silently raised her hand.

Now only the winter tree is left.Although he lowered his head, he could feel everyone's gaze.This time was like a nightmare. "If you object, please propose an alternative." Makoto said in a cold tone. Fuyuki bit her lip.He sincerely hoped that Chunzi would miraculously regain consciousness, but she was still sleeping peacefully. "I want to declare first, even if you don't raise your hand, no one present will blame you." Chengya said. "No one wants to decide this kind of thing. If I let me speak for everyone, I will say that everyone actually expects you to come up with an alternative plan if you don't raise your hand. Everyone is because they can't think of an alternative. I had no choice but to reluctantly raise my hand. Even I don’t want to do this kind of thing, and even I have expectations for you, although it’s useless to say so.” Hearing Makoto's voice gradually trembling, Fuyuki raised his head, and he was startled when he saw his brother's face.His brother's eyes were red, and tears welled up in his eyes. Looking around, other people were crying too, keeping their hands up while weeping. This made Fuyuki understand one thing: his own morality is actually very superficial.I'm stuck with the notion that I'm born to do the right thing, but other people are different.They were sad from the bottom of their hearts to say goodbye to Shanxi Chunzi, and they were desperate to have to choose this road. In fact, he just didn't want to get hurt - Fuyuki had to admit. When he slowly raised his hand, everyone's crying became louder. "The vote is passed, please put your hands down." Makoto's voice seemed to be forced out, but his tone remained calm.After taking a deep breath, he looked at Shanxi. "So, what's next?" Shanxi nodded in response, and bowed slightly to Cai Caimei. "Can I trouble you to follow the procedure just said?" Got it, Cai Meimei replied in a low voice. "Sorry." Shanxi looked at Chengzai. "Can we be alone together? I don't want others to see." "But……" "It doesn't matter." The old man smiled. "I don't intend to die with her, you don't have to worry about that." Makoto nodded slightly. "Understood, this may be better—then, let's go to the next classroom first." Fuyuki and the others leave Shanxi and Nainamei behind and move to the next classroom.Several of them sat down on the chairs shaken by the earthquake, while Fuyuki and Makoto remained standing. "I don't know if there is still that kind of medicine." Toda said suddenly. "That's called Shaksin, right? I don't know if there are any left of that poison." "Why do you say that?" Xiaofeng asked. "Think about it, maybe this kind of thing will happen again in the future. Looking at the situation outside, who can guarantee that no one will be injured or sick again? If it is determined that there is no cure without treatment, I am afraid it will still do the same thing as this time." The same conclusion." Toda looked at Makoto, as if to ask for his opinion. Makoto stared out the window and shook his head. "What conclusions to draw should be made on a case-by-case basis. Until then, we have to do our best not to hurt or get sick." It was true——Toda stopped in the middle of speaking, because Nanami came in. "Is it over?" Makoto asked. "After I put the needle in, I gave it to Mr. Shanxi. When I left the room, he probably hadn't injected the medicine yet." "Really." Makoto sighed. The image of Shanxi holding a syringe appeared in Fuyuki's mind.Staring at the needle piercing his wife's body and the medicine that was about to take her life, what was he thinking at that moment?Maybe he is looking back on the long life that the two have walked hand in hand, maybe he is apologizing to his wife, saying that he cannot save his wife. Toda's question still lingered in his ears.The possibility of the same situation happening in the future is extremely high, and there is no guarantee that it will not be Fuyuki himself who will have an accident or be attacked by a serious illness in the future.In the past, he thought very simply, always thinking that he could solve the problem by going to the hospital at that time, but it will be different in the future.In order for other people to live, he may have to choose death.Thinking about it this way, he felt as if he was walking in a long and endless tunnel. The entrance door opened, and Shigeo Shanxi stood there.His expression was steady, as if he was about to say good morning, but his face was as pale as white porcelain. "It's over. So, uh, we can go." Even Fuyuki could sense it, and Shanxi tried to express in a light tone that it was no big deal.He couldn't think of what to say to Shanxi. "Really." Makoto replied. "May I pay my respects to Madam's remains?" "Of course it doesn't matter..." Shanxi lowered his gaze. Makoto strode out of the classroom, followed by Fuyuki. Shanxi Chunzi's face was covered with a white towel, and her hands were folded on her chest.This is probably made in Shanxi. Sincerity knelt down and joined hands in worship.Fuyuki also knelt on the ground after seeing it, put his hands together, and closed his eyes. Everyone was probably doing the same thing, and the sound of sobbing came to my ears. "That's the end of the farewell ceremony." After hearing Makoto's voice, Fuyuki opened his eyes.Makoto has picked up his backpack. "Please take your luggage, we are leaving here now." Everyone began to pack their luggage silently, and their movements were more neat than before.Like everyone else, Fuyuki wanted to concentrate on packing. "Then, let's go." After finishing speaking, Makoto walked out of the classroom, and the others followed behind him. Shanxi stopped at the exit, turned around and looked back.He blinked and shook his head twice, but that was all.Without saying a word, he caught up with the advancing people. Just when they left the school building, they were only tens of meters away.The bass that shook the body suddenly came, and the next second, the ground began to heave violently. "Everyone get down! Protect your head!" Makoto yelled. The shaking was so violent that even if you didn't follow the instructions to get down, it was difficult to stand still.Fuyu fell on all fours, lying on the ground where the water hadn't receded. The sound of some kind of violent impact came immediately.Fuyuki looked up and saw that the school building where they stayed just now had collapsed, as if it had been crushed by something. They didn't even have time to scream.