Chapter 16 Chapter Thirteen Iron Lung

The two ate and drank for more than an hour. Jiang Xia felt very relaxed.As for what Qingzi knows, what he wants to do, and who he is, the many questions are also put aside.Under the influence of alcohol, those "what" seem to be nothing at all.He looked up at the bright lights on the roof of the small restaurant, just wanting to laugh. Ye Guangting was very heavy, looking at his partner in front of him, lamenting his misfortune.Although luck and misfortune should not be concluded so early, but the things that happened to Jiang Xia are too complicated and should not be borne by him so early.How many people in the world need to experience amnesia?How many people in the world have been transplanted with other people's memories?How many people in the world need to complete the so-called "mission"?Just as some clues were cleared up from those turmoil, a trace of suspicion appeared on Qingzi's side.

"The one who looked at the light and smirked, what about you?" Ye Guangting pointed at Jiang Xia, "Do you feel that you are very vicissitudes?" Jiang Xia still looked up and closed her eyes, smiling and nodding. Ye Guangting put down his hands and looked down at the dishes on the plate.There was nothing left, so he still insisted on poking with his chopsticks, and then said: "I see, let's put aside the matter of Qingzi first. First of all, your doubts about her stem from her words. Secondly, are you in love with her? Yes, then you have to tolerate each other. Even if she is only with you to find out some secrets, so what? Besides, what secrets can you have? There are secrets It's also the secret of Faina, Pat, and Jenquis. Why are you messing around with me? After all, you are just a carrier of memory. Are you right? Love is just one word, and I only say it once..." Ye Guangting looked at Jiang Xia drunkenly and started humming.

Jiang Xia looked at Ye Guangting, feeling itchy in his heart, and felt that what he said was not unreasonable.But it’s fine if he is a random memory carrier, but it is obvious that Faina seems to have appointed him Jiang Xia to bear all this a long time ago. Has he already become a part of that secret? Jiang Xia secretly formed a plan in her heart. Ye Guangting drank the rest of the wine in the cup, and said, "Go and do your business. Other things you love so and so!" Jiang Xia waved his hand: "Whoever wants to go will go, anyway, I don't want to go today." One sentence made Ye Guangting dumbfounded, he raised his buttocks and sat back on the chair, and said, "That's right, you need to rest now, take a good rest. How about buddy risking his life to accompany you, let's go to Spain?"

Jiang Xia looked up at Ye Guangting, waiting for him to finish. "Call Qingzi and Yang Shan, obviously it's a tour, and you can go to their university secretly," Ye Guangting continued, "Think about it, the old lady mentioned Spain, and Jenques disappeared after going to Spain. I have been to that place too, can you not go? If you want to know the tricks here, you can’t save this trip. At the same time, you can try Qingzi. It will be clear what the calculation is." "Let me stop you, when did Schwer go to Spain?" Jiang Xia asked, frowning. Ye Guangting was taken aback for a moment, and then his expression changed. "Haven't I told you yet?" Ye Guangting beckoned the waiter over, added two bottles of beer and a few cold dishes, "I saw your boss give me some cold dishes in the pile of dishes you gave me when you were about to return to China. Weir. That dream was nothing special, you were in a meeting. But when he stood up, I saw his belt. I stopped and looked carefully. It was an Italian Ziotti I have researched this brand and it has great personality! It designs a belt buckle for a country every year and only sells it in that country. The number of productions is based on the year. Ninety-five belts were limited in 1995 It was made for China in six years, one hundred and six, awesome? What’s even more amazing is that if they are not sold out within a year, they will take back the rest and destroy it! This is how foreign the game is!”

"How much is it?" Jiang Xia asked with a smile as he looked at Ye Guangting, who became more and more excited as he talked. "It's not cheap, one piece costs five or six thousand dollars." Jiang Xia smacked her lips, she couldn't understand what the rich people in the world were thinking. Ye Guangting ate two boiled peanuts, clinked glasses with Jiang Xia, and sipped his beer carefully: "Your boss wears a Spanish model. It was released in 1997, and there are not even a single belt left. They are all sold out. There is no shortage of rich people everywhere. Let’s put it this way, if someone else bought it for him, then Schweil must have been to Spain in 1997! How about our logical thinking ability? OK?"

Jiang Xia nodded appreciatively, to be able to find information from such details, if it were him, he really didn't have that ability.He closed his eyes and remembered one thing. When Faina mentioned sending the stuffed baby to Spain, she whispered that she would exchange for a bottle of wine, but her hand was shaken like a fork under the quilt.At that time, Jiang Xia was very puzzled, not knowing what the gesture meant.It was an afternoon in 1997, and Schweil went to Spain in the same year. How could it be such a coincidence?Was there anyone else in the room when Faina was talking to herself?

Thinking of this, Jiang Xia couldn't help feeling chills down his spine. Jiang Xia's alcohol-infused brain is extremely sober at the moment, as if he can see very broadly and far-reachingly.Is it possible to reason like this: Although Faina is blind, she feels that someone has sneaked into her room.So she quietly told a Spanish story, the purpose is to trick the listener to go to Spain to find baby specimens.Faina also said Goldstein's name, but the gesture she made to Jiang Xia under the quilt was invisible to others. The interlocking of the index and middle fingers was a fork.In other words, this story may be nothing but non-existent!

The corner of Jiang Xia's mouth curled up into a smile.Faina's wisdom is truly admirable.If the spectator therefore went to Spain to find Greg Goldstein, what awaited him.But Schwell was supposed to be in New York at the time, how could he be in Boston?And what happened to the wine that Faina mentioned?Who is the person who should not be given in her words? Jiang Xia felt that if Faina's words were indeed addressed to the eavesdropper in the room, then that person should be Jenquis.Faina was tied up in the laboratory that night and she must have realized that the person who wanted to steal her brain cells was Jenques, so she devised a remedy, asking him to go to Spain to find Goldstein and use wine as a secret Swapping baby specimens and so on.As for the limited-edition belt on Schwell, maybe it was Jenquis who went to Spain to buy it for him!

Jiang Xia shook his head lightly again. "Are you all right crying and laughing?" Ye Guangting asked. "I remember something." "Why are you still thinking about things? You have such a rich expression! Drink, come!" After the two clinked glasses and drank wine, Ye Guangting straightened his back and asked, "What you think is probably related to your boss? Then why did your grandson go to Spain in 1997? Why did you go?" "Do you know the answer?" Jiang Xia asked back. "I don't have an answer. If I were you, I wouldn't think about it! If you think this matter is mysterious and interesting, then record more dreams to watch and play, and go to the old factory to see Faina's life. Is it over? Are you really worried about their fate?"

"I don't think so." Jiang Xia said slowly, "This is not only their fate, but also my fate. Faina's memory is implanted in my brain, and they will take it back. Just like me Walking down the street, a bag of diamonds was stuffed in his pocket. This may not be a good thing, and in the end, he had to find me for both black and white!" Jiang Xia squinted her misty eyes and looked at Ye Guangting, with a sense of disillusionment, and continued: "As far as I am concerned, the reason why Faina ordered people to transplant her memory into my brain must be her fault." The reason. She said that she would rely on her memory to save me and save the world! And it seems that many people are interested in this memory of hers and are trying their best to get it. I, as Faina’s memory The carrier is involved, and the burden on her is not light... Think about it, Jenquis is not a good person! Now you have involved my boss. Plus Faina and Pat, who knows what will happen? Which of the four is right and which is evil? This is not enough, Qingzi is here to add to the chaos again!"

Ye Guangting laughed: "After all, it's Qingzi's fault!" Jiang Xia smiled wryly: "Dude has been suffering from allergic encephalitis recently, it seems that everyone has the problem. I'm sorry, I have suspected one thing recently, and it has something to do with you. Today, we will also talk about Qingzi That's it. Do you remember the last time you called me from America and told me the password?" Ye Guangting stared at Jiang Xia with innocent eyes: "Did you take the wrong medicine? Who told you what number?" "The password of the old factory building? And Tukang Road, didn't you tell me on the phone?" Jiang Xia frowned, and the unruly look she had just pretended was swept away. Ye Guangting shook his head, not intending to tease Jiang Xia at all. "You, call me," Jiang Xia continued to inspire him, "We also talked about many other things, Yang Shan, skiing, etc., do you remember? Then you said that from the CD I recorded the dream I saw an old-fashioned street sign on the street, which said 'Tu Kang Road', remember? There is also a string of handwritten numbers, you read them to me one by one. Remember? Who the hell has amnesia!" Jiang Xia spoke more and more urgently, Ye Guangting listened blankly, shook his head, reached out and patted Jiang Xia's arm to make him calm down first. "First of all, I really didn't make this call." When Jiang Xia calmed down, Ye Guangting said in a slow tone, "I didn't know what happened to you until I received a call from Qingzi. As for Tukang Road, I was the When I was packing the bag on the plane, I found it out of your video disc. It was just a note. The old factory building and the password to activate Faina’s memory were all told by you after I returned to China. I really had nothing before. As far as I know, those dream videos of yours have never had these things." Ye Guangting has a serious face, although this friend is good at joking and teasing people.But at this moment, Jiang Xia couldn't see a trace of joking on his face.Jiang Xia gradually felt scared, and her whole body felt as if it was covered with cold, wriggling leeches. "It's really not you..." Jiang Xia murmured. It turned out that he had fallen into a trap set by others.The person who told him the password that night was obviously familiar with Ye Guangting's tone of voice and way of teasing. He knew the ambiguous relationship between Yang Shan and Ye Guangting, and knew that Jiang Xia gave Ye Guangting some CDs with dreams before he left for him to read and interpret... ...But that person was negligent: he didn't know that Ye Guangting was very keen on organizing everyone to go skiing in Snowmass! Jiang Xia's mind has cleared up a lot. After that phone call, he really became suspicious.When he asked that night, the other end of the phone seemed to suddenly not know what Snowmass was.At first I said I didn't go skiing, but later I said it was okay.What's okay?What happened to that kid?Is that the kid?But if not, who speaks like him?These doubts did not prevent him from coming to Tukang Road, nor did they prevent him from pressing the string of codes, it was all because of his recklessness and trust in Ye Guangting. Empress Jiang Xia got scared. Could it be the phone call planned by Zhou Qingzi? Jiang Xia's heart sank suddenly, like falling into an ice cellar, and the three words "Zhou Qingzi" came to his mind in an instant.However, it seems undeniable that the only person who knows these things is Zhou Qingzi. However, one thing doesn't make sense. If Zhou Qingzi arranged all this, why did she call Ye Guangting back from America?At this time, in order to prevent the matter from being exposed, shouldn't Jiang Xia and Ye Guangting avoid direct contact as much as possible?How could the three of them not talk about these things when they met? "Brother," Ye Guangting stared at Jiang Xia who closed his eyes and thought for a long time, and finally spoke, "You forgot that Zhou Qingzi has a sister." This sentence awakened Jiang Xia, he opened his eyes: "How do you know that I suspect Qingzi?" Ye Guangting smiled slightly, quite mysteriously: "Since you took the first sip of wine today, you have been suspicious of Qingzi. When you were thinking just now, I was also thinking that the person who can design this call must be familiar with us The most direct ones are two people, Qingzi and Yang Shan, followed by Lin Jiayun and Ding Xiwu." "But we know almost nothing about the latter two." Jiang Xia pursed her lips and looked at Ye Guangting. "We are in the light, Lin Jiayun and Ding Xiwu are in the dark, of course we know nothing about them. But Ding Xiwu has been watching your movements, remember?" Jiang Xia thought of Ding Xiwu's face that was accidentally captured in her dream.Outside the window of a Chinese restaurant in New York, covered in the shadow of swaying trees under the moonlight, so sneaky.He is observing himself, and the friends around him.He was eavesdropping on our conversation, and he was preparing for the phone call imitating Ye Guangting. Thinking of a pair of eyes staring at him all the time, Jiang Xia couldn't help but tremble all over, but after all, Ding Xiwu only saw him in a dream, and it is still impossible to know whether he is dead or alive.He turned his head subconsciously, but saw the smiling faces of the restaurant staff. "Brother, we are going to close, can you please settle the bill?" "What's your surname?" Jiang Xia blurted out this sentence. The clerk was confused by the question, and looked up at Ye Guangting across the table: "The surname is Chen." "Isn't your surname Ding?" "Ah? No surname, no surname." The clerk said with a smile, "Your price is 61 yuan today, you can give it 60." Jiang Xia nodded and smiled, and slapped three twenty bills on the table. The clerk took the money and turned and ran away. Ye Guangting looked at his watch, it was past twelve o'clock. "Then, are you gone?" He asked Jiang Xia. "I changed my mind, I still want to go to the factory." Ye Guangting grinned his mouth all the way to his ears, and Jiang Xia couldn't help laughing when he saw it.But he knew that Ye Guangting was very happy in his heart.This is a good young man, enthusiastic and honest, without the arrogance and vulgarity of the so-called rich second generation.Although I did include him as the object of suspicion for a moment, there was a feeling that told myself that this person would not do anything wrong to him.It made him feel very sunny and warm.Jiang Xia also got this kind of feeling from Zhou Qingzi, but for some reason, the warmth left so quickly, and it got farther and farther away, and she couldn't find it. The factory building on Tukang Road has been in disrepair for a long time and has not been taken care of for many years.This is a forgotten corner.It is really hard for ordinary people to think of installing such an advanced instrument that can stimulate human memory here.Faina transferred her own memory to Jiang Xia's mind, set up a device to activate her memory in the outskirts of Beijing, and guided Jiang Xia here step by step to restore her secret memory... What a huge and complicated thing... project!What kind of secret is worth her doing this?How did she choose Jiang Xia? Along the way, Jiang Xia dangled in Ye Guangting's car, and his mind kept shaking. After getting out of the car, the tall factory building looked particularly eerie tonight.Ye Guangting took out a folding chair from the trunk of the car, and helped Jiang Xia to the side of the water storage tank. "Are you sure you want to go in?" Jiang Xia nodded. "This is a trap," Ye Guangting continued, "Don't be so emboldened by alcohol, you can do something stupid." "You kid, don't cry like a mouse here, you'll be happier than anyone else when I go in, right?" Jiang Xia joked. Ye Guangting laughed loudly, the sound echoed in the empty factory building, almost shaking off the dust that had accumulated on the walls and ceiling for many years.This is indeed a boy who is not afraid of anything. "To be honest, buddies like to join in the fun. Ever since you first told me about the device you developed, I have been very curious. Later, so many things have been brought out, and it has become more and more exciting. I really want to know what the hell is going on. It's a mess. But I don't want you to do anything stupid to satisfy my curiosity." Jiang Xia put her arm on Ye Guangting's shoulder and nodded solemnly: "I know." He took the folding chair from Ye Guangting, opened it, placed it in front of the water tank, and sat down.Ye Guangting found a thick pipe and sat down beside him, then turned off the flashlight. "You're curious, but I'm actually more curious than you," Jiang Xia's voice came from the darkness, "I decided to come here after knowing that all of this is a trap. First, I've played with this thing before, and there's nothing wrong with it. Dangerous. Second, at this point, I might as well drill into this trap and see what is hidden in it! Come on, old plan, drag me out in twenty minutes. I haven't seen this old man for more than a day. Ma'am, I really miss her a little bit!" "Maybe this time you will become the little girl Faina again, ha ha. The only thing I worry about now is whether your personality will be split by these jumping experiences!" Ye Guangting sat where he was, turned on the flashlight and took a picture of Jiang Xia. Bright. Jiang Xia's head hurts a little, maybe it's the aftereffect of alcohol, and she feels like she's floating.After gathering his mind, he found himself sitting in a room, staring at a lying iron can in a daze.This style of tin can Jiang Xia is impressive.It was in the warehouse at Boston Children's Hospital when he first browsed Faina's memory.The one in front of me is brand new with a thick green paint.A small platform with pillows is also installed in the opening at one end of the tin can.The pillow was covered in leather and had round-headed nails nailed at intervals. Perhaps this is to let people in and leave their heads outside, but they don't know what the function is. Jiang Xia had a booklet with hand-painted assembly diagrams, with annotations on the side, all of which were also handwritten.Faina's hands are delicate and the skin on her arms is fine.I'm afraid Ye Guangting is right—it's back to Faina's youthful days. Jiang Xia searched for clues in his vision to judge the time and place.This seems to be a doctor's office, the owner of the room is not visible behind the huge desk.There are two framed certificates on the wall.A little far away, Jiang Xia tried hard to identify but couldn't see what was written on it.The credential's letterhead is recognizable: a black cross nestled in Harvard's iconic shield shape. This is the seal of the Harvard School of Public Health. The head of the certificate next to it is also stamped with this seal.This is probably the office of a professor at the Harvard School of Public Health.What is Faina doing here? Someone knocked lightly on the door twice, then turned the door open and walked in.Faina straightened her body, stood up, and looked up at the person coming. The man was tall, with a long, thin face, bushy eyebrows, and a high, pointed nose.He wears a pair of round glasses, behind the lenses are a pair of sharp eyes, but it seems to have a gentle light, which makes Jiang Xia feel comfortable in his heart.The gray woolen suit fit him very well, the tie was carefully put on, and the lower end was tucked into the waistcoat matching the suit. "Doctor Delinke." Faina greeted timidly.Her voice is delicate and pleasant, probably still a teenager, Jiang Xia thought. Dr. Delinke nodded with a smile, took off his dark gray suit with white vertical stripes, and hung it behind the door. "Sorry to keep you waiting. How's the manual?" "It's clear." The doctor went around and sat down behind the desk, looked at Faina and said, "Have you already given the itinerary for this time?" Faina nodded. "After we arrived in Madrid, people from Complutense University came to pick us up, and we lived in the school that night. We will go to the medical school to give a presentation the next day." Complutense University?Faina had mentioned this school, it was in Spain. "Spain has just ended its civil war, and there is a mess everywhere. This will not be a pleasant trip." Dr. Delinke raised his eyebrows and puffed his mouth, with a helpless expression, "Have you ever been to Spain?" "No, I haven't been there." Even though Jiang Xia is very interested in world history and has read many books on this subject, he still couldn't tell what time it is when he mentioned the Spanish Civil War so suddenly. "We will be busy in the first week. First, we will explain all the operations to their doctors and demonstrate them clearly. Then we will also assist them in the installation, and I will mainly do it. If you want, you can watch from the side. If you feel bored, you can find friends to play and see Spain. Do you have friends in Madrid?" Faina shook her head. "Well..." Dr. Delinke thought for a while, "Well, Professor James Goldstein from the Biology Department of Complutense University is my friend, and he has a son. I will introduce you to him and let him accompany you. Let's play." Saying that, the doctor smiled. Bingo!Jiang Xia was overjoyed. The kid Faina mentioned, Greg Goldstein, must be the professor's son.The scattered memory fragments are being pieced together one by one. Faina also smiled, and said flatly: "Okay, but I'd better help you get things done." Delink nodded in satisfaction.Jiang Xia also felt that Faina's words were very appropriate, but after all, she got to know Greg Goldstein and entrusted him with such great trust. "Okay! Come and show me the operation process first." Delinke stood up, picked up a one-meter-tall humanoid doll from the ground, and handed it to Faina, "You explain while you are doing it, and the movement should be slow." , and speak slowly, don't worry." Faina came to the tin can and put the doll on the ground on one knee. "This is a breathing cabinet developed by Dr. Philip Derinker of the Harvard School of Public Health, also known as the 'iron lung', which is used to help patients with polio to breathe. I will now show you how to operate it 'Iron lung'." Having said that, Faina looked up at Delinke. Delinke nodded and sat on his desk: "Very good. That's the speaking speed." "There are seven airtight switches on this cover." After getting affirmation, Faina raised her voice.She stood up and touched the seven airtight switches one by one with her hands: "It should be noted that we need to open the six switches on the side first, and keep the top switch off, like this. There are three on the left and three on the right. Finally, turn on the switch on the top. At this time, pay attention to using some force, because the airtight cover of the 'iron lung' is a bit heavy, and we need to hold the breath after turning on this switch. Migai put it down slowly..." Jiang Xia felt that the switch in her hand was cold, and it was also made of refined iron.He turned sideways, carefully holding the airtight cover and slowly laying it flat, it was quite heavy.He suddenly felt a pity for Faina from his heart.How can these hands be trained by master surgeons to perform precision operations? How can they do such rough work? "This platform with pillows can be pulled out so that patients can lie on it." Faina struggled to pull the platform out, securing it with pins.Only then did Jiang Xia see that the entire platform was covered with thick cotton cloth except for the mechanical parts. "Next, let's help the patient to lie down on the platform." Faina gently put the doll on the platform, and then gently pulled out the cloth straps from both sides of the cotton cloth to tie the doll's legs and hands. . "We need to fix the patient's hands and feet on the platform to prevent him... well, from moving around." Faina looked at Delinke again. "Moving around? Hahaha! It's true to say so," Delinke was amused, "but let's say so that his movements don't affect the healing effect." Jiang Xia liked the conversation between them very much.This Dr. Delinke is kind and amiable, which is in great contrast to his fierce appearance.Faina's timid appearance is endearing, but she is no longer as lively and sunny as she was in 1935.The conversation also seemed to be a lot less, probably because he had already learned about Pat and Megan.Losing love will greatly hurt people's self-esteem and self-confidence, not to mention being betrayed and deceived by the man you love deeply and the most trusted friend.Every time I think of this, Jiang Xia's heart itch, wishing to jump out of Faina's memory, and then give her a hug. When Jiang Xia came back to look again, Faina had already pushed the platform back to the "iron lung".Jiang Xia suddenly felt lazy and powerless, the scene in front of her eyes became blurred, and the sound of tinnitus gradually began to cover Faina's explanation, as if she was about to faint. Twenty minutes is up, maybe Ye Guangting is dragging him out of the energy field, Jiang Xia thought. It was dark before Jiang Xia looked around. "Guangting!" He called out in a low voice, but no one answered. Jiang Xia couldn't see anything, didn't feel anything on her body, and couldn't even tell whether she was standing or sitting. "Guangting! Don't be ridiculous, kid..." Still nothing.Jiang Xia stretched out her hand to feel around, but couldn't find anything.There is no chair under my butt, when did I leave?What about Ye Guangting? Nothing will happen, will it?Thinking of this, Jiang Xia became anxious. He moved forward slowly, trying not to make any noise, but fortunately the ground was fairly flat.Suddenly his left hand touched something!Jiang Xia subconsciously withdrew her hand.That thing is flat, cool, like a wall.He stretched out his hand again and held it.It's the wall, Jiang Xia breathed a sigh of relief, and took out a flashlight from his pocket.The moment he touched the flashlight, he suddenly remembered that the only flashlight he brought this time was held by Ye Guangting, how did it get on him? He leaned on the wall and walked a few steps forward. He turned his head to look behind him, but there was no light and no sound. He turned on the flashlight and looked forward, and there seemed to be a very wide corridor in front of him. Jiang Xia understood, and nothing happened.The time has not yet come, it's just that he entered another memory of Faina. Only then did he feel goosebumps all over his body, and his back was covered with sweat, and he didn't know if it was his own or Faina's. "This is really not a job for humans." Jiang Xia cursed in her heart, but she also calmed down a lot.Why is this Faina always sneaky, what is she doing? After turning on the flashlight, Faina kept turning her head several times to make sure no one saw her.Taking out a bunch of keys, she opened the door at the end of the corridor. This is a warehouse, but obviously not the one Jiang Xia has seen before.Faina ducked in and closed the door carefully.There are three iron cans in the corner, which are the "iron lungs" I have just seen.Judging from Faina's attire and physical feelings, the time is not much different from the last memory of Dr. Delinke's office. Faina went straight to the "Iron Lung", squatted down, and shone it with a flashlight.The four sides of the airtight cover are sealed with four tapes, one of which is a lead seal covered with wax.The sealing date of the customs is branded on the wax paint: February 7, 1939.The lead seal is stamped with the customs inspection seal.These three "iron lungs" were brought to Spain by Dr. De Linke and his party, and they have been inspected by the customs and sealed here. Faina turned off the light and put it on the ground, and took out a scalpel.In the darkness, she simply closed her eyes.The left hand fumbled and pinched a corner of the rubber strip, and the right hand took the scalpel to cut and scratch the joint between the rubber strip and the airtight cover.In about five minutes, a strip of glue was snapped off.Faina tried it with her finger, and the strip was intact and still sticky.With the experience of the first one, the other three are naturally no problem, and they were all removed in a short while.Faina picked up the flashlight and took a picture, everything was almost perfect.She turned off the flashlight and stayed silent for a moment.The real problem was the seal, but Faina seemed to have it all figured out. After confirming that there was no movement outside the house, Faina put the scalpel away and took out a pair of double-jointed bone scissors.The knife edge of this little thing is hard and sharp, and it is absolutely easy to cut through thin lead wires.Jiang Xia hardly felt any force, and the lead wire broke even with the lead seal block. Suddenly, Faina held her breath and pressed the lead weight so as not to make a sound.She listened attentively, and there seemed to be some noise outside the door of the room!She stood up slowly and tiptoed towards the door.He stopped in front of the door and put his ears on it. There is no sound. She wanted to open the door to look, but then dismissed the idea.Faina turned around and returned to the "Iron Lung" again, speeding up her hands. Faina opened the airtight cover, scanned the inside with a flashlight, and saw the soft material filled to the brim.She stood up, stretched her almost numb legs a little, and walked to the other end of the room. Jiang Xia already understood Faina's intentions.She wanted to take the opportunity of transporting the "iron lung" for the University of Complutense in Spain to give away the bottle containing the baby specimen.However, what is difficult to explain is that the baby's brain cells have already been taken by Pat, so what is the reason for taking so much trouble to transfer them? Sure enough, Faina took out the baby specimen wrapped in newspaper from the back of a wooden cabinet, stuffed it into the "iron lung" swiftly, sealed the airtight cap, and there was a small glass bottle in her hand as if by magic.Jiang Xia didn't notice when she took out the glass bottle.Faina held the flashlight in her left hand, and turned the glass bottle upside down with her right hand. A drop of muddy yellow liquid was wiped on the fracture of the lead wire and the lead seal.After waiting for three to five seconds, Faina gently kneaded it with her slender index finger and thumb, and the cut lead wire was joined to the lead seal again.I pulled it hard, and it was as firm as ever.Jiang Xia was amazed, the liquid didn't feel sticky, obviously not super glue.However, the lead wire coated with this liquid became soft, as if it had been re-welded after being connected to the lead seal. After connecting the lead seal of the customs, Faina finished the remaining adhesive strips in a short while.She checked one last time, let out a sigh of relief, and exited the room.From entering this room to exiting the room, the whole process did not exceed thirty minutes.Faina's skillful use of surgical instruments and her nimble fingers strengthened Jiang Xia's guess: this is a girl who has received special training.Everything she did, from seventeen and younger to eighty and older, was to protect this baby specimen.She was hurt for him, she became silent for him.What is hidden in this baby that Faina spent her whole life protecting?Jiang Xia suddenly wanted to go to Spain to get baby specimens.Isn't Faina's inspiration to him his favorite symphony "Spain Caprice"? From this point of view, Faina's memory transferred to her mind was not a random record, but a lot of fragments related to baby specimens.Taking advantage of Faina walking silently in the dark hospital corridor, Jiang Xia couldn't help letting her thoughts go. One thing is certain, the technique of recording memories was mastered by Faina very early on.So it shouldn't be difficult to selectively extract memories.Memories related to a certain event may have the same signal marker. As long as such a marker is found, these memory fragments can be pieced together. That's okay, Jiang Xia rejoiced, otherwise it would be a long time to go through all of Faina's eighty years of memory. Faina was still groping in the dark.After turning a corner, small floor lamps were installed at knee height in the hallway.Although there was some light, the light reflected from the ground onto the people's faces was even more terrifying.Faina stopped leaning on the wall, stopped and listened intently, then looked back, and walked down at a faster pace. Jiang Xia looked at the surrounding walls and even the ceiling in Faina's vision.The straight corridor has three or four branch corridors leading to other places.The strange thing is that there are no lights on the top of the porch, and all the lighting is done through floor lamps. What kind of design is this?Hospitals are never a place to be.There is not even a window here, and the sunlight can't come in. With these floor lamps, it is miserable all day long. Suddenly, Jiang Xia felt that his scalp was going to explode!The heart shrank into a ball!When he passed a branch corridor, he clearly saw a person hiding in it!There was no light in the corridor, and the black shadow moved into a niche.The muscles in Jiang Xia's legs tightened, and she subconsciously wanted to jump aside, but found that her movements did not affect Faina.She is still moving forward along the original route! Didn't Faina see the shadow? Jiang Xia suddenly understood that what she saw was the images in Faina's mind, and these images were all the information collected through Faina's eyes.Although the memory images reflected in Jiang Xia's brain are more real than those recorded in the dream recorder, and closer to what the human eye sees, the information is far richer than what Faina can notice. What Faina ignores can be discovered by the carrier of her memory! Oops!Jiang Xia thought, Faina didn't realize that her actions tonight had already been targeted!The silly girl was still walking forward, raising her legs and brushing the dust off her knees as she walked.She seemed to relax a lot, but Jiang Xia became nervous for her.Although he still doesn't know what the baby specimen represents, Jiang Xia still doesn't want it to fall into the hands of others.Faina took advantage of the convenience of transporting the "iron lung" to send the specimen far away, which was a high-stakes move.However, the shadow that followed Faina must have seen through her intentions.也许就在今晚，婴儿就会被调包了。 怎么能提醒法伊娜一下呢？这种干着急却无计可施的感觉让江夏很难受。直到一九九七年，法伊娜还天真地认为真正的婴儿标本被送去了西班牙，由高斯坦保管着。其实早被那黑影换走了吧？ 法伊娜用尽一生保护的婴儿，却是个假的！ 这时江夏心里堵得紧，不禁大声叫起来：“法伊娜，在你后面！旁边的廊子里！你被人跟踪啦！” 法伊娜自然照走她的路，毫无察觉。江夏竟然感觉鼻子一酸，湿了眼睛。不知从什么时候起，他开始对这个孤独的女孩子有了特殊的感情。这种感情与对陈夕亭的，与对轻子的都不一样。在与她一同经历了十几岁和八十几岁之后，江夏也说不清自己心中的复杂的情绪。是尊重，是怜爱，抑或是一种对亲人的祝福和爱护。他只想告诉法伊娜：无论婴儿标本对她有多重要，只要她平安，那就一切都好！心中的平静与安详，比什么都可贵。 好在江夏已经确知法伊娜好端端地活到了一九九七年以至更久，这让他心里安稳了许多。 然而眼中的泪水却不听使唤，渐渐填充了整个眼眶，眼前本已昏暗的景致任由泪水冲刷得更加模糊。 江夏知道，这段记忆又即将过去了。 果然，他再也看不到什么了。耳边却响起了一些声响，有提琴、小号、黑管，一片一片地乱响，就在前面不远的地方。旁边有人在说话，听不清什么，但人似乎很多，并不像是危险的境地。眼前渐渐亮起来，发白，明晃晃的光照在眼皮上，但他仍然什么也看不到。 江夏明显感到气短，身体不像刚才那样热，手脚的关节处也隐隐有些发紧，沉重，有痛感。 broken!怕是一九九七年詹奎斯邀请法伊娜听音乐的那个夜晚！ 江夏不由得攥了攥拳头，这是他检验法伊娜年纪的快速而有效的方法。自己的拳头有劲儿却使不出来。法伊娜的拳头软软的没有一丝气力。 “法伊娜。”身边的人叫她，江夏留心倾听，有些沙哑的声音，那应该是詹奎斯。 “你怎么好像有心事啊？” 法伊娜没有任何反应。 詹奎斯显然对这位房东老太太一贯的淡然态度早已习以为常，所以并不以为意，接着说道：“演出就要开始了。你来听听他们演奏得如何。在设计音乐厅改造时，我们降低了后部的回响时间，更改了两侧的材质，所以声音应该会更宽更亮。” 法伊娜慢慢念叨：“你的想法不错，但是建筑公司并没有帮你实现。你不觉得后方的残响还是有些过大了吗？另外你舞台上方的天棚云朵的材质选择得不好，角度也有偏差。导致音乐厅前部的音乐流动性不好，声音会显得干涩。” 詹奎斯没有说话，显然被法伊娜精准的判断惊到了。 江夏也惊了，不是因为法伊娜在声音方面的造诣，而是感叹于她居然说了这么多话！ “你说得真对！在建造天棚云朵时我要的材料没有了，为了赶工期只好修改了设计，改用其他材质。而后为了弥补这一损失我调整了云朵角度。没想到还是被你听出来了。” “希望你把今后的任何设计都当成一件艺术品来做。不要为金钱和时间而牺牲自己的理念。” 舞台上的乐器调音声响渐渐隐去，全场寂静。詹奎斯拿手轻轻拍了拍法伊娜的手背，表示他一定谨记在心。 掌声从音乐厅的一个角落响起来，继而带动了全场，还伴着一两声喝彩。指挥家走上舞台。 “小泽征尔！”詹奎斯压低声音说道。 法伊娜用双手遮在脸侧，手指轻轻按揉额头，然后竟然睁开了眼睛！ 周边的景致逐渐显出轮廓，但仍有一片乌涂涂的白光在眼前。 法伊娜原来并没有盲！模糊的白光也许只是来自白色的隐形眼镜罢了。江夏用心体会了一下，法伊娜的眼珠上确实有一层薄薄的硬物。 这可奇了，好端端地扮盲是什么来由？江夏似乎懂得法伊娜的用意，又仿佛不明就里。也许她早已知道自己身边潜伏着意图获知婴儿标本下落的人，只是无从判断究竟是谁。所以她假扮失明，这样既可以松懈对手防线以露出马脚，又也许……也许这个世界本不值得她看吧！ 指挥家花白的头发蓬松但不凌乱，东方传统的对襟礼服罩在白色高领衫外，那正是波士顿交响乐团的终身指挥小泽征尔。 掌声渐息，音乐响起来。 法伊娜看到了她喜欢的音乐家，满足地重又闭上眼睛，放下双手。 “你还好吧？”詹奎斯凑过头来关切地问。 Faina nodded. 江夏觉得心里一股烦闷了他许久的念头重又涌现上来，那似是一团难解的结，从来没有被理顺过。 法伊娜在黑屋子里被绑在椅子上提取脑细胞的情景浮现在江夏眼前。虽然房间里什么也看不到，但是詹奎斯跑出去之后对他女秘书说的每一个字江夏都记得真切：你先回去，明天九点到我办公室，嗯。 江夏长吸口气。 不对，有哪儿不对！症结就在这里！ 他说话的口气像极了一个人…… 施韦尔！ 那个独特的“嗯”是其他人学不来的！ 江夏心里浮躁起来，他真希望叶广庭这就把他拖出去。他想把这个发现跟人唠唠。 施韦尔，施韦尔！会是他？ 当叶广庭对他说起施韦尔在一九九七年去了西班牙时，他心里一直固执地认为那只是巧合。而现在，江夏心里痛苦莫名，指导了自己两年的老师怎么会是这样？ 施韦尔把法伊娜绑起来，又故意找人叫出詹奎斯的名字来离间法伊娜和詹奎斯，这是意欲何为呢？如果说他因为要搞他的研究所以需要取些法伊娜的脑细胞，为什么不名正言顺地和他们的这位老房东说呢？江夏似乎看到了施韦尔佝偻的身形和蓝灰色的眼睛。