At the overlapping area of Tian Xuan and Bei Mo, the giant abyss was still shrouded in darkness. The sky was cloudy and snow drifted down.
It was 30th December 2022. The year was coming to an end. The Locust God incident happened 9 months ago and the Black Mountain Goat incident had calmed down for more than a month.
This was not a peaceful year. The two catastrophes caused many changes. Phecda World and Mysterium World found out about each other. Tian Xuan's General Administration was formed to fight against the dark forces that corrupted the two worlds.
Gu Jun held the walking stick in his right hand and wore a thick cotton shirt. He walked through the snow-covered overlapping area and studied his surroundings.
Compared to 9 months ago, the biggest difference was the additional frontline defense facilities near the abyss.
At the border of the two worlds, skyscrapers rose. The two frontline bases of Tian Xuan's General Administration were getting better and better. Every day, there would be traffic. A bridge was built between the two worlds. Communication, trade and cooperation increased.
He stepped on the snow and headed in a direction. Many people were waiting for him. That day was the unveiling ceremony for Yu Chi's statue.
After calling Tong Ye in the middle of the night, Gu Jun woke up early in the morning and started to push for his proposal.
Tong Ye's words in the middle of the night were not to brush him off, he was showing his full support.
With their lead, the country increased the funding for medical insurance. More drugs were added to the medical insurance list and the reimbursement limit was increased to benefit more patients with serious illnesses and rare diseases. For example, the hemophiliac was included. Just like other developed countries, patients were given the drug for free.
On the other hand, the treatment for medical and pharmaceutical workers was improved. Various research grants were given to pharmaceutical companies and laboratories.
This was the biggest change that Tong Ye could make in the short term. Even though Tong Ye was at the peak of his popularity, there were still many things that he could not do.
However, Gu Jun believed there was not enough time for the Tian Xuan and Tian Xuan World to take their time.
The change was not enough, it was far from enough …
Especially on a global scale, in the past month, there had been no progress at all.
He gave his suggestions and stated the stakes but not many countries listened to him. They only tossed him many questions.
Most of the people in the world lived in the Third World, where they lived in poverty, accounting for 73% of the world's population. The medical situation in Africa had never been good, not only for patients with rare diseases, but also for all the civilians. Who will pay for the medical expenses of these people? And the cost of improving the local medical conditions?
All the countries in the world? How were they going to distribute it? How to manage it? How could it continue to develop?
On top of that, there was the Mysterium World …
On the other hand, the response from the major pharmaceutical companies was also indifferent. Some pharmaceutical companies said that they could reduce the price of certain drugs, but the idea of sharing technology, integrating human resources, and working together to develop new drugs was not feasible in the current society.
Gu Jun already knew that things wouldn't go so smoothly. He didn't want to be discouraged.
If even he himself was unwilling to believe it, then no one would be willing to try to change it.
He knew that pharmaceutical companies wanted to maintain their profits, and he also knew that things were complicated. He did not want to confiscate all the patents to the entire human race, nor did he want the businessmen who invested their money in research and development to not get any returns. He just did not want those returns to be realized through the pain of the patients.
Therefore, Gu Jun suggested to form a new international organization that would be dedicated to the two worlds. The various countries would allocate funds to achieve universal free medical care and at the same time, it would satisfy the pharmaceutical industry. This would change the financial structure of the various countries, but in this world, it had to be changed.
However, his suggestion was also difficult to carry out.
Gu Jun was not an expert in this field, his suggestion was just a rough idea. He believed that if everyone was willing to take this direction, there would be people with more wisdom and ability in this field who would come up with a better and more feasible plan …
The snow fell harder. It landed on the ground and the stone statue before them.
Before the statue, many people from both Tian Xuan and Tian Xuan had gathered. However, they were not Yu Chi's friends, they were all there.
If possible, they all wanted to be there but they had work to do and it was unwise for them to gather here, the organization would not allow it.
Tong Ye did not come either, he watched from the screen. Yu Chi's old boss, Zeng Chanjun, was hosting the ceremony. Chen Ziyuan and Yu Chi's old friends from Mysterium were there as well. Feng Peiqian was there as well. They had already accepted this fact.
Half a month ago, Yu Chi's body was buried at his old home at Mysterium World. At the funeral, many of them cried.
That day, Gu Jun also attended the funeral at Mysterium World.
He had also attended the funerals and memorial services for Bell, Wang Ke, and Cao Yicong.
Phecda and GOA each had their own memorial service. Since Yu Chi symbolized the friendship between Tian Xuan and Tian Xuan, Tian Xuan had his statue erected there.
Not everyone knew exactly how Yu Chi had sacrificed himself, they only knew that he had sacrificed his life for a chance to survive.
However, Feng Peiqian saw Gu Jun walking towards her. There was no resentment in her reddened eyes. At the time, it was Yu Chi's wish. She could not have done it but Gu Jun was not the killer.
Before the funeral, she told Gu Jun with tears rolling down her cheeks, "I already know what kind of person Captain Yu is. He never thinks about himself, he only thinks about the important things and others. This kind of person will one day sacrifice himself … That is why I am so stupid to like him …" Gu Jun's eyes widened.
Her relationship with Gu Jun would not be the same as before. It would not be as if nothing had happened but there was no hatred between them, they both knew that.
Feng Peiqian did not choose to retire and she did not want to stay at a place like the Recreation Department for too long. She wanted to fight.
She was not as ferocious as Lou Xiaoning but she was not weak.
Lou Xiaoning did not come, she participated remotely from her wheelchair. Peacock and Malachite watched from afar. Uncle Dan, Wu Siyu and Deng Ximei were there as well. They were staring at the brand new statue. It was much larger than the real Yu Chi but it lacked the aura of the real person and the anxiety of a PTSD patient.
After Gu Jun arrived, he waited silently with the rest. Soon, it was time and the ceremony officially began.
Everyone stood before the statue in a neat row. This was broadcasted live to the people from both worlds. They saluted and mourned.
Snow fell and tears fell from Feng Peiqian's eyes again.
Gu Jun focused on the statue and the memory of when he first met Yu Chi flashed across his mind. Yu Chi roamed the streets like a madman, like a beggar …
Yu Chi, Xue Ba, Bell Grant … and the thousands of people who had sacrificed themselves …
He was Gu Jun, he was them, a part of his heart belonged to them.
The sun had set but as long as people like them were still alive, darkness would not be able to extinguish the light of day.
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