Chapter Three: The Price of Desire

“What currency does it use?” Lin Wu asked, reading his expression. “Whatever you truly cannot bear to lose.” Inside the resuscitation room, the monitor flatlined. Cheng Cheng began compressions while the boy's mother screamed soundlessly outside. A tag appeared over the child. 【Desire: Live once more. Price: one portion of the rescuer's social identity.】 “Don't.” His voice could not cross the glass. Cheng Cheng fired the defibrillator. The boy's heartbeat returned. At the same instant, one character on Cheng Cheng's badge faded. A nurse stared at her. “Which department are you assisting from?” Cheng Cheng froze. “Xiao He, what are you talking about?” The nurse gave an embarrassed laugh. She clearly did not recognize her.