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Chapter 222: Back To That Key Moment ⑤

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TL: Sarah

    病房门被推开的同时，盖布里迅速将针筒抽出来，藏进衣服里，然后装模作样地上前搀扶尚可。

While the sickroom door was pushed open, Gabriel quickly pulled out the syringe, hid it in his clothes, and then pretended to come forward to help Shang Ke.

    不过，他还没碰到尚可就被一只手挡开，拉威尔蹲下身，一边查看尚可的情况，一边神色冷峻吩咐属下：“叫医生。”

However, before he could touch Shang Ke, he was blocked by one hand. Ravel squatted down and looked at Shang Ke’s situation and ordered his subordinates with a cold look, “Call a doctor.”

    尚可脸色苍白地躺在地上，双眼半睁半合，含着水雾，呼吸急促，四肢无力地耷拉在身侧，衣服半敞，露出大片布满伤痕的肌肤以及胸前那朵苍穹赤炎。

Shang Ke laid pale on the ground, his eyes misty and half open. He was short of breath and his limbs drooping feebly on his side, his clothes half exposed, revealing a large area of scarred skin and the Flaming Red Sky Flower on his chest.

    拉威尔目光凌厉地看向盖布里，冷声质问：“怎么回事？”

 Ravel looked sharply at Gabriel and asked coldly, “What happened?”

   盖布里低下头，避开他的视线，委屈道：“我也不知道，刚刚说话说得好好的，结果他突然扑过来撞我……”

Gabriel lowered his head, avoiding his sight. He said in a wronged tone, “I don’t know, we were just having a normal conversation when he suddenly rushed over and hit me…”

    刚说到这里，医生们赶了过来。

As he spoke, the doctors rushed over.

    拉威尔将盖布里提起来，扔给部将，下令道：“关进禁闭室，回头再处理。”

Ravel picked up Gabriel and threw him to an officer. He ordered, “Lock him up and deal with him later.”

    “大人，请一定要相信我，我并没有伤害凯奇。”盖布里努力为自己声辩。

“Sire, please believe me, I didn’t hurt Cage.” Gabriel tried to defend himself.

    拉威尔没有理会他，心思全在重伤的尚可身上。

Ravel ignored him. His thoughts were all on Shang Ke, who was seriously injured.

    医生快速给尚可做了紧急处理，然后和其他医务人员一起，小心将他安放在床上，推着他直奔抢救室。

The doctor gave Shang Ke an emergency treatment quickly, and then, together with other medical staff, carefully placed him on the bed and pushed him straight to the emergency room.

    “大人，凯奇少爷的情况不太乐观，身体再次遭受巨大的撞击，使得原本开始愈合的骨骼又出现大面积断裂，体内的毒素也开始发作了。”医生顿了一下，艰难地对拉威尔说，“请大人做好最坏的打算。”

“Sire, Master Cage’s situation is not very optimistic. His body has suffered a huge impact again, which caused a large-scale fracture in the bones that were originally beginning to heal, and the toxins in the body has begun to attack.” The doctor paused and said to Ravel with difficulty, “Please prepare for the worst.”

    拉威尔面无表情地看着医生快步走进抢救室，只觉得心口像是被一块巨石压住，有些呼吸困难。

Ravel looked at the doctor with a blank face and walked quickly into the emergency room, feeling like his heart was being crushed by a huge rock which made it difficult to breathe.

    片刻后，他突然转身，对副将卡恩说道：“去监控室。”

After a while, he suddenly turned around and said to lieutenant Kahn, “I’m going to the monitor room.”

    这层楼处于严密监控中，四周都安排了警卫和哨岗，只有获得许可的人才能进入。盖布里是凯奇的兄弟，所以拉威尔并没有禁止他来探视。结果第一次探视就发生这种事，拉威尔心中的愤怒和猜疑可想而知。

This floor was closely monitored with guards and posts arranged around it, and only those who had obtained permission could enter it. Gabriel was Cage’s brother, so Ravel didn’t forbid him to visit. As a result, this happened on his first visit. One can easily imagine the anger and suspicion in Ravel’s heart. 

    另一边，盖布里被拉威尔的人带走后，悄悄扔掉了藏在衣服中的监控屏蔽器和针筒。虽然这次行动有些不尽人意，但只要找不到证据，谁也治不了他的罪。

Meanwhile, after being taken away by Ravel’s men, Gabriel quietly threw away the interference device and syringe hidden in his clothes. Although this operation was somewhat unsatisfactory, no one was able to accuse him of the crime as long as there was no evidence. 

    盖布里自以为监控屏蔽天衣无缝，却不知这种小伎俩根本骗不了拉威尔。

Gabriel thought that his interference device was perfect, but he didn’t know that this little trick couldn’t fool Ravel.

    监控室中，工作人员调出了盖布里进入病房后的监控画面。

In the monitor room, the staff put up the video feed after Gabriel entered the ward.

    画面中，盖布里走进病房，然后在凯奇的床边站了片刻，低声说了几句话，随即就见床上的凯奇像是受到什么刺激一般，不顾身上的伤势，用力朝盖布里撞去，将他撞退之后，自己也从床上摔下来。接着，盖布里凑到他身边，似乎打算将他扶起来。

In the video, Gabriel walked into the sickroom,, then stood by Cage’s bed for a moment and whispered a few words. Then, they saw Cage on the bed looking as if he was being stimulated by something. Regardless of his injury, he slammed into Gabriel hard, and after knocking him back, he also fell off the bed. Then, Gabriel moved to his side, seeming to help him up.

    “盖布里对凯奇说了什么，怎么会让他如此生气？”整个过程看下来，众人同时得出这个结论。

“What did Gabriel say to Cage? How could it make him so angry?” Looking at the whole process, everyone came to this conclusion at the same time.

    拉威尔又重复看了几遍，然后让工作人员将视频进行层次解析，这种解析可以将仪器屏蔽的视频画面进行还原。

Ravel watched it several times again, and then asked the staff to analyze the video hierarchically, which could restore the video blocked by an instrument. 

    几分钟后，被屏蔽的内容清晰地呈现在屏幕上。

After a few minutes, the masked content appeared clearly on screen.

    【刑讯的滋味怎么样？】

【How was the taste of torture?】

    【看看你现在苟延残喘的样子，真是可怜。】

【Take a look at you now, struggling at death’s door. Really pitiful.】

    【你知不知道自己已经没有几天好活了？】

【Did you know that your days are limited?】

    盖布里没有刻意压低的声音透过屏幕清晰地传入监控室中。

Gabriel didn’t deliberately lower his voice so the video could clearly hear him in the control room.

    众人还来不及惊愕，就见盖布里突然扬手朝凯奇的脸上挥去。凯奇抬手阻挡，只听“啪”的一声脆响，手臂无力垂落，显然是骨折了。

Before they could feel dismayed, they saw Gabriel suddenly swing a hand toward Cage’s face. Cage’s hand blocked it, but they heard a “pa” sound, and his arm fell down, obviously broken.

    拉威尔看到凯奇脸上隐忍的神色，全身绷紧，透出森冷的寒意。

Ravel saw Cage’s forbearing look, and his whole body went rigid, exuding a frightening chill.

    但更让人愤怒的事情还在后面，盖布里掏出了一支针管，企图将某种液体注入凯奇体内。凯奇在无法呼救的情况下，忍着手骨断裂的疼痛，奋力抵抗，眼中透出强烈的求生欲望和绝不放弃的坚定。

But something even more anger-inducing had yet to come. Gabriel took out a needle and tried to inject some kind of liquid into Cage. Cage endured the pain of a broken hand and struggled to resist when he couldn’t call for help. His eyes showed a strong desire to survive and a firm will to never give up.

    然而，盖布里却残忍地扭断了他的手臂。

However, Gabriel cruelly broke his arm.

    凯奇口不能言，手不能动，唯有一具残躯还可以反击，所以他将自己的身体当作武器，拼尽全力朝盖布里撞去。

Cage couldn’t speak, his hands couldn’t move, and only a mutilated body could fight back, so he used his own body as a weapon and tried his best to hit Gabriel.

    哐当！凯奇倒地的声音，如同重锤一般砸击在拉威尔胸口，让他感觉沉痛不已。

Thud! The sound of Cage falling on the ground struck Ravel’s chest like a heavy hammer, making him feel incredibly painful.

    接下来的画面和之前看到一样，盖布里凑到凯奇身前，似乎打算将他扶起来。但联系刚才发生的一切，拉威尔很快意识到，他不是想扶他，而是在给他注射药物！

The next scene was the same as before. Gabriel moved in front of Cage and seemed like he was about to lift him up. But in connection with what happened just now, Ravel soon realized that he was not trying to help him, but injecting him with drugs!

    那支针管！

That needle!

    拉威尔压下怒意，厉声道：“快，派人去病房，看看那支针管还在不在，另外让看守盖布里的人给他搜身！”

Ravel suppressed his anger and sternly ordered, “Hurry, send someone to the sickroom to see if the needle is still there. Have the people guarding Gabriel search him!”

    “是。”卡恩立刻领命而去。别说对凯奇十分重视的拉威尔了，就连他也无法容忍盖布里的所作所为。他之前还以为凯奇是因为被激怒而发狂，谁知短短几十秒内，竟然发生了这么多事。

“Yes.” Kahn immediately walked away. It wasn’t only Ravel who attached great importance to Cage; even he couldn’t tolerate what Gabriel did.He had thought Cage was mad because he was angered, but who knew that in just a few dozen seconds, so many things had happened.

    若非凯奇拼死反抗，那么他很可能被盖布里悄无声息地毒杀，至死也不会有人发现真相，而盖布里则可以名正言顺地继承比克家族，将他和他父亲的家业、荣誉和声望占为己有，在拉威尔和其他拥护者的庇佑下荣耀一生。

If not for Cage’s desperate resistance, he would probably be quietly poisoned by Gabriel, and no one would find out the truth while he died. Gabriel could legitimately inherit the family, take his and his father’s possessions, honor and prestige as his own, and glorify his life under the blessing of Ravel and other followers.

    卡恩想到此处，忍不住打了个寒颤。还好，还好凯奇足够勇敢，足够果决。

Kahn couldn’t help but shudder at the thought of this. Fortunately, Cage is brave and decisive enough.

    拉威尔推掉所有事务，一直守在抢救室门外。

Ravel put off all his work and stayed outside the emergency room throughout.

    三个小时后，抢救室的大门终于被打开，医生走出来，对拉威尔说道：“我们对他的骨骼重新进行了修复，为免再次断裂，我建议暂时将他留在治疗舱中。虽然他暂时脱离了生命危险，但他体内的毒素有些异常，我们需要进一步研究。”

Three hours later, the door of the emergency room was finally opened, and the doctor came out. He said to Ravel, “We have mended his bones again. In order to avoid them breaking once more, I suggest to leave him in the treatment capsule for the time being. Although he is temporarily out of danger, the toxins in his body are abnormal and we need further research.”

    “他可能被人注射了其他药物，我会尽快调查清楚，你们务必要保住他的命！”凯奇当时的眼神，深深印在了拉威尔的脑中。没有绝望，没有哀求，只有对生存的渴望，以及面对绝境时不屈的战意。

“He may have been injected with other drugs. I will find out what it is as soon as possible. You must save his life!” Cage’s eyes at that time were deeply imprinted in Ravel’s mind. There was no despair, no imploration, only the desire to survive and unyielding fighting spirit in the face of despair.

    拉威尔走进特殊病房，望着躺在治疗舱中的人，轻声道：“我不会让你死的，一定不会。”

Ravel walked into the special sickroom, looked at the person lying in the treatment capsule, and whispered, “I won’t let you die, definitely not.”

    尚可意识昏沉，身体和灵魂都受到了严重的创伤，正在艰难地修复。

Shang Ke was unconscious. His body and soul which had suffered severe trauma was currently being repaired with much difficulty.

    这是他最后的难关，也是他是否能够重生的关键。系统逆转时空付出了巨大的代价，暂时无法提供更多帮助。如果尚可在灵魂修复完整前死亡，那么他将彻底魂飞魄散，再也没有轮回的机会。

This was his last obstacle and also the critical moment which decides whether he can reincarnate or not. The system had paid a huge price for reversing time and space, and couldn’t provide more help for the time being. If Shang Ke died before his soul was restored, his soul would be completely scattered and never have the chance to be reincarnated.

    好在幸运之神站在他们这边，尚可在昏睡了两个月后，终于从死亡线上爬了回来。

Fortunately, the god of fortune stood on their side. After sleeping for two months, Shang Ke finally climbed back from the verge of death.

    在此期间，拉威尔从盖布里口中问出了药物的来源，其询问过程是怎样的惨烈血腥，就不多作赘述了。总之，等拉威尔将盖布里和证据一起送上法庭时，众人看到的是一个表面没什么伤痕、精神却已经崩溃的疯子。

During this period, Ravel asked Gabriel about the source of the drug, and the questioning process was so bloody that it was best not to go into details. In short, when Ravel brought Gabriel to court with the evidence, everyone saw a madman with no visible scars or injuries on the surface but had a broken mind.

    盖布里曾经质问拉威尔，凭什么凯奇能够成为英雄？他不过是做了几天阶下囚，没有在刑讯中招供而已。

Gabriel once asked Ravel why Cage was able to become a hero. All he did was just being a prisoner for a few days and not confessing in face of torture.

    拉威尔对他说：“如果你也能顶住三天刑讯，坚持自己无罪，我就放过你。”

Ravel said to him, “If you can withstand the torture for three days and insist that you are not guilty, I will let you go.”

    结果，他连两小时都没有顶住，便哭嚎着将自己的罪行和盘托出。只有亲身体验之后，才知道凯奇所遭受的刑罚有多么可怕。那个纤瘦的男孩，为自己的鲁莽付出了残酷的代价，却勇敢地承担了自己的责任，坚守了自己的立场，受尽折磨，也没有出卖同伴。

As a result, he didn’t even last for two hours before he cried and told all his crimes. Only after first-hand experience could one understand how terrible Cage’s torture was. The thin boy paid a cruel price for his recklessness, but bravely took up his responsibility, stood firm, suffered. He didn’t betray his companions.

    仅此一点，便足以让人敬服。

This alone was enough to make people admire him.

    尚可在一片暖阳中醒来，酸涩的眼睛微微颤动，好半晌才适应外面的光线。

Shang Ke woke up under the warmth of the sun, his sour eyes quivered slightly, and it took him a long time to get used to the outside light.

    “醒了？”

“Awake?”

    一只大手抚过他的额头，温热的触感让他有一种幸福的感觉。

A big hand touched his forehead, and the warm touch made him feel happy.

    尚可转头看向床边的男人，衣着一如既往的整齐，头发也梳理得一丝不苟，五官深刻，透着军人的刚毅和威严，以及从小培养出来的高贵气质。

Shang Ke turned to look at the man beside the bed. He was dressed neatly as always, his hair combed meticulously, and his facial features were profound, showing the fortitude and majesty of a soldier and a noble temperament cultivated since childhood.

    “你昏睡了两个月，身上的伤势恢复得不错。再过几天，我带你出去走走。”一周前，当医生正式宣布尚可脱离生命危险后，拉威尔便将他从治疗舱转移出来。治疗舱的功能虽然强大，但人躺在里面，完全靠仪器维持生理活动，并不是什么美好的体验。

“You slept for two months, and your injury recovered well. In a few days, I will take you out for a walk.” A week ago, when the doctor officially announced that Shang Ke was out of danger, Ravel transferred him out from the treatment capsule. Although the function of the treatment capsule was powerful, it was not great for people to lie in it and rely on instruments to maintain their physiological activities.

    拉威尔希望尚可呼吸新鲜的空气，享受柔软的被褥，舒舒服服地入眠。

Ravel hoped that Shang Ke could breathe fresh air, enjoy a soft bedding, and sleep comfortably.

    尚可尝试着活动了一下手脚，除了有些酸软外，并没有疼痛的感觉。看来果然恢复得不错，只是没想到会昏睡这么长时间。

Shang Ke tried to move his hands and feet and felt no pain except some weakness. It seems that he really recovered well, but he just didn’t expect to sleep for such a long time.

    两个月……等等，两个月？那开国仪式和英雄追悼会岂不是都已经结束了？拉威尔没事？

Two months… Wait, two months? Isn’t the founding ceremony and hero memorial service all over? Ravel was fine?

    尚可目不转睛地盯着拉威尔，看他坐得端端正正，四肢健全，似乎没有受伤的样子。

Shang Ke stared intently at Ravel, watching him sit upright, with perfect limbs, like he was not injured.

    “你的声带应该也恢复了，可是适当说说话。”拉威尔将病床摇起来，倒了一杯温水递到尚可嘴边。

“Your vocal cords should also be restored, but speak slowly.” Ravel rolled up the hospital bed and poured a glass of warm water before passing it towards Shang Ke’s mouth.

    尚可喝了几口，清了清嗓子，然后用干涩的声音唤了一句：“拉威尔……”

Shang Ke took a few sips, cleared his throat, and then called out in a dry voice, “Ravel …”

    “嗯。”听到他叫自己的名字，拉威尔眉眼间浮现出一抹愉悦。

“Hmm.” Hearing him call his own name, Ravel’s eyebrows showed a touch of pleasure.

    “……陛下？”

“…Your Majesty?” 

    拉威尔一顿，说道：“叫我的名字就好。”

Ravel paused and said, “Just call me by my name.”

    听他这么说，尚可便知道新辰帝国已经成立。若非如此，拉威尔应该会说开国仪式还没有举办或者他还没有正式登基。

Hearing his words, Shang Ke knew that the new empire had been established. If not, Ravel would say that the founding ceremony had not yet been held or that he had not officially ascended the throne yet.

    “我想，看看新闻。”

“I want to look at the news.”

    拉威尔立刻取来便携式电脑，放在移动桌上，然后默默地看着尚可艰难地抬起手，动作有些生涩地翻看着网页。

Ravel immediately took the portable computer and put it on the mobile table. He silently watched Shang Ke raise his hand and look through the web page with shaky movements.

    新国建立的新闻铺天盖地，随便点几个页面都是有关这件事的报道，还有大量图片。

The news of the new empire’s establishment was overwhelming. Just by clicking on a few pages he could see many reports on this matter, and there were a lot of pictures.

    看着图片中拉威尔威严的模样，尚可嘴角微微上扬，眼神闪亮。嗯，这是他男人，果然帅惨绝人寰。

Looking at the majestic appearance of Ravel in the picture, Shang Ke’s lips slightly raised and his eyes shone. Yup, this was his man. He was really handsome and domineering.

    拉威尔安静地坐在一旁，一双深邃的眸子中，全都是一个人的身影。

Ravel sat quietly by the side, his pair of deep eyes all focused on a person’s figure.

    片刻后，尚可抬起头，问道：“英雄追悼会什么时候举办？”

After a while, Shang Ke looked up and asked, “When will the hero memorial service be held?”

    “七天后。”

“In seven days.”

    事实上，日期并没有定，拉威尔一直在等凯奇醒来。这场追悼会不仅是为了纪念那些在战斗中牺牲的烈士，也是为了吊祭凯奇的父亲。

In fact, the date had not been set, and Ravel had been waiting for Cage to wake up. This memorial service was not only to commemorate the martyrs who died in the battle, but also to mourn Cage’s father.

    凯奇终于醒来，再修养七天，应该就可以出席追悼会了。

Cage finally woke up and recuperated for seven days. He should be able to attend the memorial service.

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