How would you measure a lifetime? Through a love that cuts to the bone, a cabinet filled with trophies, the happy expressions of children, or with each sunrise, each fall of leaves, or perhaps a clock running counterclockwise.
In the future Xu Huan envisioned, Doctor Gao had the happiest and most harmonious family in Xinhu. After the success of Shared Brain, he became a key figure in the moral supervision group and quickly rose to the position of vice leader.
He unlocked the secrets of the forest, cured his mother and countless patients in Xinhu. He had a knowledgeable grandfather, an inventor uncle, and a ranch of his own.
Having made outstanding contributions in brain research, always humble and courteous, if not for his age, many citizens even wanted to elect him as mayor.
Yet, this brilliant star of the future fell prematurely in fire and darkness. His home became dilapidated, covered in dust, with only the clock on the wall still moving backwards.
