Chapter 150: The Grace of Saving Lives
I quickly got out of the taxi and quickly turned into the alley next to me. I looked back and saw five people coming down from the black van, three of them rushed to the small park opposite to chase Dr. Liu, and two of them ran towards me viciously!
I was running with a limp, and I was lucky, the alley ahead was very winding, which I had walked a few times before, and it was somewhat familiar. After turning a few corners, the exit was on another street, I saw an herbal tea shop, so I quickly got in, there were no customers inside, only a girl who looked at the shop, I looked into her eyes and whispered: Help me, okay? Someone is chasing me.
The girl's eyes widened in astonishment.
Before she could answer, I quickly hid in the small space under her cash register—the only place in the store where I could hide.
Sure enough, the two people chased me to the door of the herbal tea shop, found that I was missing, and searched for it nearby, and in less than a minute, they stepped into the herbal tea shop.
"Hey! Have you ever seen a lame man run away? One of them shouted at the girl.
The girl was standing right next to me, probably never in this situation, and her legs were shaking a little. I thought she would be nervous and speechless, so I quietly grabbed the fire extinguisher in the corner, just in case.
"I didn't see it." I heard her answer coldly.
"Really?" The man stared at her with a menacing look, then looked around.
"Nope!" The girl exclaimed, "Do you want herbal tea?" She asked.
The two walked away.
I felt some blood from the wound come out and flow to the ground. The girl saw it too, and she looked at me with concern, then turned around and went to find some gauze and handed it to me.
"Thank you so much......" I looked at her.
I have to be grateful to everyone who has helped me. I took a serious look at this girl, I want to remember her, and I will repay her for saving her life in the future.
The girl has short hair, large eyes, and a fleshy face that gives a natural sense of warmth.
"Can I stay a few more minutes? When they're gone......" I told her as I bandaged my wounds.
"Absolutely." She walked over to the door to check on the situation.
I neatly tied the wound on my thigh, then found the medicine powder given by Dr. Liu from my pocket and sprinkled some on the bleeding area.
"What's your name?" I asked her.
"They're still at the intersection ahead." She said.
"My name is Ah Ling, do you want something to drink?" She continued.
"No thanks...... Ling. I'm not a bad person......" I said as I looked at her.
"I know they're the bad guys...... I've seen this on TV! Ah Ling laughed.
"You were so calm just now...... I saw your legs shaking, and I thought you were going to be exposed. I smiled too.
"I learned it on TV. Hee-hee...... At first, I thought you were filming, but then I saw the blood coming out of your wound, and I ......" Ah Ling laughed.
I suddenly felt a wave of warmth.
"Thank you...... Ah Ling, I will remember you. I'm leaving......" I stood up holding onto the platform.
"Stay a little longer, and when they're gone, be safe. You're hurt again, and you're out in the spotlight. "Ah Ling is very considerate.
I looked at her gratefully and nodded.
"Have a cup of hot water and sit down for a while." She brought a glass of water.
We talked for a while, and after about ten minutes, I thought they should be gone, so I got up and took my leave.
I walked out of the herbal tea shop, looked at the surrounding road conditions, and went from here to the meeting point that Dr. Liu said - the waste garbage dump under the overpass on Haibin Road, there were about a few kilometers left, and I knew that there was a small road to get there.
I tried to avoid the main road, because the van must still be on the road, and there was a lot of surveillance, which was not conducive to hiding. I went back into the alley, crossed the other exit of the alley, and reached a path.
I limped along, and everyone on the road would look at me. I try to keep my head down and not make eye contact with them.
I wonder what's wrong with Dr. Liu now? Three men chased him, alas...... I'm really worried! I hope he's waiting for me there!
After walking slowly for almost an hour, I reached the scrap yard under the overpass. As soon as I walked in, I found that the surroundings were not what they used to be, and I clearly remembered that this was a well-known sanitary corner, where many garbage collectors used to put their things here, piled up as high as a hill, and then slowly took them and sold them, and there were still a lot of homeless people living around. Now, the garbage heaps on the hillside are gone, probably cleaned up by the government departments, leaving only a pile of waste in the east and a pile in the west, as well as the daily belongings of a dozen homeless people.
I looked from place to place and the homeless people were sleeping—they seemed to be sleeping all the time, and there was no sign of Dr. Liu.
I was disappointed and began to feel a little hesitant and worried. These days, I have been dealing with difficulties with him, and now, he is nowhere to be found, and he is left alone, alas......
A sense of loneliness arises spontaneously.
It's better to find a place to stay and wait for him slowly, since he said to meet here, he can only wait for him here. There is no way to contact him now...... Only wait.
I found a relatively clean spot next to that pier and sat down. A couple of homeless people sat up and saw me with expressionless faces.
Everything in front of me is full of messes, sewage is flowing all over the ground, waste paper is flying all over the sky, plastic bags and drink bottles are everywhere. And the stench of the garbage came from it, and a gust of wind blew, and the smell of the nearby stinky ditch was even stronger. I don't have the slightest disgust, compared to the smell in the dungeon, this is already a heavenly treat...... At least I can see the blue sky and white clouds, feel the movement of the air, the change of things......
A homeless man came up and glared at me with bad intentions.
He walked over to the garbage heaps and picked them up, looking for something to eat. After looking for a long time, but nothing came of it, suddenly, he saw a banana peel, showed a happy expression, put the little banana meat that others had eaten in his mouth, and then chewed it with great satisfaction......
I didn't know how to say hello to them, but I knew that I had to get on good terms with them, or else I would be thwarted of waiting for Dr. Liu.
I suddenly felt very sleepy and my eyelids drooped...... When I was about to fall asleep, I suddenly woke up, touched my chest, and found that the pile of money was still there, warm.
- This is what Dr. Liu gave me for emergency use, and if I fell asleep, it was likely to be stolen by those people.
"Doctor! Where are you?! I couldn't help but shout.
"Hurry up!"
I looked around, there was nothing unusual, and there was no sign of Dr. Liu.