On the bluestone path illuminated by the moonlight, the three of Xinghe walked side by side.

Because of the success of the blackmail, the three of them are in a good mood, and Anton and Shigego have already begun to discuss how to use this huge amount of money.

"I've made a fortune, I've made a fortune, now I can let go of my belly and eat a good meal. Anton had a look of longing on his face.

"Fatty, you're a little bit promising, okay. Shigego glanced at Anton's big belly.

"The people take food as the sky, and finally have money, and they don't allow me to eat a good meal? The fat man replied-for-tat, not forgetting to pat Shigego on the back hard, and the latter stumbled and almost fell.

"Fatty, you!" After Chongwu stood firm, he was about to chase Anton, Xinghe couldn't stand the nonsense of the two, and grabbed Chongwu's back collar, who would have expected that Anton would value Chongwu being pulled and make a grimace in the distance.

"That's enough, can you two stop the meeting? Xinghe really couldn't look at it, and couldn't help but teach.

"Xinghe, look, isn't that happy? That's a whole hundred thousand dan!" said Anton with a hippie smile.

"Don't rejoice too soon. Xinghe broke a basin of cold water for the two, "Wait until you get the money tomorrow, that fat man doesn't look like a good stubble, and I don't know if he will play any tricks." ”

"No, isn't that guy so scared of us that he is about to pee, what other tricks can he play?" Anton had an incredulous expression.

"I don't know, anyway, it's better to be careful. Xinghe also thinks that Leo doesn't dare to play any tricks, but he always feels that there is something wrong with something, probably just because he is too sensitive, he thinks.

"By the way, do you think Ling will like the gift we gave?" Anton suddenly asked, tomorrow is Ling's birthday, and several of them have secretly bought a new cloth bear for Ling, ready to surprise her.

"I don't know. Shigego shook his head.

"I'll love it. Xinghe nodded a little unconvinced, "After we get the money tomorrow, we can hold a birthday party for Ling." ”

As he spoke, several people had already returned to the abandoned factory, and Xinghe saw Lan Yue pacing back and forth under the tree house alone, and when he saw the three of them, she suddenly ran towards them.

"Brother, it's not good. Lan Yue's voice came first, and then Xinghe saw her tearful face full of anxious expressions, Xinghe hurriedly stepped forward to support her, "What's the matter, Xiaoling?"

The tears on Lan Yue's face hadn't completely dried yet, and her voice was also choked, "Xiaoling, she's ...... Xiaoling, she fainted. ”

"Hey, Xiaoling fainted, I thought something big had happened, didn't she faint often, wouldn't it be good to help her rest for a while. Anton replied casually, Xinghe glared at him, and he hurriedly closed his mouth.

"No, this time it's different, this time it's ....... Lan Yue's voice changed, but he was provoked by Anton for a while and couldn't even speak.

"Don't worry, where is Xiaoling now?" Xinghe asked, holding Lan Yue's shoulder.

Lan Yue pointed to the tree house and said, "Follow me." ”

Everyone followed Lan Yue and hurriedly climbed into the tree house, only then did they realize what Lan Yue meant by the difference.

There was a half-cut candle lit in the tree house, and under the flickering candlelight, Xinghe saw Xiaoling lying on the bed, her face was sallow, with a wet towel that Lan Yue helped her put on her forehead, there were a lot of fine beads of sweat on the bridge of her nose, her lips were purple, her hair that was not well maintained was scattered like dead grass, the expression on her face looked painful, and she was babbling something in her mouth.

Anton walked over and touched her forehead, exclaiming, "Mother, this is as hot as a stove!"

"What happened, wasn't it okay just now?" Xinghe turned to ask Lan Yue.

"I don't know, as soon as we came back and sat down, Xiaoling didn't look very comfortable, and as a result, ...... Outcome... Just." Lan Yue couldn't help crying as she spoke.

"What else are you talking about, let's get to the hospital first. The fat man interrupted Lan Yue and was about to carry Ling.

"How much money do we have?" said Shigego, who had not spoken all this time.

"What kind of money is there to brass, it is important to save lives. Anton yelled at him without saying anything, his face flushed with anger.

Xinghe was also stunned for a while, but quickly reacted, he looked at Lan Yue and asked, "How much money do you have here now?"

"That's enough, what are you all doing?Are we short of money now, even if it's bad money, then it matters to have Xiaoling's life?"

Lan Yue also had a puzzled expression on her face, but she still replied timidly, "There are still 200 Dan." ”

Shigego sighed, and Xinghe also had a frustrated expression, "This money is not enough to pay for the emergency bill." ”

"So what!" Anton yelled, "Can they still save people...... As he spoke, he finally reacted, and suddenly softened like a deflated ball, "yes, they don't save ...... Damn it. Anton slammed his fist to the ground.

They are human beings, so the empire does not have a medical security system for them, so they must pay out of their own pockets for the 500 Dan emergency fee for the hospital's night emergency, and there is no shortage of patients who die of hunger and cold at the entrance of Jiangcheng Public Hospital every winter, but as long as it is not a demon spirit who dies, it has no impact on the hospital at all.

"What then?" Anton asked, "just wait until tomorrow to get the money?"

Xinghe glanced at Ling, who was still struggling with a nightmare, and they planned to give her the gift secretly prepared for Ling in the early hours of the morning to surprise her, but now that something like this has happened, Xinghe gritted his teeth, "Find out all the valuable things, and as soon as Dominic opens tomorrow, they will all be exchanged for money." ”

"I know a doctor. Shigego suddenly whispered.

"What?" Xinghe and everyone in the room turned their eyes to Shigego, and Anton rushed over and grabbed him by the shoulder, "Who is it, where is he?"

In the face of everyone's fiery gaze, Shigego was a little uncomfortable, lowered his head, and said in a low voice, "Old man Balbo used to be a war doctor, and I saw his old medals and photos at his house when I was last caught. ”

"Old man Balbo!?" Anton let go of his hand gripping Shigego's shoulder, the expression on his face a little rich.

Everyone looked at each other, Xinghe didn't know what to say for a while, they all knew the old man Balbo, but when he went to ask the old man Balbo, could he agree?

"Vomit ......" Ling who was lying in the sheet suddenly sat up and vomited on the ground, Lan Yue helped her and patted her back, trying to make her feel better, but it didn't seem to have much effect, Lan Yue had to wait for her to vomit and then help her lie down and help her change a wet towel.

In order to keep warm, there was not much ventilation in the tree house, and although they swept away Ling's vomit, the unpleasant smell remained in the confined space, and everyone sat around Ling's bed with frowns and did not speak.

Xinghe calculates the time, even if Leo doesn't play tricks, they won't get the money until noon, even if they go to the pawn shop in Dominica to exchange some money, they will have to wait a few more hours for the pawnshop to open before it opens, and Xiao Ling's situation looks bad.

Finally, Xinghe made up his mind, "Fatty, Shigego pack up your things." Satsuki, take all the money. With that, Xinghe picked up Xiaoling from the bed, her clothes and all of them were wet with sweat.

"Are you really looking for Old Man Balbo?" asked the fat man as he gathered his things.

"Xiaoling can't wait like this, we have to try. Xinghe put Ling on his back, Xinghe knew that she was already thin, but this time she felt like she was carrying a papier-mâché person on her back, light and fluttering, without any weight at all.

"Everyone remembers, what will the old man Balbo do later, don't contradict him, we must let him see Xiaoling, understand?" Xinghe glanced at everyone, and there was no doubt in his eyes.

"Don't worry, I'll hold Old Man Balbo's leg and beg him for permission at all, even if he kicks me, I won't let go. Anton immediately patted his chest and reassured.

The four of them then took Ling to the old man Balbo's farm in the suburbs, and the frequent visits to Balbo's corn fields made them familiar with the journey, and after leaving the treehouse and blowing some wind outside, Ling seemed to feel better, and fell asleep on Xinghe's back, but her face was still ugly.

They don't know much about Old Man Balbo. Balbo is a small old human man, he lives alone with his big black dog on a farm on the outskirts of the East City, his personality is withdrawn and eccentric in the East City District is well-known, even the corn collectors are not willing to deal with this strange old man, he has always taken the goods and left immediately, not staying for a moment.

Old man Balbo's face is very fierce, often used by parents to scare disobedient children, many children in this area are afraid of him, although he is old, but his body is no worse than the young people, often with sticks or rattan to chase the galaxy and run after them.

It is rumored that Balbo's family has been in the army for generations, but they all died on the battlefield, leaving him alone, and after his only son was also killed, the empire gave him a small plot of land near Jiangcheng as a pension, and Balbo built a farm on this land and planted corn. How credible this rumor is, Xinghe is not clear, the reason why they often pick the corn field of the old man Balbo to steal corn is purely because it is easy to get his hands on, and the old man Balbo is alone, so even if he is discovered, it will be much easier for him to escape.

Because they were worried about Ling's condition, several people were trotting forward all the way, and it only took more than half an hour to see the corn field of the old man Balbo, the corn in the field had been harvested, only some dry poles and dark land remained, and through the corn field they could even see Balbo's house in the distance.

Balbo's house was not large, it was a two-story wooden house, made of birch wood, and there were many maple vines on the white-painted walls, but the leaves had almost withered in this season, and only the smooth vines remained, which did not look very good, and the black tiles on the roof were missing in many places, revealing the boards below, and there was an old wooden rocking chair on the porch under the eaves.

After Xinghe put Ling on the rocking chair, they rang the doorbell, the bell seemed to have not been taken care of for a long time, it was rusty, and the sound was not loud but very harsh.

Anton couldn't bear it anymore, so he ran directly to the door, banging on the wooden door hard, and at the same time shouting: "Old man Balbo!"

Xinghe slapped the back of the idiot's head hard, Anton turned his head blankly, and only reacted after seeing Xinghe staring at him, and quickly changed his words: "Mr. Balbo, open the door quickly, we need your help!"

The first sounds coming from the house were the sound of a dog barking, then the ping-pong sound and Balbo's swearing, then a faint glow from the second-floor window, and then the creaking sound of old wood being trampled.

After a while, the wooden door creaked and was pushed open a crack, and old man Balbo, in his pajamas, poked his head out of it with an oil lamp, and said, "Which bastard...... Ahh

Old man Balbo's face turned green when he saw the children in front of him, "What tricks do you want to play?" ”

Anton took the lead in fulfilling his promise, and knelt directly in front of Balbo with a puff, hugging Balbo's thigh, "Mr. Balbo, please save Xiaoling!"

Xinghe and the others then knelt down in front of Balbo and begged, "Mr. Balbo, please." ”

Balbo didn't expect things to develop like this at all, and he was so frightened that he almost didn't even hold the oil lamp in his hand, "What do you want to do, let go, let go!"

"Unless you promise to treat Ling. Anton took advantage of his size and hugged Balbo's legs.

"If you want to see a doctor, go to the doctor, come to me for something, let it go!" the old man Balbo burst out of his forehead, glaring at Anton who was holding his legs.

"Mr. Balbo, please take a look at Ling, she looks very bad. Xinghe also begged, "How much do you say about the corn money, we will definitely pay you back, please save Xiaoling first, Xiaoyue, take out the money quickly." ”

Lan Yue took out a stack of neatly tied five dans from his pocket, and handed the small bills of ten dans to the old man Balbo.

Balbo didn't take the money, but glanced at Ling who was lying on the chaise longue.

"Mr. Balbo, aren't you a very powerful military doctor, didn't you say that it is a doctor's duty to save lives and help the wounded?" asked Shigego, "Please take a look for Ling." ”

Old man Balbo's expression was cloudy, his eyes were fixed on Ling lying on the chaise longue, as if he didn't hear anything, and after a long time, he sighed, "Little fat man, let go of my legs." ”

"If you don't agree, I won't let go if you don't agree. ”

Balbo knocked Anton on the head hard and scolded angrily: "You are here to block, how can I go to treat that little girl!"