Chapter 2: The Seriously Ill Man
"Rome, is this it?"
After getting out of the carriage, Winnie came to the door of the house at 66 Ferrero Street in the Red Rose Neighborhood, and looked at the earth dog in her arms suspiciously.
Originally, she was going to choose a single-family villa to rent, but Rome kept barking at her and looked like she wanted to show her way, so she was curious, so she took a public carriage and came here according to the instructions of the Roman paws.
At this time, she had already believed that Rome could understand human speech, and although she was surprised, she did not think it was incredible, after all, she had seen more bizarre things in her family before.
Rome nodded, jumped straight from Winnie's arms, and ran to a potted plant near the doorway and pulled out a key.
Winnie suddenly covered her mouth in surprise: "How do you know that there is a key here, is this your home, you have an owner?" ”
Rome didn't answer her, but just barked twice at the door.
"You, do you want me to go in?"
Winnie seemed to understand what Rome meant, and couldn't help but be surprised.
Rome nodded hurriedly and squealed a few more times.
Winnie couldn't help but hesitate a little when she saw this, but thinking that Rome had saved herself just now, she shouldn't hurt her, so she mustered up the courage to open the door with the key.
"Anyone?"
Winnie cautiously did not go in immediately, but asked nervously.
However, there was no response, and Rome ran straight in without the slightest fear, and waved his paws at Winnie inside.
Winnie took a deep breath, gritted her teeth, and walked in slowly.
Cuckoo cuckoo.
The sudden sound frightened Winnie almost ran away from the door.
It wasn't until she found out that it was a mechanical bird in an ancient clock that she breathed a sigh of relief, patted her chest and said, "I'm scared to death!" ”
Seeing that there was no danger happening, Winnie's courage grew, and as soon as she came to the living room, she felt a wave of warmth coming to her face, and her eyes swept away, but it was like the warmth brought by smokeless charcoal burning in the fireplace to this empty living room.
The living room of this house was not small, but it was still a little small compared to the bedroom in her home, and she turned her gaze back to Rome when she looked around and found no one.
Rome was crouching in the doorway of a bedroom and sobbing at her twice.
"Someone's in there?"
Winnie asked tentatively, with a strange look in her eyes.
Rome nodded, and gently pushed the door open with his paws.
Winnie's heart hung in her throat for a while, and she thought a lot at this moment, such as some traffickers who abducted women and children used puppies to seduce simple and beautiful girls, or a perverted pervert who was taking advantage of the girl's ignorance and waiting for the rabbit, etc., strange worries flashed in her mind, although Rome didn't feel like he was harming her, but she was still a little scared.
"There's a guest, isn't it? Come on in! ”
At this time, a somewhat weak voice came from the room, the voice sounded very strange, it seemed to be a young man's voice, but with the calmness that only middle-aged people have.
"It's a man!?"
Winnie's heart tensed again, but listening to the other party's weak voice, she was still much bolder, swallowed slightly, and she walked over with light steps carefully.
The bedroom wasn't far away, and she quickly came to the door and looked inside.
The imaginary danger did not happen, on the contrary, through the kerosene lamp in the bedroom, she clearly saw a white-haired man lying on the bed with a pale face.
The man's appearance is very recognizable, with black pupils, yellowed skin, and a mouth of stubble, no matter how you look at it, he is a mature man in his thirties.
"Hello!"
Winnie's nervousness also relaxed when she saw the other party lying on the bed as if she was seriously ill.
She walked inside, thinking about what was happening in front of her.
Although it is not uncommon to dye hair in the Republic, it is still rare for men in their thirties to dye their hair white, so there is a high probability that he has some serious illness...... Winnie's heart gradually bottomed up, and the person also walked to the bedside, and saw the man lying on the bed up close.
Although the man looked like he was in his thirties, but against the backdrop of a mouthful of scum, he inexplicably had a melancholy temperament, coupled with that pair of deep black pupils, Winnie just glanced at each other, and her heart beat a little faster inexplicably.
"Hello."
At this time, the man on the bed squeezed out a reluctant smile, which looked a little desolate under this pale face.
Winnie felt some sympathy in her heart, and said in a low voice: "I came with Rome, oh, the puppy outside, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to disturb you." ”
The man shook his head slightly, and said weakly: "I know, in fact, it also hopes that someone can help me." ”
"Helping you?"
"Well, for some reason, I have a very serious injury and urgently need a doctor to help me treat me."
Winnie seemed to understand something, looked back at Rome at the door and said, "I understand, no wonder I met Rome at the station, has it been looking for a doctor there?" But that's not right, it should go to the hospital to find it! ”
The man on the bed blushed slightly, and said a little embarrassed: "I'm sorry, I don't have any money, I can't afford to hire a doctor." ”
Winnie was stunned and said blankly: "No money? So what does Rome do at the station!? ”
Of course, it's looking for a kind rich woman...... The man muttered in his heart and changed the subject: "Although it is very presumptuous, can you help me?" When I'm well, I'll definitely give you back. ”
As he spoke, he seemed to think of something, and with great difficulty he took out a revolver from under his pillow, which frightened Winnie back again and again.
"Don't get me wrong, this gun doesn't have bullets, it's for you."
Seeing that Winnie seemed to have misunderstood, the man hurriedly explained, then gritted his teeth and opened the wheel, showing the empty slots inside.
"Although this revolver is not a precious thing, it is worth some money, you can take it first, and when I pay you back later, you can return it to me."
Winnie was stunned, finally understanding that the man meant to mortgage the pistol, although this behavior was strange, but she found it inexplicably funny, especially since it was a weapon that her father could never let her touch.
She almost quickly picked up the revolver and played with it for a while, and deliberately aimed at the man on the bed, then raised her eyebrows and said, "You're not afraid that I will run away with the gun?" ”
The man was stunned for a moment, then smiled slightly: "I believe in it, it won't bring a bad person in." ”
As he spoke, he added: "Moreover, you look like a kind-hearted girl, and it is impossible for you to do such a contrarian thing." ”
Winnie seemed to be satisfied with the man's answer, put the pistol directly into her pocket, and then said curiously: "Okay, I promised you, but I don't know what your name is yet!?" ”
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Some people died, but not completely......