Chapter 2: Midnight
Golan picked out the rings at a jewelry shop not far from the nightclub, paid for them, and received them. When he heard the gunshots, he quickly moved away from the land of right and wrong, just like everyone else. When passing by the main entrance of the nightclub, he happened to see Ford's carriage, and in his surprise, he couldn't help but worry about Ford's safety, but also thought that this guy was born to be alive, so he ran away with the crowd fleeing in panic.
On the other side of the nightclub, Ford fled the place under Kik's cover, and the man in the skull mask with a firearm in hand was slowly walking towards the back door where the two were located. At this moment, a man who did not flee with the flow of people accidentally blocked the masked man's way.
"What is this?" Erikang, who worked as a waiter in a nightclub, looked at the fire gun in the other party's hand and said, "Halloween?" Halloween isn't here yet, is it? Are you too anxious? I've heard that every year the crowd riots, but this is the first time I've seen a single person riot. β
Ford happened to escape through the back door of the nightclub, and as he crept out the door, he heard another gunshot rushing out of the small hallway, and his steps suddenly staggered. After a little hesitation, he ran desperately to the periphery, got into his carriage, and waved his whip heavily, and the wheels of the carriage followed the wheel.
In the nightclub, Erikan's eyes widened, staring blankly at the still smoking bullet holes in the wall next to him, and his legs went limp, and he leaned against the wall with a click. When he came to his senses, the masked man had already disappeared from his side, and saw his dejected appearance and hurriedly ran over, half fearful, half reprimanded, and said to him, "Hey, Erikan, what are you doing!" β
Ericon's eyes bulged and he muttered, "It would be fun if I got hit......
"You've got a bad brain...... Kik was speechless.
Ford hurriedly drove the carriage to a more remote neighborhood in the distance, and then gasped and stopped, slowly sorting out the current situation. At this time, he found something in his carriage that frightened him even more: the window of his carriage had been smashed with something. It was easy to think that the man with the gun in the nightclub hall was coming towards him. If that's the case, the situation that was originally a trip to troubled waters will be even more miserable.
It was late and Ford couldn't think of any reason not to go home, but when he got home, he found Nurse Norma sitting in front of his house quietly waiting for him. She saw a spot in the window of the car shattered, and she watched as Ford had put the carriage in place. She stood up, looking at Ford, who was walking slowly towards her, but who didn't have any desire to talk to her.
"What's the matter?" Ford pulled out his key and prepared to turn the keyhole.
"What's the matter with me not having anything to do with you anymore?" Norma asked, rather dissatisfied.
But the other party did not respond, and continued to reach out and turn the keyhole, but Norma did not rest on his laurels, but shouted into the surrounding residential area, "Mr. Ford ignores me-"
Ford was a little anxious, and hurriedly said: "- Hey, hey! You whisper...... It's going to disturb the people. β
"Then you let me in." Norma's two pretty little eyebrows curled up.
Ford pulled the key out of the lock hole and said, "Let's talk about it outside." β
"Is there anyone in your family?" Norma asked, but did not receive a response. She rode in a Ford's carriage to a decorative fountain, and the two sat together on a bench next to the fountain. Of course, it's the middle of the night, and there's no need for a fountain at all. It's quiet all around.
"What's wrong with your car? Did someone ransack your car's finances? Norma asked.
Ford sat down and said, "No, I didn't steal anything." β
"If you don't fix it quickly, it's going to be like that. It's the broken window effect. β
"It's the effect that if you leave it alone, the whole carriage will be smashed."
Norma nodded, "Actually, the human mind is the same. β
"What do you mean?" Seeing that Norma didn't answer him, Ford asked again, "What are you looking for me?" β
"So, what do you mean you told me not to come to you again?" Norma cautiously looked sideways at Ford's face.
"I'm annoyed that you're trying to redeem this attitude when you're watching my reaction now." Ford said crisply.
"Waitβ"
To be honest, I was a bit ...... No, it's quite a pleasure. It's too embarrassing to be like this. "Ford didn't go to see Norma at all.
Norma's voice was filled with tears: "Please......"
"Don't take advantage of your status as a woman, it's too despicable. Because of you, Robin ......"
"I see, I'll tell you all." Norma wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and said, "You don't have to say how much you know, I did have a relationship with gutter. β
"As soon as I came up, I told me what I didn't know." Ford's mouth pursed.
"We've been dating for four years. I can't disobey him," Norma cried, "because of the moneyβ"
"βI won't listen to you if you cry." Ford's voice was a little cold, "It's something that has nothing to do with me." β
"Wait, please! I know! Norma said in a panic, "I borrowed a lot of money from Gutter and paid him back little by little. I couldn't disobey him. β
"And then even stealing medicine."
Norma bowed her head: "I will surrender to the security department." β
"Robin knew it, but he didn't say your name, don't do anything superfluous, just leave it to him." Ford said, "And then? What are you approaching me for? β
"Gutter asked me to give him a list of patients, and I thought there should be many ways to exchange other people's information for money, and then he saw that the person on the table had your name on it, and asked me what kind of person you were, and I replied that you were a difficult taxi driver to deal with. And then the gutter said, "I'm going to be a little closer to you," but I'm really getting ...... to you."
"Stop, you don't have to." Ford sighed and said, "And then, what is the real purpose of the gutter?" β
"He's saying he wants to rob the bank." Norma said, "You may need a rental wagon to escape." β
"Robbery? Now? "Ford couldn't believe that anyone would dare to rob the bank......
Norma said, "He said it was because it was now, so he could do it. β
"Are you using me to escape...... It's really underestimated. β
Norma said urgently, "I hope you can believe me, although I approached you as he commanded, but from the halfway point onwards, I did not think of betraying you. β
"It doesn't matter anymore, is there?"
"I guess that's it." Norma's voice grew quieter.
"I see. Don't tell the gutter that you told me about it. β
"What are you going to do?"
"Put it in the long run, and you can even help him rob the bank." Ford uttered an answer that bordered on madness.
"I got it......"
"By the way, how much money do you owe to Gutter now......" Ford asked with some curiosity.
"Close to seventy gold coins...... Norma said, bowing her head.
"After four years, is there still so much left?"
"Because there is interest, the principal has not been reduced at all." It seems that the money Norma borrowed was not regular money.
"This kind of huge profit, it is better to borrow it from other places." "You've even become an accomplice to the crime." β
Norma wiped tears from the corners of her eyes and continued, "He's going to hit me. Actually, that person's heart is very weak, and I can't ignore him. β
Ford calmly looked at Norma beside him, and then stood up and said, "Huh? Is it...... I don't care about your symbiosis. β
"Wait! Ford! Norma stopped Ford and said, "Everything I said today is true. I want to pay off the loan quickly and get out of the gutter. It's true! I would also apologize to Dr. Robin for my ...... I like you. β
"Don't get involved with me anymore."
With that, Ford walked to his carriage, and the two parted quietly, like the heavy and lonely darkness of the middle of the night, which made people involuntarily depressed and wept quietly.
When he got home, Ford couldn't fall asleep because he didn't get medicine from Dr. Robin, so he had to look at the ceiling with nothing to do, and his mood was extremely complicated.
He sighed deeply: "Alas...... I'm so tired. β
He thought of Norma again, a thought that could not help but spring up from the bottom of his heart.