Chapter 370: Retracing the Old Path?
"Big Brother, why are we going to that place now? Moreover, we only know that she lives in that community, but specifically which building, which apartment in the community she lives in, we have no idea about any of these details."
"We only need to wait at the entrance of the community for news, and we should be able to see him."
"Wait at the community entrance? How do you know she'll come back?"
"Didn't you hear the doctor calling out her name just now?"
"Oh, I heard it, but isn't it normal for a doctor to call a nurse's name? They all say that doctors are the masters, and nurses are the servants, so all she has to do is follow the doctor's orders."
"That's not what I'm talking about. What I mean is he just said that the medicine prepared for her mother is ready and cannot be stored for long; it must be delivered immediately."
"I, I didn't really pay attention. What about it?"
"Imagine for a moment, this medicine was prescribed by an orthopedic doctor. What do you think it treats?"
"Prescribed by an orthopedic doctor, it must treat bones, right?"
"Right, medicine for treating bones. And there's another thing, haven't you found it strange? She works here as an orthopedic nurse and with such advanced conditions, she could completely arrange for her mother to be hospitalized here, but why didn't she?"
"Maybe the illness is very mild and doesn't require hospitalization?"
"No, I don't think it's that simple. Plus, haven't you noticed that this young girl is actually very kindhearted?"
"Yes, from the beginning, Big Brother, you said she was very kind, but what does that have to do with her mother's illness?"
"I mean that she has always been living with her mother, and her mother's illness has probably been going on for a long time."
"I don't understand that."
"The doctor just now let something slip in his words, and generally, ordinary diseases don't require these kinds of special medications that need cold-chain storage. It must be some other illness."
"Other illness? But still something to do with bones?"
"Should be something to do with bones."
"Oh, Big Brother, I understand now. Are you suggesting she's one of those five people?"
"That's the idea."
"After you cure her, Liu Yao will be deeply grateful to you. Naturally, she will follow you. Is that what you are trying to say?"
"Haha, look at you, Hei Lang, getting smarter all the time, understanding things without them being spelled out."
"Big Brother, I think what you're saying is just a pipe dream."
Although he initially felt that Hei Lang's words were completely logical, this last statement made him feel utterly disheartened.
"What do you mean by 'pipe dream'?"
"It's simple. You're not thinking it through. With the situation as it is now, how could he possibly follow us? Besides, if the hospital doctors can't cure the illness, do you think you can, Big Brother?"
"Don't worry about it, I'll handle the situation when the time comes."
Hei Lang could only shake his head helplessly.
He felt more and more that he did not understand his actions.
But after all, he was his Big Brother, so he wasn't the sort to worry too much.
"By the way, where is your ring?"
As he spoke, Lin Yi suddenly turned his head and noticed that the large ring that was always on Hei Lang's hand was now missing.
That ring was given to Hei Lang a few years ago, and it was worth about 80,000 yuan.
But he seemed to have not worn it recently.
"Oh, it's nothing. I took it off yesterday, while I was showering, and forgot to put it back on."
"No, tell me where the ring really went."
"Big Brother, I..."
Hei Lang appeared hesitant to speak.
"It's okay, tell me, have you run into some trouble? These past few days, I've been busy with pharmacy and factory matters and haven't paid much attention to you."
"Big Brother, actually, it's nothing serious."
"Right, you haven't gone gambling again, have you?"
As he said this, it seemed to strike a chord with Hei Lang's sore spot; he just slowly bowed his head.
In fact, Hei Lang used to have a serious gambling problem and it was Lin Yi who had pulled him out of the gambling scene.
If, after a few years, he had taken up old habits, it would be quite a problem for Lin Yi.
"Haven't I told you before that you can't get involved with gambling? Itching to gamble again, are you?"
"Big Brother, I didn't mean to, but I was forcefully dragged in, I had no choice, I... I played with them all night."
"Forcibly dragged in? Look, your legs are part of your body, can they tie you up and kidnap you or what?"
"Big Brother, you don't understand, those people are really not to be trifled with, and back then, they were all in the same team as me, I couldn't bring myself to refuse."
"Who are you talking about?"
"About who? Big Brother, you don't know them. He's now in the underworld, and I didn't want to cause more trouble, so I just followed their lead and went gambling with them."
"And during the gambling, you pawned this ring, didn't you?"
"Sigh, not just the ring, now the house is mortgaged there too."
"What do you mean? The house has been mortgaged?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Yi was shocked, wide-eyed.
In Lin Yi's opinion, Hei Lang shouldn't be lacking money.
His monthly salary for Hei Lang was about 20,000 yuan, sometimes even more.
And usually, there wasn't much for Hei Lang to do.
His expenses were for one person only, so they shouldn't be too high.
If he had managed to save up, at the very least, he should have around one or two hundred thousand yuan by now.
"Yes, I lost too much that time and, as you know, gamblers always think the more they lose, the bigger they should bet – just trying to win it all back in one go. Who would have thought I'd end up mortgaging the house too."
"Tell me, how much do you owe him? Now that you've mortgaged the house."