"What? Someone said we are invaders? Or a secret organization with a legacy?"
Later that night, Jiang Xia, who had just finished directing Gu Miao to dig a hole, heard the bad news brought back by Ruyue and Liu Hui. He looked at the two subordinates in front of him and said:
"Why didn't you bring anyone back alive?"
Hearing this question, Ruyue had a blank expression on her face, while Liu Hui turned her head away awkwardly, not looking at Jiang Xia, and whistled softly, pretending that it had nothing to do with her.
Seeing the silly monster's expression, Jiang Xia probably guessed the truth of the matter.
He shook his head, without any intention of blaming.
He took the star array from Ruyue and said:
"Since they said so, and after another loss tonight, they will definitely not let it go so easily. So let's just find a place to rest, Liu Hui.
By the way, guide Gu Miao's practice."
Lao Jiang looked at the night sky. It was midnight, the quietest time of the day.
He glanced at the girl who was burying herself in the dirt nearby, and then said to Liu Hui:
"I'm going to go out for a walk and come back tomorrow morning."
After saying that, Lao Jiang put his hands behind his back and walked out of the small courtyard rented by the college students. The wolf demon flashed and appeared beside Gu Miao, looking into the pit that was being covered with soil by the girl.
It says:
"Whose ashes are these? Was that young man killed?"
"no!"
Gu Miao smiled and said to Liu Hui:
“It was that criminal. He gave his boss all his treasures and only asked for a quick death. The boss met his request and even provided cremation services.
I'm telling you, silly monster, there is something in this world called 'strange things', it's amazing..."
"Snap"
Before Gu Miao finished speaking, he was slapped on the head by the silly monster. Liu Hui said dissatisfiedly:
"Don't learn good things, just learn bad things!"
"Don't follow my boss' lead and call me a stupid monster. I have a name! If you call me that again, I'll beat you up. Then, tell me what that strange thing is. What's going on?"
The three girls returned to the house Mike rented, chattering, and unceremoniously occupied the two best rooms in the house, forcing Mike to sleep in the living room.
But it doesn't matter.
The young man is in a state of confusion and probably won't be able to sleep tonight.
An hour later, the door of the room opened, Ruyue walked out stealthily, looked around, and threw out another piece of talisman paper. After the talisman paper burned for a moment, Mike, a college student sitting in the living room, became drowsy.
After a few breaths, he fell asleep on the table.
Ruyue breathed a sigh of relief, straightened her clothes, quietly climbed out of the window and jumped into the darkness. The next moment, another door was pushed open, and the silly monster and Gu Miao both stuck their heads out and looked towards the window.
The silly monster winked at Gu Miao, who also had a silly smile on his face.
Obviously, Ruyue's act of covering her ears and stealing the bell did not fool these two clever guys. As for what the secretary did, hehe, there is no need to say more.
Ten minutes later, thirteen blocks away, in the basement of a small villa in an upscale community .
Lao Jiang, who was admiring all the rare treasures in the criminal's collection, heard some noise behind him. He blew out a smoke ring, turned around and saw Ruyue, who had changed her clothes, walking down to the basement.
The secretary was holding the trendy clothes she bought today.
And she was wearing a black sexy lingerie.
It was the first time for Ruyue to wear something designed for young couples, so she was not used to it. She always subconsciously tried to cover her body, while Lao Jiang sat in the familiar and spacious boss chair.
He looked at the secretary who was walking towards him in high heels with an admiring look.
He said very professionally:
"This dress doesn't look good with white silk. Perhaps you could change into a black one."
Ruyue blinked her eyes, stretched out her hand to spread out her long hair, shook it femininely, and said to Jiang Xia:
"But here are twenty pairs of stockings..."
Lao Jiang spread his hands and said softly:
"It's okay, the night is still long, you can change slowly, baby."
Ruyue chuckled and without covering up, she took off her white stockings in front of Lao Jiang, took out a set of black stockings with hollow lace edges, stretched out her perfect legs and put them on.
She imitated the movements of the girl on the cover of the Playboy magazine that she had found under Mike's bed just now. Like a fox, she gently reached out and pressed on Jiang Xia's chest.
The slender legs were wrapped around the boss' waist like a spider.
She looked down at Jiang Xia.
explain:
"Liu Hui said, I might have fallen in love with you, Boss, I think I'm doing something wrong, this is not my intention..."
"I know."
Jiang Xia raised his hand, gently placed it on Ruyue's shoulder, and slowly slid it down. He closed his eyes, feeling the slight tremor, and said:
"Love is like a moth to a flame. We just didn't expect it to develop so quickly. Let it be. For things like this, you have to follow your feelings.
Tonight, continue the dual cultivation?"
"No, don't."
Ruyue leaned over and gently bit Jiang Xia's ear. She said in a sweet voice:
“Dual cultivation is too troublesome. I just went through a battle and I don’t want to endure it. Master said that occasionally indulging desires is also beneficial to cultivation, as long as you don’t get too addicted.
Here are twenty suits, boss.
I'd love to wear them all for you to see, but you'll probably have to endure the hardship tonight."
"So, is this some kind of challenge? Great, I accept."
——
The next morning, Lao Jiang appeared in front of Mike's courtyard on time. A few minutes later, Ruyue, with a rosy face, walked out of the room in her pajamas, stretching lazily.
Started making breakfast for Gu Miao and Liu Hui.
Mike, a college student who had a good sleep, was now cleaning the house with full energy. After gaining the ability, he had not slept so soundly for a long time.
"Have you thought about it, young man?"
Jiang Xia was wearing the same casual suit he wore yesterday, holding a cigarette in his hand, and asked the college student in front of him.
The latter was wearing a loose sportswear. He took a deep breath and looked at Jiang Xia.
He said:
"You're right, boss. I..."
"Hey, don't call me that."
Jiang Xia stretched out a finger and waved it in front of Mike's eyes. He said:
"We are not that close yet. You can call me Mr. Pigeon."
"What a strange hero code name."
Mike's mood seemed to be much better. He made a joke and said solemnly to the person in front of him:
"Well, Mr. Pigeon, you were right last night. Now that I have made up my mind to help my friend, I must not miss any opportunity to save her.
With my current abilities, it’s too far away to be noticed by Justice Company and get that kind of genetic pharmaceutical product. I’m afraid my friends won’t be able to wait until then.
I don't want to take chances anymore.
I want you to help her.”
"Right, this is the attitude you should have if you really want to help others."
Jiang Xia smiled, playing with his cigarette, and said to Mike:
"But you must at least let me see her condition with my own eyes. Is she far from here?"
"Not far, just in the hospital ahead."
Mike pointed to a place two blocks away. Jiang Xia looked back and saw an obvious medical building there, but it looked very old.
There is a special symbol on it, an arrow piercing a red heart, just like Cupid's arrow.
"That's the charity hospital of the Cupid Group."
Mike explained to Jiang Xia:
"I... I don't have much money, so I can only place her there, closer to me, so that I can take care of her when I don't have classes.
It can also save some money on hiring a caregiver.”
"Son, your financial situation is dire."
Jiang Xia complained.
Taking Mike to the business car that the criminal had kindly provided , Lao Jiang drove the car skillfully, took Mike through two blocks, and bought a few hot dogs on the roadside.
Then follow him into the hospital.
The outside looks old, and the facilities inside are even older.
There is a smell of lack of money everywhere. This kind of place is probably just a prop for the Cupid Group to demonstrate its "social responsibility".
Judging from the appearance of this place, it has not been maintained for a long time.
But there are still many patients.
And judging from their appearance, they all belonged to the lower class of society. Some of them sat silently on wooden chairs waiting for their number to be called, while more people spoke loudly in various accents.
The nurses also looked impatient.
“It wasn’t like this originally, when people could use their health insurance to go to better hospitals, and this place only provided services to people in nearby neighborhoods.
But in the past four years, the situation has gotten worse, and with the pandemic, many people have gone bankrupt and lost their jobs, and they all came here.”
Mike observed Jiang Xia's expression. Although he was wearing sunglasses and couldn't see Jiang Xia's face clearly, he keenly felt that Jiang Xia's mood changed a little at that moment.
He said:
“Cupid Group promised to refurbish the equipment, but there are many such charitable hospitals in other places, even though Cupid Group is one of the few that has not been affected by the turmoil.
But they don’t have enough power to…”
“No need to explain, I understand.
I already know what Cupid does, and I know why they do it. When the whole society is sliding into the abyss, my colleagues always make a fortune.
They will do whatever it takes to keep a good reputation, thinking that this will make people forget the bloody money they made.
But even this is better than doing nothing.”
Jiang Xia waved his hand, and withdrew his gaze from those people with numb and dull faces, and said to Mike:
"Go to your friend's place."
Mike was stunned for a moment, then nodded. He took Jiang Xia to the second floor, pushed open a shabby door, and the smell of medical potion hit them.
There is not just one bed in this house, but four. Three of them are occupied by old men and women. Judging from their appearance, they are all seriously ill.
And on the bed at the end of the house, there lay a blonde girl.
She was lying there as if she was fast asleep, with a breathing tube in her nose. She was extremely thin. Lao Jiang could sense the weakness of her life without even walking over to her.
That kind of weakness cannot be concealed.
“All the limbs are starting to atrophy.”
Jiang Xia took a look, put his hands in his pockets, and then looked at the silent Mike, who was sitting on the edge of the bed, reaching out to comb the girl's hair, his eyes full of tenderness.
“ALS.”
Mike says:
"Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as..."
"No need to explain. I am not as ignorant as you think. I know what this disease means."
Jiang Xia took off his sunglasses and asked:
"How long does she have?"
"One year, at most."
Mike's voice trembled. He didn't dare to look at Jiang Xia, for he was afraid of getting a disappointing answer from this powerful "senior".
But how could the magical old Jiang disappoint those who had high expectations of him?
"Very good, I'll need about six hours, which should be enough for her to recover."
As soon as he said this, Mike's eyes widened and his body began to tremble. He glanced at the sleeping face of the girl on the hospital bed, then lowered his head and wiped away the tears of excitement.
He sniffed and heard Lao Jiang say to him:
"Actually, in a sense, I think of myself as a businessman who sells dreams and hopes, so you're lucky, kid.
As I said, it was fate.”
Jiang Xia blew on his sunglasses, then took out a handkerchief to wipe them. Without even looking up, he said to Mike, who was looking surprised:
"I can see that she is very important to you. So, I also want to see how important she is to you. What is her name?"
"Denise."
Mike looked up, and with a touch of excitement, he said to Jiang Xia:
"Her name is Denise, please help her."
"Of course, I'll help."
Lao Jiang smiled and put on his sunglasses again. In Mike's eyes, his figure was reflected in the morning light outside the window, and he looked as great as an angel descending to the earth.
Then, the angel snapped his fingers and said to Mike:
"You will bear the cost of her treatment, is that ok?"