The group inside seemed different from the parasitic people outside; they still retained some awareness, or else they wouldn’t have begged for her help.
However, Cheyenne only glanced at them hastily before continuing on her way. She still needed to rescue Omari and Kelvin; she couldn’t afford to delay even for a minute on this path.
Just then, Elsa’s voice came through the monitor above her head.
“Cheyenne, take a good look back, at the man in cell 09.”
“He’s only 18 this year, with a blind mother waiting for him at home.”
“As a doctor, are you really going to leave him to die?”
“As long as you say a word now and walk back ten meters, I can open his cell door and let him go.”
The condition sounded simple, but once she chose to turn back, it meant she couldn’t save Omari.
On one side was the condemnation of professional ethics, on the other side was years of friendship.
Cheyenne was instantly caught in a dilemma.
At this moment, the young man who was only eighteen was looking at her expectantly.
“Miss, please save me. My mother is still waiting for me to come home. I’ve never had a father since I was a child. She raised me all by herself.”
“If I die, what will happen to her in the future?”
As he spoke, two heartbreaking tears fell from his eyes.
Objectively speaking… eighteen was the age when everything was about to begin, and Cheyenne didn’t want to let him die either.
But she had more important things to do.
“I’m sorry.”
This was the only answer she could give him.
She knew that this was not the answer he wanted to hear, but the fact was, she was human too. She had her own selfishness, wanting to save her friends above all else.
Upon hearing this, the young man knew that she had rejected his request, and his gaze suddenly became sharp.
He angrily pounded on the iron bars, his voice as fierce as a demon crawling out of hell.
“Why are you apologizing to me? Why won’t you save me?”
The iron bars made a loud noise because of his actions, and Cheyenne really doubted whether he would come out of there and kill her the next moment.
Just then, Elsa’s voice rang out again.
“You won’t save an eighteen-year-old only child, what about the middle-aged man to your right… the one missing an arm?”
“He came to the island to catch snakes because his wife has a severe case of leukemia and needs a large sum of money for surgery.”
“He has five children at home, the oldest is only eleven, the youngest two.”
“His wife and children are waiting for him to come home, Cheyenne… I’ll ask you again, as a doctor, isn’t it your responsibility to save lives?”
At the sound of Elsa’s words, Cheyenne turned her head to look at the man standing not far from her.
He looked thin and small, with sunken cheeks…
Obviously, he had been imprisoned here for quite some time, and his mental state was approaching collapse.
Yet even so, he still longed for his wife.
“Kind-hearted girl, please save me. My wife is still waiting for me to come home.”
“I have five children, they can’t lose their father.”
If he died here too, then his poor children would truly become orphans without parents.
When Cheyenne heard the last sentence, her heart twisted painfully.
As parents themselves, she certainly understood why this man had persisted to this day. It was all for the children!
Undoubtedly, he was a responsible husband and a great father.
If he couldn’t go back, his wife with leukemia would undoubtedly have only one way to go.
As for the children… whether they could grow up safely was unknown.
There were many news reports about orphans starving to death or freezing to death.
Just as Cheyenne was persuading herself to turn back, another thought popped into her mind.
“He’s very pitiful, but don’t forget, your life was saved by Omari in the first place. If you save him, are you really going to watch Omari die?”
And Kelvin…
He’s also waiting for you!
He’s also the father of your child!
Cheyenne’s footsteps suddenly stopped in mid-air, and she decisively turned around again.
She took another firm step forward.
Seeing this scene, Elsa’s mocking laughter immediately came through the monitor again.
“Oh, Cheyenne, it seems you’re not that noble after all.”
“For the sake of saving your lover, you’re so readily sacrificing the lives of others, aren’t you?”
“Lucky you’re not wearing that white coat today, otherwise, I wonder how you’d face that symbol of purity!”
Elsa’s words were like silver needles, stabbing Cheyenne’s heart once again.
Cheyenne replied somewhat displeasedly, “First, I never claimed to have a duty to save the world!”
“Second, everyone is selfish, aren’t you selfish too?”
“Third, Omari helped so many people win lawsuits for fairness and justice before. If I don’t save him now, what about those who need fairness and justice in the future?”
From the perspective of life, this father and Omari were equal.
But from the perspective of contribution to society, she believed Omari was more valuable.
From a personal standpoint, Cheyenne chose to save Omari because he was her friend.
As for this great father, he was just a stranger to her.
Who was more important, she naturally weighed in her heart.
Cheyenne also admitted that choosing to continue forward was undoubtedly unfair to his wife and son.
But in life, there are many things that are beyond our control.
“I’m sorry.”
This was also her reply to the man, and it was the only thing she could do at the moment.
“Sir, I have another very important friend waiting for me ahead.”
The man didn’t show the resentful expression the first young man did.
But the moment he weakly lowered his head, Cheyenne felt as if a large stone was pressing on her heart.
After some thought, she made a suggestion:
“Sir, if you trust me, why don’t you tell me your home address?”
“I’ll contact the local hospital and provide free treatment for your wife.”
Leukemia is curable, but it requires a relatively matching bone marrow.
Only with the same type, can bone marrow transplantation cure this disease.
Of course, this also requires a hefty surgical fee.
The man’s eyes turned red with gratitude upon hearing this, repeatedly saying “thank you” to Cheyenne.
Until now, the entire third stage went particularly smoothly.
So smoothly that Cheyenne even began to suspect if Elsa was holding some big move in reserve.
Until she saw a familiar face-Master Glenn!
Unexpectedly, Master Glenn, whom they had been unable to find on the island, was also captured here.
He was different from the prisoners detained earlier.