The sunset hung in the sky, and it had been more than an hour since we came out of school.
On the roadside stand down the street, Paul was playing with some kids next to him, playing with rocks.
“If there’s something you want to say, say it.” Claus said.
On the table were the kebabs and beers they had ordered, along with some peanuts and beans and other small dishes. Claus and Peter clinked glasses, and the two men mulled their drinks.
In fact, Claus seldom so reckless, as a doctor, he should have been a drop of alcohol. But since I learned that Paul the boy not only gambling but also fighting, when bored he likes to drink a sip.
Elizabeth covered her nose with disgust, as if the roadside stalls are very degrading
Blanca hugged her chest, sat opposite Claus, thought for a while, and finally said, “Dr. Claus you rest assured that this matter we will not say anything.”
“Are you stupid, Blanca, your brain is kicked by a donkey.” Elizabeth couldn’t help but interject and say to Claus, “Now that your secret is known to us, if you don’t help Blanca save her grandfather, we’ll tell everyone about you and make it impossible for you to be a doctor!”
Blanca: “…”
Claus: “…”
Peter: “…”
Peter coughed, suddenly found Elizabeth a little cute, Peter poured Claus a beer, “Do not listen to this woman’s nonsense ah, we are not so dirty.”
“What do you mean by “dirty”? I am helping you, okay? We’re not familiar with this place, who wants to stay here.” Elizabeth said.
“You don’t want to stay, you can go back. No one is going to keep you.” Peter said.
Blanca got a headache from the two of them and rubbed her temples, “Dr. Claus, you don’t mind what they say, I promise I won’t let them say anything, just …”
“We’re brothers.” Claus stifled a sip of his wine. The wine entered his throat, and the spicy, pungent taste instantly began to spread along his mouth, flowed through his intestines, and finally landed in his stomach.
Claus smiled to himself, “I’m not an orphan, and I’ve never admitted that I am, I just don’t want to be dug out of their existence.”
“Why?”
“Because, don’t want to be held up.” Claus spoke with a twinkle in his eye.
It dawned on Blanca.
Yes, Claus’s medical skills are so superior, but anyone who wants to ask for his help but he won’t, it’s inevitable that someone will get the idea to Claus’s family.
Blanca was silent for a moment, while Claus opened the box and began to talk.
The first time Claus returned to China, he refused a request from a high-ranking official to operate on his mother because the chances of success were very low, and Claus naturally knew that it was better to let the old man go peacefully. But in order to force Claus to operate, the senior official kidnapped Paul, who was young and frightened, and became more and more withdrawn.
Then later, with the help of a friend with a very good background, Claus’s mother and brother were protected, and gradually everyone thought he was an orphan.
Listening to Claus’s account, Blanca’s anger spread, “What happened? That man kidnapped your brother and got away with it?”
“He got his comeuppance, I heard he died two years ago in a car accident drunk driving, and died when he arrived at the hospital.”