Chapter 118: Orphanage

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“What's the price?”

“Quote your own price . ”

“What do you mean? Don't you decide on the price first when you talk to clients?”

“Three-ninety-nine Bin Road . I'll send the exact address to you later . Bye . ”

With that, Ethan hung up . All Chen Zhao could do was call Vincent and get to 388 Bin Road .

When he got there, he looked up and realized it was an orphanage!

Chen Zhao ma.s.saged his temples . It seemed that he wouldn't earn anything from this job . How much money could an orphanage give? Even if they could, Chen Zhao wouldn't want it . It was troublesome…

The metal gate of the orphanage wasn't closed . It seemed to have broken and hadn't been repaired in a long while .

Chen Zhao waited for a bit before an old woman in plain clothing walked out . She came over when she saw Chen Zhao .

“h.e.l.lo, are you the doctor?”

“Yes, I'm the doctor . Who needs treatment?”

“I'm the administrator of the orphanage . Please come with me . ”

The orphanage was quite large . There were some recreational structures for the kids, but they all looked really old . There was a slide with chipped paint, a rusted seesaw, and a yard of fallen leaves that no one raked .

Looking up at the tower, one could see various youthful faces in the window .

The orphanage was quite depressing . The main building was four floors and looked to be from the 20th century . The wall was dark grey and the stones in the corners were weathered .

Walking in, the hallway was dark too . Lighting was bad in this type of building, but the lights weren't on either . Chen Zhao couldn't see the way clearly, but it still felt uncomfortable .

Kids who grew up in this environment wouldn't be very healthy mentally .

The hallway seemed to be lined with craft rooms . Kids inside were making some sort of cards .

“Administrator, what are the kids making?”

“Christmas cards,” she answered as she walked . “It's almost Christmas . The kids will bring these cards along to sell on the street . One dollar per card . ”

“Is money this tight?”

“The government gives the orphanage $50,000 every year . Adding the donations from all around the world, we get around $200,000 . ”

“That seems quite a lot . ”

“We have 400 kids . On average, each child has less than $500 per year . Do you still think it's a lot?” The administrator's reply was cold but also a bit helpless .

“There are that many kids here?”

“Actually, we even owe the electric company . They once came to warn us that if we don't pay the bill, they'll cut off our electricity . Two volunteers and I went to the company to threaten them that if they dared to, I'll destroy their reputation . ”

“Uh…” Chen Zhao didn't know what to say . The administrator was using blackmail, but she had no other choice . “Is one of the kid's sick?”

“No, a volunteer,” the administrator replied .

Chen Zhao was led to the last room . A young man was lying on a bed . The trash can nearby was filled with b.l.o.o.d.y tissues . A girl was crying beside him . She seemed to be around 11 or 12 .

Chen Zhao immediately went over . The young man had several knife wounds on his stomach .

“How did you get hurt?” Chen Zhao asked .

“It's me… I hurt Mr . Kerry . Doctor, please, please save Mr . Kerry . ”

“Don't worry . He won't die . ”

Chen Zhao checked the injury . It was basically just skin trauma and blood loss . He hadn't hurt his internal organs . The wound had to be disinfected, so Chen Zhao first gave him an antibiotic .

“Hey, are you still fully conscious?”

“Yes . ” Kerry nodded . He was hurt, but he wasn't that weak . He was still clear-headed too . “I'm okay…”

Then he turned to the girl . “Cheryl, I don't blame you . Stop crying . ”

This man was really attractive . Even from a guy's point of view, he was still overly attractive . This girl probably liked her super attractive teacher . Chen Zhao wondered if she confessed to the teacher but was rejected, so her love turned to hate and she stabbed him .

After the treatment and bandaging, Chen Zhao said, “Don't get it wet or do intense exercise or eat irritating foods for three days . Also, keep this bottle of antibiotics . Take two after each meal . You can take off the bandage in three days . ”

“Okay, thanks . How much should I pay you?”

“Kerry, I'll pay,” the administrator said . “After all, you got hurt here . ”

“No need,” Chen Zhao said as he packed up . “I'll do it for free . ”

“That's not right . ”

Chen Zhao picked up his kit . “Here's my card . Call me if you need anything . ”

At that time, the girl ran over to Chen Zhao . “Umm… You're not as attractive as Mr . Kerry, but you're a good person . ”

Uh, what the f*ck? Are you insulting me or complimenting me? I don't need this kind of compliment .

Chen Zhao's expression grew uncomfortable .

“Madam, I must leave now . ”

“Thank you, young man . May G.o.d bless you . ”

Chen Zhao didn't like this place . The atmosphere was too suffocating . He left like he was escaping .

It was still early when he got home—only around four p . m . He saw five police cars drive past the road before him .

“What happened in town?” Chen Zhao mumbled to himself on the side of the road . “How come there are so many cops?”

Just then, a car stopped before him . Leondardo's head poked out of the window . “Hi, Chen . ”

“Leon, what happened?”

“Someone died . ”

“Oh, how?”

“Suicide by hanging . ”

“You don't need all these cops for that, right?”

“It's a wanted criminal who's been hiding in town . He rented a place . The landlord went to collect rent today and found the guy dead inside . ”

“I won't keep you from work, then . ”

“I don't have much . How about we go get a drink?” Leonardo asked .

“Are you sure I'm not disturbing your work?”

“I'm just a patrol cop . Solving cases has no place for me . The crime team will take care of it . ”

Chen Zhao got into Leonardo's car and they went to an open-air restaurant near the site of the case .

“Chen, where's your big dog Walter?”

“He's with his mom . ”

“Miss Gerlyn?”

“No . ” Chen Zhao shook his head . “I'm not dating Gerlyn… It's Fali, that woman you brought over that made a big scene . She's my roommate now . ”

“What? What happened before this?”

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