Tianjin people will never lose SAN

Chapter 364: Nicholas’ beloved son is worried and distressed, and Saint Barlaam kindly guides him

"Boss, pack this and this for me. What is that? Is it new? Is it delicious?"

In the cake shop, Liu Yonglu was standing in front of the counter, directing the boss to pack cakes for him, while Millie Tang followed behind him with a book in her hand and ignored him.

"That's an orange-flavored sandwich cookie, freshly taken out of the kitchen. Would you like to try it?"

The clerk at the counter was very considerate and handed a biscuit to Liu Yonglu. Liu Yonglu opened his mouth and took a bite of more than half of it.

"Okay, it tastes good. There are so many places selling taro cakes in New New London. I can't stand the old taste of yours the most."

The clerk didn't understand what Liu Yonglu said specifically, but since the customer was showing his support, he quickly smiled back.

"See this box? It contains four identical portions."

"Okay, sir."

Meeting a big customer, the clerk's smile became even brighter.

"Why buy so much? I don't like sweets that much."

"When we go to Nicholas's house later, we must bring some for him. People need understanding and comfort the most at this time, right? Eating some taro cakes and laughing out loud may help to relieve the sadness..."

"Humph, you think it's all you, you're so heartless."

Millie Tang put the bookmark into the book. The book in her hand was about the myth of the Lost Sea. Since she would go to this place sooner or later, Millie Tang planned to do some extra homework.

"We're going to the Wisdom Church this afternoon to ask for favors. Should we bring two boxes of snacks? One box is for the Pope. Yes, you reminded me. I'll buy some cigarettes when I go out later.

We can eat the other two boxes by ourselves. Little Tiger Ling'er and Shani have a large population, so we can share this and not that. Let's not fight over lack of food."

"alright."

The female clerk wrapped the cake and handed it to the two across the counter. She also looked at Millie Tang twice more. The lady with short hair was not simple. She actually understood what the customer in front of her was saying... It was estimated that the two were foreign tourists who came to participate in the expo and had not left yet.

The two got on the carriage and headed straight for Nicholas's mansion.

……

Inside Nicholas's mansion, outside the bedroom door.

"Doctor, is there anything else I should be aware of?"

The doctor was stuffing all the bottles and various examination instruments he had brought with him into the box. Nicholas handed over the medical fee in an envelope and asked anxiously.

"Nothing else. Just like I said, you need to turn him over and bathe him every day, mix the medicine in his food and feed him. Oh, and pay attention to sunlight and ventilation. There's nothing else."

"Okay, okay."

Nicholas quickly walked to the window, drew back the curtains and opened the window.

After watching the doctor leave, he stood in front of the door and let out a long breath. Then he closed his eyes, adjusted his mood, forced a smile and walked into the room.

In his own bed, his son Alva was lying on it.

He stared blankly at the ceiling, his old and frail body covered with a thick quilt.

At the opening ceremony, Nicholas was only a few meters away from Alva. Although he was excited, he was not a fool. He could see that Alva was in a very bad condition at that time.

Afterwards, during the "consecration" ceremony in the church, Nicholas was absent-minded, with a bad premonition lingering in his heart. He prayed sincerely in front of the statue of the saint, praying that Alva would be safe.

But... when he saw Alva again a few hours later, he saw him like this.

Nicholas felt his mind go blank, and countless regrets flashed through his mind like a kaleidoscope.

If I were not an inventor but just an ordinary farmer, I would not be standing on the podium at the expo, and my son would not become what he is now.

What went wrong? Maybe I chose the wrong path from the beginning.

Nicholas walked to his son in a daze, hugged Alva and cried. He didn't know how long he cried until he fainted. When he opened his eyes again, Nicholas was lying on the bed in the mansion.

Prince Andrew, Chief Norman, and Captain Richie were standing at the head of the bed, and Richie explained the whole story to him.

Alva was controlled by the god and was nearly completely possessed by him. It was Shi Weitian's men who risked their lives to snatch him back.

But... Alva's consciousness is gone, and his body has been affected by the doomsday gray smoke and has become what it is now.

"Alva, do you feel better today? I just heard from the doctor that sunbathing will be good for your recovery. The bad thing about Mosesad is that it rains frequently. Do you remember when you were little, you told me that you wanted to go to Victoria for vacation?

They say there is sunshine, beach, and ancient city there. I just happen to be free recently. Why don’t we go there for a visit, without those chattering servants? Just the two of us, with light luggage, to explore the ancient city, and then have ice cream on the beach or something…”

"Nicholas, Captain Ricky from the Investigation Department is looking for you at the door."

An old friend from Rodwell Company knocked on the bedroom door and looked at Nikola worriedly. It had been three days, and Nikola still couldn't accept the reality. It was difficult for Alva to recover, but Nikola still stayed by the bed and chatted with Alva every day.

It was as if he wanted to say everything he hadn't said to his son in the first half of his life. "I understand. Let Mr. Rich wait for me in the living room."

Nicholas didn't turn around, but wiped his tears silently.

After a long pause, he stood up, tucked Alva in, took out a check from the drawer and left the room.

When I pushed the door open and entered the living room, I saw Captain Ricky walking around the room with his hands behind his back, while Miss Millie Tang was sitting quietly on the sofa reading a book.

"Hello, Mr. Richie. I'm so embarrassed to say that you helped me so much during the Expo, but I haven't been to your house to see you yet. I'm so sorry to always ask you to come over."

Nicholas spoke in his usual dull and rigid voice.

"Hey, it's a special situation. Besides, I don't have a house in New New London, so I'm just staying with other people.

I saw someone selling snacks on the road, so I brought you a box. Where's Alva? Is he okay?"

The old general manager meant to let Liu Yonglu come over and take a look and comfort him. He and Prince Andrew would go. Nicholas always looked uncomfortable, and Liu Yonglu's status was neither high nor low, so he was just right.

"He's resting in the house. Take this check. It's my compensation to the Hendrick family. As for the other victims, please count them...

I know that money can't buy life, and what Alva did cannot be compensated by a simple check from me.

If I have to go to jail or something, I have no problem with that. I can handle it."

After Nicholas woke up from his coma that day, Liu Yonglu told the poor father everything that had happened.

This also includes the sins that Alva had committed in previous years. Although Alva came to his senses at the last moment and provided useful information, we should still stick to one thing and not just let go of what happened before.

"Okay, don't worry, I'll go to Hendrick's hometown and talk to his family about this."

Liu Yonglu thought to himself, if the folk art troupe doesn't want me anymore, then it would be no problem for me to go to the community to take over my mother's shift. I can handle all the grassroots work here.

"In fact, sometimes I think it would be nice if Alva could recover and stay in prison. Unfortunately, in his current condition, he probably won't live for many days."

Nicholas spoke to Liu Yonglu, but his eyes were on Millie Tang.

Chief Norman had secretly mentioned to Nicholas before that Miss Millie Tang was a witch and she might have some solution.

"Recovery is impossible, and we saw the doctor when we came in just now.

I advise you to save your energy. The side effects of searching for Alva's soul and the doomsday smoke are not something that doctors can cure."

Millie Tang Bingxue was smart and understood Nicholas's subtext, so she put on a stern face and stopped him from thinking about it.

"Tsk, you are such an intruder. Didn't I tell you when I came here? Be subtle, understand? Be subtle..."

Seeing that Nicola was in tears and looked sad and desperate again, Liu Yonglu complained to Mi Li'er in a low voice while poking her with his elbow.

"Why are you hitting me? I can't save you. I'm a witch, not a real god or saint."

Millie Tang rolled her eyes. These ordinary people are just fragile. When my mother passed away, I was not like Nicholas. I could still eat and read books.

"Oh, by the way, Mi Li'er, you're a good reminder."

Liu Yonglu slapped his thigh, scaring Millie Tang. Nicholas on the opposite side also raised his head and looked at Captain Ricky, who had repeatedly performed miracles, with hope.

"It doesn't work in medicine, let's use metaphysics."

"metaphysics?"

"Take Alva to see the old Saint Lady. She may have a solution."

As a modern man, Liu Yonglu actually knew that if doctors couldn't cure the disease, the Saints' Sect couldn't do anything either. If the Saints' Sect really had the method to revive the dead, those cardinals would have long been immortal.

But the condition of Nikola in front of him...it looks like he is about to be useless.

The old saint may not be able to save Alva, but she may be able to save Nicholas' heart.

"The Saint's Sect..."

Nicholas is an inventor himself. Although he received the sacrament when he was a child, he does not really believe in the Virgin Mary in his heart. But as the saying goes, caring too much can lead to confusion, and Alva is already like this, so why not give it a try?
It just so happened that I had told Alva in the house before that I would take him to Victoria for vacation. The Holy Virgin Mary's seat is in Victoria. What a coincidence.

"I heard that this Miaofeng Mountain in the west of Beijing, no, this Holy Seat Shenglunei Mountain is the most spiritual. You must be sincere. If not, the child will not wake up."

Seeing Nikola's expression change, Liu Yonglu quickly struck while the iron was hot.

"That makes sense. That makes sense." Nicholas quickly performed a salute of the Saint's sect. He hadn't performed it for a long time, so his movements were not very standard.

"I heard before that there was an old knight in New Newland whose daughter died more than two years ago. Later, he..."

Liu Yonglu then made up a few paragraphs about the saint's "miracles" to calm Nicholas down. He and Milly Tang went back into the house to see Alva, then left Nicholas's mansion and headed for the next stop, the stronghold of the Church of Wisdom!
(End of this chapter)