Doomsday Code

Chapter 217: Monty's Childhood Sweetheart

In the south of Kailan City, the streets are littered with garbage, and the smell of all kinds of rotting garbage fills the place.

Among the pedestrians coming and going, one can see many gang members armed with weapons wandering around here. Once they see something good, they will speak arrogantly, read out the name of their gang, and then go up to rob it.

And those poor people also have their own ways. They would wear the most shabby clothes possible, and at the same time, they would try every possible way to hide the most precious food during this period so that it would not be discovered by those gangsters.

Here, the strong bully the weak, and the weak bully the weaker. This is the law of survival here.

Tasha no longer looked as beautiful as she had been in the City Lord's Mansion. She was now wearing layer upon layer of thick cotton clothes that were covered in oil stains that could not be washed off.

Her face was also covered with antifreeze wax, and she didn't look cute at all.

She was kicked out by the city lord today. She knew that starting tomorrow her family would no longer receive relief food. The thugs on the street would no longer care about her working in the city lord's mansion and would come to blackmail them.

Fortunately, she had been enduring the harassment from the City Lord in his mansion during this period, and she still had some income as a maid in the mansion.

Now the beast tide has long passed, and the boy she had been expecting a few days ago has found her and brought her the news that their house in the countryside was not damaged by the beast tide, and she needs to take her mother back to the countryside today.

Perhaps only by leaving this city that makes her feel disgusted can Tasha truly accept the boy's love for her.

Tasha safely crossed the street where the gangsters were and returned to her old and run-down house.

She rented this small house at the price of one silver coin per month, so that her mother could live in the city and know at any time when the priest could pray and treat the patients.

However, she has been here for almost two months, and her mother has not yet been included in the priest's list of patients to be treated.

"Mom, I'm back."

Tasha calmed herself down, opened the door and called out "Mom".

At this time, you can see a white-haired woman doing needlework by the window in the house, using the sunlight from the window to illuminate her.

Every few times, the woman would make a coughing sound that was uncomfortable to hear, and each cough would be accompanied by a mouthful of thick, rusty-colored phlegm.

If there was someone here who understood modern medicine, he would be able to quickly determine that this woman had severe pneumonia, and based on the strength of her cough, the color of her sputum, and the tightness in her chest when she coughed, he would know that she was already terminally ill.

"Mom, why are you sewing here again? Didn't I tell you to lie on the bed?"

When Tasha saw her mother doing needlework, she immediately went over to help her return to bed to rest.

Tasha's mother waved her hand and said:

"Nizi, I'm fine, don't always ask me to lie down."

"Ahem, come here and sit down, Nizi. Mommy wants to tell you something."

Tasha's mother pointed to the stool in front of her and asked Tasha to sit down and talk.

When Tasha saw her mother coughing in pain, she thought of Kevlar's words again. Sometimes she wondered if she could be a little harder on herself so that her mother wouldn't have to suffer like this.

Now, because of me, my mother's illness is hopeless. Have I really killed my mother?

Just as Tasha was feeling conflicted and sad, her mother took out a bowl of stew from under the table.

When Tasha saw the bowl of meat, she was so surprised that she couldn't speak. Then she asked quickly:

"Mom, where did this meat come from?"

Tasha's mother coughed again and then said:

"Xiao Di came again today. He knew you didn't want to see him, but he said he didn't care about anything else.

Moreover, Xiaodi not only brought meat and food, but also gave me a note. I didn’t recognize the words on it, but he said, “Give it to you, and you will understand it naturally.”

As she spoke, Tasha's mother took out a piece of letter paper from her pocket.

Tasha took the letter and opened it. Inside was a letter written to her by someone named Xiaodi.

In addition to greetings to her, the letter also told her that he, Monty, had made a name for himself and that he had found the big brother whom he was to follow for the rest of his life. Fearing that Tasha would not believe it, Monty also told her that her mother would be on the list of people to be treated by the church priest tomorrow at noon.

In the end, Monty just wanted to tell her that he, Monty, had found out everything during this period of time, and he hoped that Tasha would stop hiding from him, and he could fulfill the promise they made when they were young to protect her.

After reading the letter, Tasha wiped her tears and carefully put the letter away.

Seeing this, Tasha's mother hugged Tasha. She knew that her daughter was hiding from Mondi because of her. She needed medical treatment and money, so Tasha went to the city lord's mansion. The city lord had a bad reputation, so Tasha was afraid that Mondi would look down on her.

In Tasha's mother's opinion, it was she who delayed her daughter's development.

However, when she saw Monty today and heard what Monty said to her, Tasha's mother felt much more relieved about her daughter.

She also hopes that her daughter can be with Mondi, which is the agreement they made since they were young in the village.

Tasha wiped her tears, then looked at her mother and said:

"Mom, we'll leave here tomorrow after we finish treating the disease and go back to the countryside."

Tasha's mother looked at her in confusion and said:

"Why is this happening, daughter?"

"Mom, I really offended that old fat guy Kevlar today. He will never let us go.

Even if he doesn't do it himself, those gangsters will definitely come here to blackmail me when they know I'm no longer working in the City Lord's Mansion.

Besides, Di Ge has his own business now, and I don’t want to stay in the city and cause trouble for him.”

Looking back outside the city, the party in the camp where Hausen and his friends were staying was already coming to an end, and Mondy, who had been thinking about Tasha in the city, had not eaten anything.

As Mondy's elder brother, Hausen had noticed that Mondy was not in good condition after entering the city today, so after everyone had almost finished eating, he pulled Mondy away from the table on the pretext of going to pee.

After arriving at the toilet, Hausen's face was no longer drunk. He looked at Mondi's evasive eyes and asked:

"Mondy, did you do something bad in the city? Why are you so restless after coming back? If you have anything to say, tell me. If it's not too much trouble, I'll do it for you. Even if it's too much trouble, don't forget that we are following the Earl now, and I can ask him for help."

Monty was a little hesitant, but finally told Hausen everything.

When Hausen learned that Mondi had such a past, he was not angry that Mondi had concealed it from him. Instead, he laughed and patted Mondi on the shoulder and said:

"You are pretty good, kid. You actually managed to meet your childhood sweetheart here quietly. Don't worry, we are half brothers. Your business is my business.

Stop talking about this and that. Right now, I'm asking you to take people to the city to settle your sister-in-law down.

And that priest, today, I still have some salary for the past two months, you give me some money, and I want him to cure my aunt's illness today."