As she spoke, she walked into the house. Out of curiosity and suspicion of the old woman, Luo Lan followed her in with A Cai and A Hong.
When they came to the inner room, they were stunned by the scene before them.
There was a little boy sitting on the not-so-spacious bed, his hands tied with chains, his big eyes looking at them, and he kept whimpering.
The old woman stepped forward, cleaned up the dirt from under him, and replaced his mat with a clean one. Then she turned back to look at Luo Lan, bowed apologetically, and said,
"I'm sorry to bother you. This child has been coughing and wheezing since he was born, and he often cries and makes a fuss. In the most serious cases, he would even fall into a coma. I saw a doctor, and he said that this child might have chest pain and it's incurable. But my son doesn't believe it. All the monthly salary issued by the military camp is used for his treatment. My body is not strong enough, and I feel like a fistula all day long. Alas! For so many years, in order to treat my mother and me, our family has really been unable to make ends meet. Otherwise... otherwise, my son would not have done such a thing..."
Luo Lan listened to the old woman's words. Out of her doctor's instinct, she took two steps forward and bent down to look at the child. The child shrank back in fear.
Luo Lan stretched out his hand and smiled at him:
"Don't be afraid, I'm not a bad person. Let me see your hand, okay?"
"not good."
The little boy's voice was weak, but it was also strong.
"Let me see your little hands. I'll take you out to play later, okay? I'll also buy you something delicious."
Hearing this, the child hesitated and timidly placed his little hand in hers.
Luo Lan took his hand, placed her fingers on his pulse, and took his pulse with a frown.
The child's pulse was very weak and beat very slowly. Based on her many years of medical experience, the child's illness, as the doctor said, was chest pain, which is commonly known as congenital heart disease in modern medicine.
No wonder he often has symptoms of coma. It is really not easy for this child to live to the age of three without effective treatment.
She patted the child's hand, turned back to the old woman and said:
"Take him to the barracks!"
The old woman was stunned for a moment, and asked with some concern:
"The doctor said that this child should be less active and go out less often, otherwise his heart might fall out at any time, or he might even die at any time..."
The old woman's words were not groundless. The child had severe chest pain and his heart could stop beating at any time. In this era of medical backwardness, the longer he waited, the more dangerous it would be.
But this child is lucky to have met her, a modern doctor.
Thinking of this, she took out two cardiac pills from her sleeve and gave them to the old woman.
"Give him these two pills. If you want to save your son, don't waste any more time. If you wait until his head falls off, it will be too late."
When she heard the words "head falling to the ground", the old woman's body trembled, and then she put the two small pills that she thought were very rare into the little boy's mouth.
After seeing the little boy swallow the medicine, Luo Lan stood up and said to the old woman:
"Change his clothes. You only have a quarter of an hour. Don't delay too long."
"I understand. I'll go change it right away."
After saying this, the old woman hurried to change her grandson's clothes. Luo Lan brought A Cai and A Hong to the yard to wait.
Looking at the clear sky, Ah Cai couldn't help but mutter to herself,
"Princess, that child is so pitiful. He is so young, and yet he has contracted this disease that could kill him at any time."
Luo Lan was feeling very depressed. Ever since An An was lost, nothing had happened to make her happy.
If she hadn't seen this poor child, she would never have gone to the military camp to meddle in such trivial matters.
After a while, the old woman came out holding the child. Looking at her trembling hands, it looked like she would fall at any time. Ah Hong stepped forward and took the child.
The five of them quickly got on a carriage and headed straight for the military camp outside the city.
It was still some time before noon. Leng Yu from the military camp sat there with a sullen face. Liu Dechang sat to his right and tried to dissuade him:
"He didn't steal much, so why make such a big fuss? A few spankings will do."
"If we indulge him this time, who knows how many corrupt officials will emerge from this camp next time. If we don't kill them, we won't be able to maintain our military prestige."
"Hey! You're right. Military law is ruthless. Who told him to disregard it? Oh, and those 10,000 elite soldiers have searched the capital for a whole day and found nothing. Should we expand the search area?"
When this matter was mentioned, Leng Yu's face seemed to be covered with a layer of frost again.
He clenched his fists tightly, slammed them on the table angrily, and said through gritted teeth:
"I've already posted notices throughout the country and notified local authorities. I don't believe An An will disappear from this world."
"Alas, now that Lan'er is gone, I should have said this a long time ago. Do you think An'an might have been eaten by wild animals? Although there has been no fighting recently, we can't let our guard down. We're going to such great lengths to find someone, and it's bound to lead to gossip. Besides, we don't even have a clue, so when will it end?"
"An An won't be eaten by wild beasts."
Although Leng Yu knew that what Liu Dechang said made sense, he was unwilling to believe it.
He slammed the table again and said angrily:
"I have ordered all the soldiers who are going to search for her to withdraw tonight. I cannot mobilize so many manpower from the imperial court just to find my daughter. However, I will let the brothers of the Rebirth Hall spread out to search. I believe that brothers all over the country will help me find my daughter. I also believe that An An will definitely return safely. She is so smart and cute. Even if a monster sees her, it won't harm her. She must have been rescued. Maybe she forgot the way home..."
Leng Yu wanted to find a reason why An An had not returned home for ten days, but all the reasons seemed pale and powerless in the face of facts.
Liu Dechang's cloudy eyes flickered a few times, and he raised his beard again and said hatefully:
"Could it be that someone found An An first and deliberately prevented her from coming back in order to confuse you? For example, when you arrived there that day, Leng Ming had already found Le Le first. This is very suspicious."
That day, Leng Ming was playing with his three children in the Imperial Garden, and this happened in the evening.
Liu Dechang's words reminded Leng Yu that he had been so busy looking for An An these days that he had forgotten to find out why Leng Ming found Lele first.
It seems that he needs to investigate Leng Ming. Could it be that he would take out his anger on the three children because of the quarrel between them?
Thinking of this, the veins on his face began to bulge and his teeth were chattering.
At this moment, Xiao Lingzi came hurriedly to report,
"My Lord, the princess is here."
What?
Leng Yu looked at him puzzledly.
"Why is the princess coming to the military camp?"
Liu Dechang also stood up and said anxiously:
"Lan'er will come to the military camp. There must be something important. Please invite her in."
Leng Yu was already striding towards the door.
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