Chapter 117: Check

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Translator: Larbre Studio Editor: Larbre Studio

After leaving the fitness center, Chen Zhao went to Rufford's house to treat his injuries and check his recovery .

Rufford was fully cooperative towards Chen Zhao's treatment .

Chen Zhao estimated that Rufford would fully recover in at most a week .

Of course, he also had to come here everyday .

With Chen Zhao's help, Rufford's leg injuries healed at a remarkable pace .

He had already met up with Bord and they had a preliminary discussion .

While they had yet to sign any contract, they had already reached some initial agreements .

Then, Chen Zhao went to Ethan's motel .

Ethan was furious about Chen Zhao's dine and dash, but Chen Zhao had a great reason . He only came here to ask if there was a new client and ate lunch since he was already here .

However, Ethan's place was really too boring . Chen Zhao went home after half an hour .

He rarely had any free time in the morning . When he reached home, he saw Bant's small truck parked on the other side of the road .

Bant and Mary were helping a young man to alight from the vehicle .

“Bant, Mary . ” Chen Zhao walked up and greeted them . Then, he looked at the young man . “You must be Ken . ”

Mary approached Chen Zhao and gave him a hug, after which she said to Ken, “Ken, this is Chen, the one who saved you from the fire . ”

“Thank you, buddy . ” Ken was still having difficulty walking at the moment and his voice was somewhat hoa.r.s.e .

Nevertheless, Chen Zhao still bent down and hugged Ken .

“How are you?”

“I've been in the hospital for so long . My respiratory tract was scalded and I need to rest for some time . ”

Ken's injuries were still fine . At least he was much luckier than those who had died in the fire .

Because of his respiratory tract damage, he could not eat any food . He had been on glucose recently and so he was very weak .

“I'm a doctor too . If you feel unwell, you can find me anytime, or perhaps call me . ”

“Chen, have you eaten already? Come to my house,” Mary said enthusiastically .

“Maybe not . You've just fetched Ken home and surely you need to take care of him . I wouldn't trouble you further . Also, I don't have a fixed working time and I might need to go out soon . ”

“Alright then . ”

“I'll go back first . See you . ”

People in America like the idea that distance produces beauty .

Even if two people are very close, they would still leave each other some personal s.p.a.ce .

Returning home, Chen Zhao realized that Walter was not around . He took out his phone and called Fali .

“Fali, did you bring Walter with you?”

“You weren't around last night and didn't even come back in the morning . I'm too worried to leave Walter alone at home, so I brought him to my work place . ”

“Alright . Remember not to tell others about it . ”

“I know . ”

Ding dong .

Chen Zhao was about to say something else when the doorbell rang .

“Someone's at the door . I'll hang up now . ” After Chen Zhao hung up, he opened the front door .

Outside the door was a white-haired old man with a goatee and a fir walking stick in his hand . His clothes were neatly groomed and he looked like an old English gentleman .

“Hi . You're looking for?”

“I'm Trede Pemton, owner of the winery . ” The white-haired old man nodded gently and extended his hand .

“Hi, I'm Chen Zhao . ” Chen Zhao shook Trede's hand .

“I know you, young man . You saved my people . ”

“Please come in . ”

Chen Zhao invited Trede into his house and Trede sat down . “What would you like to drink? Tea or coffee?”

“Tea . Thanks . ”

Chen Zhao made a cup of tea and put it in front of Trede . “Mr . Trede, how may I help you?”

“I'm here just to thank you . You're a great man . ” Trede took out a check and put it in front of Chen Zhao .

Chen Zhao was momentarily stunned before he shook his head . “Sorry, but I can't take it . ”

“Why?”

“It doesn't belong to me,” Chen Zhao answered .

“It's rightfully yours . ”

Chen Zhao still shook his head . If he had saved a few patients with his medical skills instead, he would not have rejected the check, because that was his job . It was only reasonable for him to take his pay .

However, saving those people from the fire was not his usual job . In fact, Chen Zhao had charged into the burning building with some selfish intent .

First of all, Walter had already charged into the building . When he went in, Carrie followed him .

Chen Zhao therefore felt that he was at least safe .

Moreover, Chen Zhao had actually already benefited from his deed, namely the second perfect crystal .

Thus, he did not want to get paid again . It was his own principle .

The number on the check was indeed alluring, but Chen Zhao still did not want to take it .

In fact, Chen Zhao was but an ordinary human with three principles: don't ask for trouble, don't leave anyone in the lurch, and don't commit evil .

If the first and second principles had a clash, he would follow the second principle first, while if the first and the third had a clash, he would follow the third one .

For example, treating the perverted old man in Caprice's prison was a huge trouble .

Therefore, Chen Zhao followed the third principle first . Treating that old man was in fact equivalent to committing evil .

Of course, Chen Zhao still decided to treat him so that he would remain in jail for longer .

Chen Zhao would never reject any money he should take, but he would not take what he should not .

“Mr . Trede, please don't put me in a difficult position . ”

“Err… Fine . Kid, if you need anything, call me anytime . ”

“Sure . By the way, can I ask if the land beside the lake on the edge of the town is private or owned by the town?”

“Huh? That barren land? It belongs to the town . Do you want to develop it into a farm, or perhaps live there? I don't think you can turn it into a farm, because the soil quality there is average . More importantly, in the Mexican-American War 170 years ago, that was a main battlefield . Large amounts of gunpowder seeped into the soil, so the land is no longer suitable for agriculture . ”

“I'm planning to build a house there . Of course, it's only a preliminary idea and I don't have a detailed plan yet . ”

“If you want to build a house, you need to pay for the land, the house, and build a path to the main road that's at least three kilometers . You need at least 150 thousand dollars just for an ordinary road . ”

“How much does that piece of land cost?”

“Are you sure you're going to buy it?”

“I need to know the cost first . ”

“I'm not too sure, but I can ask for you,” Trede said .

“That's great . Thank you, Mr . Trede . ”

“I should be the one to thank you . Right, I should leave now . Bye,” Trede said, standing up .

“Aren't you going to stay for a bit longer?”

“Nope . If I keep staying here, you'll probably feel more uncomfortable . Ha…”

Trede was indeed an astute man . He could tell that Chen Zhao was somewhat uneasy in his presence .

Chen Zhao sent Trede to the door when his phone rang again . After Trede waved his hand and left, Chen Zhao picked up the call . “Ethan, what's up?”

“New client for you . ”

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