Ned was so serious that the policeman could not pretend to be perfunctory. He took out his mobile phone and recorded his phone number. As for the contact, he would decide that again.
Ned then asked, "Mister, do you remember it?"
The policeman nodded. "Well, I'll keep it in mind."
Ned said, "Thank you. I will repay you in the future!"
"You don't need to repay me. If you study hard, you will make great achievements in the future, which is better than anything else."
They were the police officers who had arrested his brother. It would be good enough if he didn't hate them when he learned the truth one day.
Hearing this, Ned's eyes darkened. "My brother told me the same thing. I have always regarded him as my goal, but I didn't expect that he would become so depressed one day..."
The policeman patted him on the shoulder. "It is because he has changed that you have to take every step carefully and lead a good life so that you will not let him down."
Hearing this, Ned could not help but ask, "You know something, don't you? What happened to my brother?”
Realizing that he had said the wrong thing, the policeman pretended not to know anything and said, "Your brother is so depressed because your mother can't recognize him. As for the other things, I don't know."
"Oh, so that's what it is..."
After Ned nodded, he was still worried and said, "I want to go out and see my brother. You can rest assured that I won't disturb him.
I will stand quietly behind him and accompany him. Is that okay?"
"Okay, you can go."
After Ned walked out of the ward, he looked around and saw Daniel sitting alone on the bench on the right, with his legs curled up and his arms around. Looking from the back, he almost dared not to admit that this was his mature and big brother.
The word "brother" was about to come out of his mouth, but he swallowed it back. His world was too far away from his brother's. He didn't even know why his brother was unhappy and how could he comfort him?
The two brothers, one sitting in front and the other standing at the back, were silent.
Seeing this scene, a policeman quickly came to Daniel while Ned was feeding Jemima the medicine. He asked in a deep voice, "Are you sure you want to waste time like this? Don't forget, you're leaving here tomorrow."
"It's too late..."
Daniel did not raise his head. His voice was indifferent.
"Too late?" After hearing this, the policeman scoffed, "You said that you would come back to fulfill your filial duty for my mother and set a model for my younger brother. It is also you who said it's too late and wanted to give up.
Haha, so this is how you treat your mother and brother..."
Daniel raised his red eyes. His emotions, which had been suppressed for a long time to the point where they were close to being perverted, suddenly exploded, "Have you said enough?! I know that I'm going back to Northville tomorrow to accept the trial! I know this very well, I don't need you to keep reminding me!"
Upon hearing this, the ridicule on the policeman's face intensified, "If you keep shouting, believe it or not, not only your brother but also the whole hospital will hear you."
Daniel instantly became quiet. The ripples in his eyes also froze.
"I didn't want to interfere with your business. If it weren't for your younger brother's good character." With that, the policeman left without looking back.
Seeing that he was the only one left, Daniel slammed his head against the wall beside him. He began to whimper like a little beast in despair...
After an unknown period of time—
"Brother..." A childlike voice sounded above his head.
"Ned..." Daniel raised his hand to cover his head. "Don't cry."
"Don't be as useless as your brother."
"You are the little man in the family."
"I am proud of you."
Ned wanted to hold back his tears, but when he heard his brother's words, he wanted to cry even more.
"Alright, I ran out because I couldn't hold myself back. Now, everything's fine. Let's go inside. I'll be leaving tomorrow. If I don't spend more time with you and mom, I'm afraid...” Daniel suddenly paused and his face darkened.
Ned could not help but ask, "Brother, what are you afraid of?"
Daniel said, "I'm afraid I won't know when I'll be back here next time. You also know that I'm very busy at work, and your sister-in-law isn't used to living in the countryside, so there are very few opportunities for me to come
back."
Ned licked his lips and asked, "Brother, I wanted to talk to you about this before. You can't come back often. I have also entered a university in the city. What should mom do in the countryside?"
Hearing that, Daniel raised his hand to wipe his face and made a promise that he could not be sure of, "Don't worry, I will find a way to hire a long-term nurse for mom. Wherever Mom is, she will be there. What do you think?"
Ned hesitated for a moment and asked, "That will cost you a lot of money, right?"
Daniel raised his dry voice, "How could it be?"
After lowering his head and clenching his fists, Ned raised his eyes and said word by word to him, "Brother, after I settle down in school, I will find a part-time job. I will work hard like you to make money to improve our family life and reduce your burden!"

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