"Or Cosmo and I can just die. I—" Jenny sobbed. "But Cosmo is still a child…"
Matthew was deeply moved, and he soon came to realize how brutal those people could be.
Worried about Cosmo, he urged, "Stop crying. Why don't you call the man and tell him that you've gone to get Medieval Medicine? You must make sure that your brother's safe."
Jenny whisked her phone out in a haste and called the man. The call connected after a few rings.
On the video call, Noah smiled and questioned, "Have you found Medieval Medicine?"
Jenny chanced a glance at Matthew, who nodded in return.
With newfound confidence, she answered, "Yes. I can get it by tomorrow. Let me have a look at my brother first. I'll only retrieve the book once he's safe."
Noah nodded. "Sure. I'll let you see your brother."
He began walking, and the camera shook slightly. He seemed to pass through a long corridor before entering a room.
Adjusting his phone, he aimed the camera at the bed.
Jenny screamed the moment she saw the sight before her. "What did you do to my brother?"
Bedridden, Cosmo was hooked up to an IV with an oxygen tube and various other medical instruments attached to him. He looked like a seriously ill patient undergoing treatment.
Seeing her lively brother reduced to this state, Jenny was horrified. The unbearable feeling of helplessness was weighing down on her.
Noah chuckled. "He's getting an IV drip to prepare for surgery. If you don't hand over the book in one day, I'll sell his kidneys. If you delay another day, I'll sell his corneas.
"If I still don't have the book by the third day, I'll sell his hair, vessels, pancreas, bone marrow, joints, intestines, liver, heart, skin… I'll sell everything that's worth money!
"Decide when you want to hand over Medieval Medicine!"
He hung up promptly after.
Jenny's face paled with fear. Quivering, she grabbed Matthew's hand and blurted out, "You have to save Cosmo, please! I'm willing to do anything in return if you save him.
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