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Chapter 924 Worsening Injury (Third Watch)
Boom!When Li Jinde was discussing trade with the West and a map of the world with officials from the household department, there was a knock on the door.

"Please forgive me for a moment." Li Jinde said to the officials of the household department.

Who will be looking for trouble?In order to talk seriously, Li Jinde specially closed the door of the mansion.

"Why are you here alone?" Li Jinde opened the crack of the door and was terrified to see that it turned out to be Selina who was in tears.

"Let me in..." Selina said in a crying voice.

Li Jinde couldn't understand what she said, but seeing Selina coming alone and crying in a mess, it was really hard to keep the door open, so he opened the door and let Selina in.

"Woo..." Selina leaned on his shoulder and sobbed as soon as she came in, which made Li Jinde a little at a loss.

"What happened?" Li Jinde didn't know the ins and outs of the matter.

Selina didn't know whether it was because she didn't understand, or because she couldn't make a sound, but she just cried without making a sound.

"Ahem, shopkeeper Li, it just so happens that we have the same conversation, so I won't bother you." The household official who came to visit Li Jinde saw that something was wrong, and thought that Li Jinde had incurred a debt of affection, so it was not good to stay. Intervening in the ethical drama here, so I plan to slip away.

"Your Excellency, please go slowly." Li Jinde was misunderstood repeatedly, but the household officials had already slipped away with oil on their feet, so they could only speak from a distance.

He closed the door again, and helped Selina to the seat in the front hall.

"What happened?" Li Jinde dismissed the British sailor who was the interpreter in order to talk about the matter, but this time when he wanted to talk to Selina, he couldn't find anyone, so he couldn't help being anxious.

Selina cried for a long time before slowly stopping, looking at Li Jinde tearfully.She wanted to confide in him, but she felt even more sad when she thought that Li Jinde couldn't understand what she said.

"If you want to say something to me, please wait patiently. When the sailors I hired come back, they will translate your heartfelt voice to me." Li Jinde could not communicate with Selina in spoken language, so he could only help her with a handkerchief. She wiped the tears from her face and tried to use a gentle tone.

Language is a wonderful thing, sometimes you don't need to understand it, you can judge the attitude of the other party just by the tone of the other party.

Seemingly feeling comforted by Li Jinde, Selina felt a little better.

"Why haven't the sailors come back? Logically speaking, they should be back by this time." For the first time, Li Jinde wanted to hire the British sailors to return, so that he could understand what Selina was saying.

"My darling..." Li Jinde's subordinates have actually returned. He knew that Li Jinde was negotiating with the household department, so he looked inside through the crack of the door to see if the guests had left. He was surprised when he saw Li Jinde wiping Sarina's tears .

It turns out that the shopkeeper is having an affair with the noble lady of the mission!The British sailor was surprised, thinking that neither of them could be offended, so it's better to be more sensible and come back tomorrow.

"The master knows that I am so good at things, so I must reward me tomorrow." The British sailor took the wages given by Li Jinde to drink flowers and wine, thinking happily while walking.

Li Jinde waited for the British sailor in the lobby for a long time and still waited for him not to come back. He was a little annoyed: "This guy comes back with wine and food at this time every day. Why is it that he is overdue today and has no intention of coming back? This month's wages must be deducted. OK!"

"Hmm..." Selina groaned in pain.

Li Jinde saw that Selina who had calmed down a little bit had a painful expression, and thought that if she came alone, the place where the envoy temporarily stayed was some distance from where he was, and if her leg was still injured...

"I'm sorry!" Li Jinde squatted down, ignored Selina's resistance, removed her boots, and checked her wounds.

However, Xiao Xiu'er helped her put on a bandage, and the smell of medicinal herbs did not tell that the wound had not deteriorated.

"Your injury may be more serious..." Li Jinde tried to touch Selina's wound.

"Ah...!" Selina groaned in pain.

"Sure enough! You must see a doctor right away!" Li Jinde immediately thought of Xiao Xiu'er.

Li Jinde saw that Selina's injury was getting worse, and she probably couldn't walk anymore, so he had to carry her on his back.

"Put me down quickly..." Selina was being carried on Li Jinde's back, ignoring the pain, struggling to get off.

If you go to the street like this, won't you be seen by everyone?

"Shut up!" Li Jinde didn't know how to express himself in a hurry, so he shouted sharply.

It was the first time that Selina was startled by Li Jinde's loud voice. Although she didn't understand what Li Jinde meant, she still calmed down.

"Why are you yelling so loudly..." Selina muttered softly, but she felt warm in her heart, and her ankle didn't seem to hurt so much.

Li Jinde carried Sarina on his back to the hospital where Xiao Xiu'er was, during which Selina only dared to bury her head on Li Jinde's back, not daring to look at the eyes of passers-by around her.

"I want to see Miss Xiao Xiu'er. The leg injury behind me has worsened. I'm afraid something will happen." Li Jinde came to the front desk and said anxiously.

"You go in first, and come back to register when there is no problem." Seeing that Li Jinde and the two had just left and came back not long after, the receptionist leniently asked them to find Xiao Xiu'er.

Xiao Xiu'er was going to leave the hospital and return to her residence, but Li Jinde and Sarina just turned back at this time.

"How did you make her become like this? The injury has completely deteriorated! It's worse than before!" Xiao Xiu'er asked Li Jinde coldly after taking off the bandage.

"I didn't do this..." Li Jinde was so innocent and helpless.

Xiao Xiu'er rushed to treat her, she was in a hurry to reduce the swelling and reapply the medicine.

Does this matter really have nothing to do with me?Li Jinde couldn't help, so he could only watch Xiao Xiu'er help Selina apply the medicine, and Selina looked at him intentionally or unintentionally.

Li Jinde was able to venture between China and the West. Apart from his adventurous spirit, he was also very smart. He gradually discovered that Sarina seemed to be relying more and more on him, otherwise he would not have come to him regardless of her foot injury.

It's just that Li Jinde still doesn't know what happened to Selina.

"Whether you did it or not, please take good care of her, and don't let her injury worsen. Otherwise, there may be hidden dangers... If the injury is further damaged, it may be permanent, and it will last a lifetime. It won’t get better.” Xiao Xiu’er helped Selina cast a cast this time, “Plaster fixation will bring short-term pain and inconvenience, but it will help to repair the ligament. Remember my words, don’t let her ankle hurt again Otherwise, she will be a cripple for the rest of her life."

"I remember!" Li Jinde said awe-inspiringly, not expecting such serious consequences.

(End of this chapter)