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Rafael's skin was waxy pale, and his hair was loose and limp as an empty glove.The tubes inserted in his mouth and nose made Mary feel that what was lying in front of her was not a human being, but a robot made by a crazy inventor.In the ward, the artificial lung hissed, and various instruments monitoring Rafael's vital functions beeped monotonously and regularly.The cold breath emitted by the disinfectant deepened Mary's feeling. Mary looked at the small screen in fear, the green curve on it represented Raphael's heart rate.Mary was prepared for the curve to turn into a straight line at any moment, or the regular beeping to become a screeching siren.

Doctors consider Rafael's condition stable.As for whether he can survive it, no one knows.After such a hemorrhage, it was a miracle in itself that he was still alive to this day.No one is sure when he will wake up.Likely to be brain dead. Mary wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes.The tormenting thoughts in her mind made her restless: what if she had stayed with him then?Can she stop his bleeding?Did the killer shoot Raphael a fatal second shot because she escaped?Are they both dead?Had she not left him, would his chances of surviving have been better? Mary knew that these thoughts would not solve anything, but she couldn't stop, just as her heart ached at the thought of the murderer and those behind the scenes who were still at large.

The doctor walked in and glanced at the instruments.His eyes are reassuring.But having said that, the doctors in charge of this emergency room are in contact with patients who are struggling with life and death every day. For them, Rafael's situation may not be particularly urgent. Sorry, you can't stay here all night.Mary nodded.She was terrified at the thought of Raphael's possible death while she was sleeping in her father's house, but she knew that staying here would not help.Rafael's fate is not in her hands. The doctor smiled at her as calmly as possible.Don't worry, we will take good care of your boyfriend.

Mary walked out of the emergency room.To her surprise, not only the police stood at the door, but also her father and Irene.They have been guarding the door.Mary didn't know how long she had been sitting beside Rafael in silence.Obviously, they suffered no less than she did.But seeing their reassuring smiles and feeling their daddy's hugs is such a wonderful feeling!Thank you, Dad!She just said. When Mary came home, she went to bed without supper.She slept restlessly and woke up two hours later.Is the phone ringing?Could it be the doctor calling to inform her of Rafael's death?Or a suspicious sound from outside?Perhaps, the killer has sneaked into their house?She tried to get rid of this idea, but her heart could not be calm.She dreamed that she was the little girl again, locked in a small closet.Then she heard strange and mournful singing.She suddenly felt that the place she was locked in was not a closet, but a coffin.

She looked at her watch.At half past twelve.She seriously considered for a while whether she should call a taxi and rush back to the hospital.Of course, it is impossible for her to go to the emergency room without any special reason.But if she uses tricks, maybe not, it's ridiculous.She just gets in the way of the hospital staff.There was nothing she could do but wait.She can only pray. Mary hadn't prayed for years.Father has no religious beliefs.Religion has never been a topic in their lives.Her mother often took her to pray before dinner.If there is a God, so far Mary has rarely been given the opportunity to feel that He is listening to Mary's plea.Is it useful to ask Him now?But on the other hand, there's nothing wrong with praying.So she tried to recall the prayers from her childhood, but all she could recall was Dear God, Make Me Pious, I Came to the Sky, and when she was locked in the closet, the one she kept repeating over and over was, This sentence.

She gave up.The pastor might tell her that what happened to her mother was a test of the Lord.If so, such a test would be too cruel.As a test, they even killed whole classes of children because their beliefs were wrong.For such a God, she didn't even want to touch it.Rafael will come. She couldn't sleep anymore, so she got up and went into the kitchen to get a cup of coffee.To her surprise, Erin was also sitting there. I've already made coffee.She said, I think you must not be able to sleep. Mary raised her coffee cup gratefully. It was terrible.Irene said, are you sure the mastermind behind this incident is not a terrorist?

uncertain.Mary replied, however, I believe not. Who would that be?Do you really think, which country's intelligence personnel dare to hunt down and kill Germans in Berlin?And in the center of Berlin?Mary shrugged.have no idea.Still, people at the NSA say there are more spies now than there were during the Cold War. It is true, but it is impossible to kill people so casually.Eileen was embarrassed when she realized what she had said.sorry i mean It doesn't matter, you are right.These things are irrelevant. Either a terrorist or what is it It's done by people who lose badly.A man who wanted to stop what happened in Riyadh from being exposed no matter what.

Yes, I think so too.Even if we know, who has such an attempt, what can we do?We have no evidence, let alone anyone who can help us.If that person is really powerful, there is nothing we can do about him. Unless we know someone who also wields power.Erin said, didn’t you have a phone call with the US President’s security adviser yesterday?maybe he Mary froze.what time is it now? It was just past one.What's wrong? It was just past seven in the evening US time.too late.Maybe not.Someone in a high position, who has just survived the attempted disaster in Riyadh, should be working overtime.She has to try it.