Requiem: Chapter 35

'Sorry, Ji, 'the doctor said to his friend, 'He went into a coma.. I can physically give him the worries he needs, but I fear the worst. The blood loss, and unfortunately, I have indeed been able to conclude, as your friend suggested, that he has starting gangrene. It has weakened him so much that I fear for his life if we don't respond directly. I urgently need to notify an ambulance unit.’

Stephen and I stood there like shaken. We only had known this man for a few moments in consciousness. He was apparently a pawn in the riddle surrounding the murders and the patrons. That's where Stephens and my mind had already hit.. At this point, we would not find out why that man was at their door and what his role was in the whole. So much was certain, he knew Stephen and he had passed on a message that was important to him for some reason. It was partly also a warning. He entrusted us with a code, and we shouldn't trust a certain senator.. Someone in the Old World who stood behind the whole picture. That would explain a lot. And who “she” in his delirious words indicated a female person. There weren't so many female senators. Although one could not get on the first best and accuse her of organizing murders in the New World. Many questions, few answers! Jack Sterlington was the name of the mystery man. We would have gotten that. Maybe Stephen was able to find out something about this man through his contacts. Someone would know which senator Jack Sterlington had worked for..

'I'm going to have to report this patient to the police. My story will convince them. A hurt man who knocked on my door and asked for help and then goes into a coma. Your names will not be mixed into this. But now I have to move on if we want to give this man another chance.’

Ji pressed his friend's hand and we could not leave the doctor's house. I told Gekko about Jack Sterlington's unexpected visit and that we would be a little later.