Party
As soon as Li Bai came out of the courtyard, Lawrence, the Samos Family's fiercely loyal old butler, was waiting for him.
They were still looking forward to celebrating, so there was no way they'd let their benefactor get away.
"Huh?! Captain Li, what are you doing here too?!"
Apart from the Samos Family members, Li Bai also spotted Li Feng, the head of the Medical Team.
"These foreigners are throwing a party. They specifically asked me to come get you excused, and then dragged me along too. Li Bai, do you know what they're celebrating? It's not a holiday or anything."
Li Feng couldn't help it. They'd hauled him right out of the military camp.
He knew the foreigners were all Li Bai's patients. For some reason, they'd gone crazy today and insisted on throwing a party. Judging by the setup, they clearly planned to make it a big affair.
A long banquet table had already been set up on the neighborhood's main road. Nearby, they were slaughtering cattle and sheep, ready to feast. Ribbons and lanterns hung from the yard fences and beneath the eaves. A mix of Chinese and Western styles—these people were going wild!
Li Bai answered honestly, "They're celebrating their escape from the 'curse'!"
In the Medical Field, the problem that had plagued the Samos Family was called hereditary mental illness. In everyday terms, it was a curse—a bloodline curse, no less.
"Is it really that sinister?"
Li Feng was a materialist. He had to be.
"It really is. The curse has lasted for hundreds of years, and not one person in the entire family has lived past fifty."
Li Bai shrugged. He was one of the people most familiar with the Samos Family's medical history. The detailed records, spanning hundreds of years, were