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In Rose Town, Oakes, Frederic Payne was outside the ICU of the only hospital in town.

"The leukemia of your aunt is already in an advanced stage. She needs a bone marrow transplant within a month.

It will cost at least one hundred thousand dollars. Make sure you have the money ready."

The doctor's words echoed in Frederic's ears again and again.

He turned his head and looked at the old woman lying in the hospital bed through the transparent glass of the ICU.

She was in a coma, and only the life-support machine was helping her breathe. There was a pained expression on her face.

Frederic's eyes turned red as he stared at the old woman. Then, in the end, he couldn't help sobbing. "Auntie, you are my only family in this world. I will find a way to save you."

He was an orphan because his parents passed away when he was very young.

Since then, he lived with his uncle's family. His life was okay with them, but the good times didn't last long. His uncle died in a car accident.

His aunt, Martha Payne brought him up alone, and he knew how much hardship she had gone through because of him.

Frederic always regarded his aunt as his own mother.

This afternoon, he got his salary from KFC, so he bought his aunt's favorite cake on the way back.

He wanted to surprise her. But when he entered the door, he saw her lying on the floor, unconscious.

Their town was small and not densely populated, so he didn't find it hard to call an ambulance. His aunt was immediately taken to the hospital and was in the ICU now.

"Frederic, you really got into the University of Clyde. That's great news!" his aunt exclaimed excitedly.

"Actually, I have been waiting for this day to come. Here, take this card. I have been saving money for your tuition and living expenses.

You know that I only had little formal education. So I am hoping that you can make a difference. All I want is for you to have a better life in the future. Marry a beautiful wife and have lovely children."

Frederic seemed to hear his aunt's caring words.

He took out the light black bank card from his pocket and clenched it tightly in his hand.

This card had thirty thousand dollars in it, which his aunt had saved over the years.

'You have known for a long time that you have leukemia, but you chose not to undergo treatment because you kept saving money for me,' he thought.

Frederic bit his lower lip, forcing himself not to cry. But tears welled up in his eyes, making them red.

After a while, he finally came to his senses with only one thought in his mind.

'No, I can't just waste my time here. I need to get enough money for my aunt's operation.'

Frederic stood up resolutely and went to the cashier. He paid ten thousand dollars to keep his aunt in the ICU.

Then he walked out of the hospital. Because of what he had been going through, his body looked a little rickety.

There were only twenty thousand dollars left on his bank card now. He needed at least eighty thousand dollars more for his aunt's operation.

Eighty thousand dollars was a lot of money for a young man who had just graduated from high school.

How could he possibly come up with such an amount through normal legal means?

Did it mean he had to resort to something illegal?

Should he steal money from someone? How about robbing a bank? Or maybe he could sell illegal drugs.

Even if he could afford to abandon his moral principles, his aunt wouldn't allow it for sure.

Frederic's aunt had high expectations for him. She absolutely didn't want to see him make wrong choices.

He took out his phone and opened his contact list, wanting to contact his teachers and classmates in high school.

He was hoping to get some help from them.

The first person Frederic called was Nina Myers, one of his good friends. "Hello, Nina..."

A pleasant female voice came through from the other end of the line. "Frederic! Why do you call me all of a sudden? Do you want to invite me to Owen's party?"

Frederic replied cautiously, "No, Nina. My aunt is sick. I need some money."

Nina was silent for a while. Then she said in an unpleasant tone, "I'm sorry I can't help you."

Frederic was rejected in his first call. He comforted himself that it was only normal. Then he made a second call.

"Hello, Owen. Can you possibly lend me some money?"

"Catherine, I..."

After calling all the numbers in his contact list, Frederic sighed wearily.

As he expected, he got nothing but a bunch of blessings.

Frederic forcibly cheered himself up and looked through his contact list again to see if he had missed anyone.

Suddenly, a piece of news popped up on the screen of his phone.

He was not in the mood to read the news at this time, so he was about to swipe it off directly. But his fingers froze in midair.

His eyes were fixed on the headline.

"Warehouse Treasure Hunting: Another lucky person in Elm Town got a one-hundred-thousand-dollar treasure for only one thousand dollars."

Driven by curiosity, Frederic clicked on the link.

The content of the news was very simple. Basically, the headline already told the whole story.

Someone from Elm Town took part in the auction and acquired a warehouse for only one thousand dollars. The warehouse contained a treasure worth one hundred thousand dollars.

Warehouse Treasure Hunting?