Hwaseong Hospital is very large and is divided into several buildings. People who are unfamiliar with this place will definitely not be able to find where the door of the inpatient department opens.
After Meng Yufan parked the car, he took the three team members A, B, and C into the inpatient building. The department of orthopedics was on the eighth floor, Meng Yufan pressed the number key, and the elevator went up step by step.
"Team Meng, you are so familiar with this place!" Student A exclaimed.
Meng Yufan said in a low voice, "Well, a good friend of mine was also hospitalized a few days ago, just upstairs."
I don't know if it's a coincidence or a coincidence, Xu Dong and Big Guard were admitted to the same hospital, but they belonged to different departments. Xu Dong never woke up. His parents had to take care of him who was in a coma and grandpa Xu who was suffering from cancer. His body was exhausted.
After Meng Yufan planned to visit Brother Guard, he stopped by to see Xu Dong.
When Meng Yufan and his three children arrived at Brother Guard's ward, his wife was sitting beside the bed, slowly peeling an apple.
She was holding a sharp knife in her hand, and the long apple peel hung down, forming a complete line.
Brother Guard's leg was treated with a simple bone-setting bandage and painkillers. His complexion was much better than when he was first admitted to the hospital. The surgery came first the next morning, with the ankle first, then the knee.
The three children rushed into the ward noisily, gathered around the guard's bed, and scrambled to talk to him.
The elder brother's wife put down the apple in her hand and brought them a stool.
"Sit down." She said, "It's a coincidence that you came here. The people from the front foot program group just left, and you came."
Meng Yufan put the supplements in his hand on the table, and asked casually, "Who's here?"
"A girl who is not very old," said the wife of the guard's elder brother. "It seems to be called Yang Xiao."
"..." Meng Yufan was taken aback.
He just heard the lace gossip of his girlfriend from the mouths of the three children A, B, and C, and his mood is rather complicated.
He believed in Yang Xiao, and if they broke up, they broke up. Yang Xiao and Xing Fei would never be connected; but Meng Yufan was unavoidable. When he thought that Xing Fei was a sponsor, he would definitely have a lot of work contact with Yang Xiao. I just ate lemons in my heart.
He hadn't figured out how to tell Yang Xiao about this - should he directly send her a WeChat message and tell her, "Sister Xiaoxiao, I know you and Xing Fei have been in a relationship before, I'm jealous now, you coax me "
Forget it, he is a maiden in the palace, and he wants to show the momentum of the maiden in the palace, and he doesn't care about the flowers and plants on the roadside.
But Meng Yufan couldn't help thinking: Sister Xiaoxiao's vision was really bad before, there was Xing Fei, the domineering president who helped Zhou (Ding Man) to abuse, and then there was Yu Huaibo, who split more than 30 boats with his legs. … Is this the fall of morality or the annihilation of humanity
Sure enough, Yang Xiao's happiness can only be pinned on himself.
He was thinking wildly when suddenly a bell rang in his ear.
At first, he didn't realize if it was his own phone ringing, or if someone reminded him, and then he noticed that the phone in his pocket was vibrating.
He casually took out his phone and looked at the screen - then, stood there.
The next second, he didn't care to say goodbye to the big brother guard, and immediately rushed out of the ward and ran to the stairs.
…
After Yang Xiao left the hospital, he did not dare to delay for a second, and immediately took a taxi and rushed back to the TV station.
The uncle of security downstairs greeted her: "Morning, Yang..."
Before the word behind it was spit out, Yang Xiao's back had already got into the elevator.
The elevator went up slowly, Yang Xiao stared at the constantly changing numbers in the car, anxious in his heart, and wanted to jump to the floor where the satellite TV channel was located immediately.
The elevator door dinged and stopped on the fifteenth floor, Yang Xiao went straight to the producer's office, who would have thought that she would be empty, there was no one in the office, not even Zhou Hui's assistant was sitting in the cubicle.
Everyone in the office of the TV channel was so busy that they didn't have a drop. Yang Xiao grabbed a random person and asked, "Where's Teacher Zhou?"
"She, she..." The colleague was frightened by her vicious expression, and he said after a while, "Mr. Zhou went to the 18th floor for a meeting, and just left, I heard that the channel director was looking for her. She should be asking her about the player's injury. matter."
There was such a big recording accident in the first recording of "The King of Rebounds". A player took a leg and his basketball career. If this kind of thing is not handled properly, it will definitely become a scandal if it is spread out. As a producer, Zhou Hui is the first person in charge of the safety of the players.
Yang Xiao hurriedly thanked his colleague, turned his head and ran to the elevator again. Unfortunately, the two elevators were stuck below and couldn't come up. Yang Xiao couldn't wait, so he pushed open the door of the emergency passage and followed the stairs. Da Da run up.
She stepped on high heels, took three steps at a time, and finally ran to the eighteenth floor. When she pushed open the door of the stairwell, she accidentally slapped her left foot because she was too anxious.
She let out a "hiss..." in pain, but thinking of the pain Brother Guard suffered in the hospital, she forcibly suppressed her voice.
The channel director's office is located in the deepest part of the eighteenth floor, with the best view on the entire floor. A metal nameplate with the director's name is hung on the door. The door was not closed tightly, and there was a faint sound floating over from the door.
"Zhou Hui, you are so disappointing!" The channel director just turned fifty, but because he was always worried, he had a lot of gray hair. He looked at Zhou Hui, who was sitting opposite him, with a very disappointed tone, "When you issued a military order, you said that you would definitely create a new popular column for Taiwan, and the channel used all resources to assist you. As a result, The show hasn't even started yet, and half of the people in the team have run! When the new team is formed, the first episode of the show has just been recorded, and one of the contestants has a broken leg! Zhou Hui, should I thank you for not making a table tennis ball? The program, save others' hands?"
"Director, this incident is caused by many factors..." Zhou Hui wanted to explain.
The director interrupted her directly: "I don't need your explanation, it's written in the report. I know it's not your fault, but you must know that the audience won't listen to my explanation, and the audience won't listen to the audience's explanation— It happened, a contestant left the arena forever because of the recording of the show, once this incident spreads, have you thought about how much it will affect the show?"
There is no airtight wall in the world. When the incident happened, there were so many staff and players present, and it didn't take long for everyone to know about it.
In addition, the competing products prepared by the kiwifruit video platform will also be launched during this time. They are eager for the scandal of "King of Backboards", and they will definitely wait for the opportunity to fan the flames and spread the notoriety of "King of Backboards".
As a producer, Zhou Hui has an inescapable responsibility.
Zhou Hui has always been arrogant, but she also knows that when something happens, someone must come out and take responsibility. In fact, the most direct solution was in front of her: expel Ding Man from the show and kick him out of the stadium.
Ding Man's arrogance is too arrogant. After the game, Zhou Hui and the three referees watched the video of the accident. After the big guard took off, Ding Man rushed under him, and Ding Man's right foot "accidentally" stepped into the foothold of the big guard. place. For this kick, the referees were very embarrassed, and they hesitated and could not give a positive answer to the program team.
After all, Ding Man was sent by a sponsor, Xing Feili promoted him to the top, and he had a lot of fans—yes, the reality is such an irony, Ding Man, a person with a lot of dirty tricks on the court, actually has a big Loyal fans of tickets!
The channel director suddenly lifted the water glass on the table and put it down again: "Zhou Hui, I'll hold you down on this first, but I can hold it down for a while, but not forever. After the show is done, I always have to take it to the stage. We have to come up with a solution before we are held accountable above!"
In the face of the channel director's question, Zhou Hui was indecisive. Do you risk offending sponsors and players' fans by kicking Ding Man out of the show; or let down an ordinary player and save the notorious Ding Man
There was silence in the spacious director's office, and suddenly, there was a knock on the door.
The two were startled, only to realize that the door of the office was not closed!
They looked sideways and saw a young girl standing outside the door, looking serious and anxious
"Who are you?" The director frowned at her.
"I'm sorry to disturb you. Hello director, I'm Yang Xiao, the director of the "King of Rebounds" program." Her tone was neither humble nor arrogant, "I have something to report to our producer."
Zhou Hui didn't know how much Yang Xiao listened to their conversation just now, Zhou Hui's face was a little ugly: "Yang Xiao, how did you find this place? I'm talking with the director, you go back and wait for me first, remember to close the door ."
"Producer, this matter is very important." Yang Xiao bit the word "very important" and said anxiously, "This matter must be reported to you face to face now."
Zhou Hui hesitated for a while, seeing Yang Xiao's anxious face that didn't seem to be fake, he could only apologize to the channel director, got up and walked towards the girl who was guarding the door.
The small pantry next to the director's office just happened to be empty, and Zhou Hui led Yang Xiao there.
"You'd better have something 'very important'." Zhou Hui said coldly, "It's so important that you can break into the director's office unruly and interrupt my conversation with him."
Yang Xiao didn't dare to delay any longer, and immediately spit out everything she knew.
"Producer, I just went to see the injured player..."
"Well, then what?"
"He said..." Yang Xiao lowered his voice and said softly, "He said that although Ding Man is an active cba player, he has actually been active on the field and personally participated in that kind of game with a gambling nature."
Zhou Hui knows what wild ball is, and she also knows that the game of wild ball that is contaminated with gambling is controlled by the underworld.
"Also," Yang Xiao continued, "Ding Man's boss is Xing Fei! He is the behind-the-scenes dealer, and all the players he sent in have participated in wild ball games!"
"… "
"The King of Backboards" is the key variety show of satellite TV in the beginning of the year. Such an important work has the penetration of black capital.
There are two reasons why Xing Fei invested in this program: first, to promote his players to the top, to create star player effects, and to make money in future wild ball games; second, he can take the opportunity to find more players and players , to add fresh blood to his team.
Yang Xiao reported all his analysis to Zhou Hui. He thought that Zhou Hui would be shocked and immediately distanced himself from Xing Fei after listening to it.
Unexpectedly, Zhou Hui only showed a little surprised expression at the beginning, other than that, the corners of her mouth were tightly pursed.
"Don't you believe me?!" Yang Xiao can only come to this conclusion.
"To be honest, I really don't believe it." Zhou Hui shook his head, "What you said really exceeded my expectations: Xing Fei has a black background, Ding Man and other players are involved in wildball, and our show is likely to become theirs. Money laundering tools, but—”
"but?"
"However, you have no evidence." Zhou Hui frowned and looked into Yang Xiao's eyes, "You have no physical evidence, only human evidence. The injured defender was injured by Ding Man's leg and ruined his basketball career. It is very likely that these lies will be made up in retaliation."
Yang Xiao's pupils shrank sharply, but he couldn't find any words to refute.
"Yang Xiao, I know you've spent a lot of time on this show, and you haven't had a good rest recently. You go to the hospital and the studio, but..." Zhou Hui said, "I hope you can separate your personal feelings from your business affairs. "
Yang Xiao: "...what do you mean by that?"
"I know that Meng Yufan is your current boyfriend, and his teammate is injured, and you are very worried; I also know that Xing Fei is your ex-boyfriend, although I don't know how you broke up, but you are sure to him There are complaints." Zhou Hui paused, "But that doesn't mean that you can sue me on a trumped-up charge."
"… "
"I'd love to trust you, but if you can't show tangible evidence, I'm sorry—I'll choose capital, not you."
…
Hospital inpatient area.
It is now the noon lunch break, and the entire inpatient department is filled with a peaceful atmosphere. The smell of disinfectant wafts in the air, colliding with the noon sun, making the nurse on duty at the nurse station drowsy.
A tall figure stumbled into the medical ward.
"Miss Nurse!" The young man put his hands on the table and asked eagerly, "Which ward is Xu Dong in now? Is he awake? I'm his classmate!"
The nurse quickly stood up and looked up at the tall young man: "Classmate, please be quiet, this is the inpatient area, don't disturb the rest of other patients."
She took out the book and asked him to register, and the young man grabbed the pen and wrote his name in a hurry.
The nurse took Meng Yufan to Xu Dong's ward. He lived in an eight-person room. The environment was not very good. The bed was a hospital bed.
Meng Yufan just received a text message from the monitor saying that Xu Dong was awake. Meng Yufan ran upstairs excitedly, thinking that he could see his good brother after waking up, but Xu Dong actually closed his eyes and was still in a deep sleep.
Xu Dong's parents stood by his side, holding their son's hands from left to right, talking while wiping away tears.
Meng Yufan looked at the nurse: "...Isn't he awake?"
"I haven't fully woken up yet." The nurse shook her head, "but he has already responded. During the ward round this morning, his eyes and fingers all responded to the sound of the outside world. Although the reaction was not great, it was a good sign. CT also It shows that the congestion in his brain has gradually dissipated."
Meng Yufan asked again, "Then when will he be fully awake?"
"It's not necessarily, it may take a day or two, it may take longer..." the nurse said softly, "His current state is somewhat like a commonly known 'nightmare', his ears can hear external sounds, but his muscles and nerves are not. Reaction. He needs an opportunity, family members can gently nudge him, pat him, and talk to him more, all of which will help him wake up."
Xu Dong's mother was holding her son's hand and talking, when she saw Meng Yufan coming, she quickly got up and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes.
"Are you Fanzi?" Xu's mother said, "I always hear Dongdong talking about you, thank you for being so busy and coming to see him.... Hurry up, sit down, you are good friends, you can talk to him, point out Maybe he'll wake up."
Mother Xu hurriedly pushed Meng Yufan to sit in front of Xu Dong's hospital bed.
Xu Dong's fingers were broken, bandaged, gauze pads on the bridge of his nose and browbones, and the corners of his eyes were full of blood. He closed his eyes, and the beard had grown a thick layer.
Xu Dong has slept for a week, but the congestion in his brain has not dissipated, and he has not woken up.
Seeing that his former friend had become like this, Meng Yufan felt sour in his heart, and hurriedly held his hand.
"Dongzi, Dongzi, wake up, you're going to do early work." Meng Yufan deliberately said in a relaxed tone, "The coach said, we will meet at 6 o'clock this morning, we are going to run three kilometers!"
Xu's father and Xu's mother looked at the hospital bed expectantly, but Xu Dong and Xu Dong did not respond.
Meng Yufan changed the subject again: "By the way, did you know that the captain of the football team has another girlfriend! Last time his two girlfriends fought him downstairs in the boys' dormitory, you called me Go see the fun!"
Xu Dong was still asleep.
Meng Yufan was not discouraged, and changed to a third topic: "I tell you, I'm going to get a certificate with your aunt Xiaoxiao. After you wake up, you will call me uncle!"
Xu Dong remained silent.
He slept so deeply, Meng Yufan didn't know what his dream was like, could he really hear what he said
Meng Yufan tried to change several topics, but he did not wake up Xu Dong.
The expression on Xu's father and Xu's mother's face, which was full of expectations at the beginning, gradually changed back to gloomy and obscure.
"...Thank you, Fanzi." Dad Xu smiled with difficulty, "Dongdong, this child has been bedridden since he was a child. When he was a child, he would never wake up no matter how he went to school. Now that he is in his twenties, this stinky problem is still there. It hasn't changed."
Mother Xu covered her son with the quilt with red eyes, and coaxed softly, "It's alright, Dongdong, sleep a little longer. Mom is watching over you. When will you wake up, Mom is here."
Meng Yufan was so bitter in his heart, but he didn't dare to show his sadness in front of the Xu family's parents.
Dad Xu changed the subject bluntly: "By the way, little classmate, why did you come so quickly? I just sent a message to your monitor, and you came in within five minutes."
Meng Yufan: "I have a friend who also plays basketball. He was injured and was waiting for surgery in the orthopaedic ward. I was just downstairs to see him, and I came up as soon as I got the news."
Dad Xu snorted: "What's wrong? What's wrong?"
"Cruciate ligament exercise, meniscus tear, slipped ankle fracture."
"God, how could this be so serious." Xu's mother shook her head, "When did you guys become a high-risk occupation playing basketball? Dongdong is like this, and so is your friend."
"...He was maliciously stepped on." Meng Yufan explained in a heavy tone.
As a family member of a basketball player, Xu's father and Xu's mother are very clear about the professional terms in the basketball circle. When they heard that the guard's elder brother was maliciously stepped on, the old couple was very angry.
Dad Xu scolded: "What about sportsmanship? Do you want to deliberately destroy someone for a lifetime if you step on the field maliciously? This kind of person should be kicked out of the stadium... No, he should be put in jail!"
Mother Xu asked, "Who, who is so immoral?"
Meng Yufan thought about it and felt that there was nothing to hide: "It's Ding Man - the 'Devil Guard' with many tattoos on his arms."
“… Ding… pretty…”
"Yes, it's Ding Man,...???!!!" Meng Yufan was stunned for a moment and looked down - only to see Xu Dong, who was lying on the bed unresponsive, actually opened his eyes! !
Xu Dong was in a coma for a long time and just woke up, his eyes were hazy.
No one thought that everyone said so many things in front of his bed and failed to wake him up. Instead, it was Ding Man's footsteps that actually woke him up!
Xu Dong looked at Meng Yufan's direction and opened his mouth, because he hadn't drank water for a long time, his throat was hoarse. He murmured and repeated the name: "Ding Man... Ding Man..."
Meng Yufan didn't know why, so he could only repeat: "Ding Man? What happened to Ding Man? Don't worry, speak slowly..."
Xu Dong was so tired, he just struggled to wake up from the endless darkness, and he almost lost the fight a few times. He really had no strength, and he could only repeat Ding Man's name over and over again.
Excited, Xu's mother rang the bell at the head of the bed for the first time, and a large group of doctors and nurses rushed over in an instant. Meng Yufan, who was tall and big, was pushed out of the ward by the nurses because he was too much in the way.
Meng Yufan stood at the door of the ward blankly, and went through the matter from beginning to end.
Why was Xu Dong so excited when he heard about Ding Man? Why did he repeat Ding Man's name over and over again
-and many more!
Between the lights and flint, a terrifying thought entered Meng Yufan's mind.
- Xu Dong was injured on the field.
- Ding Man is playing wild ball secretly.
Could it be that the injury on Xu Dong's head... is related to Ding Man