Outside the intensive care unit, Zhou Ze sat in the aisle leaning against the wall, a burning cigarette in his hand, and below him, there were cigarette butts all over the floor.
Old Zhang was still lying there. His condition had not improved but was getting worse.
A night has passed.
Maybe for Lao Zhang,
Another night was missing from his days. His life could be counted on his fingers, not in days but in hours.
Even though Zhou Ze didn't want to admit it, as a professional doctor, he knew in his heart that in terms of his condition and treatment methods, Lao Zhang really had no chance of recovery.
We cannot expect miracles to cure all diseases. People always like to promote the spirit of "optimism and positivity" and believe that miracles can be created and diseases can be defeated.
But that is just a way for people to entertain themselves instinctively.
Otherwise, there would be no need for doctors in hospitals. Instead, we could just hire those speakers who give chicken soup for the soul lessons to high school and junior high school students to give speeches in hospitals to cure diseases.
I put out the cigarette butt in my hand by pressing it on the tiles in the corridor.
Zhou Ze lowered his head.
Close your eyes slightly,
It would be more accurate to say that he is not so much continuing to observe the situation as waiting for Lao Zhang's soul to appear after his real death.
At least,
I can still chat with Lao Zhang for a few last words.
Talk
Ask Lao Zhang if there is anything he can't let go of.
Also ask him if he has the habit of digging holes everywhere or hiding his passbook under the sofa. You can help him find it and give it to his son or ex-wife.
Birth, aging, sickness and death,
Yin and Yang rotate,
Even if you become a ghost messenger, you still cannot resist this trend, nor can you really change it.
Boss Zhou hasn't felt so powerless in a long time. The last time he felt this way was many years ago. At that time, he had just entered the industry and had ideals, dreams, and that kind of simple desire.
But after repeated rescue efforts failed and the patient finally passed away,
That kind of powerlessness, that kind of paleness, that kind of sense of failure and decadence,
It is the most torturous.
But later, I got used to it.
Zhou Ze smiled.
I thought that after becoming a ghost messenger, I could change some things, but all I did was re-experience the emotions that I didn't want to face before.
This feeling,
It's really bad.
But you have to let go of what you should let go of, whether you like it or not.
"You are in pain too, right?"
Old Zhang in the ICU must be in a lot of pain too.
die,
Maybe it really is a relief for him.
Just like Zhou Ze wanted to save the old man who was about to die, the other party might just want to die quickly.
Lying there with extensive burns, even if you are unconscious or injected with anesthesia, the pain is unavoidable.
An ordinary person would feel pain for two nights after having his appendix removed, let alone this situation.
When I think of this,
Zhou Ze thought it through.
Wait until Lao Zhang dies, wait until he is free from pain,
While his soul is not in hell,
Smoke another cigarette with him.
Let me brag a little more.
like,
It's quite comfortable too.
seem,
The shadow and oppression of death have dissipated a lot at this moment, and it is not so difficult to accept.
There were hurried footsteps outside.
It should be Lao Zhang's subordinates or people from the bureau who came to see him,
Since Lao Zhang was sent to the emergency room yesterday afternoon, there has been an endless stream of people coming to visit him. Many of them came immediately after their shift ended, just to keep Lao Zhang company outside the ward.
Logically speaking, with this guy's personality, he shouldn't be so popular.
Maybe it was because he was about to die. When a person was about to die, all the previous grievances were no longer important, and what remained was admiration for his personal character and integrity.
However, the person who came this time looked a little young.
He was wearing jeans and a blue short-sleeved shirt. He ran over and shouted directly to Lao Zhang in the intensive care unit through the window:
"Dad! Dad! Dad!!!"
Zhou Ze was a little surprised.
I looked up at him.
Seeing that he had the urge to force the intensive care unit open,
Boss Zhou immediately stood up and put his hand on the other person's shoulder:
"Don't be impulsive."
The other person's body trembled and he took a deep breath, but the tears in his eyes had already been dripping out uncontrollably. In the end, he leaned against the wall, slowly sat down, held his head, and cried bitterly.
Boss Zhou was standing next to him, watching the young man vent his emotions.
a long time,
The young man raised his head and looked at Zhou Ze:
"How's my dad doing, doctor?"
He should have been informed before he came, and he should have called to inquire on his way back. There is no need to hide such things, and the family members have the right to know the truth.
Therefore, the reason why he asked Zhou Ze now was simply to seek some psychological comfort.
Not many people have the courage to face the bleak reality calmly. Most people still need to be coaxed. If no one coaxes them, they have to coax themselves.
But unfortunately,
He asked the wrong person.
"Oh, I'm dying."
“… … ”Young man.
As you can imagine,
If it weren't for the fact that Zhang's son was also a police academy student and inherited some of Zhang's good qualities,
If it were someone else,
Zhou Ze is definitely going to be beaten now.
"I tried my best, but there's nothing I can do. His burns are too large, and his reaction after the operation is very bad." Zhou Ze continued, "It's eight o'clock in the morning now. It's almost certain that he will survive tonight. It will be a miracle if he survives tonight."
"I don't believe it. I don't think my father will die." The young man gritted his teeth.
"Um."
Zhou Ze reached out and patted the young man's head, soothing his remaining stubbornness.
He and Lao Zhang are friends based on brotherhood, so this young man is naturally Zhou Ze's nephew.
"Where is your mother?" Zhou Ze asked.
The hospital had already issued the critical illness notice, and Director Lin had also informed the police station of the specific situation.
"She lives abroad and called me. She can't come back for the time being." The young man replied, "According to what you said, doctor, it's too late for her to come back."
Naked...official
Zhou Ze frowned slightly, thinking that after Lao Zhang really died, he would have to have a good talk with his ghost. As a people's police officer, he actually let his ex-wife go to the United States, which was determined to destroy us. It seems that he did not do a good job in family ideological work.
"Besides, my mother's current husband seems to be in the hospital as well, so she can't come back."
The young man stood up slowly. He first glanced at the cigarette butt on the ground, then took out a cigarette from his pocket and handed one to Zhou Ze.
Zhou Ze took the cigarette.
Nod,
Then this doesn’t count as a naked official, right
After all, I'm married.
Fortunately, the young man didn’t know what Zhou Ze was thinking, otherwise, no matter how good his character was, he would not be able to stop his urge to hit others.
Honestly, Lao Zhang is also quite pitiful. His family situation is just as miserable as that of Zhou Ze’s childhood friend Lao Wang.
But still couldn't reach Lao Wang's level.
Zhou Ze always felt that if Wang Ke was willing, he could write a book based on his own experiences, which would definitely be more popular than those so-called misery novels.
When the time comes, I will set up a special column for his book in the bookstore, focusing on this.
"I never thought my dad was a good father," the young man said.
"Yeah." Zhou Ze agreed.
"But he's a good cop."
"Yeah." Zhou Ze still agreed with it.
"Now, he's about to die." The young man sighed. "Until now, I have had the illusion that he would survive, just like every time he went out on a mission to capture fugitives, my mother and I were both worried at home, but he would come back home the next day."
"I have good news to tell you." Zhou Ze said.
"What good news?"
"That criminal didn't survive last night and is dead."
"Thank you," said the young man.
He was not thinking about revenge now, he was only thinking about his father's safety.
Zhou Ze felt a little uncomfortable, because when that person died, he was busy performing surgery on Zhang Yanfeng. When he went there again, his soul would have gone to hell and he would not be able to find it.
If I had been at the scene, I would never let him die so easily. When he was alive, it was inconvenient for Zhou Ze to touch him, but after he died, he was under Zhou Ze's control.
No matter how great the injustice and misfortune one suffers in society and in life, anyone who imposes anger and harm on his children does not deserve any sympathy at all.
At this time, there was another noise outside.
Turning around, I saw a group of children with their parents standing behind them.
Each of the children held a bouquet of flowers in their hands, and some even brought paper cranes and airplanes they had folded themselves. Everyone walked over together quietly, while the adults stayed where they were.
These,
These are all children rescued from criminals by Zhang Yanfeng.
The children may not know what gratitude is. After all, they are just in kindergarten and probably don’t understand any big principles. Even most of them may be so frightened that they don’t even remember what happened yesterday.
But their parents remembered that they organized everyone to come together in the parents’ WeChat group, and no matter how busy the parents were, they would take time off to accompany their children.
When these children grow up, their parents will tell them about this incident. In the future, these children will believe that there are good police officers in this world, because their lives were saved by a police officer.
The young man watched this scene and saw the children neatly placing flowers and paper cranes outside the ICU. He started crying again, buried his head deeply, and choked violently.
Zhou Ze subconsciously took out another cigarette, but after looking at the children around him, he put it back.
Two brave children were lying on the window and looking inside. When they saw Zhang Yanfeng lying there, one of them was startled and backed away continuously, while the other started crying.
Really,
So scary!
"puff!"
Zhou Ze laughed.
While smiling, Zhou Ze put his arm around the young man's shoulders and pointed at the crying child, asking him to look.
The young man raised his head.
I cried and cried, then I looked at the child and started laughing.
Smiling,
Tears...