Song Yangyu raised his hand and rubbed his furrowed brows. There was an unfathomable look in his eyes, and it was impossible to tell what he was feeling at the moment.
The investigation into the cause of the accident has now been concluded, but his investigation did not give him a satisfactory answer. This made Song Yangyu, who always had high demands on his work results, feel a little uneasy.
However, no matter how he investigated and collected evidence on Lu Zhan's background, work, life, etc., it showed that Lu Zhan was a very normal person. The only doubt was that Lu Zhan could not answer the questions he raised, and he could not answer any of them.
Even so, although Lu Zhan could not give a definite answer, the anxious and confused look on his face at that time did not seem fake.
What's more, after Lu Zhan was questioned, he was immediately sent to the operating room due to cerebral hemorrhage. If the director of neurosurgery of the military hospital had not been urgently invited back from the neighboring city that day, it would have been a question whether he could leave the operating room alive.
This condition...can't be faked.
Song Yangyu felt a little shaken in his heart. Could it be that he was thinking too much and was seeing things?
Can an important water conservancy project for the people's livelihood where there are troops stationed be destroyed by a land war alone?
If there was a problem with the land battle, why would they risk their lives to rescue so many people?
He also repeatedly called the Henan Provincial Command Headquarters to report the danger...
Song Yangyu shook his head, trying to put these complicated thoughts out of his mind. The matter had come to an end, and there was not much point in him thinking about it anymore.
There have been a lot of meetings in the past few days. Except for the first day when he learned from Captain Fan that Lu Zhan's operation went smoothly, Song Yangyu has not had time to visit him in the hospital these days.
Now that the investigation has come to an end, he is preparing to return to Beijing tomorrow to organize the summary materials for the report.
He looked down at his watch. The hospital's visiting hours had not yet passed, so he planned to go to the military hospital to see Lu Zhan again.
Although Song Yangyu's inquiry at the time was part of normal work procedures, it might have been one of the reasons why Lu Zhan had a cerebral hemorrhage and needed surgery. It was reasonable for him to go and visit him.
Song Yangyu first took a car from the command headquarters' convoy to a nearby town to buy some fruits and malted milk. After thinking for a while, he stuffed the two national industrial tickets he had with him into an envelope and put them in his pocket before setting off for the hospital.
As soon as he entered the lobby on the first floor of the hospital, he heard a cold voice clearly reach his ears:
"Why are you here again? Isn't the investigation over?"
Song Yangyu looked in the direction of the voice and saw Fan Shengnan, dressed in military uniform and a white coat, with her arms folded across her chest, standing at the stairs staring at him with an unhappy look on her face.
Song Yangyu smiled helplessly. It seemed that Dr. Fan still had the same bad impression of him as before.
However, he could also understand Dr. Fan's opinion of him. After all, she had clearly stated at the beginning that Lu Zhan's body was not suitable for questioning. In her opinion, it was Song Yangyu's willful behavior that led to Lu Zhan's sudden cerebral hemorrhage. As Lu Zhan's attending physician, she naturally would not look at him well.
Therefore, Song Yangyu did not feel offended. Instead, he felt that Fan Shengnan was a real and righteous person.
He walked forward with a smile:
"The investigation is over, and I have to go back to Beijing tomorrow. I've been in meetings these past few days and haven't had time to visit Captain Lu in the hospital. Today is a rare occasion that the meeting ended early, so I'll come visit him when I have time."
Fan Shengnan was a little skeptical about what he said, but he looked quite sincere today. She glanced at what Song Yangyu was holding in his hand, and her slightly frown relaxed a little.
"You can visit, but don't use the excuse of a visit to 'interrogate' someone. If something happens again, it will be no different from intentional homicide. I will definitely report it to the relevant higher authorities!"
Song Yangyu was speechless. He knew that he had a bad impression in Dr. Fan's mind, but he didn't expect that he had "fallen" to the same level as the murderer. He could only smile bitterly and said:
"Don't worry, Doctor Fan. I'm just here to visit Captain Lu. I'll drop off my things and leave."
Fan Shengnan stared at him questioningly for a few seconds before she reported a ward number with a cold expression:
"Fifth floor, 504."
Fan Shengnan did not try to stop him, but there was still a hint of wariness in her eyes when she looked at him. She then turned around and went to check on other wards.
Song Yangyu looked at her resolute back as she left, smiled bitterly and shook his head. It seemed that he and Dr. Fan had a grudge against each other.
It's strange to say, given the way he usually behaves, everyone who has come into contact with him generally thinks he is easy to get along with, but there has never been anyone like Dr. Fan who clearly expresses his dislike for him.
Unfortunately, he has to go back to Beijing tomorrow. Even if there are some misunderstandings between them, it is destined to be too late to resolve them and can only be left as regrets.
After thinking this, Song Yangyu smiled. He has always been easygoing towards people and things, and it is rare for him to feel regretful.
He walked to the door of Ward 504 and was about to raise his hand to knock on the door when he found that the door of the ward was ajar. Through the open gap, he could see Lu Zhan lying on the bed, and he happened to be looking towards the door.
The two men's eyes met in the air. Lu Zhan was confused for only a second before he recognized the person. It was the central special envoy who had come to ask him about the dangerous situation of the Banqiao Reservoir dam collapse before.
Song Yangyu raised the corner of his mouth, knocked on the door twice politely, and then walked in.
He put the things in his hand on the bedside table next to the bed, and noticed a vase full of sunflowers on the bedside table. He praised it:
"Flowers are beautiful, and just looking at them can make you feel better."
Then he turned to Lu Zhan and said sincerely:
"I'm sorry, Captain Lu, it's taken me so long to come see you. It's mainly because I've been so busy with work meetings these days that I really can't spare the time. Please forgive me."
Lu Zhan closed his eyes, shook his head imperceptibly, moved his lips, and uttered a weak sound from his throat:
"...understood...thank you."
Seeing Lu Zhan so weak, completely different from the last time he came, Song Yangyu suddenly felt a genuine sense of regret in his heart - if he had not insisted on asking Lu Zhan for an answer at that time, perhaps Lu Zhan would not have suffered this pain again.
Thinking of this, he sincerely apologized to Lu Zhan lying on the hospital bed:
"I'm sorry, Captain Lu. If I hadn't been so reckless as to disregard Doctor Fan's advice last time and insisted on going to the hospital to question you even though you hadn't recovered, you might not have suffered a cerebral hemorrhage due to the shock. There's something wrong with my working methods. Please forgive me for what I did wrong before."
Lu Zhan never blamed Song Yangyu for his cerebral hemorrhage. As a member of the army, he understood that Song Yangyu had his own responsibilities.
"I... don't blame you."
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