Having said that, the other party stopped the topic, sighed softly, glanced at Wang Mingsheng, and continued.
"Hey, your mother has been staying in our hospital for several days free of charge, and she still owes money for her medical expenses. Your medical expenses are being paid by the army. What do you think? Should you let your mother be discharged directly, or should you advance her medical expenses and let her stay for further treatment?"
The doctor's words were very tactful, but the general meaning was that either your mother could leave immediately, or you could pay her medical bills and the hospital would continue to treat her.
Of course, as for the rumors that the hospital refused to pay for the treatment of his mother after she was beaten, the hospital could not do anything about it. Anyway, the man in front of him was a soldier. If he could withstand the rumors and social opinions, the hospital would not care at all.
Fortunately, Wang Mingsheng only had his spleen ruptured, not his head, and he understood the soft yet sharp tone in the doctor's words.
He spoke without thinking.
"Doctor, I'm sorry to bother you. I'll have someone pay my mother's medical bills right away. As for the person who injured my mother, the police are still investigating, and I don't know when there will be a result. How can I owe her the medical bills?"
After hearing what Wang Mingsheng said, the attending physician breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that he had finally made good on this bad debt, and said with a calm expression.
"Mr. Wang is truly filial. Since you're planning to pay the medical bills, I won't stay here any longer. I need to rush to the office to see if I can get another set of painkillers for your mother."
Wang Mingsheng: “…”
So, if he didn't pay the medical bills, his mother would have to endure the pain, even without any painkillers. It seems that no matter what era, hospitals are places where money is the price of admission.
But he didn't think about whether hospitals could give bonuses these days. The hospital relied entirely on its own profits to pay its employees. If every patient wanted to be hospitalized without paying, like his mother did, wouldn't the hospital be losing money?
What's more, they have been treating his mother for several days without charging any fees. They really owe him money and the hospital has done its best. It's time to kick him out.
Of course, Wang Mingsheng was secretly complaining about a lot of things but he pretended to be calm on the surface.
"Okay, then I won't delay the doctor from getting medicine for my mother. Go ahead and get busy!"
The doctor left with satisfaction, and Wang Mingsheng's face immediately fell. What a ruthless attending doctor and hospital!
Wang Mingsheng felt bad again when he thought about having to pay the medical bills for his mother. He looked around and finally found Xiaoxi sitting in the corner of the ward with an expression that tried to minimize her presence. He said subconsciously.
"Xiaoxi, why are you sitting so far away?"
Xiaoxi: “…”
Wasn't it after the police left that you and your son openly talked in the ward about murdering officers and their families in the army? Wasn't I afraid that I knew too much and would be silenced?
Of course, although Xiaoxi thought so in her heart, she said it calmly on her face.
"Isn't this a nice corner to lean against and take a nap?"
Wang Mingsheng: “…”
Well, he was probably unconscious for a day and a night, and Xiaoxi was exhausted from taking care of him. It was natural for him to doze off in the corner, and it didn't arouse his suspicion, so he said directly to her.
"Xiaoxi, where is the clothes I was wearing when you took me to the hospital?"
Perhaps because he had an operation in the hospital, Wang Mingsheng was now lying on the hospital bed wearing a hospital gown instead of the training uniform he wore when he challenged Bo Mu Nian.
If he remembered correctly, there should be a few hundred dollars in the training uniform, which he could use to pay the medical expenses first.
Speaking of Wang Mingsheng's clothes, Xiaoxi thought about it, quickly remembered it, and replied directly.
"Oh, you mean your training uniform? The doctors at the hospital saw your condition was critical and didn't even have time to take it off. They just cut it up with scissors and threw it in the trash. Then they rushed you into the operating room for surgery."
Xiaoxi's words were like a bucket of cold water, which chilled Wang Mingsheng to the core. He said in disbelief.
"What? My clothes were cut up and thrown directly into the trash. Where are the personal belongings inside?"
My God, there were still a few hundred dollars in the clothes, which was his allowance for several months.
They just accepted it like that, didn't Xiaoxi and the others even go to check it out? How could these people do this?
As expected, no one would pay too much attention to something that is not their own.
Xiaoxi finally realized what was happening and replied slowly.
"Oh, you mean there were personal belongings inside that torn suit? At the time, our attention was focused on the emergency room, wondering if your life would be in danger on the operating table. We didn't think about your personal belongings!"
This is the truth. The situation was so critical at the time. The doctor said that if it was half an hour later, Wang Mingsheng would probably have died. Who would have noticed a set of tattered clothes, let alone the personal belongings inside the set of tattered clothes?
Besides, what personal belongings can a soldier have in his clothes? At most, he may have one or two handkerchiefs and tissues, and another one or two packs of cigarettes or lighters. After all, soldiers stay in the army for a long time, and the army has prepared everything for them, such as food, drink, daily necessities and clothes. They will not carry too many valuable items in their pockets.
So, Xiaoxi and the doctor who brought Wang Mingsheng here didn't pay much attention to his personal belongings, thinking they were just a pile of rags to throw away. As long as Wang Mingsheng's life was saved, the rest of the matter was not so important. Who would have thought that this guy would also want his personal belongings? Where would she find them?
Xiaoxi's words made Wang Mingsheng feel powerless, and he held his forehead helplessly.
"I was in a coma during surgery, and my clothes were cut into pieces and thrown into the trash can. Didn't you even check my pockets? There were not only my personal belongings in there, but also hundreds of dollars!"
Wang Mingsheng's words were filled with a deep sense of powerlessness, which made Lin Cuihua, who was standing beside him, feel a toothache and scream subconsciously.
"What? Mingsheng, you said there were still a few hundred dollars in those discarded rags, right?"
Damn it! That was hundreds of yuan! She was beaten and hospitalized because of a counterfeit 50-yuan bill. How could Wang Mingsheng's comrades not be so careful? Hundreds of yuan were thrown away without a trace. Lin Cuihua felt sick to her stomach.
She turned her head and looked at Xiaoxi fiercely.
"Comrade, how do you take care of people? You can't even keep an eye on your leader's money."
Xiaoxi: “…”
She really didn't know that there was money in Wang Mingsheng's tattered clothes, and it was several hundred yuan. Besides, she was a girl and had no relatives or friends with Wang Mingsheng. Why should she pick his pocket? It wasn't like she was crazy about money.
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