"What's the matter?" he asked.
The officer gasped and spoke incoherently, "He fainted."
"Who fainted?"
Zhou Yanjing frowned even more tightly, and his voice became colder, "Explain clearly."
The officer took two breaths and said, "Captain Gao's Tiedan fainted. Aunt Gao was howling at the gate of the family compound, saying that her sister-in-law didn't save him yesterday. She didn't know that Tiedan had appendicitis, but she didn't care about him and went to the commander to make a fuss."
Zhou Yanjing heard this, and a cold light flashed in his eyes, "I'll go take a look."
Shen Liwu came over, “I’ll go with you.”
Zhou Yanjing nodded, held Shen Liwu’s hand, and walked quickly towards the door.
The sunlight outside was dazzling, and the air was filled with a dull heat wave that made people feel suffocated.
At the gate of the family compound, you can hear crying and noisy discussions from afar.
A group of people gathered at the door, talking and accusing each other of something. Aunt Gao collapsed on the ground, her face full of tears, holding the unconscious Tiedan in her arms, her face frighteningly pale.
"You people, you watched my Tiedan suffer, have your consciences been eaten by dogs?" Aunt Gao's voice was hoarse and mixed with anger, and her eyes revealed deep resentment.
Zhou Yanjing walked forward and the crowd automatically made way for him. He squatted down and carefully checked Tiedan's condition, his brows furrowed tighter and tighter. Beads of sweat oozed from Tiedan's forehead, his breathing was weak, and his lips were purple, and it was obvious that his condition was serious.
"Didn't you take him to the hospital yesterday?" Zhou Yanjing's voice was low and questioning.
Aunt Gao sobbed, her voice intermittent, "No, I didn't go... Deputy Commander Zhou, please ask your wife to save my grandson and perform surgery on him."
Shen Liwu squatted down to check it out, frowning, “Send him to the hospital quickly, it’s urgent.”
"Okay!" Captain Gao was about to pick up Tiedan but was stopped by Aunt Gao. Her eyes were bloodshot, and her voice was as sharp as a grain of sand scratching against glass.
"We can't go to the hospital. It's free to go to the hospital! Doesn't Shen Liwu know how to perform surgery? Let her do it."
Doesn’t it cost money to go to the hospital? Her money didn't come from the wind, so why would she go to the hospital when there is free money available?
Captain Gao's face suddenly turned gloomy, and the veins on his forehead throbbed.
He almost yelled, "Mom! Are you crazy? This is a matter of life and death!"
Aunt Gao was stunned by the yelling, and a trace of panic flashed across her eyes, but was soon filled with stubbornness and resentment.
She grabbed Tiedan's wrist tightly, her voice trembling but still strong, "I don't care! Shen Liwu was able to perform surgery on others yesterday, why can't she do it for my grandson? She just looks down on us! Let her do it. If she had performed surgery on Tiedan yesterday, my grandson wouldn't have fainted."
Shen Liwu stood up straight, her face grim: "Aunt Gao, I told you yesterday to take Tiedan to the hospital for a check-up. If it is confirmed to be appendicitis, surgery must be performed immediately. The conditions here do not allow it, there is no professional equipment, and rash action will only harm him.
I had no choice but to perform surgery on Sister-in-law Wu Fen. I could only take a gamble. Tiedan's condition was good enough to go to the hospital. If you had sent him to the hospital yesterday, he wouldn't have been in this condition. ”
Aunt Gao widened her eyes and pointed her finger at Shen Liwu, "You just don't want to save me! You vicious woman!"
"Mom," Captain Gao's lips trembled with anger. He asked, "You knew yesterday, why didn't you send him to the hospital? Why didn't you tell me?"
When he came home yesterday, Tiedan had already fallen asleep. His mother said that the child was tired after playing all day and went to bed early. I didn’t expect...
As soon as Captain Gao finished speaking, Aunt Gao's face turned pale instantly.
Her hands were tightly grasping Tiedan's clothes, her eyes were evasive, and she did not dare to look directly into her son's eyes.
The air around her seemed to freeze, and everyone's eyes were focused on her.
"I... I thought it was just a minor illness and it would be fine after taking some medicine..." Aunt Gao's voice became smaller and smaller, and finally it almost became a mutter to herself.
It wasn't that she couldn't bear to part with the money. It wasn't easy for her son to make money. She just wanted to wait for one night. If she got better, it was just Shen Liwu, the quack doctor, talking nonsense. If it was serious, she would have the surgery. It wouldn't cost any money anyway.
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