Chapter 386 Going to the Provincial Capital
When Qiao Jiali and Wu Yongcheng saw the person on the hospital bed, the big stone that had been hanging in their hearts finally fell to the ground.
It’s Lu Xiaoshuang!
She's still alive!
Zhou Yi looked at Lu Xiaoshuang lying on the hospital bed with disheveled hair, pale face, purple lips and eyes closed. The emotions that had been suppressed for a day and a night finally collapsed.
The tears could no longer be stopped and kept flowing, as if these eyes were no longer his own.
"Xiaoshuang, Xiaoshuang..." He called out softly twice, but Lu Xiaoshuang on the hospital bed did not respond.
She had many tubes connected to her body and an oxygen mask on her face.
"Nurse... Nurse, what happened to her? Is she out of danger?" Zhou Yi asked anxiously.
"Are you the patient's family members?" asked the nurse.
Wu Yongcheng pulled out his ID and said, "We are police officers. May I ask how the patient is doing now?"
At this time, a doctor came out from inside, and the nurse immediately looked at the doctor for help.
"Hello, doctor. I'm from the Criminal Investigation Detachment of the Municipal Bureau. Here's my ID." Wu Yongcheng walked up to the doctor and asked, "Excuse me, how is this patient doing now?"
The doctor replied, "Comrade police officer, you've arrived just in time. I'm afraid we can't treat this patient here. I suggest you transfer him to another hospital for treatment immediately."
Then the doctor said that when the patient was sent over, he had already shown signs of pupil dilation and respiratory failure, which was very dangerous.
So they immediately carried out rescue operations, and the person was finally saved.
However, after laboratory tests, it was found that the patient not only inhaled excessive methane, but also a certain amount of carbon monoxide. The carbon monoxide content in the blood exceeded the standard, which caused the patient to be unable to wake up.
All they can do now is to put the patient on a ventilator for mechanical ventilation to ensure that the patient's breathing is normal.
At the same time, establish intravenous access, maintain circulatory stability, and administer some auxiliary drugs.
"When will the patient wake up?" Zhou Yi asked impatiently.
"We can't say for sure, which is why we recommend transferring you to another hospital immediately. If conservative treatment is used, it depends on when the patient can regain consciousness. However, if the carbon monoxide concentration in the patient's blood doesn't drop, or drops too slowly, a prolonged coma could cause irreversible damage to the patient's organs."
Wu Yongcheng asked, "You mean, even if he wakes up, there will be sequelae?"
The doctor nodded slowly.
“What are the aftereffects?”
The doctor said, "Currently known symptoms include dementia, mental disorders, Parkinson's syndrome, and incontinence, but that doesn't mean all of them will appear."
This sentence made several people's hearts hang in the balance again.
Zhou Yi looked back with eyes full of heartache at Lu Xiaoshuang who was lying unconscious on the hospital bed. She was still so young, only nineteen years old.
In the previous life, he was killed and dismembered by the murderer and died with his eyes open.
I had the luck to escape in this life, but do I have to be a useless person for the rest of my life?
This is probably more cruel than killing her!
"We need to transfer to another hospital, right now," Zhou Yi said anxiously. "Doctor, where is the best place for us to go? City First Hospital or City Third Hospital?"
The doctor thought for a moment and said, "If conditions permit, I suggest you go to the provincial capital."
"provincial capital?"
"Well, given the patient's current condition, the best and most effective treatment is high-flow pure oxygen inhalation therapy in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber, combined with some medication. This should be the most effective. However, as far as I know, Hongcheng hasn't yet introduced such equipment, so you'd better contact the hospital in the provincial capital."
"If... there's nothing in the provincial capital, I'm afraid we'll have to go to a big city. In any case, the sooner the better."
Chen Yan, who had just parked his car, hurried in. He was surprised to see the person on the bed. "Great! It's Lu Xiaoshuang! How did Xu Liu's student ID come from her?"
The other three also came back to their senses. They had just been paying attention to Lu Xiaoshuang's situation.
It was naturally a good thing that she was still alive, but in that case, who was the one who died? Xu Liu?
Then why did Xu Liu’s student ID appear on Lu Xiaoshuang?
How did Lu Xiaoshuang end up in the mine at the northernmost part of Hongcheng?
If the deceased is Xu Liu, should we continue investigating Xiao Bing?
This case is full of question marks.
But relatively speaking, Wu Yongcheng and the others only need to think about what is going on now. Only Zhou Yi needs to think about why there have been so many changes in the grand case in the previous life compared to this life?
Did Lu Xiaoshuang luckily survive the grand case? Or is the current dismemberment case actually two separate cases?
"Let's solve the current problem first. I'll find someone to think of a solution." Wu Yongcheng said, took out his mobile phone and walked out.
Before being transferred to another hospital, Lu Xiaoshuang had to be sent to the ward here to observe her vital signs. Zhou Yi followed her bed to the ward, holding her hand tightly all the way.
Lu Xiaoshuang's hands were very cold, as cold as ice.
Qiao Jiali and Chen Yan stayed to exchange some information with Zhang Jun. Although Lu Xiaoshuang was discovered, the case was not over yet and there was still a lot of work to be done.
Xu Liu's student ID card needed to be sent to the technical department for fingerprint extraction and testing. Since the hospital and Zhang Jun were unaware of what had happened, they were the only ones who had direct contact with the student ID card. The police naturally had fingerprints on file, but anyone who had come into contact with the hospital would also need to leave fingerprints for subsequent investigation.
Then there is the entire process of finding Lu Xiaoshuang, which needs to be recorded, and the mine where Lu Xiaoshuang was found needs to be notified to the technical department to conduct on-site investigation.
Since Lu Xiaoshuang was poisoned by methane and carbon monoxide, which is an inhalation injury, her breathing now relies on a machine. There is no obvious damage on the surface of her body, so she does not need to be admitted to the ICU.
However, considering that it was related to the police, the hospital arranged an empty ward as a temporary ward.
Zhou Yi sat by the bed, looking at Lu Xiaoshuang who was unconscious on the hospital bed, his eyes red and swollen.
Lu Xiaoshuang's hair was messy, disheveled, and covered in dust.
The part of the face near the mouth and nose was probably cleaned by the nurse when the patient was connected to the ventilator, so it is relatively clean. However, the area around the face is still dirty.
Zhou Yi held her hand tightly with one hand, fearing that if he let go, she would fly away like a kite.
The other hand gently stroked her hair, trying to make her look more energetic. After all, she usually tied her hair in a ponytail and rarely let it down.
"Xiao Shuang... I'm sorry... It's all my fault." Zhou Yi choked up, "I shouldn't have left Hongcheng... I knew such a big case was going to happen... It's all my fault, it's all my fault... I just didn't expect the situation to change so drastically this time... I..."
Zhou Yi was muttering to himself when he heard footsteps outside the door and immediately shut up.
The person who opened the door was Wu Yongcheng. He just happened to see Zhou Yi retract his hands, but he pretended not to see it.
Zhou Yi's reaction and thoughts were basically obvious to them.
But at the same time, he also had some doubts. When Zhou Yi was transferred to the Third Brigade by him as an exception, he still had some doubts about this inexplicably appearing "genius".
Especially the incident at the food street. Judging from Zhou Yi's previous behavior, he shouldn't have been so impulsive. If he wanted to prevent this from happening, he could have used a more rational and appropriate approach.
Although the result was good, it still aroused his suspicion.
So that night in Zhou Yi's ward, he tested Zhou Yi to find out what the relationship was with Lu Xiaoshuang, because the old detective's intuition made him smell something strange.
But now it seems that I was overthinking it at that time. It seems that Zhou Yi simply fell in love with Lu Xiaoshuang at first sight.
It’s understandable for young people, after all, they have strong hormones.
"Zhou Yi, I've asked around. I have a comrade who happens to work in the provincial capital's medical system. He said the First Central Hospital in the provincial capital introduced two imported hyperbaric oxygen chambers last year. I asked him to ask for help and see if there's a backdoor way to get Lu Xiaoshuang admitted to the hospital for treatment as soon as possible."
"Oh, and I've also contacted the emergency center and asked them to send a car. This place is not close to the provincial capital, and Lu Xiaoshuang's condition will probably require an ambulance to be taken there."
"Thank you, Captain Wu." Zhou Yi stood up and said gratefully.
Wu Yongcheng patted his shoulder and said, "Why thank me? I didn't do this for you."
He pointed at Lu Xiaoshuang lying on the hospital bed and said, "Maybe she is the key witness in this dismemberment case. The sooner she wakes up, the sooner we can solve the case."
Zhou Yi knew that Wu Yongcheng was telling the truth. Although Lu Xiaoshuang was found, there was still no clue about the case.
Especially for Zhou Yi, since Lu Xiaoshuang is still alive, he can find the murderer without any psychological burden!
The only thing he didn't know was how much help the case files from his previous life would be in the future.
After all, this was the first time since his rebirth that he encountered a situation where the case would change.
He was just about to speak and ask Wu Yongcheng what to do next.
Wu Yongcheng spoke first, "If Lu Xiaoshuang goes to the provincial capital for treatment, you should go with her. I've also read her information. Her parents live far away in the northwest, and her grandmother is over seventy. Someone needs to take care of her."
"But the case..."
"What? Without you, Zhou Yi, the case won't be handled?" Wu Yongcheng glared at him and said, "Don't forget, I'm still the captain of the Third Brigade."
"Captain Wu, that's not what I meant..." Zhou Yi looked at Wu Yongcheng, then at the unconscious Lu Xiaoshuang, feeling torn.
Wu Yongcheng said earnestly, "Zhou Yi, I have another purpose for asking you to accompany me to the provincial capital."
"What?"
"You should take this opportunity to adjust your appearance. You haven't looked in the mirror in a long time. Look at yourself, you look haggard and your beard is all scruffy. You don't look like a young man in his twenties at all."
Zhou Yi reached out and touched his beard, and found that it was indeed prickly.
But I just shaved when I took a shower the night before...
"Adjust your condition and wait for the person to wake up before coming back to fight."
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