Chapter 171
"Brother Lei, Qiang and the others have been in a car accident!"
Lei Tingjun's expression immediately tightened: "Where are they?"
"It happened on a bend in the mountain road on the way back to the construction site. A-Qiang and the others took Xie Laosan to the hospital and asked me to come back and let you know!" the fat man said anxiously.
Lei Tingjun looked serious, grabbed his car keys and headed out. As he passed the fat man, he smelled alcohol on him, frowned, and asked in a cold voice, "Have you been drinking?"
The fat man shuddered, knowing he couldn't hide the fact that he'd been drinking tonight from Brother Lei, and could only weakly nod and admit, "...Yes, I only had a little."
Of course, the fat man was lying. They didn't just drink a little; the five of them drank two whole cases of beer and two bottles of baijiu (Chinese liquor).
Lei Tingjun glared at him fiercely.
He had repeatedly reminded them not to drink and drive, and not to drive after drinking.
These people still ignored his words. Lei Tingjun felt a surge of anger.
But it's all in vain now. The most urgent thing is to get to the hospital as soon as possible and see if the person is alright.
When the group of workers in the dormitory learned that A-Qiang and Xie Laosan had been in a car accident, they all gathered around to ask about the situation and wanted to go to the hospital with Lei Tingjun.
Lei Tingjun calmly said, "Those of you who have a driving assignment tomorrow, stay in the dormitory, do your jobs well, and don't cause trouble for the transport team. That's what you're supposed to do. I'll handle the car accident. Fatty, come with me. The rest of you, stay here. Don't spread the word until things are cleared up."
Upon hearing Lei Tingjun's words, everyone said, "Then Brother Lei, you'll have to make the trip. We brothers won't be of much help if we go; we'll only cause trouble. If anything happens, just give us a call, and we'll be there anytime."
There is a dedicated landline for business communications in the office at the construction site.
Lei Tingjun nodded and left the dormitory.
He wouldn't let the fat guy drive anymore, so he got into the driver's seat himself, pressed the accelerator, and drove the car off.
Lei Tingjun's face was grim as he gripped the steering wheel, his eyes fixed on the road ahead.
The fat man sat in the passenger seat, glancing at Boss Lei's expression, and dared not say anything more, afraid that he would make a mistake and anger the boss again.
What should have been a 34-minute drive, Lei Tingjun arrived at the hospital in just 20 minutes.
It drove fast and steadily, but couldn't handle the many curves along the way.
The fat man's stomach churned, and as soon as he got out of the car, he rushed over and hugged a telephone pole, vomiting violently.
Lei Tingjun ignored him and went straight to the hospital reception desk to ask where Xie Laosan was.
When A-Qiang came down from the second floor and saw Lei Tingjun coming over, he called out remorsefully, "Brother Lei."
When Lei Tingjun went over, he saw that A-Qiang's eyes were red and he also smelled faintly of alcohol. Without asking, he could roughly guess what had happened that night.
Normally, the bus they were running today would have returned before 7 p.m.
They didn't get back until 9:30, they must have gone out for dinner and drinks.
A group of people, drunk, drove back to the construction site in the dark at night and crashed into a bend in the mountain road.
Ah Qiang pounded his head with his fists, saying regretfully, "Brother Lei, hit me and scold me all you want. Today's incident is all my fault. If I hadn't treated the brothers to dinner and drinks, this wouldn't have happened."
"I didn't listen to you. You had repeatedly warned us that we couldn't drink and drive, but I ignored you and caused Xie Laosan's car accident. It's all my fault! I deserve to die!"
Lei Tingjun said with a stern face, "Alright, stop shouting here. I'll settle this with you when we get back. How's Xie Laosan?"
"He's still in the operating room; he might have injured his leg," A-Qiang said, squatting in the corner.
The other workers who had been with A-Qiang today didn't dare to utter a sound in front of Lei Tingjun, and all squatted in a row outside the operating room.
Lei Tingjun took out a cigarette and was about to light it, but immediately remembered that this was a hospital and smoking was not allowed outside the operating room.
He put the cigarette back in his hand, holding only the pure silver lighter in his palm, twirling it around.
"How serious are Xie Laosan's injuries? Was he still conscious when he was brought here? What's the condition of the car?"
Ah-Qiang said, "He is still somewhat conscious, but his head is bleeding and there is a lot of blood on his leg. I don't know how he is."
"The car overturned, and I had my brothers lift it up and park it in the grass under the bend. We don't have time to deal with it right now."
Lei Tingjun said, "It's not safe to leave the car there. If the engine leaks oil and explodes, it will be another hidden danger."
"Then I'll go and drive it to the repair shop now."
"Can you even drive like this? You're out of your mind and agitated." Lei Tingjun rubbed his lighter, as if something inside him was calming him down.
"I'll go back and get it done after Xie Laosan comes out of the operating room." After saying that, Lei Tingjun added, "Have you paid the surgery fee? I still have more than a thousand yuan in cash on me. Take it and pay the fee first."
Ah Qiang said, "You don't need to worry about Lei Ge. I've already paid the money. This is my responsibility. I'll cover Xie Laosan's medical expenses and processing fees all by myself."
As they were talking, the operating room doctor came out.
"Doctor, how is my friend's injury?" Lei Tingjun asked as he stepped forward.
The doctor said, "He has a broken right leg and has already had surgery. He also has a mild concussion and is still not fully awake. You can go in and see him in a little while."
Upon learning that the injuries were not too serious, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Lei Tingjun frowned and asked, "After his leg recovers, will he be able to do heavy work or drive?"
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