out of control
The ground was littered with blood and carcasses, and the air was thick with the stench of gasoline and blood...
Wen Xubai stared in horror, his eyes widening, and froze on the spot.
Everything happened so fast, it felt like a dream...
Zhou Yi's eyes shattered beside Fang Yue's hand, and Zhou Yi's body trembled, with black blood gushing from his mouth and nose like a fountain.
His limbs were twisted in a horrifying manner, his clothes were completely soaked in blood, and Zhou Yi's once bright and piercing pupils gradually lost focus, slowly turning into a pool of stagnant water...
A black Bentley blocked their path. Wen Xubai's mind went blank, and he ran over quickly, grabbing Fang Yue's trembling body next to Zhou Yi's corpse.
The glaring lights were still shining. Wen Xubai looked up in a daze and saw a face he knew all too well in the reflected rearview mirror—Wen Xuyi.
Wen Xuyi's head seemed to have hit the steering wheel, and a trickle of blood slowly spread down his forehead...
He looked up in a daze, seemingly realizing what he had discovered, and his mouth gaped open in terror, his whole body trembling...
The next second, the sound of an engine starting was heard. The car, with a broken headlight and rearview mirror, quickly reversed. The deafening engine sound buzzed in Wen Xubai's ears and disappeared into the intersection in an instant, leaving only a trail of pungent exhaust fumes.
Wen Xubai instinctively wanted to chase after him, but the person in his arms struggled and grabbed his collar.
Fang Yue's lips were pale, and her white floral dress was soaked with blood that had seeped out from beneath her. Wen Xubai, who was holding her, was also covered in a glaring red.
"Save...save...Xiao Yi..."
Fang Yue's trembling hand reached out towards the figure that had stopped convulsing not far away, tears streaming down her cheeks like flowing blood...
As if tormented by pain, her delicate features were all twisted together, cold sweat kept seeping from her forehead, one hand was covering her stomach, the other was hanging in mid-air, touching her lover in the distance... Finally, as if all her strength had been drained, she suddenly fell to the ground.
"Quick! Urgent obstetric consultation! 37 weeks pregnant, severe car accident injuries, fetal heartbeat was previously absent! Placental abruption possible! Hurry!"
The metal wheels of the stretcher made a sharp scraping sound on the smooth floor. Wen Xubai ran wildly with the doctors and nurses, his heartbeat almost stopping.
"Fang Yue, hold on! Wake up, wake up quickly! Fang Yue!" Wen Xubai shouted.
"Blood pressure 60/40! Heart rate 140!"
"Quickly! Inflate the blood transfusion with pressure! Maintain dopamine levels!"
"Fetal heartbeat...still undetectable! A straight line!"
The doctors' and nurses' expressions grew increasingly grave, and sharp screams echoed throughout the hospital lobby.
"Family members! Who are the family members? Sign the notification form!" A nurse stopped Wen Xubai, speaking rapidly, and handed him several sheets of paper.
"The patient has severe multiple injuries! Suspected traumatic brain injury! Open comminuted fracture of the left femur! Hemorrhagic shock! The condition is extremely critical! This is a critical condition notice, please sign it immediately!"
With a "buzz," everything around seemed to freeze. Wen Xubai trembled as he took the few sheets of white paper and struggled to sign his name.
As the last gesture was made, the paper was snatched away by the nurse in an instant. There was no time to say another word; time was of the essence!
Wen Xubai stared stiffly in the direction the nurse had run off to. Another stretcher was already surrounded by uniformed doctors and nurses, the scene chaotic and noisy…
"Suction! Clear the airway!"
"Positive pressure ventilation! 100% oxygen!"
"Chest compressions! 1-2-3-breaths!"
"Establish umbilical vein access! Prepare adrenaline!"
His mind was in a mess, and Wen Xubai felt that he could no longer think.
A suffocating feeling gripped his neck. Wen Xubai walked forward with difficulty, step by step, and saw Zhou Yi's bloodless face in the chaotic crowd.
Like being struck on the head, Wen Xubai staggered back several steps and fell against the wall behind him.
As he watched helplessly as two stretchers were simultaneously pushed into different operating rooms, and the lights in both operating rooms turned on at the same time, Wen Xubai suddenly lost all strength and collapsed to the ground.
His hands and clothes were covered in blood, and passersby stared at him. But Wen Xubai didn't care about anything at that moment and helplessly covered his face.
Vehicles, blood, wreckage, and... corpses...
As if a bucket of ice water at minus twenty degrees Celsius had been poured over him, Wen Xubai trembled uncontrollably, his heart sinking into an icy abyss...
Why is this happening?
The image in the rearview mirror kept replaying in his mind: those terrified eyes, and that familiar face...
The next second, a hesitant voice interrupted his thoughts.
"Xiao Che..."
It's Chen Fang.
The woman arrived in a hurry, still wearing her pajamas and with her hair disheveled, clearly having rushed over as soon as she received Wen Xubai's message.
Wen Xubai quickly got up, but forgot that he was still covered in brown bloodstains, which must have looked horrifying.
As expected, Chen Fang's expression changed instantly. Her blank look, which had been unsure of what was happening, turned into one of terror and disbelief.
Chen Fang pointed at Wen Xubai and stammered, "You...you...what happened to you...?"
Wen Xubai nervously wiped his face, trying to appear calm, but when he opened his mouth, his voice trembled, "Auntie, I..."
He briefly explained the whole story to Chen Fang, and the old woman suddenly staggered and almost fainted.
Wen Xubai quickly caught Chen Fang's exhausted body, comforting and reassuring her, fearing that the old woman might pass away if her eyes rolled back.
But whether it was really God playing a trick on him or not, the moment Wen Xubai finished speaking, the light in one of the emergency rooms went out, and a doctor still in surgical scrubs slowly walked out and shook his head at them.
"I'm sorry, we tried our best."
Chen Fang broke down instantly, tears streaming down her face like a flood, and she pounded the ground, crying out in a hoarse voice!
"God! I only have one son! You took away my parents and brother, wasn't that enough? Why won't you even leave me your only son?! Why are you so cruel to me?!"
Wen Xubai was afraid Chen Fang would break her hand, so he had to hold her hand. But how could he easily stop an emotional mother who had just lost her child?
So he could only let Chen Fang pound on him, wailing and screaming.
Upon hearing this, my heart skipped a beat.
Tears and snot streamed down Chen Fang's face. By the end, she was even sobbing, and Wen Xubai's hand, which was patting her back, was becoming increasingly weak.
Until the last operating room light went out, a small incubator was wheeled out.
The doctor's voice, weary but clear, came through his mask: "The boy weighs 5.7 pounds. He suffered severe asphyxia but has been resuscitated and is now in the NICU for observation. The mother is still in critical condition due to severe bleeding."
She paused, then added, "The child is very resilient."
The last string in her mind snapped, and Chen Fang closed her eyes and fainted!
"Auntie!" Wen Xubai exclaimed, holding Chen Fang to steady himself.
Upon seeing this, the doctor, who had just finished the rescue, quickly began a new round of rescue efforts!
Finally, Chen Fang was out of danger and was transferred to a regular ward for inpatient observation.
Wen Xubai stood helplessly in the hospital corridor. Next door was Chen Fang's ward, and downstairs were the ICU and NICU. Fang Yue and the child were temporarily out of danger and were under observation inside.
Upstairs was the morgue, where Zhou Yi's body had just been moved in, waiting for Chen Fang to wake up so they could sign the cremation agreement.
Wen Xubai had never felt so tired. He had been working non-stop for two days, running up and down three floors, and hadn't closed his eyes yet. He only changed his clothes once in the middle of the day because he was afraid of scaring the other patients in the hospital.
He didn't go home to change; instead, he randomly bought a piece of clothing at a clothing store and changed in the hospital restroom.
Given the current situation, he cannot leave for too long. Fang Yue and the child could encounter problems at any moment, Chen Fang is still unconscious, and he is worried that no one will be able to sign the consent form.
Tiredly pinching his brow, Wen Xubai took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit it, and pulled one out.
He hadn't smoked for a long time... but for some reason, inexplicably, when he passed by the counter while shopping for clothes, he inexplicably bought some.
Perhaps the pressure was just too much...
Wen Xubai took a deep drag, exhaled a smoke ring, and then lowered his head.
The instruments monitoring vital signs in the ward kept beeping, and the sound could be heard even from outside the door.
Without realizing it, his mind drifted back to that face...
Wen Xuyi.
The cigarette butt was abruptly stubbed out, and the cell phone in my pocket suddenly rang.
Wen Xubai answered the phone casually; it was a call from the police station.
"Hello? Mr. Chen, we have apprehended the suspect regarding your cousin's car accident two days ago."
So fast?
Wen Xubai frowned.
He just gave a statement yesterday.
The person on the other end of the phone continued, "When do you have time to come to the police station to have it identified?"
"I'll go tomorrow," Wen Xubai replied, and hung up the phone.
The next day, at the police station entrance, Wen Xubai looked at the gray sky, with geese flying by in formation, and couldn't help but sneer.
That wasn't Wen Xuyi at all, but a complete stranger he had never seen before.
Ironically, the surveillance video had been tampered with, and the man insisted that he was driving under the influence of alcohol and accidentally hit someone...
It's the same old trick...
Wen Xubai closed his eyes, feeling the gentle breeze caress his face—soft and tender…
I should have thought of that sooner...
After an unknown amount of time, Wen Xubai opened his eyes, his gaze as calm as an icy pool.
He slowly took out his phone and silently dialed a number. The call was quickly answered, and a deep male voice sounded: "Hello?"
"I agree to your request."
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