An Moxue led the two mule carts of people into the state-run restaurant, ordered a large table of dishes, and bought two catties of the famous local sorghum liquor. She told everyone to eat and drink to their heart's content and also ordered some takeaway food to take back.
She hurriedly ate only one bowl of rice, then left the table, telling everyone to take their time and not to rush, before heading to the county hospital.
After arriving at the hospital, I registered and saw a doctor. I told the doctor, "Doctor, I was beaten by four men. Please take a close look. I suspect I have internal injuries. Look, my body aches, my arms hurt, my stomach hurts, I feel like I'm not feeling well anywhere. Please give me a medical certificate so I can ask them for compensation. Do you think it would be best if I stayed in the hospital for a couple more days? I'm really dizzy and feel like I'm going to vomit. I just reported the incident to the police and came to the hospital right after leaving the police station."
Upon hearing her words, the doctor quickly found a nurse to examine her entire body. After she took off her clothes, the nurse's eyes turned red. She saw bruises and swelling all over her arms, legs, and body, especially her face, which was swollen very high, and the bruises around her mouth were quite frightening. Although she was dressed neatly, it was really scary after she took off her clothes.
While having the nurse examine her injuries, An Moxue said to the nurse, "Nurse, you don't know, those four big men beat me up. If I hadn't known some martial arts and managed to run away, they would have killed me. You have to have the doctor take a good look at me and give me a proper medical certificate so I can ask for compensation later."
The nurse felt so sorry for her—how could such a pretty girl be beaten like this! It's so tragic! She was immediately filled with sympathy.
After she left, she talked to the doctor for a long time. The doctor knew about the bruises on her body, but he didn't dare to say that she didn't have any internal injuries. He suggested that she be hospitalized for observation for two days. He didn't know if she had a head injury. She was nauseous and vomiting, so he suspected that she had a mild concussion and could only be hospitalized for observation.
An Moxue nodded in agreement. Then she gave the money to the nurse, who then kindly helped her with the admission procedures.
When Old Ma and the others finished their meal and went to the hospital to pick her up, they were surprised to find her already lying in a hospital bed with an IV drip in her hand, looking disheveled and weak.
Old Ma was heartbroken: "Girl, didn't you say it was just a minor injury? How come you're in the hospital?"
An Moxue went all out with her act, lying to Old Ma, "I don't know anything. After I arrived, my stomach started hurting terribly. I also had a headache, felt nauseous, and wanted to vomit. The doctor suspected I had internal injuries and a concussion, and suggested I be hospitalized. Uncle, I'll have to stay here in the hospital for a few days. Go back and ask the village chief to give me a letter of introduction. I'll give you the key to our house. Don't forget to come to our house and feed our two little ones."
"Okay, sure, don't forget."
"Then you have to be careful not to get bitten by those two. When you come tomorrow, please bring me a washbasin, towel, toothbrush, lunchbox, and a change of clothes from the cabinet. That's all."
"I'll get it for you. Is it okay if you leave it here by yourself? Or I can stay with you."
"No need, Uncle, there are nurses here. The nurses are so kind. They helped me with the admission process without me having to do anything."
"Okay, then we'll head back first."
"Uncle, if my aunt asks about me when you get back, just say it's nothing serious and don't let her worry."
"Okay, don't worry. You're such a young person, yet you have so many things to worry about every day. Just take good care of yourself, we don't need you to worry about us." Then he turned and left the ward.
An Moxue was exhausted from running around all night and half a day. After Old Ma left, she relaxed and fell asleep without realizing it. She didn't even notice when the nurse came to change or remove the needle. Several other patients and their families in the same ward did not disturb her sleep.
When An Moxue woke up, she felt an urgent need to use the toilet and rushed to the toilet.
When they came out, several nurses were huddled together, whispering: "Let me tell you, those three people are in terrible shape. Their arms and legs are all broken, not one of them is intact. Some have more than one fracture, some are comminuted fractures. They also have arrow wounds and knife wounds on their arms and legs. They were all semi-conscious when they came in. They just finished surgery and were put into a ward, a private room. The police are watching them from outside! Look, that's the room. The police are standing at the door. I wonder what they did wrong." As they spoke, they pointed to the room.
An Moxue looked in the direction she pointed to; it was only one room away from hers.
An Moxue slowly moved back with small steps. Every movement aggravated her injuries, and every part of her body ached. When she first woke up, she was only thinking about urinating and ignored the pain. Now, she felt unwell everywhere and was also hungry. She felt like her chest was sticking to her back. She raised her hand to look at her watch and saw that it was already six o'clock. No wonder it felt dark.
After finally managing to get to the door of her ward, she saw that the policeman guarding the door of the room next door was one of the people who had come up the mountain last time. An Moxue moved in front of him and asked, "Uncle Wang, are you guarding it by yourself today?"
Old Wang looked her over and then scrutinized her from head to toe before speaking: "What happened to you? You look so disheveled. If you hadn't said anything, I wouldn't have recognized you."
"Well, thanks to the people in this room you're looking after, I ended up like this." An Moxue glanced at the ward he was guarding and pursed her lips.
"No way! So you're the heroine! You didn't know? You're now on our bureau's blacklist, you're really something." Old Wang said, giving a thumbs up.
"Uncle Wang, something you're saying sounds really awkward to me. You haven't said you'll be watching over things by yourself tonight?"
"No, we're inside. What happened?"
“I’m worried, I’m afraid they’ll silence me. Have you interrogated him? Has Jiang Shi been caught? When someone goes back to the station, please tell your chief that I need to stay in the hospital for a few days. It’s that room.” She pointed to her ward as she spoke.
"I don't know if they've caught them or not, I've been at the hospital the whole time. These three just had surgery and haven't woken up yet, so I haven't interrogated them."
"Uncle Wang, does this hospital have a cafeteria?"
"Yes, there's still food left at this price. Hurry up and go. It's the house just around the corner."
"Uncle Wang, what about you? If you haven't eaten, I'll bring you some."
"Go ahead, I've already eaten."
"Okay, Uncle Wang, I'm going to eat now."
In the hospital cafeteria, An Moxue saw millet porridge and steamed buns and wanted to buy a serving, but they wouldn't sell them. When she asked, she found out that she needed a hospitalization certificate or a doctor's certificate proving that she needed to supplement her nutrition.
An Moxue was truly amazed this time. She had no idea that this was possible. She took out her hospitalization certificate from her pocket and bought what was supposedly a nutritious meal: millet porridge, eggs, steamed buns, and a serving of pickled vegetables.
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