After going to the hospital yesterday, Zhou Yunwan already knew how to take the bus.
Compared with the various convenient and fast means of transportation in later generations, this era was obviously much more limited, because there was no way to know the specific arrival time of the bus, so all you could do was wait.
Zhou Yunwan stood at the simple bus stop and waited for a long time before a bus came. Before getting on the bus, she specifically asked the driver to make sure it could reach the Military Region General Hospital before she found a seat and sat down.
After swaying for a while, Zhou Yunwan got up and got out of the car as the driver said, "We've arrived at the Military Region General Hospital."
She thought she had memorized the way to the ward, but she was in a hurry when she came yesterday and took another exit when she left, so now she was standing in the hall, a little confused about which direction to go.
After much deliberation, she decided to go to the counter and ask the nurse.
There were several family members queuing in front of the counter. She chose a queue with fewer people. Fortunately, it was quick and it was soon her turn. But for some reason, the guy in front of her suddenly slammed the counter in an emotional manner.
"You made my father disabled, but you won't even refund the surgery fee? Why? Do you have any conscience in your hospital?"
"Sir, your father's right leg is seriously infected. If it is not removed, he may not be able to survive. The doctor informed you of the risks of the operation before the operation, and your family also signed the consent form. According to normal procedures, the fee cannot be refunded."
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The argument between the eldest brother and the nurse immediately attracted the attention of many people around.
Zhou Yunwan frowned when she heard this, and realized that her elder brother was causing trouble for the hospital. She subconsciously wanted to stay away from the center of the dispute to avoid being affected by her elder brother's anger.
"I don't care. Your hospital must take responsibility! Otherwise, otherwise..."
The eldest brother hesitated for a moment and looked around. The counter blocked his reach of the nurse inside, so he set his target on the girl not far from him. She was thin and weak, and seemed easy to control and bully.
So he chased after her, grabbed the girl's hair, pulled her towards him, took out a knife he had prepared in advance and put it against her neck, shouting: "You must return the money to me, or I will kill her!"
"In order to save my father, I took out all my family savings, but not only did you fail to cure my father, you also cut off his legs. Now he is lying there half dead. What's the difference between him and death?"
"Give me back my money! Give it back to me!"
My eldest brother was emotionally broken. He was spitting all over the place when he spoke. His voice was loud and stuttering, with a slight accent from somewhere unknown. He kept muttering that he wanted the hospital to return the money to him.
Perhaps it was the first time he did such a thing. The eldest brother's old and wrinkled hands were shaking violently. They kept swaying in small arcs in front of Zhou Yunwan's eyes, and the cold light of the knife kept flashing in front of his eyes.
The coldness that occasionally touched her neck made Zhou Yunwan gasp in fear. Compared with that, the pain in her scalp was nothing. She tensed her back, fearing that her throat would be cut if she was not careful.
Although she had sensed that something was wrong, she still couldn't escape the danger this time. She knew very well that being afraid and nervous was useless in this situation, so she could only repeatedly comfort herself that it was okay and calm herself down as soon as possible.
She considered her words carefully and spoke cautiously: "Big brother, I see that you are also a filial person, but please don't do anything stupid, otherwise if you are arrested, who will take care of your father?"
"How about you put the knife away and I'll pay for the money you spent at the hospital?"
Judging from the conversation between the eldest brother and the nurse just now, what the eldest brother cares about is nothing more than his father's leg and the money spent. If you want to calm him down as soon as possible, you can only start from these two points.
As expected, after hearing her say this, the eldest brother was obviously shaken: "You, you, you give it?"
Zhou Yunwan was speechless. He had put the knife to her neck. How could she not say this?
She kept soothing him: "Yes, I will give it to you, no matter how much it costs, as long as you let me go."
The eldest brother's eyes rolled wildly, but looking around at the increasing number of soldiers and their families gathered around him, he became more and more regretful and afraid. If he had not been really desperate, he would not have done such a wicked thing!
His father accidentally fell off a field ridge while doing farm work and hit his right leg on a sharp rock. At first, no one in the family took it seriously and just thought he would be fine after recuperation, but as time went on, the situation became more and more serious.
Neither the hospitals in the countryside nor the county town could cure his father's leg. He had no choice but to take out all his savings and borrow a lot of money to bring his father to a large hospital in the capital for treatment. He originally thought that his father could be cured successfully.
However, he didn't expect that in the end not only the money was gone, but his father also lost his legs. And just yesterday, his father, who knew everything, threatened to commit suicide. Either he went to get the money back, or his father would die.
He had no choice but to ask the hospital for money.
While he was in a daze, several soldiers came forward and tried to negotiate with him: "Don't do anything stupid, put the knife down!"
"Don't come over here!" The eldest brother held Zhou Yunwan back a few steps, constantly waving the knife in his hand to try to repel several soldiers. He understood that in this situation, if he let the person under the knife go, he would definitely not be able to escape safely.
But the arrow has been shot and there is no turning back.
"Okay, we won't go over there. You calm down first." Xing Maohui's face was stern, and he signaled everyone to step back.
At this time, Zhou Yunwan also recognized that Xing Maohui was the soldier who came to visit Shen Dewen yesterday. The other party gave her a reassuring look. She bit her lower lip and her heart beat nervously.
Xing Maohui continued to negotiate: "If you have any conditions or needs, please let me know. Both the hospital and I will try our best to meet them."
The eldest brother noticed the badge on his shoulder and realized that the man in front of him was an important official. He couldn't help but be moved and spoke tentatively: "Return the money to my father and send my father home safely."
"Okay, I agree to all of these. Is there anything else?" Xing Maohui guided him to think.
The eldest brother really fell for it, "And, and..."
At this moment, the eldest brother's hand holding the knife was suddenly grabbed by someone and bent back with force.
As her eldest brother cried out in pain, Zhou Yunwan clearly felt that the force with which he was restraining her was loosening. She made a prompt decision, stepped hard on the instep of his foot, and then ran forward desperately.
However, just as she was about to escape, the eldest brother suddenly stabbed her with a knife, out of nowhere, with the strength to spare.
At the critical moment, a sturdy arm blocked her eyes. The sharp knife cut across the man's forearm, blood spurted out, and a few drops fell silently to the ground.
Zhou Yunwan was so frightened that by the time she came to her senses, the nurse next to her had already quickly pulled her to a safe area.
Fortunately, this episode ended quickly. The eldest brother was immediately pinned to the ground by several soldiers, his head facing the ground, unable to move, and the knife in his hand was taken away.
Zhou Yunwan stared blankly at Chen Yanli in the crowd. After he handed his eldest brother to the military comrade, he said something to Xing Maohui and then walked towards her.
"Are you okay?" He stood in front of her, his deep voice filled with worry.
Zhou Yunwan tightly grasped the lunch box in her hand, her eyes fell on his left hand which was stained with blood. Her heart was twisted into a ball, tears welled up in her eyes, and she dropped a tear unconsciously.
Is he stupid? Shouldn't we care about himself at this time?
"Your hand..." As soon as she opened her mouth, she couldn't stop sobbing.
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