Chapter 167: Hurting

Three hours later, I was already on the fastest flight to Beijing. Apart from booking, I went back to the dormitory to get my cell phone and pack my simple luggage, I spent almost all the rest of my time on the way from Fuzhou to Changle Airport. Looking at the dark sky outside the porthole, my heart returned to three hours ago...

In my impression, Mr. Zhong has never been so anxious. Although he still maintains the stability of the elders, from the tone of his speech, I know that this respected veteran general is anxious at the moment. He told me that after Zhong Jie returned to Beijing from Fuzhou, he still worked hard and lost weight. It was precisely because of lack of sleep. Today, no, it is already three in the morning. To be precise, yesterday, when Zhong Jie drove home for New Year's Eve dinner, he had a car accident. In order to avoid a young girl crossing the road, Zhong Jie's car hit the telephone pole heavily. When she was just sent to the hospital, she was still a little awake, and kept saying my name. Now she is in a severe coma, and the hospital has issued a notice of critical illness...

When I think of the scene where Zhong Jie kept calling my name before she was unconscious, my heart hurt for no reason. I know that I owe a lot to this sister, and some scenes after getting to know Zhong Jie also appeared in my mind like slides. The happy time of the last year of the military academy, the cups in the tavern outside the school, the temptation of the night and Zhong Jie's sad eyes...

For the first time, I felt how slow the flight from Fuzhou to Beijing was! I couldn't help but want to turn on my phone to ask about Zhong Jie's situation, but due to the regulations that the use of mobile phones was not allowed on the plane, I could only wait for the plane to land in a restless manner. The beautiful flight attendant seemed to see something was wrong with me. Several times I came over to ask if I needed help, and I shook my head with a wry smile.

Finally, as the fuselage trembled slightly, the plane finally landed at the Capital Airport. As soon as I left the security door, I went straight to the door to stop a taxi. After getting on the bus, I threw it to the driver for 500 yuan and said:

"People's Liberation Army Hospital 301, drive as fast as possible!"

My brother turned around and saw me wearing a military uniform with a gray face. He quickly turned his head and nodded. In the blink of an eye, I silently prayed in my heart that Zhong Jie could persevere, at least until I saw her, so maybe I could have a way to save her life. If... if she really had something to do, I think I would never feel at ease in this life. After all, the person who caused this kind of scene today is me, Lu Changfeng!

Before the car stopped, I opened the car door and rushed down. I grabbed someone at the hospital door, asked the address provided by Mr. Zhong, and then ran all the way. Soon, I arrived at the high-ranking official ward where Zhong Jie lived. The lights in the corridor were very bright, but it was still early in the morning, so it was very quiet. I clearly heard the echo of footsteps coming. For some reason, the closer I got to Zhong Jie, the more my heart beat. This is a situation that I have not experienced in recent years. Even when I faced a few times of life and death, I have never been so nervous.

Finally, I found Zhong Jie's ward. On the bench at the door was Secretary Xu, who had met when I was in the military academy. It seemed that he was still working next to Mr. Zhong. When he saw him running over hurriedly, he stood up to greet him. I realized that this was the ward, so he immediately took a lighter pace. Secretary Xu said to me:

"Xiao Lu, you are here! The leader just slept in the next room..."

I interrupted him anxiously and asked:

"Sorry, Secretary Xu, I want to know how Zhong Jie is doing?"

Secretary Xu's face turned dark and he said:

"I'm still in a severe coma, the doctor said the situation is not very optimistic..."

I asked:

"Hasn't the surgery been done? 301 Hospital is the best hospital in our army. How could it be helpless?"

Secretary Xu said helplessly:

"Zhong Jie has multiple fractures all over her body, nothing is that. The key is that she has internal bleeding. The first surgery has just ended, but the situation is not very good. Changfeng! The doctor is not omnipotent..."

I sighed and said:

"Can I go in and see her now?"

Secretary Xu nodded and said:

"The chief has said hello to the hospital. He said that no matter when you arrive, you can go in and see her at any time, but Zhong Jie is still in a coma now... Oh, let's not say anything, you go in and take a look first, I won't wake up the chief. He just lay down for a while..."

I nodded and said:

"Okay, please trouble you Secretary Xu!"

After saying that, I gently pushed open the door of the ward and walked in with my hands and feet. Zhong Jie's appearance shocked me. She was almost covered with bandages, and there were many tubes inserted into her body to maintain her life. Various surveillance instruments emitted a slight light. I have never seen her again since the last time I parted in Beijing. When she went to Fuzhou, I only heard the sound and did not see her.

Unexpectedly, Zhong Jie was so thin! Her originally beautiful face was obviously sunken, and her face lost its original healthy luster. Moreover, she lost too much blood after the car accident. Her face showed a pathological paleness. Even in a coma, Zhong Jie's brows were slightly frowning, as if she had suffered a lot of grievances...

My heart couldn't help but twitch. I owe her too much. Although I can't force it, it's undeniable that Zhong Jie will become like this today. She is in danger at any time, and a large part of it is because of me. Life is really impermanent! A few months ago, I just walked around the gate of hell. I believe that when Zhong Jie set foot on the land of Fuzhou, she felt a hundred times worse than I am now...

I gently held Zhong Jie's hand and said in her ear:

"Zhong Jie! Xiao Jie! I'm Changfeng! I'm here to see you... You, you've become like this, I really feel sorry for you! Promise me, you must persevere and get better, I also want to see that healthy and beautiful Xiao Jie!"

Zhong Jie's face did not change at all. She lay quietly, like a sleeping princess. If it weren't for the instrument's slight "beep" sound from time to time, if it weren't for the bandage on her body, I would really think she was just asleep! I sighed, and it seemed that she could not hear what I said...

I sat there for a while, suddenly woke up, and hurriedly pulled Zhong Jie's hand. I skillfully put my finger on her wrist. A stream of pure dragon trench true energy slowly entered Zhong Jie's meridians. After a full ten minutes of investigation, I finally knew why the doctor was helpless. The fractured part of Zhong Jie's body had been perfectly connected. However, what caused her to have a severe coma was not the fracture and blood loss, but almost all her organs, including the heart, were seriously damaged and could not play the effects they should have. Moreover, the operation could only temporarily stop the bleeding. After the wound was sutured, many organs in Zhong Jie's body were still slowly bleeding.

I believe the doctor knows this situation, but the current medical level really cannot effectively treat this level of harm. If someone else has long since returned to heaven, Zhong Jie was able to survive until now because she is Mr. Zhong's granddaughter. Therefore, in order to extend her life as much as possible, the hospital will use any expensive medicines. However, this can only be extended. In other words, the only difference between Zhong Jie and ordinary people now is that she can live for one or two more days in extreme pain...

To be honest, I have never seen such a serious injury. Although my Longteng true qi has made great progress during this period, I am completely unsure of saving Zhong Jie. Moreover, Zhong Jie can be said to be in danger now. If I rashly use my true qi to treat her, she is very likely to die immediately because her body cannot bear it!

Thinking of this, a hint of helplessness appeared in my heart. I watched this beautiful woman, and the woman who loved her deeply, lying on the hospital bed with her life hanging on the thread, but I was powerless. This feeling was really indescribable. And I felt a deep sense of frustration. Since returning to the military academy era, although I encountered setbacks of all kinds and that, overall, I was still smooth sailing, especially in my career. For a period of time, I even had the illusion that I could do anything. This time, Zhong Jie urgently needed my help, but I could only be a spectator. The self-confidence I had built over the past two years began to collapse...

Just as I was holding my hair in pain, the door of the ward sounded softly, and I quickly stood up and looked back. It turned out to be Mr. Zhong! Overnight, Mr. Zhong became much older and extremely haggard. His former vigor and full of energy disappeared completely!

Old Zhong waved at me and signaled me to go out to speak. I quickly stuffed Zhong Jie's hand into the quilt and left the ward. Old Zhong stood at the door of the ward and said softly:

"Changfeng, you are here..."

I nodded and said:

"Grandpa, Secretary Xu said you just lay down, why don't you sleep for a while?"

Mr. Zhong sighed and said:

"Oh! I had nightmares as soon as I closed my eyes, dreaming that Xiao Jie was calling your name helplessly, dreaming that she looked covered in blood..."

I whispered:

"Grandpa, don't worry too much. Xiao Jie will definitely be fine if she is lucky!"

Grandpa shook his head and said:

"The director of the 301 Hospital has already passed through the truth. Xiao Jie's situation is very dangerous and may... leave us at any time! What makes me most worry is that the hospital is powerless! Xiao Jie's parents are on business abroad and cannot come back for a while..."

I was speechless and subconsciously took out a cigarette. Then I suddenly thought that this was the hospital. I quickly put the cigarette back, and Mr. Zhong said:

"It's okay! You can smoke it! I know you feel bad!"

I nodded and took out a cigarette again to light it. However, I opened the window beside me and a cool breeze poured in. I was so strong that I couldn't help but shudder.

Mr. Zhong suddenly spoke:

"Changfeng, I saw a report a few months ago, which was fought by Lei Jun in the name of their team. The content of the report was about a plan..."

I took a deep breath of smoke, then let out the smoke that became thin after my lungs, and at the same time I let out a long sigh, I said:

"Yes, this plan was proposed by me, and its name is Longteng Plan..."

Mr. Zhong suddenly looked at me with a bright look and said:

"I didn't really believe in this kind of thing that transcends the limits of the human body. When I read that report, I had the illusion of reading martial arts novels! But a series of things that happened to you forced me to face up to a reality. What is said in the report is real and has already achieved success in you. Am I right?"

Mr. Zhong’s last sentence was full of hope. I knew what he meant, and I also knew that the "sequence of things" he meant was actually mainly referring to the thing that I was resurrected from the dead. Mr. Zhong, a rigorous general, thought of this when his granddaughter encountered a test of life and death and when even the best hospitals in the army were powerless, it was natural to think of this.

I sighed and said:

"Grandpa, I understand what you mean and I understand very much. To be honest, I used my own method to check Xiaojie's injury as soon as possible in the ward. Unfortunately, the injuries she suffered have exceeded my ability..."

Old Zhong's expression immediately dimmed, and he whispered:

"Is there really no way? Changfeng, I have never regretted anything I have done in my life, but I really regret it now. I knew that Xiaojie was not happy for a long time, but I think young people should know how to adjust themselves. If I had known that such a thing would happen, I should have transferred her to myself in time, so that at least there would be a way to take care of everything..."

Looking at Mr. Zhong’s painful look, I sighed and said:

"Grandpa, the car accident is just an accidental incident. Although it has a lot to do with Xiaojie's mental state, how can you be so busy with work every day? You can't blame you!"

I also added a sentence in my heart: "If you want to blame this, you can only blame me..."

Mr. Zhong suddenly asked:

"Changfeng, can you explain what you said? Xiao Jie's injury is beyond your ability. What does it mean?"

I said:

"Grandpa, although I have different powers from ordinary people, it does not mean that I can do everything. For example, I am not sure about the injury of Xiaojie... I can only say that if I go to treatment rashly, the possibility of success is not very high, and it may...it may accelerate her death!"

Old Zhong's face twitched, and then he took out a pack of cigarettes! Yes, Old Zhong, who never smoked, actually took out a pack of cigarettes! He took out one and put it in his mouth, and then signaled me to light it for him! After smoking a cigarette, Old Zhong made up his mind and said:
Chapter completed!