Chapter 369 What is the difference between being alive and being dead?
However, the current situation did not give Wu Qingluan time to think about these things. Soon everyone was seated. This time, Wu Qingluan and Gu Nankai were in the same car. Gu Nankai did not say a word during the whole journey, but his frown proved his inner torment along the way.
In the evening, Wu Qingluan and his team's car arrived at the hospital in Yi County.
Gu Nankai hesitated when getting off the car. Wu Qingluan glanced at him and said softly but firmly, "Let's go. We have to face it."
Gu Nankai raised his eyes, and the two pairs of eyes met deeply. Then he nodded heavily and got out of the car with Wu Qingluan.
In fact, Gu Nankai's psychology at the moment was not as complicated as Wu Qingluan thought. When he heard the news that Zhao Shengrong might still be alive, he was indeed shocked, but after such a long journey, too many doubts arose in his heart.
These doubts troubled him all the way. No matter how hard he thought, he couldn't figure it out. In addition, he was not sure how he should face him if that person was really Zhao Shengrong.
The more you imagine, the more you think. Gu Nankai stood in front of the car door and looked at the not-so-grand hospital gate. He finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then glanced at his friends who were with him. Seeing their concerned eyes, he suddenly chuckled in his heart and said to them, "Let's go in and see what's going on."
Wu Qingluan and the others nodded after receiving his response, and then they walked into the hospital gate. However, no one expected that when they found the doctor they called, they would be faced with such a situation.
The person was indeed Zhao Zhengrong. When Gu Nankai saw that face, he stood there in a daze for a long time, unable to move. His eyes just stared at him blankly. The same eyebrows, the same mouth, the same figure, the same height. Everything seemed to tell Gu Nankai that Zhao Zhengrong was still alive.
Yes, alive, but alive is almost the same as dead.
"What is his current situation?"
It was unknown how long it took for Gu Nankai to regain his language system. When he opened his mouth to speak, he found that his throat was a little sore, and there was a hint of hidden pain in his eyes.
"The patient has been lying in bed in a vegetative state for three years. He began to show signs of waking up some time ago, but he was not fully awake. Yesterday, he finally woke up completely, and then he asked us to notify you."
The doctor told Gu Nankai about Zhao Zhengrong's condition. But before Gu Nankai could say anything, Cao Cang and Gao Yuan asked at the same time, "Since you can contact us, why did you contact us now? As far as we know, you contacted us through Zhao Zhengrong's phone."
In other words, since they could contact Gu Nankai using Zhao Zhengrong's mobile phone after he woke up, and Zhao Zhengrong had been receiving treatment in this hospital for the past three years, and no one was paying for the medical expenses and other expenses, couldn't they contact Gu Nankai?
It would be difficult for any hospital to treat a patient who had no one to take care of him for three whole years. It cannot be said that the hospital did it for the money. The main reason was that they were afraid of any disputes.
This was an obvious loophole. After Cao Cang and the others asked the question, they actually already had a sense of it in their hearts. If the other party was well prepared, this loophole would not be a problem at all. They quickly looked at Wu Qingluan and saw the same message in each other's eyes. On the other hand, Gu Nankai's whole heart was on Zhao Zhengrong at the moment, and he didn't care what questions they asked the doctor.
Soon, the doctor smiled a little embarrassedly: "Everyone, the situation is not what you think."
Soon the doctor explained to Wu Qingluan and the others, "This patient is not unattended as you understand. The kindhearted person who sent him to the hospital three years ago has covered his medical expenses for the past three years and even found someone to take care of his daily life. We have been in contact with this kindhearted person, but he died in an accident half a year ago. Because he had already paid for the next two years of expenses when he died, the hospital did not think much about it. It was not until Mr. Zhao suddenly showed signs of awakening this time that we thought of looking for his family or friends."
"Then how did you find it?"
Cao Cang was always cautious, so he asked quickly.
"Before he died, the kindhearted man asked someone to send Mr. Zhao's belongings to the hospital for safekeeping. We found Mr. Zhao's phone inside, but it was damaged by water, so we had to find someone to repair it. It took some time to repair the phone, and I hope you can understand."
The doctor smiled bitterly when he explained this, and said a little embarrassedly: "Everyone, please understand, we are just a small county town, not as good as the top three hospitals. What we can do here is already our limit."
What he said made so much sense that Cao Cang and the others were speechless. Admittedly, Yi County is considered a poor area in Longhai, and it is not as good as other places in terms of medical supplies or other aspects. Being able to achieve this is already their limit. They even understand that this would be impossible in other hospitals, even the top-level hospitals. After all, they are just places to treat patients, not places to do charity.
"Okay, doctor, we have a general understanding. We can discuss the remaining issues in private. Now we want to see the patient. Do you think it's okay..." Wu Qingluan knew that Gu Nankai was present at the moment. If they continued to pester him like this, he would definitely feel uncomfortable. So she interrupted the conversation between Cao Cang and the doctor, and secretly gave Cao Cang and the others a look. So Cao Cang and the others quickly shut up and stopped talking about this topic.
"I'm sorry, because the patient has just woken up and his condition is not stable yet. We can only let him meet you for a few minutes at a specific time . Otherwise, it will not be good for the patient."
It seemed that the conversation between him and Cao Cang and the others just now made the doctor feel very distrustful and suspicious, so the doctor's tone was a little cold when he spoke to Wu Qingluan and the others. Wu Qingluan and the others soon noticed it, but when they thought about it, it was understandable and they didn't say anything. They just said thank you to him and then were coldly but politely sent out of the ward where Zhao Zhengrong was at the moment.
Because when they came in, Zhao Zhengrong was not awake.
Gu Nankai had been standing there observing Zhao Zhengrong. When Wu Qingluan and the others turned around to look at him, they knew that he did not take the conversation between the doctor and them to heart, so she walked up to him and whispered a few words to him. Gu Nankai looked at her as if he had just woken up from a dream, paused, nodded, and followed Wu Qingluan and the others out.
"By the way, everyone, there is something I want to remind you." After everyone came out, the doctor stopped and looked at Wu Qingluan and the others and said something.
"You tell me." Gu Nankai was not in the right state at the moment, so Wu Qingluan quickly asked the doctor on his behalf. The doctor came without hesitation and said, "The patient was shot. Although he survived, his brain was damaged. This is also the main reason why he has been sleeping for three years. After he wakes up, his IQ and memory may only remain at a certain stage. You should be prepared."
After hearing this, Wu Qingluan subconsciously glanced at Gu Nankai. Seeing that he was slightly stunned, her heart sank, but she still said thank you to the doctor without changing her expression.
The doctor was very busy and left soon. After he left, Wu Qingluan and the others had the opportunity to talk to Gu Nankai. However, before they could open their mouths, Gu Nankai spoke first.
He opened his eyelids heavily, but it can be seen that there is some light in his eyes at this moment: "The person is real, I am not mistaken."
