Chapter 6: Meeting You at the Horizon Lu Shuang 05
Because there have been many medical disputes recently, Sister Lin decided to send someone to the hospital to keep an eye on the situation so that they can get first-hand information . Because Yu Nansheng and I are newcomers and are most suitable for this kind of work, we finally decided to send the two of us to the hospital.
Sister Lin thought for a moment and said, "The First City Hospital is the most famous and has the most patients. You two will each be assigned to a department to stay in."
While Yu Nansheng was still taking notes, I blurted out, "I'll go to the pediatric department."
Pediatrics is definitely a high-incidence area for medical disputes. Even if there is no big news, there will definitely be some minor disputes after two days of stay-at-home. Then, combined with past medical dispute cases, it will be no problem to write a special report.
The probability of medical disputes in other departments is similar, so Yu Nansheng is taking a chance no matter which one he chooses.
Sister Lin turned her gaze to Yu Nansheng: "Nansheng, which department do you choose?"
Yu Nansheng thought for a moment and replied, "I'll choose the emergency room, as there are more emergencies."
Sister Lin nodded and made the decision: "Okay, you guys go and stay there today, and submit at least one report before you get off work this afternoon. If there is a substantive incident, write about 800 words, if it is just an ordinary incident, write 200 to 300 words. When you come back, I will publish it based on the quality of the manuscript."
"I understand." I nodded, wrote down Sister Lin's request, then put away my notebook and walked out of the meeting room.
Yu Nansheng caught up with them a step later and said, "We are all going to the First Municipal Hospital. Let's take a taxi together."
"I can't afford a taxi, so I'll just take the bus." I seemed to feel a sour taste in my words.
In fact, I don't hate Yu Nansheng that much anymore, because people who try their best to do something well are indeed worthy of admiration. And the last time she stood up and confronted Jiang Yihong, I couldn't hate her any more.
Now the rejection I show towards her is purely out of jealousy. I am jealous that she can be Shen Yuxi's apprentice, and I am jealous that even though she is not smart enough, she has always been favored by Shen Yuxi.
I am now like those sinister supporting actresses in TV dramas, coveting the position of the heroine, but destined to be a supporting role.
Of course, Yu Nansheng heard the teasing in my tone, so he stopped insisting and just smiled: "Then I wish you good luck."
I didn't answer, started to pack my things, then got up and left.
Due to the shortage of pediatricians, even in a large hospital like the City First Hospital, there is still a long queue outside the pediatric clinic.
Parents held their children, their faces anxious, wishing they could push the people in front of them aside and rush to the front. The children's crying, laughing, and noisy discussions gathered together, which was really a headache.
I sat on a nearby bench and took a photo of the queue. Then I started jotting down a few points in my notebook that I could use as reference when writing the report.
The task of squatting is destined to be boring. I wrote and drew on the notebook while paying attention to the movements of the crowd.
At this moment, a voice suddenly called me: "Lu Shuang?"
When I looked up, I saw Xia Xingfeng standing not far away, his eyes fixed on me.
I was stunned for a moment, then smiled politely: "Mr. Xia."
Xia Xingfeng saw me with a SLR camera on my back and a notebook in my arms, and asked me, "Are you here to work?"
I didn't answer, but asked, "Why are you here? Are you here to see a doctor in the pediatric department?"
Xia Xingfeng couldn't help laughing when he heard this: "How is that possible?" He paused and explained, "My brother-in-law is a doctor here, and I happened to be taking the medical exam, so I came here during the summer vacation to gain some experience."
I nodded and said nothing more. I am not used to being friendly with strangers, and usually in this situation, as long as I remain silent, the other party will usually walk away tactfully.
But Xia Xingfeng didn't. He looked at me seriously and said, "Lu Shuang, do you really have no impression of me at all?"
Hearing this, I frowned and looked at him again. To be honest, I really don't remember knowing such a person... I seem to have some impression of the name Xia Xingfeng, but because the impression is too vague, I can't be sure.
Seeing me frowning and thinking hard, Xia Xingfeng smiled helplessly again: "When you were in the first grade of junior high school, do you remember there was a fat kid in your class? The one who was bullied all the time, but he transferred to another school after just one semester."
When he reminded me of this, I seemed to remember something.
When I was in the first grade of junior high school, there was a short and fat boy in my class. He was always the target of bullies because of his gentle personality. I was also one of the targets of bullying at that time, but because I had a fierce personality, no one dared to bully me.
Because I hated those people in the class, and they bullied the fat boy too much, I think I helped him a few times.
But because everyone calls him Little Fatty, I don’t remember what his real name is.
Thinking of this, I looked at Xia Xingfeng again, and was so surprised that I couldn't speak for a moment. Who would have thought that the little fat boy would become tall and thin, and look handsome, and no longer look like the one who was bullied before.
Xia Xingfeng also noticed my surprise and couldn't help but smile: "It's not your fault that you didn't recognize me. Later, I lost weight and grew taller after entering high school. I'm not a fat boy anymore."
I looked at him for a long while before I said, "It turns out that sometimes time is not only not a butcher's knife, but it can also be a utility knife..."
When he said that, I recalled the last time he was downstairs of my house and wanted to return the compensation to me. It turned out that he had no other purpose but just remembered the favor we had done.
Thinking of this, I felt a little regretful for not accepting the money.
Xia Xingfeng glanced at the key points I wrote in my notebook and asked curiously, "Are you a reporter now?"
I shook my head: "Not yet, I'm just doing internship..." At this point, my eyes suddenly lit up, "Do you come to the hospital often?"
"Well, I'm always there when my brother-in-law is at work."
Xia Xingfeng nodded.
Although his appearance has changed, his personality is still the same as before, gentle and easy to talk to.
"Have you ever encountered any medical disputes during your time here? Or any conflicts between patients' families and doctors?" I took my notebook and pen and completely got into the working state of a reporter.
Seeing how serious I was suddenly, Xia Xingfeng was stunned for a moment, then replied embarrassedly: "Yes, there is, but my ability to express myself is not very good, so I can't explain it clearly..."
"It's okay, just tell me. If there's anything I don't understand, I'll ask myself."
Compared to continuing to wait here, getting information from Xia Xingfeng is undoubtedly a shortcut.
So, Xia Xingfeng began to recall those conflict incidents seriously.
There was a mother who insisted on cutting in line because her son had a high fever, and after being stopped, she cursed at the nurse; there was also a woman who read "popular science" on the Internet and felt that the doctor's prescription was problematic, so she demanded compensation; there was also a woman who initially refused to have surgery for her child, but when the child's condition worsened, she blamed the doctor... There are all kinds of people, and they are too numerous to count.
After a whole day of hard work, although the medical troublemaker did not arrive, I was able to get a lot of useful information from Xia Xingfeng. As long as I bring it back to the newspaper for processing and organization, an 800-word press release should not be a problem.
When I was about to return to the newspaper office, I waved goodbye to Xia Xingfeng and said, "Thank you so much today. If this article is accepted, I will treat you to a meal some other day."
Xia Xingfeng smiled slightly, his eyebrows slightly curved, his eyes warm, and said, "Let me treat you to a meal. When your work and life are stable in the future, it won't be too late to treat me to a meal."
I smiled slightly, with a hint of self-mockery: "Then you will probably have to wait a long time. My work and life are not that stable."
Xia Xingfeng just said softly: "It's okay, I'll wait."
Normally, Xia Xingfeng's words "I'll treat you" would have been enough to irritate me. But strangely, I didn't feel disgusted. I no longer had the same resistance to him as before. It was like we were comrades-in-arms from many years ago, and now we've met again. There was an indescribable familiarity and closeness.
Maybe it would be a good thing for me to have one more person who can make me let down my guard.
But what I didn’t expect was that when I returned to the newspaper office, I found that Yu Nansheng was already there, and everyone in the office was busy.
After asking the editor in the same group, I learned that Yu Nansheng was waiting for big news in the emergency room. A middle-aged man thought that the medicine prescribed by the attending physician was ineffective and had spent all his savings. So, out of resentment, he actually followed the doctor's child and stabbed the child several times on the bus.
This news may be a big news that will spark heated discussions across the country, so now the entire newspaper is preparing to follow up on the specific details of this news.
When Han Shao saw me coming back, he patted my shoulder and said, "A Shuang, don't write the report you are working on for now. Follow up with reporter Zhang on the suspect's family situation. It would be best if you could analyze the causes of his extreme personality and write a special report for me."
I paused and could only say, “Okay.”
When I originally chose pediatrics, I thought I was smart. I also met Xia Xingfeng in the hospital. I thought this was a shortcut to save time and produce good reports, but I didn't expect Yu Nansheng to have such good luck that such a serious injury incident could be related to the theme of medical disputes.
Watching Yu Nansheng busy making phone calls and taking notes, I quietly locked the written manuscript and notebook in the drawer.
