20 years of the Republic of China

Chapter 885 Visitation
In the middle of the night, at Shengjing Shi Hospital.

These past few days have been moonless, shrouded in darkness, and the entire building is quiet, with only a few scattered windows still lit.

Inside the duty room, two young female nurses were dozing off, their heads resting on the table.

The door suddenly opened, and a middle-aged man wearing a white coat and a mask walked into the room, waking the two from a sweet dream.

"go to bed!"

The doctor in the white coat, with a serious expression and his hands behind his back, walked to the table and asked in a deep voice, "Is this how you work your shifts?"

The two nurses suddenly woke up, their minds a little dazed. They quickly stood up, rubbing their eyes as they laughed and explained, "Well... I just dozed off for a bit, I was a little sleepy just now."

"Tired?" the doctor in the white coat said coldly. "Tired and going to sleep? Do you even want to keep this job?"

The two nurses immediately lowered their heads, folded their hands in front of them like children who had made a mistake, and dared not say anything more. They only secretly glanced at the newcomer, their fear mixed with a hint of bewilderment.

The doctor in the white coat remained calm and composed, coldly scoffing, "It's the New Year, so I won't say anything more to you. This is a one-time exception, understand?"

"understood……"

"Let me take a look at patient number 302's medical record."

The two nurses didn't dare to say a word, and hurriedly rummaged through the drawer to find the corresponding documents, which they then respectfully handed over.

The doctor in the white coat took the medical record, which was in both Chinese and English. He glanced at a few key points and then suddenly asked, "Where is the bullet that was removed from the injured person?"

The nurse said, "In the afternoon, the police came and took away what they said was evidence from the shooting."

The doctor in the white coat nodded, his gaze still fixed on the medical record, then suddenly pointed to one of the people and said, "Get ready, come with me to change the wounded man's dressing!"

The nurse frowned, but asked, "Didn't Dr. Jenkins say that the dressing change wouldn't be until tomorrow morning?"

The doctor in the white coat suddenly raised his eyelids, stared at her, threw the medical record in his hand on the table, and asked in a low voice, "Do you know who the injured person is?"

"Know...know..."

"I know you still ask!"

The white-coated doctor's words and actions exuded leadership, allowing no room for questioning. He then continued, "No matter how skilled Jenkins is, does he understand the national situation? Does he know what chaos Fengtian would be in if something were to happen to Jiang Lianheng? If you don't use the best medicine, who will take responsibility if the Jiang family blames the hospital? You or me? Can you afford to offend them?"

The two nurses knew that Jiang Lianheng was a gang leader and must be different from the other injured patients. They dared not question or argue, and stood there trembling, not knowing what to say.

"What are you still standing there for?" The doctor in the white coat spoke sternly. "Hurry up and pack your things, come with me!"

"Okay, coming right now, coming right now!"

The nurse quickly gathered up the tweezers, cotton balls, alcohol, and other medical supplies, placing them on a tray, and hurriedly followed the nurse in the white coat out of the duty room...

……

Third floor inpatient department.

Li Zhengxi sat on a bench in the corridor, buried his face in his hands, and remained still for a while. When he looked up again, his eyes were already bloodshot.

All day long, Xifeng didn't eat or drink, and stayed by Jiang Lianheng's side without daring to slack off in the slightest. He held on until now, but finally couldn't take it anymore.

The bodyguard from the house came over and said, "Third Master, why don't you take a nap first?"

Li Zhengxi shook his head and asked in return, "Forget it, we haven't caught the assassin yet. What if something happens?"

"Don't worry, the brothers are all here!" the bodyguard advised. "Besides, there are government officials patrolling everywhere in the city now, and there are also guards standing watch outside the building. Go take a nap for a while, and I'll wake you up in two hours. Nothing bad will happen."

As she spoke, she pushed open the door to the next ward and said, "There's no one here, so it's convenient to sleep. If you don't rest now, tomorrow morning the hospital will be crowded and noisy, and you'll be up all day again. If you don't have enough energy then, won't you be more likely to have problems?"

Li Zhengxi thought to himself that he was right. If he stayed here and things really went wrong, he probably wouldn't be able to react in time given his current condition.

After hesitating for a moment, she finally got up and walked towards the next ward, saying as she went, "Alright, you guys be quick-witted, call me in half an hour, don't be late!"

The bodyguard nodded, then called over other brothers to relieve Xifeng.

Outside the building, guards stood watch; inside, bodyguards stood guard at the corners of the staircases on each floor; at the entrances to the corridors and outside the ward doors, there were also four brothers on duty and on guard; the entire hospital was impregnable, and no assassin could get in.

Half an hour will be quick, and there shouldn't be any problems.

Time flows quietly.

A moment later, the sound of a small cart suddenly came from the corridor.

The wheels glided across the ground with a rhythmic clatter, interspersed with faint metallic clanging sounds.

Slightly confused, the group stood up from the bench.

Looking in the direction of the sound, I saw a man in a white coat, accompanied by a female nurse, pushing a trolley and slowly approaching us.

The lead bodyguard stepped forward, about to question the other party, but the other party started talking first.

"Is anyone awake?"

"Uh...not yet."

The doctor in the white coat sighed, shook his head, and said, "If he doesn't wake up within 24 hours, then the situation will be very dangerous."

After saying that, he called the nurse and walked towards the ward on his own.

"Wait a minute!" The bodyguard stopped the two men and said in a stern tone, "Mr. Jiang is a prominent figure in Fengtian, unlike other patients. I need to search him. Please cooperate!"

The female nurse had been in the ward before, so she naturally had no objection to it.

The doctor in the white coat wasn't surprised at all. He smiled, nodded, and said, "I understand, I understand!"

So, several bodyguards immediately stepped forward and carefully inspected the medicines and equipment on the trolley, and then thoroughly examined the two medical staff members from head to toe.

As she was searching, the nurse suddenly exclaimed, blushing as she complained, "Hey! Where are you touching me!"

Thugs are thugs; in the end, they're nothing but a bunch of rabble. A leopard can't change its spots, and they'll take any opportunity to grope and take advantage of others.

The guys chuckled and teased, "What's wrong with touching this little chick? It's not like you'll lose two pounds!"

The female nurse was furious but dared not speak out, and was so frightened that she kept hiding next to the doctor in the white coat.

The man in the white coat showed no fear as he looked at the crowd. His eyes, filled with annoyance and disappointment, waved his hand and said, "Gentlemen, that's enough. We still need to change Mr. Jiang's dressing!"

"Let's go! I'll take you there!"

The lead bodyguard stepped aside to let the two medical staff go first, and then took the opportunity to slap the nurse on the buttocks.

I walked into the ward and pushed open the door.

The bodyguard didn't leave; he just leaned against the doorframe, holding the gun handle at his waist, and gestured towards the house with his chin, saying, "Go in, and hurry up!" The Jiang family's security, which seemed impregnable, was actually full of loopholes and almost useless.

Under the watchful eyes of the bodyguards, the doctor in the white coat led the female nurse into the ward.

A warm yellow bedside lamp was lit in the room, and a urine bag hung under the bed. Jiang Lianheng lay supine on the sickbed, motionless and quiet as if he were dead.

"Mr. Jiang, Mr. Jiang?"

The doctor in the white coat walked to the bedside, gently nudged the patient twice, and observed Jiang Lianheng's reaction.

However, Jiang Lianheng was like a stagnant pool, not causing the slightest ripple.

The doctor in the white coat lifted the blanket to check the injury and saw that the bandage on the abdomen was already soaked with blood. He then beckoned to the nurse and said, "Change the dressing!"

The nurse was afraid of the thugs outside the door, so she stayed close to the doctor in the white coat. Right now, she just wanted to finish her work as soon as possible so she could leave, so her movements were naturally very quick and efficient.

The man in the white coat straightened up and politely asked the bodyguard at the door, "Sir, could you please fetch a basin of hot water?"

"Oh, wait a minute!" The bodyguard leaned halfway out of the door and called out softly, "Hey, you there, go to the washroom and fetch a basin of hot water!"

However, in that brief moment of distraction, the man in the white coat suddenly leaned down and whispered in Jiang Lianheng's ear, "Xiaodao? Xiaodao!"

The nurse frowned, not understanding what this meant. She was puzzled, but dared not ask aloud.

Jiang Lianheng remained lying on his sickbed, showing no reaction.

Soon, hot water was brought over, and the nurse wiped away the blood and grime around the wound, disinfected it, applied medicine, and re-bandaged it. Finally, everything was settled.

The doctor in the white coat then led her out of the ward. As they reached the door, he suddenly instructed the bodyguard, "The third floor isn't that high. It would be best to leave someone in the room so that if Mr. Jiang wakes up, they can know immediately. If anything happens, you can go find the nurse on duty."

The bodyguard paused for a moment, then nodded and said, "Oh, the foreign doctor said he was worried about disturbing the master's rest... I'll let Third Master know later."

The doctor in the white coat didn't say anything more and hurriedly left.

Not long after the two left, Li Zhengxi woke up in the next room, came out of his room, and immediately asked what had happened.

The bodyguard then recounted how the medical staff had come.

Upon hearing this, Xi Feng rushed into the ward without saying a word, and fortunately, Jiang Lianheng was fine.

However, Li Zhengxi was furious and immediately scolded the leading bodyguard: "Someone came to visit, why didn't you wake me up?"

The crowd hurriedly tried to explain, saying, "Third Master, it was the doctor who came to change the dressing. We saw that nurse this morning, and she was searched. We were watching them while they changed the dressing. I didn't think it was a big deal, so I didn't call you..."

"Bullshit! What if someone who's got a death wish comes?" Li Zhengxi cursed angrily. "What are you guys thinking? You think I need to teach you this stupid thing? Have you been wasting all these years online?"

……

Inside the duty room, another female nurse sat at the table with her arms crossed, her brow furrowed, seemingly somewhat confused.

Just as I was pondering this, the door opened again, and a doctor in a white coat and a nurse walked into the room one after the other.

Gong Baonan remained calm and composed, adopting a superior attitude, and walked straight to the telephone, dialing a number on his own.

The call was quickly connected, and Zhao Guoyan's voice came through the receiver: "Hello?"

"Is it the Jiang family?" Gong Baonan asked in a muffled voice, wearing a mask.

"It's the Jiang family. I'm Zhao Guoyan. You can tell me directly what's on your mind."

"This is Shengjing Shi Hospital."

"Oh, has the master woken up?"

"not yet."

Gong Baonan looked around the room, then turned his gaze to the two nurses on duty, and said, "The Jiang family's security is seriously flawed. I suggest you replace the bodyguards as soon as possible. You don't need too many people, but don't hire idiots. The nurses here should be handled by a dedicated person."

"Alright, alright, thanks for the reminder!" Zhao Guoyan paused for a moment, then asked, "But... who are you?"

"Click!"

The call ended without Gong Baonan offering any explanation.

Immediately afterwards, he slowly took off his white coat and casually hung it on the coat rack in the duty room.

He appeared so composed and natural that the two nurses simply stared at him, desperately trying to recall his appearance.

After changing his clothes, Gong Baonan still didn't leave immediately. Instead, he stood with his hands behind his back, staring at the two female nurses like a teacher.

"Work hard, this kind of job isn't easy to find. You're lucky you ran into me today. If that other guy came and saw you sleeping here, wouldn't he dock your pay?"

"Yes, yes, it won't happen again. We were just a little sleepy today, we're not usually like this."

"Alright, alright, stop explaining. I know you guys too well!" Gong Baonan turned around and pushed open the door, muttering under his breath as he walked, "So young, where do you get so much sleep? You'll have plenty of time to sleep in later!"

The two nurses were trembling with fear and quickly apologized. Only after Gong Baonan's figure disappeared from the window of the duty room did they look at each other blankly.

"Which doctor is this? I don't recognize him."

"Oh? I thought you knew him!"

"I don't know him!"

"You don't know him, so why are you going with him to change Boss Jiang's dressing?"

"I thought you knew him..."

……

Two hours later, just as dawn was breaking, the Jiang family's car arrived at Shi Hospital.

Zhang Zhengdong brought bedding and personally came to replace Xifeng. He also brought Chen Jin, Zhang Han, Liu Chang, and others to replace all the bodyguards in the hospital, without explaining the specific reason.

At first, Xifeng was reluctant to leave and wanted to stay by Jiang Lianheng's side, saying, "Brother Dong, my brother was shot right in front of me. I have to stay and keep him company. Besides, what will happen to my sister-in-law if you come here?"

Dongfeng said, "This is an order, not a discussion. You are not suitable to be a bodyguard. There are other things at home that I need you to handle. Manager Xue has people on your sister-in-law's side, so you don't need to worry."

"This is... what my sister-in-law meant?"

"Now that Old Zhao is in charge, this is my sister-in-law's idea."

Li Zhengxi lowered his head, showing no dissatisfaction, but instead feeling increasingly guilty. After a long silence, he finally asked, "Is there anything else you need me to do?"

"You need to settle the Kaoshan gang down. Those people only listen to your orders!" Zhang Zhengdong said. "Remember, in the coming days, anyone who dares to use the pretext of avenging our elder brother to break the rules and start a business without authorization will be treated as a traitor. This is a death order, do you understand?"

(End of this chapter)