Film and Television World Life Record

Meanwhile, Li Mu was busy with his mission, investigating and arresting members of the Sun family. On Old Man Wang's side, although he had hired a caregiver, he had been severely beaten, and his injuries had triggered acute liver failure, putting his life in imminent danger.

Even though Old Wang had severed ties with his son, he still had to contact his family and prepare for the worst.

This task was assigned to Li Dawei by Wang Shouyi.

Following the address he found, Li Dawei arrived at the residential complex where Wang Gang lived. He climbed the stairs, knocked on the door, and it opened a crack. Li Dawei held up his police ID: "From the Balihe Police Station, are you Wang Jianguo's son, Wang Gang?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Gang immediately said, "You've got the wrong person." Then he closed the door.

Li Dawei was completely bewildered. He looked at the address in his hand, which was indeed correct, and then stepped forward to knock on the door again.

After a while, Wang Gang opened the door and said impatiently, "Officer, didn't I tell you it wasn't you? You've got the wrong person. Also, we have elderly people and children at home, could you please not disturb our rest?"

Li Dawei stepped forward and quietly blocked the door, asking, "So, may I ask your name?"

Wang Gang said irritably, "What do you mean by my name?"

Li Dawei said seriously, "Alright, please show me your ID card. Citizens have an obligation to cooperate with the police inquiries; this is a legal requirement!"

Wang Gang hesitated for a moment, glanced into the doorway, sighed, and said, "Let's talk downstairs."

Downstairs, Wang Gang said, "My surname is Qi, and my name is Qi Gang. I have absolutely no relation to the Wang Jianguo you're talking about."

Chen Xincheng held out his hand: "ID card."

Wang Gang became anxious: "I've already said I'm not the person you're looking for."

Li Dawei said, "We've looked into it. No matter what your surname is now, your original name was Wang Gang, and your original address was Tunhouzhuang. Due to family disputes, you moved out with your mother."

Wang Gang was stunned for a moment and couldn't say anything.

Li Dawei continued, "Comrade Wang Gang, no matter where you move or what your surname changes, your de facto father-son relationship with Wang Jianguo cannot be changed."

Wang Gang sighed, then suddenly pulled a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to Li Dawei, saying, "Take a look at this. I severed my father-son relationship with Wang Jianguo a long time ago. It has my signature and fingerprint on it."

Li Dawei took the paper, on which was handwritten: "Effective immediately, Wang Gang and Wang Jianguo sever their father-son relationship and shall never have any contact with each other again. Signed by: Wang Gang, Wang Jianguo."

Li Dawei was silent for a moment before saying, "To tell you the truth, Wang Jianguo is in the hospital now, and his condition is very bad."

“As his only son, no matter how bad your relationship was before, you cannot be absent at this time.”

Wang Gang hesitated for a moment, then shook his head: "I'm sorry, we've severed our father-son relationship. Also, my mother's divorce papers are at the courthouse. It's his business if he doesn't sign them or pick them up; it's not our fault."

Li Dawei was taken aback: "But he's in a really critical condition right now. As his son, can't you just not go? What will people say? What will they think of you?"

Wang Gang hardened his heart and said, "Say whatever you want, say I don't care about the elderly, say I'm heartless, I don't care! Say whatever you want! I have no obligation to that old bastard!"

Li Dawei said, "How can you say that... Even if he is utterly wicked, he is still your father..."

Wang Gang said, "I don't have a father like that!"

He said emotionally, "Don't try to reason with me! You all get out of here, I'm not going, what can you do to me! Otherwise, arrest me!"

Looking at the excited Wang Gang in front of him, Li Dawei seemed to see his own reflection, also having a father that made people wish they could never see him again.

However, he was a police officer now, with his own duties, so he could only continue to persuade him: "Wang Gang, don't get agitated..."

Wang Gang said, "If you're not leaving, then I'll go back. If you come knocking on my door again, I'll file a complaint for disturbing the peace!" After saying that, he turned around and went back into the building.

Li Dawei quickly called him over and said, "You can complain about me all you want, but your father's situation is really critical right now. You are his only son. Even if I leave, the station will send other police officers to find you."

Wang Gang said coldly, "I don't have a father!"

Li Dawei was silent for a few seconds: "I've consulted with the court. The agreement between you and your son to sever ties was a private negotiation, and its validity is up to the law. Before a conclusion is reached, the court will definitely order you to fulfill your support obligations. So, if something happens to him, we still have no choice but to come to you."

Wang Gang readily extended his hand: "Fine, then arrest me."

Li Dawei said dejectedly, "We're supposed to be discussing how to solve the problem, which people to arrest?"

"Never mind, I'm off to work." Wang Gang turned his head and quickly left.

Just as Li Dawei was about to give chase, his phone rang. When he answered, he saw it was community police officer Zhang Zhijie.

"Hey Zhang, is there any news from your end?"

Zhang Zhijie said, "We did find some, but it's been five or six years, so there aren't many we can find."

Li Dawei asked, "What are they?"

Zhang Zhijie sighed and said, "They are basically records and photos of Wang Jian's domestic violence against his wife, and Wang Gang always calls the police."

"According to the information, Wang Jianguo has been beating his wife and children when he was drunk since he was young. His wife was even deafened in one ear by him."

Li Dawei gritted his teeth in anger and said bitterly, "This kind of person deserves to be cut off from."

Zhang Zhijie sighed, "Sigh! Who can argue with that! But as police officers, we still need to have professional ethics and can't let personal emotions get in the way."

"Given Wang Jianguo's current condition at the hospital, his family must go there."

Li Dawei said, "I know, I just feel uneasy."

After hanging up the phone, Li Dawei knocked on the door again. After a while, Wang Gang came out looking unhappy.

"My family needs to rest, could you please stop knocking?"

Li Dawei said, "Comrade Wang Gang, I would like to talk to you again."

Wang Gang glanced at him: "Don't we need to?"

Li Dawei said earnestly, "It's very necessary. I'm not forcing you to go to the hospital this time; I just want to talk to you about what's on my mind."

Wang Gang hesitated for a moment: "Okay! Let's talk downstairs."

The two went downstairs again, and Li Dawei said seriously, "I understand how you feel. I just checked your police report and know the awful things your dad did to your mom and to you. Anyone would have done the same thing in your situation."

"But there's nothing we can do now, his condition is critical..."

Wang Gang interrupted him, saying, "What does this have to do with me? We broke off all ties a long time ago!"

Li Dawei sighed and looked at Wang Gang with a sincere expression, saying, "I wear a police uniform, so there are some things I shouldn't say, but I still want to. Actually, I understand you very well. My dad is a jerk too. Ever since I can remember, he's been lying to my mom. My mom has worked so hard, and life wasn't even real. Luckily, she's easygoing, otherwise she wouldn't have made it through."

“This matter is still going on and on. I almost lost my police uniform because of him a while ago. I’ve told no one why I’m telling you this. The bureau and the station have practically interrogated me, but I haven’t told them. Why am I telling you? I just want to say that I understand you. If it weren’t for my duty, I wouldn’t have advised you at all. Now, even if I advise you, it’s just to do my job. I understand completely that you won’t listen to my advice.”

Li Dawei's sincere attitude seemed to have touched Wang Gang.

He gave a bitter smile: "He's older than my mom. They used to fight all the time when we were kids. It started with swearing, then it got to insults. Later, when he started drinking, he would beat me. The more he drank, the harder he hit me. When I grew up and got married, I moved out of the village with my mom. I didn't plan to see him again."

"But my mother is soft-hearted and afraid that he would suffer alone, so she insisted that I bring him here as well. But do you know what happened afterward?"

At this point, Wang Gang's eyes widened and his whole body trembled as he said, "He made my mother kneel in front of my son, and he hit my mother... Do you know how old my son was at the time? He was only one year old, just learning to walk..."

Wang Gang couldn't continue speaking and sighed deeply, saying, "I'm really sorry, I won't go with you. I really have nothing to do with Wang Jianguo anymore."

After saying that, he turned around and left.

This time, Li Dawei didn't call out to him. He stared blankly at his back, sighed, and turned back to the station.

In the evening, the family ate dinner together, but no one spoke, and the atmosphere was a bit tense.

Wang's mother placed a bowl of porridge in front of Wang Gang, and asked hesitantly, "The police contacted you this afternoon. I heard them say you were in the hospital, in critical condition. Was it your father...?"

Wang Gang said stiffly, "Mom, don't worry about it. What he does has nothing to do with our family, and I don't have a dad."

Wang Gang's son said with a smile, "Dad, I have a dad, you are my dad."

Wang Gang looked at his son and said irritably, "Eat your food."

The three-year-old son was already quite adept at reading adults' expressions and immediately ate his meal obediently. Wang's wife also tactfully ate her meal in silence.

After a while, for some reason, his son suddenly started crying. Wang Gang was even more annoyed, so he pushed the bowl away, got up, and left.

The Queen Mother immediately comforted her, saying, "Don't cry, don't cry, let's eat."

Seeing that her mother-in-law was comforting the child, Wang's wife got up and went to the balcony to find Wang Gang: "Aren't you going to eat?"

Wang Gang stood on the balcony, sulking, without saying a word.

Wang's wife asked in a low voice, "Is Dad really in the hospital? Is his condition critical?"

After hesitating for a moment, Wang Gang nodded.

Wang's wife glanced at him, hesitated for a moment, and said, "I think you should still go. Although our family's financial situation is not good, if Dad's condition is really serious, we should spend the money that needs to be spent."

"Besides, we have to think about ourselves. No matter how bad he is, we can't learn from him, and we certainly can't let our son learn from him. As a father, you have to set a good example for your son."

Wang Gang frowned: "What do you mean?"

Wang's wife said, "What I mean is that you go to the hospital. If things don't go well, we'll spend the money we need and take care of you. We're not doing this for him, but for ourselves and for our son. You won't have any regrets later."

Wang Gang sighed deeply again: "Let me think about it!"

……

The next day, outside the hospital's intensive care unit, Li Dawei was extremely surprised to see Wang Gang sitting on a chair outside the door with his eyes closed, and asked Zhao Jiwei with gestures and mouthing.

Zhao Jiwei didn't have time to reply to him, because Li Mu had also arrived, so he quickly went up to him and said, "Brother Li, you've arrived."

Li Dawei quickly greeted him, "Director Li, you've arrived."

Li Mu smiled and nodded: "You two are here early, good job. How's Wang Jianguo?"

Zhao Jiwei said, "The doctor just examined him and found that he was already seriously injured with symptoms of internal bleeding. In the past two days, his cirrhosis has turned into acute liver failure. Even if he is saved, he will have to go to the ICU."

Although Wang Gang, who was sitting to the side, had his eyes closed to rest, he had heard Li Mu and Zhao Jiwei's conversation clearly. His expression changed several times, and it was hard to tell what he was feeling.

At this moment, the doctor came out, and Li Mu stepped forward and asked, "Doctor, how is the patient?"

The doctor shook his head: "The situation is very bad. There is extensive necrosis in the liver, and it is not far from failure. Originally, the only remaining option was a liver transplant, but livers are a scarce resource, and many patients wait for years without being able to get one."