When I'm on the night shift, all the department heads can't sleep.

The two spaces flashed by, and the short-haired girl tucked her phone into her chest.

He reached out to grab the white shirt.

"show me."

The short-haired girl was so frightened that she stepped back, almost dropping her phone.

The forest blocked their way.

She held the phone herself.

The man in the white shirt looked at Qin Hai, his tone suddenly becoming urgent.

"Doctor, what can one video prove? The lights in the private room were all messed up, and she wasn't filming medicine."

Qin Hai stopped watching the video and turned his attention back to the bed.

"Let's put the video aside for now. This isn't the time for you to argue about this."

When the second-line emergency room doctor arrived, his coat sleeves were still rolled up, and his first question upon entering wasn't about who gave him the medication.

Where are they?

Nurse Li stepped aside.

"Here. Jiang Xiaoning, 23 years old, had been drinking, and is two tablets short of an estazolam tablet. She said she was in a private room at 10:30, and the other person said half a tablet wouldn't make her feel unwell, but the actual amount she took doesn't match up now. She vomited earlier, and just vomited again. Her blood pressure is 94-98, heart rate is 116, and after oxygen is applied, it's 95, but her breathing is still slow."

The second-line emergency responder first bends down and calls for help.

"Jiang Xiaoning, open your eyes."

Jiang Xiaoning's eyelids twitched, and she opened them after a while.

"Don't sleep. Look at me."

She struggled to open her eyes, but her gaze quickly returned to its own.

Second-tier doctors are gaining popularity.

"Start counting your breaths again."

Ma Hao quickly looked down at the time, counting quietly to himself.

Nurse Li placed the suction tube at the head of the bed and then tidied up the oxygen tube.

"She coughed twice when she vomited, but didn't seem to choke, but she's getting more and more listless."

The second-line doctor nodded.

"Don't lay the bed flat at the head of the bed yet; place it beside the bed to attract energy. Has the blood and energy arrived?"

"not yet."

Ma Hao finished counting, his voice even softer than before.

"Nine to ten times."

The white shirt moved slightly at the foot of the bed.

"She's like this even when she's asleep, really, she's just sleepy."

Nurse Li flattened the last electrode.

"If you really care about her, stop making things up for her."

The man in the white shirt kept quiet.

Lin Ye looked at Jiang Xiaoning's half-open eyes, and the anger in his heart did not subside.

But he didn't say anything about the white shirt.

He bent down and lowered his voice.

"Jiang Xiaoning, listen to my question. Besides that white medicine, have you taken anything else? Cephalosporins, cold medicine, painkillers, or anything else that someone gave you?"

Jiang Xiaoning's breathing was slow, and her answers were slow as well.

"no."

"Where's the liquor? One glass, half a glass, or did someone mix it for you?"

She thought for a while.

"It was half a glass of beer. He poured me another one later, but I didn't finish it."

The man in the white shirt immediately chimed in.

"It's beer, the kind everyone drinks."

Qin Hai interrupted him.

"You go stand outside first."

"On what grounds?"

"Because you always speak before the patient." Qin Hai pointed to the door, "The security guard is over there. Stand by the door. Leave your ID and phone number; the security department will check them later. Don't go near the bed."

The man in the white shirt still wanted to argue, but the security guard took half a step forward.

The short-haired girl clutched her phone tightly and spoke after a two-second pause.

"He was like that in the private room just now. When Xiaoning said she felt unwell, he said she would feel better after a nap."

The man in the white shirt turned around and glared at her.

"Don't overdo it."

The short-haired girl shrugged slightly, but this time she didn't shut up.

"I didn't add anything. You even said her mother was being nosy and told her not to answer the phone."

Jiang Xiaoning's eyelashes twitched as she lay on the bed.

She didn't look at the white shirt, but simply turned her face towards the pillow.

Qin Hai provided the second-line doctor with the most important part of the video.

"The video shows a medicine plate on the table with two empty spaces next to it."

The second-line doctors did not respond to their questions.

"Keep the video for now. There are a few pills missing from the blister pack, we'll keep those later according to the procedure. Right now, we only need to focus on one thing: how many pills she actually ingested. We can't count it as half a pill."

He looked at Qin Hai.

"Don't consider letting her go yet. Keep a close eye on her consciousness and breathing, and check her carbon dioxide and acid-base levels once her blood circulation returns. If she vomits again, can't be woken up, or her breathing slows down, we need to look further into her airway."

Qin Hai responded.

"I'm over here."

The second-line doctor then asked Nurse Li.

"Has the needle been inserted successfully?"

"It's clear. Blood has been sent. The urine pregnancy test hasn't been completed yet; she can't cooperate right now."

"Don't force her to get out of bed yet. If possible, add HCG to her blood test first, and then do the urine test later when you can get a sample."

Ma Hao put down the phone and ran back from the nurses' station.

"The lab said they can accept toxicology samples at night, but the tests might not be complete. Send the blood sample first, and we'll send the urine sample later if we can keep it."

The second-tier doctor didn't respond to that statement.

"Then send it first. Even if the result is negative, don't assume everything is fine; it depends on the individual."

Ma Hao nodded quickly and took the tube to check.

The man in the white shirt stood by the door, his voice still unruly.

"There weren't many medicine blister packs to begin with. What medicine blister pack is always perfectly full right after it's opened?"

Lin Ye looked up.

"You just said what's wrong with one piece, but now you're saying it was already a small amount."

The white shirt got stuck.

I said possibly.

"Then don't try to brush it off with 'maybe'." Lin Ye looked at him. "Where did the medicine come from? When was it opened? Who took it out? If you can't figure it out, take your time to think about it, but don't speak for her."

Qin Hai glanced at the doorway.

"Take notes separately for the accompanying person. You sit on the outside, don't try to get closer to the bed."

The short-haired girl looked down at her phone.

"I also have a part from before. She was quite sober while she was singing, but when I went to the bathroom and came back she was lying down."

The second-line doctor then turned the conversation to her.

"Don't delete the video yet. We only need to see the times related to the illness. Keep your phone safe. If you really want to keep it, we can exchange it in person later. Don't pass it around here."

The short-haired girl nodded.

After she finished ordering, she added another sentence.

"I don't want to cause trouble. I'm just afraid she'll really fall asleep."

Nurse Li straightened the monitoring lines.

"It's more useful to say it now than tomorrow."

A bloody tissue was delivered from the machine next to the bed.

Ma Hao took it, glanced at the value, then, fearing he might have misread it, handed it to Qin Hai.

Qin Hai glanced at the paper and handed it to the second-line doctor.

"Partial pressure of carbon dioxide: 51; pH: 7.31; lactic acid: 2.1."

The second-line doctor finished reading the paper but didn't put it down.

"The carbon dioxide level is already high, and the slow breathing isn't faked."

The area with the white shirt fell silent this time.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xiaoning opened her eyes a little wider.

"Will my mom kill me with her scolding?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Ye actually breathed a sigh of relief.

They can still keep talking; at least they're not sinking all the way down.

Nurse Li gently moved her shoulder to the side.

"Your mother can swear all she wants. But don't let her come to the hospital to pick up a daughter who can't be woken up."

Jiang Xiaoning burst into tears again.

"She goes through my phone."

"Don't let anyone look through your phone," Qin Hai replied quickly. "But in your current state, someone from your family will have to come. If you can still speak, you can explain yourself; if you're asleep, we'll have to call for you."

Jiang Xiaoning's lips moved slightly.

"Could you just say I'm in the hospital, and not mention the private room?"

Qin Hai did not agree immediately, but instead gave up his position to Lin Ye by half a step.

Lin Ye bent down and spoke even more slowly to Jiang Xiaoning.

"Teacher Qin's idea is to first say that she's in the emergency room and isn't feeling well, and ask her to come over. As for what happened in the private room, you should be clear-headed and tell us yourself. But you can't hide what you took or who gave you the medication, or you'll be the one who suffers."

Jiang Xiaoning nodded with her eyes closed.

"I didn't intend to force myself to stay like this."

Her voice was so soft it was almost drowned out by the sound of oxygen.

"I'm just afraid of disappointing her."

The short-haired girl's eyes welled up with tears when she heard this.

The man in the white shirt leaned against the door; he had already shown his ID to Nurse Li, and she had written down his number. This time, he didn't go any further.

The second-line doctor placed the blood gas strip by the bedside.

"Don't try to sober him up yet. Keep him in bed. If he vomits again, turn him to his side and try to inhale. Keep the suction device working and don't leave the airway too far away. If he can't be woken up or his breathing becomes slower, call me immediately. Keep this airway by the bedside; we'll have to work on it later."

Qin Hai nodded.

"clear."

Ma Hao asked in a low voice from the side.

"Should we call her mother now?"

Following her earlier nod, Nurse Li retrieved the phone from the side pocket of her bag and placed it into the storage bag in front of her.

As soon as she finished speaking, Jiang Xiaoning's phone in the storage bag vibrated.

The screen is lit.

The caller ID note contained only one character.

mom.

Jiang Xiaoning opened her eyes again, which she had just closed, and stared at the screen.

"Don't let him answer."

The man in the white shirt had just moved forward when the security guard stopped him at the door.

Lin Ye looked at Qin Hai.

Qin Hai only said one sentence.

"Let her nod. If she nods, we'll proceed."

My phone is still vibrating.

Jiang Xiaoning stared at the word, her breath catching in her throat.

Lin Ye lowered his voice so that only the person next to the bed could hear it.

"Jiang Xiaoning, you can either answer the phone or say something yourself. You choose."

She stared at the screen for a long time.

Finally, tears slid down her cheek and onto the pillow.

"You answer."

"Don't let him touch my phone."

Lin Ye nodded.

"it is good."

As he reached for his phone, the man in the white shirt moved slightly by the door.

The security guard stepped forward, blocking half a step.

The phone rang a second time.