The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) was located opposite the Operating Area, and there was an internal corridor connecting it to the Operating Area. This setup was also to allow critical patients undergoing surgery to be transported directly in a sterile environment.
Soon, the medical staff sent Song Qiming to the ICU for proper treatment.
Xia Ruofei checked Song Qiming again and found that his vitality was still quite strong, but there were no signs of him waking up. For the time being, his injuries would not worsen. Considering that Fang Liyun, Song Wei, and the others were still anxiously waiting outside, Xia Ruofei decided to go out first.
He walked out and saw Professor Chen waiting for him at the exit of the intensive care unit.
When Professor Chen saw Xia Ruofei, he immediately walked up and said, "Mr. Xia, I've already told the ICU that you can ignore the visiting hours and visit Secretary Song at any time."
"Thank you, Professor Chen!" Xia Ruofei said sincerely.
Professor Chen hesitated for a moment and said, "But … Mr. Xia, could you please disinfect yourself and change into a sterile gown the next time you enter the ICU? After all, this entire area is sterile, and there are other critical patients inside … "
Xia Ruofei had entered the Operating Area without going through the disinfecting procedure, which had already put the hospital in a difficult position. According to the regulations, the entire area had to be sterilized, which increased the workload.
If Xia Ruofei could enter and leave the ICU as he pleased, it would be even more difficult to do the work here.
Therefore, even though the head of the headquarters had personally given the order and Director Gao had asked him to fully cooperate, Professor Chen still made his request in a roundabout way.
Xia Ruofei had not been clear about Song Qiming's situation, so he had rushed in without going through the disinfecting procedure. Now that the most stressful stage was over, Xia Ruofei naturally would not cause trouble for others.
Therefore, he said with a smile, "No problem! It's my duty to follow the hospital's rules. I was too impatient just now, please forgive me, Professor Chen … "
Professor Chen secretly breathed a sigh of relief and quickly said, "It's fine! He was fine! Mr. Xia, Mrs. Song must be waiting anxiously. Go out and tell her about the situation! "
In fact, Professor Chen had also briefly checked on Song Qiming's condition during the transfer. He found that Song Qiming was still in a deep coma, and the recovery of the internal injuries in Song Qiming's brain could not be seen with the naked eye. Therefore, Professor Chen did not know that Xia Ruofei had healed most of the brain injuries that they had suffered during the operation in just a short period of ten to twenty minutes.
Because of this, Professor Chen was still pessimistic about Song Qiming's condition. However, now that Xia Ruofei was involved, and it was a direct order from his superior, he could only be patient and cooperate.
Although Professor Chen was a bit of a scholar, as a civilian major general, he was not a pedantic person who only knew how to do business. Even if it was a waste of medical resources, Professor Chen would not jump out to oppose it.
Xia Ruofei nodded and said, "Thank you, Professor Chen! I'll go out first! "
After that, Xia Ruofei smiled at Professor Chen, then stepped out of the intensive care unit.
Fang Liyun, Song Wei, and the others were waiting anxiously in the hall outside. Most of their attention was focused on the operating room. They did not expect to see Xia Ruofei walk out of the intensive care unit.
It was Song Qiming's secretary, Cao Guangzhi, who was the first to notice Xia Ruofei. He quickly walked over to Xia Ruofei and asked impatiently, "Boss Xia, how is Secretary Song?"
Fang Liyun and Song Wei also turned their heads. The moment Song Wei saw Xia Ruofei, his eyes lit up with hope. He asked nervously, "Ruofei, my father …"
Xia Ruofei gestured with his hands and said, "Don't worry, everyone. Uncle Song's brain injury is serious, but I have it under control …"
Just as Fang Liyun, Song Wei, and the others breathed a sigh of relief, Xia Ruofei changed the topic and said, "But … Uncle Song is still in a deep coma. Logically speaking, he should be able to wake up, but I haven't found the reason yet."
Fang Liyun and Song Wei suddenly looked nervous again, but Fang Liyun's expression immediately relaxed. She said, "It's okay … It's okay … It's better than not being able to save him …"
It was mainly because Professor Chen wanted them to be mentally prepared, so he gave them a "precautionary shot" first. This way, Fang Liyun's expectations were lowered. Now that she heard Xia Ruofei say that the injury was under control, even if she did not wake up, she already felt that it was a good result.
Song Wei also said, "Yes! Mom! Dad will wake up for sure. Ruofei is here! "
Fang Liyun looked tired and said, "Ruofei, thank you for your hard work …"
Xia Ruofei and Song Wei looked at each other. Song Wei's family did not know about their relationship, and Song Qiming and Fang Liyun also knew that Xia Ruofei's girlfriend was Ling Qingxue. They even had a meal together, so their current relationship was a bit subtle.
Song Wei glanced at Xia Ruofei without a trace. Xia Ruofei said awkwardly, "Auntie, you're welcome. This is what I should do."
Fang Liyun suddenly changed, so she did not notice that something was wrong. She only asked with concern, "Ruofei, when can we go see Qiming?"
"Yes! Ruofei, I want to see dad! "Song Wei said quickly.
Song Wei felt that the sky was falling when he heard the news of his father's car accident. Until now, he still felt like he was in a dream. At noon, he was still quietly doing research on the campus of Capital University, but now he was in Sanshan, and his father was still unconscious …
Xia Ruofei said, "Auntie Fang, Song Wei, Uncle Song has been sent to the intensive care unit, but he is now in a coma. If you go to see him, he won't feel it … I suggest that you don't go see him for the time being."
Xia Ruofei also considered that Song Qiming's current appearance was a bit scary. He did not want to cause any psychological trauma to Fang Liyun and Song Wei. Anyway, the injury was now under control. The most important thing now was to let Song Qiming regain consciousness.
Of course, from Fang Liyun and Song Wei's point of view, they were naturally eager to see Song Qiming, so the two of them were hesitant to speak.
Xia Ruofei quickly said, "Auntie Fang, I see that you don't look very good, and Song Wei also rushed all the way back. I suggest that you rest first. I believe that Uncle Song would not want to see you like this … I will keep an eye on things here. No matter what happens, I will inform you immediately, okay?"
Cao Guangzhi also advised, "Auntie, listen to Ruofei! Go and rest first. Boss Xia and I will stay here. "
Fang Liyun thought about it, and finally nodded and said, "Okay … but I don't want to leave the hospital. Arrange a ward here!"
"No problem!" Cao Guangzhi quickly said, "I'll ask someone to arrange it right away!"
For a tertiary Grade A hospital like the General Hospital, which was one of the top hospitals in the province, the resources of the ordinary wards were definitely more limited. However, this military hospital had set up a ward for senior officials. Military leaders above the level of division and local leaders above the level of department could enjoy the treatment of senior officials. The resources of the senior officials' wards were redundant, so it was not difficult to arrange a ward for Fang Liyun.
And strictly speaking, this was not a privilege. Leaders of a certain level would enjoy the corresponding treatment. For people like Song Qiming, housekeepers, chefs, and other service personnel were all taken care of by the organization. Fang Liyun and Song Wei stayed in the hospital to take care of Song Qiming, which was completely in line with the regulations.
Cao Guangzhi quickly arranged for a female staff member of the Municipal Party Committee to accompany Fang Liyun and Song Wei to the floor where the senior officials' wards were.
Before Song Wei left, he looked at Xia Ruofei again.
Xia Ruofei quickly gave her a reassuring smile and made a phone call gesture. Song Wei nodded slightly and left the operating floor with his mother.
Xia Ruofei was not in a hurry to return to the ward. Instead, he pulled Cao Guangzhi aside and asked in a low voice, "Brother Cao, what happened? How did such a serious accident happen? "
At Song Qiming's level, although he did not have to arrange for police cars to clear the way everywhere, his safety was still guaranteed. It was extremely rare for a leader of this level to have such a serious traffic accident.
Cao Guangzhi let out a long sigh and said, "Today, Secretary Song went to Songping City to do research. On the way back, the accident happened …"
After listening to Cao Guangzhi's explanation, Xia Ruofei finally had a general understanding of Song Qiming's car accident.
It turned out that every provincial leader had to contact a poverty-stricken county to provide comprehensive guidance on the poverty alleviation work of that county. Songping City and Sanshan City happened to be the corresponding support cities. As the head of Sanshan City, Song Qiming contacted one of the poverty-stricken counties under Songping City — Zhengtong County.
This morning, Song Qiming personally introduced a project and signed a contract in Zhengtong County. If this project was successfully implemented, it would greatly promote the economic environment of Zhengtong County. Moreover, it would also increase a large number of employment opportunities. Therefore, Song Qiming was very happy and decided to attend the signing ceremony in person.
He set off from Sanshan City early in the morning with only his driver and secretary Cao Guangzhi. He drove all the way to Zhengtong County for more than three hours.
The signing ceremony went smoothly. Because he still had to attend a meeting in Sanshan City in the afternoon, Song Qiming didn't even have lunch before he got in the car and rushed back.
Halfway back, the sky began to drizzle and the surface of the highway was quickly wet. The driver was very careful and didn't drive too fast.
However, some things couldn't be avoided. When he was about an hour away from returning to Sanshan City, an accident still happened.
It was a highway exit ramp. The light truck in front of him was relatively slow, but it occupied the leftmost lane of the highway. Therefore, Song Qiming's driver decided to overtake from the right.
Then, just as the speed of the car increased, the light truck seemed to suddenly realize that it had missed the highway exit. It slammed on the brakes and suddenly swerved to the right, trying to force its way into the ramp.
Song Qiming's car was accelerating to overtake on the right. The driver didn't have time to react at all. He just subconsciously swerved to the right, but he was still hit by the light truck. The car suddenly skidded and spun on the highway.
At this time, a heavy truck behind them couldn't stop in time and crashed into Song Qiming's car. It directly slammed the car into the guardrail between the highway and the ramp. The car was seriously deformed and was scrapped on the spot.
Because the car was spinning and skidding at the time, the part of the car that was hit by the truck was located at the back of the car, where Song Qiming was sitting.
Although Song Qiming also fastened a seat belt, it was useless in that situation. The entire back half of the car was twisted into scrap metal. Song Qiming, who was sitting inside, was also seriously injured and went into shock on the spot.
As for the driver and Cao Guangzhi, because they were sitting in the front row, they only suffered some superficial injuries, which were not serious.
Cao Guangzhi couldn't care about anything else at that time. He crazily tried to stop other cars on the highway. In the end, a passing military vehicle stopped and sent Song Qiming to the hospital.
After Xia Ruofei heard this, he couldn't help but say, "So, it was just a normal traffic accident?"
Cao Guangzhi said, "So far, it seems like … there are too many road killers on the highway now! People who change lanes and reverse at will, who don't care about other people's lives, should be shot! The most infuriating thing is that the initiator of this accident, the light truck, actually fled the scene immediately! "
Speaking of this, Cao Guangzhi couldn't help but clench his fists angrily and say, "He can't run away! There are surveillance cameras at the exit of the highway, so it's easy to check! "
At this time, Cao Guangzhi's phone rang.
Cao Guangzhi took out his phone and said, "Boss Xia, I'm sorry! Let me take this call first! "
Xia Ruofei smiled and nodded.
Cao Guangzhi didn't avoid it, and directly picked up the phone in front of Xia Ruofei. "Inspector Li, have you found out … What? Fake license plate? How … Oh … Oh … I know! You guys have worked hard! Please continue to think of other ways, we must catch this person! "
After hanging up the phone, Cao Guangzhi's face was a little ugly. He angrily put his phone back into his pocket, then said to Xia Ruofei, "The highway traffic police sent news. They checked the surveillance cameras first, but unfortunately, it was a fake license plate. This lead is most likely lost … Now, the highway traffic police are urgently looking at the surveillance cameras of other roads, hoping to find some clues …"
Xia Ruofei asked, "Did the surveillance cameras capture the driver's face?"
Cao Guangzhi said gloomily, "Normally, there are high-definition cameras installed on the highway, so they should be able to see very clearly, but … the driver of that car was wearing a mask, and the highway traffic police checked the surveillance cameras of several intersections, and found that this person was wearing a mask the whole time, so they couldn't see his face clearly at all …"
Xia Ruofei felt that something was wrong. He thought carefully and said, "Isn't this too much of a coincidence? Brother Cao, I think there's something fishy about this! Maybe it's not an accident … "
Cao Guangzhi was stunned for a moment, then asked, "Boss Xia, are you suspecting … that this was a deliberate attack?"
Xia Ruofei nodded and said, "I suggest that we immediately investigate the truck that crashed into us and the driver! Maybe there'll be some unexpected results! "
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