There were many short-term and long-term rental houses around the hospital. The conditions were average, but the prices were cheap, and they were not very far from the hospital. Therefore, people who came to the Imperial Capital to seek medical advice usually stayed here to deal with this difficult period of time.
The conditions were very poor, but other than that, there was no good place to choose.
The cheapest express hotel nearby with a basement and public bathroom cost 400-500 yuan a day.
For ordinary patients and their families who did not know when they would be able to queue up to stay in the hospital, this was an unbearable cost.
The further away from the downtown area, the cheaper the short-term rental price. The worse the conditions of the place, the lower the housing price. This was basic common sense.
Li Wei, there were more than a million people with this name in the country. Some had high positions of power, some were wealthy, and some were extremely ordinary.
Li Wei, who had just left the 912, was the most ordinary farmer. He was in his forties and was in his prime, but his back was already hunched.
This season was supposed to be the busy farming season, and the land at home had not been planted yet. This was undoubtedly a very fatal thing for him, who relied on the weather to make a living.
However, Li Wei had no choice.
His old man suddenly coughed up phlegm with blood in his phlegm. He had gone to all the hospitals in the county and city. The doctor held the radiographic films, but no one dared to determine what illness it was.
The last old chief who had been rehired suggested that he hurry to the Imperial Capital. This illness was not something that the hospital in his hometown could treat. He also said a lot of words, but Li Wei could not remember them. In any case, it was enough to know that it was a serious illness and that he had to go to the Imperial Capital to see it.
Li Wei panicked. He threw the farm work at home to his wife and children who were still in school and brought the old man to the Imperial Capital.
The difference between the Imperial Capital in his imagination and the reality was huge.
As soon as he arrived, he lost his way. To Li Wei, everywhere looked exactly the same. There were no mountains or water, only countless cars and people.
However, his luck was not bad. After arriving at the Imperial Capital, Li Wei did not know where to register. He could only find a seemingly large hospital and rush to register for the emergency department.
The old expert looked very kind. After he looked at the radiographic films, he immediately asked a young doctor with freckles on his face to bring Li Wei directly to the inpatient department. Before he left, the old expert kept reminding him that he had to hurry up and perform the surgery.
The rest of the journey was smooth. The doctor in the ward said that there was another emergency hospital bed, so he could be hospitalized immediately.
Li Wei was still a little confused when he left the 912 to pick up his old master. It was said that it was difficult to see a doctor in the capital, but it did not seem to be very difficult.
He was very happy, but he did not expect to encounter a difficult problem.
Li Wei was lost. He could not find a place to stay!
Amid the sea of people and cars, Li Wei looked around helplessly, continuously asking people for directions. However, no matter how he walked, Li Wei could not find a single sign that he had memorized.
What should he do?
He was so anxious that he nearly cried.
However, it was too unsightly for an old man to squat on the road and cry. The key was that even if he cried, he wouldn't be able to find a place to stay.
Li Wei scowled miserably as he searched for more than an hour. However, he still could not find a familiar place. His letter was filled with confusion.
The people around him were all in a hurry. They were all dressed in bright and beautiful clothes. When he went to ask for directions, no one particularly looked down on him. Most of them would very enthusiastically give him directions.
However, the Imperial Capital was too complicated. Almost everyone was pointing in a different direction.
Li Wei was like a headless fly, searching around in a daze.
Just when he was at his most helpless, his phone suddenly rang.
Li Wei felt a little heartache. It was said that it was a call from out of town. His phone was expensive!
It cost one yuan per minute, which was equivalent to a meal at home. Looking at the unfamiliar number, Li Wei hesitated for a few seconds before picking up the phone.
"Is this Li Guodong's family? I am Doctor Fang, who just showed you the scan, "a person asked.
"Yes, yes."
"The patient's condition is very serious. Hurry up and send him to the hospital. It has been so long. Why isn't he here yet? "The person on the other end of the line sounded a little reproachful.
Li Wei was stunned. Why was the doctor even more anxious than him?
"Why aren't you saying anything?" Fang Lin was unhappy when he heard the silence on the other end of the line, so he directly asked.
"Doctor, I'm lost." Li Wei felt wronged. Tears of grievance fell from the corners of his eyes.
"Lost?!" The person on the other end of the line was also speechless.
There was an awkward silence for a few seconds.
"Where are you?" Fang Lin asked anxiously.
"I don't know either."
Fang Lin almost cursed on the other end of the line.
He did not know anything. The patient was still suffering from pulmonary torsion. There was insufficient blood supply … It was necessary to cut off the lobes of the lungs, but if gangrene appeared, it was uncertain whether the patient could survive.
Even if the patient could survive, the future treatment costs would be sky-high.
'The busier I am, the more trouble I cause,' Fang Lin thought to himself. However, he could vaguely hear the sobbing of the patient's family.
It was not appropriate for him to say too much since he could make a man feel so troubled.
Fang Lin suppressed his anxiety and comforted Li Wei. Then, he asked, "Do you remember where Li Guodong lives?"
"Yes, I do." Li Wei quickly wiped away his tears and took out a crumpled piece of paper from his pocket. Then, he read it word by word.
"I'll find an ambulance to pick up your father. Can you find the hospital?" Fang Lin asked.
"…"
What awaited him was still silence.
What should he do? Fang Lin hesitated for a moment and sighed. "I'll contact them and think of a way."
Li Wei stood helplessly on the spot, not daring to move.
He was a little confused. An ambulance? Was it the kind of red and white car with a siren?
How much did it cost to take it?
Li Wei subconsciously puffed out his chest. His wife had sewn a pocket on his chest. It was the kind that was close to his body. The cash was placed inside. It was as hard as a rock.
Soon, his phone rang again.
"The ambulance has already gone to pick up your father. As for you … Hurry up and find the police! Just say that you're lost. Your father is undergoing emergency surgery at the hospital and needs your signature, "Fang Lin said anxiously.
It was as if Fang Lin was standing in the air opposite Li Wei. His waist was bending more and more, as if it was about to be bent by an invisible force.
Find the police. If there's a problem, find the police.
Li Wei quickly remembered this sentence.
Yes, why was he so stupid? Didn't he look for the police if there was a problem? What was he looking for here without a head or a brain?
He gradually recalled what Fang Lin had said. His father needed emergency surgery and the condition seemed to be very urgent.
He then recalled what the old chief in his hometown had said. Although Li Wei did not know what illness his father had, he knew that the matter was urgent.
He did not care which direction it was. He asked people everywhere and looked for the police.
Outside the rental house that he could not find, the ambulance had already arrived.
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