Two or three days later.
It was another morning on a weekday.
They had just sent away a fan who brought a child from out of town to take a photo with Famous, so there was no one in the pet shop for the time being.
An electric bicycle was parked in front of the shop.
Wang Qian and Li Kun, who had just returned from walking the puppies in the green space, greeted them. Zhang Zian also walked out of the shop when he heard the noise.
It was Electrician Wu. Because the waterproofing of the roof was not finished, if he did not finish it before the next rain, his previous work would have been in vain, so he took some time to finish the work himself.
Electrician Wu had just returned from the hospital, so he came over to give Welder Zhao a carton of milk and a bag of apples. No matter how close he was, it was not good to visit a patient empty-handed, not to mention that receiving gifts could make Welder Zhao feel better.
Zhang Zian invited Electrician Wu into the house to take a breather before he started working. He was not in a hurry, and everyone wanted to know Welder Zhao's latest situation.
Electrician Wu was not tired. After all, riding an electric bicycle was not tiring. He said that Welder Zhao's hand was wrapped in gauze, and he was receiving an infusion. Since he was admitted to the hospital, he had been treated with large doses of antibiotics. At the moment, he had safely passed the 48-hour critical period of infection, and he was in good condition.
The hospital tested Welder Zhao's blood and confirmed that it was Vibrio vulnificus infection. Since it was the first case the hospital had treated, it attracted everyone's attention. Doctors kept coming in and out of Welder Zhao's ward, including respected old doctors who were teaching interns. It was said that the local TV station came to the hospital to interview him, which would be broadcasted in a few days. At the same time, they took the opportunity to remind the public to pay attention to safety when playing in the water and eating raw seafood at the beach.
Welder Zhao had been unknown for decades, and he suddenly became a minor celebrity. He happily accepted interviews all day long. The interviews from the local TV station were not enough, and he even accepted interviews from online media outlets because everyone had the common sense to not come empty-handed. The small ward was crowded, and the gifts were piled up so much that the bedside table could not fit all of them.
He was quite open-minded. Since he had been stabbed, he could not take it for nothing. At the very least, he had to make up for the hospital fees.
There were fewer people visiting and interviewing that day, and Welder Zhao began to complain about leaving the hospital. The doctor advised him to stay under observation for two more days, but he was worried about the hospital fees, so he had to leave by tomorrow at the latest.
Of course, Welder Zhao, whose hand was wrapped in bandages, could not do any heavy work for the time, so Electrician Wu came to finish up the work. There was not much left anyway.
Hearing this, Zhang Zian and the others were relieved.
Welder Zhao was the first patient admitted to the hospital with Vibrio vulnificus infection, but it might not have been the first case in Binhai City. Maybe there had been people who had been infected before and died because of the delay in their treatment. If Welder Zhao's illness could make more people more vigilant against Vibrio vulnificus, then the knife would be worth it.
After the incident, Welder Zhao finally made up his mind to quit drinking, although a large part of it was forced by his family. Therefore, Zhang Zian did not give away the two bottles of alcohol.
Electrician Wu conveyed Welder Zhao's family's gratitude to Zhang Zian, then he went out to work.
Zhang Zian returned to the second floor and saw a stray cat jump out of the window and run away.
There was another patient on the second floor who was even more restless. Vladimir, like Welder Zhao, was also clamoring to be discharged and repeatedly emphasized that it should not be treated as a patient.
Its wound had begun to heal, but it was still wrapped in gauze. He didn't approve its application to be discharged, because if it were any other cat, the so-called discharge would only be transferred from the second floor to the first floor. However, the discharge it referred to was obviously to leave the pet shop and move freely.
"It seems to be very cool outside today. I can finally be discharged, right? Meow my god! I've been staying in the house all day, and I'm about to suffocate to death. Even a prison can't be like this! "it asked impatiently.
It was another cloudy day, and there was a cool breeze that swept away the heat from before.
Zhang Zian didn't agree to let it go out before because the weather was too hot, and the wound was easy to get infected. Now that it was cool, this reason didn't work anymore.
"How can there be a prison with such good conditions that it has air conditioning? If you're discharged, where do you plan to go? Your injury hasn't fully healed yet. If you're looking for Little White to fight, then you definitely can't. "He walked to the window and saw the stray cat's figure disappear at the corner of the street.
Sihwa was still broadcasting in the bathroom, bragging to her fans about her trip to the United States. She even took the photos Zhang Zian had taken along the way as her own. The hike in the forest was unexpectedly well received by the netizens, because everyone had eaten too much oil, salt, and vinegar, and they liked the light taste.
Pi sat in front of the computer and focused on typing. Neither Vladimir's secret conversation with the stray cat nor Sihwa's noise could affect it.
A wooden stick leaned against the basket hammock chair. It was the wooden stick that Zhang Zian had cut for it in the Mahogany Forest. It couldn't bear to throw it away, because it had entrusted its courage to ask him to help it bring it back to Binhai City.
He fulfilled its wish. The wooden stick was very light, and it wasn't contraband. As long as it pretended to use it as a walking stick, it would be fine. It would just be a little awkward when passing through customs and getting on the plane in front of the ground crew and flight attendants.
When Pi wasn't typing and resting, it often hugged the wooden stick and looked into the distance. It even sniffed the wooden stick from time to time, as if it could smell the fragrance of the thousand-year-old mahogany tree.
Vladimir squatted on the window sill, staring at the stray cat with a face full of envy.
"I'm not a fool!" it said. "Now is my most vulnerable time. Even if I were to fight, I wouldn't choose now."
"Then you plan to …"
"I'm going to find Little White, but I'm not going to fight with it," Vladimir said sternly. "On the contrary, I plan to talk to Little White face to face. The era of you fighting each other is over. In the past few days, I've carefully evaluated the strength of both sides. Neither the stray cat nor the stray dog has an overwhelming advantage. Instead of fighting to the point where both sides are injured, it's better to put aside the dispute first and establish a relationship that faces the new era with the principle of seeking common ground while reserving differences and peaceful coexistence!"
"We're not going to turn enemies into friends, but Binhai City is so big that it can accommodate both stray cats and stray dogs. We can put aside the dispute for the time being and develop together." It was afraid that Zhang Zian would misunderstand, so it added.
Zhang Zian said, "… Sounds reasonable. Are you going now?"
"The sooner the better!" It nodded. "If I stay in the house any longer, I'll go crazy!"
"Okay … Then I'll drive you there. I haven't seen Little White for so many days, and I don't know how the stray dog is doing. I want to go and see it too."
He finally compromised and agreed to Vladimir's travel request.
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