The discharge procedures were handled by Gao Yuan alone, while Gong Xue sat quietly on a chair in the hospital lobby, waiting for his return.
With its superb medical skills and relatively low fees, the Military District Hospital has attracted many locals to seek medical treatment here. Generally, the morning period is the peak period for medical treatment, and there is a constant flow of people coming and going in the hospital lobby. The corner where Gong Xue is located happens to be
It was the hospital payment window. In front of the window, a red velvet tape was used to separate it into a long and narrow strip. When she first arrived, there was no one there, but after waiting for a while, the dark heads in front blocked her view.
Most of them spoke local dialects, which Gong Xue couldn't quite understand. However, she knew the meaning of a few familiar syllables occasionally. For example, the curse word "ga b shit" in Dehong means garbage, and at the station,
I often meet people soliciting customers on the street and ask outsiders if they have eaten, that is, have you ever eaten? If you are from Kunming, I am asking you if you are from Kunming. You understand, do you understand?
meaning.
It can be seen that the local people who come to see the doctor are not rich, and many of them are still wearing frayed ethnic minority costumes. They hide the money in a secret place on their bodies, and wait until they are close to the payment window to carry it on their backs, which is extremely difficult.
He groped for several or one red banknotes.
Gong Xue thought that she would wait quietly for the plateau, and then happily leave this military hospital with him that contained too many precious memories.
but..
When Gong Xue thought about this word later, she suddenly discovered that the conjunction, which is usually used in the second half of a sentence to indicate a transition in tone, can change a person's life when used in it.
It's like in front of the but, no matter how many beautiful explanations are piled up, as long as you add the but, those beautiful sentences will automatically evaporate and disappear like the dirt of hydrochloric acid. What we remember is always the turning point behind the but, like a traveler
After finally climbing up the mountain, before you have time to take a breath, the steep downhill slope of 'but' will push you to the bottom of the valley without any explanation. Therefore, this conjunction has almost become a derogatory harbinger. As soon as it appears,
It immediately adds a gray undertone of depression..
Little did Gong Xue know that the next accident would indirectly affect the direction of her future life.
It happened very suddenly.
As the long queue waiting to pay slowly moved forward, there was a sudden loud bang, and a ball of fire appeared from the dark crowd.
"ah-----"
"Help---------"
"Ah---------" The crowds of people lining up in front of the toll window fled in all directions. The red velvet pulled so hard that the isolation belt was squeezed out instantly. A middle-aged woman with a pale face ran towards Gong Xue, behind her
An old man was knocked down by the crowd and lay on the ground, groaning loudly.
Gong Xue jumped up from her seat subconsciously, and the people next to her began to run. There were faces in front of her eyes, and the sound of the panicked crowd was like a powerful shock wave, which almost shattered Gong Xue's eardrums.
What happened?
If she heard correctly, the loud noise just now was definitely the sound of gunshots. How could there be gunshots in a bustling city and a safe and orderly military hospital?
Her body's reaction was faster than her thoughts. She picked up her and Gao Yuan's backpacks, swung her long legs, hid behind a shelter, and looked toward the center of the gunfire...
Not only the charging window, but also the entire window where daily business of the hospital is conducted is empty. The red velvet tapes on the isolation guardrail are scattered on the ground. From a distance, it looks like sticky plasma, which is shocking.
In the blind spot near the window, there was a dark-skinned local man holding a dark homemade pistol, holding a woman with tears streaming down her face. The woman didn't look young anymore, and she had the same slight appearance as the man who held her hostage.
With his dark skin color and facial contours, he must be a local.
"Wow wow----------" A baby's cry suddenly came from the chaotic scene.
Gong Xue discovered that there was a swaddling bag made of colorful cloth on the ground less than five meters in front of her and very close to the hostage-taking scene. When she looked at it before, she ignored it as a rag, but
Who knows, there is a baby inside.
The heartbreaking cry of the child made the female hostage collapse immediately. She desperately wanted to break free and throw herself at the baby, but the man locked her throat and suddenly raised his gun in the direction of the baby.
.
"No--------"
There was another loud bang, and Gong Xue's heart jumped to her throat. She was convinced that it was a gunshot, and it was the evil man hitting the innocent baby.
She seemed to hear the shock caused by the bullet piercing the granite stones of the corridor. The man behind her shouted in awkward Mandarin: "Whoever dares to come again, I will kill her, I have a gun and explosives...
..." His roar scared away the hospital guards. Outside, police sirens howled rapidly, and the man's face became increasingly gloomy and sinister.
Kidnapping and taking hostages.
This was the only thought that flashed through Gong Xue's mind at that time. It was the first time she encountered this kind of thrilling scene that could only be seen in movies and TV dramas, and her breathing was suppressed by the gunshots fired at the baby.
Still worried about the life and death of the infant, Gong Xue breathed a sigh of relief at the baby's heart-wrenching cry of "Wow wow----------".
fortunately..
Judging from the situation, this baby is probably the child of a female hostage. She was held hostage by a man during her frightened escape. At the critical moment, out of mother's instinct, she threw the child to a safe place. Unfortunately, if she was stronger,
A little, if you can throw it a little further, she will be able to catch it.
The man's purpose seems to be open to question.
Judging from the situation in the hall, he didn't seem to hurt anyone. The shot just now must have hit the pillar behind her. The man didn't seem to be willing to hurt anyone, otherwise, two bullets could kill two people.
The innocent passing of life. Could it be that he has some unspeakable secrets?
Gong Xue slowly moved her body, quietly looking at the middle-aged man holding the hostage from an angle that would not attract attention.
I don't know whether it was the sweat from nervousness that stuck to his hair, or whether he hadn't washed it for a long time, which made his dark face look very dirty. Maybe the sound of the siren stimulated his nerves, and his eyes were dark and lifeless.
Staring at the entrance, his finger tightened on the trigger, pressing on the temple of the almost exhausted female hostage.
He was wearing blue-black clothes with a few frays on them. Gong Xue glanced at his waist for a long time, and gradually gained courage.
A large number of armed police officers poured into the hall in batches. The man's attention was drawn towards it. Gong Xue spotted the 0.01 second gap, quickly dodged out from behind the pillar, rolled over neatly, and got close to the crying baby.