After the call was connected, An Lan asked me: "Has the matter been handled?"
"After it's taken care of, I'll call you to report it so you don't have to worry."
"Why is your voice so weak? Do you have a cold?"
I tried my best to make my voice sound less weak, but An Lan still heard it.
I quickly smiled and said, "It's just a little stuffy nose, it's nothing serious, don't worry."
"The temperature has dropped a lot in the past two days. You must wear more clothes. When will you come back?"
"I'll go tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. There are still some things that need to be dealt with in the company here."
"Okay, take care of yourself and wear more clothes." An Lan urged again.
"I know, and so do you. These days are particularly important, so you must pay attention."
As soon as I finished speaking, I heard Xiao Man's voice on the phone: "Dad, when will you be back?"
Hearing Xiaoman's voice, I laughed and said to her: "Dad will be back the day after tomorrow at most."
"Then daddy wants to bring a gift for Xiaoman."
"OK."
An Lan said again: "Okay, that's it, you go about your business first."
After saying that, she said to Xiaoman: "Xiaoman, say goodbye to daddy."
"Goodbye, dad, I miss you." Xiaoman's childish voice came again immediately.
After the call ended, I felt an indescribable feeling of happiness in my heart, but I was afraid that this beautiful feeling would disappear in an instant.
I don’t even know if they, mother, daughter, and the unborn child in my belly will be bullied after I leave this beautiful world, and what kind of life will they live?
I don't dare to think about it. Every time I think about this, it's like a pair of huge hands strangling my neck.
Therefore, I just want to take advantage of my last moment to spend time with them.
I called the nurse and asked when I would be discharged from the hospital.
The nurse told me that there was no major problem with my body and that I would have another examination tomorrow. If there was no problem, I could be discharged.
I really don’t want to waste my time in this hospital. Time is life to me!
The next morning the doctor came to check me and confirmed that there was nothing serious and discharged me.
After I came out of the hospital, the police informed me to go there again, saying they wanted to find out more about Xiao Wei's suicide.
I had no choice but to go to the police station and tell the whole story. I also asked about Xiao Wei's situation.
The police told me that Xiao Wei's body has been claimed by her family members, and Xiao Wei takes full responsibility for this matter.
The police also asked me if I wanted to appeal and ask Xiao Wei's family to compensate me for all my losses.
This is the grudge between me and Xiao Wei. Even if her family has insulted me, Xiao Wei has already paid a heavy price for this incident. I really don’t want to have any more troubles.
After leaving the police station, the originally rainy sky suddenly cleared up.
I don't know if this is a metaphor. After the rain, the sky will clear, I hope so.
I didn't delay any longer, at this point I just wanted to go home.
On the way to the airport, I booked a flight online.
But before I even arrived at the airport, I suddenly received a call. The other person said it was from the hospital and asked me to go to the hospital again immediately.
I asked what was going on, and the other party told me that several cases of symptoms similar to SARS had been found in the hospital, and they asked me to go back to the hospital for a checkup to see if I was infected.
I was shocked. I knew about SARS when I was in my first year of high school and was locked down in school for a month.
Why does this happen again after so many years?
I had no choice but to rush to the hospital again and had no choice but to cancel the flight.
At first, I did not realize the seriousness of the problem. It was not until I arrived at the hospital that I was greeted by several staff wearing protective clothing.
They took me away without even letting me enter the hospital.
I was taken to a separate room in the hospital in a daze, and then several well-armed medical staff came in to test my temperature and perform various blood tests.
To be honest, I was quite confused and frightened by this battle.
After everything was checked, I asked one of the staff: "Comrade, is there nothing wrong with me? I'm fine."
The medical staff said to me: "We understand that you are a close contact of the patient, so you can't leave now. Just stay here and wait for the test results to come out."
"When can you come out?"
"You can come out in the afternoon."
I frowned and asked again: "Is this SARS?"
"I don't know, the authorities are still studying it, but this epidemic is more severe than SARS."
I was really scared. It was more ferocious than SARS. Will people die?
I didn't ask any more questions. All I can do now is cooperate.
While waiting, I took out my phone and read the relevant news.
I thought that such an important matter should have been on the hot search list, but there was very little relevant information on the Internet.
I don’t know if it wasn’t taken seriously, or if the higher-ups deliberately suppressed the news.
I only saw a few related news, saying that this situation was first discovered in a seafood market in Wuhan, and then many hospitals discovered patients with pneumonia of unknown origin one after another.
The hospital I am in is one of them, and I am a close contact of pneumonia patients.
I looked at the time and it was January 5th, 2020.
I spent the whole afternoon in panic. At five o'clock in the afternoon, the medical staff brought me the test result, which was negative.
However, the medical staff still refused to let me leave, saying that I needed to be observed again and would have another check-up tomorrow, and I could leave only if there was no problem.
I had no choice but to continue to cooperate. That night I called An Lan and told her what was happening in Wuhan, but I did not tell her that I had become a close contact.
On the phone, An Lan asked me to pay attention to my own protection. She had seen relevant information on the Internet and said it was quite serious.
That night I kept hearing the sound of the ambulance in the hospital, almost constantly. The sound was creepy.
It's like people are being sent to the hospital all the time, and I'm sure those people are probably diagnosed.
I began to feel flustered and sleepless. I kept searching for relevant information on the Internet, but there was no official news.
This is even more terrifying, as if the higher-ups are deliberately trying to suppress public opinion.
I don't know how I fell asleep that night, it seemed like I could hear the roar of the ambulance even in my dream.
I woke up very early the next morning and immediately picked up my phone to check the messages, but there was still no definite news.
Only some netizens are discussing and comparing this unexplained pneumonia with SARS back then.
I just kept watching until the medical staff came to examine me, and then waited until noon for the results to come out.