Songhu People's Hospital.
After arriving at the hospital and finishing my call with Helian Shan, I came to the door of the emergency room, which was separated from Uncle Tuo by only one room.
Outside the door, Helian Shan and Cheng Minglang were sitting on a bench.
Seeing me arrive, Cheng Minglang immediately stood up. Helian Shan, however, remained sitting on the bench, staring blankly.
The corners of his eyes, deeply etched with wrinkles, were pulled taut. His eyes were wide open, and his face was filled with anxiety and unease.
Seeing this, I suppressed the fear and helplessness in my heart and asked, "How is he?"
"He's still in surgery."
As he said this, Helian Shan's expression was somewhat vacant, his lips slightly pursed, and a great sense of unease in his eyes.
After an unknown amount of time…
"Creak!"
As the door to the emergency room opened and the doctor walked out, Helian Shan and I immediately crowded around him.
"The patient's condition is not optimistic!" the doctor said, wiping the sweat from his forehead and shaking his head. "Although the ruptured kidney has been removed and the massive bleeding has been temporarily stopped, but..."
"Because he was brought in too late, the problem of massive bleeding was infinitely magnified and became extremely severe!"
"In summary, the patient is no longer just suffering from a kidney problem!"
"Multiple organ failure throughout the body. Currently, life signs can only be maintained by a ventilator."
"Therefore, you need to be prepared for the worst as soon as possible!"
Upon hearing this, I quickly asked, "Wasn't the massive bleeding caused by the ruptured kidney? How did multiple organ failure occur?"
After glancing at me, the doctor replied quickly, "Are you a new family member? How is it that you still don't know the patient's condition? Never mind, I'll explain it again."
"Multiple organ failure is a clinical syndrome with complex pathogenesis and extremely high mortality."
"Specifically, it refers to the dysfunction or even failure of two or more organs after the body has suffered severe damage."
"The reason the patient is in a state of hemorrhagic shock is due to severe trauma to multiple parts of the body, which led to massive bleeding."
"The ruptured kidney was merely one of the inciting factors."
"The reason for putting him on a ventilator is that the patient's respiratory function is gradually declining, and he can no longer breathe independently."
"The lungs are the main respiratory organs. A decline in respiratory function means that lung function is constantly decreasing!"
"If two or more organs show a declining trend, multiple organ failure is likely to become irreversible!"
"Unless..."
Hearing this, I quickly clasped the doctor's hand tightly and asked, "Unless what?"
"Unless the patient has a very, very strong will to survive, strong enough to bring about a miracle!"
"Alright, I won't say anything else. Go to the outpatient department quickly to pay the surgical fees, and then deposit some money."
"For now, let's deposit fifty thousand yuan."
After speaking, the doctor left in a hurry, ignoring me and Helian Shan, who were still standing there stunned...
On the way to the outpatient department to pay the fees, there was a moment when I wanted to turn back, find that doctor, and slap him twice!
Not for anything else, but for the phrase "miracle happening" he uttered at the end.
But in the end, I forcibly suppressed the thought.
Lies do not hurt, the truth is the sharpest knife!
From another perspective, the doctor had already pronounced Uncle Tuo dead with his words about a miracle happening.
No matter how unwilling I was, what could I do?
...
Three days later, which was Monday.
After struggling with fate for three days, Uncle Tuo's condition began to further deteriorate.
Apart from stamping my feet outside the emergency room, I had no way to prevent Uncle Tuo's condition from worsening.
At 10:53 AM, the doctor issued the critical illness notice for the first and last time!
At 11:11 AM, Uncle Tuo passed away due to severe illness.
Before his passing, the doctor called Helian Shan and me into the emergency room one after another.
Helian Shan went first, and I followed.
The first time I stepped into the emergency room and saw Uncle Tuo lying on the hospital bed, his body, which had been ravaged beyond recognition, was covered with countless tubes...
Tears flowed out of my eyes like a bursting dam, surging uncontrollably.
I had thought that in this final meeting between master and disciple, Uncle Tuo would have many things he wanted to tell me, but he... only said one sentence to me!
"Xiangzi, enjoy your life! Don't think about avenging me! Because hatred will only bring you endless disaster and pain!"
After saying this, Uncle Tuo was gone.
Although Uncle Tuo passed away peacefully, I knew that in the face of such severe physical trauma, his peaceful demeanor was actually for my sake.
Because Uncle Tuo did not want me to see him at his most painful and helpless, nor did he want me to avenge him!
But I... I couldn't do it!!!
Once a master, always a father!
In my heart, Uncle Tuo was my only family!
More so than my father, who gave birth to me but did not raise me, and who had long since disappeared to avoid debts.
If I did nothing, would I still be human?
A life for a life, a debt for a debt!
Blood debts can only be repaid with blood!
A couple of days ago, while Uncle Tuo was still in the emergency room, his life signs maintained by the ventilator, I had inquired from Helian Shan about Uncle Tuo's enemies.
Originally, Uncle Tuo had strictly ordered Helian Shan not to mention these matters to me.
But now that Uncle Tuo was in such a dire situation, Helian Shan no longer wanted to hide it from me...
Kneeling by Uncle Tuo's deathbed, I kowtowed three times to his remains. Wiping the tears from my eyes, I slowly walked out of the emergency room.
As if hearing the thudding sounds from the emergency room, the moment I stepped out, Helian Shan walked in.
As our eyes met, as if understanding my body language, Helian Shan did not stop me but let me walk out of the emergency room.
Ignoring Cheng Minglang, who was standing outside the door, I walked towards the exit without a word.
Noticing my abnormal demeanor, Cheng Minglang hurried towards me, then put his arm around my shoulder and asked, "Where are you going?"
Ignoring Cheng Minglang's question, I forcefully shook off his hand and headed straight for the exit.
"Damn it! Are you crazy!?"
Grabbing me firmly, Cheng Minglang shouted, "Even now, where are you still trying to run off to?"
Hearing this, I stopped and replied in a deep voice, "Tell Brother Shan for me, about Uncle Tuo's funeral... I'll trouble him with it!"
"After I get revenge, if there's still time, I'll come back to keep vigil for Uncle Tuo!"
Hearing my words, Cheng Minglang was first slightly stunned, then he said, "I'll go with you!"