Chapter 5: Accident Meets a Turning Point

Lin Dongfan bought that bottle of quick-effect heart-saving pills at the pharmacy, containing 150 pills, which should be enough. After all, if things followed the trajectory of his previous life, Chu Jinsong would be released in about a month.

From Nanzhou to the provincial capital, it's over two hundred kilometers.

Given these living conditions, Lin Dongfan also had no private car, so he had to shamelessly borrow his colleague Su Yuhong's car for a use, and by the way ask her to help him get two days off.

Su Yuhong is straightforward and outspoken, loves gossip in daily life, but is also generous.

She parked the car at the roadside, got out and tossed a bottle of Red Bull to Lin Dongfan: "Stay alert while driving, don't scratch my husband's skin, and remember to fill up the tank when you come back."

Um, filling up the tank is the point.

Lin Dongfan smiled knowingly: "Don't worry, if your husband gets hurt, I'll compensate you with myself."

"That's what you said."

Su Yuhong gave an evil smile: "Although your career prospects are pitch black, at least you meet my aesthetic standards. I'll take a loss, but I can barely make do living with you."

"I knew it, you've always wanted to hit on me."

In his previous life he wouldn't dare joke like that, but now Lin Dongfan has mastered it; a few words made Su Yuhong snort, unable to hold back his laughter.

Su Yuhong lifted her foot and kicked Lin Dongfan's butt: "A flying kick to send you on your way."

"So violent, be careful you won't get married for life."

Lin Dongfan brushed off the footprints on his butt, quickly got into the car to prevent Su Yuhong from chasing and kicking him.

In the whole unit, the only person who could be called a friend was Su Yuhong. Mainly because everyone was being driven like oxen and horses by Li Hengbo, a pair of comrades in misfortune with a strong sense of mutual understanding.

Su Yuhong patted the car roof and said: "Be careful on the road, don't really get into any accident."

"Got it, Mom."

Lin Dongfan fastened his seat belt, started the car and slowly merged onto the main road, heading toward the highway.

No music was playing in the car.

Lin Dongfan kept thinking all the way about how to get the medicine into Chu Jinsong's hands.

According to the relevant provisions of the Supervision Law:

Family members cannot contact detained suspects; entrusting medical staff or defense lawyers to handle this also requires approval from relevant departments, making the whole process complicated and time-consuming.

Just as Lin Dongfan was at a loss for what to do,

"Bang! Bang! Bang!......"

Suddenly, a series of loud noises came from the highway ahead, as several cars collided in a chain-rear-end. One car's tires were blown off, and the scene was extremely gruesome.

Lin Dongfan hurriedly steadied the steering wheel, slowed down and gave way.

Then he saw another out-of-control black sedan to the front right, which suddenly slammed into the roadside guardrail, then veered left and was hit on the side by an SUV in the fast lane.

It flipped and rolled, ending up upside down on the ground.

Lin Dongfan frowned with worry, quickly pulled over to the side and got out to check the situation.

A female driver covered in injuries was trapped in the car, unable to move. A shard of glass was lodged in her neck's major artery, and blood spurted out like a fountain.

"Hold on!"

Lin Dongfan pulled hard several times on the severely deformed door, but it wouldn't budge at all.

The female driver, having lost too much blood, weakly called out: "Don't… don't bother with me, quickly… quickly save my daughter, she… was thrown out, please…"

She stopped speaking and breathed her last.

Just now Lin Dongfan had been observing from inside the car, his view limited, and he hadn't noticed anyone being thrown from the vehicle. He widened his eyes and looked around—sure enough, a six- or seven-year-old girl lay on the roadside.

When Lin Dongfan ran over to check, the little girl was already unconscious, her head having suffered an impact.

Blood was everywhere!

Although she still had vital signs, the situation was not optimistic; waiting for the ambulance would definitely be too late.

Lin Dongfan hurriedly lifted her into his own car, laid her flat on the rear seat, then turned and flagged down a passing private car.

He flashed his work ID: "I'm a staff member of the Nanzhou Political and Legal Affairs Commission; please send someone aboard my car to help look after the injured!"

"I'll do it."

An enthusiastic older sister hurriedly got out of her car to help.

Seeing the little girl's horrifying injuries, the older sister's heart leapt to her throat: "She's too badly hurt; she probably won't make it to the hospital..."

"Don't talk, sit tight and hold on!"

Lin Dongfan activated an all-out high-speed mode.

Needless to say, Lin Dongfan's driving skills are top-notch; back when he studied at the Political and Law University, a rich second-generation buddy once took him racing for four years, making him somewhat of an amateur driver.

Otherwise, Su Yuhong wouldn't have felt comfortable lending her beloved "husband" to him to drive.

Lin Dongfan exited the highway nearby and sent the little girl to the People's Hospital of Qingyang County; the whole trip took less than twenty minutes, and the older sister sitting in the rear seat held her breath the entire way, too frightened to speak.

She had never in her life ridden in such a fast car.

After the doctors wheeled the little girl into the resuscitation room, the still-shaken older sister finally caught her breath and gave Lin Dongfan a thumbs-up: "Driving God!"

Before Lin Dongfan could respond, a nurse sister ran over and shouted: "Who is the patient's family member? Come over to complete the admission procedures."

The older sister turned her gaze to Lin Dongfan.

Lin Dongfan stepped forward and flashed his work ID: "A car accident occurred on the highway; that vehicle's driver died on the spot, and we were just passing by rescuers."

"Nanzhou Municipal Political and Legal Affairs Commission, Lin Dongfan?" The nurse looked at Lin Dongfan's work ID, then glanced at him, giving him no face: "As a civil servant, you're more responsible for this. Hurry up and pay the fees first. After the police notify the family, you can then coordinate with them on follow-up matters."

"!!!"

Lin Dongfan looked speechless, never expecting his work ID to be so useless in Qingyang County.

Yesterday Lin Dongfan had already checked his bank card; his ex-girlfriend Fang Xiaoqian, that black-hearted bitch, still hadn't transferred the 188,000 into his account.

Now he's utterly a penniless loser.

Gritting his teeth, after advancing ten thousand yuan, Lin Dongfan looked at the double-digit balance on his bank card and began to worry: what if the little girl's family are all gone—who would he go to for reimbursement?

Lin Dongfan went downstairs to smoke a cigarette, then returned to wait outside the operating room door.

He waited until past seven in the evening, but the surgery still hadn't ended; at that moment, Lin Dongfan's long-awaited guardian finally arrived—turning out to be the very Section Chief Leng who had previously summoned him.

Section Chief Leng asked as soon as he arrived, "Has the surgery not ended yet?"

"It's been over five hours, and no doctor has come out yet." Lin Dongfan asked curiously, "Section Chief Leng, that little girl is... your daughter?"

"Hmm."

Section Chief Leng nodded heavily.

Yesterday his wife brought the child to Nanzhou to reunite with him; today they returned to the provincial capital, never expecting that this parting would be a permanent separation—his wife died, and the child still lay in the operating room, life or death uncertain.

This sorrowful atmosphere made Section Chief Leng not want to say another word.

Lin Dongfan also didn't feel right about pressing for reimbursement of the medical expenses he had advanced.

He accompanied him in waiting at the operating room door.

They waited until past eight.

Finally a doctor came out of the operating room.

Section Chief Leng hurried forward: "Doctor, how is my daughter's condition? Is her life saved?"

"Fortunately you got her to the hospital in time; if it had been even a few minutes later, not even an immortal could help." The doctor frankly said, "For now she's merely out of immediate danger to life, but she still needs further observation."

"Can I see my daughter now?" Section Chief Leng asked, his face full of anxiety.

The doctor said, "Don't panic; although your daughter is still in a coma, if nothing unexpected happens she should wake up, and the nurse will bring her out shortly."

"Hmm, thank you for the trouble."

The heart that had been suspended finally settled.

Section Chief Leng turned and shook Lin Dongfan's hand again: "I heard you sped all the way, running through a dozen red lights. Thanks—it was you who saved my daughter's life."

Saying that, Section Chief Leng solemnly patted Lin Dongfan's shoulder, showing appreciation.

Lin Dongfan recalled that his own business was still unfinished; earlier he had been worrying all along about how to deliver the quick-acting heart rescue pill to Chu Jinsong, but now it turned out to be a godsend opportunity.

If Section Chief Leng were willing to help, then there would be no problem at all.

Thinking this, Lin Dongfan seized the moment to put on a wry, troubled smile: "Section Chief Leng, now that your daughter's life is saved, but my matter..."

"Rest assured, yesterday's summons was just routine procedure, not an investigation of you."

Section Chief Leng misunderstood.

Lin Dongfan spoke frankly: "I'm not talking about that. Chu Jinsong has a heart condition; when you guys from the Commission for Discipline Inspection took him away that day, he wasn't carrying any quick-acting heart rescue pill, and he could die at any moment. I came today intending to deliver a bottle of the pill to him, but I didn't expect the time to be taken up here—what do you think of this matter..."

Upon hearing this, Section Chief Leng furrowed his brows.

Lin Dongfan added, "Saving a life beats building a seven-story pagoda. Since a human life is of utmost importance, we surely can't stand by and let someone die, right? Don't you agree?"

"You're giving me a tough problem."

Section Chief Leng shook his head helplessly.

After a moment's thought, he finally relented: "All right, you saved my daughter's life—I can't be ungrateful. Give me the medicine, and I'll help you pass it on to Chu Jinsong."

"Then this will be trouble for you."

Lin Dongfan took out the medicine and handed it to Section Chief Leng.

He also chuckled sheepishly and added, "By the way, I just advanced ten thousand yuan for the medical fees. This isn't me being stingy—I'm really broke now, with only double digits left on my bank card."

"All right, you saved my daughter's life—can I still let you pay?"

Section Chief Leng raised his wrist to check the time.

He then said, "After the doctor pushes my daughter out, I'll just take a quick look and leave, heading to the provincial capital to help you deliver the medicine. You stay here, look after my daughter until I return. Is this request unreasonable?"

"Not unreasonable at all."

Speaking of this, Lin Dongfan now also realized that although Section Chief Leng appears cold on the surface, he is actually a man of his word.

Making this connection with him today will only benefit my career, with no drawbacks.