Chapter 189: Hard-to-Obtain Medicine

At noon the family and Master ate at the State-run Hotel, and in the evening Lu Cheng still has to stand watch at the Platform.

To tell the truth, night duty is tougher than riding duty.

Although we often rest poorly on the train, at least we don't get frozen.

Platform night duty is different; if you don't wrap yourself up tightly, you really can't endure it.

Before departure, Lin Qingyan, fearing Lu Cheng would be cold, prepared two sets of cotton‑padded jacket and pants, plus a Military Coat.

Lu Cheng smiled speechlessly: "If you make me wear this thick, I still have to be able to get into it."

"I'm not just thinking it's too cold at night; the outdoor pool pipes have frozen."

Lu Cheng didn't wear that thick; after trying on the two sets of cotton‑padded jacket and pants, the bulk made walking difficult, so he only wore one cotton‑padded jacket plus the Military Coat, which was enough.

"No problem, it should be quiet at night; we can find a spot to make a fire and warm ourselves."

Lin Qingyan nodded: "That works, what time will you be back roughly?"

"Probably around three or four o'clock; you don't need to wait for me. When I get back it'll be very late, I'll just go to the Main Hall and make do."

The Main Hall where Mom and Dad sleep is divided into inner and outer rooms; the outer room has a small bed.

"That won't work; the outer room has no stove. When you return just call me; no matter how late, I'll keep the door open for you."

Lu Cheng, fully dressed, stood up and teased: "Don't even say it, you're starting to look more like a young wife waiting for her husband to come home."

Lin Qingyan's pretty face flushed: "I can't just watch you freeze, can I? You hurry to work; when you return just knock on the window, I can hear you."

Putting on gloves, Lu Cheng was about to leave when Lin Qingyan suddenly remembered something; she peeled off the scarf around her own neck and shouted: "Wait a moment, put the scarf on, the wind is strong tonight."

Lu Cheng didn't want to wear it: "I'm a Big Old Master; what would I look like wearing your red scarf?"

Lin Qingyan ignored that and wrapped the scarf around Lu Cheng's neck.

"It's late at night, no one's watching you; as long as you're warm, that's fine—better than wind getting into your neck."

With good intentions, Lu Cheng couldn't refuse; the scarf he had just taken from Lin Qingyan's neck still held warm body heat and even a faint fresh fragrance.

Before heading to the Platform, learning that Wang Fengshi was also working overtime tonight, he first went to the Train Police Unit to find him and mentioned the Insulin matter.

Wang Fengshi agreed to help inquire, and only then did Lu Cheng go to the Platform.

Liu Jian'an and a few others arrived, wrapped from head to toe, only their eyes visible.

Each was handed a flashlight and began patrolling along both sides of the Iron Rail.

Actually there wasn't much to patrol; in the dead of night, no one would approach the rail.

Unlike daytime, when children often run onto the rail to play, some kids place foreign nails on the rail so that when a train passes they can retrieve a small throwing knife.

At night the main job is to wait for trains to arrive at the station and maintain order.

After patrolling for a while and seeing nothing, Lu Cheng drove a jeep, invited them to hop in, and went to an open area to start a fire and warm their hands.

The surroundings were pitch black; they gathered some firewood around the rail, piled it, poured gasoline, and as the flame burst up with a "Swoosh", immediate warmth spread.

Lu Cheng stretched out both hands, waving them over the flame: "Big one, monkey, do you want a wife?"

Da Kui immediately looked up: "I want a wife, one like Master's Wife, Master's Wife is beautiful."

Lu Cheng's mind instantly went blank.

"The demands aren't low!"

Actually Jin Zhu and Chang Jinbu, though some are too tall and some too short, all have normal minds.

Moreover, being Railway Police gives a solid iron rice bowl; if you pay attention, you'll always find a Turtle watching green beans, someone you can match eyes with.

As for Liu Jian'an, besides being simple, he has no other flaws; marrying a wife poses no problem at all.

But this Niu Da Kui… not even Lei Zhan Ge is worried, Lu Cheng is also worried.

He's good at everything, strong shoulders, but his IQ is only eight, behavior like a child; whoever marries him would just become a mother figure.

Looking at Niu Da Kui, Lu Cheng said: "You, you wait a moment; later, I'll find you someone as beautiful as Master's Wife."

Niu Da Kui hurriedly nodded.

Lu Cheng then said to Jin Zhu and Chang Jinbu: "In a few more days, I'll take you to Shichahai to go ice skating."

Chang Jinbu said: "Group Leader Lu, we can't ice skate."

Lu Cheng sat on the ground, took off his cotton‑padded shoes, and propped his feet over the fire to warm them.

When steam rose from the heat, the few people hurried back a step.

Lu Cheng ignored them, leisurely roasting his socks: "I'm not taking you to ice skate, I'm taking you to see things; when we get there there will be many young girls—pick one you like and tell me, I'll help you two win her."

Liu Jian'an then leaned in: "Then I also want to go."

"Alright, you all…"

"Group Leader Lu, you have a call," a Comrade at the distant guard post shouted, waving a flashlight.

"Coming." Lu Cheng had to put his shoes and socks back on, gave a few instructions, and went to the duty guard post.

"Whose call?"

"It's Secretary Wang's."

Hearing that it was Wang Fengshi calling, Lu Cheng picked up: "Director Wang, it's so late, you haven't gotten off work yet."

A slightly weary voice came through the handset.

"I'm about to clock out; just before leaving, I called Director Meng of the Railway Department General Hospital."

Lu Cheng knew it must be about the Insulin issue; he had thought it would take a few days, but didn't expect Wang Fengshi to handle it so quickly.

"Director Wang, with you stepping in, this matter is certainly settled; I thank you in advance, and I'll definitely treat you to a meal another day."

Hearing Lu Cheng's excited voice through the handset, Wang Fengshi felt a bit embarrassed.

"Sorry, Group Leader Lu, I may have to disappoint you."

Lu Cheng, hearing that, realized his excitement was premature.

"Our Railway Department Hospital isn't inferior to a military hospital; doesn't it have Insulin?"

"There is, but it's also in short supply, and it's all pre‑allocated; there isn't much surplus stock. If you need it for an emergency, I can arrange it on my side—no problem. But for a long‑term supply, I'm afraid it'll be hard to get."

Lu Cheng was not surprised by this outcome; in fact, even Master had stepped in to pull strings for the medicine. Those senior brothers, who hold high positions and authority, also ended up with no results, which makes it easy to imagine how difficult this thing is to handle.

Moreover, Wang Fengshi also did their best to ask, and said that a temporary emergency request would be absolutely fine; just that alone shows that an ordinary person couldn't manage it.

An ordinary person couldn't even get the medicine for an emergency, let alone have any channel to ask about it.

So Lu Cheng, sincerely, expressed his gratitude.

"Director Wang, I'm so grateful; when you have time another day, I'll treat you to Western food."

Wang Fengshi laughed over the phone: "Haha, I'm not used to that thing, and besides, I didn't get it sorted for you, so I can't eat that meal."

Even though Wang Fengshi said that, Lu Cheng couldn't be insensitive; otherwise he'd be a terrible person. He thanked them again sincerely, making Wang feel that his effort in asking wasn't in vain.

After hanging up, on the way back to stoke the fire, Lu Cheng didn't even turn on his flashlight, his mind racing about how to obtain the medicine.

But no matter how he thought about it, it wasn't something he could manage; after all, whether it's Su Feixue themselves, Master Xu Erye, or Wang Fengshi, their connections are already very strong.

If even they can't accomplish it, that only proves the official channels truly can't obtain it.

Muttering that, at that moment a train whistle sounded in the distance; a train was about to pull into the station.

As the sharp whistle grew nearer, Lu Cheng suddenly had a flash of insight—he knew where he could get the medicine.