Chapter 43: Always Loved Gossip Since I Was Little!

Tian Daming received Tang Ye's call and immediately rushed to the scene of the incident.

Upon seeing the man's face clearly, he was shocked and hurriedly called Wu Jie.

"Wu Jie, little Han was hit by a car, and his injuries are very serious."

On the other side, Tang Ye dialed Tang Yu's number, "Dad, are you on duty today?"

Tang Yu frowned, puzzled, "Not on duty? I was just preparing to shower and rest, what's the matter?"

Tang Ye gave a wry smile, "You need to set off for the hospital immediately; a friend of mine was in a car accident, and you need to perform the surgery yourself."

Tang Yu said irritably, "What kind of friends do you make, always running to the hospital!"

Other people's sons make friends with drinking buddies.

Good heavens!

His own son makes friends with "life-and-death" companions who have such tragic fates.

Complaining is one thing!

But he still had to handle the matter his son asked of him with care.

There was no help for it; he only had this one precious son.

Tang Ye had just tucked his phone into his pocket.

Wu Jie arrived, panting for breath.

Seeing her son with only incoming breath and no outgoing breath, his whole body covered in bloodstains, she felt the world spinning; she suddenly knelt on the ground and began to cry.

"Son, you must hold on, you cannot leave your mother behind. If you leave too, how am I supposed to go on living?"

Tang Ye remembered the "Glory Home" plaque he had seen during the day and thought to himself that heaven does not help the miserable; her husband had become a martyr, and if her son also met with an accident, the woman would likely not be able to survive.

Tang Ye began to take action; first, he had to find a vehicle, so he dialed Gu Wenqin's number.

Upon learning the full story, Gu Wenqin immediately called the driver of the van at the factory.

Forty or fifty minutes later, a van arrived at the scene in the night.

Tang Ye had Tian Daming find a door panel, and together they lifted Han Ze onto it, then secured him with a quilt and rope, carefully lifting the patient into the vehicle, trying their best not to subject him to secondary injuries.

The van stopped near a gas station on the outskirts of town, met with an ambulance, and transferred the patient into it.

Arriving at the hospital, Tang Ye led Wu Jie to register, pay fees, and handle all the various procedures.

It was Wu Jie's first time at the Municipal People's Hospital; she was unfamiliar with the place and was incredibly grateful to the helpful Tang Ye. If he hadn't taken the initiative to help, she surely would have been running around like a headless chicken.

At this moment, Tang Yu also arrived at the emergency room.

"Director Tang, you've been performing surgeries all day, why aren't you resting so late?"

"A friend of my son's was in a car accident and was just brought to the emergency room; I will perform this surgery myself."

"The patient sent from Pinghu Town? The injuries are very severe, and we were at a loss; if you perform it, we will have confidence."

After examining the patient, Tang Yu exchanged a brief look with Tang Ye and spoke to Wu Jie briefly about Han Ze's condition.

Han Ze's condition was not optimistic; Tang Yu organized a multi-departmental consultation and quickly formulated a rescue plan.

The lights in the operating room turned on.

Gu Wenqin stayed with Wu Jie, comforting her, "Don't worry, good people have their own heaven-sent luck; Han Ze will definitely be fine."

Wu Jie's eyes were red as she choked out, "Thank you, and Town Mayor Tang. If it weren't for your help, I truly wouldn't know what to do."

Seeing Wu Jie's face covered in tears, Gu Wenqin felt her own nose stinging and encouraged her, "You must adjust your mindset; after the surgery is over, you will need to take care of him, you absolutely cannot collapse."

Wu Jie wiped away her tears, took a deep breath, her eyes full of resilience, "I will not fall!"

Time ticked away, minute by minute.

Tang Ye and Tian Daming went outside the hospital to smoke and chat.

"Little Han's surgery fees will be at least two hundred thousand. Wu Jie's family isn't well-off; she has always raised the child alone, and such a large medical bill is like adding frost to snow. I'll call door-to-door tomorrow morning to see if I can scrape some together; it will help at least a little!"

"Wu Jie is usually very polite to people, and if others have trouble, she is always eager to help. Regarding the land transfer, she probably considered protecting the ancestral property for the Han family, which is why she didn't cooperate with the Government's policy. Sigh, she is a pitiful but respectable woman."

Tang Ye was silent for a few seconds, "If we find the vehicle that caused the accident, the medical expenses will be easily resolved."

Tian Daming shook his head with a wry smile, "It's difficult! Every year we encounter such car accidents, and not once have we been able to find the culprit. Actually, we know who is doing evil, but we are powerless."

A grave look appeared in Tang Ye's eyes, "Who?"

Tian Daming, being simple-minded, said, "There is a Shashi Factory in the next village. Every day, a large number of sand trucks pass through our village. The boss behind the Shashi Factory has an unusual status. We have reported it many times, but the relevant personnel turn a blind eye..."

Tang Ye smiled faintly, "Tell me more about this boss behind the scenes; I've loved listening to gossip since I was a child."

Tian Daming then told Tang Ye the underworld stories of "General Bi"!

Tang Ye listened with extreme focus.

The mastermind lurking behind the scenes turned out to be an evil force that appeared respectable on the surface but was actually full of wickedness.

Recently, the Municipal Party Committee just held a meeting where Zhou Chengwu emphasized the need to rectify the social atmosphere in Hanzhou and clear out these potential bad elements.

On one hand, it was because they saw the chain of interests existing behind the evil forces;

On the other hand, it was also because they discovered they were stumbling blocks hindering the economic development of Hanzhou.

Tang Ye had not expected that evil forces had infiltrated Pinghu.

The stories Tian Daming told, in his view, were one heinous crime after another!

Returning to the surgery waiting area, Tang Ye saw Gu Wenqin in the hallway.

She was wearing a beige coat and black-bottomed, purple-strapped high heels; her smooth, delicate, and bony shoulders were trembling, which made one feel quite sympathetic.

Tang Ye pondered that Gu Wenqin must be thinking of her husband, who died in a car accident, and whose killer had still not been found.

Hearing the movement and discovering it was Tang Ye, Gu Wenqin hurriedly wiped her tears with her hand, "I've let you see my ugly state."

Tang Ye waved his hand and said softly, "Even a lion, the king of the grasslands, will lick its wounds in the dark when injured. Crying is nothing to be ashamed of."

Gu Wenqin's eyes turned red, "Hong Lei wasn't as lucky; after being hit by the car, he didn't make it after two days of rescue, and the driver who caused the accident is still at large."

Tang Ye pulled out a tissue and handed it over, "Let's not lose heart; the killer will be brought to justice sooner or later!"

The surgery took four hours.

Tang Yu walked out from behind the lead-lined door wearing surgical scrubs, a look of exhaustion on her face. "The patient has been saved and is being sent to the Intensive Care Unit for forty-eight hours of observation. If everything is normal, he can be transferred to a general ward. Although he survived, he will require rehabilitation and recovery later on, which will also cost a significant amount in medical fees."

Wu Jie's eyes were red as she asked anxiously, "How much will it cost?"

"At least another 150,000," Tang Yu said after a moment of thought. "Considering your family's situation, the hospital will provide the most reasonable and effective treatment plan."

Wu Jie understood the implication behind Tang Yu's words—that they would use fewer imported drugs and more domestic ones. She shook her head. "The child is very young. Please, you must use the best medicine; do not let there be any lasting complications. As for the money, I will find a way."

Even though she often witnessed the coldness of human relationships at the hospital, Tang Yu was moved by Wu Jie at this moment. She explained earnestly, "We will do our utmost to treat him."

Upon learning that Han Ze had been saved, Tang Ye breathed a sigh of relief, then immediately found a quiet corner to call Wan Ming.

"Do you know General Bi?"

"Of course I do!" Wan Ming was taken aback, then sneered. "That guy has done too many bad things. Remember when I told you why I was transferred to Pinghu? It was because I offended him!"

"Damn, so he's your enemy!" Tang Ye reacted quickly. "Then how about we use this opportunity to wash away your shame?"

Wan Ming paused, then sighed helplessly. "It's not that I don't want revenge. Bi Danian has operated in Hanzhou for many years and has heaven-reaching influence; it's not something the two of us can handle."

Wan Ming appeared carefree, but in reality, he was meticulous and acted with caution.

"Are you afraid of him? I'm certainly not!" Tang Ye deliberately goaded Wan Ming.

"Afraid of him? Don't try that reverse psychology on me. I've been exiled to Pinghu, and there's no hope for me to get promoted in this life; a person with nothing to lose has nothing to fear. But you are still young with a bright future ahead of you; don't get involved in this muddy water."

Tang Ye had not expected Wan Ming to be thinking of him, and he mused that this man was truly worth befriending.

"Being brothers is a matter of the heart; if the two of us work together, it will definitely be better than one person alone."

Wan Ming cracked his knuckles until they popped. "I don't care about the consequences; I'm going to make arrests later! Hmph, Bi Danian's sand transport plant is a gambling den where crowds gather to gamble every night with large sums of money. I've long wanted to take that place down. Besides, the driver who caused the accident is likely one of these people. I'm going to beard the lion in his den this time and see what Bi Danian can actually do to me!"

Wan Ming was clearly well-prepared, or he wouldn't have found a breakthrough so quickly.

Tang Ye praised, "Beat the grass to startle the snake! Lure the snake out of its hole! Police Station Chief Wan is both brave and resourceful, even using the art of war! This time, it will surely be a sure-fire success."