Chapter 10: Self-Blame
On the night of Wu Kai's accident, it was early in the morning when Wen Jing and Zhen Zhen rushed to the hospital, and then Wu Kai's younger brother Wu Jun also arrived. Wu Kai was rescuing in the emergency room, Wen Jing and Wu Jun were anxious to find the doctor to ask about the injury, but no one told them, the doctor outside didn't know, and the doctor who performed the rescue had not come out yet.
Wu Kai's management company came to a safety officer, and the vehicle was not in danger with the customer, and there were no insurance matters that needed to be dealt with the customer, so they left before Wen Jing and Wu Jun arrived at the hospital. The three people at the scene, Wu Jun, Wen Jing and Zhen Zhen, had no experience in dealing with this kind of thing. Wen Jing called Wu Kai's comrade-in-arms Zhao Chenglong.
Half an hour later, Zhao Chenglong called back, listened to Wen Jing's narration, and didn't speak for a long time. Then he hurriedly said I'm sorry, I'm sorry, he hurt Wu Kai, If he hadn't encouraged Wu Kai to be a substitute driver, it wouldn't have been like this. Wen Jing comforted: "Zhao Chenglong, how can you say that? You are also kind, and you are not interested in harming him." Don't think so. ”
In fact, Wen Jing was also extremely remorseful in her heart, what if she didn't let Wu Kai be a substitute driver?
Zhao Chenglong hung up the phone, and went straight to the hospital, he just drove a guest to the North Sixth Ring Road, riding according to the routine and waiting for the night bus, it takes at least 3 hours to get to the hospital. Zhao Chenglong couldn't care so much, and decided to call for rent. Even if it is done in vain that day, you can't be stingy. Who let Wu Kai be a good comrade-in-arms with him, and he introduced him into the business of substitute driving.
The police have already left first, and the off-road vehicle must have been the one that caused the accident, but whether there are other factors that can reduce the culpability will have to wait until you go back to watch the video. Therefore, the traffic police have not determined the responsibility for the accident for the time being.
Wen Jing, Wu Jun and Zhen Zhen waited anxiously outside the operating room. Wu Jun was silent, only anxious. Zhen Zhen kept hugging Wen Jing's shoulders and asked Wen Jing to rest her head on her shoulder. Wen Jing seemed to be taking a nap, but she was really turning over in her heart......
"Who are the patient's family?" a sudden agitation pulled Wen Jing back to the scene, and the doctor came out of the operating room and asked.
Wen Jing instinctively stood up, but when she saw that Wu Kai's younger brother Wu Jun had already stood up and walked towards the doctor, she realized that she was not a real family member.
"Doctor, you've worked hard, how's the situation, are you out of danger?"
Even if there is no danger to life, it will be difficult for me to wake up for a while. The trauma is not serious, it is mainly an intracranial injury, there is a lot of bruising, and the location of the bruising is not suitable for surgery. If you can stabilize it, you can absorb it slowly. The process will be longer. ”
"When will we be able to confirm whether it is stable and not life-threatening?" Wen Jing asked anxiously.
"At present, the vital signs are relatively weak, but according to the few hours after coming in, they have remained stable and there are no major ups and downs. Let's continue to observe in the ICU. ”
When Zhao Chenglong arrived at the hospital, Wu Jun, Wen Jing and Zhen Zhen were all resting on the benches in the corridor outside the IUC ward, in fact, only Zhen Zhen was really resting, she got up before 5 o'clock in the morning, packed up and went out at 6 o'clock. She wanted to make an appointment to interview the executive CEO of shared bicycles in response to hot issues such as indiscriminate parking of shared bicycles, difficulty in returning deposits, and difficulty in making customer service calls. After interviewing the CEO, Zhen Zhen went to a construction site in the suburbs, and recently the local residents have reacted very strongly, mainly disturbing the people, the surrounding environment is dirty and messy, affecting the normal life and travel of residents. After the field trip, it was already 3 o'clock in the afternoon when I returned to the city to pick up Wen Jing at Kyoto University, and it was almost dinner at Uncle Liu's house. So, it's been eighteen or nineteen hours since I got up, so it's no wonder that I'm not tired.
Wu Jun was wondering when his brother would wake up and how much it would cost.
Wen Jing's mind is full of memories and fragments of more than 10 years with Wu Kai.
Zhao Chenglong saw that they were all with their eyes closed, presumably they were all tired and sleepy, so he didn't wake them up and went to the nurse duty desk to inquire about the situation. When he was told that Wu Kai was in a severe coma and didn't know when he would be able to wake up, Zhao Chenglong's heart sank suddenly, and a deep self-blame arose.
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It was a party half a year ago, there were not many people, just 3 comrades-in-arms who were relatively close to each other plus Wen Jing, Wen Jing and the two of them had long been familiar with each other, and when they were joking, one called her sister-in-law and the other called her brother and daughter-in-law. With the help of their families, their comrades-in-arms from Henan Province who returned to their hometowns got a job at the local tax bureau, and this time they came to Kyoto on a business trip.
It was May, and the smell of summer was already strong. A few people sat around the roadside stalls, drinking beer and chatting.
"I didn't figure it out, Jackie Chan, you don't have to do the work of driving for the leader at the door of your house, you have to go to Kyoto to do what you do! The thinking of the Henan comrades-in-arms was more conservative.
"Don't you know how high the ceiling of the local enterprise can be in a small place like ours, even if that leader appreciates you? Besides, that salary is enough to barely support the family in the local area, and you can't do anything. Kyoto is a metropolis after all, there are many people and opportunities, you can do this or that, you can save a little money, and you can try to start a business or something. We may not succeed if we try, but we can't even have the courage to try. Obviously, Zhao Chenglong still doesn't want to admit defeat.
"Also, although I don't have the courage of Jackie Chan, I support Jackie Chan's idea, people don't toss and toss when they live, they just bow their heads and get caught, it's too aggrieved. Wu Kai said that Zhao Chenglong was happy in his heart.
"Wu Kai, you don't have a backache when you stand and talk. How good it is now, the hukou is in Kyoto, you think how difficult it is, no matter how many people can't smash it with money. Also get an iron rice bowl. "The comrades-in-arms in Henan seem to be afraid that Wu Kai will let Zhao Chenglong deviate from the course farther and farther.
"Yes, I should have been content, but I'm really confused. If it goes on like this, although I have a good reputation and work in a certain ministry, in fact, I am a public institution unit under the ministry, not counting the civil servant series, and the salary is relatively low, only more than 4,000 yuan a month, which is not as good as the income of an ordinary temporary worker. ”
"Then what do you think? Want to resign?" Zhao Chenglong asked.
"I didn't think about it. Wu Kai took a sip of wine and said in a low voice with confusion.
"Don't quit your job easily. It's easy to come out, and it's better to go back than to heaven. "The comrades-in-arms of Henan are stable and stable.
"Hmm. I won't quit easily. I really don't have the courage to resign from this job in the ministry, after all, Wen Jing's household registration is not in Kyoto, and her job is not an iron rice bowl, and she can't resign from the consideration of getting married and raising children in the future. ”
Seeing that Wu Kai was not so blind, his comrades-in-arms in Henan seemed to be relieved: "That's right!"
"However, I have to find something else to do, otherwise this income is too low, and I won't even be able to support my daughter-in-law in the future, Wen Jing, right?" Wu Kai said to Wen Jing deliberately at the end.
Wen Jing has been listening quietly by the side, and she won't answer when no one looks for her. Since Wu Kai took the initiative to hand over the topic, Wen Jing smiled and continued: "You can take care of yourself, I can support myself myself, right?" Wen Jing showed the appearance of a weak woman, although she currently earns no less than Wu Kai, when she talks about this, she still feels that she has no confidence. In her heart, men are the pillars of the family, who can shelter themselves from the wind and rain, although she never thought that she would one day sit at home and enjoy the success.
"That's it, sister-in-law needs you to raise it, it's good if you don't want her to raise it one day. Zhao Chenglong joked: "Wu Kai, how about you also come to be a substitute driver? This is more flexible, go to work during the day and do it at night, basically without delay." It's basically one day a month to go to the management company for training, which is more fucked. As he spoke, he drained half of his beer.
Zhao Chenglong then introduced the income of full-time and part-time drivers, some experience in receiving orders, and the requirements of the driving platform.
Wu Kai turned his head to Wen Jing: "How is it, do you understand?"
"Probably all. Wen Jing was a little noncommittal. "Jackie Chan, is it safe to drive on behalf of others? Will drunk people cause trouble and beat people? How can I come back at night when I drive far away in the suburbs? Will there be robberies at night in remote places?"
"Truth be told, these problems exist. However, the big old man can deal with it. Let Wu Kai try it?" Zhao Chenglong asked tentatively.
"I'm afraid it's not safe, what should I do if something happens?" Wen Jing was a little worried.
"It's okay, aren't so many people doing it! Hooligan robbery is not to be afraid, don't forget that I am a person who has been on the honor roll of the armed police force in grappling and fighting!" Wu Kai seemed to have made up his mind.
"You decide, but you must pay attention to safety!" Wen Jing completely let go of Wu Kai.
Wu Kai was dragged into the water by Zhao Chenglong in this way, and Wen Jing's most worried safety problem was now unfortunately said by her. Zhao Chenglong felt a little unable to face Wen Jing.
Zhao Chenglong gently patted Wen Jing's shoulder, Wen Jing was startled, and at the same time woke Zhen Zhen. Hearing the movement, Wu Jun also opened his eyes. However, Wu Jun and Zhen Zhen are both seeing Zhao Chenglong for the first time. After a simple greeting, there was no need to ask them about the condition, he had already understood. Zhao Chenglong wanted to know the process of the accident and how the traffic police judged, but it turned out that they didn't know. The traffic police also did not make a final determination of responsibility for the accident.
Zhao Chenglong took Wu Kai's mobile phone from Wen Jing's hand and retrieved it from the scene on the night of the accident, and repeatedly searched for the mobile phone calls and audio recordings of that night. Zhao Chenglong found that Wu Kai's last order that night was a report, and asked the driving platform to inquire about the phone number of the customer, but the driving platform ignored the fact that the driver was in a severe coma, and refused to provide it on the grounds that the passenger was not in danger and protected the privacy of the guest. Zhao Chenglong reasoned with the driving company for a long time to no avail, so he could only hang up the phone and scold his mother.
According to the last two calls in Wu Kai's call record, one went out and the other came in, the same number, but neither answered, but he didn't answer, and judged that this call was the phone number of the substitute driver that night.
Zhao Chenglong found the recording in Wu Kai's mobile phone, the more several people listened, the more nervous they became, Wen Jing's palms were sweating, especially when she heard that the guests asked Wu Kai to get out of the way several times, Wen Jing couldn't help but feel sorry for Wu Kai's grievances.
It's past 2 a.m. Since there was no other way, I had to wait for the police to review the surveillance video on the highway the next day. Zhao Chenglong proposed that Wen Jing and Zhen Zhen go back to rest, and he and Wu Jun would stay there. Wen Jing refused to leave, and couldn't stand Zhen Zhen's persuasion and pulled away.
Early the next morning, Wen Jing asked the captain of the security team for leave, and it was not 7 o'clock when she arrived at the hospital. Zhao Chenglong and Wu Jun were still asleep on chairs in the hallway.
Zhao Chenglong and Wu Jun woke up and went out to eat and came back early. Zhao Chenglong asked Wu Kai's mobile phone to check again.
"Look, look, this must be the car and the person!" Zhao Chenglong seemed to have made a major discovery from his mobile phone, and couldn't help but shout excitedly.
Wen Jing and Wu Jun hurriedly leaned over to look at the mobile phone in Zhao Chenglong's hand, because it was taken at night, the picture was not very clear. The photo shows a white Porsche Cayenne, the license plate number is clearly visible, the trunk lid near the right side of the license plate has been hit by something, dented, and the side of the vehicle is visible on the side of a figure. According to Zhao Chenglong's experience and analysis from the photos, Wu Kai should have taken it before departure, mainly to record the depression, which proved that it existed before he drove on his behalf. The target of the photograph is not a person, so the person is not in the middle of the photo, and only the outline of the person's upper body, head and side front can be seen. Thick eyebrows and large eyes are faintly visible.
At least the license plate of the car that was driving the car was found, and the owner of the car could be found according to the license plate, so that you could understand what happened that night. Zhao Chenglong was very excited. Wen Jing and Wu Jun didn't seem to be so excited, after all, people are like that, can they know that the process can still change the fact that people are in a coma?
At this point, the process of the accident seems to be a bit eyebrow-raising, from the time interval between the last time the guest asked Wu Kai to pack up his things and get out of the car to the sudden braking of the car and the sound of "bang", what happened in the short 1-2 seconds?
Wen Jing and Wu Jun were not familiar with the matter of substitute driving, so they simply let Zhao Chenglong represent them with full authority, and they followed behind. As soon as 8 o'clock in the morning arrived, Zhao Chenglong called the traffic police who dealt with the accident last night, and described the relevant information in Wu Kai's mobile phone to the police. A strange tone.
Wu Jun stayed in the hospital temporarily, and Wen Jing went to the traffic team with Zhao Chenglong and handed over the recordings and photos in Wu Kai's mobile phone. The police basically know it, but after all, it is only analysis, and the video is the most critical evidence. Retrieved last night's video from the monitoring center, although it was blurry, combined with the recording, it is completely certain that the reason why Wu Kai ran to the middle of the highway was because the guest dragged Wu Kai when he got out of the car and had an unstable foothold, not that Wu Kai went to the road to pick up something, let alone took the initiative to run to the middle of the road.
The facts are clearer, the police asked Zhao Chenglong and Wen Jing to go back, and the work of finding the owner of the car was done by them. The black SUV is no longer responsible for the traffic accident.
Before noon, Wen Jing and Zhao Chenglong received a call from the police, and they thought they had found the guest.
"That phone may not be the guest's, the owner is an old lady in the suburbs, she said that she didn't go anywhere at home last night, and she didn't know what a substitute driver was. However, further verification is required. ”
Wen Jing and Zhao Chengwen were still disappointed, and the police continued: "That license plate is also fake, a deck." This license plate corresponds to a black Audi A6L. ”
Zhao Chenglong, Wen Jing, and Wu Jun are all wooden as if they fell into an ice cellar!
Zhao Chenglong was unwilling and asked the police: "Then the driving route of the fake car that night should be traceable, right?"
"Along the Beijing-Tianjin-Tang Expressway, I didn't get out of the Maju Bridge, and I kept going forward, from Caiyu to the highway, and it was more difficult to track the back to the rural road. Besides, it's a deck car, so it's hard to track. ”
Listening to the tone of the traffic police, there is no intention to continue the investigation. Zhao Chenglong understands that this is probably a headless case.
Zhao Chenglong didn't know how to explain to Wen Jing and Wu Jun. The mobile phone number is false, the license plate is cloned, and it may not be so easy to find the owner of the car. I had to comfort: "Don't worry, take your time, there will always be a way." ”
But what can be done?