Chapter 36: Run! Brothers!
In the Chinese city at the beginning of the lanterns, under the huge archway of "Philadelphia Huaxiang" written in regular letters, the crowd of people is endless, and the subway entrance in the center of this self-contained city within the city is crowded with people, Ding Wei and Bai Wenkai are wrapped tightly in the whole body, like two sardines in the reinforced concrete canned food box along the gap of the crowd.
Philadelphia's downtown area is about 367 square kilometers, which is only slightly smaller than the eight districts of Beijing combined, and there are three main subway lines in the city: the blue line from 69th Street from west to east and then to northeast, through the entire downtown area to the Frankfurt transfer center, so it is also called the "Market-Frankford-line", and the red line "PATCO-Speedline" runs from the neighboring state of New Jersey in the southeast. After crossing the Delaware River underground, it turns west and eventually merges at Walnut-Acacia Station into the Broadstreet-line, which runs north and south through downtown Philadelphia, which is also the main subway line in Philadelphia and is more commonly known as the "Orange Line."
Ding Wei skillfully bought two tickets in front of the automatic ticket machine and walked into the waiting area located underground with Bai Wenkai.
"ATT station...... How long does it take? Bai Wenkai covered his nose and looked up at the subway map hanging under the already cracked ceiling, the subway line in Philadelphia began to be built as early as the 20s of the last century, many stations were dilapidated, and the musty smell wafting in the air scratched his nostrils and itched, which made him very uncomfortable.
Ding Wei has long been accustomed to this kind of taste, and naturally his reaction will not be so strong: "It's probably more than forty minutes." ”
"It's okay, it's about half an hour early." Bai Wenkai raised his wrist and looked at his watch, 5:12.
Ding Wei pursed his lips and did not speak, the game started on time at 7:30 in the evening, plus the entrance ceremony and preparation time for about an hour before the game, as long as he could arrive smoothly before 6:30, it would not be too late, but Bai Wenkai insisted on going out before 5 o'clock. Although Ding Wei repeatedly explained that it didn't matter if he was late, he still didn't beat the white-faced scholar in front of him in the end.
"There's always something you don't expect, so it's better to be ahead." Bai Wenkai said lightly, he had repeated this sentence three times before.
"I hope you're not a crow's mouth." Ding Wei smiled bitterly and patted him on the shoulder, it seems that he will have to get used to this rhythm in the future.
"The car is coming." Bai Wenkai stared intently at the train that was slowly stopping.
"Hey." Ding Wei scratched his head, this kind of person is quite admirable, but ...... I can't really speak.
Two people crowded into the crowd and got on the train, the narrow carriage was full of people, fortunately it did not reach the point of not being able to get off and feet, and the dim overhead lights in the passage outside the carriage could be seen between the gaps in the heads, shining on the rusty iron guardrail, showing a different kind of beauty.
"The smell here is uncomfortable, but it's quite vicissitudes." Bai Wenkai also felt that he was a little too cold just now, and took the initiative to provoke the conversation.
"Huh...... I got used to it. Ding Wei shook his head, he only felt that this railing was too broken, why didn't he find someone to brush it, could it be that the evil capitalist country was just this little paint.
"There's a lot of things left over from the Revolutionary War here in Philadelphia, the Independence Palace, the Liberty Bell, the Art Museum, City Hall...... Have you been to all of these? After a few seconds of silence, Bai Wenkai couldn't help but ask.
Ding Wei shook his head again.
"If you have the chance, you still have to take a look, as a player of the 76ers, you have to understand the city, at least figure out the meaning of the 76ers' team name first." Bai Wenkai said.
I'm not used to wandering around with a big man...... Ding Wei rolled his eyes, and then realized that his performance was a little too explicit, and hurriedly added: "I'll go and see it, it's not what you think, and I'm not saying that you're wrong, in short, uh, you know." ”
Bai Wenkai smiled and said nothing.
Ding Wei wiped the cold sweat on his head, talking to this kind of person for a minute is more tiring than playing a game.
As the train gradually stabilized from the acceleration state, many people around me took out their mobile phones, which is the same no matter where they are. Ding Wei looked around, and when he saw that no one looked up, he pulled down the hat of his sports sweatshirt, revealing the top of his steaming head, in which case he was not too worried about being recognized.
"Uh, aren't you hot?" He poked Bai Wenkai, who was still tucked his neck into the collar.
"Oh, not used to it yet." The average winter temperature in Philadelphia is at least 10 degrees cooler than in Oakland, and it's no wonder that Bai Wenkai dresses like this, he is not as afraid of being recognized as Ding Wei.
"Oh." Ding Wei straightened the messy hair on his head, tilted his head and looked out the window, the high speed of the train made the old lights on both sides of the tunnel pass by like a movie, drawing a long yellow band of light on the window, he didn't pay attention to these things before, but now it's quite interesting to look at.
He may be right, Ding Wei thought.
The subway in Philadelphia is divided into two kinds of fast and slow trains, at the insistence of Bai Wenkai, Ding Wei finally bought a ticket for the express train, in addition to the two transfer stations that have been passed must stop, and then stop at the ATT station that Ding Wei wants to arrive, and after leaving the station, you can walk for 10 minutes to reach the Wells Fargo Center Arena.
"It's only a little past six, do you want to find a place to have a cup of tea after you get off the bus?" Ding Wei asked softly.
"I'll talk about it when I have time." Bai Wenkai unsurprisingly rejected Ding Wei's proposal, his concept of time is very strong, and his obsessive-compulsive disorder is strong.
"Uh-huh." Ding Wei shrugged his shoulders stupidly.
Just as the two of them were about to fall into an embarrassing cold scene again, there was a sudden painful murmur mixed with a rapid gasp in the middle of the carriage, the sound was not very loud, as if it came out of the quilt, but many people had already heard it.
"There was a pregnant woman...... It seems to be going into labor. Someone in the crowd muttered.
The crowd of people who were close to it quickly formed a wall of people with their backs to the pregnant woman, surrounding the pregnant woman's seat, and several kind aunts were squatting down and asking the pregnant woman softly, although the atmosphere was tense, but it did not show much panic.
Ding Weizheng hesitated whether to go over, he was a little worried that his unplanned events would cause the unhappiness of the obsessive-compulsive patient around him again, he subconsciously turned his head to look at the side: "Hey, what about people?" ”
"Please excuse me, I'm a doctor," Bai Wenkai had already walked to the front of the human wall in three steps and two steps, and said in a soft but unquestionable voice, "This is my license, and it has all my work experience on it." He pulled out a small notebook from the front of his shirt that had been unbuttoned.
"Please come in," the middle-aged uncle in the human wall took the small book suspiciously, opened it on one side, and turned slightly sideways to let Bai Wenkai pass, "UCLA...... UCLA Medical Center! He shuddered and let out a low exhale.
UCLA Medical Center is a UCLA hospital, one of the nation's top general hospitals.
"It's not small......" Ding Wei, who came with him, looked at Bai Wenkai, who had lowered his head and started working, and couldn't help but sincerely admire this agent who was very different from his personality, although his understanding of this country was only superficial, but at least he knew how difficult it was to become a professional doctor here, not to mention a top hospital like UCLA, at this time he really realized how much weight Bai Wenkai's understatement "I resigned" contained.
"This guy...... Come on......" Ding Wei clenched his fists and turned his back.
No one in the carriage made any sound, only the shrill screams of pain and the low wheezing sound of the mother, as well as Bai Wenkai's always calm and gentle prompts, accompanied by the sonorous steps of the train, moving forward steadily.
……
"Wow!" With the baby's first crisp cry, everyone in the carriage breathed a sigh of relief, many people have been unable to suppress the low cheers, to be able to see the birth of a new life on such an occasion, presumably for the first time in their lives, everyone's eyes are full of joy and excitement, and the people around them silently hug and celebrate.
Bai Wenkai stood up with some difficulty holding his legs, took out a neatly folded handkerchief and wiped the sweat on his face, fortunately, the production process was unexpectedly very smooth, otherwise he really didn't know how to deal with the medical conditions that he had almost zero at hand.
"Thank you, thank you......" The frail mother was full of gratitude, and whispered to Bai Wenkai, who was wiping her sweat, with a Chinese.
"You need to rest now, the next thing ......" Bai Wenkai was stunned for a moment, only then did he see that the mother's face turned out to be a Chinese face, and he hurriedly put down the handkerchief and replied with concern.
"We'll do the rest, gentleman, and you can rest first." Two policemen and a doctor who rushed to the scene quickly stepped forward and took over the care of the mother.
Bai Wenkai looked at the mother who was still staring at him, and gave her a warm smile back, and he smiled very handsomely.
"It's okay, Brother Kai," Ding Wei smiled and grabbed Bai Wenkai's shoulder, he was extremely excited at this time, and he didn't care if such an outrageous behavior would be disliked, "However, didn't you say that you studied business?" Why did you study medicine again? Is it - what's going on? He originally wanted to say "Is it a false testimony", but fortunately, he still held it back in time, and some jokes really couldn't be made for some people.
"Business School and Medical School, Double Master's." Bai Wenkai said lightly.
Ding Wei was speechless for a long time, and finally gave a thumbs up: "Cow!" ”
"I can understand how excited you're right now, but I have to warn you, we seem to have been on a stand." Bai Wenkai said.
"Damn!" Ding Wei slapped Bai Wenkai's thigh, "I still have a fucking game!" ”
"Rely on it, rely on it!" Ding Wei's voice suddenly aroused a large group of people to echo, "We're going to fucking go to the game!" ”
"What game do you guys have?" Ding Wei asked stupidly.
"Philadelphia 76ers vs. Indiana Pacers...... Depend on! Look! Fourth! The middle-aged uncle who had read Bai Wenkai's license just now responded vaguely, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and he grabbed Ding Wei's arm.
"Ding in our car?"
"Ding, I want to sign! Chinese! ”
"I want it too!"
"I want to take a group photo......"
Suddenly, a large group of people swarmed in, and there was a great tendency to not stop if Ding Wei was pushed down.
Ding Wei leaned against the wall of the carriage and waved his hand to the fans who were already so excited that they were already fried: "Everyone, calm down!" Calm down! The game matters! Race! ”
"What stop is it now?" Bai Wenkai asked loudly, whether he was born as a scholar, he can always ask key questions at critical moments.
"Terminal! Pattison! Just one stop from the arena! People rushed to answer.
"Then don't run!" The green light above the carriage had just turned on, and Ding Wei was the first to rush out of the slowly open door and strode up on the platform.
"Run! Brothers! The middle-aged uncle rushed out after Ding Wei, and the fat on his stomach swayed with his pace, and no one would have thought that he was the fastest runner in this group.
"Run—" More people poured out of the carriages, tall, short, fat, thin, wearing jerseys, carrying slogans, and wearing their hands around the various teams, shouting their own slogans to cheer for the team, and flowing through the crowd on the platform in the surprised eyes of the surrounding people, forming a long winding line.
“Go! 76ers! Go! 76ers! The messy slogans gradually converged into a chorus of shouts, echoing in the empty platform.
Bai Wenkai watched one fan after another pass by him while running, and then looked at Ding Wei, who was almost invisible, and finally gritted his teeth and stomped his feet, threw the scarf around his neck behind him, and spread the girl to run up with all his might, the scarf flew in the wind like an elf behind him, and his heart was also flying, dancing, and jumping......
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