Nietzsche said, 'Go to a woman, don't forget to take your whip,' but to a man, don't forget to bring your wine.

- Ma Hualong

"Crazy?"

"Yes, it's most accurate to use 'crazy'." Ma Hualong looked into my eyes, "It's hard for me to imagine that the good man who loved his son, liked dogs, and was willing to 'spend money to eliminate disasters' would become crazy." In the end, he also paid an even greater price for his madness. ”

"A bigger price?"

"I'll take you somewhere!" After being silent for a long time, Ma Hualong said this.

"Where?"

"You'll know when you go. Would you like to? It sounded mysterious, but it also managed to pique my curiosity.

"Okay, go up to Daoshan Mountain, go down to the sea of fire, I will sacrifice my life to accompany you." I said half-jokingly.

"Don't worry, it's your life, hahahahaha." Ma Hualong was also half joking, half comforting me, "Remember to bring your ID card." ”

"Still need an ID?"

"Yes."

"Okay."

"Your car?" Downstairs, parking an old Santana, I saw Ma Hualong take out the keys to drive, a little surprised.

"Well, my dad left it for me."

"When did you learn it?"

"Just last summer."

Ma Hualong drove, I sat in the passenger seat, and the two of them headed south. The city is full of colorful festivity, revealing a strong New Year's flavor. There are a lot of people on the street, probably going out to pay New Year's greetings to relatives and friends. Cars – whether cars, electric cars, bicycles – are washed clean. The pedestrians are all neatly dressed and full of spring breeze, and they look so glamorous.

The two of us drove out of the city, then turned left and came to a hospital in the southeast of the city, the L City Prison Hospital. When I saw the destination, I had a vague feeling that something might happen that I didn't think of.

"Here?"

"Yes."

"Who? What's wrong? ”

"You'll know in a moment."

Ma Hualong parked the car in the parking lot across the road from the hospital opposite the hospital, and after getting out of the car, he took out two fruit baskets from the trunk.

"Hey, why did I forget to bring something!" I kind of blamed myself, "As a teacher, I really shouldn't have forgotten." ”

"It's okay, it's all ready for you." Ma Hualong smiled, "Besides, you don't know if we're coming." Nietzsche said to women, don't forget to take your whip; But if you want to go to a man, don't forget to bring your wine. ”

"Where is the wine?"

"Look!" Ma Hualong opened a fruit basket, and there was a bottle of wine and two boxes of cigarettes hidden underneath.

"Hey, good guys!"

Carrying the fruit basket, we crossed the road and came to the south-facing open door of the hospital. Four big red lanterns hung high on the beams on the doors, and two big characters were posted on the hearts of each of the two gates: Huandu - Spring Festival. A couplet is posted on the side of the door: The world is full of trouble, and the history of the world is a good doctor. In a sentry box on the left side of the door, there was a doorman with a gun standing, with a serious expression and not smiling.

"This word is written incorrectly, the 'degree' of celebrating the Spring Festival should not bring three points of water." My occupational illness has always been a nuisance from time to time.

"yes, I remember what you taught us."

"It shouldn't be, it's such a big unit."

"So, teacher, you have a long way to go."

After saying this, Ma Hualong and I raised our feet and were about to walk into the hospital.

"What the hell, you guys?" The doorman stopped us.

"Yes, yes, I'm sorry, we're here to see the doctor's number, and we need to register." Ma Hualong suddenly remembered something.

"Okay, then you can come with me."

In the communication room, we were both questioned in detail and registered very carefully before we were allowed to leave. I saw Ma Hualong writing in the column of visiting patients that said 302 rooms and 3 beds.

The area of the hospital is not large, probably mainly because the prison is set up for re-education workers who are released on medical parole, and the outpatient building is not very large, and it is not as grand and luxurious as the ordinary county-level people's hospital. There are not many patients, the whole inpatient building is very quiet, the corridor exudes the smell of disinfectant water unique to the hospital, and there are some outstanding figures in Chinese and foreign medical and health undertakings hanging on the walls on both sides, some of whom I know and some of whom I don't know. There are two female nurses on duty at the nurses' station, all of whom do not seem to be very old.

Since entering the gate of the hospital, Ma Hualong's expression instantly became serious, and neither of us said a word between the two of us until we saw the person he wanted to introduce to me.