The night, very dark, very dark.

The square façade of the giant clock at the top of the towering building in the north of the city has passed the 20:50 scale. The evening rush hour is long over, and the traffic on the road still appears to be dense. From time to time, electric car riders who rely on good skills and are not afraid of intimidation by the traffic police rush out of the street where they are blocked by red traffic lights. Behind him, he immediately followed a large group of entourages who regarded time as more important than life, and were not willing to wait even a second.

"These beheadings are not conscious at all...... Running a red light is not a rush to reincarnate. No wonder people say that the Chinese have no certain (no) quality at all! ”

A middle-aged man with black-framed, thick-soled eyes on the bridge of his nose stands on the side of a street with clearly striped zebra crossings, looking at the electric cars and bicycles shuttling in front of him, and makes indignant accusations in the local dialect of Kunming. At the same time, he raised his head, glanced at the pedestrian signal lights on the opposite side of the street that were radiating a dazzling red light, walked down the steps calmly with steady steps, and forced a bus that was about to pass through the intersection under the guidance of a green light with a fierce flesh and blood body that was not afraid of death, and quickly disappeared into the depths of the crowd on the other side of the street.

Only vehicles should obey the traffic rules. As for pedestrians...... Of course, you can go as you want.

Suddenly, an ambulance with flashing red and blue glare lights and the words "Kunming No. 29 People's Hospital" on the side of the car slowly drove from behind the crowded traffic amid a piercing electronic scream.

This kind of behavior of waiting patiently according to the rules and wanting to rely on some special regulations immediately caused the dissatisfaction of many people waiting around. Especially a middle-aged woman riding an electric car in front of her who occupied the bus lane, simply turned her head directly, spat at the ambulance behind her, snorted contemptuously and disdainfully, and with a strong sense of pride in stopping the steel monster dozens of times larger than her body, she no longer paid attention to the deafening horn explosion behind her.

The space in the ambulance compartment is much quieter than outside.

"It's bad luck. It's a ten-minute shift, and you actually have an emergency. ”

On the side seats, a young male nurse in a white coat sitting in a side chair muttered and grumbled. He crossed his hands over his chest and slowly chewed on a piece of gum that had little taste left.

"Let's look at the point! Anyone is in trouble. ”

On the opposite side, a young man who was also wearing a white coat with an elegant expression and a "doctor on duty" badge pinned to his chest reached out to support his slightly sloping eyes on the bridge of his nose, and lightly persuaded him.

Compared to the former, he is taller. About 1.75 meters, the wide white coat makes the whole person look a little thin, and the hands that stretch out from the cuffs of the clothes appear to be solid and powerful. On the surface of the pure black eyes, the neon lights outside the car window flickered from time to time, bringing a hint of shyness mixed with the sunny atmosphere of young people.

His name is Liu Tianming. He is a twenty-two-year-old intern who has just graduated from medical school.

It was already time to get off work. was about to change his clothes and go out, and happened to meet the doctor and nurse on duty in the No. 3 ambulance, and by the way, together with the nurse Xiao Wu who was sitting opposite, he helped them for a few minutes. Unexpectedly, at this time, I received a call for help, and in desperation, I had to go to the doctor with the car.

Wangqiying is an "urban village" located in the north of the city. It is also the location of the patient as stated on the phone.

With the driver's good skills, the ambulance finally squeezed out of the whirlpool of traffic, struggled through the village road squeezed by many illegal buildings, and slowly drove to a six-story self-built building with red curtain brick walls.

Without waiting for the car to stop completely, Liu Tianming had already picked up the medicine box, jumped out of the car as fast as he could, and rushed into the door of the house with two broken New Year paintings according to the house number mentioned on the phone.

Rescue, fight is speed.

Many times, one minute earlier and one minute later is enough to make the difference between life and death for a patient.

This is a typical small building built by the villagers. The floor covers an area of about 100 square meters, but it is six floors high. The staircase without a guard is very dark, and there is an uncomfortable sticky feeling when stepping on the wet concrete floor. The electric lamp hanging from the roof of the building, entangled in a few dusty cobwebs, emitted a faint glow under the gathering of a group of mosquitoes interested in it.

The door to the left side of the third floor was wide open, giving off a disgusting smell of urine. The whitewashed walls were painted with white lime, and there was also a piece of yellow dirt with an inexplicable shape, dirty and blackened. Extending to the public area outside, there are also a few more children's painting "works" that should be scribbled by children. There are giant octopuses with more than a dozen tentacles, and there are also weird villains with big heads, small bodies and small limbs like bean sprouts. On the dark green lacquered wall near the staircase, there are crooked carvings such as "Li Xiaoli, I love you" and "Zhou Dafa, I am your father".

After a few steps up the stairs, Liu Tianming, who had already stepped into the door with one foot, only felt slightly stunned.

A thin, middle-aged man in a shabby blue cloth overalls stumbled from the room to the edge of the bed.

Maybe it's because I saw someone coming! The man noticeably increased the speed of movement under his feet. He opened his thin hands, held them high in front of his chest, made a "hehe" sound in his mouth, stared at his round eyes, and opened his mouth wide. With the turbid saliva that kept overflowing from his mouth, he rushed towards the open door. It's just that the heavy footsteps don't keep up with the body dynamics. Suddenly, the whole person completely lost his balance, fell to the ground heavily, and never moved again.

"Why, how can this be?"

The sudden accident made Liu Tianming take a few steps back.

He clearly saw that from the eyes of the man who fell to the ground, a very strange and elusive smile was released.

That's right, it's a laugh.

However, that kind of smile does not belong to any normal human expression, such as gentleness, cunning, and cruelty. The smile on that face was extremely strange and full of longing. It's like, it's like...... It's as if when you're at your hungriest and see something that can serve as food.

"This guy is a patient?"

Suddenly, Xiao Wu, who was panting and puffing, also rushed in. Without saying a word, he pulled the belt on the first aid kit, took out the stethoscope, lifted the clothes on the man who had fainted, and stuffed the cold round earpiece into the other party's chest.

Although he is only a nurse, Xiao Wu often goes out with the ambulance. If you only talk about the knowledge and operation methods of first aid, it is indeed much richer than that of graduates like Liu Tianming, who have just walked out of school.

"What about people? Who made the distress call? ”

While listening to the pulse, Xiao Wu turned around and shouted at the room with the door open.

No one responded. The room was very dimly lit. The old-fashioned incandescent lamps hanging from the roof beams are only 20 watts at most, reflecting a dim curtain of light that makes the eyes sore. The simple furniture, and an old TV on the cabinet on the north side of the room, were all shrouded in strange and uncomfortable shadows.

The moment he lifted the man's clothes, Liu Tianming only felt that the corners of his eyes couldn't help twitching, and the pupils of his eyes shrank sharply in an instant.

He clearly saw that the other man's abdomen, completely concave into an inward-facing oblate circle. As for the ribs, which are neatly arranged to form the rib cage, they are covered with gray-yellow skin and hold up from the muscles. At first glance, it looks like a strange skeleton that has been covered with human skin.

"The heartbeat is weak, but it's rhythmic."

Xiao Wu put away the earpiece, casually rolled up the man's slightly closed eyelids and looked at it, and said in surprise: "The eyes are dim, and there is a small amount of congestion." The eye sockets are very sunken, and the lips are chapped. Depending on the situation, this guy should have collapsed from a long period of malnutrition. Hell, it feels like Discovery, a dehydrated explorer who gets lost in the desert...... Dr. Liu, please help me and carry him to the car together. ”

The moment he grabbed the man's arm on his shoulder, Liu Tianming only felt a nervousness in his heart for no reason. He noticed that the man's arms were thin. As if there was no excess muscle and fat at all, except for bones.

Especially the hand on his shoulder, the gap between the nails and joints, there is an obvious light black. They don't look like ordinary dirt, but rather like a color peeking through the depths of flesh.

Under normal circumstances, only dead people will have such physical characteristics.

The problem is, the man is apparently still alive. The moment the head makes contact with the other person's body, you can clearly feel the heartbeat that is transmitted along the arm.

Carry the patient to the ambulance and prepare to put it on the stretcher. Only then did the two think of a key question———— where are the patient's family?

If this problem is not solved, then who will pay for the rescue and ambulance attendance?

The upstairs room was empty. The doors of the upper and lower neighbors were locked. On both sides of the empty street, only a few windows 100 meters away were lit. Aside from a few rats scurrying back and forth in the dark, there no superfluous creatures seemed to be found here.

"Anyone? Who made the distress call? Who are the patient's family members? ”

Xiao Wu is obviously very experienced in dealing with such incidents. He rolled his hands into cylinders, closed them to his mouth, and yelled at the empty corridor: "Damn, if no one comes out, Lao Tzu doesn't care." Throw this guy to the side of the road and let him die on his own————"

As soon as the words fell, a faint voice suddenly came from the corner of the wall that was covered with shadows next to him.

"Don't, don't go. Phone...... I made the call. That's my brother, please, please save him. ”

As he spoke, a middle-aged man with a short and fat stature and messy hair slowly walked under the dim street lamp. I saw him shrink, took out a thick stack of banknotes from his coat pocket and handed it over. In a tone of obvious hesitation, he pleaded, "You ...... Can you get him to the hospital first? I'll pack my things and come over right away. The money will be used first, and if it is not enough, I will pay it back. ”

The light was very dim, and Liu Tianming noticed that the clothes on the other party's body were stained with a lot of mud and dirt that seemed to be left after the fight. Especially on the cheeks and forehead, there are obvious abrasions oozing light red bruises.

The middle-aged man had been barely smiling, but his body was shaking. And in those eyes that couldn't see clearly under the cover of night, there was also a faint hint of fear.

"That's fine! However, you must leave your phone number and personal ID. ”

Xiao Wu took out his mobile phone, and according to what the other party said, he quickly pressed a series of numbers. This kind of thing happens all the time. As long as a certain amount of money is delivered, the patient's family and the hospital will be much more at ease.

……

Driving out of the dark and narrow alleys of the urban village, the ambulance with its headlights flashing began to squeeze into the traffic and the crowd at a very high speed, emitting a piercing scream, and quickly began to shuttle back home. In the back compartment, Liu Tianming and Xiao Wu were also conducting nervous preliminary first aid on the patient who had just been carried on the stretcher.

A bottle of glucose solution, wrapped in a net, dangled back and forth on the crossbar on the roof of the car. After wiping the patient's wrist with alcohol, Liu Tianming took the infusion set handed by Xiao Wu, aimed at the slightly convex blood vessels under the epidermis, and pricked it hard.

"Squeak ————"

Suddenly, the ambulance spun around to the left. The violent movement caused the two people in the carriage to lose their balance suddenly. In the harsh friction sound between the rubber tires and the ground, Liu Tianming only felt a pain in his fingertips. When he looked up, he saw that the sharp needle had pierced the patient's blood vessels and firmly penetrated his index finger. Two drops of blood flowing from different bodies, in this unexpected encounter, are desperately infiltrating and entering each other's bodies......

"Silly bastard! Do you know how to drive? You're blind on a dog's day! ”

Outside the window, there was a vulgar scolding. Through the blurred glass, Liu Tianming saw an obese woman riding an electric car, twisting her huge buttocks, scolding and flashing next to the body. The short and thick fingers kept poking in the air, and a burst of rapid rhythm erupted, and most of the content was related to **** and parents and ancestors.

Immediately, the driver in the front seat, who was scared into a cold sweat, also adjusted the direction, and poked his head out of his mouth to scold wildly: "Stinky woman, riding in the wrong direction is still dragging like this?" Sooner or later, let the car knock you to death! ”

……

Ten minutes later, the No. 3 ambulance had already driven into the hospital gate. When the nurses carried the patient out of the carriage, the doctor who was supposed to be with the car also greeted him, and said to Liu Tianming embarrassedly: "I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I didn't expect to send you out temporarily. Xiao Liu, Xiao Wu, I'll invite you to dinner another day! ”

Liu Tianming smiled indifferently. When he returned to the office, he took off his white coat and walked slowly towards the temporary dormitory behind the hospital cafeteria.

For some reason, he just felt very tired, his eyelids were heavy, and it became extremely difficult to even open them. I just want to get a good night's sleep.