Chapter 29: Ares is admitted to the hospital and calls the police
Chapter 29: Ares is admitted to the hospital and calls the police
(The following content is purely fictional! Purely fictional! Purely fictional! It is mainly for the purpose of plot service. If there are any errors, please bear with me. I have revised it many times.)
【Brain Storage】
On the other side, Yi Zhonghai and a few others pushed Sha Shazhu to the steel rolling mill's hospital.
"Doctor! Doctor!" Yi Zhonghai shouted anxiously.
Hearing Yi Zhonghai's shouting, several people looked solemn. The doctor thought their condition was serious, so he immediately made way for them and rushed them to the emergency room.
Sha Zhu was sent to the emergency room and quickly connected to various medical instruments, but no obvious abnormalities were found.
So the doctor took a blood test and found that Sha Zhu was just unconscious and his blood sugar was a little low, so overall there was no big problem.
The injury on Sha Zhu's back looks serious, but in fact it is just a large bruise and it will heal after a few days of rest.
The doctor then came out of the emergency room and asked Yi Zhonghai the reason.
"Hello, sir, what is your relationship with this patient?" the doctor asked.
"Oh, I'm an old man in the courtyard. This is not Shazhu, no, it's He Yuzhu's neighbor." After explaining, Yi Zhonghai said, "Doctor, do you think Shazhu's injury is serious?"
"So that's how it is. Okay, I'll briefly talk about the patient's condition," said the doctor.
At this time, the uncle in the courtyard house can indeed take on certain parental responsibilities when family members are not around, but this is limited to minor illnesses.
Sha Zhu's situation falls right into this category.
"This patient has large bruises on his back, but fortunately the bruises are not dark in color and he can just stay in bed for a few days. As for other symptoms, there is nothing obvious."
"Why did that Shazhu faint?" Jia Dongxu asked.
“The patient fainted because, on the one hand, he suffered trauma, and on the other hand, he did not replenish his nutrition in time, causing his body to be unable to bear it and faint.
Even without trauma, he would have fainted.”
Because of the pork sent by Li Kailang, the canteen workers had to come out to get food without having eaten in advance. In addition, Sha Zhu had to process the pork and then cook a big pot of rice, so they were hungry for a long time.
All these reasons combined made him weak for a moment. If Sha Zhu had been allowed to eat something, he would not have fainted so easily.
"What are nutritional supplements?" Jia Dongxu asked.
Upon hearing this, the doctor looked at Jia Dongxu with a strange look, wondering if he didn't know such simple common sense. He said, "Taking nutritional supplements is like not eating!"
Jia Dongxu smiled awkwardly.
Yi Zhonghai felt a little ashamed. How could he have such a stupid apprentice?
"Okay, now that you know the condition, just pay the medical bills." After saying that, the doctor handed the medical bill to Yi Zhonghai.
Yi Zhonghai took a look at the medical bill and couldn't help but yelled, "What? Thirty-five dollars!
"This is a restricted area of the hospital. No noise is allowed," the doctor said sternly.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Yi Zhonghai quickly apologized, and then asked the doctor in front of him: "Doctor, why is it so expensive?"
"This is still expensive! The hospital has already reimbursed more than 80 yuan for the expenses. Are you still not satisfied?" the doctor said bluntly.
"Doctor, this is indeed a bit expensive. Could you please explain the detailed cost breakdown to me?" Yi Zhonghai asked.
Although more than 84.5 yuan is not a lot considering his monthly salary of yuan, he doesn't want to be taken advantage of for no reason.
The doctor took the list and explained each item to Yi Zhonghai one by one.
In fact, the bulk of the expenses were spent on medical equipment in the emergency room.
If Yi Zhonghai and his group could explain the situation to the doctor in time, it might only cost a few dollars.
However, because Sha Zhu was injured in a fight with Li Kailang, the money could not be reimbursed.
Back to medical equipment, all of this equipment was purchased with foreign exchange.
The city now relies mainly on agricultural exports to earn foreign exchange and remittances from overseas Chinese, and every penny is hard-earned.
(During the 50s and 60s, due to the international market blockade, remittances were our main source of foreign exchange.)
At this time, the purchasing power of the currency is still very strong, and the exchange rate with the US dollar is around 1 US dollar: 2.5 RMB, fluctuating up and down.
After listening to the doctor's explanation, Yi Zhonghai took the medical bill and went to pay.
After paying the fees, Yi Zhonghai still felt a little unwilling. Just paying for the medicine in vain was not his style.
Yi Zhonghai asked the doctor again: "Doctor, can we call the police about He Yuzhu's condition?"
Yi Zhonghai thought that with such a serious injury, as long as he could call the police, Li Kailang could be brought to justice.
The doctor thought for a while and said, "According to the patient's condition, we can call the police, but..."
"You can call the police, Xiao Jia, go to the police station and bring the police to find Li Kailang."
[In 1946, the public security agency was established as a public security office, which was renamed as a public security substation in 1948 and then renamed as a police station in 1950. Later, it is mainly referred to as a police station.]
[The full name of the police station is the Public Security Bureau Police Station, because everyone knows that it is a branch of the Public Security Bureau and is affiliated with the Public Security Bureau. Over time, the Public Security Bureau was omitted and it was directly called the police station. ]
When Yi Zhonghai heard that he could call the police, he immediately made arrangements without even listening to what the doctor said next.
The doctor looked at Yi Zhonghai and left without saying anything.
Sha Zhu's injury looks serious, but it's actually just an average one. Medically speaking, it's considered a minor injury. If you call the police, he'll just have to be locked up for a few days and pay some money, and that'll be the end of it. But Yi Zhonghai didn't want to listen, so he didn't say much.
(It’s made up, but it has some legal basis. After all, stabbing 22 times and avoiding vital parts is considered a minor injury.)
"Hey! I wonder which unlucky guy ran into all these people."
"Ahh! Ahhh!" Li Kailang couldn't help but sneeze a few times.
"Damn it! Which bastard is talking about me?" Li Kailang cursed.
"Could it be Yi Zhonghai? It's almost time for them to come back soon."
As for Sha Zhu, he is now in a coma and on an IV drip.
Just as Li Kailang said, not long after, Jia Dongxu, accompanied by three policemen, met Yi Zhonghai and his party at the gate of the courtyard.
"Police comrade!" Yi Zhonghai said.
"We already have a general understanding of the situation. Let's go in first!" said the leading policeman.
The group entered the yard and went straight to the door of Li Kailang's house. They saw a group of residents gathered outside Li Kailang's house.
"Everyone, please make way. The police from the police station are here." Yi Zhonghai shouted.
Upon hearing this, everyone made way for him.
Li Kailang heard Yi Zhonghai's voice and opened the door while cracking melon seeds. "The police comrades are finally here."
"Comrade, please correct your attitude!"
The policeman behind him stood up and said that he was very unhappy with Li Kailang's careless behavior.
"Yes!" The leading policeman raised his hand to stop him. He was also an experienced veteran policeman.
Generally speaking, those who dare to be so nonchalant are either not afraid of the desperate criminals they are, or they think they are in the right and are not afraid of investigation.
"Hello, Comrade Li Kailang!" The leading policeman came up to Li Kailang, saluted, and then said:
"I'm a police officer from a nearby police station. My name is Xie Yong. We received a report from Jia Dongxu, saying that you beat He Yuzhu innocently. The police station has accepted the case and we are questioning you according to the law."
I wonder if you have any objection to this?"
(I’m not a policeman.)
"Sure enough! Jia Dongxu only said that I beat Sha Zhu innocently, but he didn't say anything else? For example, Sha Zhu beat me first?" Li Kailang asked
"Shazhu? Is it He Yuzhu?" Xie Yong said.
"Yes, police comrade, He Yuzhu is Shazhu, but we have talked about it so many times in our hospital that we have become accustomed to it!" Jia Dongxu explained.
"Thank you!" Xie Yong thanked Jia Dongxu first, and then asked Li Kailang: "Comrade Li, you said that it was Comrade He Yuzhu who hit you first, what's going on?"
After saying that, Xie Yong turned to look at Jia Dongxu. It was obvious that Jia Dongxu knew about the matter but did not report it.
Jia Dongxu was being stared at and didn't dare to look at him for a moment.
"Haha, let me explain it to you!" Li Kailang laughed and explained to Xie Yong:
“As soon as this idiot Zhu came back, he said he wanted to beat me up. Was this a threat or provocation in words? Of course, this could also be the power of his words.
Later, Shazhu hit me again, which constituted an actual criminal act, and I had to defend myself in order to protect myself."
"My actions in self-defense can be testified by everyone in the yard."
Xie Yong was a little overwhelmed by the somewhat professional terms. Although the law had been promulgated, Xie Yong was a retired official and was still not familiar with it.
"Xiao Zheng, go ask!" Xie Yong told Xiao Zheng to go outside and ask.
"Yes, Captain!" Xiao Zheng saluted, took out his notebook and asked around.
"But there must be a reason why He Yuzhu hit you." At this time, another policeman, Xiao Wang, asked.
"Oh, this has to do with the steel mill. Sha Zhu had a conflict with the workers in our transportation department at noon. I am also a member of the transportation department. Sha Zhu may have seen me and wanted to beat me up to vent his anger."
Li Kailang explained, "It's just that Sha Zhu chose the wrong person. I have to say, there is only a wrong name, not a wrong nickname!"
"Oh, everyone knows about this. The steel mill broadcast the punishment for Sha Zhu. The police can find out by just asking around."
"Captain!" Xiao Zheng asked back quickly.
"How is it?" Xie Yong asked.
"It was exactly as Li Kailang said. He Yuzhu was the first to attack. However, He Yuzhu did not beat Li Kailang. After He Yuzhu was knocked down, Li Kailang did not attack again."
"In this way, it does meet the criteria for self-defense." Xie Yong thought secretly in his heart.
Because Li Kailang neither provoked Sha Zhu nor hit him in advance.
Instead, he verbally persuaded Sha Zhu to stop his illegal behavior, and Li Kailang's counterattack was a self-defense counterattack under Sha Zhu's continued attacks and provocations.
From the words and actions, there was nothing wrong. Sha Zhu had no ability to resist after being beaten, and Li Kailang did not continue to attack.
It can basically be determined that Li Kailang's behavior was self-defense, however, Xie Yong did not jump to conclusions.
"Xiao Wang, go ask about the broadcast." Xie Yong said
"Yes!" Xiao Wang turned around and asked directly, "Comrades working in the steel rolling mill, did the factory broadcast an announcement about the punishment of Comrade He Yuzhu this afternoon?"
Everyone answered at once, saying that the punishment announcement for Sha Zhu had indeed been broadcast.
Hearing this, Xie Yong became even more convinced of what Li Kailang said. Various evidences showed that Li Kailang's behavior was self-defense.
After understanding what happened, Xie Yong said to Yi Zhonghai in front of everyone:
"Based on the various evidences currently available, we have preliminarily determined that Comrade Li Kailang's actions were legitimate defense."
At this time, Yi Zhonghai interrupted:
"Police comrade, how can this be self-defense? Didn't you see that after Sha Zhu was beaten by Li Kailang, he immediately fainted and there was a big bruise on his back? We also have a certificate from the hospital..."
As he spoke, Yi Zhonghai handed Xie Yong a series of hospital treatment results and certificates.
Xie Yong took the certificate and explained after reading it:
“The law provides that no one is responsible for injuries or deaths caused by self-defense.
Because it was Comrade He Yuzhu who started the fight first, Comrade Li Kailang acted in self-defense.
If Comrade Li Kailang continued to beat Comrade He Yuzhu after he fell unconscious, we will hold him accountable for the consequences.
But Comrade Li Kailang did not do so, and our police also arrested Comrade Li Kailang.
"Of course, this is just a preliminary assessment. We will go to the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill tomorrow to confirm the details."
"If Comrade Li Kailang has lied, we will arrest him and will not show any leniency."
(The laws at that time were not as clear as those in later times.)
"What do you mean?" Jia Dongxu asked puzzledly.
Xiao Wang explained: "To put it simply, Sha Zhu got beaten for nothing, and Comrade Li Kailang was not responsible at all."
Xie Yong went on to say: "After our preliminary assessment of this matter, Comrade Li Kailang is not responsible."
After saying this, Xie Yong and the other two were about to leave.
Thanks to Bingning Mengcha for the correction.
(End of this chapter)