Lin Yao's tone was relaxed, and you could tell he was speaking with a smile. "I'll have someone get you a brace to fix it in a bit, so you don't move around and dislocate the broken bone."
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Chapter 349 Miracle (Third Update)
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Deformity? Misalignment!
Zhao Yunlong immediately froze.
Carefully, I raised my head. Looking at my right hand, I saw that my entire right arm and right hand were just lying bare at my side, without bandages or stitches. There was only a clear line around my wrist, and the skin tone of that line was different, making it look like an old scar.
"Doctor, I think...I think...I can...feel my right hand!"
Zhao Yunlong stared wide-eyed at his right hand in disbelief. He felt he could control his fingers, but dared not move, fearing that if he moved, his entire right hand would be broken in two.
"Of course, your right hand is healed now. You can try to move your fingers, but you can't lift your hand. Although the bones have joined together, they haven't fully healed yet. Excessive force will cause them to break again."
Lin Yao patted Zhao Yunlong's right arm, a gesture that startled Zhao Yunlong, who feared the vibration might cause his right hand to slip off his wrist.
"It's okay, you can move your fingers. Don't be so nervous."
Seeing Zhao Yunlong's face full of tension and suppressed joy, Lin Yao felt quite relieved.
While waiting at Beijing Airport, Lin Yao learned about Zhao Yunlong over the phone. He had a good impression of this simple and honest veteran and didn't mind some of the things Zhao Yunlong said in front of reporters.
Minhong is not averse to reporters. Planned and arranged interviews have always been permitted by Minhong's senior management. Jiang Yi, the head of Nanchang Hospital, arranged interviews with relevant media in accordance with the system. Even if these people said bad things about Minhong, he kept quiet and did not refute them. Of course, he would not accept interviews himself.
Zhao Yunlong is a simple and honest young man. This was the impression Lin Yao had of him over the phone. Now that he had met him in person, he felt that this judgment was correct.
In front of the media, Zhao Yunlong said everything he should and shouldn't have said, including that he never considered doing anything heroic or a good deed, the fear he felt while fighting the criminals, how he didn't feel much pain at the time but later felt so bad that he almost fainted, the fear of seeing his hand spurting blood after it was cut off, and how he bandaged and picked up his severed hand after calming down.
Looking around the scene, he couldn't see the anger and curses he felt towards the woman he had saved. The care and concern shown by the barbecue restaurant owner when he asked for help made him feel like the man was his father, even though the two were not much different in age.
Furthermore, the despair that rose in his heart when he heard the person in charge of Minhong Hospital refuse to pay the treatment fee while his vision was blurred and he was cleaning his wounds at the hospital, and the feeling of waiting to die while lying on the hospital bed at Minhong Hospital, all of these things came out of the mouth of this innocent young man.
When asked again by reporters if he still hated the woman he had saved, Zhao Yunlong gave an unequivocal answer: he hated her, he hated her terribly. He hated that woman for not making a call for help after he was safe, which almost caused him, a man who couldn't afford a cell phone, to die on the street. If he had fainted at that time, he would have bled to death.
Reporters love interviewees who speak their minds, so they explored Zhao Yunlong's opinion on Minhong Hospital. The young man hesitated and expressed his distrust of Minhong Hospital, because even someone with little medical knowledge knows that if a severed limb is removed from the body for too long, it can never be reattached, so he was very worried and afraid.
Next, reporters dug into Zhao Yunlong's life story. Perhaps feeling hopeless, Zhao Yunlong revealed everything about himself: his family's poverty, his seriously ill father, his frail mother, and his sister working desperately in the mountains just to support themselves and keep the family alive.
He felt that his disability would be a burden on his family. Zhao Yunlong confessed to reporters that he had considered suicide in order not to add any more burden to his family, because he had lost his ability to work and had no other skills, and would only be a useless person who could eat for free in the future.
When the reporter asked him to imagine his future if Minhong could cure his hand and prevent him from becoming disabled, the young man smiled and said that once he recovered, he would immediately go home and bring his parents and sister to Nanchang. They would rent a room in the suburbs for 100 yuan a month, and the family would live a good life. His mother could collect recyclables in the city, his sister could work odd jobs, and then they would all earn money to treat their father's illness. After that, they would live a happy life.
The simple, unassuming young man from the mountains made even the most adept reporters, who were skilled at uncovering news, reluctant to continue the interview. With red eyes, they took out money from their pockets and placed it on the small table next to the hospital bed before leaving the ward to relentlessly bombard Minhong Hospital with their complaints.
The reporters demanded an explanation from Minhong Hospital, insisting that the hospital adhere to the principle of public disclosure and either immediately treat Zhao Yunlong or pay for his medical expenses to transfer him to another hospital for treatment, thus saving the hero's health.
"Doctor, is it really okay? Will there be any consequences if I move my finger?"
Zhao Yunlong looked at Lin Yao with a panicked expression, like a primary school student who had done something wrong and was seeing his teacher.
"Of course, I'm here, nothing will happen."
Lin Yao smiled and gave an affirmative answer.
Zhao Yunlong remained silent, focusing intently on his right hand. He carefully moved his index finger, and a surge of joy welled up within him.
"Doctor! Doctor! I can move! I can really move! Look! Look!"
Looking at Zhao Yunlong, who was so happy he was incoherent, Lin Yao had an idea. He pressed down on Zhao Yunlong's right arm, which was trembling with joy, and said, "Would you like to come work at Minhong? We provide food and lodging, and the salary is higher than that of ordinary security guards. In addition, your mother can be in charge of the hospital's sanitation work, and your sister can also come to work at Minhong after training, just like the staff downstairs."
Ah~~~
Zhao Yunlong suddenly froze, and it took him a while to come back to his senses. He stared at Lin Yao with wide eyes, his lips trembling slightly.
"Well... that's too much trouble for you. I haven't helped you at all. I'm already grateful to you for healing my broken hand. It's really not right for you to help me like this."
After barely managing to finish speaking, Zhao Yunlong suddenly blushed. "Doctor, actually... actually, I'm not very capable. My sister didn't study much either. Besides being a security guard, I don't know any other jobs, and I doubt my sister could do a good job either. The only thing my mom can do is cleaning. How about I have my mom and sister help you clean, and we'll only pay one person's salary, and I'll work as a security guard."
Lin Yao didn't speak, but suddenly felt a lump in his throat. He really admired this simple young man; such an unpretentious person was truly admirable.
"No need. We can treat your father's illness for free, because you are a hero. You don't need to worry about anything else; Jiang Yi will arrange everything."
After Lin Yao finished speaking, he called over Jiang Yi, who was guarding outside the door, and gave him some instructions. Finally, he instructed Zhao Yunlong, "When the reporters come in for an interview, don't move your right hand, and don't tell them that you will be working at Minhong in the future. You can say whatever else you want. Oh, and one more thing, you absolutely cannot mention me."
After saying that, Lin Yao pulled down his large face mask and took off his hat. Wearing these things in the middle of summer, even with air conditioning, was uncomfortable.
Ah~~~
Zhao Yunlong was surprised to find that Lin Yao was so young. He had previously thought that this young man looked like his platoon leader when he first joined the army. The platoon leader had taken good care of him back then, and he had always been grateful to him. However, he never expected that Lin Yao was much younger than him.
Lin Yao slipped away and went to an office on the top floor to watch TV. The TV happened to be showing news about Zhao Yunlong. Enthusiastic reporters had already begun calling on the government to award Zhao Yunlong a "Heroic Act Award" and give him monetary and material rewards. It seems that those uncrowned kings are all people with conscience.
"Xiao Cao, search this city and see if you can find the thugs who cut off Zhao Yunlong's hand in the early morning. Also, look for that woman; she's so heartless!"
"Oh, I'll give it a try."