Be in low spirits

He carefully placed the wine bottle on the cupboard and closed the door. The room was still the same as when she left. He walked to the side where she usually slept and felt her last breath.

In the hospital ward, Kong Zhixi was able to move today, the needles in her hands were removed, and she had a little more strength to speak. Her mother brought some porridge, and Kong Zhixi couldn't drink it after two sips, so she drank some water with a straw. The policeman at the door came in and asked, "Sister-in-law, the Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision wants to come over this afternoon to ask you something. Is it convenient for you?" I don't know if he was afraid or restrained. He bent his body slightly, with his hands folded in front of him and a stiff smile on his face. Kong Zhixi wanted to laugh, but didn't dare to move.

He nodded, and his mother quickly stopped him and said to him, "Ask, ask, ask! You only know how to ask. You came when the patient was not awake yet. Now he just woke up and his wound still hurts. You are asking again. You don't feel sorry for him, but I do!" Kong Zhixi was shocked by the voice and had a headache. She said to the boy, "Can you come later? I have a headache." The boy nodded, smiled embarrassedly, and went out again.

The mother quickly came closer and asked softly, "Do you have a headache? Do you want to call a nurse to check it out?" Kong Zhixi touched her mother's hand, forced a smile at her, and comforted her, "It's okay, Mom." Her lips were still dry and she couldn't say much.

"How can I not worry? Your dad has not been eating or sleeping well for the past few months. He was so happy to hear that you woke up. He insisted on making something delicious for you and asked me to bring it to you, regardless of whether you could eat it or not." The mother began to nag.

Kong Zhixi could only smile and listen, trying to speak as little as possible. A large group of doctors from the hospital came in for rounds and started to quarrel again. The leader was an elderly man wearing a mask, so her face could not be seen clearly. She only heard the doctor behind her shout, "Director Jiang." She seemed to have heard of this name before.

A group of people came in, took a look around and left again. She still didn't understand what the ward inspection was about.

When the inspectors from the Discipline Inspection Commission came over in the afternoon, their tone was arrogant and cold, which made people feel very uncomfortable. Kong Zhixi answered a few questions and was unwilling to continue. She pretended to have a headache and asked a doctor to check her out. The inspectors from the Discipline Inspection Commission felt that it was not convenient to continue, so they gave up and said they would come again tomorrow.

Li Li's mother came to see her for a while and kept talking beside her: "That day, they said that when they arrived at the scene, they saw you and Li Li lying there, bleeding all over the floor. When I received the news, I was terrified and flew here overnight." She was about to wipe her tears again, and Kong Zhixi took her hand and asked: "Auntie, do you know Dean Jiang?"

She was stunned for a moment and asked her, "Auntie? Could it be that there is something wrong with her brain that has not been checked? I'll ask the doctor to check it again?" Kong Zhixi sighed. She really had never adapted to the role of a married woman. She quickly corrected her, "Mom, do you know Dean Jiang just now?"

She felt very distressed when she saw her weak appearance, and thought of her son, and said, "Dean Jiang has seen her, what's wrong?"

"I seem to have seen it somewhere."

"You two were both operated on by his son. His son is quite capable. I heard that Dean Jiang is also a surgical expert."

"Is Captain Li awake?"

"Not yet, but the doctor said today that he has recovered, so he may be soon."

"Then I'll go and take a look tomorrow."

"Ah."

"Do you always keep watch here?"

"No, I'm staying in a hotel next to the hospital, and his father comes to visit sometimes. Did your father come to see you yesterday?"

"Ah."

"I really envy you. I don't know when Li Li will wake up." Her eyes then became lonely again, and the white hair on her head became more conspicuous.

Kong Zhixi has always known that there is a policeman in her family and her family is worried about him, but when the real person appears in front of her, she still feels helpless and sad.

Although I can understand, my words of comfort are still pale. "He will wake up, don't worry too much."

The two chatted for a while, and Li Li's mother left. Kong Zhixi felt her legs were a little stiff, so she tried to move. She thought that after she was discharged from the hospital, she could go to the nursing home to see the victim Jiajia, and she could also hand over the evidence she had hidden to the Commission for Discipline Inspection, and she could also have a good meal. Speaking of meals, where was her cell phone? She opened the drawer of the bedside table, and there was the bracelet inside. She held the bracelet and looked at it for a long time. She didn't know where it came from, but she felt that she had seen it before.

It was already dinner time in the evening when Kong's mother arrived, and Kong Zhiting also came with her.

"What are you looking for?" Kong's mother asked with a smile, holding the lunch box.

Kong Zhixi held the bracelet and asked, "Whose is this? Where's my phone?"

"Your cell phone was taken away by the Discipline Inspection Commission, and they said it was sealed. This bracelet was taken off your hand. Whose could it be if not yours?" Zhiting's voice was a little noisy.

"Mine?" She had no impression that she liked these, especially the gold ones.

"Come, eat something. Today's porridge is millet porridge. I added some side dishes for you. It has some flavor and isn't so bland." Mother Kong took a small bowl and scooped a spoonful and handed it to her.

Kong Zhixi took the spoon herself and said, "I'll do it myself." Kong Zhiting pulled a stool closer and asked mysteriously and a little shyly, "Sister, what do you think of Dr. Jiang?"

"Oh, your sister has only been awake for a few days, and you are asking these questions. Just chase her yourself!" Kong's mother pretended to pat her head. She swayed her body aggrievedly and muttered, "Isn't that just chatting?" She turned her head and continued to ask with interest, "Do you think he has a girlfriend?"

Kong Zhixi drank a few mouthfuls of millet porridge and found it bland and tasteless. She put down the spoon and said, "Did you add her on WeChat?"

"No, come to think of it, I also wanted to ask you, how did you get to know my brother-in-law?" This girl had been holding back on something good from the beginning, and was waiting for her here.

"You can't hold it back at all, can't you wait until she is discharged from the hospital before talking about these gossips?" Kong's mother pretended to stop her again, patted Kong Zhiting's thigh, and asked with blinking eyes: "Yes, how did you know each other?"

She and Li Li hadn't reviewed their lines in advance, so how could she get away with it? The two men kept staring at her. She turned her head, blinked, and coughed twice: "Well, it's just... your brother-in-law fell in love with me at first sight and started pursuing me passionately. I was soft-hearted and agreed. Well, yes, that's it." She felt a little embarrassed about her nonsense and deliberately avoided their gazes.

The two were obviously disappointed, their eyes drooped: "Ah? That's it? Who would believe it?"

Kong Zhixi quickly pulled the quilt, lay down and said, "Hey, you guys go back, I need to rest, I'm too tired, the doctor will come to check on me soon."

Mother Kong looked at the porridge she had only taken a few mouthfuls of, and then she remembered something and said, "Oh, I have to go see your brother-in-law and in-laws. Hurry up, the doctor will be making rounds soon."

The two left in a hurry, leaving Kong Zhixi there recalling every detail before the police call. After waking up, it seemed as if a big piece was missing in her heart, and she felt a dull pain. She thought it was the wound that hurt, but the wound gradually scabbed over. This shouldn't be the case. Could it be that the doctor missed something in it during the operation?

She asked the nurse, and the nurse specially helped to find Doctor Jiang to see her, but he couldn't find anything wrong with her. She also asked if there was any problem with her brain, whether she had intermittent amnesia or any other symptoms. The doctor just thought she had some stress reaction and it would be fine after a while. As for the chest pain, he told her to go downstairs to take an X-ray when she was free to move.

Two people from the Criminal Investigation Brigade came and took her statement. She carefully recalled the details of the explosion, trying to provide them with clues as clearly as possible, but the more she thought about it, the more her heart ached. The more she looked at the temporary captain sitting beside the bed, the more her head hurt. In the end, she could not even answer the questions, and the person questioning her had to give up and said to come back tomorrow.

Her father came again after get off work, bringing a few apples. He sat by the bed and carefully peeled the skin, cut it into small pieces, and fed it to her with a toothpick. It was the first time she saw such a meticulous old father, and she was not used to it at first. She took the toothpick and politely said, "I can do it myself."

Kong Zhixi felt that this explosion was a blessing in disguise.