Repairer

Chapter 8: Awakening (2)

Translator: Zayn_

“No… Don’t cry. I… How did I get to the hospital… Did you bring me here?” Su Xiaofan reached out and touched his sister’s hair. He knew that his sister had always been a big-hearted person, and she would never be sad for more than three minutes. As long as he could distract her, this matter would be over.

“Brother, let me tell you, this matter is all thanks to Uncle Niu. If it wasn’t for Uncle Niu, you would probably be dead by the time you were sent to the hospital.” Sure enough, Su Xiaoxiao’s attention was diverted as soon as Su Xiaofan finished speaking. She wiped her tears and looked up to start talking.

It turned out that Uncle Niu, who ran the supermarket, had noticed that something was wrong outside when he was in the store. When the rain stopped, he went to the neighborhood with a flashlight. Su Xiaofan was lucky. When he saw Su Xiaofan on the ground when the whole neighborhood was out of power, Uncle Niu quickly called Su Xiaoxiao and called the police for an ambulance before Su Xiaofan was sent to the hospital.

According to the doctor, Su Xiaofan’s heartbeat was very weak after he was sent to the hospital and could stop beating at any moment. Su Xiaofan’s back had a large burn mark that covered 70% of his back. If it wasn’t treated in time, the complications caused by the burn could kill Su Xiaofan.

At that time, the doctor had already informed them that he was in critical condition. He stayed in the ICU for a week and was only transferred back to the general ward after his vital signs stabilized. However, the doctor’s conclusion was not very good. He said that Su Xiaofan’s brain stem nerves were likely to be damaged after being electrocuted. If he could wake up in the future, it would not be a big problem. If he could not wake up, he might be in a vegetative state for the rest of his life.

“Money!”

Su Xiaofan uttered. For some reason, his mind was clear even though he couldn’t move his body. He thought of the medical expenses when he heard the words “ICU”. His grandfather had been in the ICU when he was in critical condition, and the daily expenses were about ten to twenty thousand yuan. This time, he had stayed in the ICU for a week, and his measly savings were not enough at all.

“Brother, I really have to rely on Brother Zheng’s help for the money.”

Su Xiaoxiao immediately understood what her brother meant and said, “When you were sent to the hospital, I gave Brother Zheng a call. He sent over 100,000 Yuan overnight. Without the 100000 Yuan, I don’t think the ICU would accept you. But I have returned the money to Brother Zheng…”

“Eh? You managed to contact… Dad?” The only person Su Xiaofan could rely on in this world was his father, Su Weixuan.

“Dad? We don’t even know which ocean he’s in to fish for sharks.” Su Xiaoxiao pouted. She could count the number of times she had seen her father since she could remember. If it wasn’t for Su Weixuan bringing back delicious food and fun things to coax her every time, Su Xiaoxiao might not even acknowledge her father.

“It’s still Big Brother Zheng who helped. He went to find the electric company the next day…” Su Xiaoxiao said.

Hearing his sister’s words, Su Xiaofan finally understood that electric company had paid for his medical expenses. There were two people he needed to thank for this: Uncle Niu, and brother Zheng.

That night, in addition to calling an ambulance, Uncle Niu also called the police. When the police arrived, they investigated the scene and confirmed that it was an accident caused by an electric leakage in the electric box during a thunderstorm. Su Xiaofan had suffered an “unexpected disaster”.

With the police’s on-site investigation report, Zheng Dagang brought a group of people to the electric company’s office the next day to make trouble. First, it was a fact that the power distribution box had not been repaired for a long time. Second, Zheng Dagang’s group was not easy to deal with. They did not fight or break. Each of them took a thermos cup and sat in each leader’s office. Even if the other party called the police, the police could not do anything to them.

It was true that the crying child would get candy. At the request of Zheng Dagang and the others and the coordination of the relevant departments, the electric company first took out 200,000 Yuan to pay for the hospital’s medical expenses, and then took 300,000 Yuan in cash and handed it to Su Xiaoxiao, promising to be responsible for Su Xiaofan’s follow-up medical expenses.

The 200,000 Yuan that had been paid in advance had been spent a few days ago. Zheng Dagang brought people to go there again and asked for another 200,000 Yuan. In Zheng Dagang’s words, the electric company had plenty of money. This matter couldn’t be taken advantage of by them.

“So it’s like this.”

After listening to his sister’s explanation, Su Xiaofan closed his eyes and heaved a sigh of relief. He naturally wouldn’t say that he slipped and hit the box. The police had said that the electric box leaked and caused the rain to conduct, so he hit the box. This explanation was reasonable and perfect, and Su Xiaofan felt that he had nothing to add.

As for Wu Chuanbao and the others, Su Xiaofan naturally wouldn’t say anything. He was too honest when he got into a car accident in the past, so he took full responsibility first. The driver who hit him only paid a total of 5,000 Yuan for the hospital fees and some nutritional supplements. Su Xiaofan only found out later that the other party’s car had insurance, and the tens of thousands of Yuan he spent could be covered by insurance.

“College entrance exam? Xiaoxiao… You didn’t take the exam?” Su Xiaofan suddenly thought of something and opened his eyes to look at his sister. He had missed the college entrance examination because of a car accident. Although he didn’t say it out loud, he felt a little regretful. He didn’t expect that his sister would miss the college entrance examination because of an accident this time.

“Brother, are you stupid? I’ve been specially recruited. Why would I still take the college entrance examination?” Su Xiaoxiao stuck out her tongue and said, “I didn’t go to school after you were hospitalized. They were still fighting for the last twenty days. I slept at your place every day. It was so comfortable.”

“You’ve worked hard.” Su Xiaofan reached out to touch his sister’s head. He knew that even though his sister was speaking in such a carefree manner, she must have suffered while he was unconscious.

“Alright, Xiaoxiao, you should sleep for a while.” Su Xiaofan’s speech was much smoother now. He needed some quiet time to think about what the doctor had just said. According to the doctor on duty, he had only ruled out the possibility of being in a vegetative state, but whether his body functions could recover would depend on his medical examination report tomorrow.

“I was electrocuted, but I still came back to life?” Su Xiaofan felt lucky because he could even smell his skin burning when he hit the box. But according to the doctor and his sister, he only had a burn on his back. Did his sense of smell fail?

“Eh? What is this?”

Just as Su Xiaofan was thinking about the injury on his back, a line of words suddenly appeared in his mind.

[ Repair points: 30 points ]