After the passionate night, Lin Jie was exhausted to death, his eyelids as if weighed down with lead, about to fall into slumber.
An Kexin rested her head in the crook of Lin Jie's arm, not very sleepy, gently called out, "Ajie!"
"Hmm?" Lin Jie replied vaguely.
"Dad urged again today about the wedding arrangents."
"Oh, just decide as you wish!"
"How can I decide such a thing casually?" An Kexin said with a hint of dissatisfaction.
Lin Jie barely regained so clarity, answered nonchalantly, "Let's just decide after the hospital opens, you decide on the exact date!"
"So should I just reply that to Dad?"
"Hmm!"
Lin Jie could no longer hold on, and drifted off to sleep, half-asleep.
An Kexin smiled, her eyebrows curving, snuggled herself into a more comfortable position, contemplating the wedding plans...
Just then, the bedroom door was suddenly knocked on with a "bang bang..." sound.
Accompanying the knocking was Zhang Xiaoxiao's urgent voice calling, "Ajie, Ajie..."
Lin Jie reflexively opened his eyes, imdiately flipped out of bed.
An Kexin anxiously called out, "Clothes, clothes..."
Lin Jie finally realized he was still naked, took the pajamas handed over by An Kexin, put them on while calling out, "Sister Xiaoxiao, wait a minute, what's happening?"
"Ajie, Da Gang's child is missing..."
Da Gang, real na Shao Gang, lived in the Garden First Village. Because of his tall and burly stature, the neighbors liked calling him Da Gang.
Da Gang had a good heart. When Lin Jie and his sister ran a grocery store, Da Gang would always lend a hand if he saw them doing any heavy lifting.
He and his wife already had a five-year-old daughter, and just a year ago, they had a son.
Lin Jie opened the bedroom door, asked in a deep voice, "The child is missing? What do you an?"
Zhang Xiaoxiao anxiously said, "Tonight, in the Garden First Village, there was probably an overload of electricity causing a sudden power outage. It was too hot, so everyone went downstairs to cool off and chat..."
"When Da Gang's wife was about to feed the baby, she suddenly found that the child was not in the stroller..."
"She thought maybe so neighbor had taken the child, but after looking around, they couldn't find the child, and that's why she's worried..."
"Now the entire neighborhood is searching for the child, but still haven't found him."
"In the pitch dark, if a stranger sneaked in, no one would notice."
Zhang Xiaoxiao looked at Lin Jie, a face full of urgency, said, "Da Gang called , hoping you could think of so way to help!"
Lin Jie was montarily dumbfounded.
He thought, in such matters, how could I be of help? I'm just a doctor, without three heads and six arms, nor clairvoyance or clairaudience to find the child?
An Kexin reminded, "Ajie, you are a well-known figure from Garden First Village. In ergencies like this, they need soone to rely on, a pillar of support."
Lin Jie understood a bit, started changing out of his pajamas, said, "Sister Xiaoxiao, tell Da Gang I'll get there as fast as I can. Ask them to mobilize everyone they can to search first."
"Okay, have they called the police?"
"They have already reported to the police!" Zhang Xiaoxiao replied.
After changing his clothes, Lin Jie said to An Kexin, "Stay ho and look after Miaomiao and Keng. I'll go with Sister Xiaoxiao."
"Alright, Ajie, drive safely!" An Kexin advised.
Lin Jie drove Zhang Xiaoxiao at a nearly racing speed to the well-lit Garden First Village; it was already past midnight.
As soon as the car entered the community, it was stopped by three young n.
The car window was rolled down, and seeing that it was Lin Jie driving, the leading young man's sowhat stern expression imdiately turned into a smile, "Dr. Lin, you've co."
"The child still hasn't been found!"
He added, "The electricity ca back in the community only twenty minutes ago. We've been organized to conduct another sweep search in the community, and all vehicles entering or leaving must be strictly checked."
Lin Jie nodded and asked, "Where's Da Gang's family?"
The young leader said, "Da Gang's wife got anxious and a little heatstroke; they've been advised to stay at ho waiting for news."
"I'll rush to Da Gang's house now, contact if there's any discovery!"
Lin Jie drove to Da Gang's building, hastily climbed four flights of stairs to reach Da Gang's ho, he and Zhang Xiaoxiao were already drenched in sweat.
"Ah, Expert Lin, you've arrived!"
"Dr. Lin, please have a seat!"
Upon seeing Lin Jie enter, Da Gang, Kong Mingqing, and a few neighbors stood up to greet him in the living room.
Aunt Han from the opposite door was even more enthusiastic, "Tonight's too hot. Look, Expert Lin's all sweaty; quick, get an ice-cold drink for Expert Lin to cool down!"
"Oh, oh, Expert Lin, you sit down first; I'll get the drinks!" Saying this, Da Gang got up and went to the kitchen.
Lin Jie looked at Kong Mingqing and asked, "Brother Kong, what's the situation now?"
Kong Mingqing gently shook his head, saying, "A few colleagues arrived and are checking surveillance videos from nearby convenient stores, bank branches, etc., but we haven't found any clues yet..."
"Ah, my child, my child..."
Suddenly, a terrified shout ca from the kitchen.
Before everyone could react, they saw Da Gang running over holding a baby, pale and covered in frost, shouting, "Lin Jie, save my child, save my child!"
Damn, what's the situation?
At this mont, Lin Jie had no ti to think, hurriedly took the cold baby from Da Gang's hands, laid him on the sofa to examine!
No breathing!
No heartbeat!
The body was icy cold!
Lin Jie extended three fingers to press on the baby's left chest, performing chest compressions and external resuscitation while giving artificial respiration!
When performing artificial respiration, Lin Jie noticed that there was still so warmth inside the baby's mouth.
At the sa ti, he also recalled that the neighborhood had experienced a power outage for quite a while, and the power was restored just half an hour ago. This gave him hope, and he shouted, "Sister Xiaoxiao, Brother Kong, use your hands to rub the child's body and limbs, warm up the child's body!"
At this ti, Dagang's wife, supported by a neighbor, ca out of the bedroom with a little girl.
Seeing this scene, Dagang's wife imdiately went limp and sat on the ground.
She held her mouth tightly, tears streaming down, desperately trying not to cry out loud, fearing it would affect Lin Jie's rescue.
Thump thump... After a few chest compressions, Lin Jie would give the child artificial respiration again, then compress a few more tis...
And so it repeats!
Kong Mingqing and Zhang Xiaoxiao continuously rubbed the small baby's body and limbs with their hands...
Everyone else in the room was motionless, their hearts all tied in knots, watching Lin Jie rescue the baby.
A minute passed!
Five minutes passed!
Ten minutes passed...
When Lin Jie leaned over again to perform artificial respiration, he suddenly felt a weak airflow brush across his cheek.
He paused slightly, focusing his senses!
Another weak airflow was exhaled from the baby's nostrils.
anwhile, the fingers pressing on the baby's chest also felt a faint pulse...
Lin Jie relaxed completely, straightened up, and said, "It looks like the baby is saved, but they need to be sent to the hospital for further detailed examination to check for any brain or other injuries."
He then looked at Dagang and asked, "How did the child end up in the refrigerator? This is a deliberate murder."
"Dagang, have you offended soone?" Kong Mingqing also asked seriously.
"I put him there!"
At this mont, a light and clear child's voice drew everyone's attention.
It was Dagang's daughter, a timid-looking five or six-year-old girl, who said, "I put my brother in the refrigerator."
"Grandma Han said that with a brother, you wouldn't like or love anymore, and that all the good food would go to him."
The little girl cried out, "Dad, Mom, I want you to only like and not my brother... not my brother..."
"Ah, you old hag, I want to tear your mouth apart!"
Dagang's wife suddenly jumped up from the ground, like a madwoman, and started to fight with Grandma Han...
Lin Jie personally took the baby to Limin Hospital.
After a thorough examination, fortunately, the baby showed no symptoms of brain injury. Only two toes were frostbitten, along with so skin and muscle frostbite.
The result was a blessing, all things considered.
After all that commotion, Lin Jie returned ho as daylight broke.
He slept through the morning and went to school for classes in the afternoon, conducting routine one-on-one talks with students in the evening.
When Lin Jie walked out of the dical College's office building, it was already past eleven o'clock at night.
Lin Jie stood by the roadside next to the office building, waiting for Qin Gang to drive over.
At this mont, a soft voice called out, "Expert Lin!"
Lin Jie turned his head and saw a young man jogging over, handing over a large envelope and a small envelope.
"What is this?" Lin Jie asked puzzledly.
The young man smiled and said, "Expert Lin, I am a courier. Soone entrusted to deliver this to you at this specific ti."
Lin Jie took the two envelopes, noticing that the small envelope was labeled "For Expert Lin's Eyes Only" in pen.
He tore open the envelope, took out two sheets of paper filled with writing, and read under the streetlight: "Expert Lin, please forgive my deceit. My na isn't Huang Youjie, my real na is You Huangjie."
Lin Jie's heart skipped a beat. This was actually You Huangjie's handwritten letter.
Could it be... his suicide note?
He continued reading, "The motorcycle accident a few days ago that caused one death and one severe injury was my doing."
"My wife's heart has never been good, and to not burden her heart further, we didn't have children."
"As she aged, my wife's heart grew weaker. Due to other physical symptoms, she wasn't suited for heart transplant surgery and we could only leave it as it was."
"That night, my wife was awakened by the harsh sound of a motorcycle, triggering a heart attack, and she left just like that."
"At that ti, I was extrely angry."
"Such anger and hatred caused to lose my rationality, and in my impulsiveness, I did what I did..."
"Knowing my actions caused one death and one injury, I've regretted it terribly, unable to sleep day or night, just thinking about making ands for my mistake."
"Donating organs is the best way I could think of as atonent. The person I love the most has already left, and I have no longing for this world. My only regret is for that..."
At this point, a Phideon car arrived.
Lin Jie got in the car and continued reading the letter, "Expert Lin, by the ti you read this letter, I should already be lying in the Affiliated Hospital, reuniting with my loved one."
"The other large envelope contains all my assets. Please deliver it to the victims as my final atonent!"
Lin Jie closed the letter and said, "Qin Gang, go to the Affiliated Hospital!"
PS.
Regarding the baby incident, I just learned of a similar tragedy last night.
The hearts of children are purest, and if you hear words like "with a new little brother or sister, Mom and Dad won't love you as much as before..." dear readers, you should vehently rebuke such people.
The speaker may not intend harm, but the listener takes it to heart, and such words are deeply hurtful to a child's innocent spirit.
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