Chapter 327: Chapter 328: The Distance Between Life and Death
45-year-old Sun Baomin was a veteran bus driver in Anyang City’s 818 route. When he was 20, he joined the Anyang Bus Company, and he had been there for twenty-five years.
During these twenty-five years, he had driven countless tis along Anyang’s 818 line; the scenery along the way beca his world—more familiar to him than the complex where he lived.
Over these twenty-five years, he would set out every morning at 6 a.m., accompanied by the sa familiar 1-liter thermos. Though his vehicle had been replaced three tis over the years, the only constant was the thick thermos that had turned yellow and green with age, a legacy handed down from his father. However, in recent years, the tea inside the thermos had been swapped for goji berries.
Once one passes forty, old age sets in whether they like it or not.
From Xino Bus Station to North City Furniture City, he knew the thirty-three stops of the route by heart. He could proudly say that he was the real veteran driver.
As usual, Sun Baomin started driving his vehicle slowly; he was a steady driver. In twenty-five years, he hadn’t had a single incident, sothing he took great pride in.
But just as he was about to pass a traffic light, suddenly a woman’s dog darted out, and the woman also hastily took two steps forward.
Sun Baomin’s face changed instantly, With quick eyes and deft movents, he slamd on the brakes hard!
The huge bus suddenly ca to a stop, causing the passengers inside to lurch forward!
And because of the abrupt stop, Sun Baomin himself was thrust against the steering wheel.
The bus’s steering wheel was quite high, hitting Sun Baomin right in the chest and abdon, sending a sharp pain coursing through him.
Sun Baomin couldn’t help but gasp for air.
Grimacing in pain, he rubbed his chest. Damn, it hurt!
Unable to hold back, he rolled down the window and cursed out loud, “Can’t you see the traffic light? Do you have a death wish? Is the dog more important than your life?”
The woman, who had already scooped up the teddy in her arms, looked at the bus still seven or eight ters away. Hearing Sun Baomin’s curses, her expression changed, “The bus isn’t yielding to pedestrians? Do you believe I’ll file a complaint against you?”
Sun Baomin was also dumbfounded. Damn it, yielding to pedestrians is one thing, but this is a traffic light. Didn’t you see it was red at the pedestrian crossing?
Forget it, forget it, as long as nothing happened!
The passengers inside the bus started to curse as well.
“What’s with the driving?”
“Damn it!”
“Hey, what the hell?”
…
Sun Baomin hastily apologized, “Sorry, soone suddenly darted out in front.”
After speaking, Sun Baomin prepared to continue driving away.
However, the woman holding the little teddy, staring at Sun Baomin, couldn’t help but curse, “Just a damn bus driver, what are you showing off for?”
As she spoke and cursed, she walked to the side.
At this point, the passengers inside the bus gradually understood what had happened. Hearing the woman’s abuse from below, they imdiately presented a united front!
After all, the bus driver’s ergency braking was for their safety. If she was ungrateful, that was one thing, but cursing him was too much!
Suddenly, it was quite lively.
Sun Baomin called for everyone to calm down, released the brake, and resud driving.
However… along the way, Sun Baomin kept feeling an uncomfortable heaviness in his chest.
Very uncomfortable!
After driving for seven or eight stops and while crossing an overpass, Sun Baomin felt a heart-piercing pain in his chest, like being pricked with needles.
The pain was unbearable!
Suddenly, an intense crushing sensation surged from within, but the bus was in the middle of turning and about to descend from the overpass.
This intense pain nearly made Sun Baomin lose control!
He quickly endured the pain, gripping the steering wheel tightly and carefully watched the road ahead.
At this mont, stopping on the overpass was impossible because the passengers wouldn’t be able to get off, and stopping at the turn would be extrely dangerous. To stop now would an leaving the stricken person helpless.
Furthermore, the enormous bus blocking the road would cause severe congestion behind it, or even result in a traffic accident!
With this in mind.
Sun Baomin could only use all his strength to slowly overtake and try to find a safe bus stop to pull over.
But the feeling of losing control just now left Sun Baomin filled with fright.
After so thought, he had no choice but to slow down and move forward gradually.
The passengers on the bus began to voice their complaints with grief and indignation.
But Sun Baomin had no solution, he contacted the central station to report the situation.
At this mont, a passenger in the front row suddenly noticed sothing was wrong!
Sun Baomin’s face was ashen and covered in profuse sweat, a ghastly pallor that was frightening to behold!
His hands on the steering wheel had started to tremble.
It was a move of sheer helplessness!
Sun Baomin couldn’t control it!
He felt his breathing beco rapid, his heart beating extrely fast!
And the pain in the chest area made his breathing hurt.
A burly man quickly ca over, “What’s wrong? Driver? Are you feeling unwell?”
Sun Baomin was in too much pain to speak, his twisted face dotted with beads of sweat, and he struggled to point at his chest.
Seeing this, the burly man’s face turned pale!
A heart attack?
The burly man hurriedly said, “Does anyone have nitroglycerin pills? Heart dication?”
The crowd was stunned—was there a problem with the bus driver?
At this thought, everyone’s expression changed.
Sun Baomin coughed and said in a low voice, “Forget about … Help hold the steering wheel!”
The burly man nodded hastily, carefully helped to hold the steering wheel, and then told the people behind, “Quick, call 120, sothing happened to the bus driver, hurry up!”
The considerate passengers behind him quickly began to make contact.
But at this ti, the middle-aged burly man took charge, “The Second Provincial Hospital is up ahead, quickly contact their ergency departnt, tell them we’re at the bus stop outside the Second Provincial Hospital!”
Finally, the bus stopped well at the bus stop outside the Second Provincial Hospital, Sun Baomin was in too much pain to speak, enduring the pain, he picked up the mic, and said weakly, “I’ve arranged for another bus for everyone. Please transfer below, I am truly sorry.”
Sun Baomin wanted to apply the handbrake and turn on the ergency light, but he was just too weak.
He bent over, and a sharp pain twisted from his chest, causing him to collapse on the ground imdiately.
…
…
At the ergency departnt of the Second Provincial Hospital, they suddenly received a call from 120—The driver of the 818 bus beside the Second Provincial Hospital bus stop was suffering chest pains and had already passed out!
Chen Cang and Qin Yue happened to be nearby, their faces imdiately changed, and they hurriedly ran out pushing the trolley.
The ergency departnt was very close to the bus stop!
Less than 100 ters away.
But at this very mont, that 100 ters seed to be a distance between life and death.
Chen Cang ran fast, the wheels of the trolley grinding urgently against the ground, making a “squeaking” sound.
Qin Yue, on the other hand, ran empty-handed and was even faster than Chen Cang!
Chest pains!
Passed out!
This… couldn’t be cardiogenic shock… or sudden death, could it?
The two dared not think randomly, and could only run towards the front with all their might.
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