Late at night.
A little after eleven.
County People's Hospital.
In the ward, Dong Xuebin was pushed around by a nurse for a series of examinations and X-rays. After his wounds had been treated and stitched up, he was finally brought back. He had been given an injection and put on an IV drip.
"Stop the IV. I'm fine."
"This is medicine. You have to take it."
"I can't sleep with this stuck in me."
"With injuries as serious as yours, you have to be on the drip."
Dong Xuebin felt awkward about it and argued with the young nurse for a while.
The door opened, and Jiang Fangfang came in alone. It was already so late that many of the County Leaders had gone home to rest, but the County Party Secretary and County Chief had not left. They were still at the hospital checking on the situation. She had probably just gone to see Zeng Linghua and the other Public Security Bureau family members rescued at noon.
Dong Xuebin looked over. "County Chief Jiang, you haven't gone home yet?"
Jiang Fangfang had clearly heard Dong Xuebin arguing with the nurse. She asked the young nurse, "How is County Chief Dong? Have all his wounds been taken care of?"
The young nurse nodded and tattled on him. "They're all taken care of, but County Chief Dong won't cooperate."
Dong Xuebin was speechless. "I'm a doctor too. I know my own condition. I don't need an IV."
"See, County Chief Jiang?" The young nurse pouted. She was very professional and not at all afraid of Dong Xuebin.
Jiang Fangfang glanced at Dong Xuebin and said mildly, "No matter how good a doctor you are, once you're in the hospital, you listen to the doctors and nurses. If they tell you