There were plenty of residential neighborhoods around here, so there was a nearby community hospital.
After we arrived at the hospital, I went in with Director Mao and let Wu Ling and the others leave first.
Once they were gone, Director Mao seemed much more at ease.
"I never would've guessed she was such a young, pretty girl. Oh, I'd heard people say before that the few of them all looked quite nice. I just didn't know why they'd gone and started that... whatever it was, an agency..." Director Mao started to say, then stopped herself.
She was probably a little wary of talking about those things.
I didn't respond. I registered Director Mao and took her to get her wound stitched up.
The doctor cleaned Director Mao's wound and was about to anesthetize and stitch it, but suddenly stopped.
"Doctor, how is it? Is there a problem?" Director Mao asked anxiously.
The doctor looked troubled. "This looks like it may have damaged a tendon. The wound is too deep and too large, and it's irregular, too... We can't really stitch it up here. You'd better go to a major hospital. We work with Minqing Hospital, so you can go there and get it checked. You might need surgery. I'll stop the bleeding first, then you can head to Minqing Hospital. I'll arrange the transfer for you, so you won't have to register again when you get there."
Director Mao was a little flustered. "Is it serious? Is it really serious? It doesn't hurt that much. It only hurt a bit when I first got injured..."
"It's all right, it's not serious. You're about to retire, Auntie, right? Once you're retired, it won't matter. If you were an athlete or something, it might affect you." The doctor walked over to