Zuo Mu thought for a while. There was indeed an animal movie some time ago, and the fox-rabbit couple in it was quite famous.
Did Tang Tang think he was as scheming as a fox?
"Don't think too much, kid. Just focus on your studies," Zuo Mu said, patting Tang Tang on the head. He walked past her on the right and checked the time. It was really getting late.
Only then did he realize he was a bit hungry.
He hadn't eaten anything at noon. Well, it was just fine to combine two meals into one.
"I'll just make something simple. I'm on night shift tonight, so I'll make a sandwich. When I'm free, I'll cook something nice for you," Zuo Mu said, rolling up his sleeves and walking towards the kitchen.
"Okay," Tang Tang replied. Although she didn't know why Zuo Mu always treated her like a kid, she also rolled up her sleeves to help. But before she even reached the kitchen door, Zuo Mu chased her away.
Zuo Mu looked at Tang Tang with an amused expression. "Go and review your lessons. I can handle this by myself."
It was always about lessons. But Zuo Mu was right. She really needed to improve her academic performance. So she had no choice but to go back to her room.
Time flew by. Zuo Mu quickly made some dinner, ate his share, left some for Tang Tang, and then rushed out in a hurry.
After all, he was one of the mainstays in the department. Even if there weren't many patients recently, he still had to be there early.
When Tang Tang finally finished her homework and came out, she found the place empty.
Zuo Mu had already left and left her a note.
Tang Tang leaned in and saw the note read, "Didn't want to disturb your study. The sandwich is cut and in the fridge. Heat it up before you eat. Remember to drink milk before you go to bed."
At the end was a flamboyant signature of "Zuo Mu". Just as flamboyant as the man himself.
Drink milk...
Tang Tang felt sweet but also a bit speechless. Did Zuo Mu really think of her as a little kid?
At the hospital, while most departments were off work, the doctors and nurses on night shift started their busy night.
In the emergency room, there were constantly kids and adults who had accidents. The corridor was in a complete mess. Zuo Mu had just arrived and immediately asked the nurse beside him, "What's going on?"
The nurse recognized Zuo Mu, the famous surgical genius in the hospital, and quickly grabbed him to explain. "Doctor Zuo, get ready for surgery quickly. There was a series of car accidents on XX Road near here. They were sent to our hospital because it's the closest. The kids are okay, but the adults are in a bad shape. Their skin has been degloved."
Degloving was a professional term, which meant the patient's nerves, blood vessels, and tendons were all torn off at the same time. The patient would suffer a great deal, and the surgery was very difficult. Currently, there were no more than five doctors who could handle it perfectly. Fortunately, Zuo Mu was on duty today.
Upon hearing the actual situation, ignoring the crying and wailing family members, Zuo Mu put his briefcase on the counter, changed into his white coat, and rushed to the top-floor operating room. Along the way, the nurse quickly introduced the patients' conditions.
Zuo Mu learned that it was just an ordinary series of car accidents. A small electric bike didn't follow the traffic rules and hit a Prado. The rider of the electric bike refused to let it go, which annoyed the driver of the Prado. The Prado driver backed up and hit a Panda. Originally, it was a dispute between two parties, but now there were three.
When they arrived at the hospital, each of the three parties insisted on their own version of the story. The hospital had no choice but to call the police.
So when Zuo Mu arrived outside the operating room, the patients' family members and the policemen were all staring at him.
Zuo Mu had seen all kinds of scenes. He didn't take this small situation seriously.
He nodded to everyone as a greeting and then quickly walked into the operating room.
Although the patients' conditions were a bit serious, Zuo Mu was still confident he could handle it. It would just be a bit time-consuming.
Six hours passed by the time the surgery was over.
When he walked out of the operating room, the patients' family members thanked him profusely. Zuo Mu didn't really care.
He had experienced both thanks for a successful surgery and scolding for a failed one. He had become much more indifferent now.
Back in the lounge, Zuo Mu took off his white coat and collapsed tiredly on the recliner, closing his eyes to rest.
But before he could fall asleep for long, there was a knock on the door of the lounge.
Zuo Mu was already used to this kind of life. It must be that there was something wrong with a patient in the middle of the night. He got up and opened the door. He had already recovered his energy after a short nap.
He opened the door, thinking it would be the nurse in charge of the patients. But unexpectedly, it was the head nurse, who was in her forties.
The head nurse looked extremely flustered, which was completely different from her usual steady image.
"What's wrong, Sister Xu?" The head nurse's surname was Xu, and the young doctors all politely called her Sister.
"Xiao Zuo, do you know anyone in the police station?" Sister Xu seemed very anxious and didn't want to waste a single second.
Thinking of Xiao Chen, Zuo Mu nodded. He trusted Sister Xu's character. She wouldn't come to him unless it was really necessary.
Sister Xu went limp all over. Seeing her in such a bad state, Zuo Mu quickly helped her sit down and asked, "What's going on, Sister Xu? Take your time."
Sister Xu's hands and feet were cold. She sat on the chair in a daze. Suddenly, as if she remembered something, she began to pour out her story to Zuo Mu.
It turned out that since Sister Xu divorced her ex-husband, she had been raising her son alone. Although the two of them lived a rather poor life, they were still happy.
Her son, Xiaojun, was very well-behaved and sensible. He probably knew how hard his mother had it, so his academic performance at school had always been among the top.
But some time ago, for some reason, Xiaojun seemed to be in a very bad mental state, and his academic performance had been declining. With the increasing severity of school bullying nowadays, Sister Xu thought her child was being bullied. But after checking the surveillance cameras at school and asking the classmates and teachers, nothing like what she had imagined had happened.
After repeated questioning, Xiaojun finally cried and told the truth.
Strange little notes had kept appearing in his schoolbag. At first, he didn't pay much attention, thinking it was just someone's prank. But after that, he could find a note every day. There was nothing on the note except a simple number.
Xiaojun double-checked and found that it wasn't a prank by his classmates in the same class. Who would play such a joke on him?
Moreover, the numbers on the notes would suddenly disappear and then suddenly reappear. This kind of method was definitely not something a primary school student could do. So Xiaojun was so scared that he couldn't focus on his studies, and his grades naturally declined.
After knowing the truth, Xiaojun's mother asked him to hand over those notes. The child obediently did so. It wasn't until she saw a newly stuffed note that Sister Xu saw the number disappear right before her eyes. Only then did she panic.
This was definitely not just a prank. Moreover, she had carefully checked the surveillance cameras, and there was no sign of any kids stuffing things into Xiaojun's schoolbag.
This meant that the person might very well be targeting Xiaojun.