Wasteland Border Inspector-Chapter 154 - 89: Medical Reform, Uncle Dong’s Letter!
"We’ve arrived. I’ll help you with the hospitalization procedures."
"Thank you."
It’s always easier when you have mutual understanding. After some probing, Jiang Chuan no longer needed to put up a façade.
Otherwise, I would still have to drag him around to see a bunch of doctors, go through some checks and analyses, and only then settle the hospitalization matter.
After waiting for about four or five minutes, Jiang Chuan came out holding an envelope and handed it over.
Cheng Ye glanced down. On the envelope’s surface was written "Inpatient Department 5th Floor 505." Upon opening it, he found several receipts and a card inside.
"Inspector Cheng, this card serves both as your room key and your expense card. Although medical expenses are fully covered during your stay, meals and some facility uses are chargeable. You can swipe this card, and the expenses are covered by the checkpoint."
Hiss.
Once again experiencing the convenience of privilege, Cheng Ye felt only a sense of reflection in his heart.
The Idealist Faction indeed elevated inspectors to the utmost status. If it weren’t for the path of power struggle, inspectors might genuinely serve these privileges.
"Inspector Cheng, if you need a car, just contact the checkpoint’s public number."
"Okay, thank you."
After seeing off the Big Golden Cup, the two walked towards the inpatient department building, one after the other.
There was an elevator inside the building. Although it looked quite old, it still functioned normally.
On reaching the fifth floor, Cheng Ye just stepped out of the elevator when his steps paused.
Not far away, someone saw him appear and was also momentarily stunned.
Interesting.
He turned his head to glance at Jiang Chuan, who still wore a smile without any change in expression.
Trying to see my attitude towards the Westerners?
Cheng Ye smiled and walked over openly, but to his surprise, Garcia also had a slight smile on his face and even spoke first:
"Inspector Cheng, you here for a hospital stay too?"
"Yes, got a bit injured and need to stay here for a few days to recover."
"That’s great! I was getting bored staying alone. We can be companions."
In their exchange, the two spoke as if they were old friends, with no sense of formality.
Even when Cheng Ye swiped the card to open the room next door, the smile on Garcia’s face never wavered.
A master at rising through the ranks by clinging to the right side, indeed not simple.
In the past, Cheng Ye might have been wary of a smile with hidden intentions.
But now, it’s just a passing phase, once the Four Forces are gathered, filling the Tendon Gate.
Dare to dance, I’ll kick to death!
"This environment is quite nice; I didn’t expect it to be so big inside when it looked ordinary from outside!"
As the room door opened, Cheng Ye stepped inside.
He thought it would be a simple hospital room, much like the apartments he lived in, but it was quite the opposite.
This hospital room had a living room, bathroom, and further in was the bedroom, with a 1.8-meter large bed by the window.
The white bedding was drenched in sunlight, and a small yellow flower stood on the bedside table.
It felt a bit surreal, like he had returned to modern times.
"This is a special ward prepared for inspectors. If you need anything, just press the button on the bedhead."
Jiang Chuan smiled as he brought in the luggage, introducing while placing books into the bedside cabinet one by one.
Suddenly, picking up one of the books, an envelope fell out.
"Inspector Cheng, it seems there’s... a letter for you?"
"Is that so?"
Cheng Ye blinked, taking the envelope.
On the envelope was written in big characters: "To Cheng Ye, Left by Xia Dong."
Is it Uncle Dong?
He turned to the remaining books and vaguely saw some items tucked inside a few of them.
"Hmm, leave the books here. I’ll organize them later."
"Alright, if there’s nothing else you need, I’ll head back first; there’s something at the station..."
"Sure."
Cheng Ye nodded, pulling out a Defense Communication device from his waist, "Leave a number?"
"Mine?"
Jiang Chuan paused, then chuckled, "998899, easy to remember."
"It is indeed easy, let’s keep in touch."
Storing the number in his phonebook, Cheng Ye waved his hand, and Jiang Chuan swiftly exited, gently closing the door behind him.
Standing by the window, he watched as Jiang Chuan quickly boarded the waiting Big Golden Cup by the roadside, and after the car drove out of sight,
Cheng Ye sat on the bed, exhaled deeply, and picked up the letter left by Uncle Dong.
Without strength at one’s side, participating in faction struggles indeed felt like walking on thin ice.
But now, he only anticipated what reaction Ding Yishan would have upon hearing these things.
Opening the envelope, he found several thick pages inside.
"Good thing I brought all the books that night; if forgotten, this letter... might have been soaked and ruined!"
Uncle Dong didn’t hand the letter directly but hid it here.
Cheng Ye was a bit curious, opening and reading it word by word from the first page.
[Cheng Ye, when you see this letter, I think I have left Happiness City far behind. It’s a pity, though they all advised me to formally say goodbye to you, I ultimately held back. For many, driving a big truck to another province is a life-threatening task, but for me, Xia Dong, Captain of Green Dragon Class 02, it’s no daunting task, haha!]
[I am a person who loves to boast; in the more than two months we’ve known each other, you’re probably used to it. But what you don’t know is that I’m actually a timid coward, with ambition in the night, but retreating by dawn. Many years ago, I chose to withdraw at the peak; my team thought I foresaw the winter’s infection tide and retired early. But that’s not true. I was just scared, scared of death, terrified by the Fusion Body.]
[For a soldier, without courage, death is near. So I could only retire, return to the Buffer Zone, and find the safest things to do, unexpectedly meeting you, a young lad just out of the Buffer Zone.]
