Chapter 2 chapter 2

Driving all the way on a snowy road that I am not used to, when I arrived at the hospital in Nagano City, it was already past 6 o'clock in the evening.It took a lot of time to ask for leave at the company and confirm the location of the hospital. It was already March, and there was still snow piled up on the side of the parking lot.Heisuke parked the car, and the front bumper of the car plunged into the snow. "Pingsuke!" Just as Hirasuke was about to enter the gate of the hospital, someone called his name.Looking back, Naoko's older sister, Yoko, was running towards him.Rongzi was wearing jeans, a sweater, and no makeup.

Rong Zi found a husband who stepped in the door and inherited the family's soba noodle restaurant. "How are the two of them?" Hirasuke asked impatiently, ignoring greetings. Before leaving home, Hirasuke talked with Yoko on the phone.She knew about the accident first, and called Pingsuke several times.Since Hirasuke hadn't returned home from the night shift at the time, he hadn't been in touch. "The doctor said that he has not regained consciousness. Now he is trying his best to rescue him." Rong Zi's face is usually very rosy as if he just came out of the bathroom, but today it is very pale.Heisuke had never seen her frown so tightly before.

"yes……" In the waiting room with long chairs, someone stood up.Ping Jie recognized that it was his father-in-law Saburo.Next to him was Yoko's husband Tomio. Saburo came to Heisuke with an almost distorted expression, looked at Heisuke, and lowered his head several times.That's not greeting him. "Heisuke, I'm sorry! I'm so sorry!" Saburo apologized to Heisuke, "If I didn't let Naoko come to the funeral, this wouldn't have happened. The responsibility is all on me." Saburo's thin body looks smaller, as if he has aged a lot.The Saburo who sold soba noodles cheerfully in the past is gone now.

"Please don't say that. I am the one who brought their mother and daughter back, and I am also responsible. Besides, it's not beyond the point of no cure, right?" "That's right, Dad, what we have to do now is to pray for the safety of their mother and daughter." When Rongzi said this, a white figure broke into Heisuke's field of vision.A middle-aged man who looked like a doctor came down the corridor. "Ah, doctor!" Rong Zi hurriedly rushed towards the doctor, "How's it going, how about the two of you?" It seems that the doctor is responsible for rescuing Hiro Naoko.

"This—" the doctor only said this, and then turned his gaze to Heisuke, "Are you the injured man's husband?" "Yes." Hiroshi replied.His voice was trembling due to nervousness. "Come this way, please," said the doctor. Heisuke followed behind the doctor tensely. Heisuke was taken to a room, not the room where the mother and daughter received treatment, but a small examination room.There were several X-ray films hanging in the room, more than half of which were of the head.Naoko's?Is it Sami Nami?Or a mix of the two?Or is it someone else's that has nothing to do with you?Heisuke had no way of knowing.

"Let me tell you straight," the doctor said standing up, sounding a bit embarrassed, "the situation is very serious!" "Whose situation?" Heijie was also standing and asked, "Is it my wife or my daughter?" After hearing this question, the doctor did not immediately answer.He turned his eyes away from Heisuke, opened his mouth slightly, and stood still there as if hesitating. Ping Jie realized the seriousness of the situation. "You mean both..." The doctor nodded slightly. "Your wife's trauma was very serious. A lot of shards of glass pierced her back, and one of them pierced her heart. When she was rescued, she had lost a lot of blood. In the past, the injured probably had Bleeding to death. Now it's up to her amazing physical strength. Hope she makes it through."

"What about my daughter?" "Your daughter," the doctor licked his lips when he said this, "she basically didn't suffer any trauma, but she couldn't breathe because her whole body was squeezed, so her brain..." "brain……" The X-ray film hanging on the wall came into Heisuke's eyes. "So, what happens in the end?" he asked. "Currently, with artificial respiration and other methods, her fortune has been preserved, but her consciousness may not be restored." The doctor said calmly. "You mean, she will turn into a vegetable?"

"Yes." The doctor replied calmly. Heisuke felt his blood flow backwards.He wanted to say something, but his face froze all of a sudden, only his lips were trembling slightly, and the sound of teeth colliding could be heard.He sat down on the ground, because he lost all strength in an instant, and his hands and feet became as cold as ice.He couldn't find a shred of strength to get himself back on his feet. "Mr. Sugita..." The doctor put his hand on Heisuke's shoulder. "Doctor..." Heisuke sat up on the spot, "Please save them no matter what. As long as you can save them, I can do whatever I want, and I can spend as much as I want. As long as I can get them back life, no matter what the conditions... I beg you!" He then knelt down and pressed his forehead to the tiled floor.

"Mr. Sugita, please get up!" As soon as the doctor finished speaking, "Doctor, Doctor Anzhai!" A woman's voice came.The doctor next to Hirasuke walked towards the door. "What's wrong?" "The adult woman's pulse suddenly weakened!" Heisuke raised his head, isn't the "adult woman" Naoko? "Understood. I'll go right away." After the doctor finished speaking, he looked back at Heisuke. "Please go back to everyone and wait." "Please!" Facing the back of the doctor walking out of the door, Hirasuke lowered his head again.

Back in the waiting room, Rong Zi rushed over immediately. "Heisuke, what did the doctor say..." Hirasuke really wanted to appear stronger, but he couldn't overcome the out of shape of his face anyway. "The situation, it seems, is not very good..." After hearing this, Rong Zi covered his face with his hands with an "ah".Saburo and Tomio, who were sitting on the bench, also lowered their heads. "Mr. Sugita, Mr. Sugita!" In the corridor, a nurse ran over. "What's wrong?" Hiroshi asked. "Your wife is calling for you. Please hurry over."

"Naoko her?" "please follow me." The nurse turned and ran back.Heisuke followed closely behind her. The nurse stopped in front of a room with a sign that read "Intensive Treatment Room" and opened the door. "Her husband is here," the nurse said to the inside.A vague voice came from inside: "Let him in quickly." Under the guidance of the nurse, Ping stepped into the room. Two beds came into view.It must be Sami Nami lying on the bed on the right side directly opposite.Her sleeping face was the same as when she was at home.Hirasuke even felt that she would wake up soon.But all kinds of medical equipment placed on her brought Heisuke back to reality. Lying on the bed on the left is Naoko.It was immediately apparent that she was seriously injured, with bandages sewn onto her head and upper body. Seeing Heisuke coming in, the three doctors standing next to Naoko quickly walked away from the bed as if to make way for him. Heisuke approached the hospital bed step by step, and Naoko closed her eyes tightly.Surprisingly, there was no injury to her face.That was the only consolation for him. He was about to call "Naoko" when he saw Naoko's eyes open.He could feel the weakness in her movements. Naoko's lips moved slightly, but no sound came out.Hirasuke understood his wife's intentions.She wanted to ask, "How is Sami Nami?" "It's okay, Sami Nami is fine." He whispered in her ear. Heisuke saw a reassuring look on her face.Then her lips moved again.He knew she was talking about wanting to see her daughter. "Okay, I'll let you see your daughter now." Heisuke squatted down, and after confirming that there were casters at the foot of the bed, he released the brake and began to move the entire bed. "Mr. Sugita—" the nurse wanted to stop him. "Let him move." A doctor stopped the nurse. Heisuke moved Naoko's bed next to Sami Nami, then grabbed Naoko's right hand and let her hold Sami Nami's hand. "This is Sami Nami's hand," he said to his wife, wrapping his hands around the joined hands of mother and daughter. Naoko's lips softened all of a sudden.Heisuke saw a virginal smile on her face. In the next instant, Naoko's hand, which was holding her daughter's hand, suddenly became warm.But after this moment, the hand suddenly lost its strength.Startled, Hirasuke turned to look at her face. A tear flowed from her eye and ran across her cheek.After that, Naoko slowly closed her eyes as if she had finished her final work. "Ah, Naoko! Naoko..." he cried. The doctor came to confirm her pulse, checked her pupils, then looked at the wall clock and announced: "Time of death, 6:45 p.m.." "Ah... ah..." Heisuke's mouth opened and closed like a goldfish.He had lost all his strength, and he couldn't even cry out.It was as if the air suddenly became heavier on him, and his knees could no longer support his body. Heisuke squatted on the ground all of a sudden, holding Naoko's hand that suddenly lost the temperature in his hand.He now feels as if he is being pushed down a deep well. How long he has maintained this posture, he himself does not know.By the time he regained consciousness, the doctors and nurses were no longer in the room. Although his whole body was as heavy as lead, Heisuke struggled to stand up and stared down at Naoko who now quietly closed his eyes. No matter how much you lament, it's useless—he said to himself in his heart.The dead cannot be brought back to life, the most important thing now is to consider the living. Heisuke turned his head to the right, facing Sami Nami, and held Sami Nami's hand that had been held by Naoko just now. He thought to himself that even if he exchanged his own life, he still had to protect this angel.Like chanting a mantra, Heisuke kept chanting in his heart.He wanted to fight the grief of losing it all in this way. He took Sami Nami's hand with both of his.He really wanted to hold it tighter, but he was worried that his 11-year-old daughter's hands were too slender and would break if he tried too hard. Heisuke closed his eyes, and various pictures appeared in his mind, all of which were happy memories.The Naoko and Sami Nami in the memories showed him only smiling faces. Heisuke sobbed, tears fell to the ground, and a few drops fell on his and Saka Nami's hands. At this time—— Hirasuke felt something strange in his hands.It wasn't because of tears, he really felt something moving in his hand. After being stunned for a moment, he hurried to look at Sami Nami's face. The daughter who had just fallen asleep like a doll slowly opened her eyes.