When he got on the ambulance and his body left the ground, the effect of Stone-man's Heart was indeed affected. Earlier, he barely managed to endure his injuries thanks to its healing effect, but now Tang Lin couldn't help but moan in pain.
Unexpectedly, the accompanying nurse cried even more fervently than he did, eyes sparkling as she said, "Just now you pretended to be fine so that the little girl could get on the ambulance first, sir, you're really too Yasaxi."
Awful Yasaxi!
It was confirmed, this girl was a nerd.
The nurse was scolded by the person in the white coat next to her, "Why are you crying? You'll only add psychological pressure to the injured. Didn't they teach you anything in school?"
After scolding her, the person in the white coat turned to Tang Lin and said, "Sir, don't worry. She's a fresh graduate intern. Your injuries are stable and you'll be fine. But do you remember your family's contact number? It seems you'll need surgery, and we need to notify your family."
Tang Lin thought for a moment and said to the person in the white coat, "What if I say I don't have family or money, can you throw me off?"
"How could we! It's impossible for us to ignore someone in distress!" the person in the white coat said firmly.
"Yes, yes, don't worry. If there really isn't enough for surgery fees, I'll help you apply for donations. You're a heroic example of serving justice. There's no way we'd throw you off!" the young nurse quickly reassured.
Damn, what about those complaints that said our domestic medical system is heartless, even worse than India?
Tang Lin endured his discomfort and was sent to the hospital. Fortunately, Stone-man's Heart was only affected and not completely ineffective, so Tang Lin's body continued to repair itself.
The ambulance took nearly eighteen minutes to get there, and it would take about the same time to return to the hospital.
Previously, the injury on Tang Lin's foot had completely healed within ten minutes. Now, although the burn was much more severe, after nearly half an hour of recovery, by the time they reached the hospital, it was already halfway healed.
However, the newly regenerated skin itched to the bone, and he couldn't scratch it. This kind of torment really made Tang Lin extremely uncomfortable.
After getting off the ambulance, Tang Lin was sent to the emergency surgery room, and soon a doctor came to examine him.
The doctor looked at Tang Lin's injuries, then said to the nurse, "Mild burn, administer anesthesia and clean the wound first."
But the nerdy nurse who brought Tang Lin interrupted, "That's not right. I just saw his subcutaneous blood vessels were carbonized, this is a severe burn."
The doctor frowned at the nurse but cautiously rechecked Tang Lin's injuries. A few seconds later, the doctor impatiently said, "You saw it wrong, it's a mild burn, just debride it. Don't exaggerate the condition if you lack experience. You'll increase the patient's psychological pressure. Didn't they teach you this in school?"
Scolded twice in the same way, the young nurse felt aggrieved but couldn't refute. Now she also saw that Tang Lin's burns weren't severe. With some luck, the scars might not even be obvious. However, it was clearly severe before.
Tang Lin really wanted to say to these medical staff, "Just leave me be and save other patients. This emergency room handles thousands of cases a day, how busy it must be."
But as soon as the anesthetic needle went in, Tang Lin quickly fell asleep, completely oblivious to what happened afterward.
When he woke up, he found himself bandaged like a mummy, lying on the hospital bed. The bed was surrounded by white cloth, and his dad was sitting next to the bed...playing with his phone.
Tang Lin's dad was named Tang Zhanpeng, currently forty years old, but he looked like he was in his thirties, appearing very young. Moreover, because he exercised regularly, his six-pack abs enhanced his mature masculine charm even more.
In addition, Tang Zhanpeng was already good-looking. Usually, when Tang Lin stood with his dad, he was completely overshadowed by his dad's presence, often ignored by others.
"Dad, I want some water," Tang Lin said hoarsely.
Tang Zhanpeng immediately put down his phone to get some water. Seeing his father's back, Tang Lin couldn't help feeling touched. He had been so reckless, injuring himself all over. He thought his parents would surely scold him harshly, but his dad didn't seem inclined to blame him at all.
Just as he was feeling moved, Tang Lin glanced at Tang Zhanpeng's phone, noticing he was browsing a certain social platform, with a title that read: "Have you seen real examples of those who acted heroically for justice?"
Tang Lin grabbed the phone and scrolled through, finding an answer that read: "If my son acted heroically for justice and got himself injured, I'd first let him recover fully, then break his legs! See if he'd dare to be a hero again!"
Over three thousand likes, one of which was Tang Zhanpeng's. No wonder he's not saying anything now; he's waiting for the recovery to settle the score.
Tang Lin, without hesitation, gave it a "thumbs down" and replied below, "The world is declining, morality is bankrupt, letting heroes bleed and cry! Blacklist and report!"
After this reply, Tang Lin swiftly reported it, citing "unfriendly speech."
Thanks to the hand speed honed during vacation, Tang Lin completed all this just as Tang Zhanpeng turned back around and handed the cup of water over.
"Injured like this and still playing with your phone? Doesn't the wound hurt?" Tang Zhanpeng asked.
"I just wanted to check the time. By the way, where are we?" Tang Lin asked.
"The inpatient department of Qiaoyi Building," Tang Zhanpeng said.
"Which floor?" Tang Lin asked.
"The second floor, why?" Tang Zhanpeng asked curiously.
No wonder the injuries were healing pretty well; they were on the second floor, so the effects of Stone-man's Heart, though significantly weakened, still had some effect.
Based on the time shown on the phone earlier, Tang Lin had been lying there for nearly a day. Under the restorative abilities of Stone-man's Heart, the injuries were no longer uncomfortable. But Tang Lin didn't dare show it; his dad was waiting for the healing to be completed to break his legs.
After Tang Lin drank the water through a straw, Tang Zhanpeng adopted a serious tone, saying, "How did you end up jumping into that pit? Didn't you see the car was on fire? Where did this newfound courage come from?"
Though not too harsh, the blame was obvious.
Almost every parent desires their children to be safe and live long, not wanting them to be heroes.
"When I jumped, the car wasn't on fire. How could I know it would explode? I saw someone trapped inside, and there was a little girl, so I couldn't help but jump in to save them."
Tang Lin told a little white lie. He had jumped in precisely because of the fire, and if he hadn't acted decisively, the father and daughter would have been doomed.
Tang Zhanpeng wanted to say more, but Tang Lin promptly changed the subject, "By the way, were those two people rescued?"
"They're fine. The man just has a mild concussion, the little girl injured her head, and has a burn on her right leg, but there's no life-threatening danger. The man came by to see you earlier, but you hadn't woken up, so I told him to go back to his daughter."
Hearing this, Tang Lin felt relieved. He didn't want to end up like a mummy while failing to save anyone; that would've been a real loss.
Noticing Tang Lin's change of topic, Tang Zhanpeng earnestly said, "Don't worry, I won't scold you. Heroically serving justice is a good deed after all, and you saved two lives this time."
Tang Lin wanted to show he was moved, but Tang Zhanpeng's earlier like had already betrayed him thoroughly.
"What about Mom?" Tang Lin decided to continue changing the topic.
"She went home to sleep; now it's my turn here. Want some porridge? The doctor said you could eat." Tang Zhanpeng asked.
Tang Lin was about to answer when an emotionless and familiar voice echoed in his mind: "You have a summon request, will you respond?"
Damn, now? Didn't even buy any cross-world equipment!