Healing Haven (the hospital).
Henry Mitchell's vacation ended and he started to work. Since yesterday, his heart seemed to be shrouded by an invisible haze, and he had been in a restless state all the time. The figure of Sophie Lawrence kept emerging in his mind. Her mobile phone was still turned off, like a silent black hole, devouring Henry Mitchell's patience and worry. What made him even more worried was that Sophie Lawrence didn't even go home last night. However, there were a great many and disorderly affairs in Healing Haven, like a tangled mess waiting for him to sort out. Once Henry Mitchell threw himself into his work wholeheartedly, he soon put these troubles aside for the time being.
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Fire Brigade Station (the fire station).
Soon after Sophie Lawrence arrived at the office, she handed the materials carefully sorted out at home to Captain Oldman. Captain Oldman took the materials, glanced over them a few times, and a very satisfied look appeared on his face. He praised, "It seems that you have adapted very quickly." Sophie Lawrence's eyes dimmed instantly. Deep in her heart, in fact, compared with sitting in the office every day, she preferred the energetic and challenging training and saving others from danger at critical moments. But she didn't regret this promotion. Through in - depth understanding during this period and combined with her years of work experience, she found that in fact, many dangers, especially fires, could be avoided in advance. And how to avoid these risks and how to effectively carry out fire inspections were all in the scope of work of the senior leaders. It was very difficult for front - line firefighters to be involved in these aspects of affairs. Now that she was already in this position, she must be responsible for the lives and safety of her comrades - in - arms.
"Beep - beep - beep -"
The alarm bell suddenly broke the peace, exploding in the air like a sharp whistle. Sophie Lawrence subconsciously ran towards the garage. Her body reacted more quickly than her mind. But as soon as she turned around, she was tightly grabbed by Captain Oldman.
"Just after praising you, you show your true colors." There was a touch of banter in Captain Oldman's words.
Sophie Lawrence was slightly stunned. Then she suddenly realized that she no longer needed to respond to the alarm. Captain Oldman seemed to see the loss in her heart. He gently patted her on the shoulder and said earnestly, "Adapt slowly."
After leaving Captain Oldman, Sophie Lawrence buried herself in other work again. She didn't know if it was because of a psychological effect, but suddenly she felt that the number of alarms today was extraordinarily large. The alarm bell seemed to be everywhere, ringing in her ears from time to time. Every time it rang, it was like dropping a stone into her heart lake, causing ripples.
During the lunch break, Sophie Lawrence went to the Logistics Department to apply for a dormitory. Since she had been an old member of the team, the whole process went very quickly. At a little after three o'clock in the afternoon, she received a reply agreeing to her stay.
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At a little after eight o'clock in the evening, Henry Mitchell finally finished a long and tiring day's work. He felt like a ship that had sailed on the rough sea for a long time and finally docked, and he could relax and have a good rest. Just as he changed his clothes and was about to leave work, a nurse suddenly walked in with a medical bill.
"Doctor Henry Mitchell, look at this."
Henry Mitchell reached out and took the medical bill and began to look at it carefully.
"Doctor Henry Mitchell, you really put a chessboard in your office." The nurse looked at the chessboard placed in a conspicuous position and said in surprise.
Henry Mitchell frowned and looked up at the nurse. The nurse immediately realized her rudeness and quickly explained:
"Last time Captain Sophie Lawrence came to look for the chessboard but couldn't find it. I happened to pass by here, and she asked me about it."
"Of course I didn't know where the chessboard was, but I suddenly remembered that there was a small cabinet beside your desk, so I pointed it out to Captain Sophie Lawrence."
The nurse was just innocently narrating this matter, but after hearing this, Henry Mitchell's face immediately changed, as if the clear sky was suddenly covered by dark clouds. He asked eagerly, "Are you saying that she opened that cabinet?"
The nurse nodded.
Henry Mitchell without hesitation immediately stuffed the bill back into the nurse's hand, grabbed his coat on the back of the chair, and ran out like a gust of wind, leaving the nurse standing there blankly.
Henry Mitchell drove his car all the way at high speed towards Sophie Lawrence's mother's home. Henry Mitchell knew what was in that cabinet better than anyone else.
"Henry Mitchell, why are you here so late?" Sophie Lawrence's mother looked at Henry Mitchell with疑惑 in her eyes and asked.
Hearing Sophie Lawrence's mother's tone, Henry Mitchell immediately understood that Sophie Lawrence was not here. He pretended to be nonchalant and said, "I passed by after work and came to see you."
Sophie Lawrence's mother smiled and said, "You are so busy. You could have just made a phone call. Why did you go to the trouble of coming here?"
Henry Mitchell chatted with Sophie Lawrence's mother for a long time before getting up and leaving.
Sitting in the car, Henry Mitchell's mind was in a mess. He couldn't figure out how. If Sophie Lawrence didn't return to her mother's place, where else could she go? Just as he was thinking hard but getting nowhere, the figure of Jason Lu suddenly flashed through his mind. Just for a brief moment, Henry Mitchell immediately started the car and drove towards Healing Haven.
Back in the ward, Henry Mitchell's parents had fallen asleep. Henry Mitchell walked carefully to his father's bedside, gently opened his father's mobile phone, and found Jason Lu's number from it. After leaving the ward and returning to his office, Henry Mitchell dialed Jason Lu's phone.
The phone was picked up soon.
"Is Sophie Lawrence at your place?"