Chapter 20 — Emergency Night Watchman

Or—I can't show up in every emergency room in the country. But if this model kit could— It is the “eyes” I leave behind for the patients I will never be able to see.
"Let's go." Chu Yen Binh patted my shoulder, "Phuong Chinh Thanh called the car at the door. I still have another day of academic schedule tomorrow."
"Yes."
I put down the empty glass and followed him out of the banquet room. The March night wind in Nanjing still carried a cold breeze, but in the air there was already the sweet, bitter scent of young sycamore leaves. The streetlights cast long shadows of the three of us. Phuong Chinh Thanh walked in front, his steps were steady and fast. Chu Yen Binh is in the middle, his steps are long and leisurely. I was at the end, my steps light but steady. The three shadows, one in front, one in the middle, one behind, are like a wordless inheritance. From now on— The deep nights of the Emergency Department are no longer filled with fear and fatigue. It has direction. Have a companion. Significant. I sped up my steps, catching up with the shadows of the two people in front. (End of story)