Chapter 105: The Old Man Jumps Off the Building
With strong interest in his heart, Zhu Bufan slowly approached the area from where the sound of the rolling bottle had come.
At this moment, the reason why Zhu Bufan was moving so slowly was because he felt a bit creeped out inside.
As the saying goes, the rooftop of the hospital is often a place where the souls of the departed wander, and now it's already past eleven o'clock, nearing midnight. What if it's a ghost? Wouldn't Zhu Bufan be scared to death?
Although Zhu Bufan didn't quite believe in these ghostly tales, he had nevertheless witnessed a soul with his own eyes, so he couldn't help but be cautious.
After all, the powerful soul of Cultivation Demon was still residing inside his own body.
Zhu Bufan slowly made his way over and the next moment, he was stunned.
"Damn it." As soon as Zhu Bufan turned a corner, he saw an elderly man attempting to climb over the rooftop railing.
Not far from the old man, a bottle was still gently rolling.
It appeared that the sound of the rolling bottle was inadvertently caused by the elderly man while he was trying to climb over the railing, right?
Seeing the elderly man struggling to climb over the railing at this time, Zhu Bufan immediately furrowed his eyebrows: "This old man, this, is he trying to jump off the building?"
The old man was struggling to climb, but he seemed not afraid of falling off.
Several times, the old man nearly tumbled over the edge of the railing, but he still did not give up climbing the railing.
Therefore, Zhu Bufan immediately guessed that the old man was most likely trying to jump off!
Why on earth was the old man not sleeping at night, instead coming to the rooftop of the inpatient department to jump off the building?
Zhu Bufan was somewhat puzzled.
However, as the old saying goes: saving a life is as meritorious as building a seven-tiered pagoda.
Now that Zhu Bufan had come upon this situation, he certainly had to try to save the old man.
Moreover, from the rooftop of the inpatient department to the ground was a full thirty floors. If the old man were to fall from there and someone found out that Zhu Bufan was present, what if they accused him of pushing the old man down? Wouldn't that make him unable to explain himself?
So, in the next moment!
"Old gentleman, old gentleman, please don't get agitated! Beyond this railing is not a place for fun, come, let's come down and have a chat, okay?" At this time, Zhu Bufan quickly ran over and began shouting towards the old man's back.
"You… you… don't come any closer." Hearing someone shouting, the old man's body suddenly stiffened, and the next moment, he turned his head around.
At this time, the old man certainly did not expect that there would be someone else on this lonely rooftop.
The old man turned his head and saw a young man in his twenties running towards him, so, in the next moment, he immediately spoke to Zhu Bufan.
"Stop, don't come any closer. If you do, I'll jump down, and then you will become a murderer!"
"…"
Hearing the old man's words, Zhu Bufan was somewhat speechless, feeling as if his intervention had disturbed the old man.
However, at this moment, Zhu Bufan couldn't be bothered with too much; after all, saving a life was what mattered most!
Didn't you see, this old man's body has already climbed onto the railing?
"Sir, dear sir, my precious sir, please, please don't act impulsively! I, your junior, am coming right over." At this time, Zhu Bufan immediately pressed the brakes, and the next moment, he was standing about five or six meters away from the old man.
At this time, the old man who had climbed onto the railing saw that Zhu Bufan wasn't coming any closer but had stopped, which somewhat calmed his agitated emotions.
Therefore, at this time, the old man did not continue climbing outwards.
Seeing that the old man stopped climbing outwards, at this time, Zhu Bufan's heart suddenly relaxed.
"I say, sir! Esteemed elder sir, look at you, at your age, why are you still imitating our young people's impulses? Of course, being impulsive can sometimes be a good thing, but sir, using this impulsiveness to jump off a building, that's not good!" Zhu Bufan said.
"Yo-ho." Upon hearing Zhu Bufan's words, the old man lying on the railing suddenly chuckled: "You, young man, seem to have some skills. Unexpectedly, I, an old man, have spent my life teaching others, yet today I'm being lectured by a greenhorn like you. Alas..."
The old man lying on the railing sighed a bit.
"..." Hearing the old man sighing, Zhu Bufan was somewhat speechless. Was I lecturing you? Don't you understand that I am trying to persuade you not to jump?
Honestly, if I wasn't born with a kind heart, I wouldn't bother whether you jump or not.
"Young man, go on your way! This matter has nothing to do with you. Just pretend you never saw this old man." Zhu Bufan was speechless, but at this time, the old man waved his hand and spoke again.
At this moment, Zhu Bufan truly noticed for the first time that although the old man's voice was hoarse and his complexion not so good, the quality of aura he inadvertently revealed was unmistakable.
This kind of temperament, Zhu Bufan knew, was one that only those in high positions could possess. Moreover, this was a unique temperament that came from being in a high position over a long period!
Could this old man be a political figure?
And judging by this look, it seems that this old man's status is not low!
Why would an elder with such a high status come to the hospital's rooftop to jump off? Logically, this shouldn't be the case?
However, the next moment, Zhu Bufan recalled the backstory of this hospital.
This hospital was a Military District Hospital. Since it's a Military District Hospital, those who come here for treatment definitely wouldn't be of low status. Since they are all individuals of high status, it made sense for this old man to be on the rooftop of the inpatient department.
Now that the old man's status made sense, why would he want to jump off the building?
At this moment, Zhu Bufan was again at a loss.
Logically, someone in a high position would definitely have resilience unlike that of ordinary people, and their mental state also should be non-comparable to the average person's. According to this, it would generally be impossible for someone in a high position to choose to jump to their death.
Unless, he was caught up in something, or faced extremely unfair treatment, or his life was reaching its end, choosing to jump would merely be ending the pain earlier!
Combining these thoughts with the fact that this is a hospital.
Then the reason for this old man's jump must be that he was diagnosed with an incurable disease, otherwise, why would he choose to jump off?
After some analysis, Zhu Bufan now knew that the old man's reason for attempting to jump was most likely due to being diagnosed with an incurable disease!