"If it were not for the timely arrival of my friend, I would have been robbed." At around midnight today, a man named Yang Wen (a pseudonym) was walking alone on the ring road near Baohe Park. While he was talking on the phone with his friend and moving forward, a robber followed him. The suspect's shouting was heard by Yang's friend on the other end of the phone, allowing Yang Wen to narrowly escape the robbery.
At around 12:30 AM today, an injured man holding his buttocks limped into the Provincial Hospital. When the reporter saw this victim, he was lying on the hospital bed with bloodstains on his pants. The doctor was treating the wound on his buttocks. The disinfectant caused the victim so much pain that he trembled all over. Fortunately, the wound was not deep, and no bones were injured; it was only a superficial wound. The doctor said that after the wound was bandaged, the victim would be fine after receiving an IV drip.
The reporter learned that the victim’s name was Yang Wen. A middle-aged man accompanied the injured Yang Wen to the hospital. The man explained that while he was on his way home, he heard that his friend Yang Wen had encountered some trouble. When he arrived at the scene, Yang Wen was being held hostage and later stabbed by the assailant. Yang Wen later told the reporter that he was terrified that night and if it weren't for his friend arriving in time, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
Yang Wen recounted the incident: last night, after dining at a hotel on Wuhu Road, Yang Wen played a few rounds of cards. Seeing the clock strike midnight, he decided to head home. In the cool post-rain breeze of the early morning, Yang Wen chose to walk along the ring road instead of taking a taxi. As he reached near Baohe Park, he remembered there was something important to do at the company the next day, so he called a friend who had just left earlier. Unbeknownst to him, while he was engrossed in conversation, a young man closely followed behind him. However, Yang Wen, looking down at the road while holding his phone, did not notice the person trailing behind him.
When the man pressed a knife against Yang Wen's waist, he realized the danger had arrived. "Hand over your money," the suspect's low voice shattered Yang Wen's calm mood instantly. He froze, standing still with his phone in hand, unable to move.
Yang Wen recalled realizing how dangerous the situation was but didn't want to quickly hand over the cash in his pocket. To buy time, he pleaded, "Brother, don't do anything rash. I'll give you whatever you want." The suspect, growing impatient as Yang Wen hesitated, shouted, "Hurry up, or I won't be polite!" Yang Wen could feel the hard object pressing into his lower back becoming increasingly painful. Reluctantly, he obeyed.
A Friend Saves the Day
Just then, a motorcycle drove past Yang Wen from behind. Yang Wen instinctively hoped the rider might stop, giving him a chance to escape the predicament. "What are you doing?" came a familiar voice from the motorcycle. Recognizing the voice as his friend, Yang Wen felt relieved. The suspect, hearing the rebuke, nervously pushed Yang Wen away. However, as he fled, he stabbed Yang Wen in the buttocks with a knife. After walking a few steps, Yang Wen noticed warmth in his thigh and realized he was bleeding—realizing he had been stabbed. Subsequently, under the care of his friend, he went to the Provincial Hospital for treatment.
After escaping danger, Yang Wen was filled with confusion and fear but also felt incredibly lucky. His friend recalled that during their call, suddenly the line went silent, followed by the words "Hand over your money." Perhaps too nervous, the suspect didn’t realize Yang Wen's phone was still on. Quickly realizing that Yang Wen was in trouble, his friend rode his motorcycle along Yang Wen's route to save him.
Yang Wen reported the incident to the police at the hospital. Currently, the police are investigating the matter.
□ Interns Song Liqin, Cheng Yu
□ Reporter Xia Haijun, Text/Photos
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