Shen Huaisang’s hand paused, then he forcefully threw the man to the ground. The man spat out a mouthful of blood and immediately passed out.
Shen Huaisang quickly took out the signal flare from his怀 and ignited it. He then walked to Gou An’s side and immediately used a small knife to untie them all.
Holding Gou An, Shen Huaisang prepared to leave immediately to find the medical team. Just then, he heard Gou An say, “Yes, I’m sorry, Captain. It’s all my fault. I implicated Black Panther and Black Bear. Please, don’t blame them.”
“Shut up! I’ll settle with you when we get back!”
“Cap, Captain, it’s no use. I, I know. You, you must help me. Take good care of my family, please…”
Before he could finish, Gou An spat out another large mouthful of blood, mixed with blood clots.
Shen Huaijin froze, holding Gou An.
“Er Gouzi, I order you, you hold on! Hear me! The medics are coming soon!”
He immediately put Gou An down. When Gou An vomited blood, it was clear his internal injuries were very serious and he should not be moved.
The other two, after tying up the five people Shen Huaisang had dealt with, also hurried over.
“Captain, is Er Gouzi, is he finished?”
As soon as these words were spoken, Black Panther’s face was instantly streaked with tears.
“Er Gouzi, you shouldn’t have done that!”
Shen Huaisang looked at the other two and then at Gou An, whose breathing was clearly fading.
He reached inside his clothes and took out a small pendant worn around his neck.
Shen Huaisang unscrewed the small pendant and immediately poured the liquid inside into Gou An’s mouth.
The small pendant contained highly concentrated spiritual spring water that Shen Yao had specially prepared for Shen Huaisang, intended for saving his life in critical moments.
Shen Yao had repeatedly cautioned him to always carry it on any mission.
Although it was a small amount, it could dilute a large barrel of spiritual spring water.
Black Panther and Black Bear, seeing their captain feeding Gou An something unknown, could only watch Gou An with pained expressions.
If Gou An hadn’t taken the bullets for them earlier, he might not be in this state.
However, they also understood that if Gou An hadn’t blocked the bullets, all three of them would have died, as those shots were aimed to kill them.
Shen Huaisang watched Gou An’s condition intently, remaining silent.
Soon, the sound of movement came from the dense forest. They looked back and saw a team approaching. Leading the way was a man holding a medicine box.
The man moved at a rapid pace. Upon reaching Gou An, he immediately administered an injection and attached an oxygen mask to his head.
After a series of actions, Gou An was carried away on a stretcher, along with Black Panther and Black Bear.
Although Shen Huaisang was also injured, his injuries didn’t seem severe. More importantly, he still had follow-up matters to handle.
…
That night, after arriving at the military hospital, Shen Huaisang saw Black Bear and Black Panther, heavily bandaged and sitting in wheelchairs outside the operating room.
The surgery had already been underway for eight hours. Black Panther and Black Bear had gone from hope and luck to despair.
They understood what eight hours signified.
Was it still not enough?
Shen Huaisang also grieved, squatting on the ground and holding his head.
At one o’clock in the morning, the operating room door finally opened, and a nurse emerged.
“Nurse, how is it, how is it! Er Gouzi, spit, is Gou An alright!”
The nurse, seeing the peculiar attire of the three, was unfazed. “The surgery was very successful. As long as he can get through the next three critical days, he will be safe.”
After saying this, the nurse hurried off to other matters, muttering as she left, “Incredibly lucky. To survive after being shot eight times is truly a miracle.”
Hearing this, Shen Huaisang finally relaxed and slumped to the ground.
“Captain, Captain, did you hear? Er Gouzi is alright, he’s really alright!”
Shen Huaisang sat on the ground for a while before being discovered by the instructor who had accompanied him.
“Shen Huaisang, do you want to be completely ruined before you’re satisfied! And you two, you’re injured, why aren’t you resting in your rooms, what are you doing out here causing trouble!”
The instructor’s booming voice stunned the three of them.
He then remembered they were in a hospital and lowered his voice.
“All of you, get back to your rooms immediately. Shen Huaisang, you come with me, let’s get your wounds treated!”
If he hadn’t come to check on him tonight out of concern, he wouldn’t have known that this scoundrel hadn’t even treated his own injuries!
In the emergency room, after Shen Huaisang took off his shirt, his chest and back were covered in bruises and several knife wounds.
The wounds were already red, not to mention the numerous scratches on his arms, neck, and face, some with splinters still embedded.
The nurse used tweezers to clean out the fine splinters from the wound area, then applied medicine and sutured it.
Throughout the entire process, Shen Huaisang didn’t even flinch, as if he were not the one who was injured.
However, he recalled the intense training under Mo Xuan, and compared to that, his current injuries were nothing.
“Gou An’s surgery was successful. You, Black Panther, and the others will recuperate in the hospital for a few days. Don’t think you’re healthy and neglect your body!”
The instructor chattered on, then arranged for Shen Huaisang to be in the same ward as Black Panther and the others.
The ward was originally for three people, and with Shen Huaisang’s arrival, it was now full.
After recuperating for three days, Gou An finally woke up.
It was then that Shen Huaisang began to feel fear. He shouldn’t have used the spiritual spring water his younger sister gave him, but he couldn’t bear to watch Gou An die before his eyes.
He spent a week in trepidation. One day during training, Shen Huaisang was called out by the instructor.
“A leader wants to speak with you to understand the situation. Go to the office.”
Shen Huaisang knew that what was coming had finally arrived.
Shen Huaisang stood at the doorway, organized his thoughts, and then spoke.
“Report!”
“Enter.”
After hearing the response from inside, Shen Huaisang pushed the door open and entered.
In the office, there were a total of six people, including those sitting and standing. Shen Huaisang immediately saluted.
The others also stood up and returned the salute.
“Please, have a seat.”
A military officer pointed to the chair in the center. Soldiers were meant to obey orders, so Shen Huaisang sat down, his back straight.
“Comrade Shen, we are here to understand what happened after Gou An was shot.”
A leader sitting in the center spoke. He was a major general, the highest-ranking among the six.
“Reporting, Major General, Gou An was heavily injured because he shielded the other two comrades from gunfire. When I saw him get shot, I immediately dealt with those two. Afterward, I fired a signal flare, untied them, and waited for rescue at the scene.”