The War Starts So Soon

Xiao Yue did not know what Long Zhao Feng told Zhou Zi Ran. She only knew that a few hours later after she came back from a sumptuous dinner, Caretaker Wang excitedly told her that Zhou Zi Ran had given permission for them to withdraw blood from his brother's corpse. The team immediately got to work. Xiao Yue suddenly had a lot of helping hands.

"What happened? I have never seen you guys this eager." Xiao Yue asked, a little confused.

"Not this eager" was a huge understatement. The correct term would be "not care at all". They all laughed awkwardly while scratching their heads. Medic Chen was the first to speak up.

"I guess we all were touched by Zhou Zi Ran's words."

Xiao Yue was not there when Zhou Zi Ran came by the hospital and gave his permission. Curious, she waited for Medic Chen to finish. He was not one to explain further. Caretaker Wang gladly took over for him.

"You must know, Xiao Ya," he said while removing the cap of an empty vial to fill it with blood, "All of us have medical knowledge to some extent. Working in a military hospital is not a joking matter. We have to be tough, and we also have to be dedicated. What we treat here is not some cold or sprained leg. We have to stitch up people, stop bleeding from torn limbs. We even have to deal with mental disorders."

"You can say that this place is the second hell on earth, the first one being the battlefield itself. Now, Zhou Zi Chen had no medical knowledge prior to joining. His brother recommended him to the hospital, and General Long agreed because the siblings would like to stay close to each other."

"We did our best teaching Zhou Zi Chen what we knew, but there was a first time for everyone. This was our first time handling a poisoning case, and we had not thought about warning him about some things. Before we knew it, he was already touching the patient all over, trying to help him. He meant well. Zhou Zi Chen was very hardworking. He was just... unlucky, if one chooses to put it that way."

Xiao Yue could not help but rub at her right hand. She too almost touched the poisoned patients. If Long Zhao Feng did not stop her in time, she might be the eighth poisoning patient!

"Stop it," Medic Chen smacked Caretaker Wang on the back. "Why are you talking bad about the deceased? In front of his corpse, too!"

"Owww, I did not mean to do that!" Caretaker Wang replied while trying to rub his aching back.

While tidying up the vials containing blood, Medic Chen decided to cut the explanation short.

"Anyway, we all know that Zhou Zi Chen entered this section by means of connection. We did not begrudge him this because like Brother Wang here so eloquently put, this is not exactly a dream job. Zhou Zi Ran pointed out that his brother was a simple man, he had not done anything meritorious in his life.

Although Zhou Zi Ran himself did not entertain the thought of having us do unspeakable things to his brother's corpse, he only wants that if this works, if we succeed, then we will always remember that it is thanks to Zhou Zi Chen that everyone else is spared from the poison."

Xiao Yue glanced at Zhou Zi Chen's corpse on the makeshift bed, a few cuts were made on the body to take blood.

>>I will remember,<< she told herself.

>>Zhou Zi Chen, I will always remember your contribution.<<

She thought that, and she wanted to say that to his brother face-to-face too, so Xiao Yue walked toward the tent entrance to go find Colonel Zhou.

"Oi oi oi Xiao Ya where are you going? We have a bunch of things to do here!"

"I just... I want to say thank you to Colonel Zhou."

The medics and caretakers cackled.

"Save it for when he comes back."

Xiao Yue frowned.

"Huh, he went somewhere?"

"Yeah. Xiao Ya, don't you know? The troops were dispatched this evening. The war is starting!"

Xiao Yue's lips parted in surprise. Did Wo Chao Guang not tell her that both sides were still observing each other? How did they suddenly make a move? She just met Long Zhao Feng a few hours ago too. He did not mention anything. He still had time to tease her...

Ignoring the others who called out for her, Xiao Yue rushed out of the tent to see for herself. The base was definitely lacking a lot of soldiers. Xiao Yue ran toward the dining area to see whether they were just having their dinner. It was empty. Then she ran to the training grounds. It was also empty. The old training equipment were piled up carelessly at one side, and a young soldier was tidying up.

"Where... where is everyone?" Xiao Yue asked. She knew the answer but she still had to ask. Just to be sure.

The soldier bowed at her and answered, "Big Sister, they left for the war. The rest are guarding at the fence."