Jiang Fuyue was stunned for two seconds before finally confirming that the other party was speaking to her.
Zhong Ziang and Yici were equally baffled by the scene.
He told Jiang Fuyue to get out of the car?
Do the two of them know each other?
Jiang Fuyue immediately shook her head: not familiar.
She lowered the car window, stuck her head out halfway, and said in a cool tone, “Dr. X, you’re blocking the road.”
However, the man did not move aside. His tall, straight body stood firm, unmoving, as he repeated the demand: “Get out of the car.”
Jiang Fuyue frowned. “Is there something?”
“You want to go to the crossfire zone?” He hit the nail on the head.
Without waiting for Jiang Fuyue to answer, the man’s sharp gaze immediately shifted to Zhong Ziang and Yici, his tone suddenly sinking. “She doesn’t know the rules, do you two not know them either?!”
This shout carried obvious anger and reproach.
The two exchanged fleeting looks and shrank back in the car, quiet and cautious, not daring to speak.
At a glance, it was clear they felt guilty.
Jiang Fuyue turned her head and looked at the two of them. “What does he mean by that?”
Zhong Ziang gave a light cough. “…According to regulations, any personnel from Huaxia are not allowed to enter the crossfire zone without approval.”
But what Jiang Fuyue wanted to go to was not, in the strict sense, an actual combat area, but the patient resettlement camp at the edge.
Usually, places like those were relatively safe. Even when several factions clashed, the fighting wouldn’t reach there.
In the two men’s understanding, no fighting meant it didn’t count as a “crossfire zone.” Skirting the edge of the rules and escorting Jiang Fuyue over should not have been a problem.
Who would have thought they’d be stopped on the spot by Xie Dingyuan, and even have it called out so directly.
Now both of them looked a bit embarrassed.
If this Dr. X were to report today’s actions to the higher-ups…
A round of punishment would definitely be unavoidable.
If it were more serious, they might even get a demerit or disciplinary action.
How perceptive was Jiang Fuyue?
She had already read the difficulty in their expressions. After a moment of silence, she ultimately got out of the car as requested.
She could ignore any Dr. X or Dr. Y, but she couldn’t act willfully and drag Zhong Ziang and Yici down with her.
Jiang Fuyue walked toward the man and finally stopped one meter in front of him.
Their gazes met. She tried to reason with him in a gentle tone. “I need to find new mutant strains, so the resettlement camp is a must-go. Is there a specific application procedure or approval process? I can follow the rules.”
The other party looked at her deeply, then, unexpectedly easy to talk to, said, “I’ll help you go through the process. Don’t go today.”
Jiang Fuyue raised an eyebrow. Given that she had been deceived before, she didn’t fully trust him. “Really?”
A hint of doubt and uncertainty.
Under the mask, Xie Dingyuan let out a brief bitter smile and nodded. “Mm. I’ll keep my word.”
“How long will it take?”
“Come find me in the rest room tomorrow.”
“Alright.”
“And us? Can we apply to go together as well?” Zhong Ziang and Yici had no idea when they had gotten out of the car and walked to Jiang Fuyue’s side.
Xie Dingyuan’s cold, deep gaze swept over the two. “Submit a report first.”
That meant they could go?
The two quickly exchanged a look, overjoyed.
Whether from overexcitement or some other reason, Zhong Ziang suddenly, without any warning, tipped backward.
Fortunately, Yici reacted quickly, grabbed him, and swiftly pulled him into his arms, steadying him with both hands so that Zhong Ziang didn’t fall straight to the ground.
“What’s going on?”
“Zhong Ziang?! Wake up, Zhong Ziang?!”
Jiang Fuyue stepped forward to check him, flipped his eyelids, and then pressed her fingers against his neck to feel his pulse.
He was breathing; it should just be fainting. But if it were shock, that would be bad.
Soon, someone noticed the situation over here,
“My god! He didn’t get infected, did he?”
“Don’t scare me. We’ve always done the protective measures at the vaccination site very well. How could an infection appear?”
“That’s not necessarily the case. Like the Beota variant strain, it only needs 14 seconds of non-contact to complete transmission. Who can be sure?”
“God! If an infection really appears at the vaccination site, what are we supposed to do?””
“What’s going on? Has someone been infected with the virus?”
“But didn’t we all get vaccinated in advance? How could someone still get infected?”
“……”
For a time, discussions erupted nonstop. Panic spread, and the scene fell into chaos.
In the end, it was Xie Dingyuan who stepped forward and directly hoisted Zhong Ziang onto his back. “Call a doctor to the clinic. Everyone else, take protective measures!”
Hearing this, Jiang Fuyue turned her head and added, “Immediately carry out large-scale disinfection. Don’t miss a single corner, also inside the car.”
After saying that, she stepped forward to follow.
……
Thirty minutes later, inside the clinic.
Zhong Ziang had already woken up. Aside from a slightly pale complexion and a faint bluish tint to his lips, he looked fine in other respects.
The doctor let out a sigh of relief and took off his mask. “There are no typical symptoms of Schankwo. A viral infection can be ruled out.”
Yici, standing by the bed, and Zhong Ziang, lying on it, both let out a sigh of relief at the same time.
Xie Dingyuan: “Then why did he suddenly faint?”
The doctor pushed up his glasses and cleared his throat. “If I didn’t misdiagnose, it should be heatstroke.”
What?
Yici: “Heatstroke?!”
The doctor nodded. “Yes. Heatstroke-induced syncope. Drink more water and avoid excessive sun exposure.”
Xie Dingyuan: “……”
Jiang Fuyue: “……”
Yici: “Hahahahahahaha… it was actually heatstroke? You’re acting like a little girl, just a bit of sun and you faint.”
Zhong Ziang’s cheeks flushed crimson. He wished he could find a crack in the ground and crawl into it on the spot,
Can’t see me! Can’t see me! Can’t see me!
Yici was still at it: “Hahahahaha…”
Zhong Ziang: “……” Really want to slaughter him!
Grinding his teeth, he still didn’t forget to sneak a glance at Jiang Fuyue and that Dr. X. Both of their expressions were……
Ah! I’ve completely lost face. Want to die!
……
Heatstroke could be mild or severe. In the end, the doctor still recommended IV fluids for observation.
And just like that, Zhong Ziang was kept behind.
Essentially hospitalized.
The next day, Jiang Fuyue and Yici brought meals and a big bottle of mineral water to see him.
Zhong Ziang was leaning against the headboard, receiving an IV, utterly devoid of the will to live.
Help, this place is way too boring. It had only been one night, and he already felt like he was going to grow mold.
Seeing Jiang Fuyue and Yici, his eyes instantly lit up. “You’re finally here, if you didn’t come soon, I’d be scrapped. This h*llhole doesn’t have phones, doesn’t have TV, and I can’t even see a single doctor or nurse to talk to…” Life was too hard for him!
During the day, the medical staff had to handle vaccinations; at night, they still had to check inventory. They simply wouldn’t come over here.
Only in the morning would they spare time to come by once to give Zhong Ziang his IV drip.
After it finished, Zhong Ziang even had to pull out the needle himself.
With no one paying attention, he could only face the stark white walls alone. No wonder he was wailing like this.
Yici put down the food containers and water. Hearing this, he couldn’t help rolling his eyes. “Can you have a bit of backbone?”
Zhong Ziang: “What’s backbone? Can you eat it? How much does it cost?”
“……” Idiot.
Yici handed over the mineral water. “Heatstroke means you need to drink more water. Hurry up, chug a couple of big gulps for me.”
The moment Zhong Ziang heard him bring up heatstroke again and recalled everyone’s looks from yesterday, he was instantly so embarrassed his toes curled tight.
D*mn it!
This guy is definitely doing it on purpose!
Purposely making him relive a massive public humiliation scene, too insidious!
Yici looked utterly baffled. “What… why are you looking at me? Hurry up and drink. Otherwise I’ll call the doctor.”
Zhong Ziang could only “grit his teeth and endure the humiliation,” hug the bottle, and take several huge gulps.
Gulp gulp,
Then Yici opened the food containers. “Alright, eat up. Eat more. If you’re a rice-grinding person, you’ve got to look like one…”
Zhong Ziang reached out his hand.
Yici: “?”
“Present the chopsticks. No chopsticks, how am I supposed to eat?”
That air of being waited on, straight-up local emperor.
Yici: “Look how full of yourself you are! Can’t you get them yourself? Eat if you want, don’t if you don’t.”
“Tsk, comrade, your service attitude is really terrible, not at all, mmph!”
Yici directly grabbed a steamed bun and stuffed it into his mouth.
Zhong Ziang’s eyes went blank. “?”
Then the whole world went quiet.
Yici nodded in satisfaction, quite pleased with the current result.
……
After Zhong Ziang finished eating, Jiang Fuyue roughly checked his physical condition.
No fever, normal heartbeat, everything was fine.
It was just that……
“Why isn’t there a medication label stuck on the IV bottle?”
Just a bare bottle.
Zhong Ziang shook his head. “I don’t know.”
Jiang Fuyue took a look. There really was no label, so she casually asked, “What fluid are you getting?”
How would Zhong Ziang know? He just answered offhandedly: “…A night missing you?”
Yici: “……”
Jiang Fuyue: “……”
So cold.
So greasy.
At this moment, Dr. X happened to walk in, his tone tinged with chill. “Who did you say you miss?”
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