As soon as the operating light went out and the surgeon came out, Zhou Kangcheng rushed to him and asked, "Doctor, how is our platoon leader?"

"The angle at which he was hit by the bullet was very tricky; it almost damaged his nerves. Luckily, he was brought in in time; any later and the outcome would have been uncertain!"

Zhuang Zhiwu was then wheeled out of the operating room by a nurse. After thanking the doctor, Zhou Kangcheng quickly escorted Zhuang Zhiwu back to his ward, where he was given a private room.

Several comrades took turns keeping watch that night and reported Zhuang Zhiwu's situation to their superiors.

Zhuang Zhimeng didn't sleep well all night, and she got up as soon as it was light.

An Qingbai knew she was anxious, so he had already asked the brigade leader to prepare letters of introduction for the two of them to go to town before they came.

When Zhuang Zhimeng saw him arrive, she immediately walked out.

The two reached the village entrance and were about to board the oxcart when Qin Jiandang, having just seen Zhuang Zhimeng in the newspaper, came over to congratulate her.

"Zhimeng, where are you going?"

"Uncle Qin, you're here? I need to go to the post office to make a phone call urgently!"

"Get in the car, I'll take you there! I just happened to drive here today."

Zhuang Zhimeng nodded in agreement, thinking that this would be more convenient.

Qin Jiandang saw An Qingbai also following along and asked, "What's this?"

"Uncle Qin, this is my boyfriend, An Qingbai!"

"Brother Qingbai, this is Uncle Qin."

Hello, Uncle Qin!

"Alright, let's go!"

Seeing that Zhuang Zhimeng looked very anxious, Qin Jiandang didn't bother with pleasantries.

The villagers at the village entrance, witnessing this scene, all felt that this educated youth was truly remarkable, managing to know someone who drove a car; they knew better than to offend her in the future.

Zhuang Zhimeng had no idea that she was a formidable figure in the eyes of the villagers.

"What happened? Why are you in such a hurry?"

Qin Jiandang drove towards the town, and he rarely saw the girl so anxious, so he was very worried.

"I have a feeling something's happened to my second brother!"

"Then just go to my place and make a call. First, call the military base to find someone. If that doesn't work, call the commander!"

Zhuang Zhimeng nodded, and then no one spoke again.

An Qingbai took Zhuang Zhimeng's hand and placed it in his palm, hoping to give her some strength.

Zhuang Zhimeng leaned gently against his shoulder and closed her eyes to rest.

Qin Jiandang saw their clingy behavior but didn't say anything; now was not the time to talk about such things.

It only took about 20 minutes to drive to the town and then to the armed forces department.

Qin Jiandang pointed to the phone and then went out.

Zhuang Zhimeng first dialed the military unit's phone number that her second brother had left for her, but the soldier on duty told her that the platoon leader was on a mission and had not yet returned.

Immediately afterwards, he dialed the phone number of his grandfather's office.

"Ya Ya, are your parents coming back soon? It's been several days already."

"Grandpa, my parents have already boarded the train back home. Now let's talk about my second brother."

"What happened to your second brother? He's perfectly fine, there's no way anything could have happened to him. If something were wrong, wouldn't I know?"

"Grandpa, are you still trying to hide it from me? You always talk a lot when you lie. If you don't tell me, I'll go to the army and ask myself!"

The old man remained silent for a long time before finally telling the truth.

"Your second brother is indeed in trouble; he's injured!"

"Is the injury serious?"

"The surgery is over now, and she should wake up today. Her condition isn't too serious!"

"Grandpa, should I go see him?"

"That works too. He's in the military hospital not far from where you are."

"Okay, Grandpa, I understand!"

After Qin Jiandang saw that she had finished her phone call and learned that they were going to the hospital, he simply took them there.

Upon arriving at the hospital, they asked the receptionist for Zhuang Zhiwu's room number and the three of them quickly went over there.

When Zhuang Zhimeng opened the door, she saw that Zhuang Zhiwu was already awake, and the female doctor was measuring his blood pressure.

When Zhuang Zhiwu saw that it was Zhuang Zhimeng, he tried to sit up, but ended up touching his wound.

"hiss!"

Just as Zhuang Zhimeng was about to step forward, the doctor next to her moved even faster.

"Zhiwu, what's your hurry? Don't you want your arm anymore?"

He held down Zhuang Zhiwu's arm and checked the wound before turning around and asking, "Who are you?"

"Little sister, what brings you here? Your family probably doesn't know I'm injured yet, right?"

Upon hearing that it was her younger sister, Shu Xinzhu said to Zhuang Zhiwu, "Zhiwu, I won't disturb you two any longer. I'll be going now. Take care of your wound!"

"Um!"

After Shu Xinzhu pushed open the door and walked out, Zhuang Zhimeng leaned up to Zhuang Zhiwu and asked gossipy, "Zhiwu, you call me so affectionately, what's your relationship?"

Zhuang Zhiwu rolled his eyes speechlessly at her gossipy expression. "You dare to tease your second brother? It's nothing. She's our division commander's daughter and also my attending physician."

“Something’s wrong with you! Something’s very wrong with you!” Zhuang Zhimeng asserted.