He knew he was badly injured, after all, he had been in the fire for so long, suffering various burns, plus that final fatal blow, he guessed his condition wouldn't be good.
But the fact that he's awake now means the problem isn't serious.
"Comrade Zhou, you're welcome. Serving soldiers is the duty of our military hospital! You should rest first. We might change your IV bag later, so just relax and rest." Jin Shulan said before leaving the ward.
After Zhou Jinglan got a general understanding, he felt much more at ease.
As for other questions, we can only ask them when the military sends someone to visit him.
According to what the nurse just said, the two doctors who saved him were military doctors, and he is now staying in a military hospital. He probably won't see them again, but he still wants to thank them in person.
This mission is said to have received support from the medical department of the northern troops...
Once he recovers and is discharged from the hospital, he should at least go to the troops in the north to express his gratitude.
Zhou Jinglan was very weak. He had exerted a lot of energy by ringing the bell, and the effects of the anesthesia had not completely worn off. He quickly drifted off to sleep again.
Midway through, a nurse came to change his IV bag, and he woke up.
After waking up this time, I was too awake and couldn't even fall asleep. Moreover, my injuries were very painful, and the pain became even more pronounced after the anesthetic wore off completely.
Such a large area of burns is not only excruciatingly painful, but also itchy due to the tight bandages, making it extremely difficult to endure.
Under such torment, he was even less able to sleep.
With nothing to do, I could only keep replaying the events of the mission in my mind.
A blurry face drew closer and closer to him...
It seems familiar.
"Is it someone I know?" Zhou Jinglan murmured to himself.
He didn't recognize the medic from the northern troops, nor could he clearly see the face that was getting closer. He just had a strange, familiar feeling.
Why does it feel familiar?
Why would you feel familiar with a stranger?
Zhou Jinglan thought about it carefully for a long time, and finally came to a conclusion—
The reason he felt a sense of familiarity was because it reminded him of the time when he was a child and rolled down a mountain, only to be rescued by the Little Goddess.
But... it shouldn't be like this.
He has found the Little Goddess; perhaps this familiar feeling is just an illusion caused by his injuries.
The little goddess back then was named Leng Yinghong.
Although it wasn't quite the same as what he had imagined he would look like when he grew up, he always remembered the birthmark. There was no mistake; the little goddess who saved him back then was Leng Yinghong.
From the moment Leng Yinghong carried him out of his predicament, he silently vowed in his heart to take care of her for the rest of his life.
Therefore, Zhou Jinglan worked especially hard later on.
He trained relentlessly, ate lots of rice and meat, and thought every day about growing up quickly so he could find the little goddess who would rescue him and then it would be his turn to protect her.
Heaven was indeed kind to him; he found Leng Yinghong.
He can't think about other girls anymore.
“They saved me, so it’s only right that I thank them after I recover, but that’s all…” Zhou Jinglan said.
There was nothing he could do but let his thoughts wander aimlessly.
After thinking it over, I'm still most worried about my illness.
He can barely move now. He knows that he has extensive burns on his skin and his legs are tangled. He doesn't know the exact situation, but it's probably not going to be very optimistic.
He'll have to wait until tomorrow during the day; perhaps his attending physician will come and talk to him about his condition.
The burns were very severe; even if these injuries heal, they will likely leave behind a lot of scars...
The thought of this made Zhou Jinglan's heart sink.
But he wasn't a professional, so besides worrying, there was nothing he could do.
If you're staying in the hospital, how you get treatment and whether you can get better depends on what the doctor says.
The following day, when Liu Zijian made his rounds, he lingered in Zhou Jinglan's ward for a long time, mainly talking to him about his condition, the subsequent treatment plan, and the predicted prognosis.
"Don't move, just lie there and listen to me. You can ask me anytime if you have any questions," Liu Zijian said.
He was basically in charge of soldiers like these who were wounded on the front lines and sent to military hospitals.
This process is already quite familiar to them.
"Both your legs have been broken—"
Zhou Jinglan was wrapped up very tightly, and the only thing visible on his face was his eyes.
His eyes widened instantly.
He was only unconscious, not suffering from amnesia, so Zhou Jinglan remembered everything that happened before he lost consciousness. He also knew that his legs had been crushed by the roof beam, but he did not expect the consequences to be so severe that they would be broken!
"Broken?" Zhou Jinglan suddenly became agitated, seemingly trying to sit up, or perhaps unwilling to accept it and wanting to "move" his legs to prove that they weren't completely useless.
"Don't get agitated." Liu Zijian quickly stopped Zhou Jinglan and continued what he had just said, "It was indeed broken, but Dr. Qiao's skills are excellent. He has already reattached it, and there is hope that you can recover to your previous condition. It may just take at least three months."
Zhou Jinglan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Thankfully, I managed to save both my legs!
If his legs were truly crippled, he simply wouldn't know how to face it.
“There’s another big problem: you have extensive burns on your skin. Treatment isn’t difficult, but even if you recover, you’ll be left with a lot of scars, and scar removal won’t be easy,” Liu Zijian said.
Upon seeing Zhou Jinglan's injuries, Liu Zijian naturally thought of Lu Zhengjun.
Lu Zhengjun suffered the same fate, with extensive burns.
"Dr. Liu, can't your hospital remove scars?" Zhou Jinglan asked.
“No,” Liu Zijian said frankly. “If it were just a small area of scars, it would be easier to treat, but with such a large area of burns like yours, no hospital can guarantee that you will be able to fully recover to your previous appearance.”
Zhou Jinglan: "..."
This is a really big problem.
He had it not only on his body, but also on his face.
Extensive scarring is almost indistinguishable from disfigurement.
Zhou Jinglan wasn't concerned about physical appearance; he just felt that too many scars would inevitably affect his career—many missions required soldiers to have an unremarkable appearance, and that being ordinary was best, as it would make them less likely to attract attention.
If someone has extensive burns, they won't be able to keep a low profile even if they want to.
It's just too eye-catching.
As a result, Zhou Jinglan will inevitably lose many opportunities to carry out missions in the future, and may even be unable to carry out those difficult missions that are easy to make meritorious, which is the same as ruining his future.
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