He arranged tasks for the logistics staff in an orderly manner. The logistics staff also gave him a work report, and he responded to each one of them. It was neat and tidy.
After finishing the arrangements, he put away the walkie-talkie, stared at the door of the emergency room opposite, and just watched quietly.
The mask covered most of his face, making it impossible to see his expression. One could only see his calm eyes and brows.
He looked calm and composed.
Qiao Xuejun pursed her lips, took a step forward, reached out and took off the mask that covered Zhao Xian's mouth, nose and most of his face.
Zhao Xian was stunned for a moment and looked at her quietly.
Qiao Xuejun retreated to the wall, leaned against it, put her weight on it, and looked towards the emergency room: "I hope he will be okay."
Zhao Xian lowered his eyes: "Not much hope."
“…”
Qiao Xuejun wanted to ask why this happened. After so long, the patrol team was still very restrained in their behavior outside, and they would put their own safety first. After all, everyone knew that the drugs were tight, so they would not get hurt if they could.
But now is not the time to ask such questions.
Soon, the soldiers who had just handed over the sea monster's body bag also came over and stood in a group outside the emergency room.
When they saw Qiao Xuejun, they greeted him first and then all became quiet.
After waiting for a while, someone became impatient and asked anxiously, "Why hasn't he come out yet? I don't know what the situation is."
"What's the hurry? Stop making a fuss and let the doctor treat him!"
Someone asked Wang Juanfeng: "Doctor Wang, you saw A Jiang's injury, don't you think... he will be fine? Is that injury..."
When he asked this question, he couldn't speak anymore. He didn't even believe it.
They were all soldiers, and had experienced countless battles before and after the natural disaster. They could tell at a glance what kind of injury would lead to what kind of consequences.
But even though I know it in my heart, I still want to wait for an exception.
A soldier suddenly said: "I should have discovered earlier that Ajiang was tricked by the sea monster."
Another warrior said, "And me... I was the closest to him... If I had discovered it earlier, he might not have been bitten by the sea monster."
"Don't talk about ifs, just wait for the doctor's results."
“…”
Through the few words they said here, Qiao Xuejun roughly understood the situation at that time.
Xiao Jiang was poisoned by a unique alkaloid of marine life and had hallucinations. This time the sea monster also confused them, and none of them realized that the toxin of this sea monster was so strong.
Xiao Jiang's illusion took effect and he approached the sea monster. As a result, the sea monster, which was originally at a weak position, counterattacked in an instant and only attacked Xiao Jiang.
Another soldier said, "It was Ajiang who discovered the monster first this time." Today was a good harvest, and Xiaojiang should have been rewarded, but now the situation has turned out like this.
One soldier said angrily: "It's that sea monster, how abominable!"
As they were talking, Zhao Xian's radio suddenly rang: "Calling base, calling base, this is patrol booth No. 5! Please answer immediately!"
Zhao Xian picked up the intercom: "Got it, go ahead."
"We have discovered a sea monster at the foot of the mountain, and it seems to be planning to attack us! Should the patrol booth initiate an active attack?"
Everyone heard it.
One soldier cursed, "Damn it! They dare to come! Fight back! Fight back! Kill them!"
Zhao Xian raised his eyes to look at him before he stopped.
Zhao Xian arranged: "Observe first. Pay attention to the enemy's whereabouts. If they intend to go up the mountain, immediately fight back and drive them away from the mountain."
"Yes!" the other side answered.
The soldiers present were silent.
Zhao Xian’s intention was still not to take the initiative to fight, he could only fight back.
It is a very restrained decision that does not take the initiative to provoke trouble and reduces the chances of conflict.
“Sizzle—”
The door of the operating room was pushed open and Dr. Zheng, wearing protective clothing, walked out.
The soldiers gathered around him, and Zhao Xian stood in front of Doctor Zheng: "How is it?"
But everyone had a premonition when they looked at the doctor's expression.
Sure enough, Doctor Zheng shook his head: "No, the injury is too severe, too much blood loss, and the internal organs are also seriously damaged. It's... there's nothing we can do. He's sacrificed."
Some soldiers' eyes immediately turned red.
Qiao Xuejun stood nearby, feeling very heavy-hearted.
She remembered the soldier named Jiang, a scout, very young and enthusiastic. She remembered that when she first came to the First Base to trade, Zhao Xian wanted to take her home after the trade was completed.
At that time, there were several soldiers escorting her home, including the soldier Xiao Jiang who came to join in the fun.
"Can we go in and see him again?" a soldier asked.
Doctor Zheng nodded solemnly: "It has been sorted out."
However, the person inside had stopped breathing, so there was not much point in looking at him.
…
Some soldiers went in.
After a while, Qiao Xuejun was standing outside and heard the crying burst out from the house.
The crying was undisguised and full of grief.
Qiao Xuejun listened and felt very sorry.
The other soldiers also shed their eyes, and some began to cry, but most of them had a forbearing look and did not shed tears.
Neither did Zhao Xian.
"Report to base, report to base! Please give instructions from base!"
Zhao Xian picked up the intercom: "Received, go ahead."
"Captain, the sea monster is lingering and has the intention to attack, but it has not come up the mountain yet! It seems to have other intentions. Please give me your instructions. Do you need us to launch the attack first?"
Zhao Xian: "Don't hold back, follow the battle plan we agreed on before."
The other side replied: "Yes! Got it!"
Wang Juanfeng's eyes also turned red. She stepped forward and held Qiao Xuejun's hand: "Let's go out first. Let them say goodbye to their comrades here."
Qiao Xuejun glanced into the emergency room and saw the soldier kneeling beside Xiao Jiang's body, crying without restraint. The grief of losing a comrade enveloped everyone.
Qiao Xuejun followed Wang Juanfeng and left.
Before she left, she looked back at Zhao Xian.
Zhao Xian stood there, with pain in his eyes. He looked into the operating room but never stepped inside.
Qiao Xuejun saw the guilt in his eyes.
He seemed to be in self-blame, so he didn't go in.
·
Qiao Xuejun and Wang Juanfeng went down to the third floor, which was the dormitory area. The logistics department had allocated a room for the experts here to stay.
After entering the house, Wang Juanfeng began to wipe away tears: "It's so tragic... Qiao Qiao... you were not there at the time,"
As she spoke, she wiped away another tear: "It was so tragic. Xiao Jiang was in the big fish's mouth at the time, with his entire upper body in the fish's mouth."
"But Lord Zhao forcibly snatched him from the fish's mouth."
"Stop the bleeding immediately after you take it away... and deal with it."
“In the end, he still didn’t survive.” Her voice was filled with increasingly heavy tears. “The moment he was eaten, I suddenly felt that the sea monster was much stronger than us. Really much stronger…”
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