In that instant, all the noise, laughter, and even Gao Kai and his group's catchy slogans on the training field seemed to be paused.
Time seemed to stand still at that moment.
Everyone's heart skipped a beat.
"Jiang Yan!"
Su Tang, who was closest, was the first to react and let out a scream. Her voice, filled with just the right amount of panic and urgency, instantly broke the silence.
"Oh my god! Squad Leader Jiang Yan has fallen!"
"Quick! Go check on them!"
"What happened? How did he fall?!"
The training ground instantly erupted into chaos. Countless figures instinctively tried to rush over there.
"Don't touch him!"
Su Tang's calm and authoritative voice rang out clearly amidst the chaos, instantly stopping everyone in their tracks.
She pushed aside the people blocking her way and rushed forward like lightning.
At this moment, Jiang Yan perfectly executed Su Tang's "script".
His face was deathly pale, his forehead was covered in beads of cold sweat, and his lips had lost all color from the excruciating pain. He clutched his right ankle tightly, his body curled up on the ground in agony, his entire right calf trembling violently at an extremely abnormal frequency.
Seeing him like this, no one would doubt the severity of his injuries.
"Squad Leader Jiang Yan, how are you? Don't scare us!" Chen Xiaocao and Liu Landi also followed anxiously. When they saw Jiang Yan's appearance, the two girls turned pale with fright.
"My feet...my feet..."
Jiang Yan squeezed out a few words through gritted teeth, his voice hoarse, his face contorted in pain, as if he were enduring unspeakable agony.
This acting... it's a real shame he doesn't win an Oscar.
Su Tang silently gave him a thumbs up in her heart, but her face showed a solemn and anxious expression.
She quickly squatted down and pretended to reach out to check Jiang Yan's ankle, but she pulled her hand back as if she had been burned.
"Don't move him!" she said in a deep voice to those around her, her tone carrying an unquestionable professionalism. "His ankle is probably deformed. Judging from the situation, it's either a fracture or a severe ligament tear! Moving him now could cause further injury!"
Her words instantly silenced the restless crowd. Seeing Jiang Yan's pained expression, no one dared to take another step forward.
Just then, Qin Ye and Lei Kuan also quickly walked down from the observation platform.
"What's going on?! What are you all doing gathered here?! Has training stopped?!" Lei Kuan's signature loud voice rang out like thunder in the crowd.
The trainees were startled and quickly made way for them.
"Report, Instructor!" Su Tang immediately stood up and blocked Gao Kai, who was about to rush over, and reported loudly, "Squad Leader Jiang Yan fell while climbing over the obstacle wall and may have seriously injured his ankle! The situation is very serious!"
Her gaze passed over Lei Kuan's broad shoulders and met Qin Ye's eyes for a moment as he walked behind her.
That fleeting exchange of glances was so quick that no one noticed.
Qin Ye understood.
His eyes were deep and complex, yet they also carried a tacit understanding that only the two of them could comprehend.
He walked forward expressionlessly, looked down at Jiang Yan who was "groaning in pain" on the ground, and then glanced at Su Tang, who looked "anxious" beside him.
Qin Ye's gaze swept around the surroundings and finally landed on Su Tang, as if he were randomly calling her out.
"It will take some time for the medics to arrive." His voice sounded businesslike, without a trace of emotion. "Su An, you're a woman, you're meticulous. Take him to the infirmary first. Remember, don't touch his wounds."
"Yes, sir! Mission accomplished!" Su Tang gave a crisp and clear military salute, her voice booming.
Su Tang quickly helped up Jiang Yan, who was "seriously injured," and the two limped toward the infirmary.
...
In the infirmary.
Today's duty officer is a simple-minded, newly graduated medical school medic, a young woman named Li.
When she saw Jiang Yan limping in and looking so badly injured, she panicked.
"Oh my god! What happened to Jiang Yan?" Xiao Li asked anxiously while frantically preparing iodine and gauze.
"He fell from a high wall during training, and his right ankle is suspected to be comminuted fracture," Su Tang explained succinctly, while directing another male soldier to gently place Jiang Yan on the hospital bed.
"A comminuted fracture?!" Xiao Li's face turned pale with fright. This was a serious injury. Her master had gone out today, and she, a greenhorn, had never dealt with anything like this before!
"Don't panic," Su Tang said, noticing her nervousness. "Go and prepare some splints and bandages. I happen to know some bone-setting techniques, so I'll do some initial treatment. Then, please call the military hospital immediately and ask them to send an orthopedic doctor to assist you."
"Oh, right, right! Make a call!" Xiao Li nodded repeatedly as if he had found his backbone, and turned to run to the phone booth.
She had only run a couple of steps when she remembered something, stopped, and looked at Su Tang with a troubled expression: "But... Comrade Su An, I still need to deliver food to Bai Wei in the isolation room and do her routine check-up..."
"Deliver food?" Su Tang raised an eyebrow in surprise. "Isn't she in quarantine? Why does she need someone to deliver food?"
"Sigh, don't even mention it," Xiao Li sighed, lowering his voice to complain, "She makes a scene in there every day, saying that the food we give her is unclean and that it gives her stomach aches. There's nothing we can do, so Instructor Zhang specifically instructed us to bring her food on time every day and make sure she finishes it, otherwise we can't afford to take responsibility if something goes wrong."
Su Tang's eyes flickered slightly.
This is truly like a pillow delivered just when you're about to fall asleep.
Her face showed just the right amount of difficulty and understanding. After a moment of contemplation, she said, "How about this, Comrade Xiao Li, do you think it's alright? It's not good for you to deliver food to Bai Wei... How about this, I'll take care of Squad Leader Jiang Yan's situation. I'll trouble you to make a phone call and get some splints. While waiting for the doctors from the military region to come and provide support, you can go and deliver the food to Bai Wei first."
Xiao Li's eyes lit up when he heard that.
That's a great idea!
"Will this... will this work? Won't it be too much trouble for you?" Xiao Li asked somewhat embarrassedly.
“We’re all comrades in the revolution, it’s only right that we help each other.” Su Tang smiled slightly. “Besides, Squad Leader Jiang Yan was injured for the honor of our Third Battalion, so as his squad leader, it’s only right that I take care of him. You go ahead and do your work, I’ll take care of things here.”
"Well... thank you so much, Comrade Su An! You're such a kind person!"
After saying that, Xiao Li dashed off to the telephone booth.
As the door to the telephone booth closed, the entire treatment room of the medical clinic was instantly left with only Su Tang and Jiang Yan lying on the hospital bed.
Su Tang, who had just been looking anxious, instantly composed herself, her expression becoming calm and serene.
Jiang Yan, who was in excruciating pain just a second ago, slowly sat up. He moved his right ankle, which had suffered a "comminuted fracture," and apart from being a little dusty, it was perfectly fine.
"Your acting is not bad." Su Tang casually put the lunchbox aside and commented lightly.
Jiang Yan's cheeks flushed slightly. He awkwardly avoided Su Tang's gaze and whispered, "Your...your plan is even more impressive."
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