"Zhao Zhao?" Before Gao Mingcheng could even feel happy as he pulled his long-lost lover into his arms, he noticed the blood all over her body. He was so frightened that his heart almost stopped. He immediately picked her up and ran down the mountain, calling out repeatedly, "Zhao Zhao, can you hear my voice? Don't sleep, please don't sleep."
He has already lost her once; he can't afford to lose her a second time.
In her hazy state, Xing Zhaozhao vaguely heard a voice calling her, it sounded like Mingcheng's voice. Was she going to die again? It seemed like she always heard Mingcheng's voice when she was about to die...
He then completely lost consciousness...
In the middle of the night, in the usually quiet emergency room lobby of the hospital, anxious cries suddenly rang out: "Doctor, doctor..."
When they saw an elderly man with gray hair rushing in, carrying a woman covered in blood, the doctor and nurses on duty immediately tensed up and rushed to meet him.
"What happened?" the doctor asked.
"I don't know either. When I saw her, she was already like this." Gao Mingcheng placed Xing Zhaozhao on the emergency bed that the nurse pushed over and shook his head.
The doctor quickly performed a simple examination on Xing Zhaozhao: "There are cuts on both hands, which should have been caused by a sharp blade. The bone is visible in the wounds. There is also a stab wound on her waist. I don't know if it was caused by the same sharp blade. The depth is unknown. I don't know if any internal organs have been damaged. She needs to have surgery immediately."
After saying that, he and the nurse immediately pushed Xing Zhaozhao towards the operating room.
Gao Mingcheng stayed close by her side, and seeing Xing Zhaozhao's pale face devoid of any color, he couldn't help but reach out and touch it with heartache.
The nurse standing nearby felt a jolt of surprise and asked, "What's your relationship with her, sir?"
“She is my lover,” Gao Mingcheng said.
Upon hearing this, the nurse quickly exchanged a shocked look with the doctor next to her.
They looked at Gao Mingcheng, estimated his age to be over eighty, then looked at Xing Zhaozhao, who was in her twenties, definitely no more than thirty. The two were at least fifty years apart in age. Was this the legendary grandfather-granddaughter relationship? Or…
The word flashed through their minds simultaneously: human trafficking?!
However, they remained silent.
Just as they were about to reach the operating room, the doctor gave the nurse a wink.
The nurse understood immediately, made an excuse, and left to call the police.
Gao Mingcheng's attention was entirely focused on Xing Zhaozhao at the moment, and he had no time to pay attention to anything else. After Xing Zhaozhao went into the operating room, he waited anxiously outside. Unexpectedly, before Xing Zhaozhao came out of the operating room, the police arrived first.
"That's him." The nurse led two police officers to Gao Mingcheng.
Gao Mingcheng looked at the two young policemen who had suddenly appeared in front of him, still somewhat bewildered: "What's the matter?"
The two police officers were both young, looking like they had just graduated from school. They looked at Gao Mingcheng with serious expressions and asked, "So, you're the one who just brought over a girl with a knife wound?"
Gao Mingcheng nodded: "That's right. Is there a problem?"
"Someone has reported you for allegedly trafficking women. Please come with us," the police officer said.
"Me? Trafficking women?" Gao Mingcheng didn't know whether to be angry or laugh.
"You don't recognize me?" he asked, looking at the two young police officers.
Both police officers had stern faces: "Don't try to get close to us. Who do you think you are? We need to get to know you."
Gao Mingcheng: "..." That's true.
The two police officers waited for a while, but Gao Mingcheng still didn't make a move. They warned, "Hurry up, if you dawdle any longer, we'll handcuff you."
Gao Mingcheng turned to look at the still-closed operating room door, then looked at the nurse and asked, "How much longer will the surgery take?"
"We don't know the specifics of the injury, so the timeframe is uncertain. It could be 1 or 2 hours if things go smoothly, but it could take 6 or 7 hours if things go slower," the nurse said.
Gao Mingcheng estimated that there should be enough time, so he stood up and said, "Alright, then I'll go with you."
Gao Mingcheng followed the two policemen for less than half an hour when the tightly closed operating room door opened. Xing Zhaozhao's surgery was over, and she was wheeled out of the operating room and taken to her ward.
As dawn broke, Xing Zhaozhao, who had been asleep due to the anesthetic, twitched her fingers...
When Gao Mingcheng came out of the police station, it was already broad daylight. The chief personally saw him out and kept apologizing to him as he came out: "I'm sorry, General Gao, those two lads were blind and didn't recognize you, causing you to be locked up in the interrogation room all night."
After saying that, he smacked the two policemen who came out with him on the forehead: "Hurry up and apologize to General Gao."
Both policemen looked dejected and quickly apologized to Gao Mingcheng: "I'm sorry, General Gao."
Who would have thought that on a rare solo police operation, arresting someone would result in bringing back the legendary iron-blooded general? How are they supposed to live now?
Gao Mingcheng didn't seem to mind. He glanced at the two young policemen and said, "Their eyesight is indeed a bit poor. They still need their mentors to guide them properly. However, their serious attitude is commendable. They shouldn't let a small setback deter them from pursuing their goals in the future."
The two policemen's eyes lit up, and they looked at Gao Mingcheng with surprise and delight. They bowed deeply at a ninety-degree angle and shouted, "Thank you for your guidance, General Gao!"
Gao Mingcheng: "..." No need for that.
"Does the old general want to go back? Should I take you?" the bureau chief asked.
"No need, I'll go to the hospital. I can just call a car myself," Gao Mingcheng said.
"Going to the hospital? Are you feeling unwell?" the bureau chief asked with concern.
Gao Mingcheng shook his head: "No, I'm going to see someone."
After saying that, he glanced at the time and hurriedly left.
Watching Gao Mingcheng get into the car and leave, the bureau chief turned to look at the two policemen, and, still not satisfied, gave one of them another slap: "You're just embarrassing me. How did you even recognize General Gao?"
The two policemen covered their heads, looking aggrieved: "We didn't know either. Who would have thought that the renowned General Gao would have a young wife in her twenties?"
"Cough cough." The bureau chief almost choked on his own saliva, and gave each of them another slap: "What nonsense are you spouting? How could General Gao possibly keep a young wife in her twenties? I've never heard of such a thing."
“It’s true.” The two policemen looked at the chief seriously. “Otherwise, Chief, who do you think General Gao went to the hospital to see? Last night, in the middle of the night, General Gao personally took a girl with a knife wound to the hospital and told the nurse that she was his lover.”
The bureau chief's eyes widened in surprise. He quickly returned to his office and made a phone call: "Hey, Lao Ying, do you know that your father-in-law is keeping a young wife in her twenties?"
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