Tong Xianbao felt much better after being comforted by everyone.
After crying her heart out, she grabbed Qin Yuncheng's arm and said, "Captain Qin, no need for the brothers' help, I'll do it myself. Consider it my last act of kindness for him."
Qin Yuncheng nodded: "Okay!" This will save them some trouble.
"Alright, everyone go back. Leave two people here to keep watch, the rest of you go back and rest," Li Sikai said.
Everyone nodded, and Lu Nanfang volunteered, "I'll stay. I don't have anything to do back home."
Li Sikai gave her a meaningful look and nodded: "Okay, Geng Zhixing, you'll stay with him!"
"yes!"
A group of people accompanied Tong Xianbao back, leaving Lu Nanfang and Geng Zhixing alone at the hospital. They looked at each other but didn't say anything.
Tong Xianbao didn't return to the guard team. He knew that what he had would make people wary, so he didn't want to cause trouble.
"I'm going to find a place on Erlong Mountain. Could you help me deliver my tools there?"
Li Sikai nodded and said to Qin Yuncheng, "I'll go with him to find the place. We'll keep in touch by phone. If we can't find it, we'll check the location."
Qin Yuncheng did not object: "Okay, we'll be there right away."
Tong Xianbao led Li Sikai into the mountains, wanting to go to the place where he and Yuan Ruoxi had shared a wonderful day. But the snow was heavy in the mountains, and after only a dozen meters, he couldn't go on. He looked at Li Sikai, on the verge of tears, and said, "I can't make it, what should I do?"
Li Sikai sighed helplessly, "Let's find a place at the foot of the mountain. It's someone else's wheat field there, so it's inconvenient for you to bury it there."
Tong Xianbao thought about it and agreed, so he found another spot. It wasn't far from the wild peach grove, but because it was a blind spot, very few people came and went.
The snow was very thick. Tong Xianbao said, "Let's stay here. We won't be disturbed."
Li Sikai didn't say anything. After calling Qin Yuncheng, he waited quietly here.
Not long after, Qin Yuncheng arrived with his men. They brought not only wood, but also shovels, hammers, nails, saws, and a carpenter.
Although Tong Xianbao said he wanted to do it himself, he lacked experience. It would be better to find someone to guide him and avoid making mistakes.
"I brought you two kinds of planks, you can choose whichever you prefer?" Qin Yuncheng took out the planks and showed them to Tong Xianbao.
Tong Xianbao didn't understand these things, so he randomly picked one and said, "This one will do!"
Qin Yuncheng nodded. "This is the team's carpenter, who came to help."
"Thank you, Captain Qin. I've never done this before and need some guidance." Tong Xianbao looked up at the carpenter: "Master, it doesn't need to be too fancy, just a simple box will do. I want to bury my child as soon as possible."
The carpenter nodded: "That's simple, just piece the pieces of wood together. You do it like this..."
Tong Xianbao listened to the carpenter's instructions and tended to the wood.
After finding out the location, Li Sikai dug a hole with the guards who came to help.
As for the work, none of them complained, after all, they had just witnessed a human tragedy and were still feeling sad.
An hour later, the "wooden box" in Tong Xianbao's hands was completed. He carefully picked up the swaddle blanket, reluctantly placed it into the coffin, and stood silently for a long time before closing the lid.
"Bury it!" A murmur drifted through the snow, leaving both Li Sikai and Qin Yuncheng feeling uneasy.
The snow seemed to fall even heavier, and the group stayed in the snow for a long time before leaving.
Tong Xianbao looked back and saw that the heavy snowfall had quickly covered up all traces of their presence.
Overwhelmed with grief, Tong Xianbao slid a tear down his cheek. This place, perhaps, once gone, will never be found again.
“Okay, you can go back now. I’ll go to the hospital with him to get checked out again,” Li Sikai said.
Qin Yuncheng nodded and took some nutritional supplements from the car: "This is a small token of the team's appreciation."
Li Sikai didn't take it, but looked at Tong Xianbao. Tong Xianbao wiped away her tears, took it, and said, "Thank you!"
"No need. Take good care of Yuan Ruoxi and let her recover before she returns to the team. There's no rush to work."
"Okay, I understand!"
After Qin Yuncheng left, Li Sikai accompanied him back to the hospital. Just as they arrived at the ward, they heard that Yuan Ruoxi was out of danger and had been moved to a regular ward.
Tong Xianbao was overjoyed and rushed to find Yuan Ruoxi. But at the door, he found Yuan Ruoxi crying her heart out, and there were faint traces of blood seeping out from below.
"What's going on? Call the doctor!" Tong Xianbao rushed to the bedside and shouted.
Yuan Ruoxi, tears streaming down her face, choked out, "Baby, our child is gone."
Tong Xianbao felt a pang of pain in his heart and hugged Yuan Ruoxi tightly: "It's okay, it's okay, there will be more in the future. Don't be sad, okay, be good!"
At this moment, Geng Zhixing arrived with the doctor. Upon seeing the situation, he became furious. However, now was not the time to pursue the blame, so he quickly calmed the patient down: "Madam, please don't get agitated. Let's talk things out calmly."
"Doctor, my child..." Yuan Ruoxi cried, heartbroken.
"Madam, I'm very sorry. But to put it bluntly, it's better for your child to be gone than to be born."
Yuan Ruoxi didn't understand why the doctor said that, and looked blankly at Tong Xianbao.
Tong Xianbao looked grief-stricken and didn't hide anything: "Ruoxi, our son, he was a... he was a blessing to have him gone."
Although she didn't say the word "freak," Yuan Ruoxi understood. She was so shocked she forgot to cry, and after a long while, she asked, "Are you serious?"
Tong Xianbao nodded: "I saw it with my own eyes. Even if the baby is born, you might not be able to accept it. Ruoxi, it's just that we're not destined to have a child. In the future, we will definitely have a healthy and lovely baby."
Yuan Ruoxi realized what was happening and burst into tears. Seeing the bloodstains spreading on the bed, the doctor quickly called for her to be wheeled into the emergency room for a second round of treatment.
Tong Xianbao stared blankly in the direction the hospital bed had left, like a puppet that had lost its soul.
Li Sikai, however, remained calm. He asked Geng Zhixing, "Didn't they say the patient needed to rest properly? How did Yuan Ruoxi find out about the child's accident so quickly?" Don't tell him it was a slip of the tongue by medical staff; he didn't believe it!
Geng Zhixing glanced at Lu Nanfang and didn't cover for her: "What Lu Nanfang said was not at all tactful."
Lu Nanfang's heart skipped a beat, but she immediately feigned weakness and pain, pounding her chest: "I didn't want to, I didn't want to, but Ruoxi asked where the child was, and I couldn't refuse, so I had to tell the truth. I didn't want this, but I couldn't lie to her..."
Li Sikai and Geng Zhixing looked at Lu Nanfang with a strange expression. What did they mean by "don't lie to her"? Shouldn't they be telling some white lies at this time?
But Tong Xianbao, that blockhead, didn't understand at all. He went over and hugged Lu Nanfang, comforting her, "It's not your fault, it's not your fault, we're just unlucky."
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