Zeng Yan was speechless: "Are you blaming me now?"
"How long has he been waiting for me here?" Lu Jin'an asked calmly.
"A little over a day."
“Look, he’s been here watching over me for over a day. He must be tired. And he’ll be very worried before I wake up,” Lu Jin’an said, presenting the facts and reasoning with him.
But Zeng Yan and Jiang Jiyang couldn't listen to it anymore.
"General Lu, I helped you call the people over, and instead of thanking me, you're lecturing me?" Zeng Yan simply couldn't accept Lu Jin'an's current attitude.
Lu Jin'an said very seriously, "I am indeed grateful to you for letting me see him as the first person I see when I wake up."
"But you should think about how worried he would be if he didn't know my situation. I would rather he knew nothing at all."
"No, who are you? Get off General Lu!" Jiang Jiyang couldn't stand it anymore and spoke up.
"Exactly, how could General Lu possibly say something so cheesy?" Zeng Yan added.
Lu Jin'an fell silent, realizing that these words were indeed not something she could have said.
Perhaps it was because of the amulet he received today that he got a little carried away.
So he simply changed the subject with a straight face: "Jiang Jiyang, how are you now?"
"I'm fine, it's just a pity that no partner came to see me," Jiang Jiyang sneered.
As soon as he finished speaking, Zeng Yan smacked him on the head: "You may not have a partner to come see you, but doesn't my visit count as that?"
"Count it, count it, how can I not count it? I need you to come see me, otherwise I'd be so pitiful here." Jiang Jiyang wailed, clutching his head.
Seeing that Jiang Jiyang was alright, Lu Jin'an felt much relieved and then asked, "How is Shang Shixu?"
"That kid's injuries were less severe than yours, so he woke up earlier. The doctor checked him over and he's fine. He's probably already out." Zeng Yan was the only one who knew everyone's situation.
"You guys really had a close call this time!" It's not unusual for accidents to happen during missions, but the fact that all three of you came back lying down really scared Zeng Yan.
Lu Jin'an said, "We have to thank Gu Zhilin for reminding us, otherwise we might not have been able to come back."
"Yeah! What's wrong with those Martian assassins? They clearly seem to be only moderately strong, but they just can't break through. If Gu Zhilin hadn't told us the way, we might not have made it out."
Jiang Jiyang still felt lingering fear when he recalled being besieged.
"Also, how did the Martians come up with the idea of forcing us to stop on Planet One and making us fight from our warships?" Jiang Jiyang asked curiously.
As warship pilots, they are far more capable than ordinary soldiers.
However, the main battlefield is still interstellar combat. This time, they were forced to land on Planet One and were even forced to abandon their warships and escape, which was really embarrassing.
Lu Jin'an narrowed his eyes upon hearing this: "Before we set off, Gu Zhilin said that the intelligence we obtained was incorrect, but we haven't obtained any updated intelligence since we started the mission, so... maybe there's something wrong with us internally."
Upon hearing this, all three fell silent.
They all understood what it meant when there were internal problems.
"Alright, don't overthink this matter, and don't disclose it to anyone. I'll report it to General Zhu."
Jiang Jiyang and Zeng Yan naturally had no objections.
After hanging up the call, Lu Jin'an carefully put the talisman that Gu Zhilin had given her into her pocket.
Only then did I begin preparing to write the materials for this mission and my own speculations.
Meanwhile, Gu Zhilin returned to his dormitory, feeling somewhat weak.
I just had the blessing ceremony done, and then I stayed at the hospital for a whole day and night.
Even with a body of iron, Gu Zhilin was still a little tired.
But instead of resting, he went into the bathroom and took a shower.
Then I had the diviner bring me some energizing tonic, which I used up haphazardly.
He found the cinnabar and yellow paper in his luggage.
These were things he had painstakingly found over the course of six months after waking up.
He wasn't just saying he'd write a protective charm for Jiang Jiyang; he meant it.
Moreover, because of this incident, he felt the importance of amulets even more.
So I wrote several at once; writing amulets is also mentally taxing.
He was covered in sweat by the time he finished writing.
Fortunately, it's finally finished.
He wrote one for Jiang Jiyang and one for Zeng Yan.
At the same time, they didn't forget the Wen brothers and Shen Guannan outside the military.
Looking at the amulet he had written, Gu Zhilin folded it in a good mood, carefully packed it into a bag, and then set off for the hospital.
This time he wasn't in such a hurry, but he still walked very fast.
I happened to run into Shang Shixu on the way back to his dormitory.
That person was clearly injured, but was discharged from the hospital so quickly?
Gu Zhilin was a little worried: "Why aren't you resting more at the hospital?"
Shang Shixu was surprised that this person would care about his situation, and he felt somewhat embarrassed about it.
Because he hadn't treated Gu Zhilin well before, and had made a lot of boastful remarks.
However, it was precisely because of Lu Jin'an and Jiang Jiyang's help that he was the least injured during this mission.
More importantly, according to Lu Jin'an, their successful breakthrough this time was due to Gu Zhilin's advance warning.
He stared coldly at Gu Zhilin for a long while before finally speaking, "How do you know the direction we should break through?"
Gu Zhilin was taken aback by the question and hadn't yet figured out how to answer.
"Our mission is a secret mission. Even if you have a good relationship with General Lu, how do you explain that you knew which direction we should break through before he went on his mission?" Shang Shixu pressed on, clearly suspecting Gu Zhilin.
"I calculated it," Gu Zhilin explained earnestly.
"Ha, you're kidding me." Shang Shixu didn't believe it at all: "I saw it that day. Before we set off, you communicated with General Lu and knew that we would encounter danger on this mission, and you also knew the directions we should pay attention to."
“We are warship pilots, and there is no direction in space. Yet you mentioned direction, which means you knew we would have to make an emergency landing. How could a new recruit like you know this? Isn’t that suspicious?”
Gu Zhilin felt helpless. He knew that this person doubted him because he didn't have a good impression of him.
However, he couldn't immediately explain why he knew these things.
After all, according to him, his behavior was indeed very suspicious.
"Whether you believe it or not, I can only say that these are indeed the results of my calculations, after all, I am a fortune teller."
"Besides, if I really had a problem, do you think Lu Jin'an wouldn't be able to tell, and would still believe me?"
But Shang Shixu didn't think so: "Who knows what kind of bewitching potion you gave General Lu?"
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