The bartender opened his mouth, staring at me with a surprised look, as if he couldn't believe it. Then he pointed at me, as if he wanted to say something, but after a while he finally asked, "You're not lying to me, are you?"
I smiled and said, "Do you think I would need to lie to you? Since you need a doctor, it means that someone may be injured and needs medical treatment. If I lied to you at this time, wouldn't I be asking for trouble?"
The bartender nodded and said, "That makes sense. Okay, since you're a doctor, come with me."
The bartender took off his vest, snapped his fingers, and called out to someone in the corner of the bar, "Xiao Si, you come here and keep an eye on things. I'm going out for a bit."
"Alright, Brother Zhang." The guy called Xiao Si ran over with a smile, put on the vest the bartender had just taken off, and went behind the bar.
I put down my glass and stood up from the stool.
The bartender said, "Come on, you two come with me."
Jing and I exchanged a glance, and I noticed the helplessness in her eyes. I knew she thought I was being a bit reckless. But this was the best opportunity to connect with the people in the central town, so we couldn't let it slip away!
The more we learn about this place, the better we will be able to survive in the future.
We followed the bartender outside the bar, and as soon as we stepped outside, he said, "I still don't know your names. My name is Zhang Lincai, and yours is Zhang Lincai."
“Lu Xiaonan,” I said, “she’s my older sister, Lu Jing.”
Zhang Lin nodded, shook hands with us briefly, and then turned to lead us deeper into the town.
He said, "Someone just told me there was an attack outside, and two of our people were injured, one of whom is our doctor and seems unlikely to make it. If you are really a doctor, I hope you can save them both, and I will reward you handsomely."
“I understand, I will do my best,” I said.
I gleaned a lot from Zhang Lincai's words just now: "If you can save both of them, I will reward you handsomely."
There's a lot more to that statement than meets the eye.
It seems that Zhang Lin is not just a bartender; he is a powerful figure in this central town, otherwise he wouldn't have said such a thing.
Since that's the case, this is a good opportunity to get to know the higher-ups in this central town and see what kind of roles they play.
Zhang Lincai led us deeper into the central town. There were guards here, which clearly meant that this was a no-go zone for ordinary raiders; they couldn't get in.
We followed them inside, and then entered one of the buildings. As soon as we went in, someone inside said, "Brother Zhang, you're here."
"Where are they?" Zhang Lincai asked.
The other person said, "They're all waiting in the infirmary on the second floor. Brother Zhang, have you found a doctor yet?"
Zhang Lincai pointed at me and said, "He is the doctor."
After saying that, Zhang Lin stopped talking and led us to the infirmary on the second floor. As soon as we arrived at the door, I saw many people standing inside.
When Zhang Lincai saw that there were so many people inside, he immediately shouted, "Make way! Make way! The doctor is here!"
When they saw Zhang Lincai arrive, they all moved aside to make way for him.
I followed Zhang Lincai into the simple medical room. To call it a medical room wasn't really an option; it was just an ordinary room with cabinets filled with medicines and equipment, and a hospital bed in front of me.
There were people lying on both hospital beds. Upon closer inspection, I saw that both of them were barely breathing and looked very ill. They were also covered in blood, and I had no idea what had happened.
The people around were all talking at once, making the whole room very noisy.
"Old Zhang, you're here. I've already sent people out to look for a doctor, but I don't know if they'll be able to find one," a middle-aged man standing by the hospital bed said.
Zhang Lincai said, "I've found a doctor, Dr. Lu, please come and check on their condition as soon as possible."
I squeezed through the crowd and saw a stethoscope hanging on a coat rack. I picked it up without hesitation, habitually hung it around my neck, and then went to the bedside.
I was just about to show it to the person in the hospital bed when a middle-aged man next to me stopped me and asked, "Are you a doctor?"
I nodded and said, "Yes, I am a doctor."
The middle-aged man asked, "You're not lying to me?"
I stared at him and said, "Do you think I would need to lie to you?"
The middle-aged man said, "Let me tell you, if you lie to me, I'll make you suffer a terrible death, you know?"
I frowned and looked at Zhang Lincai.
Zhang Lincai then came over and said, "Old Li, that's enough. Saving people is the priority."
I stared at the middle-aged man and said, "If you want me to save people, please make sure everyone here who doesn't want to help leaves, so I don't get distracted."
The middle-aged man's face turned ugly upon hearing this, and Zhang Lin came over to persuade him, "Old Li, that's enough. Do you really want Ye Qian to die?"
Zhang Lincai's words surprised me.
Ye Qian? The person lying in the hospital bed is Ye Qian?
Zhang Lincai then said, "All of you get out of here! Stop bothering us! Old Li, you better not cause any more trouble!"
Old Li looked furious, but because of Zhang Lincai, he had no choice but to leave.
After Zhang Lin closed the door, he said, "I'm not going out. I have to keep an eye on you here so you don't lie to people."
"Hmm." I nodded, then looked at the two people on the hospital bed.
The person on the hospital bed to my left was bleeding from his chest and had blood on his cheeks. He looked very ordinary. I was a little confused. Was he Ye Qian?
As for the person to my right, I was immediately surprised when I saw his face.
Because I never thought I would see him again.
Zhang Jianzhou!
I stared at his face, incredulous.
This guy killed Zhou Yang in the hospital and almost killed me too. I never expected to run into him here, and I never expected him to live so long.
But wait, I killed him back in Hangzhou, so why is he here again?
Zhang Lincai then said, "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and do it!"
I asked, "Do you have scissors?"
I looked at the coat rack next to me and saw a stethoscope hanging on it. I picked it up and habitually hung it around my neck.
At this point, Zhang Lin found me a pair of scissors.
After I took it, I immediately cut open Ye Qian's shirt and saw a bullet hole in his right chest. Judging from where the bullet entered, it seemed to have damaged his lung!
"Are you sure you can do it?" Zhang Lin asked nervously.
“It should be possible, but I can’t guarantee it,” I said.
(End of this chapter)
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