Chapter 53 She's my sister, really!
Even so, cries of pain continued to ring out.
"Doctor, please help me, I'm bleeding!"
"What did you do? Ouch! That hurts!"
......
Out of fear, Xiao Qi clung to Su Meng's neck like an octopus, and couldn't be pulled off.
Helplessly, she hugged her and prepared to take her to check her injuries.
She had seen it; Xiao Qi was also a member of her Su family, and there was a red water droplet mark on her shoulder blade.
Just like her mark, exactly the same.
"Don't be afraid, Xiaoqi! I'm here."
Upon hearing this, three- or four-year-old Xiaoqi reluctantly got down, tugging at her clothes like a little tail.
Xie Mian also woke up.
He saw Xiao Qi and called out with difficulty, "Xiao Qi!"
His voice was hoarse, muffled, and weak.
But Xiaoqi heard it.
She excitedly shook Su Meng's clothes, turned her little head to find the source of the sound, and whispered, "Brother, I heard Dad calling me."
Xiaoqi is very smart. Su Mengcai secretly taught her to call him "brother" once, and she remembered it.
Just then, Su Meng finished checking on one of the wounded.
Hearing Xiaoqi's words, she hesitated for a moment, then took Xiaoqi's hand and walked over, whispering, "Your father is injured, you can't touch him, be a good girl and stay with him, okay?"
Xiaoqi nodded sensibly, "Okay!"
Xie Mian glanced at Xiao Qi with concern, then politely thanked Su Meng: "Thank you! May I ask who you are?"
Before Su Meng could answer, Xiao Qi happily said, "I know, I know."
As she spoke, she leaned close to Xie Mian's ear and whispered, thinking she was being quiet, "She's my sister, really!"
Xie Mian looked at Su Meng with surprise, frowned slightly, then relaxed his brows and looked at the man who was examining him. His gaze inadvertently swept over Su Meng's earlobe, and his lips twitched.
So he said in a breathy voice, "earlobe."
Su Meng hesitated for a moment, then realized that he had pointed out her weakness. She nodded and ruffled Xiao Qi's hair.
He instructed, "Hold on to the railing and stand firm, don't move around! Stay with your dad."
Xiao Qi nodded obediently and grabbed the railing with her little hands.
Su Meng left with a smile.
During her busy time, Xiaoqi would whisper whatever came to mind.
Xie Mian quickly pieced together who Su Meng was by listening to Xiao Qi's fragmented sentences.
There's no other reason than that Xiao Qi has always been very wary and doesn't easily get close to anyone.
He never expected that Xiao Qi would become so dependent on him after only meeting him two or three times.
But even after searching his memory thoroughly, he couldn't find any trace of Su Meng.
Strangely, he also felt inexplicably familiar with her.
In Luo Village, he should have carried out orders and adhered to the principle of "better to kill the innocent than let the guilty go free."
But I softened!
Ironically, that was also the closest and most ridiculous incident of his career to death.
He wasn't afraid of being punished for failing the mission when he went back this time; he was just worried that Xiao Qi would be left without anyone to take care of her.
If she could help...
Xie Mian took a deep sniff and forcefully shook off this unrealistic idea.
Then he thought of his mission.
Although she knew the camera only lingered on Su Meng for a short while, she didn't know how she had somehow put it back on the enemy agent.
If he had moved immediately when the enemy agent put the miniature camera in her handbag, perhaps she wouldn't have been implicated.
However, an order is an order.
If he fails to catch Su Meng, he will definitely be punished when he returns.
Or take Su Meng back for trial.
But he didn't want her to suffer.
Just as he was lost in thought, the announcement came over the loudspeaker: "Attention passengers, due to heavy rain ahead, a section of the railway has been washed away, and the train is temporarily suspended..."
Before the broadcast was even finished, sighs filled the carriage, everyone expressing their worry.
"What should I do? My family is waiting for me at the station ahead and has already arranged a hospital for me."
"If we delay any longer, we might not lack water, but we'll definitely lack medicine. What will we do about our injuries?"
"There might be a food shortage too. Sigh! I haven't even had lunch yet."
......
Upon hearing this, Su Meng calmly stuffed the lunchbox back into her backpack, took out a White Rabbit candy, and fed it to Xiao Qi.
Like a little mouse about to be eaten, Xiaoqi covered its mouth with both hands, its little eyes sneakily scanning around as it ate very carefully.
"She's too precocious, like a little adult!"
Su Meng hugged Xiao Qi with a sigh, sat down next to Xie Mian, and said apologetically, "We'll eat later."
At this time, the biggest concern is not scarcity but inequality.
Her worries were not unfounded.
Wu Yanru went out for a while, heated up two steamed buns, and came back.
The aroma of the food had already made some hungry people swallow their saliva and their eyes follow it.
She seemed oblivious, or perhaps she thought that the people here were either wounded who couldn't move freely or medical staff.
No one would covet her steamed buns.
She just walked along like that, completely carefree.
"Dr. Lin, have you seen Commander Huo?"
Su Meng understood; she had come to deliver a meal to Huo Zhenhua.
"Hasn't he been helping out here the whole time? Hmm? Go find him yourself."
Su Meng looked around but didn't see him.
I don't know when he left.
Wu Yanru pouted and complained, "He must have rushed to the front again. He hasn't eaten yet."
Su Meng: "......"
She remained silent!
She didn't want to get involved in their relationship.
But Wu Yanru seized the opportunity to confide in her, "Dr. Lin, are all men so heartless?"
I got rejected again!
He even yelled at me.
Hmph! I'm angry! I'm not giving him any!
"I'm not missing any limbs or unable to get married, I..."
Before she could finish speaking, she was interrupted by an older man next to her.
He reached out his hand and said, "Young lady, since your boyfriend isn't eating, could you share some with me?"
I'm willing to exchange my ticket for it.
Despite her defiant words, Wu Yanru immediately stuffed the steamed bun into her backpack as if protecting her own eyes.
"This is my food for the day, I'm sorry!"
But a hungry person won't reason with you.
They've completely lost the noble principles they had when they were working together to repair the landslide.
Moreover, they were wounded.
The uncle did not back down and his tone was still relatively kind, "Comrade, how about we split it in half? I'll give you a grain coupon and money for one."
You see, if I were mobile, I certainly wouldn't make things difficult for you.
Wu Yanru looked at his right leg, which was wrapped up like a rice dumpling, struggled with her thoughts, and then actually gave him half of it.
And honestly, he only accepted half a grain coupon and half a sum of money.
Once one person succeeded, the others also started shouting.
For a moment, the train carriage was as bustling as a vegetable market.
"Comrade, I only need half. Look at me, I'm all alone. I haven't eaten since I was injured last night, and I've been starving ever since."
"We were injured while serving the people and helping them solve their problems! Please have mercy on us."
"You're perfectly healthy, how can you just stand by and watch us wounded go hungry? How can you live with yourself?"
......
Wu Yanru held a lunchbox in one hand and the tickets and money she had just received in the other. She was being stared at by dozens of eyes, and it seemed as if a thousand ducks were quacking in her ears. She looked bewildered and her face was pale.
They stood there dumbfounded, like wooden stakes, not knowing what to do.
Her pleading gaze lingered on Su Meng for a moment, then she looked at the train attendant at the carriage connection and complained aggrievedly, "This is mine, mine!"
Why should we give it to you?
What gives you the right to criticize me?
Su Meng stepped forward: "Aren't you shameless to make things difficult for a young woman with so many men?"
It would be more practical to ask the train conductor why lunch hasn't been served yet. Quiet!
Her words, spoken by a man, were effective; with just one sentence, the carriage fell silent.
The train conductor picked up the communication device, and after listening to what the dining car attendant said, the worry on his face was obvious even to a fool.
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