Wen Songtao was also filled with worry. That was his daughter. He could have just ignored it if he didn't know, but he couldn't just watch his daughter take such a risk.
But who is Wen Jingwan? She's a soldier. Don't let her quiet demeanor fool you; when it comes to crucial moments, her stance is absolutely firm, and no one can sway her.
What could Jiang Qiao do? She could only stuff some food, drinks, and first-aid medicine into her mother's bag. That was all she could do.
She wanted to go with them, but Wen Jingwan wouldn't allow it. She could go, but the child couldn't take the risk. She didn't know the current situation, and what if there were any follow-ups? Wouldn't that implicate the child?
With soldiers urgently mobilized, the families, having lost their breadwinners at home, all came out to observe, and no one knew exactly what was going on.
Especially at this time, during the Lunar New Year, family reunions are out of the question, but the house is without electricity, leaving everyone at a loss for what to do.
Fortunately, the military has backup power, so they can generate their own electricity to supply the families in the area. Besides, this is a military stronghold, and we can't let the lack of power affect our operations.
Just as everyone was discussing it, Qian Bicheng arrived with his men.
"Everyone, go back. Don't let the child get sick from the cold. It's nothing serious. We just went to rescue someone. We should be back soon. Don't worry."
"Commander, what about the people who went on the mission? When will they be back?"
Qian Bicheng shook his head. "It's hard to say. If they can come back, they will. They want to go home and reunite with their families. If you're all well, your men can work with peace of mind. Alright, everyone, you can all leave now."
Originally, Qian Bicheng had brought his men down to celebrate the New Year with the soldiers, but who would have thought that they would encounter such a situation? He had no choice but to stay and personally oversee the situation.
With so many people around, Jiang Qiao couldn't greet them. She simply nodded to Qian Bicheng and then took the old man home first.
Jiang Qiao and the others left, and everyone gradually returned home, making the noisy outside much quieter in an instant.
Qian Bicheng sighed. He was worried too. Gu Zhengfeng and the others hadn't returned yet, and he didn't know what had happened to them.
After Jiang Qiao returned, she felt uneasy, not knowing why. She wasn't worried about Wen Jingwan, though, since the main force had gone and her mother was just a paramedic, she shouldn't be in any serious trouble.
But where is her father? There's still no sign of him. It feels really awkward to carry out a mission at this time. If they're letting these people out at this time, then the other side must be no pushover.
Thinking of this, she couldn't sit still any longer. "Grandpa, you rest first. I'll go out and take a look, and while I'm at it, I'll find out what's going on with my dad."
Wen Songtao was also worried about his son-in-law. You know, it's the New Year, and even though he can't stay home with his wife and children, at least he knows he's in the army and that he's safe. But now, he's nowhere to be seen. Who can feel at ease?
His daughter went out on a mission while pregnant. Oh dear, he's so worried. He hopes nothing bad will happen to the couple.
"Go ahead and ask. I'm not going anywhere. I'll just stay home and wait for your news."
Jiang Qiao went out to look for people, but not a single one knew anything, and even Qian Bicheng was nowhere to be found.
"What's going on? Wasn't the division commander supposed to come down and have a get-together with everyone? Why did he leave so soon?"
The staff member on duty sighed, "I don't know what happened. The division commander received a phone call and hurriedly left with his men. Jiang Qiao, don't worry, your father will be back soon."
Jiang Qiao frowned and wandered around for a while, but she didn't find out any information. Her heart was pounding so hard that she could hardly breathe.
She sighed and decided to go home and wait for news. Whether it was good or bad, someone would eventually contact her.
However, she was careful and filled her bag with things before chatting with the old man for a few minutes. The two of them, each with their own thoughts, went back to their rooms to rest.
But before Jiang Qiao could fall asleep, there was a loud banging on the front door. "Jiang Qiao, Jiang Qiao, open the door!"
The noise was enough to wake even a sleeping person. The lights in the next room were on, but Jiang Qiao didn't turn on hers. She jumped down immediately because she had something on her mind and was afraid of something happening, so she didn't dare to take off her clothes to sleep. And look what happened.
"Grandpa, you stay home, I'm going out to take a look—"
It was none other than Song Junqiang outside. When he saw Jiang Qiao come out, he quickly tried to pull her away, saying, "Quick, your uncle is injured and needs you to go."
Jiang Qiao's heart skipped a beat. "Wait a moment, I'll get my things."
The old man got up, wanting to ask what had happened, but Jiang Qiao hurriedly took out the bag she had prepared.
"Grandpa, you stay at home. My dad is injured, I'm going to go see him. Don't go, stay and watch the house."
After saying those words, she ran out. Wen Songtao wanted to follow her, but when he got to the gate, Jiang Qiao was nowhere to be seen.
Song Junqiang was driving the car, and Jiang Qiao asked him what was going on.
"Don't even mention it. Your dad got injured protecting us, and when we brought him back, our hospital didn't have any doctors. Nobody dared to operate on him. Your dad sent me to find you. We have to get there right away. I'm afraid he'll bleed to death."
"Where exactly were you injured?"
Jiang Qiao asked anxiously, and Song Junqiang replied while driving fast, "It's a chest surgery. There are only two interns left in the hospital, and they haven't performed this kind of surgery before. It seems like they're also short of medicine. Anyway, that's the gist of it. You should go and take a look."
Jiang Qiao was so anxious that she wished she could sprout wings and fly over there.
However, she couldn't help but complain, "How could they do this? They left a doctor here; of course, the intern wouldn't dare to perform such surgery."
Let alone an intern, to be honest, she's not up to the task. Not only has she not touched a scalpel in all these years, but even when she was an intern, she never performed such a major surgery. She always watched others do it and acted as an assistant.
What should she do now? She asked herself the same question: if they moved to another place, would her father be able to wait?
Furthermore, with all the medical staff here dispatched, there's even less hope for those in the city. The only hope is to rely on ourselves.
With her mind blank, she was recalling what her teacher had taught her, and every movement and detail of the surgery she had witnessed. Suddenly, she realized that, even though so much time had passed, it was as if her memory had been given a cheat code, with every detail seemingly playing in slow motion, frame by frame, and even magnified.
Seeing that Jiang Qiao had closed her eyes, Song Junqiang assumed she was a little sleepy and didn't say anything.
The car arrived at their hospital quickly. Qian Bicheng stood guard outside the operating room. The people inside dared not perform the surgery, so he could only wait for his niece to arrive. His brother had told him to wait for his daughter; otherwise, he would risk everything to have those two interns operate on Gu Zhengfeng.
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