Chapter 338 Role Model
When Xia Lili heard that this inhumane illegal blood station was about to be destroyed, the anger and anxiety in her heart were instantly ignited.
She almost blurted out: "Can I participate in this operation?"
Li Qihan refused without a second thought: "No. You need to rest. This is not your mission."
His gaze fell on the faint dark circles under her eyes, and although his tone was hard, it contained a hint of heartache.
The continuous disaster relief work for several days and the previous thrilling events had already consumed too much of her energy.
Xia Lili was unwilling to give in. With a quick glance, she changed her strategy, saying with a bit of cunning and persistence: "Then... I'll video chat with you when the operation begins!"
"Let everyone on the action team look at me. Is that okay? Just think of it as... a remote encouragement!"
Li Qihan looked at Xia Lili's almond-shaped eyes which were filled with unwillingness to compromise, knowing that once she made up her mind, it would be difficult to convince her.
He finally sighed helplessly, his lips curled up in an almost imperceptible arc, and compromised: "Okay, okay, I'll do as you say, Consultant Xia."
The main purpose of his trip was to take supplementary notes for Peng Yiyi.
Xia Lili was originally a little worried that the little girl would be frightened and retreat because of the memories, but she didn't expect Peng Yiyi to be so brave.
She told everything she knew in clear and fluent sentences.
That calmness that was beyond her age actually made Xia Lili, who was listening beside her, feel sad.
Time soon arrived at the early morning of next Tuesday.
Before dawn, the action team was ready at the assembly point.
Xia Lili's phone rang on time, and Li Qihan sent a video call request.
The screen lit up, and a series of determined and tense faces appeared.
These are the team members who will be participating in the operation.
Xia Lili looked at each team member seriously through the screen, and every team member who looked at Xia Lili felt more at ease.
However, the moment Xia Lili's eyes met with one of the young team members, a frightening vision suddenly flashed before her eyes—
Deep in the chaotic and cramped underground blood station, a desperate gangster with a hideous face was frantically kidnapping a frightened little girl, with a cold sharp blade pressed tightly against her slender neck.
The criminal roared hysterically, threatened the child's life, and tried to kill his way out.
In the chaos, Tu Feng rushed forward and fought with the gangster regardless of his own safety in order to save the little girl.
Although he successfully knocked down the gangster, in the final struggle, the gangster's uncontrolled blade pierced Tu Feng's lumbar vertebrae!
Blood gushed out instantly and the severe pain made him collapse to the ground.
The illusion ends with Tu Feng’s pale and painful face lying on the hospital bed, and the doctor’s heavy sigh.
Tu Feng's spinal nerves were severely damaged. Even if he recovered, he could no longer withstand the intensity and risks of frontline field work. His criminal police career came to an end less than two years after it began.
Xia Lili suddenly pulled herself out of the illusion, her heart pounding, and her back instantly soaked with cold sweat.
She forced herself to calm down, quickly recalling every detail of the illusion. Before the little girl was kidnapped, she seemed to be huddled in a corner filled with discarded medical cartons. A faint blue cross symbol was printed on each of the cartons...
"Captain Li!" Xia Lili's voice came through the video call urgently, clear and decisive. "Notify the front immediately! After the operation begins, prioritize sending personnel to control the area in the southwest corner where discarded medical supplies are stored!"
"There was a pile of cardboard boxes with a blue cross on them, and there was a little girl hiding there."
"She will be targeted and taken hostage by the criminals. We must rescue her first!"
Li Qihan did not hesitate at all and immediately conveyed the instructions to the front line through the walkie-talkie.
The commandos rushed into the target area at lightning speed and found the little girl who was almost fainted from fear behind an abandoned cardboard box in the southwest corner. They successfully transferred her to safety.
When the criminals subconsciously rushed to the corner in the chaos to try to capture hostages, they found that the place was already empty.
He lost his last bargaining chip, fell into despair in an instant, and was quickly subdued by the police who rushed over.
A potential tragedy and sacrifice was quietly reversed before it happened.
At this time, Xia Lili's attention had turned back to Peng Yiyi beside her. She saw the little girl sitting quietly beside her, but there was a hint of worry in her eyes that was inconsistent with her age.
Xia Lili smiled, took out a simple slingshot from his pocket, and handed it to Peng Yiyi: "Come, Yiyi, I'll teach you how to play this."
She patiently instructed the girl on how to hold the wooden handle tightly, how to wrap the stone in a leather bag, how to squint one eye, and use her line of sight to form an invisible line aimed at an abandoned water bottle in the open space in the distance.
"Keep your wrist steady and breathe lightly," Xia Lili said in a gentle and clear voice. "You need to be calm in your mind to aim accurately."
Peng Yiyi learned very seriously and tried again and again. The stones hit the pile of earth with a crackling sound. Although she failed to hit the target, she showed childlike concentration and happiness for the first time.
Finally, when a stone rubbed the bottle crookedly, she jumped up excitedly.
"Sister!" She turned her head and looked at Xia Lili with sparkling eyes. "I want to be a police officer like you and catch bad guys!"
Xia Lili's heart paused slightly.
She looked at the girl's pale but expectant face, her eyes subconsciously sweeping over her slender arms and fragile blood vessels that were once covered with needle pricks.
Given Peng Yiyi's unique "panda blood" constitution and the weakened physique caused by long-term malnutrition, it would be almost impossible for her to pass the rigorous police physical examinations and high-intensity training in the future. The reality of the gap is cold and cruel.
She squatted down, looked Peng Yiyi in the eye, and gently held her hand: "Yiyi, if you want to help and protect others, you don't have to be a police officer."
The girl's eyes dimmed for a moment, and she seemed a little confused.
"Look," Xia Lili said softly, "just like my brother, he's a singer. This time, he used his influence to mobilize thousands of fans to show their love for the disaster area."
"Although he didn't wear a police uniform, the light he emitted illuminated and helped many people. This is also a very remarkable power."
Xia Lili gently stroked Peng Yiyi's hair and said earnestly, "Each of us must find the position that suits us best."
"Your blood type is very, very rare, which means you need to protect yourself more carefully than other children."
Peng Yiyi lowered her eyes, a look of disappointment flashing in her eyes.
"Taking risks is the least worthwhile thing for you. Your safety and health are the greatest kindness to the world."
Xia Lili smiled and comforted him, "When you grow up, you can use your wisdom, your kindness, or any other way you are good at to shine."
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