Xie Lanzhi, who was driving, said with a smile: "Just keep up, Ah Shu, sit tight, we are going to speed up."

More than a dozen domineering military vehicles were driving on the muddy dirt road, several kilometers away from the 963rd Troop.

Qin Shu, who was sitting in the lead vehicle, saw in the distance large trucks used exclusively by the army, with rows of densely packed soldiers standing on them.

In the shabby jeep leading the way, half of the upper body was sticking out of the window. It was Zhao Yongqiang.

"Thank you, Master!"

His eyes were still bright and he still looked very shrewd.

Seeing the people from the 963rd Unit coming to support him, Xie Lanzhi finally let out a sigh of relief.

He parked next to Zhao Yongqiang's car, opened the door and got out: "You drive my car."

"Okay!"

As soon as Zhao Yongqiang got into the car, he turned around and saw Qin Shu, with an expression of surprise and joy on his face.

"Sister-in-law, you are here too!"

Qin Shu gave a pale smile: "Captain Zhao, long time no see."

Xie Lanzhi opened the back door, sat next to Qin Shu, held her in his arms, and asked softly, "Are you still feeling uncomfortable?"

Qin Shu leaned on his muscular, slightly tense chest and said gloomily, "Much better."

Zhao Yongqiang realized that the atmosphere between the two was not right, so he stopped talking and drove to the 963rd Unit.

Xie Lanzhi hugged Qin Shu and coaxed her softly. Suddenly he looked up at Zhao Yongqiang and asked, "Is my family dormitory in the 963rd unit still there?"

Zhao Yongqiang looked through the rearview mirror and saw Qin Shu's drowsy appearance. He lowered his voice and said, "It's here. I've kept it for you. I even had someone clean it up when I came."

Qin Shu smelled the cool breath and fell asleep unknowingly.

Xie Lanzhi and Zhao Yongqiang spoke in low voices until the jeep drove into the gate of the 963rd Unit, and then they stopped talking in tacit understanding.

*

When Qin Shu woke up again, it was already dark.

She rubbed her sleepy eyes and looked around at the familiar yet unfamiliar environment.

It felt familiar because Qin Shu recognized it at a glance. This was the dormitory where she and Xie Lanzhi had lived together for the first time.

She felt strange because she hadn't been back for a long time, and the sudden visual sensation made her feel as if she were in another world.

Qin Shu looked at the familiar scenery in the room, slowly got up, leaned against the head of the bed, and looked through the glass window to see the bright red flag fluttering in the wind on the playground.

The next second, she heard Zhao Yongqiang's familiar voice coming from outside.

"Xie Shao, your move this time was too big."

"For those foreigners, three comrades were seriously injured and one comrade died."

Did someone die?

Qin Shu's beautiful eyes widened slightly, and her heart was in a knot.

Xie Lanzhi's cold and indifferent voice sounded: "The person hasn't died yet. As long as you send him here, there is hope of saving him."

Zhao Yongqiang said in a deep voice: "The lungs were punctured. You and I both know that there is little hope of saving him, unless my sister-in-law takes action personally."

Without waiting for Xie Lanzhi to speak, Qin Shu opened the bedroom door and asked, "Where is the person now?"

"Ah Shu, you're awake!"

Xie Lanzhi, who was sitting on the chair, concealed the hidden thought in his eyes, stood up and walked towards Qin Shu.

He touched Qin Shu's forehead with his hand and felt it was not hot. His eyes returned to their usual gentleness.

"You look much better. Are you feeling unwell? Are you hungry? Do you want to eat something?"

Qin Shu's beautiful and cold face was expressionless. She shook her head and asked again.

"Where is the soldier whose lung was pierced now?"

Xie Lanzhi did not answer. His obsidian eyes stared at Qin Shu, and he apologized with guilt:

"Ah Shu, I'm sorry, I wasted your kindness again."