Cheng Chao's face also turned fierce.
"If I'm not mistaken, there should be someone at this hospital who is in contact with them and is monitoring the situation here. When Lao Jian is about to give up, they will call to negotiate with the regimental commander or my uncle."
In my simple mind, the military should be the most disciplined and cleanest place. However, perhaps because the country was newly established, some evil spirits have not yet been eliminated. Coupled with the current pervasive chaos, it is not unreasonable.
But it's still quite frightening.
"The people behind this have some really dark intentions. Uncle Jian's condition is already very dangerous. Any changes in his condition or a high fever could happen. At that point, forget about negotiating terms. If the situation is urgent, even if you have medicine on hand, you might not be able to save him in time."
Isn't this malicious?
"If we keep you on like this, and something really happens, not only will you lose a major general, but your uncle and the others will also be accused of delaying treatment and possibly facing a military court-martial, right?"
Cheng Chao pursed his lips, his expression calm.
"He's had a fever on and off for the past few days. It goes down when he takes medicine, but it comes back at night. We take turns wiping his body and giving him water at night, and the fever is going on for longer and longer periods."
"So you're just going to administer the medication to him like this? Aren't you going to keep it a secret? Aren't you worried that the other side might have a backup plan?"
It's not that simple conspiracy theories are to blame; the reality is that in most cases, if one plan fails, another is devised, and then it goes on and on without end.
"It's alright. I've explained the situation to my uncle. He'll only be more ruthless than me. Besides, there are guards watching over us."
Despite saying that, they quickly ate their meal, grabbed the lunch they had brought for Cheng Jin, and headed to the hospital without delay.
The ward was quiet. Pushing open the door, Cheng Jin stood in front of the bed, staring at the white coat whose hands were tied and mouth gagged by a guard.
Cheng Chao pushed open the door and entered, breaking the silence of the room without any formalities.
"So, they've caught him?"
Upon seeing the two young girls who had followed him in, Cheng Jin waved for someone to take the man in the white coat out, his expression instantly changing.
"Why didn't you rest for a while? You didn't have to rush over like this,"
Cheng Chao pursed his lips, put the lunchbox on the bedside table,
"Let's eat. How did it go? Did you take the medicine?"
Cheng Jin's tone was relaxed.
"They used it and cleaned the wound again; it's not a big problem now."
"Once the fever breaks tomorrow, she should be able to wake up."
Cheng Chao, who had been nonchalant, also visibly breathed a sigh of relief.
"That's fine then."
Then he looked down and saw the child on his thigh.
"Are you relieved now? Your uncle definitely won't die."
"Hey, you brat, talk properly!"
Cheng Jin felt an urge to spank the child, thinking, "Why do you talk to a child about anything?"
Cheng Chao dodged skillfully.
"It's alright, it's alright. Look, the child isn't scared at all."
Seeing Jian Xin run to Jian Wenxiu's bedside without showing any fear, Cheng Jin lowered his hand, giving him a glare in return.
"They just don't know how to keep their mouths shut."
Turning to the right direction was simple, and immediately a smile appeared on his face.
"Dandan, you don't need to say anything, your uncle understands. You have your own secrets, and it's right that you don't tell others. But, no matter what you do, you must ensure your own safety first. No matter how important others are, it's not worth revealing all your cards. This is the most basic sense of vigilance."
Jian Dan's first reaction was to turn to look at Cheng Chao and ask, "You big mouth, you didn't keep a secret?"
But Cheng Chao's eyes were wide open, looking as if he had seen a ghost.
Okay, I wronged him.
"Hehe, Uncle, how did you know?"
Cheng Jin smiled and shook his head. The child was kind-hearted to be willing to take out such a nice thing, although keeping it from him made him a little heartbroken.
“Cheng Chao grew up right under my nose. Do you think I don’t know what he’s capable of?”
If I had that ability, would I have waited until now?
Simple smiled, her eyes crinkling. So far, this brother and uncle have been quite nice. They noticed she had a secret but didn't pry. They just told her to protect herself first.
However, Cheng Chao was unhappy and immediately protested.
"Uncle, you can't do this to me. If you want to praise my sister, just praise her properly. Why are you insulting me?"
He was much less polite with Cheng Jin.
"Hmph, what did I say wrong? Do you think you can say that?"
“...No,” Cheng Chao said stiffly, showing none of the decisiveness he displayed in the army; he was more like a spoiled brat.
"I don't have that ability, but my sister does!"
Cheng Jin pointed at him, and after a long pause, he finally managed to utter a sentence.
"You're really capable."
Seeing that everything was alright here, Jian Dan wanted to go see Mingzhu. Considering that Cheng Jin and Lin Zhengde were quite close, he simply said so.
"Uncle, Lin Dongfang and his wife have also come. Mingzhu is nearing her due date and came here to prepare for childbirth. I thought I'd go out and see if they're at the guesthouse or already at the hospital."
"So fast? She's about to give birth? Then you go quickly. I'll watch over Xin Xin here. Cheng Chao, you go with your sister."
Before she could even say a simple refusal, Cheng Chao led her out of the ward.
"Let's go,"
"No, I'll tell Xin Xin first."
"Don't worry, your uncle is here. He'll take care of the child."
Fine, anyway, her own uncle is lying there, so she's not worried about anything.
"Let's go ask if there are any in the wards first. If not, they may not have completed the procedures yet. Then we'll go to the guesthouse to look for them."
The county hospital has only three floors. Jian Wenxiu's ward is on the third floor. I asked at the registration window and found that the obstetrics and gynecology department is also on the third floor, but in two different directions, one at this end and one at the other.
After going down to the third floor and then back up to the third floor, I followed the signs to the obstetrics and gynecology department, found a doctor's office, knocked on the door, and went in.
"Doctor, I'd like to ask if anyone named Mingzhu is being admitted to the hospital today? I'm her friend and I'd like to visit her."
The nurse next to him flipped through the notebook.
"Mingzhu? Is that the one who went into the delivery room as soon as she arrived?"
Go inside, turn right, she's in the delivery room, her husband is waiting outside.
Simple was startled.
"The delivery room? She's about to give birth so soon?"
Without thinking about anything else, I ran in the direction he pointed and turned the corner. There I saw a person standing alone at the entrance of the empty delivery room, motionless.
As you get closer, you can see that her hands, hanging at her sides, are trembling.
For him, Cheng Chao was clearly a better fit, since they were both acquaintances.
Cheng Chao quickly took two steps forward, patted him on the shoulder,
"Didn't you say you just arrived? You're already in labor? Have you completed the hospital admission procedures?"
Lin Dongfang shuddered in fright, but when he saw it was Cheng Chao, he breathed a sigh of relief. Hearing the cries from the delivery room, he immediately tensed up again, gripping Cheng Chao tightly.
"Is everything alright? Why are you shouting so loudly?"
Simple. Cheng Chao and Lin Dongfang are all complete novices in this area. Forget offering comfort; they'd be lucky if they didn't cause trouble.
"Are you alright?"
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