This time, it was Qin Qinghuai who sighed.
"No, but would you like to check the location?"
Oh right, I completely forgot, the location is in her hands.
The two heads huddled together for a long time, then he simply sighed.
"See? He's having so much fun he's forgotten all about his parents!"
Feeling a strange sense of desolation, as if abandoned by his children, Qin Qinghuai almost laughed out loud. However, he quickly seized the opportunity to comfort her by pulling her into his arms.
"Alright, alright, she's the kind of person who goes crazy when she's having fun. We're not like her! Let's look at it from another angle. She's also, well, a non-human, friend, right?"
The child is still so young, and we can't guarantee we can look after him every single moment. Like you said, we live so close to the mountains, and dealing with wild animals is unavoidable. It's always better to have more friends than more enemies, right?
"What nonsense about friends and enemies? What are you two being all lovey-dovey about? These people have no friends, they're all enemies. Are you feeling soft-hearted again?"
A series of haphazard interruptions completely dispelled the slight sadness she had felt earlier, leaving her somewhat annoyed.
"What nonsense! Who's being soft-hearted? Do you think I'm that kind of soft-hearted person?"
"Aren't you the same? Every time you say you don't care about other people's business, you should count the days yourself. You used to be so decisive, you'd take action without hesitation, but now? You're always looking before and after, worrying about this and that,"
this......
It's hard to tell whether this is a compliment or an insult.
"No, brother, what exactly are you trying to say?"
Cheng Chao was also taken aback. Right, what was he going to say? He'd completely forgotten because of the interruption.
"What I'm trying to say is that we can't be soft on the enemy, otherwise, the problem will just keep recurring and cause endless trouble."
The two exchanged a glance, both feeling that Cheng Chao seemed a bit off his mind today, rambling incoherently.
"Damn it! These bastards! Animals!"
After a few interrogations, Commander Lin and the veterans accompanying him identified the men as members of a small bandit gang they had wiped out a few years ago. The bandit leader wasn't ruthless; he was more of a Robin Hood figure who robbed the rich to help the poor, but he didn't kill anyone. It was said that they were all forced into banditry, and most of the grain they stole was given to the villagers.
When they went to suppress the bandits, the chief leader knew he couldn't escape, so he committed suicide on the spot, hoping they would have a change of heart and spare the women and children.
But unexpectedly, this was truly repaying kindness with enmity.
The veterans were so angry their eyes turned red, and they couldn't help but punch and kick, cursing all the while.
"You heartless bastards! If it weren't for the fact that the leader was loyal and took all the blame upon himself, let alone you, even those women, who could have lived peacefully all these years?"
Otherwise, do you think you kids from bandit dens expect to grow up innocent and pure?
"Dream on!"
"That heartless bastard, keeping him around has really turned him into an enemy,"
Cheng Chao got excited again.
"Look at this, look at this! This is what happens when you're soft-hearted! Wildfire can't burn it all; the spring breeze brings it back to life."
Although the topic suddenly came up, seeing Cheng Chao's serious expression, I simply pursed my lips, said nothing, and nodded in agreement.
"Okay, I've got it."
The atmosphere at the scene immediately became somber, and a cough that was neither too loud nor too soft seemed rather abrupt.
"Father, Father?"
"This person is also a doctor, right?"
Seeing so many soldiers, and the unavoidable air of menace emanating from them, Liu Gang felt a little flustered, but he tried his best to remain calm.
"My dad's leg was broken by them. He hasn't rested for the past few days, and it's already festering. He was tense again just now, and now he has a fever."
Liu Gang came back from the mountains from Liu Zhen. Whether or not he truly suffered from amnesia, the two had relied on each other for the past few years. The degree of dependence and the affection Liu Gang had for Liu Zhen were genuine. All the familial love that Liu Gang hadn't experienced in his first seventeen or eighteen years was now felt in Liu Zhen.
"father!"
"No, aren't you a doctor too? Aren't there any herbs on this mountain to reduce fever?"
Still angry at those people, Commander Lin's tone was also unpleasant. Liu Gang was clearly frightened, and his voice was almost choked with tears.
"My dad's wound is infected. We can't just bring down the fever. We need to treat the wound first, otherwise it will keep recurring and get worse. If we don't treat it, his leg will be useless."
"Then what are we waiting for? Let a few people carry the wounded man down the mountain."
Sun Guoqing!
"arrive!"
"You take people to escort them down the mountain and take them directly to the hospital. Tell Dr. Qin to do his best to cure them."
Then he led men to stand guard at the foot of the mountain, preventing family members from approaching.
"yes!"
After seeing off Liu Gang, who was about to burst into tears, Commander Lin breathed a sigh of relief, but when he turned around and saw the pile of things they had just brought back from the bandit's den, his head started spinning.
Then, when he saw the pile of large and small boxes that had been dug out from underground and were still not meant to be seen in the light of day, his head throbbed even more.
Although he had a straightforward temper, he was usually very emotionally stable. Today, he was also angered by those few bandits who had been easily dragged over, and it took him a while to recover. However, his emotions were still affected, and he gave orders somewhat listlessly.
"Pack up and get ready to go down the mountain."
Although the return journey wasn't as stressful as the journey there, seeing all this and learning a lot still left everyone feeling rather down. Watching them carry their things back to the camp from the foot of the mountain, there was bound to be a lot of things to deal with afterwards. Qin Qinghuai and Cheng Chao naturally had to go with them. They simply went back to the family compound, planning to go home and wait for the kids who had gone off to play to remember when they would think of coming home.
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