Being called out of nowhere, Lin Tan was stunned for a moment: "You called me?"
"I'm talking about you. Don't you have healing abilities? Go and treat the wounded." Zhu Xin said in a commanding tone.
Lin Tantan found it a little funny. Who did this guy think he was?
Bai Cheng's face darkened as he was about to speak, but Lin Tantan spoke before him. Curious, she asked Zhu Xin, "Who are you?"
Zhu Xin frowned, but still spoke proudly, "I'm Zhu Xin, commander of the Third Regiment of the Ning City Garrison. I hold the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. The garrison has been expanded into a safe base for survivors, and I've been assigned the honorable mission of going out on a rescue mission. After this mission, I'll have even more important work waiting for me back at the base. You can address me as Captain Zhu or Lieutenant Colonel Zhu."
He explained the trajectory of his life clearly in one sentence, deliberately letting these people know that he had a glorious past, he was glorious now, and when he returned to the base, there would be an even more glorious position and future waiting for him. Everything was clear and natural, which was different from Ye Xiao, Bai Cheng and other unorganized outsiders.
Of course, the position and rank he mentioned were all promoted after the apocalypse. Before the apocalypse, he was just a small-time deputy battalion commander with the rank of captain. After the apocalypse, many of his superiors met with disaster, so he was naturally promoted.
His words did have some effect. When the survivors heard the words "regimental commander" and "lieutenant colonel", they felt that they were very impressive and powerful.
Zhu Xin became more and more proud. Lin Tan nodded. She finally understood why this guy was dancing so happily. It turned out that he was of great status. She smiled and said, "Oh, you are the leader. If you didn't know me, you would think you were the boss who paid my salary."
Zhu Xin's smile froze, and someone in the crowd laughed out loud. Lin Tantan also stopped laughing and said coldly, "I'm so sorry, I'm not a soldier under your command. Even if you are the division commander, you have no control over me."
"You—" Zhu Xin's face darkened. "You are disrespecting soldiers. We risked our lives to save you..."
"Stop!" Lin Tantan raised his hand to interrupt him. "First of all, you didn't save me. I was already safe and sound in the safe zone and didn't need anyone to rescue me. Secondly, I don't disrespect the military. You don't have to change the subject and make a big deal out of it. These military comrades risked their lives to come to Yang City for the rescue. I respect them very much, but that's no reason for you to tell me what to do."
Zhu Xin was choked. Seeing that no one around him said anything, he immediately changed his strategy and scolded, "You said so much, but you don't want to save people? What time is it now? I just asked you to save a few people. If you have the ability, why don't you do it? For you, it may just be a matter of raising your hand, but for others, it means a life! You are so selfish, comrade!"
Bai Cheng said coldly: "Zhu Xin!"
Mei Bosheng appeared out of nowhere and ran to Lin Tantan to speak up for her. Lin Tantan raised her hand to hold him down. She stared at Zhu Xin without retreating or giving in, sneering, "Are you trying to put pressure on me morally because you can't show off your military prestige? But you'd better save your breath. Didn't I say I wouldn't save people? Who saw me watching someone die without helping? Didn't I help fight the zombies just now? I'm a human, not made of steel. Can't I take a break first? And you should understand, I saved people out of humanitarianism, not obligation."
Lin Tan's voice wasn't particularly loud, but it was clear and steady. "If you had asked me to help with the treatment in a nice way, I might have agreed immediately, even though I was very tired. But you speak in such a commanding tone. Do I have to look at your face before I can save someone after all the hard work? What gives you the right to do that?"
"Just because you're the leader?"
Zhu Xin was so angry that his face turned blue. He stared at Lin Tantan speechlessly and turned to point at Bai Cheng: "Bai Cheng, you don't even care about your people!"
Bai Cheng slowly walked over to Lin Tan Tan and looked at Zhu Xin expressionlessly, "You're wrong. Miss Lin isn't my person. She's just an ordinary citizen. Neither you, nor I, nor anyone else has the power to order her to do anything. Please don't use the word 'control.'" Furthermore, before you arrived, she dedicated herself to helping the injured, without needing to be urged or asking for anything in return. Those 150,000 people can attest to this, so you should reflect on your attitude."
"If someone suffers serious consequences today because they didn't get timely treatment, it's your fault."
He said these words to Zhu Xin, and even more to the survivors around him, to remind these people not to think that Lin Tantan's rescue was a matter of course just because of Zhu Xin's words.
Sure enough, some people listened to his words and showed thoughtful or worried expressions. Many of these people had escaped the city with injuries. Some of these injuries could be endured and recovered on their own, but others, if not treated quickly, would affect their movements or even endanger their lives.
The situation has become so awkward now. What if the healer gets so angry that he just gives up?
Zhu Xin's face looked extremely ugly.
"Finally," Bai Cheng seemed to think it wasn't enough, and he curled his lips slightly, saying to Zhu Xinxin, "In terms of military rank, you and I are equal, so please be careful with the tone you use when speaking to me."
"You--" Zhu Xin clenched his fists. Seeing that he was at a disadvantage, his soldiers couldn't help but move closer, but Bai Cheng and Lin Tantan were no less defeated. Mei Baisheng was the first to stand in front of Lin Tantan with a wary look on his face. Then came Xu Qin, Xu Li and others who had come over at some point, Fan Fang, Zhao Yidan and other people with special abilities, Jiang Zhongyi and others, as well as many people who had been trained by Ye Xiao, Bai Cheng and others.
Everyone looked at Zhu Xin with a bad expression, and the pressure was undeniable.
Zhu Xin's face turned pale. At this moment, he truly felt that these people had built up a considerable force in the past half month.
Seeing the atmosphere becoming increasingly tense, an officer hurried over to mediate: "Everyone, if you have something to say, please talk it over nicely. Xiao Zhu, you're being so aggressive!"
He said to Bai Cheng apologetically, "Deputy Captain Bai, I'm so sorry. Xiao Zhu was worried about everyone, so his attitude might not have been very good at the moment. I apologize to you on his behalf. And that female comrade, your last name is Lin, right? I'm so sorry, I'm sorry, I'm going to tell this guy later. Oh, we can't have a fight among ourselves right now. Comrade Lin, if you have healing abilities, please lend a hand. We really need to unite at this time."
This person was the slightly plump military officer that Lin Tantan had seen talking with Zhu Xin before. Although he didn't say anything bad about Ye Xiao and the others at that time, Lin Tantan didn't like him very much. But since the other party said so, what else could she say? She didn't want to continue the stalemate like this. There was still a lot to do.
She didn't even look at the other person, but instead addressed the new survivors directly and loudly, "I'm a wood-type mutant with healing abilities. Anyone who needs treatment should come to me. However, I must state first that my energy is limited. I can only treat three people per hour, at most, so minor injuries and pains shouldn't be treated. Also, to prevent anyone from taking my efforts for granted, there is a fee for treatment. Crystal cores and supplies are both available, and the quantity is negotiable. Those in need can sign up now. If the number of people exceeds the quota, those in critical condition will be prioritized at the front of the queue."
The slightly plump officer felt a little embarrassed when he saw that she didn't even look at him. He was about to say something, but within a second after Lin Tantan finished speaking, many people started shouting.
"I, I'll sign up!"
"I'll go first. I'm in a hurry."
"My mother was beaten and is coughing up blood!"
"My son's surgical wound rotted halfway through his hospital stay!"
"My husband is dying!" A woman's voice was particularly shrill, drowning out the others. Lin Tantan looked over and saw a woman and a man carrying another man squeezed in from outside the crowd. The man holding the man was holding a towel in his hand, covering the left half of the injured man's face. The original color of the towel could not be seen, it was completely soaked with blood. There was a lot of blood on the bodies and hands of all three people.
"How did it happen?" Lin Tan Tan frowned and walked over.
"I was driving too fast on the road and got hit in the eye by a branch," the woman cried. The man holding her carefully removed the towel and showed it to Lin Tan. He saw several deep and shallow scars on the left side of the victim's face. The most terrifying thing was that there was only a bloody hole left in the left eye socket. The entire eyeball had been swept away!
Everyone around gasped when they saw this scene.
Lin Tantan's expression tightened slightly. The man was in a very bad condition too. His face was pale, he was breathing rapidly, and he looked unconscious. He couldn't even stand.
Lin Tan Tan didn't say anything else. He used a belt to hook the man's arm and said, "Follow me."
Then he took people to the room where he often treated people.
People made way for her, and many wanted to follow to watch the fun. Some people also asked those around them: "Can this be cured?"
"If there were equipment, medicine, and a doctor, immediate surgery should have saved his life. Oh, and he'd also need a blood transfusion and fluid replacement, as he's clearly in shock." Someone knowledgeable about the situation said, shaking their head, "But right now... it's hard to say what his abilities are."
"Hey, can you do it?" A girl pushed the older boy next to her, and the boy shook his head: "I can't."
He watched Lin Tantan's vague back through the gaps between the people, his eyes filled with curiosity and surprise. He was also a wood-type mutant with healing abilities, and his abilities were not bad, but right now, all he could do was stop bleeding and treat minor wounds. Was this person really that powerful?
"Let's go and follow them and see."
Compared to the surprise of these new psychics, the people in the west of the city were much calmer. Their Miss Lin was already very powerful, and they were busy fawning over her. That so-called team leader was an idiot, how dare he be so domineering to her? If it weren't for the inappropriate time and the conditions not allowing it, they really wanted to beat him up.
Zhu Xin was still standing there, watching the people around him rush away. He had to endure some contemptuous and mocking looks, feeling particularly embarrassed. The slightly fat officer patted him and said, "Alright, get back to work."
Zhu Xin sneered: "Her healing ability is amazing, but it can only heal minor injuries and bring the dead back to life? She's just putting on airs. Any doctor I can find is better than her!"
The slightly overweight officer frowned, thinking, "If you feel that way, why bother provoking her?" Suddenly, someone said, "Yes, it's just a minor injury. I hope you won't need her treatment for minor injuries in the future!"
The two looked over and saw that the people talking were several tall young men with immature eyebrows and eyes. They looked like college students.
After Jiang Zhongyi finished speaking, he saw the two men coming and quickly called out to his companions: "Let's go, let's go. He's the regiment commander, we can't afford to offend him."
"Hey, they say any random doctor is better than Sister Lin."
"Listen to him. I just heard a doctor say that there's nothing he can do about that man's injuries unless he has the medicine, the equipment, and a sterile operating table to operate on him."
"It seems that the leader has everything he needs, haha."
"Where does he get the confidence to talk nonsense with a healer? Doesn't he know that the person you can't offend the most is the doctor?"
"Anyway, the last thing I want to do when playing games is to offend the nanny."
“Hehehe…”
Zhu Xin's face darkened, then blued, then darkened again, his chest heaving. The slightly plump officer sighed and didn't want to say anything to him anymore. He was a little worried. Was that girl really that powerful? There were wood-type psychics in the army, but I hadn't heard of them being very powerful. If this person was so powerful now, then... it would be unwise to offend such a person in the future.
…
Here, upon entering the treatment room, Lin Tan Tan stopped anyone who was not necessary, closed the door, and asked the family members to help the injured person lie down. He then said to Ming Ze, "Infusion."
This man had lost too much blood. Lin Tantan could heal his wounds, but blood loss could not be recovered by supernatural powers.
As she spoke, she raised her hand and the straps hooked on his hand were retracted. One strap shot directly into the injured eye socket, and the other went straight into the heart.
The injured man's wife exclaimed in surprise, and Lin Tantan explained, "This is energy, not a physical belt. It won't cause any harm to his body. Don't worry."
When she wanted the energy to become a belt with actual effect, it would be tangible, but at this time these two belts were intangible. They were completely highly concentrated energy. If you look closely, they look like green beams of light.
Mingze opened the medicine box and reminded, "Family members, please raise the patient's head and feet a little higher."
He just ran to Lin Tantan halfway and took a large medicine box from Bai Cheng. When he opened it, there were many medicines inside. He immediately started to prepare crystalloid solution. He was a licensed rotating doctor and was very skilled in doing these things.
After giving the patient an IV drip, he looked at the injured person again and found that his vital signs had stabilized a lot and the symptoms of shock had disappeared. He was secretly amazed that the effect of superpowers was really great. When would he be able to reach such a level?
If he could use a pair of tweezers to pry open the injured eye and see the muscle fibers and blood vessels regenerating rapidly, he would be even more shocked.
The treatment lasted for fifteen minutes before Lin Tantan stopped. The two family members asked her nervously how she was.
"It's not a big problem. Take good care of the wound and make sure it doesn't get infected. Eat something healthy to replenish your blood and you'll be fine." Lin Tan Tan said, "But the eye is gone, and no matter how powerful I am, I can't make it grow back."
"Of course, of course, as long as the person is alive, that's enough." The two men said hurriedly. Just at this moment, the injured person woke up and was able to speak. The two men were so excited that they cried and laughed.
Lin Tantan sat in a chair, watching Mingze bandage the injured man's eyes. Suddenly, he said, "Remember to pay him."
"Of course I should." The male family member quickly pulled a small wallet from his pocket and poured out three crystal cores. "Is this enough?" He seemed to realize it was too little. "We still have some food, a car, and two hundred thousand in savings. All of that will be yours."
Lin Tantan thought for a moment and asked, "What car?"
"This pickup truck is a Jiangling Yuhu. I bought it for over 150,000 yuan and it's still brand new!"
Lin Tantan didn't know what the Jiangling Yuhu was, but when she heard it was over 150,000, she thought it should be pretty good. She said, "Then take this car. You can keep the others. Since you are the first customers, I will give you a discount. Come back to me tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, and I will treat him twice more."
Lin Tantan didn't need a car because she couldn't drive at all, but since she was already charging, she had to charge a high price. If the price was set too low at the beginning, it would be hard to say what would happen later. After all, the person was really in danger just now, and this was life-saving money.
To be honest, exchanging a car for a life is really nothing, but Lin Tantan didn't intend to take it too seriously. Besides, the attitudes of these two people also made Lin Tantan feel quite comfortable.
Hearing that Lin Tantan also provided after-sales service, they were both overjoyed and thanked him repeatedly. Lin Tantan stood up, opened the door, and said to the outside, "Who's next?"
A group of people were waiting outside, making quite a lot of noise, but everything fell silent once the door opened. It was especially so when they saw the man who had almost died just now now had a snow-white gauze on his face, an IV in his arm, and was supported by someone as he walked out. He looked in good spirits. The two family members were so happy that they cried and were stunned.
Those who didn't believe it could be cured were confused.
"Really, really good!"
Some people looked at their watches and said, "What time has it been? My goodness."
Then those who were originally skeptical started shouting to move to the front row.
However, Bai Cheng was personally in charge of the treatment room. He knew a bit about medicine and could prioritize the patients by looking at their conditions. He didn't think of cutting in line easily. He selected the three most seriously ill patients and explained their situations to Lin Tantan. Then he asked Lin Tantan, "These are the most serious. Can you handle them? The next group will be arriving soon. If each group has this many, won't it be too much?"
Lin Tan Tan looked at the sky. It was already dark, so she said, "It's okay. It's just like this for tonight." The words had already been said, and she couldn't take them back. Besides, it wasn't really hard. It was something she was used to doing. Besides, she had been queuing three people for an hour, so she still had some time to rest.
And she had her own considerations. She had actually lowered her treatment level before and did not behave too excessively. But Zhu Xin was still the first one to target her. Whether he was targeting her or simply wanted to find someone to establish his authority, it was enough to prove that she was too eye-catching.
Since hiding one's weakness is useless, why bother hiding it anymore? Just make yourself so strong that no one dares to offend you easily. At least, people like Zhu Xin should stay away from her.
In fact, she should have had this awareness when she chose to be a dual-system mutant.
Bai Cheng looked at her and said nothing more.
Lin Tan Tan continues her treatment.
Groups of people arrived, each group had thousands or tens of thousands of people, and there were always a few seriously injured among them. Anyway, Lin Tan Tan only treated three people an hour, and the medical team in the west of the city was also working. It seemed that they were infected by them, and the doctors and people with healing abilities who came later also began to help.
Of course, it's all paid work.
Groups of people arrived outside and were organized to kill zombies again and again. It was busy and noisy everywhere, but the treatment room was working in an orderly manner. The injured and their families were praying, expecting, nervous, excited, and grateful. It was unexpectedly harmonious.
Ye Xiao didn't come back until after nine o'clock in the evening, and he brought back a large group of people.
"I thought you'd choose the second plan," Bai Cheng said. Ye Xiao's team was going quite far, which was unavoidable. Yang City wasn't small, so there were always places where a round trip in a day wouldn't be possible. The second plan was to take the highway east of Yang City if they couldn't make it back in time, and then rendezvous with the main force along the way.
Ye Xiao smiled: "There are too many variables if we go from the east, I am a little worried about this side." He could not hide the fatigue on his face. He was on high alert all the time that day. Moreover, because they were traveling at night, those zombies were not to be underestimated. He released his superpowers countless times, and even a strong man could not hold on any longer.
Bai Cheng raised an eyebrow slightly. Everything was arranged perfectly here. If there was anything he was worried about, it must be that person. It was obvious that this person had something on his mind and was concerned about something. That was different.
He did not tease, but recounted what happened in the evening.
The more Ye Xiao listened, the darker his face became. He took a deep breath to suppress the anger in his heart: "Let's talk?"
"In the treatment room. He's been there for hours and hasn't come out."
Ye Xiao strode towards the treatment room.
There were people guarding outside the treatment rooms to maintain order, especially the room where Lin Tan was staying. No outsiders were allowed to get close. Ye Xiao waved his hand and told those people not to bother him. He came to the door, which was not closed tightly, and it opened with a light push.
He saw Lin Tantan standing in front of the narrow treatment bed, with her head slightly lowered, her palm hovering a few centimeters above a person's chest, and a bright green light fell from her palm onto the person's chest.
The little girl's eyelashes drooped slightly, and her lips were slightly pursed. Perhaps it was because her face was facing away from the light, but her expression was calm yet somewhat indifferent. She was very different from her usual self, with a solemn aura that made people dare not approach her easily.
As if she noticed someone looking at her, she turned around and saw who it was. A big smile suddenly appeared on her face, and the eyes that were cold and indifferent a moment ago also curved up and brightened.
The voice was also full of joy: "Ye Xiao, you are back!"
Ye Xiao's chest seemed to be filled up all of a sudden.
The author has something to say: Ye Xiao: Look, she is so cold to others, but she smiles so happily when she sees me. She must like me very much and will not accept any rebuttal!
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