Chapter 54: Suture
Chu Qiao followed the fire brigade and traveled all night, finally getting down the mountain before dawn.
Stepping onto the asphalt road of the winding mountain road, Chu Qiao finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"drop--"
"Congratulations to the host for successfully crossing the Daxing Mountain Canyon and successfully completing this Daxing Mountain wilderness survival mission. You will receive 50,000 gold coins and a level one hemostatic ointment. Please confirm your gift package as soon as possible."
Chu Qiao felt a throbbing pain in the nerves of her arm. She had no time to accept any big gift package. The injury on her arm could not be delayed any longer.
Chu Qiao walked towards Team Qin.
"Captain Qin, I have an urgent matter and need to go down the mountain. Could you please send someone to take me down the mountain?"
Captain Qin didn't want to refuse her, but he had to attend to official business. He hesitated for a few seconds and said awkwardly, "Waiting a few more hours won't work. We have to swap shifts with the soldiers up above soon, and we really don't have anyone to take you there right now. There's food and drinks here, please help yourself."
Captain Qin's ears turned red, and he obviously felt embarrassed to say this to Chu Qiao.
As a soldier, Chu Qiao understood him, but - she gritted her teeth and raised her palm.
"I understand your difficulties, but I'd still like to ask you to send someone to help me. I'm afraid I can't hold on any longer."
Captain Qin's gaze followed Chu Qiao's movements and looked at her hand. At this moment, Chu Qiao's entire palm was grayish white, and there was no blood on the fingertips.
Captain Qin was stunned and pulled up Chu Qiao's sleeve. There was a bloody gash on his arm, and his face was turned outside with a hideous look.
Dragging such an arm, Chu Qiao fought side by side with them for a whole night.
Captain Qin suddenly felt a surge of anger and self-blame.
"Why didn't you say so earlier?"
"Xiao Li, Xiao Li, come here, take...Chu Qiao to the hospital."
Xiao Li came jogging over and happened to see Chu Qiao pulling down her sleeve, but she still saw the wound.
Along the way, Xiao Li almost flew on the winding mountain road.
Chu Qiao held the handrail and her head kept hitting the side of the car. She smiled bitterly but didn't say anything. The young man meant well.
"Squeak—"
The sound of brakes suddenly rang out, and Xiao Li drove the car to the main entrance of the hospital.
Probably because it was a fire truck, no security guard dared to stop them.
The hospital lobby was still as bright as day at night, but there were very few people.
At the orthopedics front desk, a young girl in a white coat was sitting with her legs crossed, watching TV series on her phone.
Xiao Li rushed around like a headless fly.
"Doctor, doctor, come and take a look."
The young girl stood up, looking flustered, not knowing what to do.
Apparently Chu Qiao is the first orthopedic patient tonight.
The girl was just an intern, and she looked embarrassed when she saw Chu Qiao's wound.
Xiao Li's eyes widened, and he slammed the table and shouted, "What do you mean? Do you know how to do it? Find someone who knows how to do it."
The intern was almost crying because of Xiao Li's pressure: "The doctor is still in surgery, I...where can I find him?"
Chu Qiao watched as his palm turned black. Xiao Li and the intern were in a stalemate, and neither of them was reliable.
We can't delay any longer.
Chu Qiao suddenly shouted, "Stop shouting."
She turned to look at the intern: "Do you know Lu Zhan? Is Lu Zhan here?"
The intern said timidly: "Doctor Lu is not from our department."
Xiao Li snatched the intern's phone and handed it to her: "Stop talking nonsense, just call whoever I tell you to call."
The intern hesitated, and Chu Qiao frowned: "Xiao Li, let me use your phone."
Xiao Li glared at the intern and handed his phone to Chu Qiao.
Chu Qiao said sternly: "Give me his phone number, I'll call him, I know him."
The intern then found the phone number in the hospital's address book.
The call was connected quickly. When Lu Zhan answered the phone, he spoke clearly and his thoughts were clear. Chu Qiao was sure that Lu Zhan was not asleep.
"Hello, this is Lu Zhan from the military hospital. May I ask who you are?"
"I'm Chu Qiao. You bandaged my hand last time. I'm injured now and there's no time to explain. Could you please go to the orthopedics department of the hospital?"
Lu Zhan, who was on night duty, was taken aback and said seriously, "I'm at the hospital, right away."
After hanging up the phone, he ran downstairs without even having time to put on his white coat.
Chu Qiao looked at his wound. The piece of flesh bitten by the golden eagle was curled up on both sides and was half dry.
She untied the rope that was strangling her and rubbed her arms vigorously, hoping that the blood would reach her palms.
But after rubbing it, the wound started bleeding again, and the intern hurriedly took gauze to suck the blood from her.
When Lu Zhan rushed out, he saw such a bloody scene.
He took a deep breath, his face grim.
He pulled Chu Qiao's clothes and roughly dragged her into the treatment room.
He said mercilessly, "Miss Chu is really capable. It's only been less than half a month and you've already messed yourself up like this. People who don't know would think you're playing self-torture."
Chu Qiao muttered in his heart: Isn't doing this just self-abuse?
But he said, "I'm sorry, Doctor Lu, I'm sorry to bother you."
While Lu Zhan was washing it with hydrogen peroxide, he said, "If you know the trouble, you will be less injured."
"If it's any later, my hand will be dead."
"I know."
Lu Zhan said coldly while holding the tools: "Of course you know it. You think you are in control, so you let it develop freely."
Chu Qiao was stunned. Since she came into this world, no one had ever been so accurate in revealing her thoughts.
Seeing that she was stunned, Lu Zhan didn't say anything more and poured hydrogen peroxide on her wound.
"Hiss—" Chu Qiao was distracted and not prepared, so he groaned softly.
Lu Zhan paused, slowed down his movements, and gave her anesthesia.
When suturing the wound, Lu Zhan buried his head and was very close to Chu Qiao's arm. Each suture was almost at the same distance.
Chu Qiao could feel Lu Zhan's breath on his arm, and coupled with Lu Zhan's delicate sewing method, Chu Qiao, who was used to rough work, felt uncomfortable all over.
Chu Qiao felt like he had been sitting there for a long time and couldn't sit still any longer, so he said, "I know you have obsessive-compulsive disorder, but you really don't have to keep the distance exactly the same. Just sew it randomly."
Lu Zhan turned a deaf ear.
Another five minutes passed before Lu Zhan finished.
Chu Qiao looked at the wound on his arm that was sewn neatly like a zipper, shook his head helplessly, and rubbed his palm gently.
Lu Zhan took him to an instrument.
"Put your hand in there."
Chu Qiao asked curiously, "What is this?"
"Infrared rays warm the meridians, reduce inflammation and relieve pain, and promote blood circulation."
Chu Qiao nodded. She didn't know much about medical equipment.
When Lu Zhan turned sideways, he saw two small wounds on Chu Qiao's other hand.
He frowned and pointed: "A dog bite? You need to get vaccinated."
Chu Qiao waved his hand nonchalantly: "It was bitten by a wolf, it's okay, just a little scratch."
Lu Zhan said firmly, "We have to fight them, as wolves may also carry rabies."
Chu Qiao curled his lips. He was not a wolf in the period of illness. It seemed that this world's medical research was not thorough.
"You should find a specialist doctor to get the vaccine tomorrow. I don't have the right to give you this shot." After saying that, Lu Zhan reached out and touched Chu Qiao's fingertips, which were gradually returning to their red color.
"It's better now. Bake it for another half an hour."
Chu Qiao received a favor, and even though he was already feeling restless, he couldn't say no.
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