My Little Poplar - Chap 102
Yan Qiang and Mai Zi were taken out of the operating theatre one by one, both in good condition and the other wounded soldiers and hostages are taken care of, only Yu Fengcheng’s operation took more than seven hours.
The Snowleopards waited outside the surgery for over seven hours, when the lights went out, they all rushed to block the doorway, the first to emerge was the local Botswana doctor, a small man, surrounded by a large, bloodied and murderous group of Special Forces, so scared he almost lost his eyes.
“How is he, Doctor?”
“The injuries are stable, they are not life threatening at the moment but he is suffering from severe trauma, it is best to transfer him to a hospital in our capital for treatment as soon as possible.”
Lao Sha said in a rough Chinese voice: “To the capital city hospital my ass, must go back to Beijing.”
Chen Jing also said: “Yes, the medical standard here is far worse than at home, we need to arrange for Fengcheng to go back to Beijing as soon as possible.”
Huo Qiao raked his hair and said, “I’ll talk to the embassy, let’s all go back and rest.”
Bai Xinyu stood by the door and kept quiet, he wanted to go in but he knew he couldn’t visit now.
The Snowleopards went to rest one after another, until only Huo Qiao and Bai Xinyu were left at the door.
Huo Qiao looked at him in a trance and sighed: “Xinyu, go and rest.”
Bai Xinyu nodded, sighed tiredly and turned to go.
“Xinyu.”
“Hmm?”
“You were saved, it was worth more than anything to Fengcheng, so don’t think too much about it.”
Bai Xinyu’s body stiffened, Huo Qiao saw right through what he was thinking, he whispered: “What if he can’t be a soldier anymore?” After Yu Fengcheng’s life was safe, this was his biggest worry, Yu Fengcheng wanted to be a professional soldier, this had never wavered since he was a child, if this injury made Yu Fengcheng unable to be a soldier, even unable to attend military school, he didn’t know how he could face Yu Fengcheng. Fengcheng. Everyone will tell him it’s nothing to do with him but he can’t possibly not care at all.
Huo Qiao said: “From the day he chose to join the army, he was ready to get hurt or even die, not just him, all of us, including you, were prepared to die before we could carry a gun into battle, if he can’t be a soldier anymore, it’s his choice. It could happen, no one else.”
Bai Xinyu looked up at Huo Qiao and said, “Captain, this will not be reported at home, will it?”
“Don’t worry, it won’t.” He seemed to think of something suddenly, smiling lightly, “By the way, you’ve met Fengcheng’s father”
Bai Xinyu froze, a little embarrassed, “Yes.”
“He was right when he said you had a good eye, you don’t see Fengcheng.”
Bai Xinyu tugged at the corners of his mouth, if it wasn’t the wrong time, he would have found it funny.
Huo Qiao patted him on the shoulder and said, “We all know how Fengcheng feels about you but that shouldn’t be a burden to you, seriously, this is a mission for the Snowleopard, even without you, everyone in the… So, don’t think too much about it, it’s what he’s supposed to do.”
Bai Xinyu nodded, he wished he had been so open about it.
Back in the makeshift hospital lounge, he fell asleep on the bed. He hadn’t slept for over 48 hours, the events of those two short days had not only drained his strength, they had also put an indescribable strain on his heart, for the first time since he had left the Snowleopard brigade.
