Soldiers Assault: Starting from the 7th Steel Company

Chapter 159 If you survive a disaster, you will be blessed later.

Chen Jiang was seriously injured. When Qi Huan called an ambulance to take Chen Jiang to the nearest traditional Chinese medicine hospital, Meng Chao also rushed over and, through his connections, begged the hospital's experts to save his life.

However, the district hospital had limited resources and was not very confident in treating such a gunshot wound, and even issued a critical condition notice at one point.

"Doctor, you must find a way to save him!" Qi Huan cried uncontrollably.

"It's not that we don't want to save him, it's just that the bullet was too close to his heart, and our technology isn't up to the task," the doctor said helplessly.

Just when Meng Chao and Qi Huan were in a panic, Team A extended a helping hand in time. After learning about the situation from Qi Huan, Yuan Lang immediately reported to Tie Lu. Tie Lu was also stunned when he heard this, and immediately made a phone call to coordinate. Finally, a helicopter was dispatched to transfer Chen Jiang to the military hospital for treatment.

At the same time, he called the local police and demanded an explanation for what had happened, asking how the people who had come to their aid had ended up like this.

Yuan Lang knew that now was not the time to assign blame, so he could only rush to the military hospital with his men.

The conditions at the military hospital were indeed much better. After diagnosis, the location of the bullet that hit Chen Jiang was determined, and surgery had to be performed immediately!
Chen Jiang's condition also alarmed leaders like Gao Jianjun. Gao Jianjun called the leaders of the military hospital and asked them to use the best doctors, the best equipment, and the best treatment plan, sparing no effort to cure Chen Jiang!

With his approval, the hospital quickly assembled an expert team and immediately began the surgery.

The surgeon was the hospital's vice president, who was quite knowledgeable about gunshot wounds. His assistant was an "acquaintance" of Chen Jiang, Gao Jianjun's niece, Chu Ning.

Chu Ning was also somewhat moved during the entire surgery. In peacetime, there were still such passionate soldiers who would shield others from bullets.

Is Chen Jiang really not afraid of death?
When the surgeon painstakingly removed the bullet embedded near Chen Jiang's heart with tweezers and placed it in a clean white enamel container, she felt a sense of relief and let out a long breath.

Yuan Lang and the others waited anxiously outside the operating room. The surgery, which lasted for several hours, was driving everyone crazy. Qi Huan, in particular, kept blaming himself, wishing he hadn't left, as having another person could have shared the burden.

After settling Anya in the police safe house, Meng Chao rushed over immediately. If he had to blame himself, he would find it even harder to forgive himself.

Chen Jiang shouldn't have gotten involved in this mess at all. He was sent by the military to assist, but he ended up becoming a "firefighter" standing in the way.

I was too optimistic. If I had listened to Chen Jiang's advice earlier, this matter might have been resolved.

But it was too late to say anything now, so ignoring Anya's frantic desire to visit Chen Jiang at the hospital, he ordered his men to keep a close eye on her! She absolutely could not be allowed to get into any more trouble.

The surgery continued until the next morning. When the white light indicating "operation in progress" went out, everyone stood up from their chairs and surrounded the doctor who came out looking exhausted.

"Doctor, how is Chen Jiang?"

"Yes, how is it?"

The surgeon removed his mask, revealing a weary face. "The surgery went relatively smoothly, and the patient is finally out of danger. If that bullet had been just a fraction off, even a miracle wouldn't have saved him. Now it's up to him to recover on his own!"

"Oh dear, Dr. Chu has fainted."

Just as everyone was expressing their gratitude to the surgeon, one of the doctors behind him fainted on the ground.

The surgeon, not daring to be careless, immediately knelt down to check.

"Dr. Chu is exhausted! Quick, get him to the emergency room!"

Despite their fatigue from continuous work, the medical staff quickly put Chu Ning on a stretcher and hurriedly took her away.

Others tried to rush in, but were stopped by the nurses, who explained that the patient was still under anesthesia and needed to rest for a while before being wheeled out. They also said that the patient would be taken to the ICU and could not be visited.

"You all go back, I'll stay here." Yuan Lang waved his hand, knowing that Qi Huan hadn't slept all night and Meng Chao was too busy with official duties to leave.

"It's alright, Captain, I'm not sleepy. Back in the day, we used to train for several nights in a row without sleep." Qi Huan forced a smile onto his tired face.

"Captain Yuan, I'm fine. I've already taken leave from work. Don't worry, I've already taken care of everything."

Yuan Lang chuckled, "Director Meng, you can forget about it. You're busy enough with the affairs of one bureau, and this matter has blown up so much. Can you handle the cleanup without going? Go on! Qi Huan and I can handle things here!"

Especially since the other party dared to kill Anya, it means they already knew about the police involvement, so Kunji's situation is likely not optimistic. Therefore, he must solve the case as soon as possible and dismantle the drug trafficking network here!
Otherwise, his tenure as executive deputy director would be over.

Just then, several soldiers in camouflage uniforms walked into the corridor. The officer in the lead, with a striking scar on his face, was none other than Gao Cheng from the Division's reconnaissance battalion. Behind him were Gan Xiaoning and Ma Xiaoshuai.

"How is Chen Jiang?" From a distance, Gao Cheng's first question was about Chen Jiang.

"Battalion Commander Gao, Chen Jiang is out of danger, but he is still under anesthesia."

"Yuan Lang, what's wrong with you?" Gao Cheng shouted angrily.

The major calling the lieutenant colonel by his first name was already extremely displeasing, but the nearby nurses didn't care who they were and immediately shouted, "What's all the noise about? Is this a place to talk loudly? Get out! Get out!"

Despite being prominent figures like Gao Cheng and Yuan Lang, they were helpless against these nurses. Yuan Lang also told them that Chen Jiang's anesthesia hadn't worn off yet and he wouldn't be wheeled out for a while. So, the group could only slink away to the corridor outside the waiting area.

"Battalion Commander Gao, don't get agitated. This was truly an accident." As Yuan Lang said this, he glanced at Meng Chao. The military and police are not separated, but how could he entrust such a good soldier to them like this? He was only being polite and giving Meng Chao some leeway.

"An accident? Chen Jiang was a lively and energetic young man from my hands to your A Brigade, wasn't he?" Gao Cheng raised his voice immediately when he saw that there were no medical staff restraining him and no one else around.

"Yes"

Before Yuan Lang could finish speaking, Gao Cheng waved his hand, rudely interrupting him.
"Isn't that enough? He's a perfectly good soldier, one of my best, and he's turned into this by you? I'd accept sending him for intensive training or even overseas, because he's a soldier, and soldiers need to hone themselves in tough environments. But you're making him work as a policeman? What do you mean by that? Are you trying to force him to retire early?"

"How can you not cherish your own soldiers? If you think Chen Jiang is dispensable, then once he recovers from his injuries, bring him back with me. I happen to be short of a reconnaissance company commander!"

Gao Cheng's words were very blunt and hit the nail on the head, making Meng Chao feel very uncomfortable. But Yuan Lang just smiled and said, "What? You're overthinking it. It's true that Chen Jiang is a soldier, but he is also a Chinese soldier. When the motherland needs him, it doesn't matter whether he's a soldier or a policeman, he has to step up!"

"Hmph~" Gao Cheng was displeased after hearing this. "So, according to you, soldiers and police are all the same? So, soldiers are also responsible for catching thieves? And police are also responsible for protecting the country?"

"The military and police are inseparable. When you see people being robbed or stolen from, I don't believe you won't step forward. Of course, if necessary, any police officer will go to the front line when the country is in danger!"

"Yes, if the country really needs us, none of my officers are cowards; they will all take up arms and go to the front lines!" Meng Chao said confidently.

These words made Gao Cheng feel a little better. He actually understood these principles. Soldiers take it as their duty to obey orders and go wherever they are needed!
"Who is this?" Gao Cheng didn't recognize Meng Chao, so he looked puzzled.

"Come, come, let me introduce you. This is Gao Cheng, the battalion commander of the reconnaissance battalion of the main force division of the 84th Group Army, and this is Meng Chao, the executive deputy director of the district bureau." After Yuan Lang introduced the two, Gao Cheng also introduced Gan Xiaoning and Ma Xiaoshuai behind him to everyone.

As for Duke Huan of Qi, everyone knows him, so there's no need to say more.

"Director Meng, I appreciate your kindness, but if we really want you police officers to go to the front lines, we'll all be wiped out. So it's better for you to maintain order while we risk our lives on the front lines. Stability in the rear is crucial for ensuring the combat effectiveness of the troops!"

What could Meng Chao say after hearing Gao Cheng's words?
I could only manage an awkward laugh.

"The girl Chen Jiang rescued is still emotionally unstable, so I'll have someone keep a close eye on her when I get back. You guys keep an eye on things here, and just call me if anything happens." Meng Chao was a little embarrassed, but he had to leave; his superiors had called him several times already.

Yuan Lang waved his hand, signaling him to hurry up and get busy. This incident was too serious, so the police must be under a lot of pressure.

Meng Chao shook hands with Gao Cheng briefly to express his apology and then left in a hurry. Gao Cheng didn't seem to mind much.
“Don’t assign him such tasks in the future. Chen Jiang may not be considered a particularly valuable officer in your A Brigade, but our regular army units really need officers with outstanding education and excellent military skills.”

Gao Cheng made a seemingly unreasonable request to Yuan Lang, because he actually had no say in these matters.

Yuan Lang understood Gao Cheng's protectiveness, but he was not offended. On the contrary, he was somewhat moved. In fact, he also wanted Chen Jiang to stay in Team A as a proper special operations soldier.

But his superiors told him that Chen Jiang and that Kunji looked very similar, and so on. It was just a coincidence.

"Battalion Commander Gao, how about this? I'll try my best to help him in the future. I'm a straightforward person; if it's okay, it's okay, and if it's not okay, it's not okay. Although I sometimes can't make decisions about his task assignments, I will do my best to help him avoid these problems. What do you think?"

Since Yuan Lang had already said so much, Gao Cheng felt embarrassed to say anything more.

After all, the other person is of a higher rank than me, and the fact that they are saying these things to me is already giving me a lot of face.

"Alright, you're a straightforward person, so I won't beat around the bush either. I trust you!" Gao Cheng stared into Yuan Lang's eyes for a while, seeing the integrity of a soldier in them, and then he left with Ma Xiaoshuai and Gan Xiaoning.

"Battalion Commander, are we just leaving like this?" Ma Xiaoshuai and Gan Xiaoning had a good relationship with Chen Jiang, and they really hoped to see him one last time.

"What else can we do but leave? The nurse already said that Chen Jiang is still under anesthesia and will be sent straight to the ICU after he's wheeled out. We won't even get to see him. Besides, he must look terrible right now and probably doesn't want you to see him." Gao Cheng is a very strong-willed person, so he came here today to see if Chen Jiang was alright. Since he survived and didn't lose any parts, then it's probably not a big problem!

For soldiers from the Steel Seventh Company, two bullets are nothing!
Of course, he also had another purpose in coming here: to see his cousin, Chu Ning.

This was also a task assigned by his father. Chu Ning's father and Gao Jianjun were brothers, but the Gao family used to be relatively poor, and Chu Ning's father married into the Chu family.

In that era, being a live-in son-in-law was looked down upon, especially since the Chu family was a prestigious clan. Later, Chu Ning's father joined the army and went south with Gao Jianjun, where he sacrificed his life in a battle during the self-defense counterattack against foreign aggression.

Gao Jianjun survived that battle by sheer luck, so he treated Chu Ning as his own son. Chu Ning lived up to expectations, worked hard to get into a military medical university, and after completing her master's degree, she became an outstanding military doctor.

Gao Cheng told Ma Xiaoshuai and Gan Xiaoning to wait outside while he went to find Chu Ning. He was shocked by what he found out.

Chu Ning actually fainted?

Is this okay?

Although Chu Ning is his cousin, Gao Jianjun actually treats Chu Ning much better than himself. If the old man knew that Chu Ning had fainted, he would probably drop everything and rush to visit her.

Therefore, Gao Cheng dared not be careless. After asking the medical staff, he rushed to Chu Ning's ward.

Pushing open the door, Chu Ningjing lay quietly on the snow-white single hospital bed. Seeing Gao Cheng in his military uniform, a flash of joy appeared in her eyes. She and Gao Cheng had always had a good relationship. Gao Cheng, her older brother, had taken good care of her since childhood. Whenever children in the cadre compound bullied her, he would always stand up for her.

"Brother, what brings you here?" Chu Ning didn't have any health problems, but he was too busy with work last night and didn't have time to eat dinner. Then he had to perform surgery on Chen Jiang and worked all night on an empty stomach, which caused him to faint due to low blood sugar.

(End of this chapter)