To Liang Ce, no matter what, the other party had helped him get out of danger. After all, the deserter had been pointing his gun at him the entire time. If a conflict broke out, he would definitely be the first to die.
Moreover, Liang Ce felt that it was understandable for Ren Xiaosu to open fire in order to protect his girlfriend. If the other party had wanted to take Meng Nan away, he would probably have risked his life too.
Ren Xiaosu handed the gun back to Wang Jing with a flustered look. "I'm sorry, I didn't consider the consequences at the time. If I didn't kill him, I'm afraid I would have implicated everyone."
However, Wang Jing did not take the gun. He smiled and said, "You were right to shoot, but you don't have to return the gun to me. You can keep it. This gun was left to me by my father, but it suits you better now. "
Ren Xiaosu was surprised. "But I don't know how to use a gun."
"It doesn't matter if you know how to use it or not. What matters is whether you have the courage to shoot," Wang Jing said with a sigh. The middle-aged man next to him felt a little ashamed.
At first, he did not allow Ren Xiaosu to hold the gun. But when he threw the gun to the ground, Ren Xiaosu was the one who averted the crisis.
Wang Jing had clearly brought him along for the past few years precisely because he was good at shooting, but what was the use of that?
Wang Jing waved his hand at him. "You don't have to feel embarrassed. After all, we're doctors and have never killed anyone before. It's very normal."
Ren Xiaosu nodded to himself. Wang Jing was quite a reasonable person, and what he said was not wrong.
Wang Jing said to the middle-aged man and Liang Ce, "Carry this man's body into the forest. After all, we still have to stay here for the night, so it's not good to leave it at the campsite."
"OK." Liang Ce nodded in agreement. Being a doctor was a little special. Normal people were afraid of the dead, but surgeons had seen plenty of dead people. Therefore, they were not afraid of the dead but the living.
Wang Jing looked to the north and sighed. "It looks like the world is really going to fall into chaos."
"Why do you say that, Elder?" Ren Xiaosu asked.
"Do you know that some of the manpower has been transferred from the various hospitals recently?" Wang Jing asked.
Ren Xiaosu nodded and pretended to know …
"Actually, these doctors were temporarily recruited into the military by the Wang Clan." Wang Jing said, "I heard that there weren't enough military doctors, so the stronghold's doctors were sent to fill in for them. This is only the first batch, and there will be a second batch to come."
"The Kong Clan and the Pyro Company are currently at war. Perhaps the Wang Clan is trying to make preparations in advance, but I don't think the flames of war will spread to the Wang Clan," Ren Xiaosu speculated. In his opinion, the Kong Clan and the Pyro Company would be the unlucky ones. Wasn't the Wang Clan just waiting to reap the benefits?
But when Wang Jing heard his speculation, he shook his head. "I might know more about this than you do. These doctors and nurses were transferred north."
"North?" Someone asked doubtfully. Ren Xiaosu observed everyone's expression and realized that it was the first time they had heard this news.
Wang Jing explained, "They're heading north, and they're heading to Stronghold 176! It's said that a new enemy has appeared there. Some nomads came over to report that enemies were attacking from further north in the grasslands. "
"The nomads?" A doctor got angry when he heard those words. "They just killed so many people at Stronghold 176. Can their words be trusted?"
"The nomads did not lie this time." Wang Jing sighed and said, "The Wang Clan sent scouts north again and indeed found traces of the enemy. Moreover, some people said that the nomads in the grasslands had all migrated east to avoid this disaster."
Wang Jing was a leading figure in the medical field, and the people he usually came into contact with were high-ranking officials and dignitaries. Some of the important figures of the Wang Clan would even specially look for him to treat their illnesses. Therefore, he must have heard the news from those important figures.
Ren Xiaosu and Yang Xiaojin looked at each other and asked in a low voice, "I know that the North was still very vast before The Cataclysm, but I saw in the newspapers in Stronghold 88 some years ago that the disaster there was much more severe than here. Why are there still people alive there?"
Yang Xiaojin replied, "I'm guessing that none of us have really been to the North before. Those were probably just guesses. After all, it's not Hope Media's newspapers, so the credibility of those reports is also greatly reduced."
To be honest, probably no one in the Central Plains could have expected that enemies would attack from further north in the grasslands one day.
Ren Xiaosu had thought that this chaotic war in the Central Plains would only be a matter between a few consortiums. He did not expect there to be such a turn of events.
Ren Xiaosu looked at Wang Jing. "Is this why you've been frowning all this time?"
"That's right. We've been learning how to treat and save people our entire lives. But in the end, we've realized how insignificant our skills are in the face of war. You might've cured 10 people today, but thousands of people will die in a small-scale war, and then thousands more will be injured," Wang Jing said.
When a young doctor next to him heard this, he became a little pessimistic. "Then does it mean that there's no point in us studying medicine?"
Wang Jing patted him on the shoulder. "How can it be useless? We'll save as many people as we can. Everyone takes an oath when they enter the profession. Do you still remember the oath you took back then? "
The young doctor said, "I remember. Health is linked to health, and life is entrusted to us. I'm determined to do my best to get rid of human ailments and improve health. I'm determined to uphold the sanctity and honor of medicine. I'll save the dying and help the injured. I'll work hard for the physical and mental health of humanity for the rest of my life. "
At this point, the oath was not over yet. Wang Jing's eyes were filled with nostalgia as he continued, "I wish to become a candle, burning from head to toe and always being bright."
Ren Xiaosu was stunned. Zhang Jinglin had also said this to him before. So it turned out this was the oath of the doctors in the wastelands era. Only at this moment did he remember that Zhang Jinglin was a medic who was unwilling to even fire a gun back when he was at Fortress 178.
Ren Xiaosu felt an inexplicable respect for Wang Jing. It was just like when he met Jiang Xu.
In the past, he always had a pessimistic attitude towards the world. But later on, he realized it was because his path was too short and he had met too few people. That was why he did not know there was another light in this world.
Wang Jing waved at everyone. "Everyone, sit down and eat. After eating, rest early. We'll continue on our journey tomorrow."
At this moment, Liang Ce and the middle-aged doctor named Sima Gang returned. Ren Xiaosu gave Liang Ce a look and said in a low voice, "Don't you like Meng Nan? With the effects of the crisis still lingering, this is the time when a girl's emotions are more volatile. Have you heard of the drawbridge effect? It's a saying that a person's heartbeat will involuntarily speed up when they're in danger. If they meet someone else at this time, they'll think that their heartbeat is for another person. Hurry up and go."
Yang Xiaojin glanced at Ren Xiaosu. "You sure have a lot of tricks up your sleeves."
Ren Xiaosu hurriedly explained, "I only read about it in a book …. Aren't we just giving Liang Ce some ideas? We have to put what we learn to use."
Liang Ce had also heard of the drawbridge effect before. His eyes lit up as he turned around and walked towards Meng Nan. He saw her sitting silently by the campfire with her arms wrapped around her knees. It looked like she was still having some lingering fears.
Liang Ce sat next to Meng Nan and asked softly, "Are you scared?"
Meng Nan's expression softened a little. She nodded and replied, "A little. In the past, when I was scared, I'd listen to songs all night. When I first started studying medicine, I saw a corpse for the first time. I was so scared that I couldn't sleep all night. But as long as I listened to songs, I wouldn't be so scared anymore. I forgot to bring my Walkman this time. Can you talk to me? "
Liang Ce got excited. "No need, I brought my Walkman with me!"
Ren Xiaosu was speechless.
Yang Xiaojin was speechless.
Then Ren Xiaosu saw Liang Ce go to the car to retrieve the Walkman for Meng Nan. Then he sat down by the fire.
He suddenly felt that it was not wrong for this guy to be single.
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