"It's the best news that we don't have to go to the front lines," Wang Jing said weakly. He had just taken antibiotics today, and Ren Xiaosu had specially gone to get some hot water for him. As such, he felt much better.
He looked at Ren Xiaosu, who had reverted to his harmless self after the battle in the stronghold. If they had not seen him perform a craniotomy on Kong Erdong with their own eyes, they would probably have thought Ren Xiaosu was just a normal cardiac surgeon.
Suddenly, someone sighed and said, "I'm so hungry. If we don't get some food soon, I'm afraid we'll starve to death here before we even get to the medical center. Ren Xiaosu, do you have any other ideas? "
"There's nothing we can do." Sima Gang was dispirited as he wrapped himself in a blanket. "As you all can see, Ren Xiaosu has gone to line up time and time again, but they won't let him get any food. I think a lot of the Pyro Company soldiers don't even get to eat."
"I'm not blaming Ren Xiaosu." The person who spoke quickly explained, "What kind of person do you think I am? Xiaosu has done a lot for us. I just think he has a lot of ideas, so I wanted to see if he had any good ideas."
Although they were all adults, when they encountered a thorny survival problem, they could not help but hope that Ren Xiaosu would come up with some ideas. However, Sima Gang looked at Ren Xiaosu and said, "Xiaosu, you don't have to feel bad. We can eat at least one meal a day, so we should be able to make it to the medical center. When we get there, we'll definitely be able to eat."
Ren Xiaosu thought for a moment and said, "I'd better think of something. If we starve for four days and sleep in the back of the truck every day, there'll definitely be problems."
It would be fine if they went hungry for a few days. But if they were to suffer from hunger and cold after the long journey, a few more of them might fall sick.
After that, he took advantage of the time the Pyro Company troops were resting to look for the Pyro Company officer. The officer was reading a newspaper that had been delivered from somewhere in his vehicle. When Ren Xiaosu approached him, no one even stopped him. The Pyro Company soldiers really treated them like helpless doctors.
At this moment, Ren Xiaosu realized the Pyro Company had an advantage that no one else had. That was, their commanding officers all had very strong physical fitness. They were even as strong as a T5 combatant who could not even be killed by a gun. This allowed them to avoid a rout caused by the sudden death of their commanding officer.
When the Pyro Company officer heard footsteps, he looked up at Ren Xiaosu. "What's the matter? Is Mr. Wang better?"
"I'm feeling better. Thank you for getting someone to deliver the antibiotics," Ren Xiaosu said.
The Pyro Company officer glanced at Ren Xiaosu. "You don't have to thank me. It's just that from a rational point of view, doctors will save more of my comrades in the future battles by preventing them from falling sick."
"How should I address you, sir?" Ren Xiaosu suddenly asked.
"P5092." The Pyro Company officer said with a smile, "This name might sound a little unfamiliar to you all."
Ren Xiaosu was stunned. He knew about the T5 combatants, but this was his first time seeing a P5 combatant. So the Pyro Company's internal command sequence started with the letter P. Moreover, this officer's suffix was 092, so he must be someone with a relatively high status in the Pyro Company.
At this moment, P5092 looked at Ren Xiaosu and became curious. "I've verified your identities, but I'm curious about something. You're only a resident doctor in your team, so your status isn't considered high. Yet, you're the one handling all the matters. Why aren't the older people looking for me? Aren't you afraid of us? "
The Pyro Company members also knew they had been demonized by the outside world. However, they did not feel wronged. After all, their style of doing things had always been incompatible with the other organizations. They only pursued results and did not care about the process.
Therefore, a normal person would fear the Pyro Company.
But P5092 suddenly realized the young man in front of him did not seem to be afraid of him at all. Furthermore, he had even come to look for him twice. It was as though he was just casually visiting neighbors.
At this moment, Ren Xiaosu explained, "I'm also very afraid of you. But of course we juniors have to run the errands."
P5092 said with a smile, "I don't believe that explanation. I think you're more responsible and braver than the rest of them. Tell me, what are you trying to do this time? "
Ren Xiaosu said, "Since we've been conscripted as doctors, can you give us official military uniforms? We don't have to be given military ranks, just military uniforms will do."
P5092 was a little puzzled. "Why do we need military uniforms?"
"To eat." Ren Xiaosu said succinctly, "If we don't wear military uniforms, we'll have to wait for the other soldiers to finish getting their meals before we can go get our meals."
P5092 laughed. "So it's just because of that?"
"Eating is very important." Ren Xiaosu said in seriousness, "You just said that from a rational point of view, it's better to ensure that nothing goes wrong with the military doctors. Only then can you save more of your comrades in the future."
P5092 nodded. "I can't give you military uniforms. This is a matter of principle. But I'll pass down the order. In the future, you don't have to wait for all the other soldiers to finish getting their meals. But remember, it's only limited to you."
Ren Xiaosu suddenly bent down and picked up a watch from the ground. "Eh, is this the watch you lost, sir?"
This time, P5092 did not refuse. Instead, he put the watch on his wrist and asked, "I think you have something else to say, right?"
"Yes." Ren Xiaosu said, "Can you let me have a look at the newspapers you've finished reading while we're on the road for the next few days?"
P5092 thought for a moment and said, "That won't be a problem."
With that, he handed the newspaper in his hand to Ren Xiaosu.
After Ren Xiaosu thanked him and turned around to leave, his adjutant came over. "Sir, why did you agree to so many of that kid's requests?"
P5092 smiled and said, "I don't know either. I just feel that he's a little special, so I wanted to get on his good side. Didn't you notice? Actually, he's not afraid of us at all. No matter how well he pretends or acts, his eyes can't fool me. His pupils have never shrunk once. "
The adjutant wondered, "Could he be a spy?"
"A spy?" P5092 laughed and said, "Look at how thin and weak he is. How could he possibly be a spy? Moreover, doctors are too professional, so they've never been the best disguise for a spy. Go on, inform him that he can eat with our soldiers in the future. "
On the way back, Ren Xiaosu suddenly saw another group of troops coming from the south of the temporary encampment. It looked like there were quite a lot of them.
The troops that had conscripted them earlier were probably just one of the main forces responsible for closing in from the west. But now, the other troops had probably caught up with them.
But to Ren Xiaosu's surprise, there seemed to be even more escapees being escorted by that group. He wondered if they had been conscripted by the Pyro Company just like him.
Ren Xiaosu did a rough count of the number of escapees. There were probably more than 600 of them in this group. A small number of them were wearing glasses and looked like they were intellectuals.
There was also a small number of them who were carrying some toolboxes and looked like the technical workers in the stronghold.
As for the rest, Ren Xiaosu could not tell.
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