Chapter 21: Tore it wrong

  "Open the door! Open the door!"

  "Go and get Ni Ma's, I now suspect there are rebels here, search!"

  The newly appointed governor was assassinated by the rebels on the street before taking office, which directly detonated Wuchang. Soldiers were scolded and rushed out of their barracks, frantically searching every household in the streets and alleys for rebels, arresting many who dared to resist. The entire city was shrouded in chaos.

  "This home..."

  "Don't move, didn't you see this snake?"

  A soldier who was dragged out of his bed with a belly full of resentment was about to knock on the door and search, when his companion next to him pulled him back, pointing at the red paper on the door. The soldier took a look and also got a fright, because the four big characters "Du Zhī Bù Liú" were written on the red paper, which meant that this family was of noble birth, so they didn't dare offend them, and went to the next house instead.

  Behind the gate, Liu Gong and his brother Liu Tong both gripped their pistols tightly. They let out a sigh of relief when they saw the soldiers finally leave, then turned to ask: "Liu Tong, didn't you cause any trouble?" Liu Tong hastily shook his head: "Brother, don't you trust me? I'm a bit of an idiot, but I wouldn't dare provoke those soldier thugs!"

  It's true, Liu Tong may not be timid, but he would never provoke the military. What was that gunshot just now? Could it be that some comrades were arrested tonight? So when Liu saw that there was no one outside, he hastily said: "Go and run to Xiaochao Street, ask what happened."

  "Brother, there are soldiers all over the streets outside, I..." Liu didn't dare to go, he treated revolution as a game, and would never do anything that could get him killed.

  Liu Gong was also helpless, and he went upstairs to the second floor to pick up a German telescope he had bought from Shanghai, hoping to see what had happened. As the lens shook, a sudden black shadow jumped into his eyes, and just as he was about to take a closer look, the black shadow quickly disappeared into the alley.

  Yang Qiu didn't know she was being seen, and after looking at the door number on the note, she lightly knocked on the door.

  In the two-story building, Shen Shu-kai sat under the electric light with a worried expression. A moment later, he saw the old shopkeeper and the doctor come out of the room together, and hurriedly asked: "How is it?"

  "The man has woken up, but... Mr. Shen, I think it's better if you send him to the Rentai Hospital as soon as possible."

  "What? Can't be saved?" The doctor's words made Shentree anxious and sweating, thinking of Yang Qiu's glance when he left earlier. He felt that he had done something wrong tonight by going to see Yang Qiu at the wrong time, not only bringing back a burden for nothing, but also worrying that if the girl really died here, the entire Heshengyuan would get into big trouble because of this matter.

  "This is not it." The doctor saw that Shen Shuying, such a famous person, was so anxious and thought he was some kind of big shot, so he hastily said: "Gunshot wounds are different from ordinary sword wounds, Western medicine can handle them better, and I don't have any special medicine for treating gunshot wounds here."

  "This is no problem, what medicine you need just tell me, I'll send someone to get it."

  "Alright."

  Seeing him so anxious, the doctor had to prescribe some medicine. Shen Shu-kai didn't dare delay either and hastily handed over the list of required medicines to the old shopkeeper from the Chengdu branch who came with him.

  Lao Zhang looked up and finished reading, his face turned somewhat unsightly, saying: "Shen Zhang, usually buying these medicines is no problem, but now the docks and rivers outside are all sealed off. If we hadn't returned quickly, I'm afraid we would have been discovered by now. Going out to buy these medicines now will definitely attract other people's attention."

  "Alas, it's all because of my momentary confusion!" Shen Shukai didn't expect things to become so complicated. Just as he was getting anxious, a knock at the door suddenly came from outside, and soon after, the young servant brought Yang Qiu in.

  "Director Yang......you've finally arrived!"

  Hearing Shen Shu Kui's anxious tone, Yang Qiu thought something had happened to Miao Luo and grabbed his collar, asking: "What's wrong with Miss Miao?"

  The old shopkeeper knew that Yang was fierce, and hastily pulled him back, pointing to the room: "Don't worry, sir, the girl is inside, she's already awake. However, the doctor said that there is a lack of medicine, and it needs to be sent to the concession area as soon as possible."

  "It's okay, I've brought medicine."

  Yang Qiu finished speaking and immediately pushed the door to enter, leaving three people hearing that there was medicine also let out a sigh of relief. The doctor asked curiously: "Shen Zhanggui, who is this...".

  "Ah, what a bother!" Shen Shukai slapped his thigh, also unable to explain clearly.

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  Lying on the bed, Miao Luo stared blankly at the ceiling, her mind in a mess.

  The people who were thought to be comrades shot him for survival, and he, who was supposed to be an assassin, ended up lying in bed unable to move. In the end, it was the shameless and despicable villain Yang Qiu who saved himself.

  "Why is it like this?!"

  Just when she was most confused, the door suddenly opened again. She had just turned her beautiful eyes to see who it was, when two angry flames suddenly burst out.

  "Yang Qiu, you scoundrel!" Miao Luo struggled and wanted to pull out his gun. Yang Qiu saw the situation and hastily said: "The gun is under the pillow, but I'll tell you, outside are all police and soldiers. As soon as a shot rings out, this place will be surrounded immediately. The people who just rescued you from outside will all be killed."

  "If you think this is how you should repay someone who saved your life, then go ahead and shoot."

  Upon hearing these words, Miao Luo finally stopped moving, biting her lip and turning to look at Yang Qiu, who knows what she thought of, and couldn't help but burst into tears with a loud "wa".

  Yang had never served a woman before, let alone a crying one. He was suddenly flustered and didn't know what to do. After thinking for a moment, he gritted his teeth and decided to go out and find the old shopkeeper to coax her.

  "Where are you going?!"

  It's okay, the timely low cry made Yang Qiu not make a joke about finding someone to help him coax his woman. Seeing Miao Luo with her hair scattered, her black hair flowing down like a waterfall, her pretty face was pitiful and tearful, she subconsciously said: "You cried, I'll go find...find the old shopkeeper to coax you."

  "...". Miao Luo hated that he couldn't immediately pull out his gun and kill this white idiot who couldn't even deceive a woman, a pair of big eyes staring at this mortal enemy, yet he couldn't say a word.

  The eerie silence was unbearable for Yang Qiu, especially with those staring eyes, as if he had done something terribly wrong to her. He pleaded: "Miao Niangniang, it seems we don't have any grudges against each other, do we?"

  "No grudges?" Miao's eyes flashed with anger again, and she gritted her teeth, saying: "You've tied up Mr. Song, my brother and I promised Father to protect him for a lifetime."

  "But I let him go later."

  "You caught Du Lao Liu."

  "He is nothing but a bandit who blocks the road and robs people."

  "You also killed Wang Tianjie, a righteous man, and caused the list to be leaked, resulting in so many deaths."

  "He was hiding in the dark to kill me, I didn't even know who he was when I fired my gun, should I have let him kill me?" Yang Qiu said: "Besides, why would you carry such an important list on your person? If there's no ulterior motive, why not destroy it?"

  Miao Luo is not a fool, at this moment he is facing Yang Qiu and thinking carefully about the previous things, it seems that what he said makes sense. Whether it's Du Lao Liu or Wang Tianjie, they are all passive, even when he killed him just now, it was also a passive beating.

  "Why did you accept the Qing's reward and become a Batulu?"

  "Auntie." Yang Qiu slapped her forehead, finally understanding why it's said that a woman who has lost her mind is the most terrifying. She sighed and said: "Batulu isn't someone I can just summon at will, and rewards aren't something I can just refuse to give either. Besides, I'm a soldier, still under their command - am I supposed to disobey orders and seek death?"

  Miao Luo was left speechless, but didn't want to be convinced so easily, and angrily blurted out: "Then why do you still bully me?!"

  "Bully you?!"

  Heaven and earth, Yang is a big villain, he's almost furious, he really can't think of such a reason for his whole life without any experience with women. Although the moves he used in Chengdu were a bit shameless, at that time, I didn't know you were a woman! Besides, when we enlisted, the instructor said that in a life-and-death struggle, who cares about men and women?!

  Seeing Yang Qiu finally being stumped by himself, the girl's heart suddenly rose with a hint of complacency, especially when she saw him choking with his face bright red, and burst out laughing, but after laughing, he immediately furrowed his brow.

  Fang Hua's sudden exposure made Yang Qiu secretly think it was a pity, only then remembering that he had come to treat her wounds, so he hastily untied his bundle and took out the medical tools, also tearing off a strip of bed sheet to wrap around a small wooden stick he had picked up on the way.

  Medicine and tweezers are still understandable, but what's the point of wrapping a wooden stick for no reason?

  Before she could understand, Yang Qiu stuffed a thick stick wrapped in several layers into her small mouth: "When it hurts, bite tightly, but you must not make a sound, or you will disturb the outside."

  It turned out that she was afraid of herself and couldn't bear to bite, Miao Luo was panting and staring at Yang Qiu, could it be that the lady looked like a little dog!

  What's wrong with this?

  Jian Miao's cheeks were puffed out as she bit down on the wooden stick, her eyes seemed to be piercing through herself. Yang Qiu suddenly felt a chill run down his spine, thinking that if this fierce woman's future husband had... such a hobby, wouldn't he be bitten off in one go?!

  It's okay, his past life experience taught him a principle: absolutely do not confront women and do not try to explain things to them. So he directly ignored the murderous gaze and began checking the wound.

  A small amount of hemostatic powder had been sprinkled on the wound, but this was not enough. He knew from his training in battlefield first aid that if the bullet could not be removed quickly, it would be very troublesome to wait until the wound healed before removing it, because the bullet would shift in the muscle and might even puncture a major artery, which could lead to paralysis.

  Looking at Yang Qiu's serious expression under the lamp, Miao Luo suddenly felt a hint of sweetness in her heart. The dense eyebrows, the curved corners of his mouth, and those focused eyes... Damn it, what was she thinking? He is my enemy!

  A warm and gentle touch flashed across her cheeks, causing the girl to immediately interrupt her thoughts. Seeing Yang Qiu still carefully examining her wound without noticing, Fang's heart relaxed, took a deep breath, and restored her fierce expression.

  "The bullet shouldn't be too deep." As Yang Qiu's fingertips slid across her thigh, the girl felt a tingling sensation in her heart, and heard him say: "It needs to be taken out immediately, it might hurt, you..."

  "Hmph!" Miao Luo had a wooden stick in his mouth and couldn't speak, so he let out a cold hum and struck a fearless pose that said "you're the one who's afraid of pain".

  "It doesn't hurt, that's all." The little girl's sulky expression made Yang Qiu secretly amused. As she tore open the pant leg, her hand didn't notice for a moment that there was still a layer of underwear down to her knees, and she pulled it with a bit more force.

  "Hiss..."

  The pants split from the middle all the way to the lower abdomen, and even the inside layer of underwear was torn open, exposing not only the white thighs but also a few naughty pubic hairs that poked out from the side.

  "Ah! Shameless, bastard, lecher, I'm going to kill you!"