He Hao saves Xubin from certain death, political commissar reads newspaper with deep hatred
That afternoon, everyone took their horses out for a ride again. They arrived at the foot of a mountain, where He Gang and Jiang Zhi Fei walked side by side, chatting as they strolled. Suddenly, a cavalry soldier rushed over, shouting: "Commander, Political Commissar, something terrible has happened!" He Gang and Jiang Zhi Fei were shocked. He Gang asked, "What's wrong?" The soldier replied, "Xu Bin was bitten by a venomous snake while riding his horse. Xu Bin is in grave danger now." He Gang and Jiang Zhi Fei rushed over immediately. When He Gang arrived at Xu Bin's side, he saw Xu Bin lying on the ground with a pale face, his facial muscles twitching non-stop, and his whole body shaking uncontrollably.
He Gang picked up Xu Bin and asked, "Where is the wound?" A soldier replied, "It's on his calf." He Gang rolled up Xu Bin's pant leg and saw two clear small holes on his calf. The area around the holes was black, and the blackness was spreading rapidly upwards. He Gang said, "Has that poisonous snake escaped?" A soldier replied, "The poisonous snake has been killed. It's over there in the grass to the left." He Gang looked carefully and saw a poisonous snake with a small head, only 7-8 inches long, with black and red stripes all over its body. He Gang was shocked and exclaimed, "My god! This is the most venomous and ferocious seven-step snake. It's said that this snake's venom is extremely deadly. Whether it's human or animal, as long as they are bitten by this snake, they will die without a doubt after taking seven steps." Jiang Zhi Fei said, "Quickly send Xu Bin to the medical clinic of Sai Hua Tuo Liu Kui Hai!" He Gang said, "It's too late. The venom of this snake is extremely deadly. I'm afraid that before we can even get Xu Bin to the clinic, he will have died from poisoning."
Gao Fei Xue said: "What to do?" He Gang said: "When I was at Shaolin Temple, my master told me that as long as the poisonous liquid is sucked out of the wound, the injured person may still have a chance to survive." Gao Fei Xue asked: "How do you suck it out?" He Gang replied: "Don't be silly, of course we use our mouths. Go and get some water quickly!" Gao Fei Xue asked: "What's the water for?" He Gang said: "I don't have time to explain now." Gao Fei Hua said: "No need to go, we all have water bottles on us." Jiang Zhi Fei shouted loudly: "Quickly bring over all the water bottles!" Everyone immediately brought over their water bottles. He Gang picked up Xu Bin's leg and was about to suck out the poison with his mouth. Gao Fei Hua suddenly understood what He Gang meant. Gao Fei Hu yelled: "He Gang, you're crazy! I, Gao Fei Hu, have been through so many dangers on my adventures, seen all sorts of ferocious beasts and venomous snakes. The seven-step snake's poison is extremely potent. If you suck out the poison with your mouth, you'll likely die from poisoning too!" Ten years ago, one of my fellow disciples was bitten by a seven-step snake, and another fellow disciple tried to suck out the poison just like you, but they both ended up dying from poisoning."
He Gang said, "What should we do now?" Gao Fei Hu was also at a loss for what to do. Everyone looked at each other in dismay. He Gang said, "Listen to me, I'll use my mouth to suck out the poison, and then you give me water. For every time I suck out the poison, I'll rinse my mouth once. If I pass out, immediately take me and Xu Bin to Sai Hua Tuo's medical clinic." Everyone heard him clearly.
Gao Fei Hua said, "He Gang, don't worry, I know what to do."
He Gang picked up Xu Bin's leg and put his mouth on the wound, sucking hard. He felt a sticky and smelly substance in his mouth that made him feel extremely nauseous. He quickly spat it out, and someone immediately handed him a water bottle. He took a big gulp of water, rinsed his mouth vigorously, and spat it out before sucking out the poison again.
He repeated this process of sucking out the poison, rinsing his mouth, and spitting out the water for over half an hour, until he finally spat out bright red blood. Only then did he feel relieved. He rinsed his mouth again, spat out the water, and suddenly felt dizzy and disoriented. His head spun, and he fell to the ground, passing out instantly.
Everyone shouted loudly; He Gang, wake up! Gaofei Hua shouted loudly; Everyone stop shouting, hurry up and send them to the doctor's office, Jiang Zhifei said; Everyone's horses are so thin that they can't run fast at all, Gaofei Xue said; My Black Wind is very strong and sturdy, it runs very fast, Gaofei Hua said; But except for you, no one else can get close to it, Gaofei Xue said; I have a way, Gaofei Xue held Black Wind with one hand and gently stroked its mane with the other. Gaofei Xue said; Everyone quickly put them on the horse's back, everyone hurriedly lifted He Gang and Xu Bin onto Black Wind's back, someone supported He Gang and Xu Bin on both sides, Gaofei Xue led the horse in front and galloped wildly, Black Wind ran too fast, people almost couldn't keep up. Finally arrived at Sihua Tuo Liu Kuohai's doctor's office, Jiang Zhifei and Gaofei Hu shouted loudly; Save them quickly! At this time, Liu Kuohai's grandson Liu Yawei came out, Liu Yawei said; What happened? Gaofei Hu hastily said; One of my brothers was bitten by a poisonous snake, another person tried to save him and sucked the poison with his mouth, but unexpectedly both people fainted from poisoning.
Liu Yiwei was shocked when he heard the news. He said, "Quickly take the patient to the emergency room!" Everyone rushed to lift He Gang and Xu Bin off the horse's back and sent them into the emergency room. Liu Yiwei asked everyone to leave, and he treated the patients alone. Everyone waited anxiously outside the door for over two hours before Liu Yiwei came out. As soon as he did, everyone gathered around him. Gao Fei Hu asked, "How are they now?" Liu Yiwei said, "It's a miracle! The one bitten by the poisonous snake is only lightly poisoned, but the drug addict is in great danger. I've forced open his mouth and given him medicine. If he wakes up before dawn tomorrow, he'll be fine. If not, you should prepare for his funeral." Everyone was shocked and stunned. Gao Fei Xue cried out, "I don't believe good people won't have a good reward! How could He Gang die like this?" Everyone's hearts were in their throats. Jiang Zhi Fei said, "Don't be sad, everyone. Go back and rest. I'll stay here with Second Brother Gao Fei Hu to keep watch." But no one wanted to leave. Some cried out, "If the Commissioner really dies, we'll stand here and see him off on his final journey."
No one wanted to leave, so they all stood outside and waited until dawn. When the sun came up, Liu Yiwei walked out of the emergency room with a smile on his face. "It's probably thanks to heaven that he woke up," he said. Everyone was overjoyed when they heard this. Jiang Zhifei asked, "Can we go in and see him?" Liu Yiwei replied, "Of course you can, but there are too many of you to fit in the emergency room." Jiang Zhifei suggested, "Just let me, Gao Feilong, Gao Feihu, Gao Feihua, and Gao Feixue go in." The others waited outside. When they arrived at He Gang's bedside, he was already awake. Seeing everyone gathered around him, He Gang looked very happy, but suddenly felt a wave of nausea and began vomiting black goo. Gao Feixue immediately cried out, "Dr. Liu, come quick! What's wrong with He Gang?" Liu Yiwei walked in, smiled, and said, "This is normal. The patient needs to expel all the toxins from his body, and then he'll be fine." Everyone felt a weight lift off their shoulders when they heard this. After about two hours, He Gang had vomited up a large amount of black goo. Liu Yiwei smiled and said, "Don't worry, everyone. The patient is going to be okay." Upon hearing this, everyone cheered and celebrated with joy.
Jiang Zhi Fei hastily ordered someone to sweep the ground clean, and He Gang looked up at everyone and said: "How's Xu Bin?" Gao Fei Hua replied: "Xu Bin is much better than you." Liu Yi Wei said: "This brother of yours is really quite righteous. That brother was bitten by a seven-step snake, and if it weren't for you sucking out the poison with your mouth in time, that brother would have seen King Yan even with ten lives. So, you are the one who is most poisoned, but fortunately, you have great luck and good fortune. Luckily, you met me; if it were someone else, I'm afraid you'd be a corpse by now." Gao Fei Long hurriedly thanked him, and Liu Yi Wei said: "Young Master Gao, no need to be polite." Jiang Zhi Fei stepped forward and hugged He Gang, saying: "I thought you little scamp was gone for good! If you really died, that would have been a blessing in disguise for me!" He Gang cursed loudly: "Damn it, Jiang Zhi Fei! You're just waiting for me to die, aren't you? I'll tell you, even if I did die, I'd make sure to take you with me. If I saw King Yan, I'd definitely ask him to give us justice!" Jiang Zhi Fei said: "He Gang, as a scholar, how can you be so quick to curse people?" He Gang retorted: "Who let you have ill intentions and wish for my death? Who else would I curse if not you?" Everyone burst out laughing at this.
Although He Gang almost lost his life to save Xu Bin, his prestige, benevolence and reputation in the Flying Tiger Cavalry had already taken root in everyone's heart. He Gang treated every soldier in the cavalry like his own brothers and sisters with care and affection. He gradually dominated the cavalry's leading position. Unconsciously, more than half a year passed, and He Gang's influence in the cavalry grew stronger. The original over 1,000 thin horses were now completely transformed after more than half a year of careful nurturing. Now these horses were robust, full of energy, and their weight had doubled. One day, He Gang and Jiang Zhi Fei went to the street to buy vegetables when they suddenly saw a group of children walking while holding newspapers and shouting: "Japanese devils occupied Nanjing, manufacturing shocking Nanjing Massacre, come see the latest news!"
He Gang said, "Little brother, how much is the newspaper?" The child replied, "One yuan per copy." He Gang said, "Give me a copy of the newspaper." He Gang took out money from his pocket and handed it to the child. After carefully reading the newspaper, He Gang's face suddenly fell. Jiang Zhi Fei also didn't speak up, snatching the newspaper from He Gang's hand. The two looked at each other without saying a word, then immediately headed towards the dormitory with their groceries.
Back in the dormitory, they threw the groceries on the table. He Gang lay down on his bed and remained silent for a long time. Suddenly, Gao Fei Xue loudly asked, "He Gang, have you eaten?" He Gang suddenly roared back, "I'm not hungry, get out!" Gao Fei Xue was startled because she had never seen He Gang lose his temper before. She quickly left He Gang's room.
Gao Xing Zhou saw that her daughter looked unhappy and asked, "Fei Xue, why didn't He Gang come out to eat?" Gao Fei Xue replied, "I don't know who made him angry today, but he actually yelled at me."
Gao Fei Hua said, "No way! He Jian has always been cheerful and never lost his temper. How could he suddenly lose his temper for no reason?" Gao Fei Xue pouted and said, "Who knows what kind of medicine he took today?" Jiang Zhi Fei said, "I know." Gao Xing Zhou asked, "Then why did he get angry?" Jiang Zhi Fei said, "Master, take a look at this." Gao Xing Zhou was shocked and took the newspaper to read carefully. After finishing reading, he scolded loudly, "Those inhumane Japanese beasts!" Gao Fei Hua also took a look and said, "I understand now." At this time, He Jian walked out of his room and came to the living room. He said, "Fei Xue, I'm really sorry. My mood was bad today and I shouldn't have lost my temper at you. I apologize to you." Gao Fei Xue pouted and ignored him. He Jian said, "Jiang Zhi Fei, we can't wait any longer. Our war horses have recovered their weight and strength. We should start training immediately and let our Flying Tiger Cavalry form its combat power as soon as possible."
