It was an overcast day, with dark clouds covering the entire sky, but no rain; the gusts of wind, at level three or four, could not blow away the sultry heat of midsummer, but only occasionally raised the dust at the road intersection.
Between the scattered mud houses and mud walls, in an old courtyard, there are bandages hung to dry, connected in strings and rows. Some are pure white while others are stained with blood that can never be washed off. When the wind blows, they flutter in the wind, covering the entire place in a sea of white.
Outside the gate of the compound, there stood a young soldier with a rifle on his back, his shoulders soaked with sweat. No one was around, so he stood there quietly, not even wiping the sweat from his temples. Suddenly, he heard footsteps, turned his head, and saw a soldier walking on the road beside the gate.
The brim of his military cap was worn low, with curled lines that blurred his eyebrows. Only half of his bronze face could be seen. He was sweaty and cold, and his dusty gray military uniform was already covered with wet marks. His leather belt was tightly tied around his waist, with two shoulder straps crossed diagonally in front of his chest. He had a pair of leggings tied in a unique way, but on his feet he was wearing a Sho-5 rifle. He had an M1932 hanging by his side and a Zhongzheng rifle slung behind his shoulder, with a shiny metal edge!
The guard was stunned. He looked like a soldier, but he had never seen such a soldier. He didn't look majestic, but more like a dark cloud floating overhead, looking decadent in the darkness. I thought he was just passing by, but he stopped in front of the gate.
"you… "
"I want to see Dr. Zhou. Zhou Wanping."
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A gust of wind blew by, and a tall woman in white appeared in the open door. She had a messy bun on her head, and her hands were casually placed in the pockets on both sides of her white dress. Her mature and beautiful face showed surprise, but she looked at the soldier outside the door with a very unfamiliar look and said, "You're looking for me? Who are you?"
The soldier stood silently outside the gate, a faint bitter smile gradually revealed under the curled brim of his hat.
The soldier at the door was immediately stunned: "You don't know Dr. Zhou? Then you..."
"My name is Hu Yi. I'm from the Independent Regiment. I'm sick."
Doctor Zhou at the gate waved his hand at the guards: "Forget it. Take him to the west room first, and I'll talk to you after I'm done."
"Doctor Zhou, why don't we first..."
"No need. Looking at his state, he is indeed ill."
After saying this, Dr. Zhou turned around and disappeared behind the screen wall, his steps as relaxed as the wind when he came.
The soldier stared at the soldier from top to bottom again, but still couldn't tell how he looked like a patient.
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It is easy to change the country but difficult to change one's nature. Some things will not change for eight hundred years. Hu Yi stood in this west room. Everything was still the same. The quilt on the bed was not folded, but just piled up heartlessly. The cabinet door was not closed tightly, and the clothes were exposed. There were many old books on the table, which seemed to be more than before, but there was still her faint fragrance here, which made him feel that half of his fatigue had been eliminated.
Putting down the rifle and taking off the pendant, Hu Yi, with bloodshot eyes, did not walk towards the bed. Instead, he sat down on the chair, cleared a tabletop, searched her drawer for a medical cup, then took out a bottle of wine from his bag, opened it, and filled it up.
That was 'Jinyu Company's Laobai Fen Liquor', which Wang Baoku bought and personally delivered to Hu Yi. He was nervous and worried that Hu Yi would not like it, but he did not expect that Hu Yi would give him a Type 38 rifle on the spot, with a bicycle and a dog engraved on the butt. Wang Baoku, the fan, was so excited that he almost cried.
The wine was for Zhou Wanping. Hu Yi picked up the medical cup and took a big gulp. Then he coughed violently, as if he had been shot. He felt refreshed!
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When I opened my eyes, I was still groggy and my stomach felt like it was on fire.
The light was very dim and there was no light on in the room. It took me a while to realize that I was lying on Doctor Zhou's bed. I turned over and sat up, adjusted to the darkness, and gradually saw the beautiful outline of her sitting crookedly in the chair.
"Awake?" There was the sound of a medical cup being gently placed on the table: "This should be my wine? Why is it only half a bottle?"
"… "
"How many days have you not slept?"
"I don't know... I have a headache again. It's so painful that I can't sleep."
"Is that why you thought of me?" She picked up the cup again and I could hear her taking a sip.
"Su Qing was taken away by the investigation team."
"What? She... When did this happen?"
"A few days ago, no reason was given, no reason was given... I think I harmed her."
"you?"
"It was me! I told the investigation team that she didn't give me any money and refused to answer why."
"Can you tell me the whole story? What's the money? What's the reason?"
"I wish I could! But I can't! It's not that I don't dare, but I can't hurt her again!"
Hu Yi hunched his back, supported his knees with his elbows, and buried his face in his hands, with a faint burning sensation remaining in his breath.
Although there was a distance and the light was bad, Zhou Wanping could still feel the pain he was emitting in silence. She couldn't help but put down the half-cup of wine, walked silently to the bed, wrapped her arms around his head, and buried his painful face deep in her infinite tenderness.
She didn't ask any more questions, just accompanied him in breathing. After a long time, she whispered to him in her arms: "As a doctor, I suggest you drink another glass!"
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With a crisp metallic click, the silver case bounced up lightly, the dial was crystal clear, and the second hand moved rhythmically. This heavy pocket watch was beautifully simple, except that "South Wind" was engraved inside the case.
The dog traitor stood under the door light at the gate of the detective team, closed the pocket watch in his hand again, tried to smooth out his messy hair, but it didn't work. He tried to dust off the dirt on his body, but unfortunately his clothes were already dirty. In desperation, he bent down and carefully wiped his leather shoes with his sleeves. The leather shoes were shiny, and he finally felt a little happy.
Now that he is released from prison, he is no longer in glory. He is no longer the former Deputy Captain Li. He has been directly demoted to a minion and has completely become a street dog. On such a happy day, there is not even a welcoming party.
It's like a dream of prosperity, and in the end there is nothing. Shouldn't you be depressed
Looking at the street at night, the dog traitor tried to be depressed, but his attention soon returned to the pocket watch. Isn't there still a bet? Is there another bet? If luck is good, won't he be the boss again in a blink of an eye
I couldn't help but walk to the left, but stopped after only two steps. What if I lost and Commander Hu came to ask for punishment
He stopped and didn't have time to fart, and then continued walking. Maybe he won? Hu Yi had the appearance of a noble man, he couldn't be so unlucky!
Suddenly, a weak female voice came from behind: "Captain Li..."
Looking back, I saw a plain woman at a loss. Her clothes were old and patched but clean and obviously just washed. She nervously pulled at her own sleeves and called out to stop someone, but she didn't even look up.
"I... don't know you, do I? Also, don't call me captain." The dog traitor pointed at the gate of the detective team and said, "I'm not as good as the guard dog in this yard now!"
The originally uneasy woman couldn't help but smile, and finally had the courage to raise her not-so-pretty face: "If you hadn't been taking care of us, our family wouldn't be alive today. The baby's father... died of illness a few days ago. I just asked... if you have nowhere to go, why don't you come to my house for dinner? If it weren't for you now... I wouldn't be embarrassed to get close to you."
The dog traitor was dumbfounded, he didn't understand where this woman came from anyway, was it because his traitorous career moved the heavens? He grinned for a long time and couldn't close his mouth, suddenly another female voice came from the opposite direction: "Talented man."
He twisted his stiff neck and looked back. Nurse Huizi's figure just appeared in the dim light. She clasped her hands nervously, her face covered with sweat from running. She stopped and was still panting. Finally, he found the woman on the other side, so he subconsciously said, "I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm..." He didn't know what to say next, so he quickly took out a bulging envelope from his pocket and stuffed it directly into the dog traitor's hand, then bowed hastily and deeply: "Be sure to accept it!"
Before the nurse Huizi could straighten her back, a woman suddenly jumped out from the darkness across the street, carrying a fragrant breeze as she crossed the street. She rushed towards the traitor like a water snake, threw the paper bag hard on the traitor's face, and shouted angrily, "Be your Chen Shimei!"
The dog traitor was hit by the paper bag and fell backwards. He sat up in a daze and stared blankly at the torn paper bag that had fallen to the ground, revealing a black brocade dress inside.
"What's going on! Let my second brother go!"
After a loud shout, a police officer came running to the door of the detective team. He did not draw his pistol and said blankly: "Mother Jin? What are you doing..."
Suddenly, there was a thumping sound, causing everyone in front of the door to look inside. It turned out that the detective team's gatekeeper stretched his neck too long and fell out of the window. He didn't care about the pain, but lay on the ground with a smirk on his face and said to Li Youcai: "I just... fell asleep and didn't see you go out. Heaven and earth can testify that Captain Li will always live in my heart!"
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