Chapter 171: Eighteen Minutes
She looked as though she was about to cry from worry.
The defense soldier shook his head. “Don’t do this next time.”
Huai Yu nodded, turned, and ran towards the nearby vehicle, inspecting the back seat and the cargo area. She then glanced at the four people in Chen Xing’s car—she had no idea how they managed to survive, but only one of them was still conscious.
It seemed the surviving one was called Xuebao, who was reportedly only 16 years old. He had been picked up by Chen Xing from an orphanage.
He was slowly climbing out of the car, clutching his stomach with one hand, his clothes stained with large patches of blood.
The vehicles used for traveling to the wilderness were all modified to be higher. Huai Yu quickly climbed into the back of the truck, took a glance, and made a quick decision:
“We’ll put the people side by side in the back. We’ll make sure they don’t bump into anything, and we’ll get them to the hospital as fast as possible. Is that okay?”
The team member nodded. “The space will be cleared up immediately. Don’t worry, we won’t take your 1,000 points for nothing. We’ll get them to the hospital in 18 minutes.”
After speaking, he quickly jumped out of the car and, together with Huai Yu, moved Chen Xing from the driver’s seat.
Huai Yu secured her backpack, with the lid slightly ajar. Inside, the two little ones, Big Baby and Little Baby, were lying quietly, not making a sound despite all the running.
With a surge of emotions, Huai Yu couldn’t hold back her tears. She secretly reached into the backpack and petted them. “Good.”
Placing the people in the back was a wise decision because it significantly improved efficiency. All that was needed was to lay down a blanket for them to rest on.
The driver gave one more reminder before speaking to Huai Yu: “We can’t leave Captain Chen Xing’s car here. I’ll have my teammates drive it to the company. When she wakes up, you can tell her.”
But…
He remembered that while Xinghe Company wasn’t very large, it had been stable over the years. They had accumulated three cars. But now only one car had returned, and it seemed one person was missing…
The driver shook his head. For wilderness explorers, this was not an unusual occurrence.
…
Huai Yu and Uncle Zaoziz were out of breath as they got into the car, taking positions on either side to prevent the car from bouncing and causing them to crash into the side panels.
Once the car started moving, they both let out a sigh of relief.
Uncle Zaoziz sighed in pain. “I really took a huge loss tonight!”
He had been doing hard labor all night long. First, he rode his bike for two hours to bring Huai Yu to the highway entrance, then he failed to grab the goods but ended up rescuing Chen Xing and the others. Now he had to move them again. After going to the hospital, there would be more running around…
Tsk!
He wasn’t like Huai Yu, who saw that people were still alive and felt a glimmer of hope.
There were five people in the team, and now only four had returned. Of the three cars, only one was left, and all the team members were severely injured. The most serious one had no consciousness left.
Sigh, when would Chen Xing be able to pay off the medical expenses after they get to the hospital?
This woman had even beaten him up last time!
Why was he so kind?
Just as he was lost in thought, the car in front suddenly took a turn, and the people lying in the back quickly slid towards the side panel. Uncle Zaoziz immediately grabbed them!
But he hit his waist against the side, gritting his teeth in pain.
Meanwhile, Huai Yu, holding the backpack, was sitting steadily against the side panel and managed to prevent Fenda from falling.
But…
“Fenda’s hands are so cold.”
She touched his two hands, feeling the warmth of her palms against his cold, stiff fingers. It was as if she had grabbed a piece of aged meat in a market. Goosebumps immediately broke out all over her body!
She quickly placed her fingers on his neck, but the car was moving so fast that she couldn’t feel anything even after a long while. So, she pressed her ear to his chest!
After a while, she finally relaxed and heard a faint heartbeat.
The car was moving along a dimly lit road. Eighteen minutes seemed short, but at this moment, it felt like a lifetime.
Huai Yu suddenly remembered something. Seeing the road ahead was still smooth, she quickly released her hand, took off her backpack, and retrieved a water cup from inside.
At this critical moment, she forcefully held Fenda’s jaw, pinched hard—
When Fenda opened his mouth, she poured a thick brown ginseng tea into it. Just as it was about to slip out of his mouth, she quickly closed his lips.
Uncle Zaoziz: “…”
He had wanted to say not to choke the person, but Fenda was already breathing more out than in, so there was no need to say anything. Instead, he leaned forward and opened Chen Xing’s mouth: “What is this? Brown sugar water? Pour more in!”
Next was Seven-Soda, and the only other person who was still conscious, Xuebao: “I can—”
Before he could finish his sentence, Uncle Zaoziz pinched his jaw again, pouring another dose of ginseng tea in, which made him cough and wave his arms.
Getting closer, Uncle Zaoziz sniffed and was immediately shocked: “Damn! Old ginseng!”
But Huai Yu didn’t pay attention to him. She looked at the cup, which still had some water left, and without hesitation, she poured it into Fenda, who had the least breath left.
At that moment, she wished Keta Rō were around to give the right pills!
…
On the driver’s seat, the two people helping sighed, “Chen Xing’s ability is really strong. Who would have thought that a trip would turn out like this?”
Another person nodded, “The kids in her team were all either supported by her or raised after the disaster. They’ve always worked together seamlessly, but now…”
Although they had promised to get them to the hospital in 18 minutes, this was an occupation where life and death were common, and they could still tell a little about who might survive.
Especially when they were lifting people…
“That orange-haired one felt heavy like he was dead when we lifted him. He’s probably in serious danger.”
“Chen Xing’s also in trouble. She must have pushed herself to drive the car back. If she didn’t have any familiar faces, maybe she could have held on a bit longer until the defense soldiers could help.”
As soon as they reached the highway entrance, they saw familiar faces. They were unloading cargo from the car and were close to Chen Xing’s car.
So, they saw it clearly—when the car stopped, the middle-aged man who came to collect the goods tapped on the car window and said something, and Chen Xing immediately fainted.
Everyone was an explorer. Although they didn’t provide immediate help, once the team leader knew, he would have arranged for them to assist.
But there were too many people here, and with cargo checks, it took too long. By the time the team arrived at the hospital, who knew how many might survive…
It was a sad reality.
And as for the car…
Sigh, it looked worn out, but since it managed to make it back, the main frame should be fine.
They could sell it to them. The team leader’s offer was still reasonable.
