Chapter 867 - Redemption (1/2)
The Qinghe University students and the Trinity Institute members remained outside the forward operating base for a short while before returning inside. Then they waited at the medical center for the Pyro Company to get everything under control.
Everyone was very nervous at this moment. Meanwhile, Ren Xiaosu fell asleep right on the operating table in their department while Yang Xiaojin stayed by his side to protect him.
After all, Ren Xiaosu had just been through a life-or-death battle. With all the adrenaline coursing through him, and coupled with his injuries, it tired him. This was a normal physiological reaction.
The students outside the department were sitting against the wall in the hallway of the medical center when they heard Ren Xiaosu snoring.
Everyone was speechless. That guy was way too careless. He could even fall asleep like that?!
When Yang Xiaojin saw Ren Xiaosu’s expression, she revealed an unusual gentleness in her. Back at Mt. Dashi, Ren Xiaosu had more things to worry about than her, and he also acted as the bait during their hunt for the barbarians.
Sometimes, the two of them would take turns to keep watch at night. If Ren Xiaosu kept watch for the first half of the night, he would not have the heart to wake her up for the second shift. As a result, he would just keep watch for the entire night by himself.
After the battle on Mt. Dashi, Ren Xiaosu did not even have time to catch up on sleep when they encountered yet another attack on the camp. Even if he were made of steel, he still would not be able to bear it.
Usually, Ren Xiaosu would not snore when he slept. As his physical fitness improved, his bodily functions also became stronger and more vigorous. His respiratory system and cardiopulmonary function were already far beyond that of normal people, so snoring was not something that should happen to him.
But now, his snores were like a message of fatigue that even made Yang Xiaojin’s heart ache a little.
This young man who belonged to her habitually took on all of the responsibility himself.
Yang Xiaojin subconsciously tried to soothe Ren Xiaosu’s frown as he slept. But just as she reached out with her hand, someone from the Pyro Company walked in from outside the medical center.
This commotion woke Ren Xiaosu up. He happened to see Yang Xiaojin reaching out, so he said with a smile, “What are you doing?”
“Oh.” Yang Xiaojin said nonchalantly, “I heard your snoring, so I wanted to pinch your nose to stop it.”
Ren Xiaosu stood up and ranted, “How could you do something like that?”
Yang Xiaojin said with a smile, “But you do things like that quite often too.”
“That’s true.” Ren Xiaosu nodded.
The two of them walked out of the department and saw Ji Yi saying something to a Pyro Company soldier. However, that soldier said coldly, “I’m sorry, we don’t have any spare vehicles to send them back now. We can go to the front lines if you want to, but we can’t retreat. Besides, we also need all of you to go to the front lines. Starting on the day after tomorrow, no outsiders will be allowed to remain here to ensure the security of the FOB.”
Ji Yi was stunned. “But our Qinghe Group has our own vehicles.”
“Your vehicles have been requisitioned for the transportation of supplies.” The soldier calmly explained, “After the attack this time, the supply convoy suffered an extremely serious loss. Please understand why we made such a decision. You all can wait for the vehicles to be loaded up with the supplies tomorrow before heading to the front lines together with them.”