231 NEVER SEE HER AGAIN (1/2)
Zhong Feng did not drive Hu Lei to the hospital. While there was probably no immediate danger, it was clear that the mercenaries were becoming bolder. If he took her to the hospital, she would be exposed and vulnerable, even with guards in place.
It was better to take precautions than regret later. Already, Zhong Feng had formed a plan for ensuring Hu Lei's safety and wellbeing. He drove fast but steadily until he reached the street in which there was the Apothecary which she often visited.
Though it was deep in the night, the lights in the small shop were on.
Zhong Feng parked the vehicle and carefully carried out the still unconscious Hu Lei. He handled her like she was the most precious treasure in the world. When he reached the door, he called out softly to Elder Huo.
The door was opened immediately by a worried grandpa.
”How is she? What happened to her?” He asked in an urgent voice.
”Can we come in?” Zhong Feng asked flatly.
The old man realised that he was standing in the doorway. He stepped aside quickly, allowing Zhong Feng to walk in. He closed the door and followed them in, indicating for Zhong Feng to place her on the examination table he had taken out of his storage in the back of the shop.
In the past, he had done some consultations in the Apothecary for his close friends. However, he had long moved on from that part of his life. Now, he was glad that he had not completely trashed his medical equipment. Otherwise, his granddaughter would be uncomfortable.
”You said that Hu Lei had been shot? What exactly happened?” He asked while putting on latex gloves.
Zhong Feng helped remove the black jacket that Hu Lei was wearing, exposing the t-shirt underneath which had a patch of dried blood. As he looked at the elder check her abdomen, he felt a paper rustle in the jacket. He looked into the pocket and took it out. It seemed that it was the document which Lu Liang had signed.
He transferred it to his coat pocket.
”Who treated her?” The old man looked up from the wound.
”She did it herself.” Zhong Feng responded, his hands clutching into fists as he looked at the roughly stitched area.
”She is indeed a child of our Huo family. Though the repair work is shoddy, she managed to stop the bleeding and remove the bullet cleanly. And she did this without any medical equipment. She could make an excellent doctor.” There were sadness and longing in his voice.
Zhong Feng did not comment, but he knew that Hu Lei would never choose the medical field. The old man busied himself in cleaning the wound and repairing the ugly stitching. Luckily, it was not necessary to do everything from scratch.
”What happened?” Elder Huo faced Zhong Feng with sharp eyes as soon as he was satisfied with the state of the injury.
Moreover, he did not want the Huo family to make assumptions about her based on the tough experiences that she had gone through. After all, from what he had learned, the Huo family and Hu Ming had not separated on peaceful terms. If they measured his daughter with the same mind, she would lose out.