Chapter 85: Chapter 85: Was it Murder?
Then, she heard a series of “bang bang” sounds, a bit like fireworks, but upon careful listening, they didn’t seem to be, they sounded like gunshots from a TV!
She had never imagined that one day she too would hear gunfire!
Beyond the shock was fear, she didn’t dare to peek out again but instead shrank back, clinging tightly behind the hill, not daring to move an inch.
She wondered how Gu Wei was doing.
Could he have gotten into trouble by himself?
Several times she thought about going out to look, but she worried it might drag him down.
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When she was a child watching TV dramas, there were always some altruistic women who, despite being in the middle of a hail of bullets, insisted on rushing out to save a little rabbit or a child, resulting in a whole squad dying because of her.
All she could do was to listen to his advice and hide here obediently.
About half an hour later, the gunfire stopped, and it seemed even the wind had ceased, leaving the outside world eerily silent.
She cautiously poked her head out.
But the earth was pitch black, with the hills in the dark night resembling layers of ghosts.
She didn’t dare to shout or make any noise, she could only move slowly.
After inching forward about ten meters, a gust of wind carried with it a nauseating smell of blood. At that moment, her legs felt so weak they could hardly support her, and tears uncontrollably streamed down her face.
A fierce gun battle had just taken place here, there might have been casualties!
The thought of something happening to Gu Wei made her cry even harder.
Taking a deep breath, her legs gained a bit of strength again, and she continued to crawl forward.
The smell of blood grew stronger, and her palms were now smeared with a sticky, warm liquid.
It was blood!
At that moment, her legs lost all strength once more.
Tears poured out like beads off a string, and she completely lost control, sobbing uncontrollably.
After crying for a while, she heard footsteps approaching, and she involuntarily bit her lips tightly, keeping herself from making any sound.
The person wore leather shoes and had a swift pace, passing by her in no time.
She didn’t know if he was a bad guy, so she stayed silent.
A while later, she finally heard his voice, “Ah Xi, are you there?”
It was Gu Wei!
In that instant, she felt an enormous sense of relief, as if she had regained something precious, as if she had survived a calamity.
She cried out, “Gu Wei, I’m here!”
She was completely weak, her voice trembling, but Gu Wei still heard her.
He ran quickly to her side, and in the dark of night, he saw her curled up body and couldn’t help but pull her into his embrace.
He carried her down the hill and laid her on a flat area, then proceeded to wipe the blood from her hands.
As if he had night vision, he could see her clearly.
“It’s okay now, it’s all over,” he comforted her.
Su Meixi asked, “Gu Wei, are you, are you hurt?”
“No.”
“That blood…”
“It’s someone else’s, a group of foreign terrorists wanted to sneak into the country, provoking us.”
Seeing that she was still scared, Gu Wei then hugged her again.
After a while, they heard the sound of several trucks approaching; it was Xiao Ding and his team arriving.
Gu Wei first took Su Meixi back, while Xiao Ding and the others stayed behind to clean up the scene.
Su Meixi leaned against the car window, and with the help of the headlights, she saw several bodies lying outside.
Had Gu Wei taken them all down by himself?
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Back at the infirmary, Su Meixi’s legs were still weak.
Gu Wei lifted her from the car and carried her all the way to her room.
The moment Su Meixi sat down, she felt a tumult in her stomach and involuntarily ran to the bathroom to throw up.
As a medical student, she had seen dead bodies and dealt with blood before, but tonight was different, it was murder, lively lives extinguished in a moment.
Of course, those were bad men; it was Gu Wei’s duty to eliminate them.
But she just felt nauseous.
After throwing up, she cleaned herself up with disinfectant, took off her dirty clothes, and finally slowly moved back to the bedside.
That stench of blood seemed to linger around her, filling her with fear.
“Ah Xi, are you alright?”
Su Meixi felt a bit better after throwing up, but she was still scared.
So, when he came over to hold her, she did not resist and clung tightly to his sleeve.
He held her all night long until she fell asleep.
The next day was New Year’s Day, and Su Meixi was woken up by the sound of firecrackers.
She opened her eyes to see Gu Wei beside her.
She lay in bed, covered with a blanket, while he sat beside her, asleep fully clothed.
She had recovered now, the fear had faded, and life seemed to return to her.
Looking at his face, with its handsome nose, thick eyebrows, and his protective posture beside her, she felt an immense sense of security.
Perhaps sensing her gaze, his eyes soon opened.
This was the first time they both woke up from the same bed.
Their eyes met, as if they had a thousand words to say, yet they hesitated.
After a while, he spoke first, “Are you feeling better?”
She nodded, “I’m fine.”
Then she sat up, and he also shifted his position to sit beside her on the bed.
“Gu Wei, Happy New Year!” Su Meixi said.
“Happy New Year to you too!” Gu Wei said.
“Thank you for bringing me home last night. I didn’t expect anything like that to happen.”
“The chances of something like that happening are slim, don’t worry,” Gu Wei said with a gentle tone.
“Are those men dead?”
“Yes.”
“Do you… do you have to kill people often?” Su Meixi asked again.
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Gu Wei couldn’t help but smile, “What do you take me for? I’m a soldier of the people, I can’t just kill at will.”
“What I mean is, do you often encounter such dangers?”
“No, not really. Last night was the first time.”
Su Meixi felt he was lying. With his reflexes, how could that be the first time?
But she didn’t feel it was appropriate to ask more, so she said, “It’s the first day of the New Year. How about some dumplings for breakfast?”
It was just a polite offer, but he immediately accepted, “Sure.”
Su Meixi had no choice but to cook the dumplings.
The dumplings were the quick frozen kind bought from the supermarket in town and just needed to be boiled.
After they were cooked, she served two bowls, one for Gu Wei.
She was hungry too, so she started eating slowly.
As she ate, her mind was filled with countless thoughts.
Thankfully, he was alright last night, and they could celebrate the New Year and eat dumplings together.
Dumplings symbolize togetherness and completeness.
Would he come back for New Year if he were in Feng City?
Thinking of Feng City brought the Gu Family to mind.
Even if he did come back, he’d spend it with his mother and brother at the Gu Family home, definitely not alone with her.
With this thought, she sighed.
Gu Wei had finished his dumplings by then, and he then received a call from Xiao Ding, presumably about last night’s incident, waiting for him to go back and deal with it.
Gu Wei said to her, “I have to go back to the military base now. Call me if you need anything.”
Su Meixi nodded.
As Gu Wei was about to leave, he stopped.
He turned to look at her, “Have you given any thought to what you’re considering?”