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Chapter 504: Chapter 473: Race Against Life and Death (Part 3)

Outside the refugee camp beneath the night sky, the trajectory of tracer bullets cut across the distant horizon like the scythe of death.

The vanguard of the Free Army halted about eight hundred meters outside the security line of the medical point.

Several decrepit pickups mounted with machine guns roared in the night, the beams of their searchlights unscrupulously sweeping the perimeter of the medical point.

Ge Zhengxiang lay behind sandbags with his special forces team, their gun barrels locked onto those vehicles.

But they did not fire blindly; instead, they turned on the high-intensity warning lights around the medical point and announced over loudspeakers in both English and the local language: "This is an International Medical Aid point, protected by international law! Any armed approach will be considered a hostile action!"

As they made the announcement, a flag was raised.

Multiple beams of light highlighted the flag from afar, bright and striking red.

The convoy of armed pickups briefly stirred.

Perhaps fearing the renown of the Huaxia Peacekeeping Force and special security, or perhaps because the main force of the Free Army was still clashing with Cansoto’s men, those few pickups hesitated for over ten minutes before finally turning around and driving back into the vast darkness.

Ge Zhengxiang temporarily defused the crisis outside, and Gu Yu’s tense nerves also relaxed slightly.

He wiped the sweat off his forehead and turned back to walk into the intensive care tent.

Inside the tent, the monitor emitted a steady and rhythmic "beep–beep–" sound.

Ez’s father, the old man who had been at death’s door, finally opened his eyes slowly at this moment.

Although his complexion was still poor and he had an oxygen tube in his nose, requiring continuous oxygen therapy, there was a glimmer of clarity in his eyes.

"Father! You’re awake!"

Ez, who had been by the bedside all along, was trembling with excitement, tears streaming down his face.

He hurried forward and softly called out in his native language.

The old man weakly raised his hand, gently patting his son’s hand, then turned his gaze to Gu Yu, who had just walked in.

Although he couldn’t understand Chinese, from Ez’s earlier descriptions and the blood-stained surgical gown on Gu Yu, he guessed who had saved his life.

"Doctor Gu, my father said...thank you. If it weren’t for you, he would have..."

Ez turned around, choking up as he translated.

Gu Yu stepped forward, seriously checking the old man’s pupils and the monitor’s data, then smiled and said in English, "The surgery was very successful. The most dangerous stage is over. Now you need plenty of rest and to cooperate with the follow-up anti-infection treatment."

The old man listened to Ez’s translation, a complex emotion flashing in his cloudy eyes.

He took a deep breath, as if making a certain decision, and suddenly tried to sit up.

"Don’t move, your wound has just been sutured, it cannot withstand exertion."

Gu Yu quickly held his shoulder down.

"Doctor Gu..."

The old man spoke through Ez’s translation, his voice hoarse yet with a clarity not belonging to an ordinary refugee, "I know it’s chaotic outside right now; those armed men are looting supplies. Actually...they are not looking for any of Peron’s supplies, they are looking for me."

Gu Yu raised an eyebrow and pulled over a folding chair to sit down: "You know they’re looking for you?"

The old man gave a bitter smile, a trace of fear and hatred flashing in his eyes: "I’m not a refugee at all. My name is Emil Aiyuan. Long ago, I was a verification clerk at the Chittagong Port Authority, mainly responsible for checking custom clearance documents for certain import and export goods."

Ez beside him had widened his eyes in shock, evidently not fully aware of the specific details of his father’s work before this.

"A few months ago, while verifying a batch of international aid containers marked as agricultural machinery and basic medicine, I found a serious discrepancy between the weight and the customs documents."

The old man took a breath and continued, "I secretly examined the underlying documents, discovering that the shipment was actually a collaboration between the Free Army and an outside smuggling group called Black Stone, smuggling in military-grade communications equipment and a large quantity of unregistered antibiotics."

"They used the international aid channel to launder materials, even selling the life-saving medicine intended for refugees at high prices to combat zones!"

Gu Yu’s gaze instantly turned sharp.

These people truly have no humanity or bottom line.

"Sensing the danger, I memorized a few critical locations and key names of core documents, then destroyed the copies I had, escaping with Ez into the refugee camp."

The old man gripped the sheets tightly, as if holding onto a lifeline, "But I didn’t expect them to still find this place. Doctor Gu, I know you are Huaxia people, genuinely good people who come here to save lives."

"I share this intelligence with you, only asking you to... do me one favor."

"Go ahead," Gu Yu said solemnly.

"Take Ez and Elena, the siblings, and leave. I don’t matter, but they’re still young, they can’t die in this mire."

The old man’s eyes were full of pleading, "As long as you can ensure my children’s safe passage out of here, I will fully disclose the locations for handovers, account details, and personnel lists in my mind!"

The tent fell into short silence.

Ez tightly held his father’s hand, and little Elena was crying uncontrollably.

Gu Yu looked at them, an indescribable mix of anguish and respect swelling in his heart.

Under the ravages of war, this was the most desperate, yet greatest, choice a father could make.

"But we are just a medical team..." Gu Yu hesitated for a moment and said.

This kind of international affair is not something he or anyone here can handle.

"I trust Huaxia... I’ve heard about you. You are a compassionate and responsible Holy Dragon Country..."

Ez’s father said earnestly.

Gu Yu was slightly taken aback; he hadn’t expected such deep trust in his motherland from this decrepit old man.

"Uncle, don’t worry."

Gu Yu stood up, reversing his grip on the old man’s withered hand, his gaze suddenly becoming firm, "I, Gu Yu, promise you that as long as I’m here for one more day, no one will lay a hand on you."

"I will do my utmost to seek a safe path for your escape. But remember, you’re providing this intelligence not to barter with me, but for the refugees on this land who are waiting to die due to a lack of medicine; it’s for justice."

The old man was stunned, then tears rolled down his cheeks, and he nodded firmly.

After calming Ez’s family, Gu Yu immediately exited the tent and found Luo KaiXuan, the team leader organizing the supplies.

"Captain Luo, there’s an important situation."

Gu Yu pulled Luo KaiXuan to a relatively quiet corner and succinctly reported the intelligence from Ez’s father.

After listening, Luo KaiXuan’s expression changed dramatically: "This involves major cross-border smuggling and collusion with local armed forces! Gu Yu, are you suggesting we hand this intelligence over?"

"Yes, but not to these warlord forces outside."

Gu Yu’s gaze was clear and resolute, "If we take this intelligence to negotiate with the Free Army or local warlords, it violates the original intent of our medical team and will drag us into a deeper political vortex."

"I want to report this intelligence to the Peace Ark command center."

Luo KaiXuan immediately understood Gu Yu’s intent and nodded appreciatively, "Well done, I understand. I’ll connect you to Captain Yang’s encrypted channel right away."

A few minutes later, Gu Yu got hold of the satellite phone.

"Captain Yang, it’s Gu Yu. The medical point has just obtained crucial intelligence about collusion between the Free Army and external forces in smuggling strategic materials and medical aid supplies..."

Gu Yu calmly and thoroughly explained the situation and the value of the intelligence.

On the other end of the phone, Captain Yang was silent for a moment, his voice becoming serious: "Gu Yu, you did the right thing. If this intelligence holds true, it’s enough for the international peacekeeping forces and relevant United Nations agencies to take action."

"Rest assured, I will immediately report to the military high command and transfer this intelligence as a significant regional security threat to the higher-level International Refugee Agency."

"This might also help secure a special protection quota from the International Refugee Agency for that father and his child you mentioned."

"Thank you, Captain!"

Gu Yu felt a heavy burden lift off his heart.

"No need to thank me; it’s all because of your efforts on the frontline."

Captain Yang’s voice conveyed pride, "Gu Yu, remember, while you save lives at the front, your country has got your back. Go all out and await your triumphant return!"

Hanging up the phone, Gu Yu returned the satellite phone to Luo KaiXuan and released a long sigh.

In the distance, the sound of artillery seemed to have lessened, and the eastern skyline faintly glowed with the light of dawn.

The darkest hour was passing, and the Huaxia Medical Team’s hard-fought battle was just beginning to see the dawn of a breakthrough.