A certain American comic book's secondary profession master

Chapter 9 Should I try again?

"Hmph!" With a muffled groan, the dagger, heated over an alcohol lamp, slowly sliced ​​through the flesh.

Then came another muffled groan.

Frank inserted his fingers directly into the cut, searching for the bullet lodged in the muscle.

With his movements, the wound was practically bursting with blood and flesh.

One can imagine how painful this process is.

Even a tough guy like Frank had a cold sweat on his forehead.

Li Wei, who was standing to the side, turned his face away, not daring to look any longer.

He hadn't expected Frank to remove the bullet from him so simply and brutally.

He had never seen such a bloody scene in both of his lives.

It wasn't until he heard two bullets clatter into the plate that Levi turned around and used first aid to treat Frank's wounds.

In fact, he had already performed first aid on Frank's body on the day he was rescued.

Unlike the simple crafting and bandaging techniques in the game, real-world first aid also includes wound cleaning and suturing, and it doesn't show the same significant healing effects as in the game; it only accelerates the stopping of bleeding and the healing of wounds.

In terms of overall treatment effectiveness, it is far less effective than medication.

However, the treatment potion wasn't as effective as I had imagined.

In the game, there is a two-minute cooldown period for using healing potions, but this cooldown does not occur during combat.

While there are no such restrictions in the real world, Levi discovered that when treating Frank's wounds that day, using the medicine multiple times in one day would greatly reduce its effectiveness. Frank had three gunshot wounds, and because Frank was unconscious at the time, Levi did not initially think of using first aid, but instead applied the medicine to each wound one by one.

The result was that the first wound healed extremely quickly, at a speed visible to the naked eye.

By the time the second wound came in, the recovery speed was much slower, and the healing was barely noticeable.

Therefore, Li Weicai used emergency treatment on the second and third wounds.

So this time, Li Wei didn't let Frank remove a single bullet; he just used the healing potion.

Instead, they used first aid techniques first.

After all three bullets have been removed, give Frank the healing potion.

In this way, the treatment solution should be able to work on all three wounds simultaneously.

After Levi treated Frank's first two wounds, Frank handed him the dagger.

Unfortunately, the third gunshot wound was located in the back of his shoulder, which Frank couldn't easily treat himself, so he had to ask Levi for help.

"Maybe we should just forget about it..." Frank sighed as he watched Li Wei tremble as he took the dagger. He was now completely certain that what the kid was saying was true, because from the beginning until now, all of the kid's behavior showed that he was a child raised in a greenhouse.

His trembling hands were making him a little nervous. What if he accidentally stabbed him to death?

Frank felt the last time he was this nervous was back in boot camp.

It's no wonder Li Wei was nervous. Although he had lived for over thirty years in his previous life, as a corporate slave, the largest animals he had ever killed besides pigs were fish and chickens.

The original owner of this body in this life had never even killed a chicken.

It's something like making a hole in someone's body.

He had never done it in both of his lives combined.

“You’re right, let’s just forget about it!” Upon hearing Frank’s words, Levi decisively put down the dagger.

The main message is that nothing is impossible if you're willing to give up. "...Actually, I think it's still worth a try..." Levi's decisive decision to give up completely stumped Frank.

"..." Li Wei looked at him without saying anything, even though it was you who said it was fine.

"Why don't you try drinking some alcohol?" Frank said, looking at him. Hmm, they say drinking alcohol can give you courage, maybe this kid's hands will be steadyer after drinking.

“...I’m not old enough to drink!” Li Wei said decisively.

It has to be said that the United States is a magical country. In the future, even things like leaves can be legalized, but the control over tobacco and alcohol has always been very strict.

Although the legal age of adulthood is 18, one must wait until the age of 21 to drink or buy alcohol in public.

Bars and nightclubs also require you to be at least 21 years old. As long as it is a legally operating establishment, there will be people checking driver's licenses at the entrance. In the United States, a driver's license is like an ID card. If you don't have a driver's license, you will have to apply for a special ID card.

Not only in bars and nightclubs, but even in regular supermarkets and convenience stores, if your shopping list includes cigarettes and alcohol, the cashier will ask you to show your "ID".

If something really goes wrong, and it's discovered that someone under 21 years old bought the alcohol, the person who sold it will be fined, not the buyer—starting at $1000 plus 24-hour community service.

Of course, Li Wei said this not because he was particularly law-abiding, but simply because he didn't like drinking.

Whether in my past life or this life, I am indifferent to alcohol, and even averse to it.

With Levi having said all that, what could Frank do?
Making sarcastic remarks?

impossible!

Although Frank, as a former soldier, agent, and future Punisher, has a life stained with countless amounts of blood.

But in real life, he is a very gentle person, especially when it comes to his children.

In Frank's current view, Levi was just an innocent child who had gotten lucky and had a bit of a wonderful encounter.

She was only two years older than his deceased daughter.

Once the initial wariness faded, he realized this was just a child who needed his protection.

Frank didn't want to be too harsh on him unless necessary.

Not to mention that Li Wei helped him so much—if it weren't for Li Wei, he probably wouldn't even have been able to find a direction to investigate the truth behind his family's deaths, and might have really become the "Punisher" that Li Wei mentioned.

Since there's only one warhead left, it won't have a significant impact on him.

As for why he didn't go to the hospital? After all, Frank isn't the Punisher who's been on the wanted list for years yet.

In theory, there should be no problem going to the hospital.

But both Frank and Levi knew that it wasn't a good choice.

Because what Frank encountered was not a simple revenge killing, but an attempt to silence him by secret agents.

Of Frank's three enemies, besides his ally Billy, who is a knife, the other two are Rollins and Carson. The former is the CIA's Director of Operations, and the latter is a senior agent of the Department of Homeland Security.

The energy they possess is beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

Otherwise, in the original storyline, Frank wouldn't have needed many years to discover the truth about his family's deaths under the influence of the "chip."

If Frank went to the hospital, then it won't be long before they find out he's still alive.

Frank's investigation and revenge will become much more complicated, and even Levi might be implicated.

"Should I try again?" Seeing that Frank remained silent, Levi felt a little guilty.

But his actions made Frank hesitate.

I'll give it a try; I shouldn't die, right?
(End of this chapter)