After being separated from my family, I became a darling of the military region thanks to my medical

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The urgent knocking on the door was like a heavy hammer, striking the hearts of the Ye family members.

Inside the pot, plump, white dumplings were still bubbling, the aroma of meat mingling with the fragrance of flour—a happy smell that this family only experienced once a year. But that aroma was instantly shattered by the announcement outside the door: "The village chief is here with men in green military uniforms."

The smile on Li Cuifang's face froze instantly, all color drained from her face, and the chopsticks in her hand fell to the ground with a "clatter".

"Soldiers... soldiers?" Her voice trembled as she instinctively looked at her daughter, her eyes filled with fear. "Zhenzhen, is it... is it because of those things in the county town?"

Ye Guoliang abruptly stood up, pulled Ye Zhen behind him, and, adopting a protective mother hen stance, shouted fiercely but inwardly at the door, "Who is it! What are you filming at this hour!"

He had only one thought in his mind: even if the sky were to fall, he, as the father, had to be the first to hold it up!

The door wasn't knocked on; instead, it was roughly pushed open from the outside.

Village chief Wang Laocai walked at the front, hands behind his back, his belly protruding, a forced smile on his face. Behind him followed a tall, stern-faced young soldier, none other than Gu Zheng's bodyguard, Xiao Wang.

Old Wang's gaze swept across the courtyard, first landing on the bowl of steaming dumplings on the table, a hint of jealousy flashing in his eyes. Then he noticed the strange glass bottle and thin tube hanging in the east room, and frowned.

"Ye Guoliang, you're doing well, eating white flour dumplings now?" he said sarcastically, his gaze finally landing on Ye Zhen, who was being protected behind Ye Guoliang. "Some money isn't so easy to get. Ye Zhen, you've got some nerve, daring to mess with even the military. Now they've come knocking on our door!"

He deliberately emphasized the phrase "came to our door," as if he could already see Ye Zhen being handcuffed and taken away.

Upon hearing this, Li Cuifang's legs went weak, and she almost lost her balance. A sob escaped her lips: "Comrade! PLA comrade! My daughter didn't do it on purpose! She…"

"mom!"

A clear, cool voice, though not loud, instantly drowned out all the noise in the room.

Ye Zhen stepped out from behind her father, her face showing not a trace of panic. She didn't even glance at the gloating village chief, her gaze calmly landing on the soldier as she asked directly, "What is it?"

Xiao Wang was also taken aback by the scene inside the room.

Especially the hanging glass bottle and IV tubing. Although he didn't understand them, he had seen similar things in the military hospital before, which were used for seriously wounded soldiers!

His suspicions were now even stronger. He stood at attention, gave Ye Zhen a somewhat perfunctory military salute, and asked in a serious tone, "Excuse me, was it you who rescued a seriously wounded soldier in the Black Mountain a few days ago?"

Ye Zhen's heart skipped a beat.

coming.

Her fingers curled slightly at her sides as her mind raced.

To admit it or not? If she admits it, how do she explain the wallet? Taking advantage of someone's misfortune? Stealing a military officer's property? She can't bear either charge.

Seeing that her daughter remained silent, Li Cuifang panicked, thinking her daughter had been frightened into a stupor. She rushed forward and was about to kneel down: "Comrades of the People's Liberation Army, we were wrong! We took the money, we'll return it! We'll return it to you right away!"

As she spoke, she was about to rush into the house to get the remaining sixty-five yuan.

"Money?" Xiao Wang was taken aback for a moment, then suddenly realized what he meant. He quickly waved his hand, his serious expression instantly replaced by a wry smile. "Auntie, you've misunderstood! We're not here for money!"

He looked at Ye Zhen with a look of unwavering admiration in his eyes.

"Our commander has woken up and specifically instructed us that what you took is your due reward! This is far from enough to repay your life-saving grace! We are...we are here on orders to thank you!"

grateful?

These two words exploded like thunder in the dilapidated courtyard.

Li Cuifang and Ye Guoliang were stunned on the spot, staring blankly at Xiao Wang, thinking they had misheard.

The smile on the face of Wang Laocai, the village chief who was waiting to see a good show, also froze.

This script is wrong! Shouldn't it be about arresting someone? How did it turn into a thank you speech?

Ye Zhen was also stunned.

She had imagined a hundred terrible scenarios for what would happen if she got caught, but she never thought of this one.

That man... not only didn't pursue the matter, but even said it was payment?

Ignoring the crowd's shock, Xiao Wang's mission was clear. He stepped forward, looking intently at Ye Zhen, his tone even more sincere: "Comrade, we've been looking for you for days! If it weren't for Pharmacist Sun at the pharmacy saying that a young girl knowledgeable in pharmacology had sold you a cicada flower, we really wouldn't have been able to find you! Look, this is a thank-you letter from our unit and... some nutritional supplements."

As he spoke, he took a large net bag from another soldier behind him. It was filled with malted milk powder, canned food, and White Rabbit milk candy. In the rural areas of the 1980s, this was practically a hard currency comparable to gold!

Village chief Wang Laocai's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

A thank-you letter? And so many expensive gifts? This Ye family girl didn't cause trouble, she did a great service!

His face flushed red and then turned pale. The smug look he had just had now felt like a loud slap across his own face.

Looking at the thank-you letter stamped with a bright red seal, and then at Xiao Wang's sincere face, Ye Zhen finally relaxed completely.

She thought to herself: At least he still has some conscience.

"It was nothing," she said casually, accepting the thank-you letter but not the gifts. "I appreciate the sentiment, but please take the things back. My brother needs to rest."

This is an order to leave.

Xiao Wang was getting anxious, because he hadn't even brought this big Buddha back yet!

"No, Comrade Ye!" He pointed to the IV bottle in the east room, his eyes shining. "You...you know how to do this? This is...an intravenous infusion?"

"Is there a problem?" Ye Zhen asked back.

"No problem! Absolutely no problem!" Xiao Wang was so excited he almost jumped up. He felt like he'd found a treasure. "Comrade Ye, no, Dr. Ye! To be honest, besides thanking you, I have another urgent mission here!"

He stopped smiling, and his expression became extremely serious.

"A major explosion occurred at our military region's logistics warehouse last night, leaving too many injured and a severe shortage of surgeons! Several highly complex surgeries are unavailable. Our director heard about your deeds, especially your ability to perform vascular suturing in the field, and guessed you must be a hidden master!"

Xiao Wang took a deep breath and solemnly gave Ye Zhen a standard military salute.

"On behalf of the 761st Army Field Hospital, I formally invite you to provide technical support to our hospital! The situation is urgent, and lives are at stake!"

His voice was strong and resonant, echoing in the silent night sky.

Ye Guoliang and Li Cuifang were completely petrified, their minds unable to process what was happening.

My daughter... is not only a life-saving hero, but she's also being invited by the military to... become a doctor?

Ye Zhen held the thin thank-you letter in her hand, her fingertips tightening slightly.

Should we go to the military hospital?

Isn't that precisely where the Lin family's influence lies? My adoptive father, Lin Weiguo, transferred from his position as a regimental commander in the army to become the vice president of a military hospital.

Hiding? She had never even considered it.

Since they've come to us of their own accord, that's perfect.

New debts, old debts—it's better to start there and settle them one by one, slowly.