Chapter 249: Seventies Treasure Appraisal System (23)

At this moment, He Ximing arrived with two lunchboxes to deliver dinner to his wife.

Bai Xiuyuan shot him a glare: "Didn't you not have a run today? Why are you only just now arriving? What time is it already? It's a good thing Mom brought me chicken soup, otherwise, if I waited for you to bring me food, both me and your son would have starved to death."

"Pah, pah, pah! What is this talk of death? Don't go spouting unlucky words." He Mu glared at her.

Bai Xiuyuan pursed her lips, feeling a bit annoyed: It was just a figure of speech, was there any need to make such a big deal out of it?

Seeing the atmosphere turn sour, He Ximing quickly tried to smooth things over: "I would have been here long ago, but the team held an emergency meeting; it seems something happened on Qin Zheng's end."

"What happened?"

"They say that right after they loaded the goods and left Guangcheng, they ran into a group of carjackers. Lao Jiang is fine, he just twisted his foot and strained some muscles while dodging, nothing serious. Qin Zheng had it worse; he was stabbed twice and is currently still in emergency care at the Guangcheng hospital. We don't know the situation yet. The Factory Director told our Transportation Team to send someone over to check. They were going to send me, but I turned it down. I'm not doing this kind of thankless job. Besides, we just had a son, how could I leave you and the baby at a time like this?"

"That's sensible of you!" Bai Xiuyuan shot him a glance and smiled with satisfaction, "The baby and I can't do without you right now. Guangcheng is so far, and long-distance runs are so dangerous; you must never be foolish."

He Mu agreed with this sentiment; the salary difference was only about ten yuan in long-distance allowances, so it really wasn't worth it. If something were to happen, no amount of ten-yuan allowances could make up for it.

Then, speaking of Qin Zheng, He Mu had a slight impression of him: "Is that the young man who joined the Transportation Team the same year as you and whose wedding house was right next door?"

"Yes, that's him."

"Oh my, he's really suffered a great disaster! It would be fine if the emergency rescue is successful, but if it isn't... does he have any children?"

"Not yet!" Bai Xiuyuan said, suppressing the smugness in her heart, "His wife is from the same Production Team as me, and we were married on the same day. She still hasn't had any news yet."

Listening to her husband's tone, Qin Zheng was in grave danger this time; if he really didn't make it, Xie Yang would become a widow.

What was the use of having good luck before! She still ended up cursing her husband to death!

She felt secretly happy in her heart.

He Mu sighed with regret: "If the person is gone, he won't even have any descendants."

But no matter how regrettable, it was someone else's child and had nothing to do with the He family.

She was thinking about the eggs and hens from her in-laws in the countryside, and repeatedly urged her son not to forget to go to his mother-in-law's house to report the good news.

Hearing this, Bai Xiuyuan's eyes rolled: "Ximing, since you're going to my parents' house, bring a word to the Xie Family while you're at it, so they can have some mental preparation."

Let the people in the village take a good look: between her and Xie Yang, one lived in a honey pot, while the other was about to be soaked in bitter water.

"Xiao Xie, that is the situation. The Factory Director sent me to tell you, so you wouldn't worry more after hearing it from elsewhere. I believe Xiao Qin has his own guardian angels and will surely pass this hurdle safely."

The Transport Team Director personally came to inform her of Qin Zheng's situation, firstly to represent the factory in expressing sympathy, and secondly to give Xie Yang some peace of mind:

"Xiao Xie, rest assured, the factory management has already held a meeting and decided to send a driver to Guangcheng overnight to visit Xiao Qin. Once they arrive, they will call the factory immediately to report on Xiao Qin's condition. Xiao Qin protected public property with his own body; the factory will absolutely not sit idly by and will definitely be responsible to the end!"

Xie Yang's delicate brows were tightly locked.

Even though she had given him diluted Physical Fitness Potion and sewn the impenetrable Xianmu Fiber into his undershirt as Heart-Protecting Soft Armor, was there still no way to help him avoid this fatal disaster?

"Xiao Xie, you..."

"Director Xue, can I go with the transport vehicle? I want to go to the Guangcheng hospital to take care of Qin Zheng." Xie Yang made her decision quickly.

She summoned the Main System in her consciousness, asking it to find any Prop that could save a person while they still had a breath left. She was going to snatch a life from the hands of the King of Hell.

"This..." Director Xue was stunned.

Guangcheng was not like Shanghai City; it was not only far, but the roads along the way were also difficult to travel.

Moreover, because they were in a rush, the driver the Transportation Team was sending intended to drive day and night without stopping; could a female comrade like her handle it?

He immediately recalled Lao Jiang saying on the phone that Qin Zheng's life was hanging in the balance in the emergency room. Even if he was saved, such a serious injury would certainly require hospitalization, and he wouldn't be able to return to Yongcheng for a short time.

If his wife were sent over to take care of him personally, it would certainly be better than a big man like Lao Jiang.

He immediately stated: "Good! I will go tell the Factory Director right now. You pack your luggage and gather at the factory gate in two hours."

At ten o'clock that night, Xie Yang boarded the factory's transport vehicle and headed to Guangcheng overnight.

The ones driving were Lao Zhao and his apprentice; they carried a sufficient amount of medical expenses, representing all the factory staff to visit Qin Zheng.

Lao Zhao and his apprentice took turns driving, traveling day and night, and it still took them nearly four days to reach Guangcheng.

Carrying the introduction letter issued by the Mechanical Factory, Xie Yang booked two rooms at a guesthouse near the Guangcheng hospital, and paid out of her own pocket to buy several portions of food at the State-run Restaurant next door. She left two portions for Lao Zhao and his apprentice, telling them to go to the guesthouse to rest after eating, and she took the remaining food and headed straight for the hospital.

"Master Jiang!"

After asking for directions all the way to find Qin Zheng's ward, Xie Yang recognized at a glance Lao Jiang, who was dozing off by the hospital bed with his elbows propped up.

He and Qin Zheng were long-time partners on long-distance runs, and they had never had an accident in all their years of working together.

It wasn't as if they hadn't encountered carjackers before, but they had always been resolved by the bold and meticulous Qin Zheng. This time, they were truly unlucky to run into a group of vicious, desperate criminals, each holding blood-stained Machetes.

If it hadn't been for Qin Zheng pushing him at the critical moment, allowing him to dodge the Machete that was coming straight for his head, it would be him lying in the hospital bed unconscious right now.

"Xiao Xie? Why are you here?"

Seeing her, Lao Jiang stood up in surprise.

Having not had a full night's sleep for days, his eyes were bloodshot.

Xie Yang handed the food in her hand to him: "Master Jiang, leave Qin Zheng to me. You eat something and go back to rest first. I've told Master Lao Zhao and the others to go rest first as well; only after getting enough sleep will you have the energy to handle the follow-up matters."

She knew that Master Lao Zhao didn't just come this trip to pay the hospital fees and represent the factory in visiting Qin Zheng; he also had to hand over the imported equipment on the truck.

Lao Jiang was indeed reaching his limit, so he said: "Xiao Xie, then I won't stand on ceremony. After I get some sleep, I'll come back to relieve you. The doctor said Xiao Qin is lucky; both stabs missed his vital organs, but he lost too much blood, which is why he's unconscious. He'll be fine once he wakes up."

Hearing him say this, half of the heavy stone in Xie Yang's heart fell.

She had said so, a 40,000-point Star-Level Item couldn't be completely useless.

In her consciousness, the Main System, which had taken the form of a little boy, also breathed a sigh of relief.

It had said so, Xianmu Fiber was a treasure that even Star-Level warriors from a Level 5 Civilization would scramble for.

It was just that the quantity was rare; the palm-sized piece had been specially ordered from a colleague on the Main Star.

Of course, it could earn 10,000 points out of the 40,000, but there was no need to explain that to the Host.