Chapter 62

The orthopedics department was on the seventh floor.

The hospital in the dead of night should have been lonely and empty, with only the smell of disinfectant permeating the air.

But tonight, it was brightly lit.

Eight police officers were standing on the seventh floor.

Opposite the police, Feng Yuxiu leaned against the nurse station with a blank expression.

The nurse who had been beaten was already taken to a ward for treatment.

One of the police officers looked at the military ID Feng Yuxiu had given him and fell silent.

"Captain, shouldn't we ask him some questions?" a police officer asked; they had been standing there for two hours.

"Ask what? There are so many witnesses, do we still need to ask? The documents are correct; you still want to question him? What right do the police have to interrogate military matters? Just wait for their leaders to come."

The captain helplessly closed the ID and walked forward to hand it to Feng Yuxiu, "Comrade, please wait a moment. You can leave once your leader arrives."

Feng Yuxiu stared calmly at the police officer, "Restricting my personal freedom?"

"Comrade, don't misunderstand; you can go back to your ward now." The police captain spoke quickly.

Feng Yuxiu turned and walked toward the ward.

"What are you all looking at? Go back to sleep!"

The heads poking out from various wards were shouted back inside by the police captain.

Last time, he had seen this soldier's leader arrive with his own eyes and beat that group of thugs so badly their own mothers wouldn't recognize them.

He heard they were still half-paralyzed in bed, defecating and urinating in their pants.

"They're here."

Someone reminded them.

The captain turned to look; Gao Cheng, Shi Jin, and Wu Liuyi walked up the stairs in formation.

"Hello." Gao Cheng gave a perfunctory salute.

"Tell me, what is the situation now?" When he said this, Gao Cheng's gaze moved past the group of police and landed next to the nurse station.

The blood on the floor and the traces of struggle that could still be faintly seen indicated that an extremely violent fight had taken place here.

The police captain gave a bitter smile, "Your soldier..."

"Don't talk about my soldier! Tell me what happened here!!" Gao Cheng's face was terrifyingly grim.

"It's like this: a drunkard was causing trouble and harassing a nurse; that comrade stepped in to help."

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of the three men relaxed quite a bit.

This was a guaranteed Third Class Merit.

"It's just that..." the police captain hesitated for a moment, "the one who caused the trouble is seriously injured, and his family has also arrived, demanding an explanation."

Gao Cheng smiled, "That's your police business, but one thing: if anyone harasses my soldier, this matter won't end so easily."

After saying this, Gao Cheng took Shi Jin and Wu Liuyi toward Feng Yuxiu's ward.

The police captain let out a long sigh of relief, "Dealing with soldiers is always nerve-wracking. How is that drunkard?"

His subordinate lowered his head, "All his ribs are broken, his nose bridge is broken, he has compound fractures in both arms, and, and..."

The police captain frowned, "Speak! It's not like you were the one beaten."

"And that soldier kicked the drunkard's crotch, smashing it to pieces, and his pelvis is shattered too."

"Hiss!"

The police captain gasped, subconsciously clenching his legs together.

"What about the harassed nurse?"

"Skull fracture, concussion, some muscle damage; the doctor said there is no danger to her life."

"Fine, let's go. Ask the drunkard's family to pay for the nurse's compensation; medical expenses are required since he hit someone. We'll detain him after his injuries heal."

"Open a case; he was acting in a righteous cause, there's no problem at all."

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Creak.

The ward door was opened.

The three men walked into the ward and closed the door behind them.

"Kid, you're quite good at causing trouble!"

Gao Cheng sneered, walked to a stool, and sat down.

"Company Commander, if I hadn't stepped in, that nurse would have been beaten to death." Feng Yuxiu defended himself, which was rare for him.

Gao Cheng raised an eyebrow, "With your skills, one kick would have put him down; why did you need to follow up with another strike?"

"There was no knife," Feng Yuxiu said.

Boom!

Gao Cheng stood up instantly and pointed at Feng Yuxiu, "Don't try to be clever with me."

Shi Jin and Wu Liuyi exchanged a glance and both stood at attention.

They understood that the Company Commander wanted to lecture him.

This soldier had too much murderous aura.

If he couldn't learn to hide his emotions in the military, he would easily suffer for it.

If he dared to say that in front of the Regimental Commander, his teeth would be knocked out.

Of course, in the Regimental Commander's eyes, Feng Yuxiu was a precious treasure.

The Regimental Commander loved such unruly, prickly soldiers.

"Report, Company Commander! For lawbreakers who violate the safety of the people, bringing them to justice on the spot is a tradition of the People's Liberation Army!"

"The People's Liberation Army is duty-bound to protect the safety of the people!"

These two standard slogans left Gao Cheng stunned.

He felt somewhat powerless and waved his hand, "Sit down."

Feng Yuxiu remained standing straight.

"You're being discharged tonight. I think your spirit is a waste of resources staying here; get discharged immediately!"

Feng Yuxiu frowned in confusion and looked at Shi Jin.

"Well... that drunkard you beat is seriously injured. The Company Commander is afraid his family will cause trouble; after all, soldiers cannot get entangled with the masses."

In fact, all three of them knew what kind of person Feng Yuxiu was.

He was a loose cannon.

If the Company Commander hadn't come, and the drunkard's family caused trouble and provoked this loose cannon...

Once he started fighting, everyone shuddered at the thought of that scene.

Everyone would get into trouble.

"Then let's go, Company Commander." Feng Yuxiu said.

"Well, Shi Jin, you go handle the discharge procedures; we'll go first."

After saying this, Wu Liuyi draped the prepared overcoat over Feng Yuxiu's shoulders.

"No need."

Feng Yuxiu stopped him.

Gao Cheng's gaze turned cold, "Private Xu Sanduo!"

"Present!" Feng Yuxiu stood straight.

"I order you to put it on!"

Feng Yuxiu had no choice but to put his arms into the sleeves.

The three men pushed open the door, bypassed the corridor, and walked downstairs.

Along the way, Gao Cheng listened to everything and looked around.

They absolutely must not have a conflict with the masses unless their lives were in danger.

Fortunately, the hospital was very quiet in the dead of night, especially in this era, as very few people could afford to stay in a hospital.

Most people just went to local clinics to eat a few Annalgin tablets, ensuring the medicine would cure the illness.

"Alright, it's fine now." Gao Cheng let out a long sigh of relief.

"Company Commander, aren't you being a bit too cautious? The police are all there." Wu Liuyi felt aggrieved; they were walking like thieves, as if they had stolen something.

For Wu Liuyi, who was used to walking with his head held high, it was really uncomfortable.

Gao Cheng said with a cold face, "Hasn't Shi Jin come down yet?"

"No, he should be here soon."

Not long after, dense and heavy footsteps rushed down the stairs.

They saw Shi Jin with a bruised face, his collar torn open.

"Shi Jin, what happened?" Gao Cheng asked with a cold face.

"Company Commander, let's go quickly. I ran into the drunkard's family on the way down; they saw my camouflage uniform and grabbed me, not letting me leave. I had to struggle to break free to get down here."

Gao Cheng paused, "Let's go, everyone get in the car."

Feng Yuxiu narrowed his eyes; the social atmosphere in this era was extremely fierce.

The bolder people were, the more violent their behavior.

But at this moment, as a soldier of the People's Liberation Army of China, he could only follow discipline.

The vehicle roared as it left the hospital, kicking up a trail of dust as it drove toward the barracks.