Qi Taiguo sat on the hospital bench, holding his head with both hands, his eyes fixed on a spot beneath his feet. In his mind, Gao Linbing’s last words kept echoing incessantly.
He was really foolish, truly foolish!
"Deputy Battalion Commander Qi, your leg, let take you for a bandage..." Cheng Jiasheng was pushed over by the crowd, speaking anxiously, with no other choice, since he was more familiar with Qi Taiguo.
Qi Taiguo’s gaze fell on his own leg, and his eyes suddenly darkened, his lips tightened even further.
This leg wound, it was Gao Linbing who inflicted it, only hitting the side of the thigh. The bullet penetrated the flesh, but it wouldn’t cause any major problems and definitely wouldn’t be disabling because it didn’t hit the arteries or tendons, those deadly places. Otherwise, it might have been crippling.
And Gao Linbing, though his marksmanship couldn’t be called that of a sharpshooter, was nonetheless very precise; he only hit the leg, making mobility temporarily inconvenient.
He did it on purpose!
Perhaps at that mont, he had already abandoned his identity as an agent, given up on returning to his holand, only a little insistence in his heart and the principles he bore compelled him to make a statent.
In the end, he forced his brothers to shoot, fulfilling both loyalty and duty.
He honored his identity and the brotherhood he’d had for years.
Qi Taiguo’s eyes were slightly moist.
This outco made him feel very uncomfortable. Gao Linbing should have either betrayed thoroughly or, rather, remained loyal to his country from start to finish!
"Deputy Battalion Commander Qi, soone’s coming!" Soone else stepped forward, accompanied by two n in military uniforms.
Qi Taiguo glanced at the insignias on their shoulders, stood up, and saluted.
The visitors ca to take over Zhao Ming, the intelligence officer. Once the handover was completed, the mission would be considered accomplished.
The attending physician in charge of Zhao Ming ca out, indicating that the patient was still in critical condition and needed intensive care, but for now, he could speak a few words.
The two uniford n imdiately donned disinfected attire and followed the doctor into the ergency ward.
Life was important, but the intelligence he brought back was even more crucial, as it represented the safety of a nation.
Before long, the two n ca out and said to Qi Taiguo, "Comrade Zhao Ming’s situation is critical. We’ll transfer him to the Army General Hospital for ergency treatnt. Comrade Qi Taiguo, you’ve worked hard."
"We didn’t protect him." Qi Taiguo lowered his head.
"Securing the intelligence already counts as a contribution to the country." One of the uniford n said, "Regarding Gao Linbing’s matter, we will report it for investigation, so rest assured!"
Qi Taiguo nodded silently.
The two offered so words of encouragent, telling Qi Taiguo to go get treated, and then departed.
Qi Taiguo slumped back down, and Cheng Jiasheng couldn’t watch any longer, directly brought a wheelchair over, wanting to lift him onto it with the other brothers, but Qi Taiguo obediently sat in the wheelchair by himself to go for treatnt.
The blow was undoubtedly heavy, but he couldn’t continue languishing, Gao Linbing still had a wife and son!
Even if they would be isolated and monitored, the brotherhood over the years was never false, and he should say sothing to them.
Yet Qi Taiguo didn’t expect the organization’s actions to be so swift; almost imdiately after receiving the news, they isolated Sister-in-law Gao and her son.
He faced empty premises, not even knowing where they had been sent, or if they were still alive.
Even if alive, perhaps they’d undergo several interrogations?
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