Song Ning almost jumped up, looking at the person in front of her in surprise, and said:
"Gu Zheng! You, don't scare me!"
Gu Zheng looked at her, his gaze blank and unfamiliar.
"Gu Zheng!"
Song Ning called him carefully, "You... you really don't recognize me?"
Gu Zheng shook his head.
Song Ning stared into his eyes, pondered for a moment, then touched her chin, and said to him earnestly and seriously:
"My name is Song Ning! Gu Zheng! You must remember this name! You were in a coma, and I saved you! But before you fell unconscious, you said you would repay me, you said you would buy me a house, and you said—you would give me money to spend, and you would support me in my old age... Oh, and do you remember how much you have in savings? And where is your passbook?"
"Hey—aren't you too heartless! It's fine if you want money! What's this about supporting me in my old age?"
Gu Zheng felt that the person in front of him was unexpectedly "shameless," and he couldn't keep up the act anymore.
"Haha..."
Song Ning laughed so hard she couldn't close her mouth, "The debt of saving a life! I originally wanted you to find me a job, but then I thought, finding a job means going to work every day, so it's better to just support me in my old age!"
Gu Zheng struggled to sit up, looking at Song Ning, who was smiling like a blooming flower, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curve upwards.
"I think my acting was pretty good! How did you find out?"
Song Ning gave a sly smile, "I tricked you! I wouldn't lose either way! What if you were really foolish and gave me your passbook, wouldn't that be great!"
Gu Zheng pointed at her with his finger, not knowing what to say...
Then they both started laughing.
Gu Zheng casually took out a cigarette case from his outerwear pocket.
The outerwear was dry, and the cigarettes were almost dry too.
However, as soon as he put a crumpled cigarette in his mouth, Song Ning reached out and took it away.
"You can't smoke in your current condition!"
Gu Zheng reached out to snatch it back, but Song Ning raised her hand, and he missed.
Gu Zheng narrowed his eyes and glanced at her sideways, "Who do you think you are to control me? Besides my mom, no woman has dared to control me!"
Song Ning waved her index finger in front of his eyes, "Wrong! My identity now is not a woman! But a doctor! Patients must obey doctors! It's only natural!"
Gu Zheng was silent for a moment, then sighed. He felt her words made so much sense that he couldn't refute them.
"Then should I ask you, how did you become a doctor? And how did you end up here for disaster relief?"
Song Ning scratched her head. His question was very reasonable, so reasonable that she had to answer.
She had to repeat herself, "My grandfather not only fought in battles, but he was also a medic, a very skilled one... As for why I came for disaster relief, you've hit the key point!"
Fearing that Gu Zheng would dwell on the "grandfather's medical skills," she preemptively asked:
"By the way! Gu Zheng! You're from the Southwest Military Region too, right!"
Fortunately, Gu Zheng didn't press her about "grandfather's medical skills" and nodded along with her words.
"Yes! From the 13th Army of the Southwest Military Region!"
Song Ning said excitedly, "What a coincidence! I'm also heading to your area! Originally, the Anping County Public Security Bureau arranged for me to go to Yu City with Section Chief Fang and Comrade Xiao Zhang, and then find a way to get to Rongcheng, but Director Hao said to let me find the comrades from the Military Region directly..."
Song Ning gestured as she explained the reason for her coming to the disaster area, and then concluded:
"Commander Gu! Can you take me back to the Military Region with you after you finish the disaster relief?"
Gu Zheng looked at the girl in front of him. When she needed something, she called him Commander Gu, and when she didn't, she called him Gu Zheng. She switched so easily and naturally, and he was too lazy to expose her, so he just asked:
"What are you going to the Military Region for? Do you really want to join the army there?"
Song Ning chuckled, and just as she was about to answer, she heard a "whoosh—" sound of a signal flare from outside the cave, approaching from afar and echoing in the sky for a long time.
Gu Zheng's expression tensed. He leaned against the mountain wall, trying to stand up. It was fine when he was still, but as soon as he moved, the world spun.
After all, he had been hit in the back of the head. Although it wouldn't affect his intelligence, it still impacted his actions.
Seeing that something was wrong, Song Ning quickly stopped him, "I'll go out and see!"
Gu Zheng took a gun from his back waist and handed it to her, "Signal flare. Pull the trigger upwards, and they'll find us when they hear it."
"Okay!"
The cave's location was not easy to find. After Song Ning fired the signal, she walked a distance outwards and finally met the soldiers from the Military Region who were searching for them.
The leader was a young man named Han Xiao. Song Ning recognized him; he had been following "Pan Tuozi" in the mountains.
Upon seeing Gu Zheng, Han Xiao briefly reported the situation...
Tie Dan had already been rescued and was urgently sent outside the mountains for medical treatment.
Then, a telegram arrived from the Military Region, ordering Gu Zheng to return immediately to accept a new mission, with other comrades taking over the disaster relief work.
The telegram arrived at seven in the morning, and by now, a lot of time had been wasted searching for them.
Gu Zheng immediately ordered Han Xiao and another soldier named Chen Liang to escort Song Ning, while he and two other soldiers would rush back to the Military Region.
Before leaving, he said to Song Ning, "It's inconvenient to take you now. If you want to go to the Military Region, Han Xiao can take you later! You can tell him if you have any needs!"
Song Ning knew that military orders were like mountains, so she repeatedly emphasized to Gu Zheng that a head injury could lead to various consequences and urged him to get a thorough check-up after leaving the mountains.
Gu Zheng agreed, and the group left in a hurry.
She didn't know if he had taken her words to heart.
Based on Song Ning's judgment, Gu Zheng definitely had a concussion, and she hoped there would be no lingering after-effects.
On the way, Han Xiao told Song Ning about the current situation in Yanjiao Village.
After repairs, the road to Yanjiao Village was almost cleared. This morning, new members of the medical team had arrived at Yanjiao Village. Given the current situation in Yanjiao Village, the transfer of villagers to Gaoping was also proceeding in an orderly manner.
So, Song Ning only needed to go directly back to Gaoping now.
Seeing that Han Xiao was talkative, Song Ning asked, "Comrade Han, you're also from the 13th Army, right? Do you know someone named Lu Changqing from the Seventh Regiment?"
Han Xiao was surprised, "We are from the Seventh Regiment! Lu Changqing is in the Communications Company, and he also came for this disaster relief!"
Song Ning was very surprised, "You mean, I might be able to see him here?"
"Yes! But the disaster relief locations are quite scattered! We might not run into each other!"
Han Xiao curiously asked, "Comrade Song Ning, are you asking about him because..."
"Oh! He's my marriage partner!"
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