Chapter 1754 - 1151: Indifference / Heaviness 4

Chapter 1754: Chapter 1151: Indifference / Heaviness 4

"Yes!"

After the orderly response, everyone sped up their dining pace.

The wounded area is located behind the male soldiers’ dormitory, consisting of more than thirty tents, each capable of accommodating ten injured soldiers. Currently, only about ten tents are fully occupied.

"Patients with particularly severe injuries are transferred to the rear hospital. The critically ill patients who remain here are those who have yet to be evacuated, so everyone should pay special attention to their care.

Another group requires bed rest but can regain combat capability fairly quickly. Your job is to help them clean wounds, change bandages, and assist with rehabilitation.

When battle breaks out, use the fastest possible speed to treat each wounded soldier because, in those situations, time is life..."

As Huang Suai introduced, Chuxia observed the wounded in the tent. Although each had bandages wrapped around them, their spirits were fairly good. Seeing them enter, some even propped themselves up politely to greet them.

However, when they reached the seventh tent, the mood began to sink. The first few tents housed those with minor injuries, but as they moved further, the injuries became more severe.

Especially upon seeing two soldiers, only eighteen or nineteen years old, who had lost their legs, most team members couldn’t hold back and their eyes reddened uncontrollably. Chuxia turned her head quietly to wipe the corner of her eye. Even though she knew war inevitably brings casualties, she still found it hard to accept upon seeing it firsthand.

Eighteen or nineteen years old, in the prime of life, life hadn’t even officially begun, and because of such injuries, laughter might be far from them for the rest of their lives.

Even if they could come to terms with it, reality remains harsh.

Whether in literature or various propaganda, people promote the spirit of being undeterred by physical limitations, but how easy is it to achieve that?

If a person has been lacking something since childhood, that’s one thing; such sudden disasters are the hardest to accept. If the previous tents showcased optimistic spirits, then arriving here, the atmosphere was truly somber.

Solders are human too, and for them, coming to terms with this isn’t particularly easy either.

The last tent housed only the critically ill, and Huang Suai merely let everyone take a look from the doorway without allowing them to enter. "Inside, they need better rest."

Everyone understood well why they shouldn’t enter, because their bodies required absolute quiet and rest, and they might even be teetering on the edge of life and death.

This feeling cannot be appreciated by those in the rear; now, with everything vividly before them, that sense of being touched and helpless instantly dampened everyone’s spirits.

Including Zhao Bingbing, she harbored not a bit of retaliation in her heart, and compared to them, what did her own grievances matter?

For her own matters, she lamented and mulled over how to fight back, but these people, they sacrificed their lifelong happiness to ensure everyone else could live happily.

Even if they recovered, they could never be the same as before.

On the way back, everyone was remarkably silent.

Huang Suai also said nothing.

She understood their feelings. She had been the same when she first arrived; now, she wouldn’t say she was numb, but she had truly adapted.

What good is there in not adapting? If crying and sorrow could solve problems, she would do so, but unfortunately, here it’s the most useless display. She wouldn’t criticize the new team members now, but if after some time they remained the same, it might be considered to send them back. Here, what’s needed are resilient team members.

Thinking this way, she turned to look at Chuxia.

Unlike most people’s tears and sadness, what she displayed was a kind of determination.

This made Huang Suai sigh inwardly. No wonder such a proud man had taken a liking to such a young girl. She truly was unconventional, possessing wisdom beyond her age compared to her peers.

By the time they finished the round, it was near noon. Reaching the dormitory area, Huang Suai halted: "Rest for a bit and then have lunch. In the afternoon, it’s free activity time. To put it frankly, it’s for you to acclimate to life here. Starting tomorrow, you’ll officially start your shifts, and by then, everyone must act according to regulations. If you can’t, you can let me know in advance, and I’ll approve your early return."

Early return? That’d be like getting fired. Everyone has their pride, who would want to be sent back like that?

The initially drooping heads now stood tall; regardless of comfort, they projected a forceful aura.

"Sigh..." Eating, Zhao Bingbing gave a heavy sigh, looking towards Chuxia, "Without seeing it firsthand, one can never imagine the cruelty of war."

"Honestly, right now, I feel my own issues are nothing. I almost despise myself a bit for living comfortably in the rear, not even thinking of the immense sacrifices made, wallowing in my own emotions. Am I even human?"

"Alright, there’s no rush in self-criticism..." Chuxia looked at her helplessly, "The way you’re talking seems to imply none of us are human either. Can you not lump us all together?"

"I’m not doing it on purpose..." Zhao Bingbing said with embarrassment, "You’re not like me, and neither are Jingbo or Xiaomei. I’m talking about myself..." She glanced at Zhao Weiwei’s spot, furrowing her brows, "She’s been here a year, and she hasn’t changed a bit. If it were me, I’d definitely have changed a lot. From this point, she truly is cold-hearted!"

"Weren’t you just saying not to bother with those trivial matters, and now you’re at it again?" Chuxia looked at her helplessly, "If you keep this up, we might look down on you."

"Exactly." Wu Jingbo nodded in agreement, "You were saying it like you’ve already let it go. Then when you open your mouth again, it’s like you retreated. Bingbing, you’re contradicting yourself."

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