HLnovel Chapter 271 Crisis 2
Chapter 271 Crisis 2
Wang Hao found a notebook on the table and used it as a cleaning tool to clear a corner so that everyone could sit down.
Zhang Tianmeng helped Zhao Mingkai sit down, looked at his clothes soaked with blood on his left shoulder, took off her own clothes, pressed them against the remaining wounds, and turned to Wang Hao anxiously, saying:
"Captain Wang, Zhao Mingkai's wound needs to be treated, otherwise he will die from excessive bleeding sooner or later."
Liangzi found a spot and sat down on the ground, leaning against the wall, looking tired. "Our wounds also need to be treated, otherwise they are very easy to get infected."
Jiang Li carefully examined Pudding's body. The only injury Pudding had was a bite on its buttock from a wolf, but it wasn't very deep and could be easily disinfected with some medicine.
Jiang Li tenderly hugged Pudding's head, "Pudding, does it hurt? Why did you rush in like that? Don't you even know the difference between you and a wolf?"
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Those bastards actually tried to eat their owner; the dog will definitely make them pay the price.
Wang Hao felt that everyone did need their wounds treated, and perhaps he should have Liu Yu drive the car over here.
Just as he was thinking about how to contact Liu Yu and Fu Qian, a car horn sounded at the door.
Everyone looked toward the doorway in surprise.
Wang Hao said, "You guys rest here, I'm going out to take a look," and carefully walked out of the office.
Liu Yu quickly spotted Wang Hao at the office door using the car lights and immediately drove over.
He had just seen the gray wolf's corpse lying on the road and already had a vague guess about the situation. When he saw the bloodstains on Wang Hao's body, it confirmed his suspicions.
"Fu Qian, take the first-aid kit."
Thinking there might be injured people, Liu Yu planned to get off the bus with Fu Qian, but Fu Qian stopped him.
"Brother Liu, I'll go down now."
"You stay in the vehicle and watch it. Although there aren't many people in the thick fog, there are all our supplies on board. Just in case, someone should stay and keep an eye on it."
After packing the medical kit, Fu Qian got out of the car and ran quickly toward Wang Hao.
How did you get here?
Walking towards the inner office, Wang Hao asked Fu Qian with some curiosity.
"Liu and I felt that something was wrong. You guys took too long, and we vaguely heard some gunshots. We were worried, so we discussed it and drove over."
Fu Qian paused at the door. When she saw that everyone was covered in wounds and no one was unharmed, her heart trembled and she felt a pang of heartache.
She immediately went forward to treat Zhao Mingkai, who was the most seriously injured, while Zhang Tianmeng assisted her from the side.
Fu Qian disinfected Zhao Mingkai's wound with hydrogen peroxide solution, and then tightly wrapped a hemostatic bandage around his left shoulder until the wound stopped bleeding.
Jiang Li took out cotton swabs and iodine from the medical kit, dipped a cotton swab in the iodine and disinfected Pudding's wound, then covered the wound with a band-aid to prevent it from getting contaminated by anything unclean.
After she finished treating Pudding, a cool but caring voice came from above.
"look up."
A cold cotton swab dipped in iodine was run across Jiang Li's face. The slight stinging sensation from the wound made Jiang Li's body tremble involuntarily.
Ye Jingmo lowered her eyelashes slightly as she carefully and gently wiped Jiang Li's wound.
Wang Tang and Liang Zi were cleaning each other's wounds. Seeing this, Wang Tang burst into tears, put his arm around Liang Zi's shoulder, and said sadly:
"This is practically feeding us dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection). We two single guys can only rely on each other; there are no girls for us to serve."
Liangzi shook off Wang Tang's hand that was on his shoulder and said righteously, "You're a single dog, don't drag me into this. I have a wife and children."
Looking at Liangzi, who was about the same age as him, Wang Tang felt indignant. Was he the only single guy?
He silently bit his cuff, looking at Liang Zi with a accusing expression.
After Fu Qian finished treating Zhao Mingkai's wound, she put down the bandage and turned to Wang Hao, who was standing in the corner, and said:
"Captain Wang, Brother Zhao can't do any strenuous exercise these next few days, otherwise his wound will tear."
"I was thinking of letting Brother Zhao go back to the car to rest first, and I'll go down with you to get the gasoline."
Wang Hao pursed his lips. "Okay, I'll have someone take Mingkai to the car so he can rest there."
Zhao Mingkai's face was pale. He pursed his lips and tried to stand up by supporting himself with his right hand. He said that he could still move, but Fu Qian noticed and swept him over with a stern look.
"Brother Zhao, I am a doctor, and I need to take responsibility for your injury."
"It's just a matter of resting for two days. Do you really want to delay the rest of the mission?"
Fu Qian stood with her hands on her hips, looking down at Zhao Mingkai with an air of pressure that stunned everyone present. No one had expected that the seemingly gentle Fu Qian would have such a fiery side.
Wang Hao coughed a few times, then said helplessly to Zhao Mingkai:
"Listen to the doctor, it's not to the point where we can't function without you."
"Liangzi and Wangtang, you two get Mingkai into the car."
After packing up her medical kit and looking around, Fu Qian suddenly realized that someone was missing.
Could it be that he was attacked by wolves...?
Fu Qian asked somewhat cautiously, "Captain Wang, where is Yang Yile?"
Although Fu Qian and Yang Yile weren't close in the team, and she even had a bad impression of him because of what happened in the car, they were still a team. She would still feel bad if he were killed by the wolves.
"Don't mention that person, he's really bad luck."
Before Wang Hao could speak, Zhang Tianmeng, looking indignant, grabbed Fu Qian's hand and began to tell her what had just happened.
Fu Qian was taken aback by Zhang Tianmeng's actions, and then she heard the shocking news.
"We were just surrounded by wolves, and everyone was fighting desperately, but that kid was up to his old tricks from behind."
He held the pistol but dared not fire. When attacked by wolves, not wanting to become wolf food, he pushed Liangzi, who was standing nearby, out of the way. If it weren't for his wife's agility, she would have been killed by the wolves long ago.
"However, he got his just deserts. Later, he tried to run into the office to find a safe place, but a wolf was hiding there and killed him instantly. The wolf pack then took his body away."
Zhang Tianmeng became quite cheerful as she spoke.
Sigh! My apologies, my apologies, who told Yang Yile to be so hateful?
Fu Qian was dumbfounded. She hadn't expected things to turn out this way. Instantly, the frustration and sadness in her heart disappeared, replaced by joy and relief.
Such a person is a rotten apple in the team, and will harm others sooner or later if they don't die.
Being in a team is all about mutual trust. If you get stabbed in the back during a mission, it's truly devastating.
Wang Hao waved his hand, signaling Zhang Tianmeng to stop talking. After all, the person was already dead, and there was no point in discussing these things here.
"Everyone, take a rest. Once Liangzi and Wangtang return, we'll head straight to the gasoline storage area."
About five minutes later, Liangzi and Wangtang came back from outside.
"Now that everyone is here, let's get started."
After resting for a short while, Wang Hao had already figured out the layout of the office.
He led everyone to the left side of the office, where there was a small red door with a sign that read "No Entry for Non-Employees," next to which was a password input machine.
Wang Hao pressed the password key, but there was no response. Zhang Tianmeng immediately walked to Wang Hao's side and fiddled with it for a while.
"There must be no power, the equipment can't work."
Zhang Tianmeng studied electronic engineering in the army, and he was very proficient in and knowledgeable about these devices.
"The power is out, what should we do?"
Wang Tang panicked. Could it be that they couldn't even get fuel from a gas station? If so, how could they even talk about going to Huangyan Mountain? They could just go back to the base for a feast.
"It's okay, just a small problem."
Zhang Tianmeng chuckled, took out a small generator from his backpack, took out his equipment, and carefully disassembled the cipher machine and connected it to the generator.
"No wonder you were carrying your backpack when you got off the bus. I thought you were worried about us. Turns out you had tools in your backpack."
Seeing the scene before him, Wang Hao immediately patted Zhang Tianmeng on the shoulder excitedly.
Zhang Tianmeng winced and dodged, "There's nothing valuable in my backpack, just these kinds of things. If it weren't for the mission, I wouldn't have carried it; it's really heavy."
Zhang Tianmeng focused intently on the repair, and within five minutes, the cipher machine was powered back on.
Wang Hao immediately entered the password, and the small door opened with a click, revealing a long corridor behind it.
Jiang Li shone her flashlight inside; at the end of the corridor was a staircase leading downwards.
"Zhang Tianmeng and Liang Zi will stay here. The rest of you, come down with me."
Wang Hao gave instructions and then led the remaining people into the corridor.
The corridor was small, only wide enough for two people to walk side by side. It also had a musty smell, as if no one had walked there for a long time, which made Jiang Li sneeze because her nose was itchy.
Ye Jingmo watched as Jiang Li pressed her reddened nose, then took a mask out of his pocket and put it on her.
Jiang Li was puzzled. Why did she feel like the space should belong to Ye Jingmo? How could he always pull out all sorts of things she needed from his pocket? He was practically Doraemon Ye.
After passing through the passage and stairs, the group arrived at the underground gasoline storage area. Four huge oil tanks lay on the ground, their silvery-white surfaces covered with a thick layer of dust.
"Everyone, split up and survey the surrounding area. Note that you are not allowed to use your pistols here."
Upon hearing Wang Hao's command, everyone automatically split into two groups, probing from the left and right.
Everyone instinctively slowed their pace, their grip on the daggers tightened, and they carefully circled the oil tank. Once they were sure they hadn't found any dangerous animals or things, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"The underground oil tank room is still very safe. No underground animals have managed to get in. It seems that the materials used were of high quality and it wasn't a shoddy construction project."
Wang Hao scratched his head, a look of delight on his face.
"Okay, everyone hurry up and grab the oil drums to fill them with oil. We'll talk about the rest back in the truck."
Wang Hao distributed the oil drums he had taken from the office to everyone, and they all began to fill the drums with oil in an orderly manner.
Yellow gasoline was being poured into drums, and a slightly pungent smell wafted out, but no one paid any attention to it; everyone was focused on their work.
Soon, ten barrels, each weighing twenty pounds, were filled with gasoline.
Wang Tang weighed the gasoline can in his hand; it was full and carried a considerable weight.
"Captain, what should we do with the remaining gasoline?"
Wang Tang looked at the oil tank with some reluctance, feeling a pang of regret for the remaining gasoline. If he could bring it back to the base, it would be a considerable amount of points.
The base sent them out on missions and offered generous rewards, but who would complain about having too many points?
You can use your points to rent a better spot at the base, or drive out to scavenge and bring home some useful items.
"If we make it back to the city in time, we can come here and collect more gasoline to take back to the base."
Wang Hao, carrying a bottle of gasoline in each hand and another in his arms, glanced at Wang Tang and said bluntly:
"Okay, let's go."
Wang Hao asked Fu Qian and Jiang Li to carry a bucket of gasoline, while he and Ye Jingmo each took three buckets, and Wang Tang carried the rest.
Zhang Tianmeng and Liang Zi, who were guarding the door, waited anxiously, fearing that something might happen to Jiang Li and the others downstairs.
They only breathed a sigh of relief when they saw everyone carrying full barrels of oil upstairs.
Liangzi quickly took a few steps and took a can of gasoline from Ye Jingmo's arms, then took the gasoline from Wang Hao's right hand to lighten their load.
After restoring the cipher machine to its original state, Zhang Tianmeng turned off the power, packed her things, and followed the others out.
When Liu Yu saw the group of people carrying oil drums out of the car, he quickly pressed the switch on the trunk.
Wang Hao put the oil can in his left hand into the trunk, then carried the other oil can to the car's fuel tank, opened the cap, and poured gasoline into it.
They were driving non-stop towards Guangyan Mountain, and since they could hardly stop along the way, they simply filled up their tanks with gasoline here.
After filling one oil can with gasoline, he took another can from the trunk and poured it into the gas tank. He did this three times before stopping.
Wang Tang asked, somewhat puzzled, "Captain, why don't you keep filling the mailbox? It doesn't look full yet."
"We're almost at Mount Guangyan, there's no need to load all the gasoline in."
If something goes wrong on the road and the car runs out of gas, we'll be in trouble.
"Keep the gas can in the trunk; you can use it whenever you need it."
Wang Tang nodded knowingly.
Wang Hao closed the trunk, and everyone got into the car.
After their journey to the gas station, they were exhausted, hungry, thirsty, and covered in dirt.
Wang Hao found some wet wipes among the supplies prepared by the base and gave a pack to everyone.
"Everyone, wipe the dirt off your bodies so you don't look too dirty."