Ruan Qing had all his belongings thrown away by Ning Wang, except for one bottle still with Jiang Shuyu, but it wasn’t meant for saving anyone.
There was nothing in the car either.
Ruan Qing noticed that Xie Xuanlan couldn’t relax, so he gave up checking his wound.
After all, without instruments, it was impossible to determine the extent of the injury.
Even if they could, there were no medicines in the car.
Xie Xuanlan froze as he watched Ruan Qing retract his hand, his deep eyes revealing a hint of complexity.
It seemed like regret mingled with frustration.
Xie Xuanlan pursed his lips, wanting to reassure Ruan Qing that he would try to relax, but it felt awkward, so he said nothing in the end.
Jiang Shuyu, being a local, was very familiar with the terrain and road conditions. If one path was blocked, she immediately found another. Soon, they arrived near the hospital.
Ruan Qing asked Jiang Shuyu to stop in front of a small shop.
The shop was tiny, selling daily necessities, with a few zombies nearby.
After entering the shop, Ruan Qing quickly grabbed a backpack, stuffed it with some items, and returned to the car, instructing Jiang Shuyu to continue driving to the hospital.
This time, they reached the hospital gate in less than five minutes.
But Jiang Shuyu didn’t drive in because there were too many zombies around the hospital. Many could be seen wandering near the entrance.
Once they drove in, it would be hard to get out.
After hesitating for a moment, Jiang Shuyu looked at Ruan Qing, clearly unable to decide what to do, obviously treating Ruan Qing as the decision-maker.
At that moment, Ruan Qing was holding a binocular obtained from the shop, aiming it at the bulletin board next to the hospital.
The edge of the bulletin board displayed a map of the hospital.
After observing for a while, Ruan Qing put down the binocular and said, “Go around to the left side of the hospital and check it out. There’s a small path there, and there shouldn’t be many people.”
Following Ruan Qing’s instructions, Jiang Shuyu drove towards the path on the left side of the hospital, encountering only a few scattered zombies along the way.
Jiang Shuyu avoided them when possible, but if they couldn’t be avoided, she simply drove straight through.
Jiang Shuyu quickly drove the car into the hospital.
The hospital was divided into many parts, even the surgical department was subdivided according to the injured body parts. Generally, each department had medical equipment and drugs for treating external injuries.
Ruan Qing was preparing to take Xie Xuanlan to the cardiac surgery department.
After resting for two hours in the car, Xie Xuanlan regained some strength. As long as he leaned against the wall, he could barely walk.
However, it was difficult without support, and Ruan Qing couldn’t lift Xie Xuanlan.
Jiang Shuyu volunteered to help Xie Xuanlan, but was rejected by him.
Ruan Qing could only find a mop nearby and removed its head to make a makeshift crutch.
The three of them walked laboriously toward the hospital.
The densely populated areas of the hospital were mainly the hallways for waiting and the elevators.
The three of them walked through the secluded hallways in the corners of the hospital without encountering any zombies along the way.
If they encountered any, the three of them didn’t confront them head-on, but immediately hid in nearby rooms.
They entered the hospital building without much danger.
However, it was difficult to enter the cardiac surgery department.
Although there were fewer patients with heart conditions compared to other areas, there were still some, not to mention the presence of doctors.
They had to lure the zombies away.
After observing the situation with a binocular, Ruan Qing took out an alarm clock from his backpack, set it, and wrapped it in a white cloth.
Then he took out a small knife.
Just as Ruan Qing was about to cut his palm with the knife, Xie Xuanlan saw through his intentions and grabbed his hand, saying in a deep voice, “Use mine.”
Ruan Qing shook his head slightly. “Yours won’t work.”
He looked up at Xie Xuanlan and continued, “Haven’t you noticed? Your blood doesn’t attract zombies.”
Ruan Qing had noticed as soon as they entered the hospital building that even though Xie Xuanlan’s scent of blood was strong, it didn’t attract zombies.
It seemed as if the zombies weren’t interested in Xie Xuanlan at all.
Xie Xuanlan froze for a moment upon hearing this, as if realizing something, and awkwardly withdrew his hand.
No one stopped Ruan Qing anymore.
Jiang Shuyu, who was beside them, didn’t initially understand what Ruan Qing meant, but when she heard ‘your blood doesn’t attract zombies,’ she understood.
She immediately reached out her hand and softly spoke, “Use mine, use mine. I have plenty of blood.”
However, when Ruan Qing released Xie Xuanlan’s hand, he had already cut his own palm, and then let the blood drip onto the white cloth.
Directly staining the white cloth red.
Xie Xuanlan, with a fatal wound to his heart, had never changed his expression, never made a sound even when in pain.
But when he saw Ruan Qing hurt himself, his brow furrowed tightly, as if he himself had been injured.
And it seemed to hurt even more than his own injury.
Even Jiang Shuyu, her expression twisted with pain as she looked on.
Ruan Qing was also in pain, but there was no choice. None of the three of them could outrun a group of zombies now. Only the smell of blood was most likely to lead the zombies away.
After dripping blood on the cloth, Ruan Qing tightly wrapped his hand with another cloth, and then took out a bottle of strong perfume and sprayed it.
Completely covering the smell of blood on his hand.
Then he took out a long rope from his bag and tied the cloth with the alarm clock at one end.
Ruan Qing’s backpack was like a treasure trove, stocked with everything he might need, making him fully prepared.
Obviously, even before reaching the hospital, he had already considered the situations they might encounter.
Jiang Shuyu couldn’t help but sigh beside him. Even Xie Xuanlan was somewhat curious and glanced at Ruan Qing’s bag.
Even after removing those items, Ruan Qing’s bag still seemed a bit full, suggesting it contained more things.
Ruan Qing saw this with his peripheral vision and casually said, “The rest is food.”
The two then retracted their gaze.
Because Xie Xuanlan was injured and Ruan Qing was weak, the task of using the alarm clock to lure away the zombies was handed over to Jiang Shuyu.
The alarm clock couldn’t be thrown directly, it wouldn’t lead away the zombies on this floor, nor would it buy much time.
It was necessary for someone to run while holding the rope to lure away the zombies on this floor, then throw the alarm clock downstairs.
There weren’t many zombies on this floor, the difficulty wasn’t high, and with the rope not being too short, the danger wasn’t too great.
It’s just that a person needed to follow a specific route to run.
xie xuanlan is perfect ml material. hes so sweet <3
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