Fire Chief vs. Surgeon: A Tale of Relentless Pursuit-Chapter 769: The Laboratory in the Deep Mountains
"Granny," Lu Jing began, "I’ll give you some painkillers first. We don’t have the other medications yet, so I can’t prescribe them."
It was unavoidable.
Only a deity descending at this moment could fix the situation.
Otherwise, no medicine was just that.
Lu Jing felt quite heavy-hearted, but the old lady remained surprisingly optimistic:
"No need, no need. The painkillers will do, that’s all I’ve been taking anyway." 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂
For many of the elderly, though life had improved in all respects, they had all come through the toughest of times. Therefore, they were often very frugal, never spending an extra penny if they could help it.
If the pain medication was effective, they wouldn’t bother buying anything else.
Why waste the money?
They weren’t like the old men and women in the cities with their monthly pensions.
Being fed and clothed was enough to make them quite content.
As a doctor, it was truly heart-wrenching.
Sigh...
He sighed silently in his mind.
Beside him were the Nurse Director and Dr. Yu, both incredibly busy.
For now, the villagers had no serious problems; their main issue was having just been rained on, which could lead to colds.
The village chief had already distributed medicine; there shouldn’t be any more problems.
Except for those few with poorer constitutions who might need some extra medication later on.
Several hours flew by in the busy turmoil.
The rain continued incessantly, and with it, the occasional ’boom boom boom’ could be heard.
Landslides or large boulders tumbling down were to blame.
Each time that ’boom’ sounded, everyone involuntarily prayed in their hearts.
"It looks like the rain will last all night. We’re running low on firewood; we’d better gather some more before it gets dark."
After the village chief spoke, the group of young lads who had been collecting firewood eagerly volunteered again.
"Chief, we’ll go, we’ll go."
"Alright, you go. But we’ll need more people."
Immediately, many uncles in their forties and fifties clamored to join.
"I’ll go with you."
The village chief’s word was final, leaving no room for discussion, and he got up.
A large group left the tent, braving the heavy rain without showing any signs of retreat.
...
Meanwhile, elsewhere.
Jiang Ye and his group scaled mountains and forged paths. Where there was no way, they used climbing ropes anchored to the mountain walls, and everyone scaled across like Spider-Man.
Finally, they reached their destination.
They also saw a structure hidden deep in the mountains.
"Captain Jiang, what is this place?"
"A laboratory!"
Shit!
A lab hidden in the deep mountains was big news.
Even a fool knew it was no small matter.
This place had to be extremely important!
Otherwise, the higher-ups wouldn’t have sent Jiang Ye and his team on this secret mission.
The lab was built inside the mountain, probably starting as a cave.
The ancient Stone Door was camouflaged by overgrown weeds reaching a meter tall.
Jiang Ye surveyed the surroundings:
"Let’s go."
"Yes!"
The team members were thrilled.
Jiang Ye didn’t say much, making his way through the weeds to the Stone Door.
Then, he pressed a switch on the Stone Door.
With a ’boom.’
The door opened.
Indeed, revealing the cave hidden behind the Stone Door.
Everyone wanted to ask questions but didn’t dare to; they could only hold in their curiosity and follow Jiang Ye inside.
Don’t think it was all clear with the Stone Door open. After walking a considerable distance inside the cave, they finally came to a metal door.
This time, Jiang Ye knocked.
"Knock knock... knock knock knock..."
Two short, three long, repeated three times.
