Lanterns were gradually being hung up in Jinyan Tang.
Duan Yelin was smoking a cigarette. After listening to the military doctor’s words, he flicked the ash, and his eyes became deep in the smoke rings.
The military doctor stood straight but was very nervous: “Commander, in order to quit drugs, there is no other way, he can only endure it.”
The wind started to blow, and the weather was already quite cool. This year’s autumn came earlier than in previous years. Duan Yelin threw his cigarette butt on the ground: “He looks very painful.”
“His body has already shown the sequelae of morphine abuse. Morphine addiction is no less harmful than drug addiction. If he wants to quit, he can’t use any tranquilizers.”
“How long will it take to be considered successful?”
The military doctor laughed dryly: “You also know that this thing is not only physically addictive, there are also some people who can’t quit it for their entire lives. They quit and then smoke again, and then quit and smoke again countless times. It still depends on your own will. However… if he can go a week without feeling any pain, this physical problem will be temporarily solved.”
After hearing this, Duan Yelin understood. He waved his hand and asked the military doctor to retreat and prescribe some mild medicine.
He recalled rushing into Jinyan Tang today and seeing Xu Hang lying in a pool of blood as if dead. He could no longer remember anything about the bet or deception.
When that guy was dying, he was still laughing at Duan Yelin for losing. Damn it, that’s right, he lost completely.
At the same time, he was also annoyed. Xu Hang had kept it a secret for so long. He had clearly discovered that there were problems with his health, but he didn’t take it seriously.
If it weren’t for the fact that after Zhang Yaochen’s death, the Zhang family’s property was squandered by two invalids, Zhang Xiuming and Zhang Yinxi couldn’t even afford to live in the Zhang family’s house, and their end was quite tragic, Duan Yelin would definitely have taken up a gun to shoot him already.
There were some tiny footsteps in his ears, and Qiao Song ran in from outside. He saluted Duan Yelin and whispered in his ear, “Commander, we have searched everything that can be searched, but we really can’t find the batch of medicine… I don’t think we will be able to find what Young Master Xu really wants to hide. In addition, the surrounding troops have been organized…”
Qiao Song looked around, lowered his voice again, and raised his collar to cover his lips: “Reliable information, the enemy’s army will be this number, and the general offensive will be launched on Mid-Autumn Festival. We only have less than a month left.”
Qiao Song gestured a number with his hand, a number that was enough to scare people.
Less than a month… in the past, Duan Yelin should have lived in the barracks, trained all the soldiers, arranged deployments, sorted out military information, and held meetings to discuss response strategies.
But now, he has a difficult matter at hand.
Duan Yelin unbuttoned his collar. In the early autumn weather, he felt a little agitated, so he tugged at it and said, “Evacuate all the people in the city to a safe place, eliminate all the dangerous people in the city, prepare as many guns and ammunition as possible, and contact the headquarters for the battle plan so that they can organize reinforcements to support us as soon as possible. Oh… and prepare more medical staff as well.”
He arranged things one by one. Although Qiao Song kept them in mind, the worry on his face gradually deepened: “Commander, do you want to…”
“I will not leave Jinyan Tang for the next two weeks, and you must not let anyone in. If there is any military emergency, inform me at any time. After two weeks, bring all the soldiers to gather in front of Jinyan Tang. Prepare for battle. We will attack the Japanese invaders before the Mid-Autumn Festival.”
The reason why Qiao Song was willing to work for Duan Yelin was because he had a sense of propriety and understood the greater good. Even when Duan Yelin lost his sense of measure, he was still able to turn the tide and had a clear understanding in his heart.
Qiao Song always believed that Duan Yelin could solve the problems that he had decided.
It was getting dark faster, and more lanterns were lit. Chan Yi said she had prepared dinner, which was just some medicinal porridge. Duan Yelin walked to Xu Hang’s door with the dinner plate.
He pushed the door, but it was locked. He remembered that before he left, Xu Hang was still asleep and the door was still open.
His tone suddenly hardened: “Xu Shaotang, do you want to open it yourself, or do you want to see how I take the door down?”
There was silence at first, then the door slowly opened. Xu Hang changed into loose white pajamas, which were specially found for him by Chan Yi for the convenience of changing the bandage. His face was not much better than Duan Yelin’s, and he could barely stand by holding on to the door.
Looking at the plate in Duan Yelin’s hand, he turned his head away and said, “I won’t eat.”
The anger in Duan Yelin’s chest surged up. Without a word, he kicked the door open and walked in. Without the support of the door, Xu Hang almost fell to the ground. Duan Yelin grabbed his wrist and pulled him to the bedside to lie down: “Do you want me to force you to drink?”
Now the two people’s tone of voice is one getting more aggressive than the other, as if they have no idea how to speak properly at all, and every sentence they say is intended to make the other party angry to death.
“…Duan Yelin, if you still want to get that batch of medicine, shouldn’t you pay attention to your attitude?”
Hearing this, Duan Yelin smiled wryly and reached out to pinch Xu Hang’s chin. From close range, he saw a hint of uneasiness and shame in his eyes, which was the indescribable embarrassment after his secret was discovered.
In the stubborn gaze under that forced disguise, Duan Yelin used some ingenuity to open his teeth, then deeply kissed Xu Hang and thrust his tongue in, playfully taking advantage of him.
Duan Yelin was not intoxicated by the kiss this time but opened his eyes wide, taking in all of Xu Hang’s emotions and controlling everything about him. Xu Hang did not expect that they would have such intimate contact in such a bad situation, and he froze for a moment before pushing him away.
His tongue was also repelling Duan Yelin, but it couldn’t move him at all. His injured hand couldn’t move him, and his uninjured hand also couldn’t beat Duan Yelin’s sturdy chest.
He was passively ‘humiliated’ by Duan Yelin.
When Duan Yelin really withdrew and a silver thread was held between their lips, Xu Hang’s face turned red.
Duan Yelin licked his lower lip and said, “Do you feel angry or humiliated by what I did? You almost killed yourself and didn’t want me to know about this, but I still found out about it. Xu Shaotang, your self-esteem can’t take it, right? At this critical moment, does it make you feel uncomfortable that you owe me a favor? You are so conceited and think you know me very well, but don’t I know you? It’s you, Xu Shaotang, who should really pay attention to your attitude.”
Xu Hang wiped his lips fiercely and raised his hand, trying to knock over the bowl of porridge. Duan Yelin glared at him and said, “Try to knock one over. I’ll feed you double the amount you waste!”
This threat made Xu Hang freeze, and he just stared at Duan Yelin with wide eyes. Then he withdrew his hand and said in a discouraged manner, “Give me the morphine, and I will tell you where the medicine is. We will each take what we need, and from now on, we will not offend each other again.”
The spy is no longer here, no one will try to steal these medicines anymore, the drugs are safe.
Xu Hang had originally thought of using this batch of medicine as a life-saving talisman at the last moment, but Duan Yelin was right about one thing, he really couldn’t joke with the lives of the soldiers on the front line.
From the moment the door of Jinyan Tang was opened, the angry gambling game ended with Duan Yelin’s first surrender. Xu Hang just wanted Duan Yelin to leave and didn’t want him to give him anything.
Unfortunately, Duan Yelin, who currently holds the upper hand, is not as he wishes.
“Why should I believe you? Lying is your specialty.” Duan Yelin crossed his arms and stepped back a little. “Then tell me first, who did that for you?”
Duan Yelin just couldn’t understand this.
Xu Hang closed his eyes and uttered a name that was both familiar and unfamiliar: “…Ruan Xiaodie.”
