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Chapter 174: Chapter 174: Forcibly Retained
When Hao Boming was feeling conflicted, Yang Qi had already gone downstairs to fetch the bowl of noodles for him.
—Hmm, not bad, this gang still has some humanity left.
Hao Boming thought while eating.
After finishing the egg drop soup and noodles, he could hardly keep his eyes open, as he had nervously performed surgery for over a dozen hours. Hao Boming lay down on the bed in the room and fell into a deep sleep.
He slept for five hours and woke up at one in the afternoon.
Hao Boming was woken up by Ye Jing, who told him that the patient who had undergone the follow-up surgery had woken up and needed him to take a look.
After lunch, Bai Kairui and another brother were busy loading guns and ammunition into the car, checking the vehicle’s condition, and preparing emergency food and water for the people assigned to the mission.
As soon as Hao Boming came out, he saw this scene and was astounded by the dark guns in the back of the van. He thought, "I didn’t expect that Zhou Yan, that kid, managed to cling to powerful legs after leaving the hospital."
He and Zhou Yan were colleagues at the military hospital, just in different departments, not very close. However, Zhou Yan caused a small commotion when he left, which made Hao Boming somewhat remember him.
—At the time, Zhou Yan’s wife was working as a janitor at the hospital and was harassed by a patient who was a Superpower Officer. Let alone harassing a small janitor, even if it was regular nurses and doctors, probably no one would dare to speak out. But Zhou Yan, this big fool, actually reported the issue to his superiors. Of course, the superiors suppressed the matter, and the Superpower Officer became even more arrogant and behaved even worse. Out of anger, Zhou Yan took his wife and left, resigning from the position immediately.
Actually, in the base, doctors were scarce resources, but unfortunately for Zhou Yan, he encountered a Superpower Officer more valued by the base than him.
Filled with thoughts, Hao Boming walked into the medical room, where Yan Xiao had already woken up, with Han Yi, Han Jiaojiao, Lu Changyuan, and Xiao Jian standing next to him.
After examining Yan Xiao, Hao Boming said, "You’re recovering well. Just don’t use your injured hand forcefully to avoid rupturing the connected blood vessels again."
"I’m not stupid. Why would I use an injured hand for no reason?" Yan Xiao said nonchalantly, holding a small soup spoon and drinking millet porridge with his other hand.
Hao Boming’s face darkened. —Damn! This is medical advice! Do you understand medical advice?! What an attitude?!
Han Yi nodded slightly and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Yang Qi, Xiaoliang, take Dr. Hao back."
Hao Boming widened his eyes and exclaimed, "What?!"
Seeing his astonished expression, Lu Changyuan said, "Dr. Hao, don’t worry, you won’t be shorted on supplies and points."
"No way!" Hao Boming was outraged. Are you kidding me?! Use me and throw me away, do you think I’m a disposable product?
Han Yi and Lu Changyuan exchanged glances, both somewhat perplexed. Lu Changyuan raised an eyebrow at Hao Boming and asked, "...Dr. Hao, if you have other requirements, you can also speak up."
Hao Boming swiftly said, "You can’t just abandon me like this! I performed surgery for your people, it won’t be long before this gets known, and I’m definitely going to be punished! Not to mention a notification of criticism, but also docking of points and a demotion!"
Lu Changyuan smiled cryptically, "So, what are you suggesting, Dr. Hao?"
Hao Boming shifted his gaze awkwardly and said, "...Anyway, I’m already implicated with you, the hospital certainly won’t rely on me anymore, you have to take responsibility... keep me. Yes, that’s right, you have to keep me!"
Yan Xiao laughed from the bed, saying, "Doctor, we don’t keep idlers around here."
Hao Boming snapped irritably at him, "I’ve been busy all night, how could I be idle? Besides, my wife can work too. It’s just cooking and washing clothes. Oh oh oh! Are you guys despising my daughter? How much could a five-year-old possibly eat? Do you need to be so stingy?!"
Lu Changyuan, stroking his chin thoughtfully, said, "Hearing you say that, it does make sense, right?" The last phrase was directed at Han Yi.
Seeing Han Yi’s indifferent expression, as if unmoved, Hao Boming, fearful of being rejected, hastily added, "Hey hey hey, I’m not trying to scare you, but the surgery was successful, yet it’s still not out of the woods! Vascular blockages can occur anytime during the first week after surgery, tissue necrosis infections must be prevented during the second week, the next two months are for the healing of bone joints, and various rehabilitations are necessary for the following half-year to aid recovery—"
The underlying message was, they couldn’t just ditch him for a year and a half!
Hearing Hao Boming talk on, Yan Xiao’s face crumpled into a bitter gourd and he muttered, "Does it have to be so exaggerated..." Could it be that he could only use his left hand to eat for the next half-year?
Han Jiaojiao kindly persuaded Hao Boming, "Dr. Hao, as you’ve seen, the base has always been somewhat hostile towards us. Following us... might not be suitable." Without explicitly saying they were leaving the base, Han Jiaojiao hinted that following them would be dangerous, definitely not as safe as staying at the base hospital as a doctor.
Who would have thought that Hao Boming would be adamantly keen to stay, his childish behavior making it hard to believe that he, like Zhou Yan, was a man in his early thirties.
Bai Kairui walked in from outside, saying to Han Yi, "Brother Han, everything is ready."
Seeing Bai Kairui, Hao Boming grew even angrier, pointing at him and saying, "You’re even sheltering a foreign friend, why not keep me?! I’ve been busy all night, and now you just kick me back to the hospital to be punished? Even the underworld isn’t this unreasonable!"
Han Jiaojiao quietly argued, "Doctor... we are not the underworld..."
Han Yi, not wanting to waste more words, wrapped his arm around Han Jiaojiao and walked outside, preparing to leave.
Inside the house, Lu Changyuan, holding back laughter, called out, "Ahai! Go prepare a room for Dr. Hao, and move a set of daily necessities there."
Hao Boming blushed slightly and said, "There’s no need to rush... I’ll go back and pack my belongings, moving in sooner might be better... well, you know, the patient needs a doctor’s care... I really mean well, a doctor’s duty is like a parent’s heart..."
"Right, understood."
"..."
Hao Boming left with his wife and child to pack their belongings.
There wasn’t much in the house, and they definitely didn’t need to bring furniture. What was left were just some clothes for the family of three, along with cooking utensils like pots and pans. Seeing Ye Jing packing those spatulas, Hao Boming urged, "Oh, don’t bring those! Just pack the clothes and let’s go."
Ye Jing, feeling wronged, said, "These things also cost quite a few points to buy..."
"Alright, once we get there, will we really need spatulas? Hurry up, hurry."
With no choice, Ye Jing put down the kitchen’s assortment of miscellaneous items, turned around, and began packing clothes. While packing, she nervously asked, "Husband, are we really going there?... Isn’t it better for you to stay in the hospital?"
Somewhat disheartened, Hao Boming sighed deeply and said gravely, "Sigh...you don’t understand the situation. The base wants to keep disobedient superpower users in check, they’ve drafted a directive, strictly prohibiting hospitals from treating Green Card patients. I’ve really stirred up trouble this time... Losing points is the least of it, I’m just worried about annoying someone higher up and having to live in fear hereafter..."
Unable to hold back, Ye Jing muttered, "It’s still because you always offend people with your words. They tolerate you because you’re good at what you do. If this gets out, the other people at the hospital will definitely try to mess with you... Husband, can you try to be more tactful in the future, like Dr. Zhou..."
Hao Boming, infuriated, glared at her, "Long hair, short wit! What are you blabbing about?! Hurry up and pack!"
"Alright, alright... I got it..."
