Chapter 138 — Once Comrades-in-Arms
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"Comrades-in-arms..." Hearing those two words, Guan Xuemin was slightly taken aback, and then his expression changed abruptly! He had some understanding of what Yang Huaijun had done before, and if this man had been his comrade-in-arms, then he must be...
Look at Wei Zhao — twenty at the very most, surely? And he had said himself that he was only a high school senior, yet he had been Yang Huaijun's comrade-in-arms? That was a bit too miraculous.
Yet with this, Guan Xuemin understood why Yang Huaijun had dared to drink the medicine Wei Zhao prepared for him. Even if he did not know Wei Zhao as a miracle doctor, the friendship and trust forged in battle were beyond any ordinary comparison.
Only, how Wei Zhao had become a high school student again — that was something Guan Xuemin found baffling and could not fathom. But perhaps it involved certain secrets, so Guan Xuemin did not press.
"So you and young Yang are comrades-in-arms... Look at me, chattering away — come in, let's talk inside..." Guan Xuemin only now realized that he was still blocking the doorway of the villa, having never invited them in. That was because he had been too shocked; otherwise a man of Guan Xuemin's standing would never commit such a crude blunder.
"It's quite all right," Wei Zhao said with a smile. "Director Guan, there's no need for such courtesy. If not for you, Brother Jun would have lost his life. In the end, I'm the one who ought to be thanking you, so don't stand on ceremony with me. You are my elder and I am your junior — there is no need for this."
"In learning there is no before or after; the one who attains it first is the master!" Guan Xuemin waved a hand. "Old as I am, I still understand that principle! Your medical skill surpasses mine; in my presence you are the expert, the teacher. Without rules, nothing can be squared or rounded! Besides, young Yang's elder and I are on good terms; by both sentiment and reason, I ought to give it my all."
"Ha, that's different. Brother Jun is my man; naturally I must express my thanks to you." Wei Zhao followed Guan Xuemin into the villa and into the living room.
"Hm?" Guan Xuemin was startled by Wei Zhao's words. "What do you mean, your man?"
Guan Xuemin might be advanced in years, but he still paid close attention to fads and trends on the internet, and hearing Wei Zhao say that Yang Huaijun was his man... Guan Xuemin was instantly seized with a shudder of revulsion... Surely there wasn't something between the two of them... Though Yang Huaijun, he supposed, was not that sort, and Wei Zhao did not look it either... Then what did he mean by it?
Seeing the odd look on Guan Xuemin's face, Yang Huaijun and Wei Zhao realized at the same moment that the words just spoken could be read another way! Yang Huaijun understood Wei Zhao's meaning, but Guan Xuemin did not... With a wry smile, Yang Huaijun explained. "Grandpa Guan, Wei Zhao used to be the captain of our squad. Among the several sub-units, he was famous for shielding his own like a mother hen... so we're all his men..."
"What? Mr. Lin is your captain?" This surprised Guan Xuemin even more. It seemed Wei Zhao had spoken the truth — Chinese medicine really was not his main line. In other fields as well he must have his outstanding points; otherwise he could never have become Yang Huaijun's captain!
Yang Huaijun's former unit had been a suicide squad... It was called a suicide squad precisely because every man in it feared no death and was not easy to kill! To serve as captain of such a unit was not merely a matter of superior medical skill...
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