Mercenary's War

Justin is in danger, his neck is spraying blood, not just bleeding, but spraying blood. There’s only one possibility: the major blood vessel in his neck has been severed. In one minute, at most two minutes, he’ll be dead.

The bullet didn’t hit directly, it just grazed Justin’s neck, but the effect is no different. The only difference is whether Justin dies instantly or struggles for a minute or two before dying.

Gao Yang knows some basic first aid methods, but he cannot save Justin.

However, Gao Yang saw the ambulance nearby and instantly felt a glimmer of hope for Justin, whom he had just sentenced to death. The ambulance is right there, so there’s still some hope.

Gao Yang raised his gun, pointed it at the doctor in the cabin, and shouted, "Save him! Save his life!"

The doctor immediately jumped down, squatted beside Justin, and shouted in Italian: "Tourniquet, hemostatic clamp, quickly!"

At that critical moment, the ambulance started moving, and Gao Yang immediately realized it—the driver was still in the vehicle, trying to drive away to save himself.

Gao Yang immediately ran to the driver’s seat, fired a shot at the window, and shouted, "Get down!"

The driver slammed the brakes, raised his hands, and got out of the vehicle. As soon as he was out, Gao Yang shouted, "Get lost!"

With a flick of the gun, the driver turned and ran, and Gao Yang quickly returned to the back of the vehicle, afraid that the doctor and nurse might flee as well.

The doctor was very professional; despite being held hostage, he still began administering first aid to Justin, while one nurse handed him supplies from the vehicle. However, another nurse was just sitting in the vehicle, only knowing how to cry.

Gao Yang held the gun in his left hand, resting the back of his hand on his forehead, exhaled a long sigh, and said, "F**k, I really don’t like this."

Justin hadn’t closed his eyes yet, but his gaze was very disoriented. Even so, he still tried hard to look at Gao Yang and said weakly, "If I hadn’t pushed you away, you’d be the one dead. Am I still a useless burden?"

Gao Yang shouted angrily, "Shut up, you bastard! If you keep talking nonsense, you might still be saved. F**k! F**k!"

Justin mumbled, "Don’t be too nervous, buddy. Relax, relax..."

Justin finally closed his eyes. Gao Yang circled around, looking at his surroundings, on guard for the enemy coming back. After finding it temporarily safe, he pressed the slide of his two guns against his temple, letting out a forceful but low roar, then shouted angrily, "F**k! I really hate people taking bullets for me! I hate this!"

What Justin said was true. If he hadn’t blocked it, the bullet would have hit Gao Yang, and surely in the back. So the burdened Justin saved Gao Yang’s life.

The problem was the sudden appearance of that vehicle, which opened fire immediately after showing up. The deadliest part was the accuracy of the shooting. Although there were only two people in the car, they still managed to fire off fatal shots instantly.

Walking by the river, which one is not affected by the occasional splashes? But Gao Yang really doesn’t like anyone blocking bullets for him, or pushing him aside and taking a bullet themselves.

The doctor clamped Justin’s neck and started speaking a bunch of Italian to Gao Yang, which he couldn’t understand a single word of.

Lowering the gun, Gao Yang eagerly said, "What are you saying? I don’t understand. Damn it, can’t you speak English? German is fine, Russian is fine, even Spanish. F**k! Why would you just speak Italian? Is there anything likeable about this damned country aside from pizza? F**k! F**k!"

The doctor suddenly switched to English and shouted, "Brain death, soon, blood!"

Gao Yang immediately responded, "What are you saying? You understand a bit of English, right? Brain death? Is he already brain dead? I get it. He needs a blood transfusion or he’ll suffer brain death? Is that it?"

The doctor impatiently shook his head violently, then shouted at the still crying nurse in the vehicle. The nurse, with trembling hands, started rifling through a box in the ambulance, and then with a clatter, all the medicines fell to the ground.

Gao Yang immediately raised his gun but quickly realized his behavior was entirely inappropriate, so he immediately lowered it and shouted angrily, "What are you afraid of? Steady your hands!" 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

The doctor shouted, "Don’t yell at her; you’ve scared her badly. Let her go. She stays, but she’s of no help!"

Of course, in his urgency, the doctor was still speaking Italian, so Gao Yang didn’t understand a word.

The nurse, sobbing, said, "Sorry, sorry, but I really can’t control myself, please don’t hurt me."

That nurse spoke in English, which was crucial, so Gao Yang’s anger turned into joy, and he loudly said, "You speak English, that’s great, don’t worry, I won’t hurt you. Work well and translate for me."

The nurse assisting the doctor returned to the vehicle, finding a syringe amid the fallen medicines, and immediately jabbed it into Justin’s neck.

Generally speaking, ambulance supplies are comprehensive and certainly more so than military medic’s supplies. Moreover, a doctor accompanying the ambulance, even if not particularly skilled, is surely better than most military medics. So, there might still be hope for Justin—but only just.

The doctor said a gibberish string, leaving Gao Yang clueless. The crying nurse then said, "His carotid artery is severed, there’s projectile bleeding—they’re extremely dangerous. The bleeding has stopped now, but if it lasts longer, he’ll experience a blood supply shortage to the brain leading to brain death."

Gao Yang panted heavily, observing his surroundings, then said, "Think of something! What good does it do to tell me this? Think of something! If he dies, you die. If he lives, you live. It’s as simple as that, I promise. For your own sake, please find a way to save him, I’m begging you, begging you!"

The nurse translated Gao Yang’s words, and the doctor spoke another gibberish string, prompting the nurse to immediately say, "If the rescue is prompt, the degree of blood loss won’t be fatal. Now, we need to create a temporary pathway with a blood transfusion tube to replace the internal carotid artery to supply blood to the brain, and it must be completed within ten minutes, otherwise, it will result in brain death."

Gao Yang immediately said, "Do it, no need to explain."

After saying, but upon looking around, Gao Yang immediately ordered, "Up the vehicle, get him inside quickly!"

The police cars were here—lots of police cars. They couldn’t stay outside anymore. Gao Yang and the doctor lifted Justin, and the nurse held onto Justin’s blood vessels, getting him onto the ambulance.

Looking at the mall, Gao Yang gritted his teeth and loudly said, "Sit tight, keep an eye on him, be careful—it will be bumpy!"

Gao Yang jumped into the driver’s seat, spun the running ambulance around, and drove it straight into the mall, smashing through the glass doors, the vehicle barreling into the mall.

Stepping down from the driver’s seat, he opened the rear doors of the ambulance again, and with a steady face, told the individuals inside, "Just focus on your own tasks, don’t worry about anything else, understand?"