Chen Ye lay on the mattress, while Huang Quan sat on the ground and guarded her. He began to ramble on. Chen Ye did not speak, allowing Huang Quan to vent and complain at the side.
The sound was not loud, soft and weak. It was this soft cry of pain that exploded in Huang Quan's ears like a clap of thunder. Huang Quan suddenly sat up straight and turned to look at Chen Ye, who was biting the corner of her mouth so hard that it almost bled.
But Zhang Xiaoqiang did not dare to give the order to ignite the gasoline. There were still a lot of irritants on the gasoline. If the smell was regarded as a provocation by the big dogs, then it would not be worth it.
The first to move were the restless small dogs. Of course, now the smallest of them was 70 centimeters tall. These small dogs ran to the middle line and jumped. When they rushed not far from the gasoline isolation belt, Zhang Xiaoqiang's heart was in his throat. Wang Le, who was under his car, had already put two exposed brass wires near the car battery. As long as the wires were connected to the battery, there would be a short circuit. The ends of the wires on the gasoline isolation belt would produce sparks, and at that time, the gasoline would burn.
Although she had obtained extraordinary agility in the post-apocalyptic world, she did not have extraordinary tenacity. At this moment, the pain brought by the broken bone in her leg had not made her cry out, which was already considered very strong.
Not long after, Yuan Yi came over with Xu Mengzhu. Beside them were the neatly dressed Qiaoyun and Yang Ke-er. Behind them, Meow was rubbing his eyes and walking behind them with a sleepy face.
The dogs had fallen asleep under the eyes of humans, which made Zhang Xiaoqiang and the others puzzled. They were like a group of silly birds, forcing themselves to watch other dogs sleep in the middle of the night. This kind of scene was very strange.
Yomi forgot about the palpitation he felt earlier. All of his attention was placed on Chen Ye. He got up and sat beside Chen Ye. He gently supported her fractured leg so that it wouldn't rub against the ground. He tried his best to make Chen Ye sit as comfortable as possible.
"Damn … it."
Zhang Xiaoqiang cursed in his heart. The big dogs could sleep, but they couldn't. The first rule of survival in the post-apocalyptic world was to be careful. It was better to be careful than to lose one's life due to carelessness. A strange scene appeared. Hundreds of big dogs were sleeping peacefully not far from the camp, while dozens of humans were waiting for dawn.
There was a visible swelling where the bone was fractured, and it was a stark contrast to Chen Ye's other leg. Chen Ye gritted his teeth and slowly straightened his leg. When he dragged his slow leg on the ground, he felt a wave of pain, and he couldn't help but cry out.
Xu Mengzhu, who was holding a military satchel, went to Chen Ye's side and used a pair of scissors to cut open Chen Ye's trouser leg. But when she saw the swollen bruise, she was at a loss. She didn't know how to deal with the broken bone, and the life-saving pills and hemostatic powder were useless. Just when she was at a loss, Ding Luo walked over.
Unbeknownst to them, the sky had gradually brightened. The headlights that had been lit up for half the night had been extinguished along with the light of dawn. The drivers were sleeping soundly on the steering wheel. Behind them, by the campfire, some of the team members were preparing breakfast with hazy eyes. Some of them were already completely numb. They threw the rice that had been put into the big pot directly into the campfire. When the air was filled with a burning smell, they realized that the pot was still filled with water.
It was already five o 'clock in the morning, and the big and small dogs in the dog pack had begun to sleep. Except for some dogs on the periphery who turned their ears from time to time and occasionally raised their heads to take a glance or two, the other big dogs were sleeping peacefully.
Finally, the fragrance of the rice reached Zhang Xiaoqiang's nose. Smelling the fragrance of the rice, his empty stomach seemed to growl impatiently. Just as he was about to divide the team into two groups to eat, the big dogs moved.
The passionate scene in the open space had long since disappeared, and the two sides had resumed their sit-down war. It seemed that the scene of swords drawn just now was just a harmless sideshow. What was even more strange was that the dogs did not put on an offensive posture from beginning to end. Although the preventive measures on Zhang Xiao Qiang's side were in place, compared with the comfort of the dogs, it seemed that the human side was a little guilty.
As time went by, everyone could no longer stand it. First it was one or two, then a group or two, and their heads were nodding like chickens pecking rice. Zhang Xiaoqiang also felt a strong sense of sleepiness, but he still forced his sore eyes to stare at the big sleeping dog over there.
"In fact, you shouldn't have saved me when I aimed at my head and pulled the trigger. It would have been better if you had died at that time. Now I almost killed everyone. The thought that I might have killed you makes me crazy …"
After Zhang Xiaoqiang left, only Huang Quan, who was lying on the ground, and Chen Ye, who was holding her calf and gasping. Huang Quan didn't know what he was thinking, but he just stared blankly at the dark night sky. Chen Ye ignored Huang Quan, who was lying motionless on the ground like a dead dog. She sat up carefully and slowly straightened her broken calf with her hands.
"I want to drink water."
This time, Huang Quan heard it clearly. He quickly got up, found the water bottle in a hurry, and ran to Chen Ye to feed her. Chen Ye grabbed it, touched the water bottle, and threw it back. She said two words: "It's cold."
"I'm thirsty."
Chen Ye's light words interrupted Huang Quan, who was talking non-stop. Huang Quan stopped. He was talking excitedly, so he didn't hear it clearly.
Chen Ye closed his eyes and sighed softly as he looked at Yellow Spring, who was bustling with activity.
Zhang Xiaoqiang's side calmed down again, and the team members once again focused their attention on the dogs. The two shameless big dogs were still acting out a big dog love action movie in the center of the empty space on both sides. Under the cold light, the two big dogs' interest did not decrease. The big dog lying on the back of the other big dog was still working while looking over with interest.
"It's not worth it … It's really not worth it … Why did you save a useless, trash, and coward like me? Why not just let me die? I don't have the face to continue living …"
Huang Quan didn't care about Chen Ye's tone at all. He carried the water bottle and went to find something to boil water for Chen Ye. He was so busy that he had long forgotten his messy thoughts. Now, his entire mind was filled with Chen Ye.
As mentioned earlier, Ding Luo's family was a traditional Chinese medicine family. They were very good at feeling and setting bones. In just a few moments, Chen Ye's calf bone was reset. Then, five splints were used to fix the calf firmly. Bandages were used to fix the upper part of the knee, the lower part of the knee, the upper part of the fracture, the lower part of the fracture, and the ankle joint.
After the treatment was done, Huang Quan and Xu Mengzhu helped Chen Ye to her resting place. After Xu Mengzhu left, only Huang Quan and Chen Ye were left.