Chapter 548
Chapter 548: Chapter 540: Human Nature Is Like This Chapter 548: Chapter 540: Human Nature Is Like This Tang Yuxin placed her hand on a man’s arm, gently feeling downward.
“How does this feel?”
Gu Ning crouched down.
Since Tang Yuxin’s facial expression wasn’t looking good, it must be particularly serious, regarding the one who was thrown aside, claiming he was half-dead, but he hardly looked half-dead.
But Tang Yuxin refused to treat him, not because his injury was too severe or untreatable, but because he was not sick in the first place.
Well, he was actually sick.
Sick with what?
A disease of fear.
A self-imposed disease, unrelated to anyone else.
“Uncle Gu, help me get some wood,”
Tang Yuxin’s hand remained on the man’s arm; his arm was broken and needed to be stabilized.
Under current conditions, she couldn’t possibly set the man’s bone.
She didn’t have medicine, energy, or the necessary conditions.
Gu Ning stood up and quickly found some wooden planks for Tang Yuxin.
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Before Tang Yuxin even began, she heard a tearing sound.
She turned around to see Gu Ning holding a military knife, slicing open her cotton jacket and tearing a strip from it.
Tang Yuxin.
Her… clothes.
“I’ll buy you another one when we get back,” Gu Ning placed the cloth strip in front of Tang Yuxin.
Ripping her clothes didn’t seem to bother him at all, he was indeed, quite straightforward.
Of course, he couldn’t possibly ruin his own clothes, so he could only tear Tang Yuxin’s clothes.
The clothes of others were either muddy or dirty, while Tang Yuxin’s clothes remained relatively clean.
So, whose clothes could he tear if not hers?
Alright, Tang Yuxin didn’t say anything more.
She took the cloth strip, and with nimble fingers, tied the wooden plank to the man’s arm.
“Don’t worry, it’s fine.
It’s only a broken arm, and there’s nothing else wrong.
We’ll be rescued soon,” Tang Yuxin comforted him, then took some water from Gu Ning and gave it to the man to drink.
Water was truly precious, and they didn’t have much of it.
“Thank you,” the man’s eyes grew moist, and his voice choked up a bit.
He had thought he would die, given that he was in pain everywhere, which was also frightening to him.
He feared he might have severely injured something.
Tang Yuxin then went to look at another injured person.
She didn’t have any medicine here, she could only use her own sewing kit to treat them.
All of these people had simple fractures, except for one who seemed to have some internal problems.
She could only use a needle to release some blood to relieve pressure.
However, this was not a long-term solution.
Given the lack of food and water, this man was in the most danger.
The others either had fractures or superficial injuries.
As long as it was an external injury, even delayed by several days, it would not cause a threat to life.
But in the current situation,
Tang Yuxin feared this man might not hold on until someone came to rescue them.
She didn’t remember much, only a broad idea that these people had been trapped here for about ten days.
With food and water scarce, it was incredibly difficult for so many people to still be alive.
Regardless, the hope of survival was still there.
They were certainly more fortunate than those buried in the rubble.
They should be grateful that their vehicle was late, otherwise, they would be the ones buried.
It took Tang Yuxin most of the day to treat these patients.
One was in a critical condition; the others were relatively okay.
A few patients were grouped together.
Food and water were strictly rationed between them.
Even Tang Yuxin hadn’t had a drink of water for a long time.
It wasn’t that she didn’t want to drink, but at this point, there were many who needed it more than her, and there was only a little water left.
She needed to conserve it.
In the evening, Tang Yuxin fumbled in her pocket for a while, finally pulling out a piece of chocolate, intending to give it to Gu Ning.
They had not eaten or drunk anything for a whole day.
Just as Tang Yuxin took out the chocolate, a hand appeared out of nowhere, seized the chocolate forcefully, and in doing so, injured Tang Yuxin’s hand as well.
Tang Yuxin felt as if her hand was being torn apart by this claw.
“Ah…” A sudden scream broke the stillness of the night, making everyone’s heart flutter, their courage faltering, fear rising, and agitation stirring.
“Someone’s attacking!
They’re attacking!” Chaos ensued, with a woman’s intermittent screams piercing through, not only tearing through the night sky but also wounding everyone’s ears.
A woman was crying out, intermittently shouting things like “they’re attacking.” Gu Ning was the only one trying to restrain her.
Tang Yuxin tightly held Gu Ning’s hand.
She was trembling with rage.
They had shared their food and water, helped treat the injured, yet had these people no conscience at all?
They not only stole her chocolate but also scratched the back of her hand.
What about assault?
Didn’t they consider them as humans too?
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Could it be that they were not flesh and blood, that they didn’t know pain, hunger, thirst, or were they some sort of superhumans who didn’t need food?
At that moment, a big hand rested on her shoulder, gently patting it, calming down her extremely agitated mood.
“It’s just a piece of chocolate, it’s okay.
I’ll buy you a pile when we’re back.”
Tang Yuxin knew that.
When she got back, she could buy a pile, as many piles as she wanted, even enough chocolate to bury her with.
However, the problem was, she didn’t have any chocolate now.
That was the last piece, reserved for Gu Ning.
Gu Ning had spent the entire day clearing the tunnel, just to give the people inside a slightly better chance of survival.
Even if he couldn’t save them now, at the very least, he could provide them with a bit more breathable air.
His hands were worn raw, yet these people took his protection for granted.
Who did they think they were?
Did they think their lives were worth more than others?
Before life, no one is special.
Everyone only has one life, only one lifetime, barely a hundred years at most.