Three people jogged towards the source of the cries for help, noticing that the pleas had beco more pronounced – surely the person was gravely injured and there was no ti to waste.
Dr. Yu ran while also protecting Lu Jing, her back burdened with one, and her arms cradling another.
"Doctor Lu, take it easy."
"It’s okay, I can see."
Though the woods were pitch dark, the flashlight provided enough light to see the surroundings clearly.
After running for about fifteen seconds, they finally reached the hollow at the bottom of the hill.
Shining the flashlight, they saw the village chief lying there covered in blood, howling in pain.
Perhaps due to the severity of his injuries and crying out for too long, he was now barely able to draw breath.
Seeing this, Dr. Yu imdiately said,
"I’ll go down, Doctor Lu, you wait up here."
There was no way to risk soone pregnant jumping down – the hollow was at least two ters deep.
If anything were to go wrong, one could already imagine the dire consequences.
Lu Jing didn’t act tough and obediently stood aside waiting.
At this mont, a villager took the lead and jumped down:
"It’s fine, Dr. Yu, co down."
"Alright."
Both of them knelt down to examine the village chief after descending.
"Chief, hang in there, we’ll be done soon."
"Thirsty... water..."
Upon hearing this, Dr. Yu quickly looked up:
"Doctor Lu, do you have any water?"
Lu Jing took out a bottle of saline solution from the dical kit:
"Drink this."
Saline solution, also known as sterile saline or sodium chloride solution.
Its purpose is to provide electrolytes and maintain fluid balance and it can also be used externally, as in cleaning wounds or during dressing changes.
Given the chief’s current state, drinking this was certainly better than plain water.
Yu twisted open the cap, crouched down, and carefully began to feed him from the corner of his mouth, her movents very gentle.
After a brief check, they had an idea about the village chief’s condition.
The most serious injury was to his spine; falling into the hollow from such a height without incurring so damage would have been impossible.
The other injuries were not too severe – they were mostly superficial and only looked frightening.
With no other option, they looked up and said,
"Doctor Lu, we need your help down here, the chief has a spinal fracture."
Hiss!
They could not afford any rash movent as it could easily cause secondary injuries.
The worst-case scenario would be permanent paralysis, so they had to be extrely cautious.
Lu Jing was fully aware of the gravity of the situation and furrowed her brow:
"Okay, I’m coming down right away."
Dr. Yu could not free her hands and looked both anxious and concerned:
"Doctor Lu, take it slow, it’s slippery."
Lu Jing nodded and then stashed the flashlight in her pocket, using the dim light to climb into the hollow.
The villager was still unaware of what exactly was happening and asked,
"Is Doctor Lu afraid of heights?"
He thought to himself: It’s not that high, is it?
Surely no more than three ters - is soone afraid of heights at just three ters?
It wasn’t a fear of heights.
Dr. Yu cleared her throat twice and explained,
"Uncle, it’s not that Doctor Lu is afraid of heights, she’s pregnant."
Ah?
That was awkward.
Luckily, it was late at night and nobody could see clearly.
"Ah, I see, then she should be careful. Dr. Yu, you help her. I’ll take care of feeding him."
Dr. Yu, of course, did not refuse, as she was already concerned:
"Okay, you be gentle with the feeding, uncle. Don’t rush, he could choke."
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