"Chapter 1346—Hitching a Ride"
"Understood!"
Having lost less than a hundred milliliters of blood, though her unrecovered stamina probably played a part as well, Sakurai Norika's reactions had slowed considerably. She failed to catch the deeper meaning in Li Bai's words and took them only as a refusal. Her mind seemed rusty, and turning it over became increasingly difficult.
The woman seemed somewhat squeamish at the sight of blood. Her face was actually several shades paler than Okamoto Fujitora, the veteran driver who had just finished receiving emergency treatment. Her eyes were unfocused, and she looked as though she might faint at any moment.
The hard-hearted Doctor Li showed no sign of removing the needle from her arm. Blood was steadily being drawn from Sakurai Norika's body.
With her sluggish mind, it took her a long while to arrive at an answer.
Yamamoto had been right. Retribution had come quickly!
This man was a devil!
After two hundred milliliters had been poured into each person, four hundred milliliters in total, Okamoto Fujitora's complexion finally began to regain its color. He had edged farther away from the gates of death.
He was lucky. He had avoided the small but potentially fatal risks of a transfusion, and his condition was expected to improve with time.
After drinking some of the brown-sugar water Li Bai had prepared for them, the sickeningly sweet drink proved to be the most cost-effective nutritional supplement for restoring stamina. Yamamoto Takeo finally recovered somewhat. He braced himself against the broad sofa and stood, then bowed ninety degrees to Li Bai.
"Mr. Li Bai, thank you very much for saving our lives."
Li Bai had saved more than just the veteran driver Okamoto. He had also saved Yamamoto and Sakurai.
If he had not intimidated those attackers, the three