Ye Chen was spotless, without a drop of blood on him.
Drunk Madman didn't look too badly injured, but Ye Chen knew he was as good as dead.
So this was how fragile a human life was.
Ye Chen let go and took a couple of steps back, shaken. After all, it was his first time doing something like this.
The man deserved to die. Ye Chen had only paid him back in kind and acted in self-defense.
If this madman didn't die, he might kill even more people.
Who knew how the injured pregnant woman was doing?
After steadying himself, Ye Chen calmed down.
Drunk Madman clutched the wound in his chest and slowly collapsed, falling to his knees in front of Ye Chen.
"I-I... k-killed... you..." Drunk Madman struggled and tried to pull the knife from his chest, but he didn't have the strength.
Ye Chen's gaze grew even more resolute.
The man was beyond redemption. He deserved to die.
If Ye Chen hadn't had the system's help, he'd be the one lying on the ground, struggling and waiting to be rescued.
Ye Chen glanced at the pregnant woman, who was still lying on the ground and bleeding profusely, then immediately ran over to her.
At that moment, the people hiding inside the mother-and-baby store screamed in terror again.
After all, most of them were women and children.
They'd never seen anything like this before.
The short-haired store clerk stared in shock and admiration. "Oh my god! That man is incredible. He actually managed to take down that madman!"
"I called the police just now. They should be here soon. I'll go out and see if there's anything I can do to help," another round-faced store clerk replied, her face pale.
The unconscious pregnant woman was Lin Shanshan, a VIP customer at the store and the wife of Gu Jia, the captain of the criminal investigation team.
Seeing that Ye Chen had subdued Drunk Madman, the long-haired, round-faced clerk gathered her courage and hurried outside.
A pregnant woman held her lower back and spoke in a trembling voice. "Good riddance if that madman's dead. How dare he attack people in broad daylight? That was terrifying. I wonder how the woman outside is doing. That was so scary..."
"Exactly. I was scared to death just now. Thank goodness that handsome guy reacted quickly and knew how to fight. He knocked the bad guy down. What would've happened if that madman had charged in with a knife and started stabbing people?"
A woman hugged her daughter, trembling all over.
"Yeah, thank goodness that handsome guy stepped in and subdued the madman. My legs were shaking so badly..."
"That pregnant woman was so pitiful. I hope she's okay..."
"..."
Everyone talked about their narrow escape, all agreeing that Drunk Madman deserved to die.
Outside the store.
Ye Chen crouched down to examine the pregnant woman.
The woman had been stabbed in the shoulder. She was bleeding heavily and had lost consciousness, and she'd also been badly frightened.
If she kept losing blood, both she and the baby would be in danger.
Pregnant women weren't supposed to receive acupuncture, but without it, neither of them might survive. Acupuncture could at least save the mother.
He had to perform emergency acupuncture right away.
Without hesitation, Ye Chen took out his golden needles and prepared to stop the bleeding and treat the woman.
Just then, the round-faced store clerk ran outside.
"Ah! Ah! Ah! Why is there so much blood? What do we do? What do we do?" Seeing the blood pouring from the pregnant woman's chest, the round-faced clerk went pale and lost her composure.
Ye Chen said sternly, "Don't panic. I can treat her. Help me take off her top and expose the wound."
As he spoke, Ye Chen turned his back so he wouldn't look at the injured woman.
"Oh, okay." The round-faced clerk hurriedly crouched down. Her hands trembled as she carefully unfastened the woman's top, exposing only the wound on her shoulder. Then she took off her own outer layer and covered the woman with it to keep her from being exposed.
"Done," the round-faced clerk said.
Only then did Ye Chen turn around. As he began treating the woman with acupuncture, he asked, "Do you have a first-aid kit in the store? Or something like iodine? If not, a clean towel will do."
"Yes, yes, we do. I-I'll get it right away." The round-faced clerk nodded repeatedly, then hurried back into the store.
Ye Chen knelt on one knee and began treating the woman with acupuncture.
He had all the knowledge in his head, but actually saving someone was different.
Especially in such a difficult situation.
But right now, Ye Chen didn't have time to hesitate.
The more serious the situation, the calmer and steadier Ye Chen became.
After locating the right acupoints and disinfecting them,
Ye Chen immediately took out his golden needles and inserted them into several acupoints on Lin Shanshan.
It was his first time performing acupuncture, but his hands didn't shake at all. His pressure and angles were perfect, and his composure was rock-solid.
After a round of acupuncture, the weight in Ye Chen's chest finally lifted.
The system really was reliable.
Only then did Ye Chen realize that sweat had soaked his back.
Everything had gone smoothly, and Ye Chen let out a sigh of relief. It hadn't been as difficult as he'd imagined. Both the mother and child were safe.
A little while later, the round-faced store clerk returned and tremblingly handed Ye Chen a first-aid kit.
"Sir, how is she doing?" the round-faced clerk asked, looking at Ye Chen with worry.
Ye Chen had finished the acupuncture. He searched the first-aid kit for the necessary supplies as he replied, "It went well. She should be out of danger, but she still needs follow-up treatment and time to recover at the hospital. Did you call 120 and 110?"
"Yes, we did. Are you okay? Were you hurt?" the round-faced clerk asked.
As Ye Chen carefully treated Lin Shanshan's wound, he replied, "I'm fine. Thank you!"
The round-faced clerk breathed a sigh of relief. She watched Ye Chen work with steady, efficient movements, her eyes full of admiration and astonishment.
Just what had the heavens denied this handsome man?
He was tall and handsome, and his fighting skills were off the charts. And he knew medicine, too?
He was practically perfect. She wondered if he had a girlfriend.
How could she naturally ask for his contact information?
The round-faced clerk began to let her imagination run wild...
The others inside the store also fought back their fear and came over to help.
The unconscious Lin Shanshan slowly woke up.
"Baby, my baby... Save my baby..." The first thing Lin Shanshan did after waking was to endure the pain and reach for her belly.
Ye Chen hurriedly stopped her. "Don't move around. Just wait for the ambulance. You and the baby will both be fine. Don't worry."
"Mrs. Gu, you're finally awake! I was terrified just now. Thank goodness this gentleman used acupuncture to save you and subdued the madman who attacked you," the round-faced clerk explained, helping hold down Lin Shanshan's uninjured shoulder.
Hearing that, Lin Shanshan obediently lay still.
Her stomach really didn't seem to hurt anymore. Only her shoulder hurt.
But when she fell earlier, her stomach had hurt, too.
Holding back her tears, Lin Shanshan thanked him with reddened eyes. "Thank you for saving me and my baby. I can't thank you enough."
"You're welcome," Ye Chen replied.
Just then, a distinctive sound of a vehicle came from the distance, drawing closer at high speed.
"Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no..." It was the wail of a police siren.