You've gone mad! You actually removed the stitches!

"Right away!" Zheng Chang'an dashed off like the wind.

"With a surname like yours, Comrade Lu, surely no one else in the 7th Regiment has the same name?"

Song Ning asked again to make sure.

Lu Changqing paused, then shook his head. "No. No one in the entire 13th Army has the same name as me."

"Then that's perfect!"

Smiling, Song Ning took the scissors Zheng Chang'an handed her and deftly began cutting away the gauze on Lu Changqing's leg.

Chen Yuting hadn't reacted at first, but when she saw Song Ning remove the splint from Lu Changqing's leg in a few quick movements...

She reached out in shock to stop Song Ning and asked:

"Y-you! What are you doing?!"

Song Ning looked up and smiled at her, pushing her hand aside. "Doctor Chen, you haven't seen your family member's wound yet, have you?"

As she spoke, Song Ning lifted the gauze covering the wound, exposing it.

The wound was long and looked rather shocking at first glance, but its edges were neatly aligned, the stitches were evenly spaced, and there was only a little blood on the gauze. Anyone could see that the wound had been treated well, with no abnormal redness, swelling, or inflammation!

Thinking Song Ning merely wanted to prove her medical skill, Chen Yuting pointed at the wound and shouted:

"What good are neat stitches..."

Before she could finish, Song Ning flicked her scissors upward and snipped the end of the suture...

"Ah-don't!" Chen Yuting shrieked.

Song Ning ignored her, pinched the end of the thread, and gave it a gentle tug...

The neatly stitched wound immediately... split open!

Yes, the whole thing... split open!

"You've gone mad-you've gone mad! You actually-you actually removed the stitches?! You arrogant barefoot doctors! This is sheer recklessness! I'm going to report you! I'll make sure you all die horrible deaths!" Chen Yuting screamed furiously.

Song Ning gave a cold laugh. "Everyone here can bear witness! You're the one who kept questioning my medical skills! You've seen the wound, too. If you expect an apology from me... that's not happening! But-"

Song Ning leaned toward Chen Yuting, her tone full of understanding. "But I can give you a chance to treat it all over again yourself!"

By now, Lu Changqing was deathly pale and drenched in cold sweat!

He watched as blood began seeping from the wound on his leg again...

He hadn't expected Song Ning to be so unyielding!

At the first disagreement, she'd simply snipped the thread and pulled out the stitches-

Although the wound wouldn't hemorrhage as it had yesterday, it-it had been stitched up less than twenty-four hours ago. Now that she'd cut it open, it would have to be sutured again!

He would have to suffer through it all over again!

"Sorry about this, Company Commander Lu! Your family member says I didn't clean your wound properly. I'm sure she can give it another thorough cleaning!"

Song Ning gave Lu Changqing a radiant smile, then dropped the scissors and turned to leave.

Director Sun, who had hurried over after hearing the news, was just coming through the door.

Song Ning said to him, "I'm sorry, Director Sun! That military doctor inside says I'm unpresentable, arrogant, and medically incompetent. She even said she'd make sure I died a horrible death! I'd like to request a temporary suspension from my duties with the medical team, so I don't affect the other comrades!"

"Wh-what is..."

Before Director Sun could make sense of it, Zheng Chang'an spoke up from behind him:

"Director Sun! I'm only a medical intern, too, and I'm also afraid that patients' families questioning me might have a negative impact! I'd like to request a temporary suspension, just like Doctor Xiao Song."

Song Ning looked back at Zheng Chang'an. He winked at her, his expression plainly saying, I'm with you.

Just as the two were about to leave, Doctor Zhou, who had been in their group earlier, spoke up as well:

"Director Sun, well... I'm a barefoot doctor, too. Since this comrade doesn't trust us, I'll step aside for now as well!"

Once Doctor Zhou spoke up, the other doctors in the room voiced their positions one after another. None of them wanted to carry on!

They were volunteering for disaster relief in the first place. Everyone had come brimming with enthusiasm to help the disaster area, and they'd barely slept in a whole day and night! Now some woman had suddenly shown up and caused a senseless uproar, insulting every last one of them. None of them felt good about it!

Director Sun was dumbfounded!

They-they were all walking off the job... who would treat the patients?

They were already short of medical staff, and hundreds of newly evacuated villagers were still waiting!

What kind of clueless military doctor would cause trouble at a time like this?

Director Sun peered into the room, then turned and shouted behind him, "Battalion Commander Zhao! Battalion Commander Zhao, hurry up! We've got a serious problem!"

Battalion Commander Zhao had spent the entire day busy evacuating villagers. The moment he arrived in Gao Ping, someone told him that military personnel were involved in a dispute here.

He immediately changed direction and hurried over, without even having a sip of water.

"Battalion Commander Zhao! This military doctor of yours looks down on our medical team. What are we supposed to do with all these patients now? The villagers just evacuated from Rockhorn Village are waiting for treatment, too!"

Unable to do anything about the female military doctor, Director Sun could only latch onto Battalion Commander Zhao!

He had to get him to resolve this problem.

Hearing this gave Battalion Commander Zhao a headache, too. Disaster relief was already exhausting enough. Why were people still making trouble?

He strode into the room and saw Chen Yuting sobbing over Lu Changqing's injured leg!

"Yu Ting? Why is it you? What are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be in Little Stone Village?" Battalion Commander Zhao asked with a frown.

Chen Yuting seemed about to speak, then stopped. She merely wiped her tears without saying anything, while Nurse Zhang hurried to explain:

"Battalion Commander Zhao, Yu Ting heard that Company Commander Lu was injured and came here especially to see him."

"Company Commander Lu?" Battalion Commander Zhao paused. "What does Company Commander Lu being injured have to do with you..."

"Oh! You don't know yet, Battalion Commander Zhao? Yu Ting and Company Commander Lu are dating!" Nurse Zhang blurted out.

"Nurse Zhang-" Lu Changqing interrupted from beside her.

"Battalion Commander Zhao!"

Chen Yuting stood up. "I asked our team leader for leave before coming! He told me to help you with your work here once I arrived."

But Battalion Commander Zhao looked at Lu Changqing gravely. "Company Commander Lu, I remember you..."

"Battalion Commander Zhao!"

Chen Yuting hurriedly cut him off. "Changqing's stitches have been removed. The most urgent thing right now is to treat him!"

After Chen Yuting changed the subject twice, Battalion Commander Zhao stared at Lu Changqing and fell silent.

Lu Changqing had no choice but to speak. "Battalion Commander Zhao! No, we're not dating yet! Don't get the wrong idea about Yu Ting! I'll explain later!"

"Changqing! You..."

"Yuting, this isn't good for your reputation!"

"Yu Ting, this isn't good for your reputation!"