The next day.
At the hospital.
Yixiu had lost an arm, but his life had been saved.
Without his left hand, it was as though he had lost his purpose in life.
He stared blankly at the sky outside the window.
"Creak..."
The door was gently pushed open.
At the sight of his visitor, Yixiu froze, then instinctively covered his left arm with the blanket.
"Uncle!"
Huang Yiyi was still brimming with youthful energy.
Carrying a pink insulated food container, she bounded into the hospital room.
"I made you chicken soup."
"I..."
At a loss, Yixiu glanced at his left arm.
He had not wanted to hold her back before, and now he was half a cripple...
But Huang Yiyi took his face and turned it straight toward her.
"Sister Yuan told me everything," she said seriously.
"She asked me whether I'd still be willing to marry you now that you were crippled. I said yes."
"No matter what you become, I'll still like you."
"Because you have that air of a real man I've always longed for."
"It's just one lost hand. From now on, I'll be your left hand."
Huang Yiyi's bright eyes curved into crescents, her little pointed teeth looking especially impish when she smiled.
"I..."
Yixiu wanted to refuse.
After all, he was still a member of Shadow Ghost.
The next moment.
The door opened.
Every member of Shadow Ghost had gathered.
They walked into the room in camouflage uniforms without shoulder insignia.
Instructor had changed out of his greasy military overcoat and stood ramrod straight before Yixiu.
"In... Instructor."
Yixiu opened his mouth, but did not know what to say.
Big Bear's death had weighed on him for far too long.
Snap.
More than a dozen Shadow Ghost members snapped to attention together.
Instructor took