Chapter 5: Five Thousand Yuan

  "No way, didn't I tell you? You have to pay the full deposit for hospitalization before we can perform the surgery! That's the rule here, this is a hospital, not a charity!"

  The little nurse at the charging station tapped the table with her pen, making a loud noise. Her originally beautiful face was now twisted in anger.

  Han Yu's eyes turned cold, he took a deep breath and forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart. He said with a hint of a smile: "Comrade, I only have this much money on me, but don't worry, I'll make up for the rest soon."

  He thought for a moment, then took out several medals and handed them over: "Or, I'll use this as collateral! You do the surgery first, and I'll definitely come back with money to redeem it!"

  "Medals? And a first-class merit?" The little nurse smiled, took the medals in her hand and flipped them over: "Can't tell you're a soldier, sorry, this isn't a pawnshop, if you have time, hurry up and raise some money."

  As he spoke, he threw out the medal in his hand.

  Han Yu picked up his treasured medal and looked at it for a moment, then glanced at the apathetic little nurse before turning away with a bitter expression.

  "Hum, a few broken copper pieces think they can be worth 5,000 yuan? How ridiculous!"

  The words of the little nurse behind him made Han Yu's hand holding the medal tighten suddenly, but he still didn't turn around and instead quickened his pace towards the ward.

  In the ward, an old man with white temples was receiving an intravenous drip. Han Yu went over to tuck in his quilt and suddenly got up and walked out.

  A few scattered leaves on the branches danced in the gloomy sky, blowing up a desolate autumn.

  Han Yu tightened his clothes and walked silently onto the street. He was a soldier, at least he used to be. As the martial arts champion of the entire division, he had thought that he would spend his whole life wearing that green military uniform.

  A few days ago at a market near his unit, he saw a man chasing and hitting a woman, so he went over and kicked the man.

  Never thought that one kick would get himself kicked out of the army.

  Who made them a couple?

  Demobilized Han Yu reluctantly returned to his hometown, and the old man was discovered by him when he got off the bus. At that time, the old man had a car accident, fell to the ground, and the car that hit him ran away without a trace.

  It was Han Yu who sent the old man to the hospital, which led to the scene above.

  "Five thousand bucks, five thousand bucks!" Han Yu let out a long sigh, pinching the few coins left in his pocket. Suddenly, his expression changed: "Right! How could I have forgotten about Hei Zi?"

  Hei Zi is his comrade-in-arms and also a fellow countryman. He taught Han Yu many things, and later when executing tasks, Han Yu had also saved his life before, the relationship between the two can be said to be exceptionally good.

  Hei Zi retired from the army and came to the local area, where he had left a phone number for him.

  Han Yu quickly walked to the newspaper stand and dialed Hei Zi's phone number. He had also thought of asking his parents for help, but first, his home was in a rural area, more than 100 miles away, and it would take too long to get back by car.

  He also knew that even if he went back, the five thousand yuan would not be gathered in a short time. Moreover, he did not want his parents to know about his retirement at all!

  "Hello, who is it?" The familiar voice came from the phone, making Han Yu a bit excited. He cleared his throat and said, "Heizi, it's me!"

  "What's with the blood? Isn't this a county town phone call? How did you little brat end up here? Are you on a mission or visiting relatives? Well, you'd better give me an opportunity to treat you to a couple of drinks! Where are you? I'll go pick you up!"

  In special forces, the code name for a sniper is generally "Eagle", those skilled in jungle sniping are called "Green Eagle", and those proficient in mountain warfare are called "Mountain Eagle".

  Professional soldiers responsible for protecting important targets, or team doctors responsible for providing emergency care to injured comrades on the battlefield, with code names generally having the word "vest", such as the "Blue Vest" in UN peacekeeping forces.

  And on the battlefield with super strong offensive capabilities, no matter what kind of environment they are placed in, they can quickly adapt and complete various combat tasks independently, known as "Sting".

  And Blood Stain is Han Yu's codename.

  "I'll tell you about what happened on Cultural Road later, I need a favor from you right now!" Han Yu said with a pursed mouth.

  "I knew you wouldn't call me if nothing was wrong, what's up, spit it out!"

  Han Yu had never borrowed money from anyone before, and after a moment's hesitation, he said: "I want to ask you for a loan of 5,000 yuan. Don't worry, I'll definitely pay you back when I have the money..."

  "Alright, alright, what else are you going to quibble with me about? Five thousand is it? Wait for me somewhere!" Hei Zi said and hung up the phone without any courtesy.

  Listening to the busy tone, Han Yu couldn't help but reveal a hint of a smile at the corner of his mouth.

  Together they have shouldered guns, together they have shared a window, together they have visited prostitutes, and together they have divided the spoils of war. Among these four unbreakable bonds, the most ironclad is undoubtedly that of comrades-in-arms.

  Fifteen minutes had passed, and Han Yu was still calm and composed, standing straight as a pencil. He had once lain in wait for three days and nights in the jungle to catch a drug trafficker; fifteen minutes were nothing compared to that.

  Suddenly, Han Yu's head jerked violently to the side, and a fist appeared out of nowhere, grazing his cheek. Seeing him dodge, the fist didn't hesitate for a moment, swiftly changing from a vertical punch to a horizontal sweep, chasing after his head.

  Han Yu's mouth hooked up, his body suddenly fell to the ground, and in the instant before he hit the ground, he swiftly stretched out his hand and lightly touched the ground, using the force to spin his body half a circle, so that when he stood up again, he was already at the side of the sneak attacker.

  "Hey......" Han Yu smiled and patted him on the back.

  The attacker suddenly threw an elbow, and Han Yu pressed his hand on the attacker's elbow. He involuntarily stumbled backward two steps, colliding with a nearby tree before stopping.

  "What the hell, you damn pervert! You knew it was me and still used so much force? Are you trying to humiliate me on purpose?" The attacker clapped his hands and laughed, revealing a set of pearly white teeth against his dark skin.

  On his slightly worn face, time had carved out a fine network of wrinkles, it was Hei Zi, Han Yu's comrade.

  "Hehe, who made you always try to test me?" Han Yu smiled lightly and suddenly frowned, looking at his trembling legs and said softly: "What's wrong with your leg?"

  "Hey, old habits die hard. When I was young, I lived recklessly, and now that the weather is cold, I'm in some pain!" Heizi smiled carelessly and patted the package of money into his chest: "Five thousand yuan, don't mention anything about not paying me back. Wait until you're successful and rich, I'll still want to rely on this small amount of money's friendship to eat at your big house!"

  Han Yu smiled slightly, but this smile was a bit bitter.

  Hei Zi immediately noticed something was off and raised an eyebrow, saying: "What's wrong, Blood Thorn? Has something happened? If you're having some trouble, don't hide it from me."

  Han Yu looked at him and said: "I was fired."

  "What? You little brat are our school's fighting champion, they expelled you? Have your brain gone rotten?" Hei Zi immediately cursed angrily as soon as he heard this, but he also knew Han Yu's problem - hot-blooded and impulsive, plus his good martial arts skills, sometimes he didn't know his own strength. When he was in the army, Han Yu often broke discipline every other day.

  Although he didn't know the cause of the matter, it was inseparable from his character.

  Hei Zi patted Han Yu's shoulder twice and comforted him, "Alright brother, if one place doesn't work out, we can try another! Wherever it is, with your skills and brains, you can make a living anywhere!"

  "Take these five thousand yuan first, if it's not enough, I'll get you another five thousand tomorrow..."

  As soon as money was mentioned, Han Yu suddenly remembered the hospital and explained things to Hei Zi as they walked. When Hei Zi heard that he had saved an old man who had been in a car accident, his expression changed, and he looked at Han Yu with a hint of movement on the corner of his mouth, but ultimately just shook his head with a bitter smile, saying nothing.

  Everyone has a process. When he just left the troops, wasn't he like Han Yu, maintaining selflessness and enthusiasm? It will be fine after a long time.

  "Alas, it's time to pay!" Han Yu walked over to the payment window. The little nurse had not yet finished her shift.

  "How did you get the money so quickly? It's not fake, is it?" The little nurse looked at Han Yu through the window with a skeptical gaze.

  "What the f**k is he talking about?" Hei Zi flicked the cigarette in his mouth to the ground and was about to step forward.

  Han Yu hurriedly pulled him back, shook his head gently and looked at the little nurse coldly: "Can't you tell what's real or fake?"

  The little nurse was in a bad mood today. She easily hooked up with a wealthy boyfriend, but he dumped her. To make matters worse, the hospital made her work overtime.

  Now seeing Han Yu, such a silly and rustic bumpkin, actually also made a face with her. She suddenly rolled her eyes and said sarcastically: "That's not necessarily true, like those broken copper pieces that can be bought on the street for one yuan and sold as medals for five thousand yuan, who knows if the money he brought is real or fake?"

  "Let your mother fart!" Hei Zi kicked the door open with a loud bang, walked over and grabbed the little nurse, slapping her in the face.

  Bang!

  The little nurse was stunned, covering her face, and even forgot to cry in fright.

  Hei Zi's murderous aura was palpable as he said, "Although I've never made things difficult for women before, today I'll make an exception just for you! You're not saying that this money is fake? Alright, if it's fake, I'll eat it. If it's real, you eat!"

  He said that Hei Zi put the money on the bill validator next to him, and the sound of brushing bills suddenly rang out, all passed!

  Hei Zi tossed five thousand yuan onto the table and said coldly, "Eat."