"How do you feel?" Luo Ziling sat beside Lin Lan and asked softly, "If you’re feeling uncomfortable anywhere, just let me know. If you have any requests, tell me as well."
"Pretty good!" Lin Lan replied with a slight blush, "I feel much better after you helped treat me!"
"You can’t get injured like this again!" Luo Ziling grasped Lin Lan’s hand and said emotionally, "Just now, Phoenix told me that after this operation, you should retire!"
Lin Lan’s face immediately darkened upon hearing this.
She closed her eyes and let out a faint sigh, "If I retire after going back, would it be considered as completing my mission and retiring in glory?"
"Of course it does!" Luo Ziling held Lin Lan’s hand tightly and replied softly, "I guess this time when you return, you will definitely receive rewards; getting a second-class or third-class merit would be easy. You’ve served in the military for many years and have made countless contributions. You are a flag of Dragon Rise, and your achievements will be a model for those who come after. You’ve sustained many injuries, and your physical condition is not suitable to continue staying. Your body’s reaction ability declined after several injuries, which is a normal situation after the body is wounded. So, don’t be conflicted."
Lin Lan didn’t speak, just held Luo Ziling’s hand tightly.
"If you’re still reluctant to take off your uniform, you can stay somewhere else for a while." Luo Ziling thought Lin Lan was a bit reluctant to take off her uniform, so he suggested other options, "You could work beside Li Haiyang or do other things at headquarters."
"I’ll decide after I go back!" Lin Lan opened her eyes again and smiled slightly at Luo Ziling.
"Alright!" Luo Ziling agreed readily, "Think about it while you’re recuperating these days, and make a decision once you’re clear."
Lin Lan nodded and didn’t speak further.
In the following days, Luo Ziling stayed with several injured individuals and didn’t leave this estate.
Whether it was the incompetence of the Paris police or the prowess of Dragon Rise, no trouble came while they were staying here.
Luo Ziling treated the three of them daily, usually three times a day.
Later treatments didn’t consume much energy; anyway, every time after treatment, he didn’t feel exhausted and could stand up without Wuyue’s support.
Lin Lan, Falcon, and Shanque all recovered quite well.
During this time, Luo Ziling had contact with Ling Ruonan, Yang Qingyin, Luo Yuqing, Luo Liansheng, and others, and Luo Xusheng even personally contacted him.
Luo Ziling learned some things from their mouths. The conflict between Lin Zeping and Wang Zhengqiang showed signs of surfacing, and they even voiced opposite opinions to the media on the same issue.
Ling Ruonan told him this.
Listening to Ling Ruonan, Luo Ziling appeared quite surprised.
He understood what this meant.
He also knew that people like Yang Yunlin, Ling Mingrui, Fang Xiang, and others would not want to see this situation.
He asked Ling Ruonan what the reaction was from Yang Yunlin, Ling Mingrui, Fang Xiang, and others.
Ling Ruonan told Luo Ziling that they didn’t react much and seemed to still be in the mood of watching the struggle between the two.
"Even if they intervene in this matter, they won’t make it too obvious." Ling Ruonan shared her thoughts with Luo Ziling, "Their open conflict might just be a probe to test their capabilities, to see how many people will support them when things really escalate. I think they’ll restrain themselves a bit after some time."
Luo Ziling wasn’t very interested in political struggles.
But because of the conflict between Wang Zhengqiang and Lin Zeping, he couldn’t ignore it. Although he couldn’t be considered a direct party, he was still a stakeholder.
Their struggle could affect his interests, so he couldn’t be indifferent.
Ling Ruonan probably guessed Luo Ziling’s mind, so while contacting him on the phone, she talked a bit more about these related matters.
Ling Ruonan also told Luo Ziling that last time when Lin Zeping helped him gain fame by appearing on a TV interview, many reporters from other media wanted to interview him.
"You suddenly disappeared, and they couldn’t find you. Some resourceful reporters contacted me, hoping to interview you through me. Some people even posted speculations saying you were sick or something happened; otherwise, you wouldn’t be hiding at this time," Ling Ruonan said with a slight bitter smile, "You suddenly disappeared when your popularity was rising, it’s likely many people will speculate wildly; some might even try to dig through all means. Your sudden disappearance seemed to be rather counterproductive."
"Mom, there’s nothing I can do; let them speculate!" Luo Ziling also wore a bitter smile, "Originally, I thought I could return to the country after the mission, but unexpectedly, several people were injured, so I have to look after them until they are fully recovered. As for the matters there, please pay more attention to those, and I’m sure you have a way to deal with them."
"I can only say that you went deep into Tianshan to gather herbs; this trip should last several months, returning around winter, to tell them to wait patiently for news. Also, tell them that when you come back, you will certainly develop a few new medicines."
"This is a good idea; deep in Tianshan surely has no signal, can’t contact the outside world. Maybe our enemies will search there, let them tire themselves out for nothing."
Ling Ruonan still instructed Luo Ziling to be sure to pay attention to safety while outside and not to cause any trouble.
Ling Ruonan’s emphasis on safety certainly had a special meaning, and Luo Ziling flushed upon hearing it.
There wasn’t much contact with Yang Qingyin, and on the rare occasion he would just report his safety.
Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, half a month had gone by.
By late October, the weather in Paris had cooled down.
Lin Lan, Shanque, and Falcon were recovering well.
But their injuries were originally severe, involving internal organs and bones. Luo Ziling feared there might be situations he couldn’t handle, so after a period of treatment, he suggested they go to the hospital for a check-up.
Do an ultrasound, CT, or MRI to discover some situations that can’t be detected by pulse, and treat them in a timely manner.
The three certainly couldn’t go for check-ups together, nor to the same hospital.
Falcon and Shanque went to a larger hospital in Paris with their comrades.
Luo Ziling accompanied Lin Lan to a women’s hospital in Paris.
They pretended to be a couple when going.
Lin Lan had ultrasound and MRI tests, and fortunately, the results were good.
Lin Lan’s overall recovery was also good, and when the check-up ended, Luo Ziling joked while supporting her out of the elevator, "After a few more days of recuperation, you’ll be as lively as before."
Lin Lan turned her head, smiled at Luo Ziling, leaned her body against his shoulder, and continued walking forward with him.
Wuyue, who had been following them, was nowhere to be seen.
As they helped each other walk slowly forward, two people approached them.
An older woman helped a pregnant woman with a large belly walk towards them.
Both were Huaxia women.
There are quite a few Chinese in Paris; they’ve seen many Huaxia people in the hospital today.
Luo Ziling initially didn’t pay much attention, continuing to support Lin Lan as they walked forward.
But upon noticing the two women stopped not too far away to look at them, he became instantly alert.
After seeing the appearance of those two women clearly, Luo Ziling was stunned.
"Ziling, is that you?" The pregnant woman exclaimed first.