Chapter 34 Living Boundary Marker

“Two of your ribs are broken. Judging from the situation, they’re only slightly dislocated, and your internal organs aren’t injured. The best treatment is to perform surgery and relocate them.”

Li Zheng accepted Xiao Siyuan’s kind offer and asked him to take a look at his injuries.

Xiao Siyuan lifted Li Zheng’s shirt to take a look, and his fingers ran across his ribs to diagnose it.

“But we don’t have the tools to perform surgery here.”

As Xiao Siyuan spoke, he took out a tool that looked like a taser gun from his capsule.

Afraid that Li Zheng might misunderstand, he held the item in his hand and displayed the item’s information. “The microgravity bone-resetting gun is the most valuable prop I obtained during yesterday’s exploration. It has a 3D Intelligent Scan that can avoid surgery and guide the bone to reset through the skin and flesh. It can also accelerate the healing of the bone. I had ten uses, but I’ve used up eight of them in the past two days.”

“Furthermore, the bone that has been treated by it will have an increase in density and become tougher after recovery.”.

“You’re willing to use a silver-grade medical tool on a stranger?”

With the Desert Eagle in his hand, Li Zheng’s attention was focused on the detector screen. If the player did anything dangerous, he would not hold back.

“Why not? I’ve already told you,” Xiao Siyuan said with a smile., “I’m a soldier. My duty is to protect others.”

“If you feel bad, maybe you trade with me,” he added after some thought.

“You said you were a retired border soldier, but you forgot to use your gun just now.”

Li Zheng looked at him calmly and said, “to be honest, I’ve never seen a soldier like you.”

Xiao Siyuan realized that Li Zheng still did not believe him, but he did not mind. He said jokingly, “maybe it’s because I’m a medic, so I hold a stethoscope instead of a weapon?”

Xiao Siyuan’s smile gradually disappeared, and his expression became more serious as he explained, “you might not know how dangerous the situation is for the soldiers on duty at the border.”

“We were isolated in the mountains.”

“For some of us, even a sip of hot water was a luxury.” “Some of us lived in the endless Gobi Desert, and we could only wave to our colleagues who were standing at the sentry post from a distance during their daily patrol.” “Some of them patrolled the cliff, and if they were not careful, they would fall off the cliff.”

“They…”

Xiao Siyuan went on and on, and in order to convince Li Zheng, he finally revealed his duties in the army.

“To be precise, I’m much more relaxed than them. My daily duty is to check the physical conditions of the soldiers who have been isolated from the world for a long time, and do psychological assessments.”

“Occasionally, some soldiers would fall off the cliff or roll down the hill. I would immediately rush to the local medical institution to treat them.”

“To be honest, I might know their bodies better than they do. With me around, we can avoid a lot of trouble.”

Li Zheng stared at Xiao Siyuan. He could see the sincerity in his eyes when he spoke.

If what he said was true, then his job was definitely not as easy as he thought.

Those who worked at the border could only go home once every few years.

Most of his life was dedicated to the country.

As a medical staff, Xiao Siyuan was either at one of the outposts or on the way to the next

one.

There were many places where cars couldn’t pass through, so he had to walk there. His so-called “easy” was actually not that easy.

Only Xiao Siyuan himself knew the pain and difficulty.

Although he was young and not even 30 years old yet, Xiao Siyuan had already worked at the border for almost 5 years.

The effort that he put in during these 5 years was no less than that of a combat soldier.

But he never complained about it.

“According to what you said, you should be a war doctor, not a border soldier…” “I’m a border soldier!”

Before Li Zheng could finish, Xiao Siyuan interrupted him and said firmly, “although I’m a doctor, I’ve undergone professional military training. If there’s a conflict with a neighboring country, I’ll be there.”

“I know how to use weapons to defend our country’s border.”

Li Zheng fell silent.

Every time Xiao Siyuan claimed to be a border soldier, he could see the pride on his face.

This was not a derogatory description.

Li Zheng believed that if there was anyone in the world who deserved to be proud, it would be these soldiers.

“But this isn’t China, and we might not even be on earth…why do you still insist on performing your duty? can’t you just live like an ordinary citizen? After all, you’ve said it yourself,” Li Zheng said. “You’ve retired.” “I’m no longer a soldier after I retire?”

Xiao Siyuan suddenly laughed and said, “I remember reading a report that said the border soldiers were called ‘living boundary markers’. Where the boundary markers are, is our country’s territory.”

“I’m here, so this is my country’s territory. You’re a citizen of my country, and when you’re in trouble, it’s my duty to help you.”

“Besides, I’m also a doctor. Shouldn’t a doctor help someone no matter where he is?”

As Xiao Siyuan spoke, the “microgravity bone-resetting gun” in his hand was already pressed against Li Zheng’s chest. This time, Li Zheng didn’t refuse it.

“Maybe it’ll hurt a little…oh, I guess you’re numb from the pain.” Xiao Siyuan reminded him.

The next moment, before Li Zheng could say anything, Xiao Siyuan pressed the start button.

Beep.

The microgravity bone-resetting gun was activated, giving off a slight vibration.

At first, Li Zheng did not notice anything out of the ordinary. Just as he thought that the weapon was ineffective, the vibration of the gun suddenly stopped.

Then, Li Zheng felt as if his broken ribs were being grabbed and twisted.

Crack.

An unprecedented pain spread throughout his body. Li Zheng’s body trembled from the pain and he cursed.

Li Zheng heard a soft, crisp sound, as if someone had broken a wooden stick not far

away.

However, he didn’t have the energy to think too much at this time. The intense pain almost made him faint. He let out a scream.

“F*ck, it hurts!!!”

“This is a hundred times, a thousand times more painful than the moment my bones broke!”

“Mr. Xiao, didn’t you say it hurt a little?”

“You call this ‘a little’?”

The pain caused Li Zheng’s mind to become muddled, and he began to spout nonsense.

“Don’t worry. It’s just a little painful at the beginning, but it will get better later on.” Xiao Siyuan remained unmoved, the hand holding the gun did not move an inch.

Beep.

Li Zheng’s mind cleared up for a moment. “I think you’re bluffing,” he said.

In the next moment, his consciousness was overwhelmed by the pain, and he continued to

scream.

“Chirp, chirp!” Chirpy had flown back out of nowhere. When it heard Li Zheng’s scream, it thought that Xiao Siyuan was trying to hurt him. It screamed and pounced over, its tiny fangs flashing with a faint green light.