Chapter 5

When Lu Zhanye chased out the door, Shen Nanxing was nowhere to be found.

No, I must find her.

Otherwise, there is no guarantee that his secret will not be exposed to the public by this wild girl tomorrow.

Where could she go at this late hour?

“Meow……”

Suddenly, a black cat jumped out of the medical waste bin.

At this moment, Lu Zhanye seemed to know where to find Shen Nanxing.

In the early hours of the morning,

Shen Nanxing moved carefully along the cement wall of the medicine storehouse.

When he moved to the door of the medicine storehouse, he shone the beam of light from the old flashlight on the keyhole of the iron door.

Seeing that no one noticed, she felt relieved.

“Why is it him again…”

Lu Zhanye’s name was circled in red on the duty roster, which was very eye-catching.

But it still didn’t make Shen Nanxing give up the idea of stealing the medicine.

She took out the aluminum spoon for picking the lock.

The iron gate is hung with an old “Yonggu” brand lock produced in the 1970s, and it is covered with rust.

“Xiaoman’s illness can’t wait.”

Inferred based on the time of the original novel’s ending.

There are only a few days left before Xiaoman’s death, so she has to hurry.

Shen Xiaoman coughed up bloody phlegm in an enamel cup, and the severity of his condition had reached the third stage.

If he doesn’t take streptomycin anymore, the tuberculosis lesions will affect his trachea.

Just as the aluminum spoon was inserted into the keyhole, the iron door was suddenly opened from the inside.

Before Shen Nanxing could react, he was pulled into the darkness filled with the pungent smell of medicine.

His lower back bumped into the stacks of medicine boxes, and the flashlight in his hand rolled to the bottom of the shelf.

Yes, Lu Zhanye? Damn it…

“Did they steal it from the military hospital?”

Lu Zhanye’s voice came from behind, making Shen Nanxing a little nervous.

He grabbed Shen Nanxing’s wrists with one hand and pressed them against the medicine box.

The pain woke Shen Nanxing up instantly.

She instinctively bent her knees and pushed towards Lu Zhanye’s crotch:

“I want two boxes of streptomycin!”

Lu Zhanye dodged Shen Nanxing’s movement by moving sideways, causing the medicine box to fall over, and the glass bottles crashed onto the concrete floor.

The bitter taste of streptomycin mixed with the choking acid of procaine permeated the air.

She took the opportunity to pull her hand away and reach for the nearest box of blue-labeled medicine bottles.

“You’re really looking for death!”

Seeing that Shen Nanxing only had eyes for medicine, Lu Zhanye cursed angrily.

How did he become a complete drug thief?

Lu Zhanye pinched Shen Nanxing’s chin with his hand.

It’s amazing that such a thin little woman has such strong vitality.

Shen Nanxing took the opportunity to bite Lu Zhanye’s tiger mouth,

“Son of a bitch……”

Lu Zhanye let go.

Shen Nanxing spat out blood foam from his mouth.

At this moment, her hands holding the medicine box were shaking.

“You have so many expired drugs sitting in your warehouse and my brother is waiting to die!”

Lu Zhanye wiped the bleeding tooth marks on his knuckles and shone the flashlight towards the medicine box in her arms.

A blue stamp reading “Obsolete since 1980” is stamped under the medicine label.

There were traces of cockroaches gnawing on the wax-sealed bottle mouth.

Where did this batch of medicine come from? Why don’t I remember it?

This made Lu Zhanye feel a little confused.

“Is it worth it just for this kind of expired goods?”

He then tore open the collar of Shen Nanxing’s patched cotton jacket.

Three boxes of expired streptomycin fell out of her arms.

“Heh, don’t think you can use your brother as an excuse. What are these?”

This is more than two boxes of streptomycin.

I take it you negotiated a price with the black market dealer?

I was wondering, how could a country girl like you understand all this? Turns out it’s just this.

How many kilograms of food coupons can two boxes be exchanged for?”

Shen Nanxing was so angry that he picked up the broken medicine bottle and stabbed Lu Zhanye in the face:

“Are you blind? What nonsense are you talking about? I just wanted to save my brother.”

Lu Zhanye dodged the flying broken medicine bottle by turning sideways.

“Look at this batch number. This is the only batch of medicine in the entire army that’s not contaminated. I’ve checked.”

Just then, the sound of footsteps interrupted their conversation.

Lu Zhanye loosened his grip on Shen Nanxing a little.

Shen Nanxing took the opportunity to roll over to the bottom shelf, but the back of his head hit the wall of glucose boxes because he used too much force.

The spider web covered her face, making her look a little embarrassed.

The footsteps of the patrol outside were getting closer and closer, making Shen Nanxing’s breathing more rapid.

“Old Chen said this batch of medicine was burned!”

Lu Zhanye lowered his voice and pulled Shen Nanxing’s ankle as he spoke.

“Come out here!”

“I don’t……”

In desperation, Shen Nanxing kicked his hand away.

A whole box of saline solution on the shelf fell over.

“You, are you just a devil?”

Shen Nanxing’s voice was intertwined with the sound of broken glass.

“Burn your ass! Director Wang from the pharmacy was even reselling it to the county town a few nights ago! I saw it with my own eyes.”

“County town? How do you know?”

“Of course I know, because I went to the county hospital to look for medicine.”

Shen Nanxing lowered his head and his voice became smaller and smaller.

Lu Zhanye followed her gaze and saw that her hands were covered with wounds caused by glass.

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw that the broken bottle of saline solution contained half a box of streptomycin.

The liquid medicine was particularly dazzling in the moonlight.

Lu Zhanye’s flashlight was fixed on the puddle of water.

Some of him couldn’t believe what he saw.

The color of this liquid medicine is exactly the same as the vomit of the seventeen soldiers when they were poisoned half a year ago.

The truth was getting closer and closer to him.

It seems that he made a surprising discovery when he applied to be in charge of the war preparedness medicine depot.

Shen Nanxing looked at Lu Zhanye’s calm reaction.

“You knew that, didn’t you?”

Shen Nanxing’s hand holding the medicine bottle was shaking.

As she expected, this man was a scumbag.

“This batch of medicine isn’t streptomycin at all. It’s a fake one mixed with cyclin…”

Shen Nanxing hasn’t said the word “fake medicine” yet.

The barking of the patrol dogs had reached the door of the medicine store.

Lu Zhanye suddenly covered her mouth, and the two of them hid in the gap between the innermost medicine shelf.

Lu Zhanye’s calloused palm hurt her nose.

“Hmm…”

“Be good and breathe lightly.” He whispered in her ear.

“Outside is the Division Inspection Team. If you’re caught, you’ll be shot.”

Shot? Was this how the original owner, Shen Nanxing, was captured?

Her body suddenly froze in place, not daring to move.

When the inspection team’s footsteps stopped at the door of the drug store.

Shen Nanxing’s hand accidentally touched Lu Zhanye’s waist.

This injury really can’t be delayed…

“The third transom in the southeast corner.”

Lu Zhanye turned Shen Nanxing’s chin to make her look at him, and stuffed a box of medicine into the inner pocket of his military uniform.

“Go around behind the boiler room and tell anyone you meet that I asked you to get some painkillers for me.”

Did Shen Nanxing hear correctly? He was actually helping him.

Shen Nanxing used the moonlight to see clearly the medicine box that Lu Zhanye had stuffed in.

It was genuine domestically produced streptomycin, with a red wax seal that read “Specially approved for military supply.”

“you……”

“What are you talking about? Let’s go…”

Just as she was about to speak, Lu Zhanye had already kicked over two boxes of glucose injection.

“Who is it?”

The inspection team shone their flashlights in the direction of Lu Zhanye.

Lu Zhanye opened his collar and went forward:

“I fell down while checking on the post. What’s the big deal? Is it really necessary to interrogate me like a criminal?”

“Captain Lu, it’s you? How could that be…”

When Shen Nanxing bent down and crawled out of the air vent, he looked back at Lu Zhanye for the last time.

She didn’t expect that this man would actually help her today.

Is the medicine he gave real?