Chapter 23: Picked Up a Man

  "Old He, Snow has found someone!" Zhao Xue rushed in from outside, her small face pale. Since she and Zhang He confirmed their relationship, the two words "He Ye" had become more and more natural for the little girl to call out!

  "Alive or dead?" Zhang Heng turned his chair around and asked with a faint smile.

  Zhao Xue didn't care, pulling him out while saying: "Others don't have time to joke around with you, I really found a person on the beach! At first, it even scared me, hurry up and come see if he's dead or not, I don't know either!" She saw the person lying there covered in blood, her heart panicked, how could she dare go forward to confirm whether he was dead or alive? She hastily ran back to call Zhang Heng.

  Zhang Heng listened to Zhao Xue's words, his eyebrows furrowed slightly. Girls are just girls, too timid, how can they succeed? Usually, she is very brave and bold, but when faced with things, she panics. How can he let her go out and take charge on her own in the future!

  On the beach, a person was lying far away, wearing military camouflage, and it was hard to notice him if you didn't look carefully.

  Zhao Xue tightly hugged Zhang Heng's arm, not daring to go over, and whispered: "I'm scared!"

  "What's there to be afraid of? It's just a dead person!" Zhang Heng smiled and said, as he patted her hand, "You wait here for now, I'll go take a look!"

  "Be careful then!" Zhao Xue whispered, biting her lip with a hint of fear.

  "It's nothing!"

  In the game, Zhang Heng's character is on an island outside of 'Zhenhai City', killing pirates. Every day he sees dead people, now in reality when he sees a dead person, he won't feel any fear. As they say, this guy was born to adapt to his environment, otherwise, he wouldn't have believed that he could sit among piles of corpses, gnawing on dry rations and still eat with relish!

  He knelt down and felt his nose for breath, fortunately, there was still air coming out, he hadn't died.

  Zhang Heng let out a sigh, everything in the world is more valuable alive than dead. This person was no exception. A dead body is just a corpse, at most it can be thrown into the sea to serve as food for nearby fish, but a living person is different, with hands and feet, they can run errands, carry things, do chores, and be of use.

  "Come here, he's still alive!" Zhang Heng beckoned to Zhao Xue, who was standing far away. The little girl finally dared to run over! She squatted beside Zhang Heng and looked at the man lying on the beach, unconscious, with wide eyes and asked: "Can this man be saved?"

  The man Zhao Xue 'picked up' was not very old, probably around 25 or 26 years old, about 1.7 meters tall, with dark and rough skin, likely someone who makes a living at sea for many years. His hands were very coarse, his right index finger had thick calluses, and if Zhang Heng's guess was correct, he was also a seasoned gun handler!

  Tore open the camouflage uniform he was wearing, and found a knife wound on his back, about 10 cm long, with flesh protruding from it, like an infant's mouth. It had been slashed by a sharp blade and had already turned somewhat white due to infection from seawater. Apart from the knife wound on his back, there were also two gunshot wounds, one in the abdomen and one on the shoulder, fortunately neither of them was fatal!

  "This guy doesn't seem like a good person!" Zhang Heng muttered to himself, now considering whether or not to save him. Although he was badly injured, with just one third-grade 'Recovery Pill', this person would be able to wake up tomorrow and after a week of rest, he would be as good as new!

  Zhao Xue looked at Zhang Heng, biting her lip, and suddenly said: "My grandfather often said that saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. You, you just save him, let's do a good deed and accumulate virtue for our children and grandchildren!"

  Zhang Heng was afraid that this person would bring trouble to 'Zhangjia Island'. However, thinking again, sometimes you don't want to cause trouble, but trouble will find its way to your head, and hiding is no use. Although Zhang Heng didn't like to interfere with others' business or stir up trouble, when things really fell on his head, he wasn't afraid of it either!

  "Alright, listen up!"

  As he spoke, Zhang Heng grabbed his arm and put it on his shoulder. Listening to Zhao Xue's words, the man saved himself, thinking that he had accumulated good deeds for his children and grandchildren.

  Song Gang opened his eyes, staring at the white ceiling, and his eyebrows twitched slightly. He sat up straight from the Simmons bed with a expressionless face, looked down at the gauze wrapped around his body again, knowing that he had been rescued by someone, but didn't know where this place was. Looking at the beautiful bow tied on his shoulder with gauze, the corner of his mouth curled up slightly, and a hint of smile flashed across his face before it returned to its usual cold expression.

  "Ah, how did you get up? Quickly lie down! Lie down!" Zhao Xue pushed open the door and walked in, looking at Song Gang who was sitting up, her big eyes staring, scolding. "The wound on your body hasn't healed yet, how can you get up? There's such a big knife wound on your back, be careful it doesn't split open!"

  Song Gang's face was cold and his eyebrows were furrowed. His own body, he could feel it himself, the wound on his back had already scabbed over!

  "Where is this place? I've been unconscious for several days?"

  Zhao Xue was taken aback, tilting her head curiously to size up the other person, and giggled: "You're also a Chinese? I thought you were from Indonesia or the Philippines!" After a slight pause, she replied: "This is Zhangjia Island, and you were picked up by me from the beach. You should be grateful to me for saving your life! Who knows how many days you've been unconscious? Anyway, I only discovered you yesterday!"

  "Yesterday?" Song Gang's eyes showed a hint of surprise. If what the girl said was true, and he had only been unconscious for one day, then how could his wounds have healed so quickly?

  "Zhangjia Island?" Song Gang has been mixed in the Nanyang region for so long, but he has never heard of a place called "Zhangjia Island". "Which place does Zhangjia Island belong to!"

  Zhao Xue rolled her eyes, how would she know which place Zhangjia Island belongs to? If you ask her where the fish are more abundant, where it's fun to dive, or where you can pick up abalone, she might be able to tell you.

  "How would they know which country this place belongs to? Zhangjia Island is just Zhangjia Island, it's not very far from Malaysia or Singapore, you can get there by boat in five or six hours!"

  Five or six hours, it was probably around... Song Gang furrowed his brow, and Zhao Xue didn't know what he was thinking about either.

  "What's wrong with you? People are asking you questions. What's your name, where are you from, and how did you get gunshot and knife wounds on your body?"

  For Zhao Xue's string of questions, Song Gang only responded with one, which was his name: "Song Gang, is this your home? Are you the only one here?"

  Song Gang, what a true rustic name! Zhao Xue pouted and giggled, shaking her head: "Well, this is my home now. Besides me, there's also Lord Heng. Although I picked you up, the wounds on your body were all healed by Lord Heng." On this point, the little girl didn't steal credit!

  "Old He?" Song Gang muttered the two words to himself, got out of bed and asked: "Where are my clothes?" He only had a pair of beach shorts on.

  "Your clothes are long gone, and I've already destroyed them in the name of humanity!" Zhao Xue said to Song Gang's calf muscles, pretending not to see them, comparing figures, her own boyfriend was much more handsome than him!

  "Go get me some clothes!"

  "What did you say?" Zhao Xue's eyes widened instantly, her cheeks puffed out in anger, and she said: "Hey, you need to get it straight now. I'm the one who picked you up, and this life was saved by Master Heng. Humph! You dare to order me around? Believe it or not, I'll kick your butt until it's swollen!"

  As she spoke, Zhao Xue rolled her eyes and turned to leave, saying: "Since you're fine now, come out and work for me. Master Heng said your dog life wasn't saved for nothing. From now on, you'll have to work hard for Zhangjia Island to pay off the debt!"

  Originally, Zhao Xue still had some sympathy for him and planned to let him rest in bed for two more days due to his severe injuries. But this guy was ungrateful, not only did he have a cold face and didn't speak, but he also dared to use a commanding tone, ordering her to do things for him, it's really infuriating.

  Song Gang was stunned and didn't react for a moment!

  Do I still have to sacrifice myself for Zhangjia Island and pay off debts?