Chapter 9: No, She Can Still Be Saved

Lin Nan hurried over and crouched down to carefully examine the little girl’s condition. The more he checked, the graver his expression became. The girl’s injuries were far more severe than he had initially imagined. He then looked over at the woman nearby. Although she bore signs of burns from the explosion, her wounds were still within a controllable range—not life-threatening.

“Doctor, please save my daughter!” the mother cried out, her voice trembling with despair as she saw Lin Nan in his white coat—a lifeline in her eyes.

“Don’t worry, I’ll do my best,” Lin Nan replied softly, offering some comfort.

He noticed that aside from the steel rod impaled in the girl, there weren’t many burn or blast injuries. Curious, he asked, “Why do you have burn injuries, but your daughter doesn’t?”

The woman sobbed as she explained, “When the explosion happened in the restaurant, I held my daughter close immediately to protect her. But unexpectedly, the blast’s force sent a steel rod flying, which pierced right through her body.”

Lin Nan silently admired the mother’s deep love. In times of danger, a mother’s instinct is always to shield her child first. Yet, while the girl had avoided the explosion’s direct harm, she couldn’t dodge this cruel twist of fate—the steel rod. It was indeed very unfortunate.

At that moment, Jiang Yuan, having heard the cries, quickly approached. Seeing the girl impaled by the steel rod, he gasped sharply. The injury was severe.

He swiftly assessed the girl’s wounds, his face growing solemn. “Though the steel rod has pierced through her body, this is not the most critical injury.”

The woman anxiously asked, “Then, what is my daughter’s condition?”

Lin Nan added, “The rod punctured her lung, causing a large accumulation of fluid. That fluid is the deadliest threat. If it’s not drained promptly, your daughter’s life is in danger. She won’t last more than ten minutes.”

“Ten minutes?” The young mother’s face drained of color, her body trembling in fear.

“Yes, we must drain the fluid from her lung as quickly as possible to save her,” Jiang Yuan said gravely.

“We need surgery to remove the fluid, but we lack the conditions to perform it here. Transporting her to the hospital will take at least half an hour. She simply won’t survive that long,” Jiang Yuan said helplessly.

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“What… what should we do now?” the woman asked, utterly desperate. “Must my daughter just wait here to die?”

Jiang Yuan fell silent. He had no answer.

Given the girl’s current state, she couldn’t endure the journey to the hospital. But if nothing was done, she would certainly die here.

The situation caught the attention of a female reporter, who quickly approached.

Li Xiaoying’s eyes narrowed slightly as she took in the sight of the little girl with the steel rod through her body. She gasped in shock.

It was terrifying.

Other medical personnel nearby also gathered around. Most of the other injured had already been treated and sent to hospitals for emergency care.

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