Back in the Second Company, Fourth Platoon where Zhou Sheng Chen was, Instructor Zhang Chi continued to address everyone: “All of you, look forward, don’t stare at your feet.”
“I don’t care who you are in school, how well you study, or what your family does. Here, you must obey orders…”
After the lecture, Zhang Chi looked at the three who were punished by squatting, calculated the time, and felt it was almost time, so he let Lu Qiao Chuan and Yu Hao return to their ranks.
As for Pan Zhen, he was punished for a longer time and was still squatting there.
Zhang Chi wanted to give Pan Zhen a chance. As long as he softened up, he would let him return to his ranks. So, he lowered his head and asked: “Tired of squatting?”
“Report.”
“Not tired.”
Pan Zhen said with a grin.
“Not tired, then keep squatting.” Since Pan Zhen didn’t want to seize the opportunity, Zhang Chi could only let him continue squatting.
At this time, Bi Shi San raised his hand again.
“Report.”
Zhang Chi said impatiently: “You have so much to say, just say it.”
Bi Shi San said weakly: “I’m not feeling well, I want to rest.”
“No.” Zhang Chi once again sternly refused.
The instructor's words seemed to be the last straw for Bi Shi San. He fell forward straight ahead.
Zhou Sheng Chen already knew he would faint, so he had already prepared. The moment Bi Shi San was about to fall, Zhou Sheng Chen flashed and came in front of him, supporting him.
“You fainted after standing for only an hour? Even girls don’t faint this quickly.”
Zhang Chi’s words were still as harsh as ever. If someone didn’t know him, they would have wanted to punch him after hearing his words.
Zhou Sheng Chen somewhat understood why those leaders specifically told them not to beat up the instructors this morning. It was because some instructors’ words were really infuriating, making people want to punch them.
“You two, take him to the rest area for a while.” Finally, Zhang Chi pointed at Zhou Sheng Chen and Xiao Hai Yang.
“Yes.”
Zhou Sheng Chen and Xiao Hai Yang answered in unison. Then, they, one on each side, supported Bi Shi San and walked towards the rest area.
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Rest area.
After placing Bi Shi San down, Zhou Sheng Chen put his hand on Bi Shi San’s wrist.
“What are you doing?” Bi Shi San asked.
“Taking your pulse.” Zhou Sheng Chen replied.
“You know how to take a pulse?” Xiao Hai Yang asked in surprise.
Bi Shi San’s eyes also showed a hint of surprise.
Zhou Sheng Chen snorted and said, “My parents are both doctors, and I was apprenticed to the master of traditional Chinese medicine, Song Zi Yun, at the age of eight. Do you think I know how to take a pulse?”
“Then why didn’t you apply to medical school?” Xiao Hai Yang asked in puzzlement.
Then he guessed, “It couldn’t be because your college entrance exam scores weren’t enough?”
Zhou Sheng Chen rolled his eyes: “What are you looking down on? Although I didn’t take one subject, my scores for the other subjects were still pretty high. It wouldn’t be a problem to get into medical school.”
“The reason I didn’t go is because I don’t like the medical field. Let’s just say, I’m a lazy person, and I don’t even want to go to college. Maybe one day I’ll just drop out.”
Bi Shi San’s eyes held a hint of surprise: “What about your future job then? How will you support yourself in the future?”
“I’ve made a lot of money writing novels these years, plus other investments. Now, I’m financially free.” After finishing his sentence, Zhou Sheng Chen closed his eyes and focused on the pulse.
Both of them nodded thoughtfully.
Especially Xiao Hai Yang, he had seen Zhou Sheng Chen writing novels. Although he didn’t know how much the other party had actually earned, but hearing Zhou Sheng Chen say this, they could guess that Zhou Sheng Chen had earned a lot.
After taking the pulse for a moment, Zhou Sheng Chen opened his eyes:
“Shi San, you have a lot of blood pooling in your lower extremities, which reduces the blood flow back to the heart, causing a decrease in cardiac output, leading to cerebral ischemia and hypoxia, and ultimately, sudden fainting.”
“This kind of fainting is called vasovagal syncope. You just need to rest properly and replenish some sugar water.”
Bi Shi San slowly nodded, “Simply put, it’s anemia. My judgment is the same.”
“You know medical stuff too?” Xiao Hai Yang was surprised.
Bi Shi San nodded.
“All of you are talented!”
Xiao Hai Yang suddenly sighed.
As if he had thought of something, Xiao Hai Yang suddenly stretched out both his hands and placed them in front of Zhou Sheng Chen and Bi Shi San: “Two divine doctors, I’ve had tinnitus for the past two days. I always feel like there’s a strange frequency in my ears that just rings once, is this related to me watching unhealthy videos?”
Zhou Sheng Chen and Bi Shi San looked at each other and put their hands on Xiao Hai Yang’s left and right wrists respectively.
A moment later, they looked at each other, and finally, Zhou Sheng Chen asked: “Xiao Hai Yang, your symptoms worsen at night, right?”
“Yes, yes, yes!” Xiao Hai Yang nodded frantically.
Zhou Sheng Chen diagnosed, “You were stimulated by Yu Hao’s loud voice.”
Xiao Hai Yang’s eyes lit up: “Can my illness be cured then?”
Zhou Sheng Chen asked back, “Do you have a way to stop him from talking?”
After hearing this, Xiao Hai Yang thought about it seriously for a while, and immediately became dejected: “Current medical technology doesn’t seem to have a way.”
“However, Zhou Sheng Chen, can you tell me why you can fall asleep peacefully under Yu Hao’s loud voice? Is there a trick?”
Looking at Xiao Hai Yang’s expectant gaze, Zhou Sheng Chen made up a story: “There is indeed a trick, which is to use silver needles to temporarily seal the meridians of the ear, or stimulate acupoints to make yourself faint.”
“Damn!”
Xiao Hai Yang was stunned, then gave a thumbs up.
At this time, Zhou Sheng Chen patted Bi Shi San on the shoulder and said earnestly: “Shi San, remember to replenish your nutrition regularly. If you keep going like this, it will harm your lifespan.”
Bi Shi San said, “It’s fine, just replenish some sugar.”
Zhou Sheng Chen laughed: “Replenishing sugar is just a temporary solution, it’s still better to eat some nutritious food and get your body back in shape.”
Bi Shi San nodded and said: “I’m feeling much better now. Why don’t you two go back first?”
Xiao Hai Yang shook his head vigorously after hearing this: “I’m really worried about you, so I can’t go back.”
Zhou Sheng Chen immediately saw through Xiao Hai Yang’s thoughts and couldn’t help but sneer: “Xiao Hai Yang, are you worried about him? I think you clearly just want to shirk work.”
Xiao Hai Yang touched his nose and said: “Zhou Sheng Chen, if you don’t speak, we’re still good friends…”
Time flew by, twenty minutes passed, and the three of them were still chatting and laughing.
On the other side, Zhang Chi saw that Zhou Sheng Chen and Xiao Hai Yang hadn’t come back yet, and he was immediately a little angry. He felt that these two people shirking work was a provocation to him.
“That… yes, you, go and call those two people who were standing next to you before.” Zhang Chi pointed at Yu Hao.
“Yes, Instructor.”
Yu Hao answered loudly and walked towards the rest area.
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Under the shade of the tree in the rest area, Zhou Sheng Chen and the others were chatting leisurely.
Bi Shi San looked at the time and kindly reminded: “You’ve been here for a while, you should return to your ranks.”
Xiao Hai Yang yawned and said lazily: “I’m really worried about you, so I’ll stay with you for a while longer!”
“That instructor is clearly trying to make an example of someone today. I think you should be more careful.” Bi Shi San reminded again.