45: I'm determined to save this person.

Fifteen minutes later, the car pulled into a high-end apartment building.

Tang Jifeng led Lu Fan to the top floor and knocked on the door.

After waiting for a while, the door slowly opened.

To Lu Fan's surprise, it was Tang Li who opened the door.

Tang Jifeng pushed the door open and asked with concern, "Tang Li, how is Sister Meng?"

"She just fell asleep!" Tang Li replied, her gaze falling on Lu Fan. "Brother Fan, what brings you here? Come in quickly!"

"Old Four, what exactly is going on here?"

Despite the hint from the side mission, Lu Fan looked at Tang Jifeng with full of confusion.

In this situation, it was hard not to think of hiding a beauty in a golden house.

It was better to ask and clarify things.

"Come in first!"

Without another word, Tang Jifeng pulled Lu Fan into the room.

Seeing this, Tang Li asked with a puzzled expression, "Fourth Brother, I asked you to find a doctor. Why did you bring Brother Fan here?"

"What for? To treat your Sister Meng, of course! Your Brother Fan is a master at playing dumb and eating the tiger!"

As he spoke, Tang Jifeng led Lu Fan straight into the inner room.

At that moment, a series of rapid coughs sounded from inside the room, followed by a door slowly opening.

A frail, sickly figure, as delicate as Lin Daiyu, slowly emerged, her grace and beauty beyond compare.

This person was none other than the nationally renowned Pear Garden's Eastern Emperor, Winter Meng.

She tightened the shawl around her shoulders. "Old Four! What brings you here?"

"Sister Tang Li said you've been coughing for many days without getting better, so I found a doctor to take a look at you."

As he spoke, Tang Jifeng stepped aside, forcing Lu Fan into action.

"Just a slight cold, it'll be better in a few days. Old Four, you didn't have to make such a fuss."

"Miss Meng, there's no need to avoid the doctor. Since I'm here, let me examine you."

Lu Fan walked to the dining table, set down his medical kit, put on a mask, and got into position.

He had no mood to inquire about this person's identity now.

Whether she was Tang Four's White Moonlight or Cinnabar Mole, or had some other identity, he had no interest in knowing.

He came solely to complete the mission.

His professional demeanor intimidated Winter Meng. After a moment of hesitation, she still walked to the dining table and sat down to be examined.

A simple auscultation revealed obvious lung noises.

A temperature gun reading showed 38.3 degrees Celsius, with slight fever, accompanied by chills and sweating.

After seeing the yellowish-green sputum with blood streaks, it was confirmed to be bacterial pneumonia.

This illness happened to be right in the line of fire; penicillin was more than enough.

So what was there to wait for? Start the skin test directly.

After finishing efficiently, Lu Fan didn't dispose of the medical waste but spoke calmly and confidently.

"There's another patient, right? If it's convenient, bring them out for a check-up too!"

Upon hearing this, Winter Meng was as if struck by lightning, her body trembling violently as she stared at Lu Fan with a guarded expression, the atmosphere tense.

Seeing this, Tang Jifeng quickly stepped in to mediate. "Brother Fan, you're overthinking it!"

"This is Sister Meng's apartment. Usually, she lives here alone. There's no one else."

Tang Li also chimed in, "Brother Fan, I've been here for a while and haven't seen anyone else. Are you mistaken?"

Lu Fan sighed. These two fools were still arguing with me here.

"As soon as I entered, I could smell the scent of alcohol disinfectant."

"Others might not know, but shouldn't a Garrison Commander like you know what's going on?"

With her secret exposed in one sentence, Winter Meng was greatly alarmed.

However, sensing no malice from the other party, she quickly calmed down.

After whispering with Tang Jifeng for a moment, she faced Lu Fan directly.

Winter Meng took a deep breath, composed herself, and said, "Mr. Lu, please follow me!"

"You two stay outside and keep watch!"

Lu Fan instructed the two of them and followed Winter Meng into the inner study.

The moment Winter Meng took out the key and opened the door, the smell of blood mixed with a foul stench rushed into their nostrils.

Seeing the tightly wrapped patient, Lu Fan's mind buzzed.

Wasn't this the person he had observed with a Drone during the shooting night, who jumped into Suzhou Creek to escape?

Suppressing his curiosity, he stepped forward to examine the patient. Since it concerned the mission, he had to be attentive.

Not examining was fine, but once he did, his heart sank halfway.

Chen Liting's illness was severe, completely overshadowed by this woman's condition.

Not only was he running a high fever and unconscious, but

his wounds were also continuously bleeding. Combined with what he had seen that day, this person had definitely suffered gunshot wounds.

What was even more critical was that this person not only lacked professional medical care

but was also wrapped in thick blankets and placed in such an airtight space.

It was completely like a setup to silence someone.

Winter Meng asked with extreme concern, "Mr. Lu, how is Hu Lan?"

"You really have two eggs hanging under your eyebrows, only good for blinking but not seeing! You've almost killed this person."

Lu Fan said irritably, then turned and commanded angrily, "Old Four, bring the medical kit."

In this situation, he definitely couldn't treat it himself; they had to send the patient to Reister for any chance of survival.

However, before that, preparations had to be made.

Without hesitation, he tore open the packaging of Analgin and fed one directly.

In this situation, there was nothing to hesitate about; they could only use it and had to use it.

"Go get a set of clean cotton clothes, quickly!"

Lu Fan's voice was cold, his movements swift.

After finishing the skin test, he directly cut open the clothes around the wound.

At this sight, Lu Fan really wanted to jump up and curse; the situation was much more serious than he had expected.

The two gunshot wounds had almost no professional treatment, and the centipede-like sutured wound was something even a ghost would disdain.

Moreover, the wounds were clearly inflamed, and the situation was extremely critical.

"Send him to the hospital, he must be sent to the hospital!"

Lu Fan spoke resolutely, his tone leaving no room for doubt.

"No, we can't send her to the hospital. Sister Lan warned that sending her to the hospital would kill many people!"

Winter Meng squeezed past to block Lu Fan, her tone unusually serious. "Once Sister Lan is sent to the hospital,"

"not only will she be walking into the lion's den, but she will also implicate many others."

Tang Jifeng, seeing the person lying there, explained with a grave expression, "Brother Fan, Sister Hu Lan has a special identity."

"The lockdown in the French Concession these past two days was caused by them. Besides killing a few Japanese, they also killed Frances."

"Ma Jieli has issued a bounty. Once she's sent to the hospital, Sister Lan's fate will be worse than death."

Lu Fan glared at the two of them and retorted, "Can't you find another hospital?"

Winter Meng glared back angrily, "Easier said than done! All the hospitals in Shanghai have received Ma Jieli's ultimatum:"

"Anyone who dares to shelter or treat gunshot wound patients will be directly blacklisted."

"Moreover, among those killed this time, besides Frances, there were also Hans. The International Settlement has also issued a bounty."

Tang Jifeng sighed helplessly and added, "Hospitals are crowded and full of eyes; it's impossible to hide anything."

"Besides, along the way, there are patrols everywhere, making it even harder to conceal."

Winter Meng retorted without backing down, "What's the use of just talking big? If we could send her, we would have done it long ago. For Sister Lan, I'd give my life."

"Long hair, short sight. Old Four, prepare for the transfer."

Lu Fan dismissed Winter Meng's words and retorted bluntly.

He had to complete this mission; he was determined to save this person.

Not even Jesus could stop him!