126: Chapter 126 This is an investment, not charity!

That woman actually survived!

How did she do it?

In Qin Feng's heart, only one sentence was echoing at this moment.

Is this woman like a leech?! I can't shake her off!

I already let her off the hook, yet she followed me here to die!

Qin Feng stood where he was, watching the blonde bombshell lying on the floating wood in the distance, life or death unknown, and for a moment, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

He didn't go forward immediately, but ordered Ghost to sneak over and confirm the situation first.

Ghost's figure silently blended into the night, and a moment later, it ran back and let out a soft "woof" at Qin Feng.

Still alive.

Qin Feng frowned and stepped over.

Upon getting closer, he saw Lanna's miserable state.

She looked like a fish hauled onto the shore, soaked through, lips purple from the cold, and her face as pale as paper.

That beautiful blonde hair was now a mess, covered in silt and mud, stuck to her cheeks.

She seemed to have fallen into a deep coma, with only her chest rising and falling extremely weakly.

Qin Feng squatted down and reached out with his fingers to check her carotid artery.

The pulse was weak but still regular.

He touched her forehead again—scalding hot!

Damn it, wound infection combined with hypothermia; she had a high fever again.

Qin Feng's gaze landed on her injured right leg.

The gauze he had bandaged earlier had long been washed away by the river water without a trace.

That wound pierced by the steel bar now had its flesh turned outward, soaked white by the sewage, looking shocking to the eye.

Kill, or save?

This question was once again placed before Qin Feng.

Kill her, and that would be the end of it.

A dead person wouldn't talk, wouldn't have a fever, and certainly wouldn't slow him down.

But...

In Qin Feng's mind, that small, diamond-shaped chip appeared involuntarily.

"Hive" system.

The value of that design blueprint was simply immeasurable.

And this woman, as one of the designers of this system, her brain was a living manual and database.

And that damn system notification...

[Capture enemy female officer, successfully obtain 100 points of military merit.]

[Important things must be said three times!]

Qin Feng could almost see those 100 points of military merit, flirting with him and waving frantically.

"Damn it, I'm just unlucky."

The sunk cost is too high!

If I don't earn back those 100 points of military merit, I'll feel like I'm doing myself a disservice.

Qin Feng cursed under his breath, and in the end, reason triumphed over the urge to kill.

Since Lanna wasn't dead, he had to include her in his list of core strategic assets.

"This is all an investment, not charity."

While brainwashing himself in his heart, he resignedly bent down, fished Lanna out of the cold river water, and then slung her over his shoulder like a sack of rice.

Must say, she was quite heavy.

Especially a certain part, pressing against his shoulder with an indescribable pleasantness.

Carrying Lanna, Qin Feng, guided by Ghost, soon found a relatively hidden cave nearby.

He released the spider to mimic the cave wall, which would allow better observation of everything outside the cave.

If there was danger, he would be able to react immediately.

Subsequently, he placed Lanna on the ground and began his second "field medical treatment".

This time, he once again took out "strong antibiotics" and a "high-energy nutrient" from the medical kit.

Looking at the dwindling supplies in the medical kit, Qin Feng's heart twitched.

"Spendthrift woman..."

While muttering to himself, he skillfully used a needle-free injector to inject the medicine into Lanna's body.

After finishing all this, he checked the wound on Lanna's leg again.

The situation was even worse than he had thought; there were clear signs of redness, swelling, and suppuration.

Qin Feng gritted his teeth, painfully opened the medical kit again, carefully cleaned the wound with saline, and then scooped out a glob of nano-repair gel and applied it.

[Battlefield First Aid Kit (Primary): Nano-repair gel remaining 10%]

"Damn, this stuff doesn't last long at all."

Looking at the mostly empty gel, Qin Feng felt like he had lost a hundred million.

After treating the wound, Lanna's body temperature showed no signs of dropping, and her body was still shivering uncontrollably from the cold.

Physical cooling?

Qin Feng looked outside the cave; it was pitch black, where would he find towels and alcohol?

The only solution seemed to be the oldest and most cliché one...

Qin Feng took a look at Lanna's curvaceous figure, then looked at himself.

"I'm not taking advantage of you; this is all part of the treatment and will be charged separately."

He muttered to himself with a straight face, then took off his soaked jacket, lay down beside Lanna, and pulled her cold body into his arms.

Hmm, it felt good, it just wouldn't pass censorship.

Pfft! What am I thinking!

Qin Feng quickly composed himself, closed his eyes, and forced himself into a state similar to hibernation to conserve energy.

...

Don't know how much time had passed.

Lanna woke up in a wave of warmth.

She felt as if she were lying next to a warm furnace, dispelling all the cold.

She subconsciously rubbed against it, seemingly wanting to get closer to that "furnace".

Then, she opened her eyes.

What came into view was an enlarged, sharp-featured man's side profile.

It's him!

That Chef!

Lanna's pupils instantly constricted, and her brain crashed for a full three seconds.

She suddenly realized that she was currently wrapped around the Chef like an octopus, using both hands and feet, while his hand was resting on her... waist.

"Ah—!"

A scream loud enough to pierce eardrums echoed in the cave.

Like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, Lanna sprang away from Qin Feng's arms, scrambled to pull her clothes together, and retreated into the corner of the cave with a terrified expression.

"You... what did you do to me?!"

She demanded in a trembling voice, her blue eyes filled with anger.

Qin Feng was woken up by her, rubbed his sleepy eyes, yawned, and slowly sat up.

He glanced at the bristling woman in the corner and looked at her with the eyes one would use for an idiot.

"Big sister, you were dying of a high fever, I was saving you, OK?"

He said in fluent Bear Country language.

"Otherwise, do you think you'd still have the strength to yell at me here?"

"Saving me?" Lanna obviously didn't believe it. "Does saving someone require... require that?!"

"Otherwise what? Generate electricity with love?" Qin Feng rolled his eyes.

"This is the most scientific physical conduction warming therapy, and it's very expensive. Considering we're 'neighbors', I'll give you a 20% discount."

"You..."

Lanna was so angry at his crooked logic that she couldn't speak, her pretty face flushed red.

She wanted to retort, but found that she had no way to start.

Because she really felt that her body was much better; the fever had gone down, and the wound on her leg didn't hurt as much either.

This enemy had saved her once again.

The atmosphere in the cave suddenly became a bit awkward.