Chapter 238 - 225: Laying a Solid Foundation
Gao Yi rolled over and returned to the police station lobby, his trousers already shredded, with both calves oozing blood on the side facing the blast wave—just the superficial skin was damaged. It hurt, but not particularly badly.
There was a small hole in his left shoulder that kept bleeding, and his arm had been injured by shrapnel, but he could still lift it, indicating it had not hit bone or tendon—it should be like that.
But Lin Xianghua’s condition was very bad.
Wearing a Bullet-Proof Vest, Lin Xianghua’s torso, though sporting two bullet holes, was safe; the reason he couldn’t get up off the ground was due to his legs, arms, face—every part not covered by the vest was bloody, and it was unclear where the injury was.
"Ah Gui, Ah Gui! Speak to me, are you dead?"
Gao Yi didn’t know what was going on in his head, or rather, he didn’t know what he should be thinking, but after seeing Lin Xianghua’s terrible state, some words just spilled out without passing through his brain.
Lin Xianghua’s mouth opened and closed. Gao Yi couldn’t help but say, "Louder, I can’t hear you, you can still talk, you’re not dead, that’s great..."
At that moment, Gao Yi suddenly found he could hear sounds again.
It was that very sharp, high-frequency background noise, mixed with some static that sounded like people talking.
Gao Yi leaned closer to Lin Xianghua, who weakly but forcefully shouted, "I’m not dead, it’s you who’s gone deaf, can you hear me? Temporary deafness..."