Bai Xiao pulled out the silver needle! Her hands were shaking so much that she could not hold the needles steady, and they fell onto the body of the foreign Head of State. It was Dr. Xue who quickly picked up the needles, disinfected them, and put them back in the acupuncture kit.
Only then did everyone realize the young girl’s face was as pale as iron, as if she had just come out of a refrigerator. Her eyebrows and nose were covered with a layer of white frost, and she was completely unwell.
"Quick, a stretcher, a stretcher!"
Dr. Xue really didn’t know what was going on.
"No... need... coat, and... other... those... people waiting... won’t make it to the... hospital, they will... die, I... will try my... best to hold on, if... possible get me some... warming items, and... food that increases... heat, I... need... energy."
Bai Xiao put on the coat! There was no need for her to say it! Even a fool knew what the coat she just asked for was for.
Dr. Xue personally helped Bai Xiao into her coat, and then a few experts, upon hearing this, began to get busy. At this time, indeed, every minute meant a life. If the young girl collapsed! None of the remaining officials might make it to the hospital.
It wasn’t that they lacked compassion! It was that at this time, the death of any foreign official would be detrimental to their country.
Arrangements were already being made in an orderly manner.
Heaters were only available to the highest officials at the nearby airport because Modu’s winters are indeed very cold. These heaters were kept in a storeroom! Now, in the month of June, they were brought out again, surrounding Bai Xiao in a tight circle.
After Bai Xiao drank a cup of hot cocoa, her hands and feet were still shaking, but they had eased somewhat. She took a deep breath; this was no time for affectation.
Picking up the silver needle, one expert voluntarily took over the task of sterilization. As the needle went in and out, Bai Xiao felt her body shaking even more violently.
About four elderly female experts seemed to have agreed upon a plan, and seeing Bai Xiao’s increased trembling, they stepped forward. Each held a hot towel, while an armed police soldier brought over a continuous supply of hot water. After soaking the towels in the water!
The four completely disregarded the scalding temperature, hopping around as they wrung out the towels, then carefully wrapped Bai Xiao’s arms and legs. Four people, four positions, they covered her while vigorously massaging her muscles to improve her blood circulation and increase her warmth.
One expert brought over a cheese cake that had just come out of the airport restaurant’s oven, which had an increased amount of cheese and was mixed with more high-quality cheese, making it first-rate in terms of calories.
It was carefully brought to Bai Xiao’s lips.
They let her eat it without distracting her focus.
Bai Xiao’s eyes grew warm.
How could she not feel touched by this gesture reminiscent of ancient servitudes? She never expected these experts to humble themselves just to serve her, an unknown girl. Not one of them had any selfish motives; their only belief was for the sake of the nation.
It wasn’t because Bai Xiao was incredibly amazing, even though her technical skills were indeed exquisite! But these scholars, these experts, none lower in status than the other, no need to curry favor with a person, it was not to flatter her.
It was to unite in helping her resolve the nation’s crisis, for the sake of a peaceful and beautiful life.