The Young Urban Doctor
Chapter 1393: Do You Wish for Her to Retire?

Chapter 1393: Chapter 1393: Do You Wish for Her to Retire?

Caught off guard, Phoenix went limp all of a sudden. Luo Ziling didn’t take further advantage of her but instead sagged and fell onto the bed, lying side by side with Lin Lan. He then patted Lin Lan’s cheek and said huffily, "Stop pretending to be asleep. Feels good watching me harass your leader, doesn’t it?"

Lin Lan suddenly opened her eyes and glared at Luo Ziling with resentment.

Lin Lan had indeed woken up already, and she did so right after Luo Ziling plopped down.

While Luo Ziling was teasing Phoenix, she heard the whole process but felt too embarrassed to open her eyes.

She was afraid that Phoenix, in a fit of rage, would go berserk and give Luo Ziling a severe beating.

If that happened, things would become awkward, so she had to keep on feigning sleep.

Unexpectedly, she was caught out by Luo Ziling, which made her even more embarrassed.

But she couldn’t pretend to sleep any longer and had to open her eyes.

"Hehe, your lives are too stressful. I was just joking around to add some fun," Luo Ziling propped his head with his hand and looked at Lin Lan’s embarrassed face with a chuckle. Then he said to Phoenix, who was still fuming, "Big sister, could you stop looking at me like that? If glares could kill, I’d have died many times over. Can’t crack a smile? Want me to treat you?"

"Stop messing around. The team leader is angry at you," Lin Lan whispered to Luo Ziling, "Could you please be serious for once?"

"Ah, I was just joking with her," Luo Ziling patted Lin Lan’s arm and laughed, "She’s not really mad at me; she just can’t swallow her pride because she’s thin-skinned. If she were really angry, she would have gone on a killing spree without a word."

Saying that, he again chuckled at Phoenix, "Team leader comrade, isn’t that right? Don’t you think life is more fun with me around?"

Phoenix ignored Luo Ziling and asked Lin Lan in a low voice, "Feeling better?"

"Much better!"

"Tsk, you actually doubt my medical skills," Luo Ziling said with a look of fake anger, "Next time someone gets hurt, apart from Lin Lan, no one else should come looking for me."

"Thank you," Lin Lan sincerely thanked him and smiled at Luo Ziling, "You’ve saved my life again."

"Now you should start thinking about how you’re going to thank me," Luo Ziling winked at Lin Lan, then turned to Phoenix and said, "Can you tell me now, exactly how she got hurt? And why is it that both times she got injured, it had something to do with new recruits?"

"I can’t tell you what mission she was on, but what I can say is that as an official member of Dragon Rise, one must always be ready for battle. As to why she got injured, it’s just that during missions, anyone can get hurt. Old members leading new recruits is an inevitable combination," Phoenix spoke, then softened her tone, "I still haven’t figured out exactly how she was injured."

"The poison she contracted is from an extracted plant toxin. The dosage wasn’t large; otherwise, she would have been dead by now," Luo Ziling said, glaring at Lin Lan discontentedly, "Good thing you have nine lives, or you wouldn’t see me anymore."

"What poison?"

"A poison extracted from Aconite Grass," Luo Ziling answered Phoenix’s question, then asked Lin Lan, "How did you get poisoned?"

"Accidentally ingested it," Lin Lan briefly explained how she was poisoned.

Turns out, during this mission, Lin Lan and the new recruit disguised themselves as ordinary women to get close to several dangerous individuals.

While dealing with them, they poured drinks for her and asked her to drink.

Lin Lan naturally suspected there was a trick, and under her gaze, signaling a female teammate not to drink, she took a sip herself and then immediately spit it out onto her clothes.

The female teammate was quite clever, using the excuse of answering a phone call, she moved aside.

Unexpectedly, the other side turned hostile immediately. Lin Lan reacted quickly, and upon realizing something was amiss, took action and, together with several other teammates, eliminated those dangerous individuals who had become uncontrollable.

But after eliminating those dangerous individuals, Lin Lan felt that something was wrong, suspecting she had been poisoned, and immediately notified Shanque, her mission partner.

Shanque personally escorted Lin Lan to seek medical treatment from Luo Ziling.

After listening to Lin Lan’s brief account, Luo Ziling roughly understood how Lin Lan was poisoned.

But he also knew that Lin Lan was definitely hiding something, that things were not that simple. It seemed illogical for Lin Lan to drink the beverage and then immediately engage in combat; it was clear that there were many inconvenient details she wasn’t mentioning.

Luo Ziling did not press Lin Lan any further. "Alright, the poison from Aconite Grass has been mostly neutralized, but this kind of poison greatly affects internal organs, so she needs to be observed for a few days. She must continue treatment during this time or I can’t guarantee anything."

"Then you should continue to stay here and accept his treatment," Phoenix quickly decided, "For the subsequent missions, Falcon will take charge."

"Yes!" Lin Lan agreed.

Seeing Phoenix and Lin Lan speak this way, Luo Ziling further understood the complexity of this injury Lin Lan had sustained, and it was just that they were unwilling to share the details with him. He felt a bit depressed and said, "Fine, I won’t interfere with your operations or your decisions. I just hope that something like this doesn’t happen again. She has been injured so many times, let her have a good rest for a while to recover completely. Otherwise, there will definitely be sequelae."

"I’ve taken note and will ensure she rests well," Phoenix said, standing up, "Let Kong Que rest a little longer. By the way, didn’t your companion bring a lot of late-night snacks just now? I’ll join you for some."

Luo Ziling knew that Phoenix wanted to speak with him alone and did not refuse, smilingly instructing Lin Lan: "You should get some more sleep. I will treat you again later. Just in time, I’m feeling hungry, so I’ll go out to eat something. Otherwise, I won’t have the strength to continue your treatment."

Lin Lan smiled at Luo Ziling and nodded gently.

After leaving Lin Lan’s room, Phoenix signaled for Shanque and the other teammate to go back first.

Shanque and the female teammate saluted Phoenix and then complied with the order, leaving the room.

As they were leaving, Luo Ziling updated them on Lin Lan’s condition and asked them not to worry.

Hearing Luo Ziling say this, Shanque too felt somewhat relieved.

"What did you want to talk about?" After Shanque and her teammate left, Luo Ziling directly asked Phoenix, "You’re not holding a grudge about the earlier teasing, are you?"

"We’ll settle that matter later," Phoenix said, glaring at Luo Ziling crossly, then inquired, "I know the Aconite Grass poison is severe and can damage internal organs. Is there a chance of any sequelae?"

"I will do my best in treating her and hope there won’t be any!"

After a moment of silence, Phoenix asked softly, "Do you hope for her to retire?"

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