Although Xiao Chunsheng was not wounded by the landmine last time, he was struck by shrapnel while attempting to save a comrade during a subsequent battle. He survived the emergency surgery, but several pieces of shrapnel remained lodged in his spine, unable to be removed.
According to the field doctors, Xiao Chunsheng might be permanently paralyzed. This left him feeling despondent; he did not want to become a useless man. Ye Guohua was filled with guilt, knowing that Xiao Chunsheng had risked his life twice to save him and now faced the prospect of disability, perhaps never being able to stand again. Meanwhile, he himself had been hailed as a combat hero, and he knew full well that these honors were truly owed to Xiao Chunsheng.
Upon hearing the news, Tong Xiaomei arrived to perform an examination on Xiao Chunsheng. Ye Guohua and Zhou Xiaobai asked anxiously, "Xiaomei, how is it? Can Chunsheng’s condition be treated?"
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