Twins in Her Womb (Bianca and Luke Crawford novel) novel Chapter 3202

If he had been able to shoot at that moment, he would have taken out those mercenaries in the first place. He was also in a good position for an attack at that time.

Ultimately, Gordan's injury was partly his responsibility. If it were not for protecting him, Gordan would not have been exposed to the mercenaries.

Gale sat there, replaying the scene over and over in his mind, still regretting not having fired.

All the police officers were focused on his situation back then. If Gale had shot, it would have been difficult for Luke to explain things to the police.

“It's all my fault!” muttered Gale, taking all the blame on himself.

Rain knew he felt guilty and heaved a sigh.

Luke watched the two of them, who were affected by Gordan's situation. He remained silent, knowing that Gordan's condition was still uncertain and all they could do was wait.

Two hours later, the operating room door opened, and Johann came out.

“The surgery was successful. Here's the bullet.” Johann held up a sealed bag containing a bullet.

Since the police did not know Gordan's identity, the extracted bullet did not need to be handed over to them.

Gale took the bag and examined the bullet. He glanced at it and said, “A 5.56 caliber bullet. They were using G36 assault rifles.”

Everyone turned to look at him.

“The countries that use the G36 the most are the UK and Spain. Their armies prefer this gun, so when their veterans become mercenaries, they often use this gun. So…”

Gale did not finish his sentence. He suspected the mercenaries came from these two countries. Then, he asked Johann, “How's Gordan?”

Johann was not familiar with firearms, but he was an expert in medicine. “Consider him lucky. When I started the surgery, I realized the bullet had gone through his upper arm and was lodged in the bone without penetrating it.

"The main nerves weren't damaged, but there's still some injury. He'll need rehabilitation to fully recover. Luckily, you have a dry-needling expert around. Perhaps Dr. Craw can help.”

“Alright, when will he be out?” asked Luke.

“In a little while. The anesthesia hasn't worn off yet,” replied Johann. As he recalled the surgery, he added, “I must say, Gordan is stubborn. He refused to take general anesthesia even when he needed surgery. I was totally speechless.”

Johann complained as he remembered the scenes in the operating room.

When Johann asked why Gordan would not accept general anesthesia, his answer was simple and blunt.

“You know what? When I asked why he wouldn't go under, he said he was worried he wouldn't wake up in case of danger…”

Luke was not as frustrated as Johann. He explained it on behalf of Gordan, “He's been through too many dangers. That’s why he doesn't want to be in a fully unconscious state.”

“I get that, but this is a hospital. What danger could there be? I was puzzled and persuaded him for a long time. Finally, I told him that his hand would be useless due to blood loss without surgery, and he agreed to use general anesthesia…” continued Johann.

Only after the anesthesia took effect and Gordan was fully quiet could Johann focus on the surgery.

He was not exaggerating about the danger. The bullet's path and the depth it was lodged in the bone could not be seen on the scans. He had to operate to see what was really going on inside.

“Dr. Park, when can we see him?” asked Gale.