Because it was a war zone, the mountain roads of Taiwu Mountain had no lights at night, and military vehicles rarely used their headlights unless absolutely necessary. Driving required extreme caution. Despite being an experienced driver who had traveled this route countless times, the driver had an accident and the vehicle overturned midway.
When the news reached the company, all they knew was that the vehicle had veered off the mountain road, causing injuries to several soldiers, who were then taken to the military hospital by nearby stationed troops. The company commander, along with Ashan and a few comrades, rushed to the hospital to check on them. The injured driver, visibly shaken and bandaged, immediately knelt before the commander upon seeing him, tearfully blaming himself and saying, “I’ve let my comrades down, I’ve let you down, Commander.”
At that moment, the commander wasn't focused on assigning blame; his priority was to find out if anyone had suffered fatal injuries. Fortunately, only Ah-Tu and another kitchen staff member were seriously injured, while the other soldiers had minor injuries. It was a stroke of luck amidst the misfortune.
Given that Taiwu Mountain was covered in hard granite, falling out of a vehicle and hitting one’s head on the rocks could easily have been fatal. A medical officer emerged from the operating room, calling out, “We need O-type and B-type blood donors immediately for a transfusion.”
Ashan, having B-type blood, rolled up his sleeve right away and donated 200cc of blood. Several other comrades followed suit.
Everyone waited anxiously outside the operating room for further news, and Ashan was particularly worried about where Ah-Tu had been injured. A fellow soldier, wrapped in bandages, explained that Ah-Tu had hit his head on the rocks and seemed to have broken a few ribs. In his heart, Ashan kept repeating, “Ah-Tu, stay strong! Ah-Tu, stay strong!”
因為是戰地的關係，太武山晚上的山路是沒有燈的，軍車是如非必要也不隨便開大燈，所以開車要非常小心。不過這段路老駕駛也不知跑了多少回，沒想到居然在半路上翻車出事了。
消息傳來時，連上只知道車子摔出了山路，好幾位戰士都受了傷，已經被附近的駐軍送到了軍醫院。連長率同阿三及幾位弟兄急忙趕到醫院去探視。駕駛兵也受了傷掛了彩，一見到連長，馬上痛哭流涕跪在地上，大聲責罵自己「太對不起弟兄，對不起連長了。」
連長此時根本沒有心情去追究駕駛的責任，只急著追問有沒有弟兄傷重死亡？好在只有阿土及另一位伙房兵受到重傷，其他的弟兄雖受傷但無大礙。這真是不幸中的大幸！
因為太武山遍地是堅硬的花崗岩，若是從車子中摔出去頭撞到花崗岩，恐怕是要去掉半條命！醫官從手術室出來，大聲叫道：「Ｏ型及Ｂ型的弟兄請捐血，我們立即要為受傷的弟兄輸血。」
阿三的血液是Ｂ型，所以立即捲起了袖子捐了兩百西西的鮮血。另外的幾位弟兄也同樣地捐了血液。
大家焦急地在手術室外等待進一步的消息，阿三也急著打聽阿土是那裏受了傷。包紮著紗布的同車弟兄回道，是腦袋撞到了山岩，好像肋骨也斷了幾根。阿三心裏一直唸著：「阿土，要堅強！阿土，要堅強！」
