Physician’s Odyssey

"We don't bring much food, if we distribute it to them, what shall we do?" Ji Xiangjun whispered beside him.

In fact, the convoy did not prepare much food. Most of them were Chinese herbal medicines to prevent the spread of the epidemic. If all were given to these victims, it would mean that volunteers would have no food.

"When did you have lunch?" Su Tao asked calmly.

"Two hours ago." Ji Xiangjun looked at Su Tao in confusion.

"They probably haven't eaten for several days." Su Tao sighed and said solemnly: "We will be hungry at most. It will be convenient for someone from the army to send us supplies tomorrow, but if they are not given food, it is very likely that today Someone will be starved to death in the evening, can you see death without saving?"

Ji Xiangjun stopped talking, thinking that you are the boss, and the food is really not that important, okay?

Under the coordination of Liao Huashi, the volunteers took out biscuits, cans, and instant noodles from their trunks. After the victims got the food, they did not eat it immediately, and planned to take them back to their families to enjoy together.

A Talijik girl who appeared to be only eight or nine years old walked up to Su Tao and whispered a few words.

Su Tao asked Xie Jiaojiao: "What is she talking about?"

Xie Jiaojiao translated: "She hopes we can give her a candy."

Su Tao was a little surprised. In this case, everyone wanted food. The girl's request seemed unusual, "Why do you want sugar?"

"My brother is lying on the bed now, very uncomfortable. He has liked to eat candy since he was a child, so I think if he can eat candy, it will not be so painful?" the little girl said timidly.

Xie Jiaojiao suddenly felt a bit pantothenic in her nose, so she translated it to Su Tao.

Su Tao took a deep breath, touched the little girl's hair with his hand, and asked Ji Xiangjun, "Get her some candy."

Ji Xiangjun opened his white handbag, pulled out three pieces of chocolate from the mezzanine, and said, "These are all for you."

The little girl's eyes lit up. Before Tali Village became an epidemic area, chocolate was not uncommon to her, but after this disaster that fell from the sky, let alone eating chocolate, even three meals a day could not be guaranteed.

The little girl carefully put the chocolate in her pocket and bowed deeply to Ji Xiangjun, "Thank you!"

Xie Jiaojiao wiped the wet corners of her eyes and said with a smile: "There are three chocolates in total, you can eat one yourself!"

The little girl shook her head resolutely, "No, I will give all these three chocolates to my brother. When he is particularly uncomfortable, I will give him one, so that he will feel better. I am not sick and I do not hurt. No need to eat chocolate."

After Su Tao and Xie Jiaojiao finished translating the little girl's words, they also secretly sighed in their hearts that in a desperate situation, people will become strong. Although the little girl is not very old, she is full of emotions and moving.

Su Tao said solemnly: "We are the medical assistance team from China. We will enter Tali Village later and treat everyone. Please rest assured that your brother will get better soon."

The little girl's eyes flashed brightly, and she said excitedly: "You are from Huaxia? Really? Since childhood, no matter teachers, parents or parents, Huaxia is our Talijik brother. When we encounter difficulties, you Will help us without hesitation."

"Yes!" Su Tao said with a smile, "We will do our best to restore your brother to health."

The little girl suddenly flashed a sorrow in her eyes, and choked up: "Why don't you come here earlier? If you come here earlier, Mom and Dad will not die."

After Ji Xiangjun waited for Xie Jiaojiao to finish her translation, her heart suddenly cramped, and she finally understood why the little girl cared about her brother so much. It turned out that her parents had died of the Tali virus, and her brother was her only relative.

Su Tao looked grave and asked, "How many people are not sick?"

The little girl said: "There are dozens of people in the village who are not sick. They want to take care of the sick, and the rest of us are responsible for looking for food. Although there are regular trucks bringing supplies into the village, the number is too small and the frequency is increasing. There are few, so other times we will stop some passers-by on the road to see if we can get food."

Su Tao sighed and realized that although the government still maintains continuous assistance to Tali Village in name, it has in fact abandoned the village and maintained a self-defeating attitude. As for the so-called vehicles for transporting materials, it is only a formality.

Su Tao called an accompanying officer and asked solemnly: "Has the convoy escorting supplies haven't arrived in Tali Village for several days?"

The officer showed embarrassment on his face and said, "This is an order from a superior. A soldier escorting supplies developed a high fever during the return journey..."

"So you decided to terminate all assistance?" Su Tao said angrily, "No matter when and where, we can't abandon them, it is a living life."

The officer smiled bitterly at the corner of his mouth, "If it is not controlled, it will only cause more casualties. Talijik is originally very chaotic, and if it is used by someone with a heart, it will cause a huge panic."

Su Tao knows that it has nothing to do with the officer in front of him. It must be a decision made by the officials of the Talijik government. Since the patients in Tali Village cannot be saved, it is better to let them all die and then deal with them. This method is completely inhumane. .

Su Tao underestimated the difficulty of participating in Tali Village. He originally thought he would receive government support, but now it is likely to become a lonely situation. If he cannot control the epidemic, he is likely to be abandoned by Talijik.

However, this point has already been reached, and there is no way to go back.

Xie Jiaojiao asked softly, "Do you want to keep going?"

"Of course, there is a group of people waiting for our treatment." Su Tao said firmly.

The convoy continued to move forward and finally arrived at Tali Village.Judging from the infrastructure construction of Tali Village, it is not as backward as imagined, and it is far more modern than Qishanling Village. Before the outbreak of the epidemic, Tali Village should be a peaceful haven for life.The road is wide, and there are shops, hotels and supermarkets.

However, everything was changed by the sudden epidemic. The roads were deserted, no pedestrians could be seen, the glass walls of the supermarket were smashed, the goods on the shelves were emptied, and the shelves fell to the ground in all directions.

Traces of arson can be seen on the side of the road from time to time, facing the threat of death, and human sins are also exposed.

The convoy stopped in the square where supplies were often distributed, and the medical aid set up temporary tents and began to boil the four-qi soup to strengthen resistance.

Su Tao asked Liao Huashi to preside over the preparations for treatment, and brought Ji Xiangjun and Xie Jiaojiao to the home of the head of Tali Village according to the address.

Ringing the doorbell, a middle-aged woman opened the door, looked at the visitors suspiciously, and said hoarsely, "What's the matter, please?"

Xie Jiaojiao explained: "I am a medical assistance team from China, specifically here to solve the epidemic."

A bright light flashed in the woman's eyes, and she coughed fiercely. She said, "You are here to find my husband Haynes? Our family is sick. He is very sick now and has no energy to speak."

Follow the women to a small bedroom on the second floor, which is full of decadent smell, which makes people sick.Xie Jiaojiao looked at the old man on the bed with a pale face, because the village head Haines’s skin exposed to the air had been ulcerated. As a professional doctor, she had seen death, but although Haines did not die, he is now The look is really frightening, like a zombie in a Western horror movie with heavy taste.

Relatively speaking, Ji Xiangjun is a little better, because she has been mentally prepared for a long time, and does not want to be too weak in front of Su Tao, so as not to be criticized by Su Tao.

Su Tao and Xie Jiaojiao said: "You all go out, I will treat him alone."

A look of surprise flashed in Xie Jiaojiao's eyes, and she whispered: "Expert Su, he has become so ill, and he is also very infectious. You are the core soul of the medical assistance team. If you are infected, then... …"

Su Tao waved his hand easily and smiled: "Don't worry, I am a doctor, not an ignorant man. I know what disease can be cured and what disease cannot be cured. The village chief’s condition looks serious, but it’s not There is no chance of treatment at all. Now the people in Tali Village are panicked due to the epidemic. Many people have lost their desire to survive. If you want to overcome the epidemic, you must first regain the hope of survival."

Xie Jiaojiao nodded and said, "But, this is too dangerous. The village chief's wife has been infected because of taking care of him. If you treat him, the probability of being infected is too high."

Su Tao waved his hand. Although Xie Jiaojiao's words were full of pessimism, Su Tao could feel Xie Jiaojiao's relationship with him from the bottom of his heart, "Wait outside for a while, and I will create miracles again."

Xie Jiaojiao was silent for a moment. This time she volunteered to enter the epidemic area with the medical aid team as an interpreter, precisely because she had witnessed how Su Tao cured Najia, who was dying.Xie Jiaojiao's courage, on the one hand, convinced her because of Su Tao's medical skills, on the other hand, she also knew that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

If the disaster relief operation is successfully completed, Xie Jiaojiao will definitely be rewarded.

When Xie Jiaojiao and Ji Xiangjun left the room, Su Tao came to Haynes's side, first gave him a pulse, and then observed his physical condition, although he knew from the information provided by the military before that the virus was in the tower. Symptoms, but this close observation gives a deeper understanding of the virus.

The Tari virus is extremely similar to the frightening Ebola virus. Compared with Ebola virus, it is more infectious and has a higher mortality rate.

Haynes' symptoms have reached the end, and antiviral drugs have no effect on him.The fire of his life is very fragile and may be extinguished at any time.

Su Tao showed a solemn expression. He took a deep breath. This was definitely one of the most unsolvable conditions he had encountered so far.

However, it was precisely because of the difficulty that he felt a little excited again.