Chapter 160 - Help Me to Find Him (1/2)
Chapter 160 (Help Me to Find Him) Between Life and Death, They Combated the Earthquake and Did Relief Work
Because those students also had experienced the powerful earthquake, they felt attached to the distant disaster area and were affected more deeply by the disaster in this area. Therefore, they were eager to take part in the rescue operations.
Now it was the third batch of university volunteers who went to participate in the rescue in the disaster area. Among them, there were students who studied medicine, who were very strong, who knew how to cook, and who came from wealthy families. The students whose own conditions could be used in the disaster area were chosen one by one. Chen Wanxin and Shu Xiaoman were sitting in the same car, thinking about their matters.
Both Chen Wanxin and Shu Xiaoman only knew that the other would also go to the disaster area until they got on the same car of the third rescue team. They understood from their hearts what brought the other here but still chose to remain silent. One of them was here for Zhao Yuan, who had gone to the disaster area as one of the second batch students. The other wanted to find Lin Wenxi, who went to the area among the first batch students. The two girls had a lot of conflicts in the past. But now, they forgot the past unpleasant things with a smile. Because both of them were here to find the person they loved.
Chen Wanxin donated a large sum of money to the rescue team. The money shocked all the people in the school association. Of course, she was worthy of a place in the rescue team. However, Chen Wanxin refused all the interviews of different news media. As for Shu Xiaoman, she was born in a medical family. Her father was a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine, and her mother was a doctor trained in Western medicine. Students in her school gave her a nickname: “the effective method Integrated traditional and western medicine.” So her application quickly got approved after she submitted her application.
In the middle of the night, they stopped the car to take a rest. Chen Wanxin and Shu Xiaoman continued sitting for a while in the car, and both of them were a little hungry.
“Eat something to replenish your strength, or you will need to be saved when you arrive there.” A familiar voice rang behind. Chen Wanxin turned back and smiled thankfully. Holding two pieces of bread, Zheng Kai stood behind her. He handed one to her and the other to Shu Xiaoman. Zheng Kai indeed followed Chen Wanxin like a shadow following a person. Behind Zheng Kai, another small head popped up. The person leaned against Zheng Kai’s back and wrinkled his nose in a grimace.
“Gu Xi left, and you became Zheng Kai’s cute little submissive instead of him.” Shu Xiaoman could not help laughing at him.
“Zheng Kai, who only cares about the life and death of someone else, needs a mastermind to keep him alive.” Wang Xiang said while smirking. Chen Wanxin cast a glance at Wang Xiang and curled up the corner of her mouth.
Shu Xiaoman finally saw Zheng Kai talking and smiling again. Zheng Kai stayed extremely calm since his father died. It was just that he would exhaust him every time he played basketball. Before each exam, Zheng Kai would go to study until he could barely hang on. Acting as a fiercely loyal friend, he did a series of heroic deeds, such as guarding Lin Wenxi, protecting Wang Xiang, and saving Chen Wanxin. All his friends admired and appreciated his acts, but they felt more worried about him. Because whatever Zheng Kai did, he totally ignored himself. It had been a long time since Shu Xiaoman saw such a gentle, honest, or even silly smile of Zheng Kai. Thinking of this, she smiled brilliantly and thanked him. In her heart, she suddenly remembered the person to whom she owed countless love. “How is he now? Has he met Zhao Yuan yet?” Looking up at the endless night sky, Shu Xiaoman still couldn’t link Lin Wenxi to a pure smile.
The first and second rescue team had gone to Xichuan. When the two groups of people arrived in one of the most important cities in the southwest area of the country, they all chose to Xichuan without any hesitation.
Unfortunately, due to the aftershocks, many roads were blocked. The third rescue team met the fourth rescue team that arrived here the next day. After they had waited for another anxious day, cars could barely go through the road to Xichuan.
Zhao Yuan was busy all day and all night in the three days since he came here. He didn’t have much knowledge of medical care and rescue, which he then learned a lot during the rescue operations. Usually, by making use of his inexhaustible strength, he helped others carry the wounded with stretchers.
Zhao Yuan had never seen the real battlefield. He only saw the heavy gunfire scene in the film and television dramas. A cloud of smoke floating over the battlefield, everything the audiences could see all lay in ruins and covered with bullets marks. But when he was here, what he saw was the grand battlefield of humankind and nature. It was also a catastrophe in history that had taken tens of thousands of people’s lives. Anyone would appear so fragile and vulnerable in front of such a violent and powerful natural force. Zhao Yuan thought that all the things he did were nothing to boast about.
Gradually, he had become numb to all the kinds of gratefulness and appreciations. The only thing he could do now was to try his best to carry the injured people to the rest area from morning to evening. Once others, and he received the notice from any hospital, they would immediately send the injured person there. Some of the wounded were on the verge of death so they could not wait. At this time, Zhao Yuan and his comrades would carry those people from one medical station to another. They wouldn’t stop until the people on the stretchers could find a place to receive the medical rescue. Gaining time for every life they came across was their shared mission.
Zhao Yuan used to think that the fracture and the disability of the four limbs were already extremely painful things. But today, from the stretcher a militiaman on duty carried, Zhao Yuan took over a man whom he could barely lay his eyes on. It was said that a fallen pillar smashed the lower body of the man. At this time, the bandage wrapped tight around his waist was saturated by his blood. The blood passed through the stretcher and was still dripping down. The young man with a ghastly pale face was of Zhao Yuan’s age. He looked at the sky with a pair of dull eyes. It seemed that he didn’t know what to do next. Another older person also lifted from the same field of ruin. When they hoisted this person out, he still left one last breath. He pointed to the young man with his trembling hand, but then his hand fell down.
Zhao Yuan did not dare to delay a moment. He carried the young man with his comrades, and they rushed to the nearby medical station without a single halt.
“What are you still running for? I will die soon, and I can go to see that b*tch.” The young man muttered repeatedly.
“Cheer up.” Zhao Yuan repeated the words he had said to all the wounded.
“You will be saved soon.”
“Is that true? There are no cars on the road. I guess the cars were used to carry the bodies. I will become one of them soon.” Although the young man was fragile, he struggled to speak out of fear.
“Most of the cars are transporting the relief supplies now. The supplies you will use in the hospital were sent by the cars. In addition to that, the cars need to transport food and supply. You may rest assured because we will never forget you.” Zhao Yuan tried to squeeze out a smile on his face, but he wasn’t the kind of man who couldn’t laugh brilliantly. Instead, the wounded young man smiled faintly, only because Zhao Yuan’s expression was funny.
“Do you know that we have been arguing for a few months? He officially told me at noon today that he didn’t love me anymore and he was going to marry someone else! When the house started to shake, he pulled me outside and held me under him.” The wounded smiled but then cried out.