Chapter 917: Forced to Separate and Officially Land on the Island (Fourth Update)
Jiang Fuyue: "Why?"
The other party did not hide it: "After F Continent continues to explore Kwo, a new virus has been discovered. One of you and Xie Dingyuan must go there."
If Xie Dingyuan chooses to go to Island F, then Jiang Fuyue will have to go to the island alone.
She gritted her teeth: "F Continent...is it serious?"
There was silence on the other end for a few seconds: "...not optimistic."
Yes, if it was easy, he would not have decided to take on the task without even discussing it with her.
Jiang Fuyue's heart sank. "Tell him to take precautions and don't forget he still owes me a wedding."
A sigh came from the old man on the other end.
She stopped wallowing in frustration and ended the call.
Now, all she and Xie Dingyuan can do is to complete the mission at all costs! This is the best explanation to the country and to each other.
Believe in him!
Jiang Fuyue stood at the bow and gave the order: "Full speed set off——"
When the country calls, we must fight, and when we fight, we must win!
…
Duofu is an isolated island formed by volcanic eruptions. It was only discovered thirty years ago. It is too far away from the mainland and is remote and backward.
Although it is included in Min Province, transportation construction has stagnated in recent years due to the strong xenophobia of the island's residents.
Currently, the only way to reach the island is from the Yellow Sea to the East China Sea and then through the Zhizhou Strait. The sailing time is about six days.
When the five cargo ships sailed to Min Province, Jiang Fuyue went ashore, mainly to meet the medical team that had been driven away by the people on the island.
From their descriptions, Jiang Fuyue gained a further understanding of this disease.
"At first we suspected it was malaria because the patient had periodic attacks, with chills, fever, and sweating. Long-term and repeated attacks can cause anemia and splenomegaly."
Jiang Fuyue: "But other epidemics also have similar symptoms. For example, schistosomiasis can cause fever and enlarged liver and spleen, accompanied by diarrhea and bloody stools. Amoebic liver abscess also has irregular fever, obvious liver enlargement and tenderness. Septicemia, for example, also has chills, high fever, and enlarged liver and spleen..."
"Yes, you've considered it very carefully. So, to further determine the cause of the illness, further examination is necessary. But the conditions on the island are truly deplorable. Not only is there no decent hospital, but there's not even the most basic medical equipment. Furthermore, the islanders are generally superstitious and refuse to accept scientific treatment, so..."
Speaking of this, the team leader who was in charge of the team couldn't help but shake his head.
It is really hard to imagine that in the 21st century, there are still backward and closed places like Duofu in China.
When he and his colleagues saw the savage islanders rushing towards them with sticks and shovels, they thought they had traveled back to ancient times.
Jiang Fuyue: "You have worked hard."
"Professor Jiang, are you... going to the island?!"
At the end of last year, after winning the Nobel Prize, Jiang Fuyue was hired as a professor at Mingda University as an exception, becoming the first student in history to become a professor while studying for an undergraduate degree.
Initially there were reservations about the above.
After all, when she won the Lasker Award, Xiaoshan had this plan and submitted an application for her, but the higher-ups thought it was too ostentatious and could easily be used as a pretext for jealousy, so they withheld the application and delayed its approval.
Later, no one expected that Jiang Fuyue would win the Nobel Prize in one go. No one would argue with her anymore. Even if someone wanted to argue, the sentence "If you have the ability, you can try to win a Nobel Prize" would silence the other party.
Superior: "Approve! Approve immediately!"
After passing the approval process, the news spread quickly, and Q University and B University heard about it and invited her to serve as honorary professor.
There is no need to teach or supervise graduate students. Just give lectures occasionally and select a few good candidates to participate in your experimental projects.
Jiang Fuyue did not refuse.
In Xie Dingyuan's words, when traveling in the world, a well-known identity can avoid a lot of unnecessary trouble.
So now everyone calls her "Professor Jiang", and sometimes they even use the honorific unconsciously.
Time returns to the present moment——
"Yes," Jiang Fuyue nodded, "I'm here with the team."
When the man heard this, his eyes lit up immediately. He stood up excitedly, his hands and feet together, his body straight. "My name is Liu Weihua. I was a military doctor before I retired. Now I am an attending physician in the Department of Surgery at the Kecheng District People's Hospital in Minnan Province. Can I apply to join the team?"
Jiang Fuyue: "Are you sure?"
During the conversation, she could clearly feel that the other party was not very satisfied with the conditions on the island.
"If you send someone, I'll go. If you don't send someone, or if the application really can't be approved, then I don't have to go..."
He didn't want to put Jiang Fuyue in a difficult position.
"Okay, pack up and board the ship in five hours. I'll report this to my superiors!"
"Yes!" The man saluted excitedly.
With Liu Weihua around, Jiang Fuyue had a better understanding of the current situation on the island.
For example, the current living standards, medical conditions, and folk customs on the island.
Compared to the Duofu in Jiang Fuyue's memory twenty years ago, although the island is still poor and backward, it is at least self-sufficient. If there is surplus food or livestock, they will collect them at a fixed time and ask passing ships to transport them out to sell in order to buy the most basic daily necessities.
Business has not developed at all on the island, and most transactions are still in the primitive state of barter.
In terms of medical care, islanders generally trust witch doctors and traditional Chinese medicine and are not interested in Western medicine.
As for education, most children do not have access to education. Boys go to work in the fields when they reach a certain age and contribute to the family as labor; girls are married off when they reach a certain age.
Like Fan Ye, he can read and write, and even leave the island to participate in competitions, all thanks to the support of his father Fan Sheng.
The three big families did have children sent outside the island to receive formal education, but only boys from the direct lineage would receive this treatment.
Don't even think about side branches or girls.
Liu Weihua: "...That's about it. I didn't stay on the island for long, so I only have a superficial understanding of many things."
This was the information he collected after active communication and several inquiries.
Jiang Fuyue: "You did a great job."
Liu Weihua smiled innocently: "I'm glad I can help!"
…
Before passing through the Zhizhou Strait, Jiang Fuyue once again ordered the ship to dock, and then brought more than fifty people ashore.
Liu Weihua: "What is Professor Jiang doing?"
"I don't know, but leaders always have their own intentions. Let's not guess."
Liu Weihua thought about it and since he had nothing to do, he decided to follow to see if there was anything he needed help with.
As a result, I actually saw Jiang Fuyue leading dozens of people into... a shopping mall?!
Relying on the convenient shipping of Zhizhou Strait, Hai City was recently established as a free trade zone and enjoys tariff reductions, so it is also known as "China's shopping paradise."
Liu Weihua was shocked by Jiang Fuyue's posture.
But he was not stupid enough to think that Jiang Fuyue wanted to take advantage of the time to satisfy her shopping desire before going to the island.
As a Nobel Prize winner, the youngest professor in China, and an absolutely authoritative expert in the field of biomedicine, can her ideological awareness be the same as that of an ordinary woman?
Even if she really wanted to go shopping, Jiang Fuyue would definitely not choose to go shopping at such a critical moment regardless of the occasion.
However, it turned out that Jiang Fuyue was just there to shop.
Two hours later, fifty people carrying large and small boxes came out of the mall one after another, and then transported them onto the ship in an orderly manner.
In addition, the mall also arranged several large trucks to deliver the goods directly to the dock for them, and hired special cranes for loading the goods.
Liu Weihua was stunned and asked casually how much it would cost.
The manager in charge of escorting the goods simply made the number eight.
"Eighty thousand?"
The manager turned his head away, not wanting to talk to him: "...Brother, look at these goods, just picking up a box costs more than 80,000!"
"Then... 800,000?"
"More."
"No, no way? Eight million?!"
The manager sighed. "Never mind. I won't bother you anymore. When I say 'eight', I don't mean the number, but the number of digits. Eight-digit goods, understand?"
Liu Weihua silently began to count on his fingers, and suddenly, his eyes widened.
Eight figures, tens of millions?!
Jiang, what did Professor Jiang buy?
The manager shook his head. “It’s impossible to list them all. There are too many. There’s everything.”
Liu Weihua hesitated: "Did the higher-ups allocate so much funding?"
"Funds? What funds? That has to go into a public account, right? The amount is too large and difficult to handle. Generally, our mall doesn't support it."
"Then how do you pay for these things?"
"They were all paid from her personal account."
Liu Weihua: “!”
Later he learned that two of the five cargo ships were empty, prepared to carry these things.
…
After nearly nine days of sailing (two days of which were spent at shore), Jiang Fuyue and the large team finally saw the Duofu Wharf from afar at eight o'clock in the morning on January 13.
Fan Sheng had received the news long ago and was already waiting at the dock with his men.
Fan Ye stretched her neck to peer out to sea, pacing anxiously. "Dad, are you sure the Maritime Bureau said we're going to land on the island today?"
Fan Sheng glanced at her and suddenly found it funny: "Do you think the information from the Navigation Bureau is wrong, or am I hard of hearing and didn't hear it clearly?"
Fan Ye muttered quietly: "Didn't we agree on 7 o'clock? I've been waiting for almost an hour and still haven't seen the boat. I'm getting a little anxious..."
"Please be patient. There are many factors that affect navigation at sea. Speeding up or slowing down is not so accurate. Even a delay of a few hours is normal."
Fan Ye seemed to be convinced and finally calmed down.
But after a few minutes, she started mumbling again: "Why hasn't Sister Yue come yet?"
Fan Sheng shook his head and let her go.
Sudden--
"Look! There's a boat coming!"
The man's expression brightened.
Fan Ye also looked over...
At this moment, Jiang Fuyue was standing in the cockpit of the main ship, holding an intercom. Her firm and powerful voice spread across the five ships through the radio, reaching every corner of the cabin.
"We'll be landing on the island in five minutes. Please take your belongings with you, and everyone must wear a protective mask. Remember, if we get into a physical conflict with the natives, be sure to protect yourself first!"
At the dock, Fan Ye's eyes lit up with excitement: "Here they come! They're almost docking! Uncle Cang, take some people to pick them up!"
"good!"
Fansheng stood in the wind, watching the ship slowly approaching, as if he saw faith and light coming again.
Just like twenty years ago, a woman named "Lou Mingyue" landed on the island without warning, bringing the seeds of civilization to this barren land. She also allowed him, who grew up in the wild and lived like an animal, to come into contact with the most advanced knowledge of human society, completely changing his future destiny.
Fan Sheng couldn't help but wonder, what should he say when he saw her?
Welcome back?
You finally came to see me?
Or... do I miss you very much? I've thought about you for more than twenty years, from youth to old age, from black hair to white hair.
Or, ask her directly - why haven't you come to visit her once in all these years? Have you forgotten Duofu and the promise you made?
However, when the two really met face to face——
Fansheng smiled and said, "Long time no see, Agta."
Jiang Fuyue was stunned and smiled.
"Long time no see, Xiao Sheng."
After a brief greeting, Jiang Fuyue began to organize everyone to transport supplies to the island.
However, despite all precautions, conflict is inevitable!
A large number of islanders armed with iron weapons surrounded them and blocked them at the dock.
"Who allowed you to go to the island?!"
"Leave the things behind, and leave the people!"
"With us here, no outsiders can enter the island!"
The leader was a fat man wearing the typical traditional short sweat shirt of the Duofu people, revealing his strong arms, with a fierce look and a defensive expression.
The people in the team were forced to stop, looked at each other, and then turned to Jiang Fuyue with questioning and help eyes.
The fat man looked over and said in a rough voice with a hint of cruelty: "Are you the leader?"
(End of this chapter)
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