Song Yangyu wrote Shao Jingque's name in the notebook, circled it heavily with a pen, and drew a question mark between her and Lu Zhan.
Although he didn't notice any abnormal behavior from Shao Jingque during the past few days of getting along with her, Song Yangyu was a little puzzled because she was too "normal".
In recent days, newspapers have been flooded with reports on the casualties of the flood in Henan Province, and the death toll is increasing day by day. Those who were initially declared missing were also included in the death toll statistics three days later.
But Shao Jingque told him today that Lu Zhan would come back to attend her friend's wedding with her.
Is the reason she is so sure because she is deceiving herself, or is there something else going on?
Song Yangyu knew that Anfeng Town where Lu Zhan was located had been completely submerged by floods, and that it was impossible for Lu Zhan to appear at the wedding the day after tomorrow, but he could not and did not want to tell Shao Jingque about this result in advance.
He put down his pen and fell into deep thought again...
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It was still raining continuously in the sky, but the rain was much lighter than a few days before the flood.
A small piece of flat land has been leveled out in the dense forest on the top of the mountain, and straw huts have been built between the branches, forming a simple temporary shelter.
Doctor Liu from Anfeng Town Hospital frowned and shook the thermometer he had just used twice, then put it back into Lu Zhan's armpit, whose eyes were closed and lips were purple.
He had been lying on a camp bed made of branches for three days, with no sign of improvement.
Company Commander Ma Jun asked anxiously:
"Doctor Liu, has our battalion commander's fever subsided?"
Dr. Liu sighed deeply and shook his head helplessly.
Lu Zhan's injuries were so severe that when he was called over to rescue people on the day he was carried back, he thought the person was dead at first glance. He saw that Lu Zhan's body was covered with blood holes with blood oozing out, his lips were pale and blue, and his breathing was very weak.
Fortunately, there were soldiers to help carry supplies during the evacuation, and there were some useful medicines in the temporary shelter.
He urgently disinfected and treated Lu Zhan's wound that was bleeding profusely, and asked the soldiers to find straighter branches and tie them into the shape of straight boards to fix Lu Zhan's position in time to prevent broken bones from piercing his internal organs when his body moved. If heavy bleeding occurred at this time, even a god could not save him.
Liu Jincai was frightened at that time. If he had not listened to Ma Jun's advice and laid the battalion commander flat on the canvas and carried him back, he would have inadvertently made the battalion commander more injured.
There are limited medicines in the temporary shelter, and the heavy rains in the past few days have left everyone's clothes wet. Some elderly people and children with weaker physical conditions have started to get sick, and coughing sounds can be heard everywhere.
Most of the medicines had been used up, and more importantly, the antibiotics and anti-inflammatory drugs that Lu Zhan needed had run out. Lu Zhan, who had just started to get better, started to have a high fever again. He was like a boiling fireball, and he started to talk nonsense from time to time.
Doctor Liu had no medicine on hand, and he could do nothing as he watched Lu Zhan's injuries become more and more serious and his vital signs weaken little by little.
The girl they rescued was a nurse from the town hospital named Chen Chunyan. She woke up shortly after being rescued. Apart from some skin injuries, she had no other serious injuries.
After learning that Lu Zhan was seriously injured in a fight with a black bear alone to save her, she stayed by Lu Zhan's side every day to take care of him, assisting Doctor Liu in treating Lu Zhan's wounds and changing the dressings day and night. She was so careful and thorough that Liu Jincai and others were too embarrassed to blame her, and thought she was making amends.
After taking care of the patient for several days and nights, she saw that he was getting better, but then the dangerous signs of fever appeared again. She burst into tears:
"Doctor Liu, you must save Captain Lu. He was seriously injured just to save me. If he dies, how can I live on..."
Doctor Liu looked helpless and said to Chen Chunyan, who was crying uncontrollably:
"Chunyan, you're a nurse, you should understand my difficulties. What's more, Captain Lu saved more than just you, he saved everyone in our town. If I could save him, how could I not save him?"
"Let alone medicine, I can't even give him some nutrition to keep him going. I don't know when we can expect rescue. I'm afraid Captain Lu won't be able to hold on for much longer."
Ma Jun was filled with grief. He suppressed the burning sensation in his eyes and held Dr. Liu's hand.
"Doctor Liu, please think of a solution. Tell me what you need and I'll find a way. The flood waters have receded considerably, and the rescue team will surely arrive soon. We can't let our battalion commander die like this. He's only in his twenties, the prime of his youth, with a bright future ahead of him!"
Doctor Liu felt sorry for it, but he was also a good cook who could not make a meal without rice. He pondered for a moment before saying in embarrassment:
"Captain Ma, you should first try to find a way to contact the rescue team as soon as possible. Without medicine, I really can't do anything."
"Also, Captain Lu's current health is limited to millet porridge every day, which is definitely not enough nutrition. He has been able to hold on until now thanks to his strong body and good foundation. If he doesn't supplement with nutritious food, I'm afraid he will only become weaker faster."
"Think of a solution. If there's no medicine, see if you can get some nutritious food to nourish him. It'll always be beneficial."
Ma Jun frowned. He also wanted to get some nutritious food for Captain Lu, but they had been trapped in the mountains for several days. The nearly 3,000 people, including the civilians and soldiers, had almost finished eating the food they brought with them, and the porridge was becoming thinner day by day.
He thought that if no rescue came in two days, he might not even be able to eat this bowl of clear soup.
Because they were worried that the black bear in the woods would hurt people again, no one dared to go far these days. All the rabbits, pheasants and other animals that could be caught nearby had already been caught. It was also a problem where to get nutritious food for Captain Lu.
At this point, he could only nod with difficulty and turn to find Liu Jincai.
Liu Jincai was working with the communications team to repair the equipment damaged by the heavy rain. Seeing him approaching with a serious face, he quickly asked:
"Lao Ma, how is the battalion commander?"
Ma Jun shook his head in silence and asked:
"Are the transmitter and telephone working?"
Seeing him shake his head, Liu Jincai looked disappointed and shook his head as well:
"Water got into the transmitter. It took a whole day to discover it. It can't be dried out in this weather."
Listening to his words, Ma Jun felt like a heavy stone was pressing on his heart, and looked at another dry machine:
"Where's this radio communication device?"
The correspondent replied:
"Reporting to the company commander, we have tried many times, but the forest is too dense and has completely blocked the signal. We can't send a signal even if we want to."
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