Seeing that I was limping, Wu Zhong quickly nodded: "Miss Jiang, don't worry, the resort has a medical team on standby all year round. I'll have them go to the infirmary to wait for their appointments!"
Jiang Man was skeptical: "A medical clinic? Are they even qualified?"
Wu Zhong responded confidently, "Don't worry, they are all top-notch doctors. Even last year, when a leader in the city suddenly fell ill and there wasn't enough time to send him to the provincial capital, they borrowed a doctor from us."
Jiang Man was relieved and said to me, "Go and treat your wounds first. We'll make further plans after you've finished treating them!"
While I was preoccupied with my worries, I was focused on something else entirely, and I pressed Wu Zhong for details: "Mr. Wu, have you made any progress on the information we asked you to investigate before?"
Wu Zhong smiled and nodded: "The Qingyun Town you mentioned has been found. I've handed this matter over to my secretary, and we should have results soon. Please be patient!"
Miao Xiaoxian was very skilled at treating wounds, and with the herbal medicine she used, my wound did not become infected.
Following the advice of the resort doctor, in order to prevent the wound from becoming infected and abscessed, it was suggested that I remove the necrotic tissue and re-bandage and disinfect the wound. However, I was afraid that this would affect my subsequent actions, so I refused outright.
I don't know if it was because Wu Zhong was very capable or because Jintu Mining had a great influence in the local area, but all the information we needed was delivered that noon.
Inside the ward, Jiang Man saw that I was receiving an IV drip of anti-inflammatory injections, so she took out some materials and started introducing them to me: "Qingyun Town, which we are looking for, is in the next city. It is an inconspicuous small town. Because it has no pillar industry, it has suffered a serious loss of population."
"Jintu Mining has already made all the arrangements for our trip to Qingyun Town. They originally planned to invest in that county, but this trip to Ping'an Town will be under the guise of a poverty alleviation project funded by Jintu Mining. The county has already notified the town head to receive us. With this status, it will be much easier for us whether we're surveying the terrain or resolving any issues."
"Having official status is indeed much more convenient; at least our safety is guaranteed."
Upon hearing Jiang Man's instructions, I nodded and asked, "Is there any activity in town right now?"
"have."
Jiang Man nodded and said, "Early this morning, a large number of unfamiliar faces suddenly appeared in Qingyun Town. The sheer number of them shocked the town's police station, which canceled all the leave for the police officers and auxiliary police!"
Upon hearing Jiang Man's reply, I sat up abruptly in bed: "So many people, are they all heading towards the Miao Jiang Immortal Palace?"
Jiang Man shook her head: "It's not clear yet. Logically speaking, this possibility should be small. Duan Jinyan came to Sichuan to find the Miao Jiang Immortal Palace. Even if he really got the relevant clues, he should be working on it secretly by himself. How could he make it public?"
When I heard her say that, I immediately pulled the IV out of the back of my hand: "This is too abnormal. So many people going to Qingyun Town, there must be something wrong. We have to set off now!"
"Duan Shenxing, calm down. This matter isn't as urgent as you think. Even if those people are all heading for the Miao Jiang Immortal Palace, they won't be able to find anything in such a short time! The doctor said your wound is at high risk of infection and you need to rest for at least three days!"
"Don't even mention three days, I can't wait even three minutes! Since it's just for recuperation, going to Qingyun Town is the same."
I got up, put on my shoes, and limped toward the door: "I'm not worried about the other tomb raiders, but about Duan Jinyan! Although those people have no moral bottom line, they are the best in this industry. When we fight them, we can't let our guard down for even a second!"
Jiang Man couldn't persuade me otherwise, so she had to agree to set off for Qingyun Town.
Qingyun Town is 120 kilometers away from Ping'an Village, which we visited earlier.
After Wu Zhong took us to that county town, we received a warm welcome.
Although the two counties are adjacent, their economies are worlds apart. Once they have a major conglomerate like Jintu Mining, they don't want to let go.
When our car got off the highway, the county's investment promotion bureau chief and the county head personally came to greet us, making quite a grand scene.
Wu Zhong, who was originally accompanying us, wanted to introduce Jiang Man's identity, but at Jiang Man's instruction, we were simply treated as her accompanying secretaries.
Wu Zhong originally planned to take us all the way to Qingyun Town, but we couldn't avoid the county's reception banquet, so he had no choice but to stay. Jiang Man and we had no interest in it, so after discussing it with the people in the county, Wu Zhong decided that they would stay in the county town while we went to Qingyun Town first to carry out the poverty alleviation investigation.
I won't go into the details of the process, but as we headed towards Qingyun Village, the scenery outside the car window became increasingly desolate. Eventually, there wasn't even a road anymore, and the dilapidated mountain road made us dizzy and disoriented.
I gripped the car door handle and asked the office director who was seeing us off to town, "Director Zhang, hasn't the government called for road construction in rural areas? Why is the road to Qingyun Town still in such poor condition?"
Director Zhang explained helplessly, “As you can see, we are a resource-based city. After the mineral resources were depleted, the economy plummeted. We still owe the companies more than 200 million yuan for the construction of the moat embankment! Although the money for road construction is earmarked for this purpose, we should prioritize road construction in the more populous towns and villages!”
We were just sitting in the car with nothing to do when Monkey heard Director Zhang say this. He frowned and said, "Why do I feel like what you're saying is so similar to what my teachers said when I was in school? The better a child is doing, the more attention you pay to that child, leaving the struggling students out in the cold. Won't the struggling students get worse and worse if this continues? If you want Qingyun Town to get rid of poverty, shouldn't you help them build roads first?"
Director Zhang's voice trembled from the jolting of the vehicle: "You may not know this, but Qingyun Town has been included in the plan to merge villages and towns. It will be merged with two other sparsely populated towns to form a new township. It is expected to be implemented gradually over the next five years. Since the people of Qingyun Town need to move away, there is no need for us to invest any more!"
As Director Zhang spoke, my head swayed and hit the car window with a loud thud. "Director Zhang, according to you, Qingyun Town is the poorest town in the county. I see that it's difficult to even drive here. How do they go to school and get medical treatment?"
“There is a health center and a police station in the town. Simple headaches and fevers, as well as some minor surgeries, can be treated here. If the illness is serious, then you can only go to the county town. In addition, there is no daily bus service. There are two buses a week. If there is special weather, there may be no service for one or two months.”
Director Zhang paused for a moment: "As for schooling, the able-bodied young people in this town have all moved away long ago. Those who remain send their children to public primary schools. There are only about fifty or sixty primary and secondary school students in the whole town. A few volunteer teachers teach in one classroom, according to their age."
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