Zuo Cidian felt like he had been on the boat for a very long time before he finally heard the voice he had been waiting for.
"We're almost there. Get ready to get off the boat." When he said this, the voice of the senior member of the rescue team was a little hoarse.
Zuo Cidian passed him a bottle of water and said, "Moisten your throat. Did you talk all the way here?"
"Yes." The senior member was a little bored. He drank the water and looked straight ahead for a while before he said, "Some of the members in the team are too young. They're nervous."
"Is it dangerous to be a rescue team?" Zuo Cidian asked with a smile.
The senior member chuckled sarcastically. He turned around and looked at Zuo Cidian's coarse face. He could not help but shake his head. "You rarely go out to sea, right?"
"To be honest, I've only been on a boat a few times. This might be the longest one I've ever been on. I used to go out to sea to fish with other people. I also took a ferry once, and I didn't feel anything before I reached my destination. " Zuo Cidian moved his body. After sitting on the boat for such a long time, he was tired and scared. His energy was also a little low.
The senior member looked ahead and said slowly, "In our words, storms are blind. Think about it. What's it like on land when there's a strong wind and a heavy rain? When there's a strong wind and a heavy rain on the sea, you still have to go in to look for a boat and people before you save them …"
As he spoke, he pulled up the pants on his thigh, revealing a deep and long scar.
The scar was a little hideous. It looked like a tree branch, and there were some small forks. Zuo Cidian knew at first glance that this was a deep tear. After the wound was sutured, it would probably take a long time to recover.
"When I landed on someone's boat along the mast, I was thrown off by a rope. If it was a steel rope, I would have died." The senior member looked relieved. "It's funny that the person who saved you became an injured person, but you can't avoid it, right? You really can't say anything about things on the sea. Those who survive are lucky …"
The senior member took out a cigarette from his pocket and put it in his mouth.
Zuo Cidian nodded. "It's not easy."
"Hehe …" The senior member laughed again. "It's not easy when the wind is at level four. It's not easy to land on a wrecked ship in the wind. It's not easy for a diver to tie a rope to go into the sea. How do you say that when the wind is at level seven … It depends on your luck."
Zuo Cidian suddenly did not know what to say. He didn't even know what level seven wind force meant.
However, even though the ocean in front of him was still in a tamed state, Zuo Cidian still had a lot to fear.
"Our rescue bureau conducts a physical examination every year. Out of less than 100 divers, seven were found to have necrosis of the femoral head …" The senior team member stared ahead and suddenly asked, "Do you know why I spent so much time trying to persuade Young Zhang just now?"
Zuo Cidian shook his head.
The senior team member suddenly laughed. "He originally planned to get married the day after tomorrow."
Zuo Cidian was dumbfounded. "Then, why did you come out?"
"Everyone has canceled their vacation and returned to the team, and it's such an important rescue mission … He's mainly angry. It's fine if the hotel doesn't cancel the banquet they booked, but they can't even reduce the number of tables. Tell me, if our entire rescue team is outside, who's going to eat the banquet in the hotel? The girl's parents were already unhappy about this, and now, I don't even know what to say … "The veteran team member shook his head and threw all the complaints he had on the way to Zuo Cidian.
Zuo Cidian felt helpless when he heard that. The hotel naturally had its own difficulties. The banquet the day after tomorrow might have already been bought, and if it was canceled at the last minute, the hotel might have to pay the bill. That would be very unreasonable. But on the other hand, when he thought about how the young rescue team member had to spend money to buy a banquet and did not even have time to attend his own wedding …
With this alone, he would not be able to raise his head in front of his wife in the future.
Zuo Cidian could not help but think about many years ago, after his own wedding ended … Hmm, it seemed like no matter what, he did not have any status …
"The hospital ship is equivalent to a mobile hospital." The voice of the veteran team member rose again, and it traveled with the wind into Zuo Cidian's ears. "The rescue this time is of a very high standard. You can tell just by looking at the hospital ship. We rescue hundreds of cases every year, but there are only a few cases where the hospital ship participates. It's just that it's parked too far away. It's more than eighty nautical miles away. If it were on land, it would be in the neighboring county … "
Zuo Cidian sized up the hospital ship in front of him and nodded subconsciously.
For people who lived on land for a long time, the Yun Hua 893 was considered a large ship. It was modified from a container ship, and it was actually a little old. Its appearance was not very domineering either.
If it were at the port, the Yun Hua 893 might only be able to call itself a little brother when compared to the new cargo ships that had just been launched.
However, Zuo Cidian could not help but feel at ease when he saw such a large ship that was more than one hundred meters long in the middle of the ocean.
"Get on the ship." When the veteran rescue team member saw that the small boat was ready, he pursed his lips and called Doctor Zhou and the others over.
"Are you going straight to Baoyuanjiao?" Zuo Cidian asked.
"Yes, our mission is to go to the scene." The veteran rescue team member's expression was calm. "We'll save the people, and you'll keep them alive. Then, this matter will be settled."
There was not much morale-boosting farewell. Zuo Cidian, Doctor Zhou, Lu Wenbin, and Zhao Leyi were sent to the speedboat, and they watched as the rescue team turned and left.
The ship would disappear for a long time on the sea, but everyone was already silent.
"Go and help when you're there." A health worker ran over from the hospital ship to inform them.
"Oh, which way?" Lu Wenbin carried his things, and he ran the fastest.
The health worker pointed him in the direction. After thinking about it, he still brought a few people with him.
During non-war times, the hospital ship's main job was to travel around the world and provide medical assistance to poor and backward areas. When they were fully prepared, a hospital ship could carry more than one hundred medical staff, and they could provide medical services that were not inferior to those in tertiary Grade A hospitals.
However, in the current situation, the Rescue Bureau did not have the ability to fully load up a hospital ship and wait for orders. Even if they had money, the doctors on the ship would not be able to handle it.
After all, doctors were different from soldiers. They could not ensure their working conditions just by staying on the ship and waiting for orders.
Therefore, the hospital ship Yun Hua 893 only had two attending physicians, two first-grade resident doctors, and a few health workers. In reality, the other attending physician and the resident doctor had resigned and left a long time ago, and it was difficult to find a successor. What was left was Lin Honghou, a resident doctor, and a few health workers.
It was not a problem for the health workers to perform simple bandages and treatment of wounds, but when it came to surgeries, even the simplest appendectomy, they would not be able to do it.
Zuo Cidian and the others had already been informed of their mission. When they arrived below the deck, they were immediately brought to familiarize themselves with the situation. They then changed their clothes and prepared to go to the operating theater to help.
"Old Zuo, help Ling Ran keep an eye on the operating theater." While Doctor Zhou changed his clothes, he reminded Zuo Cidian, "I've met doctors from this kind of hospital ship before. They're all very arrogant, and some of them even want to compete with us."
"Compete?"
"They're calling us doctors from local hospitals. Don't you think that's a little too arrogant?" Doctor Zhou chuckled and said, "Local doctors nowadays have a lot of experience and good skills, but there will always be people who are unwilling to admit it … However, we're on someone else's ship, and we're not here to cause trouble. Just help Ling Ran keep an eye on him. Don't let him do his job and get sued later."
Zuo Cidian naturally hummed in agreement and brought Lu Wenbin to the operating theater.
"Don't talk first. Follow me. We'll act according to the situation. Don't be rash." Zuo Cidian also reminded Lu Wenbin on the way.
Lu Wenbin agreed immediately.
* Shick. *
Zuo Cidian placed his hands behind his back and stepped open the automatic door of the operating theater.
"Doctor Ling, I'm done here. Please take a look." Lin Honghou's voice was both unfamiliar and familiar to Zuo Cidian and Lu Wenbin.
It was unfamiliar because of the unfamiliar voice, but familiar because of the familiar tone and voice.
Lu Wenbin glanced at Zuo Cidian and asked in a low voice, "Lick?"
Zuo Cidian stared at Lin Honghou and nodded slightly to confirm.
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