Jiang Fuyue looked out the window, her tone was flat: "It's nothing, just ask casually."
Han Ke didn't think much about it, and drove into the villa.
…
Continent F, in the northwest of Ganbieta Desert.
The scorching sun was in the sky, scorching the earth, and the golden fine sand created a wave of heat.
The thick military boots stepped on the hot gravel, emitting a smell of glue.
The twenty-man team was struggling.
"Professor Xie," a figure in camouflage quickly walked up to the man and reported in a hoarse voice, "Xiangxi did not find any water source."
Then, the second person came back, also wearing a camouflage uniform: "No to the north."
Then the third person: "No Xiangnan."
And they came from the east, and they didn't see the water source.
In other words, there is no water in the four directions of east, west, south, and north.
The team was in an instant commotion.
Half of them are researchers and the other half are medical workers.
The three people in camouflage were temporarily dispatched by the station to escort them to the peacekeepers at the Suweitan military base.
Originally, it only took two hours to drive from the airport to Suweitan, but they were unlucky and encountered local armed forces on the way, who took away the car, water and dry food.
In order to avoid encountering other armed forces and causing casualties, Xie Dingyuan immediately decided to lead the team through the northwest of Ganbieta Desert.
Right now, the team has been marching for twelve hours, running out of water and food, and exhausted.
In the silence, no one opened their mouths to speak. It wasn't that they didn't know what to say, but that they could save a little energy, and no one knew how long they could last.
The three soldiers lowered their heads, sweat hung on their faces, mixed with the yellow sand, leaving black marks.
Xie Dingyuan: "Everyone, rest on the spot for twenty minutes."
After speaking, he took off the water bottle on his body and handed it to one of the soldiers.
"You three take it for points."
"Professor?!" The soldier stared in fear, instead of reaching out to pick it up, he even took half a step back, saying firmly, "This is absolutely impossible!"
The virus has spread to the entire northern part of Continent F, thousands of civilians die every day due to the infection, and this medical research team is the hope of the entire Continent F.
Therefore, no matter who you give this last sip of water, it is more valuable than giving them!
Xie Dingyuan said, "Take it. Drink it and continue looking for water sources."
The three are still hesitating.
Xie Dingyuan's eyes sharpened: "Twenty minutes is the limit that everyone can support. If you waste one more second, the possibility of finding the water source will be reduced by one point."
The three of them drank the last sip of water separately.
Seeing this, the others subconsciously licked their chapped lips, but no one jumped out to object.
Soon, Xie Dingyuan and the three set off to find the water source.
"Professor Xie is going too?!" A soldier exclaimed in surprise, "Is this... suitable?"
Another soldier glanced in the direction where Xie Dingyuan left: "This is not the first time Professor Xie has come to Continent F. When I was a recruit five years ago, he was already able to lead a team through the Rezabi Desert on foot, and all members Survive and you'll be fine."
"But… "
"Come on, let's go!" After saying that, the soldier walked in another direction.
The soldier froze for two seconds, then set foot in his own direction, searching all the way.
In fact, he just wanted to say that Professor Xie has not touched a drop of water for more than ten hours, and the situation may be worse than theirs.
Nineteen minutes later, two soldiers came back one after the other, looking depressed.
The canteens hanging from them were still empty.
Some people in the team have fainted one after another.
After the on-site first aid, the situation temporarily stabilized, but the medical staff who did the first aid collapsed due to exhaustion.
"No, if this continues, everyone will die."
"Where's Professor Xie? It's been twenty minutes!"
The two soldiers looked anxious.
After another three minutes, Xie Dingyuan still did not come back.
"You stay where you are, I'll go find—"
Before he finished speaking, he saw a figure gradually approaching in the scorching sun and yellow sand.
Even though the scorching sun made him sweat profusely, and the wind and sand stained his handsome eyebrows and eyes, the man's tall and straight back still couldn't be broken.
It seems that perseverance has been poured into it, supporting his proud and unyielding skeleton.
"It's Professor Xie!" The two soldiers stepped forward in surprise.
But Xie Dingyuan took three water bottles from his body, "Bring them to everyone."
Found water!
A soldier immediately uncorked the bottle, ready to let Xie Dingyuan drink first.
The latter waved his hand and repeated: "Give it to everyone."
"But you..."
"Hold it."
It was not until the fourth round of fetching water that Xie Dingyuan finally got it.
Suddenly, his eyes flickered: "Is there another person?"
Only then did the two soldiers realize that their companion had not returned.
Xie Dingyuan raised his wrist: "Forty minutes have passed, bring enough water and look for it with me!"
It wasn't until the sky was getting dark that Xie Dingyuan came back with the soldiers in a semi-conscious state: "Quick! He was bitten by a snake—"
Immediately, two medical staff walked out of the team and began to treat them.
At night, the low temperature strikes.
Everyone took out the warm clothes they carried with them and spent the night like this.
The injured soldier woke up the next day and his body functions fully recovered.
The team moves on.
It wasn't until the sun went down that everyone saw the military base that was rising from cooking smoke in the distance.
They finally came out of the desert!
Xie Dingyuan stepped forward to negotiate and presented relevant documents. The garrison officers at the Suweitan base warmly accepted them and settled them down quickly.
At night, Xie Dingyuan took a shower, changed into clean clothes, sat in a temporary tent, and read the clinical observation reports of infected persons provided by the base.
The moonlight shone on him, revealing a chill.
As the page turned, the man's eyebrows gradually tightened.
This virus was more difficult than he expected.
The hour hand on the dial on his wrist pointed to the early morning, Xie Dingyuan turned over the last page, read it, put it aside, got up and left the tent.
Seeing this, two garrisons stepped forward and asked what they needed in the local language.
Xie Dingyuan replied in their language: "I want to see Kaza."
The two garrisons looked at each other and told him to wait, one continued to guard while the other ran to report.
Xie Dingyuan turned around and returned to the tent.
About a quarter of an hour later, there were footsteps approaching outside the tent.
Then the curtain was lifted, and a strong and burly man bowed inside.
Seeing Xie Dingyuan, he smiled and stepped forward, opened his arms to give a big hug: "Long time no see, buddy!"
In the next second, Xie Dingyuan stepped back sideways, avoiding this bloody embrace.
"Sit." He raised his jaw to signal.
Kaza hugged him in vain, and was not angry. He walked over to Xie Dingyuan and sat down on the big horse with a golden knife. Obviously, he had long been used to his indifference and cleanliness.
"I've been waiting for a long time. I just wiped out a local armed force. If there is no accident, it should be the one you encountered. I have roughly checked that the medical equipment and some research machines are intact. I will have someone send them over tomorrow. Check it out."
Xie Dingyuan didn't care about this. He directly asked: "How soon can the laboratory be built? Judging from the existing clinical data, the virus is likely to have mutated. The longer it takes, the worse the situation will be."
Kaza: "After receiving the news from the military government that China will send a team of experts to support, the base has started to build a laboratory that meets the specifications. Judging from the current progress, it will take about three days."
"Three days..." Xie Dingyuan pondered for a moment, "It's just right, I will go to the central infection area tomorrow."
"Are you crazy?!" Kaza stared wide-eyed, "There are all infected people there, and most of the medical staff have been evacuated one after another. What are you going to do?!"
Xie Dingyuan's expression remained unchanged: "I need more accurate first-hand data."
This is more than a few thin clinical records can provide.
He must go there himself!
Kaza: "Then I'll arrange a squad of soldiers to take you there."
Xie Dingyuan: "Remember to wear masks."
The corner of Kaza's mouth twitched: "I'll tell you when I get back, and I'm sure they will come to see you tomorrow in full disguise!"
"Just cover your mouth and nose, it doesn't have to be tight."
"..."
"If possible, all troops stationed at the base should also wear masks. Intensive military training will be suspended, and large gatherings will be cancelled."
Kaza looked serious, realizing something was wrong.
He tentatively opened his mouth: "This time... very serious?"
Xie Dingyuan: "Exceeded expectations."
"Okay, I'll go and issue an order right away and order all the soldiers to strictly implement it!" After speaking, he lifted the curtain and walked away in a hurry.
Xie Dingyuan lay down on the bed, took out his mobile phone, and after unlocking it, a small red cross jumped out at the position where the signal was displayed in the upper left corner.
Indicates no signal.
He couldn't dial out, and outsiders couldn't dial in.
Gently tap the album with his fingertips, the total number of photos in it is pitifully small, but the latest one successfully softened his brows and eyes, and raised the corners of his mouth...
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Three shifts, three thousand words.