The Qihuang Charity Foundation will bear all the relevant costs of this medical aid operation, including accommodation and travel expenses, which will not be borne by the government.

The hotel is also a five-star hotel booked by Qihuang Charity. The reason why I was looking for a relatively high-standard hotel was to allow the members of the medical team to provide the best service, after all, no one knew what kind of difficult environment they would face when they really entered Qishanling Village.

Judging from the materials collected before, the location of Qishanling Village is very remote, and more than 100 kilometers to the southwest is the famous Jinshanjiao.

Qishanling Village is the largest village in the surrounding area, with a population of more than 300 people, all of whom are elderly, weak, women and children. Due to the inconvenience of transportation and the lack of information, there was a situation where many people became ill, and it was only known to the outside world about a week later.

Su Tao received more than 10 young TCM practitioners at the hotel, all of whom were under the age of 35, and all of them belonged to the backbone of TCM.

Liao Huashi is one of the best, 29 years old this year, not from Dou Fanggang and Song Sichen, his father and grandfather are both famous doctors in Jiangzhou Province, the family has an acupuncture heritage, and has prestige among everyone.

Compared with Wang Guofeng, Liao Hua is very low-key and modest, and he is also very polite after seeing Su Tao, and the rest of the members also have a good impression of Liao Huashi.

Ninety percent of the members are men, and only one woman from Dou Fanggang's sect, named Kong Siyu, is twenty-eight years old.

Kong Siyu's mouth was also sweet, and after seeing Su Tao, he kept shouting "Little Uncle"!

All the personnel who participated in the medical assistance team this time are no strangers to Su Tao, and they know that this seemingly young team leader has actually achieved many unimaginable achievements, so they are still very convinced of Su Tao.

When the others were about to come, Su Tao set up a table in the hotel's restaurant.

Kong Siyu said with a smile: "Uncle Xiao, this table is really rich enough, how do I feel that you are buying people's hearts." ”

Kong Siyu's words to make Su Tao laugh loudly.

The corners of Su Tao's mouth also showed a light smile, and when the laughter gradually stopped, he pressed his palm in the void, signaled everyone to stop, and said softly: "What Siyu Beauty said just now has some sense, setting up such a sumptuous meal today can be regarded as encouraging everyone, because the next work will be very hard." I learned from the head of the Department of Health that it takes about four hours to reach Qishanling Village from Kunzhou City, and because it has been raining in the area recently, we have to walk more than 10 kilometers to reach the destination of this aid. ”

Liao Huashi smiled faintly and said: "President Su, please rest assured, our group of people are all willing to join this action, we are all young people, how can we do great things if we don't endure hardships?"

"That's right, President Su, don't worry, many of us often go deep into the mountains to investigate and collect medicines, and we are not the rich second generation born with a golden key. The rest chimed in.

Su Tao saw that everyone was full of confidence, and he was still very excited, although the time was in a hurry, the second elder Dou Song still tried his best to help him recruit a group of elite teams of traditional Chinese medicine.

However, he could see that although everyone was very polite to him, many of them also questioned him, relatively speaking, Liao Huashi's personal charm could make other members trust him more.

The reason is very simple, Su Tao is too young, they have not seen Su Tao's strength with their own eyes, everything is just hearsay.

A group of young people, chatting about a common topic, the meal was full of joy.

Liao Huashi drank a lot of wine, but he was still very sober, followed Su Tao into the room after dinner, waited for Su Tao to boil water, make a cup of tea, and put it in his hand.

Liao Hua took a sip of tea and said in a deep voice: "President Su, you are so sure that you will bring all of our team members back." ”

"Why do you ask that?" asked Su Tao lightly.

"You and I know very well that judging from the current information, what happened in Qishanling Village was an epidemic. On the one hand, the reason why it has not been known to the outside world is that the place is relatively remote and there has not yet been a large-scale outbreak, and on the other hand, the government is also trying to control public opinion and prevent the news from spreading quickly and causing panic in society. Liao Huashi's eyes were bright, and he didn't look drunk.

Su Tao looked at him and asked softly, "Are you afraid?"

"Afraid?" Liao Huashi smiled faintly, "Our group of members are all voluntarily registered, and none of them are afraid of death, but death is worth dying." Logically speaking, the matter has been breaking out for almost two weeks, and if the cause is found, it can be solved long ago. Medical assistance is still needed, and even international medical organizations have been brought in, only to suggest that this may be a new disease. ”

"You have a point! Su Tao smiled and asked, "Even if it's a new type of epidemic, so what?"

"If it is a new epidemic, it will inevitably kill a lot of people. In particular, the first batch of people who went deep into the epidemic area is not an exaggeration to describe it as nine deaths and one life. Liao Huashi said very seriously, "We can sacrifice our lives for our ideals, but we don't want to be cannon fodder." ”

"I know what you mean! If you're timid now, then leave!" Su Tao said seriously, "Even without your companions, I will go deep alone." ”

Liao Huashi sighed and said with a wry smile: "You are more determined than you imagined!"

Su Tao took a deep breath and said patiently, "Let me share a story with you." My mentor, Mr. Song Sichen, strongly opposed me to leading the team at first, because I was too young, and he was willing to lead the team, the reason is realistic, he thought that he was old, and if he was infected by the epidemic and died, it would not be so a pity. But what I would say is that every human life is priceless and cannot be counted as such. Especially a Chinese medicine doctor, when facing illness, he must treat everyone equally. Also, we are not cannon fodder, but we go with the purpose of curing the sick. ”

Liao Huashi shook his head and smiled bitterly: "What you said is too dignified. ”

Su Tao said in a deep voice: "Don't tell me, you are a person without faith. Otherwise, you wouldn't be sitting here voluntarily. ”

Liao Huashi was slightly stunned, and found that Su Tao was very serious at the moment, exuding a majesty all over his body.

"That's right, of course I have ideals, I love Chinese medicine, and I hope to make my own contribution to the development of Chinese medicine. Liao Huashi's eyes flashed.

"In the face of the epidemic, if we young people don't have the courage to face it, how can we integrate Chinese medicine into modern medicine, and let Chinese medicine flourish. Su Tao asked sharply.

Liao Huashi sighed secretly and said with a wry smile: "What you said makes a lot of sense. ”

Su Tao also said what was in his heart.

The greatest enemy of mankind is not chronic diseases such as heart disease, high blood pressure, and diabetes, but all kinds of highly contagious diseases, such as plague, cholera, leprosy, and schistosomiasis, and every large-scale outbreak will instantly take thousands of lives.

"We're ready to shoot and have to. Now we are not thinking about safety, but how to find out the cause of the disease in the shortest possible time and control the situation. Su Tao said in a deep voice, "The precarious lives in Qishanling Village are as important as our lives. ”

Liao Huashi arched his hand towards Su Tao and sighed: "With your words, I am relieved." ”

Su Tao was slightly stunned, and asked with a smile: "Don't worry?"

Liao Huashi nodded and said: "To be honest, I was a little prejudiced against you at the beginning, but after this detailed discussion with you, I also have a deeper understanding of you." Your success today is not due to luck or chance, but to your personality and open-mindedness. ”

Su Tao sighed secretly, realizing that Liao Hua really had the ingredients to test himself just now, he smiled easily: "Should I say thank you?"

Liao Huashi shook his head with a wry smile, and the relationship with Su Tao slowly eased, and said: "The people who participated in the medical rescue team this time are all young people with strong physique, in fact, I am still very confident in this trip to the epidemic area. Please rest assured, I will definitely not be a deserter in this operation. ”

Su Tao gently pressed Liao Huashi's shoulder and said with a smile: "This is the responsibility of a Chinese medicine person." ”

……

In the Shangri-La Hotel, an old man with silver hair from the West held a goblet with red wine in his hand, and he drank a glass every day before he went to sleep. At present, the number of patients in Qishanling Village has reached 98, of which 5 have died, 56 have shown serious symptoms, and 37 have been infected. ”

The old man's name is Anderson, a professor at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden, a virus expert, and an epidemiologist, who has been nominated for the Nobel Prize in Medicine many times and is considered one of the candidates with the best chance of winning the Nobel Prize in Medicine.

The woman who reported to himself was a doctoral student he brought, named Qiao Xue. This time to participate in Huaxia International Medical Assistance, he needed a person who was proficient in Chinese to act as an interpreter for him, so he chose to let this Huaxia female student accompany him.

Qiao Xue is smart and careful, and the information she collects is very effective, which makes Anderson very satisfied.

"Mentor, tomorrow morning at about 8 o'clock, we will leave for Qishanling Village, in addition to us, there is also a non-governmental charity in Huaxia to go deep into the epidemic area with us. Qiao Xue reported in a low voice.

"This is nonsense!" Anderson turned suddenly, "we have a very serious task this time, and the charity they have arranged will not only not be able to help, but may also cause us a lot of trouble." You told Huaxia that you would refuse to allow others to enter with us. Otherwise, our international aid will be null and void!"

Anderson Sr. has a lot of experience, he often participates in international medical aid operations, and most of these non-governmental charities are composed of people who are well fed and supported, and they can't help at all when they enter the epidemic area, and they will pick and choose, like an uncle, they can't endure hardship at all.

Seeing that Anderson was extremely serious, Qiao Xue sighed secretly and said, "I'll contact the contact person on the government's side and give us honest feedback." ”