Embers Ad Infinitum

Hearing Ding Ce's reply, Bai Chen seemed to have been stifled, his body leaned back slightly, and his head was buzzing.

After a few seconds, she recovered and asked eagerly:

"What disease is it?"

Ding Ce said with a mournful face:

"The doctor said it's an old problem, with lung problems and tracheal problems. It's easy to survive winter."

At this moment, Bai Chen felt the cold night wind blowing on his face, causing pain like needle pricks.

She quickly turned her head, looked at Jiang Baimian, and shouted emotionally:

"Team leader..."

Sensing Bai Chen's request for permission, Jiang Baimian nodded gently and said to Ding Ce:

"Can you take us to Mayor Tian? We have some medicine that might work."

Under normal circumstances, Ding Ce would definitely not agree directly, but at this juncture, he felt that no matter how bad it was, it would not be worse than doing nothing. There might be some hope for treating a dead horse as a living horse doctor.

"Okay." He nodded vigorously.

Jiang Baimian didn't hesitate, walked to the back of the jeep and put out a milky white box with a red cross symbol.

This is the first aid kit for the Old Tune Team.

——This time is an official mission, not a field training, so they no longer only bring some commonly used medicines, cleaning tablets, and mosquito repellent like last time.

Bang!

Jiang Baimian closed the trunk, turned to Ding Ce and said:

"Let's go."

Seeing that this beautiful woman behaved somewhat professionally, Ding Ce felt more confident and quickly walked ahead to lead the way.

The group of five people first passed through the chaotic and crowded area of ​​mud houses, brick houses and tents, and came to the vicinity of the flag-raising platform under the gazes of people who were either wary, numb, envious, curious or unclear.

Seeing that the surroundings finally calmed down, Bai Chen rushed to Ding Ce's side in two steps and asked with concern

"When did Mayor Tian fall ill?"

In the increasingly dark sky, Ding Ce walked forward quickly while recalling:

"It's been more than ten days.

"In the past, the mayor would get sick once or twice in winter, but it was nothing serious. Who knew that this time, this time, it would become so serious all of a sudden.

"The doctor prescribed medicine and gave him injections, but they were of no use. In the past few days, he has been unconscious more often than awake. The doctor said, the doctor said, he might not be able to survive tonight..."

As he spoke, this young man, who was about 1.7 meters tall and considered tall among wilderness wanderers, sounded a bit crying.

He raised his left arm, wiped his eyes carelessly with his elbow, and then said:

"Actually, the doctor said a few days ago that the mayor might not survive, but he is still holding on until now. The doctor said, his will to survive is very strong, very strong..."

Ding Ce sniffed and couldn't say any more.

Bai Chen pursed his lips tightly, and his eyes were already a little moist.

While talking, they arrived at the deepest part of Shuiwei Town and turned into the building on the left.

In the dimly lit corridor, Jiang Baimian deliberately found a topic to make the atmosphere less heavy:

"Do you have a doctor here?"

This is a "luxury product" in a homeless settlement in the wilderness.

Seeing that it was Jiang Baimian who asked the question, Ding Ce answered in detail:

"always have.

"The mayor said that there were several doctors there at that time. Later, when the children started to study, they would pick the ones with the best grades and follow them to study medicine. This is our tradition."

Speaking of this, Ding Ce felt a little sad:

"But we don't have medicine. The mayor said that it was okay in the early years. You can find it in the ruins of the city. Although those medicines are too old and the effect is very poor, they are still better than nothing.

“Now we can only see which transaction can get them, only big forces can produce these.

"Well... the doctors also found some books from the ruins of the city. Based on them, they collected different parts of plants and animals from the wilderness, and then combined them with medicine to make medicine. Some of them are quite effective!"

At this time, a group of five people had arrived at the room at the end of the second floor.

There were two members of the town guard guarding the door.

"They have medicine!" Ding Ce said directly without any introduction.

"Bai Chen..." One of the town guard members recognized Bai Chen and quickly opened the door and said, "Go in, go in."

Then, he added:

"When the mayor was unconscious these days, he would occasionally call Bai Yatou."

Bai Chen's eyes immediately turned red and he rushed in first.

Jiang Baimian used his eyes to signal Shang Jianyao to control himself and not to twitch, and then followed Bai Chen into the room.

The first thing that caught her eye was the dim light bulb hanging from the top of the room, which illuminated the place fairly brightly.

At the very back of the room, next to the window, there was a dark red wooden bed that looked quite old. Tian Erhe was lying on it, covered with a thick quilt and the army green coat, his eyes tightly closed. With.

His face became thinner and thinner, as if only skin and bones were left, and his pale hair was sparse and messy.

At this moment, Tian Erhe was constantly making breathing sounds that seemed to contain a lot of thick phlegm, which seemed quite laborious.

This made him look like he might not be able to catch up at any moment.

Next to Tian Erhe, there is an iron-black stove that exudes warmth.

In the room, probably because Tian Erhe's condition has deteriorated, all the people in the town who have important opinions have gathered here.

They were mainly men in their thirties, with some capable young people and a few old men in their fifties and sixties, filling the room to the brim.

Among them, there are only three women, two old and one middle-aged.

"Boss, they said there is medicine." Ding Ce said impatiently to a man in his mid-thirties.

This man is the captain of the Shuiwei Town Guards and the candidate for the next mayor after Tian Erhe became seriously ill.

He has an ordinary face, full of sorrow, wearing a dusty cotton-padded jacket, and his skin is very rough.

"Li Zhengfei." The man took two steps forward and extended his hand to Jiang Baimian.

Jiang Baimian shook hands with him and briefly introduced himself and the members of the "Old Tune Group".

"What medicine do you have?" Li Zhengfei asked directly without making any pleasantries.

Jiang Baimian told the truth frankly:

"We don't have specific medicines to treat lung and tracheal diseases, but we have brought some biological agents that can help Mayor Tian survive this crisis and wake up. As long as he can survive for two more days, there is hope for treatment."

Li Zhengfei could vaguely guess what Jiang Baimian meant, and he quickly turned his head to look at an old woman with short and neat white hair.

The best doctor in town here.

The old woman nodded and said she could try.

She had no other choice.

"Please give it a try." Li Zhengfei made a decision immediately.

In this regard, he is much more powerful than he appears.

Jiang Baimian said "hmm" and walked to Tian Erhe's bedside with the first aid kit in hand.

She sat down, opened the box, and took out a syringe, needles, and a thumb-sized brown glass bottle.

Then, she skillfully completed the assembly and sucked the liquid in the small bottle into the syringe.

After expelling the front-end gas, Jiang Baimian asked Bai Chen to come over, help pick up one of Tian Erhe's hands, and roll up his sleeves.

She quickly found the corresponding blood vessel and inserted the needle neatly.

After pushing out the tube of liquid bit by bit, Jiang Baimian sterilized the needle and packed the first aid kit, while instructing Bai Chen to lift Tian Erhe up and half-lying and half-leaning against the head of the bed.

During this process, Bai Chen did not forget to stuff Tian Erhe's pillow behind his waist.

Strangely enough, Tian Erhe's heart-wrenching breathing gradually became calmer.

He coughed quickly, and with Bai Chen's help, he turned his body sideways and spit out a lot of thick phlegm into the spittoon next to him.

After a while, Tian Erhe finally opened his eyes.

His vision regained focus little by little, and he saw clearly who was in front of him.

"Bai, girl..." Tian Erhe shouted weakly.

Bai Chen quickly replied:

"it's me."

Tian Erhe smiled slowly, and his whole body seemed to relax:

"You are finally back."

Bai Chen burst into tears immediately and could no longer hold back.

She wanted to say something, but her throat was blocked by sadness.

Tian Erhe regained his energy and scanned Jiang Baimian, Shang Jianyao, Long Yuehong and Li Zhengfei in sequence.

He first nodded to the guests, then patted the edge of the bed:

"Zhengfei, come here and sit here."

Like an obedient child, Li Zhengfei walked around Jiang Baimian and walked to Tian Erhe's side.

The wrinkles on Tian Erhe's face relaxed a little:

"I still remember that you were the most naughty and mischievous among your group of children. Who knew that I would now entrust Shuiwei Town, Shuiwei Town to you."

"Mayor..." Li Zhengfei, an almost middle-aged man, actually felt like crying.

Tian Erhe laughed and cursed:

"Why are you crying?

"I'm already in my seventies, and I've already earned a living. My wife and children are all waiting for me down there."

He took a breath and continued:

"The matter I told you before seems to have been answered now."

While speaking, Tian Erhe looked at Jiang Baimian and asked expectantly:

"How to say?"

Jiang Baimian considered his words and introduced himself first:

"We are from 'Pangaea'."

"Pangu creature?" Li Zhengfei repeated a little gaffefully.

The expressions of the men, women, old men, and strong men around them all changed to a certain extent. They were either shocked, surprised, fearful, panicked, or uneasy.

Jiang Baimian looked around and said with a smile:

"Our company has a bit of a bad reputation on earth, but please believe that all our experimental volunteers are willing. We prefer to use benefits to seduce, rather than force.

"You can think about it, among the big forces you know, how many are more trustworthy than our company?"

After a moment of silence, someone behind those people whispered:

"Some people say that the 'Pangu creature' is the real culprit of the destruction of the old world..."

Jiang Baimian's expression was slightly stagnant, and he responded quickly:

"Then shouldn't you be more obedient to us?

"A force that can destroy the old world, isn't it worth relying on?"

After another period of silence, Tian Erhe coughed and said:

"What kind of charter do you have?"

Jiang Baimian laughed:

"We intend to sign friendly cooperation terms with you."