Chapter 54 Peacekeeping Abroad
The sand foxes sat on a plane for more than ten hours, and then a car for several hours on the potholes, even if their physical fitness was a little overwhelmed, let alone the scientists. Along the way, they complained that the country was really backward enough.
Arriving at the general headquarters of the station, the first group of peacekeepers who were about to return home were already waiting for their arrival, and thousands of people wore blue berets and blue scarves around their necks, handing over under the national flag.
The Sand Fox squad was assigned to the general headquarters of the station to protect the scientific researchers and private entrepreneurs who were out of the country, while the other engineering units went to take over the unfinished work of the previous brother units.
This is a devastated African country, and war has permeated every corner of this small country, and its people have suffered greatly from war. There are no pedestrians on the road at all, and whoever dares to go out may be hit by a bullet flying from nowhere and die on the street.
After two days of rest, the sand fox team adjusted to the discomfort caused by jet lag, and the problem of water and soil adaptation did not concern them, but the scientific researchers were about to be almost, and it took three whole days.
After the break, the scientists began their work, going out to collect samples of new germs in order to develop new drugs. The sand fox squad drove high-performance personnel carriers on the road, and from time to time armed men drove dilapidated pickup trucks in front of them. The men in the cargo boxes of the pickup trucks, armed with AK-47 automatic rifles, beloved by third world countries, whistled loudly and whistled past them, leaving nothing but dust.
The car came to a small, dilapidated village, and it was noon, but there was no smoke from the chimney of the village. Due to the hot weather, most of the villagers took a dip under the eaves in front of the grass huts. Only the innocent children were still chasing and fighting around the village, but most of them were unclothed and showed their dark skin. The people in the village, including the children, did not have a slightly fat person, all of them were skinny, and it could be seen that these people were struggling with food and clothing for a long time.
After the Sand Fox team got out of the car, they were shocked by what they saw, there were still such backward tribes in this world. Seeing their arrival, the only middle-aged man in the village who could speak English greeted them, and he welcomed international friends to help them on behalf of the whole village.
The people in the other car in the back distributed the food they carried to each household, which was enough for the whole village to eat for a week. Seeing that there was food, those who were weak and lying under the eaves to enjoy the shade also came to strength, and they all cheered and danced, as if they were celebrating something.
The scientists set up a table in the center of the village and asked the English-speaking villager to organize the villagers, line up one by one to check their bodies and give them medicine. This was originally a very happy thing, Xie Xiaoshuai and they saw this situation next to them, and there was a faint sense of accomplishment in their hearts.
However, as soon as the smoke of cooking rose from the village, a large number of ** armed men drove into the village. These people did not shoot, and they did not pay attention to the sand fox team and the scientific researchers who came with them, they rushed directly into every house and plundered all the food that had just been distributed. The people in the village did not dare to resist the times, and held their children in their arms, fearing the retaliation of these people.
Xie Xiaoshuai and the others could only watch what was happening in front of them, they were not attacked, and they couldn't fight back. One by one, they held the guns in their hands tightly and watched as the men put their things on the leather cars and whizzed away.
These people come and go as fast as they come. Xie Xiaoshuai stepped forward and asked the man who could speak, did the government army really care? And the answer he got was that the government troops were basically stationed in the cities, and the situation in the cities was even worse, and they were too anxious to take care of these small villages. And what happened just now is very common, the ** people often snatch those relief supplies, but they never clash with the peacekeeping forces, and every time they rob, they will leave a part for them to hang their lives. ** The armed forces only fight against the government forces, and do not kill civilians indiscriminately, otherwise the people in these small villages would have been killed long ago, if not starved to death.
This incident touched Xie Xiaoshuai a lot, he couldn't understand that the country was backward like this, the people even had a problem to eat, and the ruling class was still fighting for the right to rule in the civil war. No matter which side wins in the end, what will they use to restore the normal operation of the country and solve the problem of food and clothing. Of course, these are the internal affairs of other countries, and they have little to do with him, so he just discusses them in his heart.
By the end of the evening, the people of the village had finished their inspection. The physical condition of these people is relatively optimistic, most of them are just malnourished, and those who are sick can rely on existing medications.
The car is constantly bumpy on the potholes, and the vision is worse at night, and the speed of the car is only slightly faster than walking. Xie Xiaoshuai and they dragged their tired bodies back to the station in the middle of the night, Xie Xiaoshuai thought of life in China at the moment, and his heart was filled with a hint of sweetness, he wanted to call Lu Xue to report her safety, and by the way, he shared what he saw today with Lu Xue.
Walking to the communication room, Xie Xiaoshuai dialed Lu Xue's phone, but he didn't know why Lu Xue's phone was turned off. Xie Xiaoshuai was helpless, so he left a message for Lu Xue to report that he was safe and rested in the dormitory.
Early the next morning, the group continued to visit the small villages. With yesterday's lesson, this time they drove an extra car, carrying supplies and tents for several days, so as not to have to travel when it gets dark. In this small country, riding in a car is simply a crime, Xie Xiaoshuai didn't figure out how those people who were bumping in pickup trucks endured.
The village they had visited this time was a bit far, about one hundred and twenty or thirty kilometers, and it took them nearly five hours to get there, and when they got off the bus, they felt that their bones were going to fall apart. Xie Xiaoshuai got out of the car, moved his waist, and observed the surrounding environment.
It is a village in the middle of the savannah, surrounded by a simple fence, and the houses in the village are all made of mud and grass. In the distance, under a large tree, a lion sits in the shade below, its eyes looking around, looking for prey.
This village is much better than the one yesterday, after all, it is indeed too remote, and the villagers live by hunting, and they basically have no worries about eating and drinking. It is precisely because of the remoteness that the living conditions here are very poor, and the health index is very low. Researchers are discovering a disease that they have never seen before, and the unknown is a challenge for researchers, but not so good for patients.
The patient was quarantined for two days, and the team examined all the people in the village without leaving the village. The medical staff distributed enough medicines for treatment, and after leaving enough food, they took the patient back to the station and began their work. As soon as they got on the bus, the researchers began to take blood samples from the patient and record the movement of the germs at any time, so that they could develop new drugs in a targeted manner when they returned.
When the car drove less than 10 kilometers away, I don't know who saw smoke rising from the village from the window. Xie Xiaoshuai immediately ordered Li Gang, who had been driving, to turn around and rush back to the village at full speed to see what had happened.
Although Xie Xiaoshuai, the troop carrier they rode in performed very well and had a strong passability. But the condition of the road is really too poor, and it took nearly half an hour to arrive at the 10-kilometer road.
When everyone got out of the car, they saw a horrific scene that they will never forget.