Chapter 5
The meteor shower with the glow of fire outside seemed to be about to stop, and there were no more huge rocks and fireballs that had been used up at the beginning, and now all that fell from the sky were some burned-out soot and dust.
However, in a short period of time, this originally brightly lit and prosperous city has become dilapidated in an instant.
The towering buildings are littered with craters and broken glass from meteorites, and the pavement is littered with craters and boulders that are still emitting black smoke. Some of the smashed and deformed cars were still flashing alarms, and some were leaking engine oil. The greenery on the side of the street has completely lost its greenery, and even the hundred-year-old tree in front of the hospital is still burning.
It is said that the roof of the top floor of the hospital has also been seriously damaged at this time, and the wards on the top floor of the upstairs inpatient department have collapsed to varying degrees, and many medical staff and patients have been injured.
As soon as he ran to the gate, he smelled a pungent odor in the air for the first time.
An indescribable one, a bit like the smell of some kind of metal.
Mo Ran remembered the strange wound on the security guard's arm just now, and she dragged a nurse who was being triaged.
"Zhang Ting, are there any protective clothing used in the first-level response in the warehouse?"
The little nurse named Zhang Ting immediately nodded.
"Yes, during the previous annual count, a new batch was just replaced."
"Okay, you go find a few people to take out all the protective clothing and distribute it to all the medical staff involved in the rescue."
Zhang Ting looked up suspiciously and asked.
"Isn't that a quarantine gown for high-transmission viruses?"
Mo Ran pushed her.
"Go quickly, and I'll report to the leader later."
After speaking, Mo Ran pulled up his long hair behind him, carried the first aid kit, and followed the medical team that was ready to respond, and rushed into the sea of smoke and fire outside the door.
In fact, as soon as they stepped out of the door of the hospital hall, everyone felt the burning sensation of rushing straight to the door, and the pungent strange smell in the air.
As soon as you inhale, the pungent air mixed with soot dust will instantly pour into your lungs, along with the temperature in the air. It burns people's chests with a dull pain.
Mo Ran covered his nose and made a silent gesture for everyone.
Now the cars in the yard are basically smashed, and the road is full of potholes and does not have the conditions for vehicles to drive.
Mo Ran and his people could only run to the rescue site on foot.
Fortunately, the distance of less than a kilometer is not very far.
After running in the gray smoke and dust for a few minutes, everyone finally saw a faint red fire truck in the distance.
But strangely, there was silence in the direction of the fire truck, and no one could be heard, except for a headlight on the left side of the front of the car, which had not been completely damaged, flickering and flickering.
The water tank behind the car has been smashed to the point that it is impossible to see its original shape, and the water in the water tank has lost its pressure and is pouring out fountain-like water columns in all directions, and the water is pouring on the surrounding fires, large and small, and the water vapor rises all over the sky, surrounding the fire truck into a misty sauna.
Mo Ran felt that something was not right.
Several paramedics carrying stretchers quickly walked around the sides of the fire truck, calling the people inside and gently opening the door.
As soon as the car door opened, Mo Ran and the others saw the creepy scene in the car.
Everyone seemed to be asleep, curled up in the back space of the fire truck, and even the driver was lying on the steering wheel, motionless.
Mo Ran and another person grabbed the handrails from both sides and quickly pedaled into the car, and hurriedly went to check the vital signs of the personnel.
At this examination, a terrifying chill ran down the back and straight to the scalp.
He's dead?
Mo Ran couldn't believe the situation in front of him, and hurriedly went to check the next one.
One, two, three, four, five... Or is it dead?
Everyone was stupid.
This sudden situation made everyone present feel a little chilly.
Suddenly, in the narrow space behind the seat, a charcoal-black withered hand slowly climbed into the seat.
A little nurse who helped Mo Ran count the number of wounded patients was closest to that hand. She screamed in fright and almost fell out of the car door.
Mo Ran grabbed the person and pulled him back.
"Be careful."
She reached out and fumbled twice in the dimly lit space, found the button to adjust the back of the seat on the side, and pressed the back of the seat down hard.
Looking at the charcoal-black withered hand, there was a person huddled in it who couldn't see clearly, trembling slightly.
The man was wearing a white lab coat that was somewhat similar to theirs, except that the white coat was full of burning holes, and some of the fabric was already tightly stuck to the burnt skin.
The man grabbed Mo Ran's wrist, and the force was so great that Mo Ran felt as if an iron tong was clamping her wrist tightly, pinching her joints.
"Are you okay? I am the doctor who came to the rescue, my surname is Mo, can you see me clearly? Tell me what's your name. ”
Mo Ran endured the pain and tried his best to communicate with the patient to confirm the other party's autonomy.
The man slowly raised his head, his messy and sticky hair covering half of his black face, only one frightened eye was exposed, and the round underside of the eyes was covered with black and red bloodshots, and the eyeballs were about to fall out.
In a hoarse voice that could no longer be used by humans, he said three words to Mo Ran hard, and then fainted.
"Help... Save me. ”
When Mo Ran shouted loudly outside, a group of medical staff who were still in shock came back to their senses and hurriedly rushed up to transfer the wounded to the stretcher.
"The other deceased were temporarily placed in the car, numbered, photographed, and recorded, and then processed when the rescue team came. Carry the firefighter in the driver's seat back with the survivor, his body has no particularly fatal external injuries except for a few skin burns, and I want to check the cause of his death. ”
Several people hurriedly nodded and began to work.
"You pour some saline on the medical gauze and stuff it into the mask. Now the smell in the air is mostly problematic, pay attention to slow down your breathing, and don't talk on the way back. ”
"Okay."
On the way back, everyone fell silent, not only because of the possible danger in the air, but also because everyone had many terrifying speculations in their hearts, and their minds were confused for a while.
Who would have thought that a rescue, a short distance of half a kilometer, less than 5 minutes, but only one person who was still panting was rescued, and this person also fell into a deep coma at this time, and life and death were uncertain.
Back at the emergency room, Zhang Ting hurriedly ran over.
"Director Mo, two groups of rescue vehicles arrived just now, but...
Mo Ran wiped a handful of soot from his face.
"Say."
"But... Arrived in two cars, a total of 28 wounded, only ...... Only 6 people are still alive. ”
The temples on Mo Ran's forehead fluttered, and the uneasiness in his heart became more and more urgent.
"Did I let you get the hazmat suit out of the way?"
Zhang Ting hurriedly nodded.
"I took it out, and now I'm mostly wearing it."
Mo Ran snorted.
"You go and put it on, too. Also, are you in touch with doctors who are on leave and who are not on duty? ”
"Yes, some people are coming here now, and there are a few who can't be contacted, including.... Dr. Liao. ”
Mo Ran frowned and took out the phone in his pocket.
"You call the hospital and the CDC and apply for the hospital to be put on Level 1 Response Alert. I'm going to check on one of the deceased people I brought back, and I'm going to call out to the operating room if there's something to do. ”
"Good. Director Mo, I have left the protective clothing for you, do you want to put it on now? ”
Mo Ran entered the number on his mobile phone and walked towards the operating room.
"You put it on the tidying table outside the operating room, and I'll come out and wear it. You hurry up and put it on, you are pregnant now, if there is some kind of toxin or radiation in the air now, it is not good for you and the fetus, hurry up. ”
Zhang Ting pursed her lips.
"Well, I'll go."
There was no answer to the busy tone on the phone, and Mo Ran glanced at the screen.
Liao Fanqing has been in the hotel all the time, it is impossible not to know the current situation, why not answer the phone? Is something wrong? Or did you not hear it on the way here?
Before he had time to think about it, the firefighter had already been carried into the preoperative observation room.
Mo Ran changed into a surgical gown, put away the phone, washed his hands, and went directly into the operating room.