Chapter 508: Medals
Su Xiaoxia?
Su Xia pursed her lips, it sounded like a girl's name.
Of course, even without the "little" in the middle, his real name still sounds like a girl's name.
Regarding the name, it has to be traced back to the time when he was born, when his mother named him "Su Dabao", and his father named him "Su Xiaoqiang", and the two argued.
The last uncle couldn't stand it anymore and gave him the name Suxia.
Retracting his thoughts, Su Xia took off the card on the sensing device.
Then, a "drip" sound was heard.
A crack opened in the door, and a faint light shone into the dark hallway.
Behind the door is a tunnel with glowing light bars on both sides of the tunnel, which is wide enough to accommodate the passage of cars.
Su Xia continued to walk forward, walked more than twenty meters, and came to the end of the tunnel.
He stood at the end of the tunnel with a calm gaze, looking out.
"This is Dragon City, or rather, part of Dragon City......"
What appeared in Su Xia's vision was a city under a dome.
After the belly of the mountain was hollowed out, the huge dome in the shape of a hemispherical shape supported this small world.
The city below the dome is not large, the buildings vary in height, most of them are six-story buildings, only a few high-rise buildings of more than ten floors in the center of the city, all of which are gray and retain the original color of the cement walls.
This small gray world is also night at the moment.
On the dome, there are thousands of crude displays, which are combined, some dim, some faint, to form a simple but beautiful starry sky.
In the city, the street lamps emitted a soft white light, the windows of most buildings were darkened, and many Longcheng residents had fallen asleep.
"It's not as messy as I thought it would be." Su Xia's gaze swept over the large area, "But this is only a part of the surface, let's take a look ...... then"
The first impression of this city to Suxia is that it is quiet.
It was so quiet that all the vehicles were neatly parked on both sides of the road.
Without the loud horns and engine sounds, the world was mostly quiet.
Su Xia remembered the life in the countryside when she was a child, and the nights were so quiet at that time, and then she never enjoyed this kind of silence again when she came to the city.
He took a closer look, and there were many similar tunnels on the edges of the city.
There are some tunnels that lead to the other mountainside.
After all, this is just the belly of a mountain.
According to Zhang Fang, the entire Dragon City is connected by a small world in the belly of sixteen large mountains, and can be regarded as a large city composed of sixteen small cities.
The headquarters of Dragon City is a large boxy building, which includes various department offices, seminar rooms, conference halls and so on.
In this small city on the belly of the mountain, Su Xia didn't see that big building.
"According to the map given by Zhang Fang, I should be in the belly of the mountain numbered '7' now, and the headquarters of Dragon City is in the location numbered '9'......"
Following the instructions on the map, Su Xia walked towards the mountainside where the headquarters was located.
He knew that the current Dragon City was definitely not as beautiful as it looked.
After all, the city lords were seriously injured.
In this special period, the physical condition of the leader affects the minds of many people.
If it weren't for the serious injury of the city lord, there wouldn't be so many people panicking and sending their relatives out of Dragon City.
At this time, the system suddenly pops up a task prompt.
【Mission: Dragon City Division】
[Mission Phase 1: Eve of Dawn]
[Description: In Conch City, you have won a "Dragon City Hero Medal", the winner of the medal is the Dragon City Battle Hero Wang Xinglie, please find Wang Xinglie's descendants as soon as possible, and learn from his descendants the reason for selling the medal]
[Requirements for the current mission stage: Ensure that Wang Xinglie's descendants are safe and sound]
【……】
[After completing all stages of this quest, you will receive a treasure map]
[Through this treasure map, you will arrive in a mysterious area, find the wreckage of the alien spaceship in this area, and obtain a complete "Star Survey Ship" from the wreckage, so as to have the ability to leave the planet]
On Su Xia's taskbar, a task that had been gray for a long time suddenly lit up.
At the same time, in the storage space, the golden medal also shimmered, as if to indicate something.
"It's actually this mission......
Su Xia took out the Heroic Medal from the storage space, stared at the medal, and pondered for a moment.
The descendants of the heroes are so downcast that they sell medals that this is also one of the problems of Dragon City.
The beauty on the surface is only superficial after all.
Dig deep to dig out the rotten stuff.
He clicked on the mission details, and in the details, he saw the location of the mission target.
"In the small city numbered '8', I just happened to be going over."
Su Xia put the medal in his coat pocket, took a step, and walked towards a tunnel in the distance.
The city was quiet, he was alone on the streets, not even the soldiers patrolling.
This gave Su Xia the feeling of walking in an empty city.
To avoid trouble, he still turned on the stealth function.
It stands to reason that it is not yet twelve o'clock in the evening, and there should be a few figures on the street, no matter how you say it, and there should not be no one at all.
"Is there a curfew?"
Su Xia thought of this.
During extraordinary times, the city lord was seriously injured in an attack, and it was normal for a curfew to be curfew.
It didn't take long for him to walk to the entrance of another tunnel, and when he looked inside, there were faint light bars on both sides of the tunnel, and there was no end in sight.
He walked into the tunnel and walked for about ten minutes before reaching the exit.
Outside the exit, there is a small city numbered "8".
This long tunnel is just one of the connecting passages between the two cities.
"City No. 8 is similar to City No. 7......"
Su Xia looked up and saw that it was still a starlit dome, and under the dome were cement buildings of different heights, and the surface of the buildings was dusty.
According to the mission instructions, Wang Xinglie's descendants are in a building on the edge of the city.
Su Xia walked out of the tunnel and walked towards the location of the target.
Soon, he approached the building.
The six-storey building is similar in style to the residential buildings outside, with a few street lights on the side of the road outside, and most of the residents upstairs have turned off their lights, and only a few windows are still on.
Wang Xinglie's descendants live in room 102 of this building.
Su Xia was wearing life perception glasses, and through the wall, she could see that there were two dark red figures in the room.
He unleashed another group of nanobots and infiltrated through the crack in the door, identifying the two people in the room.
A young girl and a middle-aged woman are Wang Xinglie's daughter and wife, respectively.
"Ahem......"
The middle-aged woman did not seem to be in good health, her face was sallow, her body was thin, she was lying on a shabby bed, and occasionally coughed twice.
Next to the bed, there were a lot of medicine boxes, and a lot of residual medicine tubes.
Seeing this scene, Su Xia understood the reason why they were selling medals.
Sick.
No matter what era it is, a serious illness can drain the savings of an ordinary family.
He approached the door and knocked lightly.
"Knock knock."
The knuckles collided with the wooden door, making a dull sound.
The two people in the room had puzzled expressions on their faces, probably wondering how someone could knock on the door so late.
The girl tried to open the door, but the middle-aged woman grabbed her, shook her head slightly, and then got up from the bed with great difficulty, and staggered to the door.
"Click-"
The lock turned, and the door was opened through a crack.
There is also a metal chain on the door and wall to prevent the bad guys from rushing in.
Through the gap, the middle-aged woman looked at Su Xia cautiously, and then asked, "Is there something wrong?" ”
"Yes, someone asked me to treat you."
As he spoke, Su Xia took out a potion box from behind him as if he were playing a trick, and showed a pharmacist's identity certificate.
The middle-aged woman was stunned: "This ...... Our family ......"
"You don't have to pay, someone has already paid for you." Su Xia knew her difficulties and took the lead in speaking.
"Paid?" The middle-aged woman was puzzled, but didn't ask much, but opened the metal chain on the door, then opened the door and invited Su Xia in.
The woman's name was Liang Qian.
On the shoe rack at the entrance, there are wedding photos of her and Wang Xinglie when they were young.
Their daughter's name was Wang Mengqi, fifteen or sixteen years old, not tall, thin and small, and she was diligently preparing tea for Su Xia.
"Mr. Physician, please have tea." She wiped the water stains on her hands and brought the tea to Su Xia.
"Okay."
Su Xia nodded slightly and took the tea.
He put the tea aside, sat on a chair, and began to carefully observe the woman, Liang Qian's condition.
After a while, he said softly, "Lung cancer? ”
"Yes......"
Liang Qian replied with difficulty, she was thin and her face was withered.
In the trash can on the side, you can see bloody paper balls, which she coughed up.
It's already late, and if you're on the other side of the earth, you can basically start arranging the future.
"You are the families of heroes, why is there no free medical care?" Su Xia opened the small potion box and asked as she took out the potions.
"Yes, it's just ......"
Liang Qian opened her mouth, wanted to speak and stopped, as if there was something difficult, looked at Su Xia, and asked carefully: "Mr. Doctor, you are not a resident of Dragon City?" ”
"Well, just came today." Su Xia didn't hide it, "Continue to talk about the medical treatment in Dragon City, your body is like this, you should go to the hospital to lie down, why are you still at home?" Isn't the hospital implementing free treatment? ”
"This ......"
Liang Qian hesitated for a moment, and then began to explain the current situation.
The families of heroes like them do have many benefits, such as free medical care, housing, education, etc., and if they can be implemented, they will definitely be able to live a good life.
But the problem is that there are many people in Dragon City who are family members of heroes.
As long as it is the family of a soldier who has received the Battle Medal, the Order of Courage, the Medal of Hero, etc., it can be regarded as a hero's family.
When there are more people, there are not enough resources.
Medical resources are particularly tight within Dragon City, and there are simply not enough beds in the hospital.
To make an appointment for a simple lung check-up, you need to wait in line for more than half a year.
Free is great, but when resources are scarce, its benefits are not realized, so many people have to spend a lot of money to seek treatment from the private sector.
And the resources of those private institutions are all smuggled in through various channels, and the price is particularly expensive.
"I see."
Su Xia thought for a moment and understood the problem.
At the end of the day, it's a matter of resources.
Only when the resources are sufficient, can the free of charge be truly implemented and benefit the residents of Dragon City.
But, when Su Xia saw Liang Qian's hesitant expression, she suddenly thought of a few other questions.
Since private institutions can get a lot of resources through various channels, why can't the Dragon City official?
Who controls those private institutions behind the scenes?
Through what channels did they smuggle in?
"I see." Su Xia nodded slightly to Liang Qian, he thought about it just now, and now he thought of the key point.
The so-called free in Dragon City is to throw out a little bit of resources for everyone to grab for free, and most of the resources are sold at a high price in the so-called private institutions.
If you can't grab it, or can't wait in line for that long, you have to go to a private institution.
Without the acquiescence of the higher-ups, this kind of thing would not have been possible for a long time.
In this way, the face on the surface is there, and the money in the secret is also earned, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.
Through the exchange, Su Xia learned that this situation is not only medical.
The so-called free education is also a big hole.
The free ones are very badly taught, and if you want your children to learn, you can only spend a lot of money to hire tutors from private institutions.
"A bunch of dog-like things, and they treat the families of heroes like this?" Su Xia frowned, the interior of Dragon City turned out to be this ghost, does the city lord know it?
I don't know what kind of psychology it is, Su Xia has some hope that he doesn't know.
His mood was inexplicably a little complicated, so he didn't ask any more questions, picked up the medicine he had just taken out, and began to make a treatment plan for Liang Qian.
"This blue elixir, three pills a day, one in the morning, noon and evening, it doesn't matter before or after meals." Su Xia placed boxes of potions in front of Liang Qian, writing as she spoke.
"These white pills can temporarily relieve your pain, but you can't take too much, up to one pill a day, otherwise there is a risk of addiction......"
"This dark red elixir is to replenish qi and blood, no injection is required, oral can be taken orally, and it is also three ...... a day"
Su Xia's small potion box was like a treasure chest, and more and more things were taken out of it, and gradually they all formed a small mountain on the table.
This strange scene made both mother and daughter a little surprised.
How can you take out so many things in such a small box?
Soon, Susha took out the last medicine.
"This box of potions is not for you, for your daughter." Su Xia pointed to the thin Wang Mengqi on the side.
"Me?" The little girl was stunned for a moment, she was not sick, and she should not need to take medicine.
"Your constitution is very poor and malnourished, and this box of potions can strengthen your constitution." Susha said.
"Oh, thank you, Mr. Doctor." Wang Mengqi hurriedly thanked him.
"No thanks, that's what you deserve."
As he spoke, Su Xia put his hand in his pocket, took out the Heroic Medal, and gently placed it in front of the mother and daughter.
On the table, the medallion shimmers in dazzling gold, like the rising sun at dawn.
"Put this honor away and don't sell it in the future."