"Feeling tired? Have some water."
They were currently in a military truck driven by Zhao and his fellow soldiers. Wan Yunting and Gu Luotang sat with Qi Miaomiao, while Song Sinan and Huang Jingshan were with Wei Renxin in the back of the truck. Everyone was dirty, and their faces showed exhaustion.
"Thank you."
Gu Luotang, sitting beside Wan Yunting, managed a faint smile. After drinking half a bottle of mineral water from him, she let out a comfortable sigh. The search and rescue operation all night had left them all very tired.
"Sigh, it's hard to bear."
Qi Miaomiao also drank the remaining half bottle of mineral water given by Gu Luotang and sighed.
"Yes, seeing those affected villagers and knowing we're powerless to help, it makes us feel guilty," Wei Renxin said dejectedly, blaming himself.
Song Sinan and Huang Jingshan felt the same. It was their first time facing a natural disaster, and they realized how fragile human life was. Despite their skills, facing villagers they couldn't rescue filled them with a desperate sense of helplessness, leaving them all dejected and dispirited.
Zhao and the other soldiers, seeing their low spirits, said, "Doctors, you've actually done an excellent job."
"That's right," another soldier added. "We were able to rescue eleven people tonight, which is very fortunate. You have to understand, yesterday in a village called Hongzhen Village, more than half the village was buried. The rocks filled the entire village up to the height of several buildings. When we rushed there for rescue, we couldn't find a single survivor. At that time, we also felt desperate and heartbroken."
Seeing the helplessness and resignation on Zhao's faces, Wan Yunting and Gu Luotang looked stunned, able to imagine the scene at that time.
"Last year, we also went to help with the earthquake in Yun Province," Zhao said, looking at Wan Yunting and the others. "When facing natural disasters, sometimes we are powerless. We can only try our best to rescue them. So, you don't need to blame yourselves, because these things will happen more and more often. Don't carry any burden in your hearts, just do your best."
Wan Yunting nodded and turned to comfort Gu Luotang and Qi Miaomiao, as well as Huang Jingshan, beside him. "Zhao is right. We will encounter many more such situations, so let's all perk up and do our best to rescue the disaster victims."
"Mmm..."
Gu Luotang looked directly at Wan Yunting, her heart filled with courage by his words. Huang Jingshan and Wei Renxin also shook off their dejection and regained their spirits.
"Oh, right, I need to record a video."
Wan Yunting suddenly remembered something. He took out his phone and saw it still had some battery. He turned on the video, switched to the front camera, pointed it at himself, and began to speak, "Dear netizens, I am Wan Yunting. I am currently in the disaster area of Lingyun County, Baishi City. I want to share something with everyone here!"
"Recently, some netizens, in pursuit of traffic, have come to the disaster area to broadcast live. They pretend to be rescue teams to gain everyone's trust, and then ask for donations in their live streams. This is actually a scam. If you see similar live streams in the future, resolutely resist them and report them to the police immediately!" Wan Yunting finished recording the video and directly uploaded it to Douyin without any modifications, believing in authenticity.
Gu Luotang, Qi Miaomiao, and the others also understood that Wan Yunting was doing this to urge everyone to boycott those netizens who were deliberately coming to the disaster area to put on a show. After all, they weren't there to rescue or help the victims, but to gain profit, and they even hindered the work of the rescue teams.
"Quick, look, Wan Yunting posted a video..."
As soon as Wan Yunting uploaded this video, many netizens quickly saw it. Seeing Wan Yunting earnestly explaining the matter in front of the camera, many netizens were immediately angered.
"Damn it, I saw a网红 live streaming in the disaster area this afternoon, and I even donated! So they're scammers!"
"Damn, I donated in a live stream too..."
In an instant, after seeing this video, many netizens realized that the rescue live streams they had been watching from those网红 in the disaster area made them feel deceived.
"No, I'm going to report that trash网红..."
Wan Yunting's video quickly received many likes and comments. Simultaneously, comments praised Wan Yunting for going to the disaster area to rescue and inquired about the situation there.
Some also commented, "I don't agree with his statement. Some网红 are truly organizing rescue teams to go to the disaster area for rescue, but only a few网红 are putting on a show and scamming people!"
"The OP is right. My goddess went to the disaster area to rescue and even donated a truckload of supplies. This is the real deal..."
The comment section was filled with all sorts of opinions. However, after uploading the video, Wan Yunting closed Douyin and stopped looking at it. Seeing a WeChat message from Fang Yanxi, he chatted with her for a while, and they soon returned to the temporary shelter for disaster victims.
In a spacious open area of the Xinxin Community in Lingyun County, many tents had been set up for the affected villagers to temporarily reside in.
Since the rescue teams had not yet cleared the roads to the outside, many villagers could only be accommodated here. Although supplies were scarce, the country had dispatched aircraft to air-drop supplies, so their daily food and water needs could be met.
Currently, Jiang Yichun and Ding Huixiang, along with Ding Zipeng and Shen Yingrui, were in the medical rescue area of the camp.
Ding Huixiang had already established a local medical rescue team here, with both Chinese and Western medicine practitioners fully involved in the rescue efforts.
In addition to the medical rescue team organized by the Lingnan Chinese Medicine Association, which was the first to arrive in the disaster area, many hospitals from various regions, following orders from their superiors, had also organized medical rescue teams to rush to other areas of the disaster zone.
"Come, send them in..."
As the truck stopped at the medical rescue site, Wan Yunting and Huang Jingshan began to send the injured villagers into the tents.
"Xiao Wan, Luotang, you're back."
Jiang Yichun and Li Chengde immediately came over. Wan Yunting and Song Sinan nodded and asked, "Elder Jiang, you haven't rested yet?"
"No, there are still many injured disaster victims who need treatment. Yingrui and Yanzheng are on duty," Jiang Yichun said, waving his hand, and then sighed, "There are too many injured victims. I heard many people are still missing."
"Yes, we can only do our best to help them," Wan Yunting replied helplessly.
Zhao Lusi looked at Gu Luotang and Song Sinan, who were covered in dirt, and said, "Luotang, you should go and wash up and rest quickly."
"Go ahead."
Wan Yunting also turned to them and said, "Everyone has been busy all night. Go and tidy up and get some rest."
"Okay, we're going then."
Upon hearing that they could finally shower, Qi Miaomiao was very happy. She pulled Gu Luotang and Song Sinan, and they followed Zhao Lusi to their tent.
"By the way, Xiao Wan, the Beijing Chinese Medicine Association has also organized a rescue medical team. I heard they are already rescuing people in Jiayou Town," Jiang Yichun said.
"Oh."
Wan Yunting asked, "Who is leading the team?"
"It's Yao Xiangming, along with the president of the local association, Wei Xiuqi, and others," Li Chengde replied.
"It's him."
Wan Yunting smiled and waved his hand, "Let's hope they aren't just putting on a show this time by coming to the disaster area."
"Yes," Li Chengde and the others nodded. Wan Yunting checked the time; it was past one in the morning. "Elder Jiang, Director Li, you should also go and rest. Tomorrow might be even busier, and everyone needs to rest well to have energy."
"Okay, then everyone go back and rest well. We'll get up at seven tomorrow morning," Jiang Yichun said, looking at the others.
"Yes..."
Lu Xinju, Zhang Nong, and others all nodded and returned to their tents. Ten people slept together. Since there were no beds, they simply laid something on the ground and slept like that.