Chapter 684: with translation of chapter title

674 Nothing can defeat the great Sichuan people except not allowing them to play mahjong.

Mu Tao took a plane, from overseas, did not return to Pengcheng, but flew directly to the mountain city.

Wu Haishi Wu Lao, through an old connection, found the president of the military medical university and forcibly shoved Mu Tao into the medical team.

The president was also in a difficult position.

The school, at First Time, sent people into the disaster area, and the news came back that they had successfully penetrated the Seismic Center, being the first batch of rescue personnel to arrive.

This news made the teachers and students who didn't go up indignant, unable to be suppressed. I don't know who that bunch of little rascals learned from, but they learned to write blood letters.

Requests for battle came in one blood letter after another; if it weren't for military discipline deterring them, the president would truly fear that these kids, in groups of three or five, would rush straight to the disaster area.

However, he suddenly had an idea and started a medical grand competition; only the winners of emergency and rescue could go to the front line.

In an instant, a bad thing turned into a good thing.

Those little rascals were frustrated and howling, blaming their own insufficient skill for not being able to go up, and couldn't blame anyone else.

One can imagine that in the coming years, the study atmosphere will suddenly enhance.

But the quota for each rescue team is already full, to insert a person……

The president was pulling out his hair strand by strand.

It's not because of anything else; it's because the masses who spontaneously entered the disaster area for relief earliest were many exhausted, and before they even reached their positions they had already run out of ammunition and food, completely consumed.

As a result, not only could they not exert strength, but they themselves became a burden.

Is this adding trouble to the disaster area people…… The Frontline General Command Headquarters has already issued an order of martial law, and any troops entering must go through approval.

The list has already been set, what should we do?

Wu Haishi Wu Lao's face still cannot be denied, but this time stuffing a person in really raked in a huge favor.

After several twists and turns, finally when Mu Tao arrived at the mountain city, he caught up with the fifth batch of teams heading to the front line.

The faculty and students of the military medical university had no hostility toward Mu Tao, merely thinking he was refined and gentle, like a little... old sheep mixed into a wolf pack.

Mu Tao didn't feel anything strange; he seized the time to shake off jet lag and nurture his spirit and energy.

This time he was heading to Pengxi Xiang.

It has interventional surgery equipment and is also the closest to the front line.

The president's favor was solidly done, after all Wu Haishi Wu Lao had genuinely rubbed his face, but you can't fool anyone——these days, nobody is a fool.

All the way rushing, even in the outskirts, the sights seen were still shocking.

Mu Tao was originally silent, but now his mood grew ever heavier.

Unit after unit passed by, and he saw Faction soldiers and firefighters from all over the country, from every direction. The figures of various elite units, together with ambulances bearing different license plates, roared as they transported the wounded toward Rongcheng.

Rescue work unfolded in a tense and orderly manner; the strategic supplies piled up like mountains at Rongcheng Airport just looking at them made one feel reassured.

Mu Tao first went to the frontline command headquarters, then boarded a helicopter rushing to Pengxi Xiang.

On the helicopter, Mu Tao prepared to understand the situation and chatted with the pilot.

When he learned that many rescue helicopters had crashed, Mu Tao became even more silent.

That kind of weather is originally unsuitable for helicopter dispatch.

But if people can't get in, and planes can't get in either, what should those awaiting rescue do?

For the sake of rescue, the state has already spared no expense.

All the news was shocking, but the pilot of the imposing helicopter remained very composed; seeing Mu Tao fall silent, he smiled and said: "The first day, after hearing of the earthquake, I flew over, and to this day I haven't crashed—also counts as great luck."

Hmm.

You guess, what did I see?

Ah? What did you see?

"Many taxis and private cars were jammed leaving the city. They weren't fleeing the earthquake, but were driving straight to the disaster area to rescue people." The helicopter pilot laughed and said, "The traffic was so solidly blocked that later the Frontline General Command Headquarters issued an order, which then smoothed the traffic problem."

……

They were just going home to see their wives and children, safe, picking up a few things from the supermarket and hitting the road. Some brought nothing at all, just went to pull people out.

Mu Tao looked out the window; heavy machinery had already entered the disaster area, day and night without stopping to clear the roads.

Under the Landslide Dam Lake, heavy equipment was digging while bearing up against ten thousand tons of lake water.

"The next day, I flew my helicopter over Rongcheng from above; you guess what I saw the most of?" the pilot smiled.

They were citizens avoiding the earthquake. This question is easy to guess, no need to think.

"They were groups of people playing mahjong." The pilot laughed heartily and said, "Not allowing to leave the city for rescue, to the east no one cares; to the west it's not allowed. Bored and idle, they just play mahjong. The noise is so loud I can hear it even from the helicopter."

…… Mu Tao didn't know why, but his heart felt a bit lighter.

"I was off duty for six hours, and I heard people say the slogan in the city is——Nothing can defeat the great Sichuan people except not allowing them to play mahjong."

This time even the usually stern Mu Tao laughed.

This carefree vigor carries infinite optimistic spirit.

Earthquake? That's not scary; not being allowed to play mahjong is scarier.

Scared of a ball!

Yeah, scared of a ball! Damn, there's no obstacle in the world that can't be overcome!

"Old brother, where are you from?" the pilot asked.

"When I heard the news, I was studying at the Mayo Clinic in the United States. As soon as I saw it was a big deal, I rushed back overnight." Mu Tao said: "Getting a quota to come to the front line is really hard to arrange."

"Yeah, if you drove down there, you could see many teams of university students and ordinary people. Those who drove over to support were blocked outside by the Faction." The pilot said: "The teams inside are already saturated; we don't need that many people, and more people mean greater consumption. What we lack now inside are heavy engineering equipment and medical personnel."

How is the situation in Pengxi Xiang?

"Injured personnel from six disaster-affected counties and cities are first transferred to Pengxi Xiang, then after receiving supplies they go to Rongcheng. Over there there are many doctors, and the hospitals are piled full of injured."

Mu Tao nodded, thinking he could be of use.

In that case, let me play a bigger role. Earlier Mu Tao really worried about throwing himself into the emergency rescue team; as an interventional surgery doctor, emergency rescue is something he can do, but that would be overqualified, wouldn't it?

When it comes to technical skill, age, and physical stamina, I am among those with the highest overall quality...

Thinking of this, a figure appeared again before Mu Tao's eyes.

It cannot be shaken off.

What is he doing now? He must be rushing for the Nobel Prize in the capital.

It's all the same; one cannot give up the chance for the Nobel Prize because of earthquake relief. Mu Tao did not mock the figure in his heart, but felt somewhat moved, that what he could not do, that person had accomplished.

This time going back, I must work harder; Mu Tao encouraged himself.

Soon, the helicopter descended, landing on the temporary helipad in Pengxi Xiang.

Mu Tao got off the helicopter, plunging into the torrent of earthquake relief like a swarm of ants.