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The Ebola epidemic that has been spreading for more than a year has killed 2000 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This is the tenth outbreak of this virus with a fatality rate as high as 90% in this country in the past decade.

Even though 20 residents in the epidemic area have been vaccinated, the spread of the virus has not been completely blocked. Therefore, doctors from various countries are conducting health screenings for local residents day and night. Chen Anhua and Jiang Xu were arrested Divided into a group, responsible for health screening and vaccination in North Kivu province.

When they first arrived in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Chen Anhua and Jiang Xu, including many volunteer medical staff from China, did not expect the poor medical conditions here. Because of the poverty of the country, many basic disinfection conditions are difficult to achieve in local homes, so the government will Put a naturally flowing disinfectant on the side of the road to let the masses wash their hands frequently to block the virus as much as possible.

As new suspected and confirmed cases of Ebola have occurred in North Kivu, South Kivu and Ituri provinces in the past month, Chen Anhua and the doctors who came with him are busy every day until night falls over the land. Take a breather.Fortunately, the Ministry of Health has sent several volunteers who understand the local language to accompany them. There are no obstacles in communication, so that the assistance work can be carried forward smoothly.

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And thinking about this matter can escape the hustle and bustle of the day, but it cannot escape the wanton growth in the silent night.

Every night as soon as he was free, Yi Xiao's phone call would come in a timely manner.There is a seven-hour time difference between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and China, and when Chen Anhua has time to talk at night, Yi Xiao is usually the busiest.

From the beginning of Qin's, after Qin Xuan and Yi Xiao explained the company's situation in detail, Yi Xiao was left alone to handle many businesses, including ongoing major projects and follow-up of unrecovered funds. Running and getting busy, she focused on her work like never before, and went all out to help Qin's tide over the difficulties.

And every afternoon, whether he was busy or not, Yi Xiao would find a quiet place and make a phone call that he had been thinking about all day.The same is true for Chen Anhua, the call he waits for every day has become what he looks forward to most in a day.

When the two are videoing, one always asks this and that with concern, whether he is tired after eating, and the other answers the trivial questions thrown by him with a light smile and sign language, as if the exhaustion and stress of the day can be overcome. The time of this phone call was completely resolved.

One day when Chen Anhua looked up at the star-studded night sky in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, he realized that in the two months since he came here, except for reporting safety with his parents and Chen Yixiao, Chen Yixiao had never appeared in his mind once. At the same time, all thoughts are occupied by another person.

I can't help but think, what is Yi Xiao doing at this time, whether he has eaten on time when he looks very busy at work, as long as he closes his eyes, Yi Xiao's reassuring and reassuring figure will always appear in his dream. What lingers is that mellow and gentle voice, and every time Chen Anhua thinks of this, he will smile unconsciously.He used to think that missing was an emotion he could not get used to. During the years abroad, this emotion was full of bitterness and loneliness, but now he finally discovered that missing someone can be so happy and warm .

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There are still two weeks before the end of the work here. On this day, Chen Anhua was helping some residents in the temporary medical assistance station to conduct routine health screenings. At this time, a man in the waiting line caught Chen Anhua's attention.

The man was about 40 years old, tall, with his head down and coughing all the time, looking uncomfortable. Another reason that attracted Chen Anhua's attention was that this man was accompanied by a little girl who was only five or six years old.

Chen Anhua got up and came to the man, and signaled with gestures that he could do the screening first, but the man looked at the man in the protective suit vigilantly, and expressed his refusal with unfriendly eyes.

A volunteer interpreter followed Chen Anhua up, and after a brief exchange with the man, he turned to Chen Anhua and said: "He said he only wanted to be vaccinated, and I told him that a simple screening must be done first, but it seems that he Reluctantly."

Chen Anhua took out a small card written in the local language that he had prepared in advance, and showed it to the already frail man, "Vaccination is possible, but screening must be done first."

After the man saw it, he suddenly stood up and said something excitedly in a language that Chen Anhua couldn't understand.

The volunteer was busy translating for Chen Anhua: "This man said that he came here just for vaccination, he didn't want to do the screening, he said that Ebola is not a disease, but a curse, and the disease caused by eating 'animal meat' is an evil spirit. Hell, since he won't be vaccinated, he won't waste his time here and go to church to pray."

Having been here for more than two months, Chen Anhua had also heard of similar absurd superstitions in the local area, but this was the first time he encountered such a situation of refusing treatment, so he took out another card again, "Only scientific medical treatment can help fight Ebola pull."

When the man saw it, he waved his hand in disdain. Maybe it was his physical exhaustion that made him irritable. He pulled up the little girl next to him and was about to go out.The immature little girl has no right to judge and the ability to refuse. Although she doesn't know what happened, she can only follow the man who dragged him forward, but the moment she was about to go out, she suddenly turned her head back, with a watery expression. His big black eyes looked towards the eastern face behind the protective mask.

Chen Anhua froze there for a moment, his thoughts seemed to take him back to that little girl who could only be dragged away 20 years ago. In just a second, Chen Anhua suddenly stepped forward and decided to pull him away no matter what. To live with this little girl who may have been in danger.

After the man noticed that the force of the drag increased, he turned around and saw that the man in the white protective suit wanted to take his child away. The man was enraged in an instant, and he swung his arm vigorously and hit Chen Anhua on the head. The helmet fell directly to the ground, and before everyone could react, the man spit angrily at Chen Anhua.Even though Chen Anhua instinctively turned his face away, some saliva still splashed on his face.

After the nearby security personnel found out, they rushed forward to stop the man who was still cursing and pushed him to the ground. Only then did people realize that the corners of the man's eyes had begun to ooze blood.

All the volunteers and medical staff present were stunned for a moment.

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After flying for more than 20 hours, when Yi Xiao was standing at the airport under the scorching sun with his luggage, he looked up at the blue sky and smiled unconsciously. It has been more than two months, and finally we will see each other again.

I remember calling my dad that day, and he only said: "Dad, help me prepare a visa for the Democratic Republic of the Congo."

This son has never bowed to Lao Tzu. In the past 20 years, this should be the only time General Yi heard Yi Xiao talk to him about something. ?”

"The sooner the better."

So when Yi Xiao got the visa and passport personally handed to him by a person with the rank of major, he directly booked the fastest flight to the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo——Kinshala without any delay.

Anhua didn't call him yesterday, but just sent a text message to report his safety. He thought he would surprise Anhua today, but Yi Xiao didn't call him back. Immediately dialed Jiang Xu's phone number.

He was probably busy, and he waited for a long time before picking up the phone. Jiang Xu said in an unexpected tone: "-Yi Xiao?"

"-Yes," Yi Xiao asked with a smile, "Jiang Xu, is Anhua by your side now?"

"..." After hesitating for a long time, he said: "-Not now."

"-That's good, send me your location, I'm already in Jinshala, I'm going to your temporary rescue center now, don't tell Anhua first, I just called you to scare him .”

Yi Xiao smiled and waited for Jiang Xu's reply, but he didn't hear the reply for a long time.

"-Hello? Did you hear that?" Thinking that the signal was not good, Yi Xiao asked.

"..." After a while, the other side finally said: "-Yi Xiao, I was thinking that I should call you just now, but I should have called you yesterday, but An Hua kept stopping me."

An ominous premonition swept over his whole body in an instant, and cold sweat oozed from Yi Xiao's forehead in just a moment. After telling himself not to think about the worst possible situation and forcing himself to calm down, Yi Xiao tried to move his lower lip and asked in a calm voice: "-Chen Anhua What's wrong?"

"...Chen Anhua has been quarantined since yesterday."

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Eagerly rushing to the isolation room of the rescue center, through the glass window, Yi Xiao finally saw the person he had missed for so long.The rudimentary isolation room only had some simple medical equipment, and Chen Anhua was lying quietly on the bed at the moment, some transparent liquid was being injected into his blood through a cold needle.

Jiang Xu looked at Yi Xiao deliberately suppressing his worried expression with some anxiety, and explained what happened yesterday in as much detail as possible, and then Jiang Xu said seriously: "That man has been diagnosed as a carrier of Ebola virus, although each of us The medical staff had been vaccinated before they came, so they should not be infected, but there are exceptions to everything. Whether they can produce antibodies is related to their physical constitution... But Anhua is only a suspected case now. Fever and aches all over the body do not mean that he must be infected. It is Ebola infection, but the incubation period of this disease is usually about 5 days, so during this period we can only be isolated."

Yi Xiao never spoke, just leaning on the glass with one hand, as if he could touch the person lying on the hospital bed through the glass. Seeing Yi Xiao like this, Jiang Xu blamed himself even more: "Actually, An Hua was resting that day. , Originally I was in charge of that district, but because the captain of the team this time asked me to temporarily support other places, Anhua took the initiative to take over..."

Jiang Xu lowered his head, thinking that he had promised to take good care of him, but he did not expect this to happen when he had to go back in two weeks. If Chen Anhua was really infected, with the fatality rate of this virus, once it happened He has suffered the most terrible consequences, and he will never be able to make up for it in his life.

But at this moment, he heard the voice of the man next to him, which was so hoarse that it was not real. Jiang Xu couldn't hear it clearly, so he turned his head and asked, "What?"

After a while, I saw Yi Xiao muttering softly, "He doesn't like injections."

When the person was brought into the isolation room according to Yi Xiao's insistence, Jiang Xu solemnly reminded: "For safety reasons, you must not take off your protective clothing and touch Chen Anhua, not even gloves. This virus is transmitted through contact with anyone. Body | fluid transmission, you have not been vaccinated, if you do come into contact with the virus, the consequences will be very serious."

Yi Xiao acted as if he hadn’t heard it, just bent down and looked down at the person who missed him for so long, he lost weight, maybe he couldn’t get used to eating here, he still couldn’t see it clearly through the lens of his mobile phone, only now did he realize that his collarbone was protruding It's too late, and his face is much paler, and he can't help complaining distressedly, why can't he take care of himself so much.

Yi Xiao stared at Chen Anhua as if he couldn't get enough of it. Perhaps lovers would have telepathy after being in touch for a long time. Anhua, who was sleeping under the influence of drugs, slowly opened his eyes, and through a protective mask Seeing a face so familiar that he couldn't be more familiar with it, Anhua had the illusion that he was really going to die?Or are you thinking so much that you are hallucinating?

And when he felt the familiar warm palm caressing his forehead through the rubber gloves, Chen Anhua opened his eyes wide, and asked unbelievably weakly: "Why are you here?" '

Unable to see clearly what An Hua was saying under the oxygen mask, Yi Xiao tried his best to make himself smile naturally, and said after a while: "I'm here to pick you up, how did you promise me when you left?" , why don't you let me worry so much?"

Standing by the side, Jiang Xu felt even more uncomfortable listening to the casual conversation between the two. Knowing that Anhua had something to say to Yi Xiao, he retreated to the door and said, "I'll wait for you first, Anhua's oxygen mask can be taken temporarily. Come on, Ebola does not spread through the air, but remember what I said, don't take off your gloves, and you must not touch until you are out of danger."

After carefully taking off the oxygen mask from Anhua's face, Yi Xiao gently held Anhua's hand that was not infused with both hands, and asked with a smile as much as possible: "Did you miss me during this time?"

Unable to let the tears that might carry the virus flow out, Chen Anhua tried his best to restrain himself, and then nodded at Yi Xiao with a weak smile after a long while.

"You said how long we've been together. I've always said that I like you and miss you. Why haven't you said similar things on your own initiative? I've taken care of all the nasty things by myself, right?"

The sweet words that sounded like complaints made Anhua smile slightly, yes, all the initiative and sacrifices during this young year were undertaken by Yi Xiao alone without complaint or regret, and the efforts he made were really very little , if there is still a chance, he will definitely make up for what he owed before. Anhua looked at his own reflection on Yi Xiao's mask, and asked with a smile: "Do you want to hear it?" '

"Why don't you think about it, you want to dream about it."

After a few seconds of silence, Anhua finally stared at Yi Xiao and said, "I like you." '

After quite a while, Yi Xiao remained in the same posture and stood there in a daze, afraid of hurting Anhua's hand, so Yi Xiao could only lower his head and gently rest his forehead on the back of Anhua's hand superior.

A moment later, when Yi Xiao raised his head again, Chen Anhua actually saw Yi Xiao's tearful smile.Then suddenly, Yi Xiao took off his protective mask and threw it on the ground. After realizing what Yi Xiao was going to do, Chen Anhua opened his eyes wide in horror, and hurriedly stopped and said, "Don't..."

But Yi Xiao didn't give him a chance to refuse, leaned forward and kissed her...

When Yi Xiao raised his head again, Chen Anhua heard the most trustworthy voice he had ever heard in his life, saying to him: "I will accompany you, don't be afraid."

At that moment, the tears finally no longer flowed down the eyes uncontrollably, and flowed down the side of the face into the soft hair and into the bottom of the heart, and then flowed through every vein in the body from there, freezing Chen Anhua once. Years of heart, completely melted.

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