Boundless benevolence

Li Shixi's interview went very well, and soon he received the admission notice from the Hong Kong branch and asked if he could participate in the upcoming mission to Dudan.Li Shixi readily agreed to go back to Taiwan, packed his luggage, and boarded a flight to Brussels. He will first go to the MSF operation center for a week-long training, and then go to Dudan with his companions.

Situated on the banks of the Seine River, Brussels is the capital of Belgium.This city with a history of more than 1000 years has a special charm that combines the ancient and the modern.Whether it is the grand square with a strong medieval style or the European Union buildings full of post-modern art, they are perfectly integrated here as a whole.The green land that can be seen everywhere looks gentle and quiet under the summer sun, and the sparkling Seine River flows slowly, such a gentle and friendly Belgian.The activity center of Doctors Without Borders is located in this "most beautiful city in Europe".

Together with Li Shixi, more than 30 new members of Doctors Without Borders are trained. Although the number is small, they cover all continents except Antarctica. Everyone has different skin colors and languages. Small United Nations.Most of these people are doctors, and a few are engineers and financial staff - they will be responsible for the initial construction, finance and logistics of MSF camps.Every MSF operation cannot do without their logistical support.

The life of training begins in a report.Mr. Steven from the MSF Center in Brussels firstly introduced the origin and work of the organization to these new members. Mr. Steven, a Belgian in his 40s, is one of the directors of the MSF center in Brussels.He started from the establishment of Doctors Without Borders, and told a magnificent story in simple language: Over the past 40 years, the annual investment of more than 2000 million U.S. dollars, more than 70 staff members, and 330 medical services for 80 people around the world People in many regions provide free medical services, and all funds are donated by [-] million people from all over the world.In order to ensure that donations are used as effectively as possible, the organization clearly stipulates that [-]% or more of donations will be directly used for rescue operations... Numbers are the most simple and objective, but they are also the most profound and meaningful.Behind a string of numbers without any emotion is the dedication and persistence of a group of people.Li Shixi, who was sitting under the stage, listened carefully, a passion that he hadn't seen for a long time surged in his heart - he had a premonition that he would definitely have an unforgettable time in the days to come.

Amid warm applause, Mr. Steven finished his introduction.Then another staff member stepped onto the podium.Li Shixi smiled when he saw that the person on stage was actually an acquaintance——Johnson.Du, Du Rusong from the Hong Kong branch.

Du Rusong obviously also saw Li Shixi who was sitting in the front row. He smiled at Li Shixi friendly, then raised his eyes and spoke in fluent English.

"Hi everyone, I am Johnson Du from the Hong Kong branch of Doctors Without Borders. I started to participate in MSF operations 10 years ago and have participated in 13 MSF operations. I am an engineer and I am mainly responsible for the construction of the camp and Logistical support. So when there is a mission, I will first arrive at the mission site for camp construction a few months ago, and by the time everyone starts the mission, I may have already left there or even gone to the next destination. Before I explain, I would like to remind everyone in good faith, please cherish your spacious and comfortable mattress from today, because in the next three months or so, you will no longer be able to have intimate contact with it."

A humorous remark made everyone laugh.

Du Rusong himself smiled for a moment, and then continued: "The destinations of our operations are all poor and backward areas, where the conditions in all aspects are not comparable to the cities we live in. So I hope everyone can do a good job before setting out on the mission. Fully psychologically prepared. Of course, please rest assured that we will try our best to do a good job in logistics and provide you with a stable rear. Okay, then I will introduce to you the classification and precautions of everyone in each mission ..."

Du Rusong's explanations are specific and vivid. Every time he introduces a rule, there will always be some stories from the predecessors, which arouses a burst of laughter from time to time.

"...In the next few days, everyone will be preparing for the work ahead. In addition to the delicious meals I suggested to everyone, there is also a gift from us—"Du Rusong said Raised his hand, "Pills." Seeing everyone's puzzled looks, Du Rusong explained with a smile: "The destinations of our missions are all areas with extremely poor sanitation, and most of them are located in the tropics, where various epidemic diseases are prevalent. Therefore Before departure, all staff members must take disease-preventing drugs, and also need to be injected with corresponding vaccines. I remind everyone to pay attention, and must pay attention to reading the instructions. We have had such a situation before, and some doctors did not read the instructions clearly. A week's supply of medicine was consumed in one day..."

The audience laughed again.

"Okay, then everyone will go to receive the corresponding medicine according to the destination of their actions. In the last few days, everyone will prepare well and look forward to seeing you in the mission camp."

After the lecture was over, everyone got up to get the medicine. Li Shixi stood up and saw Du Rusong walking towards him, so he also went up to meet him.

"Doctor Li, I'm so glad to see you here."

"Hello, the lecture just now was very exciting."

"Haha, I have participated in more missions, so I naturally gained some experience. Where will Dr. Li participate in the mission?"

"Dudan."

"Really?" There was a trace of surprise in Du Rusong's eyes, "Then it seems that we will meet again soon."

"Ah?" Li Shixi was taken aback, and quickly realized, "Are you going to participate in the mission to Dudan next?"

"Well, actually the camp is already under construction. I was supposed to come back this time for supplies, but they pulled me over to give a lecture. I'll finish the lecture for you today, and I'll go back to Du Dan tomorrow."

"Then do we live in thatched huts or mud houses this time?" Li Shixi asked with a smile.

"Haha, it will be better than that." Du Rusong replied with a happy smile, "You will be able to see it when you pass by. See you at Du Dan."

"Okay, see you Du Dan." Li Shixi stretched out his hand and shook it with him.

After saying goodbye to Du Rusong, Li Shixi came to the window with "Du Dan" written on it, and received his medicine.There was another young man standing by the window. This man should also be Asian, with short black hair and a baby face. He looked like a boy in his early twenties.The man was staring at the small bags one after another in his hand with a sad face.

Seeing that Li Shixi also received the medicine, he leaned over and asked in English, "Hi, are you also the doctor who went to Dudan?"

"Yes." Li Shixi nodded.

"Ha, that's great! I thought I was the only one going to Dudan! I finally found a companion!" The man laughed, and his happy smile made his face even more childish, "Hello, my name is Shawn, from Thailand, how about you?"

"LeslieLee, from Taiwan."

"Oh, you are also Chinese!" Shawn exclaimed exaggeratedly, and immediately switched to Chinese to greet again, "Hi, my name is Chu Xiao."

A little blunt Chinese, it sounds a little funny, Li Shixi couldn't help but raised the corners of his mouth.He also reintroduced himself cooperatively: "Hello, my name is Li Shixi."

"Hello. Excuse me..." At this point, Chu Xiao suddenly stopped, and his hands writhed twice unconsciously, as if to help express, but he still couldn't utter a complete sentence after holding back for a while. I had to smile apologetically, and said in English, "Sorry, I'm still not used to Chinese. Actually, my father is Chinese, but my Chinese is really not very good."

"It's okay, we will communicate in English, I'm fine."

"Well, Leslie, are you a doctor too? What is your specialty?"

"Heart surgery. What about you?"

"Hey, I'm in pediatrics." Chu Xiao smiled, revealing a cute dimple, innocent and innocent like a child.He picked up the bags of pills, frowned and said to Li Shixi: "Have you read this? We need to take so many medicines! I asked just now, and among all the groups, we have the most preventive medicines, and The adverse reaction symptoms listed on it are exaggerated! Look at this, it says that taking a large amount of it for a short period of time may cause blood in the stool, do you think the unlucky doctor Johnson mentioned just now will fall to the ground immediately after taking the amount for a week in a day?"

Li Shixi found that Chu Xiao has a lot of body movements, and his expression is exaggerated when he speaks. He looks like a Thai youth.Li Shixi couldn't help imagining how this man looked in a white coat. With his childlike face and his behavior, could anyone believe that he was a doctor?

After taking several vaccines and taking a bunch of pills, fortunately, the theoretical "adverse reaction" did not really occur. At least Li Shixi and Chu Xiao passed this level without any surprises.Of course, while taking the medicine, everyone did not forget to seize the time and make up for some professional knowledge in case of emergencies.

So busy, finally, to the day of departure.

The plane took off, Dr. Li Shixi's first MSF operation officially started, the destination: Dudan.

The author has something to say: I made up the country name "Dudan".Xiaobai, who has never been to Africa, is afraid that writing a real country will cause too many bugs, so just make up one, and everyone will know that it is a very backward country in Africa.Whispered that I wanted to use the name "Ivia" at first, "Operation Red Sea" is so beautiful~~

PS Changed the English name, Leslie sounds really nice.