journey

α received the order and returned to the base in the afternoon, carrying out the usual training.Before returning to the base, Chu Zheng called home, his mother answered, and Chu Zheng specifically asked about Luo Luo's recent situation. His mother said it was fine, and he would go home on weekends, so Chu Zheng didn't think about it.

In the season of warm spring and flowers blooming, the whole team ran on the mountain topless with a weight of 20kg.The strong men made the girls in the village not far away specially carry baskets on their backs, and picked mushrooms up the mountain to sneak a peek.

After returning to the base and disbanding, everyone went to the bathroom to take a shower before going to the cafeteria to buy food.Chu Zheng sat next to Lu Ziqi with the plate on his buttocks, and Xiao Huang sat across from him.Lu Ziqi was bumped, turned his head to see that it was Chu Zheng, rolled his eyes so much that he wanted to go over.Xiao Huang saw the captain sitting across from him grilling rice, so he quickly lowered his head to eat obediently.

"Hey! Extraordinary and extraordinary!"

The alpaca held the newspaper and squeezed to sit next to Xiao Huang. Chu Zheng looked up at him with chopsticks in his mouth.The alpaca spread the newspaper on the table and pointed to the international military section. The headline read "All-out civil war broke out in South Sudan" and "Our peacekeeping force was implicated and organized a retreat" and so on.Chu Zheng opened his mouth, and the chopsticks fell off. He took the newspaper and looked at the report at a glance. There was no useful information, or there was no news related to medical treatment. Chu Zheng threw down the newspaper, turned around and left Run out of the cafeteria.

The alpaca and Lu Ziqi looked at each other, and Xiao Huang sat there frowning, worried.

Chu Zheng quickly ran into the administrative building and pushed away Hu Yan's office. There were four or five people sitting inside, as if they were in a meeting. Hu Yan raised his eyes and glanced at Chu Zheng.

"Go out and wait."

After discussing with those people again, Chu Zheng bowed his head and retreated, closing the door behind him.After waiting for about an hour, the people inside came out one after another. Chu Zheng knocked on the door and got a response before pushing the door in.

Hu Yan looked at him with raised eyebrows,

"My office is not a bathroom. You can come in and out as you like."

"Feel sorry."

Chu Zheng stood straight opposite him, with his head bowed.

"Tell me, what's the matter, impatient."

Chu Zheng swallowed, looked up at Hu Yan, and said solemnly:

"I applied to go to South Sudan to protect the withdrawal of peacekeeping troops."

Hu Yan was surprised, and tilted his head to look at Chu Zheng,

"Captain Chu, I never knew that special forces could still apply for missions."

Chu Zheng knew that he was just looking for scolding here, but he wanted to fight for it, and he wanted to go.He looked straight at Hu Yan without flinching.

"You went to South Sudan, what about α? We can't manage the peacekeeping force. Last time, there was a mission from above, but we can't get involved in private. Captain Chu, you should know about this relationship."

Chu Zheng blinked, his eyes were a little bitter.

The room was quiet for a while, Hu Yan stared at Chu Zheng for a long time, narrowed his eyes,

"Tell me, who is there?"

Chu Zheng raised his eyes, and Hu Yan had a smile that I knew.Chu Zheng didn't make a sound,

"Go out if you don't want to say it, I'll pretend I didn't hear about it."

"I want to take time off."

Just as Hu Yan was about to open the document in his hand, when he heard this sentence, he suddenly closed the document and threw it out. The folder hit Chu Zheng, and the paper inside scattered and fell.

"Chu Zheng, don't go too far."

Chu Zheng still stood there fixedly, looking at him.

"Get out of here!"

Chu Zheng took a breath, bowed, turned and left the office.Hu Yan sat at the table, his eyes widened with anger.After Chu Zheng left the administrative building, he went back to the dormitory, sat by the bed, staring at him in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking.

Not long after Chu Zheng left, Xiao Huang was called to Hu Yan's office. When Xiao Huang came out, he was covered in cold sweat.In the evening, a dim lamp was on on Hu Yan's desk, and Zhuang Yi's materials were neatly placed on the desk.

In the early morning of the next day, no one in the α team saw Chu Zheng, but no one was suspicious. Lu Ziqi led the team for daily training.

In the departure hall of the airport, a group of 35 soldiers, carrying backpacks and hats, stood neatly in five rows, waiting to board the plane.Passengers coming and going all cast curious and admiring eyes.With the brim of his hat pressed down extremely low, Chu Zheng stood in the line expressionlessly.

The plane landed at the Ethiopian International Airport, and the peacekeeping force and the medical team were forced to retreat into Ethiopia a few days ago.

The sunset turned red through most of the sky, and when Zhuang Yi came out of the emergency tent, his face was haggard.The sudden outbreak of war, the number of injured people increased dramatically, he hadn’t had enough sleep for a long time, and he was called for surgery since the early morning, and he didn’t rest for four or five sets in a row. He just saved another life at this moment, but he felt that his life was about to die Gone.Closing his eyes, he took a deep breath, and suddenly a bottle of mineral water was handed to him, Zhuang Yi used to think it was Xiao Hua,

"Thank you."

He took the water and was about to unscrew it when he felt something was wrong. He glanced at the bottle.There is a shortage of supplies here, and it is almost impossible to see domestically produced mineral water except for empty bottles.He suddenly raised his head to look at the person standing beside him. Chu Zheng stood beside him with a smile on his face and looked at him. Zhuang Yi instantly felt that the world was still, and he lost all consciousness, only staring and staring blankly. looking at each other.Seeing him stunned in surprise, Chu Zheng waved his hand in front of him funny, Zhuang Yi came back to his senses, turned his head to look elsewhere, it was impossible, it must be a hallucination, too tired to have hallucinations.

"Zhuang Yi, it's me."

Chu Zheng's voice rang in his ears, and Zhuang Yi felt as if he had passed away.He blinked, held back the tears that were about to burst out of his eyes, took a deep breath and turned his head to look at Chu Zheng.

"Why are you here?"

Chu Zheng smiled slightly, and said softly:

"Take you back."

Zhuang Yi frowned, the night before Chu Zheng left slowly came to mind, he closed his eyes and forced himself not to think about it.

"I haven't received an order to withdraw yet, so I can't go."

Zhuang Yi raised his head and said to Chu Zheng calmly.Chu Zheng looked at him, not knowing what to say for a while.

"You have just arrived, you have worked hard. I am going to rest for a while, so let's not talk about it."

Zhuang Yi smiled and said to Chu Zheng, gentle and polite.But when Chu Zheng heard it in his ears, a word was like a needle, piercing his blood all over the ground.

Chu Zheng stood there in a daze, looking at Zhuang Yi's back as he went away, while Zhuang Yi clenched the mineral water in his hand tightly with a face full of pain.

Misfortunes never come singly in the world. On the third day after Chu Zheng arrived, a large-scale Ebola epidemic broke out in Ethiopia.The camp was even more tense, and the medical team could not wait to disinfect every hour.At the same time, the order of the national medical team was issued, self-selection.

Medical staff who are willing to stay will join the fight against Ebola. Of course, those who do not want to stay will return home immediately.Zhuang Yi sat on the ruins, holding the decision table in a daze.Chu Zheng watched from a distance for a while, then walked over.It wasn't until someone sat beside him that Zhuang Yi came back to his senses. He turned his head to glance at Chu Zheng, and rolled up the decision form in his hand.

"How do you think about it?"

Chu Zheng sat aside and said calmly.Zhuang Yi got up and was about to leave, but Chu Zheng reached out and grabbed his arm and stood up.

"Zhuang Yi...you know why I'm here."

Chu Zheng looked at Zhuang Yi, and Zhuang Yi also looked at him, without avoiding him.

"Chu Zheng, you don't have to do this. I don't understand the meaning of your doing this either."

The two looked at each other for a while without moving, when Zhuang Yi turned around and was about to leave, Chu Zheng opened his mouth,

"We are brothers, aren't we? We are close buddies who grew up together, aren't we?"

Chu Zheng walked up to Zhuang Yi,

"How could I see you in danger and abandon you?"

"Did you lose your memory? Or was it clearly intentional? You clearly refused..."

"What do I know? My mother has always regarded you as my best brother! No matter what happens, it has never changed! Zhuang Yi, you are my brother until the end of my life. I will go through fire and water for you No excuses, understand?"

Zhuang Yi looked at Chu Zheng, his eyes slowly turned red, and a tear slid down his cheek, Chu Zheng looked at the tear-stained face, his heart was moved,

"Zhuang Yi, I'm sorry. I..."

"Don't be sorry. Chu Zheng, the one who should say sorry was never you. I'm not worthy...I'm not worthy to be your brother..."

Zhuang Yi whimpered and slowly squatted down, the decision form rolled up in his hand fell to the ground, Chu Zheng squatted down to pick it up, and slowly unfolded it.In the first line of the table, in the choice of returning to China and staying in office, the word staying in office is circled in red pen.

After two days of preparation, several cars of different sizes were parked outside the tent.The medical staff who choose to return to the country have already arrived on a special plane sent by the country. Today, they will take these cars and drive to the international airport in Ethiopia.

Most of those who stayed were young doctors and nurses, and most of the older ones chose to return to China.But no one complained, and everyone could understand the decision.Director Wang hesitated for a long time. The moment Zhuang Yi knocked on the door and entered, he even burst into tears.

"I have taught you a lesson, but I can't do it."

"Director Wang, don't say that. You have been in the peacekeeping force for so many years, and you are always in danger."

"I... I have no face... But my child is still young, and my mother is also a person who has stepped into the grave. I really dare not..."

Zhuang Yi looked at the weeping Director Wang, stepped forward and patted him, then left and closed the door.

Zhuang Yi stood in front of Director Wang, and Director Wang patted Zhuang Yi on the shoulder.

"Son, don't embarrass yourself too much."

Zhuang Yi nodded and smiled,

"Director Wang, have a good journey. I'm here, so don't worry."

Watching the vehicles drive out one after another, every medical worker or peacekeeper left behind has mixed feelings in their hearts. If they stay, they will fight with their lives.

Zhuang Yi touched Xiao Hua's head, whether she was about to cry or not, and smiled

"fool."

Unable to hold back a tear, Xiaohua sniffled her nose,

"Brother. I will always be with you."

Zhuang Yi laughed, patted her, turned around and walked back, within two steps, he saw Chu Zheng with his hands on his chest, leaning against the gate of the base and looking at him, Zhuang Yi was stunned for a moment, then grinned again, Chu Zheng Looking at him too, smiling.

Viruses are always unpredictable. No matter how much everyone disinfects and how careful they are, Ebola still spread to the base. Two peacekeepers were unfortunately infected during an operation. The moment they were diagnosed, everyone in the base was terrified.Zhuang Yi led the medical team to organize isolation and disinfection immediately, and took all the medical staff to a meeting overnight.The two fighters have entered the contagion period. From tomorrow onwards, those who step into that tent are all playing games with fate.

After the meeting ended, Xiaohua left the base building, finally couldn't bear the pressure, and burst into tears, Zhuang Yi took her into his arms, patted her on the back,

"Xiao Hua, you are already great. Don't force yourself."

Xiao Hua buried her head in Zhuang Yi's arms, shaking her head vigorously.

Early the next morning, the first team was to go into the tent to observe the two Ebola-infected fighters.Zhuang Yi is already at the senior level in the medical department of the base, and this investigation is obligatory, and he never thought of backing down.Before heading to the disinfection tent, Chu Zheng stopped him at the door, the worry on his face was clearly visible, Zhuang Yi smiled and patted his hand holding his arm,

"Don't worry, it'll be alright."

Chu Zheng frowned, stared at him for a while, let go of his hand,

"Okay, I'll be waiting for you."

Zhuang Yi entered the tent, Xiao Hua had already been disinfected inside, Zhuang Yi walked over,

"Xiaohua, you don't have to go in, you have to think about it."

Xiao Hua looked up at Zhuang Yi, smiled and nodded,

"Okay, then you will follow my actions later."

With the help of the auxiliary staff, Zhuang Yi and his party put on heavy isolation suits, masks, and masks, layer after layer.From a distance, it's really hard to tell who's who.Zhuang Yi came out of the tent, and Chu Zheng was still standing at the door. He looked up at Chu Zheng through the mask, and then walked to the tent full of Ebola virus first.