It was only when Gu Yu truly immersed himself in the door-to-door registration work, walking through the streets and alleys, that he understood the difficulties Jitar had spoken of.
"Damn! Walking is tough; communicating is tough; even making a run for it is tough..."
Gu Yu, with a small notebook in hand, patted the dust off his protective suit, his head drenched in sweat.
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He felt ashamed when he thought about what had just happened; he never imagined that one day he would be chased down half an alley by a dog.
The whole thing started because he noticed a hut with lights still on and decided to knock on the door to see if the inhabitants had registered.
But when the door opened, out came a dog, skinny but unusually ferocious.
It didnât even bark before lunging at him. Luckily, he reacted quickly and dodged it, or the canine would have gone straight for his throat.
Itâs not that he couldnât handle the skinny canine; with his Sanda fighting skills, it would only take a couple of moves to subdue the animal.
However, he worried that in the process of fighting, his protective suit might tear, and since it was someone elseâs dog, killing it might bring trouble from its owner.
Here, one must be cautious with every action, more fearful of inciting the refugeesâ wrath than the disease itself.
"Are you a doctor from the Red Cross team?"
Just as Gu Yu caught his breath, he heard a voice behind him, speaking in unintelligible gibberish.
"I donât understand what you mean," Gu Yu turned around and saw a young man, so he quickly tried to explain using hand gestures.
The young man looked puzzled because he too couldnât understand what Gu Yu was saying, but Gu Yuâs gestures were easy to understand; it meant he didnât understand.
He fell silent.
Just when Gu Yu thought the young man had given up on communicating due to the language barrier, the youth suddenly spoke again, this time in Bengali.
"Hello, my family member is sick. Are you a doctor from the Red Cross? My family needs support," the young man enunciated each word, asking Gu Yu and the others again.
This time, Gu Yu, who had some basic understanding of Bengali, finally grasped what the young man was saying.
The young man had seen him wearing a white coat and had come out to seek help.
"I am, actually the registration officer for disease control in this area. If there is a problem with your family, you can request our assistance," Gu Yu answered in Huaxia, still accompanying his words with gestures for the boy to understand. Enjoy new chapters from freewebnovel
Seeing Gu Yu acknowledging that heâs a doctor from the Red Cross through his gestures, the young manâs expression immediately showed relief and joy.
Without further ado, he grabbed Gu Yuâs arm and pulled him towards an alley on the right.
Looking into the dark alley, Gu Yu didnât really take a few steps. Given the chaotic environment of the refugee camp, it was natural for him to be cautious before agreeing to go to the "home" of a stranger.
If he was not careful, the next time he woke up he might find himself on an operating table, his kidneys gone.
"Stop! Tell me your name and address, and I will go there later with my fellow doctors and companions."
Feeling the great inconvenience of communication, Gu Yu still chose to exchange for a basic Bengali language communication skill package at the Check-in Points for five hundred points.
Though it was only at the level of an elementary school graduate, it sufficed for simple daily communication.
The urgency in the young manâs actions ceased; he hadnât expected Gu Yu to speak Bengali, but Gu Yuâs proficiency in Bengali was comparable to his own.
Both were on equal footing.
"Iâm Ez, from the settlement at West District number 67... Please hurry over for support, both my mother and father have a fever," Ez articulated haltingly using the Bengali he knew.
"Both your parents have a fever? Are they running a temperature?"
Gu Yuâs expression froze for a moment, and he inwardly exclaimed that something was amiss.
Certainly, they hadnât both contracted dengue fever!?
"Hurry, take me there!" Guessed the possible outcome, Gu Yu urged Ez to take him over.
Ez had already been extremely anxious, and when he saw that this doctor was willing to go with him to his home, a look of joy immediately appeared on his face.
He had walked half a block before he found such a doctor.
There used to be a doctor who had fled to the West District, but a few days ago, he drowned in a swamp while going out to treat someone.
Having heard that there was a charitable Red Cross Hospital in the central district, he thought to try his luck there.
And he did indeed encounter a doctor with a Red Cross armband on his arm.
"Follow me," Ez motioned to Gu Yu, then hurriedly led the way for him.
"Yu, should I come with you?"
Meanwhile, Lin Xinyue came over from another alley, followed by a fully armed soldier.
"No need, you help me arrange two stretchers at the camp, we might have patients later," Gu Yu waved his hand and instructed the soldier beside Lin Xinyue, "Zhen, I entrust you with Xinyueâs safety."
Wang Zhen didnât speak, but saluted Gu Yu with his left hand while holding his gun in the right.
Gu Yu nodded and then, under Lin Xinyueâs worried gaze, turned and followed Ez into the West District.
"Yu wonât run into any danger, will he?"
Lin Xinyue asked Wang Zhen, who was protecting her.
"Uh... Yu is so skilled that even our captain can only fight him to a draw, unless someone uses firearms, itâs basically impossible for anyone here to pose a threat to Yu," Wang Zhen said in a muffled voice behind his bulletproof mask.
"Alright, letâs hurry to the camp, then!"
Recalling Gu Yuâs previous performance in the combat room of the Ark, Lin Xinyue finally felt slightly relieved.
With Gu Yuâs skills, normal people indeed couldnât threaten him.
Since that was the case, she had nothing to worry about and hurried to arrange what Gu Yu had just mentioned.
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Centred around the Red Cross Medical Aid Center, the four major areas radiating outwards were the East, South, West, and North Districts.
The North and South Districts, because they were connected by a thoroughfare, often had Bangladesh patrols coming through, so the public order there was much better compared to the East and West Districts.
Especially the West District, it was said that its original founders were from a gang.
Although Bangladesh took measures to maintain public order by eliminating this gangâs base, the scattered low-level gang members had spread into every corner of the West District.
Some gathered together to form small violent gangs and staked out a small area as their territory.
Others roamed the West District in groups of two or three, acting violently and oppressively.
Therefore, the West District was also known as a place of chaos.
Ezâs home was located here.
"Arenât we there yet?" After following Ez for nearly fifteen minutes, they hadnât reached their destination.
Gu Yu couldnât help but ask.
They had already gone quite deep into the area, and the people around didnât seem easy to deal with, with feelings of exclusion apparent from their eyes.
He was worried about attracting unnecessary trouble.
"Weâre almost there, just up ahead!"
Ez quickly pointed at a collapsed bungalow in front of them.