?Chapter 361: Chapter 361: Start Working   Chapter 361: Chapter 361: Start Working                                   Following the directive from higher leadership, five members of the Health Team set out to follow the vigers to treat illnesses in the vige, with two People’s Liberation Army soldiers providing escort.


    Shortly, the seven people started their journey following the vigers.


    Though the distance to the vige was not far, the path was equally difficult to navigate, with its numerous mountain roads, dense forests, and due to the climate, a prevalence of snakes, insects, and rodents more rampant than usual.


    If it had not been for the vigers leading the way, it would have been tough for them to reach the vige even if they could see it, let alone navigate theplicated and unexpected turns. Beyond the winding paths, there were still roads to follow.


    The viger guiding them was a straightforward person. Along the way, he almost cleared mountains and built bridges for them, barely stopping short of carrying them on his back.


    Finally, they arrived at the vige.


    Calling it a vige, in reality, from a distance, there were only about twenty houses, all of which were dpidated thatch homes, generally facing east, aligned from south to north. stered on the mottled walls at the entrance of the vige were the words “Defend the Home and the Nation” written in lime, the strokes worn away by years of wind and rain, some no longer intact.


    At the in near the entrance, there wererge fields of farnd, which were well-maintained without any weeds, and the crops were thriving and lush.


    asionally, chickens woulde out to peck at the ground, and dogs would bark at the sound of strangers.


    The man led them straight to the fourth house inside.


    Along the way, they encountered vigers carrying baskets and sickles, apparently off to cut grass. Upon seeing Bai Xiao and the others from the People’s Liberation Army, especially their military uniforms, everyone appeared curious, yet no one dared to linger.


    Upon entering the house, they heard the midwife shouting, “Oh dear, Xia Mei’er, this is not good. The child ising out feet first, this…this…is not good.” The frantic tone did nothing tofort the mother-to-be, who was likely already frightened.


    Because they heard a weak voice pleading desperately.


    “Grandma, please, save my baby. Even if I can’t survive, you must save him. This is my child, after all.”


    But her voice was getting weaker.


    Bai Xiao nced at Doctor Wei, who decisively ordered, “Quick, go inside!”


    All five female soldiers from the Health Team entered the room, which suddenly became even more cramped and crowded. They saw a pale, jaundiced woman lying on the bed, and a midwife in her fifties was busily working between her legs. The room was filled with a strong smell of blood, nearly nauseating.


    Someone wanted to open the window for venttion, but Doctor Wei stopped them.


    The woman inbor couldn’t be exposed to the draft.


    The midwife, likely frightened by the arrival of so many People’s Liberation Army soldiers, ignored the woman’s agonizing moans, and stood frozen, staring at the neers.


    Doctor Wei shoved her aside, took out the medical kit, and they had brought full medical equipment with them. While this surgery couldn’tpare to an operating room in a hospital, the sanitary soldiers who had performed surgeries before knew what to do despite the harsh conditions.


    After beginning the examination, Doctor Wei shook her head after the preliminary check. It seemed surgery was necessary, the mother-to-be was in grave danger, and so was the child! Without intervention, the child could likely die from asphyxiation due tock of amniotic fluid.


    Everyone donned surgical attire, and the nurses prepared clean surgical tools and medical equipment,ying the groundwork for the final task of the doctor. Doctor Wei had already put on gloves and stood ready as everyone’s eyes were on Bai Xiao.


    Now, it all depended on her.


    Bai Xiao peeled open a piece of chocte which had turned soft and was almost sticking to the tin foil due to the heat. She popped it into her mouth, a move that caused some dissatisfaction in Doctor Wei.


    Bai Xiao didn’t look at them but took out a silver needle and inserted two needles into the mother’s head.