The situation did not go as smoothly as expected. The wind and waves seemed to be against the Prince cruise ship, and the level 7 wind never stopped.
The level 7 gale itself will not cause significant damage to the cruise ship, but it will affect other ships' rescue operations.
Today is already the 5th day.
Food has run out, and drinking water is the last day.
The desalination equipment is still under repair, and there is not enough power. Even if it is repaired, the fresh water production will be very little, and it will be good if it can sustain life.
Captain Xiu held a telescope and watched for dozens of minutes.
Where are the shadows of ships?
Liu Muqiao ate a canned fish, a hamburger, and a few pieces of lettuce.
His supplies are of the highest level, he is on the same level as Captain Xiu, and he also has a bottle of mineral water and half an apple.
This is a decision made by the shipboard management committee, and even Fuoqi cannot enjoy this kind of treatment.
At Liu Miqiao's request, Ailun and Fuoqi were given second-class treatment: one canned fish and one hamburger a day. As for lettuce and apples, they were not eligible.
Liu Muqiao did not dare to violate the rules set by the management committee. He originally wanted to give the apple to Ellen, but he still ate half of the apple under the supervision of others.
It tastes great.
Liu Muqiao couldn't remember when he had eaten such a delicious apple.
Food is extremely scarce now.
Someone spends 10,000 pounds to buy a hamburger. If there are apples, someone will pay 30,000 pounds.
Apples, cans and other substances are heavily guarded and have several checkpoints. Anyone who wants to smuggle to make extra money has almost zero chance.
Although there is this saying, as long as there is demand, it is impossible to eliminate the black market. However, there are very few opportunities for transactions in the black market now.
"Coconut!"
There were screams.
10 coconuts were found in the cabin!
For people who lack food and fresh water, it is undoubtedly a stimulant. Everyone wants to get it, even if it is just a mouthful.
The Management Committee held an emergency meeting.
The meeting decided on the distribution plan.
One for Liu Muqiao, one for Captain Xiu, and the other eight are allocated to 50 key people. Even if it is just one mouthful, it must be fair.
The people on the management committee are very dedicated and of high moral character. They don’t drink a sip of coconut juice and their daily necessities are of the lowest quality.
Liu Muqiao got a big coconut. He did not fully comply with the decision of the management committee, but still let Ellen drink a few sips, and finally ate half of the coconut meat.
Liu Muqiao is a little willful, so what can he do?
He forced Ellen to drink, and Ellen became drunk.
I got drunk after drinking coconut water. I was so drunk that Ellen even felt embarrassed.
"Ship!"
Captain Xiu exclaimed!
In the telescope, a ship dragging thick smoke is heading here.
"The big ship is coming!"
"Help!"
"Thank God!"
"God sent a boat to save us!"
"Blessed by Bodhisattva!"
……
Many people cried with joy.
Liu Muqiao let out a long breath.
The wait is finally here.
The cargo ship anchored 100 meters away from the cruise ship.
A small boat was put down.
A team of epidemic prevention personnel wearing protective clothing boarded the ship first, and they started disinfection work as soon as they came on board.
The second boat was still full of people wearing protective suits. They brought medicines, boxes of salt water, and sugar water and loaded them on the boat.
From the third boat onwards, food and fresh water were transported, and it took 10 boats.
Finally, there is Chinese medicine.
"Organize 100 people to boil traditional Chinese medicine, and everyone must drink it, no one is left out!" Liu Muqiao shouted loudly.
This is an ancient recipe that is very effective in getting rid of plague.
Fuoqi quickly organized 100 people and used all the cooking utensils to cook medicine.
In half an hour, the first pot of concoction was made, and the hospital staff each took a bowl. Then, they delivered it to the room.
After finishing the first drink and then starting the second drink, he decided to drink it twice a day for those with mild illness and those who were not sick, and four times a day for those who were seriously ill.
With these traditional Chinese medicines, Tian Lai Acupuncture is no longer needed. Liu Miqiao is going to take a good rest for more than ten hours. After unloading the goods, he will probably have to wait until tomorrow afternoon.
The plague problem has been basically solved.
He was preparing to leave with the ship.
Have a good sleep first.
It has been half a month, and he has only slept for a dozen hours in total. He is so tired.
In the past half month, he has used more than 100 Huiqi Pills. The intermediate treasure box has been opened, mainly the medicinal liquid. He has consumed all the intermediate medicinal liquid.
Liu Muqiao fell asleep.
Ellen, the middle school teacher, and the widow also slept, and most of the people in the hospital slept.
The ship's management committee and the people on the ship had a heated argument.
"Don't even think about it!" On the ship responsible for delivering supplies, the highest commander is Jong, who is the deputy commander of this rescue operation. "No one can leave here, this is an order!"
"We have been on the ship for half a month, and there are still many seriously ill patients who need treatment. However, the hospital here only has 30 beds. Many of us have died, and we cannot die anymore. Not one of us can die!" Xiu
The captain protested loudly.
"Xiu, you are a heroic captain. Yes, we should respect your words. However, this is a highly infectious disease. Once it spreads to the shore, it will be terrible! Others don't understand, but you should understand!"
Jong is a shrewd commander, and he stares at Xiu with a pair of sharp eyes.
"No, you can arrange a closed place and isolate the people on the ship together. Here, you should already know that this is a broken ship and may sink at any time. Besides, I have been holding on for 15 days and I can't hold on anymore!"
Xiu himself felt like he couldn't hold on, and he knew that others would go crazy.
"Especially, too many people have died, and the ship is full of corpses. Who can bear the stench? We have lost many people, and we can't die anymore, not even one!"
Jong is very bland.
Although he knew that many people died on the ship, he did not see it with his own eyes and did not want to see it. Besides, he only conveyed orders and could not make decisions. The general policy had been decided and the patients must not be allowed to go ashore.
No one believed that traditional Chinese medicine could cure plague, so 30 tons were sent to meet Fuoqi's request. In the future, it will be left to fate.
Arguing is obviously futile.
Jong simply won't give in.
He came across the boat to see Xiu and Fuoqi purely out of respect for them.
In addition, he also has a mission, which is to meet Liu Miqiao.
Liu Muqiao has saved nearly a thousand people. Such a great hero has to be respected. Jong brought a large medal, which was awarded to him by Her Majesty the Queen.
"He is sleeping. He has not had a good rest for half a month. He only slept for three hours at a time. We can't bear to disturb him."
"Well, then I will come over tomorrow. I will personally award the medal to him." Jong said.
Xiu is a little disappointed.
Am I not worthy of receiving a medal?
However, he didn't ask. Xiu, who is very gentlemanly, would never lose face for the sake of reputation.
This chapter has been completed!