On the beautiful Ganquan Island, Sergeant Major Gao Jianxiong of the Second Class, wearing a steel helmet, stood numbly in the lookout post on the side of the monument, facing the west, looking at the sea like a clay sculpture.
On those sunny days, the sea water of Ganquan Island is colorful and the coral reefs are magnificent. Just like what is written in the primary school text "The Rich Weisha Islands".
However, no matter how beautiful the place is, as long as it is small enough, it can only be heaven in the first week, earth in the second week, and purgatory from the third week onwards.
You will always get tired of looking at the sea.
This is a place where pigs are raised jumping into the sea and dogs are kept in a daze. Those who do not have extremely strong willpower will not be able to survive.
The wind and rain were getting stronger and stronger, and the wind force was estimated to be level 8. The simple roof of the lookout post could not block the rain at all, but Gao Jianxiong showed no reaction.
Until a light spot appeared on the sea to the west, causing his pupils to shrink and he untied the raincloth wrapped around the Bayi Shi.
"I've never seen our fishermen come so far south in this kind of weather. They can't be Vietnamese, right?"
He picked up the wooden stick at hand and knocked on the wall at his feet. Soon, three more soldiers ran out of the room downstairs: "Squad leader, what's the matter? Is there something going on?"
In 1994, the country was quite poor and didn't have much budget investment. There were only four soldiers on duty on this small island, and they had to work in shifts. The wooden house they lived in had a sleeping place downstairs, and a shed on the roof served as a sentry post.
The purpose is to save costs as much as possible, so the people standing guard stomping their feet can be heard downstairs.
Gao Jianxiong pointed to the bright light in the distance: "That's a boat, right? Xiaohu, you have good eyesight, see if it's Vietnamese!"
Soldier Xu Hu took the telescope and looked at it carefully: "It's not like Vietnamese boats. Vietnamese fishing boats are usually broken. Warships are not like this. Hey, not only are they flying white flags, but there are also some other flags."
Huh? I don’t recognize it either.”
Gao Jianxiong scolded: "I tell you to study more! You have such good eyesight that you can't even recognize the flags of neighboring countries!"
Fortunately, a sergeant next to him who looked smarter took the telescope and looked at it again, and said eloquently:
"Squad leader, it's a ship from the Lanfang Islands! According to our country's foreign relations permission, ships from the Lanfang Islands can enter our waters. It is a purely Chinese country, and the foreign affairs department also provides visa-free access to Lanfang passports. But we are far away from Lanfang Islands.
Fang is already 600 nautical miles away. I have never seen Lan Fang’s ship go that far before.”
The sergeant’s name was Ma Jiahui. He was not much of a scholar. He was just bored after staying on the island for a long time. He could recite the national flags of all countries in the world and the terms of the mutual passport visa-free policy.
In the Visa Islands, there are quite a few people with such strange performing arts, mainly because they are too boring.
Some soldiers can memorize the only book they have with them, and even the instructions for medicines.
Those who don’t want to read often choose to challenge themselves by doing two thousand push-ups in one go.
Gao Jianxiong nodded: "Then we may be in trouble. Let's not let down our guard. But if it is confirmed that we need help, we will also help. After all, we have the same culture and species."
"Yes! Monitor!"
A few minutes later, the boat docked only a few dozen meters away from the island and reef. Because the water was too shallow, it was difficult to dock any further. After the fishing boat landed, four people fell off the side of the boat and carried some things.
Wading ashore in waist-deep water.
Seeing that the opponent had no weapons and had a woman, Gao Jianxiong quickly ordered the soldiers to help.
Gu Pan, who was walking at the front, hugged a medicine box and shouted: "Comrade, we are from the Lanfang Islands. We are all Han people. We don't mean any harm. My brother has appendicitis. The boat is too bumpy to operate, so he can only go to the shore to find it."
A peaceful place.”
Gao Jianxiong and others were shocked when they heard this, but they still had to pull the people ashore first.
Long Wu and Xu Hu carried Gu Kun into the only house on the island with one shoulder each, wiped off the water and placed him on the bed.
Gao Jianxiong then said: "Little lesbian, we are not a big island here, there is no hospital, and none of us know how to operate. In your situation, you can't even call a helicopter, and it can't fly so far.
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"We have common surgical drugs and equipment. I can just perform the surgery on myself." Gu Kun lay down for a few seconds, took a breath, and then answered the other party's concerns.
"Cut your own appendix?! Are you kidding me? Hua Tuo has to do it when Guan Gong scrapes the bones to cure the poison!" Everyone was shocked and speechless.
"Why, there was a doctor in Lucia in the past who gave himself local anesthesia to cut his appendix at the Antarctic research station. Lucians can do it, so why can't we Chinese?" Gu Kun raised his upper body up a little, squatted on his hands and laughed boldly.
Gao Jianxiong was dumbfounded, and after a long while he complained: "You are such a man. I have served in the army for ten years and I haven't served many people. If you have this ability... Hey, what kind of bet can I make with you? That's all, you don't do this."
You can only treat a dead horse as a live doctor, just tell us how to cooperate."
Gu Kun summoned enough energy and ordered: "Get some fresh water, wash my whole body first, preferably sterilized or boiled sheets and clothes. Then raise the upper part of the bed at a higher angle, and find some clean mirrors.
Hanging steadily above me, hanging diagonally.”
At this moment, it had only been more than three hours since he suffered from appendicitis pain, so he could still bear it.
Rainy days also ensure that the requirements for dust removal in the surgical environment are lower. There are no living things on this island, not even grass grows, and there are no bugs. Therefore, a slightly larger dose of anti-inflammatory drugs and antibiotics can suppress postoperative infections.
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The former Lucia doctor was able to survive because of a key factor. It was also a place like the Antarctic research station. It was very pure and such a cold environment that basically did not bring in external active bacteria.
Everyone was impressed by Gu Kun's spirit and prepared everything according to his instructions. Gu Pan even used the packaged sterile gauze brought on the ship to make his brother's bed for free.
Gu Kun gave himself a local anesthetic injection based on experience, and within a few minutes he lost the pain in his abdomen.
Gu Kun was about to take action. After thinking about it, he told his sister: "You should take the video recorder on the ship and make a video tape for me."
The last time Gu Kun returned to Lanfang from Kuching, he spent 8,000 ringgit to buy a Sony video recording machine. His original intention was to record some of his heroic achievements in his early years of entrepreneurship - to put it bluntly, he just wanted to
Like Ali Baba's Ma Feng, he records his early struggle history as proof of his achievements, which will be used to establish prestige in the circle in the future.
When doing business, strength is very important, but letting your opponents, suppliers, and customers believe that you are awesome. This confidence is sometimes more important than strength. So when Gu Kun bought a video recorder, he felt that the money spent was not unfair at all.
Unexpectedly, it is actually used now.
Gu Pan was a little numb and dull, and didn't want to listen to his brother, but somehow he thought he wanted to leave something more for his brother, so he went back to the ship and got the video recorder.
Gu Kun confidently started to use the knife.
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Twenty minutes later, the suturing of the right abdomen was completed.
The blade of the knife is only over two inches long.
After all, removing the appendix is the smallest operation, and it is still the kind of appendix that does not have suppuration or perforation and only hurts for three or four hours. And if you rely on a mirror to observe, the field of view does not need to be very large, because you can feel the affected area when you were in pain before.
The specific location is more convenient than finding a doctor right away.
Of course, in this case, being able to remember the exact location of pain before the anesthesia takes effect requires perseverance and calmness. It is not a trivial matter. It is simply not something that humans can do.
After sewing, Gu Kun wiped the surrounding area again with sterilizing liquid, then carefully covered it with gauze, and then asked his sister and Chen Li to wrap a few more circles around his waist.
Long Wu and others, Gao Jianxiong and others were all stunned.
"Is this even a human being?"
"Brother, you are awesome."
Gu Kun ignored them and just lay there breathing heavily for more than half an hour, waiting for the anesthetic to wear off.
It's not that he is arrogant, it's just painful.
After regaining his breath, he talked to Gao Jianxiong: "Comrade, I need to sleep here for a night, and the rest of them can go back to the ship. We will leave tomorrow if the rain lightens up."
The cabin can also keep out the rain, but when the wind is too strong, the bumps will tear the wound, so staying for one night is the minimum.
Gao Jianxiong patted his chest and assured: "I will be bedridden for at least a week after the operation. If I am younger, I will stay in bed for at least three days. Brother, you can stay here. We can just squeeze in together. You are such a man. I admire you."
Gu Kun smiled and said: "It's useless for you to obey me. I'll return a boatload of fish. I'm afraid they'll all die if I wait too long."
Only then did Gao Jianxiong remember to ask Gu Kun why he came: "You are fishermen from Lanfang, going to... east Guangdong to sell seafood? I have never seen foreign businessmen directly sail fishing boats to sell goods in east Guangdong."
Gu Kun: "That's because others have no vision and think China is poor. The government has abolished the dual-track exchange rate system this year. It's a good time."
Gao Jianxiong became more and more awe-struck after hearing this.
Although I don’t know if what Gu Kun said is true, at least he can talk about so many favorable policies, which shows that he is knowledgeable and well-read.
It just so happens that he still looks so young.
"Brother, you are really capable, capable of both literary and martial arts. I think you will no longer be a thing in the pond sooner or later."
Gu Kun didn't have much energy after the surgery and didn't want to deal with these compliments anymore, so he turned the conversation to the other party and let the soldiers talk about their own affairs.
Of course, it will never contain military information. Gu Kun knows this very well.
During the conversation, Gu Kun learned that Gao Jianxiong was the oldest one. He was 28 years old. He had been in the army for 10 years and might have to change his career. He had been stationed on eight islands and had also driven an assault boat and traffic boat for several years to provide services to those small islands.
Deliver supplies. (It’s similar to a five-person speedboat in Chicken Dinner)
Among the others, Ma Jiahui may continue to serve as a non-commissioned officer, while Xu Hu may retire after his compulsory service is over.
Gu Kun noticed a detail: "Brother Gao, you were on guard just now. Were you the first to spot us? Aren't you the commander?"
Gao Jianxiong: "So what?"
Gu Kun smiled bitterly in pain: "I thought there were no outsiders here, so you would relax."
Gao Jianxiong was very disapproving: "What kind of mentality do you have? I am a D-member cadre. Of course I have to lead by example."
Gu Kun stared at the other person's eyes and confirmed for two seconds, making sure that what he said was true.
Gu Kun sighed: "You remind me of "Robinson Crusoe". Indeed, after staying away from the intrigues and gossips of human society, no matter what a person's mentality is when he comes to the island, he will stay for a long time.
It will indeed reduce a lot of hypocrisy and twists and turns.”
Robinson will not show off with Friday, because it is meaningless. This is the soul-purifying effect of staying away from the hustle and bustle.
After chatting for a while, it was getting late.
There was no electricity on the island, only an emergency diesel generator, which was not used at ordinary times. So the soldiers took out cans and hurriedly took advantage of the last remaining light to eat.
Gao Jianxiong kindly asked Gu Kun and others if they wanted to eat.
Gu Kun said that he couldn't eat after the surgery and declined. However, he also noticed that the four of them ate very poorly. The only food that supplemented vitamins was canned green beans, or compressed biscuits and lunch meat.
"Brother Xiong, no matter what, you guys saved half of my life. I want to repay someone's kindness, Long Wu, go to the boat to get some of our supplies and fresh fish."
"No need, we can also catch fish ourselves." Gao Jianxiong is very disciplined.