War Photographer's Notebook

Chapter 624 The Agreement Between Two Doctors

When Wei Ran explained his intentions, both Howard and Chen Qi happily accepted his interview request.

Under the leadership of the two of them, Wei Ran walked into a classroom with a red cross on the door.

In addition to a few beds, there are some simple medical equipment in this classroom. Other than that, there are various medicines in the cabinets, kerosene lamps hanging above the head for emergencies, and a A briquette stove for heating.

After Howard closed the door, Chen Qi also warmly greeted Wei Ran to sit down, and then poured him half a cup of hot hawthorn leaf tea.

It was just as the door was closed that Wei Ran was also surprised to find that behind the door, there was actually a white pullover that only athletes in the sports meeting had on a hanger. The brush calligraphy reads "Down with imperialism! Long live the great unity of the people of the world!"

After regaining consciousness, Wei Ran looked away, and after Chen Qi and Howard sat down one after another, he asked curiously, "Has Dr. Chen been working here? I don't think I've seen you before."

"of course not"

Chen Xun explained in proficient English, "I was specially dispatched here for this sports meeting to help out temporarily. In fact, half a month ago, I was still fighting on the front line."

"Indeed it is"

Howard poured himself a cup of hawthorn leaf tea and said, "When he came, he could even smell gunpowder smoke."

"Mr. Howard, how does it feel to work with Doctor Huaxia?" Wei Ran changed the interviewee and asked with a smile.

"Chen is a very patient person"

Howard spread his hands, "Just like all the Chinese soldiers I have seen since I became a prisoner of war, their beliefs are very clear, and they are always kind. To be honest, I really don't understand why that idiot Truman chose such an enemy.

Of course, I have to admit that in terms of medical skills, the Huaxia medical skills used by Chen are really miraculous. Many diseases can be significantly improved by pricking him with a sewing needle a few times. This is the first time I saw him use a sewing needle. "

"Acupuncture"

A Chinese word popped out of Chen Qi's mouth, and then he changed to English and corrected with a smile, "Mr. Howard, that's not a sewing needle, it's acupuncture."

"Okay, pour the wine!"

Howard spread his hands, and an out-of-key Chinese word with a completely different meaning popped out of his mouth, "In short, it is a very magical medical method. I am even thinking about whether to go to China to learn this technology after the war is over. It is completely It broke the medical system and cognition I came into contact with."

"Mr. Howard's medical skills are also very worthy of my learning." Chen Qi said with a smile, "especially the surgical experience you imparted is very practical."

"No, no, no." Howard quickly waved his hands, and on this topic, he chatted about the professional topic between Chinese medicine and Western medicine.

Seeing the direction of the chat and the interview going off track, Wei Ran just raised his camera and took a group photo of the two doctors who were expressing their opinions across the desk.

"I'm sorry," Howard said apologetically after reacting, "Every time Chen and I talk about medical issues, we always ignore the people around us."

"it does not matter"

Wei Ran waved his hand nonchalantly and was about to say something, but a suppressed sneeze came from under the hospital bed at the end of the room.

"Who's there?!"

Howard immediately yelled, and subconsciously picked up the coal hook hanging on the briquette stove, while Chen Qi even guarded the door directly.

"It's me, Mr. Howard, it's me!"

While talking, a blond young man got out from under the bed, and said with an embarrassed face, "Teacher, didn't you go to eat, why?"

"First, I'm not your teacher! Second, Bruno? Why are you under the bed?!"

There was obvious disgust in Dr. Howard's tone, followed by his own reaction, frowning and asking, "Are you here to steal the medicine?"

"No." The blond young man waved his hands again and again, "I am just."

"Raise your hand!"

Howard snorted coldly, "Either let me search you honestly, or I will call Huaxia soldiers to come over and take you away, and directly disqualify you and your teammates from the competition!"

Hearing this, the soldier named Bruno gritted his teeth, and reluctantly raised his hands, allowing Howard to take some medicine from his trouser pocket.

"This is an insult to medicine and an insult to sportsmanship!"

Howard snorted coldly in disdain, and then said apologetically, "Chen, come and search him for the second time, he must have come here to steal medicine for tomorrow's football knockout match."

Hearing this, Chen Qi hesitated for a moment, then carefully examined the young man named Bruno.Howard didn't ask until he stopped without finding anything, "Should we report it? This is shameful cheating."

Hearing this, Chen Qi took a look at the medicine bottle in Howard's hand, hesitated for a moment and said, "Forget it, Bruno, we won't report this matter for the time being, but you won't play in your game tomorrow, okay?" ?
You must know that if we report, your team will be directly disqualified from the game.But since you came to steal the medicine and were caught by us, it means that at least your teammates haven't got the medicine you stole.So I just ask you to give up the opportunity to participate and replace your substitute players, so that your mistakes will not hurt your teammates. Do you have any objections? "

Bruno opened his mouth, and finally nodded angrily, "I have no objection."

"Mr. Victor, how about taking a picture of him getting stolen?"

While Chen Qi was speaking, he handed the medicine bottle he had just received from Howard to Bruno.The latter also seemed to be a habitual offender, familiarly raised those medicine bottles on his chest and aimed at Wei Ran, and at the same time rolled his big eyes, that young face was also written all over. Regret and defiance.

"No problem at all"

While Wei Ran was speaking, he pointed the camera at the young man named Bruno, chose the ugliest angle and pressed the shutter.

After taking the criminal photos, Bruno stuffed the medicine bottle in his hand to Chen Qi, opened the door, turned around and ran out of the medical room without saying a word.

"Is he your student?" Wei Ran asked curiously.

"No"

Howard denied it without even thinking about it, "Brono was just recommended by me to be a veterinarian after a few days of internship under me when he first joined the army. I didn't teach him anything. Of course, even so, he just I was also very ashamed of what I did."

"Don't take it too seriously"

Chen Qi waved his hand, "I believe he will realize his mistake, and hasn't he already paid the corresponding price? Besides, our medicine is not lost."

"But as an American, seeing my compatriots do such despicable things with my own eyes still makes me feel like a clown." Howard sighed, and then fell into silence with a bit of disappointment.

Seeing this, Wei Ran changed the subject and asked, "Mr. Howard, before you talked about professional issues that I don't understand, you said that you planned to go to China to learn this kind of medical skills after the war?"

"Correct!"

Talking about medical skills, a smile appeared on Howard's face again, "I'm even going to study with Chen for a while, at least I have to figure out what Chen is called?"

"Acupuncture" Chen Qi reminded dumbfounded.

"Yes! That's it!"

Howard patted his thigh, "At least we need to figure out how poisonous wine works. I have a hunch that this medical technology will definitely shine in the future."

Howard, who didn't know and said the wrong name, became more and more excited, "Of course, if I can learn it by then, I may have to figure out the system of Huaxia medicine next.

Ever since I saw Chen use a few sewing needles for acupuncture, whatever you call it, after I saw him heal an Englishman with a sprained ankle with those needles, I've been interested in all things Huaxia, I He even made an agreement with Chen. "

"What agreement?"

Wei Ran asked curiously, the Chen Qi who had become taciturn had never told himself about these things. Before that, he didn't even think that he would have the opportunity to see this sunny and cheerful Chen Qi again in this era .

"We swapped pens"

Howard took out a pale gold pen from his coat pocket while speaking, then pointed to the Parker pen in Chen Qi's coat pocket and said, "We exchanged our respective pens, and that Parker pen is the only one I have on me. The more valuable thing is the gift my mentor gave me when I graduated.”

Hearing this, Chen Qi also took out the Parker pen in his jacket pocket, and said dumbfoundedly, "He said that after the war, he would come to me to learn medical skills, and he would return the pen after he finished his studies.

You Americans are very interesting, but as long as we all live to the end of the war, if Howard comes to me, I will definitely treat him well. "

"I'll bring you enough medical books too," Howard said while putting the pen in his hand back into his jacket pocket.

"Can you talk about that jumper?"

Wei Ran pointed to the clothes hanging on the door and asked the doubts in his heart. He has now confirmed that the cap badge was given to him by Morgan's future son, but he still couldn't figure it out why this pullover appeared. In the medical room.

"That's the reward I got for serving this sports meeting!"

Howard said proudly, "The Chinese characters on it were written by Director Wang of the Prisoner Control Department."

"Howard, do you want me to take a photo for you?" Wei Ran asked, pointing to the jumper hanging on the door.

"of course can!"

When Howard spoke, he got up and took off the dress, and said while putting it on, "After you finish shooting, you need to leave your name on it."

"Leave your name on it?" Wei Ran was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously asked, "Why?"

"From a medical point of view, people's memory will always be forgotten."

Howard said while changing his clothes, "But if there are some commemorative things left, such as the pens I exchanged with Chen, or the names signed, this beautiful memory will be preserved forever."

"He used this fallacy to get many people to sign their names on this dress."

Chen Qi pointed to the word "Chen Qi" written on the cuff of the pullover, "This is my name."

Before Wei Ran could open his mouth, he pointed to the words "Wang Yanggong" on his chest and said, "This is the name of Director Wang of the Prisoner Control Department, and he wrote those brush characters."

Chen Qi moved his fingertips a little, pointed to some names written in Chinese characters around him, and introduced, "Many of these are the names of the prisoners in the prisoner-of-war camp, and the other English names are all known to Howard. People, or people who have recently been treated by him, and these, as he puts it, are the fees left by those people."

Turning around Howard, Wei Ran found the names of Drew and others on the back of the jumper, and even these scumbags used almost graffiti-like handwriting to scribble their names like occupying a place. It seems to be circled together.

Taking out the pen in the metal book, Wei Ran arrogantly found a corner in the circle, and wrote down his current name in English.Then the word "Wei Ran" was written next to a female name like "Chen Wan".

Although he didn't know if the name of this bookish woman was the female soldier surnamed Chen who gave him the scarf at the beginning, but he would rather believe that it was her. At least, this meant that the other party was still alive at least at this time.

After signing the name, Wei Ran raised his camera and took a picture of Howard, and then took a group photo of the two of them.

"Doctor Chen, when the war is over, can I also visit your house?" Wei Ran asked the last question in his heart while putting away his camera.

"Yes, of course!"

Chen Qi replied enthusiastically, "Actually, it's not just you. Morgan and Brendon who brought you to us just now are planning to visit China after the war. They also want me to be their tour guide."

"They want to go too?" Wei Ran asked in surprise.

"certainly"

Chen Qi said with a smile, "Speaking of which, the two of them were captured by my comrades in arms. I even did the interrogation of them at that time. I really didn't expect that I would have the opportunity to meet them here." , and even became friends with a few of them."

"I believe this will definitely become a good memory for each of you."

Wei Ran, who had no more regrets in his heart, glanced at the dial on Howard's wrist without a trace, and said while putting away the plastic leather notebook with not many words written on it, "Two doctors, my interview is over, you should go quickly Let's finish eating."

"Let's go together." Chen Qi warmly invited, "I heard that the cafeteria has prepared a lot of delicious food today."

"That's right, let's go together!"

Howard said while taking off the jumper he just put on for the photo, "After dinner, we can watch the performance of the Second Prisoner of War Camp together. Their program is very interesting. It is said that it is about Americans playing golf. The story of the ball."

"I'm not going"

Wei Ran tactfully refused, "During this time, I have to interview other people, but if I have time in the evening, I will go to see the show with you."

"Then it's settled!"

Howard and Wei Ran touched their fists, and the latter shook hands with Chen Qi, then bid farewell to the two and left the medical room, and hid in a corner where no one was paying attention.

A moment later, when Chen Qi and Howard walked towards the cafeteria together again, Wei Ran quietly got into the medical room which was not locked at all, and in the afterglow of dusk, he put a big red food box on Chen Qi on the desk.

On the handle of this food box filled with beef jerky, tea, chocolate, etc., there is also a piece of light yellow paper, on which is written the same sentence in Chinese and English-these gifts are for the cutest people.

　Although I asked for leave, I still took advantage of the fishing time to barely code out a chapter, and there should be no more in the future.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)