Is This Reporter Also Paying Off Debts Today? Chapter 53
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After He Liang ran back to the tent with the food, he shook Wen Di from his sleep and showed off the delicacies he had obtained through alms as if to claim credit.
“The troops sent by the United Nations have arrived?” Wen Di looked sleepy. He was no longer interested in eating.
The food here is torture for Wen Di, who has a very fragile stomach. Therefore, if he is not hungry and can’t stand it, he will eat something. Other times, he will not eat if he can. He will either sleep to conserve his energy or drink water to satisfy his hunger.
Some of the meat originally raised by Lu Huaichu quickly lost weight.
The two of them had picked up a broken mirror in the ruins before. The piece was as big as an adult man’s hand. He Liang wanted to take the mirror back to the tent as if he had seen a treasure.
But Wen Di didn’t understand. The things he was carrying for filming and interviewing were already heavy enough, and he had to carry a mirror like this. What if he stumbled along the way and the mirror broke and scratched his body?
Not only is there a shortage of food, there is also a shortage of medicine.
Besides, I’m here every day looking slovenly, don’t you think it’s disturbing when you look in the mirror and see yourself looking so sloppy?
Therefore, Wen Di issued a soul torture:
“What are you doing with this?”
“Take a photo.” He Liang replied casually, still admiring this “treasure”.
If you don’t use the mirror to look at it, what’s it for?
In this way, He Liang took the mirror back to the tent and placed the mirror very solemnly on the bricks between the two people’s camp bed.
That is their “bedside table”.
Every morning after washing his face, He Liang would sit in front of the mirror and fiddle with his hair:
“Brother, what hairstyle do you think suits me?”
“Do I have a round face or an oval face?”
“I heard that Leslie curls are popular now. I will also get one when I return to China.”
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One morning, Wen Di looked at He Liang sticking his butt out again, and couldn’t help it anymore, so he asked, “Are you in love?”
He Liang turned back blankly: “No…”
Seeing him like this, Wen Di was so angry that he raised his foot and kicked He Liang’s butt: “Then what the hell are you doing here every day to show me?!”
After that, He Liang no longer dared to talk to Wen Di when he looked in the mirror, and even his breathing became much quieter.
Wen Di’s ears were finally clear.
So I continued to live like an old monk practicing every day, interviewing, writing articles, shooting videos, editing films, eating something before fainting from hunger, drinking water, sleeping, and doing the same thing all the time, silently enduring the pain in my stomach that was not serious but never stopped.
Until one day, the two of them came back from outside to edit the material. He Liang squatted next to Wen Di like a puppy: “Brother, you are so thin that you are almost out of shape. I remember when I first met you, your face was so plump and so pretty.”
As he said that, the puppy wanted to raise his paw to touch Wen Di’s face, but a look from Wen Di immediately forced him back with the paw that was about to touch his face.
After nightfall, Wen Di lay on the bed, rolled up his coat and put it on his stomach, but in his mind was what the puppy said to him during the day:
“Brother, you are so thin that you almost lose your appearance.”
“I remember when I first met you, your face was so chubby.”
“It’s pretty.”
Wen Di touched his face in the dark, and it seemed that it no longer felt as sensual as before.
Of course a man’s face must be more resolute, only then can he be masculine!
He kept groping with his fingertips for the stubble that had grown out of his recent neglect of image management.
Don’t I look good now?Have I become ugly?
Have He Liang’s eyes been covered with lard?!
So early the next morning, while He Liang went to the bathroom to wash up, Wen Di suddenly stood up from the camp bed, squatted in front of the “bedside table”, and looked at himself in the mirror carefully.
He touched his tapering chin.
It seems like she has lost weight, but it’s not as exaggerated as losing weight, right?!
But it seems that the beard really needs to be shaved, which will affect the appearance.
Wen Di looked at it for a while.
But that’s okay!Aren’t those movie stars and those “sporty men” who adopt a tough guy style all unshaven?!
He Liang’s eyes are really covered with lard!
Hearing footsteps behind him, Wen Di immediately pretended that nothing happened, scratched his head, stood up, and made his “bed” with nothing.
“Brother, there aren’t many people around now. Go to the bathroom and wash up quickly.” He Liang urged, yawning behind him.
Wen Di had been secretly looking in the mirror, and now he felt guilty. Hearing what He Liang said, he was still urging himself. He immediately thought that this was a brat who was blinded by lard, and the fire in his heart suddenly sprang up: “Lend me your razor, mine is out of battery, and there is still one.”
“What?” He Liang handed the razor to Wen Di.
“Also, why bother?” After saying that, Wen Di rolled his eyes at He Liang.
He Liang was inexplicably violently beaten and froze on the spot, staring blankly at Wen Di’s leaving figure.
After a while, he calmed down, thought about what he said yesterday, and smiled.
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Yu Chen sat beside Wen Di’s bed and looked at He Liang who was devouring his food. How could such a good child be so hungry? Then he became maternal and his voice was so gentle that it was unbelievable: “Reporter He, eat slowly. There is not enough for us. Our cooking skills are average and can barely cope with one meal. If it suits your taste, you are welcome to come and eat with us in the future.”
“Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh!” He Liang was like a little hamster with his cheek pouches stuffed with food. He was speechless and could only nod his head.
Only then did Yu Chen turn his attention to Wen Di, who had finished his meal next to him: “Hello, I am the captain of the special team participating in the humanitarian rescue mission. My name is Yu Chen.”
“Captain Yu, hello, I’m a reporter from Anzhou Times, Wen Di.” Wen Di stood up and shook hands with Yu Chen in a very official manner, even though it was in a small tent.
“I have admired his name for a long time. Every night when I watch the news broadcast, I can see the journalist’s figure. Today I finally meet the real person.” Yu Chen shook his hand politely and immediately let go, fearing that if he held it for a second longer, Lu Huaichu would chop off his hand when he returned.
“This is an apple for you two to supplement vitamins and improve your resistance.” Yu Chen handed the apple to the two of them.
“This is too precious. Captain Yu should replenish nutrition for the team members. You guys have worked too hard.” Wen Di was moved when he saw it was an apple. Apples were his favorite fruit.
Although in the eyes of many people, this is a very “boring” fruit, Wen Di just likes it.
Especially I like eating soft apples.
In area J, a place where even food and water are about to be cut off, it is impossible for fruits to appear, so Wen Dicai said that this apple is too precious.
“You don’t have to be polite to me, Reporter Wen, just take it and eat it. You look much thinner than on TV. Don’t tire yourself out.” Yu Chen really wanted to say, this is what your boyfriend prepared for you. Eat it quickly, ancestor!
“Thank you then. It’s really rare to see fruit here.” Wen Di took the apple in his hand, rubbed it unconsciously, and asked Yu Chen: “How long will Captain Yu stay here this time?”
“Ah, look at my brain. I forgot to tell you two, but you should have received a notice from the embassy, right?” Yu Chen took out a copy of a red-headed document that had been folded several times from his pocket.
Wen Di took it and unfolded: “I briefly mentioned that there will be a domestic force here to participate in peacekeeping and humanitarian rescue missions, and we are required to evacuate together with you after the mission is completed.”
The contents of the document are roughly the same as what Wen Di said.
“Well, yes, I am the commander-in-chief of this mission, and you two are our protection targets for this mission, so please make sure you obey the command and cooperate with our work. We will also ensure that you two return to the motherland safely and smoothly.” Yu Chen added.
Wen Di also understood the meaning. It was probably that before we came, we didn’t care how you two made troubles, but after we came, your actions must be within the scope of our permission.
“That’s natural, thank you to the captain for the hard work.” The expression on Wen Di’s face did not change, with a polite smile from beginning to end.
He Liang had been immersed in eating. He hadn’t eaten for a long time. After a few mouthfuls, he looked up at Wen Di and Yu Chen, but he didn’t understand what was going on between them.
“Reporter Wen, Reporter He, have you been vaccinated since coming here?”
The climate in Area J is hot and humid, coupled with the increasingly frequent attacks by Country L, many people often die, and the bodies decompose much faster than normal.
In such an environment, it is easy for viruses to breed.
This is why He Liang was worried when Wen Di first arrived.
He looked at Wen Di’s “extremely weak” look, and it would be very difficult to deal with it if he accidentally got attacked.
The medical resources allocated by the World Health Organization here have also been heavily blocked by country L. Very few drugs can enter region J, and they are basically reserved for severely ill patients.
So there is no such thing as vaccination to prevent viruses.
After hearing Yu Chen’s question, the two looked at each other and shook their heads.
“Hey, the conditions here are really not good. We also brought a team doctor with us this time. Starting at 8 o’clock tomorrow morning, we will vaccinate all the people in the J area refugee camp for free at the health center. Remember to come and line up in advance.” Yu Chen showed Wen Di the boxes of vaccines taken on his mobile phone.
“Even if it is a little difficult, the people here are quite stubborn. In their opinion, praying to God when you are sick is more effective than taking medicine and surgery.” Wen Di has come into contact with many locals in the past two months, and it is indeed difficult for people to understand the thoughts of the people here.
“Oh, don’t worry about this. We have already considered this issue in advance. There will be personnel from Country L to help maintain order throughout the day tomorrow.”
“…”
This is indeed a good and effective method.
The three of them exchanged some pleasantries, and then Yu Chen left.
As soon as Yu Chen returned to his camp, Lu Huaichu eagerly greeted him:
“How’s it going? Has he had dinner? What did you tell him? Does he look okay?”
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