Chapter 963 - 416 Doctor_2
Maya’s words were intentionally ambiguous, seemingly contradictory, yet they actually indicated some hesitation in her heart. She did not want to directly recruit Xiao Hong, since Xiao Hong had hopes for the future and an escape route, wishing to live on the Inner Sea Islands. Maya would prefer to recruit a doctor who had lost hope for the future, ideally even for tomorrow, someone who could stay at the railway bridge base more long term. This is the marginal utility of happiness.
Indeed, Xiao Hong wasn’t particularly interested in the railway bridge base, the urban survivor enclave, but she agreed that once they reached the Western Peninsula, she would help Maya and the others find a highly skilled doctor among the refugees. This statement was a bit of an exaggeration, after all, a truly skilled doctor would be a VIP and could board the ship without lining up. Nevertheless, after their conversation, Maya still maintained a certain level of trust in her.
Lin Malin held a brief meeting and decided to keep Lin Wu back while the three of them and the VIP went to the Western Peninsula. Leaving Lin Wu behind was not because he was useless, but rather because he was the most likely to survive in this environment.
Why not get rid of Xiao Hong then? Because Maya knew that opportunities to recruit a doctor were rare. As a competent doctor herself, Xiao Hong had the capability to select a professional doctor for the railway bridge base, one who could still treat people and save lives without medical equipment.
Putting the handcar back on the tracks, Lin Wu and the others waved goodbye, wishing them luck. He then took two travel backpacks and headed for Xiao Hong’s dwelling from the night before, a civilian house in the middle of the village.
Lin Wu thought the house Xiao Hong chose was not good, as everyone could tell at a glance that it was a desirable house. Lin Wu was more worried about other survivors than beasts, so he first set up a makeshift alarm with empty cans at the desirable house and then scavenged inside. It had to be said, Lin Wu was quite professional, quickly finding two venomous snakes and a hunting knife by the kitchen stove.
Continuing his search, Lin Wu admired Xiao Hong for managing to stay a night there without dying. The basement of the house had turned into a snake den, with a large number of snake eggs inside. He found snake skins under the eaves and beneath the bed, which suggested that the house had been unoccupied for a long time.
Lin Wu toured a few rooms and then chose a cellar for storing food in the room against the mountainside. The cellar was about 20 square meters, with an entrance on the side of the house, and it was very clean, save for a few broken cobwebs.