“Two people, get him into the car and start CPR, one for chest compressions, the other for mouth-to-mouth!”

Seeing that the electrocution victim’s heartbeat had stopped, Gu Ji decisively returned to the car.

Taking advantage of the fact that the heart had not stopped for long, if they could get him to the hospital, there might still be hope.

The two people who usually got along well with Mr. Chamar immediately climbed in, including Sander, who had just been rescued.

“Sir, may I know your honorable name? I want to remember my benefactor and offer your heroic deeds to Shiva every day!”

“Vidi, I’ll teach you CPR now. It’s simple, but don’t stop until the medical staff arrives…”

The rear of this Gurkha off-road vehicle was different from ordinary vehicles; it used opposing bench seats, leaving a long open space in the middle, originally piled with supplies by Gu Ji.

After a simple organization, he taught the essentials of CPR to the two of them.

Returning to the driver’s seat, Gu Ji restarted the vehicle, warned the bystanders one last time to stay away from here, and instructed them to make warning signs, then stepped on the gas towards the county town government hospital.

Fortunately, he purchased supplies and a map yesterday, so Gu Ji could now be considered a half “Disburton-tong”.

But the waterlogging in the town was too severe. He watched as the water level gradually rose from below the car’s hood, eventually submerging even the windshield.

On the way, he saw many locals swimming in the water or floating with wooden washboards as life rings, and even more standing on rooftops, some repairing shelters, others lying on bamboo chairs with umbrellas.

These people, out of a desire to keep their clothes dry and for convenience, were often naked, wearing slippers or sandals, or simply barefoot, which made it easy to get injured or slip while wading through the water. If they got scratched by debris in the water, bacteria could invade.

Keep in mind, from the moment the groundwater flooded into the town, these surface waters had soaked in various pollutants, such as garbage, urine, and even feces, containing many bacteria that, if infected, could cause anything from dermatitis, conjunctivitis, diarrhea, to bacterial dysentery, hepatitis, and malaria.

In the case of a paralyzed healthcare system and drug shortages, even a case of malaria could easily be fatal.

Finally, he saw the hospital building, a four-story high blue rectangular structure.

Just as Gu Ji was about to turn at the intersection.

“Beep beep!”

“Honk——!”

A car suddenly rushed from the right side. The water level was too deep, and coupled with the heavy rain, the visibility through the windshield was extremely poor. Fortunately, his off-road vehicle had a higher seating position, allowing him to see the top of the other car in advance and frantically honked to alert the driver in time to turn.

Looking again at the hospital entrance.

The hospital building’s parking lot was also submerged, but thankfully the building’s foundation was relatively high, with steps blocking the entrance, preventing water from flooding in immediately. However, the devastating impact of the heavy rain had caused the hospital entrance to be jammed with various vehicles.

Each driver honked and argued to get in, even making it difficult for ambulances to leave the hospital.

Nurses and security at the gate were blocking the quarrelling family members of patients. The cause was a high-caste Indian Aryan couple bringing their injured husband inside, only for a head wound, while a dark-skinned low-caste local Indian family was stopped by security, even though their elderly family member had a more severe condition of electrocution like Mr. Chamar.

What made him angrier was that even with the city traffic paralyzed like this, he hadn’t seen the Indian police step up to maintain order.

Gu Ji glanced back at the two still earnestly performing CPR:

“How is he doing?”

“Honorable Mr. Vidi, Mr. Chamar still hasn’t responded. Maybe we’re using the wrong method; could you come and guide us again?”

“What you’re doing is already standard…”

Gu Ji raised his wrist. It had been over 20 minutes since they rescued the electrocution victim from the water, long past the 4-6 minute golden rescue time. Even if they could get into the hospital now, the brain damage from oxygen deprivation for so long would already be irreversible.

He tightly gripped the steering wheel, though he didn’t want to admit it.

“Let go, we’ve done our best.”

“Honorable Mr. Vidi, are you saying…”

But the electrocution victim in front of them indeed had died.

Gu Ji didn’t speak, but his silent expression and nodding indicated that there was no hope for Mr. Chamar. The two let go and fell back into their seats, seemingly unable to comprehend how a living person was just gone.

Sander felt a wave of fear.

If it hadn’t been for Gu Ji who risked pulling him out with a rope in time, his fate might have been like Mr. Parmar’s.

Bang bang bang!

Just as the two were immersed in the sorrow of Mr. Parmar’s death, a dull knocking sound suddenly arose nearby.

Gu Ji rolled down the car window.

With the enhanced sound source location brought by auditory memory, he quickly identified it as coming from the right side.

It was that car!

It turned out they were also here to see a doctor. After narrowly avoiding Gu Ji’s off-road vehicle, they were also stuck on the road in front of the hospital.

But because they were in a sedan, the water level had already submerged half of their windshield.

Source: Webnovel.com, updated by NovelKeep