**[Today's Intelligence 01]:**
While helping Ma Dongmei move today, you passed through the demolition area of Baigezhuang.
**Obtained Related Intelligence—**
Deep within the ruins, in a demolished building, there is an elderly scavenger who has been trapped for 2 days and 2 nights, on the verge of exhaustion and death.
By rescuing them, you can obtain tea worth 30,000 yuan and a case of Feitian Maotai worth 17,000 yuan.
**[Today's Intelligence 02]:**
While visiting He Fang at Jishuitan Hospital today, you brushed past Tang Yonghua, the director of the oncology department.
**Obtained Related Intelligence—**
During the procurement process for PET-CT equipment, Tang Yonghua accepted a red BMW X5 worth 780,000 yuan from a supplier.
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"A scavenger elderly person trapped for two days, on the verge of exhaustion and death?"
"Tea worth over 30,000 yuan and Feitian Maotai worth nearly 20,000 yuan…"
"Do these things even remotely relate to a scavenger?"
Looking at the first piece of intelligence that refreshed today, Jiang Tao's mind was filled with question marks.
In Jiang Tao's ingrained impression, scavengers were the kind of poor, struggling people who wore tattered clothes, barely able to afford food or decent clothing.
But according to the intelligence provided by the system, after rescuing this scavenger, the total value of the rewards would be nearly 50,000 yuan!
"I wonder how that elderly person got trapped."
"Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. Even without rewards, I can't just stand by and let someone die."
After reading the first piece of intelligence, Jiang Tao had already made up his mind.
His gaze shifted downward to the second piece.
"A red BMW X5 worth 780,000 yuan… what does that have to do with me?"
"System bro, are you giving me this intel just to make me jealous of Director Tang?"
Seeing the details in the second piece of intelligence, Jiang Tao was left speechless.
To be honest, he was indeed jealous of Director Tang—he was green with envy!
780,000 yuan was enough to buy a house outright in his hometown of Ping County!
But jealousy aside, some things were simply out of his reach.
After envying Director Tang for a moment upon reading the second piece of intelligence, Jiang Tao mentally prepared to close the information page and head out to rescue the trapped scavenger.
The intelligence indicated that the elderly person had been trapped for 2 days and 2 nights, on the verge of collapse, so the situation seemed quite urgent.
Suddenly, three golden, glowing words flashed in Jiang Tao's mind—**Oncology Department**!
"Oncology Department? Oncology Department!!"
"He Fang's sister-in-law is hospitalized in the oncology department!"
In that instant, Jiang Tao connected the second piece of intelligence to He Fang.
This afternoon, because they couldn't schedule a surgery, the image of Wang Lianming's helpless, choking sobs flashed in Jiang Tao's mind.
Ordinary people with no money, no power, and no connections—
Even when facing a life-threatening illness like cancer, they had to wait endlessly in line for treatment!
"Director Tang… a 780,000-yuan BMW…"
Jiang Tao stared intently at the second piece of intelligence, his mind racing with ideas.
In the end, he decided to use this information to help Wang Lianming and He Fang.
As for whether he could actually help them…
That would depend on the outcome of his interaction with Director Tang tomorrow.
"It's already too late tonight; I'll deal with Director Tang's matter tomorrow."
"For now, the priority is to rescue that trapped scavenger."
With a thought, Jiang Tao closed the intelligence system's display interface and began putting on his clothes.
He never imagined he'd one day become part of a "rescue team."
Fully dressed, he grabbed the car keys and a high-powered flashlight from the table and prepared to head out.
Considering the intelligence mentioned that the elderly person had been trapped for 2 days and 2 nights, they were likely hungry and thirsty.
Jiang Tao grabbed a few small buns that He Fang had given him earlier and his thermos as well.
In 5 minutes, Jiang Tao walked to the truck parked at the village entrance.
He opened the door, got in, started the vehicle, and drove toward Baigezhuang, where he had been earlier that day.
It was already past midnight.
The roads were nearly empty, with only the occasional private car passing by, making the journey smooth and unobstructed.
In 13 minutes, Jiang Tao arrived at the ruins he had passed through while helping Ma Dongmei move earlier that day.
He parked the truck by the blue metal barricade at the roadside, got out, and opened the intelligence system with a thought.
Jiang Tao focused on the first piece of intelligence that had refreshed today.
In his vision, a 3D navigation map, similar to Baidu Maps, appeared on his retina.
On the map was a blinking red dot, 548 meters away from his current location.
The old site of Baigezhuang had been mostly demolished, and the roads within the village were blocked by various construction debris.
No vehicles could enter, and even walking was barely feasible.
It was a cloudy night, with no moon or stars, making it pitch black and eerily quiet.
The surrounding ruins only added to the ominous atmosphere.
Fortunately, Jiang Tao was bold.
If it were Liu Zhiyuan and the others, they might not have dared to come.
Lighting a cigarette to steel his nerves, Jiang Tao held the high-powered flashlight and carefully made his way into the ruins, stepping high and low.
A distance of just over 500 meters would normally take seven or eight minutes to walk.
But in the ruins, with poor lighting and occasional dead ends forcing detours, it was far from straightforward.
After more than half an hour, Jiang Tao finally reached the location of the blinking red dot on his retina.
Sweeping his flashlight, he spotted an elderly man not far ahead, his leg pinned under a broken concrete slab, leaning against the rubble.
The man's clothes were tattered—clearly the scavenger mentioned in the intelligence!
Jiang Tao first took out his phone and started recording a video.
One can't harbor ill intentions, but one must also guard against others. Having video evidence could prevent a lot of trouble.
"Help, help…"
The scavenger noticed Jiang Tao's arrival and let out a faint cry for help.
Having been trapped here for two days and two nights without food or water, the fact that he hadn't passed out showed his resilience.
Seeing that the elderly man was still conscious and able to call for help, Jiang Tao's worries eased.
If the man had been unconscious or delirious, things would have been much more complicated.
"Don't worry, Grandpa, I'm here to help you!"
Jiang Tao recorded his last sentence, then stopped the video, pocketed his phone, and began the rescue.
The broken concrete slab pinning the elderly man's leg was about one square meter and over ten centimeters thick, with some rebar mixed in.
It likely weighed two to three hundred pounds.
No wonder the elderly man couldn't free himself.
Fortunately, upon starting the rescue, Jiang Tao found that the slab hadn't fully crushed the man's leg.
Otherwise, after two days and two nights, even if rescued, the leg would likely be ruined.
Jiang Tao, who often helped with loading and unloading cargo, had decent strength.
Bending down, he gripped the edges of the slab and, with a mighty heave, flipped it aside.
Rescue successful!