Hearing the news, Ye Xingchen was half happy and half worried. The joy was because he thought maybe they could meet in the disaster area, and the worry was because he knew that he was at the epicenter of the earthquake, which was the most dangerous place... But no matter what, there was finally a chance.
A little news.
The truck the medical team was riding in continued to move forward, but the mountainous road was long and there was still a long way to reach E City. Due to the damage to the road, they couldn't go faster even though they wanted to go faster. They always ran into obstacles after driving a few kilometers.
Armed police soldiers or the People's Liberation Army rushed to repair a section. They drove a section, stumbling along the way.
The radio was broadcasting news continuously, but the signal was not very good. They got some news intermittently. After the earthquake, the General Staff Headquarters immediately ordered the relevant troops to quickly carry out earthquake relief work. The C Military Region Special Brigade went to the front line of disaster relief as soon as possible.
, then other troops quickly assembled, all on their way in. At the same time, two Air Force Il-76 military transport aircraft transported personnel from the national earthquake rescue team to the disaster area, while various medical teams also rushed to the front line non-stop.
After several hours of stopping and going, Ye Xingchen's medical team finally arrived at the urban area of E City. As far as the eye could see, there was a ruin.
When they arrived, the People's Liberation Army and the Armed Police Force, who had arrived first, had already launched rescue operations. They searched, rescued, excavated and evacuated the buried people, and moved and evacuated the people without delay. The medical team also immediately started to treat the wounded.
The medical point was set up near a school. The teaching building and dormitory building had already collapsed. The children were crying on the playground. The soldiers worked hard to save the people buried in the rubble. They rescued one and immediately put it on a stretcher.
, and then sent to the tent, the medical staff immediately rescued... It was an assembly line-like procedure, but they were all mortals of flesh and blood. Their hearts were already numb, but they did not dare to slack off in the movements of their hands, for fear that they would be late.
In one second, that life can no longer be saved.
Ye Xingchen suppressed the concern in his heart and devoted himself to the work of rescuing the wounded. Tears had burst out of his eyes countless times, and his white coat had already been stained with unknown source of blood.
whose blood.
She didn't know where Lou Xi was at the moment, but she knew that he, like the soldiers around her, didn't even have time to take a breath, and just like her, no matter how concerned or worried, he could only, only
, we must do our best to rescue every life that may survive!
In the face of natural disasters, life is so fragile, but in the face of difficulties, human nature is so great.
The soldiers dug up the body of a teacher from the ruins of the dormitory building. He gave his life to save four students. This was a primary school, and the students were still very young. Those who stayed in the school
Some of the children lived with their teachers, but this teacher, at the moment of the earthquake, opened his arms and used the posture of an eagle to spread his wings to protect the four children. The back of his head was hit by the floor board.
It was so deep that his brains spilled out, but all four children survived.
The iron-clad soldiers cried, the medical staff also cried, and the children had already dried up their tears, leaving only heart-wrenching shouts, but no matter how they screamed, their teachers would no longer cry.
I can't wake up either.
Haze enveloped the sky, but they had no time to resolve their grief. There were more people waiting for rescue under the ruins. Under the ruins of a house not far away, the soldiers discovered the situation again. A woman had her back turned to them, her hands
Kneel on the ground, crawl forward with your entire upper body, and support your body with your hands on the ground. It is a bit like the ancients kneeling down to worship, but the body is deformed by the pressure, which looks a bit weird.
"Hey! How are you?" a soldier shouted through the narrow gap.
The woman didn't respond, and the soldiers felt something was wrong. They knocked on the bricks with a crowbar a few times, but there was still no movement inside. A soldier dug out a few more bricks, revealing a larger gap, and then stretched his hand in. The woman's body
It's already cold, but the life detector still shows signs of life underground.
Everyone carefully dug out more bricks and tiles, and a soldier suddenly discovered the situation. The woman was hunched over, there was a gap in front of her, and there was a baby there!
The soldiers quickly rescued the baby. The little guy was wrapped in a quilt and fell asleep innocently. His even breathing made everyone feel warm. The medical staff quickly took the child and wanted to check the little guy, but as soon as he opened it
I found a mobile phone tucked under the quilt. On the screen of the phone was a text message that had been written but not sent: Dear baby, if you can live, you must remember that your mother loves you!
Everyone cried, so moved and so sad.
The rescue continued, tears flowed, and until dark, the soldiers still did not stop, and neither did the medical staff... The day passed quickly.
All communications in the disaster area were cut off, and they were isolated from the rest of the world. They didn't know what the situation was like in other places, and they couldn't even imagine it, because just what they saw before them was shocking enough.
E-city is so big that Ye Xingchen can't even imagine where Lou Xi is and what he is doing at the moment. Near the medical point where she is, most of the soldiers around are armed police and some local People's Liberation Army, while the soldiers from the special brigade are
The soldiers must be in more dangerous places, because they are special forces, they are the first and last line of defense of the country, because they are not afraid of death and dare to die. They are always the first to rush to the most dangerous places.
The last to leave the safest place, they will always stand where their motherland and people's names are needed most.
Another day passed, and there were more and more wounded in the medical point. The soldiers and medical staff were exhausted, but no one stopped to take a breath.
Ye Xingchen's eyes were bloodshot, and suddenly someone outside the tent shouted, "Doctor, come quickly!"
She rushed out and saw a soldier who seemed to be about to faint. He must have been overtired. He had been rescuing for dozens of hours without a minute's rest. No matter how strong he was, he was still made of flesh and blood, so how could he survive?
As the rescue work entered its third day, the soldiers and medical staff were all exhausted, so they began to take shifts. Those who were extremely tired could take a short rest, but as soon as they regained a little energy, they would immediately return to work on the new day.
Go to the rescue.
Three days and three nights later, a company commander tearfully announced that there were no more signs of life in the nearby ruins.
So the large rescue force began to evacuate and continue to go to places where they were needed more, leaving only a small number of people stationed. The medical team was also divided into two halves, one part stayed to take care of the wounded, and the other part followed the organization to other places.
Ye Xingchen chose the latter without hesitation. She wanted to go somewhere else, where she might meet Lou Xi or the special brigade. Even if she couldn't meet his people, it would be good to know some news!
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Huangtian paid off. The second medical point that Ye Xingchen visited was really within the range of the Special Forces Brigade. Although it was still far away, although she didn't see anyone she knew, she saw the falcon flag of the Special Forces Brigade.
Flying high among the ruins.
She cried all of a sudden, her heart was filled with some kind of throbbing, tears burst out of her eyes as if she could not control it, and she ran towards the flag, but a soldier grabbed her and said
You can't go there because the soil there is loose and could collapse at any time.
She wanted to say that she just walked a little closer to take a look, but she couldn't say because no one could predict the future. Maybe if she stepped over, some accident might really happen.
Looking at the falcon flag, she gritted her teeth, turned around and entered the tent, and once again devoted herself to the work of treating the wounded. However, her exhausted body seemed to be instantly injected with vitality, which was the power of waiting.
As expected, there were more injured people in this area and their injuries were more severe, and most of them were colleagues, many of whom were employees of a nearby nuclear power plant.
Ye Xingchen immediately understood why the special brigade came here, because they had to ensure the safety of the nuclear power plant. The unit reactor was at risk of an external hydrogen explosion. Once a nuclear leak occurred, the consequences would be disastrous!
It was evening again, and what Ye Xingchen had been looking forward to all day didn't happen. Not to mention seeing Lou Xi, not even a soldier from the special brigade was seen!
She couldn't help but wonder, where did they go?
The wounded in the tent had all settled down. When she had some free time, she hurried outside and saw a group of soldiers coming from a distance. The night was miserable and she couldn't see who was who, so she quickly ran up and asked, "Comrade
, have you seen your battalion commander? Where is Lou Xiren?"
"Uh...girl, our battalion commander is not called Lou Xi."
What? No?
Ye Xingchen couldn't believe it. The flags of the special brigade were all planted there. How could it not be the case?
She took a closer look at the few soldiers, and found that they were all unfamiliar. She asked hesitantly, "Are you...not from the Special Forces Brigade?"
"No, the people from the special brigade have already withdrawn. They went to the east of the nuclear power plant. There is even more manpower shortage there!"
Ye Xingchen shook his head repeatedly, as if he didn't believe it, "But their flag is still there!"
"Oh, didn't they all withdraw? It seems that their battalion commander led a small group of people into the nuclear power plant and they haven't come out yet!"
What? Entering a nuclear power plant?
Ye Xingchen's heart sank, and his legs also felt weak. He seemed to be unable to even stand. Where is the nuclear power plant? The danger index there can't be described in words. He really knows how to scream.
She's worried to death!
"Are you okay, miss?"
"No, it's okay!" She shook her head repeatedly, then grabbed a soldier's sleeve and asked urgently, "Then do you know when they can come out?"
"This... no one should know this," the soldier replied awkwardly.
"Then when did they go in?" she asked worriedly again.
"It's been a while, it's been more than ten hours!"
Ye Xingchen's heart suddenly fell to the bottom. He had stayed in the nuclear power plant for more than ten hours and still hadn't come out? What on earth did he go in for? What difficulty was so difficult to solve? How dangerous was it? He... when could he?
come out?
Questions filled my mind, but there were no answers to them all, and I knew nothing.
The soldiers walked away, and Ye Xingchen froze in place, staring straight at the location of the nuclear power plant, but it was so dark that he couldn't see anything.
The soldiers took turns to eat, and the medical staff also took turns to rest, but she had no appetite at all. For several days in a row, she couldn't eat well or sleep well. Her heart was full of worry and concern, and she had a strong sense of hunger.
Regret, why didn't she seize the time and tell him what was in her heart that night on the phone? It was just a few seconds away, how great it would have been if she had said it! But she didn't, and now she wants to say it, but she doesn't
She couldn't find a chance. She knew he was in that nuclear power plant, but even if she shouted, he couldn't hear her!
"Doctor, come here, sit down and rest for a while!" A wounded person who had been treated by her came over and said with concern.
Ye Xingchen slowly withdrew his gaze and looked at the wounded man. He was the employee of the nuclear power plant!
"Sir, let me ask, are there any dangerous things in your nuclear power plant?" she asked quickly.
The injured man's brows instantly knitted tightly and he said worriedly, "The reactor is at risk of an external hydrogen explosion. Our factory director and several engineers risked their lives to stay in the factory and took measures such as exhausting, decompressing, and injecting fresh water to deal with it.
If it is not handled properly, a nuclear leak will be discovered, and it is more likely to explode..."
explode?
That's not a firecracker or a landmine, it's a nuclear reactor!
If it really explodes, everyone in the nuclear power plant will definitely be wiped out and wiped out in ashes!
Ye Xingchen subconsciously clenched his hands into fists, bit his lips tightly, and his face turned pale.
"Doctor, what's wrong with you? Do you have relatives in the nuclear power plant?"
Relatives?
Ye Xingchen was slightly startled, no, it was his lover.
like?
She cried suddenly, and then laughed again. On the phone that day, she wanted to tell him that she fell in love with him, but it turned out not to be the case. She not only liked him, she even fell in love with him!
The wounded man was frightened by her crying and laughing look, "Doctor? What's wrong with you? Sit down and take a rest!"
Ye Xingchen shook his head, wiped his tears, walked a few steps forward, and looked into the wind in the direction of the nuclear power plant.
Lou Xi, come out quickly. After you come out, I want to tell you - I love you!
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She stood there for an unknown amount of time. It was getting darker and darker, and she could hardly see her fingers. She could not see anything with her eyes. However, she heard footsteps coming from the front. It seemed that there were several people.
As she walked over, her white coat was quite obvious. People on the opposite side also noticed her. Someone suddenly shouted, "Huh? Isn't that my sister-in-law?"
Ye Xingchen was overjoyed when he heard the sound, and ran forward. When he got closer, he saw that he was indeed someone he knew!
"Monitor Li!"
Li Yi's eyes widened, and his expression was first happy, and then suddenly worried, "Sister-in-law, why are you here?"
Ye Xingchen didn't have time to explain, so he grabbed his sleeve and asked urgently, "Where is your battalion commander?"
"It's at the back!" Li Yi pointed to the back and added, "We came out together, but he was carrying an injured engineer on his back and walked slower."
"I'm going to find him!" Ye Xingchen ran away.
"Hey, sister-in-law, you can't do it, it's dangerous!" Li Yi stretched out his hand to pull her, but he missed it, and the white coat slipped out of his palm. He quickly caught up, "Sister-in-law, wait for me, I will go with you!
"
Ye Xingchen was not willing to listen to him. For the first time in his life, he lost his mind. He didn't care about anything and only wanted to see him. His pace became faster and faster.
Seeing that the situation was bad, Li Yi sped up and caught up with her in a few moments, "Sister-in-law! I'll go with you!"
Ye Xingchen stopped and nodded vigorously.
Li Yi stretched out his hand and asked her to grab his sleeve. There were ruins under his feet and it was dark. If his sister-in-law was injured, wouldn't the battalion commander chop him up?
Ye Xingchen was not polite, grabbed Li Yi's sleeve, and walked forward step by step. He felt very unsure, but every step was so determined.
Not long after walking, about a hundred meters away, Li Yi suddenly stopped, pointed his finger, and said, "Sister-in-law, look!"
Ye Xingchen looked in the direction of his finger, his breathing suddenly tightened, his heart skipped a beat, and then accelerated suddenly.
Opposite, a familiar figure came slowly, carrying an injured person on his back, but he was still so tall, as if nothing in the world could bend his back.
"Sister-in-law, don't move, I'm going to pick up the battalion commander!" Li Yi ran over, shouting as he ran, "battalion commander, sister-in-law is here!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Yi suddenly felt a white shadow jumping out from beside him.
Opposite, Lou Xi heard Li Yi's shout and was stunned for a moment. Before he could speak, he suddenly felt a soft body flying into his arms. The speed was so fast that he even hit him.
The collision staggered a little and almost caused the person behind him to fall. Li Yi rushed forward and carried the injured engineer on his back.
Lou Xi's hands were freed and he quickly tried to support Ye Xingchen, but she hugged him, stood on tiptoes, and kissed him.