Yu Zhiming, who was sitting on the edge of the bed like a sculpture, heard in his ears the sounds of small and large cracks, the sound of falling and colliding stones, the sound of dripping water, and the chirping and flying of unknown small insects.
The sound of biting.
These sounds are played continuously from the small high-fidelity speakers on the bedside table.
They come and go, densely or sparsely mixed together, very lively.
Wei Hao told Yu Zhiming that the sound was collected from a depth of 437 meters underground in the accident mine.
What Yu Zhiming wants to do is to hear the regular tapping sounds from these chaotic sounds.
It is best to determine the general location of the knocking sound.
Wei Hao also told Yu Zhiming that in this kind of mining accident, if the trapped people are still alive...
They will regularly knock on metal objects such as rails, ventilation pipes, support columns, etc. to transmit sounds or vibrations.
The purpose of this is to let the rescuers know that they are still alive and where they are, and not to give up rescuing them.
However, Yu Zhiming had listened to this twenty-six minutes and thirty-eight seconds of sound twice with full concentration, but he did not hear any regular tapping sounds.
Could it be that all the trapped people were killed?
Yu Zhiming took a breath and moved his body a little to regain his strength and energy.
Listening and analyzing extremely fine sounds for a long time is also very tiring and drains the body and mind.
Thirty or forty seconds later, Yu Zhiming felt that he had almost recovered and began to adjust his state, preparing to listen for the third time.
That's the last time.
This time, Yu Zhiming's focus is no longer on the regular knocking sounds, but on other movements that may be caused by humans...
The sudden sound of rocks cracking and breaking so close at hand was inexplicable and heart-stopping.
There was also the dull sound of stones falling into the tunnel from the distance, as if there was an ancient giant beast hiding there...
Yu Zhiming seemed to be in the depths of the earth where the sky was not responding and the earth was not working. An inexplicable feeling of fear enveloped his whole body.
While resisting the claustrophobic feeling that catastrophe was about to come in the next moment, he analyzed the chaotic noises that were pouring in, looking for possible companions for himself.
I don't know how much time passed, but Yu Zhiming felt that he could no longer maintain this immersive state, and suddenly caught an unusual sound.
That seemed to be... the sound of splashing water.
After checking again, it was the sound of splashing water.
Yu Zhiming seemed to see a person holding something similar to a ladle, scraping up half a ladle of water from the ground, and then splashing the water out.
This is definitely a man-made sound.
Location……
Yu Zhiming looked diagonally downward, seven or eight meters away...
After making this discovery, Yu Zhiming turned on the light in the bedroom, sat at the desk, and lit up the screen of his mobile phone.
There is a simple picture on the phone screen.
The location where the sound was collected is marked on it, as well as three-dimensional perspective diagrams of several mine tunnels.
Yu Zhiming unexpectedly discovered that the mine tunnel was not marked at the location where he discovered the unusual sound.
He was convinced that he had read it correctly, so he drew a simple diagram showing the relative positions of the abnormal sound points, took a photo and sent it to Wei Hao from the Municipal Bureau...
After communicating with Officer Wei on the phone for a while, Yu Zhiming suddenly felt weak in his legs and flustered from the moment he ended the call.
This feeling is all too familiar to Yu Zhiming.
This is a sign of being too hungry.
Damn, I ate half of my dinner, and all the intense work I put in for an hour and a half was completely consumed.
You have to have a big meal...
Eat, wash, and sleep.
When Yu Zhiming opened his eyes again, it was already six o'clock the next morning.
He picked up his phone and looked through it. Fortunately, he didn't receive any bad news from the hospital.
Yu Zhiming got up and lazily walked out of the bedroom. Then he saw Qing Ning jumping up to him, taking his hand and dragging him out.
"What happened?" Yu Zhiming couldn't help but ask as he was pulled out of the bedroom.
As soon as he finished asking, he noticed someone standing up in the small reception area on the second floor.
It's Wei Hao from the Municipal Bureau.
"Dr. Yu, I'm here to report the good news to you."
Wei Hao said excitedly: "Those people have been found. Seventeen of them, no one missing, are all alive."
"It's right where you indicated."
Yu Zhiming asked with concern: "Has the person been rescued?"
Wei Hao shook his head and said: "Not yet. I just successfully drilled a rescue hole with a diameter of five to six centimeters, which can be used to deliver messages and supplies."
"It will take a few days to successfully rescue her."
Wei Hao further explained: "I think it's best to let Dr. Yu know about this matter as soon as possible, so I rushed over after I got the exact information."
"Doctor Yu, I also learned some inside information, which can be said to be quite exciting..."
The three of them sat down in the small reception area on the second floor. Wei Hao recounted what happened last night as if he had experienced it himself.
After receiving the schematic diagram of the location drawn by Yu Zhiming, the mine accident headquarters found that it was very different from the possible trapped location analyzed by several experts.
Moreover, there was no mine tunnel at the location marked by Yu Zhiming, so no one believed it and just threw it aside.
But unfortunately, after a while, they invited an old worker who had retired for many years to introduce the situation. When he saw Yu Zhiming's sign, he suddenly remembered that there was a mine tunnel at that location, but it had been abandoned many years ago.
The headquarters found several old mine workers and mapped out the route of the abandoned mine tunnel based on their memories.
After analysis by several experts, they found that there is still a possibility for trapped people to enter there.
Because it was relatively easy to open the rescue hole there, the headquarters decided to drill holes there first.
"Doctor Yu, what I learned is that the rescue hole was drilled through at nearly four o'clock in the morning and contact was made with the trapped people."
Wei Hao said with excitement: "Seventeen people, no one is too many, but many people were injured, and one person had to cut off his arm in order to survive."
"There was some standing water where they were staying."
"In order to seep out clean groundwater for drinking, they used safety helmets to pour the stagnant water in one of the pits elsewhere."
"Dr. Yu, the sound you captured at that time was the sound of them splashing water."
Wei Hao and You Yongyan said: "They were able to successfully rise to the well and rescue them in the end, and Dr. Yu deserves the greatest credit."
Yu Zhiming smiled modestly and said: "I am very happy to have contributed, but I don't want to take the biggest credit."
"The rescue workers on the front line today are risking their lives to save the trapped miners."
Wei Hao said in a deep voice: "Without you accurately pointing out the location, all their efforts would be in vain."
"The greatest credit belongs to you..."
After breakfast, Yu Zhiming and Zhou Mo drove to the hospital again.
Not long after leaving the community, Zhou Mo asked: "Doctor Yu, I remember you received a gift years ago, which was a best stethoscope?"
Yu Zhiming hummed and asked, "You suddenly asked about that stethoscope. What are your plans?"
Zhou Mo chuckled and said, "You don't need to use a stethoscope yourself, why not cash it in?"
"As far as I know, Dr. Duan Yi and Dr. Sui Chi both have ideas about buying the best stethoscope."
Yu Zhiming nodded and said: "If a worker wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his tools. They really need to upgrade their auscultation equipment."
"A good stethoscope is not a rare item that is hard to buy. They can just buy it themselves."
"The one I'm planning to give away doesn't need to be cashed out."
Zhou Mo snorted and then said: "Dr. Yu, now you can find a big brand of medical supplies to sponsor the medical supplies needed by the team. It's just a matter of one sentence, right?"
Yu Zhiming replied: "There is no need to take advantage, and it won't cost much."
Zhou Mo Xiaoxiao curled his lips and said, "For you, it's natural that money can't be too small."
"It's not necessarily true for others. I know that Dr. Duan plans to borrow money from Dr. Ding to buy a stethoscope."
this……
Yu Zhiming began to reflect on whether he was out of touch with the masses. Why didn't he eat minced meat?
A stethoscope with good sound quality can cost several thousand; the best one can cost tens of thousands, or even tens of thousands.
If customized, the price may be hundreds of thousands.
Zhou Luo and Shen Qi have rich family backgrounds, while Sui Chi and Duan Yi come from ordinary families.
Especially since Duan Yi had just come to Binhai for a short period of time, it would be stressful to spend tens of thousands of dollars to buy the best stethoscope in one step.
Yu Zhiming glanced at Zhou Mo and asked, "You have only been working with them for a few days, and you are already focusing on them and thinking about them?"
Zhou Mo chuckled and said, "They and I are naturally comrades in the same trench, and you are the boss of all of us."
Yu Zhiming gave a light sigh and said: "To you, I am the boss. As for them, I am the teacher."
"It's good that I don't ask for tuition fees from them."
Zhou Mo grinned and didn't dare to say anything more.
After being quiet for a while, Zhou Mo turned around and said, "Dr. Yu, Dr. Feng said he wanted to have tea with you to discuss cooperation. What kind of cooperation will it be?"
"Work together to do oncology surgery? Work together to develop drugs? Or work together to do business?"
Yu Zhiming said slowly: "We met and talked today at noon. We already know everything, so why bother guessing."
Faced with the invitation from Dr. Feng Haiqing, the hospital's highest earner, Yu Zhiming was curious about his purpose and agreed.
However, instead of going to the teahouse for a serious meeting, we made an appointment at 12:30 today, after lunch, to come to Yu Zhiming's office for tea...
Today is Friday, and it’s physical examination day.
When Yu Zhiming arrived at the third underground floor of the Zhizhen Building of the hospital, he saw seven or eight people waiting in the corridor.
He saw again the lady who was the executive director of the Home Protection Fund who had been here yesterday evening.
This time, there is an acquaintance beside her, Binhai TV host Peng Pei...
