In the dilapidated house, two groups of people were lying quietly.
The ones on the left are the survivors who were rescued by Lin Qiye and the others, and the ones on the right are the victims who lost their lives.
There were 17 survivors and 9 victims.
After natural disasters like mudslides occurred, many people lost their lives when the disaster broke out. They were buried by muds and rocks, hit by broken walls, and pierced by sharp rocks and branches... They had no way to save these people.
The survivors on the other side were all under the shroud of Wen Qingqing's Forbidden Ruins, using sleep to repair physical damage. The whole room was filled to the brim and extremely quiet.
Because of this, Lin Qiye and the others could only lean on the remaining wall outside the house and withstand the baptism of wind and rain.
Suddenly, among the survivors on the left, a girl with braids slowly opened her eyes.
She sat up from the ground in confusion, the memory in her mind still lingering on the aftermath of the mudslide. She was about to go back to the house to ask her grandparents to leave, but she tripped over the shaking ground and fell into a corner...
Where are the grandparents?
Yaya looked around and soon found two old people lying there quietly among the group of people on the right.
She gritted her teeth and climbed up from the ground, quickly ran to the two old people, shook their cold bodies hard, and her little face turned pale with fright.
"Grandpa, grandpa! What's wrong with you, grandpa!"
Her voice alerted several people outside, and they quickly ran into the house. When they saw Yaya kneeling on the ground, shaking the old man's body, they looked at each other in confusion.
Wen Qingqing pursed her lips tightly, walked to Yaya and hugged her gently.
"May I have your name?"
Yaya's body trembled slightly and she whispered: "My name is Yaya..."
"Yaya..." Wen Qingqing said softly, "Grandpa and grandma are asleep, let's not wake them up, okay?"
Yaya looked back at her grandparents who were lying quietly on the ground, pursed her lips, and nodded heavily.
Wen Qingqing carried Yaya out of the house and sat down next to the broken wall. Lin Qiye and others looked at each other and also exited the house.
"Sister, you... who are you?" Yaya came outside, her face improved a little, and she spoke timidly.
"We? We are here to save Yaya."
"Oh..." Yaya blinked, "Then, when will the grandparents wake up?"
Wen Qingqing's body trembled and she lowered her head, not knowing what to say.
At this moment, Shen Qingzhu on the side walked up and after a moment of silence, he slowly said: "Your name is Yaya, right? In addition to your grandparents, do you have any other relatives in your family?"
"Yes, there are parents."
"Where are your parents?"
"I don't know...Dad went to the mountains to collect firewood in the morning, and then it rained heavily. Mom took her poncho and went up the mountain to look for Dad. She hasn't come back yet," Yaya said softly.
"Do you still remember where they went up the mountain from?" Shen Qingzhu continued to ask.
Yaya nodded and pointed in one direction, "There."
Everyone turned to look, and the place Yaya was pointing to was exactly the direction where the debris flow first rolled down. The collapsed debris had already submerged half of the mountain peak, and there were not even a few trees left.
Everyone looked at each other and fell into silence.
We went up the mountain in the morning, and then it rained heavily, followed by earthquakes and mudslides. Staying in the mountain under those circumstances was probably...
Wen Qingqing's eye circles were a little red, she forced a smile on her lips and gently stroked Yaya's head.
"Yaya, let's sleep for a while, okay? Look, Yaya's hand is still injured."
Yaya lowered her head and glanced at her hand. She didn't know when a large piece of skin had been scratched. After Wen Qingqing's treatment just now, the bleeding had stopped, but the wound still existed.
Before Yaya could say anything, a wave of tiredness enveloped her heart, and she quickly fell asleep.
Wen Qingqing picked up Yaya, walked softly into the house, put her back on the ground, took off her military coat, and gently covered her young body.
She walked back outside, obviously feeling that the atmosphere was a bit solemn.
Shen Qingzhu leaned against the wall, narrowed his eyes, and looked at the distant mountain peaks, "I think we should go look for it."
"We have to guard the survivors until the rescue team comes." Instructor Hong shook his head.
"We can divide our troops into two groups."
"No." Instructor Hong's expression was very serious, "The leader has disappeared inexplicably. There must be variables we don't know about behind this matter. It is definitely not a rational choice to disperse now.
Moreover, the location where they entered the mountain was too close to the point where the debris flow broke out. In that case, it was impossible for ordinary people to escape. Even if they did, they might only find two bodies.
To put it bluntly, it has been more than ten hours since the mudslide passed. Even if they survived, why haven't they come back yet?"
Shen Qingzhu lowered his head, silently clenched his fists, and remained silent.
Although others also wanted to search and rescue Yaya's parents, as Instructor Hong said, their chance of survival was too slim. Even if they went, they would probably only find two bodies...
"The night watchers are only people, not gods. We can't save everyone..." Instructor Hong saw that everyone was in such a low mood and felt bad in his heart. He said, "You have worked hard for so long. Let's take a rest."
, we will go down the mountain when the rescue team arrives.
After you come down from the mountain, you should prepare for the oath-taking ceremony, officially become a night watchman, and go to your respective stations."
Instructor Hong glanced at everyone and smiled, "I still remember that when you new recruits first entered the camp, you were weak and pretentious!
Especially you, Shen Qingzhu, you have a bad temper, and you look like you don't like anyone and you don't want to be beaten. And that little fat guy, you are no different from a pig day by day..."
Shen Qingzhu frowned, snorted, and turned to look into the distance, while Baili Pangpang scratched his head in embarrassment.
"Now, now you can run for so long in one breath and come to the mountains to save people... It's different, it's really different. I've witnessed your growth with my own eyes, and I've seen you grow from a novice to a night watchman.
Maybe this is the joy of being an instructor."
The corners of Instructor Hong's mouth raised slightly, but then he shook his head, "But it's not enough, you haven't grown enough.
You are too immature and too young, such as Shen Qingzhu. Although you are not as arrogant now, you still have a very explosive temper. When you can calm down and fully control your emotions, you will truly grow up.
Don't show me that bad face, among these people, you are the one with the most serious problems. When you reach this point one day, your future achievements will not be worse than Lin Qiye."
Shen Qingzhu turned to look at Lin Qiye, his brows furrowed even more tightly. He snorted and didn't want to listen to Instructor Hong's chatter anymore, so he stood up and walked away.
Lin Qiye:...?
You can just discipline him, but why do you want to bring hatred to me?