Irving tried various methods such as landline and mobile phone, but was unable to contact the outside. He should be able to see them on the other side, but the two parties could not contact him.
Owen didn't know if the other party could hear what they were saying. He just hoped that they could. Someone had already told the surveillance camera everything that happened here.
But no matter how detailed they were, the other party couldn't give them any feedback.
"We are going to be saved, we are going to be saved..."
Some people hugged each other happily, but Owen was not so optimistic. Tu's emergency plans for situations like the tunnel were all made together with the rescue team, so he knew a little bit about the rescue team's handling methods.
Seawater intrusion is the most dangerous situation, and the possibility of rescue is slim.
Owen looked at the people he thought were about to be rescued, and then looked at the camera. He suddenly noticed that the monitor was nodding regularly, three times each time.
Owen thought he had seen it wrong and rubbed his eyes. He was indeed nodding. Owen was shocked, as the other party must be sending him some message.
three?
What does three mean?
Owen thought hard, but for a while he couldn't understand what the other party meant.
McClain on the other side of the surveillance camera saw that Owen had noticed him, and not only encouraged him secretly, but said, "Man, our tacit understanding is up to you..."
While Owen was still frowning and thinking hard, only Beth and Atal noticed him.
"Shut up, everyone~~"
Atal didn't have a good look on the prisoners. After he stopped them, he turned to Owen and said, "What's going on?"
"I think we still have to save ourselves. In our current situation, the chance that the rescue team can successfully rescue us is very slim..."
Irving expressed his thoughts, but received mostly opposition.
"No, they have already discovered us, and they will definitely send someone to rescue us..."
"Yes, they will definitely come. I think it's best for us not to do anything and just wait for them to come, otherwise it will be bad if something goes wrong again..."
"..."
"No, I think Owen is right. We should try our best to save ourselves. It is best to take our destiny into our own hands..."
It was Mike Chen who agreed with Irving.
The crowd was divided into two groups. Owen supported active self-rescue, but only a few people supported him.
Most of the prisoners thought it was better to wait for rescue, and they even wanted to prevent Owen from rescuing himself because some of the noise Owen made might injure them.
This illustrates the point very well that selfishness is human nature. They have completely forgotten everything Owen has done for them before.
But it is worth mentioning that it is also human nature to deceive good and fear evil. The differences soon disappeared, and Atal used his evil to unify opinions.
"Farke, just listen to Owen and do whatever he says!"
Atal roared, but these prisoners were all serious criminals, and none of them were good-natured. As soon as a guy who thought he was unambiguous was about to stand up and express his opposition, Atal punched him in the throat and shattered his throat.
Yes, he never cares about killing people, not to mention these people are scum.
The guy whose throat was smashed was still holding his throat and coughing, but this scene seemed more intimidating.
Evil men will find their way, and the crowd began to disperse, helping Owen find anything with the "" logo.
Soon, a guy's voice sounded: "I found it."
Everyone rushed over and saw that it was a spare parts box with the number "" printed on it. Owen opened it and looked at it. The box only contained some spare parts for tunnel equipment, and he didn't feel anything different.
He looked up and found that the camera was also looking towards him, so he gestured with his fingers here and here: "Is this here?"
Then I saw the camera moving up and down.
That's right, it's right here.
Owen began to search around carefully, and soon found a handle under his feet. At this time, the river water was already up to his thighs, and Owen stretched out his hand to try. It was an escape door.
"You guys get on the roof of the car and wait for me. Try to maintain your strength while I go explore the road..."
Owen gave Beth a reassuring look, and then looked at Mike Chen. Mike Chen understood what he meant and nodded. Owen looked at Atal again, asking him to pay attention to the prisoners, and then pulled up the escape door on the ground.
, carrying an engineering flashlight, his body jumped and sank into the water.
Owen knew that this kind of escape door was a specially designed escape passage for tunnels.
Tunnels are usually circular when built, but the inside is rectangular in design. The space left above will become a ventilation channel to maintain air circulation in the tunnel. The lower part will become an escape passage.
There was a car accident and fire there, and when the road became impassable, the car was abandoned and left underground.
However, the channel was already filled with river water at this time. Fortunately, Owen had spent eight months in the seal and received inhuman training. In the seal, he spent almost all day in the water except for sleeping. This level of diving
It was effortless for him. Otherwise, if nothing else, just holding his breath in such a claustrophobic space would be enough to scare away most people.
After Owen swam a certain distance, he found a sealed water gate. He lay on the water gate and turned the valve vigorously. The sealed door soon opened, and a burst of suction sucked him in.
This place is like a warehouse. It was originally closed. After Owen opened the sealed door, the river water poured in, but only part of it was flooded. Obviously, the terrain here is higher than outside.
Owen took a general look at this place. It seemed like it was a sealed space, and he didn't find a second way. However, the fact that the terrain here was higher than the outside made it worth moving here, and it was also under the surveillance order.
By the time Owen swam back, the water outside was already up to his waist, and the river seemed to be filling in faster and faster.
"Everyone, follow me. I found a place where the terrain is higher than here..."
Owen led the people to the escape door and was the first to jump in. Beth was second, Mike Chen was third, Atal was fourth, and the remaining prisoners lost their persistence.
The water level rose so fast during this period that they doubted whether they could survive until the rescue team arrived.
I jumped into the water one after another, crossed the waterway, followed Owen's flashlight in the water, and soon arrived at a new place.
Everyone was sitting on the shore, all wet. Owen counted the number of people and found that there was one less person. He didn't know if that guy got lost or something else.
After a while, the water level outside rose a lot, and no one would go back to look for him. Everyone was just huddled together to keep warm.
After being immersed in the water for such a long time, Beth and some others had already developed symptoms of secondary hypothermia, with their bodies shaking violently, their consciousness mildly confused, and their speech incoherent.
One of them even developed symptoms of third-grade hypothermia. His body temperature was less than 36 degrees, his body stopped shaking, and he started talking nonsense like a fool.
Owen held Beth in his arms and kept rubbing her body to provide her with heat while looking around carefully.
This is indeed another closed space. Although the terrain is higher than the outside, they still cannot escape the fate of being drowned. But, why do the people outside let them come here?
Owen thought of this, handed Beth to Mike Chen, and began to search around.
The snorkeling just now was very exhausting, and most of the people were still gasping for air. Only he, a pervert born from a seal, could get back into action so quickly.