Lu Wuchuan looked at the remaining 20% of the battery and turned off the phone. In fact, it was already half past twelve noon, so he casually said nine o'clock because he was afraid that the little girl would be worried.
Just when Duan Mo felt that her consciousness was blurred again, a shaking woke her up: "Mo Mo, look, look!"
She reluctantly raised her head and saw a few gravels falling from the top of the pit.
"Isn't it going to collapse?" Duan Mo asked feebly. Just let it collapse. It will be over once and for all. It is better than suffering endlessly here.
"Idiot, there are rocks all around here. They can't collapse easily. Someone is going to come down." Lu Wuchuan held her upright and put her head on his shoulders. He took down the flashlight from the branch and shined it directly.
Towards the top of the pit, "I've been observing for a while. There were sand and gravel falling before, very little, but now more and more, which means people are getting closer to us."
The tunnel is full of mud. If it were not close to the bottom, the stones would be stuck to the mud halfway, making it impossible to fall to the bottom of the pit.
Once people have hope, they have endless motivation. This is indeed true. At this moment, Duan Mo was much more energetic than before. He even straightened up and stared at the place illuminated by the flashlight.
The two of them stopped talking, and the only sounds left in the pit were breathing and the sound of falling stones. The falling stones stopped for a while, and they repeated it countless times. Finally, a soft ladder was exposed on the top of the pit.
But then time seemed to have stopped, and everything returned to calm. If the ladder hadn't been hanging there, Duan Mo would have thought that all the previous events were all his illusions.
After a moment of silence, Lu Wuchuan coughed twice, cleared his throat, and shouted: "I am Lu Wuchuan, there is no danger, come down!"
As his voice fell, the ladder moved, and soon a foot appeared on the top of the pit, followed by another, and a person jumped down from it.
He immediately saw Duanmo's leg tied to a branch, and exclaimed: "Damn, Xiaomo, why are you looking like this! Are you injured? Is it serious?"
Seeing Lu Dongming again, Duan Mo felt more friendly, and even his usually flat face looked much more handsome. She shook her head: "Fortunately, it's not serious."
Lu Dongming wanted to ask something else, but Lu Wuchuan looked disgusted and blocked him: "Stop talking nonsense, have you brought water?"
"Bring it, bring it." Lu Dongming quickly took down the two small bottles of mineral water from his waist.
Lu Wuchuan only took one bottle, unscrewed the cap, and handed it to Duanmo's mouth: "Don't drink too much, just moisten your throat."
Duan Mo swore that this was definitely the most delicious water she had ever drunk. The thin stream of water entered her mouth, just like the land that had been dry for a long time received nectar.
It's a pity that Lu Wuchuan controlled the bottle and wouldn't let her take it by herself, and it really moistened her throat, so she wouldn't give it to her. If she didn't give it, she wouldn't give it to her. She didn't have the energy to fight with him anyway.
Lu Dongming took off the rope slung around his body and said, "Boss, I'll take Xiao Mo up first, and then I'll pick you up."
Lu Wuchuan drank the remaining water in one gulp and shook his head towards Luo Genfa who was lying on the ground: "You take him away first, and we will go up ourselves."
"Is it possible?" Lu Dongming was worried. After all, after struggling for so long, it would be good if he could climb up by himself. It would be difficult to carry an injured person with him!
"Hurry up, don't worry." Lu Wuchuan pointed to the bones on the ground, "Go back and collect these too."
Only then did Lu Dongming realize that there was another skeleton, and exclaimed again: "Damn it, who is this man?"
"I don't know. It doesn't look like it will be long." Lu Wuchuan opened the rope and measured the length. "Bring the knife and cut it from here."
Luo Genfa, who was still unconscious, was tied to Lu Dongming's back, and he pushed his head aside in disgust.
"Army, I'm going up then."
"Let's go." Lu Wuchuan helped him stabilize the ladder, "Don't let anyone get down before we go up."
By the time Lu Dongming's figure disappeared from the top of the pit, Duan Mo had closed his eyes and tilted his head, leaning against the wall of the pit.
Lu Wuchuan patted her cheek: "Momo, Momo..."
Duan Moqiang opened his eyes: "Can you go up?"
"Well, it's almost time." Lu Wuchuan squatted in front of her, "Hold on, I'll try to go as quickly as possible."
He let Duan Mo lie on his back, tied the two of them tightly with a rope, and then supported her to stand up slowly. The whole process was careful and did not touch her injured leg at all.
"Mo Mo, we have to leave."
When Duan Mo heard this, he tightened his arms around his neck to show that he was ready.
The way up was very difficult, and the flashlight attached to the rope could barely illuminate the surrounding area. The wider area was fine, but when he reached the narrow area, Lu Wuchuan had to slow down to avoid touching Duanmo's injured right leg.
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Duanmo's consciousness had begun to blur. She heard Lu Wuchuan talking to her. She hugged his neck as much as possible in order to help him relieve some of his burden and had no strength to answer. She only hummed occasionally to show that she was still awake.
The man's back was flat and strong, holding her up steadily.
At this moment, her consciousness began to drift. In the evening many years ago, she squatted in a secluded alley and cried so hard that she forgot to go home. Finally, her father found her. He didn't ask why and carried her home. On the way, she asked him
,Dad, do you hate it?
He shook his head and said he didn't hate it. No matter how short-lived the happiness was, he had been happy after all. It was better than nothing at all.
She was still young at the time, and although she disagreed, she did not have the right words to refute, so she chose to remain silent.
Later, many of her relatives passed away one after another. During those gloomy days, she kept thinking, if she hadn't had it, wouldn't she have suffered from the loss?
As time went by, she grew up. Looking back on the past, she felt that she owed her father a word, that is: you and me. No matter in the past or now, even if the woman left ruthlessly, even if her grandparents
We are no longer here, even if heaven and earth are separated forever... you still have me.
Lu Wuchuan's coat had long been wrapped around Duan Mo, and he was only wearing a T-shirt. The hot breath from the little girl's breath penetrated the thin fabric, making his heart even hotter.
Dizziness, nausea, high fever, the situation is not optimistic.
He talked to her and asked her to hold on, but he heard her whispering.
The voice was too low and the content was unknown, but the word "Dad" was easily identifiable.
"Mo Mo, wake up, we'll be here soon." Lu Wuchuan suppressed the pain in his heart and stopped.
He raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, rubbed his hand on his pants, took a few deep breaths, and continued to climb up.
One step, two steps, three steps...
The people gathered around the entrance of the pit saw that the ladder was shaking more and more obviously, and they all held their breath, for fear that something might happen to the people below.