Director Qian's surgery ended in the middle of the night. When they came out of the operating room, everyone was exhausted.
After checking Mayor Liu and Commander Zhu's wounds and confirming that they did not have a fever, they went back to rest.
The next morning, before heading off on his mission, Huo Haocheng came to check on them. Seeing that they were all still asleep and looked fine, he left with peace of mind.
Just like yesterday, after breakfast, the soldiers and civilians continued the remaining tasks from yesterday.
Deng Yi and his team cleared the road while trying to fill in the collapsed ground bit by bit to make it easier for vehicles to pass.
Some trees and rocks are too big to be moved by hand. There is no other way but to use a large iron hammer to chisel them into smaller, movable pieces.
Huo Haoshen and his group on the other side of the road were doing the same thing.
A day ago, the supplies that Huo Haoshen and his team were escorting arrived within the borders of Tangcheng, but due to the earthquake, all passable roads were blocked.
With no other option, they had to get out of the car and clear the road as they moved forward.
Fortunately, Commander Gu had the foresight to send Sun Hongxin and his team along. One reason was that they were delivering too many supplies this time, and they wanted to prevent them from being robbed on the way. Another reason was that they were worried that the roads would be blocked when they arrived here. So this time, they even brought tools to clear the way.
"Brother Hongxin, tell me, how can we clear this road?" Huo Haoshen asked Sun Hongxin, who was chiseling stones, as he carried the stones to the side.
The two knew each other in Yuncheng, but they didn't have much interaction. At that time, Huo Haoshen only regarded Sun Hongxin as his older brother's comrade-in-arms. Along the way, they encountered two robberies, and each time Sun Hongxin stood in front of him. After spending these days together, the two became familiar with each other.
Sun Hongxin has always protected Huo Haoshen for two reasons. First, it is his duty as a soldier. Second, the Huo family helped the Sun family when they were in trouble, and the Sun family has been well taken care of by the Huo family over the years. Sun Hongxin is doing this to repay their kindness.
"Soon, I think there should be someone doing the same thing as us not far ahead." Based on his many years of experience and his intuition as a fellow soldier, Sun Hongxin felt that the people inside would clear the road to pass as soon as possible.
"Really? Let me try?" Hearing Sun Hongxin say that there were people ahead doing the same thing as them, that they were clearing away obstacles, then they must be too. Huo Haoshen thought to himself, since the view ahead was blocked by fallen rocks and trees, he would try shouting a couple of times, just in case someone responded.
"Hey, can anyone hear me over there?" Huo Haoshen shouted at the top of his lungs, cupping his hands around his mouth like megaphones.
"Haoshen, take a break, don't waste your time..." Sun Hongxin was about to ask him what he was trying when he heard him shout. In Sun Hongxin's opinion, all of this was a waste of effort. With this energy, it would be more meaningful to move a few more stones. However, he did not expect that someone not far from them would actually hear him and respond to him.
On the other side, Ge Xiaotian and Lin Qingyuan were carrying a log to the side when they stood up. They heard a voice behind them asking if they could hear him. "Hey, Qingyuan, can you hear that voice? It sounds like Huo Haoshen's voice to me," Ge Xiaotian asked Lin Qingyuan, unsure.
"Because, right? I also heard a sound coming from over there. Why don't you try replying?" Lin Qingyuan was just bored and wanted to make a joke, so he said it casually.
"Okay, I'll send him one back."
As he spoke, Ge Xiaotian climbed up a relatively high rock in two steps and replied, "I heard you. Who are you?"
Upon hearing the reply, Huo Haoshen jumped up and down with joy. "Brother Hongxin, you're right! There really is someone on the other end. Did you hear that? He replied to me!"
Huo Haoshen hadn't held out much hope, but he was exhausted from carrying stones all day and just wanted to have some fun to relax. He didn't expect it to actually happen.
"I heard it. Judging from the sound, it shouldn't be far from us." Realizing that the mission was almost complete, Sun Hongxin turned to the soldiers who were working hard to move the stones and said, "Everyone heard it. Just hang in there a little longer. We'll be clearing it soon. Once we get into the city, we can have a good rest."
Perhaps they heard the response, or as Sun Hongxin said, that they could rest after a little more effort, the work was done faster than before, and everyone's spirits were much better.
Seeing this, Huo Haoshen continued to talk to the person, "I am Huo Haoshen, who are you?" Huo Haoshen thought the voice sounded a lot like Ge Xiaotian's, but he wasn't sure. He was afraid that if he suddenly called out the other person's name, it would be quite embarrassing if it wasn't him.
People can respond to him in such a boring way.
Over here, Ge Xiaotian, who had been waiting for the other party's response, immediately jumped off a rock when he heard him say that he was Huo Haoshen. "Lin Qingyuan, see, I told you he was that kid Huo Haoshen, and you didn't believe me."
"Yes, yes, yes," Lin Qingyuan said perfunctorily, then threw the stone in his hand aside.
Deng Yi and the others were quite surprised to hear that Huo Haoshen had arrived. Now that all the railways from all over the country to Tangcheng have been suspended, he could only come by road. If he wanted to drive all the way from Yuncheng and arrive in such a short time, he must have traveled day and night.
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