Chapter 174 Unearthing a Shoe from the Ashes
Those people ran back to the village as fast as they could.
The villagers were still gathered together, discussing why those people hadn't returned yet.
When they saw those people rushing back, they were all stunned for a moment.
"What's wrong? Didn't you go after Yan Yu? Why are you back?" someone asked.
The group stopped, panting heavily, their faces filled with urgency.
“Avalanche…” A person gasped for breath and managed to utter two words.
Upon hearing the word "avalanche," the villagers were momentarily confused and didn't immediately understand.
"What? Explain yourself clearly," another person asked.
"Avalanche! An avalanche has occurred!" the man shouted again.
Now, everyone present could hear it clearly.
For a moment, there was complete silence; everyone was stunned. After a while, the crowd erupted into chaos, as if a pot had suddenly boiled over.
"How is this possible? An avalanche? Really?!"
"My son is still in there! My son!"
"Quickly, go and tell the others to bring their tools and come help!"
Then, the crowd scattered in a rush, running back to their homes to get tools and notify others. Those who had run back to report the news also hurried back to find tools.
Some people who live nearby have already grabbed their tools and started running towards the village entrance.
Before long, many people in the village came out, and all the snow-digging tools and snow-moving vehicles were moved there. The village doctor also rushed over with medicine and a stretcher.
When everyone arrived, Yan Yu and Xiao Qing were already digging.
Someone quickly stepped forward and handed Yan Yu some tools: "Here, use this to dig. Don't worry too much, stay calm."
Yan Yu nodded and took the tools from him: "Thank you..."
With the tools at his disposal, Yan Yu was able to dig with ease, digging the snow with force, one stroke at a time.
A man of some standing in the village stepped forward and said, "Everyone, don't rush, don't dig randomly."
Then, the man began to assign tasks to everyone.
"You, go over there," the man said, pointing to a group of people.
This man usually has some influence in the village, and people listen to what he says. In this situation, they followed his instructions even more closely and immediately went to their designated location to rescue the people.
After sending out a group of people, the man turned and glanced at Yan Yu, who was still digging diligently and quickly.
The man hesitated for a moment, but in the end he didn't speak to him. Instead, he continued to look at the villagers and began to instruct them on which side to dig.
"Hurry up, this is a matter of life and death!" someone said impatiently.
The person showed no impatience whatsoever: "Okay, okay, I know. Clear division of labor will make things more efficient."
After saying that, the man pointed some people in another direction, and those people responded and immediately started digging people up.
Soon, everyone had finished assigning tasks.
The man sent some strong men to dig in dangerous and steep places, while the weaker women went to safer places to dig people out.
After everyone understood what they were supposed to do, they began to take measures to dig people out of the snow.
They say there's strength in numbers, and not long after, one of them was found in the snow.
Upon finding the person, the person was immediately startled and quickly put their hand under the person's nose. They could still feel a faint breath, but the person was already on the verge of death.
"We've found someone here! We've found someone! Come quick! They're still breathing!" Without hesitation, the man shouted to the crowd.
Upon hearing his words, Yan Yu stopped what he was doing, turned around, and saw that the person had been found.
In an instant, Yan Yu felt utterly hopeless.
Finding the person means... that Shen Jin is indeed buried here.
Yan Yu instantly broke down and frantically dug, wanting to find the ashes as soon as possible.
The paramedics quickly carried the stretcher over, and several of them together placed the rescued person on the stretcher. Someone then began to take emergency measures on the person.
"Quickly, take off his clothes and cover him with a dry blanket," the medical staff said in a deep voice.
The people helping nearby quickly took off the clothes that were soaked by the snow and wrapped the person in a dry quilt.
Since this was the first time something like this had happened, the medical staff were somewhat flustered.
Generally speaking, village clinics don't have many patients year-round because most families in the village use herbal remedies and simple treatments. This time, however, it's a truly special case.
Subsequently, more people were identified.
The paramedics would go here and there, and after completing the emergency measures, they would have the patient taken back to the village to continue treatment.
More and more people are being found.
People kept rushing over to help on the snow. Some came to rescue people, while others, like Yan Yu, came specifically to find someone.
They searched for a long time and found many people, including Yan Yu who rescued several others, but they still couldn't find Shen Jin.
"Shen Jin, why haven't we found Shen Jin yet..." Yan Yu was so anxious that he was almost on the verge of collapse. His fingers were frozen so badly that he didn't even bother to rub them.
All he wanted to do now was find Shen Jin as soon as possible. He needed to find Shen Jin, but where exactly was Shen Jin?
Xiaoqing noticed Yan Yu's anxiety and became anxious as well.
So many people have already been rescued, how come they haven't been found yet?
"Don't worry, don't worry, everything will be alright." Xiaoqing was also very anxious, but she still tried to comfort Yan Yu.
Because she knew that Yan Yu was definitely a thousand times, ten thousand times more anxious than she was, she felt that Yan Yu was even willing to give his life for Shen Jin.
What exactly happened between the two of them in the past?
Yan Yu took a deep breath, feeling a little dizzy, but he ignored it, shook his head, and continued digging in the snow.
He must find Shen Jin. Shen Jin is still waiting for him. How can Shen Jin bear such cold snow?
Xiaoqing was also very anxious and wanted to say a few more words of comfort to him.
Suddenly, someone burst into tears, the sound exceptionally loud. Everyone was startled and turned to look at the source of the sound. Making a loud noise at this moment could trigger a second avalanche.
"My son! How could you just die like this!" An older woman cried as she held a man who had just been dug out of the snow.
The man lay in the woman's arms, his body already stiff; he was clearly dead.
Yan Yu was so frightened that his face turned pale, and he broke out in a cold sweat in the freezing weather.
Someone died...
Xiaoqing was so frightened that she couldn't say a word. She had originally wanted to comfort Yan Yu, but now she didn't know what to say.
"Please save my son! He can still be saved! There's still hope!" The woman cried and shouted at the medical staff next to her.
The medical worker looked embarrassed and pulled the woman's hand away, but the woman grabbed her again.
"Don't be like this, he's already gone. The dead can't be brought back to life. Rest in peace," the medical staff replied softly.
The woman immediately cried even harder, her voice almost deafening.
"I don't believe it! I don't believe it! You didn't even try to save him, how do you know it's useless! Please, please save my son!" The woman shouted at the medical staff in a pleading tone.
The medical staff had to rush to save other people, so they had to harden their hearts, push the woman aside, and go to another person who was still alive.
The woman was left behind, and she held her son's body, weeping uncontrollably.
“My poor son, I told you not to go. What’s the point of doing something so thankless and exhausting? But you wouldn’t listen. Now look what’s happened!” The woman cried miserably.
Because her crying was so loud, the others were a little scared and rushed forward to try to stop her.
"Stop crying, or an avalanche will occur," someone said, trying to stop her.
"Avalanche! Avalanche! My son is already dead, so an avalanche is the best thing, let me die with my son!" The woman no longer cared about anything and shouted at those people without any regard for her image.
Yan Yu was stunned for a long time before he came to his senses. Then he frantically dug at the snow, clearly frightened.
"Shen Jin, Shen Jin..." Yan Yu dug quickly, calling Shen Jin's name, his voice trembling, "Shen Jin..."
The woman who had been crying was forcibly dragged away, and her son's body was taken back by his family.
Xiaoqing was terrified. She watched helplessly as the woman was pulled away, and even after she was far away, Xiaoqing could still hear her crying.
Finally, the woman seemed unable to bear the shock and fainted, and was taken home by her family.
Suddenly, Xiaoqing was terrified that Chen Jin might also...
The thought popped into Xiaoqing's mind, and she was immediately startled. She quickly shook her head to shake the idea out of her head.
"How could this be? How could Shen Jin be in trouble..." Xiao Qing muttered to herself in a daze.
Turning around, Xiaoqing saw that Yan Yu had already dug up a large patch of snow.
Xiaoqing snapped out of her daze, quickly picked up her tools, and started digging, eager to find the ashes as soon as possible.
"Shen Jin, where are you?" Yan Yu was so anxious that he was almost crying, digging all the way and talking to himself.
Unbeknownst to them, Yan Yu had already dug a considerable distance, far more than the others.
Yan Yu arrived at the edge of a steep cliff and continued digging.
Halfway through digging, Yan Yu suddenly stopped, his pupils contracted sharply, and he abruptly knelt on the ground, his face filled with disbelief.
Xiaoqing, who was not far away, noticed Yan Yu's unusual behavior and quickly went up to him, asking, "What's wrong? Did you dig something up?"
Yan Yu didn't speak, but just stared intently at what was below.
Xiaoqing looked down and froze, her eyes wide with shock, her eyes gradually reddening... What had been dug out was one of Shen Jin's shoes...
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