Chapter 297 Rescue Operation
Ever since they lost contact with the people below, the people above have started working intensively.
However, after investigation by experts, they found that the tunnels of Mine No. 1 and Mine No. 2 did not meet the standards, and the drilling depth exceeded the national requirements by 35 percent!
Not only is this beyond the depth of thermal imaging detection, but the rescue is also made more difficult because of the non-standard tunnel.
In other words, the rescue team was like a headless fly, unsure of what to do, but unable to lose their composure.
If they lose their composure, what will happen to the people trapped in the tunnel?
There is a people’s policeman, three heroes, and two very young children.
What a pity it would be if he wasn't rescued.
If such heroes were trapped to death in there and even their bodies could not be found, how would they have the face to face the media and society?
The head of the rescue team immediately stated: "No matter what, as long as no one is found, our rescue operation will never stop."
The director also said, "I'm going to report to the higher-ups now. We don't have enough rescue forces here. There are always people in the next city or the next province. With so many of us, I don't believe we can't find anyone!"
Lin Suiye did not feel relieved when he heard the two bosses' opinions. Instead, their words were like invisible hands pinching the stone on his heart, squeezing it bit by bit.
Lin Suiye asked, "Si Ran's file is a top secret state file. If anything happens to her, the state will prioritize arranging a green channel. Our most important task now is to detect their main location. Besides thermal imaging, are there any other technologies that can clearly detect their location?"
The head of the rescue team was stunned.
He pondered for a few seconds, then his eyes suddenly lit up. "Yes, there is. Some time ago, I heard that a group at Peking University and Tsinghua University were researching a fluoroscopic imaging device, but I'm not sure if they've succeeded."
"I'll contact them!" Lin Suiye said without thinking.
The captain of the rescue team was stunned and subconsciously wanted to call Lin Suiye.
However, he was stopped by the director standing beside him.
The leader of the rescue team said, "Why don't we contact him through official channels? It might be difficult for him to get in touch."
Director: "All members of the Wildlife Protection Team are graduates of Peking University and Tsinghua University. Si Ran is an outstanding graduate of both universities. It will be faster if Captain Lin can contact them."
Sure enough, Lin Suiye called Professor He directly.
When Professor He heard that the mine had collapsed and Si Ran was buried inside, he almost fainted.
"Professor He, please don't faint now. Xiao Ran is still waiting for you to save her. Please contact the person in charge of the laboratory before you faint."
"You kid, it's already this late and you're still saying such sarcastic things. How dare I faint now? Don't hang up the phone. I'm at Peking University and Tsinghua University right now. I'll go to the lab you mentioned and ask them for the equipment."
In a classroom at Peking University and Tsinghua University, freshmen from the Department of Veterinary Medicine watched the legendary big man rush away from the podium.
Professor He contacted other teachers to teach the students while rushing to the laboratory.
After briefly explaining the situation, the lab director said, "Our detector can theoretically detect depths of approximately fifty meters underground. However, this research and development is still in the testing phase, so there are many uncertainties. However, human lives are at stake, so I'll have my students take the instrument and give it a try."
Professor He can no longer care about so many things.
As long as there is any possibility, he must try it.
Three hours later, members of the laboratory team arrived at the mine with instruments, and Professor He also came with them.
Professor He is old after all. After more than three hours of driving, when Lin Suiye saw Professor He, he found that he was pale, his hair was disheveled, and he looked extremely haggard.
"Professor He."
Professor He waved his hand: "I'm fine. What's going on with Xiaoran? Let me talk to her!"
Lin Suiye's lips trembled slightly, and finally he said, "Xiao Ran's intercom might be broken, so we can't get in touch with them. But we've confirmed that they're all fine."
"What do you mean there's no serious problem?" Professor He immediately caught onto the words and asked nervously, "Are Xiaoran and Xiaosong injured?"
"...Song Zhi is fine. Xiao Ran was hit on the forehead by a rock. She didn't elaborate, but from her tone, she said there was nothing wrong. Professor He, don't worry."
"How can I not be worried?" Professor He took a deep breath, his eyes immediately reddened. "How can I not know this about my own apprentice? Even if she had broken a hand today, she would still tell you in a relaxed tone that it's okay."
Professor He wanted to cry as he spoke.
Lin Suiye was worried that Professor He might be upset, so he quickly said, "Professor, let's have the lab check the situation on the ground first."
Professor He finally reacted and hurriedly took the laboratory members and equipment to meet the captain of the rescue team.
After negotiations between the two sides, the rescue team leader said, "We currently don't know the depth of the trapped people. Our equipment can only detect heat sources fifteen meters underground, so their depth must be less than fifteen meters."
"I'll have to work hard next time."
"What's the point of talking about hard work?" The person in charge of the laboratory quickly said, "We developed this device to deal with similar situations."
The people in the laboratory connected the detection equipment. They were still in the experimental stage. The exploration equipment was a palm-sized metal machine wrapped in plastic. It felt heavy in the hand.
After the metal equipment was placed on the ground, the computer in the laboratory was immediately turned on and the equipment was connected. After a while, the background of the spinning computer screen turned black, and fluorescent green appeared around it.
"Our device is somewhat similar to thermal imaging," the lab's researchers explained. "If it's green on the computer, it's the surrounding rocks or something else. But if there's a heat source, the machine will detect it."
The people in the laboratory stared closely at the green in front of them.
No heat source was found.
"The current equipment can only support a range of ten meters around and fifty meters underground."
After saying that, the laboratory member gave a look to his teammate next to him, who immediately picked up the instrument on the ground and walked forward for a distance.
Mine No. 1 and Mine No. 2 are the size of football fields, and it is very difficult and time-consuming to check them one by one.
Everyone stared at the screen from day to night, until the next day when the sun shone brightly on their heads, but still found nothing.
The hope ignited by Lin Suiye and others is gradually fading away.
In one night, stubble grew on the beards of Lin Suiye and others, and their eyes were bloodshot. Lin Suiye, who rarely smoked, kept his cigarette in his hand all night.
"Follow Brother." Ji Zhishi covered his face with his hands, rubbed his face, blinked his dry and painful eyes, and asked in despair: "Is this device also unable to detect the location of Sister Xiaoran and the others?"
"Don't talk nonsense!" Lin Suiye interrupted Ji Zhishi, but in fact he felt bad too.
Ji Zhishi pursed his lips and said nothing.
Over the course of a night, the screen is filled with green stones, with the only red possibly coming from the rats in the tunnel.
Their hopes were gradually crushed until they became despair.
Everyone knew that the hope of finding them was slim, but no one dared to say it out loud.
Ji Zhishi was so sad that he didn't know what to say. He could only continue to stare at the computer screen with his eyes that hadn't closed for 24 hours.
At this moment, six fiery red thermal images suddenly appeared on the computer screen.
Ji Zhishi rubbed his eyes, thinking he had seen it wrong.
He patted Lin Suiye, who was holding his temples next to him, and said, "Brother Sui, please help me see if I'm hallucinating because I haven't slept for too long. Otherwise, why is the computer all red now?"
Lin Suiye paused and raised his head in a daze.
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