Chapter 299 Desperate Situation, Hope
Si Ran's food was only enough for one person to eat for two days, but the six people survived for almost six days with that little food.
If we delay for another two days, no one can guarantee that anything will happen to Si Ran and the others.
And just one hour later, the rescue team suddenly encountered a problem - the rocks where they were trapped were too thick and hard, and the machines they were operating were not strong enough to nail the ventilation duct in.
Pei Lizhou and Pei Tiankuo had been at the scene for the past few days. When they heard about this problem, they immediately asked, "Do we need better equipment?"
The rescue team leader had been living a shabby life these days, his eyes red. He was stunned at first, then nodded and said, "But the latest equipment is in Country M. Even if it is shipped over as quickly as possible, it will take at least eight months..."
"One day." Pei Lizhou took a deep breath and said, "In one day, I guarantee that the latest machine from Country M will appear here."
The rescue team leader swallowed his saliva and said, "But that machine costs tens of millions, and rescue teams around the world are vying for it, but their production capacity is limited..."
Pei Lizhou had already started looking for the contact information and dialed the number directly. After explaining his purpose, he said directly: "Three hundred million, I want to see the machine by this time tomorrow."
After saying that, Pei Lizhou hung up the phone.
Rescue team leader: ...
People with money can indeed overcome all difficulties.
The captain pursed his lips and suddenly said, "If we had the latest equipment, we could guarantee that the ventilation duct would be built within twelve hours, but there's still a problem."
Pei Lizhou glanced over, as if asking why didn’t you say so earlier?
The leader of the rescue team swallowed.
Ever since the Pei family father and son arrived at the scene, the captain of the rescue team has felt an indescribable sense of urgency.
Now when Pei Lizhou gave him a look, the captain immediately felt as nervous and scared as a primary school student seeing his teacher.
Pei Lizhou: "What else?"
The captain quickly said, "Our plan is to dig directly into the ventilation duct and get the trapped people out. But we don't know what the situation is like around them right now. When we reach the last layer, rocks will inevitably fall. We're worried that the mine is too small and the rocks will hit the trapped people..."
Facing Pei Lizhou's death ray, the captain immediately dared not speak.
After a while, Pei Lizhou said, "If you need any other equipment, I can guarantee that it will be delivered here within 24 hours."
The captain quickly shook his head. "We don't need any equipment this time. We've lost contact with the trapped people and have no way of determining the situation inside the cave..."
Pei Lizhou frowned.
Just as he was about to speak, he seemed to see a mouse the size of his arm waving at him...
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Inside the mine, a faint searchlight lit up a beam of light in the darkness.
On the fifth day of being trapped, after the food and water were exhausted, Si Ran turned on the lights every three hours, trying his best to prevent everyone from falling into nightmares due to the darkness.
It has been the 128th hour since they were trapped. It has been almost a day since the water and food ran out. Si Ran can clearly feel that his body is getting weaker and weaker.
What's even more difficult is that Si Ran realized that he had a fever.
At the seventy-eighth hour, Si Ran gradually felt his body becoming weak, his body temperature rose significantly, and the wound on his head began to cause sharp pain.
These symptoms became more and more obvious in the following days.
It was not until three hours ago that Pei Yu noticed that her breathing suddenly became rapid, and when he touched her forehead, it was burning hot.
Pei Yu had never collapsed after being trapped for so many days, but the moment he found that Si Ran's forehead was hot and feverish, he was completely panicked.
He left the two children to Song Zhi's care, and held Si Ran in his arms, letting her lean against him in a comfortable position.
Si Ran is still conscious now, but the more awake he is, the more pain he feels.
Si Ran knew that he must have had a fever due to inflammation of the wound.
Si Ran exhaled a breath of hot air from the tip of her nose. She leaned on Pei Yu's chest and felt that Pei Yu's heart was beating abnormally fast.
"Brother Yu, don't worry, I'm fine."
As soon as Si Ran opened his mouth, his throat seemed to be stuck and his voice was hoarse.
Not only him, but also Song Zhi and Officer Yu.
In extreme environments, people will eventually die of dehydration if they don't drink water for three days, but the six of them survived for five full days relying on less than three liters of water.
And now they have not had any water for almost a day.
In two days, or even less than a day, the sugar in their bodies and their muscle functions will disappear, and they will eventually die in this cold, damp and dirty mine.
Pei Yu's hand reached out to Si Ran's forehead from time to time. When he felt her forehead getting hotter and hotter, he felt powerless for the first time in his heart.
Pei Yu was a little at a loss, even though Si Ran repeatedly emphasized that he was fine.
"Ranran, would it be more comfortable if you lie down on the ground and put your head on my thighs?"
Si Ran was not polite to Pei Yu.
After lying down, although his back felt a little uncomfortable, he was indeed much more comfortable than before. However, he soon felt dizzy and had a headache. Si Ran squinted his eyes and closed them to rest.
Pei Yu's hand suddenly touched the cold wall, and suddenly thought of something, so he put his hand on the wet rock wall.
When his hand felt cold, he quickly placed it on Si Ran's forehead.
Si Ran felt a chill on his forehead and opened his eyes in surprise.
Pei Yu straightened Si Ran's head and said in a low voice: "Don't move, the temperature on your forehead is too high. Let me try to lower it."
However, the temperature of Si Ran's forehead did drop a lot, but in less than five minutes the temperature would slowly rise again.
Not only Si Ran, but everyone in the mine was in a bad condition.
After two days without water, except for Song Zhi who still had some strength to move, the others were completely exhausted, especially the two children. Over the past few days, their faces had quickly become thinner, their lips had turned pale, and even their cries were only as loud as a cat's meow.
Si Ran fell into a persistent fever. Perhaps it was Pei Yu's intermittent physical cooling. Although she was still feeling uncomfortable, her temperature did not rise further. She was still suffering from headaches and nausea, but there was no food in her stomach and she couldn't vomit it out.
The ventilation in the mine was not working very well, so Song Zhi used his remaining strength to clear out some of the stones at the entrance.
After doing all this, Song Zhi was almost exhausted and sat on the ground gasping for breath.
The two children were in a bad condition, but the adults couldn't do anything.
Pei Yu's back was leaning against the rock wall. When he opened his mouth, it felt like a blade was cutting his throat in half.
"Xiao Ran, I..."
Pei Yu hesitated as soon as he opened his mouth.
Pei Yu considers himself an optimistic person, but after not seeing the sun for so many days, the flow of time seems to have stopped here. Even when looking at the time display on his mobile phone, he still feels it is unreal.
He felt that he was really amazing for not breaking down after all these days.
But after such a long time, the people above have not made any movement. They can only hold on for one or two days at most.
A person can survive for ten days or so without food, but it is a miracle if a person can survive for more than three days without water.
Pei Yu looked at Si Ran with the dim light of the flashlight.
Si Ran also happened to raise his eyes slightly, with some doubts in his tired eyes.
Pei Yu was a little flustered when he saw this, and stammered, "Ranran, I, I..."
At the critical moment, Pei Yu felt as if his mouth was clamped by pliers, and he couldn't open his mouth to say the three words "I like you".
Pei Yu was so angry that he almost punched the wall.
“Squeak, squeak, squeak!”
Pei Yu had just mustered up his courage when he suddenly heard the cry of a mouse.
Turning around, I saw six big rats standing neatly in a corner.
Pei Yu:!!!
"Ranran, we are saved!"
When Si Ran saw the big rat, he felt relieved and nodded: "That's right."
Pei Yu: "Six big rats. If we eat one a day, we can definitely last another six days."
Si Ran: "..."
Officer Yu and Song Zhi: "..."
Big Mouse: ???
Pei Yu's eyes lit up when he saw the big rat. He hesitated a little and said, "I've only heard that bamboo rats from Guangdong are delicious. I wonder if this kind of rat can be eaten directly..."
Everyone: “…”
“Squeak, squeak, squeak!”
"Are you sick? Eat, eat, eat. Were you a starving ghost in your previous life? Just eat. Why don't I eat you to death?"
Pei Yu's eyes widened. He pointed at the big rat and said in a weak voice, "Hey! Is this big rat scolding me? Isn't it?"
Big Rat: "I'm scolding you for what happened to you. We came here to save you, but you wanted to eat us. I'll save Ranran and leave you here alone!"
After saying that, Big Rat ran happily to Si Ran.
Pei Yu frowned. He almost understood that these big rats were here to save him, so he let them come over.
But when he saw the big rat about to crawl towards Si Ran, Pei Yu caught it without thinking.
Just as Big Mouse was about to get angry, Pei Yu said seriously, "Ranran's wound is infected and she has a fever. I'm not sure if you have the virus, so please don't get close to her."
The big rat really stopped.
Then without hesitation, it revealed its furry belly.
Pei Yu settled Si Ran, squatted down, and walked over with difficulty.
There was a rubber band tied around the big rat's belly, with a thumb-sized box in the middle.
The mouse's fur was too thick, the surrounding light was too dim, and the color of the camera was similar to the big rat's fur, which is why Pei Yu didn't notice it at first.
"Brother Yu, it should be Brother Pei who asked Lao Shu to come to us."
"Brother?"
Pei Yu was confused.
If he remembered correctly, his elder brother probably didn't know that Ranran could understand what animals say?
Si Ran knew what Pei Yu was thinking and said, "Brother Pei is smart. Sister Song Zhi was doing well in the police station, and she was suddenly transferred to my side. Brother Pei must have guessed something."
After a pause, Si Ran waved to Pei Yu: "If I'm not mistaken, there is a camera in the small box. Take it out."
Pei Yu did as he was told.
I opened the small box and sure enough, there was a camera inside.
He quickly turned around and wanted to give it to Si Ran.
But after taking two steps, Pei Yu suddenly realized a problem.
His brother knew Ranran's secret just by relying on his sister-in-law's job transfer. Why was he the only one who had no doubts and firmly believed that he had met the Mouse Immortal?
Is it because he is stupid?
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