Chapter 66 Rescue
Si Ran quickly checked the phone Song Zhi handed over.
It was just a piece of news on the phone and didn't attract much attention.
But in the news photos, red blood was flowing under the wheels of a white heavy truck. Pippi's mother was holding her head against the front of the truck, and the rest of the elephants were also frantically ramming the vehicle in an attempt to rescue Pippi.
Si Ran's heart tightened, and without any hesitation, he got into the car again: "Let's go back now."
No one in the wildlife protection team objected, and they all returned to the car silently.
It takes five hours to get from the airport to the previous destination. Lin Suiye drove at lightning speed and arrived at the original destination in less than three and a half hours.
It was almost dark when we arrived.
When they arrived at the intersection, the entire road was completely blocked. They had no choice but to park their car on the side of the road and walk up the mountain for 40 minutes.
When Si Ran arrived at the scene of the accident, the red and blue lights of the police car were flashing in the jungle, but the rescue was at a standstill.
The mother elephant was half-kneeling beside the wheel, her body covered in blood. She kept using her trunk to touch Pipi, who was rolled under the car, trying to wake him up.
The rest of the elephants rammed their heads against the vehicle, and blood was flowing from their foreheads.
The entire herd of elephants was in a state of extreme anxiety.
Si Ran saw the police officer who had been with him yesterday was also here, and hurried over to ask, "What's going on? How can such a large vehicle be allowed to drive on this mountain road?"
Don’t blame Si Ran for being angry.
Because elephants and other animals often migrate along this road, only private cars or small trucks transporting goods can pass through.
The truck in front of us with four-wheel drive and eight-wheel drive tires is not only overloaded, but also completely does not meet the road standards!
Pippi weighed only over 200 pounds and was rolled under the car for several hours. It is not clear whether he survived!
The police were startled when they saw Si Ran's team coming back. Then they said quickly, "We will deal with the driver's problem seriously. Mr. Si, you've come just in time. Can you guide the elephants away? Our rescue team wants to help, but they're going crazy..."
"They're not crazy," Si Ran interrupted the police officer, trying to keep her tone calm. "Elephants are one of the few animals in the animal kingdom that have empathy and can clearly recognize death. The mother elephant is repeatedly probing with her trunk and whimpering softly, just to make sure Pipi is dead."
Si Ran finished speaking and walked to the edge of the truck.
The herd of elephants that were still wailing smelled Si Ran's scent and all looked over.
The mother elephant's eyes suddenly widened. She stopped trying to probe Pippi with her trunk and stood up, walking towards Si Ran step by step.
Song Zhi was worried that the elephants would vent their anger on Si Ran, so he went up to pull Si Ran away.
Before it could move, the mother elephant suddenly crawled slowly in front of Si Ran, and a long and mournful sound came from its trunk.
Song Zhi stopped subconsciously.
The people around were all watching the scene in silence and shock.
Even though she didn't understand what the mother elephant said, she understood that the mother elephant wanted Si Ran to save Pippi!
Si Ran looked serious as he walked to the center of the elephant herd and said, "You guys step back first and let our rescue team's car come over. I promise to rescue Pipi!"
After Si Ran finished speaking, he turned to look at the police: "Has the doctor from the protection station arrived?"
The police nodded. "Here we are, here we are. We thought the elephant would attack us, so..."
"Please ask them to give me the medicine. The elephants have retreated and will not attack humans."
As Si Ran spoke, he took the potion handed to him by the protection station staff and crawled under the car without any hesitation.
Si Ran felt that her clothes were completely soaked with Pippi's blood. She couldn't imagine how scared Pippi must have been when he was caught under the wheels.
Si Ran took a deep breath, took out a flashlight and began to check Pippi's condition.
Pippi's body was twisted and his gums had turned pale due to excessive blood loss, but fortunately the rescuers at the protection station brought spare blood suitable for Pipi. Si Ran quickly gave Pipi a blood transfusion and simply treated the wound.
The bottom of the car was extremely hot and stuffy, Si Ran's body was pressed against the bottom of the car, the smell of blood spread in his nostrils, and Si Ran's face began to turn pale, but he was still trying to wake the baby elephant.
"Pipi, please don't fall asleep, okay? Your family is still waiting for you."
However, Pipi's eyes were tightly closed. If the instrument had not detected a faint breath, Si Ran would have suspected that it was dead.
Si Ran was talking to Pippi under the car, while outside the car the herd of elephants were calling out one after another.
Si Ran felt that more and more people were coming to rescue.
At this time, Lin Suiye was lying under the truck and said to Si Ran, "Xiao Ran, all the cargo has been unloaded. The rescue team is going to dismantle the truck directly. Please get out quickly."
Si Ran nodded and got out from under the car with difficulty.
Seeing Si Ran covered in blood, Song Zhi couldn't help but frown and asked worriedly, "Are you okay?"
Si Ran quickly shook his head: "I'm fine."
As soon as he finished speaking, Si Ran realized that it was completely dark, but the whole mountain was brightly lit, and all the drivers stuck on the road were like a long dragon.
They spontaneously organized themselves and moved thousands of kilograms of goods in the shortest time possible.
The rescue team was finally able to start breaking down the truck.
The truck driver's face changed drastically when he heard this, and he hurried out and said, "No, police officer, this truck is very expensive, and my whole family depends on it for their livelihood. If it is dismantled, we will all be starving!"
He originally wanted to save on highway tolls, but when he turned a corner, a baby elephant suddenly ran out from both sides of the road.
He was unable to dodge, which led to the tragedy.
He had always thought that he only needed to lift the car with a crane, but who knew that he would have to break the car apart!
The truck driver stood in front of the truck and said: "What you are doing is the same as taking my life. I won't allow you to do this!"
The police officer was furious: "An expert from the Animal Protection Association has just checked, and the baby elephant still has signs of life. Your car is too big, and the road is so narrow that a large crane can't get in. Besides, we only need to separate the front and rear of the car. Your insurance will cover the repair costs!"
The truck driver was blocking the truck, and the police and rescue team could not take him away by force, which was not in compliance with regulations.
But the fate of the little elephant under the wheel is still uncertain.
For a while, the two sides were deadlocked.
The truck driver's face turned pale. He looked at the police and swallowed, then explained the reason: "But...but I don't have insurance."
The annual insurance cost for a big car like theirs is 30,000 to 40,000 yuan. If he is more careful, he can save this money.
But he never expected that one day he would bump into an elephant!
Truck drivers are also in a dilemma.
Finally, he gritted his teeth and said, "This baby elephant has been sucked in for so long. It can't be saved even if we try to save it. It's better to save my car..."
"Why waste time talking to him? Just tear it down!" Ji Zhishi, listening to this, was getting annoyed. He stepped forward and started to reason with the truck driver like he was picking up a chicken. He said sternly, "As long as the baby elephant is under your truck, it will be torn down. And who told you not to buy insurance? Who told you to drive illegally to save money? The elephants migrate along this road every year, and there's never been an accident. Why did you get into trouble today?"
Ji Zhishi has long been fed up with these truck drivers who like to rush around recklessly.
As soon as he opens his mouth, he says that his life is not easy. There are so many people who have a hard time!
Most importantly the driver was full of lies.
There is a speed limit on this road. If the driver hadn't been driving fast, Pipi would have just been knocked out instead of being crushed under the car!
After all, Ji Zhishi has been working in the field and has never neglected exercise on weekdays. How could a truck driver be his opponent?
Seeing this, Si Ran also said: "Tear it down first, I will take responsibility for any problems."
Pippi's condition is too bad now, it can't wait.
Moreover, the herd of elephants were watching nearby. Animals have clear likes and dislikes, so although they might not attack them, the same might not be true for the truck driver, the culprit.
Therefore, even though the truck driver was crying loudly, the rescue team still dismantled the vehicle and moved it away with a crane.
Pippi's body was finally freed from the heavy shackles.
The moment the truck was moved away, Si Ran and everyone else almost ran over.
The herd of elephants also wanted to go over, but they remembered Si Ran's words and just watched from a distance, making whining sounds in their noses.
Si Ran's face was very serious.
Without saying a word, she quickly fixed Pippi's broken bone with a wooden board, and then squeezed the open wound with clean gauze to stop the bleeding.
However, after doing all this, Pippi's condition is still not very good.
The heart rate monitor next to me was beeping, which made me feel desolate on the mountain full of insects.
Si Ran quickly asked someone to load Pipi onto a truck and send her to a better protection station for rescue.
But just when the staff at the local protection station had prepared everything, the monitoring instrument suddenly made a rapid beeping sound.
The originally jumping curve suddenly dropped sharply and slowly turned into a straight line.
Si Ran looked over and was immediately shocked, his lips turning pale instantly.
"Pipi——"
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