Chapter 436 Confession
The young lady's business trip destination is in Wenyuan District, Sichuan City. To enter the protected area, she must pass through Lianhua County. If a landslide occurs in the protected area, the young lady will be in danger. No wonder the old man felt unwell after hearing the news.
After Lin Jing answered the phone, Sister Zhang quickly told him about the old man and the young lady.
At the same time, at the Jiangcheng Police Station, Wu Dachuan hurried to the captain's office and bumped into several people on the way. He didn't even have time to apologize. They were all colleagues. They pointed at his back and said a few words, and then nothing happened. No one pulled him back to apologize. After all, seeing how anxious he looked, it was clear that something big had happened.
Wu Dachuan broke into Si Chen's office without even knocking on the door.
Si Chen, who was working, frowned and glanced at Wu Dachuan, "How can you be so irritable?"
Wu Dachuan didn't have time to edit himself, and gasped, "Boss, something big has happened."
"The latest online reports say a 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck Sichuan. The strongest earthquake was in Wenyuan District, where Ms. Lin is staying. I heard there were serious landslides in the protected area. I called Ms. Lin twice, but no one answered. I don't know if anything happened there."
Upon hearing this, Si Chen froze in place, his whole body cold as if he had fallen into an ice cellar. He tremblingly took out the phone from his pocket and called Lin Ting, but no one answered.
He instantly became anxious and stood up from the ground. "It's okay. Listen to the good fortune, everything will be fine. The phone didn't answer because there is no signal where you are. Dachuan, please help me book a flight to Sichuan City as soon as possible."
"Boss, I checked, the fastest flight to Sichuan City will take five hours."
"Forget it, don't buy it. The Lin family must know about this. Lin Jing may have already applied for a flight route to Feichuan City. I will go directly to Lin Jing. Please ask for leave for me and Director Song. You will be responsible for the recent matters in the police station." Si Chen muttered to himself as he walked out. He was so nervous that his hands holding the car keys were shaking.
He regretted not expressing his feelings earlier and regretted not going to accompany Lin Ting earlier.
"Just leave the police department matters to us."
Wu Dachuan noticed Si Chen's trembling arms and said, "Boss, you're not in good condition right now and it's dangerous to drive. Do you want me to take you to the Lin family?"
Si Chen threw the car keys to Wu Dachuan.
After learning about what happened on Lin Ting's side, Lin Jing handed the old man over to Zhang Ma, and he applied for a flight to go to Sichuan City to find his sister in person.
He contacted for a long time, but Wenyuan District was in chaos and there was no place to land the helicopter. He had to contact other helipads closest to the protected area, and finally contacted a small airport in a town, which was more like a training base than an airport.
Now that he had a place to land, Lin Jing was ready to rush there overnight. Unexpectedly, Si Chen came to him. Seeing how worried he was about his sister, Lin Jing did not refuse Si Chen's kindness and took Si Chen with him.
When they arrived in Chuancheng, they found that the situation in Chuancheng was even more serious than they had imagined. A large number of houses collapsed and many trapped people were buried under the houses. Because the road was blocked by landslides, many rescue workers were unable to arrive, which greatly slowed down the rescue progress.
Lin Jing and Si Chen were still trying to contact Lin Ting, but the phone kept showing that the call could not be connected. Lin Jing tried to call Lin Ting's satellite phone many times, and the call was connected, but no one answered.
The two could only walk to the reserve alone.
The road was littered with rocks, and their rented car could not go up halfway up the mountain, so the two had to walk.
We must also prevent secondary earthquakes from causing the mountain to landslide again.
The two walked all night and finally reached the outskirts of the reserve. They saw cars parked outside from afar. Several cars were hit by stones, and even two cars were surrounded by stones. The two couldn't help but quicken their pace. When they got closer, they felt an inexplicable panic in their hearts. They were so nervous that they didn't even dare to look into the car. Finally, Si Chen bravely took a look into the car. After confirming that there was no one in the car, the two of them felt relieved.
Just as the two were about to go up the mountain, they saw a group of people walking down the mountain. Leading them was the captain of the search and rescue team, followed by Lin Ting and the search and rescue team members, as well as a body that was brought down and the squad leader who had been trapped in the reserve for seven or eight days.
The squad leader was so hungry that he was almost boneless and walked unsteadily. Fortunately, he was supported by the search and rescue team members.
The others were in a very miserable state, but no one was injured.
Led by the little sparrow, they successfully found the trapped squad leader in a cave. After rescuing the squad leader, they received a warning from the golden monkeys and giant pandas that an earthquake would occur. Other animals in the mountains also fled in panic. Captain Han realized that a landslide might occur and responded quickly, taking them to an open place. They ran fast and successfully escaped the disaster. The small animals in the mountains ran slowly, and some were directly hit by the falling rocks.
Lin Jing and Si Chen saw the girl walking behind Captain Han almost at the same time. Si Chen took a step forward and hugged the dirty Lin Ting in his arms.
After bumping into a strong and powerful embrace, Lin Ting was stunned for a moment. Just as she struggled to break free, she found that the person holding her was Si Chen.
Seeing this scene, Lin Jing felt a little dazzling, but he didn't stop it in the end and let Si Chen hug his sister.
After hearing that his sister was in trouble, Si Chen was extremely anxious and could not lie.
Captain Han and others did not know Si Chen and thought they had encountered some scoundrel. Just as Captain Han was about to step forward to stop him, Lin Jing stopped Captain Han in time and explained the identities of the two to Captain Han.
Captain Han consciously stepped aside and took the wounded and team members to rest on the spot.
Lin Ting patted Si Chen on the back and asked, "Seniors, why are you here?"
Si Chen held her tightly, as if he were holding a treasure that had been lost and recovered, and he refused to let go. He held her tightly, resting his head on the crook of Lin Ting's neck, and the hot air from his breath spread all over her neck. His hoarse voice rang in her ear, "After hearing the news about the earthquake in Sichuan, Lin Jing and I rushed here overnight, fearing that something might have happened to you. You have no idea how fortunate and happy I am to see that you are safe.
Listen, there are some things I didn’t dare to tell you before…”
Si Chen paused and continued, "Actually, I don't dare to tell you right now."
Si Chen mustered up all his courage, pulled Lin Ting out of his arms, stared at Lin Ting with a pair of wet eyes, and trembled as he said, "I'm a coward. I'm afraid of being rejected by you, afraid that you'll push me further away. I only dare to stay by your side as a friend and a voyeur. But after experiencing this, I think I should be braver. If I continue to be a coward and stay in my comfort zone like an ostrich, I may lose you forever."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
