The simultaneous arrival of heavy machinery and the Shi twins sped up the rescue work.
All day long, countless people are carrying stones everywhere, but compared with nature, human capabilities are really small.
"Are Shi Ran and the manager still alive?"
Even if no one shows it on the surface, this kind of conversation will happen during breaks when one or two people sit together.
Shi Chuan came here and asked the person in charge. He learned that it was Song Sichen. He walked in the direction where people were pointing to Song Sichen.
The closer you get to Song Sichen, the more you can hear the sound of machinery working.
The last moment he stood behind Song Sichen, Shi Chuan clenched his teeth.
Bang, snap.
Song Sichen was moving the stones out with his bare hands.
Without even the strength to stand, he knelt on the ground, his fingertips gripping the stone already covered in blood. However, Song Sichen's gaze was fixed only on the ground, as if he believed he would see Shi Ran there.
"That's enough."
Shi Chuan took a step closer and said.
Song Sichen stopped and slowly looked back.
"uncle."
Song Sichen's face looked terrible.
There were scars of all sizes, chapped lips, and clotted blood, but what hurt Shi Chuan even more was Song Sichen's eyes, his empty, unfocused black eyeballs covered in red bloodshot.
Shi Chuan knew without thinking that he had been like this for a long time.
Seeing his appearance, I remembered what Shi Ran once said about the first time he saw Song Sichen.
It looks like fallen leaves that will break if touched.
Sitting on the ground and looking up at Shi Chuan, Song Sichen seemed to have returned to the time when he was still there.
Before meeting Shi Ran, he was a little kid living alone in the woods.
Shi Chuan bent his knees and looked at Song Sichen.
"Song Sichen, you've done well."
Hearing Shi Chuan's voice, Song Sichen's face became even uglier.
"I'm sorry...I didn't protect Shiran well."
Song Sichen said in a trembling voice.
"I should have protected Shiran. It's all my fault. Why did I leave her alone?"
Song Sichen, muttering to himself, began to work like a machine again.
With a click, the stones and soil were dug away.
"I will definitely find Shi Ran, I will definitely..."
Shi Chuan was also worried about his daughter, but Song Sichen in front of him made him feel even more distressed.
He held Song Sichen's hand and asked, "If Shi Ran could see you like this, what would she say?"
Song Sichen did not answer, but looked down at his body.
"You already know the answer."
Shi Chuan said this and took the stone from Song Sichen's hand.
"Song Sichen, you need to rest now."
“I have no intention of taking a break…”
"I didn't let you rest for you, I did it for Shi Ran."
Shi Chuan said firmly.
"Only by conserving your energy can you rescue Shi Ran faster."
As he said this, Shi Chuan sighed softly and frowned.
The twins also came over.
"Song Sichen, take a rest and leave it to us."
The twins began to work hard to move the stones on the road.
Song Sichen was sitting next to him. Shi Chuan brought the still hot lunch box and handed it to Song Sichen.
"You haven't eaten yet, right? Eat something so you have the strength to continue moving these stones."
Song Sichen looked at the pile of stones, frowning, and after hesitating for a moment, he took the lunch box that Shi Chuan brought over. Because he was very hungry, he ate it voraciously, stuffing his mouth full.
He moved his chin honestly and drank the water in big gulps.
During this period, Song Sichen's eyes did not move away from a huge half-exposed rock.
It seems to have become the most important goal in life.
I don't know what the sound was, but it was accompanied by a faint vibration, as if some soil was falling from the rocks above my head.
"What's that sound?" Shi Ran opened his tired eyes. "Is there going to be another collapse?"
There was another low, vibrating sound.
Desperate eyes looked up at the dusty rocks, then fell asleep again.
No, now I am almost exhausted and fainted.
Then it’s not a bad thing to go to sleep without knowing anything.
At least it's much better than falling from a building in the previous life.
She never wanted to experience that feeling of having her body shattered and her eyes filled with blood again.
"……hurry up."
“…”
"Everyone here... hurry up..."
Suddenly, there was a sound of someone talking.
Shi Ran suddenly opened his eyes. Although he was exhausted and his throat was dry and his words were hoarse, he still did not miss the opportunity to escape.
"Here! I'm here! The person is still alive, here!"
She tried her best to shout, but because she had no strength, the sound was not loud.
But we can't give up just like that.
Shi Ran squeezed his eyes shut again and cried out.
"Here! Can you hear me?!"
But it seems to be of no use.
Shi Ran continued to grope for the stone in the darkness, holding it and slapping it on the rock.
"Help! Over here!"
“…”
I really didn't have the strength, so I stopped for a while, and the noise outside seemed to stop.
Is it an illusion?
Is this an illusion caused by the fact that I am about to die?
The hope that Shi Ran had always had in his heart seemed to have disappeared at this moment.
"Am I going to die?"
"Is there anyone there?"
“…”
"Clear this place."
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