By the time I got home, the news had already spread.
Their family members were anxiously waiting for the couple to come home.
Xiao Che returned shortly after him.
"Wife, I have to go to Tangzhou to carry out a mission. Grandpa's people have already set off, and I have to leave as soon as possible."
Upon hearing this, Bai Yajing put down what she was busy packing. "Then let me pack your luggage first. I've also signed up, and I have to leave tonight."
Xiao Che wasn't surprised. "Wife, you need to be careful. Always pay attention to your health and safety!"
He was also busy packing. Due to the special circumstances, their Ministry of State Security was responsible for escorting the supplies to prevent anyone from taking advantage of the situation, so they had to set off as soon as possible.
Bai Yajing stuffed a lot of life-saving pills into his bag.
"You be careful too, we all need to be safe."
After the family gave Xiao Che a series of instructions and saw him off, she started packing up again.
Grandma, Lin Huan, and Sister Yingzi were all busy in the kitchen. The dry food they had just made had been taken away by Xiao Che, so they were making more for Bai Yajing.
Grandpa Bai and his maternal grandfather were responsible for taking care of the child.
The whole family supported the couple's decision to go and help in the disaster area.
As military families, they were already used to this kind of thing.
But when it came time to see her off, his eyes still welled up with tears.
"My dear child, our family can't do without you. Please, come back safely!"
Grandma held her, her voice choked with sobs. Grandpa was also wiping away tears beside her.
Grandpa Bai held the youngest child in his arms, his face solemn. "My dear, your safety is the most important thing!"
Bai Yajing choked up, and nodded solemnly.
"good!"
Lin Huan and Sister Yingzi looked at her with concern, and she gently comforted her with a few words.
She kissed her sleeping son, then turned and left her family with a resolute back view.
That evening, Bai Yajing and more than a dozen colleagues boarded a military truck bound for Tangshan, and Zhou Lin was also there.
The vehicle was piled high with medical supplies. Everyone was huddled together, swaying with the bumpy road. The atmosphere was heavy, and no one spoke.
They traveled all night, and the closer they got to Tangzhou the next day, the more shocking the scene became.
Entire streets were reduced to piles of rubble, steel was twisted like pretzels, bridges were broken into pieces, and houses collapsed.
The air was filled with dust and an indescribable smell, reminding Bai Yajing of the deaths that were common in the hospital every day.
Their convoy stopped in front of a makeshift command post. A dusty, wounded officer ran over.
"You're the medical team? That's great!"
His voice was hoarse and his eyes were bloodshot; it was clear he hadn't slept all night. "Area Two urgently needs a doctor. A school has just been unearthed there, and there are many children..."
Bai Yajing and her colleagues immediately grabbed first-aid kits and followed him.
After passing through a pile of ruins, they saw the school, which was no longer recognizable.
Rescuers are digging through the rubble, next to which lie a dozen small bodies, all covered with white sheets.
Bai Yajing felt a wave of suffocation and dizziness, but she forced herself to calm down. Not far away, the sound of a child crying came from a makeshift tent.
"The seriously wounded are over there," the officer said, pointing to the tents. "The lightly wounded are in the open area over there."
Bai Yajing immediately arranged for people to disperse.
She walked toward the tent of the seriously injured, lifted the curtain, and the sight inside made her gasp.
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