Chapter 184 High-Intensity Flashlight
Shang Ruoting left half of the boiled egg to Gao Ming and walked towards Bai City with Tan Chen.
It was too dark, and the two of them groped their way forward. The first thing Shang Ruoting thought of was the high-intensity flashlight in her space. If she could take it out and use it now, it would be like adding wings to a tiger.
As she was thinking about it, a faint cry for help came from a gravel area ahead.
The sound was very faint, and if it weren't for the silence around, it would be difficult for anyone to hear it.
Tan Chen and Shang Ruoting hurried towards the source of the sound.
In the moonlight, I could barely see a ruin where a hand was waving.
Because it was dark, Shang Ruoting and Tan Chen did not dare to rush forward to rescue people, for fear that they would step in the wrong place and cause secondary harm to the person seeking help.
Tan Chen was in front, tentatively moving forward, trying to find a place where he could rescue the people. Unfortunately, it was too dark and he had no idea where to start.
Shang Ruoting also realized that it was too difficult to save people in the current situation.
So, she gritted her teeth, took out a high-intensity flashlight from the space and pressed the switch. In the blink of an eye, she and Tan Chen saw the ruins in front of them.
Tan Chen was startled by the sudden light, and soon he discovered that the source of the light was in his wife's hand.
Shang Ruoting really tried her best this time. She planned to take a gamble on Tan Chen's sincerity towards her and didn't want to worry about this matter anymore.
After all, she and Tan Chen have become a real couple, and she can trust Tan Chen's character.
What's more, if she doesn't let Tan Chen know that she has a space, this space will always be just a decoration.
"Save the people first, I'll explain it to you later."
Tan Chen nodded seriously, and with the help of the flashlight, he found a suitable spot to rescue the person. He dug up the rubble bit by bit and pulled the person out.
This was a woman, her face and body covered in mud, and her appearance could not be seen at all.
"Please... please save my dad, he's still down there."
Tan Chen continued to rescue people without saying a word, and Shang Ruoting used a high-intensity flashlight to help him illuminate the way.
This time, saving people was not as easy as before, after all, the woman was not buried very deep.
But her father was not so lucky. It took Tan Chen more than an hour to pull the person out, but he was already dead.
At this moment, the female comrade was much more energetic than when she was rescued because she was breathing oxygen. Although she had injuries in many places on her body, her muscles and bones were not broken.
When she saw that the person who was dug out was dead, she rushed over and burst into tears.
"Dad...wake up...Dad..."
Shang Ruoting looked at everything in front of her and couldn't help but be moved. According to what she knew in her previous life, this place was not the place where the earthquake was most serious, but it was already like this. She really couldn't imagine how tragic it would be in Bai City.
She stepped forward and patted the female comrade on the shoulder: "Comrade, I am sorry for your loss. The most important thing right now is to take care of your father's body.
After hearing Shang Ruoting's words, the female comrade calmed down a little.
"Okay, thank you for saving me."
"My home is in the village ahead. I'll go back and call for help."
Shang Ruoting didn't want to discourage her at all. With an earthquake of such a high magnitude, she didn't know if there would be any survivors in her village.
Anyway, she and Tan Chen are unfamiliar with the place, so they might as well help send her father's body back and find a way out of here.
"We're going in that direction too, so let us help you!"
While she was communicating with the female comrade here, Tan Chen had already swiftly found a piece of wood in the ruins and moved the body onto it.
Then he started looking again.
Shang Ruoting knew that he was looking for a rope. Since the flashlight had been exposed, she planned to confess to Tan Chen and did not hide it anymore. While the female comrade was not paying attention, she took out the rope from the space.
When Tan Chen saw the rope she took out, he became even more confused. However, he couldn't ask in front of outsiders, so he could only suppress his curiosity.
He tied the body tightly to the wooden board with a rope and looked at the female comrade: "Lead the way!"
The female comrade wiped her tears and led the way in front. With someone familiar with the terrain, Tan Chen and Shang Ruoting avoided many detours.
Before dawn, they finally arrived at the village the female comrade mentioned.
This place is better than Shang Ruoting imagined. Although there are many casualties, there are still many people alive.
As soon as we entered the village, we heard crying sounds all the time. The female comrade was also worried about the safety of her family, so she pointed in a direction and said.
"Thank you, comrades, for helping me bring my dad back. My home is just up ahead. I'll go take a look and be back soon."
Shang Ruoting could understand her mood at the moment: "Okay, go ahead!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the female comrade ran out.
Tan Chen and Shang Ruoting checked the conditions of each household along the way. The houses were almost in ruins. Fortunately, this was a poor era and there were few reinforced concrete brick houses. Most of them were adobe houses or thatched houses, so the force of the houses falling on people would be somewhat less.
Despite this, many people died...
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