Inside the stone house, everyone instinctively held their breath, and dozens of pairs of eyes were fixed on the dilapidated radio, as if by a magnet.
The wind and snow outside seemed to have subsided, leaving only the crackling sound of electricity from the radio, which felt like a tickle on everyone's heart, both itchy and agonizing.
Time passed second by second, and the flame of hope seemed to be slowly being blown about by the cold wind.
Just as a young Tibetan man was about to sigh.
Sudden!
A series of intermittent male voices, mixed with loud noise, seemed to squeeze in from another world!
"Sizzle...rustle...this is...command center...your location..."
The sound was muffled and indistinct, yet it resounded like a thunderclap in the deathly silent stone house!
"It's connected! It's connected!"
"My God! It's the sound of people talking!"
The old village chief Batu was so excited that he trembled all over. His wooden cane fell to the ground with a clatter, and his cloudy old eyes instantly filled with tears!
Qin Ye's dark eyes suddenly lit up, and he gripped the microphone tightly, his entire aura changing.
After about ten seconds, and with Qin Ye's adjustments, the radio finally became clear, and a steady, powerful voice pierced through the current, coming through clearly:
"This is the General Headquarters of the Tibetan Military Region! Please respond! Repeat, please respond!"
Qin Ye straightened his back instantly, his voice loud and clear: "Reporting to command! This is Qin Ye, commander of the 52nd Infantry Regiment! I am currently..."
He quickly and accurately reported the coordinates, the extent of the avalanche, the casualties among the villagers, and their astonishing achievement of capturing more than forty escaped serious criminals.
The person on the other end of the radio was clearly shocked. After a brief silence, instructions were immediately given.
"Comrade Qin Ye! You and your loved one... thank you for your hard work! Headquarters will immediately dispatch ground troops and medical teams to carry out joint rescue operations!"
"But!" The voice from the command center turned grave. "The blizzard has blocked the mountains and the roads are completely blocked. It will take our heavy equipment and rescue teams at least two days to clear the outer roads and reach your village!"
When Qin Ye put down the microphone and addressed the eagerly awaiting villagers in the room, he solemnly announced in Tibetan, "The troops will arrive in two days," the entire stone house fell into a deathly silence that lasted for several seconds.
Two days!
Although we still need to wait.
But this means they are saved!
The nation has not forgotten them! The army has come to rescue them!
Immediately afterwards, the despair, fear and sorrow that had been suppressed for an entire night transformed into earth-shattering ecstasy!
"Whoa—!"
A young mother who had just been crying for her hungry child could no longer hold back and burst into tears, this time tears of joy.
"We're saved! We're saved!"
The hot-tempered man who had smashed his pipe earlier, his eyes red, slapped himself twice hard across the face, then hugged his companion tightly, crying and laughing like a child.
The entire village was ignited by this incredible good news! Cries, laughter, and cheers echoed through the valley after the snow had cleared, and everyone seemed to have come back to life after surviving a nightmare!
...
The next day, Lady Luck began to smile upon the village.
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