It feels like needles are pricking my heart and I can't control it.

She had never felt this way in her previous life.

She looked at the young man who was trapped under the rubble.

That was her younger brother, the one who would rather starve himself than let her have enough to eat, and the one she must protect with all her might in this life.

"Ergou, don't sleep, talk to your sister."

Soon, people from the Ministry of Industry arrived.

Today was also a coincidence. Master Zhang met his father on the way. Upon learning that people from the Ministry of Works happened to be building a large-scale project nearby, he quickly told them about the collapse of the small attic.

The Ministry of Works was divided into four departments: the Department of Works, the Department of Military Farms, the Department of War, and the Department of Water Resources.

Mr. Zhang's father was a doctor in the Ministry of Works.

The doctor here is not a common doctor, but an official in charge of affairs in the Ministry of Works.

His rank is not high, only the fifth rank, but he has real power.

Lord Zhang said, "Shouldn't this matter be reported to Jingzhao Prefecture? It was caused by a fight, and it's a murder case."

The division of responsibilities among the major government offices in the capital is very clear, and officials are not allowed to extend their hands into other government offices at will. This is a basic quality of being an official.

Master Zhang said, "But everything has collapsed! The people from Jingzhao Prefecture can investigate the case and arrest people, but how can they understand what it means to move the wood?"

He hugged his father's arm and said coquettishly, "Dad, my dear dad, please take people to check it out quickly. If you go too late, they will be crushed to death..."

Lord Zhang called a clerk under him and said, "Go to Jingzhao Prefecture and report the incident. Also, explain that it is an emergency and the attic has collapsed. Our Ministry of Works has also gone to the scene to repair it."

"yes!"

The clerk took the order and left.

Mr. Zhang said to his son, "Being an official has many tricks. You can't do whatever you want, nor can you just do whatever you can. Do you understand? You have to consider all aspects carefully!"

Young Master Zhang pretended to understand: "I know, Dad! Let's go and save them!"

After arriving at the scene, the situation was very grim.

As soon as Qin Yun, that idiot who was seeking his own death, heard that the people from the Ministry of Works were coming, he felt that he no longer had to rely on others, so he shouted and screamed, and even moved his body a few times.

His actions caused a change in the pressure in the attic, and the already fragile foundation suddenly collapsed.

Everyone fell into a huge dark pit, and the attic wooden boards and bamboo poles on their bodies crashed down.

"ah--"

"ah--"

There was a sudden scream in the big pit.

Su Xiaoxiao's eyes trembled: "Er Gou!"

Su Ergou let out a painful groan.

His chest was pressed down by a broken wooden board, the top end of which pressed against his chin, forcing his entire head to tilt back, his throat being pulled into a straight line and his trachea being stretched to the extreme.

The trachea is not as dilatory as the blood vessels.

When stretched to this extent, a single violent swallowing motion could tear the trachea.

Su Xiaoxiao hurriedly warned: "Ergou! Don't move! Don't swallow your saliva!"

Su Ergou looked at Su Xiaoxiao above in fear.

He felt so miserable...

Su Xiaoxiao looked coldly at Qin Yun on the other side, not hiding her murderous intent: "Qin Yun, listen to me, if you move again and don't wait for someone to rescue you, I will kill you now!"

At this kind of collapse site, the obstacles have to be removed one by one.

Su Xiaoxiao calculated the best route, but no one in the Ministry of Industry believed her.

The Ministry of Industry has its own ideas.

"You can't move this pillar! It will hurt my brother!"

This pillar pressed down a horn below, and it was this horn that stabilized the wooden board on Su Ergou's body. Once the power of the horn was unbalanced, the wooden board would slide down towards Su Ergou's chin, and his trachea would be torn on the spot.

"Your brother won't be hurt." said the man from the Ministry of Works.

"Yes!" Su Xiaoxiao talked about the horns and the wooden board.

The people from the Ministry of Industry looked left and right but couldn't see Su Ergou anywhere.

Su Xiaoxiao did not rely solely on her eyes. She determined Su Ergou's position through his breathing and calculated the length and angle of each piece of wood to determine Su Ergou's current situation.

Such an astonishing amount of calculations, not to mention that no one in the Ministry of Works could do it, even if the mathematics official of the Hanlin Academy was asked to use an abacus, it might not be possible to figure it out in such a short time.

Su Mo took a deep look at Su Xiaoxiao and said to the people from the Ministry of Industry, "Do as my sister says."

Master Zhang sighed: "Master Su..."

Su Mo drew out his sword and put it against his neck: "I'll say it again, do as my sister says!"

Lord Zhang's face turned pale with anger: "Master Su, are you going to attack the imperial officials?"

Master Zhang hurriedly advised: "If you have something to say, please talk to me nicely! If you have something to say, please talk to me nicely!"

Lord Zhang asked, "If something goes wrong, can Master Su take the responsibility?"

Su Mo said sternly: "I will bear the consequences alone. If I am not qualified, then the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion will bear it!"

Human life is at stake... Young Master Su doesn't trust so many experienced officials in the Ministry of Industry, but instead trusts a little girl...

Mr. Zhang said earnestly, "Mr. Su, it's not that I intend to go against you, it's just that... there are not only people from your Su family hiding here, but also people from the Qin family and..."

If something really happens, even if Su Mo says he will take full responsibility, he will still be held accountable.

"What if Your Highness agrees?"

Xiao Chonghua walked over with a solemn look.

It's not surprising that Jing Yi is with him.

Strangely, Wei Ting also came.

Seeing these people who had nothing to do with him appear together, Lord Zhang suspected that he had seen it wrong.

Wei Ting didn't even look at Lord Zhang and went straight to Su Xiaoxiao.

"Where is Ergou?"

He asked.

Su Xiaoxiao pointed at Ergou's position.

Wei Ting listened attentively to Su Ergou's breathing, and his sharp eyes swept across the layers of mountains. He calculated in his mind and nodded: "That piece of wood really can't be moved."

Hearing Wei Ting say this, Xiao Chonghua's expression was both surprised and complicated.

Although he was reluctant, he had to admit that Wei Ting could not have been wrong.

Xiao Chonghua's status as a prince came in handy at this time.

Lord Zhang did as he was told, fetched ropes and tools, and under Wei Ting's command, moved the wooden boards, bamboo poles and other heavy objects away one by one.

Jing Yi is a martial arts expert with great strength, so when he encounters something that is difficult to lift or at a tricky angle, he will do it himself.

The sky gradually darkened, and the rescue became more difficult.

Xiao Chonghua asked people to light torches all around.

But the firelight could only illuminate the surface, and the scene inside the pit could not be seen at all.

Wei Ting and Su Xiaoxiao were not at all panicked.

Because the two of them had already memorized the location of every piece of wood, every piece of plank, and every broken bamboo pole in their minds.

The first student to be rescued was bleeding profusely and had lost the feeling in his legs.

He has fallen into a coma.

People from the Ministry of Works rushed him to a nearby clinic.

Soon, the second, third, fourth...

All five students of the Imperial College were rescued, and only Su Ergou and Qin Yun were left trapped underneath.

Lord Zhang asked awkwardly: "Save first..."

"Su Ergou."

Several people said in unison.

Mr. Zhang looked confused.

No, it’s fine for the little girl to tell Young Master Su that they want to save Su Ergou, after all, he is a relative.

Lord Wei, Young Marquis Jing, what's the matter with you two? The wooden board on Su Ergou's body is not easy to move. Someone needs to go down and hold the board, otherwise the board will slip and tear Su Ergou's trachea if it moves.

A new problem arises.

Who can drill down? (End of this chapter)