Shen Yanming took some food from the shelf, and the family of four sat around the coffee table and ate heartily. However, the couple kept a close eye on the outside, not daring to slack off for a moment.
After finishing their meal, Shen Yanming asked Bi Qiaoan for her smart bracelet, turned it on in his spatial storage, and then threw it out so that the search and rescue team would know they were still alive.
The couple thought the rescue team would arrive soon, but they didn't know that 80% of the buildings at the base had collapsed. The rescue team was too busy to come over.
The least affected areas were Zones C and D. Because these were built later, building materials were limited, and the houses weren't very sturdy. Although the houses collapsed, because they were mostly small, single-story dwellings, the casualty rate was actually quite low. Many people simply brushed off the broken tiles from their clothes and managed to get out.
Then came a sense of bewilderment, looking at the collapsed buildings around them, feeling like crying but having no tears.
Liang Huaxin quickly arrived with his men, rescued the victims, and invited them to join the rescue team. These people, who had just escaped, saw Liang Huaxin as a pillar of strength and joined without much hesitation.
However, there was a slight disagreement regarding the rescue area.
Liang Huaxin was thinking of saving the people in Area A first. Those areas were mostly low- to mid-rise buildings, and the threat to human life after a collapse would definitely be greater than in Areas C and D. But the survivors felt that they were all human beings, so why should they be divided into different classes?
Area A already had more and better resources than them. At this critical moment, why should they try to take away their chances of survival?
Liang Huaxin couldn't reason with them at all, but now was not the time to start a conflict. He was at his wit's end, and it was Su Sibin who came to his rescue.
"Everyone, please listen to me. I know you all have various grievances, feeling that the people in Area A live and eat well. But you've forgotten that they've also contributed a lot to the base."
Instead of offering pleasantries, Su Sibin laid out the facts before everyone: "Take the doctors at the base hospital, for example. While you're enjoying the base's provisions at home, they're saving lives inside. Take the guards, for example. While you're comfortably lying at home, they're standing guard in the freezing cold."
Dear friends, everyone has a heart. You eat the food and meat that the guards find when they go out, but have you ever thought about how much they have paid for it?
Wen Mengguan's hair has turned white from worrying so much to keep the Haishi base going. Technicians are personally scavenging through the ruins for materials that can be reused, all to ensure Haishi continues to function normally. Everyone's sacrifices are right before your eyes, why are you turning a blind eye?
Although the alliance is still operating normally, things are not what they used to be. If the alliance leader wasn't a good leader, and if the guards didn't treat you like family, would you be living so comfortably in Hai City? To put it bluntly, with communication so difficult now, if we control the supplies and don't give you food, you probably wouldn't even have a place to cry.
Who lives in Sector A? Guards and their families. Why aren't you prioritizing rescuing the most seriously injured? Are you waiting until people lose heart and stop caring about the base's operation before you start crying and saying you were wrong?
Look around, look at this! All the houses here have collapsed. Do you really think a bunch of people with little survival experience can rebuild the base and find food? Anyone here who has that ability, step forward and show me!
But I believe our guards can do it! They are the best educated, they have an iron will, and as long as their hearts are warm, they can lead us to rebuild the base.
After Su Sibin finished speaking passionately, he felt his entire chest vibrate. The survivors in front of him were filled with shame.
Indeed, living conditions in Haishi were much better than in other places. Having enjoyed such comfort for so long, they began to harbor other thoughts. They felt the base was unfair; why were the guards able to eat and drink well without doing anything, while they could only get half-full?
So when Area A suffered the disaster, many people were actually gloating, thinking that God had been merciful. But when Su Sibin laid out the problem before them, they panicked. Without someone to lead them, how were they going to survive? Even if they could only eat until they were half full, it was better than going hungry!
They had gone out to forage for food, but for some reason, while the guards could bring back food every few days, they couldn't find any themselves. They even lost track of the guards. It was only then that they realized there was indeed a gap between them and the guards.
"Friends, many of those trapped in Area A are people who have made outstanding contributions to the base. Time is of the essence, and they need your help," Su Sibin said expectantly, looking at everyone.
"Alright, Commander Su, what do you say we should do? Let's get to it!"
"Yes, Lord Su, we misunderstood before. Please don't hold it against us for being so ignorant!"
"Yes, yes, time is of the essence, let's hurry and rescue the guard brothers!"
Su Sibin smiled and nodded: "Thank you, thank you everyone! Don't worry, the base won't let you suffer any losses. All residents who participated in the rescue will receive a reward afterwards. A material one!"
"Okay, thank you, Officer Su!"
With material incentives, everyone's enthusiasm was higher than ever before. Liang Huaxin led the main force to Area A, leaving only a small number of people to help in Area D.
The survivors newly unearthed in Zone D were momentarily stunned, but then joined the rescue operation. Many others, drawn by the reward supplies, voluntarily went to Zone A.
In Zone A, because the earthquake struck so suddenly, many people were buried before they could even react. Even the security guards only managed to find a triangular area and couldn't escape at all. So only a small group of security guards are conducting rescue operations here; the rest are waiting in the rubble.
Shen Yanming and Bi Qiaoan waited for a long time, but no rescue came. They were getting anxious.
"Honey, do you think things might be... outside?"
Shen Yanming's heart sank further as he looked at Bi Qiaoan: "How are Xiao Pidan, Xiao Dousha, Xiao Yanzi, and Niu Niu doing?"
"I don't know, I hope they're alright."
The couple exchanged a glance, realizing they couldn't just wait idly. They gathered the medicinal herbs together and began preparing large quantities of cold pills, fever reducers, frostbite ointment, as well as hemostatic and anti-inflammatory drugs.
When An'an and Nuannuan saw this, they also came to help. The family of four worked together seamlessly and quickly produced hundreds of packets of medicine powder and thousands of pills. However, the rescue was delayed.
It wasn't until several hours later that the noise started.
"There are signals all here, the person is still alive. We can dig them out."
"Dig out the children first. Quick, come over here, Chen Xu's family and Zhang Lin's family both have children over here."
"Hey, friends who are still alive, hang in there! We've started digging and we'll be able to get you out soon!"
No sooner had the words left his mouth than a muffled, barely audible voice echoed from the ruins.
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