Knowing that Su Sibin and Ming Jiakang were still waiting for news, Wen Chao quickly called them to share the good news.
When Su Sibin and Ming Jiakang found out, they were overjoyed and said, "Just let us know if you need any help. We're ready to go anytime."
Wen Chao hung up the phone and went back to the helicopter.
The temperature is quite low at this hour.
Wu Wei and the others also returned. They had been lying on the ground for several hours, and not only were they cold, but they were also stiff.
Wu Wei felt he had escaped death and was quite excited.
Wen Chao smiled and said to him, "Thank you, child, for finding those guards for us. You are all the best."
Wen Chaohui had surveyed the terrain and knew that if Wu Wei hadn't met with an accident, they might not have been able to find these people.
Wu Wei had never felt so important before. He scratched his head, waved his hand, and said, "No need to thank me, it's nothing!"
In his excitement, he forgot to mention that he had heard the sound of firecrackers exploding.
This is why Shen Yanming and his group escaped a period of investigation.
The group waited anxiously until dawn. Finally, they could see the deep ditch clearly.
It was a deep trench that led straight into the ground.
From the outside, their location appeared to be nothing more than a small earthen mound, fifty or sixty meters above the ground.
The small earthen slope cracked, splitting into two parts, with the left and right sides separated by 30 to 50 centimeters.
The fissure is relatively narrow at the top, but it widens as you go down. Of course, it never gets any wider than three to five meters.
Measurements taken last night revealed a depth of 1,300 meters. At such a depth, rescue efforts will be extremely difficult.
Tell me, how do we get him up here using ropes?
I wonder if these dozens of ropes pieced together will break along the way.
And how do you plan to use it? Will you have someone pull you up by the rope, or will you tie the rope around your body and pull yourself up?
If I climb up by myself, the group below, who are exhausted and hungry, probably won't be able to hold on.
Just pull yourself up. There are cliffs on both sides, and the top is so narrow. I'm afraid you'll get hurt.
No matter how you look at it, it's incredibly difficult.
Seeing this, Bi Qiaoan suggested, "Wen Mengguan, could we send someone to fly a helicopter along the crack to check? If one end is lower, we can have Lao Shen and the others come over first, and then we can rescue them. If we can find a gentle slope, they can climb up on their own."
Wen Chaohui nodded: "Okay."
After saying that, he called Tong Hongshun over and told his group to carry it out.
Wu Wei took the initiative to take on the important task of observation. He didn't even get on the helicopter, but stayed on the rope ladder so he could look down at any time.
Seeing how hard they were working, Wen Chao prayed silently, "It must go smoothly!"
Two hours later, the helicopter returned. Wu Wei said excitedly, "That area is the lowest, only a couple hundred meters deep."
Wen Chaohui nodded: "Is it far?"
"It would take at least a day to get here," Tong Hongshun estimated.
"In that case, send them more supplies and tell them the approximate location."
Tong Hong complied and led his team to deliver food to Qi Xili and the others.
They jotted down their findings in a small notebook and then went to the other end to provide backup.
Wen Chaohui and his group did not leave. Instead, they sent people to take turns pulling the rope and accompany Qi Xili and the others toward the exit.
They would pull the rope whenever needed. They communicated through a small notebook inside their woven bags.
This method is very effective. Those in charge can know what's going on with those below at any time, and those below feel more at ease because of Wen Chaohui's company.
So, the journey, which was estimated to take eight hours, was completed in less than six hours.
Shen Yanming looked at the high hillside and smiled.
He thought to himself that it was good that his wife was clever enough to find outside help, so that they would suffer less for a day.
Otherwise, even if you walked here with your head covered, you could only sit inside and lament, leaving your life and death to fate.
They only picked up seventeen or eighteen guards along the way, which is clearly not the right number.
But he didn't have the mind to think about these things now; he was eager to go out and see Bi Qiaoan and Nuannuan.
Among the group of people waiting for rescue, Shen Yanming and An'an were in the best condition.
So the two of them didn't rush up, but stayed down below to provide support.
Qi Xili and Qi Lin were also there, keeping everyone company.
Liang Huaxin climbed up first because he needed to explain the situation to Wen Chaohui. He also had to remind him that there were two people with fractures down below.
After learning about the situation, the rescue team used local materials, such as wood and rope, to make a simple stretcher that could be hoisted up.
They were lifted directly by helicopter, and the helicoptermen just held the ropes to control the direction and make sure there were no bumps or knocks.
After several hours of effort, everyone was finally freed.
Many people wept with joy, hugging the rescue team and the Wenmeng official, thanking them for their unwavering support.
The unshaven Shen Yanming and the filthy An'an couldn't help but rush over when they saw Bi Qiaoan and Nuannuan coming over.
The four of them hugged each other. Although they felt no relief at surviving the ordeal, they missed each other after not seeing each other for many days.
Wen Chao looked at them, tears welling up in his eyes. He was moved, but also regretful.
I was moved by how they persevered through so much hardship, helping each other and never abandoning anyone, even when they were at their lowest point.
Unfortunately, less than a hundred people were found; the rest are still missing.
However, this feeling quickly dissipated.
Because Qi Xili called him to an open space and whispered a report about what happened in the passage.
The appearance of numerous space stones and crystals shattered his worldview.
Wen Chao kept asking, "Is what you're saying true?"
Qi Xili didn't offer any verbal assurances, but instead took out a space stone the size of an egg and a purple crystal the size of a quail egg from his pocket and showed them to Wen Chaohui.
"I won't talk about the black one, you recognize it. Hold this purple crystal in your hand and feel it."
Wen Chao did as instructed, and soon he felt a small and gentle energy flow into his body, dispelling all the fatigue he had accumulated over the past few days.
He stared wide-eyed in shock at Qi Xili.
"Now you know why I called you here to talk," Qi Xili raised an eyebrow smugly. "Although it was thrilling, we all gained a lot."
Who are you referring to, all of them, or just a portion?
"There were only twenty-nine of us. When we woke up, we were in a passageway where there was no sound, no living creatures, and no light."
I was terrified at the time, thinking I had gone blind. After flipping a coin to choose the direction, it took us countless days to finally emerge from the tunnel.
Those people were found later; we didn't tell them about what happened in the passageway.
In just a short while, Wen Chaohui already felt refreshed.
He knew this was no small matter, so he called the capital.
He didn't say what he wanted to do specifically, only that he had urgent business to attend to and asked Qiu Man to arrange a meeting.
Qiu Man sensed the tension and urgency in his tone and agreed.
Wen Chao hung up the phone, gave some instructions to Liang Huaxin and Tong Hongshun, and then prepared to leave.
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