Although the other sisters trapped here were still working tirelessly to throw water bags here to try to put out the raging flames, all this was just a drop in the bucket for the catastrophe in front of them and could not provide any substantial relief at all.
The raging fire still devoured everything it could reach like a wolf.
With no other options, he realized that it was futile to continue running blindly, so he had to take Qing'er in his arms and return to the slightly more spacious room to take shelter for a while.
The temporary sense of security calmed their heartbeats a little, and Wen Zhu began to try to find a possible exit or other way to escape from this dead end.
After thinking for a moment, he decided to grope his way to the window with the remaining faint light around him, trying to find a glimmer of hope.
She carefully tore off a large piece of cloth from the wet blanket, quickly tore it into long strips, and then connected them together one by one to make a simple yet sturdy and practical escape rope.
Then she tied one end around her waist and tied the other end firmly to Qing'er.
After testing the strength of the rope, she found that it was indeed very strong.
Wen Zhu carefully moved Qing'er to the window, slowly opened the window, and lowered him down little by little.
To ensure he landed safely, every move she made was very cautious and careful.
The temperature behind me was getting higher and higher, and the smoke in the room was getting thicker and thicker, making it almost difficult to breathe.
Wen Zhu stuck his head out of the window and took several deep breaths of the cool, fresh air outside to make himself a little more awake.
Finally, after several repeated confirmations, Qing'er successfully landed on the ground.
At this moment, two quick-witted female workers came over with a ladder to carry out the rescue.
After seeing Qing'er land safely, the two female workers quickly helped him untie the ropes so that he could move freely.
Then they quickly found two pre-wet quilts and a thicker and more durable rope, and tied all these things firmly to the bottom of the life-saving rope.
Wen Zhu grabbed the additional safety equipment without hesitation - several heavy, wet quilts, and quickly wrapped himself tightly with them.
Next, she picked up the relatively sturdier rope and looked around for a suitable place to secure it.
However, a quick search revealed that nothing in the room she was in was strong enough to support such weight.
In a hurry, Wen Zhu had to settle for the second best option and tie the only thing he could hold on to the fragile window frame tightly.
After pulling hard a few times to test its stability, I unexpectedly heard an unsettling "click" and the entire window frame broke so easily!
Witnessing this, Wen Zhu couldn't help but curse under his breath.
It would be too unwilling to die here!
After all, there is still a lot of anger in my heart that has not been vented.
It would be such a shame if the chance to be reborn was wasted!
At this moment, Shopkeeper Lin, whose whole body was engulfed in flames but still wrapped in a wet sheet and running hard, suddenly caught Wen Zhu's sight.
Seeing that his companion was in an extremely dangerous situation, Wen Zhu immediately picked up the remaining wet quilt beside him to put out the raging fire on his body and wrapped his body tightly.
Even with such timely and effective rescue measures, Shopkeeper Lin still had large areas of burn marks on his face.
After seeing this, Shopkeeper Lin snatched the only escape tool - a long rope - from Wen Zhu's hand, quickly wrapped it around his waist, and decisively handed one end to his partner who was standing by and waiting anxiously.
"Hurry up and go down quickly."
She gestured with a determined look.
Obviously, Shopkeeper Lin is prepared to sacrifice himself to become the stabilizing point of this fragile system in order to help others escape this disaster as quickly as possible.
Wen Zhu hesitated for a moment.
Deep down, her desire for life made her feel anxious, but at the same time, she was worried about the safety of Shopkeeper Lin.
Although leaving here can save his life temporarily, who will protect Manager Lin?
They were faced with an extremely harsh reality - the height they were at was almost impossible for ordinary people to reach, let alone in such a situation with flames shooting up into the sky.
How can we get everyone out of danger?
This thought weighed on her heart like a heavy stone.
She tried hard to think of every possible way, but it seemed that every road was ruthlessly blocked.
Sensing her concern, Shopkeeper Lin gave Wen Zhu a strong push and said, "There's no time to waste!"
His tone was filled with an unprecedented determination, "Whoever goes first is the winner!"
When he said this, his determined eyes seemed to be able to penetrate the predicament before him.
Seeing that the flames were about to surround this place, the situation was already very urgent and there was almost no room for hesitation.
"Jump down now!"
Shopkeeper Lin's voice was particularly clear and urgent at this critical moment, and he used all his strength to push Wen Zhu towards the window.
Soon after the two men took action, a fierce fire suddenly broke out in another room on the second floor. This sudden change completely destroyed the situation in which they had a glimmer of hope.
All escape routes were cut off.
With a loud "bang", the flames spread wildly into the house like a wild beast out of control. The whole space suddenly became dark, making people feel extremely depressed.
At this moment, out of instinct, Manager Lin used his body to protect Wen Zhu beside him.
"Ah--" a shrill scream was heard afterwards, and it was obvious that the scorching flames had burned his body.
Although he was filled with resentment and anger, and was unwilling to accept such a cruel fate, Wen Zhu's attempt to help his benefactor was stopped by the other party who pushed him to the corner without hesitation.
Even if Shopkeeper Lin is willing to sacrifice his own life to fight for a precious chance of survival, under such circumstances, the outcome still seems difficult to be optimistic...
At this seemingly hopeless moment, a gentle yet exciting sound of rain suddenly came from outside:
"We have a chance! We're really saved!"
After hearing the sound of rain hitting the ground, Shopkeeper Lin finally let go of Wen Zhu's hand.
As they carefully explored their surroundings, they discovered that more and more raindrops were flowing into the room through window cracks and other openings.
It turned out that at the most critical moment, experienced professional firefighters finally arrived at the fire scene!
They took action immediately and quickly and effectively controlled the fire that had been raging around them for a long time, successfully avoiding a more serious disaster.
I saw several team members standing on a special ladder, continuously spraying clear water into the house to extinguish the raging fire.
Where the flames raged, they gradually lost their original momentum under the baptism of cool water droplets.
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