Mo Qing took a group of elite guards and some injured people who had already escaped with him and left first, leaving behind only healthy people with good abilities.
Mo Qing promised everyone a generous reward: five work points and two jin of mixed grains for each person saved. Judging from their reactions, Li Ke was clearly very satisfied with the reward.
No one rested at night. Everyone knew it might rain later, so they went in under cover of darkness to rescue people. Once the vehicle was full of people, they would quickly leave with them to the base.
After what happened, no one wants to stay in this place anymore.
As dawn approached, raindrops began to fall, but several collapsed areas still buried people underground. Judging from the cries and pleas for help from below, the number of people must be quite large.
The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and it was very uncomfortable to be hit by. Many people did not have rain gear, and the rainwater was also corrosive, so the rescue work had to be stopped.
Saving lives is important, but Mo Qing also said not to risk your own life. In critical moments, your own life and health should always be the top priority.
Li Ke and his group took shelter in a house that could provide shelter from the rain, suspending the rescue operation. Cries and pleas for help could still be heard from underground in the distance. If the rain continued to pour down, their group would only become more and more dangerous.
A group of people looked at Yu with a worried expression. They wanted to save him, but the current situation was putting them in a difficult position.
One of the men, who looked rather strong, looked at the rain outside and said, "We need to think of something. This rain doesn't look like it's going to stop. If we keep waiting, the people down there will only die. Even if they aren't buried by the wet soil, they might drown, and this is acid rain."
After a moment of silence, a voice hesitated before saying, "I have an idea..."
Everyone looked toward the voice, which belonged to a young man. Under the gaze of the crowd, he said somewhat nervously, "Perhaps we can look around for other underground entrances, then dig one down there and rescue them."
Some voices objected, saying, "No, the rain is so heavy now, and the ground conditions are unstable. What if we get buried underneath?"
"I heard there are still bombs that haven't detonated. If another explosion occurs, we'll all die..."
But some people thought it was feasible: "It's at least one way. There must be quite a few people trapped down there. If we don't find a solution quickly, the situation will only get more and more difficult."
The stronger man spoke up again: "I agree to go find the entrance to carry out the rescue. Whoever wants to come with me, raise your hand."
Their team consisted of 36 people, with over 100 rescued people behind them. At this moment, 20 team members raised their hands, and more than 10 of the rescued people also raised their hands.
Li Ke looked around and raised his hand as well. Everyone elected the strong man as the leader, found some rain shelters, and searched for the entrance based on information provided by some indigenous people.
Finally, following the sound, they dug into a spot where the bricks hadn't pressed too hard and found a closer entrance. There were seven or eight people hiding below, and they didn't seem to be injured.
They arranged for seven or eight people to build a simple rain shelter above the entrance, while the rest of the people jumped down from the entrance. As they walked, they called out softly, and found a few more people, some of whom were injured, but none of them seemed to be seriously injured.
Following the directions, they found the nearest place, but after calling out several times, they received no response. An indigenous person said, "There's a storage room across the street. There might be no one inside. We need to go past this room to get closer to where we can rescue people."
After hearing this, everyone tapped on the walls and surroundings. Only after feeling that they were relatively stable did they begin to dig with their tools, and they dared not make any big movements.
They finally cleared a passage about the size of a person, only to find that half of the storage room had also collapsed. Inside the storage room was a bunch of cheap dog food, which was obviously long past its expiration date without even looking at the packaging.
When people came in and saw the dog food, many of them were delighted. One person said, "These things need to be moved out and taken away; people can eat them too."
No one disagreed with this, so five more people went out to move the dog food to a safe passageway to prevent it from getting soaked by the rain.
Standing here, you can already faintly hear some sounds. This basement is half collapsed, so they don't have many options for digging a passage.
Li Ke and his team tried to call out to the trapped people to determine their location, but the voices on the other end were agitated, chaotic, and contradictory.
Ultimately, they chose a more stable location to excavate. This time, the excavation work was much longer. When they reached the other side, it was also a collapsed area. They had to dig and clear at the same time, and also shout to warn the people inside to be careful.
The sound became clearer and clearer, and the people on the other side began to carefully dig in the right direction. When the first opening was made, many people inside cried with excitement.
The opening wasn't very big this time, less than half a person's height. The area below had collapsed severely, making it difficult to dig further. This exit was enough for those people to slowly climb out.
Li Ke and another person stood guard at the cave entrance, helping to pull people out. The first to be brought to the cave entrance were the wounded and women and children. There were quite a few children, only two, who looked to be about fifteen or sixteen years old.
When the last woman was pulled out, she thanked Li Ke but did not leave immediately. Instead, she stood at the cave entrance and waited.
When Li Ke saw the woman, he was slightly taken aback. The woman had white hair, a thin figure, and some scars on her face and hands. She also looked very humble.
If she hadn't thanked Li Ke, he wouldn't have paid much attention to her. This woman's change was truly enormous, but Li Ke still recognized her; she was Chen Ziyue.
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