Chapter 33
At the same time, in Yunjin City.
After two days and two nights of driving, Shen Yuqing and his companions finally arrived in Yunjin in the early morning.
During these two days, the three of them took turns driving, almost non-stop day and night except for the time they stopped to eat.
The navigation had lost its function when we reached Yunjin territory.
Looking at the ruins on the ground, the three people's hearts sank to the bottom.
Although several people had already understood the general situation from the news, they found out after seeing it with their own eyes that the photos in the newspaper had been beautified.
The real situation is even more cruel than anyone expected.
There were collapsed houses everywhere, and the air was filled with dust when the wind blew.
There were wailing and crying sounds everywhere, and next to the rows of corpses, family members were hugging their deceased relatives and crying.
Their voices were so low and even sharp that they pierced everyone's heart.
However, the expressions of most survivors were numb. They looked blankly at the houses that had turned into ruins overnight, and they didn't even know where to go.
Shen Yuqing looked at all this, and his heart was also filled with an unspeakable sense of powerlessness.
What about Xia Ruirui?
Would she be like these people, unable to even cry and feeling extremely desperate?
Or is it possible that she is still buried in the ruins somewhere and is in a coma?
For a moment, Shen Yuqing thought of thousands of possibilities, each of which made him feel devastated.
He rushed into the ruins alone like a madman.
Standing in the ruins, he listened carefully to the cries for help. As soon as he heard the sound, he seemed to be stimulated and dug madly.
It didn't even take an hour for Shen Yuqing's index finger to bleed from the rubble in the ruins.
Sometimes the steel bars in the stone poked his hands and even tore off a small piece of his flesh.
But he continued to dig with an expressionless face until he rescued the person.
The volunteer couldn't bear to watch and gave him an old glove. He put it on without saying a word, turned around and went to rescue another person in the ruins.
After him, Mr. Li and Zhang Xiaotiao also joined the ranks of volunteers.
Seven or eight volunteers rescued nine survivors in one afternoon, including two men, three women, and three half-grown children.
More survivors joined their team, and more than a dozen people fought without sleep until dawn.
It was late at night and the young assistant and Mr. Li were so tired that they fell asleep.
Shen Yuqing took off his gloves. The top of the gloves had already stuck to his flesh and blood, and the wound that had just healed was torn open again when he pulled it off.
He took out his phone and unlocked it with his bloody fingers, but none of his ten fingers were intact and his fingerprints could not be recognized at all.
He entered the password again, and when the phone was unlocked, he clicked on Xia Ruirui's circle of friends and looked at the photos she posted before the accident in silence.
'……'
"Xia Ruirui, don't be afraid, I will be able to save you soon."
*
The next day, before dawn, Shen Yuqing woke up.
He walked to another ruin alone and started rescuing people like he did yesterday.
He saved one person after another, and each time, he would ask the person he saved a question.
"Have you ever met Xia Ruirui?"
"She is very beautiful, the most beautiful one in the crowd. Have you seen her?"
The rescued person was lying on a stretcher, his eyes were dazed, but he still forced himself to shake his head.
"No."
Shen Yuqing wanted to continue asking questions, but was stopped by the volunteer and scolded: "Brother, this person must be sent to the first aid center immediately."
He silently let go of her hand.
His shoulders were hunched and he looked tired and desperate.
The assistant beside him saw it and ran over: "Brother Chen, you should take a rest first. You haven't had any rest since this morning..."
But Shen Yuqing seemed not to hear it, looking at him with his back to the sun, his eyes somewhat empty.
"Tell me, is Xia Ruirui still alive?"
He felt a little numb when he said this, just like the people they met when they first arrived.
There is an unrelieved sadness in my body.
Zhang Xiaotiao lowered his eyes, not daring to look into Shen Yuqing's eyes, and answered hoarsely: "Sister Ruirui is blessed by heaven, she will definitely be alive."
"Really?"
"real."
When Zhang Xiaotiao said this, he didn't believe it himself.
In these two days, they carried more corpses than he had ever seen in his entire life, and many of the bodies were not even complete.
But he still lied.
He always felt that if Brother Chen didn't have this belief, he would probably not be able to hold on for a breath.
Now he is like a walking corpse, only an empty shell left.
"Brother, wait a minute."
Zhang Xiaotiao turned around and found that it was the volunteer who had just scolded Brother Shen to let go.
The volunteer turned around and called out to Shen Yuqing, who was about to go and rescue people: "Brother, wait a minute."
Shen Yuqing looked at him, with no special expression on his face.
"Brother, I'm sorry. I was too anxious just now and my tone was a little harsh." The older brother also looked a little apologetic.
Shen Yuqing shook his head, indicating that everything was fine.
"Brother, are you looking for someone?"
When Shen Yuqing heard this, he saw that his expression finally showed some emotion, and Mr. Li also came over when he heard this.
The elder brother didn't hesitate any longer and said directly, "About three kilometers from here, the army and armed police have set up a temporary rescue point over there, and many survivors have been sent there."
"If the person you're looking for is still alive, you might be able to see him there, if...something unfortunate happens to him." He paused.
"Maybe..."
He didn't say anything else, but everyone understood what he meant.
Shen Yuqing nodded stiffly and thanked him.
After he left, the three of them remained in a stalemate for a while.
It was the assistant who spoke first: "Then Brother Shen, Mr. Li, let's go."
The two of them nodded as if they had just woken up from a dream.
Because the city of Yunjin was in ruins and cars could no longer drive in, the three of them had to walk.
Thinking that he would soon know whether Xia Ruirui was dead or alive, Shen Yuqing's footsteps became heavy and messy.
If he's alive, I want to see him; if he's dead, I want to see his body, he thought.
*
On the other side, inside a temporary tent at the rescue point.
Xia Ruirui and two other people are acting as volunteers to take care of the injured who have been sent here.
Xia Ruirui and Ji Chuyao were basically fine, but Wang Kelly was the only one who had problems. The military doctor here simply fixed her right leg and prescribed some anti-inflammatory drugs for her.
But even though Wang Kelly had a broken right leg, she was still the patient with the least injuries in this emergency center.
Looking at the injured people who were constantly being sent in, the expressions of the three people were somewhat heavy.
Among those sent here was even a three-year-old child.
The volunteer who rescued him said that both his parents were gone, and when the boy was rescued, he was held in the air by his mother.
The child's mother probably couldn't swim, but she managed to lift the child above the flood.
When the child's mother's body was dug out, it was still in the lifted position.
The volunteers who saw it all shed tears.
"I don't know if the child was frightened, but he can't speak and doesn't cry when he's in pain."
The volunteer who brought the child looked at him with pity, and after handing the child over to Xia Ruirui, he left reluctantly.
He has to continue to save more people.
After he left, the three of them looked at each other.
Xia Ruirui looked at him, squatted down, and said softly, "Little boy, let me bandage your wound first, okay?"
The boy still didn't say anything, his eyes kept looking in the direction the volunteer was going.
Xia Ruirui followed his gaze and felt a little uncomfortable. Without waiting for his answer, she picked up the cotton swab beside her and gently wiped his wound.
"Ji Chuyao, go ask them if they have milk powder."
"Where can I get milk powder at this time?" Ji Chuyao was a little helpless, but still went to ask obediently.
I didn’t get any milk powder, but I got a bowl of millet porridge.
He carefully held the porridge and handed it to Xia Ruirui.
Xia Ruirui took it and tested the temperature with the back of her hand. Because it was too hot, she blew on it for a while. Only after she was sure that the porridge was just the right temperature did she scoop a spoonful and hand it to the child.
"Little friend, ah."
The child looked at her and opened his mouth obediently.
The two were a little surprised to see him so obedient. Seeing that he didn't say anything, Xia Ruirui was mentally prepared to coax him all the time.
Who knew he was so obedient? It's kind of heartbreaking to see him being so obedient.
After feeding him the porridge, she looked at him and said, "Little boy, what's your name?"
"Xu An."
Xia Ruirui looked at him: "An An, if you feel uncomfortable anywhere, please tell your aunt, okay?"
"good."
"An An is so good." Xia Ruirui said and touched his head.
On the other side, Shen Yuqing and the other two had also arrived at the rescue point.
Outside the tent, it was Mr. Li who first opened the curtain. The three of them walked into the tent and looked at the temporary beds filled with patients and the volunteers who were coming and going in a hurry.
While Shen Yuqing was still searching for Xia Ruirui's whereabouts, he saw Mr. Li beside him jogging in one direction.
Shen Yuqing's heart skipped a beat, and he slowly turned his head in the direction he was going, and saw Wang Kelly sitting in the corner.
There was no Xia Ruirui, only Wang Kelly.
He took a small step back, not even daring to step forward and ask where Xia Ruirui was.
Afraid of getting a silent response from the other party.
Wang Kelly was so shocked that she couldn't speak when she saw Old Li suddenly appearing in Beiyi.
She looked at the dusty Old Li, and her eyes became moist.
"Old Li, why are you..."
Before she could finish her words, she was embraced by Lao Li.
"It's all right, it's all right."
“…” Wang Kelly was speechless, but still hugged him tightly with her arms.
From Lao Li’s shoulder, Kelly Wang saw the equally dusty Shen Yuqing and the little assistant behind him.
When she saw these two people, she was also stunned for a moment, but soon realized that Lao Li should have come with them.
Shen Yuqing should be here to find Xia Ruirui.
She waved at him, wanting to tell him that Xia Ruirui was behind the tent, but she saw Shen Yuqing leave without even looking back.
I tripped and stumbled as I walked.
Wang Kelly was a little confused, and then she realized that Shen Yuqing probably didn't see Xia Ruirui and misunderstood that she was gone, so she fled.
She was silent for a while and ignored the dispute between the two.
After a long time, Mr. Li let her go and said seriously, "Lily, I will not sign the divorce agreement."
“…” Looking at the person beside her who was rarely serious, Wang Kelly smiled.
"Old Li, we..."
"I thought about it before I came here. I am Ah Xiang's father and your husband. When Li Xiang turns 18, we will move out and the nanny will take good care of him."
When Wang Kelly heard this, she couldn't help but tear up. She felt relieved that the sadness she had felt for many years was finally taken seriously.
"Eighteen is too young. Let's wait until he graduates from college and then move out and live on our own."
"good."
*
Outside the tent, Shen Yuqing was searching for Xia Ruirui like crazy.
Whenever he saw someone with a similar figure to Xia Ruirui, he would approach with anticipation.
Just when he was about to run out of hope, the young assistant pulled him back.
"Brother Shen, look..."
Shen Yuqing suppressed his sadness and looked in the direction Zhang Xiaotiao pointed.
A person whose back looks very similar to Xia Ruirui is squatting on the ground feeding a little boy.
It wasn't until he saw her profile that Shen Yuqing confirmed that she was Xia Ruirui.
Only when he saw with his own eyes that Xia Ruirui was safe and sound did he breathe a sigh of relief. The tension that had been taut for many days finally relaxed.
"Brother Chen, you and Sister Ruirui can chat slowly. I'll go outside to help." Zhang Xiaotiao was also very tactful. He found an excuse to go out and give the two of them some time alone.
"Yeah." A smile finally appeared on his face, which had been lifeless for many days.
Shen Yuqing looked at Xia Ruirui and wanted to move his legs, but found that his legs were difficult to bend because they were too tense.
He curled his lips and wanted to move forward. Just as he took the first step with difficulty, he saw a man standing next to Xia Ruirui.
With just a glance, Shen Yuqing recognized who that person was.
His former imaginary enemy - Ji Chuyao.
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