The time it takes for an object to fall from a height is extremely short. In many cases, the human eye cannot even capture the complete image, let alone posing like in slow motion in TV movies.
Tan Yunshu and Jing Ling had just passed through the revolving door of Hualian Plaza when they saw something falling from above. The place where the thing fell was near the elevator, several meters away from them. The human brain cannot keep up with the body's reaction speed. It was only after Jing Ling's figure rushed forward that she felt the hand that had been holding her loosen.
How fast can a person go? At a lower level, you will see a series of afterimages, and at a higher level, you can't see anything at all, because it is completely beyond the range of the naked eye.
Tan Yunshu watched helplessly as a shadow passed by in front of him, ran towards the elevator, and finally caught something falling from above. However, before her eyes could convert what she saw into a complete picture, accompanied by a scream of horror, her retina captured another object falling. The two crash sites were not far apart, and the figure reached out his hand again.
The whole process actually takes less than ten seconds, just a few breaths.
During this time, Tan Yunshu's mind was completely blank, and her sight subconsciously followed the movement of the figure. It took a long time for her to recover and see clearly that the figure was Jing Ling who had just entered the room with her. Her body reacted faster than her brain, and she ran over without thinking.
"Jing Ling! Are you okay?!" Her voice couldn't help but tremble.
The boy turned to look at her and shook his head, "It's okay. Please help me take care of them first."
It's "okay" instead of "okay". However, she did not react for a moment, and subconsciously followed his gaze. On the smooth marble floor next to her, there were two children, one big and one small, one sitting and the other lying. The older one looked about three or four years old, and the younger one was only one or two years old. Both of them had dazed expressions, with their eyes wide open as if they were frightened.
"They..." Tan Yunshu couldn't believe it. He looked up at the building, then at the two children. "Did they fall from downstairs?"
"Yeah." the boy replied.
Upon hearing this, Tan Yunshu straightened her skirt and squatted down to check on the two children. There was no wound on the head, and she didn't know if her arms and legs were injured, so she didn't dare move. She could only ask, "Little boy, come and tell your sister, does it hurt anywhere?" She made her voice very soft and gentle, for fear of scaring the two children. Because the younger child was obviously immature, her target was naturally the slightly older child.
It was a girl about three or four years old, with pigtails and a little skirt. Upon hearing that, she moved her eyes and looked at her. After staring blankly for a few seconds, he suddenly closed his eyes and opened his mouth, and burst into tears with a "wow". The smaller child who was lying on the ground seemed to be influenced by her and started crying too.
"Hey, don't..." Tan Yunshu didn't expect the little girl to suddenly start crying. She was stunned for a moment, then just as she came to her senses and was about to say something to comfort her, she suddenly felt something hit her shoulder, and she lost her balance and fell to the ground. Fortunately, she was squatting originally, so the fall was not serious. She was wearing a skirt, but she was also wearing leggings, so she did not expose herself.
From the corner of his eye, he saw a figure rushing over to the two children. He first picked up the child on the ground, and then hugged the sitting girl into his arms, "Taotao... Huanhuan... Daddy's good child, I'm glad you're okay... I'm glad you're okay..."
The little girl hugged his neck tightly, crying and calling her, "Wuwuwu...Dad, Dad...Wuwuwu..."
Tan Yunshu was not injured, but he was a little confused because he did not expect such a sudden change. Until he heard a familiar voice in his ears, "Are you okay?" It was Jing Ling. He squatted beside her, his eyes full of concern, but he did not reach out to help her. She didn't think much about it, shook her head, and then stood up from the ground. In the process, she noticed that Jing Ling's hands were drooping unnaturally. She paused and said, "Your hands..." As she spoke, she realized that the two children fell from a height. From what she saw, she calculated that they fell from at least the third floor. Under the acceleration of gravity, even if the children were only three or four years old and did not weigh much, the impact generated was terrible, not to mention that Jing Ling caught the first one and quickly went to catch the second one.
No wonder he answered "I'm fine" instead of "nothing" when she asked him if he was okay, and asked her to check on the two children instead of going himself, and that he was right beside her when she was knocked down, but he didn't grab her in time and didn't help her up afterwards...
All this was because his hand was injured. It’s not that he didn’t want to, but that he couldn’t!
"Jing Ling, what's wrong with your hand?" She subconsciously wanted to see what was wrong with his hand, but stopped abruptly halfway because she was afraid of hurting him or accidentally aggravating the injury.
She was anxious and clapping, feeling extremely panicked. However, Jing Ling, the person involved, always had a calm expression on his face, as if he was not the one who was injured. Hearing her question, he even smiled at her and comforted her, "Don't worry, it's not serious." Then he leaned over and whispered in her ear, "There are too many people here, don't call my name, it will be troublesome if I am recognized. Now that the child's father is here, we have nothing to do, let's go first. I remember there is a hospital not far away, I can just go there and get a cast."
Although he said it lightly, Tan Yunshu didn't believe it at all because he had a serious criminal record. He answered her call in the midst of gunfire and said that the huge explosion was her roommate watching a movie, and she almost fell for it. Therefore, she did not believe what he said at this moment at all, and simply concluded that it was a white lie told to make her feel at ease. But she agreed with him about going to the hospital, and she wished she could fly there immediately.
"Well, let's go to the hospital now."
However, the idea is beautiful, but reality does not allow it.
After a while, other people in the mall gradually came to their senses and realized what had happened. Those who were on the first floor gathered around. This place was originally close to the elevator, with a high flow of people. When Tan Yunshu looked up, he found that there was already a circle of people standing here, making it impossible to get through. It would be difficult for ordinary people to squeeze out, not to mention that Jing Ling's hands were injured. If he insisted on squeezing out, he would have to give up his hands.
People on the second and third floors stood on the fence and looked down. Most Chinese people like to watch the fun. If there is someone standing downstairs and looking up, even if there is nothing, gradually other curious people will follow suit and look up, and the word will spread from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred. The same situation occurred in the shopping mall. People who were originally shopping saw a lot of people standing at the railings and looking down, so they curiously followed over, and soon the shared spaces on the upper floors were crowded with people.
The mall also reacted quickly. The person in charge and security guards rushed over to understand the situation. They also arranged for people to evacuate the onlookers upstairs because they were not sure whether it was caused by a facility failure, so as to avoid any other accidents.
Even if the two children were not injured when they fell from a height, it does not change the fact that it was an accident. The mall called the police, as did some caring onlookers, and some people also called the media hotline. Soon the police from Cuihu District arrived, and the reporter arrived shortly afterwards.
Consumers on the first to fourth floors of the mall were evacuated, and cordons were set up in the public areas from the fourth floor to the first floor and the nearby escalators, with no one allowed to approach.
Tan Yunshu and Jing Ling originally wanted to go out with other consumers, but at the critical moment, the father who had been holding the two children tightly seemed to finally react. He turned around and looked around, and suddenly saw Tan Yunshu in the crowd, "That little girl! Don't go!" He shouted, while reaching out to pull her away.
The police were right next to them. In this situation, their first reaction would definitely be to stop the person. They stretched out their hands and were about to grab Tan Yunshu's arm, when suddenly someone stood in the middle. It was Jing Ling. He looked at the policeman who was holding out his hand to stop the man and asked with a smile, "Excuse me, what can I do for you?"
"Your reaction speed is pretty good!" The police looked at him and narrowed his eyes slightly. "Please stay and cooperate with the investigation."
With this delay, the child's father also came over with the child, with a grateful expression on his face, and his words were a little incoherent, "Thank you! Thank you! Thank you for saving Taotao and Huanhuan! Thank you!"
Although the first to fourth floors were blocked, there were still many people outside the mall watching the fun. There were also people on the higher floors. Talking in a public area was obviously not a good choice, so the mall manager suggested going to the office to talk.
The child's parents and the police had no objection, but Tan Yunshu refused, "No, we have to go to the hospital first!" Her tone was firm, leaving no room for negotiation.
The child's parents didn't react for a moment, but the police officer subconsciously glanced at her when he heard her, and then moved his eyes to Jing Ling. After a quick look, he stopped at his hands, with a surprised expression on his face, "You caught two children?"
Jing Ling nodded.
The police turned around and shouted to the people who came with him, "Xiao Liang, I'll take them to the hospital first. You take care of the situation here!" After that, without waiting for the other party to respond, he said directly to Jing Ling, "Let's go. I'll take you to the hospital. The two children will come with you."
When getting in the car, the policeman said to Jing Ling casually, "I hope you don't have any criminal record, otherwise it will be very difficult for me." His eyes fell on the area behind his ear.
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