Chapter 120 Fangzhou, the "zhou" in "oasis"...
On their way back, Song Rushuang and her two companions unexpectedly encountered another car from Fangzhou.
Once the bracelet's map function is turned on, the only thing that can be displayed in real time is the location information of other people's bracelets in Fangzhou.
Three small lights appeared on the road ahead, heading straight towards them.
When they were face to face, they stopped their cars at the same time with perfect understanding, stuck their heads out, and then exclaimed "Hey!"
It turned out to be someone I knew.
On the opposite side of the road, Qin Yufei, Yu Cheng, and Wang Huai's roommate were sitting in the car.
The reason for forming a team was probably the same as theirs: their dorm was missing one player, and their teammates weren't there either, so they decided to team up and go out for a stroll.
The convoy behind them also stopped upon seeing this. An armed policeman got out of his vehicle to inquire about the situation. Zhang Han quickly explained, "These are our classmates. They also came out after receiving a distress message."
After saying that, he asked Qin Yufei, "Where are you going?"
Qin Yufei gave an address: "It was a distress message from a couple. They were on duty on the weekend and when they rushed home, they found that the child's grandparents had taken the child out and hadn't returned since. They searched the places they usually go, but couldn't find them. They asked around and found out the location of a card room the two elderly people often frequented, and asked someone in the vicinity to go and look for them."
Song Rushuang and the other two: "..."
What a coincidence?
Sun Wei made an "uh" sound, then pointed behind her, "Why don't you go look in the bus at the back?"
Qin Yufei and the other two: "?"
They got off the bus and went straight to the coach. After explaining the situation, they boarded the bus and immediately focused their attention on Jiajia.
Yu Cheng glanced at the girl's photo posted on the forum, looked up and exclaimed, "That's her!"
Wang Huai: "...I spent almost two hours trying to get this task, and it's already done?"
Although it's good that the little girl was rescued early... I still feel like I didn't participate at all!
Upon hearing that they were going to send a family of three to primary school, Yu Cheng immediately said, "Both of the girl's parents are doctors, so they should be able to take care of themselves. Why don't we just send them back?"
Actually, bringing them to the primary school was just a precaution, since they had been hungry for so many days and we were afraid of some emergency situation.
But since family members can take care of the child at home, there's no need to use up medical resources.
The medical staff on the bus gave the three people a final check-up, and after confirming that their vital signs were stable, they let them off the bus.
The girl's house wasn't far, and since they were already this far, Song Rushuang and the other two decided to go with her.
Following the address, I found the place and had just arrived downstairs when, before I could even confirm the unit door, I saw a couple supporting each other staggering out of a building.
Ignoring the possibility of zombies outside, the two men's eyes were fixed on the two cars that had stopped one after the other, scanning them closely. When they saw Jiajia jump out of the car, their dim eyes suddenly lit up with a bright light.
After confirming again and again that it was indeed their daughter, their emotions overwhelmed them: "Jiajia!!"
Jiajia pouted and couldn't help but cry, "Mommy! Daddy!"
Looking at Jiajia's parents' haggard expressions and bloodshot eyes, Song Rushuang knew that Jiajia and her two children had not had a good time these past three days, and the two who stayed at home were probably living a life worse than death.
They rushed out without hesitation as soon as they saw the two cars. Who knows how long they had been waiting upstairs?
How many times has hope been raised, and how many times has it been shattered?
In this apocalypse, Jiajia's family could even be considered lucky.
After all, their loved ones eventually returned to them.
I wonder how many people said they wanted to go out for a stroll that afternoon, and never came back.
Even though the students had experienced similar scenarios several times in the simulator, they were still deeply moved.
Jiajia's grandparents also got out of the car, but kept a distance, not daring to approach. Suddenly, the grandfather knelt down before his son and daughter-in-law, prostrating himself on the ground, repeatedly muttering, "I have no face to come back and see you..."
"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry."
Grandma also beat herself hard with her hands in remorse, her lips trembling and unable to utter a word.
Jiajia's mother turned her head away, while Jiajia's father stood there watching his parents weeping. After a long silence, he finally uttered a few words: "It's dangerous outside, let's go upstairs first."
His tone was very stiff.
A group of students exchanged glances, wondering if they should leave, when Jiajia's mother suddenly noticed them and quickly went up to them: "Aren't you the classmates of the person who replied to me earlier?"
The two had been working together, with one person staying at home while the other went out to search. It took them two days to search all the children's playgrounds and parks that Jiajia frequented.
Several times, they were almost attacked by infected people outside. Finally, they were too exhausted to continue and posted a message for help this morning.
Unexpectedly, a reply came quickly. The reply came from a student whose IP address was located in another city. He said he was studying in S city and had already forwarded their family's situation to the school forum.
"I haven't gone back yet, but my classmates are all very helpful, and someone will definitely go to help. Don't worry too much!"
He was the first to reply, and the only one before the internet was cut off.
Jiajia's mother placed almost all her hopes on him, but as time went by, the two of them finally couldn't sit still any longer.
Rather than trusting a stranger, it's better to grit your teeth and go out again on your own.
Even if she never comes back this time, it's still better than knowing that her daughter is suffering outside while she sits at home waiting.
Before they could even leave, the two cars pulled up, bringing back their daughter whom they had been longing for day and night…
Jiajia's mother had always been an atheist, but at this moment, she felt guided by fate.
At the same time, countless people posted requests for help online.
But that student happened to see her and replied to her.
Then, those kind classmates he mentioned really did bring her daughter back safely.
The gloom of despair was dispelled, and the weather was sunny today. But only now did that ray of sunlight truly shine on her.
The woman was so grateful she didn't know what to say. Finally, she felt that verbal thanks were too inadequate, so she thought for a long time and said, "Please leave your contact information. My whole family will definitely come to thank you in person later."
Given the current special circumstances, it is indeed inconvenient to prepare a thank-you gift.
But it would be wrong not to give a gift in return for such a great favor.
"Oh, by the way, which school is yours? We'll order another banner and send it over..."
Little did he know that as soon as the words left his mouth, the students in front of him almost simultaneously pictured the "Save My Dog's Life" banner hanging high in the gym, and hurriedly shook their heads with dry laughs, trying to shake the jarring thought out of their minds.
"It really doesn't need to be that complicated."
We appreciate your kind gesture.
"Actually, we didn't do anything."
"Yes, as long as Jiajia and her grandparents are safe and sound."
Jiajia's father joined the conversation, expressing strong disapproval: "How can that be? At least leave us your contact information, right? We absolutely have to express our gratitude properly."
Seeing that the group was about to start fighting downstairs, they completely forgot where they were.
While Song Rushuang and Qin Yufei were refusing, they even managed to kill two small zombies that were quietly approaching and trying to watch, without delaying their conversation.
Jiajia's parents were both stunned, forgetting what they wanted to say.
Seeing that if they stayed any longer, they would attract all the zombies in the vicinity, Sun Wei had a flash of inspiration: "We won't leave our personal contact information. If you want to express your gratitude, just @Fangzhou."
After much effort, Jiajia's mother finally gleaned some information and hurriedly asked, "Is it the 'ark' from Noah's Ark?"
Zhang Han wrote in the air: "No, '洲' means oasis."
"Fangzhou, Fangzhou." The two repeated it solemnly several times, feeling that it sounded familiar. "Isn't this the name of a school?"
“Uh, yes,” Sun Wei said. “Our school has formed a volunteer group to carry out rescue operations. If anyone around you needs help, you can add a keyword when you post it.”
"Of course, we have limited manpower, but we will help as much as we can," she added cautiously.
Jiajia's parents nodded repeatedly. In their eyes, the students had become incredibly impressive, to the point that they could hardly find an adjective to express their admiration: "You guys are amazing."
Please be careful.
Since they were able to find Jiajia, they can naturally bring hope to other families as well.
Seeing that zombies were coming, the group quickly pushed the family, who were still thanking them, upstairs and cleared away the zombies as well. When they finally got into the car, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Remembering something, Zhang Han turned to Sun Wei in the back row and asked, "We don't seem to have an official account on social media yet, do we?"
Sun Wei waved her hand dismissively: "Have you forgotten that I'm from the publicity team? I'll go back and call in more people, we can just open one right away, that'll solve the problem."
Zhang Han gave a thumbs up in admiration: "Awesome."
Is this what it feels like to have absolute power?
“Xiao Su has already taken over the task of compiling the summary post, so I have to do something too,” Sun Wei shrugged. “Besides, opening an account wasn’t a spur-of-the-moment thing; I had already thought about it on the way here.”
“Now everyone is searching for all kinds of help requests from all over the country and summarizing them on the forum. The sources of information are too complicated, verification is difficult and the workload is huge. Not to mention, you have to fill in the form yourself, which is very inefficient. It would be better to just open an account to receive submissions from people seeking help, and then claim and form teams on the forum.”
“After the team is formed, we will update the progress in real time on the official account so that other civilian rescuers can be notified that someone has arrived, so as to avoid repeatedly consuming rescue resources,” Sun Wei said logically. “Even if some people do not directly tag us, as long as they mention keywords, we can save time searching for information online by searching for keywords. In the end, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.”
“I saw it on Weibo this morning. Actually, some kind people have already made a shared form, which is maintained by volunteers. We can also cooperate with their accounts and ask them to help organize the existing requests for help and submit them to us according to the region.”
Fangzhou only has a little over two thousand people, which is no match for the abundance of talent on the internet. This time, their actions were a step behind.
Sun Wei discovered today that similar accounts online are already quite sophisticated, indicating that someone had already considered the difficulties in seeking assistance in some areas.
They not only created a public shared form, but also gathered more than twenty groups of volunteers, scheduling them according to different call times to ensure that someone was online almost every hour.
Most of these volunteers are unable to go out and can only do what they can at home, but they are able to save Fangzhou students from tedious paperwork.
Upon discovering that Sun Wei had actually given this matter considerable thought, and had even considered who to collaborate with, the two of them gaped in astonishment and clapped their hands in disbelief.
"sharp!"
"As expected of our Sister Wei!"
Sun Wei was so flattered that she practically shrugged, and with an undisguised smug wave of her hand, she declared, "Let's go back to school!"
Saving these nineteen people is just the beginning; they have a lot more to do today.
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