When I got closer, I saw another boy about ten years old, who kept moving the collapsed wall. Under the wall was a woman, her blood had long dried up, and her body was stiff and cold.
The ten-year-old child already knew what death was, but he stubbornly moved the broken wall.
But he was a big-headed kid, skinny and without much strength, and even though his hands were rubbed raw, the wall didn't move at all.
Huo Yishen stepped forward and lent a hand to move the heavy wall away.
The wall was moved away, and the boy kept pushing his mother, who had already become stiff. The girl rushed over with a hoarse voice.
Unfortunately, no matter how the two children called her, the woman could no longer open her eyes.
Seeing them crying, Doudou's eyes also turned red and she held her brother's hand tightly.
Jiang Ning pulled the crying little girl up and asked, "Are there any relatives at home?"
The little girl shook her head, "Grandpa and grandma, Dad is gone."
She took out a bottle of water from her backpack and handed it to her. The thirsty little girl gulped down the drink. "Thank you, sister."
She drank half of it and passed it to her brother.
My brother held it tightly in his hand, but didn't drink it.
Huo Yishen touched his head and said, "You are older than your sister. You already know what happened. You have to learn to accept the reality. Take your sister to the city and find the official search and rescue team. They will find you a place to stay.
Don't stay outside, leave now."
This place is too remote, and with two unarmed children here, it's too dangerous.
The boy didn't say anything and kept wiping his eyes with his hands.
Jiang Ning took out another bottle of water and stuffed five or six packs of compressed biscuits into his hands. "Hide it well, don't let anyone find it. Take your sister to the city."
"...Thank you." The boy choked.
It was getting late, so Jiang Ning got up and continued on his way.
As Doudou walked, she couldn't help but look back and said, "Sister, they are following us."
Jiang Ning turned around and saw the boy holding his sister's hand in the distance.
The little girl followed closely, but kept looking back, watching the collapsed house gradually disappear from her sight.
The sun rose quickly, but Jiang Ning did not slow down.
As we got closer to the city, more and more survivors appeared, some seriously injured and some lightly injured. Most of them were homeless, while some were stubbornly searching for their belongings in the ruins.
Several people stopped Jiang Ning and others to ask for food and drink. "We are injured. Do you have any water? Please be kind."
He was really hurt and really pitiful, but his eyes were estimating something.
Jiang Ning ignored them and continued walking forward.
Some people wanted to follow him unwillingly, so she took out a crossbow from her bag without saying a word and said with cold eyes, "Stay away."
They were afraid of the crossbow in her hand and did not dare to get closer.
This delay was caused by the little boy and girl catching up.
With his face covered in dirt, he pulled his sister and dodged the survivors who wanted to stop them, hiding behind Huo Yishen vigilantly and fearfully.
Jiang Ning frowned but said nothing.
Along the way, as the sun continued to rise, Lou Jianqiang began to emerge, but only one in ten survived. The scene was too tragic. Even if he was still standing on the scarred earth, he was already in danger. It was hard to say whether he could withstand the next test.
But at least, its existence gives some survivors a glimmer of hope.
But most of the survivors are in despair. Their numb faces look like zombies, and their eyes are empty and desperate.
There is no food, no water, and now even no home.
The municipal government started issuing earthquake warnings several months ago, broadcasting them over and over again without getting tired of it, but even so, there were still many victims.
They had a chance to escape, but they were reluctant to leave their belongings behind, so they took their water, food, and even their bedding with them.
Even if it's a quilt, I can't bear to let go.
Don't ask Jiang Ning why he knew this. The rescue team had just carried a dead body out of the rubble. The man was in his fifties or sixties, and his movements were slower than those of young people. He was still holding a quilt in his hands, and he was unwilling to let go even if he died, holding it tightly together.
This is by no means an isolated case, and it is probably not an isolated case.
Jiang Ning didn't know what to say except sighing.
She stopped and turned back to the boy and said, "Go find the rescue team and see how they arrange for you."
The boy hesitated for a moment, but finally walked over.
I don't know what he said, but the man in the orange rescue team pointed at the survivors in the distance.
The boy was confused and hesitant, then he walked back and took his sister's hand, "Thank you, brother and sister."
Jiang Ning sighed deeply and handed over a folding knife. "Protect your sister well, and don't tell strangers that mom and dad are gone."
After saying that, he walked away without looking back.
It’s not that she didn’t see the anxiety and helplessness in his eyes, but so what?
No matter in the past life or this life, there are too many such eyes, everywhere!
At around nine o'clock, Fengcheng River could be seen from afar.
Jiang Ning took out a telescope and found that Aoyuan had not collapsed, it was still standing.
However, several buildings around it were not spared and all collapsed in the earthquake.
The Fengcheng River was cut in half by a ravine, leaving a shocking crack.
The roads were either destroyed or blocked by collapsed buildings. The three people and the dog took a lot of detours before returning to Aoyuan.
The outer wall collapsed, and He Tianming was reorganizing the people to rebuild the wall. "Hurry up, everyone, work harder. Only when the wall is built up can we be safe."
Yang Weimin saw the two and rushed over to them, "Are you okay?"
"Fortunately, I only suffered minor injuries." Jiang Ning asked, "How is everyone?"
Yang Weimin had some injuries, but they didn't look serious. "I didn't expect the earthquake to be so severe. The riverbank where we took shelter cracked, and many people were injured."
From falls, abrasions, collisions, to panic-stricken crushing, 70 to 80 percent of the people in the community were injured. Fortunately, most of them were slightly injured, but about a dozen people were in serious condition. Three of them fell into the ground fissure and were buried. When they were rescued after the aftershock, they were already... dead.
The only thing to be thankful for is God bless Aoyuan. The surrounding buildings have all collapsed. It is rare to find such a conscientious developer.
Seeing the three people return safely, He Tianming hurried over and invited the two to sit in the security room.
He was also injured, with scrapes on his forehead and elbow.
"Comrade Huo, if you hadn't reminded us yesterday, we might not have been able to detect the earthquake in time. Most people in the community are safe, but many other places were affected. There are too few official rescue workers, so the municipal government called on private rescue organizations.
There is no home without a country. The municipal government recently distributed welfare to the people. I discussed with Lao Yang whether our community can organize a rescue team to help search and rescue survivors in the surrounding area? "
Jiang Ning had already heard from Huo Yishen about He Tianming organizing a rescue team, so when this scene happened, she was not surprised at all.
She didn't rush to speak, but fell into thought...
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