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"It's a warship!"
When the little girls heard the shout, they looked up and saw the familiar national flag hanging on the mast. Their eyes suddenly became warm. The country really came to save them!
There were nearly three dozen Reims people on the Muse cruise ship. When they saw that the first rescuer to arrive was not a rescuer sent by their own government, but a majestic white warship, they felt complicated and envious.
At the same time, a steady voice came from the cruise ship radio -
"Ladies and gentlemen, please don't panic, help is coming this way..."
A steady voice directed the crowd to evacuate in an orderly manner in the fluent international language. Unlike the captain's voice before, it was powerful and convincing.
Soon, everyone calmed down from the panic and followed the instructions of the radio and the guidance of the crew to the safe evacuation site.
䀴At this time, the hull tilted more seriously.
The sea began to surge and the deck could already feel a noticeable shaking.
Ye Rong steadied himself, turned around and said to the girls, "Come with us, don't get separated."
"Okay." At this moment, several girls looked at the girl who was obviously younger than themselves. She seemed weak but had a convincing strength.
When Ye Rong returned to Gu Weisheng's side and met his thoughtful gaze, she was stunned for a moment: "What's wrong?"
Gu Weisheng put on a gentle smile: "Nothing."
………I think there must be something.
When Ye Rong was about to say something, a few unfamiliar faces came towards her. She felt a subtle sense of familiarity from them. Sister Lin said that the NSI field team had always been by her side, and they were secretly responsible for protecting her safety.
However, due to their special mission, even if they recognized each other, they would not acknowledge each other on the spot. Instead, they would pretend that they did not recognize each other.
"Hurry up and put on your life jackets and warm clothes." The person in the lead spoke to Ye Rong and Gu Weisheng, as well as to the girls.
Several girls looked at him. At least they had never seen such a helpful person since the cruise ship ran aground. "Who are you?"
"I'm Lin You, and I used to be a soldier." The young man who spoke looked only about eighteen or nineteen years old. "The other two are the same as me. Anyway, we will protect your safety for the time being. Put on your clothes first."
When they heard that it was one of their own soldiers, the girls felt relieved instantly. The tears and fear on their faces were gone. They relaxed their expressions and obediently put on their warm clothes and life jackets.
At the same time, the white warship was approaching.
Two armed helicopters flew through the rain and landed above the deck of the cruise ship.
The helicopter door opened, the ladder was lowered, and several well-trained and fully armed soldiers came down. The leader shouted in a loud voice:
"We are the Yu Country Navy. We received a distress signal from our citizens and came here to rescue them. All citizens holding Yu Country passports please come over here!"
At that moment, when the little girls saw the familiar military uniforms on them, their eyes were filled with tears and they all came forward.
The people of Reims who watched this scene felt envious but also couldn't help feeling jealous.
This is probably the feeling when, after school in kindergarten, other children are still waiting pitifully for their parents to pick them up, while you are holding your mother's hand and going home for dinner under the envious gazes of other children.
The powerful and reassuring force comes from the power of the country. This scene can be said to be the pride of the Chinese people and the envy of other countries.
It is the duty and mission of the soldiers to rescue their own citizens first, but humanitarian rescue will also be carried out afterwards, which means they also have a chance to survive.
Although everyone was envious and jealous, no one dared to do anything irrational - the white warships in the distance were the best deterrent.
On the cruise ship deck, everyone instantly quieted down and became orderly and well-behaved.
Soon, as the cruise ship broadcast the news of the arrival of the Yu State Navy, the citizens of Yu State followed the command and came to the deck, and no one was injured during the journey.
"Report! There are 172 citizens of our country, all of them are here!"
"Take everyone out!"
"yes!"
The strong wind brought by the helicopter propeller mixed with rain brushed on my face, the waves were surging, and the rain was getting heavier, but my heart was no longer afraid.
Soon, all the Chinese were evacuated from the cruise ship in batches by lifeboats and helicopters.
On the helicopter, through the window, you can vaguely see the giant cruise ship cracked in the middle. The crack was like a rift in the abyss. The cruise ship was vulnerable in the turbulent sea. It was only a matter of time before it sank. Everyone was filled with fear.
At the same time, there has never been a moment like this when I realized in my heart that "the country is the strongest backing of the people", and a strong sense of patriotism was burning.
On another helicopter, Owen felt incredible that he and Alyssa actually got on Yuguo’s military helicopter to evacuate the cruise ship early.
10 minutes ago, Ye Rong was the last group of Yu people to evacuate the cruise ship. She first looked at the remaining number of people, and then asked Lin You next to her: "How many people can an armed helicopter carry?"
Lin You glanced at her and told her.
Then, they saw Ye Rong approach the leading officer and say, "Hello, can you please give my friend a ride? Her name is Alyssa, and she has a bodyguard with her."
After listening to this, the leading officer looked at Ye Rong and said that it would not be excessive to cram two more people into the helicopter, but he still needed to ask the captain for permission.
After getting permission, he looked at Ye Rong and said, "Okay."
Owen was deeply moved. In order to save its citizens, this country directly dispatched a large destroyer to rescue. The rescue speed was a miracle!
He found that he actually felt a little envious, because there would be no harm without comparison.
When all the citizens of Yu were rescued and boarded the warships, the rescue team of the Reims government finally arrived.
Rescue operations at sea are still ongoing.
Inside the warship.
First, the captain's voice came over the radio.
"First of all, welcome aboard this ship. I am Captain Zhao Bin. All officers, soldiers and compatriots here at the same time promise that we will escort you safely back to the motherland!"
People's enthusiastic applause and the smiling faces of those who survived the disaster said it all. There was never a moment when they felt their love and gratitude for the country.
The protection from the country is the strongest backing!
After hearing Captain Zhao Bin's speech, everyone looked relaxed and felt very relieved.
Everyone sat in the restaurant that could accommodate hundreds of people. Soon, the soldiers distributed cold-proof clothing, ginger soup and food to everyone, and they all looked relaxed.
During this time, Ye Rong saw Xu Tong through the crowd, and Xu Tong also saw her. Seeing that they were both safe and sound, they all smiled.
On the dining table.
After Ye Rong finished drinking the ginger soup in the bowl, her body began to warm up, and the slight discomfort in her lower abdomen was relieved. She looked up and saw Gu Weisheng sitting opposite her, drinking only warm water. Maybe because Qi Wei gave her his coat on the deck, his face was colder and paler than usual, and his lips were also pale. Ye Rong felt a little guilty and pushed the ginger soup in front of him: "Drink some ginger soup to drive away the cold."
Gu Weisheng refused: "There is enough heating here."
...Can't stand the smell of ginger?
Ye Rong looked at him suspiciously.
After a while, a non-commissioned officer came to arrange dormitories for everyone. Because there were so many people, many soldiers gave up their dormitories to everyone and slept on the floor with other soldiers.
When Ye Rong was about to say goodbye to Gu Weisheng, she remembered something: "If you feel uncomfortable, please tell me. I will come to you immediately."
Gu Weisheng glanced at her, neither refusing nor nodding.
In the dormitory, everyone was chatting in a relaxed manner.
"I'm so happy. I never thought I'd be able to board a warship in my lifetime! And the scene of the soldier getting off the helicopter was so shocking!"
"You didn't see how envious people from other countries were at that time. Hehe... That feeling was just so proud! As a citizen of this country, I felt proud from the bottom of my heart!"
"By the way, Miss Ye Rong, how did you know that the country would come to rescue us?" The one who asked the question was the one who cried the most on the deck earlier. Now he looked at Ye Rong with surprise, "You said at the time that you had asked for help from the outside world. How did you do it?"
"...Of course it's a satellite phone." Ye Rong said calmly, "Our country has warships on escort missions in the Hozi Sea area. It is the mission of the warships to protect the lives and property of our citizens on the ocean, so the warships will definitely rush over as soon as they receive the distress signal."
"But I remember that the Hozi Sea is not close to Connor Island, and the warships came so quickly... I didn't realize the power of the country before, but now I finally feel the saying 'the country is our strongest backing'." The girl couldn't help but sigh, "It's great to be born in this country!"
Seeing everyone expressing their feelings, Ye Rong smiled and thought that this was the sense of security that the country brought.
At some point, she developed a sense of belonging to this country.
Perhaps it was because she was moved by Minister Liang’s solemn tone and determined eyes when he said to her who was still hesitant, “The country will do its utmost to protect your safety.”
The country did indeed do so. How could the warships far away in the Western Pacific reach Connor's high seas in just a dozen minutes? They must have come this direction earlier.
Ye Rong continued to talk to Sister Lin about the situation with her phone.
It was different from the peaceful and harmonious atmosphere inside the ship.
Outside the ship, the waves were surging and the cracks on the Muse cruise ship were getting bigger and bigger.
Zhao Bin commanded the soldiers to cooperate with the rescue boats of Lans Country to rescue all the people on the cruise ship one after another. Except for the one who jumped into the sea out of panic and suffered a sudden heart attack and could not be rescued, the remaining few who fell into the water were also rescued safely.
With the cooperation of the two countries, all people on the cruise ship were safely evacuated before the Muse sank, and the entire process took only one hour and seventeen minutes.
The Muse cruise ship sank completely into the sea.
The warship's whistle sounded again——
After the rescue work was completed, Zhao Bin handed over all the rescued foreign personnel to the Reims government.
After a while, a female soldier came to Ye Rong's dormitory and told the news to the only foreign girl in the dormitory.
Alyssa stepped forward and hugged Ye Rong and said goodbye: “Thank you for taking me and Owen on the helicopter. I’m going back. I will visit you in your country when I have the chance in the future.”
"Welcome." Ye Rong said with a smile.
Alyssa let her go and smiled: “Goodbye, Rong.”
Ye Rong said softly: "Goodbye."
Watching Alyssa leave, Ye Rong knew that the warship was about to return home.
Calculating the time, we will be able to return to our motherland around noon tomorrow, which only requires one night's rest.
Ye Rong sat on the bed. This period of time was very simple for her, but Gu Weisheng… He had to change his pajamas even when he walked out of the bedroom. Living in a dormitory, he would definitely not show his residual limbs in front of others. Wearing prosthetic limbs for a long time would definitely cause wear and tear on the residual limbs. Moreover, he had a sudden attack of pain on the deck earlier, and he didn't know if he was feeling better now.
Ye Rong hesitated for a moment. Gu Weisheng's situation was special, but he was able to endure it. Unless he lost consciousness, no one would notice anything.
Now the two of them were separated and they couldn't walk around freely inside the warship. Ye Rong thought about it and contacted Jin Lin.
About half an hour later, a female soldier appeared at the dormitory door.
"Is Ye Rong here?" The female soldier said gently, looking at the girl who stood up, "Please follow me."
Ye Rong followed.
The warship has left the rainstorm area and the sea has returned to calm. On such a quiet night, the only sound that can be heard is the sound of water flowing as the warship passes by gently.
Walking through the corridor, Ye Rong soon met the captain of the warship, Zhao Bin.
"Report to the commander, Miss Ye Rong is here!"
In the command room of the ship, a tall and stern-looking man looked over and nodded slightly: "Be alert."
"yes!"
After the female soldier left.
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