The people downstairs were desperate to put out the fire.
The people downstairs are not much better.
Meng Hechuan and Bai Yan coughed violently due to the smoke and retreated back to Room 306.
"Ahem, how did the fire suddenly start?" Bai Yan was tightly protected by Meng Hechuan behind her. Houses of this era are not frame structures, so if a fire breaks out, it can easily cause a major fire.
Meng Hechuan had no idea why the fire started and could only guess that there was an accident while setting off fireworks tonight.
But it is meaningless to worry about this matter now. The most important thing is that he has to protect Bai Yan and escape first.
"Try to squat down and lie down as low as possible." Meng Hechuan instructed calmly, covered his mouth and nose, and quickly went to the balcony to check.
As Bai Yan said, the fire on the second floor was even bigger.
But because there were no stairs, the flames could only spread out of the balcony and could not climb to the third floor for the time being.
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...
If you want to escape, you can only find a way out from the balcony.
"Chief Engineer Meng!" Xiao Zhou stared at the direction of 306 and shouted the moment Meng Hechuan appeared.
Meng Hechuan felt relieved, "What's going on on the second floor?"
Although Xiao Zhou only followed Meng Hechuan last year, the two have already formed a tacit understanding.
Xiao Zhou ran back and forth downstairs and gave instructions in a decisive and solemn voice: "Chief Engineer Meng, the fire started just below 306. The fire is heading upwards and the wind is blowing from the southeast. If you can find a long rope or something like that from 306 to 207, it will be safer to jump down."
Meng Hechuan quickly glanced in the direction Xiao Zhou mentioned.
The back of Building 12 is right next to a flower bed. If you jump down from Building 207, there is dirt underneath.
The damage will be less.
He immediately shouted into the room: "A Yan!"
Although Bai Yan stayed in the house obediently, she kept listening to the noise on the balcony.
When I heard them talking about jumping down, I quickly searched the house for the long rope.
But how could there be a long rope in an ordinary dormitory?
Finally, she tore down the curtains between herself and Ruan Xiaohui and ran out with both of them in her arms.
"That's all I have——"
Flames started to rise again downstairs, and were already showing signs of spreading to the third floor.
If the balcony is like this, the fire at the door must be even bigger.
It’s too late!
Meng Hechuan tore the bed sheet into appropriately long strips, and then quickly tied a knot using a double figure-eight knot.
He tied one end of the bed sheet to Bai Yan and lifted her up without waiting for her to speak.
"Bai Yan!" He pinched Bai Yan's waist tightly with both hands, as if he wanted to convey courage and strength to her with his palms.
"I'm holding you, don't be afraid, crawl diagonally downward to 207! Once you step onto the balcony of 207, immediately untie the bed sheet and jump as far as you can. Xiao Zhou will pick you up downstairs!"
While they were preparing, Xiao Zhou was also busy.
They grabbed bedding and sheets from Aunt Wen's room.
Several strong team members were already holding one foot and looking up nervously.
How could Bai Yan not be afraid?
She felt her teeth chattering.
But she also knew that it would be useless at this time.
He couldn't save himself, nor could he save Meng Hechuan.
She didn't want her boyfriend to die in the 1980s!
Bai Yan nodded solemnly.
He held up Meng Hechuan's face, which had been blackened by the fire because he went out to check, and then kissed him hard!
He responded quickly.
This time the kiss was not filled with any lust, not even the entanglement between the lips and teeth.
Just lips touching lips.
But it was more solemn than any of the previous kisses.
"I believe in you! You have to get down safely too!"
The two did not delay.
Meng Hechuan lifted Bai Yan up and let her step on him to climb onto the balcony.
There were sporadic sounds of firecrackers in the distance.
Bai Yan forced herself not to look down and not to be frightened by the scorching flames on the second floor.
She clung to the rusty pipe and climbed down as fast as she could.
But the soles of the sneakers she wore were made of rubber, which made it difficult to exert force.
Meng Hechuan pulled the bed sheet and shouted at her, "Crawl barefoot!"
Bai Yan gritted her teeth and said, "Then you have to compensate me with a new pair of shoes!"
As she finished speaking, she kicked off the first pair of shoes Meng Hechuan gave her.
Toes are indeed easier to grip than wearing shoes, and Bai Yan quickly climbed to the balcony of 207.
She panted, untying the sheets from around herself.
She nodded to Meng Hechuan, who was avoiding the flames and paying attention to her, and then jumped suddenly——
The wind whistled past her ears, and Bai Yan fell with a thud onto the bed sheets that Xiao Zhou and the others had already pulled up.
Xiao Zhou quickly stepped forward and pulled her up, "Comrade Bai, are you okay?"
Bai Yan shook her head, thinking that her hand must have twisted when it fell.
But she was so worried about Meng Hechuan that she couldn't take care of herself.
Following Xiao Zhou, he climbed out of the bed and looked up: "Meng Hechuan——"
In mid-air, Meng Hechuan tied a bed sheet around his waist, and the other end of the bed sheet was tied to the horizontal bar of 306.
His physical fitness is better than Bai Yan's, and he usually participates in team training or exercises.
Although the third floor is high, it would not be difficult for him to climb up in a short period of time unless there are any accidents.
But the accident happened.
The southeast wind fanned the fire, and the flames had already spread upwards from the empty balcony.
The cotton sheets were not resistant to burning, and the water pipes nearby began to heat up and deform due to the heat.
Meng Hechuan reacted faster than the people below. As soon as the water pipe made a hissing sound, he decisively untied the knot of the bed sheet wrapped around his body and shouted to the people below, "Xiao Zhou!"
Xiao Zhou pushed Bai Yan away, and together with several team members, they quickly and decisively pulled the bed sheet and ran in the direction where Meng Hechuan jumped.
He had only one thought in his mind: to catch him!
Accompanied by the loud sound of a bursting water pipe, Meng Hechuan jumped into the bed.
But his angle was not high enough, and he had no time to prepare for the buffer, let alone jump into the muddy ground of the flower garden.
Although it fell on the bed sheet this time, it was not caught like Bai Yan just now.
All parts of his body rubbed heavily against the concrete floor, and he groaned in pain.
"Chief Engineer Meng, are you okay?" Xiao Zhou ran forward first, "I'll take you to the hospital!"
"Bai Yan--" Meng Hechuan felt pain all over his body. His high-heeled suit was licked by the flames, revealing his burnt skin.
But he still propped himself up and looked for her in the crowd.
Bai Yan sobbed and walked forward.
His back was covered with burns.
Because when Bai Yan was climbing down from the upstairs, the fire had already spread up the stairs to the third floor and rushed into the house.
But Meng Hechuan didn't say a word at the time. He just held the bed sheet tightly for Bai Yan so that she could jump down safely.
Bai Yan wanted to help him, but she didn't dare to, as she was shaking all over.
"I'm fine--" Seeing her like this, Meng Hechuan propped himself up and tried to steady her.
However, because of his injury, he fell down before he could even touch her fingertips.
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