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Although Lan Jin wanted to think so, she would really give it more consideration for her future life.
The ground shook more and more violently, and the houses that had been corroded by acid rain all collapsed after the shaking.
This is because they are far away, otherwise, with the two combined, they might not even have the chance to call for help.
The ground shook violently for a while and finally stopped.
Just when everyone was rejoicing that the earthquake was temporarily over, the ground not only shook even more violently, but the previously dried and cracked land also began to stir up dust.
In the dust, a black crack suddenly appeared in the distance. As the ground shook, the crack gradually widened until it appeared before their eyes.
The crowd had no time to react, and all the people and cars fell through the gap.
In this situation, even the most basic rescue work was not able to respond in time.
Until screams and cries for help came, everyone suddenly became frightened, and then there was another mad escape.
These people have no purpose at all. Besides, there is no truly safe place at the moment, so these people are just running around aimlessly.
But even in this critical moment, human nature was fully displayed in these few short seconds. There were people pulling, pushing, trampling, and even deliberately making trouble in the crowd. Although no one could see clearly in the chaos, the base would definitely hold everyone accountable later.
After knowing that they couldn't save all of these people, the people at the base suddenly changed their focus and switched to protecting the children. No matter what, by protecting the children, they had fulfilled their greatest responsibility. As for the others—
They certainly won't give up openly. If they can save as many people as possible, they will save them. If they really can't save them, there's nothing they can do.
Then there was a period of misery. Until the earthquake officially ended, the scene could only be described as one of heavy casualties.
Given the current situation, the time of travel was really unfortunate. If they had set off earlier, they would have passed by the earthquake zone and so many people would not have died. Or if they had set off later and not reached the earthquake zone, so many people would not have died.
But they happened to leave on that day, without any delay on the way, and happened to arrive at the earthquake zone, and then the earthquake occurred.
But, there were obvious warnings for everything beforehand, so why wasn't there an earthquake? If they could, they would have been able to avoid it.
Captain Zhou said with a gloomy expression, "Communications were cut off halfway through. Even if there was a call, we wouldn't be able to receive it."
In short, until they set off, they did not receive any news about the earthquake. So now the situation is very simple. Either the people above did not send them the news at all, or they sent it after they left. Of these two points, they naturally prefer the second one.
But in this case, they can only blame themselves for bad luck.
It would be strange if Captain Zhou’s expression could be good-looking.
The key is that something like this happened on the way. After arriving at the new base, I don’t know how to write this report. There is also rescue work at the moment—
In short, Captain Zhou had a headache.
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Unlike Captain Zhou, Captain Zhang said calmly, "So many people died when I was on a mission. It won't be a big deal. After all, these are all natural disasters. Don't worry too much. We should solve the problem at hand now. That's the most important thing."
There are many things to do at the moment. First, they have to treat the wounded, then take a headcount. After everything is confirmed, they also have to confirm how much supplies they have left and whether these supplies can allow them to reach the new base. If not, should they return first, or what?
All these things cannot be completed in one day.
Moreover, they are still in the earthquake zone, and the aftermath of the earthquake has not ended yet. The power of the aftershocks is still quite strong. Every wave will make people panic and confused, and they really cannot rest well.
Another thing is that the harsh environment after the earthquake can easily cause a plague. Even if it is not a plague, a sudden attack by mutant creatures will be a fatal blow to them.
With all these happening one after another, Captain Zhou and others were really worried that ordinary people in the base would not be able to accept it.
But others couldn't accept it, but Lan Jin and others were not affected at all.
Well, I prepared for the worst at first, but after it happened, it wasn't that bad. After avoiding the crack in the ground, nothing much happened except a few falls and the child getting scared.
What's more, at this moment, Ran Qiaoqiao had been coaxed into playing with other children again.
Lan Jin said, "He's just a child after all. Things will pass quickly. He was crying like his father had died just now, but he'll be fine now."
After hearing Lan Jin's analogy, the other three people's mouths twitched, and they were really unable to respond.
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The rescue work is still going on. Although most people are slightly injured, some people still suffered serious injuries. The most important thing is that some people are actually trapped under large rocks.
The rock was huge and heavy, and even though two team members had gone over to help, they were unable to lift it. Just as the surrounding team members were about to step forward to help, Ranchocho, who was nearby and had an overflowing sense of justice, immediately left the playful children behind and took small steps forward to help.
Lan Qiaoqiao was extremely strong. The little girl could easily lift a double-door refrigerator, let alone a big rock. She quickened her pace and ran towards the rock, avoiding several team members who wanted to stop her, and lifted up the big rock that even two adult men could not move.
After Lan Qiaoqiao lifted the stone, he threw it heavily to the side. Then he smiled innocently in the direction of Lan Jin and shouted, "Mom, I'm awesome, right?"
Lan Jin was speechless at this moment. She really wanted to say, "Girl, can't you be more honest? Have you forgotten what I reminded you before? You're still moving stones. How can you be so capable?"
But at this moment, it is not appropriate to talk about this matter.
Lan Jin could only smile deathly and whispered to Lan Qiaoqiao: "Qiaoqiao is great, but Qiaoqiao's memory doesn't seem to be very good recently."
After Lan Jin's indirect reminder, Lan Qiaoqiao seemed to realize that she had done something wrong. She froze in her tracks and quickly said, "Mom, Qiaoqiao did something wrong."
"It doesn't count."
It really doesn’t count, after all, he just rescued a person who was trapped under a rock.
But if you say no, it's not impossible. After all, after this action, the fact that Lan Qiaoqiao is very strong can no longer be concealed.
(End of this chapter)
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