Chapter 306 Time is life
At first, Gu Ji didn't quite understand why the game set the mission time limit for such a long time.
After all, the distance from Lahore Airport to the earthquake source is only more than 60 kilometers. Even if it is all mountainous, it can be reached in one hour.
It turns out that a trap was set here.
I even have a darker suspicion. Could this aftershock be "deliberately" created by the game to make it more difficult?
"Fortunately, no one was seriously injured in this aftershock landslide."
Director Yan Qingwen looked at the Pakistani firefighter who was being bandaged by a nurse from the medical team and breathed a sigh of relief. Then he took out his phone, but before he could unlock it, he saw the words "No signal" in the upper right corner of the screen, and "Korean Detachment, does your mobile phone have a signal?"
"No, this aftershock should have destroyed Pakistan's signal base station. We have now completely lost contact with the outside world."
Han Yue turned his head and looked around, as if he was conducting on-site analysis.
Gu Ji narrowed his eyes, knowing that this was his only chance.
In order to complete task one as soon as possible, he had to "induced" the rescue team to rush to the earthquake area as soon as possible, so he hurried over and shouted:
"Han Detachment! Han Detachment! I heard Director Yan say in the car that the characteristic of this earthquake is that there are many aftershocks. I think we should pack up the backpacks, supplies, and equipment in the bus as soon as possible and leave here on foot as soon as possible. Otherwise, once the next aftershock occurs, we will definitely be washed to the bottom of the mountain!"
"oh?"
When Han Yue heard the noise, he turned around and saw that it was this black boy again, but he showed a meaningful expression.
At this time, Gu Jicai discovered that besides Yan Qingwen, there was also a shorter man with red cheeks and bright eyes standing beside him.
Gu Ji glanced at the name on his chest, Zou Lei.
Zou Lei glared at him for some reason, "Director Yan, Detachment Han, Bian Shizhang is the dog searcher of our search team, don't be as experienced as this kid..."
"fine."
Han Yue squinted his eyes, stared at Gu Ji, and murmured his name, "Bian Shizhang, well, he seems to be quite clever. Speak out your thoughts boldly and listen."
"Time is life, this is what you just said before."
Gu Ji was used to the big world and didn't care about the gazes of several people.
"Our top priority now is to identify the disaster and rescue people as soon as possible. The 'golden 72 hours' is the golden rescue period after a geological disaster. There are only 55 hours left before the first main earthquake begins, and we are here In this mission, there are still a number of names of Xia country compatriots that need to be confirmed."
Upon hearing the words "Compatriots from the Xia Kingdom", the eyes of Yan Qingwen, Han Yue, and Zou Lei flashed at the same time.
Due to the close relationship between Pakistan and Xia, many Xia companies and construction teams will come to Pakistan to assist in construction, and a large number of Xia people come to do business and work to make a living. They are mainly located in Karachi, Islamabad, and Latvia, where they are currently located. Hel metropolitan area.
so.
Finding out whether any Xia compatriots were killed in the earthquake is also one of their important tasks in this operation!
"So, my suggestion is to set out on foot immediately, cross with heavy loads, go to the earthquake area, and save people first!"
"A good saying, 'Save people first.'"
Han Yue shouted.
Gu Ji's words seemed to speak to his heart.
In fact, anyone who knows something about earthquake disasters knows that this mountain road cannot be stayed any longer. No matter whether we rush to the disaster area or not, there is no doubt that we must leave here as soon as possible.
"All members of the rescue team obey orders!"
"Wow."
In an instant, everyone stopped their non-essential work at the same time, stood up straight, and waited seriously for Han Yue to speak.
"Immediately set out to search for backpacks, supplies, and rescue equipment, and bring all the machinery and tools that I can. At any cost, we must march urgently and rush to the earthquake area to rescue people. Can we do it?"
"able!!"
All of a sudden, the sixty-one members of the rescue team shouted in unison.
"Bian Shizhang, return to the team!"
"yes!"
Gu Ji straightened his back, agreed, and immediately returned to the search team with Xiao Jian.
But as he walked, he always felt like someone was watching him from behind.
When he turned around, it turned out to be the same Zou Lei from before.
Although he didn't know why the other party kept looking at him, judging from the way he spoke just now, he should be Gu Ji's direct leader, the leader of the search team.
Could it be that he made him unhappy by jumping to the next level?
But Gu Ji really didn't have time to care about it now.
The landslide happened suddenly. Except for a few people like him who were always carrying backpacks, the rest of the rescuers' belongings were basically left on the luggage rack of the bus. However, the more important rescue equipment and medical supplies were placed under the side of the bus. in the cargo compartment.
But because the bus had already been squeezed and deformed by boulders, they could only use hydraulic pliers and struts to forcefully tear open the outer compartment cover.
In actual operation, the bus will continuously make a tooth-wrenching metallic creaking sound.
This made the rescuers who were passing backpacks outside the car feel more and more nervous.
“Creak…”
Just when the equipment in the cargo compartment was halfway transferred, the car body suddenly made a sound that was obviously different from before.
Gu Ji, Han Yue and others looked around hurriedly.
I saw the tires on the side of the bus facing down the mountain gradually starting to rub against the ground.
Oops! !
After the equipment was moved out, the weight of the cargo box was reduced, and the temporary mechanical balance was lost, allowing the falling rocks to further compress the car body!
"The bus is going to fall! Run!"
"Everyone evacuate immediately!!"
Gu Ji and Han Yue shouted one after another to remind everyone.
The rescuers in the bus hurriedly jumped out through the broken window, while several people standing on the back responsible for transporting equipment hurriedly fled towards the front of the bus.
Seeing that the bus has tipped downwards.
One of the female medical staff was unable to run out in time while holding the ECG equipment. Her feet slipped and she fell down the hillside.
Gu Ji immediately tensed up his legs and dodged at an alarming speed.
Just as the female medical worker fell down, she grabbed her ankle with her right hand. She pulled out a short shovel from nowhere with her left hand and slammed it into the mud. "Chichichi..."
"Woof! Woof!"
"ah--!"
"Lost the device! Grab the bush!!"
After all, the shovel is not a pickaxe. The tip of the shovel scrapes the soil and slides downward.
Fortunately, Gu Ji's call was timely, and the female medical worker let go of the heavy ECG equipment in her arms. When her rescue dog Xiao Jian saw that his owner was in trouble, he rushed down the hillside without hesitation and bit Gu Ji's sleeve. Dragging backwards, the three parties finally barely stopped in place.
But before she had time to rejoice.
The next second, the top of the head suddenly became dark.
When I looked up, I saw the huge bus body crashing down from the mountain road, almost grazing their scalps, hitting the ground heavily with a "rumbling" sound, and then rolled towards the river at the bottom of the mountain. .
"Throw the rope quickly!!"
Without waiting for Han Yue's order, Wang Yuexi swung the safety rope from the hillside with a "swish" and landed next to Gu Ji and the female medical staff with great precision.
"Hurry and hold on to the rope!"
After several reminders from Gu, the female doctor realized what she was doing and reached out to hold the rope firmly in her hands. With the help of the rescue team, the two returned to the mountain road step by step.
The female medical worker collapsed in the arms of her fellow nurse, her face pale.
Even though they were all from the Armed Police Hospital and had participated in various medical rescue operations, when faced with the scene of the giant bus crashing down, their minds went blank except for fear, as if their computer had shut down.
There is no ability to resist at all!
"Huhe, thank you, brother." After Gu Ji came up, he looked at Wang Yuexi who was wiping his sweat and knew that he had dropped the rope in time.
"You're welcome." Wang Yuexi imitated Gu Ji's original answer and smiled innocently at the end.
"You are very skilled, Bian Shizhang and Wang Yuexi. You two will be the vanguard of the team and be responsible for leading everyone forward. Is that okay?"
At this time, Han Yue came over and called him from behind.
How could Gu Ji miss such a good opportunity to complete the task? He decisively agreed: "I promise to complete the task!"
"Me too!" Wang Yuexi shouted excitedly.
"Okay, support team, how about the material and equipment transportation?" Han Yue turned back and asked the team leader in charge of the rescue team's material support.
The support team leader shook his head and sighed: "Because the location of the bus was too dangerous, the team members did not dare to make too many efforts to rescue the passengers. However, they were only able to rescue less than half of the number."
"Half is enough. Get ready and set off on foot immediately!"
"yes!"
Han Yue gave an order and everyone moved together.
Gu Ji took the lead and rushed up the slope with Xiao Jian. He grabbed the sharp corners of the boulder and turned it over. Wang Yuexi followed closely behind.
Behind them, sixty rescuers divided into two columns and followed them.
The mountain road after the landslide is extremely difficult to walk. There are huge rocks and mud piles everywhere. If you encounter a structurally unstable place, it will easily collapse.
Fortunately, most of the people in the rescue team are ex-soldiers from the engineering force.
By supporting each other, we were able to read through the pages without any danger.
After escaping from the mountains and forests and entering the plain road, Gu Ji felt like a fish in water.
Having gone through the Jinbang training camp, he had to do an 8-kilometer armed cross-country run and a 3-kilometer armed swim every day. In addition, he also has a blue endurance mark, so there is no need to talk about his physical strength.
The rescue team was doing physical work, which was enough to keep up with his pace.
But some of the medical staff in the team were ordinary people, and there were also several injured Pakistani firefighters. Gu Ji still couldn't get up to speed.
At this time, the captain of the support team sped up and ran up, shouting: "Director Yan, Han detachment, some team members are carrying equipment that is too heavy and their physical strength cannot keep up. The medical team also responded that the injured kept crying out in pain. "
"Everyone stop where you are!"
Han Yue suddenly shouted, then called Gu Ji and Wang Yuexi over and briefly explained the situation of the team.
Looking at the lower left corner, there are only 40 minutes of task time left.
Gu Ji turned to look at the back of the team. The topographic map of Punjab Province that he had peeked at on the bus flashed through his mind, and he quickly explained: "Director Yan, Han Detachment, if someone in the team can't keep up now, I'm afraid there will be more in the future." It’s hard to keep up.”
"After this plain, there is a new mountainous area further ahead. It is closer to the earthquake area and the damage will definitely be more serious. It is better to temporarily divide the team into two and leave some medical, wounded, technical, support and other personnel to guard The heavy equipment, led by Director Yan, is on standby and continues to find ways to contact the outside world through the radio."
"The remaining search and rescue and rescue teams will speed up and strive to reach the earthquake area as soon as possible. After seeing the Pakistani disaster area command center, Pakistan can still send emergency forces to assist Director Yan and others in rushing to the disaster area."
After hearing Gu Ji's suggestion, Yan Qingwen and Han Yue looked at each other and seemed to think this method was not bad.
Because this is a plain area, even if there are another aftershocks, there will be almost no danger.
On the contrary, forcing an injured person to climb a mountain is more likely to cause accidents.
"Just follow Bian Shizhang's method, Director Yan, and leave them to you."
"Don't worry, but when you arrive in the earthquake area, you must be careful and don't act rashly. You must observe first and wait for the opinion of the expert team."
Han Yue and Yan Qingwen gave each other a few words of advice.
Immediately, the team was divided into two halves, with a small group of people staying where they were, while the large group continued to march toward the mountainous area ahead.
When running towards the head of the team.
Zou Lei couldn't help but glance at him again, and this scene happened to be seen by Gu Ji.
It made him confused.
But without those who were holding them back, the rescue team's speed climbed to a higher level again, and they quickly rushed into the mountainous area.
Because it is closer to the earthquake zone, the aftershocks are more severe due to pressure, and obvious cracks even appear in the exposed rocks of the mountain.
Fortunately, Gu Ji often trains ropes now. In addition to rappelling, he also climbs. Using his hands and feet together, he climbed over some steep slopes.
As a rescuer, Wang Yuexi acted more swiftly.
The two people tied the safety rope to a stable tree trunk, and then threw it down to facilitate the climbing of the rear team members.
But there were not many people just climbing up.
The rescue dog Xiao Jian suddenly pounced on Gu Ji's trouser leg, scratched it twice, then bared his teeth, lowered his body, and looked behind the hillside with vigilance.
"Wait a minute, there seems to be something going on on the hillside!"
Gu Ji shouted, and several rescuers who were climbing immediately stopped where they were, and the whole place fell silent instantly.
His ears flickered slightly, and he vaguely heard human voices, "There seems to be someone behind the hillside! And there's more than one! Many!"
"Human? How can there be anyone in this place!"
Han Yue frowned and asked.
The map marked this as a wild mountain forest, and they took the risk only because it was the closest passage to the earthquake zone.
After quickly climbing up, Han Yue sneaked over with Gu Ji and Wang Yuexi.
Pick up the telescope and take a look.
On the dirt road at the foot of the hillside, a convoy was smashed to pieces by falling rocks. A group of figures wearing white reflective rescue suits were repairing around these vehicles.
"It seems to be the Saudi rescue team!"
Han Yue couldn't help but his eyes lit up because he saw that one of the transport trucks had started its engine.
Saudi Arabia and Pakistan are both Sunni and have frequent military and economic exchanges, so the relationship between the two countries is very good. Moreover, the two countries are relatively close to each other, so it is normal for them to be the first to come to support.
And Xia Guo has a close relationship with Saudi Arabia, which means they may be able to get a free ride.
Gu Ji would definitely raise 10,000 hands to agree to this proposal.
So under the leadership of Han Yue.
The first meeting between the Xiaguo rescue team and the Saudi rescue team happened.
It turned out that the Saudi rescue team bypassed the mountain forest from the plain side and was preparing to rush to the earthquake area. However, like them, they encountered an aftershock, failed to dodge, and were hit by a landslide.
But because they were on a gentle slope in the plain, they had enough space to escape, and the damage was much lighter than that of the Xia Kingdom rescue team.
The so-called "eating people has a short mouth".
Han Yue took the lead in the rescue and technical support team and took the initiative to help the beach rescue team repair damaged equipment and vehicles.
I heard that they still had people injured and trapped in place.
The captain of the Saudi rescue team immediately said that they could be driven by truck to the earthquake area command center to seek rescue from Pakistan.
Gu Ji, Han Yue, and Wang Yuexi looked at each other and smiled.
Their purpose was achieved.
So, everyone sat in the back of the transport truck and set off all the way to the earthquake zone in the west, in time for the few minutes that the game time was about to end.
A gray ruin finally appeared in front of Gu Ji's eyes.
A few men with gray faces and tattered clothes were walking aimlessly like zombies, not even paying attention to their transport trucks and shouts.
The next second.
A military green tent area came into view.
[Goal: Successfully reach the rescue location within 2 hours! 】