The rain is still falling.
In the dilapidated house, two groups of people were lying quietly.
Those on the left are the survivors rescued by Lin Qiye and his team, and those on the right are the victims who lost their lives.
There were 17 survivors and 9 casualties.
After a natural disaster like a mudslide occurs, many people lose their lives when the disaster breaks out. They are buried by mud and rocks, hit by broken walls, and pierced by sharp stones and branches... There is no way to save these people.
The survivors on the other side were all in Wen Qingqing's Forbidden Ruins, repairing their body damage through sleep. The whole house was full and extremely quiet.
Because of this, Lin Qiye and his friends could only lean against the broken wall outside the house and endure the baptism of wind and rain.
Suddenly, among the survivors on the left, a girl with pigtails slowly opened her eyes.
She sat up from the ground in a daze, her mind still stuck on the memory of the mudslide. She was about to go back to the house to ask her grandparents to leave, but she tripped over the shaking ground and fell into a corner...
Where are grandpa and grandma
Yaya looked around and soon found two old men lying quietly among the group of people on the right.
She gritted her teeth, got up from the ground, ran quickly to the two old people, shook their cold bodies vigorously, her little face turned pale with fright.
"Grandpa, Grandpa! What's wrong with you, Grandpa!"
Her voice alarmed several people outside. They ran into the house quickly and saw Yaya kneeling on the ground shaking the old man's body. They looked at each other in confusion.
Wen Qingqing pursed her lips tightly, walked to Yaya and gently picked her up.
"May I have your name?"
Yaya's body trembled slightly, and she whispered: "My name is Yaya..."
"Yaya..." Wen Qingqing said softly, "Grandpa and grandma are asleep, let's not wake them up, okay?"
Yaya looked back at her grandparents lying quietly on the ground, pursed her lips, and nodded heavily.
Wen Qingqing carried Yaya out of the house and sat down next to the broken wall. Lin Qiye and the others looked at each other and also left the house.
"Sister, you... who are you?" Yaya looked a little better when she got outside, and spoke timidly.
"We? We are here to save Yaya."
"Oh..." Yaya blinked, "Then, when will grandpa and grandma wake up?"
Wen Qingqing's body trembled, and she lowered her head, not knowing what to say.
At this moment, Shen Qingzhu came forward and after a moment of silence, he slowly said, "Your name is Yaya, right? Do you have any other relatives besides your grandparents?"
"Yes, and mom and dad."
"Where are your parents?"
“I don’t know… Dad went to the mountain to collect firewood in the morning, and then it started to rain heavily, so Mom took a raincoat and went up the mountain to look for Dad, and he hasn’t come back yet.” Yaya said in a low voice.
"Do you remember where they came up the mountain from?" Shen Qingzhu continued to ask.
Yaya nodded and pointed in a direction, "There."
Everyone turned to look, and saw that the place Yaya pointed to was exactly the direction where the mudslide first rolled down. The collapsed mud and rocks had already submerged half of the mountain, and there were not even a few trees left.
Everyone looked at each other and fell silent.
We went up the mountain in the morning, and then it started to rain heavily, followed by an earthquake and mudslides. Staying in the mountains under such circumstances was probably...
Wen Qingqing's eyes were a little red. She forced a smile and gently stroked Yaya's head.
"Yaya, can we get some sleep first? Look, Yaya's hand is still injured."
Yaya looked down at her hand and found that a large piece of skin had been scraped off without her knowing. After Wen Qingqing's treatment, the bleeding had stopped, but the wound still existed.
Before Yaya could say anything, a feeling of tiredness enveloped her heart and she soon fell asleep.
Wen Qingqing picked up Yaya, walked into the house quietly, put her back on the ground, took off her military coat, and gently covered her small body with it.
She walked back outside and could clearly feel that the atmosphere was a little solemn.
Shen Qingzhu leaned against the wall, squinted his eyes, and looked at the mountains in the distance. "I think we should go look for it."
"We have to guard the survivors until the rescue team arrives." Instructor Hong shook his head.
"We can split our forces into two groups."
"No." Instructor Hong's expression was very serious. "The leader disappeared inexplicably. There must be some unknown factors behind this incident. It is definitely not a wise choice to disperse now.
Moreover, the place where they entered the mountain was too close to the point where the mudslide broke out. In that situation, it was impossible for ordinary people to escape. Even if they went, they might only find two bodies.
Even if we take a step back, it has been more than ten hours since the mudslide. Even if they survived, why haven't they returned yet?"
Shen Qingzhu lowered his head, clenched his fists silently, and remained silent.
Although others also wanted to search and rescue Yaya's parents, as Instructor Hong said, the chances of them surviving were too slim. Even if they went, they would probably only find two bodies...
“The night watchmen are only human, not gods. We can’t save everyone…” Instructor Hong felt bad when he saw everyone’s low spirits, and said, “You’ve worked so hard for so long, everyone take a rest, and we’ll go down the mountain when the rescue team arrives.
After you go down the mountain, you should prepare for the oath-taking ceremony, officially become Night Watchmen, and go to your respective stations."
Instructor Hong glanced at everyone and smiled, "I still remember that when you new recruits first entered the camp, you were weak and pretentious!
Especially you, Shen Qingzhu, you have a bad temper and look like you deserve a beating. And that little fat guy, he is no different from a pig every day..."
Shen Qingzhu frowned, snorted, turned his head and looked into the distance, while Baili Pangpang scratched his head embarrassedly.
"Now, now you can all run for such a long time in one breath and come to the mountains to rescue people... It's different, really different. I witness your growth with my own eyes, and see you go from rookies to night watchmen. Maybe this is the fun of being an instructor."
Instructor Hong's mouth curled up slightly, but then he shook his head, "But it's not enough, you haven't grown enough.
You are too immature and too young. Take Shen Qingzhu for example. Although you are not as arrogant as you were back then, you still have a bad temper. Only when you can calm down and completely control your emotions can you be considered to have truly grown up.
Don't show me that stinky face. You have the most serious problem among all these people. When you achieve this step one day, your future achievements will not be worse than Lin Qiye's."
Shen Qingzhu turned his head and looked at Lin Qiye, his brows furrowed even more tightly. He snorted, not wanting to listen to Instructor Hong's nagging anymore, so he stood up and walked away.
Lin Qiye: ...
If you want to scold him, just scold him. Why are you making me hate you