Depressed. Extremely depressing.
The scene was quiet and no one spoke.
As soon as the fire brigade vehicle stopped on the shore, seven or eight people got out immediately. Three of them had already put on diving suits and hooked up oxygen in the vehicle, and they were obviously ready.
Wan Fanglai scolded: "You can't come when I need you! What do I need you to do!"
A cadre from the Public Security Bureau said angrily: "Why are you here! How long has this been going on? See for yourselves!"
The leading firefighter hurriedly explained: "Everyone just went to work, and there was a delay in temporarily preparing rescue equipment."
A deputy mayor in charge also said angrily: "Ten minutes have passed! Everyone... what's the use of you coming now? Huh?"
It was ten minutes since Dong Xuebin entered the water. Twenty minutes had passed since the incident. The rescuers arrived. It was indeed a bit slow. The seven or eight people in the fire brigade knew this, not to mention the municipal party committee secretary and mayor who were present. The city leaders were all there, and they didn't dare to refute anything.
Dong Xuebin is dead!
It's too late to say anything now!
These city leaders stopped scolding them, and all of them looked unhappy.
Suddenly, Xie Huilan got mad and said to the firefighters: "What are you looking at! Go down and save people!"
Upon hearing Mayor Xie's words, Zhong Zhengwei immediately said: "Don't say anything! Fish out the people first!"
Xie Huilan's word "rescue" showed that there was still hope, while Zhong Zhengwei's word "salvage" must have known that Dong Xuebin and the little boy would still be two corpses even if they were rescued.
Three firefighters who put on diving suits immediately entered the water.
A fire brigade leader on the shore immediately found a familiar cadre of the Public Security Bureau, "Old Chen, what's going on at the scene? How many people are under the water?"
Old Chen sighed, "Just Director Dong and a boy."
The team leader was stunned, "Only two? We received news... was it eight or nine?"
Old Chen gritted his teeth and said: "Director Dong rescued them all, but when he went to rescue the boy again... he never came up again, even ten minutes later!"
The team leader gasped and said, "Director Dong, is this Director Dong Xuebin, Director Dong?"
"It's not him or anyone else."
"But wasn't he seriously injured the day before yesterday?"
"Director Dong went down with injuries. There were dozens of wounds. I looked at them..." Lao Chen couldn't continue, his eye circles were a little red. Dong Xuebin's actions today really impressed many people. Ask yourself, face Ordinary people, none of them can achieve the level of Dong Xuebin. It's ridiculous that the family members of these ordinary people beat Dong Xuebin the day before yesterday. It's ridiculous that they cursed Dong Xuebin this morning, but how did Director Dong repay them? Regardless of past grievances, he still went into the water to save people without hesitation! He even risked his own life! Corrupt officials? Now thinking about the people who cursed Director Dong, Lao Chen felt that these words were really ridiculous!
Several firefighters heard this and looked at each other in shock.
And when a firefighter who went under the water was the first to surface, the shock became even stronger!
The firefighter in the diving suit was dragged up by another team member. It took a long time to push him to the ice. The man was panting and his whole body was shaking with cold. It only took a few dozen seconds. Zhong couldn't hold on any longer, and only the other two team members were left to continue the underwater search and rescue.
"Xiao Wang!"
"How are you, Xiao Wang?"
All the team members next to him stepped forward to greet him.
Xiao Wang was lying on the ice and was pulled to the shore. Only then did he talk, "The water... is too cold."
The team leader felt very embarrassed and couldn't help but said angrily: "Aren't you wearing a diving suit?"
Xiao Wang said in pain: "The air-conditioning penetrates my flesh and I can't stop it. It's at least a few degrees below zero. I just got into the water and my thighs cramped up!"
Many people nearby looked at the fire brigade people.
The team leader took a breath, "Substitute! Go down again!"
Xiao Wang said: "I'm sorry, but the water temperature is really..."
"I understand, don't be sorry!" The team leader asked someone to carry him away.
At this time, everyone present knew the actual state in which Dong Xuebin entered the water. They also knew how much perseverance Dong Xuebin had to endure. Even the professional underwater rescuers from the fire brigade, and even the people wearing diving suits and The rescue team members who had no oxygen could not stay in the water for almost dozens of seconds, but Dong Xuebin went back and forth four or five times, rescuing seven or eight people from the icy water
What is this gap
What kind of willpower is this?
Luo Haiting couldn't help it anymore, walked up and said anxiously to the team leader: "How is Director Dong doing? Is there any hope? Is it still possible..."
Liu Hanqing suppressed his anger and said: "There must be hope, right?"
Hearing this, many people looked over and were waiting for a reply from professionals. Although they already knew what was going on, many people still refused to give up.
The fire brigade leader's expression froze, he looked at them apologetically and said, "We can only say we try our best."
He Suien frowned suddenly, "What do you mean by trying your best? Just say it clearly! How much hope does Director Dong have to survive?"
The team leader was speechless for a moment and said truthfully: "Ordinary people can't last three minutes even in ordinary warm water, ten minutes more... let alone this kind of ice water, not to mention normal people, even professionally trained people. , even if you are wearing thermal clothing... there is still a slight possibility in five minutes, but ten minutes, it is more than ten minutes now..." After a pause in his voice, the leader said: "Director Dong should have been killed. I'm sorry, we are now We can only salvage with all our strength." If the people asked him, he would say tactfully and tell them that he would try his best to rescue. But with so many city leaders present looking at him, the team leader had no choice but to hide it. In this case, it was not possible. There may be people who can survive, even a god like Dong Xuebin.
In distress
Is Dong Xuebin really dead?
Luo Haiting's feet softened and she sat on the embankment.
There were also people around who covered their mouths and cried!
The fire brigade handles this kind of rescue incidents many times every year. They must be professionals. Since they have come to this conclusion, they are definitely not wrong. No one had mentioned it before, but now that the team leader said it, many people became excited.
However, the person who seemed the calmest at the scene was Dong Xuebin’s lover Xie Huilan.
I saw Xie Huilan squinting at the team leader and saying: "If he died so easily! He wouldn't be called Dong Xuebin! Don't mention salvage to me again! Rescue me with all your strength as quickly as possible! He is sure Still alive! Even if I’m dead, I still want to see someone’s corpse!”
The team leader immediately said: "Mayor Xie, don't worry, if I call people down again, I will definitely find Director Dong!"
Immediately, two more firefighters put on diving suits and went into the water to search for people!
Many people looked at Xie Huilan and didn't know what to say at this time.
Another minute has passed!
A firefighter stuck his head out from the water and shook his head at everyone under the gaze of everyone, indicating that he still couldn't find anyone.
Xie Huilan stood there motionless, "Keep looking for me!"
After saying that, Xie Huilan swayed a little and leaned against a car.
A female cadre from the municipal government next to her quickly supported her and said, "Mayor Xie, are you okay?"
Zhong Zhengwei immediately said: "Mayor Xie, go to the car and rest for a while! You can't do this!"
"Yes, thank you, mayor." A cadre next to him said, "You are still pregnant. Go to the car quickly. It's cold outside!"
"I'm fine!" Xie Huilan, however, held on to the car and straightened her body, shook off the hand of the female cadre next to her, and continued to stare at the ice with her eyes!
one second…
Ten seconds…
Twenty seconds…
It has been more than eleven minutes since Dong Xuebin entered the water!
Although they knew that Dong Xuebin had died, many city leaders still did not leave. After all, the impact of the incident was great, and they would definitely stay until the moment Dong Xuebin's body was recovered. Gradually, more and more people have accepted the fact that Dong Xuebin is dead.
People from the fire brigade also came ashore one by one.
"Report, not found."
"I didn't find it here either."
"Maybe, maybe it drifted to other places."
Their bodies couldn't hold on any longer, it was too cold.
The leader of the fire brigade said: "Change the group of people! Keep looking! Until we find it!"
On the fire truck, the people who had changed their clothes were all wrapped in blankets and shivering. They were freezing in less than two minutes. You can imagine the temperature of the water underneath.
Director Dong is dead!
Can't even find the body now?
Many people shed tears again when they thought of this.
"Director Dong!"
"how so!"
"The director is only twenty-five years old!"
"God, can you open your eyes?"
Crying is contagious, and more and more people wiped their tears together. No one now thinks that Dong Xuebin is a corrupt official for doing this for the common people. Some relatives whose families were saved by Dong Xuebin just now are even more ashamed. They are the ones who feel most sorry for Dong Xuebin. Cry Also the biggest!
"Director Dong!"
"Good people don't live long! What kind of world is this?"
Many cadres also felt a little sad, and their eyes felt a little hot.
But just when everyone was lamenting and crying for Dong Xuebin's sacrifice, there was suddenly some movement on the ice far away on the right.
Boom!
Boom!
"Hey! What's the sound?"
"Who's knocking something?"
"I heard it too? What's going on?"
Several firefighters near the shore were stunned for a moment, and then they all looked at an ice layer more than ten meters away on the side.
Immediately, under everyone's stunned gaze, the ice layer cracked!
It broke!
The ice flew up from the water, bringing with it a string of water drops!
Many people were startled and looked in that direction!
what's the situation? Ice flying up from below? Is there anyone down there? Someone cracked the ice? Why did the fire brigade go so far?