Chapter 211 (Chapter 211...)

Although Brother Yuan Jiang called them to go to bed, the children were not very happy.

Especially Song Yao, he was always worried about everything. For example, a building on fire was a big event, and it was a big event close to their school. He had to go to see it no matter what.

Yuan Jiang looked at the watch on his hand and had to compromise:

"You must come back before twelve o'clock. Staying up late will not make you grow taller."

This was said to Song Yao. The child nodded hurriedly and promised solemnly:

"We are just going to see if there is anything we can help with. Brother Yuan Jiang, don't worry, we will leave before twelve o'clock!"

He still knew Song Yao's habits. As long as he arrived at the scene, the child would definitely not be willing to leave if he didn't see that everyone was safe.

But seeing the child looking at him with bright eyes, Yuan Jiang could only turn a blind eye: "Put on your coat."

The children immediately became happy, and they all picked up their coats and put them on. Some ran out halfway through putting them on.

Song Yao also brought his own tool box for going out. Of course, he didn't carry it himself, because it was so heavy that he couldn't carry it. It was carried by a strong military sister.

If possible, he still hopes that he can help.

Because it was close, the group walked directly there. It was nine o'clock in the evening. Although the capital was very lively at night, most people who had to go to work still went to bed early.

As a result, when the street shouted that there was a fire, almost everyone on the street woke up.

And those who were sleeping soundly were also woken up by their families.

Almost everyone carried a wooden basin or a copper basin, and a couple worked together to carry a bucket of water. As a result, they were stopped by the fire comrades before they could get forward.

"The fire is too big. You don't have any protective measures. It's better not to go in."

If the fire was a bungalow, everyone would just pour water together, but it happened to be a building, and because it was a fire in the corridor, the fire soared to the upper floors in a short time.

In this situation, even if the firefighters went up, they would still take a big risk. They only had one water tanker, and they could only rush up again and again with buckets of water and temporary water pipes.

Not only that, they also had to evacuate the people around who wanted to help.

"The fire is too big, and there is a possibility that something will fall, and there may be an explosion. Everyone stay away and don't get close!"

Upon hearing that there would be an explosion, the people who were carrying buckets of water and wanted to move forward quickly retreated and pushed back.

"Then we will put the buckets here, and you can use them directly."

"Yes, yes, yes! If there is not enough water, I will go home to get more."

The people retreated far away, but they did not disperse. They stood there and followed with fear.

Because of the high floors of this high-rise building, there are quite a lot of people living there. Some people on the lower floors ran out by themselves, and some were rescued by firefighters at risk, but there are more people on the higher floors trapped above.

The firefighters could only attack in stages and forcibly open up a passage out, but the fire burned too fast, and it is very likely that they themselves would be trapped in the fire.

But this is the only way at present. Fortunately, last year the country equipped all firefighters with masks, which are somewhat similar to police masks. I heard that it was improved based on police masks.

This mask is specially developed and equipped for firefighters. Although it is a bit heavy to wear, it can prevent smoke and there is an oxygen device at the back.

Only a few people died from burns in the fire. Most of them died from smoke. Therefore, for firefighters, this equipment can greatly reduce their chances of death on duty.

When Song Yao and his team came, they happened to see a firefighter who had run out of oxygen coming out to change equipment in a mess. It was really messy. There were black patches on his clothes, and his hair was full of smoke and dust. The sweat on his face mixed with black dust. After taking off the mask, he gasped for air.

Song Yao and Zhao Xiaodong had seen the process of extinguishing wildfires. Although they were tired at the time, the purpose was to control the wildfire within a range, so the degree of danger was not too bad.

But firefighters are different. Their purpose is not only to put out fires, but more importantly to save people. In order to save people, they have to keep rushing forward even though they know there is danger ahead.

Seeing this visibly exhausted firefighter change his equipment with the help of others, put on his mask again and rushed into the fire, Song Yao became more and more certain that it was right to spend so much time on the protective shield.

Seeing several military vehicles coming over, some well-trained military comrades opened the car doors and moved the boxes down. The child guessed that the protective shields approved by the state had come, and he immediately turned his head to look at Yuan Jiang. Yuan Jiang understood and turned back to whisper a few words to Lu Ju.

The two military comrades following behind them also moved the two large boxes of the laboratory quietly and joined the ranks of moving things very naturally.

The military comrades who got off the military vehicle: "..."

Being able to be sent to perform such a task, they would naturally not fail to notice two strangers who had mixed in with their own people.

After the two sides spent half a minute to look at each other's documents, they continued to move things together.

While they were moving things, an officer went to talk to the fire commander.

Based on his experience, he quickly determined that the fire could not be put out. The firefighters knew that even if they ran their legs off, they would not be able to put out the fire in a short time.

All they could do now was to forcibly open a human rescue channel, wearing huge oilcloths to isolate the flames as much as possible, and then use this slow method to rescue people one by one.

But firefighters are just ordinary people after all. Even if they are wearing firefighting clothes specially made for various equipment, they cannot withstand long-term fire. If they are not careful, they may not be able to rescue people and they themselves are still inside.

But if they give up and continue to move forward, they can only rescue to the fifth floor of this building. There are still many families upstairs. Some people have been trapped in the house by the flames and are lying by the window shouting for help.

The firefighters can only tie ropes around themselves and climb up to rescue people. They can't do anything from the eighth floor up.

When he saw the officer showing his ID, he subconsciously saluted.

I thought the other party was here to help. Although I was very grateful, the commander had already planned to decline. In such a dangerous fire situation, they, the firefighters who often go in and out of the fire scene and have received targeted training, can't control it. Although the soldiers also train every day, that kind of training is still different from firefighting.

Without equipment and experience, he would not allow the other party to go up while the firefighters were still there.

But after hearing what the officer said, the commander opened his eyes in shock:

"Its production process is difficult, so the number is very small. It was originally not equipped until at least the end of this year, but now the situation is urgent and we can't take care of so much."

"After the order from above, we immediately brought all the protective shields that can be used now, and we can also join the rescue."

The commander was confused.

Although it sounds like a novel (he also likes to read martial arts novels), it is obvious that so many military comrades can't drive military vehicles to joke with him.

After confirming the certificate transfer order again, the commander nodded decisively:

"I will arrange for them to equip themselves."

Time is urgent, and he blew the retreat order without any delay.

All the firefighters outside took action immediately. Those who pulled the rope began to give instructions by pulling the rope, and those inside began to blow the whistle hanging around their necks.

Soon, all firefighters received the order.

A firefighter looked at the smoke in front of him unwillingly:

"It's just a few steps away."

"I don't want to retreat. Can't we still hold on in this situation?"

The firefighters who were with him didn't quite understand why the commander gave such an order, but they still had reason and tried to shout loudly:

"Maybe something went wrong outside, retreat first!"

Song Yao was looking up outside.

The fire was so fierce that many people in the upper floors opened the windows and leaned out half of their bodies. Some people tried to climb down through the windowsill, some people shouted for help with hoarse voices, and some people held their children for help.

The firefighters had no time to ask why such a powerful thing as a protective shield appeared. They only knew that this was intended to be equipped to them by the country and was now handed over to them for use in advance.

After the commander finished talking about the characteristics of the protective shield, he also specifically reminded:

"Although it can also prevent high-altitude falls, the comrades said that it can only be used for five floors at most. You still have to be careful and careful when you reach the upper floors."

The firefighters nodded seriously, equipped with all the equipment and went upstairs again.

Song Yao had been standing there, looking up, but ideas came up one after another in his mind, and he killed them one by one.

He had many ideas, but they all took time.

In a critical situation like now, nothing could be done.

Seeing Lu Ju coming back, he hurriedly asked: "How is it? Can this fire be put out?"

Lu Ju shook his head: "It can't be put out. The fire is too fierce. The firefighters said that the protective cover can guarantee life safety to the greatest extent, but it may not be very useful for extinguishing the flames."

"But at least the protective cover can protect people."

Song Yao wanted to say something else, but the crowd watching in the distance suddenly exclaimed.

"Look!"

"Whose child is that?!"

"It's going to fall, it's going to fall!!"

Their tone was full of shock and worry. Song Yao and the others hurriedly looked up, but saw that a window on the 14th floor had been opened, and thick smoke rushed out. A girl who was about twelve or thirteen years old was holding the windowsill and standing on the edge of the narrow floor below.

The edge was really narrow, and she even had to tiptoe to step on it. In order to avoid the smoke and fire, the girl had to move to the right, and her hand seemed to be holding a hole in the wall.

It was not very clear from below, but it could immediately make people who saw this scene feel nervous for her.

What was most worrying was that the girl was not alone.

There was a swaddling cloth tied to her back with a rope, which was obviously a baby, perhaps her brother or sister.

People began to discuss whose child this was.

Everyone lived in this area, so there would always be someone they knew. When they saw her, they would say:

"Is this the girl surnamed Miao from the family that sells food at the stall? Is she carrying the third child of their family? I remember that she gave birth two months ago, and it seems to be a girl."

"Where are the adults in their family? Why is this girl carrying her sister?"

"In order to make more money, the old Miao and his friends all set up stalls at No. 1 Middle School, which is far away from here. No. 1 Middle School has evening self-study, and plus the time they come back, they come back after 10 o'clock every night, and they probably don't know about the fire yet."

"I remember that they seem to have a big and small boy in their family."

"I'm studying out of town. No, it seems like I should be back today. Are you in there too?"

They soon learned that the eldest son of the Miao family was not inside because he happened to be returning from the night journey with his luggage.

As soon as he came back, before he could react, the house was on fire and his sister was outside.

When he saw his sister slip and almost fall, his legs immediately became weak. He threw away his luggage and ran inside:

"Yingying!! Don't move! I'll be up right away!!"

The girl was still holding on, but when she saw her brother, she couldn't hold on any longer, and she cried heartbreakingly:

"Brother!! I can't stand anymore!!"

Her brother was about to rush inside, but the firefighters tried to stop him.

"Our people have already gone up, can you still compare with our professional firefighters? If you go in, we will have to concentrate on rescuing you..."

They have stopped many people who have relatives inside and want to rush in.

People are emotional animals, and sometimes even if they know that they are going in, it will be of no use, and there is no way to really watch their loved ones endure this alone.

Song Yao also kept staring at the girl who was teetering as if she would fall at any moment. The child was so nervous that she couldn't help but chew her nails:

"Will they be okay?"

Zhao Xiaodong also grabbed his arm nervously: "I think the firefighters should be in time."

"I'll definitely make it in time."

All the onlookers could not help but focus on the girl who seemed to be likely to fall. It was not until they saw the figure of the firefighter appearing by the window that everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Okay, okay, the firemen are here."

"It's okay, it's okay."

Song Yao also patted his chest with lingering fear, with a relaxed look on his face:

"It's okay, okay, all I have to do is pull her up."

But just when everyone felt at ease, the edge that the girl had been stepping on could no longer bear the weight and cracked with a crack.

She screamed and her body began to fall downwards in an instant.

The firefighter near the window subconsciously rushed to pull her, but he was also dragged down, and his feet were hooked on a thin railing.

In just a moment, it became a dangerous situation where the girl fell into the air with her infant sister, and the firefighter was half in the air, struggling to hold her arm with one hand.

"ah!!!"

"Oh my God!"

Not to mention ordinary people, even Song Yao suddenly stood up, his heart pounding:

"What, what should I do? Are the other firefighters in that room? Can you pull them up?"

Yuan Jiang also frowned:

"With that much weight, the railings wouldn't hold up to the firefighters' rescue."

Sure enough, the railing suddenly bent downwards, and both of their bodies sank.

There were also exclamations from below.

The Miao family finally heard the news of the fire and hurried over. When they saw this scene, their hearts almost stopped.

"So, is that our Yingying? Is it Yingying?"

Other firefighters have already tied ropes and are going down, and they are about to catch their colleagues' feet.

——Crack!

The railing went down a little further.

Even the people below could tell that the railing was about to break.

The firefighter, who was wearing a mask and hat and couldn't see his face clearly, was originally waiting for rescue in a standard motionless posture, but at this moment he took a hard look back.

Song Yao bit her nails: "What is he looking at?"

Zhao Xiaodong guessed: "Are you looking at how long the railing can last?"

While they were talking, exclamations rang out again. The firefighter suddenly used both hands to grab the girl's arms a few steps forward. Then he let go of his feet and fell toward the ground.

"Oh my god! It fell down!!"

"Yingying!!!"

Amidst the noisy cries and exclamations around him, Song Yao stared intently without closing his eyes.

In this second, the child suddenly understood why the firefighter did what he did.

really.

Soared in mid-air.

A huge light cyan sphere suddenly appeared.

It bounced off around the fifth floor.

Visible to the naked eye, its descent rate is much slower than that of the human body.

Inside the ball was the firefighter and the girl he was dragging closer to him who was carrying her infant sister on her back. At the last second, he didn't forget to pull the girl to change her position so that she and her sister could lie on top of him.

--boom!

The ball hit the ground.

Everyone was confused.

"Then, what is that?"

"They seem to be alive."

After a few seconds, the firefighter let go of the girl's hand, opened the protective shield and rolled out, lying flat on the ground, raising one hand, struggling to take off the mask and taking a deep breath.

Song Yao, who had been holding his breath, also took a big breath. The child held down his beating heart and blinked, his eyes shining brightly.

There was quite a sense of pride and excitement in his heart: "Ah, it turns out our protective shield can really work."

The firefighters on the ground were stunned for a few seconds before running forward:

"How's it going? Where are you injured?"

"Quick! Stretcher, stretcher!!"

"Tell me, how can you be so brave? How dare you jump so high!!"

"Girl, are you okay? Come on, let me pull you out."

The girl was already a little frightened, but she didn't forget to quickly take off her swaddling clothes to see if her sister was okay.

When her parents and brother rushed over, she burst into tears of fear.

The firefighter who took off his mask and revealed his face looked only 18 or 19 years old.

His face was dark, and he smiled with a mouthful of white teeth:

"I'm fine, I don't think I have any fractures, just a minor injury."

The neighbors nearby were happy that they were fine, but also surprised:

"What is that ball?"

"Is it because of that ball that they are fine?"

"They are fine after jumping from such a high place!!"

The young people were discussing enthusiastically, but the old men and women had already started to walk home.

A young man saw it and shouted:

"Grandma, are you going home to sleep? Don't you want to watch it anymore?"

The old lady with white hair walked briskly, waving her hand without looking back:

"You continue to watch, I'm going to go home and tell my friends about this online."

An old man also followed and walked home: "Yes, yes, yes."

"They are fine after jumping from such a high place, I want to discuss it with netizens across the country."