Part 2 《East Earth Big Sugar》 Chapter 213 Earthquake

or Xiao was going to have another tantrum, but she just complained a bit and scolded symbolically without saying much more.Zhou Ming didn't scold her either, he just asked."Has your lawyer been hired...Their company on the southwest side also organized a volunteer team to head to the county for rescue operations. When they received his notice, a group of people arrived with tunnel blueprints and various bulldozers.

Gu Ruandong and Lu Kuo followed them directly onto the highway. At this time, rescue efforts in the county had begun, communication was finally slowly recovering, and many news reports and images were coming out intermittently.

But for now, most rescue teams are stuck on the highways. Only a small number of well-trained professional teams and military organized rescue squads have been able to reach the affected area by climbing mountains, taking backroads, or being airlifted in.

As soon as Gu Ruandong saw that the communication was restored, he immediately called YaoYao and CuiPing again, but they were still unreachable. Lu Kuo was also calling the construction site, but it was also unreachable. It seemed that it hadn't been fully restored yet and they needed to wait a little longer.

This whole journey has been filled with anxiety, but there was nothing to be done. I could only get updates through fragmented news reports. It wasn't as devastating as they had imagined, but I also saw countless broken and collapsed houses.

Lu Kuo could no longer pretend to be as carefree as he was when he arrived. His grandfather in Beijing didn't know that Yao Yao was filming in the countryside, and luckily, he didn't. Otherwise, he would have been worried sick.

He glanced at Gu Ruandong. At critical moments, he always felt that Gu Ruandong was reliable. Besides his increasingly pale face, his actions and words were extremely rational and orderly. His phone was constantly charging and playing a call to Yaoyao on speakerphone, not missing any possibility of connecting.

Actually, Lu Kuo didn't understand. Gu Ruandong did this not only to try and get in touch with YaoYao, but also hoping to connect through the phone. Perhaps YaoYao and the child had a telepathic connection and wouldn't be afraid, he would come soon to pick her up.

Another phone wasn't idle either, calling Xu Zefang and an engineer to ask which tunnel mouth was blocked.

This time, Xu Ze Fang's phone actually went from unreachable to a busy signal before less than two rings, and then came Xu Ze Fang's crisp national curse: "Damn it, finally there's a signal!"

Gu Ruandong directly asked: "What's the situation on your side"

"Xu Ze Fang: "I was trapped at the tunnel mouth last night, and the rescue team is currently repairing it."

Xu Ze Fang didn't say much. He had a narrow escape last night, just missing death by a hair. When they were about to reach the tunnel exit, an aftershock hit, causing obvious tremors inside the tunnel. Then he watched helplessly as rocks tumbled down and blocked the tunnel entrance. He couldn't imagine what would have happened if their car had been a few seconds faster - it would have been crushed like paper, and they would have been turned into a bloody mess.

Just as he was saying this, Gu Ruandong spoke from the other side, "I see you."

Xuzé Fang: "What"

But the other party had already hung up, and then Xu Zefang saw in the pitch-black tunnel, illuminated by car lights, several bulldozers at the front, his family's Gu Shao's car with license plate number Sen 8888.

The big, tough guy Xu Ze Fang was inexplicably moved. Perhaps because he had experienced life and death, seeing him now brought a lump to his throat, making him want to cry. Damn it, this was embarrassing. He turned his face away. It felt even stronger than when Da An kidnapped him last time and saw Gu Shao break in.

The original rescue team didn't have the expertise that Gu Ruan Dong brought, after all, it was his people who built this tunnel. No one knew these obstacles better than they did when it came to clearing them.

Gu Ruandong and Lu Kuo both remained silent, helping at the front. Seeing this, Xu Zefang also stepped forward to help, but his heart was filled with worry. He thought of his sister-in-law, who was so delicate, and her son who was only a few months old, was now experiencing such hardship, his life and death unknown. The more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt.

With a roar, the rubble and mud blocking the tunnel entrance was cleared away, revealing a glimmer of light. The tunnel was finally open.

Outside, however, a torrential downpour was raging. This tunnel is about half an hour's drive from the county seat.

Upon seeing the road clear, Gu Ruandong and Da Fang Lu Kuo and others turned around and ran back to their car. They got in the car and drove towards the county. It was already 2 p.m., almost 12 hours since the earthquake.

After a sleepless night and such a long drive, let alone Lu Kuò, even Gu Ruǎndōng's eyes held a faint grayish-blue tinge.

No one knew what he was thinking, but he must have been on edge, unable to let his guard down for a moment, or else he would fall apart.

Gu Ruandong didn't think much, only a thought flashed through his mind: if YaoYao and the child really had an accident, he would accompany them.

The captain glanced back at them from the co-pilot's seat. He wanted to say that with a driver, they could rest for now, but he knew it would be pointless. So he simply kept quiet.

Emerging from the last tunnel, they entered the county town. Thankfully, its condition was better than they had imagined. While many houses were tilted or collapsed, they weren't completely leveled as they had feared, bringing them a wave of relief.

This county town was already inconveniently located, surrounded by mountains on all sides. This led to a lack of communication and shortage of manpower, delaying transportation, communication, and rescue efforts. The resulting information gap is what caused such widespread panic.

At this time, rescue teams have been arriving and are conducting rescue operations along the streets. Many citizens have gathered on the streets, and the main roads in the county seat are extremely crowded with cars weaving through the congestion towards the villa district.

Calling Taoyao again, but it's still unanswered.

But then Xiao Cai called, "Mrs. Gu and the children are in the hospital, they're safe, just with minor injuries."

Gu Ruandong had already asked Xiao Cai to contact everyone in the crew before, and Xiao Cai got the crew list last night, with hundreds of people on it. He called each person individually, but due to the entire communication system being down, he was unable to get through.

This morning, I kept calling one by one, and just now someone finally answered.

The other party just said that everyone is fine, only slightly injured, nothing serious.

Everyone in the car let out a long sigh of relief when they heard Xiao Cai's words. Their mood could be described as having narrowly escaped a disaster, even more terrifying than experiencing an earthquake firsthand.

After a moment of easing, Gu Ruandong felt his heart finally beating again. It was like emerging from an icy lake, taking in normal air, truly coming alive.

The hospital was in chaos because everyone feared aftershocks, so most of the wards had been moved outside to an open square. Temporary tents were set up to shield against the morning downpour.

The ground was wet with puddles and raindrops still clinging to the tent. There were cries of anguish echoing all around. After the earthquake, some areas had been severely damaged while others suffered only minor damage, but hospitals were always the hardest hit. All the injured were brought here.

Cuiping and the nanny held Xiao Gurulu close, both trembling with fear. They couldn't think of anything else but to protect the little one from harm and the cold.

The little child was innocent and naive, with only large, dark eyes that gazed curiously at everything around them.Ruanruan put the baby into his arms, and the old man's eyes were full of tenderness. Gradually, mist appeared in his eyes as he said with emotion, "When Yaoyao was just born, he looked just like this....