Chapter 229: Collapse

First of all, the sloping residential building, with a terrifying "Gege" sound, as if the whole building was being trampled under the feet of an invisible giant. With this terrible sound, large chunks of cement fell off the exterior walls of the building and smashed into the ground, stirring up a cloud of dust.

Right under everyone's noses, the exterior walls of the residential buildings cracked, huge cracks spread along the building, and the tilting of the entire building soon became more severe, even starting to break from the middle. At this time, even the layman could see that it was only a matter of time before the building collapsed.

And it doesn't stop there. Perhaps due to the influence of this building, another building also began to crack and tilt. It's a lot slower, but it looks like it's going to end up completely collapsing.

Faced with such a scene, everyone instinctively retreated so as not to be endangered by the residential building. At this moment, a firefighter shouted: "We still have people inside!"

The soldier's words reminded everyone that there were indeed two fighters carrying an old man with limited mobility downstairs just now, and they hadn't come out of the building yet.

Seeing that the two buildings could completely collapse at any time, everyone's eyes fell on Zhao Guoquan. As the commander-in-chief of the scene, his decision is likely to determine the life and death of the three people in the building.

Feeling everyone's gaze, Zhao Guoquan didn't hesitate too much, he gritted his teeth and said, "Let two people come with me to pick up the comrades in the building!"

After saying this, Zhao Guoquan took the lead in running towards the residential building. Several firefighters hesitated and followed him to the residential building.

If Zhao Guoquan just sent others to help, maybe others would not be as active as they are now. But now Zhao Guoquan took the initiative to rush to the front, and others were inspired by him. They also put life and death out of the way.

"Why bother. Why are you so impulsive?" looked at Zhao Guoquan who rushed towards the residential building. Jiang Ping couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

For Jiang Ping, who is a man in two lives, he really didn't want to risk his life to save irrelevant strangers. After being reborn, he has a lot to do, and he hasn't enjoyed life yet, but it's not for reason that he died inexplicably.

However, now that Zhao Guoquan has rushed up, Jiang Ping can't turn a blind eye. After all, he is Zhao Wanqing's father, and just a few days ago, Jiang Ping and Zhao Wanqing had intimate contact in the hospital ward, and they must not stand by at this time.

"God forbid!" Jiang Ping prayed secretly in his heart. At the same time, they followed.

However, compared to others, Jiang Ping's pace is much faster. Before Zhao Guoquan ran to the front of the building, Jiang Ping had already overtaken him and entered the residential building.

"Is there anyone?" As soon as he ran into the residential building, Jiang Ping shouted at the stairs: "Are you still there?"

"We're on the third floor!" a young man's voice came from upstairs: "The old man has difficulty moving and can't walk fast!"

"It's not a good idea, it's definitely not a good idea!" Jiang Ping reminded himself in his heart as he strode upstairs.

On the stairs from the third floor to the second floor, Jiang Ping met the firefighters and the elderly. The two of them were carrying the old man down, and the speed was really not fast.

Seeing this, Jiang Ping immediately said loudly: "I'll carry the old man, you leave quickly." The building will collapse at any moment!"

Naturally, the firefighters also knew that the situation was urgent, and they were a little overwhelmed by their busy work until now. So he put the old man on Jiang Ping's back.

"Let's go!" Jiang Ping urged the firefighters to walk quickly, and he quickly went downstairs with the old man on his back.

During this short meeting, the building had noticeably toppled even more, and no one wanted to stay here for an extra second.

The firefighters were in front, and Jiang Ping, who was carrying the old man on his back, quickly ran to the first floor. At this time, Zhao Guoquan and others had just rushed to the front of the building, and happened to meet the fire fighters who came down.

Zhao Guoquan grabbed the firefighter and asked, "What about the young man and the old man?"

"They're in the back, and they're coming down. The firefighter panted and said to Zhao Guoquan: "He told us to leave as much as possible, not to stay in the building." ”

Everyone knows that Jiang Ping has a point, and in this case, a large number of people will not help much, but may cause chaos. Zhao Guoquan nodded lightly and led the others to leave the residential building quickly.

Not long after the people left, the residential building suddenly made a loud noise and obviously leaned to the side. A large amount of cement blocks fell off the upper floors, making the doorway of the staircase dusty, and it was impossible to see what was going on. But it was clear to all that the entire building was slowly leaning, and it was only a matter of time before it collapsed completely.

"Xiao Jiang, are you okay?" At this moment, even Zhao Guoquan couldn't keep his composure, and shouted loudly into the residential building.

Everyone else also looked nervously at the dusty entrance of the stairway, hoping only that a miracle would happen. The scene where Jiang Ping took the lead in rushing into the building to save people was seen by everyone, and now everyone hopes that this young hero can return safely.

However, after a long time, there was still no movement. On the contrary, the residential buildings are tilting more and more strictly, and they will collapse completely.

Several district government staff came up and pulled Zhao Guoquan back. If the building really collapses, it will definitely affect a large area, and they can't let Zhao Guoquan also be in danger.

Zhao Guoquan was unwilling to leave like this, and was still calling Jiang Ping's name loudly.

It was at this time that a miracle really happened. A figure appeared in the dust, and as he ran towards everyone quickly, everyone saw that this person was Jiang Ping carrying the old man on his back!

At this moment, everyone's hanging hearts were put down, and the scene erupted in applause and cheers.

However, Jiang Ping didn't have the heart to accept everyone's cheers now, he shouted to the others while carrying the old man's family: "Run, run!"

Under Jiang Ping's reminder, Zhao Guoquan and the others also ran to the zone. Just behind them, two residential buildings were slowly collapsing, and a large amount of dust was rising and soon flooding a large area.

Fortunately, Jiang Ping had already run to safety at this time, and he slowly put the old man on his back on the stretcher, and then let out a long sigh of relief.

From the time he entered the building to the present, Jiang Ping has been in an extremely nervous state. Now that the crisis has finally passed, he can finally relax.

However, when people relax, their vigilance will also decrease. For example, Jiang Ping didn't notice at this time that the cameras of the two TV stations were filming, and all his previous heroic actions had been recorded.

Zhao Guoquan came over and patted Jiang Ping's shoulder heavily, and said to him happily: "Xiao Jiang, thanks to you this time!"

Jiang Ping knew that Zhao Guoquan said this not only because he rescued the old man, but also because he urged him to evacuate all the residents. If it weren't for Jiang Ping's insistence, perhaps Zhao Guoquan would still be hesitant to evacuate the residents of the two buildings. And with the collapse of the two buildings, there will definitely be heavy casualties, which is definitely not a situation that Zhao Guoquan wants to see.

Regarding Zhao Guoquan's praise, Jiang Ping just smiled modestly: "District Chief Zhao, I am also at the right time, it's not a big deal." ”

"You kid, sometimes you feel like you're a little adult. Zhao Guoquan pointed at Jiang Ping and said with a smile: "It's not a big deal? Dozens of lives! ”

Since Zhao Guoquan said so, Jiang Ping also said with a smile: "Okay, I'll also take a look at Jiajia on the weekend." You're busy, I'm fine, don't worry about me. ”

Although thanks to Jiang Ping's reminder and Zhao Guoquan's decisive handling, there were no casualties in this accident. However, there are many things to deal with in the aftermath, and Zhao Guoquan does have a lot of things to deal with, and he will indeed be very busy. Since Jiang Ping was fine, he was relieved and hurried to deal with other things.

Seeing that Zhao Guoquan had gone away, Jiang Ping asked the rescuers for a bottle of water, and while washing the dust on his head and face, he was looking for something in the crowd.

Whether it was a firefighter or an armed policeman walking past Jiang Ping, they all greeted him warmly. Everyone saw Jiang Ping's heroic actions just now, and they admired this brave young man very much.

Jiang Ping returned the salute with a smile while continuing to look for a target. Eventually, his gaze fell on an unobtrusive corner, where he found the person he was looking for.

Jiang Ping was looking for no one else, it was Wu Qi, an expert who had previously advocated not to evacuate the residents.

Before the collapse of the residential building, Wu Qi's cousin was extremely active, which made Jiang Ping a little curious about this guy. This guy can't help but talk too much, obviously not wanting to let the situation escalate, and even risk the lives of all the residents for this.

In Jiang Ping's view, the reason why Wu Qi did this was not just to express his own opinions. He clearly had a deeper purpose, and it was an ulterior purpose. After coming out of the residential building, Jiang Ping decided to figure out the mystery.

Seeing that no one in the vicinity noticed him, Jiang Ping walked towards Wu Qi unhurriedly. At the moment, there were too many people walking around the scene of the accident, and even Wu Qi didn't notice that Jiang Ping was approaching.

"It's a big deal now, it's really unlucky to get into this big trouble for tens of thousands of dollars!" Wu Qi complained in a low voice, while taking out his mobile phone and dialing a phone number.

It's just that the disgruntled Wu Qi didn't notice that Jiang Ping had taken advantage of the cover of the greening of the community to come to a place close to him silently, and heard this guy's complaint just now clearly.

Wu Qi's words made Jiang Ping's heart move, knowing that this guy had strongly advocated not to evacuate the residents before, and he was indeed instructed by someone. This guy is also a damn guy who has put so many people's lives at risk for tens of thousands of dollars.

Just when Jiang Ping was turning these thoughts in his heart, Wu Qi's phone had already been connected. Knowing that Wu Qi would definitely reveal more useful information on the phone, Jiang Ping quietly took out his mobile phone and turned on the recording function.

"Is it Mr. Qian Yongchang? I'm Professor Wu Qi of Suzhou University!" When Wu Qi opened his mouth to talk to the person on the other end of the phone, Jiang Ping was taken aback again, and felt that it was really worth coming to Dahua Community today. (To be continued......)

PS: Second update.