Trapped in the innermost part of the collapsed tunnel is a peasant outsourcer team from Wanjiashan, whose captain is named Dai Shengli, who is looking for work on the project all year round.

The most difficult section of the tunnel is done by outsourcers, and it is this risk money that outsourcers earn!

Li Jiatao followed closely behind Lu Tao, secretary of the county party committee, and walked towards the collapsed tunnel, following in unison. The scene was too chaotic, and Li Jiatao was really worried about Lu Tao's personal safety.

Before he had gone far, a glamorous young man about thirty years old with a tie suddenly came out, blocked Lu Tao's way, and shouted at him: "Secretary Lu, we want to report this incident, you can't restrict press freedom!" ”

Lu Tao stood up slightly embarrassed, and Wang Zhiyuan's face darkened.

Li Jiatao's eyes passed through the crowd and stopped at the body of a slim girl. And the girl's eyes were also looking at Li Jiatao, and the eyes of the two met in the air...... This girl is Xu Lei, I haven't seen her for two years, Xu Lei seems to have lost a lot of weight and is a lot more beautiful.

Xu Lei seemed to smile at Li Jiatao, and Li Jiatao also nodded at Xu Lei. This is not the romantic time of a snowy night.

"Pull him aside, what's the mess?" Li Jiatao gave an order to the policeman next to him, and several policemen immediately rushed up and broke the young reporter away.

Lu Tao was able to continue walking, and the young reporter roared frantically behind him: "Press freedom! ”

Li Jiatao smiled bitterly and shook his head, it's not that he is against news tracking and reporting, but it also depends on when and in what way he reports, now the situation is so critical, it is impossible for Lu Tao to have the time and mood to talk to this guy who claims to be a reporter!

This kind of thing, if it gets big, will not benefit anyone. Therefore, if the dynamic and static energy is not large, try not to be large.

Entering the tunnel, the dust was so dense that it was impossible to see inside, and someone handed out a dust mask and a hard hat. Lu Tao grabbed his hat, put it on his head at will, and walked inside. Li Jiatao followed closely behind Lu Tao, slightly nervous, and very worried about Lu Tao's safety.

The rescue team at the scene was divided into three teams than Li Jiatao, and Li Jiatao had already arranged it when Lu Tao went to the temporary headquarters to meet Wang Zhiyuan.

The first team is a professional rescue team set up by the transportation department, which is using down-the-hole drills to fight from the outside to the inside, with the aim of passing through the collapsed body as soon as possible, striving to ventilate the tunnel, and to find out the situation of the trapped people inside the tunnel.

The second team, firefighters, is digging a small pilot hole in the rockslide, which will be an escape route for future trapped people.

The third team is the armed police detachment in the county, the militia organized by the armed forces department, and the cadres and masses who took the initiative to come to support.

"Secretary, there are too many rocks and broken sand that have completely blocked the tunnel. And while fighting, there were stones and debris falling down. Li Jiatao at least estimated the progress slightly, and then said in a condensed voice, "At this rate, I'm afraid that I won't be able to get through for two days and two nights, and the people trapped inside are only afraid of ......."

Li Jiatao couldn't say the following words, it was too unlucky, and he could only stop at the point.

Lu Tao's brows furrowed even tighter, and even his face was a little pale. You must know that there are 26 living lives buried in the tunnel, and if they can't get out, it will be a huge safety accident, and Lu Tao, the secretary of the county party committee, can't afford to take this responsibility.

What to do?

Lu Tao looked at Lei Ming, and his voice was already a little trembling: "You are familiar with this place, can you come up with other faster ways?" ”

Lei Ming smiled bitterly and shook his head: "At present, it can only be like this, I can't think of any other way." ”

"County Magistrate Wang, what do you see?" Lu Tao was very anxious, thinking that the county magistrate Wang Zhiyuan had been an official for many years and should have experience in dealing with this kind of thing, so he immediately asked.

But there was no response, because Wang Zhiyuan didn't come in at all.

Lu Tao's face changed.

"Secretary, County Magistrate Wang has been calling outside and has not come in." Lei Min reminded in a whisper.

"He's the only one who is afraid of death." Lu Tao was also really anxious, he didn't choose what to say, and he was furious.

About ten minutes later, Wang Zhiyuan walked in. What surprised Li Jiatao was that when he also entered the cave, everyone else was stained with dust like a living tomb robber, but Wang Zhiyuan didn't have much dust on his body.

This time, Li Jiatao's disgust with Wang Zhiyuan reached the extreme!

As the head of a county, at this critical juncture, he actually paid attention to his personal image when he came in from the outside, not running into the hole, but taking a leisurely walk. Li Jiatao has really never seen such officials and cadres, and he doesn't care about the lives of the people at all!

"County Magistrate Wang, is there a more effective way in your emergency plan?" Lu Tao really saw Wang Zhiyuan, but instead of losing his temper, he immediately asked.

"Well, I'm not an expert, so I can't think of a better way." Wang Zhiyuan spread his hands and said slowly.

Lu Tao turned his gaze hatefully and looked at Li Jiatao. This is a subconscious behavior, because Li Jiatao's performance during this period of time is remarkable, and he has never messed up like Lu Tao.

"Secretary." Li Jiatao pondered for a while, and finally said slowly, "There is another plan, find another rescue platform, and carry out construction from three directions: horizontal, vertical and vertical, which can speed up, but requires more personnel and equipment." ”

"How much do you need? Say it right away. A glimmer of light flashed on Lu Tao's face.

Li Jiatao took out his work notebook from his pocket, calculated for a while, and reported a long list of numbers to Lu Tao, as well as the necessary equipment.

"County Magistrate Wang, please immediately request assistance from the municipal party committee and municipal axe according to these data." Lu Tao turned his head and stared at Wang Zhiyuan.

"Secretary, I have already reported the situation here to Mayor Sun Wenzhe, and the leaders of the municipal party committee will come over soon." Wang Zhiyuan's face was embarrassed.

"Then I'll call." Lu Tao is on fire, and when he encounters something, he can't trouble or urge the leader at every turn It is a taboo in officialdom, but it also has to be when. At this time, Lu Tao really looked down on Wang Zhiyuan, the county magistrate, and even felt a little disgusted.

"I'd better go." Wang Zhiyuan walked out as he spoke, and the speed of getting out of the hole was much faster than the speed of entering the hole.

Lu Tao looked at Wang Zhiyuan's back with some disgust, and waved his hand: "Let's go, let's go over there and have a look." ”

Li Jiatao immediately followed. Suddenly, Li Jiatao felt as if someone was pulling his sleeve, and when he looked back, it was Xu Lei who didn't know what to follow.

"It's dangerous here, what are you doing here?" Li Jiatao said angrily, his tone was very blunt.

"There is a bomb shelter in this mountain, and the exit is on the top of the stone wall over there." Xu Lei originally lowered her head and didn't dare to look at Li Jiatao, but she was angered by his blunt tone, and at the same time, she was also a little aggrieved, "I listened to the old man of Wanjiashan." ”

Li Jiatao was overjoyed when he heard this, and grabbed Xu Lei's little hand: "Go, take me over." ”

The little hand was grabbed by Li Jiatao, and a familiar feeling flowed in Xu Lei's heart, Xu Lei's face immediately turned red, and then the circles under her eyes also turned red. Fortunately, the light in the tunnel was not very good, and Li Jiatao didn't pay much attention to it, and Xu Lei's mood was slightly contradictory.

"I can't go up that stone wall, I'll take you to find the old man, he went into that bomb shelter when he was young." Xu Lei's voice was lower than that of a mosquito, but Li Jiatao heard it clearly.

Until Xu Lei took Li Jiatao to find the old man with pale hair, Xu Lei's little hand was still grabbed by Li Jiatao. For some reason, Xu Lei never got rid of Li Jiatao's hand.

Li Jiatao is acting alone, because Lu Tao is in charge of the rescue work, and it is difficult to disturb it.

However, at this time, Li Jiatao's mind was full of brains to save people, but he had no idea of a snowy night at all.

"Uncle, I heard that you have entered that air-raid shelter above the stone wall, right?" As soon as Li Jiatao met, he couldn't wait to ask.

"What did you say?" The old man grinned and shouted, "Say it louder, I can't hear it behind my ears." ”

At this time, Li Jiatao found that the old man's eyes had been staring at his hand, only to find that he was still holding Xu Lei's little hand, and quickly let go without a trace.

There was no way, Li Jiatao had no choice but to put his lips to the old man's ear and said loudly: "The air-raid shelter, the air-raid shelter." ”

"I went in when I was younger." Now, the old man heard clearly, "That air-raid shelter was built before the liberation, and it extends in all directions, but it collapsed a lot later, and many places are not easy to walk. It's still damp inside, and in some places the water is knee-deep. ”

As he spoke, the old man gestured with his hand to the depth of the water.

As soon as he heard this, Li Jiatao didn't say a word, turned around and ran.

"Hey, be careful." Xu Lei chased after her and shouted loudly, but where could she catch up with Li Jiatao!

The stone wall is about two people high, and although it is steep, it is difficult for Li Jiatao, who stretches out his hand quickly. Li Jiatao has received military training from his grandfather Li Hongjun on Tianma Mountain since he was a child, and climbing is also one of the training subjects!

The entrance to the bomb shelter is only one person tall and less than a meter wide, just enough to enter the space of one person. Li Jiatao turned on the flashlight he was carrying and began to walk inside.

It was quite smooth at first, but after about ten meters in, it is estimated that it was because there had been a collapse inside, and there were mounds of soil everywhere, and many places were only one meter high, and Li Jiatao's figure was very tall, so he had no choice but to lie down, lie on the wet ground, and climb inside!

What excites Li Jiatao is that the trend of this air-raid shelter is diagonally downward, which is the same as the direction of those trapped in the tunnel collapse!

About 30 meters further, the space of the air-raid shelter was already much larger, and Li Jiatao could even stand up straight. The old man was right, the water inside was about to overflow Li Jiatao's knees!

(To be continued)