Chapter 176: Mining Disaster
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Ah Ji and Aoi also changed color all at once, and the others didn't have any warning, but soon the strange vibration from under their feet made everyone's hearts sink.
"Get up, quick!" Akesa's voice was a little out of tune.
Soon the front team changed to the back team, and squeezed out of the narrow passage of the original road, and there was no need to say any nonsense, at this time, improving efficiency and saving time is the most important thing.
When encountering a difficult place, the boss is unceremoniously chopping or chopping, or kicking or kicking, or directly smashing it with a ninjutsu - who knows that something must have happened underground, and compared to the energy fluctuations that our group can cause, compared to the power of nature, it is the difference between cloud and mud, and there is no need to scruple at all. Besides, now that it's a line of life and death, I don't have time to care about this.
Although the team inevitably stumbled a little due to the constraints of the surrounding environment, they finally panicked and rushed to the shaft when they came down.
The first tremors had subsided, but if you listened closely, you would notice a faint whistling sound, like a storm and the howl of a wild beast, which was still faint but terrifying to hear.
Still let Ah Jiao go up with Sanxiao first, Xiangzi was still a little reluctant, but was pulled by Aoi and Soma. Sakai will always stay by my side to faithfully carry out his mission anyway, and Deidara's life and death naturally can't be compared to Sanxiao, so I didn't think about their thoughts at all, but at the last moment when the bucket truck lifted off, Aoi suddenly jumped down and still surprised me a little.
Uh~ I thought he was the most suitable ninja, but I didn't expect it to be the case at all!
I was a little helpless, glared at him angrily and with a smile, but he said unabashedly: "It's a little uneasy to leave the teacher here alone!" As he spoke, his eyes glancing at Sakai and Deidara.
Heh~ This kid, obviously three people, but he wants to emphasize that I am "alone" here, it seems that he already knows the situation in the village, at least, he has already seen some clues.
However, the green eyes in the dark are really a little scary, hehe~ At least, Sakai and Deidara didn't say anything, but maybe it was because they were forced to cover up the greater sense of crisis that was imminent?
Fortunately, nothing happened until the seven of us reached the upper working surface safely, but as the bucket truck ascended, we could already hear a noisy sound overhead, not because of the heavy work, nor because of the foreman's irritability, but out of fear of the unknown.
As soon as he stepped out of the mine bucket, he was almost hit by the people who rushed by him, and he could only marvel in his heart that he still had such speed in such a small space.
But I soon found that almost everyone was doing the same thing as him, except that the three who came up first were still leaning against the wall and waiting for us.
"There was a flooding accident in Shaft 2, and all the people are being evacuated to the surface, so let's go quickly." Ah Yu said heavily.
"Oh?" While nodding his head indiscriminately, he led everyone to follow Ah Mustard out, while guessing left and right in his heart.
That's too much of a coincidence, isn't it? As soon as we came, there was another accident, however, mine water penetration is also a common thing, but it depends on the severity and whether there are casualties to determine whether it is a mining disaster, of course, in addition to water penetration, there may be a series of side effects.
Because we were deep underground, we were almost the last to evacuate. The mine owner who rushed to hear the news was surprised when he saw six people who didn't know him running out of the mine, but after seeing the Konoha forehead guard on our heads, he was sensibly silent, and after hearing Ah Jiao's introduction that we were here to investigate the beginning and end of the Yintai mine collapse incident, he showed joy.
But these only took less than two minutes, and the most important thing now is to count the number of people, count the losses, and arrange for people to deal with the aftermath as soon as possible.
One after another, the vicinity of the mine was already full of people, some of them miners from other mines, and more of them were the families of miners in Shaft 2.
From time to time, some people turned back to look for their families in the crowd, waved their hands to indicate that they were okay, and from time to time there were cheers and joyful greetings from the crowd.
Where no one noticed, Ah Jiao lowered his head gently, knowing that he would no longer have this kind of treatment. He has no relatives and no friends, but he continues to live in this world just to atone for his sins, so that his mother-in-law in heaven can see his upright appearance as a person.
The inventory was soon over, and the dispatcher called the foreman of Well No. 2 with a frown, "Why, Ihara, didn't you see Okubo today?" β
The man called Ihara, short in stature but stocky and strong, in the thick mud on his arms and neck, occasionally surprised by an unhealthy white due to lack of sunlight, with a chest and back, serious deformation of the joints of his limbs, and thick calluses on his hands, obviously he became a foreman with strength and experience, but at this time he was secretly frightened, Okubo that guy, he was not honest from the first day of work, if something really happened this time, wouldn't it be necessary to implicate my position!
But when asked, he could only reply cautiously: "Yes, Fuji-sama, I have seen him, and he is one of the first batch of workers to go to the mine today, and he seems to be more diligent than usual!" β
"Hmm......" Dispatcher Fuji frowned, I would rather he be lazy and not come to work today, as he used to be, and would rather give him a day's salary for nothing, than like now--there are no people, how can I explain it!
The crowd gradually became agitated, as if they had sniffed some uneasy information.
Two people cautiously walked through the crowd, a middle-aged woman and a half-grown boy.
The two of them trembled and saluted the mine owner, but did not dare to speak, and the mine owner ignored them. Then they turned to the workbench, and the woman asked timidly, "Fuji-sama, Ihara-sama, Okubo, and the others?" Why didn't I see it! β
Fuji frowned again, these family members are so annoying! Things haven't been figured out yet, and they're already annoying! But he had to comfort him with kind words: "You also know, Okubo's lazy man likes to be absent from work the most, although he doesn't see anyone now, but maybe he is hiding in that corner and smoking and watching the clouds, don't worry, I will arrange for someone to look around." β
Seeing that there was nothing major, the crowd gradually dispersed, and the manpower arranged for the follow-up work was also done in an orderly manner. The owner of the mine saw that Ah Ji and we were very familiar with each other, and had already instructed him to accompany us to serve and solve doubts, and we were both very satisfied with this arrangement.
It looks like it's just an ordinary accident! Except for the two women and children, who were still waiting for the search party to leave, the rest of the people all hugged each other and dispersed happily, and I also breathed a sigh of relief, only Aoi still had a serious face.
Well? In any case, I still trust the instinct of Aoi's beasts, natural disasters such as earthquakes and floods, often small animals such as rats and sparrows react before machines invented by humans, so, isn't this thing over yet?
I poked Aoi, he looked up at me suspiciously, I smiled and pouted at the mine owner, Aoi thought about it, finally clenched his fist and walked over.
"Uncle Mine Owner."
"Huh?" The middle-aged man, who was a little blessed, turned around when he heard the sound.
"Uncle Mine Owner, you'd better not let your men go into the mine to find people, inspect the damage, or repair the roadway for the time beingβ"
"Huh? Why? I've tested it with the instrument, and all the data have returned to normal, the air index is normal, and there is no shock underground, so the danger should have passed. Although it was facing a child, for the sake of the face of the ninja, the mine owner still patiently explained.
Aoi has a black face, do you want to say that she just sensed it by instinct? Who would believe it?
"Hehe~" I walked over to earn some face for my disciples! "If the data is accurate, why are there so many mining disasters around the world? If these measurements are so effective, why are there still legends that are still alive and well? Besides, have you forgotten why we're here? β
"Ahh The mine owner was stunned for a moment, and suddenly came to his senses, "What this lord means is that this accident is the same as the last time, and it is not ordinary-"
"Then we'll have to wait to find out!" I'm not completely sure, after all, I don't have any experience in the affairs of the mines, and God knows how!
In a moment's hesitation, the ground suddenly shook vigorously without warning, and everyone suddenly fell to the ground with an unstable center of gravity. Several ninjas got up on the ground, and I even exaggerated the fact that I bounced into the air and directly used a levitation technique, so as not to ruin the image of staggering on the ground.
The old miners were fine, the women and children around me were shouting in fear, I glanced at them, and ordered: "Xiangzi stay, protect the two of them, and the others disperse to see if there are any people in need of help!" By the way, observe the direction from which the vibration came from, and come back after walking ten miles. β
"Yes!" Aoi and Soma turned around and set off without any mood swings, Sakai looked at me more, as if he was thinking about whether there was anything wrong with leaving my side at this time, but Deidara was full of interest, like a child who had gotten some beloved toy, and I was cold, is it so worth being my subordinate?
The aftershocks hadn't gone away, but they weren't a big obstacle for the ninjas, and the mine owner quickly gathered his men to take refuge in a safe open area. Fortunately, earthquakes are a common occurrence in Japan, and after the initial panic, everyone has quieted down.
Soon the original search team and the four people I sent came back one after another, and everyone gathered together to compare the situation, and finally unanimously determined that the center of the epicenter was the location of the mine's eye!
Everyone on our side smiled firmly in their hearts, but the two of us, who had been forgotten by everyone, came over again and asked in an expectant voice, "Ladies and gentlemen, ...... Okubo?"
The search team's face sank, and they didn't speak, and the answer was already obvious.
And the loss and uneasiness in the hearts of the two became more and more intense.
I thought it was just an ordinary water penetration accident, so even if a person was trapped underground, it was not too difficult to insist on waiting for rescue, but then there was an earthquake, and the mine didn't know what it would look like.
The sad look on the woman's face was unbearable, and the child was even more direct, his eyes were red almost instantly, and his mouth trembled and whimpered: "Brother-!" β
Everyone could feel his genuine sadness, but there was one person who stayed in place as if he had been struck by this shout. After a long time, he said firmly: "I'll help you find it!" β