Chapter 540: It's hard to choose
Outside there was a rumbling of cannons, and the whole building was shaking, and if it weren't for the explosion, it would be no different from an earthquake. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 Fortunately, Sana'a is also a battle-hardened city, so most buildings are built with bomb shelters or basements.
It's just that when they arrived in the basement, Li Mu and the others all widened their eyes.
In the basement with oil lamps on, two women and more than a dozen children sat there against the corner of the wall, shivering, looking at Li Mu and the others who broke in in horror.
Hai Lanqing and Laura were shocked, they didn't expect to encounter such a situation at all.
Laura's occupational illness is a prisoner, and she reaches for the camera, only to find that there is nothing on her body for a long time, and she has lost it on the way to escape.
A few people, you look at me, I look at you, and they don't know what to do.
Laura leaned over slowly and tried to talk to them in English, but luckily, one of the other women, Alapa, could speak English.
When I asked, I found out that this building was a school, and the war broke out too suddenly, and the dozen or so children did not have time to evacuate, so the two teachers who stayed until the last had to take them to the basement to hide.
Li Mu noticed that the skin color of these children was not consistent, he took a closer look, and when he saw the little boy who only showed half of his small face in the innermost, his whole body trembled.
He walked over slowly, staring at the child.
"Don't be afraid, he has no ill will. Laura comforted the frightened teacher and student.
Li Mu looked at the little boy's half of the little face and said in Chinese, "Little friend, are you Chinese?"
Du Xiaofan heard it at this time, and Li Mu's voice was trembling.
The child's eyes widened, and his face slowly revealed, it was a cute little boy of four or five years old, he stared at Li Muqi, his mother tongue was working, and he felt the kindness of this uncle.
"Yes, uncle, are you also Chinese?"
At this time, not only Du Xiaofan, but also Hai Lanqing became excited.
Unexpectedly, there was a Chinese boy left here! His parents must not know what happened to their child, and they must be very anxious at this time!
Laura understood and hurriedly asked the teacher.
It soon became clear that most of the children of foreign workers in this school were children of migrant workers, and it was privately run by the nature of trusteeship, not only Chinese children, but also children from many other countries.
No wonder these kids don't look the same skin tone!
An older teacher said, "The bombing started before Hao Hao could be picked up, but fortunately, several other Chinese children were picked up." ”
"In other words, Haohao is the only one left here, right?" Li Mu asked clearly, he had to confirm this.
"Yes, sir. ”
Li Mu took Hao Hao in his arms, patted him lightly on the back and said, "Hao Hao, don't be afraid, my uncle is from the People's Liberation Army and is here to take you home." ”
Hao Hao is a brave child, he nodded heavily, and then looked at Li Mu excitedly and asked, "Uncle, are you really an uncle of the People's Liberation Army?"
"Yes, this uncle, this aunt, all, we are here to pick you up. Li Mu said conclusively.
Hai Lanqing came over and hugged Hao Hao, comforting her with maternal love, but Hao Hao didn't look like she was scared. In this case, the little boy did not panic, did not cry or make trouble, which shows that he is a brave child.
The bombing did not last long, and perhaps the Saudi Air Force did not carry out a larger bombardment because of the large number of civilians remaining in the city. Fortunately, the building where Li Mu and his family were located was quite sturdy, and it did not collapse after being blown up, except for shaking violently.
After the explosion completely stopped, Li Mu said to Du Xiaofan, "You stay and watch them, I'll go out and have a look." ”
Before Li Mu walked out of the door, Laura followed and said, "I'll go with you, although I don't have a camera, I still have eyes." ”
Frowning, Li Mu asked, "Doesn't your phone have a camera function?"
Laura was stunned suddenly, then pleasantly surprised, and quickly took out her mobile phone, although the signal basically disappeared, but the photo function will not be affected.
"Don't shoot me, as well as my companions, or I'll ruin your phone. Li Mu warned, pulled out his pistol and climbed out of the basement.
Laura followed him with her phone in her hand.
Cautiously walking to the street outside, Li Mu found that a large piece of the top of the building had collapsed, and the rubble bricks fell on the street, blocking the road, and the car would definitely not be able to drive. Li Mu couldn't help but have a headache, there was a little boy, and Li Mu faintly felt that it was difficult to complete the set task smoothly.
Excitedly and excitedly, Laura took a video with her mobile phone, filming all the scenes after the bombing, and babbling something in her mouth. She is definitely a war correspondent who is so dedicated that she doesn't care about her life. The footage will become a precious record of the war.
Li Mu took a closer look, it seemed that the bombardment of the Saudi Air Force did not distinguish between friend and foe, the entire area of the exchange of fire just now was covered, and a smaller building fell down to seal the other end of the street.
Hearing the roar of an engine in the distance, Li Mu hurriedly ran over and dragged Laura back to the basement, and he didn't forget to camouflage the entrance before entering.
Summoning Du Xiaofan and Hai Lanqing, Li Mu breathed a sigh of relief and said in a deep voice, "The road outside is blocked, and the car can't go out." ”
Hai Lanqing and Du Xiaofan suddenly frowned, now that they have an extra child in their hands, it must be troublesome to have no car.
"Even if I could get out, I guess it would be dangerous. The Saudi Air Force's bombardment suggests at least that it has become a key area for the Houthis. Li Mu pondered and said, "In the current situation, we will definitely not be able to complete the task as planned." ”
Du Xiaofan knew that Li Mu had a plan in mind, so he asked, "What do you think?"
"It is only possible to divide the troops. Li Mu said with some hesitation, "You stay here, I'll rush over to contact China Construction Company." It's safer to stay here than outside. ”
As he spoke, Li Mu's gaze looked at Hao Hao and then fell on the other children.
He made a suggestion after careful consideration, first, his task was to protect Hai Lanqing's safety, and then to assist in the work. It's just that the situation has to change and make trade-offs. On the one hand, it is the safety of Hai Lanqing and the children here, and on the other hand, the safety of hundreds of workers in China State Construction Company.
There can only be a compromise solution.
"In our capacity, I don't think the Houthis will take drastic measures even if they find out about you. When Li Mu said this, he was not very sure.
Hai Lanqing showed a very decisive character at this time, and said, "That's it, you go and contact China Construction Company, and we will stay here to contact Lao Liu to find a way to rescue." ”
Li Mu nodded slowly. (To be continued.) )