Inside the bus was a man in the prime of life in a rescue suit, of medium stature, with well-defined cheeks, a majestic birth, and a pair of round eyes.

It was the head of the operation command of the rescue team, Han Yue.

He sat next to Yan Qingwen, director of the Emergency Rescue Department, holding a high-precision topographic map of Punjab Province.

Gu Ji raised his butt and glanced at it secretly, and two red earthquake circles were painted on it.

"This should be a relatively rare double earthquake."

After a moment of staffing, Yan Qingwen, who was from the Earthquake Bureau, opened his mouth to confirm the earthquake sequence.

An earthquake sequence is a sequential group of earthquakes that occur in the same source body in succession during a certain period of time.

The strongest earthquake in an earthquake sequence is called a mainshock; Smaller earthquakes that occur successively in the same earthquake area after the main shock are called aftershocks; A smaller earthquake that occurs in the same area before the mainshock is called a foreshock.

So according to the arrangement, the earthquake series are divided into three main categories.

Mainshock type: The magnitude of the mainshock is high and prominent, and the energy released by the mainshock accounts for more than 90% of the whole earthquake sequence, which can be divided into two categories: "mainshock-aftershock" and "foreshock-mainshock-aftershock";

Swarm type: there is no prominent mainshock, and the main energy is released through multiple earthquakes of similar magnitude, if there are two largest earthquakes with similar magnitude in the earthquake sequence, it is called a double earthquake type;

Isolated: Its main feature is that there are almost no foreshocks and almost no aftershocks.

The double earthquake mentioned in Yan Qingwen's mouth is the earthquake group type.

For example, the 924 earthquake in Pakistan is a typical mainshock type, while the 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Turkey two years ago is a group earthquake type.

The earthquake in Pakistan was even more severe because it ran through Punjab Province, spanning a wide area, and the affected points were all densely populated areas.

And that's exactly what happened.

After leaving the city of Lahore, the surrounding mountain roads were visibly changed as the convoy approached the earthquake zone.

On the right side of the front of the car, the mountain forest affected by the earthquake zone is full of devastation, the mountain is faintly cracked, huge stones and trees are rolled up, scattered everywhere, the original dense forest has now been destroyed to pieces, only a mess remains.

The river under the mountain road on the left is even more steamy, and the waves are raging.

In the distance, the bridge and dam had completely collapsed, and the fallen rubble ruins, in the sunlight, glittered and filled with a smell of death.

The only geological disaster Gu Ji experienced was the underground building checkpoint in northern Myanmar.

But it was a subsidence after all, and at the time of the incident, he was in a completely closed building, and he didn't feel the horror at all.

Seeing these ruins with his own eyes, he understood the devastating nature of seismic waves.

"Pakistan is located at the junction of the Eurasian plate and the Indian plate, affected by the impact of the two plates, strong earthquake activity is frequent, and the earthquake disaster is serious, according to the data provided by the Pakistan Earthquake Agency, a characteristic of this earthquake is frequent aftershocks, high magnitude and wide range."

"Only 4 hours before the first major earthquake, another 8.1 magnitude earthquake occurred 95 kilometers northeast of the epicenter, and within 24 hours, hundreds of felt aftershocks of magnitude 4 or higher have occurred in the earthquake area, stretching for more than 300 kilometers, so the danger of this operation is extremely high, everyone must ......."

Yan Qingwen was halfway through his words when he suddenly stopped.

A dull sound came out of nowhere, sounding like thick phlegm breathing sticking to the throat, which was very uncomfortable.

Subconsciously, Gu Ji and the others unconsciously noticed the thermos cup on the small table in front of Yan Qingwen, and the water surface was shaking in a rippled shape.

"Uh-huh......"

Xiao Jian, the rescue dog beside him, inexplicably began to shake his body and bared his teeth.

In the blink of an eye, the flock of birds in the mountain forest on the right suddenly flew into the air in a panic, and the mountains in the distance were trembling slightly, as if something huge was waking up, and even the windows of the entire passenger car were "buzzing" violently.

Detachment leader Han Yue's complexion changed suddenly.

Director Yan Qingwen hurriedly shouted at the driver: "It's an aftershock!" Fast! Get the convoy up to speed! ”

"Boom ——!"

Suddenly, a loud bang woke everyone up, the earth began to tremble, the river roared, and hundreds of tons of rocks and dirt rolled down under the tremendous force, kicking up a puff of smoke and dust, and the river-like debris quickly occupied the entire mountain forest, knocking down all the trees and shrubs that stood in its way, making a deafening sound.

"It's too late! Driver parking! Tighten the handbrake! ”

Although Yan Qingwen is an earthquake expert, Han Yue has participated in earthquake rescue all year round, and knows that this kind of earthquake landslide, with the speed of a bus, there is no time to escape, "Everyone get out of the car!" ”

"Quick! Fast! Everyone get off at once!! ”

"Leave the equipment alone! Get off first! ”

"Quick!"

The moment the bus door opened, Han Yue and several team leaders immediately stood up and desperately urged the team members to evacuate.

An armed police medical officer was still trying to get the important equipment on the luggage rack, but was scolded by Han Yue on the spot.

Human life matters.

Gu Ji hugged Xiao Jian and quickly jumped out of the car door, the mountain road that was shaking by the earthquake was like stepping on a springboard, but fortunately, his core control was very strong and he didn't fall.

His eyes flashed, and after quickly observing the surrounding terrain, he judged that the only place to save himself at the moment was the back of the car!

So he hurriedly craned his neck and shouted: "Everyone go around to the back of the car and dodge!" ”

Han Yue in the car heard the movement, glanced at him through the glass, and also followed the command: "Quick!" Everyone is hiding behind the car! Wear a helmet, rest your back against the body, and squat down with your hands on your knees!! ”

"Hurry up, everyone!!"

"Time is of the essence!"

Several detachments and squad leaders shouted a sentence.

Suddenly, all the rescuers began to obey the command, one by one, shoulder to shoulder, squeezed on the back of the bus body, leaning against the tires and the iron sheet of the body, and squatted on the spot.

In the next second, a piece of debris the size of a football suddenly smashed the window glass, fell over their heads, rolled down the mountain road, slid into the rough river at the bottom of the mountain, and disappeared.

And that's just the beginning.

Next, a large amount of gravel rolls down the mountain road, frantically piled up on the body, and the bus is like a large metal clock, "knock knock", making a shocking sound, and the endless dust and mud form a suffocating sandstorm, sweeping in and engulfing everything.

Some rescuers subconsciously became nervous and couldn't help but close their eyes.

In the endless darkness, Gu Ji could only hear the constant "creaking" sound of the car body, and the back continued to transmit a thrust, moving his butt and soles.

The bus is moving down the hill!!

Once the bus is pushed downhill by the boulder, everyone is afraid that everyone will have to fall, but at this time, no one dares to get up and leave, because without the obstruction of the bus body, to fight against the gravel landslide with the body, will only die faster!

"Listen, everybody, if the bus falls down the hill, be sure to hold on to the trunk of the tree under the slope and never fall into the river! I don't hear it!! ”

"Yes!!"

At the critical moment, Han Yue took the lead in shouting.

Everyone shouted in unison, it was precisely this voice that seemed to be less afraid, even if the rescuers were now in danger, and there were teammates by your side to accompany you.

As the last stone rolls down.

Somehow, the heavens and the earth seemed to fall silent all of a sudden, and all that could be heard, except for the breathing of their companions, was the sound of running water under the hillside.

Gu Ji and the others slowly opened their eyes.

Through the foggy dust, he looked down and saw that the toes of his black hiking boots had exceeded the edge of the mountain road by about two centimeters.

Other words.

As soon as the coach is pushed another 10 centimeters, they will be pushed down the mountain!

"Everyone, don't move until it's safe!"

Seeing that the landslide stopped, Han Yue first reminded the rescue team not to panic, and then took the initiative to stand up and move slowly against the bus, ready to explore the road situation.

Seeing this scene, Gu Ji couldn't help but sigh.

This Han Yue deserves to be the operational commander of this international rescue operation.

Experienced, decisive in ordering;

In case of danger, give priority to evacuating subordinates;

When the danger is over, it is the first to take the risk to confirm safety.

It is no wonder that in earthquake relief, soldiers are always the first main force, and these points alone are incomparable to many ordinary civilian command posts.

"Whew...... It should be safe, everyone obeys the order, prepares to get up, try not to touch the body of the bus, and quickly move to the front of the car, but be sure to pay attention to safety! ”

"Yes!"

The team members shouted and began to slowly get up.

Because the bus is squeezed into an extremely narrow space, everyone can only keep moving sideways.

Gu Ji always held Xiao Jian, followed the team member in front, and slowly raised his feet, and at this moment, an exclamation suddenly came from behind him.

Hearing the movement, Gu Jiteng turned his head and quickly grabbed the red shadow that fell outward.

With a sharp force, he was pulled back.

"What's going on! How do I hear someone shouting! ”

"Report to the Han detachment! No, it's okay! ”

"Shut up if you're okay! Everyone hurry up! ”

Hearing Han Yue's scolding, the figure behind Gu Ji hurriedly opened his mouth to answer, for fear that because of his own mistakes, the whole team would be affected.

After.

Taking advantage of the team's normal march, he muttered quietly behind Gu Ji's ear: "Brother, thank you for saving my life, my feet are numb, and I didn't stand firm for a while!" ”

"You're welcome."

Gu Ji communicated with him more, on the one hand, the danger had not been completely ruled out, and he didn't want to be distracted, on the other hand, he hadn't fully figured out the interpersonal relationship of "Bian Shizhang", so he didn't dare to talk nonsense.

After getting out of the bus completely.

All the rescuers couldn't help but widen their eyes and gasp in their hearts.

As far as the eye can see, the scene is chaotic, with mountains of stones and dirt piling up, covering everything around them, the two assault vehicles in front have been completely buried in dust, and the two passenger cars in the back, one is still relatively intact.

And the car where Gu Ji was, on the side facing the hillside, had been completely squeezed and deformed by the boulders, and the window glass was all shattered, and I didn't dare to imagine that if there was no cover, I am afraid that people would be directly crushed.

"Each team counts the number of people immediately! Report an injury! ”

"The search team is here! No one was hurt! ”

"The rescue team is fully staffed!"

"The medical team is complete!"

"The technical and support team is complete, one person, one person is blinded......"

"Hahahaha......"

Hearing the words "squinting", everyone couldn't help but laugh, as if they were celebrating the aftermath of the disaster.

After confirming that there are no casualties on our side.

The grizzled Yan Qingwen picked up the walkie-talkie, stared at the assault car buried by dirt and boulders, and kept shouting, "Pakistani emergency fire brigade, what's the situation over there!" Please answer! Please answer! ”

But in response to him, there was only a "zizizi" voice.

"It must be geomagnetism interfering with infinite electric communication." Han Yue quickly made a judgment, "All members of the second team search and rescue team!" ”

"Here!"

"Immediately organize the rescue tools in your hands and prepare to save people!"

"Whoa!"

At the moment when he just gave the order, a hand suddenly stretched out from the buried dirt of the assault vehicle, and then poked out the head of a person wearing a red safety helmet, beckoning and shouting: "Hey! Hey! ”

"It's the Pakistani firefighters! Come with me! ”

Han Yue put down the next sentence and hurriedly rushed over.

Gu Ji didn't say a word, put down Xiao Jian to catch up, put on rescue gloves while running, and followed Han Yue to quickly pick up the dirt around the firefighters, and after confirming that he was not injured or oppressed by a heavy object, he pulled him out of the dirt with one arm.

"Wang! Woof! ”

At the same time, Xiao Jian, who rushed up another dirt slope, suddenly sniffed at the soil, sat down on the spot, stretched out his dog's head, and shouted at Gu Ji.

"Han detachment! There is a case! ”

Gu Ji, who obtained the mark of dog training, immediately understood the meaning of the rescue dog, and after reminding him, he first observed the structure of the soil slope and confirmed that it was stable, and then climbed up, digging the soil with his hands, and quickly caught the hard object.

With a swipe, it's part of the red helmet!

"Pakistani firefighters found!"

Gu Ji shouted while continuing to dig, and finally saw the whole picture clearly.

It's a pity that the personnel have fallen into a coma due to lack of oxygen, and their legs are caught between the stones and cannot move, "The medical team is here to save people!" Rescue the squad, get a hydraulic strut! ”

As soon as the words fell, Gu Ji reacted.

He inevitably said too much, his current identity is a search and rescue officer with dogs, not a captain, so he glanced back at Han Yue, who was saving people on the other side, and answered with a little embarrassment: "Hey, do you think it should be like this, Han Detachment?" ”

Han Yue raised a frown on one side, as if he remembered.

When the aftershocks erupted, it was the black boy who was the first to shout out for everyone to hide behind the bus.

"Yes, on the hydraulic strut!"

Hearing Han Yue's order, a figure hurriedly followed, holding a hydraulic pole in his hand, and stretched into the crack between the boulders, "Hehe, leave the rescue work to me!" ”

Gu Ji was a little familiar when he heard this movement.

As soon as he turned his head, he saw a young man with the same dark skin, small eyes, and a somewhat simple look, who was smiling at him stupidly, showing a mouthful of white teeth, and a name was sewn on the combat rescue suit on his chest: Wang Yuexi.

"You don't recognize me? The one you pulled just now, my name is Wang Yuexi, the rescue team, see that you grow older than me, just call me Xizi! ”

"Recognize, my name is Bian Shizhang."

At this point, Gu Ji figured it out.

The 62 search and rescue team members gathered in this operation should have been drawn from different detachments, and they should not be particularly familiar with each other, otherwise someone would have accosted him along the way.

I watched as one Pakistani firefighter after another was rescued.

Gu Ji knew that people, it must be fine.

Because after all, this is just a landslide caused by an aftershock, if you change to a flat road and find an open space to squat, it is estimated that nothing will happen.

But this is a hillside road.

Seeing that the road ahead was blocked by dirt and large pieces of debris, it meant that the road had been completely blocked, not to mention, their bus was also smashed to pieces, and it could not be started at all.

He looked down at the time limit in the lower left corner.

It's been more than half an hour.

In other words, he was only more than 80 minutes away from the epicenter he had arrived.

The road is blocked, there are no cars.

How does he get around?

(End of chapter)