sbdcsierra Chapter 288 Superb Physical Qualities!
Chapter 288 Superb Physical Qualities!
Zhong Yuemin crawled to the injured man's side and checked his condition. The area beneath him was pinned down and he couldn't move at all. He could only chip away at the wound little by little to see if he could loosen it. He took the tools, hammer, and short crowbar from his leg bindings and began to tap the wounds one by one. The space was cramped, and he couldn't move his arms freely, so it was very strenuous. But he had no choice but to use this rudimentary method.
After struggling for about forty minutes, striking and adding stones as they went, they were soaked to the bone. If it weren't for the spring water replenishing their strength, most people wouldn't have been able to eat it. After a while, they used a crowbar to push, and finally, the boulder beneath the injured man loosened slightly, creating a small gap.
Zhong Yuemin gritted his teeth, "Xiaobai, see if you can pull him out, try quickly."
Zhou Xiaobai, already prepared, grabbed the injured man's hands and pulled him out with all his might. Meanwhile, he exerted all his strength, bracing against the crowbar, and finally managed to pull the injured man out. The two breathed a sigh of relief. At this moment, Man Tun also crawled in from outside through the passage. One pulled from the front, and the other two pushed from behind, struggling forward. It took them over an hour. Just as they were about to reach the outside of the passage, another aftershock struck, the ground shook, and debris fell from above the passage entrance.
Zhong Yuemin, who was at the very end, shouted.
"Pull him out quickly, hurry..."
Outside, Ning Wei and another soldier grabbed Man Tun's right hand and the wounded man's left hand, forcefully pulling them both out. Zhou Xiaobai was already halfway outside when suddenly a shout came from outside.
"Watch out, the wall is about to collapse, evacuate quickly!"
Half of the remaining ruins collapsed with a roar during the aftershocks, threatening to crush Xiaobai. Man Tun, quick-witted and agile, grabbed her hand and pulled her out. Zhong Yuemin, gritting his teeth, pushed his wife's buttocks, and they were pulled out of the passageway.
"Boom!"
The wall collapsed, raising clouds of dust. When the dust settled, there was no trace of the passageway; the collapsed wall buried it completely, leaving a deep dent.
"Leap People!"
"Brother Zhong!"
"Platoon leader..."
Upon seeing this, Zhou Xiaobai's eyes immediately reddened, and she lunged forward to dig away the rubble, shouting wildly.
"Yuemin, Yuemin...!"
Three days later, Zhong Yuemin was finally "rescued". When he was carried out on a stretcher, he was in good spirits. Zhou Xiaobai, who had barely eaten or drunk anything for the past three days, staggered over to her man, hugged him, and cried loudly without saying a word.
Zhong Yuemin comforted him.
"I'm fine, I'm fine, don't cry, don't cry!"
He was taken to a makeshift field hospital set up in a tent for treatment. His right arm had been pierced by a sharp piece of rebar that had collapsed earlier. After disinfection and bandaging, and an IV drip was started, the doctor finished his examination and said:
"Is he alright?"
"There's nothing wrong. He's in good health. After all, he's from the military, so his physical condition is excellent. He just needs a few days of rest."
"Thank you doctor, thank you doctor."
"It's what I should do, you two talk!"
Without lingering, he left the tent. Zhou Zhennan was there too, standing by the bed, looking at his future son-in-law with a rather strange expression. Zhong Yuemin felt a little uneasy under his gaze.
"Uncle Zhou, why are you looking at me like that? My face isn't dirty, is it?"
Zhou Zhennan Road:
"I wonder if you're some kind of monster. I heard Xiaobai say that when that whole wall collapsed, you were stuck in the narrow passage, unable to move at all. How did you escape? And how did you manage to stay buried for three days and three nights? When you were rescued, you looked rosy-cheeked, like nothing happened. It's like you just slept down there for three days and nothing happened to you."
"Dad, why are you saying that!"
Zhou Xiaobai was dissatisfied.
"Yuemin is alright, that's just incredibly lucky. Would you really want something to happen to him?"
"You kid..."
Zhou Zhennan shook his head helplessly and said no more. He'd really raised this daughter in vain; daughters grow up and leave home.
"Then you two talk, Yuemin. I'm going to call your father to let him know I'm safe and sound, so he won't keep worrying about you."
"Did your dad know I was buried?"
“Otherwise, if you bury it for three days and there’s no movement, what if something happens… I’ll definitely inform your father.”
Zhou Zhennan Road:
“Xiaobai has been staying at the site of the buried ruins for the past three days without getting a proper rest or eating properly. You should try to persuade her, lest you get better and she collapses again.”
"Understood, Uncle Zhou!"
As soon as his father-in-law left, Zhong Yuemin shifted his position to the side, making room for his wife. He patted the spot and gestured for her to come up.
"I'm not tired, you just lie down!"
"Hurry up and get up here!" he commanded.
Zhou Xiaobai took off her shoes and got into bed from one side. Zhong Yuemin put his arm around his wife's slender waist, letting her lean against him. He gently stroked his wife's pale face; she was visibly thinner and looked much more haggard.
"You've worked hard. I'm sorry for making you worry. Now you can sleep soundly in my arms."
Zhou Xiaobai pressed her face against her beloved's chest, listening to the steady, strong heartbeat. The familiar scent filled her nostrils. Her heart, which had been hanging in near despair for days, finally settled and came alive. She pouted and said:
"Why are you saying sorry? You should be thanking me. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have been buried."