Fire Chief vs. Surgeon: A Tale of Relentless Pursuit-Chapter 756: Tears Shed
It took about ten minutes for the first firefighter to start crossing the river.
Just a thin climbing rope to traverse the entire river, with turbulent waters flowing beneath, it was truly frightening.
Yet, that firefighter was exceptionally calm, moving slowly but surely.
Initially, he moved slowly, but as he became more familiar, he sped up.
By the end, he was very fast, taking only one minute and forty seconds in total.
Once he successfully reached the other bank, he secured several climbing ropes and then gestured to the others:
"It’s okay, come on over!" he yelled.
The next second, a group of four firefighters crossed the river simultaneously.
The firefighters might not have felt anything, but the people on this side of the road were genuinely shocked and frightened.
"Oh my god, isn’t that amazing?"
"Nonsense, they’re our invincible blue friends!"
Dozens to nearly a hundred people crossed in just about ten minutes.
Of course, the applause was continuous, getting louder and more enthusiastic with each passing moment.
The first few batches of people who crossed had already moved towards the village, leaving more than twenty firefighters to chop down trees and build a bridge.
This bridge was to be the only rescue route connecting the two shores.
Clearly, it demanded attention.
Moreover, medical teams waiting to enter the village still had to cross this river.
As for the tunnel on this side, it was said earlier that it could be cleared in half an hour, but now it looked like it would take at least another half hour.
Time waits for no one. Seeing that the bridge was ready and the firefighters testing it hadn’t encountered any problems, Lu Jing shouldered his bag and moved.
Nurse Director tried to pull him back but couldn’t hold him:
"Doctor Lu!" she called out urgently.
Then she followed him.
Dr. Yu and Nurse Xiao Tang also hurried back to their vehicle to grab their medical kits and followed him down.
Standing at the edge of the bridge, which was really just two parallel trees without any safety measures, Lu Jing took several deep breaths, stepped up, and got onto the bridge.
Of course, there were firefighters guarding both ahead and behind.
"Come, comrade, give me your hand."
At such a time, there was no need to distinguish between genders.
Lu Jing naturally extended his hand; if one had to walk alone, it was uncertain if they could successfully reach the other side.
"Thank you."
"You’re welcome, let’s go."
"Okay."
Due to extreme nervousness and fear, his entire body was trembling.
But his face was tense, teeth biting his lower lip, continuously encouraging himself in his mind:
"It’s okay, don’t be afraid!"
In this way, he cautiously took small steps forward.
Finally, he reached the shore.
As the second medical rescue team doctor to arrive on the other side, Lu Jing’s back was soaked.
But there was no time to reflect or be scared anymore; he hurriedly followed the crowd to the village.
Along the way, they encountered many villagers who had come to help on their own after hearing about the situation.
Some had even suffered serious injuries during the major earthquake and hadn’t had time for even simple bandaging.
Upon seeing this, Lu Jing wanted to stop and disinfect and rebandage their wounds, but was rejected.
"Doctor comrade, I’m fine, you must go to the village, there are many seriously injured villagers there, you have to save them!"
Hisss!
What else could Lu Jing say?
He pulled out a box of band-aids from his bag:
"Take this, apply it simply on the wound on your forehead, and this, a disinfectant swab."
The villager then accepted:
"Thank you, thank you."
Lu Jing really couldn’t control his tears, a few dropped down.
Then, he headed towards the village with large strides.
It wasn’t long before he saw Kuang Yu kneeling on the ground administering first aid:
"Senior!" he called out,
and ran up to him.
