Fire Chief vs. Surgeon: A Tale of Relentless Pursuit-Chapter 771: It’s Going to Collapse Inside
The determination was so firm that the three elderly professors actually teared up with emotion.
This....
The team members were somewhat at a loss.
Jiang Ye narrowed his eyes:
"What if it’s an order from General Zhan?"
Huh?
As soon as these words came out, the three professors instantly stopped in their tracks.
Only then did Jiang Ye continue, stating each word distinctly:
"General Zhan has ordered us to ensure your safe evacuation at all costs!"
When it came to the data versus human life, the former truly held no comparison.
Besides, as long as the people were safe, couldn’t the data also be recovered?
The professors looked at each other and eventually hung their heads:
"Do as you see fit."
It was roughly, we are washing our hands of this, you decide.
Jiang Ye then gave a sweeping gesture, and the team members, understanding immediately, sprang into action.
Of course, they couldn’t actually leave without trying to salvage anything; whatever could be taken, they would take.
And for that which couldn’t be carried away, there was no helping it.
Other team members were responsible for arranging the stretchers. Both Professor Zhou and Professor Wu were injured and couldn’t walk, let alone descend the mountain.
At that moment, Professor Zhao waved Jiang Ye over:
"Mr. Jiang, come here for a moment."
Jiang Ye walked over:
"Do you have instructions, Professor?"
"Come closer, come closer."
Hmm?
After drawing near, Professor Zhao whispered a few words into Jiang Ye’s ear. After speaking, he patted Jiang’s shoulder with a look of relief:
"Go on."
Jiang hesitated for a few seconds before nodding, then headed toward the innermost experimental apparatus.
The main reason was that if Professor Zhao had gone personally, Jiang Ye and his team would definitely have objected.
So, the only other option was to have this Mr. Jiang step in to assist.
The data on that experimental apparatus was indeed very, very important and couldn’t be lost.
After arriving, Jiang once again surveyed the surrounding mountains; as long as there were no sudden aftershocks, there should be no immediate danger.
He plugged a small USB drive directly into the apparatus and began to operate the keyboard, entering a series of passwords that Professor Zhao had just recited.
Once the correct password was entered, the copying process officially started.
The speed was slow, and it was uncertain how long it would take to complete the copy.
Indeed, half an hour passed.
The team members had already made two stretchers and had lifted the injured Professors Zhou and Wu onto them. The other team members’ backpacks were all stuffed full, filled with experimental materials.
"Captain Jiang, we’ve finished on this side."
Jiang looked at the progress bar on the screen that had barely reached fifty-one percent and his eyebrows twitched.
"Just a few more minutes."
"Yes!"
One minute passed...
Two minutes went by...
Five minutes elapsed...
The progress bar had merely reached fifty-three percent.
He had hoped to wait a bit longer, to copy at least sixty percent of the data.
Such were his wishes, but reality simply wouldn’t permit it.
There hadn’t been an aftershock for half an hour, but suddenly the ground started to shake again.
The cave trembled so violently that everyone could hardly stand still.
"Captain Jiang, get over here, it’s about to collapse inside!"
Even the professors were now anxiously shouting:
"Xiao Jiang, forget the data, come quickly."
But Jiang Ye did not move, still standing in front of the experimental apparatus.
Around him, the earth shook and the mountains swayed, as if he didn’t even notice.
Fortunately, at that moment, the progress bar suddenly sped up.
When it hit sixty percent, Jiang immediately unplugged the USB drive and ran towards them.
’Boom, boom!’ with a few loud noises.
Just as Jiang had left, a large rock smashed down right where he had been standing seconds before.
