Wei Xiaolin tried the walkie-talkie. Sure enough, there was only static. The shouts on the other side could no longer be heard clearly.
Hence, Wei Xiaolin took the walkie-talkie to look for a signal. Wei Shengli took out a knife and began chopping off the smaller bushes and withered branches around him before throwing them far away. The less fuel there was, the slower the fire would spread. Although it was a drop in the bucket, Wei Shengli still wanted to do something …
The only thing Wei Xiaolin could do was desperately look for a signal. At the same time, she kept repeating into the walkie-talkie, "Mountain No. 7 is on fire! My father can't take it anymore, hurry up … "
At the same time, at the forest ranger station.
"Mt. Mawei in Daxing 'anling is on fire. Requesting backup!" a man yelled into the phone.
"Please explain the situation of the fire. If the fire is not big …" the person on the other side of the phone replied.
"F * ck! It means that you're a motherf * cker. Big fire, mountain fire, do you understand? One minute slower, and a large part of the forest will be burned. Do you understand? Call the firefighters! "The man shouted.
"I'm already contacting the firefighters." The person on the other side of the phone was obviously stunned.
The man on the other side had already rushed out with a fire extinguisher. Although this fire extinguisher wasn't very useful, right now … it was still a drop in the bucket. He couldn't care less.
At the foot of the mountain, Liu Yu, who had already gone down the mountain, looked back and happened to see the thick smoke rising into the sky. She shouted, "Dad, look, there's smoke on the mountain!"
Liu Guangcai said disapprovingly, "It's probably someone else visiting the grave."
Liu Yu shook his head and said, "Isn't the smoke too strong? It's so dark … it's almost covering the sky. "
When Liu Guangcai heard this, he knew something was wrong. He looked up and his face immediately turned pale. He shouted, "Not good, there's a fire!"
Xia Hui also exclaimed, "It looks like Grandma's graveyard!"
When Liu Guangcai saw the fire, his lips trembled and he said, "Go … Go quickly! The fire was coming this way! Run! "
After saying that, Liu Guangcai picked up Liu Yu and ran away.
Liu Yu shouted, "Put me down! Put out the fire first!"
Liu Guangcai said, "This is a mountain fire! It's useless even if the fire brigade comes. Run! "
Xia Hui also ran. As she ran, she looked back and saw that on the mountain top, tongues of fire were shooting into the sky. They could already see the flames.
The two of them used all their strength to run down the mountain. Fortunately, the three of them had already descended the mountain and were far away from the fire. Otherwise, the three of them would not have been able to escape. After going down the mountain and reaching the roadside, Liu Guangcai threw Liu Yusai onto the tractor.
Liu Guangcai shouted, "Xia Hui, look after the child! Drive home and get someone to put out the fire! "
When Xia Hui saw that Liu Guangcai was about to run back with an axe, she quickly pulled Liu Guangcai and said, "What are you doing?"
Liu Guangcai said, "Although the road is wide, the fire is too big. Once the fire spreads over, the fire belt on the road isn't wide enough. It will burn over. I have to do something … "
Xia Hui shouted at the top of her lungs, "Are you crazy? You're alone! You won't be able to chop down such a huge mountain by yourself! "
Liu Yu called out, "I'll help."
Xia Hui angrily rebuked, "Shut up!"
Liu Yu didn't dare say a word.
Liu Guangcai patted Xia Hui on the shoulder and said, "Dear, listen to me. We were definitely the ones who started the fire this time. Once the fire starts, I don't know how big it will be. If you let me leave just like that, I won't be able to live with my conscience. I regret not listening to our daughter. I wanted to go home early and not completely extinguish the fire before leaving. But it's useless to say anything now. I can't ignore this fire. Otherwise, I won't have the face to see our daughter or return to the village. Listen to me. Leave immediately! If you want to help me, go get someone! "
Xia Hui looked at Liu Guangcai's determined gaze and gritted her teeth. She nodded and drove the tractor away with Liu Yu.
Liu Guangcai carried the axe and looked at the thick smoke in the distance. He rubbed his nose and said, "I'll go all out!"
With that said, Liu Guangcai rushed into the mountain. He knew that he couldn't do anything or change anything, but he didn't pursue these things anymore. He just wanted to do something. Otherwise, he would feel guilty and live a life worse than death.
Not long after, sirens tore apart the tranquility of the distant mountain. However, when the firefighters rushed to the scene, they were dumbfounded.
"Oh my god, what a huge fire …" A firefighter stared at the fire in front of him with his mouth agape. Then, he looked at his three fire engines and said with great difficulty, "With such a huge fire, even if we pour all the water in the fire engines, it'll be useless, right?"
The captain said, "We need reinforcements. Little Li, quickly report it. We need as much reinforcements as possible! Explain the situation clearly. The higher-ups will know what to do. Everyone else, put on your equipment and follow me into the mountain! "
"Captain, what about the cars?" someone asked.
"I can't care about it. Brothers, I won't be giving you any political lessons this time. I'll just ask you, are you afraid of death? "the captain asked.
Everyone shouted in unison, "Those who are afraid of death don't become soldiers! Soldiers aren't afraid of death! "
"Then cut the crap. Grab your weapons and bring your equipment into the mountain!" the captain shouted.
When Little Li heard that, he hurriedly shouted, "Captain, what about me? I want to go too! "
The captain said angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about? You are in charge of contacting the higher-ups. "
"Captain …" Little Li was indignant.
The captain said, "Obey orders!"
Little Li helplessly accepted the order.
After the captain said that, he led everyone into the mountain. They were all firefighters, so they knew very well that it was useless for them to face such a huge fire!
"Captain, I'm afraid we can't do anything, right?" a veteran asked softly.
The captain said, "Do whatever you can. Do your best and be responsible. That's all!"
The veteran nodded and asked softly, "Why didn't you let Little Li come?"
The captain said, "His brother was also a firefighter. He died fighting the fire last year. His family is still grieving. His family has already sacrificed a life for the country, so they can't lose any more. I want to leave some seedlings for his family … "
"Captain, will it be that dangerous this time?" the veteran asked.
The captain nodded and said, "I'm afraid it will only be more dangerous. Are you afraid?"
The veteran nodded and grinned. "I'm not bragging this time. I'm really afraid."
"You still want to go if you're afraid?" The captain said in surprise, "Don't you usually have diarrhea when you encounter any difficulties?"
The veteran shook his head and said, "It's different this time. This time, I'll do my best and be responsible. That's all …"
…
The fire was far more terrifying than anyone could imagine. With the help of the northeast wind, it spread at an extremely fast speed.
Wei Shengli was standing above the wind, so everything was fine. It wasn't too dangerous to walk with the fire.
However, Liu Guangcai was below the wind. The fire covered the sky and earth, as if it was the end of the world.
An hour had passed, but there were no reinforcements. There was nothing. Liu Guangcai wiped the sweat from his forehead.
At this moment, a black shadow darted out from the tree and landed beside Liu Guangcai. Liu Guangcai took a look and saw that it was a blackened squirrel that had been burned. Now, it was gasping for air.
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