The weather outside was gloomy, and it was still raining.
Hearing Brother Wolf's words, Li Du hurried out and looked to the west.
To the west of him was Marcus's ranch, which had belonged to him for three consecutive months.
If the sound was indeed caused by the collapse of the mine, judging from the volume of the sound, it should have come from one of the three Randy ranches.
Worried about an accident, he said to Brother Wolf and Godzilla, "Let's drive over and take a look."
Ah Meow and Crispy Noodles hated rainy weather and did not want to get their fur wet, so they hid in the house and refused to come out.
Ali followed Li Du closely. Ah Ow liked rainy weather, and the two got into the car with Li Du.
There were no roads between the mines, only dirt roads. After the heavy rain, the dirt roads were unusually muddy. Fortunately, they were driving an off-road vehicle with a high chassis and high horsepower. If it were an ordinary car or SUV, it would definitely break down on the road.
After the car drove out, they soon found the mine in trouble, Randy Mine No. 2. There were people waving their arms and shouting in the mine.
They drove over, and a big man rushed over frantically, pulled at their door and shouted, "Collapse! The mine is collapsing! Help us! Someone is buried down there! "
Li Du hurried out of the car and shouted, "What happened? How could someone be crushed down there? "
There was a pit in the middle of the mine, and the rain was flowing down along the collapse. There were four or five big men trying to move the ore out.
Brother Wolf asked calmly, "Have you called the police?"
The big man said anxiously, "I've called, but the road is difficult. You see, the damn road is difficult! It's difficult for the fire department to drive in! "
"Who is buried down there? How many people? "
"Two, Aubrey and Marcus."
Li Du frowned and said, "Mining in this weather?"
The burly man said, "Nothing has happened in the past. The mine has never collapsed because of rain. We have always been mining regardless of whether it's raining or snowing!"
Brother Wolf said, "Let's not talk about this. Come on, guys, think of a way to rescue them first!"
"How deep is the mine? How high is it? How long is it? Where are they roughly? Bring me the map, "Li Du said.
Digging a mine was never just a random place to dig. An engineer had to be hired to analyze the underground geology and then draw up a blueprint.
The miners dug the tunnel according to the blueprint. Otherwise, the result of careless digging could lead to a collapse. That was a very serious situation.
For example, when Li Du first dug a hole in the number 115 mine, he hired an engineer to help with the inspection.
Li Du and the others studied the drawings that the miner had sent over. At the same time, he released the little bug to check out the situation below.
The situation wasn't too bad. Aubrey and Marcos were indeed stuck below and hadn't been crushed to death. Aubrey was unconscious, but he was still alive and had value to be excavated.
At this moment, Marcos had a look of despair on his face. When the underground cave collapsed, he must have taken the opportunity to hide and hid under a steel support frame.
The support frame had been bent by the weight of the ore soil, but it had successfully supported the falling boulder. Both of them were huddled in a small corner under the support frame. Aubrey's head was bleeding and he was unconscious.
Fortunately, the two of them were not crushed to death. However, it was still very unfortunate that they were buried under the rubble.
Marcos could still make a sound, but the mine was relatively deep, more than six meters deep. Through the thick stone and soil, the sound was much weaker and spread out, making it difficult to locate.
Li Du used the time he spent looking at the map to cover up his investigation of the mine. After the investigation, he pushed the map away and said, "Go find them. It is difficult to rescue them with our strength. We have to save their lives first."
"How do we find them?" The strong and tall miner cried like a child. "We don't have a machine. We don't know where they are."
Li Du said, "I will locate them. My dog has been trained in search and rescue. It is an excellent search dog. Now, you go find a long rubber tube and prepare warm milk. Go! "
He pulled Ah Ow down and brought her to the collapsed pit. Brother Wolf said, "Be careful, boss!"
Li Du nodded to show that he understood. There was no danger in the mine now. The collapse had ended, and the bottom was very solid.
Taking Ah Ow to the mine, he found the top where the two of them were.
Marcos was relatively easy to find. He could make a sound. The difficult part was Aubrey, who was unconscious and in a bad condition.
Li Du first determined Marcos's position, made a mark, and then went to the top of Aubrey and said, "And here, Aubrey is below here. My search and rescue dog found him."
As for how Ah Ow found him? There was no need to explain. Anyway, he was Ah Ow's owner. It could be said that only he could understand Ah Ow's instructions.
Li Du directed a few miners to dig up the gravel from these two places. "Be careful, find a gap for me, and I will send the rubber tube down."
The miners were in a mess. They did not know what to do, and they would not question Li Du. Now they needed a backbone. Li Du gave an order, and they subconsciously regarded him as the backbone.
After digging the pit, the rubber tube was sent over.
Li Du took it and put it in the gap. Because of the special geology of Lightning Ridge, there were many hard rock layers, so the top of the collapsed mine was equivalent to a large amount of rock piled up together.
The advantage of this was that the rocks supported each other, forming gaps of different sizes.
They could not get in, but Ali, who was like a rabbit, could.
Li Du handed the tube to Ali, let it bite it, and then taught it, "Go down these holes, and you will find someone. Pass the tube to him, understand?"
Ali looked at him with its big eyes suddenly blinking. Li Du thought for a moment and shouted into the collapsed gap, "Marcos, my kangaroo will go down to give you something. You keep making noise, and let it listen to your voice to find you!"
"Alright …" A muffled voice came from behind.
With a goal, Ali probably understood Li Du's purpose. Then, it bent down and went into the hole, holding the tube in its mouth, and jumped down.
Li Du had used the little bug to explore the way. From this position, there were many gaps formed by the stacking of rocks. As long as Ali did not go too far, with the guidance of Marcus' voice, it would eventually enter the space under the support frame.
Ali was like a big mouse shuttling through the rock gaps. Its figure was very flexible. After passing through the large and small gaps, it brought the tube in front of Marcos.
As soon as Marcos saw Ali appear, he was shocked at first, but then the despair on his face turned into surprise. He grabbed the tube with one hand and tried to hug Ali with the other.
Ali avoided it alertly, jumped into the gap between the rocks, and ran up the path it came from.
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