“I want to go in! I have to go in!” Jiang Yao took Moe out of her pocket. “My pet can help find the location of the buried men. That will shorten your rescue time!”
“A cat?”
The First Battalion’s commander was in disbelief. “We have military dogs.”
“But the smoke from the explosion will affect the dogs,” Jiang Yao said coldly. “And my pet will not be affected by the smoke from the explosion. Furthermore, he’s small, so he can easily squeeze through any small gap to confirm the condition of the buried men! If you disagree, I can just run over there!”
Jiang Yao opened the car door and jumped out. She had hoped that having a car would shorten the time, but she did not want to explain more. The commander gritted his teeth and pulled Jiang Yao back. Then, he stepped on the accelerator and drove the car toward the thick smoke.
In just a few minutes, Jiang Yao felt as if she was in a flying car. When she got out of the car, she felt her legs go numb when she saw the small building had been blown into ruins.
There was a public restroom on the first level of that little structure. There was an office building on the second and upper floors. Inside were the cleaners’ and workers’ dorms and a portion of the office.
With a single glance, she could see the scenario inside the ruins. She dropped her head to look at Moe, who then dashed into the ruins.
Jiang Yao stood there, her eyes slightly crimson, without saying anything. The commander assumed she was waiting for her pet to search, but she was actually inspecting the situation inside.
There were five people buried within, one of them was lifeless. Lu Xingzhi, who was in the office area on the third level, was one of the other four people. One was in the female washroom on the first floor, one in the corridor on the second floor, and one in the dormitories on the second floor. He was on the highest floor when the explosion occurred. Therefore, he was on top of the site after the building collapsed.
Lu Xingzhi’s reaction time was lightning fast. He should have been far enough away from the explosion source to take some self-protection measures. He ducked into a corner. Even though there was a beam on top of him, he was fine.
Moe went in silently and then came out. Then he moved around pretending to pull Jiang Yao. She turned around and spoke to the commander. “There are five men. One has died. Only four men remain. I will draw the four men’s locations for you.”
Jiang Yao took a map from her bag and drew the men’s positions. She drew it on the book she carried with her to kill time.
For a few seconds, the commander was shocked as he gazed at the white cat that had returned to Jiang Yao’s pocket. Then he turned to Jiang Yao and said, “Your pet is far superior to a military dog!”
Moe meowed proudly, but Jiang Yao had no time to explain.
She circled the locations on the map. For a few seconds, the pen’s tip paused at Lu Xingzhi’s location. She eventually moved it to the other two spots, stating, “Two people have been gravely injured here. Save them first. A stone beam is crushing down on his foot. You must move cautiously, or a second collapse would occur, exacerbating his damage.” She wanted to save Lu Xingzhi first, but she knew that the other two people needed to get out of there more urgently than Lu Xingzhi.
Jiang Yao’s tears streamed down her face. Although she knew that Lu Xingzhi was fine, her heart ached for him, and she was still sad.
The commander did not ask Jiang Yao why she knew so much. He took Jiang Yao’s map and called for his men. He quickly assigned them to the tasks.
