CHAPTER 1492: CHAPTER 1493 ZHEN

"I say, Li Tian, can you stop pretending to be cool all the time?"

You looked at Du Yanan and tilted your head slightly, showing confusion.

"Tch! I can’t stand that expression of yours." Ever since the two of them met for the first time in the troops, Du Yanan has always found you disagreeable, always wanting to compete; although this has somewhat faded now, she occasionally still feels like making some snide remarks.

"Where are you going?" Wei Yingyue finally spoke, her voice as beautiful as the person herself.

"Wen’an, Baishui Village."

Your purpose is very clear, the first thing now is to enter Baishui Village and rescue Liang Zi’s family.

"Wen’an? Why are you going to such a dangerous place now?" said a female white-collar worker behind Wei Yingyue, dressed as fashionably as everyone else.

Wen’an County is a heavily affected area, everyone knows this. Although these people claim to be here for humanitarian aid, what they can do is ultimately limited, at most providing some material aid and mental comfort to people in relatively stable areas.

Moreover, they’re all corporate representatives, in short, through rescue efforts, they aim to showcase their corporate culture from another angle, making people more familiar with these enterprises, which is also a form of marketing.

Among them, besides you, the only outlier was Du Yanan. As a military officer, under normal circumstances, she cannot leave her post without permission. But after hearing a call from Du Ping’an, she learned that you, who have been missing for many years, suddenly resurfaced, and your military rank was even two levels higher than hers, which made her feel quite unbalanced.

Therefore, under the guise of accompanying and protecting her best friend Wei Yingyue, Du Yanan asked the troops for a week’s leave.

Upon hearing that you were planning to go to Wen’an, Du Yanan was also surprised, since that place is still quite dangerous now.

"To save people." With that, you took a step ready to leave, in your view, you’re not on the same path with these people at all.

However, Wei Yingyue suddenly called you, using her unique voice, speaking in a calm tone, "Be careful."

You paused slightly, did not respond, and quickly left.

Outside the airport, you found the square extremely chaotic, everyone was furrowing their brows tightly, sitting in threes and fours, covering their faces for a long time, each with large bags and parcels, like they’re stranded or homeless.

Those running, most are at a peak of emotion, some are on the phone with sobbing in their words, some perhaps are releasing their inner fear as they run.

Just then, a motorcycle taxi came over, the driver was a young person, looking not very old.

The young person asked you, "Fellow, you came to find someone, right?"

You nodded.

"Where are you going? I’ll give you a ride."

"Wen’an, can you go?"

The young man’s face immediately fell upon hearing this, "Too far, and it’s very dangerous there now, there’s a long stretch of mountain road in between, going there is like asking to die."

Saying so, the young man looked at you again, then said, "Fellow, you’re a retired soldier too, right?"

You nodded, a soldier has a certain aura and characteristic that cannot be wiped away.

"I am too." The young man sighed, "I advise you to wait for two more days, it’s too chaotic now, comrades are doing all they can to save people. Wen’an is a heavily affected area, the troops will definitely clear a path in the first instance."

Looking at the young man, you noticed the worry on his brows, and asked, "Your family needs money urgently?"

The young man nodded instinctively, then suddenly looked up, with bitterness, said to you, "Although the damage here is not great, but the house in my hometown collapsed due to its age. I, a bachelor, am okay, but my mother was paralyzed three years ago, and now has no place to go. This bike is borrowed from a comrade, it’s due to be returned the day after tomorrow... sigh!"

You, without a word, took out a stack of money from your bag, the paper seal outside it still unbroken, a solid ten thousand yuan.

You stuffed the money into the young man’s hand, and straightforwardly said, "Take it to find a place for our mom."

The call of "our mom" left the young man momentarily stunned, tears immediately flowing down his face.

The camaraderie between soldiers doesn’t need much writing, it is a feeling that can only be experienced and understood.

"Brother, I..."

"Since you called me brother, quickly go then." You looked up at the sky, "It’s cold at night, can’t let the old lady freeze."

"Alright!" The young man nodded vigorously, then steeled his heart, said to you, "Brother, get on, I’ll take you to Wen’an!"

Seeing your hesitation, the young man said, "The round trip won’t take hours, and we’re on a small motorcycle, even narrow mountain roads are passable."

With that said, you said no more, and seated yourself on the back of the bike.

After leaving Chengdu, the traffic along the way was relatively smooth, with traffic police directing every so often, and various car convoys advancing, including an armed police rescue convoy.

After passing Longxiu Town, the road became increasingly rugged, and not as smooth as before, you had already left the armed police rescue team behind over half an hour ago, their large vehicles easily causing traffic jams, far less convenient than a small motorcycle.

Even without entering the town, the sights along the way already gripped your heart tightly.

At this moment, as long as one is human, they would definitely be heartbroken seeing the dire scenes ahead.

The only consolation is, no matter where the disaster is, soldiers in camouflage will rush to the scene in the quickest time.

The motorcycle finally stopped at Taoguan, not only you, but several rescue teams also halted here, unable to advance.

You got off the bike, patted Zhang San on the shoulder, and said, "Go back, Wen’an is not far from here, I can walk in."

Zhang San was silent for a moment, then said to you, "Brother, you must be careful."

Nodding, you carried your small bag and continued forward along the ruined road.

"Hey, comrade, the road ahead has collapsed, you can’t pass now." When you reached a broken bridge, a staff member in camouflage came to discourage you.

You took a badge from your chest, showed it to the staff member, who immediately saluted you, "Commander, good day!"

Slightly nodding, you stood by the broken bridge, looking at the collapsed bridge ahead, and asked, "Is this the only road?"

"There were a few small roads, but the mountain has collapsed too, they can’t be passed either." The staff member, saying to you, "Commander, why are you alone?"

You said nothing, just observed the bridge.