My Beloved Super Fierce Wife
Chapter 656, you have to confront the people...

Chapter 656: 656, you have to confront the people...

"Hiss!" Lin Qingshui took a sharp breath, feeling a bit dizzy.

Staring at the blood on the ground, his eyes rolled back as he collapsed to one side.

Lin Tang hurried to support her second brother and said, "Qingmu, don’t go in, just set up the tent around the perimeter."

She had forgotten that Qingmu was a bit squeamish about blood.

After all, someone needed to take care of the miscellaneous chores outside.

Lin Qingshui knew his own condition well and didn’t add to the chaos, agreeing immediately.

... And somebody had to prepare the food anyway.

Lin Tang and the others hustled over, but before they reached the area, they were stopped by a man in a green military uniform.

"What’s this?"

"... Coming to help," Lin Tang said. "I have medicine, and I have food."

She looked at the twisted train carriages not far away, the metal sheets and screws scattered haphazardly on the ground... A sharp sting in her eyes.

Lin Qingmu, being familiar with handling people, pulled the man aside and whispered, "My sister’s husband is on this train, please understand, comrade! We’re here to help, not to cause trouble. You need more people, don’t you? Just point us where we’re needed, thank you."

The man was very understanding and said, "Then you guys stay, the rescue really needs more people."

"And one more thing, where’s the ninth carriage?" Lin Qingmu pushed his luck inquiring further.

As he spoke, he slipped the man a cigarette.

The man, pointing to the color of his uniform, firmly refused.

The gruesome image of the ninth carriage flashed in his mind, a trace of regret crossing his eyes.

He raised his hand and pointed in a direction, "Over there, be mentally prepared."

With that, he patted Lin Qingmu on the shoulder and continued on with his busy work.

A pang hit Lin Qingmu’s heart, as he struggled to suppress his wildly beating heart and walked towards Lin Tang and the others.

Lin Aiguo punched his shoulder. "What’d they say?"

"... They said the ninth carriage is over there." Lin Qingmu refrained from mentioning the comrade’s advice about being mentally prepared.

Before he could say anything else, he saw Lin Tang stride quickly towards it, followed closely by the others.

Lin Tang led the group over, and as they turned a corner, they saw the ground was filled with people.

They seemed to be passengers.

They all had injuries of varying degrees, sitting on the ground with blank faces, clearly still reeling from the abrupt calamity.

"Cough cough..." A child in a woman’s arms coughed painfully, his face flushed red.

An elderly person curled up, struggling to breathe.

"Qingmu, have Qingmu make some medicine for dispelling cold. There are instructions on the medicine I brought—use one packet." Lin Tang instructed her third brother.

Lin Qingmu replied, "Got it! I’m on it right now."

And with that, he ran off to the perimeter.

As Lin Tang continued walking, she saw a small piece of metal with a bloodstained number 9 on it.

Her heart suddenly clenched, as though gripped by an unyielding hand, air-tight.

"... Gu Yingzhou!" she murmured softly.

You said you would be back soon!

Lin Tang’s breathing became swift, her chest nearly bursting.

Her mind buzzed, her eyes too dry to shed tears.

"Gu Yingzhou, you said you’d be back to see me soon..."

Seeing Lin Tang’s distressing state, Lin Aiguo came over to embrace her shoulders, letting her lean on his chest, his voice full of compassion, "Don’t think too much for now."

"We have to see him alive or confirm his death."

Don’t give up until the very end!

He comforted her with a few words, then let go of Lin Tang and continued digging through the wreckage, which had already been written off by the rescue team.

Lin Tang suddenly snapped back to reality and handed Lin Aiguo a pair of gloves, "Second brother, put on the gloves to dig."

As the bag scattered, everyone realized what she had been holding all along.

"Dig!!" Everyone put on gloves and began to dig.

Just as Aiguo said, they needed confirmation, dead or alive.

The ninth carriage was in the middle—a dangerous section to begin with.

It had the misfortune of crashing into a cliffside and then being struck by the following carriage; it was completely unrecognizable now.

No wonder the rescue team had abandoned this spot to save people in the other carriages first.

With everyone relying on manual labor, the rescue work was slow.

Fortunately, all those who came were strong young people, and by afternoon they uncovered the first... albeit intact, breathless body.

Ordinary people who were unaccustomed to such sights stood still, stunned at the sight of a dead person.

Lin Tang, from a medical college background, did not deal with corpses often but was not afraid.

"... Let’s move it to the side," she said heavily.

Two men lifted the shoulders, wiped the sweat on their foreheads, bowed slightly and carried the body to one side.

There, Lin Qingmu had brought over a large bucket containing medicine to dispel cold.

Both the bucket and bowls were borrowed from the neighboring villagers.

When he went to borrow them, he took along the green-uniformed soldier, and the villagers readily lent their bowls without saying anything extra.

Once the medicine was ready, he brought it over.

One bowl per person was distributed.

The victims, having endured the night, welcomed the warmth from the bowl of medicine, soothing their chilled bodies.

"Thank you! Thank you, comrade!"

"Bless you."

Hearing the thanks around him, Lin Qingmu did not take credit and pointed towards the uniformed soldiers.

"If you want to thank someone, thank them."

In that moment, the gratitude towards those who had come to their rescue at first opportunity grew even more profound.

After distributing the medicine, Lin Qingmu carried the bucket towards where Lin Tang was.

At the corner of his eye, he saw the covered corpses, his expression darkening for a moment.

Gu Yingzhou, if you dare to leave my sister behind like these people, I swear I’ll cut you down!

With a fierce thought, Lin Qingmu handed a bowl of the medicine to Lin Tang.

"Tangtang, drink this medicine first."

Lin Tang didn’t refuse, took off her gloves, and downed the medicine in one go.

Lin Qingmu removed the leaves stuck in his sister’s hair and carried the bucket towards where Lin Aiguo and the others were.

After drinking the medicine, everyone’s spirits were lifted.

They continued to work, and as evening fell, they had unearthed several more bodies.

There was good news and bad news.

The good news was that none of those bodies were Gu Yingzhou, but the bad news was that Gu Yingzhou was still missing.

Rescuing people was urgent, like fighting a raging fire.

Until the stars strewed across the sky and under the dim lantern light, Lin Tang and her group were still digging.

A major accident had occurred here, and reporters from Provincial City, dispatched upon hearing the news, arrived on the scene.

Seeing that there were still people frantically trying to save others, the reporter spotted a newsworthy moment, subconsciously picked up the camera hanging around their neck, and pressed the shutter towards them.

In the frame, amidst the utter chaos, some wielded shovels to dig, some used their hands to move obstacles, some wiped sweat that emerged despite the cold...

Among the twenty or so people, the most conspicuous was a young-looking girl.

She was quite beautiful, even amidst her current disarray.

Her face speckled with mud, her body too.

She could be described as covered with dirt and dust.

Yet she was strikingly noticeable.

Catching people’s attention at a glance.

After talking to the people around, the reporter’s eyes showed pity but did not disturb them and returned to Provincial City with the footage.

Upon getting in the car, the reporter began to write the story, which was handed over to the boss upon return to the office.

An experienced professional, the reporter wrote a piece that passed on the first try, went directly into print, was quickly set for publication, and distributed far and wide.

All this, Lin Tang was still unaware of for the time being.