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Chapter 353 - Chapter 353: Full Rescue
Chapter 353 - Chapter 353: Full Rescue
Chapter 353: Full Rescue
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Su Xiaoxiao was in pain too.
Her heart felt like it was being pricked by needles.
In her previous life, she had never felt this way.
She looked at the young man who was pressed under the ruins.
That was her younger brother. He was someone who would rather starve himself so she could eat her fill. He was also someone she had to protect with all her might in this life.
“Ergou, don’t sleep, talk to your sister.”
Soon, the people from the Ministry of Works arrived.
Coincidentally, Young Master Zhang met his father on the way. When he found out that the people from the Ministry of Works happened to be erecting a building nearby, he hurriedly told him about the collapse of the small building.
The Ministry of Works was divided into four divisions: the Works vision, the Land Division, the Administration Division, and the Water Division.
Young Master Zhang’s father was a physician in the Works Division.
The physician here was not a common doctor, but an official in charge of the
Ministry of Works.
The grade was not high at the fifth rank. However, it had real power.
Lord Zhang said, “Shouldn’t we report this matter to the Imperial Capital? It was caused by a fight. It’s a murder case.”
The division of responsibilities between the various government offices in the capital was very clear. They were not allowed to casually reach into other government offices. This was basic official etiquette.
Young Master Zhang said, “But that place has collapsed! It’s fine for the people from the Imperial Capital to arrest them, but how would they understand if they were to touch those logs?”
He hugged his father’s arm and wheedled, “Father, my biological father, I beg you. Hurry up and bring someone to take a look. If you’re late, they’ll be crushed to death…”
Lord Zhang called over a low-ranking official. “Go to the Imperial Capital and report the matter. Also, say that it was an emergency and the attic collapsed. Our Ministry of Works has also gone to the scene to repair it.”
“Yes!”
The low-ranking official accepted the order and left.
Lord Zhang said to his son, “There are many ways to become an official. You can’t do whatever you want. Do you understand? You have to consider all aspects!”
Young Master Zhang pretended to understand. “Got it, Father! Let’s hurry up and save them!”
When they arrived at the scene, the situation was not optimistic.
Due to the fact that Qin Yun was courting death, the moment he heard that the people from the Ministry of Works were here, he felt that he no longer had to rely on others. He shouted wildly and even moved his body a few times.
His actions caused the pressure in the attic to change. The already unstable foundation suddenly collapsed.
Everyone fell into a dark pit, and the wooden planks and bamboo poles on their bodies fell down.
The pit was filled with screams. Su Xiaoxiao’s eyes trembled. “Ergou!”
Su Ergou let out a painful groan.
His chest was pinned by a broken plank, the head end of which pressed against his chin, forcing his entire head back, his throat pulled into a straight line, and his windpipe stretched to its limit.
The diastolic tension of the trachea was not as good as that of the blood vessels. It was so tense that it only needed a violent swallow to tear the trachea.
Su Xiaoxiao hurriedly reminded, “Ergou! Don’t move! Don’t swallow your saliva!”
Su Ergou looked at Su Xiaoxiao in fear.
He felt terrible…
Su Xiaoxiao looked coldly at Qin Yun on the other side and did not hide her killing intent. “Qin Yun, listen up. If you move again, I’ll kill you right now before anyone can save you!”
In such a collapsed scene, the obstacles had to be removed one by one.
Su Xiaoxiao calculated the best path, but no one in the Ministry of Works believed her.
The Ministry of Works had its own ideas.
“You can’t touch this pillar! You’ll hurt my brother!”
This pillar was pressing down on a horn below. It was this horn that stabilized the wooden board on Su Ergou’s body. Once the power of the horn was unbalanced, the wooden board would fall fiercely towards Su Ergou’s chin, and his windpipe would be torn apart on the spot.
“It won’t hurt your brother,” the people Ministry said.
“Yes, it will!” Su Xiaoxiao told him about the horn and the wooden board.
The people from the Ministry of Works looked around but did not see Su Ergou at all.
Su Xiaoxiao didn’t rely on her eyes to see. She determined Su Ergou’s location through his breathing and calculated the length and angle of each piece of wood to determine his current situation.
Not to mention that no one in the Ministry of Works could do such a shocking calculation, even if they found an arithmetic officer from the Hanlin Academy and took out an abacus, they might not be able to calculate it in such a short period of time.
The people from the Ministry of Works felt that she was talking nonsense.
Su MO looked at Su Xiaoxiao deeply and said to the people from the Ministry of
Works, “Do as my sister says.”
Lord Zhang sighed. “Eldest Young Master Su..
Su MO pulled out his sword and pressed it against his neck. “I’ll say it again. Do as my sister says!”
Lord Zhang’s expression changed drastically. “Young Master Su, are you going to attack the imperial court’s officials?”
Young Master Zhang hurriedly advised, “Let’s talk things out! Let’s talk things out!”
Lord Zhang asked, “If something happens, can Master Su bear the responsibility?”
Su MO said seriously, “I’ll bear the consequences alone. If I’m not qualified, the
Marquis of Zhenbei will bear the consequences!”
It was matter of life and death… Young Master Su did not believe that the Ministry of Works had so many experienced officials. Instead, he believed in a little girl…
Lord Zhang said earnestly, “Young Master Su, it’s not that I want to go against you, it’s just that… not only are there people from your Su family, but there are also people from the Qin family…”
If something really happened, even if Su MO said that he wanted to take responsibility, he would still be held accountable.
“What if I agree?”
Xiao Zhonghua walked over with a solemn expression.
It wasn’t strange for Jing Yi to be with him.
The strange thing was that Wei Ting had also come.
Seeing the unrelated people appear together, Lord Zhang suspected that he had seen wrongly.
Wei Ting didn’t even look at Lord Zhang and walked to Su Xiaoxiao’s side.
“Where is Ergou?”
He asked.
Su Xiaoxiao pointed at Ergou.
Wei Ting listened attentively to Su Ergou’s breathing. His sharp gaze swept across the layers of layers. He calculated in his mind and nodded. “That log really can’t be moved.”
Hearing Wei Ting’s words, Xiao Zhonghua’s expression was both surprised and complicated.
Although he was unwilling, he had to admit that Wei Ting was definitely not mistaken.
Xiao Zhonghua’s status as a prince came in handy.
Lord Zhang did as he was told and had his people bring over ropes and tools. Under Wei Ting’s command, they moved the wooden planks, bamboo poles, and other heavy objects one by one.
Jing Yi was highly skilled in martial arts and had great strength. When he encountered difficult opponents or tricky opponents, he would personally take action.
The sky darkened bit by bit, making it more difficult to save her.
Xiao Zhonghua ordered people to light torches around them.
However, the flames could only illuminate the surface and they could not see the scene in the pit at all.
Wei Ting and Su Xiaoxiao did not panic at all.
This was because the two of them had already memorized every piece of wood, every wooden board, and the location of every broken bamboo pole in their minds.
The first student to be rescued was bleeding profusely and had lost all feeling in his legs.
He was already unconscious.
The people from the Ministry of Works quickly sent him to a nearby medical center.
Soon, the second, third, fourth…
The five students were all rescued, leaving only Su Ergou and Qin Yun behind.
Lord Zhang asked in embarrassment, “Who do we save first…”
“Su Ergou.”
The few of them said in unison.
Lord Zhang was dumbfounded.
No, it was fine if the little girl and Eldest Young Master Su wanted to save Su Ergou. After all, they were family.
What was up with Lord Wei and Young Marquis Jing?
The wooden board on Su Ergou’s body was not easy to move. Someone needed to go down and hold the wooden board. Otherwise, wherever he moved, the wooden board would slip and tear Su Ergou’s windpipe.
A new problem arose.
Who could get down there?