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These two people are also talkative, and they keep talking while working. Fu and Zhao over there are completely out of work at the moment, sitting there quietly, and the sounds around them are also Everyone listened to it. None of them were left behind, and I was analyzing in my mind whether it would be useful.

In such an environment, time will feel quite long. Without any timing tools in hand, the two of them could only make a rough estimate. Based on the words spoken by these workers, coupled with the transportation speed and the coal trucks on the track, the two of them made a rough estimate of the round trip time. Liao Xia learned that they had been underground for at least seven or eight hours. If they were brought here directly, it would be night now, or to be precise, early morning would be more accurate.

There is no so-called day and night when working underground. It is also an environment of high humidity, high heat, and dark dust. It is not a work and rest habit that has been developed for a long time. Newcomers who are new here really can't adapt.

The biological clock reminds us that it is already late at night and it is the time to fall asleep. But how could the two of them fall asleep? Even though their physical strength was exhausted, the tense heartstrings could not be completely relaxed. A short rest was already the greatest degree of leisure. Waiting is also the beginning of accumulating strength.

Time passed slowly. I don’t know how long it took. The noisy mechanical sounds gradually subsided, and more people joined the resting group.

"It should be almost time." Fu Tingkun raised his head and glanced outside, reminding him softly.

It's almost time to get out of the well. Get ready. There may be a tough battle ahead. Zhao Wenduo understood the subtext and did not need to explain it. There was still a tacit understanding.

The two of them were sitting back to back with their eyes closed, and their calming skills were perfect. They had recovered a lot of physical strength during the hour's rest. Although it was still not 100%, it was still around 80%.

The mental state is actively mobilized and directly lifted to fullness.

Soon, as a whistle sounded, Lao Zhou's voice came over: "It's time, it's time to get off work. Pack up your things and go out in order. Those who have cards will show their cards, and those who don't will wait together to get out of the well. ."

As soon as he finished speaking, messy footsteps, accompanied by moderate voices, came from all directions, and finally converged in the middle passage. Groups of workers held headlamps, carried lunch boxes and water glasses, and carried bags and bags on their bodies. backpack, carrying tools and walking out.

There were also workers in twos and threes with relatively simple equipment, slowly moving their steps and standing on both sides, looking at the people who had gone ahead, whether with envy or helplessness, their heads slowly lowered, few spoke, and most of them waited silently.

Zhao Wenduo and Fu Tingkun walked out one after another and stopped among these people. The identity of the newcomer attracted some people's attention, but it only lasted for a moment, and then they turned away and no longer cared.

This kind of ignorance is more like a kind of numbness, which has been smoothed by heavy work. Day after day, they can't see the darkness, making them feel hopeless. Apart from paying attention to whether he was breathing or not, he no longer paid attention to anything else.

Even the appearance of Zhao Wenduo's female identity here did not attract much attention. In the eyes of these people, gender is equivalent to decoration, and it is as if they can't see it even if they see it.

Looking at it this way, the words of those people before sounded more normal.

From time to time, there were scattered sounds of knocking and moving machinery in my ears, and Lao Zhou's complaints also came from far away: "I told you to hold on tighter, hold on tighter, but you just didn't listen. Now that I'm done, how can I get out of the well if the task is not completed? So How can these people wait for you? There is no way, it’s not that I am unkind, the hard target has not been completed, no one can say anything, just keep working, I can only wait until the next shift before going out. "

Listening to his rambling voice, a group of people watched him approaching, just waiting to get close so they could finish the gathering and follow him out. In fact, everyone is waiting for him, and it is also the list in his hand. Only with it can he be qualified to get out of the well.

Seeing Lao Zhou approaching gradually, his mouth was already opened to shout something, and he could drive away. At this time, there was a loud noise, "Boom"——

I just felt like the world was spinning and the whole ground was shaking violently. Ashes and fine stones fell straight from the top of his head. Lao Zhou reflexively covered his head and glanced behind him. The place he came out of was already filled with dust and smoke. The two busy figures who were exposed outside just now were together with the mining and digging tools. The sound was completely drowned in it. My heart was shaken and I shouted hurriedly: "No, there's a landslide. Run quickly -" He accelerated his feet and rushed forward.

This shout was right next to their ears, and together with this abnormal scene, everyone was stunned for a moment, and they reacted very quickly, and then they spread their legs and rushed out. Escape is almost human instinct. When danger comes, you don't need to say too many words. You just focus on running in the direction of life and running again.

Normally, one could reach a distance of tens of meters in the blink of an eye, but at this time, it was as if the speed reducer had been put on. Time passed so long, and all the surrounding senses were amplified. The airflow generated during running The heat was slightly suffocating on his face, his breathing was rough and heavy, and a sharp breeze blew past the tips of his ears.

As they ran, gravel and sawdust mixed with dust continued to fall from above, and the sound of 'rumbling' was endless, as if they were being pursued all the way, following closely behind. If you take a step slower, it will be like swallowing people up.

The two of them were mixed in with the fleeing team of more than ten people. They were located further back and were among the most ferocious ones being chased.

If I had known that there would be such a sudden moment, I would have just stood forward. This is what Zhao Wenduo thought of the moment he started running. After finishing their work, they rested for a while. Anyway, they all went out in groups and could only set off when everyone had arrived, so neither of them was in a hurry and walked out leisurely and lined up in the second half of the queue.

Who would have thought that this random position would end up in this situation, which is extremely disadvantageous.

Both of them are skilled, and their legs and feet are naturally good, and they are much stronger than ordinary people. The running speed should be faster, but the problem is that the road is so wide and narrow, no matter how much I run, I will not be able to fly past the people in front of me. I have no choice but to slow down my speed and dodge as much as possible. The broken wood and fine stones that fell from it.

This person is different from other people, especially when facing danger, not everyone can be restrained and calm. Their overheated mind has been completely confused, and there is only one exit to the outside in their eyes. , everything else is an obstacle, and all of them must be cleared.

In other words, if Wang is so domineering, it means: Anyone who stands in my way will be punished——

When obstacles are divided into strong and weak ones, the one who is kicked first is the one who looks weaker. This is where the term bullying comes from. People always tend to choose the side that is easier to solve, and persimmons only pick the soft side.

Among the men, the only woman's back looked slimmer. Zhao Wenduo undoubtedly became the soft persimmon and was chosen immediately.

At the most tense moment, all the body and mind were used on running, and there were no eyes behind him. How could he know that he was being cared for, and suddenly a coal-black claw stretched out from behind, and he pulled his neck and collar back. The body that was rushing forward was suddenly strangled, and her throat was instantly stuck, causing suffocation. Zhao Wenduo reflexively covered her throat, and the person behind her took the opportunity to jump over her and rush forward.

Fu Tingkun was only two steps away from her. He immediately realized that she had been tricked, but he had no time to teach the man a lesson. He saw him rushing past, turned around to pull Zhao Wenduo, ran out first, and looked for the man later. Settlement of accounts.

Zhao Wenduo's throat was hurt by the impact, and he bent over and coughed while covering his neck. The moment Fu Tingkun stretched out his hand, he also realized that he could not stop and had to take advantage of the situation and continue rushing out.

The next second, a piece of gravel fell straight down from above.

"Get out of the way -" either too late or too quickly, Fu Tingkun's arm that he originally stretched out to pull her turned around, hugged her shoulders and quickly changed positions, and the heavy object hit her body with a dull sound.

"...Go, don't stop." The voice, which was obviously lowered twice, was filled with depression.

Zhao Wenduo was protected in front of him. Although he didn't see anything, he felt the tremor of his body. He must have been injured just now. But this was obviously not a good time to ask about the injury in detail. I gritted my teeth and swallowed the words that came to my lips. I took advantage of the situation to firmly hold his arm across my shoulders, hold his lower back, and shouted. He said: "Let's go -" He half-carried him and rushed forward.

The two of them only wasted a few breaths of time, and more than a dozen people had already passed them and ran far away. The first few people had reached the entrance of the passage, and they saw that they would reach a safer area in just a few steps. I saw the elevator leading out of the well.

There was an accident in the well. At this time, no one went to verify the identity. Even the people in charge were eager to get out early. They urged these people to take the ladder and go up. From time to time, they shouted inside: "Hurry up for those behind you." Run, you'll be safe soon."

Having said that, it is not really safe to go anywhere on the ground. It can only be said that relatively speaking, the risk is slightly smaller.

At this time, no one has the time to worry about authenticity, they just want to get out.

The old workers who had risen to the ground felt heavy-hearted when they heard that something had happened below. They stayed at the mouth of the well to help those who could, and to cheer. In short, no one stayed out of the matter. The foreman on duty also called people. They were called over, but compared to the anxiety of these people, they were stomping back and forth and swearing in a low voice. What they were most afraid of was this kind of thing, and they didn’t know how much they would lose.

No matter how distressed and stomping one's feet, rescue should be carried out anyway. We immediately organized manpower and were on standby at any time, just waiting for the situation to stabilize so that we could take action.

As more and more people came up the elevator, Lao Zhou finally came out. He didn't care about being disgraced anymore. He went to the foreman and gave a general description of the situation.

"Most of the people have come out. There are still a few people behind. It should be nothing serious. At most they are slightly injured." Lao Zhou paused for a moment and said in a deep voice: "The two brothers in Shacun are afraid It’s not good, the whole thing is buried underneath.”

He could see very clearly at that time that the entire area directly above the two of them had collapsed. Not to mention two people, even two bears had to den in such a large area.

The foreman thought for a moment before answering: "Those two boys are usually the most lazy and slippery, and often fail to complete their tasks. If they had been more diligent, they wouldn't have ended up like this." In the end, he didn't say it very well, but like this It has also been made very obvious that under such circumstances, the probability of survival is less than 10%.

"I really didn't expect it." Lao Zhou sighed and added in a low voice: "The two new ones today were lucky and completed the task ahead of time. They just ran at the end, maybe they were injured." Just now. Before he came out of the well, he glanced back, and the two young men ran into his sight, helping each other, and there seemed to be no big problem.

"It doesn't matter if you get a little injured. Just get some medicine and apply it later." The foreman said with a frown, "What should I do if Guan Jian is buried underneath? Even if he gets out, it will probably It’s useless.” It is inevitable to lose money, but the series of things that follow are difficult to arrange.

"There's nothing we can do about it. There are risks involved in this business, and no one would think of such a thing." Lao Zhou sighed sadly, this is fate, but anyone with some ability is willing to come to this place. , It’s really like doing this work with your head tied to the belt of your pants.

The two of them were talking about the situation here and discussing the follow-up arrangements. The old workers over there turned from being anxious to help to talking about the accident. It was probably because he saw that the danger was almost over, that the ground was no longer moving, that the end was coming, and that no matter how urgent it was, it was a foregone conclusion, so he talked about something else.

Among the workers who came out earlier were Qu Da, and the topic mentioned inside was brought out again.

"I've said it before, this is a rule set by the older generation, and it can't be changed easily. Women can't go down the well. Look, something will happen."

"Don't tell me, what Qu Da said makes sense. Why didn't you rush early and late? Why did you rush that woman and cause an accident the day before she came? You couldn't help but give us a warning. What do you mean? We can’t let women go down the well anymore.”

"Forget it, it's just a coincidence. This place is not very safe to begin with. There is some movement every now and then, and it's not the first time. Those who make a fuss and don't know it should still be able to pinch and calculate. If you really have that ability, why don't you do it earlier? If you show it off, you have to wait until this is over before mentioning it."

"It's okay to mention it now. Haven't you heard that saying? It's not too late to fix the problem. As long as things don't happen again, I'm going to tell the foreman and the others now -"

"What do you want to say to me?" Hearing the sound, the foreman came over with Lao Zhou: "Everyone is in a hurry, waiting to clean the tunnel, and they come here to make a fuss and argue until they are blushing and thick-necked. What are they thinking? ."

"It's not all Qu Da. He raised his head and we just said a few words."

When Qu Da saw the foreman looking towards him, he hurriedly explained: "I'm also thinking about our mine, maybe I'm thinking a little too much——"