It seems that the villain is targeting me.

The sound of tires rolling over metal objects rasped in my ears, and I could constantly hear something being knocked away.

The sound sounded so brutal, like a wild boar running around happily in a cornfield - isn't this illusion a little too realistic?

The little girl was so frightened that she forgot to breathe.

Her mouth dropped open as she watched a medium-sized truck rumble towards them.

——It wasn't even driving all the way here, the car was flipped over with its rear end facing forward!

Those two eye-catching, bright white lights are the taillights that light up when the truck is reversing.

The girl's mind was in a mess. She subconsciously glanced at the LOGO printed on the car body and found that this was actually a cold chain vehicle.

At this time, everyone also noticed the truck that suddenly drove into the fire scene - the noise it made was so loud that it was hard not to notice it.

All kinds of messy thoughts whizzed through people's minds, but soon, they no longer had the mind to think about them.

The door of the rear compartment of the cold chain truck opened towards them.

The trunk was empty, with nothing inside—but it was large enough to accommodate everyone present.

The driver's door of the car was opened at some point. Doctor Chen held the door, revealing half of his body.

She turned her head and looked at the stunned crowd behind her, her handsome eyebrows raised.

"What are you waiting for?" the doctor said matter-of-factly. "Everyone, get in the car."

The scene was quiet for a moment, then everyone reacted and started to get into the back of the car.

Everyone moved very quickly and in an unexpectedly orderly manner: the younger children were carried up, and the children who entered the car first also spontaneously helped and lent a hand to those who came in later.

...Except for the human traffickers, no one cares whether they live or die.

Without the help of their hands, it was quite difficult for them to climb into the back of the car.

Doctor Chen just stood there with his feet planted on the driver's pedal, showing no intention of going forward to help.

Her eyes scanned the many faces blackened by smoke, but she could not find the familiar face in her memory.

The doctor could no longer sit still.

She suddenly opened the car door and jumped out of the driver's seat. She quickly walked to the back of the car, grabbed someone and asked, "Is there anyone else who hasn't come out yet?"

"Ah," the person being pulled back was stunned for a moment, "Okay, it seems like there are two people left behind..."

Doctor Chen frowned and asked, "Is it Xiao Niao? Has Xiao Niao come out yet—"

Before she could finish her words, a hoarse voice shouted.

Doctor Chen was stunned where he stood.

The voice was calling the little bird she was thinking about.

PS: Bird: Use shotgun in the fire scene

Doctor: Drive the truck towards the fire

These are dangerous moves, please do not imitate them (generally speaking, you can't imitate them.

Chapter 61 The doctor wanted to soothe her pain

Xian Jinjin's tears slid down her cheeks and flowed to her chin.

Those were more like physiological tears shed in response to external stimulation, rather than tears driven by intense emotions.

Lando wasn't even aware of its existence.

She coughed and choked, and in such a hot environment, the tears quickly evaporated and turned into water marks on her cheeks.

"Xiao Niao?" Lando struggled to get up from the ground, "Xiao Niao, are you okay?"

The staircase behind him had completely collapsed - the supporting structure here was destroyed as early as when the explosion occurred.

It is a blessing in disguise that we were able to hold on until most people escaped instead of simply burying everyone alive underground.

Lando looked over with an almost pleading look. She looked at the pile of broken bricks and soil, trying to find Xiao Niao's figure among them.

She saw nothing.

Naturally, the officer's call received no response.

She went back to the stairs without giving up. The smoke everywhere irritated Lando so much that her eyes turned red.

The policewoman tried to peek down through the gap, but the broken wall structure was like a horizontal Chinese character "入", completely covering the path to the underground facility.

The power in the factory is now completely cut off, and with the smoke, it is almost pitch dark.

Without any lighting, it was impossible for Lando to confirm the bird's condition based on just a few cracks.

She subconsciously reached out to move the bricks and stones - but the moment her hand touched the stone, Lando stopped stiffly.

Impossible, she thought, it was too late.

No matter what, it was impossible for me to move the stones blocking the road and rescue the bird in this situation.

This is pointless and a waste of time.

She recalled what Xiao Niao shouted at her just before the stairs collapsed.

straight line.

The seemingly slender arm burst out with amazing strength, and the man threw himself out, roaring with all his might when he was released.

"Straight line! Follow the straight line!"

Just walk in a straight line, stepping over any obstacles along the way, and you will be able to exit the factory smoothly through the main gate.

This was the last message Xiao Niao left for her.

Xiao Niao was beyond saving. Landuo was calm, almost numb. She thought, I have to take the living people out.

Perhaps it is because of his natural calmness and steadiness, or perhaps it is because of the professional qualities he has developed over many years of police service.

When she decided that she had to give up the bird, Lando couldn't even feel her own emotions.

Only reason forced her to look up and fulfill her duties as a police officer.

She noticed the commotion behind her.

Officer Lan turned around.

She saw the truck and the people crowding into the back.

Lando:?

Isn’t the change of scene a bit too abrupt?

In such a dimly lit environment, the only thing emitting a steady light source was the truck with its doors wide open, so it was difficult for Lando not to notice it.

Occupational disease made her first notice the marks left by the collision at the rear of the car:

You can see that the lower half of the rear of the car is dented, the left side rearview mirror is missing, and there is even a flame burning on the body of the car.

The policewoman's thoughts were in a mess: Why did a truck suddenly appear here?

Did he drive in from outside—drived all the way from outside the factory?!

Lando thought hard, trying to keep up with the existing versions.

Why did they all run into the car...

Ah... By the way, if it’s a car, you can just drive out directly, so you won’t get left behind... Who drove the car in?

Experience tells Lando that driving in a fire scene is extremely dangerous, no less dangerous than practicing cat walk on the edge of a cliff.

But now that the situation has come to this, it seems that we can only take a gamble and try our best to save the situation.

Although I don’t know who drove the car in - but since it can drive in, it can definitely drive out.

Straight line, walk in a straight line, take everyone out - these words kept spinning in Officer Lan's mind, like a flock of birds chirping in his ears.

At this moment, she suddenly caught a glimpse of someone striding towards her from the corner of her eye.

It was a completely unfamiliar woman, and Lando was sure she had never seen her before.

But... judging from the outline of the face, it looks subtly familiar.

The man hurried over to her and asked directly, "Where's Old... Xiao Niao?"

"Where is she now!"

Lando's body trembled at the name, and she subconsciously looked towards the collapsed staircase.

Dr. Chen followed the police officer's gaze, and when he noticed the entrance covered by bricks and stones, the doctor's black pupils suddenly contracted.

"she……"

Lando's lips trembled.

Although she didn't know the person in front of her at all, some strange intuition was ticking, reminding her that it would be better to tell the other person the truth.

"She's buried down there," Lando said as simply as she could. "The door frame has all collapsed, and I can't dig her out."

As the policewoman finished her words, a flash of shining silver suddenly jumped into her field of vision.

The strange woman threw something over and Lando instinctively reached out to take it.

She opened her hand, and inside lay a shiny silver truck key.

Officer Lan looked up in confusion.

"Go drive," Dr. Chen said without turning his head. "Don't steer. Just drive in a straight line and you'll be out."

The doctor did not stay any longer and did not leave any explanation.

After she said this, she ran straight in a certain direction and disappeared from Lando's sight almost in the blink of an eye.

Just as the doctor left, Officer Lan suddenly shuddered nervously.

Then... this police officer, who has always been observant and has an excellent memory, suddenly forgot the face of the strange woman.

Even though she had just seen this person's face seconds ago.

The other party appeared and disappeared suddenly, without leaving any trace, just like a ghost.

If it weren't for the hard touch of the key in her palm, Lando would almost suspect that she was hallucinating.

The policewoman stared at the key in her hand with wide eyes.

She turned her head and saw behind her a fire scene filled with thick smoke and a cold chain transport truck parked there with its engine roaring.

In the few minutes he was talking to the woman, everyone had climbed into the back of the transport truck.

The fire is still spreading, and the equipment storing dangerous gases may explode again at any time.

Lando clenched the key in her hand, gritted her teeth and stood up.

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A flashlight lit up in the dark and narrow passage.

Doctor Chen held the flashlight between his teeth and pointed it at the dark space below.

She grabbed a metal ladder fixed to the wall.

This is a ladder that is simply made by bending and welding steel bars. It is quite old and is not only covered with rust, but also lacks a safety cage.

Dr. Chen climbed down silently, and she was very fast - a few steps of the ladder were actually loose, but every time she stepped on them, the doctor accurately avoided them.

Her speed was not affected at all.

This is a secret passage.

The entrance is located in an inconspicuous warehouse in the factory, buried under a pile of messy debris.

It wasn't built when the meat processing plant opened—it wasn't even designed to be part of the original old plant.

This secret passage was not visible in the architect's blueprints.

The people who built it were several employees who originally worked in the old factory.

They secretly opened a passage leading to the underground, crawled down quietly at night, and stole parts from the warehouse to sell.

Until they retired, these employees did not tell anyone else about the existence of this passage.

Later, the old factory was acquired and renovated, and this secret passage became completely deserted.