Qi Tongwei: Sign-in relationship started during student days

Chapter 912 I’m not the protagonist?

Two days later, in the ward of the Provincial People's Hospital.

Qi Tongwei and Sha Ruijin were lying on the hospital beds. The TV in the ward was broadcasting the live rescue operation from two days ago.

The announcer reported in a heavy tone the comrades who had died heroically in the rescue efforts.

As strange and young faces flashed across the screen, the two men felt heavy-hearted and looked sad.

From the outside world's perspective, this rescue operation was undoubtedly a glorious victory.

Fifteen hours of extreme rescue successfully saved 317 lives.

The touching story brings tears to people's eyes, and the Chinese nation's spirit of hard work and self-improvement is displayed to the world.

Especially these two, they are not only famous in Han River, but also known throughout the country, and even international media are competing to report on them.

But in the minds of Qi Tongwei and Sha Ruijin, this rescue was a failure.

During that long hour, in order to block several gaps in Tianchi and rescue more than 30 trapped people including Sha Ruijin, six young soldiers sacrificed their precious lives and remained on that land forever.

Perhaps from a certain perspective, such a sacrifice is worthwhile. Exchanging six for thirty-seven, and saving a mayor, it is indeed a good deal in terms of numbers.

However, life is priceless and there is no room for replacement.

The weight of these six lives is like a mountain pressing on my heart, making me feel suffocated.

Especially for Sha Ruijin, as a former soldier, this sacrifice made him feel uneasy and unacceptable.

After the report ended, Sha Ruijin turned off the TV, rubbed his eyebrows, and stared blankly at the ceiling, not knowing what he was thinking.

Qi Tongwei glanced at Sha Ruijin, took out a cigarette from the inside of his plaster-wrapped thigh, and lit it.

After taking two puffs, Sha Ruijin woke up from his daze.

"Smoking is not good for your lungs' recovery. Be careful, someone might give you trouble later."

Qi Tongwei took a deep breath and said, "I think I've almost recovered. My lungs don't feel any discomfort. Besides, I almost suffocated after not taking this breath for the past two days."

Sha Ruijin picked up the watch on the bedside table and looked at it. He said to himself, "In fifteen minutes, our Deputy Mayor Yu will be here. I hope you can find a suitable excuse."

Qi Tongwei also picked up his watch and looked at it, "It's true." He took two deep puffs and hurriedly waved away the smoke.

Sha Ruijin laughed and said, "It's useless. Women have a very sensitive sense of smell, especially to the smell of men."

Qi Tongwei raised his eyebrows and said, "Lao Sha, you are quite knowledgeable. You must have been a master in the love field in the past." He asked again, "Do you want to have one?"

Sha Ruijin perked up, "Anything else?"

Qi Tongwei laughed. "After all, it's just a cigarette, Lao Sha, you are not a honest comrade."

Sha Ruijin pretended not to hear and held out his hand, "Give it to me."

Qi Tongwei pulled out another cigarette from the plaster and threw it over along with the lighter.

Sha Ruijin caught it, lit the cigarette swiftly, took a long drag, and exhaled a cloud of smoke, "It feels so good."

Qi Tongwei chuckled, took two quick puffs of the cigarette in his hand, put it out and threw it under Sha Ruijin's bed.

Sha Ruijin was stunned for a moment, then reacted, "You...you, you, don't even think about it. I won't take the blame for you."

Qi Tongwei said, "Lao Sha, this is really not good enough. After all, I saved your life." He pointed to his leg in plaster and said, "Look, your leg is in such a state, and your lungs are infected. Is this how you treat your benefactor?"

Sha Ruijin looked at Qi Tongwei's thigh with a complicated expression, shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Hey, Tongwei, what were you thinking at that time? Why did you take such a risk? Ah? If anything happened to you, I don't know how I would face Luo Qian and your confidante."

Qi Tongwei replied calmly: "If you die, I won't know how to face your daughter."

Sha Ruijin was silent for a moment, then recalled something and asked, "By the way, Tongwei, what did you mean when you said, 'I'm the protagonist, how can I die?' before you passed out?"

Qi Tongwei was startled and opened his mouth, "Nothing, just nonsense."

Sha Ruijin glanced at Qi Tongwei, and his memory slowly drifted back to two days ago.

Two days ago, at noon.

Thanks to the soldiers' brave efforts and the sacrifice of six lives, the water in Tianchi was finally blocked within an hour.

Oh my god, the heavy rain stopped.

The water pump started to work and the water level dropped visibly.

Underground, the survivors cheered, but only Sha Ruijin was not happy.

Because at this speed, it would take at least two hours to reach the safety line, and he didn't know if they could hold on until then.

But he couldn't show it, so he just asked everyone to reduce their activities, conserve their energy, reduce oxygen consumption, and wait for rescue.

Time passed by minute by minute.

Qi Tongwei was also extremely anxious, and of course he knew the problems Sha Ruijin was facing.

What faced him was not only the drainage problem, but also the coal slag that was washed in by the sudden flood.

The entrance to the passage was already very narrow, and once the coal slag came in, the passage was only wide enough for people to crawl forward.

If this is the case, even if the channel is opened, it is unknown how long it will take for the workers to climb over. Will the oxygen supply be enough?

The answer is definitely no.

Therefore, Qi Tongwei could only organize manpower and call on the workers who had not yet gone up to clear the passage in order to save time.

But it is not easy to clear such a channel.

The workers, who had been buried for more than twelve hours, were already hungry and exhausted.

Only Qi Tongwei and two rescue team members still had enough physical strength, so the three of them became the vanguard of the assault team.

Rush to the front, and once some of the water is pumped out, immediately clean up the coal slag and pass it down from person to person.

The accident happened around 3 p.m.

The life channel was finally opened, and the water level dropped to a suitable position. At the same time, the oxygen inside was about to be exhausted.

As the last person in line, Sha Ruijin was already on the verge of collapse due to lack of oxygen.

At 3:18, Sha Ruijin, who had pushed the last worker to the entrance of the passage, began to lose consciousness. He tried his best to climb up but failed and eventually fell into the water.

The workers walking in front did not notice anything unusual, or the workers themselves were in a state of low oxygen, and their minds were only focused on the instinct of survival. They did not notice or could not notice that someone was falling behind.

Fortunately, Qi Tongwei, who was on duty, reacted quickly. When he found that Sha Ruijin did not appear, he immediately grabbed the oxygen cylinder and rushed in.

Finally, Sha Ruijin was found floating in the water ten meters below the entrance of the passage.

Things are always so ups and downs, just like a novel.

After Sha Ruijin woke up, Qi Tongwei hung the oxygen cylinder on Sha Ruijin and the two climbed back.

But the entrance of the cave played a joke on the two of them again. When Qi Tongwei was about to crawl through, the bricks that were used to seal the cave suddenly fell down.

Qi Tongwei's leg was gloriously injured.

The huge pain and the suddenness caused Qi Tongwei to fall into the water. He choked on the water and almost fainted.

Fortunately, Sha Ruijin remained calm and dragged Qi Tongwei step by step to a safe area.

Qi Tongwei had already fallen into a coma, his eyes were dark, and he thought he was finished. He couldn't help but mutter: "This is unscientific. Am I not the protagonist? How could I die?"

This sentence was said several times, otherwise Sha Ruijin would not remember it so clearly.