Chapter 643: Cried As He Spoke
After he was done writing, Zheng Ren folded the A4 paper and wrote on the back—Xie Yiren would be the one to receive it.
“You really love your partner but have no humility whatsoever. Don’t you know how to leave a letter for Old Chief Physician Pan?” Su Yun narrowed his eyes and his voice trembled slightly, but he still firmly rebuked Zheng Ren.
At such a moment and in such a way, it eased Su Yun’s nervousness.
“There’s no need.” Zheng Ren grinned and smiled. “It’s better to forget each other in Jianghai than to help each other. Unfortunately, one day, Old Chief Physician Pan will think of me and say that I didn’t embarra.s.s him. I’ll be satisfied. There’s no need for more.”
Su Yun was lost in his thoughts and gradually stopped talking.
It soon dawned upon everyone the seriousness of the situation. The suicide note was a real suicide note.
After a while, the crew members compiled them all one by one. They solemnly expressed their respect to everyone who rushed to the front line at the first possible moment and promised to hand the letter to their families.
The air stewardesses’ eyes were red as they expressed their heartfelt grat.i.tude to everyone sitting there.
The cabin fell silent.
After flying for about three hours, the plane began to descend. Zheng Ren knew that they were about to arrive in Chengdu.
The plane lowered its alt.i.tude. A few minutes later after pa.s.sing through the thick clouds, Zheng Ren suddenly noticed that the scene in front of him change.
A huge column of smoke billowed up, covering the wilderness.
Looking down from the plane, one could feel a sense of urgency from the smoke-filled war-like scene.
Many people noticed it as well.
The atmosphere in the cabin became more serious.
The situation was far more serious than imagined! It was even more dangerous!
Suddenly, the ground was like the surface of the sea, with waves visible to the naked eye. It was a spectacular sight to behold.
But now, no one appreciated it as it was the danger they were about to face.
As the waves continued to spread, something that was as small as a black dot suddenly burst into flames. No one knew whether it was an oil tanker or something that had caught on fire during the earthquake.
Zheng Ren was very nervous. His hands were clenched into fists, his palms drenched in sweat.
Was this an earthquake? The aftershocks were also so strong? The whole thing felt ridiculous! Zheng Ren cursed in his heart, something that was rare for him to do.
However, it was only the beginning, not the end.
Ten seconds later, a huge mountain appeared in the distance. It was visible to the naked eye. As the waves spread on the ground, the peak of the mountain tilted before slowly falling down.
The mountain was like a piece of cheese. It was cut off by an invisible but burning knife.
It fell…just like that! Zheng Ren was stunned and stared with his mouth agape.
With the rise of a thick cloud of smoke… Nothing could be seen afterward. The smoke and dust dispersed, covering half of the green mountain.
Several suppressed exclamations sounded from every corner.
F*ck, this was an aftershock? If the aftershocks were so powerful, what was the epicenter like!
“F*ck… Boss, Lil Fugui’s mouth is like a jinx. If I can go back, I’ll rip it off his face.” After Su Yun saw the scene before him, he immediately thought of the professor and muttered those words out in a low voice.
Zheng Ren really did not understand how his brain worked. Perhaps, he just wanted to say something.
Otherwise, this kind of apocalyptic scene would make one feel as if a huge stone was pressing on their heart. It was really uncomfortable. If it was possible, who would want to go to such a place?
The plane circled and landed.
As the alt.i.tude decreased, the huge pressure difference made people feel weightless.
The plane landed very quickly. One could see that there were several planes circling in the air at the same time.
It was even busier than the usual airport.
When the civil aviation plane taxied on the runway, Zheng Ren felt a violent tremor. He could see that the plane parked on the runway and the ground was still fluctuating like waves.
Looking at it from the skies was completely different from experiencing it firsthand when landing.
What he saw were only waves. Although the waves had become much smaller, Zheng Ren felt an indescribable discomfort when he was personally experiencing it. It was as if there was an invisible force tearing at his body, wanting to tear him apart.
Could it be an aftershock? Zheng Ren was terrified.
Could it be that the plane was about to crash before he got off? If that was the case, he was really unwilling. However, he had already landed. It would not be a problem if he crashed to the ground, Zheng Ren thought to comfort himself.
The situation in front of him was so unfamiliar that he had never seen it before. If this was an aftershock… Zheng Ren immediately thought of the collapsed mountain peak.
It was an aftershock that had also reached the level of the so-called big earthquake.
Zheng Ren took a deep breath and turned his head. He saw Su Yun sticking close to him. There was some fear in his eyes as he looked at the ‘turbulent’ airport.
“It’s really scary. I’ve never seen such a sight before,” Zheng Ren said.
“Me too.” Su Yun’s voice was a little hoa.r.s.e.
Suddenly, a low sobbing sound came from the front of the pa.s.senger plane. Zheng Ren followed the sound and saw it was a stewardess. She covered her face and tried her best to suppress her sobbing voice.
However, because she was too emotional, she could not resist the fear and sadness no matter how much she tried to suppress it. Sobbing sounds came from between her fingers.
Zheng Ren remembered that the plane belonged to Sichuan Airlines.
That piece of land that had turned into ruins might be her home.
That piece of land had been ravaged by the Heavens and Earth and was her home.
Her family’s life and death were unknown.
In the human world, nothing was more difficult than a life and death separation. But what made people helpless was that they might not even be able to give their family a proper send-off.
Other than crying, what else could they do?
The flight attendant was older. She suppressed her sadness and went to comfort the crying flight attendant. However, in a few seconds, the two of them hugged each other and cried.
The beautiful television host was silent. Her eyes were wet. She lowered her head and could not bear to look anymore.
The camera behind her was still working but the cameraman’s hands were shaking. It was unknown if it was because of the plane’s turbulence or something else.
After several turbulences, it was as if several years had pa.s.sed when the plane finally came to a stop. However, the plane was no longer taxiing but was still unstable. It was as if they were sitting on a s.h.i.+p. As the waves rolled, the hull of the s.h.i.+p also fluctuated.
The crew began to get busy. The tears in the eyes of the stewardesses dripped from time to time, sparkling like dew.
As the cabin door opened and a military order was given, the people in the cabin stood up in unison. Although there were all kinds of fear in their hearts, no one spoke. The silence was like a mountain that could not be crossed.
The doctors in military uniforms got off the plane one by one. The flight attendants split into two rows and stood under the escalator.
“Thank you, thank you.” The flight attendants of Sichuan Airlines kept thanking them. They knew that these young people might not be able to leave the land alive in the future.
However, no one retreated.
Although they were also afraid, they did not retreat because of fear.
Bowing and expressing their grat.i.tude was the only way they could express and vent their inner emotions.
As they spoke, the flight attendants began to cry. They had already landed and completed their work, so they did not have to suppress their inner emotions anymore.
Amidst the cries and unintelligible thanks, the young doctors from the Imperial Capital used a different method to set foot on the piece of land
The airport was bustling.
Chengdu Airport had been closed. The people who alighted from the plane were not pa.s.sengers, but the first batch of people from all over the country to fight the earthquake and provide disaster relief.
There were transport planes carrying a large number of earthquake-resistant materials, food, water, and medical supplies.
In the distance, there were a large number of camouflage military vehicles waiting at the airport.
The officer in charge got off the plane with a dark face and was talking on a walkie-talkie.
He had a serious look on his face. He only listened until the end. Afterward, he stood at attention and shouted that he promised to complete the mission!
After getting off the plane, the crowd did not disperse. Instead, they formed a line instinctively and waited for the next instruction.
“Those below the age of 35 and at chief resident level, please step out!”
A few people stepped out. Zheng Ren and Su Yun did not look at each other, but they stepped out together at the same time.
Everyone puffed out their chests and raised their heads.
Zheng Ren was stunned. What should he do?
“The two of you?” The officer saw that Zheng Ren and Su Yun were younger than the others, so he was a little puzzled.
“Reporting to the chief, the two of us are special personnel of the country. Our skills are high and our abilities are strong. Please give the order to ensure that the mission is completed!” Zheng Ren shouted forcefully.
If it was any other time, that sentence would have caused the majority of the people to be dissatisfied.
Highly skilled and capable. How could they say that?
However, it was different now. The earlier they carried out the mission, the more dangerous it would be.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that they would go through fire and water.