Tang Xiaohua was observing the wall blocking her path carefully stepping back to assess the surroundings; she had only focused on finding people when she entered and hadn’t fully scoped out the area.
No one knew the situation here better than she did; the rescue team’s operations depended solely on her information.
If she missed anything critical now, it might backfire later...
Tang Xiaohua had her own considerations, but Wen Nian was losing patience. He thought she would obediently leave, but she just dawdled.
"Get out now! The professional rescue team has ways to survey this. We don’t know when the next aftershock will hit. Do you want to die here?"
"I don’t want to die here, but my mission is to protect the President, so... I can’t let you die here either."
"I’m Tang Xiaohua, Your Excellency."
Tang Xiaohua said coldly to Wen Nian before she left.
Wen Nian watched her figure completely disappear, his lips curling up slightly.
In Wen Nian’s arms were a brother and sister, one three years old and the other six. It was no wonder they were too scared to come out.
The six-year-old sister blinked her clear, large eyes, staring straight at Wen Nian.
"Is someone coming to rescue us?"
"Why didn’t you make any noise just now?"
The little girl huddled in Wen Nian’s arms seemed less afraid than before, although their current situation was more dangerous.
"That big sister was really anxious calling out..."
Wen Nian patted her head, his lips lifting in a slight smile. "Yes, she was really anxious..."
Wen Nian held the girl close to him, alongside the three-year-old boy who was already scared asleep, using his body to shield them.
No one knew when the next aftershock would come. They had been lucky this time, but he didn’t believe they’d continue to be favored by fate.
Regardless, she was already safely out.
After exiting, Tang Xiaohua immediately informed the rescue team in detail about the situation inside, from the entrance to Wen Nian’s location, and what obstructions were present.
Qu Yu saw her covered in a layer of dust, hardly pausing for breath, speaking urgently but with clear thoughts.
With the detailed intel, the rescue team immediately sprung into action, moving one stone after another, expanding the half-human-high hole, then sending someone in with a wall drill to bore a hole through the blocked wall big enough for an adult to crawl through.
Tang Xiaohua, carrying the wall drill, crawled inside. "I know the situation inside best; coordinate from outside."
No one could stop her from going in, not even Qu Yu.
Her title as "Captain of Osprey Assault Team" was enough to shut him up completely.
About twenty minutes later, Tang Xiaohua crawled back to the original spot. Wen Nian heard the sound of the drill and, by the light, saw Tang Xiaohua silently drilling...
"Is everyone out there dead! Who let you come in?"
"What are you so angry about..."
"Get out, send someone else!"
Wen Nian barked the order.
"Not for you, but for that brother and sister, you shouldn’t give such a ridiculous order."
Tang Xiaohua remarked casually.
In the narrow, dim space, with cold broken stones and walls, the scarce air made every breath sound heavier...
"Don’t you... hate me?" Wen Nian asked softly.