Scholars in the courtyard.

Chapter 1679 Thank you, thank you

"Hello, Director Fang!"

Don't hit a smiling person. Even though Yang Xiaotao looked down on this man, he still nodded politely.

"Boss Yang, please come in!"

Director Fang invited him warmly, but Yang Xiaotao shook his head, "Director Fang, no thanks. We are so busy right now, we won't bother you."

"Okay! I'll have someone get you some hot water! You can take a rest first."

Director Fang spoke enthusiastically again, and this time Yang Xiaotao did not refuse.

After all, hygiene conditions need special attention after an earthquake.

The water they were drinking now was the one they had brought earlier, and it was almost gone.

"Thank you."

"Hey, you came all the way from the Forbidden City. We can't thank you enough."

Director Fang smiled brightly, and before Yang Xiaotao could speak, he continued to ask, "Boss Yang, did you come here by yourself?"

Yang Xiaotao also heard the hidden meaning in these words.

"Director Fang, we followed the vanguard troops here before we set out."

"It's just that they are heading to more serious areas, but follow-up rescue teams are also being prepared."

"I believe it won't be long before support arrives."

After Yang Xiaotao finished speaking, Director Fang felt his body trembling.

"Really?"

"Really? In no more than twelve hours, you will see reinforcements!"

Yang Xiaotao said this affirmatively, and after hearing this, many people around him were encouraged, as if they had received a shot of adrenaline.

Director Fang's eyes lit up when he heard this. "Boss Yang, please say a few words to us!"

"Comrades, we need this good news!"

Yang Xiaotao met Director Fang's expectations and nodded.

Immediately, Yang Xiaotao carried the little girl, came to the armored vehicle, and jumped onto the roof in two steps.

Director Fang quickly came to the side with an iron air horn and shouted to the people around him.

“Comrades, comrades!”

"Everyone pay attention and listen to me."

The sound echoed over the first aid station, instantly drowning out all the noise.

Seeing more and more people gathering and many looking over, Director Fang immediately shouted, "Comrades, fellow villagers, this is the leader from the Forbidden City, everyone pay attention!"

After saying that, he handed the loudspeaker to Yang Xiaotao, and then stood aside, full of hope.

There was no way. After the earthquake, Shicheng's original team suffered heavy losses, and many people were sent outside for treatment.

In addition to the inconvenient communications and chaotic organization, the street offices, militia, etc. are also in the process of reorganization.

For a time, the director of the Propaganda Department of his office became the highest-ranking official here.

So he became the leader here.

You know, he used to sit in the office and drink tea!

He was caught off guard and had to preside over such a big event. He had no experience and was under a lot of pressure. He was also worried that he was not capable enough. What would he do if he made mistakes?
Fortunately, a high-ranking official has come to the city of Sijiu.

Although he was not officially sent, his rank is indeed high.

Let alone anything else, he was from the old city, he was in a department directly under the higher authorities, and he was the second in command of the Red Star Machinery Factory. Any one of these titles was better than him, the Propaganda Director who was forced to take on the job!
If he didn't have this much sense, he wouldn't be able to sit firmly as the director of the Propaganda Department.

So, he stood aside and gave the leading role to Yang Xiaotao, without any burden in his heart.

Instead, I felt fortunate that I finally had someone taller to support me.

Chen Gong, who was standing by, saw Director Fang's enthusiastic and cheerful look and understood something.

Then he looked at Yang Xiaotao who took over the loud speaker.

If Yang Xiaotao hadn't come, would I be the one giving the speech?

Yang Xiaotao took the iron horn and everyone looked over.

At this moment, the voice of Sijiu City and the child in Yang Xiaotao's arms, each of them made him gain points in people's hearts.

"Hello everyone, I am Yang Xiaotao, the chief designer of the Sijiucheng Red Star Machinery Factory!"

"I just told Director Fang that the follow-up rescue will arrive within twelve hours. Please rest assured that the superiors have not forgotten everyone in Stone City..."

Before he could finish his words, when he heard that support was coming, everyone became excited like crazy, hugged the people around them, and some even covered their mouths and cried.

Yang Xiaotao waited until everyone calmed down before continuing, "But before that, everyone needs to cheer up and take action. What you need to do is save yourself!"

"First, we cleared the passage, then arranged people to collect usable supplies, cook, boil water, and also arranged people to rescue more people."

"We don't have time to sit and grieve, because there is more life waiting for us!"

After the words fell, there was silence all around.

Director Fang was the first to react. He raised his arms suddenly, his expression excited, "Save yourself, save yourself!"

“Save yourself!!!”

In an instant, there were shouts all around.

"Guys from the fertilizer factory, let's go to Sansha Road and clear the road first"

"Flour mill, I am the director of the flour mill, everyone follow me to get the grain"

"Gathering of the Women's Committee of Wangjiatan Street"

Soon, shouts were heard from the scene.

Cadres from the grassroots began to organize manpower and get into work mode.

The results of years of urban construction burst out at this moment. As long as someone stands up to organize, everyone will have a backbone, a goal, and a direction to strive for.

When Yang Xiaotao got out of the car, Director Fang and Chen Gong came up to him.

"Boss Yang, you are the chief designer of the machinery factory, I..."

"Director Fang, we are here just to complete the task. You are still needed to make arrangements for the villagers here."

He understood what Director Fang meant, but he couldn't do it.

Firstly, it's not legitimate, and secondly, he doesn't have the ability to do it.

If you are unfamiliar with the place and have no one to use, you will only get half the result with twice the effort.

Seeing Yang Xiaotao say this, Director Fang could only nod helplessly.

Chen Gong, who was standing by, stepped forward to comfort him, "Old Fang, the people and comrades all need you, you can't back down."

"I know."

After Director Fang finished speaking, a firmness that he had never had before appeared on his face.

"Excuse me, both of you."

He nodded to Yang Xiaotao and the other man, then strode towards the command center.

"This person is not completely useless."

Chen Gong smiled and said, "Things haven't been pushed to the point of no return. If they are pushed to the point of no return, who would think so much?"

Yang Xiaotao nodded after hearing this.

At this time, the little girl in his arms had woken up, obviously awakened by the shouting just now.

"Miao Miao?"

Yang Xiaotao put the little girl down, but the corner of her clothes was still in his hand.

That insecure look is heartbreaking to see.

The girl heard the voice and nodded, with fear in her eyes.

"Miao Miao, auntie will take you to change your clothes, okay?"

Xu Mingying also came over. "Come with Auntie, okay?"

Yang Xiaotao squatted down and spoke seriously. She didn't know why, but when she looked at this girl, she always felt a sense of closeness.

"Uncle is right here!"

The little girl nodded and followed Xu Mingying away, but her eyes were full of reluctance.

"Uncle Chen, I don't think I'm familiar with Director Fang. Can you go and help him?"

Chen Gong nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go take a look and give him some advice."

"what about you?"

Yang Xiaotao looked at Niu Jun, Zhou Kui and the other two approaching, then looked outside, and then called Wangcai over, "Let's go save them."

Woof woof~~
Wangcai ran to a ruin and dug the ground with his claws.

Wang Hao ran over without saying a word, and gently shoveled the soil with a shovel in his hand.

Niu Jun and Yang Xiaotao also ran over from behind, also holding tools in their hands.

"Master, there are three people down there, and they are all still breathing."

As soon as he stopped, Xiaowei's voice came over, letting Yang Xiaotao know the situation.

"Everyone, be careful, don't step on this area."

Yang Xiaotao shouted, and the people around who came to help immediately stepped back.

At this moment, the team following Yang Xiaotao and his four companions has exceeded ten people.

At the beginning, Yang Xiaotao successfully rescued three people from two ruins with the help of Wangcai and Xiaowei, including a mother and son.

The touching scene made the people around more excited and more enthusiastic in the search and rescue.

Yang Xiaotao and his team's outstanding performance immediately attracted more people to follow suit and help.

As soon as Yang Xiaotao gave the order, everyone took action without hesitation.

"Mouse, quickly shovel away the soil and let some air in."

Wang Hao didn't slow down after hearing this, but he still said, "Captain Yang, can you change your name to something more like Rat? I'm not a rat."

"Stop talking nonsense. Hurry up. There are three people inside. Move quickly."

After listening to this, Wang Hao looked at Wangcai who was sticking out his tongue and digging the soil with his paws from time to time. He began to wonder, is this the tacit understanding between the dog and its owner?
How many people even know about it?
He kept moving his hands, and soon he felt the shovel loosen, and a hole was created under the cement block.

"Kuizi, prepare the wood to insert into the stone over there to secure it."

Zhou Kui groaned, then immediately picked up a piece of wood that was as thick as his thigh and two meters long and walked forward.

The people around came forward to help.

Although everyone knew that this big guy was incredibly strong and could fight against two or three others, everyone wanted to help at this time.

Three or five people inserted the wood into the cracks in the rocks.

Yang Xiaotao observed the surrounding situation and actually communicated with Xiaowei in his heart.

The structure inside, what is pressing on what, which stone can be moved to save people, and which movement will cause a catastrophic disaster.

Everything must be done carefully.

Hearing that there were people downstairs, many people came over to help.

Xu Mingying ran over with Miaomiao in hand, holding a kettle.

At this time, there was a smile on Miaomiao's face.

Everyone looked at Yang Xiaotao standing there in deep thought and no one dared to disturb him.

"Old Cow, move that stone away."

After hearing this, Niu Jun flexed his arms, and two men from Jizhou who were of similar build to him walked out from behind him.

The stone was moved away, and Yang Xiaotao took a look and said, "Move it again!"

Niu Jun continued.

After moving three pieces in a row, Yang Xiaotao asked them to stop.

"Over there, three people, come and clear the soil."

Three people came running out and started digging up the soil with their hands without using any tools.

"Quizi, pay attention, hold down the wood."

Zhou Kui and others immediately pressed down one end with their arms.

The next second, they felt a huge pressure coming from the opposite side.

"Hurry, bring a few more people to help."

Now a few more people ran up.

"rope."

Someone immediately handed a bundle of ropes to Yang Xiaotao from behind.

After Yang Xiaotao took it, he came to the person who was digging the soil. A big hole had been dug out.

"Get out of the way, Wangcai, you come."

Wangcai ran over immediately, then came to the pit, growled, and started digging immediately.

That speed is faster than several others.

After a while, Wangcai threw him into a hole and then jumped away.

Yang Xiaotao looked at the entrance of the cave and found it was big enough for one person to crawl in.

"Did anyone inside hear that?"

"I heard it. Knock twice."

Choke
Two voices came from inside.

The people around him just felt tears welling up in their eyes when they heard it.

"I'll put the rope in with a bamboo pole, you tie it up, and then I'll pull you out."

"I heard it. Knock twice."

Choke
Hearing the echo, Yang Xiaotao turned around and someone immediately handed him a bamboo pole. Yang Xiaotao tied a rope at one end and then covered a flashlight with a cloth, emitting a blind light, and tied it to the bamboo pole.

Only then did he push the bamboo pole in little by little.

Under Xiaowei's guidance, the bamboo pole was successfully delivered to the first person.

However, this person was not tied to himself, but to the person next to him.

Choke
There were two more sounds, and Yang Xiaotao was notified, then he applied light force.

The rope was pulled and moved outward little by little. Everyone held their breath and waited nervously.

"Out."

First it was a pair of arms, then a face, covered in dust, but he was trying hard to open his eyes. Even though he couldn't adapt to the light, he wanted to see clearly the person who saved him.

"Thank you~ thank you~"

The faint voice seemed inaudible amid the cheers from the surroundings, but Yang Xiaotao still heard it clearly and nodded gently, "You're welcome, just live well."

The whole person was dragged out and someone immediately sent him to the rescue station on a stretcher.

"A few more people over there, push up hard."

"Old Cow, move two more pieces, be careful."

Yang Xiaotao was like a general on the battlefield, calmly commanding everyone.

The rope was extended again.

A moment later, an old man was dragged out.

The old man closed his eyes and kept murmuring, "Thank you, thank you for saving my life."

The crowd cheered again.