merit book

Early on Sunday morning, Rong Yuan finished his run, had breakfast, put his keys, gel pen and change in his pocket, and went to school to participate in this year's Math Olympiad.

Rong Yuan enjoys all kinds of convenience and privileges given by the school, so he naturally has to make corresponding contributions.Except for the big exam in the last year, he has never let the school down in various exams, always leaving the city's second place far behind.He even signed up for the Olympiads of mathematics, chemistry, and physics, relying on his ease of learning.Other students are advised to only specialize in one subject.He has already finished the chemistry exam, although the results have not yet come out, Rong Yuan is quite sure about it.Today's mathematics is the second door.

The scanning glasses were put aside, and the Pea earphones were in the pocket of his trousers. Without the help of these external forces, Rong Yuan pushed down the questions one by one, so smoothly that it seemed that no time for thinking was needed.Only the last question stuck him for a few minutes, but he finally answered it smoothly.I checked it again and found nothing missing. I saw that there were only about forty minutes left before the end of the exam, so I handed in the paper and left the exam room.

It is now the beginning of December, and there has been no snow in winter in City A for several years.It's just that in such an area near the sea, it's colder when it's not snowing than when it's snowing, and the air is filled with a chill everywhere. If the air conditioner is not turned on, even in the house, people can't feel it at all. warmth.

Rong Yuan put his hands in the pockets of his thin trousers, feeling his fingers were numb from the cold.He zipped up the zipper of his school uniform jacket to the top, rubbed his stiff fingers, and decided to go to a nearby mall to do some shopping.

Meihao Mall is one of the old comprehensive shopping malls in City A. It sells all kinds of products, from vegetables and fruits to hardware supplies to furniture and home appliances. There is also an eight-story clothing city covering a huge area.Moreover, the management is very strict. Once counterfeit and shoddy products are found, the merchants will be severely punished. Therefore, the products of Haohao Mall are synonymous with the guarantee of genuine products for the citizens of City A, and the business is very good.Because its location is relatively close to home, Rong Yuan usually buys anything he needs here.

As soon as I walked in through the revolving door, I felt a gust of hot wind blowing against my face.The heating and air conditioning in the shopping mall was fully turned on, and while moving his fingers that were not very flexible with the cold, Rong Yuan pulled a shopping cart and headed towards the sales promotion area on the basement level with a clear goal.

The beautiful mall is hollow from the first floor. A huge crystal chandelier hangs from the roof, refracting the light and looking beautiful. There are four elevators and a staircase to surround this hollow area.Standing on the first floor, customers can see the products on the eighth floor when they look up, and when they look down, they can see the promotion area on the basement floor.The products in the promotion area include toys, books, clothes, cosmetics, etc., which are changed every few days. People who have nothing to do often come here to shop for treasures, and sometimes they can buy very cheap products at very cheap prices. s things.

And this season, the clothes that keep out the cold are placed in the sales promotion area.Rong Yuan pushed the shopping cart, and put in suitable things when he saw them: gloves, hats, scarves, thick sweaters, fleece pants, down jackets... He has grown rapidly in the past two years, and all the clothes he wore last winter are now quite short. Cut, had to re-buy.The products placed in the promotion area are basically the backlog of last year, and the styles are naturally outdated.But Rong Yuan never cared about these, his perception of popular beauty is basically zero, so he doesn't care when it's released.

After buying a whole set of outfits, Rong Yuan thought that the toilet paper at home was about to run out, and it was time for a new toothbrush, so he was about to turn to the daily necessities area, when he suddenly felt a violent vibration in his trousers pocket.

—Have a phone?

Rong Yuan suddenly remembered that when he went out in the morning, he left his mobile phone at home to take the exam, and what was in his pocket now was...peas!

Rong Yuan hurriedly took out Pea earphones from his pocket and stuffed them into his ears, then he heard Pea's urgent voice: "Dodge! Five meters to the left! Quick!"

Without thinking, Rong Yuan pushed the shopping trolley to the right forcefully, and threw himself to the left with the reverse thrust. In an emergency, he only had time to protect his head with his arms, and fell heavily on the ground, knocking down a person next to him. Dozens of autumn clothes hanging on the shelf fell to the floor.

"boom!"

After a loud bang, he could hardly hear anything, there was a constant buzzing in his ears and mind, and the world seemed to be shaking.Pea was yelling something in his ear, but Rong Yuan couldn't hear him at all, so he could only rely on his little safety common sense, staggered to a nearby corner with his head covered.The triangular wall structure can provide more stable support.In the event of a collapse, this is also an area with a high survival rate.

The buzzing sound lasted for an unknown amount of time before Rong Yuan felt relieved.He felt a dull pain in several places on his body, probably from hitting something or being scratched.

Putting down his arms and supporting his dizzy head, Rong Yuan raised his eyes and saw a scene of hell on earth.

An explosion occurred in a store on the fifth floor. The scene was horrible. The raging fire spread quickly, and thick smoke had already emerged from the adjacent store.The chandelier in the center of the shopping mall broke from the middle and fell down, and some places in the promotional area were also caught on fire. At first, it was only a few sporadic points, but it didn't take long for the flames to jump up, and they were instantly connected.

This day is Sunday.

On this day, there are many people visiting the mall.

Rong Yuan closed his eyes, not to look at those human bodies that fell from the upper partition during the push, not to look at the crowd who crushed and fell on the stairs and elevators, not to look at those people rolling on the ground covered in rage, The person lying on the ground bleeding all over the ground did not listen to the wailing, screaming, and crying, nor did he listen to the pea screaming in his ears: "It is recommended that the contractor leave quickly! It is recommended that the contractor leave quickly! To keep yourself safe As the first priority, I suggest that the contractor leave quickly!"

"Pea!" Rong Yuan growled.

"Yes!" Pea replied immediately.

"If you can't provide me with effective support, shut up!" Rong Yuan sternly said to Pea.

"……Yes."

Rong Yuan supported the wall and stood up, leaning his head against the wall, taking advantage of the still cold temperature of the wall to calm his head and relieve the nausea and dizziness a little bit.

——He was on the basement floor, and all the passages up to him were crowded with people eager to escape. If he wanted to squeeze out at this time, his mobility would undoubtedly be greatly restricted, and he would probably die faster.There is no way to escape, and no effective measures can be found to isolate the fire and thick smoke. The crazy crowd may be more dangerous than the fire.

——So... Stay away from crowded places, be prepared to be trapped here for a long time, keep calm, control the water source, take anti-smoke measures, and find ways to control the fire. You can't expect people to save you, you can only find a way first save yourself.

After clarifying his thoughts, Rong Yuan acted very quickly.He immediately ran to the nearest fire hydrant in his memory, opened the glass door, pressed the fire alarm button, connected the hose to the gun head and the valve port as quickly as possible, pulled off the hose, and turned it counterclockwise to open the valve.Rong Yuan stepped on the head of the gun, first pressed a piece of autumn clothes he grabbed just now on the muzzle of the gun, soaked it to cover his mouth and nose, then raised the muzzle of the gun to drench his whole body, and then held the head of the water gun against the gun. Start spraying near the source of the fire.

……

Jin Bai had just returned from a meeting in other places. When he arrived, the fire had been basically brought under control, and firefighters were putting out sporadic fire points.

The formerly bustling shopping center has become charred and black, and Jiang Yonglong, the captain of the fire brigade, is standing in the scorched earth, his face is black and gray, and his clothes are wrinkled.Seeing Jin Bai approaching, Jiang Yonglong smiled wryly: "Old Jin, I'm done for this time."

Jin Bai pressed his shoulder and asked in a deep voice, "How about the casualties?"

"The search and rescue is still in progress." Jiang Yonglong said: "At present, 37 people have been confirmed dead, and more than 100 people were injured, all of whom have been sent to the hospital. But there are a few people with severe burns, I'm afraid they won't survive."

"Is there any conclusion on the cause of the fire?" Kimber asked.

"The criminal investigation team found traces of intentional arson. Ouyang and the others are investigating the scene." Jiang Yonglong said.

Just as Jin Bai was about to continue asking, he suddenly saw a familiar figure and blurted out: "Why is that child here?" Seeing the blood on his body, he asked: "Why didn't you take him to the hospital?"

From a distance, he saw Rong Yuan sitting on the table beside the flower garden, drinking a bottle of water in his hand.His whole body was covered in black ash, and there was still a large amount of blood on his body, and his face could not be seen clearly.If it wasn't for seeing the photos of him and his son at home every day, Jin Bai almost wouldn't recognize him if he looked so familiar.

The strange thing is that many firefighters, soldiers and medical personnel coming and going around turned a blind eye to his blood stains, and some people even cast respectful eyes on him.

"Oh, you said that child." Jiang Yonglong looked over with his gestures, and couldn't help but express deep admiration in his tone, "He was not injured, and the blood on his body was glued on when he was saving people. It is said that he He was also the first person to take decisive measures to put out the fire. If he hadn't organized people to put out the fire in the clothing area on the basement floor, the casualties would have been even more serious. Later, seven or eight wounded were rescued by the child. , I'm probably tired and resting right now."

……

Rong Yuan is really tired.He's exhausted now, feeling like all his strength has been drained from him.Among those who were rescued, a child gave him two pieces of chocolate, and he stuffed them into his mouth at this moment. The sweet milk chocolate slowly melted on the tongue coating, and he felt that his body's energy was replenished little by little.

There are several bottles of water by his legs, and he can't remember who put them here for him, most of them have been emptied by him.He sat there resting, weak physically, with an empty stomach, but mentally content.

"Xiao Yuan!" A somewhat familiar voice called him nearby, Rong Yuan looked up and stood up immediately.

"Uncle Jin!"

The person who came was Jin Yang's father, Jin Bai, the director of the Public Security Bureau of City A.

Kimber looked him up and down and asked, "How do you feel? Are you hurt?"

Rong Yuan shook his head and said, "No. I'm fine."

Jin Bai patted his head and said, "You are a good boy. But we are here, so we don't need your help now. I'll ask Yang Yang to come over and accompany you to the hospital for a checkup."

"Boss." Someone called from behind.

Jin Bai and Rong Yuan looked over together, and saw Ouyang Rui walking towards him with big strides, as if he could blow up a gust of wind.

Ouyang Rui, who came over to report on his work, glanced at him, and met a pair of light brown eyes, cold and clear, with a bit of familiarity and scrutiny.