Heart fire

From the moment he appeared at the main entrance of the mall with Zhang Siqi on his back, dragging Du Wei with him, that gaze seemed to be fixed on him, and he followed him closely, not daring to stop for a moment, as if he blinked accidentally, he will disappear again.

Everyone was immersed in sorrow and joy, wishing to hear him tell the story of the crisis he had just experienced, and racked his brains to make him happy, trying to make him forget the memory that was on the verge of the abyss, just like Tu Ke, Mingming's eyes were red with anxiety, but he refused to reveal a trace of worry, as if it would negate and hurt his ability and self-esteem, and it was an emotion that should not be bestowed on a person who returned from the ashes.

Only Zhou Tong, the fear in his eyes poured out unreservedly, and the surge swept across the defense line and poured into his chest, swelling his dry heart sorely and softly.

So he couldn't help but walk towards him, ignoring the people passing by and the obstacles on the ground, temporarily letting go of the rationality he had maintained for too long, and letting himself step on the verge of losing control.

His cheeks were hot and red from the high temperature, and the heavy insulated boots made every step extremely difficult, but he didn't hesitate or pause, and he didn't forget to wipe the sweat and mud from his palms on his side. When he came to him, he only said a word, passing by without any intention, as if he was not here for him.

"Don't stand here, enter"

Just like the handshake when we first met, Zhou Tong watched Xi Yang approaching with good eyes, and before he finished speaking, he suddenly opened his arms and gave him an unexpected hug. The posture and strength were like some young and reckless hug. The beasts silently lay on his shoulders, as if they would wag their tails and beg for mercy at him in the next second.

"elder brother......"

Qianqian's eyes froze for a moment, her brows were furrowed and then stretched, repeated several times, her opened lips suddenly couldn't utter a single word.The heartbeat accelerated suddenly, even much more violently than when he had just escaped from death, only his brain went blank for a while, and he couldn't think of any way to save himself for a while.

There is chaos and noise around him, and the footsteps are hurried, but he embraces it so naturally, as if there is no one else around.When he was young, Xi Yang raised his clean hand to pat Zhou Tong's back a few times, and comforted him in a voice that only he could hear clearly: "It's okay."

Do not be afraid.I will be back.

With complex, helpless and contradictory emotions in my heart, I couldn't help but secretly gave a wry smile, what's wrong?Why every time we look at him, it seems like we are looking at another person.

A young heartbeat full of vitality, with a strong and fiery chest.How can there be moths in this world that don’t jump into the flames? If they hide in the dark for too long, how can they not yearn for light and warmth.

...

The fire was completely extinguished in the early hours of the morning.The cause of the fire was preliminarily judged to be the aging of the circuit, coupled with unsound fire-fighting facilities, the on-duty personnel tried to evade punishment and did not call the police immediately.

Zhou Tong didn't really watch it all night.Later, he also ran between the fire trucks, helping to carry hoses, empty the tank, dismantle equipment for batch after batch of firefighters who rushed in and then came out, and helped the wounded, but he was always within Xi Yang's sight. If you stay a little farther away, you will definitely be discovered and called back.

Zhang Siqi was not there when the team closed, so Zhou Tong followed Wu Wei and the others into the ladder car.The morning light is dim outside the car window, and the breakfast stalls that have just been set up can be seen along the road.The boys who had been tossing all night leaned together and fell asleep one after another without a few words. Only Zhou Tong was still in good spirits, staring at the driver driving, and his mind was in chaos. Just a few hours ago He didn't get into the fire scene at all, but for some reason, his head and limbs became hot together, and he recklessly hugged his superior, his instructor.

I can't even think about trespassing, offending, or being rude, and I can't remember how it started and how it ended. The only deep feeling is that the person in my arms is very cold except for his blushing face.For a person who has just walked out of the fire, the exposed arms, the earlobe touched by accident, even the sweat and exhaled breath are not at the temperature they should be, and do not conform to the basic physical phenomena of the human body.

Is he... cold?

After a fire, the physical exertion was huge. The people in several cars were so tired that they staggered and collapsed collectively when they returned to the camp. Their clothes and shoes were taken off in a mess, and their equipment was thrown on the ground waiting for the left-behind squadron to check and tidy up.

Wild vegetable wontons and shredded chicken noodles are cooked in the cafeteria.As soon as he entered the door, he saw Wen Yue, who was holding a plastic box, following Lao Fang to distribute soda to the team members. He felt more at ease, and his body began to feel hungry and tired.

"Hey, little Yueyue." Zhou Tong quickly walked behind him, startling him.

Wen Yue was preoccupied, and when he saw Zhou Tong, he relaxed obviously. He stuffed two sodas into his arms, with a face full of ignorance and indifference: "The police are out? How are you doing?"

"It's not good." Zhou Tong unscrewed the orange-flavored soda and took a few sips, the dryness and heat in his body was released with a hiccup. "I want Uncle Yao to take you away and become a civil servant, or become a literary soldier? I don't want to waste your talent."

Wen Yue glared at him, and reached out to ask him for another soda: "If you don't drink it, return it. It will make you hot after two taps, how can others drink it?"

Zhou Tong refused to give it. After thinking about it, he threw the soda back into the box while he was not paying attention, and changed to a cold one. He turned his head and looked around, but he didn't see anyone, so he asked Du Wei who was buried in the third bowl of noodles: "Where did the trainers go?"

The clothes on Du Wei's body were wet and dry, dry and wet again, with layers of white stains, his arms were so sore that he couldn't use his strength, and he was trembling after eating noodles with chopsticks: "I should go to the hospital to see Si Qi."

Wen Yue sat with them with a bowl of wonton after distributing the soda, and asked, "What's going on? Is it serious?"

On the way back, Zhou Tong resisted not asking, and now he hastened to stare at Duwei, waiting for him to swallow the noodles in his mouth.

"I don't know. I was hit by the partition. Fortunately, I didn't hit the head, but I have to take care of it for ten and a half months." Du Wei's eyes flickered, and he said to Zhou Tong: "You can sleep first these few days. His bed doesn't need to be crowded with Mr. Tu."

Drinking the soup with the bowl in his hand, his eyelids were clenched.Zhou Tong didn't have the heart to keep asking, and turned to Wen Yue who was also sleepy: "Are you awake?"

With chopsticks in his mouth, Wen Yue let go of his hands and rubbed his sore eyes: "No. I got up when the alarm bell rang, but the squad leader didn't let me go. I couldn't fall asleep in a hurry, so I helped Uncle Fang, he said You must be hungry when you come back."

"I want to start training quickly..." Wen Yue looked down at the soup in the bowl, and his voice was like mosquitoes. "Nothing yet..."

Zhou Tong was more anxious than Wen Yue, but calmly comforted him: "Go back and have a good sleep, you practiced it, don't worry."

...

After fighting all night, the soldiers of the three squadrons fell asleep and did not resume training until the third day.Zhou Tong collected his things and went back to the dormitory, fell asleep on Zhang Siqi's bed.On the way, I don't know what time it is or whether it's day or night, as if someone came here, walked lightly, asked a few times outside the door, and then left, leaving behind a trace of unclean smell, which made him return to the smoky place in his dream. fire scene.

At that time, the flames had not been extinguished, and they were still clamoring wildly, but this time he no longer stayed out of the matter, but took up the water gun and jumped in together with his comrades, desperately chasing the blurry and insurmountable figure in front of him.

On the third day after the fire, in an office of the Fire Protection Division of the Provincial Fire Brigade, Du Wei was sitting in a formal uniform, answering questions and answering questions from the leaders including Dao Xu and Yao Hongwei without any fear.

"...We can't go the same way. Team Xi has seen the evacuation map and knows that there is a staff restaurant next door. He took us to use the dining table as a cover to climb to the kitchen. There is a window inside and a food ladder well outside. We are Slid down from there."

Yao Hongwei showed some relief.Jiang Xu took off his glasses and asked him: "Didn't you confirm the vital signs of the trapped people before the rescue?"

Du Wei frowned, and said without hesitation: "Flashover and collapse had already occurred at that time! If we stayed for half a second longer, we would not be able to get out. The one we saved before has been confirmed!"

Gao Xu was not very satisfied with his attitude, so he sent him away after hearing the words: "Okay, you go out and ask Team Xi to come in."

In the corridor where people come and go, Xi Yang stood by the window with his hands in his pockets, looking at the five-pointed maple leaves swaying in the wind, recalling the scene he saw in the team dormitory last night.

There are still differences.

The air conditioner is so cold, but he is shirtless, half of the quilt has been kicked off, and his long legs are hanging out of the bed, looking like all 19-year-old boys. Things are stuck.

The setting sun in the evening fell on the sleeping side face, like a sculpture, half-bright and half-dark.

What did you dream about?

"Teacher..."

Putting away his thoughts and turning around, seeing Du Wei with a hesitant expression on his face, Xi Yang tidied up his already meticulous appearance, and patted him on the shoulder: "It's okay."

After finishing speaking, he pushed the door open and walked in, head held high and chest out, and walked steadily to the table to salute.Putting on airs, Gao Xu nodded slightly, and when he sat down, he skipped the opening remarks and went straight to the topic: "Do you know the situation of those two soldiers? One hasn't woken up yet, and the other has been dead for a long time."

His eyes were dull, Xi Yang nodded: "I know."

"In order to save a soldier who has already died, almost killed your team members? Is this the purpose of the intervention team?"

The hands on the legs unconsciously clenched into fists, fingertips embedded in the palms.

"I didn't have time to confirm. He had two air cylinders beside him, so I judged that he had shared the respirator with the previous firefighter and thought he was saved."

"You suggested the method of common breathing to the detachment, right?" Jiang Xu changed his previous calm, and suddenly said in a stern voice: "If one of them didn't take off the respirator, maybe it wouldn't be so serious!"

"What he did was not wrong." Even though he felt heartache, Xi Yang explained calmly: "Under normal circumstances, it is not recommended to share air between firefighters, but if you are severely entangled and unable to move, you can breathe together. The law is the last hope of escape. I hope they all survive."

What Jiang Xu dislikes most about him is that he is always tepid. "I let you say everything! You young people, what sacrifice do you know? All of you are idealists..."

Yao Hongwei folded his arms in deep thought, and the rest of them held their breaths, waiting for Dao Xu to attack.At this moment, the door of the office was suddenly pushed open with a "bang", and a tall figure roared in like a gust of wind, blocking Xi Yang with several surprised eyes, and spoke vividly blocked back.

"Who allowed you to call my people away without my consent?" Tu Ke propped his arms on the desk, leaned over and shrouded Tao Xu in his own shadow, and asked his eyes with furious eyebrows: "When is it wrong to give up your air bottle to your teammates? Isn't this the self-sacrifice and selfless dedication you have always admired? Can you find a level of fault finding?"

Jiang Xu's face was gloomy, his masseter muscles fluttered, as if something had fallen into his hands, and he remained silent.

"Tu Ke!" Yao Hongwei shouted at the side, his tone serious but not harsh. "You are a soldier! Pay attention to discipline!"

"Sorry, I'm used to being sloppy, and I forgot that this is the general site." Tu Ke put away his stern expression, put on a foolish expression, and turned to ask Xi Yang: "Have you finished the report? The two people you saved, one He did die before coming out, but without another bottle of air, he couldn't hide or hold you in and he would be incinerated. His family is waiting in the team to thank you for carrying his body, nothing else Come back to me immediately.”

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Tu Ke swaggered and took him away.Yao Hongwei took two steps forward and called Xi Yang: "Zhou Tong's academic performance is good, don't let him be left behind, if he wants to stay in the army, he will go to the technical side, in short, he can't work in the front line."

Xi Yang nodded in agreement.Seeing this, Tu Ke came over and said indifferently: "Deputy Yao, you are too biased. I have never seen you treat me so well. Are you so lonely? Get it to the general team and get a civilian job or something. It's over. "

"Stop talking nonsense." Yao Hongwei glanced at him. "Restrain me a bit. The lecture team is your superior, no matter you are at home..."

"Ahhh!" Tu Ke childishly covered his ears. "If you don't listen, don't listen, the monk recites scriptures."

Yao Hongwei: "..."

...

As soon as Du Wei went downstairs, he bumped into Zhou Tong who was waiting at the door of the duty room, and asked curiously, "Why are you here?"

"I was in the dormitory of the Luotu team. When I went back to look for it, I happened to meet him. He asked me to help him drive." Zhou Tong looked behind him. "Where are they?"

Just as Du Wei was about to answer, a girl wearing a technical collar and holding a stack of folders passed by the two of them, stopped to look at Zhou Tong, and asked him tentatively: "Zhou... Yi?"

Hearing these two words unexpectedly, Zhou Tong was startled, but the girl saw the difference before he could respond, and smiled awkwardly, "Sorry, I got the wrong person."

After finishing speaking, he turned around and left, murmuring to himself while walking, "What are you thinking..."

Looking at the back of her leaving, that strange suicide note appeared in front of her at the same time.Before Zhou Tong could think about it, he quickly called to her: "Wait."

The girl paused and turned to look at him inexplicably.

"You and Zhou Yi? Who are you?" Zhou Tong, who was unprepared, couldn't express his words for a while.Realizing that his words were impolite, he quickly introduced himself: "Hello, my name is Zhou Tong, and I am Zhou Yi's younger brother."

He added: "Dear brother."

"Ah!" The girl suddenly realized and was surprised. "No wonder it looks so similar, I thought I was dazzled..."

The younger brother is as tall and handsome as the elder brother, but a little more cheerful and sunny.The girl's fair face was flushed with uncontrollable excitement, and she unconsciously hugged the folder tightly in her arms: "I used to work in the propaganda department of the Chonghuai Fire Brigade, and Zhou Yi..."

Speaking of this, she suddenly came back to her senses, her sweet smile gradually faded away, she avoided the eager eyes on the other side and looked away, and murmured: "He is a very nice person..."