Prohibition of losing contact

Zhou Qingbai, who was filling out the material handover form, suddenly paused for half a beat in his heartbeat, and a subtle premonition that he couldn't explain clearly surged in his heart.

His signing hand paused, as if aware of it, he raised his head subconsciously and looked around.

It's a pity that there are busy and anxious strangers everywhere. The strong smell of disinfectant and rubber gloves permeates the air, setting off the heavy and depressing atmosphere. Among the ruins, there is no familiar shadow of Zhou Qingbai.

"What's wrong?" The middle-aged man beside him said, "Is there something wrong?"

"...No." Zhou Qingbai returned to his senses in a hurry, signed his name on the handover form with a few strokes, then handed the crumpled paper back to the other party, and said: "The first batch of materials is like this first, although it is not too much. But it should be enough for emergencies. The materials donated by Qingshan will be contacted with the Red Cross—but if there are any urgently needed supplies that cannot be deployed, I can also apply to the headquarters.”

The middle-aged man folded the handover slip, stuffed it into the inner pocket of his coat, then took Zhou Qingbai's hand and shook it perfunctorily twice.

"Thank you very much, you came in time." The man said, "However, the conditions are not good, and we are too busy, we don't have time to exchange greetings - so, you can find a safe place to stay for a while, and I will look for someone later You are sent back to the city with the reporters."

The man looked very anxious. After saying this, he didn't even give Zhou Qingbai time to answer, so he hurriedly beckoned a young man over and told him to take Zhou Qingbai to the back.

Every minute and every second after the earthquake is the golden time for rescue, Zhou Qingbai didn't care about the man's perfunctory, but took a few steps to catch up.

"Captain, I'm not here to escort supplies, I'm here to apply to be a volunteer." Zhou Qingbai said quickly: "You can give me any job, as long as I stay in the disaster area."

The captain of the rescue team was stunned when he heard this, and turned his head to look at Zhou Qingbai wonderingly.

"You?" The captain's tone was full of just-right doubts: "Are you sure? This is not a joke."

He paused as he spoke, looked Zhou Qingbai up and down, frowned slightly, and said impatiently: "If you want to promote the company, you can go to the material department at the back and ask a reporter to take a few photos for you. "

It wasn't that the rescue captain was being rude, it was actually Zhou Qingbai's delicate skin and tender flesh, who was dressed cleanly and carefully, and the sneakers on his feet were brand-name goods, which really didn't look like someone who could endure hard work.

"I'm sure." On the contrary, Zhou Qingbai was very insistent. He followed the captain step by step, and said seriously: "You can do anything—moving supplies, transporting the wounded. I am not professional, and I can do a little physical work."

He had just brought a truckload of relief supplies over, and he spoke so sincerely that it was hard for a man to hit him repeatedly, so his steps slowed down and his tone softened a little.

"It's too dangerous, and the conditions are not good. Don't say you're tired when you're busy, you might not even be able to eat." The captain said, "Why do you suffer so much?"

"To be honest, I'm here to find someone." Zhou Qingbai smiled bitterly and said, "I don't want to suffer, but I can't find him, and I can't even close my eyes when I sleep."

The captain of the rescue team has dealt with "accidents" and "disasters" for many years. He has seen countless anxieties and tears. Hearing this sentence, he felt relieved.

He was not afraid that Zhou Qingbai would miss him, but he was afraid that Zhou Qingbai would be a squeamish young man who would rush over to help him in a moment of enthusiasm, but would end up arguing and wanting to run away within two days.

In contrast, although a person with deep thoughts hides his selfishness, fortunately there is a rope in his heart so that he will not act recklessly.

The man is used to seeing life and death and reunion after a long time, and he knows what it feels like. Now that Zhou Qingbai came all the way and begged him to take him in in a low voice, he couldn't help feeling a little bit impatient, so he hesitated and relaxed a little. mouthed.

"...Then you have to obey the arrangement." The man said: "There is no special here, if you can't insist, you can find a car and go back to the city by yourself."

"Okay." Zhou Qingbai said simply: "You arrange me as you like."

Disaster relief is nothing more than people, money and supplies. Zhou Qingbai alone accounted for two and a half, and finally succeeded in gaining a place in the civilian rescue team.

Pei You has been missing since his disappearance, and his whereabouts are unknown. While helping the rescue team with some physical work within their capabilities, Zhou Qingbai did not give up looking for Pei You's trace.

He tried calling Pei You's office, wanting to inquire about Pei You's movements before the incident, so that he could search in that direction.As a result, the firm's privacy protection for employees was very good, because Zhou Qingbai couldn't issue a valid relationship certificate with Pei You, so he couldn't get Pei You's itinerary at all.

However, before the call, Zhou Qingbai had expected this situation, so he was not too disappointed, but just crossed this item out of the cheat sheet.

The company couldn't ask, and Pei You himself couldn't be contacted, so Zhou Qingbai could only use the most stupid way, and searched bit by bit according to the information he mentioned in the previous chat with Pei You.

In the next two days, there were several aftershocks on and off in Southern Province. Zhou Qingbai followed the rescue team up and down, helping to transport the wounded besides cleaning up buildings such as rubble and broken beams.

He has personally pulled out the wounded from the ruins, and he has also personally pulled out the survivors from the cracks—but unfortunately, everyone is not Pei You.

Flesh and living people were buried under the ruined walls. Every time the cover was lifted, Zhou Qingbai would subconsciously hold his breath, for fear of seeing a familiar face inside.

It's contradictory, he hoped that he could find Pei You, but he was also afraid that he would see him in this situation.

When he first participated in rescue activities, he was not very familiar with the people around him, and he seldom talked on weekdays, just working dully.At first, the old man in the rescue team thought he was a kid who came to play around, but after a few days, he gradually began to look at him with admiration.

It's funny to say that when he was in Beijing, Zhou Qingbai strictly abided by the life creed of the "eight-hour work system". He didn't sleep at night and couldn't get up during the day. He only felt that working one second longer was a blasphemy against life.

However, during the past few days in the disaster-stricken area, Zhou Qingbai kept on spinning around during the day and night, eating his last meal without resting, and was often called away to carry a stretcher after eating two mouthfuls of steamed buns. After a few days, he seemed to have lost a lot of weight.

Maybe it was because he was quick at work, or maybe he finally found out that he didn't have the arrogance of the son-in-law. After a few days, the old people in the rescue team finally got to know him well, and they could sit around and talk to him when they were resting. Two gossip.

"It's not easy for you." The deputy captain sat down around the simple stove, handed Zhou Qingbai a box of self-heating rice, and said casually: "I will ask the captain to order iodine in a while, and wipe the scratches on my body."

The disaster-stricken area is full of stone and tiles. Climbing up and down on weekdays, digging stones and breaking steel bars, bumps and bumps are inevitable.Zhou Qingbai's skin is still fair, and at first glance he always looks miserable.

"It's okay." Zhou Qingbai said, "It's not serious."

"Hey." Several people present knew what he was here for. After a few days passed, they saw that he was becoming more and more silent, and they didn't know what to persuade him, so they used their arms to abduct him, and changed the subject: "Don't Too tense, I heard that the early warning of the earthquake was timely, and the casualties were not as great as imagined—the person you are looking for may have already escaped, and they are just in the shelter."

Everyone present knew that these were words of comfort, but Zhou Qingbai still bent the corners of his lips in a face-saving manner, forcing out a little smile.

"Hey, don't be so bitter." Someone around couldn't stand it any longer, forcibly mobilized the atmosphere, lightly kicked next Zhou Qingbai's ankle, smiled and took out a small amulet from the inner pocket of his clothes, and waved it in front of Zhou Qingbai After a while, he said: "This, my mother asked me from Jiuhua Mountain, it is very effective-I will let you make a wish, maybe it will come true tomorrow."

The red pendant dangled in front of Zhou Qingbai, Zhou Qingbai subconsciously wanted to say "safe", but he didn't even dare to mention these two words, for fear that if he opened his mouth, he would inevitably touch some kind of fact that he didn't want to face .

But he knew that his companions around him also had good intentions, so holding the box of warm rice in his hand, he couldn't help but look up at the sky.

Today is a fine day, with few stars on the moon and a crescent moon hanging high in the sky, with only a few strands of cloud lingering nearby, coated with a narrow layer of silver by the moonlight.

As early autumn approached, the wind at night had already brought a bit of coolness, Zhou Qingbai's hand holding the lunch box was tight, and his heart was empty.

"I have nothing to ask for." Zhou Qingbai whispered: "I just hope that we are looking at the same moon now."

The author says:

The addition is completed, and I will have a day off tomorrow~ And I counted, if there is no accident, we will meet in the next chapter XD ~