Going Back The Way We Came, Rescuers Follow Me!

"Buddy, how come there is only one of you?" asked the big guy in the protective mask.

He then raised his head to look behind Chen Yeliang.

When he realized that no one else was coming, the smile on his face gradually froze. When he took a closer look, he realized that the young man was not wearing the firefighter's uniform. Worse still, he came in here riding a bicycle?!

The big guy woke up from his moment of hopeful reveries and stared at Chen Yeliang in disbelief. "You came alone?"

Chen Yeliang nodded earnestly. "It's a sea of fire outside. I'm the only one who could make it through."

The big guy clutched at his chest and took two steps back. He couldn't tell whether Chen Yeliang was talking nonsense or he was hallucinating.

In the deepest corner of the blaze, where even the firefighters themselves could not reach, how could a little child stand here and spout nonsense!

Hope shattered in an instant. Everyone sat on the ground with lifeless faces.

"Everyone, don't be discouraged. The fire brigade is just outside." Chen Yeliang comforted everyone.

However, the popping sounds of the explosions outside and the steadily intensifying strong smell made it hard for people to keep their spirits up.

Another trapped staff said to him, "Then you go out now and tell the firefighters to come save us."

Chen Yeliang shook his head and said, "The fire at Warehouse 2 is raging uncontrollably now and the wind is blowing directly in your direction. By the time I go there and come back, you guys might get burned to death or perish from smoke inhalation."

At this moment, the entrance to Warehouse 8 was blocked by a thick layer of black smoke. They couldn't even take a breath, let alone see anything.

Although Chen Yeliang was immune to very hot toxic fumes, the others were not.

In addition, the only mode of transport was the flimsy bicycle without any protection. It was almost impossible for the trapped personnel to survive.

Initially, everyone was eagerly awaiting rescue and their emotions were pulled taut, like a fully drawn bow. Now that their hopes were all crushed, their pent-up emotions instantly changed to soaring despair!

"Boohoo! I don't want to die!" A young lady started crying. "I'm not married yet. I don't want to be burned to death!"

Chen Yeliang went forward and helped her up from the ground. "Now that I'm here, I won't let you guys die!"

"But there are so many of us. How can you lead all of us out all by yourself?" the little girl asked, weeping inconsolably.

"Don't worry." Chen Yeliang said calmly, "Let me think of something."

He turned around and looked at the entrance of the warehouse building. Right now, due to the difference in air pressures inside and outside the warehouse, the thick smoke acted like an invisible divider keeping the toxic fumes at bay outside. Chen Yeliang still had some time to plan.

He examined the fire escape route map of the warehouse on the wall and realized that there was another fire exit.

He happily pulled a worker over and asked, "Where is the fire exit door?"

"It's over there." The worker pointed at the upper left corner of the warehouse. "Right there, but the supervisor locked the door to prevent us from skipping work. The bolt on that lock is thicker than a rolling pin, and its solid body is almost as big as a cell phone. It's impossible to open."

Warehouse 8 was located in a rather special location near the natural gas production area. In order to prevent ignorant employees from going there to smoke and to prevent employees from slacking off, that fire exit was locked up.

If the fire safety inspector were to discover this, the company would receive a heavy fine!

Chen Yeliang took a deep breath. He could not afford to panic now. More than a dozen people were still waiting for him to rescue them!

If the people inside could not go out on their own, then the other way was to let the people outside in!

Chen Yeliang took out his phone and called Officer Zhao.

"Student Chen! You finally called!" Officer Zhao's voice trembled with emotion as if he had waited for a century. "Hang in there. Chief Lu and the rest will be coming soon!"

"No!" Chen Yeliang stopped him. "The fire is raging outside and the smoke is blowing directly towards Warehouse 8. Even if Chief Lu and the others come in, they won't be able to tell where they are going!"

At this time, the illumination in the live stream channel was getting darker and darker. Warehouse 8 was in darkness due to the power outage, and the black smoke outside the building had completely blocked out the light from outside. The live stream channel was in complete darkness, and nothing could be seen at all.

Officer Zhao stopped Chief Lu just in time, interrupting their mission once again.

"Officer Zhao, what are you doing?" Lu Ruijin shouted in bewilderment. "It's a race against time now. Don't give us any trouble!"

Officer Zhao did not have the time to explain to him. He was fully focused on the phone call from Chen Yeliang. "Student Chen, what do you have in mind?"

"There are about a dozen people in Warehouse 8 right now, and five of them are injured and unconscious. I'll come out and show the firefighters the way. Tell Chief Lu and his team to stand by."

As soon as he finished speaking, the phone went dead on his end, leaving only the busy tone.

Officer Zhao immediately sprang into action and said to Lu Ruijin, "Chief Lu, Student Chen has confirmed the location of the trapped personnel and is coming out to lead the way for you. Hurry up and get ready to rescue them!"

Officer Zhao conveyed all this in such a serious demeanor that Lu Ruijin did not know how to react.

The other party was just an undergraduate. Why was Officer Zhao taking him so seriously?

Lu Ruijin, who had just calmed down, felt his anger rising again. He finally understood why Chen Yeliang would barge into the fire site so recklessly.

A large part of the reason was because Officer Zhao kept letting him have his way!

"Officer Zhao, we're the professionals when it comes to putting out fires! Do you know how high the temperature of the fire is? With all this going back and forth, everyone will turn into ashes in no time!" Lu Ruijin reminded him.

Officer Zhao didn't know where to start explaining.

"Chief Lu, Student Chen is different. Since he has confirmed the location of the trapped personnel, he must know the way out. We can only put our trust in him for now."

"Stop joking! You…"

All of a sudden, Lu Ruijin caught his breath. The words he was about to say remained stuck in his throat. He could neither spit them out nor swallow them down. He simply stared in shock at the direction of the fire.

Officer Zhao followed his gaze and turned to look.

In the two minutes the two men spent arguing with each other, a black shadow on two wheels had passed through the blinding wall of fire and appeared in front of everyone.

Chen Yeliang was safely back!

He ignored everyone's shocked expressions and waved his hand in the air. "Drive and follow me!"

Wu Zhuo was the first to jump on the fire engine, and set off immediately.

He had seen Chen Yeliang's parkour live stream and after what happened just now, he now had complete faith in Chen Yeliang. He would follow him through thick and thin!

Chen Yeliang expertly turned the small yellow bicycle around and took the lead to lead the fire engine to rescue the trapped personnel!

Lu Ruijin and the other firefighters were left behind with their mouths wide open with shock.

Officer Zhao was the first to react. He patted Lu Ruijin's face and shouted, "Chief Lu, wake up!"

Lu Ruijin seemed to have woken up from a dream. He shook himself and immediately gave out orders. "High-pressure hoses! Cover them!"

Three to four streams of water burst forth like geysers on the two vanishing flaming red vehicles. When the shadows had completely disappeared into the wall of fire, the geysers of water switched to another target and took aim at the biggest blaze located at Warehouse 2!

If the remaining members of the fire team couldn't charge into the fire site, they could at least reduce the number of explosions and work together to open up a safe escape route for the trapped personnel!

Upon seeing this scene, Gan Tongtong sat in front of the screen with tears brimming in her eyes. Quite a number of viewers in the live stream also cried.

"Chen Yeliang is a real man!"

"Please allow me to address you as Brother Liang!"

"Brother Liang and the firefighters have to be careful. Everyone must stay safe!"

"Tonight, everyone in the city will pray for the chemical plant!"