But in that sea of fire, there was soone barreling down without hesitation.
Alone, charging left and right in the fire, he finally found Shi Haoran, who was trapped beneath a wooden fra at the doorway.
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Engulfed in smoke and flas, after days of solitary rush, Shi Haoran was finally too exhausted to stand again once he lay down.
He even forgot he was amidst the blazing fire, only feeling a sense of relief, certain that his daughter was safe; he felt he could finally take a rest.
At this mont, he suddenly felt the wooden fra on him moving and heard the sound of a young child gasping for air with all their might.
He forced his eyes open and saw the silhouette of a young man against the firelight.
Sohow, he suddenly recalled the description by the small store owner about the boy buying sanitary pads.
Back then, he instinctively pegged that boy as one of the kidnappers, regretting why such a well-behaved child would take the path of cri.
He just didn’t expect to et that boy under such circumstances.
He couldn’t help but squint, recalling the figure that saved his daughter earlier, and couldn’t resist asking, "Was that you just now?"
Tang Yanqing was desperately pushing the massive wooden fra, but because of Banxia’s effect, he couldn’t utter a word.
Shi Haoran smiled bleakly, sarcastically saying, "Maybe I was wrong, maybe it wasn’t you."
If his instincts were correct, this child was more likely a criminal.
Finally, the wooden fra was reluctantly moved aside. Tang Yanqing, exhausted, still managed to drag Shi Haoran out from beneath it.
Both were already utterly weary, but as Tang Yanqing was still young, he struggled to push Shi Haoran outward continuously.
Luckily, at this point, Qi Xiuqi had also managed to break free from the firefighters’ barricade, saying he would go alone, and if anything happened, he would solely take responsibility to not implicate anyone else... By the ti he rushed in, Tang Yanqing had already used his last bit of strength to push Shi Haoran close to the exit.
Qi Xiuqi rushed in and carried Shi Haoran on his back.
By now, Shi Haoran had fallen into a coma; he couldn’t open his mouth or speak.
Qi Xiuqi carried him out of the bunker, just as the bombs triggered a series of explosions; the whole mountains and plains were instantly engulfed in a roaring blaze.
The old man turned back to look at the steam of fire from the bunker, opened his mouth but couldn’t utter a word, as two rows of tears slipped silently down his face.
The young person who had last pushed him out of the bunker, he didn’t have ti to know his na, didn’t have ti to learn his real identity, didn’t have ti to know — if he escaped safely.
The ground trembled repeatedly, the forests were lit up with the firelight.
Shi Nian kept hoping and hoping until she finally saw Qi Xiuqi carrying Dad back through the firelight; with joy, she couldn’t help glancing again behind them.
She held her breath and asked, "Senior Brother, soone else, right? Soone else was coming out with you guys, wasn’t there?"
Qi Xiuqi despondently shook his head, "No one else."
Shi Nian’s legs gave way, and she collapsed to the ground.
No one else?
How could there be no one else?
What about him? That man called Yan Qi, who took away her life’s love and gave her the most unforgettable love in the darkness?
Where did he go, oh heavens, where did he really go?
Oh heavens... please don’t let him remain forever in that wave upon wave of fire in the bunker, don’t let him be all alone with no way back, please...
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After the great fire, ca the two darkest months of her life.
Though Dad was carried out of the fire by Qi Xiuqi, he was still in severe condition as his lungs had inhaled too much smoke and dust; he was sent to the hospital for ergency treatnt but still didn’t make it...
Before Dad passed, he grasped Xiang Yuan’s hand, placing it in Xiang Yuan’s palm, exhorting him to take her and Mom away.
She remained in a daze, though heartbroken, there seed to be sothing lost, sothing she could never retrieve.
Only Director Zheng knew, Old Shi, right before passing, clutched his hand and said, "Only now do I feel, this case might not be that simple. Gu Yong alone couldn’t have orchestrated such an intricate plot, I worry there are others behind it. But I didn’t have ti to find that person."
"And... I vaguely feel, that person is coming for my Nian Nian. If I can’t get through this, my Nian Nian will still be in danger... Director, I beg you, please erase their mother-daughter identity, send them away, as far as possible."
At that ti, Shi Haoran only had ti to analyze up to this point, only ti to make such hasty final arrangents, then with worries for his daughter unresolved, with regrets for the unsolved mystery of these years, he let go and passed away.
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