"Isn’t there sothing like an air cushion that you can just jump onto from a window?"
Xu Wenqian couldn’t help but ask.
"Safety air cushions used by firefighters and rescuers are generally designed for falls from 10 ters, roughly below three floors. Once you exceed this height, the impact on the human body will surpass the cushion’s buffering limit..."
Ding Yi answered Xu Wenqian’s query.
Xu Wenqian was a bit embarrassed, "Sorry, I didn’t know that..."
"What about the ladder truck?"
Zhou Wang asked at this ti.
"The ladder won’t work either. Their tallest straight arm ladder can only reach 60 ters..."
This ti, Xia Xiwei shook her head and spoke.
Zhou Wang frowned tightly. In the end, it was because they were on the top floor of the Magic City IFC, and it’s... just too high here.
At 260 ters high, it exceeded the limit that all ordinary high-altitude rescue facilities can reach, and conventional rescue thods simply don’t work here.
"What about a helicopter? Can we conduct a rescue from the rooftop?"
"I’ve already discussed this with Director Li, but the situation on the rooftop isn’t good either. There’s a certain degree of tilt, and flas are burning upwards, making helicopter landing difficult..."
Guo Wangshan explained, "Currently, their idea is to try to build a rescue cable from the office building opposite, but it will take so ti to implent. Overall, our current situation is not very optimistic."
After understanding the situation, Zhou Wang carefully walked to the stairway entrance to look down. This was one of the first places to explode, and there was an obvious hollow area below. There was a large section of stairway breakage, and nothing could be seen further down. It would be fine if they could just drop to the 54th floor, but it was unclear if it would be a dead end down there...
"Boss!"
At this mont, Zhou Wang heard Xu Wenqian’s shout from behind him. He turned around and saw a group of people, led by the bodyguard Xiao Si, stumbling towards them through the smoke.
Soon, when the middle-aged couple supporting each other at the front appeared, Zhou Wang breathed a sigh of relief and quickly went over.
"Dad, Mom, are you both okay?"
The ones in front were Zhou Dajun and his wife. Both looked a bit disheveled but seed unhurt. They were overjoyed to see their son and Zhao Guihua quickly ran over to hug Zhou Wang, checking if he was injured.
Following Zhou Dajun and his wife were Jiang Jiaxing and Li Xiaolei, but only Jiang Qingkui’s aunt, Li Xiaoya, and uncle, Xiang Ming, were missing. Li Xiaolei had evidently been crying, and Jiang Jiaxing had a gloomy look, easily leading to unpleasant associations...
Jiang Qingkui quickly stepped forward to inquire about the situation, while Zhou Wang directly turned his eyes to Gao Xing, who was trailing behind.
Facing Zhou Wang’s questioning look, Gao Xing shook his head slightly, "There wasn’t ti to find others."
Zhou Wang glanced around again. Among the people around him, Lin Ran wasn’t there, and none of his nephews were in sight, their fates unknown...
"Any ideas?"
Shaking his head to clear his thoughts, Zhou Wang looked at Gao Xing again.
At this critical mont, Gao Xing didn’t let Zhou Wang down. He just nodded slightly and then bypassed the crowd, heading towards the broken stairway entrance.
After observing for a mont, Gao Xing took off a sturdy backpack from his back, pulling out a large coil of rope. This rope, about two fingers thick, looked extrely solid, with a simple pulley attached.
Obviously, this was what Gao Xing went to find during his disappearance.
Everyone was elated to see the rope climbing device with pulleys. Zhou Wang couldn’t help but ask, "Is this the kind of power rope used for rock climbing? Where did you find it?"
"Prepared in advance."
Gao Xing answered as he searched for a suitable anchor point at the stairway entrance to set up the rope, answering without turning his head, "Boss, in that extinguisher cabinet behind you, there’s bread and water. Take so if you need it."
After a mont of surprise, Zhou Wang turned around to see Jiang Qingkui had already opened the fire cabinet. The small fire extinguisher inside was of no use, but she indeed found a few bottles of water and so bread behind the extinguisher.
After being scorched by the fire, everyone was undoubtedly parched. With nothing to be picky about, they imdiately took turns drinking so water, feeling much better instantly.
Guo Wangshan and Chen Qiaosheng, among others, glanced instinctively at their bodyguards, then back at Gao Xing. Although nothing was said, the "child of soone else" vibe was evident in their eyes, causing their bodyguards to lower their heads in sha.
But inside, they couldn’t help but complain... What normal bodyguard would stockpile rescue and survival supplies in such a place in advance?
Surely, you wouldn’t still be stuck in an office building in the city center, right?
Yet the absurd reality was... they were indeed stuck at that mont.
Zhou Wang felt a bit emotional. Gao Xing seldom spoke, and he never ntioned what he had done to Zhou Wang, but without a doubt, with an ability evaluation score as high as 97, Gao Xing would always be worthy of his trust...
"Why are you still standing there? Get up and help!"
As Gao Xing busied himself alone, Guo Wangshan discontentedly glanced at his bodyguards.
A few burly n, veterans of the military, suddenly ca to their senses, quickly moving forward under Gao Xing’s direction, soon securing the rope to a still sturdy pillar in the area.
Gao Xing dropped the rope down the hollow stairway and donned a mask and tactical goggles. He gestured at Zhou Wang and slid down the rope first.
The crowd realized Gao Xing was going to scout the way, and nervously waited.
About a minute or two later, the rope shook a few tis. Xiao Si and Xiao Liu, realizing the signal, quickly pulled the rope using the pulley device, soon bringing Gao Xing’s figure back up.
He jumped up with one hand on the broken edge, and after landing, he gestured "OK" to Zhou Wang.
This undoubtedly told everyone that the plan was feasible and that they could reach the safe area below through the rope.
This made many people show expressions of delight.
After all, the explosion only happened on the top two floors. As long as they could reach the 54th floor or lower, they’d be truly safe.
"Hold the rope like this with both hands, cross your feet, and just hold onto the rope without moving. We’ll lower you down, but for safety reasons, you can only go one at a ti..."
Xiao Si demonstrated while explaining to everyone.
"Boss, you first!"
Xu Wenqian nudged Zhou Wang, motioning for him to go first.
"Yes, Mr. Zhou, you go first..."
"Zhou Wang, go on."
Everyone else also chid in. No one had any objection to Zhou Wang leaving first.
But Zhou Wang just shook his head, "I’m the host today, and what kind of host leaves first? If anyone leaves, it’s you guys first..."
When the others wanted to speak again, Zhou Wang decisively interrupted them, "Everyone, ti is precious, and this place isn’t entirely safe. We don’t know how much of the floor’s load capacity has been damaged. So please, don’t argue with ..."
Just as Zhou Wang finished speaking, the entire floor suddenly shook violently. A piece of the ground nearby suddenly collapsed, and fortunately, there was no one standing there at that mont, preventing any casualties.
Zhou Wang didn’t expect he’d suddenly have a "jinx" attribute, but his expression turned serious as he quickly instructed, "Dad, you go first, set an example for Mom. She won’t go if you don’t."
Zhou Dajun looked deeply at his son, realizing it wasn’t the ti for modesty. He imdiately moved forward, with Xiao Si’s help, grasping the rope and sliding down through the hollow staircase.
Zhao Guihua, looking slightly clumsy, followed closely. Luckily, with the help of the pulley setup, all she needed to do was hold on tightly to the rope.
After Zhao Guihua went down, it was Li Xiaolei’s turn. Originally, Li Xiaolei wanted her daughter to go first, but Jiang Qingkui stubbornly wanted to stay with Zhou Wang, and the stubborn expression on her face persuaded Li Xiaolei to drop the idea.
The third, the fourth...
As the won present disappeared sequentially down the rope, Zhou Wang’s expression remained unchanged, as a sense of unease lingered in his heart.
Crack!
At that mont, Zhou Wang seed to hear a faint cracking sound. His heart skipped a beat as he turned to look, only to see spiderweb-like cracks spreading across the column anchoring the rope...
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