[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-after-being-reborn-i-became-a-firefighter-again":3,"chapter-after-being-reborn-i-became-a-firefighter-again-after-being-reborn-i-became-a-firefighter-again-chapter-328":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","After Being Reborn, I became a firefighter again?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},711976,950,"Chapter 328 - 262: On the Road","after-being-reborn-i-became-a-firefighter-again-chapter-328",328,"\u003Cp>The people who were supposed to go, Cao Yi actually had an idea in his mind already.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The equipment had been ready since the afternoon, and was quickly loaded onto the pickup truck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just ten minutes, no volunteers, only orders, the combatants from all four squads were all arranged on the vehicles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those not arranged were almost all drivers and new recruits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>New recruits, upon arriving at a major disaster scene, would be uncomfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The drivers were to stay with the squadron, ready to be called upon for the second batch of dispatch; the moment it was confirmed that the ground obstacles were all cleared, they might have to drive the squadron’s firefighting trucks for support.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Fang Huai was an exception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Huai, with a slightly noisy backpack, was the last one to board the vehicle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Instructor, everyone is here,\" Cao Yi reported immediately upon seeing Fang Huai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s go, let’s go! Depart!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he boarded, before even making it to his seat, the vehicle’s instructor called out to the driver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every second counts, there’s no time to delay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After an entire half a day of waiting, which made everyone a bit restless, the instructor kept telling the squadron leaders not to rush, but he was the most anxious of them all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Down below, Detachment Captain Li just waved at them. Without even having the time to salute, he turned around, picked up his mobile phone, and busied himself with calls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The throttle was gently pressed then firmly pressed down, giving the bus the push it needed—that was their departure ceremony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Huai, staggering, grabbed hold of a seat and sat down beside Hao Chengbin at the back rows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With only around a dozen people sitting on the bus, it was relatively spacious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t sit in the middle of the last row! The car will be driving fast, and if there’s a sudden stop, you could fall off!\" Cao Yi shouted a reminder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone slid further inside their rows, but nobody made a sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the mood was one of apprehension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before boarding, everyone’s mind was focused on charging forth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after boarding, they began to consider: the road ahead was unknown, without any intelligence. They didn’t know how they could save more people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luckily, someone was making enquiries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello! Old Chen, I remember... your family is from Deyang, right? Do you know Hanwang?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, yes, yes, that Hanwang in Mianzhu! How’s your family... Are they okay?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, ah, my condolences... I’m sorry to call at this time, but we are heading to Hanwang, we’re also unclear about the situation there. Can you... Alright, I’ll wait for your news, my condolences, brother.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master He ended the call with a long sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, turning back, he raised a finger and shouted:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brothers, one person represents a family! Even if they’re missing limbs and despite the risks, we must rescue every living person we see! Do you hear me!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The numbers of casualties, when heard, are just numbers. But these numbers, once they pertain to someone you know, or their relatives, when they recount to you some of these numbers, those could be their parents, relatives, friends.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just thinking of these is enough to elicit profound grief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes!!\" Everyone roared with the fiercest of voices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Huai, who had his eyes closed, also opened them at that moment, steadied himself on the seat, and spoke up towards the front:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Instructor, about Hanwang... I roughly know the situation before the earthquake.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone turned back abruptly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know?\" He Yongjun’s question stretched out with three distinct tones, with the last word \"know\" delivered in an especially elevated pitch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone knew that this young man spoke with certainty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Huai nodded and began to introduce:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A couple of years ago, I went out with a classmate during the holidays, and visited one of his relatives in Hanwang and stayed for a few days. His relative also introduced me to the place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hanwang Town is one of China’s 57 integrated reform pilot towns, primarily centered around the East Turbine Factory, with nine major enterprises including a mine machinery factory, a grain machinery factory, the Tianchi Coal Mine, and the Qingping Phosphorus Mine Paper Factory, driving the town’s economic development, making it the largest town in Mianzhu as well as Deyang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire urban area, not counting the outskirts of Dongqi Auto Factory, covers an area of about two square kilometers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The floating population brought in by the big factories is forty to fifty thousand, with the fixed population close to sixty thousand, totalling over a hundred thousand people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wouldn’t be an overstatement to call it a county city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the common people of this town supply the living needs of tens of thousands of factory workers’ families, and the tertiary industry is also well-developed, making it quite affluent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire town has one main thoroughfare, over a dozen side roads, a farmers’ market, areas near the train station, several factory zones of Dongqi Auto Factory, family areas, schools, and some other supporting facilities where most people are found.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But because it was developed early, the main street is mostly high-rise buildings accompanying factory constructions along with some government agency buildings. However, predominantly, there are older buildings made of prefabricated panels, not too low, generally six to seven stories tall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the distance from the earthquake center is only a little more than thirty kilometers, then most of the buildings are likely to be highly at-risk structures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The main schools include Hanwang East Turbine Middle School, Dongqi Primary School, Technical School, and the kindergarten on the main street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s the general situation. What it has become now will only be known when we get there and see for ourselves.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were the details Fang Huai acquired in exchange for 3 points of military merit value, actually much more detailed than what he had shared, down to every place name and developmental history. However, as comprehensive as it was, it wasn’t information that could be just spoken out loud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening to this, He Yongjun was amazed at Fang Huai’s memory, but he also nodded repeatedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good, good. Since you’ve been there, do you know where we can set up the command post?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without any hesitation, Fang Huai answered, \"There’s a Hanwang Square, which has a fairly large open area and a landmark clock tower that’s easy to recognize. Plus, if there are residents nearby needing help, as long as we mention the clock tower, they’ll definitely find it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Great!\" Feeling somewhat revitalized, He Yongjun said, \"I’ll report this to the command as soon as possible!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Huai sat down again, and Hao Chengbin immediately began to ask, \"Have you really been there?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Huai nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hao Chengbin wanted to ask something else but didn’t know where to start.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What he wanted to know was not about Hanwang of the past, but the Hanwang of today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And nobody knew that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But, with a 7.8 magnitude earthquake, only thirty kilometers from the epicenter, and in a densely populated area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just these three pieces of information were enough to imagine the scale of the disaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the highway intersection, the detachments gathered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the instructor and another vehicle’s captain, along with the drivers, got out of the cars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But one could see that on one of the buses in the front of the detachment, there were some middle-aged people, elders, medical team vehicles, vehicles from the combat duty brigade, and also a canine team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were also a few camouflaged military leaders present, among them General Luo and Captain Zhang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The instructor said that those going this time include the Guiyang, Anshun, and Zun Y teams, as well as several earthquake experts, special duty team members, and logistics teams, totaling 107 people. This 107-person team was Guizhou’s first comprehensive rescue team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Anshun Brigade had already arrived, and the Zun Y Team, being closer, would wait for them on the essential road ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Joining them on their journey to Mianzhu were also teams from Shanghai and the Shaanxi whole corps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were all part of the first batch of over 1200 special duty elite combatants from the national firefighting brigade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Special Duty Team, a term often called upon, and now, it was time to show the might of special duty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a brief convergence and route confirmation, they hit the road again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Cao Yi notified everyone to sleep if they could.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Currently, highway infrastructure in the counties was not perfect, and once they exited the station and entered the long and bumpy county roads, good rest would become impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Am, 7:45.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a brief foray into Chongqing, the vehicles switched stations and entered Zigong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’re almost at Chengdu!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The third-term non-commissioned officer driving the vehicle called out lightly, waking up a few people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Huai also slowly opened his eyes at this moment and saw an SUV with a banner for support to WC. With his keen eyesight, he looked carefully and saw there were only two people in the vehicle, and the back seat was packed with mineral water and instant noodles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that vehicle passed, he could see the Chinese heart emblem of the Olympics sticker on its tail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a warm feeling in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, the news had not yet begun large-scale reporting of the internal situation. Many reporters were still on their way to the disaster area, and news broadcasts only spoke of the danger. Those who truly dared to rush towards the disaster area were mostly real heroes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Am, 11:39.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, they exited the highway at Deyang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Passing through the Deyang city area, the situation seemed alright, with unknown casualties, but it was clear order had been restored, although some old buildings with cracks reminded them that this place was not peaceful the previous afternoon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many people along the street saw the rescue team in orange clothing on the bus and waved at them vigorously, and although the windows were closed and their voices couldn’t be heard, just the sight was enough to feel their excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Old Teacher He received a phone call, saying they would soon enter the jurisdiction of Mianzhu managed by Deyang, a severely affected area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sichuan is vast, and the entire Chengdu seemed mobilized, delivering supplies to various earthquake areas. Once on the county roads, the roads narrowed and congestion started. The leaders said it would be swift, but they were stuck for two whole hours on this stretch of ten kilometers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time had reached the stipulated 24 hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the houses becoming more dilapidated along the road, the soldiers grew anxious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Instructor, how much farther? Let’s get off and run there!\" shouted Zhao Jinchen from the front.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Run? Get off and run then! I’ll drive the car and chase after you! Let’s see who gets there first!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The instructor replied irritably and then sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t panic! Once we get there, keep your composure and follow the orders of the Command!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pm, 3:07, the ground shook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even those in the stopped vehicles, which were motionless due to the traffic jam, felt the car shake several times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And what was more, the ground ahead had actually cracked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aftershock!\" Cao Yi stood up alertly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other soldiers stood up as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after the shaking stopped, calm returned, and everyone sat back down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Old Teacher He received a call, and the leadership got the information that there had just been a significant aftershock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Teacher He informed everyone about the situation, and then, growing somewhat impatient, stuck his head out of the window and directed a vehicle coming from the opposite direction, which had blocked their way, to move quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The third-term non-commissioned officer began honking the horn to urge them on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People in the vehicle sat back down, still shaken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not from fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this shaking had served as a stark reminder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t assume the situation to be too simple; had they been rescuing people at that moment, the shaking could have led to many unforeseen incidents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>PM, 3:57.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vehicle finally reached the boundaries of Hanwang Town, and everyone saw the roadside sign for \"Hanwang Town.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they could not go any further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A huge rock, three meters wide, along with some smaller stones, sat stubbornly in the middle of the road, having smashed a large hole in the concrete pavement, revealing the hollow space underneath the road surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This natural barrier had stopped several green pickup trucks that intended to enter, as well as many private cars coming from the opposite direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vehicles from the whole corps arrived here one after another within a few minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Zhang Zhongting walked up to their vehicle and called out, \"Get out!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",2131,"2026-06-02T10:16:52.042Z",1,"novelbin.me","f9ca20b7c5abbf406b84b871cf8111cb58567b9fb173f035695aa8a6a98a51be","after-being-reborn-i-became-a-firefighter-again-chapter-329","after-being-reborn-i-became-a-firefighter-again-chapter-327",807,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-being-reborn-i-became-a-firefighter-again-cover.jpg"]