Chapter 391 - 319: What, they can fly?

"What can you do in one minute?"

At four o’clock sharp, the entire screen went black, and this line of text appeared.

In the scene, a firefighter appeared.

"In one minute, what can we do?"

The sound of a heartbeat and the sound of breathing from an empty call.

Everyone couldn’t help but take a deep breath along with this sound.

In the scene, there was a hand of a firefighter, wearing a combat uniform and gloves, reaching into the fire.

"In a minute, how many possibilities are there?"

Sparks fell to the ground and turned turbulent.

"In a minute, a flame could turn into a disaster, life could be wiped out, and everything beautiful could go up in flames."

This scene, the work of CCTV, was really high quality. They managed to produce such classy images and copy in just four days.

The music became tense and dynamic.

On TV, there appeared a firefighter getting into his combat uniform and a fire truck.

"In one minute, confirm the fire situation, suit up in combat uniform, board the truck and leave the garage."

"In one minute, connect ten hoses, total length 200 meters."

"In one minute, carry gear from the first floor to the tenth floor."

At that moment, Fang Huai’s headshot appeared on the screen, shining brightly from the angle adjusted by the photographer.

Then, with a flash of the camera, you could see Fang Huai swiftly crawling across a rope bridge using both hands and feet.

In just a three-second fleeting glimpse, on the other side of the rope bridge, He Zhijun’s Spider-Man-like moves took over.

"In one minute, real combat is training, two people traversing from one end of the river to the other."

It all happened in a few seconds.

...

District Public Security Bureau, Fire Brigade Office.

Instructor’s Office.

Old Teacher He had just peeled a mandarin orange piece and tossed it into his mouth, idly watching TV.

Suddenly, he saw Fang Huai’s big face.

His eyes rounded in shock.

"Shit!"

Old Teacher He stood up, subconsciously chewing twice very quickly.

Then, a strong sourness hit his entire teeth, half squinting his eyes which started to roll back, his expression deformed, and his whole body trembled.

"Ah..."

While trembling, Old Teacher He spat the orange piece into the trash can.

"Motherf*cker..."

"Xiao Sun! Where did you buy these mandarins? You’ve been conned again!"

A female clerk’s head appeared at the office door:

"Right at the entrance of the Public Security Bureau, the vendor even said they were guaranteed sweet! He let me try one, and it was very sweet..."

"F*cking hell, daring to scam right in front of the Public Security Bureau! Take it back and demand a refund! If he doesn’t refund, report him! Do you hear?"

Old Teacher He cursed.

The TV continued to broadcast.

"What severe tests do contemporary firefighters really face?"

"High-rise fire."

"Wildfire."

"Emergency rescue."

Each sentence was followed by a scene of a firefighter in a dangerous rescue.

"What should firefighters do?"

Several big characters appeared, followed by a night scene, rain sounds, forests, and a woman’s voice.

"Today we interviewed a Hero Fire Brigade that had just returned from the earthquake area and immediately engaged in the flood relief efforts in Wangmo."

Fang Huai’s face appeared again.

Below the frame, there was Fang Huai’s name, and the full designation of the Second Squadron.

He Yongjun once again watched the TV intently, momentarily forgetting to sit down.

"Our squadron is applying to the superiors to plan and establish several professional rescue teams, including for earthquakes, mountains, chemical incidents, water, search dogs and even in the future, we plan to explore the aerial domain!"

"The Water Rescue Sub-team is one of the units... Real combat is training, training is real combat!"

Voice-over: "Regarding the recent earthquake, this Hero Firefighting forces also have a new warning."

"Ah... The Earthquake Rescue Sub-team mainly emphasizes rescue capabilities, our drills do not include evacuation aspects, it’s mainly about quick entry from long distances for reinforcements..."

"The earthquake has given us a serious warning. As part of the State’s firefighting forces fully integrating with international standards in the new era, we should constantly improve our abilities to cope with increasingly complex rescue situations."

Voice-over: "Additionally, we interviewed other team members."

"Does it feel hard to be a firefighter?"

"Not hard."

...

Ye Jiahong’s face appeared on the screen.

"The tradition of leaving wills is always there in the Fire Brigade."

"Do you have one?"

"I didn’t before, but we had a comrade who died recently, so now I do."

"He died? Was he a comrade from your squadron?"

"Yes, in a fire in April... we miss him a lot."

The camera moved away, and a long sigh was heard.

"Sigh..."

Master He’s eyes wavered, and he too let out a long sigh.

Next was Cao Yi’s face.

Voice-over: "In the earthquake rescue, did you make use of the skills you’d learned in training?"

In the scene, Cao Yi nod confidently.

"Of course, but it was still not enough. Limited by road conditions and the urgency of time, many of our equipments couldn’t be brought in initially, which is very regrettable.

But our next step in training is to better overcome these issues and to fully utilize the combat power of our Troops to prevent such regrets from happening again."

The screen went black.

"They have many regrets, but they will not let regrets become permanent."

The scene flashed.

It was a Squadron from Shandong, strictly following a daily regimen from the moment they got up, a fast-cut edit of their whole day.

In the middle, a voice-over explained what they were doing and what training was underway.