Chapter 103: Critical Moment of Life and Death

"Mm-hmm!" Xiao Yuchun cried and responded, pulling Xiao Ming's hand, which made her feel much more at ease.

She cried and whispered a prayer: "Wuu wuu wuu, Heavenly Father, just take me; I'll trade my life for my father's safety."

No matter how painful it was, Xiao Ming kept tightly gripping his daughter's hand, continually encouraging her.

At this moment, the rescue team members were carrying out rescue work.

A ladder truck over forty meters high approached the amusement park, arrived at the accident scene, and twenty or thirty additional rescue personnel swiftly launched the rescue.

As the ladder truck rose slowly, everyone on scene held their breath, tightly watching the rescue progress; all media, reporters, and live-stream hosts pointed their cameras at the big swing in midair.

A female host from a program, while doing a live broadcast, seeing this, hurriedly said to the camera: "Friends, we can see through the camera that at the accident scene, tourists are still trapped in the big white hammer; the on-site rescue team has swiftly launched rescue efforts. I believe the rescue personnel will surely bring the trapped tourists to safety. Rescue team, keep it up! Tourists, hold on..."

As the live broadcast proceeded, the hearts of tens of thousands of spectators rose to their throats.

Many people held their breath; at this moment they truly wanted to do something to help the trapped tourists, but couldn't—aside from silently praying, they could do nothing else.

Not long after, the ladder truck had risen to a position where rescue could begin, but the weather was extremely poor, with cold winds raging, greatly increasing the difficulty of the rescue.

Those below could clearly see the bodies swaying in the wind; while hoping the tourists would be rescued soon, they also silently prayed for the safety of the rescue team members.

"Ah... some people, frightened, kept screaming."

"Save me, please get me out first, I beg you."

"Save me first, I can't hold on much longer..."

The trapped personnel, upon seeing the rescue team members appear, all vied to be rescued first.

Among them, a man, seeing the rescue team arrive, shouted at the top of his lungs: "Hurry and get me down, quickly—I'm very rich, I'll give you however much money you want, one hundred thousand, one million..."

"Sir, please calm your emotions and preserve your strength to aid the rescue; rest assured, we will do our utmost to rescue everyone trapped."

Unmoved by that man's monetary temptation, the rescue personnel responded coldly and sternly.

"Our rescue proceeds from the front, which effectively boosts rescue efficiency; this is also the fairest approach, so I hope everyone cooperates actively with our work."

This arrangement is reasonable and sensible.

It also effectively prevents dissatisfaction among the trapped, thereby avoiding wasting more precious time.

Xiao Ming originally wanted to say, rescue his daughter first; but at this critical moment, he is just an ordinary person, incapable of being a saint, and he also hopes his child can be saved as soon as possible.

However, after hearing the rescue personnel's words, he swallowed what he was about to say; this arrangement is reasonable and sensible, so he had nothing to add.

He glanced at Xiao Yuchun and soothed: "Yuchun, look, we're third in line; we'll be rescued shortly, don't worry."

"Mm-hmm, Dad, it's all my fault." Xiao Yuchun whispered, sobbing, her heart still full of guilt.

However, feeling the warmth from Xiao Ming's strong big hand, her mood improved somewhat.

"It's fine; we didn't come just for thrills, did we? This is plenty thrilling, right? What's meant to come can't be avoided; if we aren't destined to die, Heaven can't take us—we'll survive and later brag to our friends, haha..."

"Dad..." Seeing Xiao Ming still able to joke at this moment, Xiao Yuchun laughed through tears, made to laugh by him.

Soon, the rescue personnel had rescued the trapped individuals from the first and second batches, taking half an hour; now it was time to rescue them, father and daughter.

"Comrade, please rescue my daughter first." Since the rescue could only save one person at a time, when it came to rescuing them, Xiao Ming hurriedly said to the rescue personnel.

Xiao Yuchun objected: "No, Dad, I can still hold on; rescue you first, then me."

Xiao Yuchun cried until she was a tearful mess; in her heart, her father's safety was a hundred, even a thousand times more important than her own.

But Xiao Ming, being a father, how could he possibly save himself first while leaving his daughter in danger? He sternly said: "Yuchun, listen; every minute we waste now is just delaying the rescue."

"Dad is a man with good physique; hurry down, afterward I'll also be rescued—rest assured, time is life."

Afterward, Xiao Ming looked at the rescue personnel and gratefully said: "Thank you."

The rescue personnel were also moved, nodding affirmatively: "Sir, don't worry; we will definitely bring your daughter down safely."

"Dad, you must hold on; I'm waiting for you."

At this moment, Xiao Yuchun's tears were like broken pearls.

She cooperated with the rescue personnel and was brought down; she was very worried about her father, but at this critical moment she also knew his words made sense—if she delayed even a moment, she would waste time and affect the rescue of others.

As she was rescued, she looked at Xiao Ming, full of reluctance; all that reluctance turned into silent tears at that moment.

Seeing her reluctance, Xiao Ming felt heartbroken, but since only one person could be rescued at a time, as long as she wasn't rescued, staying there meant she could face mortal danger at any moment; he absolutely could not let his daughter remain in peril.

Soon, Xiao Yuchun was rescued to the ground; seeing his daughter safe, the big stone in Xiao Ming's heart instantly fell.

"Dad..." Xiao Yuchun looked up toward where Xiao Ming was trapped, feeling extremely upset; even when emergency doctors and nurses came to check her condition, she refused.

Not a moment passed without her father's safe return that she could feel at ease.

After rescuing Xiao Yuchun, next up was Xiao Ming.

At this moment, the weather grew worse, not everyone had been rescued yet, and everyone silently prayed for the trapped.

The trapped individuals in midair, from the incident until now, had endured over fifty minutes; the tourists' stamina and psychological resilience were nearly at their limits.

Mainly, their posture at this time was extremely hard to maintain; many felt their waists were about to break, and breathing grew increasingly difficult.

Everyone was on the brink of collapse, yet they had no choice but to endure.

Now it was time to rescue Xiao Ming; after the rescue personnel arrived, Xiao Ming prepared for water rescue.