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Chapter 1528 - 1834: Rescue Amidst the Flames (Part 3)

Boarding the helicopter, as it slowly ascended, it did not take long for Ling Chen to reach the rooftop of the building. Looking down, he saw that the building’s roof no longer existed, with flames raging everywhere, over two meters high. Not only that, the fire carried an acrid smell. Observing the building’s condition, Ling Chen frowned slightly.

Inside this building is Changlong Technology’s research lab, which surely stores a lot of chemicals. The fire’s intensity is probably largely related to those chemicals. "Mr. Ling, where do you plan to go down?" asked the accompanying firefighter.

Ling Chen observed for a while, then pointed his finger at the side window of the building, "Please prepare a rope for me."

The firefighter looked at the position of the window, shook his head and said, "Mr. Ling, it’s probably very difficult to get in there, there are obstacles above; even if the helicopter can fly up there, there’s no way to vertically drop down a rope."

"I know, you ask the pilot to fly the helicopter to that position." Ling Chen explained his plan to the firefighter sincerely.

After listening, the latter’s face was full of surprise. If Xia Mutong hadn’t given a heads-up in advance, he would suspect that the man in front of him was crazy for coming up with such a mad idea.

"Hurry up, we don’t have time to delay now."

Under Ling Chen’s urging, the firefighter had to follow his plan and asked the pilot to move the helicopter to the side of the building. Then, the two threw down a rope over ten meters long from the helicopter. Ling Chen checked the gear on his body, then tied the rope’s buckle to the clip on his waist.

"I’m going down now." After speaking, Ling Chen slowly slid down along the rope. At this time, the helicopter hovered in mid-air, and the rope fell straight down. Before long, Ling Chen was already at the end of the rope. Being in mid-air with only one rope, Ling Chen’s body couldn’t be stabilized and kept swaying back and forth. Seeing this, the crowd below held their breaths, their palms sweating.

"OK! Send me over." Ling Chen controlled his body and picked up the walkie-talkie to speak to the pilot. Instantly, the helicopter’s nose tilted slightly forward, carrying Ling Chen toward the side of the building. When Ling Chen’s body was four to five meters away from the building’s side wall, the helicopter above suddenly stopped moving forward. At the same time, using the helicopter’s inertia, Ling Chen pulled the rope and swung quickly forward like a pendulum.

Seeing the window getting closer and closer, Ling Chen took a deep breath, seized the moment, and suddenly stretched out his hands to firmly grab the edge of the window.

Phew! Made it... Untying the rope from his body, Ling Chen took a small saw from the tool bag at his waist, cut open the window bars, and climbed in from the outside.

At this time, Xia Mutong stood at the bottom of the building, holding binoculars, constantly monitoring Ling Chen’s movements. Seeing Ling Chen successfully enter the building, Xia Mutong’s nervousness finally calmed down a lot. "Hey! Ling Chen, it’s me, what’s the situation inside?"

"The fire is fierce, smoke is everywhere, visibility is very low. I’m now preparing to search from the top floor downwards, I’ll notify you as soon as there’s any news."

Walking in the building’s corridor, Ling Chen’s speed was very slow, not because he didn’t want to be quick, but because he couldn’t. Due to the explosion, many walls had collapsed, stones blocked the corridor, making passage difficult. Ling Chen struggled to move the stones aside, slowly proceeding down the corridor, while also checking the rooms on both sides to see if there were any trapped individuals.

In the blink of an eye, over ten minutes passed, and Ling Chen searched the entire top floor of the building without finding Nanrong Wanqing, Leng Feifei, or any others. Helpless, Ling Chen could only continue searching by going down the fire escape stairs.

Checking the oxygen usage, each oxygen tank lasts at most half an hour, and currently, the tank he’s using can last for about twenty more minutes. Fortunately, he had foresight and carried two oxygen cans, ensuring it shouldn’t be a problem for an hour of survival.

"Officer Xia." As Ling Chen descended, he took out the walkie-talkie and asked, "Did you track Wanqing’s mobile signal?" Although Nanrong Wanqing’s phone wasn’t answering, it was still reachable, so her position could be located via the mobile signal.

"It’s no use, the phone is probably burned out, unreachable. However, I just asked a few survivors who escaped from the building, and according to their clues, before the fire broke out, Nanrong Wanqing was in Leng Feifei’s office. I’ve inquired, Leng Feifei’s office is on the thirty-sixth floor, you can go have a look there."

Thirty-sixth floor... Ling Chen looked at the current floor he’s on, forty-two, it seems he needs to speed up.

Soon, Ling Chen directly descended from the forty-second floor to the fortieth floor, just as he was preparing to rush to the thirty-sixth floor, he suddenly heard a weak cry for help coming from the floor. Someone? Ling Chen halted his steps, listened carefully for a while, and discovered the sound was coming from a room on the fortieth floor. Lucky for his keen sense, for anyone else, it would have been impossible to hear.

Following the sound direction, Ling Chen quickly moved through the corridor, but didn’t get far before the fire blocked his way. The entire corridor’s rooms on both sides had been engulfed by flames, fierce flames occasionally leaping out, intertwining.

"Hey! Can you hear me talking?" Ling Chen shouted loudly from outside.

"Help... Help me!" Hearing Ling Chen’s shout, the cries for help immediately grew louder. Through the voice, Ling Chen quickly pinpointed the person’s location, in the room at the end of the corridor.

Looking at the flames blocking the way, Ling Chen frowned slightly. He must find a way to get through. Although he’s wearing firefighting gear, which has some resistance to fire, charging through like this is too risky. Looking at the blackened ceiling, full of cracks, it may collapse at any moment.

Damn!

Ling Chen cursed inwardly, there’s nothing usable now, is he really forced to charge through?

"Help... Help..." Hearing the increasingly weak cries for help, Ling Chen gritted his teeth, couldn’t afford to hesitate, and charged straight towards the flames. Lives are at stake, there’s no time to waste.

Pushing through the fierce flames, Ling Chen pushed his speed to the limit, trying to minimize contact time with the flames. A few seconds later, he finally reached the room at the end of the corridor. Pushing the door open, Ling Chen glanced inside, seeing a middle-aged man curled up in a corner, wrapped in a thick blanket. Because this break room is at the end of the corridor, it hasn’t been engulfed by flames yet, but the room is filled with thick smoke, making it very uncomfortable.