The water spewed out as before, but it no longer poured into the center of the fire. Instead, it tried to extinguish the surrounding flames and prevent the fire from spreading.
A sketch was placed in front of everyone.
The manager understood.
"This is a maternity and baby store, this is a store within a store, I think, I think..."
Zhang Jiaqiang interrupted him rudely, "Is there a sewer connection over there?"
The manager exclaimed, "Yes, there is a sewer opening, which is straight from the sewer on the roadside, but it is sealed. You can open it with a fire ax!"
Zhang Jiaqiang said domineeringly, "Give him some clothes, and I will lead the team down this time!"
The manager waved his hands repeatedly, "I, I can't, it almost burned me to death!"
Zhang Jiaqiang put his hand on his shoulder and said in an unintelligible voice.
"If such a big accident happens, even the city's top director might be involved. How much responsibility do you think you have?"
The manager was so frightened that his legs became weak, "I, I will go, can't I just go!"
Zhang Jiaqiang said in a very quick tone, "You are atoneing for your sins. Whether you will be implicated later depends on your performance this time. Maybe if you save the chief director, not only will you not be responsible, but you will also be rewarded!"
This sentence was like a shot in the arm and a stimulant. After hearing this, the manager instantly seemed to be more than ten years younger. He reached out and grabbed an insulating suit and hurriedly put it on.
Zhang Jiaqiang asked someone to help him put it on quickly, and he also put on one himself. He also recruited three firefighters as helpers and prepared to go into the sewer to rescue Lao Zhou.
Zhu Zhu grabbed him and said, "Brother, you can't go, I'll go, I'm strong!"
Before he could finish speaking, Zhang Jiaqiang stared, "Get out of here, you are so big, you can't get into the sewer, keep an eye on the old lady!"
After everyone was ready, Zhang Jiaqiang pushed the manager, "Let's go!"
The manhole cover of the sewer has been opened and a fire escape has been lowered.
The manager plucked up the courage and climbed down, followed by everyone, and disappeared into the sewer entrance.
The bright flashlight tore through the darkness in the sewer, creating progressive circles of light in the distance.
At this moment, people feel as if they are walking in a time tunnel, and it feels so unreal.
The running water under the feet was already waist deep. This was caused by a large number of fire hoses, which caused a lot of trouble to everyone. Fortunately, there was no oil flowing down, otherwise it would be extremely dangerous here.
The straight-line distance was only seventy or eighty meters, but they walked for nearly ten minutes before reaching the end of the sewer.
The manager suddenly stopped, pointed to the top of his head and said, "It's up there!"
A fire ladder was erected from the shaft. Zhang Jiaqiang took the fire ax from the hands of the team members and was about to climb up when a big hand suddenly stretched out from beside him and snatched the fire ax.
Zhang Jiaqiang subconsciously turned his head and saw that the man was as tall and strong as half an iron tower. He instantly understood that this was an iron pillar coming down.
Zhang Jiaqiang definitely couldn't catch him, so he hurriedly told Zhuzi to be careful of things falling on his head.
The pillar had been trained for a long time and was quite flexible. He climbed to the top of the shaft in three to five times, swung the fire ax and chopped down on it.
After a few loud bangs, he heard him yell, "People below, be careful!"
Everyone hurriedly moved out of the way of the shaft. The next moment, a strong wind blew up, and several huge bricks fell into the sewage, causing splashes of water.
When he looked up again, he saw flickering fire coming from above, and the air around him was rapidly sucking upwards.
Everyone even heard the sound of wind whistling that was only found in caves.
Zhang Jiaqiang shouted, "Leave two people to take care of the situation. Let me take care of the rest. You, the manager, will take the lead!"
The iron pillar couldn't drill through the mouth of the small well, so he had to step back and stand in the shaft to respond.
The manager bravely climbed up and entered the mall. He was immediately frightened by the flames coming from the store.
At this moment, two firefighters from behind arrived and sprayed out the dry powder fire extinguishers in their hands, temporarily suppressing the surrounding flames.
The place where everyone was standing was in the middle of the maternity and baby products store, surrounded by various toys, bottles, and bedding. These things had been burned to nothing but ashes.
Zhang Jiaqiang roared, "Hurry up and find someone!"
This shop-in-shop was not big to begin with. Everyone carried fire extinguishers and searched around, but found nothing except ashes and debris, not to mention Lao Zhou, not even a human figure.
At this moment, the flames from the outside continued to invade. One of the two dry powder fire extinguishers was empty, and the remaining one could not last long.
The manager was so frightened that he trembled all over, grabbed Zhang Jiaqiang's arm and begged.
"Let's, let's go back, maybe Director Zhou has already gone out!"
Zhang Jiaqiang grabbed his shoulders, shook him suddenly, and yelled.
"Think about it carefully. If there was a sudden fire, where would you hide?"
The manager suddenly screamed, "There is water in the children's swimming pool. The outside is made of glass. Fire can't get through it!"
He pointed at a glass wall and yelled, "Right over there!"
Zhang Jiaqiang suddenly raised the fire ax and struck it hard. One ax, two axes, and the thick glass curtain wall suddenly began to crack.
Another firefighter immediately joined the action and struck down with an axe.
A large fire has spread under everyone's feet. Fortunately, the insulating clothing they wore can withstand it for a while, but this safe time is also passing quickly.
They didn't know how many times they struck, and suddenly the ax hit the camel's back like the last straw. There was a click, the glass curtain wall burst, and streams of water rushed out like beads of jade.
In an instant, the surrounding flames went out, and puffs of water vapor filled the air, and everyone immediately lost their vision.
Zhang Jiaqiang ignored it and shouted loudly.
"Old Zhou, Old Zhou, shout when you hear it!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a weak female voice came.
"Help, help, there are still people here!"
...
The snow-white light shines on the snow-white wall, and everything around is as white as snowflakes.
Lao Zhou was lying on the hospital bed with his whole body wrapped in bandages. If it weren't for his eyes that could still move and his mouth could open, he would be almost the same as a mummy.
It was only a minor burn, but it would take more than ten days to recover.
Zhang Jiaqiang sat by the bed and peeled an apple for him. "The doctor said you need to replenish water and electrolytes. Fruit is the best. Unfortunately, I didn't buy watermelon. Let's eat apples first!"
Lao Zhou rolled his eyes and said in a muffled voice.
"You feed me instead. Can I eat it by myself?"
Zhang Jiaqiang curled his lips and said, "Someone else has to do this job, I'm only responsible for cutting it!"
This was already the third day after the rescue, when a waiter, two parents, a childcare worker, and three children were rescued from the swimming pool.
It was Lao Zhou who took them into the swimming pool. Fortunately, they were able to avoid the fire and the explosion, otherwise these people would have been reduced to ashes.
Lao Zhou rolled his eyes and said, "Then you should ask someone to feed me. My throat is so sore from the smoke!"
Zhang Jiaqiang looked at his watch, "Don't worry, it will take a while for the person to arrive, so please bear with me for a while!"
Lao Zhou said helplessly.
"You little bastard, you just want to make me angry, right?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the door to the ward was pushed open, and the old lady walked in supported by a young woman.
When Lao Zhou saw the old woman, a smile appeared on his lips.
"Hey, you've worked hard these days, why don't you have a good rest at home?"
The old lady came closer, holding his hand with tears in her eyes.
"Lu Sheng, look who's coming!"
