Chapter 2185 Unable to hold back

Wang Jian did not follow them, but was responsible for the external cleanup work.

Liu Fusheng followed Professor Wang and soon arrived near the underground river.

The underground river is not that mysterious. It is just a river formed by the water in the mountain gathering in the gaps in the mountain.

Now, the underground river under Liu Fusheng's feet does not flow fast. Under the illumination of the searchlight, the underground river appears very deep, and is surrounded by rugged rocks. After seeing it, people can't help but sigh at the wonders of nature.

Professor Wang was accustomed to this kind of scene and had no interest in it at all.

He took the compass in his hand, compared it with the map, and carefully adjusted it for a moment. After determining the direction, he said, "Go in this direction and feel along the gap. Everyone must search carefully and knock on the cave wall with the tools in their hands from time to time. If the miners trapped in the mine can hear the knocking signal, they will definitely give us feedback. In short, the lives of hundreds of miners are in your hands."

Professor Wang's words were so powerful that all the soldiers who were conducting the exploration around him nodded solemnly. They all knew how important the work they were doing was. It was related to the lives of many people and even the survival of many families.

Under the personal direction of Professor Wang, large-scale survey work is proceeding in full swing.

Liu Fusheng also worked with Professor Wang to explore these tunnels, or air vents, located in the mountain one by one.

In addition to the main road, the underground river has many branches, some of which are even connected to the outside world, allowing the air inside the mountain to circulate effectively.

Finding a tunnel close to a mining area is extremely difficult and requires a lot of luck. If it were someone else, they would probably lose confidence in it very quickly.

But Professor Wang's face was full of determination, as if he had already seen the result of the successful rescue of the miners.

Liu Fusheng asked him why he was so confident about the connection between the underground river and the mine.

Professor Wang said that it was mainly due to the experience he had accumulated over many years of exploration. The world is full of wonders and many things cannot be explained by science. The wonders of nature are even more untraceable, but some of the things in it are subtly connected to each other.

For example, mining excavation mostly depends on the distribution of mineral resources, and these distributions often have some connection with underground water sources.

This is why Professor Wang has strong confidence in his plan. He has rich experience in geological exploration and has confidence in certain special situations that ordinary people cannot understand.

The exploration working conditions were very difficult, the air was humid and hot, and it was not suitable for long hours of work. Those well-trained soldiers were taking turns to rest. Only Professor Wang and Liu Fusheng, who did not do any digging or blasting themselves, retained relatively ample physical strength.

After seven or eight hours, the exploration work finally made some progress.

At the end of the passage that Liu Fusheng was responsible for exploring, he found a road leading to the side and rear. The road was very deep and there seemed to be some faint sounds coming from it.

This discovery immediately inspired Liu Fusheng and the soldiers around him.

They cheered themselves up and walked towards the dark depths. After another half an hour, they arrived at the end of the passage.

At this time, Professor Wang was exploring in another direction, so the soldiers could only report the situation to Liu Fusheng.

A soldier looked around and suddenly whispered, "Secretary Liu, the coal mine is on the cave wall ahead!"

Everyone looked over quickly and found large areas of coal. Under the light, the black gold was shining with an exciting light.

Liu Fusheng said: "Under the mountain, the branch tunnels around the underground river are likely to be connected to the mineral veins in the mountain. Such dense coal mines are probably connected to the mine shafts. Everyone should start working immediately and not miss any clues. All subtle movements may be the call of life."

"clear."

After Liu Fusheng finished speaking, the other soldiers immediately responded and quickly began to explore.

They used life detection equipment to try to detect signs of life nearby, and also knocked on the cave walls at specific frequencies to try to make the trapped miners make sounds.

As time passed, everyone went from being excited at the beginning to being silent, and then the atmosphere gradually became depressing.

After more than an hour of effort, they did not find any signs of life.

Some people began to back out. They asked Liu Fusheng, "Secretary Liu, we seem to have gone in the wrong direction. In order to save time, do you think we should take another route?"

Liu Fusheng said decisively: "No, we can't give up any chance of success. This tunnel is the longest tunnel that extends into the mine so far. If we give up this tunnel, we may lose the best chance to rescue our miners."

The platoon leader who was responsible for coordinating Liu Fusheng's actions sighed and said, "Secretary, I understand how you feel, but we have done what we should do."

Liu Fusheng insisted: "I don't think that we have done our best in this situation. I only know that the brothers in the mine have been trapped for 72 hours. Their hope of survival is getting slimmer and slimmer. Any delay may cause them to completely lose the chance to see the light of day and reunite with their families."

"Comrades, we can't give up easily. I, Liu Fusheng, in the name of myself and the families of all the miners, beg you not to give up. We must seize the opportunity to rescue our fellow miners."

After hearing what he said, all the soldiers fell silent.

During this period, Liu Fusheng has been fighting on the front line with them. They know Liu Fusheng's identity, but he is the secretary of the municipal party committee. In the eyes of ordinary people, this is definitely an unattainable leader.

But such a great leader, like an ordinary soldier, is doing the hardest work in the worst environment. This is definitely not a show, it is a risk on his life.

The platoon leader sighed and said, "I'm sorry, Secretary Liu, I was too presumptuous just now. You are right. We must not give up easily until the last moment!"

The soldiers continued their search. Time passed quickly as they tried to find the miracle of life in the stuffy mountain.

At this time, there was also violent turmoil at the rescue site outside.

The source of the unrest is the families of the trapped miners.

After the mine disaster, the miners' families gathered from all directions, because buried underground were their family members, brothers, husbands, fathers or sons.

Tang Shaoying had a large number of temporary tents built on the scene for the families to live in, and sent out rescue workers to explain the situation to the families and communicate with them.

Initially, the family members’ nervousness was relieved thanks to Deputy Secretary Tang’s personal comfort efforts.

However, as time passed, 72 hours had passed since the mine disaster, and the hope of survival for the trapped miners became increasingly slim, and the emotions of their families could no longer be contained.