Super Soldier in the City-Chapter 2109 - 2172: Earthquake

Two hours later, Su Lio woke up completely. She had woken up a few times in between, but each time she drank some water and then fell into sleep again. When she finally woke up, the first person she saw was Li Yifei. He was sitting on the ground by the bed, leaning against the cabinet, his eyes staring blankly ahead. Su Lio pursed her lips. This time it wasn’t the cold acting up, but a severe cold. For ordinary people, a severe cold is a serious matter in a short period; for her, it’s a major illness that might even be life-threatening. Seeing Li Yifei looking somewhat fatigued, Su Lio could naturally imagine what Li Yifei had done during this period.

Su Lio’s mouth moved slightly as she looked at Li Yifei. She really wanted to ask him to come to bed to rest, but although she was awake, her body was still very weak, and she could only move her fingers.

"You’re awake? How do you feel?" Li Yifei came back to his senses, and seeing Su Lio open her eyes, he was delighted. He supported himself to stand up and reached out to hold Su Lio’s hand, sending out a stream of True Qi.

After a few dozen seconds, Li Yifei breathed a sigh of relief. Su Lio’s symptoms of alternating feeling cold and hot had disappeared, and she was feeling much better. He was just about to take a towel to wipe Su Lio, but he paused, quickly pulled back, and explained, "Your clothes... were taken off by my daughter and Xiaoyao earlier. You were sweating a lot—not by me."

With this explanation, Su Lio realized she didn’t have much clothing on her body. Luckily, the blanket covered her, so there was no exposure. Even so, she felt a little embarrassed, her face flushed, and she bit her lip. She did not suspect any falsehood in Li Yifei’s words, so she just nodded.

Li Yifei chuckled and said, "Don’t move yet. Rest for a while. I’ll have someone bring some food for you to replenish your energy. We’re already home, but there’s no need to rush back to your room. We’ll fuss about that once you’re better."

"Okay," said Su Lio.

Li Yifei spoke as he walked out, picking up the phone to call someone to make some food and bring it over.

An hour later, Su Lio ate a few spoonfuls of porridge, replenishing some energy, and her condition improved further. During this time, Li Yifei also helped her with some physical recovery.

Thus, in the evening, Li Yifei took Su Lio back to the room, simply wrapped in a blanket, and carried her into the villa, upstairs. When Su Mengxin came back, Li Yifei asked her to take care of Su Lio, helping her clean her body thoroughly.

By evening, Li Yifei opened his phone and browsed Twitter, when suddenly a piece of information came out: the headline stated that an earthquake had occurred in a province adjacent to Ning Province, just two hours earlier.

The earthquake wasn’t large, but it wasn’t small either, as it reached 5.8 magnitude. The tremor was felt even in Mile City, though Li Yifei didn’t notice it at the time because he was taking care of Su Lio.

The epicenter was in a mountainous area, a poor county surrounded by mountains, resulting in landslides. The news said that the area had already lost communication, and nearby military officers were rushing to the scene for emergency rescue. Soon after, a new tweet popped up, stating that fourteen people had died. Beneath the collapsed hillside was a small town, originally built alongside the mountains and river. Not far above was a small reservoir. By logic, this season, the reservoir should be in the dry period with not much stored water, but the earthquake directly cracked the dam, causing the reservoir water to pour out. There used to be a river next to the town, which was enough to drain during summer flood season, but now it’s not enough. Together with the landslide, it’s a disaster upon a disaster. Although it’s called a small town, the population is only about twenty thousand, and during this time, most of the people who worked outside have returned home, with many houses being single-story homes, very few buildings.

This made things worse; fortunately, the earthquake happened in the evening, not late at night. If it was during the night while people were sleeping, with the mountain collapsing and reservoir cracking, things would be severe.

Even so, the households close to the mountains were affected, many people were buried in the rubble, while those close to the river faced flooding. In this cold season, there’s a flood to deal with.

Just as he saw this, Su Mengxin pushed the door and came in, also holding a phone, and said, "A serious earthquake in He Province!"

Li Yifei sat up and motioned Su Mengxin to come over, saying, "The affected area is adjacent to Ning Province; even some places in Ning Province might be affected. Do we have companies or offices over there?"

"Yes, we do. I’m contacting them now, but there’s no report yet. They shouldn’t be affected."

"Well, as locals, we should do something for the affected people. It’s less than three hundred kilometers away, not far. If we organize manpower now, we can arrive in four or five hours. If quick, maybe in a little over three hours."

"Honey, do you mean to go for disaster relief?"

"As the biggest family in the province, we should show some gesture now, but there’s no need to publicize. Why don’t you have Fang Qing contact all the professional security personnel of the companies, along with safety maintenance staff, and firefighters from some factories, to organize a team of one hundred to two hundred people, led by me. Let’s not waste time, plan for a two to three day rescue mission. By tomorrow, there should be enough rescue personnel there; we don’t have to stay long." Li Yifei spoke very quickly. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

Seeing that Chinese New Year is near, no one wants to face such a situation; thinking of the affected ordinary people, who not only lost their homes but also face life-threatening danger.

"Okay, I’ll let Yiyi manage the dispatch of emergency medical supplies, tents, and such; the company has reserves. We can take out three hundred to five hundred sets, but this needs verification. Additionally, for drinking water, instant noodles, and other instant foods, we can contact supermarkets for immediate transport. It shouldn’t be too difficult," seeing Li Yifei decided, Su Mengxin didn’t try to persuade him.

In the face of major disasters, people always have strong cohesion; Li Yifei at this moment didn’t consider himself a billionaire CEO or clan chief; he first thought of himself as a person, and those affected were his compatriots. Seeing them suffer and potentially face death, Li Yifei couldn’t help but care deeply.

Once decided, Li Yifei immediately changed his clothes. This was also a test of the Li family’s ability to manage, coordinate, and action. Tasks were assigned, and connections were established. It was holiday time already, with the next day being Huaxia’s Minor New Year, only seven days away from the Chinese New Year. Asking them to participate in rescue efforts now, some might not be willing, but Li Group’s top executive has ordered it, so they acted immediately. Soon, Mile City, provincial capital, and nearby cities where Li family industries concentrated, and those closer also took action, not only gathering personnel but even exceeded by over a hundred people.

Of course, now for the Li family’s running of this large machine, there are no fewer than tens of thousands of staff. Gathering these people is not difficult. Li Yifei also couldn’t speak too much to motivate, he drew twenty people from Li’s security, took off-road vehicles, and headed directly from Mile City to the earthquake zone, followed by several big trucks, all loaded with food and drinking water.

Unfortunately, Li family only had one helicopter, and it was civilian, unable to carry too many people; otherwise, they could mobilize even faster.

The women stayed home; Li Yifei couldn’t transfer all security, as home safety was equally important. He didn’t want anything to happen, so some key security personnel remained at home for protection.

Like Xu Shanshan, he didn’t let her go; they stayed home. In case something happened, they could handle it. To Li Yifei, if he let Xu Shanshan and Jiang Ningxiang compete now, Xu Shanshan could easily win, even if their levels were similar, but in practice, Xu Shanshan was now battle-hardened.

On the road, Li Yifei kept receiving messages. During the assembly, he had already sent a few people ahead at the fastest speed, so they could find the best route.

Similarly, other cities’ convoys also gathered gradually, joining the main team. Rescue equipment was collected and loaded as well; it was only now that Li Yifei realized how rich the family reserves were, with plenty of rescue equipment, albeit not complete or abundant, but adequately prepared. Even a small medical team tagged along.

Sitting in the car, Li Yifei kept contact with home, the situation in the earthquake zone was dire: power outage, crumbling dam increasing its crack; though the reservoir was small, its water storage wasn’t insignificant. If it completely collapses, areas downstream fifty kilometers will be affected. For this, professional personnel need to handle it; no matter how capable Li Yifei was, he couldn’t block the dam alone.

He wasn’t a specialist in this field, unable to judge; the good news was the People’s Liberation Army soldiers had arrived, organizing rescues, searching for trapped people. Li Yifei liaised with a rescue unit, splitting half the personnel, with those experienced in rescue leading. He took a smaller group, preparing to delve into the disaster zone, filled with dangerous buildings, potential aftershocks, equally perilous.

Before getting out of the car, Li Yifei said over the walkie-talkie, "Brothers, it’s me who demanded everyone come with me for rescue this time, no need for extra words; let’s do our best to save people while ensuring our safety. Our compatriots are buried below."

Rescue personnel on the journey already saw post-quake devastation. Geographically, Ning Province and He Province are places with few earthquakes, rarely experiencing major seismic events. They couldn’t imagine what it was like to personally witness the earthquake scenes, but along the way, as vehicles passed by, they saw ground cracks, buildings collapsed, courtyard walls crumbled, and many people standing aimlessly by the roadside, filled with helplessness.