Chapter 29 Unexpected

  "Yes, it's true... I was besieged... surrounded by a crowd of people who were hitting me... The phone... the phone!!!"

  Lin was stunned for a moment before he came back to his senses. He almost pounced on his office desk and grabbed the phone receiver.

  "Hello, I am Lieutenant Colonel Lin Yu, may I ask who you are? Please introduce your situation."

  Lin and Lian's conversation had just started. But what Lin didn't expect was that the other end of the phone fell silent for a moment, before a familiar voice came through.

  "Lin... Lin and... How could it be you?"

  Lin Yu's head suddenly exploded. His mind went blank in an instant. He didn't know anything anymore. The prestigious Yangtze River Flood Control Headquarters, the crowds of people working inside the headquarters seemed to move away from him instantly. The color of the entire world seemed to turn gray in an instant.

  There was only one voice in his heart shouting constantly.

  "Lin Yu, how could it be you?"

  How could it be you?

  How could it be you?

  How could it be you?

  How could it be you?

  How could it be you?

  He couldn't believe his ears. Oh my god, are you kidding me? Gong Meng discovered Lin Yu's abnormality and took a step forward to tightly hold onto Lin Yu's shoulder.

  "What's wrong?" Gong Meng also didn't want to believe his eyes. Lin Yu, who was normally calm in the face of danger, had almost fallen forward onto the desk as soon as he picked up the receiver.

  What's going on here?

  Lin Yu smiled wryly, and Gong Meng felt a hint of bitterness from this helpless smile. Lin Yu's clear eyes seemed to have been filled with despair.

  Some people say that a person is calm, not because of his nature, but because this matter has nothing to do with him.

  This statement may be somewhat extreme, but in most cases it holds true.

  Lin Yu was also like that. If it weren't for this phone call, even if a million people were trapped in the tunnel, Lin Yu might not have frowned an extra time.

  Unfortunately, it only took a single sentence to knock down this iron-like giant. His confidence seemed to vanish in an instant.

  Gong Meng was shocked to discover that Lin Yu was trembling. It was hard to imagine that a soldier like Lin Yu would actually tremble.

  Is he afraid?

  That's right, he was afraid, and even too scared to say a word into the receiver. He was afraid of confirming that person's identity, he was afraid that person was now in the tunnel. He was afraid that he would not be able to think of any way to deal with the predicament when facing that person. He was afraid of watching helplessly as that person left him.

  "Lin Yu, Lin Yu, is it you? Why aren't you speaking?"

  Upon hearing that familiar tone, Lin Yu's body trembled again. It took him a long time to utter a single sentence.

  "Chen... Chen... Chen Yun... Is it really you?"

  That's right, he didn't mishear, it was Chen Yun. The same Chen Yun who had a one-sided love for 7 years. Lin Yu sat in the command center, while his high school girlfriend, who used to be inseparable from him, was now in that tunnel!! In that damn stone coffin!!

  "Of course it's me..." Chen Yun chuckled lightly over the phone. She sounded very optimistic. Lin Yu knew her better than anyone else. He could even imagine Chen Yun's expression, which must be accompanied by that unique calm smile, speaking softly to herself as if chatting with an old classmate.

  That's Chen Yun, the woman who has captivated him.

  And that eternally unchanged elegant temperament is precisely what Lin Yu fell in love with.

  "Where are you now?"

  For some reason, Lin suddenly calmed down at this moment. Chen Yun's voice seemed to have a certain magic power, no matter what situation he faced, in front of this unique magic power, Lin was always extremely calm.

  "I'm currently in a place that looks like an office, but I'm not sure of the exact location. My mobile phone can't get out, and I'm using the landline here to make this call."

  Chen Yun's voice remained extremely calm, without the slightest fluctuation. Lin Yu's mood also stabilized, he looked at the blueprint in front of him and said slowly: "Chen Yun, you just stay there, 15 minutes later I will call back to tell you what to do next."

  "Okay." Chen Yun responded with a single word and immediately hung up the phone.

  Lin stood up and swept his gaze across the room, saying loudly: "Alright, now I'm giving you 10 minutes. I want you to bring me a plan immediately! Immediately!!!"

  This shout was indeed effective, and a rescue plan was soon placed on Lin Yu's desk.

  "Lin Zhihui, this is the best plan we can come up with."

  Jiao Zhe looked at Lin Yu's face, which was full of discontent, and patiently explained.

  "The channels that can now enter the tunnel have all been filled. We are now calling in 12 large excavators, coordinating directional blasting, and conducting excavation work at the weakest points. It is expected that within 9 hours, we will be able to break through the channel. This is much faster than the rate of water filling. I think, it should..."

  "No, this plan won't work."

  Lin pointed at the overall engineering diagram.

  "Yes, it will take 10 hours to fill the tunnel, but after just a few hours, the water depth will be too deep for people to stand. They can only swim inside the tunnel, right? In that case, they won't last 9 hours."

  "This is also something that can't be helped."

  "No, you see, actually now we need people to go inside, lead them and comfort them. Otherwise, something will definitely happen."

  Lin Yu looked at the blueprint and said firmly. "Besides, waiting for 9 hours in that space is unrealistic. Do you understand? We need them to move from inside out. There are always channels, such as the abandoned Metro Line 1 and the Yangtze River Tunnel which have connecting channels. In short, there are many, many methods, aren't there?"

  "But now it's absolutely impossible to get inside."

  Jiao Zhe said resolutely, "All channels have been completely sealed off."

  "No, actually there is still a way."

  Lin pointed at the complex ventilation ducts.

  "Didn't you say we could turn off the fan for a minute?"

  "No, no way, are you crazy?! You're sending people to their deaths!!" Jiao Zhe categorically rejected this unreasonable proposal. "Those team members will be battered to pulp by the raging winds. You can't play with the lives of rescue personnel!!"

  "There's no turning back now, do you understand? I'm the commander-in-chief, and I order you to immediately prepare the procedure for stopping the fan!!"

  Jiao Zhe gritted his teeth and stared at Lin Yu for a long time before finally turning around and walking out.

  "Jiao Zhe, I won't play with the lives of every single person under me."

  Lin said faintly to Jiao Zhe's back: "This time entering the tunnel, I'll go alone."