Unexpectedly, Han Yue suddenly called out to him from behind, "I remember now, Bian Shizhang, from the Engineering Corps, search dog handler from the second unit of the International Rescue Team. You’ve participated in the Dingzhou earthquake rescue and the Turkey earthquake rescue. Your White Team recommended you to me. I’ve reviewed your record."

Gu Ji scratched his head, unsure of what Han Yue meant by saying this at this moment.

Seeing that he didn’t respond, Han Yue continued, "Initially, I didn’t want you, but now it seems you’ve recovered well. Keep up the good work; you have quite a talent!"

As he finished, he deliberately glanced at Xiao Jian, beside Gu Ji.

Considering the photos in his phone earlier, and the very special name of this rescue dog, it was most likely that Bian Shizhang’s brother had sacrificed himself in the earthquake, and to commemorate him, he named this new rescue dog after a friend.

"Thank you, Mr. Han, I’ll do my best!"

Gu Ji didn’t dare to say much more.

First, it wasn’t meaningful, and second, it would be easy to say something wrong.

After dealing with Han Yue, he also joined the digging team. With the guidance of the cavity meter’s terrain map, everyone quickly found a metal table under the rubble, from which persistent knocking sounds were coming.

"Is anyone down there?"

"Yes, yes! Save us! Please, save us!"

Upon hearing the search team members’ shouts, the people inside responded more intensely. It seemed the noise Gu Ji had heard earlier came from here.

"Don’t be afraid, we’re getting you out now. How many of you are there? Is anyone injured?"

"Including me, two! We’re hiding under the table, not injured, but the table was deformed by the ceiling, and we can’t get out!"

"Alright, please don’t move, leave the rest to us!"

After inquiring about the details, Han Yue began organizing the rescue team to use hydraulic shears to dismantle the deformed metal table.

It’s similar to the breaching tools used by SWAT teams.

Not to mention a kitchen stainless steel long table, even a security door could be dismantled without issue.

After Wang Yuexi and others made a mess of clanging, two figures were finally pulled out successfully. Upon recognizing each other’s yellow skin, the female trapped rescuee was immediately dumbfounded.

Because neither party knew about each other before, they had been communicating in English.

"You, you are..."

"We’re the Xia Kingdom International Rescue Team, commanded by the Xia Kingdom government to come to Pakistan on a rescue mission to ensure the safety of every compatriot working and living in the earthquake zone and its vicinity!"

Once Han Yue spoke, even the male trapped rescuee couldn’t help but cry out.

"Thank you, thank you, Motherland..."

"It’s what we ought to do. Medical team, quickly examine them, support team, get some water! Fast!"

After assigning the tasks, Han Yue took out the list.

Just as he was about to confirm the identities of the two, shadows were moving in the distance, and upon a closer look, it turned out to be Director Yian Qingwen and other members of the medical and support teams.

"You have finally arrived."

"Thanks to the help from the Russian rescue team, we managed to transport the equipment and supplies here smoothly."

Yian Qingwen explained and then spotted the two trapped Xia Kingdom compatriots sitting by the ruins and drinking water, mildly surprised, "You already rescued two trapped people?"

"There’s also one Pakistani person, but when we found him, he was in a severe coma. The medical team is currently giving him first aid, and this search action, the fastest mover was that Bian Shizhang."

As Han Yue spoke, he looked at Gu Ji and then simply recounted the rescue process.

"According to what you said, that kid is really talented, but your action was a bit risky. We are standing at the core of the earthquake zone, after all. Aftershocks could occur at any time. If one happened while you were digging just now, it could have gone terribly..."

"Haha, Mr. Yian, sometimes rescues can’t wait."

Han Yue knew Yian Qingwen wasn’t blaming him for not waiting for the experts’ guidance but was worried about the safety of their rescue team members.

While they chatted.

Gu Ji took the opportunity to pull out the action plan sheet, approach the two trapped victims, and ask if they knew of any other Xia Kingdom people nearby.

It’s often said, "Wherever fellow countrymen meet, their eyes overflow with tears."

Xia Kingdom people generally like to stick together, especially in foreign lands, so he wondered if he could gather some clues about other trapped compatriots from them.

"I know there’s a business nearby; it seems there are many Xia Kingdom people."

"The day before the earthquake, I saw two Xia Kingdom tourists come to our restaurant for dinner. They seemed to be staying at the hotel at the end of this street."

"Oh, oh, oh, I remember, I also saw a female teacher from Xia Kingdom a few times..."

The two spoke back and forth, practically sharing half the names on the list.

Because restaurants generally have high foot traffic, and they were among the few Xia restaurants in this county, naturally attracting many Xia Kingdom people to dine there.

Gu Ji took out a map, marked these points one by one, and then ran to Han Yue, who was still discussing with Yian Qingwen.

"Mr. Han, I’ve basically confirmed the locations of half the compatriots on the list."

"Oh? Where did you get the data?"

Before Han Yue could speak, Yian Qingwen snatched the Sutes County map from Gu Ji’s hand and, upon learning that he got this information from the two trapped victims, his eyes lit up, "I didn’t expect you to be so quick. No wonder Mr. Han praised you for being sharp."

Actually, both of them had thought of this, but Gu Ji had taken the lead.

After analyzing the marked points on the map, Yian Qingwen developed a search strategy based on the current personnel and resources: "Mr. Han, reform the squad immediately, with two searchers and two rescue members as units, conducting a wide-area search around nearby enterprises, malls, schools, hotels, going wherever there are more people. Once a target is found, report immediately!"

"Yes!"

We must say, Yian Qingwen’s experience in macro-command was richer than Han Yue’s on-the-ground commanding.

With a large number of Xia Kingdom compatriots trapped and points scattered widely,

If they excavate one by one, those trapped who can’t wait for rescue might end up in danger.

Rather than that, they might as well understand the situations individually and then conduct focused rescues based on the areas with the most severity.

If Gu Ji had to come up with something, it’d be just that.

Soon, the sixty-two person rescue team was divided into 12 small teams, spread out to the various locations on the list.

Meanwhile, Yian Qingwen used military radio to keep constant communication with the Bafang command center to get the latest seismic activity monitored by the earthquake bureau, ensuring reduced rescue risks.

Gu Ji and the team worked from morning till afternoon.

They munched on compressed biscuits when hungry, drank water when thirsty, with nearly no rest.

But as the saying goes, diligence is rewarded, by dusk, they had confirmed the safety of nearly 90 Xia Kingdom compatriots.

This was largely thanks to the safety training of the power construction company’s employees.

Before the earthquake, they were fortunately in the company’s yard for safety training, and everyone wore safety helmets. As it was on flat ground, the chief engineer led the employees to a safe area at the moment of the earthquake. Except for one who fell and got injured, all others were safe.

The power construction company was Gu Ji’s main concern.

Because of the dense personnel in enterprises, and buildings typically being large, it’s hard to escape quickly during an earthquake, and he didn’t expect it to end up with no significant issues.

As they were about to wrap up the new task,

Yian Qingwen eagerly used satellite communication to relay the good news back home.

But just as he hung up the call, a slight rumble came from the ground beneath, followed by a ’rumbling’ sound.

The next moment, an urgent shout came through the radio:

"Oh no, search team leader Zou Lei is trapped under the rubble!"