Over at the deserted town, Gu Fan brought back both good and bad news. The good news, naturally, was that people outside had already discovered them and were in the midst of a rescue operation. This, without a doubt, rekindled hope among the desperate crowd, boosting their spirits.
The bad news, however, was that it would take a few days for the people outside to dig through the tunnel, and precisely those few days were extremely critical.
Someone couldn't help but complain, "What's going on? Why are they so slow? Don't they know rescuing people is as urgent as putting out a fire?"
In response, Gu Fan explained, "I guess they're worried that excavating too quickly might cause a more serious secondary collapse. Also, they can't hear us clearly, and they don't know our current situation."
"If it's unclear, I'll go say it. I have a loud voice. Let them send a helicopter," one impatient person wanted to rush to the tunnel side.
