Qi Taiguo led Cheng Su and the others to an open space where many people were already sitting or squatting, waiting.
This was a small county town, blanketed in darkness. The electricity had been cut off, and it was unknown how many casualties there were. Looking far into the distance, many houses had already collapsed.
Some were crying loudly, some groaned in pain, and others were screaming for help.
Cheng Su clung to Qi Taiguo's arm in fear, pressed tightly against him, feeling her heart pounding chaotically.
Next to them was a mother and daughter—the very two Qi Taiguo had turned back to save. Cheng Su recognized them; they were the innkeeper and her daughter from the hotel.
The innkeeper moaned in pain. Qi Taiguo asked her, and she clasped her abdomen, uncertain if she had been struck by something. The little girl, possibly having been protected during the ordeal, seemed unharmed but was crying out in fear.
