Subsequently, Zhang Wenhui and Lin Chuan entered the underground tunnel under the leadership of the person in charge.

At the time of the accident, many workers had escaped through this underground tunnel, otherwise, the number of casualties would have been much higher. Now, they were going to enter the fire scene through this tunnel and then shut the gates. This would be the most heroic reversal in history.

The two hurriedly moved through the tunnel, and after walking more than a hundred meters, Lin Chuan could already feel that the air in the tunnel was getting thinner and the temperature was rising. Fortunately, experts had anticipated that the air in the underground tunnel would be thin and that approaching the scene would release a lot of toxic substances, so they had them wear gas masks in advance.

"It's very hot here," Lin Chuan said.

"Hmm," Zhang Wenhui was already drenched in sweat, and heat waves around them reached temperatures of forty to fifty degrees. The high temperatures from the surface burning radiated downward.

"Good," Lin Chuan nodded.

At this moment, Lin Chuan simply tore off his jacket, underneath was the white shirt given to him by Tang Yumeng. Lin Chuan gritted his teeth, took off the white shirt as well and hid it in his pants. Zhang Wenhui asked, "What are you doing?"

"It's the only good piece of clothing, I can't ruin it," Lin Chuan said to Zhang Wenhui with a grin.

"You…" Zhang Wenhui was both amused and frustrated.

Sweat poured out from their bodies, and the two felt like they were in a dryer, the high temperature evaporating all the moisture from their bodies. Beads of sweat flowed down Lin Chuan's face, and the glass on the gas mask was covered in mist. Occasionally, they had to take off the mask to wipe it.

Boom...

Suddenly, the ground shook violently, as if there was an earthquake.

"Not good, the furnace has exploded," Zhang Wenhui exclaimed.

"Looks like we need to hurry," Lin Chuan glanced at Zhang Wenhui.

"Hmm!" Zhang Wenhui nodded.

Soon, the two found the exit shaft of the second furnace. Lin Chuan said, "I'll go up first."

"I'll go first," Zhang Wenhui said.

After a debate between the two, Zhang Wenhui prevailed. He jumped onto the railing and climbed up the welded stainless steel stairs and then pushed open the cement slab above his head. However, the slab had been baking in high heat and was naturally very hot, but Zhang Wenhui couldn't care less at this point. He could only lift the slab with both hands and then shove it aside.

Lin Chuan looked up, and flames surged outside. Lin Chuan advised, "Old Zhang, be careful."

Zhang Wenhui climbed out of the hole, but just moments later, he climbed back in.

"What's wrong?" Lin Chuan asked.

"It's too hot." Zhang Wenhui's hair had even singed a bit.

"Let me do it," Lin Chuan quickly said.

Zhang Wenhui jumped down from the well. Lin Chuan instructed, "Take off all your clothes and give them to me."

"What are you going to do?" Zhang Wenhui asked.

"Trust me, it's right," Lin Chuan said urgently.

Zhang Wenhui, without a second thought, decisively stripped off his police uniform and shirt. Just as he was about to take off his pants, Lin Chuan quickly stopped him: "Forget the pants, you still need to take photos when you get out. Haha..."

"You rascal!" Zhang Wenhui glared at him.

Lin Chuan looked around and indeed, there was a water pipe in the underground safety passage, but unfortunately, there was no faucet, which made Lin Chuan desperate. In the end, he gritted his teeth and broke off a thin water pipe with his hands. Water sprayed out hastily, but the water was quite hot.

Lin Chuan let the water douse him, and not only that, he also soaked all of Zhang Wenhui's clothes. The wet clothes were worn by Lin Chuan, and he wrapped his jacket around his head. Zhang Wenhui couldn't help but admire Lin Chuan, who was able to stay calm and composed during critical moments, a trait not many possessed.

"I'm going up first," Lin Chuan pushed off with his legs and quickly climbed up the well, reaching the top in just a few seconds.

"Quick moves," Zhang Wenhui marveled as he watched Lin Chuan's figure.

The fire outside was intense, and the ground was almost like a red-hot iron plate. Lin Chuan lay on the ground, and steam smoked off his wet clothes, nearly suffocating him. According to Zhang Wenhui's instructions, the gate should be right below the huge furnace.

Lin Chuan carefully crawled over, but he couldn't find the gate. His clothes were almost completely dried by the heat. Enduring the high temperatures, Lin Chuan's face was scorching hot. He rolled on the ground and dashed towards the furnace below. Flames surged towards the sky, turning the surface into a hellish landscape.

"Damn, there it is!" Lin Chuan finally spotted the man-made gate.

He dashed towards it swiftly,

Boom...

Suddenly, the entire furnace exploded again, wobbling as if it were about to collapse. Lin Chuan gritted his teeth, dashing out at breakneck speed, this time, he did not hold back, running as fast as a cheetah.

In the sky, the helicopter wobbled just as it was about to drop another batch of dry ice, when the pilot suddenly saw a person sprinting through the flames at a terrifying speed. Shocked, he hurriedly shouted, "Headquarters, headquarters, spotted one person at 3 o'clock direction of furnace two."

"Pause the mission." The message came from headquarters.

Tang Yumeng breathed a sigh of relief, the helicopter had finally spotted them. But just when she relaxed, distressing news came from ahead. Furnace two had exploded, the situation was extremely critical, and the several-meter-high furnace could collapse at any moment.

"It's over." Tang Yumeng exclaimed, "Lin Chuan and the others are still inside!"

"Secretary Tang, don't panic!" At this moment, Deputy Director Li hurriedly reassured, "They will definitely come back safely."

At this time, Lin Chuan was also terrified by the violent explosion. He had no choice but to grit his teeth and rush forward. Now, he had no way out, he must disconnect between Furnace two and three to retreat.

Finally, he saw the huge gate, which normally required two or three workers to turn. The gate was half a meter in diameter which was quite a strain to grip. The most painful part was that the gate was made of metal and was now burning hot. Lin Chuan had to wrap it with his clothing, then forcefully twisted it. He exerted all his strength like a baby's first breath. This was Lin Chuan's maximum strength, enough to bend a steel bar as thick as a thumb.

Boom...

Furnace two exploded again, and the already precarious furnace finally couldn't bear it any longer, collapsing with a loud crash.

Amongst the screams of countless people, the huge furnace collapsed to one side. Lin Chuan was shocked, not knowing what kind of reaction the collapse would cause, he could only grit his teeth and speed up.

Zhang Wenhui, awaiting at the pithead, was anxious. If Lin Chuan didn't come back soon, it would be troublesome, the furnace contained a large amount of scalding chemicals, not to mention the bodily harm from the chemicals, the high temperature alone could melt a person.

"It's over." When the furnace collapsed towards Zhang Wenhui's side, he instantly realized it was done for. He hurriedly covered the pithead and then ran back as fast as his legs could carry him.

Bang...

The massive impact instantly shattered the fragile cement pithead cover, followed by the boiling liquid pouring down through the pithead.

Just when the huge furnace collapsed, Lin Chuan also managed to close the gate. However, at this moment, he had no way out. Facing the scalding chemical liquid surging towards him at several hundred degrees, Lin Chuan could only run for his life.

At the headquarters, Tang Yumeng anxiously waited.

Zhang Wenhui escaped from inside very disheveled, a few officers hurriedly escorted him to the headquarters, and handed him a police uniform as Zhang Wenhui was shirtless, visibly disheveled with a lot of his hair singed and his face covered in black, leaving only his white eyes and teeth exposed.

"Captain Zhang, where is Lin Chuan?" Tang Yumeng anxiously asked.

"Secretary Tang, I'm sorry." Zhang Wenhui bowed his head and said, "I... I failed to protect him."

At this moment, an excited manager ran in, shouting, "Great, great, the gate of Furnace two has been closed. The fire will soon be under control."

Splash...

The scene exploded into excitement as dozens of people cheered. Deputy Director Li excitedly shouted, "Good, order all firefighting troops to move out, firefighting helicopters to immediately drop dry ice bombs."

"Yes!"

The scene boiled with excitement, yet Zhang Wenhui and Tang Yumeng couldn't feel happy. Lin Chuan's 'sacrifice' was heartbreaking for them. Tang Yumeng bit her red lip, feeling a sour nose, her eyes filling with tears.

"How could this happen?!" Tang Yumeng finally couldn't stop the tears from flowing.

At this moment, Tang Yumeng felt why Lin Chuan held such a heavy place in her heart. Maybe, he was really too similar to Tang Hao, extremely similar. Even in self-sacrifice, they were so alike. Tang Yumeng felt her heart aching, just like when Tang Hao sacrificed himself for her. She almost bit through her lip, but she had to control her emotions, not letting anyone see her emotional state.

"Secretary Tang, are you alright?" Xiao Xue asked anxiously from aside.

"I'm fine." Tang Yumeng smiled and shook her head, saying, "Lin Chuan's sacrifice has ensured the safety of the people and their property. Although he was just a regular driver at the City Committee, his actions, his character is great."

Song Xiaojia, just entering from outside, was shocked. She simply couldn't believe that Lin Chuan had sacrificed himself. It was an unbelievable event. This little rogue, this small rascal, actually sacrificed himself for something unrelated to him, he preserved the overall situation, saved the Forward Chemical Plant, but at the cost of his own life. Song Xiaojia felt uncomfortable, it was a contradiction. Was he really a great person? He fought, he deliberately injured people, he had an unclear background... yet he sacrificed himself for these unrelated issues.

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