Tang Yumeng and the others were still waiting for rescue on the rooftop, unaware that the fire brigade had completely given up on the rescue. They even abandoned trying to extinguish the fire. This is because the battalion chief had anticipated a problem; using water to put out such a fierce fire might lead to an even greater disaster.

The drum tower was made of wooden structures, and the fire was so intense that once water was used, the old wood would quickly experience thermal expansion and contraction. The third floor was already burnt out, and it might collapse prematurely. Therefore, the battalion chief immediately had the headquarters bring in large dry ice trucks to extinguish the fire with dry ice.

"Secretary Tang, are we... are we going to die here?" Xiao Xue asked with a nervous face; she was almost on the verge of collapsing. Seeing that the situation seemed to be out of her control, she became even more panicked.

"No," Tang Yumeng, holding her nose, said: "Lin Chuan will definitely come to save us."

"But with such a big fire, so much smoke. Will he..." Xiao Xue barely dared to believe it; she was almost about to cry. She choked up and said, "Will he really come?"

"He definitely will!" Tang Yumeng nodded.

However, nobody dared to believe that with such a big fire and thick smoke, anyone could climb up this drum tower. Tang Yumeng was getting desperate, she suddenly remembered the words that old Taoist on the bridge had said to her, was she really going to face a freak accident at such an age?

Tang Yumeng looked around, the thick smoke had already blocked her vision, and the fire had reached the fifth floor. A group of people crowded on the outer platform of the fifth floor. At this moment, they had no escape. Their only choices were to jump off the building and die, or be burnt to death. The chances of survival were getting lower and lower.

Luo Guoqing was tense, but he still maintained the minimum amount of calm.

On the platform, the tourists had started to cry loudly, wailing, weeping, crying up to the sky...

No one was there to comfort them, nor did anyone pity them, because all the people on the platform were trapped. Everyone faced the same dire fate.

Whoosh...

Suddenly, a burst of flames flared up from beneath their feet.

"Not good, fire, the fire has reached the bottom of our feet," Xiao Xue screamed.

Most people were so frightened that they were completely dumbfounded.

"Put out the fire!" Tang Yumeng said urgently.

Luo Guoqing quickly took off his jacket and desperately swung it at the flames below. Although the flames were extinguished in a rush, it was only a temporary solution. The flames were out, but the fire from the fourth floor was still burning the wood beneath their feet. Before long, it would collapse.

"Here..." Suddenly, the surrounding wooden floor caught fire, and the small fire instantly turned into a wildfire.

"It's over!" Luo Guoqing also exclaimed in shock.

Tang Yumeng stepped back several steps in a row, and the crowd screamed continuously.

Crack...

Suddenly, a tourist due to his heavy weight just took a few steps when the wooden board beneath his feet suddenly cracked, and he stepped right through.

"Ah! Help, help!" The tourist screamed terribly.

One foot had already sunk in, he was struggling desperately, trying to crawl out. Then, his other leg also sank down. Just as Luo Guoqing was about to step forward to rescue him. Suddenly. The tourist fell through the burnt wooden floor.

"Ah!!" With a scream, his voice soon disappeared.

This scene completely broke everyone's inner defenses. The so-called confidence and faith collapsed at this moment. Death was slowly approaching every person. And it seemed as if death was playing a game of Russian roulette with everyone, taking away the life of whoever it turned to.

People were dumbfounded, wide-eyed in shock. Witnessing death made them completely forget to cry, forget to call for help, even forget everything.

"Ah!!" In the crowd, finally a girl screamed. She shrieked: "No… no!!"

People leaned against the outer railings, shouting into the smoke, "Help, help!"

Although it was unknown if such calls were of any use, they provided at least some emotional comfort.

Tang Yumeng was also terrified by the scene she just witnessed, and Xiao Xue by her side clenched Tang Yumeng's arm tightly, afraid she might be the next one to fall. Her body trembled uncontrollably. Luo Guoqing hurriedly said, "Xiao Xue, hold onto my arm, if anyone falls, never let go!"

"Oh oh!" Xiao Xue nodded quickly.

The others also reacted, quickly holding onto each other's arms, supporting each other, waiting for death to arrive.

Because the third and fourth floors were drenched by the fire, the smoke was thick. They tried hard to cover their nostrils with their clothes, but the smoke was too thick; the thin clothes could hardly filter much of the dust. If the clothes were too thick, they felt breathing was too difficult.

The smoke billowed, their breathing became more and more difficult, and someone on the scene already showed symptoms of respiratory distress. He tried to remove his hands from his nostrils, but Luo Guoqing stopped him: "Don't, once you let go, the thick smoke will contaminate your lungs, even if you survive, you are likely to end up with lung cancer."

The man got startled, and he hurriedly suppressed his fear, though his face turned beet red.

Boom...

Suddenly, a pillar on the third floor broke, causing the fourth and fifth floors to lose their center of gravity instantaneously. The entire level leaned towards the west.

"Ahhh!!!" Not only did the people trapped on the fifth floor scream, but also the onlookers outside let out a cry of alarm.

Some of the more timid onlookers even covered their eyes, not daring to watch what happened next. However, the next expected disaster didn't occur. Although one of the third floor's pillars collapsed, the remaining half still managed to bear the weight of the two floors above.

"Are we going to die?" Xiao Xue suddenly burst into tears, sobbing loudly: "I... I don't want to die yet, I haven't even had a boyfriend yet!"

Tang Yumeng also completely lost her faith, looking around at the thick smoke and thinking to herself, was she really going to die here today? Lin Chuan, are you really not going to appear before me? Maybe it's better to let me be completely freed, to let me go to face Tang Hao in peace. Lin Chuan, are we really saying goodbye forever?

"Sister..." Suddenly, a faint voice was heard.

Tang Yumeng was startled awake.

"Lin Chuan?" Tang Yumeng exclaimed.

"Secretary Tang, where is Lin Chuan?" Xiao Xue asked anxiously.

"I... I just heard Lin Chuan's voice," Tang Yumeng hurriedly said.

"It's over, are we really going to die?" Xiao Xue choked up: "My grandmother said that before people die, they might hallucinate and hear the voice of their beloved!"

"No, I definitely heard it," Tang Yumeng shook her head, refusing to believe it was a hallucination, and she shouted loudly: "Lin Chuan, where are you?"

"Sister... I'm over here!" A faint voice came through the thick smoke and the heavy flames.

The tilting just now caused Lin Chuan to fall below the balance point. He had no choice but to find a way through the central flames. Although this distance was only around ten to twenty meters, it involved extreme danger and could be catastrophic.

The thick smoke, the flames, and the wooden floor that was like stepping on landmines. Any slight misstep could lead to catastrophe.

But at this moment, Lin Chuan had no other options. He had tied a piece of cloth over his nose, looking like an ancient thief. However, at this time, Lin Chuan's image in everyone's eyes was the most heroic and majestic.

He gritted his teeth and rushed towards Tang Yumeng at full speed.

Tang Yumeng saw, through the dense smoke, a silhouette rushing towards her. That figure was so familiar, so dear to her. She was overjoyed: "Lin Chuan, is it you?"

"Sister..." Lin Chuan rushed over rapidly.

With the fire under his feet, and the rolling smoke behind him, Lin Chuan's figure became a superhero in everyone's eyes at that moment. Those trapped were excited.

"Save me, save me quickly!" everyone cried out.

Lin Chuan braved a life-or-death situation until he reached Tang Yumeng's side and said hurriedly: "Sis, get ready to leave with me."

"No!" Tang Yumeng shook her head and said urgently: "I can't leave."

"Why?" Lin Chuan asked anxiously.

"Get them out first." Tang Yumeng pointed to the trapped crowd, their eyes fixed on Lin Chuan, their last hope, their last straw, their lives hanging on him.

"No, I'll save you first, then them!" Lin Chuan shook his head.

"Lin Chuan, listen to me," Tang Yumeng insisted anxiously: "I am the city secretary, in this situation, if I leave first, it will definitely cause public outrage. For my sake, please save them first. Okay?"

Knowing time was of the essence, Lin Chuan quickly removed the steel rope from his shoulder and swiftly tied a firm knot around a nearby pillar.

"Okay!" Lin Chuan nodded, he suddenly embraced Tang Yumeng and then gently kissed her on the forehead, saying: "Wait for me to come back, I'll prove with my actions that my heart only loves you!"

"Hmm!" At that moment, all the resentment and anger in Tang Yumeng's heart had dissipated.

If there is one man willing to sacrifice everything for you, it meant this man truly loved you. Now, such a man had appeared in her life, what reason did she have to give up on him? Even if other women loved him, it was only natural. At that moment, Tang Yumeng made a decision, no matter how many women loved Lin Chuan, she would never give up; she would take Lin Chuan back from those women in her own way.

After fixing everything, Lin Chuan immediately called out to Xiao Xue: "Xiao Xue, come quickly."

"Ah!" Xiao Xue glanced at Tang Yumeng and said: "Secretary Tang, I..."

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