Chapter 1336: A Moment of Life and Death

our County Mayor will definitely keep it in mind; second, Mayor Wu will certainly think that Director Cai is good at collecting information and performing well as an assistant advisor; third, once the...At this point, the Secretary of the Municipal Government stepped out and advised, "Mayor Luo, leave the rescue mission to the firefighters. It's too risky! As the mayor, you should command from a safe location!" "Today, Secretary Xiong, Governor Fan, and Secretary Ni are all here, there's no need for 'commanding from a safe location.'" 。"All I have to do is get out there and save people!" Luo Ming shouted, then turned to the fire chief beside him and said, "Let's go!" He strode toward a helicopter not far away.

The strong wind whipped his plastic raincoat behind him, his wet hair tousled. 。When the fire brigade leaders saw the mayor's resolute attitude, they shouted a couple of words into their walkie-talkies and followed him. 。 。The families fell silent at first, then someone cried out with emotion, "Thank you, Mayor Luo!" "Thank you, Party Committee and Government!" The common people are simple. If you ignore their lives and deaths, they will curse you and try to tear you down; but if you are willing to risk your own life for them, they will praise you and want to elevate you above themselves!Just now, a helicopter had crashed. Everyone knows that Mayor Luo's actions mean putting his life on the line! In this group of family members, who has a higher position than Luo Ming Even in this ultra-five-star Meili Hotel, is there any manager or guest more prestigious than Luo Ming There isn't one! If Luo Ming didn't go up, he could let ordinary firefighters and policemen charge into the fray. 。But he didn't do so! This shows that he didn't value his own life more than an ordinary person's. 。When disaster strikes, Party members and leaders are always at the forefront. What else can the people do for such individuals besides applauding and expressing their gratitude Luo Ming lowered his head and boarded the helicopter, followed by two firefighters. 。This helicopter can only carry up to 5 passengers. If one seat is removed, it can carry 3 more people. The total number of people who can be rescued is not large, so the firefighters following the mayor could only be two. Otherwise, they would occupy rescue positions!

When the helicopter lifted off, whether it was Xiong Qi and Fan Qihang, provincial leaders like them, enduring the strong wind and rain, or the police maintaining order at the scene and the families anxiously waiting, almost everyone held their breath!

Next to the skyscraper, the dark clouds in the sky did not become thinner but instead turned into a deep black vortex, like an inverted abyss, ready to suck the entire building and everything around it in. 。Above the building, guests were in a panic. 。The hotel's administrators and security personnel, who are trained professionals, are continuously urging everyone to remain calm and quiet. 。

One of the female managers is named Zhao Yunyan. Her family has been from Guangdong for three generations. She graduated from Cornell University in the United States with a major in hotel management. After returning to China, she joined the "World's Highest Hotel", the Mei Li Hotel in Guangdong, as a customer service staff member and deputy manager. Due to her excellent professional skills and outstanding interpersonal communication abilities, she was recently promoted to Customer Service Manager. 。High-end clients from around the world, once they arrive in Guangdong, will proactively contact her and stay at the MeiLi Hotel in Guangdong. 。Among the anxious families below, the woman shouting "My daughter is still on the top floor! She's a hotel executive!" was Zhao Yunya's mother! Zhao Yunya desperately tried to establish contact with the police and firefighters, using all means of normal communication to stay in touch with those below. 。As a member of management, Zhao Yinyan, despite the fear she felt deep inside about the tornado attacking the building, knew that her professional duty demanded she remain strong and composed. She had to calm every guest in the Meliá Hotel, even if they were panicking.

Thus, Zhao Yunyan informed each of her guests in person that after the building had a power outage, elevator malfunctioned, and the safety corridor was blocked, the local government had already begun rescue operations. People on other floors couldn't be seen either, and they had all called to comfort everyone to patiently hide in their rooms or safe corners and wait for rescue. 。Most guests, trusting Zhao Yunyan's advice, also accepted it. 。But some guests, they have a mental breakdown. They cry, or shout, or curse, and swear they'll never stay at the Mary Hotel again. 。For such guests, Zhao Yanyan worked with her team member by member, and proactively called the firefighters downstairs to inform the guests about the rescue progress through the fire department leaders, allowing these highly nervous guests to calm down. 。。The in-laws live with relatives, while the young couple resides at Mei Li Hotel. Unexpectedly, they wake up to find themselves surrounded by a typhoon, heavy rain, and a tornado. 。In the family group chat, an elderly person cried out, "My son and daughter-in-law are also upstairs! My daughter-in-law is pregnant!" 。After extreme panic, the woman seemed to be about to give birth prematurely! The Mei Li Hotel already employed a private general practitioner to handle some emergencies of hotel guests! Zhao Yanyan knew that there was also an obstetrician who came for academic exchange among her guests, so she immediately requested help from her. The obstetrician and the hotel's general practitioner asked the young couple to return to their room and prepare for childbirth. 。Zhao Yunyan could take a temporary breather, but she didn't stop. 。Because the elevator is broken and the safety passage is blocked, many guests on other floors are unable to return to their rooms and can only stay in the restaurant. 。Everyone was crowded in a confined space, and in such a dangerous situation, anything could happen. So Zhao Yunyan couldn't rest and ran to the restaurant again to look after everyone's moods. 。At that moment, a powerful gust of wind suddenly slammed into the building. It wasn't just the glass walls that emitted terrifying "bangs," "creaks," and "clangs"—it felt as if the entire restaurant they were in was about to be ripped away like a tender shoot by a tornado. 。“Ah!” “Oh!” “Help!” The sounds echoed through the restaurant, overlapping and intensifying. Some people hid under tables, others buried their heads in their arms, while some knelt on the ground, clasping their hands together and reciting prayers. Nobody had expected that after spending thousands of dollars to stay at such an expensive hotel, they would have to endure such a nightmare-like ordeal and fright!

Could it be because of their wealth, because they possessed too much, because of their luxurious indulgences, that heaven was punishing them this way!

Zhao Yunyan's heart was filled with fear as well, but she still gathered her courage. On the seemingly unsteady floor, she stood straight and shouted to everyone: “Distinguished guests, please calm down, don't panic too much.” 。Our hotel is located in this Diamond Tower, which was designed to withstand typhoons and tornadoes! It won't be so easily destroyed! Please believe that this building can withstand tornadoes! And the firefighters downstairs are working hard >>> 。Currently, a group of firefighters are climbing the stairs, and as soon as the tornado subsides a little, helicopters will come to take us down! We must believe that we will all be safe!"

"Will believing help" Suddenly, a man stood up and shouted, "We believe in this building, but this building is shaking, constantly making sounds like it's about to collapse" 。We believe the fire department will come to save us, but didn't the firefighters who arrived by helicopter crash with it! We absolutely can't wait any longer, we have to get out of here, we have to go down!

"Yeah, we have to go down." 。We are going down now. 。Another man shouted too. 。They both looked like businesspeople and probably checked in together. 。Gentlemen, the evacuation route is currently blocked. We can't go down. 。"Zhao Yunya explained kindly, "Otherwise we would have definitely led everyone downstairs by now!" One man said, "Instead of waiting to die here, it's better to keep looking for a safe passage and see if there are any gaps we can squeeze through!" Another man said, "Right, it's better than waiting to die." 。The two of them ran towards the safety exit together. 。"Sir, please wait!" Zhao Yinyan and the other waiters tried to stop them, but the two men pushed Zhao Yinyan and the others aside. Zhao Yinyan was wearing high heels and lost her balance, bumping into the corner of a table behind her. Her lower back ached. 。But, to ensure the guest's safety, she still followed after them, wanting to dissuade them once more. 。Between the dining room and the safety passage, there was a heavy iron door locked shut. The key to the door was with the waiter. 。"Let me in!" the man shouted ahead, "Open the door! Let me in!" 。Another man grabbed Zhao Yanyan's hair and snarled, "If you don't open the door, I'll beat you to death!" The waiter was terrified and worried that these two men would really hit Zhao Yanyan, so he handed over the key. 。The two men grabbed the key and shoved Zhao Yanyan and the female waitress aside. They used the electronic key to unlock the heavy iron gate, pushed it open, and walked out. 。They had just stepped outside, and hadn't yet made out the safe hallway clearly, when a strong wind, like an invisible big mouth, ***sucked them in between buildings, and they vanished at the entrance of the safe hallway!***elow. The elevator opened. 。Xu Changyun saw Li Haiyan and said, "I'm not late, am I" Li Haiyan said, "Your deputy director is quite arrogant. He said that even if you came, he would still take Xiao Zh...