Chapter 653 Search
The National Guard didn't feel the affected area within five hours of the tornado's impact. That huge tornado raged for a full two and a half hours, which is again unusual because a typical tornado can be felt for an hour or so. It's been a long time. So this time it was very destructive.
The town of Lecce narrowly escaped death. After the tornado, many people kept crossing their chests to thank God for his blessing, but the people in the nearby villages were not so lucky. Fortunately, no one was killed, but about 20 people were injured, and the loss of cattle and sheep in the pasture was very serious. In the neighboring cities, after the tornado, there was a burst of rain of cattle and sheep, and from time to time a sheep or something fell down. Six people were injured by the airborne cattle and sheep, and one was dying.
The convoy of storm chasers was placed in the small town of Lecce, the only undamaged town, and the people in the town took them to their homes to spend the night. Gathered in Old Jack's bar to drink and talk about their leader Tia Carradine, while Rachel and the Anthony family were saddened by Zhen Fan. After all, no one can resist this huge force of nature of.
As the sky gradually darkened, rescuers from the National Guard also arrived here, and began to set up camp, setting up military tents to take in some homeless people who had been hit by the disaster nearby. A total of about three or four people came one after another Hundreds of people are here and have purchased some food nearby!
Originally, the storm chasers were going to stay in the homes of residents in the small town of Lecce, but the nearby military camp provided them with another source, so they temporarily changed their minds. So they sent someone to contact the National Guard, and the rest sat in the bar and waited for word.
"Hey, have another glass of rum!" A black man raised his hand, calling for a drink in the bar, and raised his hand at Jack, "Give it to everyone here, I treat you!" But the behavior of the black man did not win the usual There was cheering, because many people were silent, they lost their partner, which made everyone lose their mood.
Old Jack came over, refilled their drinks, then looked at the black man and asked, "Are you their leader now?"
"No... Maybe, we need someone to lead us to go on!" The black man shook his head, then looked at the old Jack, "My name is Max, by the way, the one who disappeared with our leader is your friend ?"
"Yes, a good man!" Old Jack shook his head. Judging from the news from the National Guard, up to now, the bodies of Zhen Fan and the woman have not been found. The hope continues to be slim, which made him lose the conversation Interested in going down, he shook his head and walked to his counter again.
Rachel was entertaining guests, and she was also in a bad mood. She finally looked at Old Jack, and then said to him: "I want to go outside to find Zhen, I hope I can find him!"
"I wish I could find him, too.
But... it's already dark, tomorrow, tomorrow morning, I'll go with you, and... I want more people to find them, along the tornado's track, we'll find him. God bless him--"Old Jack wanted to say something more, but held back. It doesn't mean much at this moment.
"No, Dad, I want to go now!" Rachel was a little stubborn, "I can act with the National Guard now, don't worry, I will take care of myself, I have always taken care of myself !"
Old Jack froze for a moment, then nodded. When Rachel turned around, he stopped her: "Hey, wait!"
When Rachel turned around, he bent down and took out a box from the counter, then carefully opened the box, took out a Colt pistol from inside, and handed it over: "Although it is a bit bulky, but ...take it, I hope you don't need this, just in case!"
"I see!" Rachel nodded, took the pistol, stuck it in her waist, covered it with her clothes, then turned around and walked outside the bar. Pushing open the door, it was already dark outside, holding a flashlight, she walked all the way along the town to the tent of the National Guard camped outside.
Pairs of soldiers were ready to go, and from time to time there were vehicles coming in and out of the camp. Rachel walked over, but was stopped by the guards. Two guards pointed at Rachel with guns and said, "I'm sorry, we temporarily refuse civilians to enter here. If you need rescue, please go to the rescue camp next to it. There are Many people who have lost their homes, maybe you will find your loved ones, please cooperate!"
Rachel had no choice but to go to the rescue camp. The tents in the entire camp were full of people. Some of them looked familiar, as if they knew each other. They were from the nearby town. She asked one by one if she saw a Chinese, but everyone stared blankly and shook their heads blankly.
At this time, a convoy of three vehicles drove out of the camp from the nearby military camp. Rachel felt that she couldn't miss this opportunity, so she ran over immediately, and stopped the car when she just drove to the camp. The convoy stopped, and a second lieutenant officer jumped out of the leading car. He looked at Rachel and frowned.
"If you don't get out of the way, we will open fire!" The second lieutenant said in a stern tone.
"I know, but I need to go with you to find my friend! He disappeared in this tornado, I need to find him, please, sir, let me get in the car!" Rachel pleaded to the second lieutenant .
The second lieutenant looked at him, then looked around, there were already refugees looking at them, he finally nodded, shook his head at Rachel and said: "Get in the car, I will take you with me, our search range is only Three hundred kilometers, if you can't find it, you will return, do you know?"
"Yes, I see!" Rachel nodded, and then sat in the back of the military vehicle under the sign of the second lieutenant. When Rachel climbed into the military vehicle, she found eight soldiers sitting behind them. He looked at the woman who had just climbed up with some surprise, expressionless.
Rachel sat down next to a soldier. The soldier was a little thin. He looked at Rachel and smiled. His serious face finally made people look a lot more comfortable.
"I want to get my friend back!" Rachel shrugged her shoulders and spread her hands to him, "He's a good man, I don't want him to just disappear in the tornado, I have to find him... that's it !"
The soldier hesitated for a moment, then said cautiously: "Have you...have you ever thought about the situation where maybe you can find your boyfriend, but he might be a corpse or...worse?"
"I know, I just want to find him, that's all!" Rachel didn't like this guy in an instant, but she also knew deeply that what this soldier was telling the truth, the hopes in her heart, but It's just self-deception, but... so what? I need to find Zhen, just like what I said, that's all.
The car moved forward, and it kept broadcasting this through the horn, calling people along the way to approach the truck, and took in a few people along the way, but they were all loaded on the truck behind, and those trucks were empty. To facilitate the transportation of the refugees collected along the way, this is their task tonight. If this is not the case, there may be a time when such nights are attacked by wild beasts, and more refugees will be killed or injured in follow-up operations. This is something the US government cannot afford.
"Luke, Luke Riggle!" The soldier stretched out his hand towards Rachel, "Get to know each other!"
Rachel stretched out her hand, the two shook hands, and quickly let go. Rachel said: "Rachel? Harnett!" Then she stopped talking and turned her gaze into the vast night. Every time some refugees are collected, Rachel always jumps out of the car full of hope to carefully identify those people. If there is no Zhen Fan, she has to ask several times if she has seen an Asian who is being denied When he got the answer, he seemed very disappointed.
"You care a lot about your boyfriend, he is Asian?" Rigel always talked to Rachel without words, "I rarely see Asians in Montana, they are generally shorter , I have seen Japanese, I have been in Japan, and Korea, it seems that Asians are all small!"
Rachel looked at him unhappy, and then said: "No, he is not Japanese or Korean, he is Chinese, and...he is taller and stronger than you, don't use this in the future Talking about him in a discriminatory tone, and...he's not my boyfriend!"
As Rachel spoke, she switched positions and sat down across from him, which caused the laughter of several soldiers in the car, and someone whistled jokingly: "Luke, you are still too tender, go home Grow taller!" Suddenly the people in the car laughed, and Luke laughed too.
"Hey, Miss Harnett, you can think about him, he is very nice, and very capable!" Someone was yelling, but Rachel didn't take it at all, she just looked outside the car, as if thinking about it. On the way, she suddenly saw the figure of the person she wanted to see.
The convoy continued to drive in the dark. Even though the truck was full of rescuers, Zhen Fan was still missing, not even a dead body. This made people feel very regretful.
Where did Zhen Fan go? Rachel was thinking about it.
Where did Zhen Fan go? When the tornado swept towards Tia, Zhen Fan just grabbed her hand, and Tia felt an irresistible force that swept her up, and then rose into the sky.
God, when Tia swept up, she couldn't help but muttered silently, she was not worried about any accidents in the wind, unless a sharp weapon would hurt her, the key was that she was engulfed by the tornado during her flight What kind of sharp weapon will be encountered in the middle of the game that can hurt oneself, and when it falls, it will be thrown from a high altitude. RS
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