Chapter 288
Chapter 288 Episode 036 Why You’re Not The One Who Died (5)
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This sent the parents into a frenzy, all flocking together, initially looking to call the police. But for this kind of maritime mission, it was necessary to call in the military. Bard Walker immediately conducted an emergency gathering to request help.
Actually, there was no need for the new recruits to get involved, but since they all lived in the same platoon, with the slightest noise, they all got up. They initially thought it was training but unexpectedly the frogmen had a mission to complete. Bard Walker did think they could come and observe, so he selected about a hundred new recruits who were strong swimmers, but still worried about their safety. Except for the few who grew up near the sea and volunteered to go in, all the others were forbidden to go down into the water.
The crowd of civilians who just arrived were all parents of the children on the boat. They all lived quite far apart, so they arrived a little later than the military. They were frantic, and upon arrival saw only the remaining soldiers standing on the beach, not having witnessed the first wave of soldiers depart. The crowd almost lost their rationality, thinking these soldiers simply did not dare to go save people, hence the uproar.
"How many are left?"
After listening to the general introduction, Flossie Wright contemplated for a moment, then grasped the key point and asked a question.
The face of the recruit who was briefing her stiffened, his voice filled with disappointment, "Seventeen."
A total of seventeen, seventeen lives, yet only four were brought back initially.
Everyone acknowledged that when it comes to rescue, the later it gets, the more dangerous it is.
Their arrival time could be said to be very timely, but in this severe weather, it was already remarkable for those students to have lasted this long.
If they delayed any longer...
Flossie Wright nodded, her gaze fixed on the rough sea. The rain was hitting her face, hindering her vision, making everything appear hazy.
Despite this, it all felt incredibly real.
On the other side, Janice Wood had barely had time to catch her breath upon reaching the shore, when she saw Flossie Wright’s figure. She naturally started walking towards Flossie but was intercepted before she had even taken a few steps.
"Janice Wood!"
Following the crying voice, a woman dressed in a bright red coat suddenly appeared in front of her without giving her any chance to guard herself. The woman threw herself at Janice, who was startled and instinctively stepped back, then raised her hand to support the woman’s hands.
Once she regained composure, Janice found something familiar about the woman.
In the moment her confusion arose, Janice looked closely at the woman. As she saw the tear-stricken face, she froze, an unspeakable panic rising from the depth of her heart.
𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮
The woman was crying a flood of tears, calling her name with all her might, grasping Janice’s hand tightly as if it was her life-saving straw, "Will you go and find James for me, he..."
Her voice broke mid-sentence, tears streaming down her face like a broken dam, mixing with the rain on her face. After a short pause, she continue to speak between sobs, "He went as well, but he hasn’t been brought back yet!"
Janice froze on the spot, her face, already as white as paper, now turned even paler, even carrying a weight that was hard to imagine.
James Wood, her own cousin.
And the woman crying before her eyes was her father’s sister and her aunt.
— End of Chapter 288 —