Before long.
The Fire Brigade arrived!
They put out the fire, rescued people, and chaos erupted once more!
"Is there anyone else inside?"
"Count them quickly! Who's still in there?"
"Oh no! Sister Liu! Sister Liu is still inside!"
"Didn't Sister Liu go to the school to pick up her child?"
"She came back ages ago! But nobody's seen her come out!"
"Sister Liu is on the sixth floor! Why haven't we heard her shouting? Could she..."
Upon receiving the news, the firefighters who had just put out the blaze immediately began preparing the aerial ladder and other equipment. They struggled with it for quite a while without getting it ready; the thing was difficult to set up.
Dong Xuebin could not wait any longer. Though he knew from the newspaper that no one would die today, the person was right in front of him, and he could not simply stand by. Without waiting for the Fire Brigade to finish preparing, he jumped straight up, landed on a first-floor windowsill, then jumped again. With a grab and a pull, he was already on the second floor. He hooked his hand over the railing and hauled himself up to the third floor. By now, Dong Xuebin had rescued who knew how many people. His clothes were covered in scratches and tears, and he was filthy with soot. Blood from the injured had also stained his clothes and arms. He looked utterly bedraggled.
"Ah!"
"County Chief Dong went up!"
"Good lord! That's too high! That's the sixth floor!"
"Find some cushions! Hurry and find cushions! In case he falls..."
Dong Xuebin moved so quickly that he looked countless times more professional than the Resuce Team. Before the crowd had even finished crying out in alarm, before more than a few seconds had