"Quick, everyone, leave the hospital immediately!"
A large number of armed police officers were rapidly clearing everyone out of the hospital.
"Thank goodness, the police are finally here!"
Most people breathed sighs of relief. Under the officers' directions, they made their way outside the hospital to a temporary shelter... Yet quite a few of the bolder ones still crept forward to sneak a look.
"Teacher, I want my mommy..."
"I'm scared..."
"Don't be afraid. Teacher's here!"
Teacher Wuque comforted the frightened students around her, hugging one and gently patting another. She was completely overwhelmed... Because she had so many children with her, the people nearby did not crowd over. Instead, they deliberately cleared even more space and some even came over to help care for them.
"Jingjing, where are you going?"
Teacher Wuque had only just found a moment to spare when she went over to the little girl Jingjing and took her hand. She did not know what to say. When the incident happened, Jingjing's mother seemed to have been in the hospital lobby collecting supplies...
"Teacher, I'm fine." Jingjing shook her head and said softly, "Go take care of them. Don't worry about me."
"What are you saying!" Teacher Wuque simply turned Jingjing around and pulled her into her arms. In a gentle voice, she said, "It's too chaotic here. Stay by Teacher's side and don't run off, understand? Don't worry. Jingjing's father is a police officer too, right? So you have to believe..."
"Teacher, do you really want to be an elementary school teacher forever? After more than two hundred cycles, you should... have woken from your dream by now."
The little girl's voice softly rang beside her ear... It was completely devoid of the childlike innocence and childishness Jingjing usually possessed. Instead, it carried an indescribable