Marriage in crisis

"I don't know why someone opened fire... People are injured, there are too many people, we can't get down, there is a stampede..." the man said anxiously.

She Hui had already caught up, still holding her shoes in her hand, and asked anxiously, "Who was injured?"

The man broke free from my hand and ran downstairs, but responded with, "...Looks like a student, there are a lot of students..."

She Hui's face turned pale again, and I panicked, but I still comforted her, "Chi Xi and Yu Xiang are here, don't worry!"

In fact, I know that what I said is a bit far-fetched. Even if Chixi and Yuxiang were there, it would be very difficult for them to protect four people in this situation.

She Hui said in panic, "Go and have a look!"

As she spoke, she took out her phone and dialed, but the call was not answered.

I consoled him, "There are too many people here, it must be crowded, and it's impossible to answer the phone. You wait here, I'll go ahead and check!"

"Let's go, together. I'm fine!" She Hui said, holding her shoes in one hand and pulling me with the other, and squeezing upwards against the flow of people.

We all had the same feeling, and we all cried out in our hearts, “Please don’t be in any trouble!”

There were a lot of people going up and down, and it was a mess, but anyone who was pushing upwards must have family members up there.

Someone shouted, "Don't push up, everyone please go down to the square below, people up there are already evacuating, don't worry, it's very dangerous, people up there can't get down."

I know that the person who shouted should be one of our people or the management of Xiaohuashan.

The two of us struggled to squeeze to the foot of the mountain. The small square there was also full of people, and there was indeed no room for anyone to go up.

If the people here are not evacuated, those stuck on the mountain will really be unable to get down.

At this moment, two crisp gunshots came from above, and my heart trembled.

It seems that the bandits are the same, they are trapped up there and can't come down.

I looked back and saw that there were still people pushing their way up the stairs. This was definitely not a good situation. The more people pushed their way up, the harder it would be for those on the mountain to come down quickly.

Only when I reached the foot of the mountain did I understand clearly what Chi Xi meant by "steep".

Even the plank road that leads up the mountain at the beginning is inclined at a 45-degree angle. In some places, the angle may be more than 45 degrees, and some places are very narrow and look like stairs. Once the crowds and pressure from above are high, the situation is really unimaginable.

This was an emergency, the emergency plan was not perfect, there were very few people to conduct the evacuation, and their shouts were sometimes drowned out.

I also heard someone asking if there were other ways down the mountain. It was a mess, with people complaining, yelling, and crying...

But the subsequent rescue efforts simply could not keep up.

I didn't care about that anymore, so I quickly pulled She Hui and shouted to everyone, "Everyone listen to me, everyone step back, get down quickly, don't crowd here... If you crowd like this, those up there won't be able to get down, and even if they do, the speed will be too slow, and those who can't wait..."

"Everyone, step back quickly. Trust me..." I tried to make my voice louder.

But no one paid any attention to what I said and continued to push forward.

I had no choice but to squeeze to the edge and persuade those who were still pushing upwards, "Get down...quickly retreat to the square and stop pushing upwards, otherwise those above won't be able to get down. Hurry and get down..."

She Hui was just like me, pushing those people down eagerly.

Someone got angry and pushed me away. I staggered, but luckily there were so many people around, I bumped into other people and didn't fall.

She Hui was immediately furious and yelled, "What are you doing? Why are you being so violent?"

"Stop talking to me, my wife and child are here, why should I retreat? Get the hell out of my way!" The man said angrily with bloodshot eyes, and it was obvious that he was very anxious.

She Hui shouted fiercely, "Only your child is on top. There are 5-6 of us, but you are blind... If they go up like this, how can they come down?"

I also explained loudly, "Everyone, hurry up and get down. Go down. We will get down faster! I have several children up there. I am more anxious than you are. But if we keep crowding up like this, they won't have a chance to get down. Hurry up and get down... everyone, go down! Reason is the fastest way to save them."

"...Back off!" She Hui also shouted, tears already flying out, and we both roared.

The man who pushed me just now stood on tiptoe and looked forward. Maybe he understood the key point I said, and started to join us in shouting, asking everyone to get off.

He also pulled a few people together to form a human wall to prevent those below from squeezing up.