Back To The 80s: President's Doted Wife novel Chapter 738

Chapter 738: Chapter 738: Life After a Disaster

Qi Taiguo led Cheng Su and the others to an open space where many people were already sitting or squatting, waiting.

This was a small county town, blanketed in darkness. The electricity had been cut off, and it was unknown how many casualties there were. Looking far into the distance, many houses had already collapsed.

Some were crying loudly, some groaned in pain, and others were screaming for help.

Cheng Su clung to Qi Taiguo’s arm in fear, pressed tightly against him, feeling her heart pounding chaotically.

Next to them was a mother and daughter—the very two Qi Taiguo had turned back to save. Cheng Su recognized them; they were the innkeeper and her daughter from the hotel.

The innkeeper moaned in pain. Qi Taiguo asked her, and she clasped her abdomen, uncertain if she had been struck by something. The little girl, possibly having been protected during the ordeal, seemed unharmed but was crying out in fear.

Cheng Su glanced at her watch subconsciously; it was already 7 p.m. The sky had turned completely dark. Without electricity or light, it was impossible to make out the situation following the earthquake.

"What do we do?" Cheng Su asked, shivering as she leaned against Qi Taiguo.

It had rained not long ago, and her clothes were soaked through. It wasn’t even April yet, and the late spring chill was especially harmful. She trembled with cold.

Qi Taiguo embraced her, saying in a low voice, "We don’t know if there will be aftershocks; it’s not safe to seek shelter indoors."

No sooner had he spoken than the ground, as if in response to his words, began to shake again.

Cheng Su screamed in fright, clutching his waist tightly.

Qi Taiguo pulled her down to squat, also bringing the little girl close to protect her, waiting for the aftershock to pass.

This aftershock was much lighter than the initial quake, but aftershocks could still cause harm. Buildings that had not collapsed earlier might fall now, and there was no telling if there would be any casualties.

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