บท 18: San Andreas 2/4
Several people watched the rocks roll slowly to their feet in shock. At that moment, the building shook again.
Blake felt his legs get stuck harder and desperately said to the others:
—Leave me, you must go fast, this building is about to collapse.
Seeing Blake's desperate gaze, Ben felt deeply upset and quickly comforted her:
—We will not leave you behind. There must be a way, and we will definitely find it.
As he spoke, he hurriedly searched around him, trying to find a useful tool.
At that moment, Ethan thought of something. He approached the back of the Lincoln, pushed the gravel away from the trunk with his hands, and opened it.
—Ben, come and see if there's anything useful —Ethan yelled at him, pointing to a red toolbox lying quietly in the trunk of the car.
Hearing Ethan's scream, Ben ran quickly. When he saw the toolbox, he breathed a sigh of relief. After crossing his fingers and praying, he opened the box.
A hydraulic car cat appeared in plain sight. Ben celebrated in silence and took out the tool.
He ran to the front of the car, found a suitable position, put some stones on it, and lifted the hydraulic jack.
Ben looked at Ethan, who nodded, and began to press the hydraulic jack hard.
As his arms continued to press down, the heavy concrete began to rise slowly.
— It's working! —Blake shouted in surprise. The pressure in the front seat was slowly decreasing and he felt he could move his feet a little.
At that moment, Ben stopped.
The cat's height had reached its highest level and he collapsed helplessly on the ground. Unexpectedly, despite all his efforts, he was still a little low.
The scene suddenly fell silent and Blake closed his eyes desperately again.
Ben was sitting on the floor. He hasn't given up yet, looking around. Suddenly, his eyes stopped and fixed on one place.
—Tire, let's find a way to puncture it —Ben said excitedly as he stood up —. After deflating the tires, the body will drop and Blake will have room to get out.
When Ethan heard this, he immediately reached into his coat. When he picked it up, he had an M1911 in his hand.
Seeing the gun, Ben quickly pulled Ollie behind him, holding his hands up.
Ethan ignored it and shot the tire. After hearing the sound of the air coming out, he also shot the other rear wheel.
Blake was already able to move his feet and Ben quickly ran and helped him out the car window.
Seeing Blake get out of trouble, Ethan put the gun around his waist and happily approached.
Unexpectedly, several of them looked at Ethan suspiciously.
Ethan had no choice but to put his hand in his pants pocket, take out his police badge and show them to him, to avoid misunderstandings.
The moment they saw the plaque, they breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Ethan, and laughed awkwardly.
—Thanks for saving me —Blake said excited after surviving the disaster, giving them a big hug.
Enjoying the enormous feeling of pressure on his chest from the hug, Ethan sighed in his heart.
Before some could celebrate, the building began to shake violently again.
— Run fast, the building is about to collapse! —Blake exclaimed.
Following the warning, several people quickly ran to the fire escape.
As they stepped on the shaky ground, everyone ran out of the office building. They were surrounded by office workers in extreme panic. As the building shook violently, the glass on the exterior walls burst into pieces and fell like raindrops.
— Come on, we have to leave the area of tall buildings! —Ben yelled as Blake slowed down, as he ran forward with Ollie.
At that time, they could only bet on luck. If they stayed where they were, they would wait for death. Ethan took Blake's hand and they ran together to save their lives.
Occasionally, a loud noise was heard around him. People on the street were constantly hit by objects that fell from a great height. Those who were lucky were hit by concrete blocks and turned into meat in an instant, or cut diagonally by crystals, as scary as being cut in half.
Under the death threat, Ethan only felt his adrenaline hormones go wild. He ran to Ollie, picked him up, and ran forward. The group's speed got a little faster.
A few minutes later they reached an open place without any danger, and at that time, the second wave of vibrations also decreased.
Several people stopped and Ethan took Ollie down with a deep sigh. Blake and Ben held their knees with their hands and breathed with difficulty. Now they could breathe easy.
—I didn't expect Daniel to let me die. Damn asshole.
— Which Daniel? —Ethan asked, looking at Blake's crystal blue eyes.
—My mother's boyfriend. He took me today to visit his company and there I met Ben and Ollie.
Blake blinked and reached out to mess up Ollie's curls, looking happy.
Ollie rolled her eyes and opened her hands.
—Don't press my head. I will not grow.
Ethan put his hands on his hips and looked at the chaotic crowd around him. A fire truck passed with its siren ringing. Several colleagues from San Francisco waved their arms, signaling to the crowd to leave quickly.
—I want to communicate with my parents and let them know that I'm fine —Blake said looking at the phone screen, that he showed no signal.
Ben left the mobile phone in his hand:
—Mine doesn't have a signal either, so I can't communicate with anyone.
—Let's go find an electronics store. Maybe there is a fixed line, maybe the network will keep working. — Blake suggested as he raised his blonde hair and looked at Ollie —. Do you have a map in your book?
Ollie proudly pulled a San Francisco travel guide out of her backpack.
—My book has it all.
Following the flow of people fleeing some distance down the main street, both sides of the road were filled with wounded waiting for help. There were only a few members of the medical staff running from side to side, and there were screams everywhere.
Seeing the scene similar to a battlefield in front of them, they quickened their pace.
—It's near here —Ollie said looking at the map and pointing to the street next to him.
After walking a few dozen meters, they suddenly heard a flurry of gunshots and several gangsters ran out of a luxury store.
Their bodies were covered with all kinds of gold jewelry and large gold watches. The men fired two weapons into the sky from time to time, as if they were celebrating a carnival.
Looking at the scene in front of them, several people looked at each other.
Blake stopped and his mind suddenly thought of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina passed in 2005. After the hurricane and floods, New Orleans went directly into a state of disorder. Countless thugs burned, killed, looted, raped women in front of the National Guard and the police, and even had shootings with the police.
After the boys left the luxury store, they saw Blake with lewd eyes. After looking at each other, they approached with eyes full of malice.
Blake took a few horrified steps back and Ollie hid behind Ben.
Ben pretended to be calm and said in a trembling voice:
—Listen, we don't want to cause any problems. We have not seen anything.
A bald man wearing a scarf moved his pistol from left to right, exposing his golden front teeth.
—Of course, we only have one small request.
—If you want money we can give it to you. I still have a few hundred dollars with me.
Trembling Ben took his wallet out of his pocket, opened it to reveal the bills it contained.
—We don't lack money. Let the blonde play with us, awhile.
The man in the scarf touched his bald head, showed the large gold chain around his neck, and said with an evil smile.
The three people behind him nodded repeatedly, looking at Blake, their mouths almost water. One of them was even more scandalous and had already picked up a bag.
Ethan smiled at that moment, his hair wet with sweat hanging from his forehead, looking very happy and handsome.
— What the hell are you laughing at?
Ethan's face had an unhappy expression on his face, and the knife in his hand was ready to move. Ethan was too lazy to argue with those idiots and he quickly pulled the M1911 off his waist. Under the horrified eyes of several people on the opposite side, sparks came out of the black cannon.
—Bang bang bang —shooting at point-blank range, all of Ethan's bullets failed.
He knew something like this would happen, so what he took out of space today was the drug dealer's M1911 pistol, which he could use without pressure.
Looking anxiously at the small gold watch and the large chain that fell to the ground, he walked next to several corpses.
Although there is no psychological pressure for him, there are still some people behind him. Sometimes you still need to pay attention to imaging issues.
After walking a few steps, he did not listen to the people behind him following him. Ethan turned around and urged them:
—Hurry up, 'people won't be so kind.
Hearing Ethan's insistence, Blake and the others woke up and quickly followed him.
—Ethan, are you SWAT? —Ollie asked curiously.
—No, I am the police officer.
Ethan took a cigarette out of his pocket and lit it with a click of the lighter.
—I don't think so —Ollie pursed her lips sadly.
—You saved my life a second time. I don't know what to say —Blake wrapped his coat well in persistent fear.
—Don't worry about this kind of thing. You just have to survive. We do not know what we will face next.
Occasionally shots were heard nearby. Ethan squeezed his gun and looked around cautiously. Under Ollie's guidance, everyone came to a store where the metal door had been destroyed.
Ethan looked around and saw that no one was inside the store, the glass counter was broken, and valuables had been looted. He widened the opening from the side of the roll-up door and instructed several people to enter.
Upon entering the store, Blake immediately stated:
—What we are looking for is an old phone, the one that is connected to a line. All mobile phones should be unusable now.
Ollie put the San Francisco travel guide back in her backpack.
— How do you know these things?
—My dad taught me and he's in the Los Angeles Rescue Corps.
Blake said proudly, then reached out to scratch Ollie's nose, and several people started rummaging through the store.
—I found it, is this it? —Ollie ran to the corner.
—Yes, you are so amazing —Blake picked up the phone and heard the blind tone. Happily he grabbed Ollie and kissed him hard on the forehead. Ollie's face turned red instantly.
Seeing that he had found the communication tool, Ethan left the store with a cigarette in his mouth. The exterior was becoming increasingly chaotic. As he looked around, he could see thick smoke and police sirens ringing in the sky.
Touching his empty stomach, he walked into the alley next to him and pulled out the Chinese food containers.
Returning with the containers, Ben poked his head through the doorway. He breathed with relief when he saw Ethan appear.
—I thought you had left us abandoned.
There is so much chaos outside now, and Ethan with a gun is the only force around him. Thinking of the scene now, Ben's legs feel a little weak. He is alone with a child and a beautiful woman. It is difficult for him to encounter some incidents like the previous one again.
—I went to the side to get some food —Ethan raised the bag in his hand.
—Great —Ollie came out of Ben's waist, took the bag, and went back to the store.
After so much work, several of them were so hungry that their chests pressed against their backs. They sat on the floor of the store and opened all the lunch boxes.
Looking at the roast pork, chicken with soy sauce, roasted ribs, they all moved their fingers, Blake grabbed the sweet and sour pork rib and started biting it regardless of its appearance.
After finishing, everyone slowed down a bit, took their spoons, and kept putting the rest of the food in their mouths.
Fortunately, the considerate owner of the barbecue store saw Ethan was a foreigner and made a bunch of spoons. Otherwise Ben and the others would have to eat with their hands.
After eating, Blake handed Ethan a bottle of mineral water, which they had just found in the corner of the store.
— Have you contacted your family? —Ethan unscrewed the bottle cap.
—We were contacted and my family asked us to go to a nearby elevated lot, where there is a building called the Coit Tower. My dad is the Los Angeles Rescue Team aerial rescuer and is now driving a rescue helicopter to San Francisco.
—We will meet there and be fine. — Blake happily pulled the phone cord and handed the phone over to Ethan — You will not call your family, they will definitely be worried about you.
—No, I have no family. My father died a couple of months ago. —Ethan smiled slightly and pushed the phone away.
—Oh, I'm so sorry.
Blake held the phone in his hand and said awkwardly:
—Okay. Check the store to see if there is anything we can use —Ethan coiled the bottle cap and stood up —. Oli, is there anything about Coit Tower in your travel guide?
After eating and drinking, Ollie regained her energies. He jumped up and waved:
—Yes sir, I just found the place, it's not very far from here.
—Okay, let's hurry up and our next target is the Coit Tower.
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