On the military helicopter, Lin Jie looked through the porthole at the verdant world below, feeling as if in another era.

Military doctor Bi Zhixin withdrew his stethoscope, put on his headset, and said, "Comrade Lin Jie, your heart is strong, with a normal heart rate and no irregularities!"

Lin Jie smiled at Bi Zhixin and thanked him for the medical examination.

"Comrade Lin Jie, besides our aerial search team, there are two other teams, each with a military doctor, starting from the National Village and the upstream waterfall, searching for you and your companion."

"We received orders from our superiors to ensure we find you and your companion."

"We're glad we were the first to find you, and also pleased to see you and your companion are safe."

Saying this, Bi Zhixin realized his words were somewhat inappropriate; there was still a person on the helicopter who had lost both legs.

He quietly explained to himself that this person was not Lin Jie's companion, but someone Lin Jie had rescued midway.

"Thank you to the military leaders for their care, and thank you all comrades for your hard work!"

Lin Jie expressed his gratitude, thinking their orders must have been to find them, dead or alive.

Bi Zhixin continued, "We have already communicated the news of finding you to the superior leaders and the other two search teams via radio."

"Now, we will take you to a temporary field hospital for a thorough check-up and to treat any wounds."

"Thank you!"

Lin Jie expressed his thanks again and thought of something, saying, "Doctor Bi, is it possible for us to contact our distant relatives and friends? We want to let them know we're safe."

"They must be worried sick about us with what happened."

An Kexin and An Kemeng, who were all wearing headsets and heard this, immediately perked up, their eyes shining as they looked at Bi Zhixin, eagerly hoping to hear a positive response.

Bi Zhixin nodded with a smile, "Yes, although there is no cell signal here, we can contact the ground information communication center via radio, and they will relay for us."

"Comrade Lin, please provide a contact number."

The Lin Family looked at An Kexin, signaled her to provide a contact number.

"1**...**"

An Kexin quickly recited a cell phone number.

A few seconds later, Lin Jie heard a crisp voice in his headset, "Connection established, you may speak."

Before Lin Jie and the others could speak, an anxious male voice came through the headset, "Is it Kexin, is it Ajie? Is it, is it?"

"Dad, it's me, I'm Kexin!"

"Dad, I'm Kemeng!"

Lin Jie composed himself and also spoke, "Uncle An, I'm fine. Kexin and Kemeng are also fine, we're all safe to report our safety!"

Lin Jie then heard several long exhalation sounds in his headset before Chen Shi's voice came through, "It's good to hear you're safe, it's good to hear you're safe!"

"Ajie, Kexin, you have no idea how many people in Binhai are concerned about your safety!"

"Especially since your communication has been disrupted all along, each of us was worried sick. You really scared us."

"Sorry for worrying everyone," Lin Jie lightly said, "During the earthquake, we were camping outdoors."

"Though we were frightened, we came out unscathed. It was just the communication disruption that kept us from contacting you, unable to report our safety in time."

"Now, we're using military communication channels to contact you."

An Weize's voice sounded again, "Hearing you're safe puts us at ease, as long as you're okay."

"Ajie, Kexin, when will you return?"

Upon hearing this, An Kexin turned to look at Lin Jie, not expressing her stance first.

Lin Jie pondered for a bit and said, "Uncle An, experiencing this earthquake, we felt its intensity was quite strong; there must be many injured people."

"As a doctor, I will stay here to help treat the patients and fulfill my duty."

"However, I will arrange for Kexin, Kemeng, and Miaomiao to return as soon as possible."

On the other end of the line, after a brief silence, An Weize was the first to speak, "In the face of such natural disasters, it requires every one of us to contribute. Leave Kexin and Kemeng there for now; they might not be able to help much, but at least they can take care of you."

"I will also organize personnel quickly on my side and allocate a batch of medical supplies to donate to the earthquake-hit area."

Chen Shi added, "The Medical College and the Affiliated Hospital are urgently recruiting volunteers to form medical support teams and enter the disaster area..."

The helicopter finally landed near a large area of military tents marked with red crosses.

As soon as the hatch opened, several medical staff hurried over.

They first carried Xu Feng away on a stretcher and then led Lin Jie and the others to a military tent.

After a series of checks, including blood pressure, temperature, blood tests, and X-rays, two medical personnel came to redress the injuries of An Kexin, An Kemeng, Lin Miao, Zhang Xiaoxiao, and Lin Jie.

Apart from An Kexin's injured right foot and An Kemeng's severely injured left foot, the Lin siblings and Zhang Xiaoxiao had only some scrapes and abrasions that just needed to be cleaned, disinfected, medicated, and prevented from infection.

Before Lin Jie's minor wounds were fully treated, Bi Zhixin brought in a colonel in his forties.

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