pertwk Chapter 12 The Anonymous Hero Who Saved Lives
Chapter 12 The Anonymous Hero Who Saved Lives
The crowd's enthusiasm surged towards Xu Liang.
However, firefighters had already arrived at the scene, carrying firefighting equipment. Some were fighting the fire on the first floor, while others were fighting the fire on the second floor.
By the time Xu Liang arrived, the white tenement building had already been almost completely destroyed by them.
As Xu Liang walked over, a firefighter approached him.
"Hello, are you Xu Liang?"
"Yes."
"I just learned from the crowd that you were the one who rescued the people inside this house."
Faced with the firefighters' questions, Xu Liang could only nod repeatedly.
"Oh, you're very brave, young man. We give you a thumbs up for that. But when we went up to put out the fire, we found that the gas cylinder in the kitchen had already exploded. How are you? Are you alright?"
"No, when I went to help, the fire wasn't very big, and the gas cylinders hadn't exploded yet, but there was thick smoke inside the house."
At that moment, Xu Liang thought to himself that it was fortunate that he had rescued the gas cylinder in time; otherwise, the consequences of the gas cylinder explosion would have been unimaginable.
The firefighter said to Xu Liang, "For a town like yours that is some distance from the city, it may take us a while to get out of there. Young man, your thinking is correct, but this kind of rescue without considering the consequences is extremely dangerous."
"Don't do that again!"
Although Xu Liang was eager to save lives, he lacked safety awareness, and he also put [something] before the firefighters arrived.
"Okay, I'll definitely remember that next time."
……
Then, he walked through the crowd and out of the area. Just as he stepped out, he saw a familiar face.
That man was Jiang Haiping, the factory manager of the factory where Xu Liang used to be a cook's apprentice and was framed by Director Feng. At first, he did not approve of Xu Liang opening a small restaurant on his own.
"Liangwa, is my daughter alright?"
Upon hearing Jiang Haiping's words, Xu Liang was filled with doubt. But when he recalled the beautiful young girl he had just rescued, he immediately knew whose daughter she was.
It turns out she's the factory manager's daughter. What a coincidence!
So Xu Liang said to Jiang Haiping, "You mean the one who was trapped in their home because of the fire?"
"Yes, yes, how is she?"
Upon hearing that she was the factory director's daughter, Xu Liang felt a little embarrassed. At that moment, he thought to himself...
Forget it, it's better not to say anything. I, Xu Liang, am not the kind of person who likes to show off. I'd rather keep a low profile.
After all, heroes come from all walks of life, and good people never leave their names when they do good deeds.
"Thankfully, I heard she's alright. Someone rescued her, and she seems to be resting at an old lady's house now."
"Grandma, this is Aunt Yang's house!"
"That's good, you scared me to death! It's good you're alright, it's good you're alright!"
Jiang Haiping's current state is that he has transformed from being overly tense to feeling at ease, and Xu Liang also noticed the sweat on his forehead.
It is estimated that he was still working when the incident occurred. He only stopped working temporarily and rushed over to check on his daughter's safety after someone called to say that something had happened at home.
"Liangwazi, do you know who rescued my daughter?"
Xu Liang looked somewhat embarrassed when Jiang Haiping said those words.
He knew he had saved the factory manager's daughter, but he couldn't just say it directly. If he did, the factory manager would definitely be grateful, and might even bring some generous gifts to thank Xu Liang later to express his gratitude for saving his daughter's life.
He didn't want to see this scene.
Xu Liang couldn't handle all of this.
Moreover, I want to be a nameless good person, an anonymous hero.
Xu Liang then fabricated a white lie.
As for how long she can keep it a secret, it probably won't last very long. When her daughter wakes up, or asks the crowd, or goes to that old woman Yang's house, the truth will gradually come out.
"I just saw that when the fire wasn't too big, the firefighters arrived in time and rescued your daughter."
"Oh, I see."
Xu Liang patted him on the back.
"What are you still arguing about? Go see how much better that girl is doing!"
"Alright, alright, Liangwa, I'll be going now. See you another day!"
After saying that, Jiang Haiping hurriedly ran in the direction of his home.
Xu Liang then hurriedly returned to the small restaurant.
After returning to the small restaurant, he opened the game panel again.
The record still only has two lines.
The favorability rating remains the same for Xu Tian and Aunt Zhang.
he:"?????"
What happened to my voice broadcast? Won't the merits I accumulated be converted into extra points?
You didn't give me a nudge earlier, so give me one now!
This shouldn't be happening. I saved someone, and it was quite dangerous. If I had been a moment later, a precious life would probably be gone. System, not only did you not give me a reward, you didn't even praise me.
Xu Liang is the same; he's a cheat code in a chef training game simulator. How can you expect to encounter crises every day and receive extra rewards every day?
He also speculated on another possibility: perhaps the system had a significant delay.
Thankfully, it's not broken. If it were broken, it would be too late to save it when I needed to use 50 points for a lottery draw later.
……
It was exactly around one o'clock in the afternoon when Xu Liang finished his lunch.
Outside the shop, they could hear someone riding a bicycle and stopping on the side of the road in front of Xu Liang's small restaurant.
Xu Liang heard someone calling him from afar.
"Xu Liang, you little rascal, you're the one who saved my daughter, why don't you dare tell me!"
"Thank you so much, you're truly Jiang Wan's savior."
Immediately, Jiang Haiping got off his old-fashioned bicycle and politely walked over to Xu Liang.
Xu Liang saw Jiang Haiping put his hands together in a gesture of respect, gently raise his head forward, and bow slightly, expressing his sincere gratitude.
"This is nothing, nothing at all, it's nothing for the factory manager."
Jiang Haiping was immediately displeased when he heard Xu Liang casually say that.
"Liangwazi, I don't like what you're saying. What do you mean by 'not worth mentioning'?"
"No, I just wanted to do good deeds anonymously."
Jiang Haiping smiled slightly and said, "You fooled me. Come on, I'll treat you to a big meal, okay?"
Upon hearing that the factory manager was going to treat him to a big meal, Xu Liang thought, "What kind of big meal? My family runs a small restaurant. If we're going to have a big meal, we should eat at my newly opened restaurant."
However, Xu Liang did not want Jiang Haiping to spend money to treat him to that big meal. He thought that Jiang Haiping must have connections with various government agencies in the city to manage such a large factory.
Looking at the walls of the small restaurant, all that could be seen were spicy beef noodles and congee with preserved egg and lean pork, along with a clock to tell the time; there was nothing else.
Suddenly, he remembered that he hadn't gotten his business license yet. He thought of how he had accidentally saved the factory manager's daughter and, with Jiang Haiping's help, he could get the small restaurant's business license done first.
Otherwise, this small restaurant is operating illegally and can only operate secretly, which is indeed not good. Moreover, Director Feng's family has already noticed something amiss.
The fact that Xu Liang's small restaurant doesn't have a business license is like a sword hanging over someone's head, someone could seize on his weakness at any time, leaving him at their mercy.
Then the evidence against Director Feng would be completely useless.
So, after thinking about it, Xu Liang...
He decided to decline the factory manager's offer to treat him to a lavish meal. Instead, he decided to use the factory manager's connections to get the small restaurant a business license.