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The blood blisters were getting bigger and bigger. Before the second person could climb up, I grabbed his arm and pulled him up. Just as I was about to go get the last person up, something terrible happened.

That person let out a panicked cry and his body quickly slid down. In that moment of desperation, I bent down and grabbed one end of the ladder before my body fell to the ground.

I held onto the ladder with one hand while the last migrant worker brother hung on the ladder. The blood formed a whirlpool, continuously spinning downwards, as if there was a bottomless abyss below.

The eldest senior brother saw me struggling to pull the ladder and immediately came over to help me. The other migrant workers were stunned by the scene before them, and after staring blankly for a while, they finally understood what was happening. They all picked up their shovels and pickaxes and helped me drag the ladder up along with the rest of the people.

Finally, the last person was dragged up by us. As soon as he came up, he was in extreme pain, and even his hands and feet had turned soft from fright.

Eldest senior brother and I looked down again and saw a hole about the size of a well opening had appeared in the middle of the hole. It was pitch black and there was cold air coming out from it.

Following that, Big Senior and I didn't dare to rashly go down. We first sent a few of our brothers out of this place and instructed them not to tell anyone about what happened here.

We escorted them all the way to the iron gate. Zhang Xiaofei was still waiting at the door, but he wasn't the only one there. There was also an eighty year old man standing there with white hair and a walking stick in his hand, as if he was arguing with Zhang Xiaofei about something.

After we walked over, the eldest senior brother asked Zhang Xiaofei what had happened. Zhang Xiaofei said somewhat helplessly, ”This old man wants to go in and see. I didn't let him go, it's full of stones and there are still some dangerous buildings that haven't been completely demolished. I'm afraid that old man will be injured, so …”

”Child, just let me go in and take a look …” ”I once taught here and lived here for more than half my life. I saw that the school was about to be demolished, so I went in to take a last look and then came out …” The old man pleaded.

The old man was really pitiful. After living for so long, it was not easy, so I begged Zhang Xiaofei, ”Why don't you let the old man come in and take a look. Don't worry, eldest senior brother and I will take care of him. Nothing will happen to him.”

This matter was originally decided by me and eldest senior brother. Since I've already said so, Zhang Xiaofei immediately agreed.

That old man was full of joy. He was so happy that he was like a little child, eager to charge through the back of the iron gate. I stopped him and told him to wait for a while, so that he could follow us in after settling the matters here.

The old man nodded excitedly, waiting for us at the side.

We took the four migrant workers and asked Zhang Xiaofei for 2000 yuan and sent it to them. We once again reminded them not to talk about this with the people outside and they left.

After that, Big Senior told Zhang Xiaofei to find some rope for us as soon as possible. The tougher it was, the better it was for it. He also ordered him to prepare some lighting tools, preferably some food.