Chapter 4

The situation outside was chaotic. Someone shouted in sheer panic, "This is bad! The bus moved downward! It won't last much longer!"

I rushed out of the car and looked down. Even though I was angry, I couldn't bear to see the loss of so many innocent lives. In the end, I called Michael.

But before I could even speak, he said, "I'm heading over with a helicopter! Just wait a little longer!"

I was shocked, but he hung up before I could question him. Soon, a helicopter emerged from the distance and hovered above the bus. Michael climbed down from a rope and started to rescue the passengers.

I could tell from his equipment that he wasn't a professional. There was also another person on the helicopter directing him. However, the sight of him still filled everyone with hope.

Madison stuck her head out of the window and screamed from the back of the bus, "Save me first! Are you deaf? I'm an elder, so save me first!"

The person on the helicopter shouted at Michael, "Do as I say, or everyone in the bus will fall into the ravine!"

Slowly, Michael rescued the passengers, one by one. Everyone who watched him from the side of the road was nervous for him.

20 minutes later, several more helicopters joined in. The professional emergency response team had finally arrived.

Touched, I started to cry. The people beside me also huddled up and cried. "They're going to be saved!"

I checked the time on my phone. My heart skipped a beat when I saw that there were only 20 minutes left before the bus would fall.

In addition to Jared's violation of the rules, there were only two helicopters in my previous life, so they failed to save many passengers. But with more helicopters this time, I believed 20 minutes was enough.

I nervously watched as the time passed by on my phone. When there were only five minutes left, everyone except for Madison and Samuel at the back of the bus had been safely rescued.

The emergency response team passed the rescue rope to Madison for her to tie it around herself and Samuel. But Madison suddenly threw a temper tantrum.

"Why is your service so awful? Why do we have to tie it ourselves? Stop messing around and tie it yourself. How are you going to reimburse us if we fall because we didn't tie it properly?"

With the angle it was tilted at, the bus would fall with another person's weight. The emergency response team tried to convince her, but she wouldn't back down. As they continued to argue, the timer on my phone ended.

Everyone screamed when the bus fell into the ravine with Madison and Samuel. Michael came to my side. He followed Jared on Instagram, so he opened Jared's story and showed it to me.

Jared had posted a video clip a minute ago. The clip showed him, Wendy, and Zachary smiling with a champion medal.

The caption read, "My son is so excellent!"

Officer Zeller, who tried to call for help with me just now, also approached me. "Call your husband over to collect their corpses."

Helpless, I showed him that Jared had blocked me.

He was furious. "Fine, I'll bring him here to collect their corpses!"