My daughter’s ship suddenly hit a reef and began to sink during her winter school trip. My husband William is the most outstanding lifeguard in the Blue Ocean Rescue Team. But I didn’t inform him about the critical situation. Instead, I drove straight to the rescue team’s headquarters. In my previous life, William and his teammates only flew out to save our daughter after I begged him desperately. But because he was busy rescuing our daughter, he couldn’t make it in time when his ex-girlfriend Lucy’s house caught fire. Lucy died in that accident. Overwhelmed with guilt, William buried himself in work and didn’t come home for a month. Until one weekend, he suddenly returned and suggested taking us on a picnic. Who would have thought he’d drugged our drinks? He took us to Lucy’s grave, poured gasoline on me, and roared with bloodshot eyes. “Lucy died because of you! I must give her an explanation. If you two hadn’t conspired to send me away that day, she wouldn’t have suffered so much before dying!” Then he lit the lighter. When I came to my senses, I found myself back on the day of my daughter’s accident. Only this time, no one was going to stop him from saving his ex-girlfriend. But why did he come back crying and begging for my forgiveness in the end?
“Rachel, even though you’re William’s wife, we don’t have any extra equipment for rescue operations now,” said Kevin, William’s colleague and the Blue Ocean Rescue Team’s duty dispatcher, as he held my sleeve. Due to interference with mobile phone signals at sea, my daughter contacted me through the emergency walkie-talkie I had slipped into her backpack that morning after the ship encountered danger. Unable to locate the exact position, calling the police was useless. After being reborn, I immediately ran five red lights to finally reach the rescue team headquarters. But after explaining the situation, he blocked us outside the door. My daughter kept crying on the other end of the walkie-talkie. At this moment, the children, including my daughter, must be terrified. My father, hearing the crying, was on the verge of a heart attack. He pointed at the helicopter not far away. “How is that possible? There’s still a helicopter right there. Young man, hurry up and go find the children!” Kevin scratched his head and sighed, “Old man, I understand how you feel, but that helicopter can’t be used.” My father became agitated and grabbed Kevin’s hand, “What’s with all these rules? Saving lives is urgent now. My granddaughter is stranded at sea. You have the ability but refuse to save her. Where’s your conscience?” “Why are you yelling at me!” Kevin pushed my father, making him stumble. Then he said coldly, “You think flying a helicopter is as simple as strolling through a market? Besides, there are so many people who need help now. Why should we follow your orders just because you showed up?” After berating my father, Kevin turned to me, “Rachel, I’m giving you face because of William. If this old man keeps making unreasonable demands, don’t blame me for having you thrown out!” Seeing the argument here, a crowd of passersby gathered at the rescue team’s entrance. Hearing his words, they all showed mocking expressions. “These young men are busy day and night, sometimes they can’t even eat before going to save people.” “Not appreciating how hard they work and causing trouble here. Is the rescue team exclusively for your family?” The onlookers pointed and commented on us. My daughter’s crying came through the walkie-talkie again. “Mom, Grandpa, when can you come save me? I’m so scared!” Hearing that childish voice trembling with fear, my heart felt like it was hit by a heavy hammer. But even so, Kevin remained indifferent, looking at us askance and starting to smoke. My father quickly forced a smile and apologized to Kevin, “Kevin, I’m sorry for speaking rudely earlier. Please hurry and start the helicopter to find my granddaughter. She’s in real danger now!” My father had put aside his dignity. A man nearly sixty with graying hair was now begging someone several decades younger than him. But Kevin just glanced at my father, blowing smoke in his face and saying leisurely, “Begging won’t help. There are regulations.” My father was on the verge of collapse, almost fainting on the spot. Luckily, I caught him. I took out some blood pressure medication and helped my father take it. Then I looked up at Kevin. “Kevin, you heard the walkie-talkie earlier. My daughter is in danger. If something happens to the child because of your negligence, can you bear the responsibility?” Perhaps realizing he might be held accountable if something went wrong, Kevin put away his previous arrogant attitude. Just when I thought he was going to arrange a rescue, he suddenly laughed. “Rachel, who are you trying to scare? Even a three-year-old knows there are no reefs near Blue Ocean City’s waters. You should have done better research before lying.” Then he looked at me with contempt and continued, “At first, when William said you would stop at nothing, I thought it was impossible. Now I’ve seen it for myself.” “You’re deliberately obstructing William from rescuing Lucy, wanting to divert the helicopter. To win in a jealous fight, you even use your child to lie. How can your heart be so vicious!” After saying this, Kevin spat at my feet. Having lived through this once before, I naturally knew how urgent my daughter’s situation was. Seeing that he was determined not to save people, I pushed him aside and ran straight to the dispatch room.
William’s Blue Ocean Rescue Team is the city’s most advanced rescue organization, receiving various emergency rescue missions every day. But even with such tight equipment, there was always a fully fueled helicopter parked in the hangar. That was prepared by William for his first love, Lucy. In my previous life, when my daughter encountered danger during the summer camp, I called William, who was a rescue elite. He said he was about to go on an urgent mission, but after my tearful begging, he finally personally led a team to search the sea. And successfully found the wrecked ship. But on his way back with our daughter by helicopter, the fire in Lucy’s apartment got out of control. After calling him multiple times without answer, Lucy jumped from the 27th floor to her death. After Lucy’s death, William locked himself in the hangar and wouldn’t come out. It wasn’t until a month later that he returned home, scruffy and unshaven. He said he had figured things out and wanted to focus on family, spending more time with me and our child. Then he took a long vacation, cleaning the house, doing laundry and cooking every day, helping my father water plants and walk the dog, tutoring our daughter with her homework. At the time, I naively thought he had finally decided to return to family life. But who knew that during our picnic, he would drug our drinks. When I woke up again, we were already in the cemetery. I was tied up, with my father and daughter beside me. William forced us to kneel and apologize to Lucy’s tombstone. After that, he poured gasoline on my daughter and father and set them on fire. The screams and cries were deafening. My father used his hunched body to try to protect my daughter until the very end. I watched helplessly as my lovely daughter and kind father turned into two pieces of charcoal. “You go down there and be a slave to Lucy to atone for your sins!” With that, I was also engulfed by the raging flames. But I still didn’t understand what I had done wrong. Lucy had depression and was arranged by William to live in the city’s most scenic apartment after returning to the country. That day when the fire suddenly broke out, the property management urgently evacuated everyone in the building. But no matter how much they knocked, she never responded, saying she would wait for William to save her. She clearly had a chance to escape but chose to die. Why did William blame me for her death? But no matter how I tried to explain, William remained indifferent. Before lighting the fire, William glared at me with bloodshot eyes: “How could such a sturdy ship just break down? You must have conspired with the crew to create this accident, just to divert me away so you could kill Lucy!” “Lucy and I are just friends now. I only want to take care of her because she’s sick. Why won’t you leave her alone? Don’t forget, Lucy became depressed because of you!” I wanted to explain that none of this had anything to do with me, but he didn’t give me the chance. “Now you can experience the pain Lucy suffered before she died!” With that, he lit the gasoline on my body. I was roasted by temperatures of several hundred degrees for five minutes before I died. That pain and despair, I still remember even now. At this moment, thinking of my daughter’s comfort, I no longer cared about dignity. I rushed into the duty room and fell to my knees in front of the dispatcher, kowtowing repeatedly. “Please save my daughter. She’s stranded at sea. We can still receive the walkie-talkie signal here, so she can’t be too far!” “Or can you help me contact Captain Chris? He has 30 years of experience and is the most skilled. Only he can save my child now!” Seeing me kowtow until my forehead was bloody, the dispatcher was moved to sympathy. “Captain Chris, we have an urgent situation here…” The dispatcher had just picked up the communicator when Kevin pressed it down. “Don’t be fooled by this woman’s acting, Alex. Let me tell you, this woman is no ordinary person. She’s quite something.” “Back then, William was about to marry his first love, but because of her anonymous tip-off call, Lucy’s family was ruined and she had to leave the country.” “William almost lost his job after being disciplined. She pretended to help smooth things over, forcing William to marry her.” Kevin’s slander and rumors indeed had an effect. The dispatcher put down the communicator and looked at me apologetically. “I’m sorry, but there are regulations in the team. I don’t have the authority to dispatch personnel.” After hearing this, my heart sank like it had fallen into an ice cellar. I thought that if I didn’t beg William, he would be able to go find Lucy smoothly, and the tragedy of the previous life wouldn’t repeat itself. But I never expected him to be so ruthless. Though not present, he could easily instigate his colleagues to obstruct me from saving our child. Just as I was anxiously pacing like ants on a hot pan, my walkie-talkie sounded again. “Mom, water, so much water is gushing in. The ship is sinking!”
Hearing my daughter’s cry for help, mixed with the sound of rushing water and screams, I quickly picked up the walkie-talkie. At this moment, I absolutely couldn’t panic. I had to stay calm. So I put on a composed face and pressed the talk button. “Lily, don’t cry now, stay calm. Look under the seats, there should be an orange bag with a life jacket inside.” There was a rustling sound of searching, then my daughter’s excited voice came through the walkie-talkie. “Mom, I found it.” I took a deep breath and continued. “Now put it on, then go find the crew member to take you to a safe place.” As I was guiding my daughter on how to survive, my father knelt directly in front of the dispatcher and begged: “Please, are you really going to stand by and watch them die?” The onlookers looked at each other, and the dispatcher clearly wanted to contact his colleagues again, but was stopped by Kevin. “It’s fine, just keep watching them act!” My daughter’s voice sounded through the walkie-talkie again. “Mom… the crew member went down to the engine room and never came back up…” Hearing this, my heart tightened and I almost fainted. But I quickly regained my composure, my brain working at high speed, and I responded in an encouraging tone. “Lily, you’re a brave big girl now. Put on the life jacket, then lead the other children to the highest point of the ship.” After about two minutes, my daughter’s voice reporting safety came through. “Mom, I’ve safely reached the crow’s nest with the other kids.” Hearing this, tears streamed down my face uncontrollably, but I still maintained emotional stability as I answered my daughter. “You did very well. Now quietly wait for rescue.” After a while, my daughter’s childish voice came through again. “I comforted the other kids saying my dad is the best lifeguard. They all stopped crying when they heard that.” “But Lily still hasn’t seen Dad appear. Mom… is he not coming?” My daughter’s innocent voice echoed at the dispatch room door. Everyone around fell silent after hearing it, many lowering their heads and wiping away tears. A woman spoke up, “How does this not seem like an act?” Others chimed in, “Yeah, children don’t lie. Hurry up and save them!” Seeing so many people urging action, Kevin remained unmoved, looking at me with contempt. “Hmph, this is obviously rehearsed beforehand. Rachel, you’re wasting your talents not being a director!” “But too bad, William has already left to save Lucy. Your carefully prepared sob story was all for nothing!” Just then, a roar came from outside as the helicopter took off. With that, the last hope in my heart was extinguished. I rushed at Kevin, scratching his face and screaming hoarsely. “Kevin, you bastard, give me back my daughter! You can insult me and my father all you want!” “But Lily is only eight years old. What did she do wrong? Why are you working with William to push her to her death, you murderers!” Seeing me cry uncontrollably, the people around also became indignant. Just as they were about to beat Kevin, he quickly took out his phone. “William, Rachel is causing a huge scene. Come back quickly!” But William’s irritated voice came through the phone. “I’m going to save your sister-in-law now and don’t have time. No matter what, you must stop that crazy woman for me!” Hearing these two pronouns, my heart completely died. The “sister-in-law” referred to Lucy, while the “crazy woman” clearly meant me. At this moment, I couldn’t hold back anymore. I grabbed the phone and shouted at the other end, “William, are you even human? Lily needs you now, but you’re ignoring her danger!” “I have nothing to say if you have a grudge against me. I’ve endured you wanting to get back with Lucy. But don’t forget, Lily is your own flesh and blood!” William’s voice on the other end was indifferent. “It doesn’t matter. No one is more important than Lucy right now. As for Lily? Heh…” His next words completely chilled my heart. “I’ll just consider her a bastard child I had with a dog!” Then the line went dead. Kevin snatched back the phone with a schadenfreude expression. “Did you hear that? Your little act is over. Now get out immediately and stop interfering with our work!” Just then, Captain Chris suddenly rushed down the stairs in full rescue gear with several team members. I immediately went up to him, “Captain Chris, Lily is stranded at sea now. Please have mercy and save my daughter!” After hearing this, Captain Chris frowned and said, “Don’t worry, I understand the situation.” Kevin also immediately came forward to play the victim. “Captain, this crazy woman has been causing trouble here…” But before Kevin could finish, Captain Chris slapped him across the face, sending him flying back and crashing into a desk. Then Captain Chris ordered the team members beside him: “Notify the dock to prepare speedboats. Everyone put on gear and head to the incident area immediately!” He then coldly looked at the dumbfounded Kevin and roared. “I don’t have a disciple like you, you piece of shit. If anything happens to the children, I’ll skin you alive when I get back!”
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