After a while, the equipment was debugged and I saw four people walking towards the stone on the mud. The mud was very deep and it was up to their thighs when they were almost to the stone. Several people walked with difficulty.

My heart was beating in my throat, and I clenched my fists nervously, watching everything happening in front of me. Fortunately, not far away, four people walked to the edge of the stone one after another and put the hooks on the crane on the four corners of the stone.

I became even more nervous, fearing that the four people would also be sucked in by the stone. At this time, the stone was emitting a cold light. Others might not be able to notice it, but I could see it clearly.

Fortunately, the four people completed the mission successfully and returned, and I felt a little relieved. Maybe the Black Dragon Stone can only suck people or objects if they fall completely into its mouth.

With an order, four cranes started together. Most people gathered around, wanting to witness this exciting moment and to see what the stone would look like after it was lifted up.

After the rope was straightened at first, everyone exerted force together, but the stone did not move at all.

The person in charge standing below made a gesture, which should mean to increase the speed.

The operator in the crane nodded at him, and his hands operated in unison. Everyone present held their breath and dared not make a sound.

With the roar of the machine, the Black Dragon Stone seemed to move a little, but then the earth trembled and I felt the riverbed shaking under my feet.

At this time, all the onlookers should have felt it, but maybe everyone thought it was caused by the crane starting up, so no one paid any attention.

With a creaking sound, the riverbed shook even more violently.

"I can't hang on any longer. The ground is shaking."

I suddenly screamed, which was particularly harsh in this environment.

My voice was clear and sharp, and everyone heard it. They all looked at me strangely.

The person in charge also heard it, and he made a pause gesture to the crane operator. Following his gesture, the crane stopped, and the shaking of the riverbed also stopped.

The crowd was also in an uproar, and everyone was chattering about it.

"Silence, silence! Everyone, stop looking here, go back to work, it's mechanical work, be careful not to hurt anyone."

It should be the town staff who were shouting with a loud speaker today, and the voice was very loud.

After hearing what he said, some people left, but the vast majority refused to leave.

"Village officials, take your people back to work. It's not safe here."

The man continued shouting.

Perhaps the village cadres threatened us with paying more grain, so the crowd slowly dispersed, leaving behind only some village cadres and old people and children like us who were watching the fun.

"Who was it that shouted that we can't hang it anymore? Don't be superstitious, believe in science. This is a decision made by the city leaders, don't get involved."

When I heard his words, I rushed to his side. Wang Erming followed me closely, fearing that I would do something inappropriate.

"Leader, we really can't hang this thing up. Something might happen?" I said loudly to him.

"Little girl, stop meddling in other people's business. Why can't we just hang ourselves? What's going to happen?"

The man said to me coldly.

"You really can't hang it up, something bad will happen."

I wanted to stop him, but Wang Erming pulled me away.

Following the commander's gesture, the four cranes started together, and I could hear the creaking sound of the steel ropes being stretched.

The Black Dragon Stone was pulled out bit by bit. At this time, the riverbed under the feet began to shake violently. What did it feel like at this moment? It was like an earthquake, like the scene of an earthquake described in the book.

The violent shaking of the earth's crust was like a thousand horses galloping, and the huge cracking sound resounded through the sky. It seemed as if an irresistible force burst out from the center of the earth, and the entire city was shaking.

The riverbed was shaking more and more violently. Neither Wang Erming nor I could stand steadily. We had to support each other to stay standing.

At this time, I saw the soil on the river bank cracked and rolled onto the riverbed. People screamed loudly, staggered, and tried to fall to the ground to hide.

But the whole earth was shaking, and they had completely lost their direction. They moved around in a panic, and some of them fell down and got up again.

The town leader seemed to have some common sense and squatted on the spot with his head in his hands.

I pulled Wang Erming and shouted loudly.

"Stop, don't hang on, don't hang on."

In fact, the operator sitting in the hanging place must have stopped, but he was just panicked and didn't know what to do.

With a bang, I saw a crane fall down, followed by a muffled groan, and a second one fell down.

As the two cranes fell, the shaking of the earth lasted for about 3 minutes, and then everything returned to calm.

I stood firm and looked around. There was no crack in the riverbed, just some soil that had rolled down from the river bank.

The panicked people didn't know what was going on. Some were confused, some were terrified. After they came to their senses, they gathered towards the Black Dragon Stone again.

I looked carefully and found that most people were not injured. Only a few people sprained their ankles or injured their hands due to falls or collisions. Everyone supported each other and walked towards this side.

I sorted out my thoughts. The man in black said he would minimize the damage, and he did it. At least what I saw was that people were safe and sound, and I felt relieved.

"Oh! Oh! Help me! It hurts so much."

Just as I was secretly rejoicing, I suddenly heard a wailing sound not far behind me.

I quickly turned around and saw the so-called leader who had shouted at me with the loudspeaker lying in a pool of blood. His legs were hit by the fallen crane hook, and it hit his legs exactly.

His body below the knees was a bloody mess and I estimated that he would have to spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair.

Without thinking, I ran towards him.

"Feng'er, what are you going to do?"

Wang Erming, who had just woken up, saw me running and didn't know what I was going to do. He was afraid that I would get hurt, so he asked quickly.

"Brother Erming, hurry up and save him. If he bleeds out soon, he won't be able to survive."

I saw blood oozing out of the man's legs, and instinctively I ran over to save him.

"Oh, oh!" Hearing me speak, Wang Erming also saw the man lying in a pool of blood and followed closely behind.

"Uncle, don't get excited. Stay calm. Otherwise, you will bleed too much and he won't be able to save your life."

I ran to his side, squatted down anxiously, but spoke to him very calmly.

"Does anyone have a thin rope?" I asked the crowd when I saw someone coming.

The people who were passing by looked at each other, their expressions were very solemn when they saw such a bloody scene, but this was a construction site, and it was really difficult to find a thin rope except for the hemp rope on the basket used to carry soil.

"Girl! What are you doing?" a villager asked me.

"I'm going to tie up his thighs to stop him from bleeding too much," I explained.

"Little girl, I'm sorry, we shouldn't have disobeyed you."

At this time, the man who was hit was already pale, and he expressed his regret in a weak voice.

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