The final conversation, two sacrificed blue sky team members from Beijing, Wang Hongchun | Liu Jianmin | two from Beijing

Wang Hongchun, a female member of the Beijing Fangshan Blue Sky Rescue Team, and Liu Jianmin, a male member, unfortunately sacrificed their lives in the heavy rainfall rescue and relief efforts. They are known as "heroes" by everyone. The title of a hero is very loud. What kind of people are Wang Hongchun and Liu Jianmin in private? On the afternoon of August 4th, a Beijing Evening News reporter visited the Fangshan Blue Sky Rescue Team to interview his teammates who had been with two sacrificial team members for many years.

It is reported that when the flood struck, Wang Hongchun and Liu Jianmin were on the same assault boat. Liu Jianmin's last words were to Wang Hongchun, who was codenamed "23" in the blue sky, "23, you put on the lifebuoy!" - and this was the only lifebuoy on the ship.

A wave over 4 meters high threw up a small boat

On the afternoon of August 4th, it rained again in Yancun Town, where the Fangshan Blue Sky Rescue Team was located. Suddenly losing two team members, the rescue team was filled with a sad atmosphere, and the WeChat avatars of the team members were changed to black and white. From time to time, citizens come to the team, expressing their desire to donate. "I came from Yungang, Fengtai and wanted to donate 10000 yuan each to the families of the two sacrificed team members." A young man opened the door and expressed his intention. The captain politely declined, stating that according to the discipline of the Fangshan Blue Sky Rescue Team and the opinions of the families of the sacrificed members, donations and supplies from individuals and organizations in society will not be accepted.

These days, the team members are still working on flood control and disaster relief. The stairs from the first to second floors of the team are covered with buoyancy vests that they have been using for water rescue these days. These vests followed the team members to charge forward, including one of the surviving members who was "sensible" after falling into the water. "Actually, my daughter-in-law doesn't even know the details and experiences after I fell into the water."

At around 4am on July 31st, six team members, including "sensible", "free spirited", "one rest", and "Changgou Laomeng", along with Wang Hongchun and Liu Jianmin, cooperated with two road administration staff to intercept and persuade vehicles at the Banggezhuang Bridge. Wang Hongchun was the only female team member among them. Although some team members were closely monitoring the water level of the river, the arrival of the flood still caught people off guard.

"The sensible man said, 'The fast flowing flood pushed big trees rushing towards us, like a fierce beast, throwing two assault boats into the sky.' The waves over 4 meters high were rubbing against our small boat, and people were like riding a roller coaster, extremely desperate and helpless. '"

Quickly, a wave overturned two ships, and a road worker and six blue sky team members fell into the water before climbing onto one of them. Seven people crowded onto the assault boat, unsure of what would happen in the next moment

The only lifebuoy was given to Wang Hongchun

"The more critical the extreme moment is, the more it tests human nature." "The sensible" said Liu Jianmin, pointing to the only lifebuoy on the ship and shouting to his teammate Wang Hongchun, "'23 ', put the lifebuoy on!"

"This sentence is different from the usual saying 'you drank the water', putting on a lifebuoy can give you an extra chance of survival, and this opportunity is given to you." "The sensible person" said, "Everyone knows the function of a lifebuoy, but no team member rushed to put it on. Everyone assumed that it should be given to Wang Hongchun, which is not something to discuss.".

However, the flood once again overturned the assault boat, and by the time the "sensible child" emerged from the flood, he was already over 100 meters away from the assault boat, while the other team members scattered and disappeared in the blink of an eye. The sensible man was trapped in the rapids, unable to escape the rolling flood. He could only hold his breath and raise his hands in the water, hoping to use his buoyancy vest to drill out of the water until he was suffocated and dizzy. "Fortunately, a big tree rushing down from upstream knocked me out of the water."

In order to increase his buoyancy, "sensible" instinctively grabbed a plastic bottle in the rapids and stuffed it into his clothes, trying to avoid sinking into the water. When passing through the bridge, he quickly hugged his head with both hands to avoid the impact. However, another drifting tree hit him, this time directly dislocating his shoulder

"I don't want to see that kind of scene again in my life, and I don't want to play any 'Rapids' or roller coasters in the future. To be honest, I have shadows." When asked if this experience of escaping death would dampen my enthusiasm for rescue in the future, "sensible" paused and said, "In short, I still charge if there is a task!"

He used to be a firefighter

"I am 9 years older than him. In the team, he and I have the closest relationship." Team member "Lightning" is the leader of the team's water rescue team, and Liu Jianmin is the deputy leader. "Although he has only been in the team for two years, we are like brothers."

According to "Lightning", Liu Jianmin joined the Fangshan Blue Sky Rescue Team in 2021 and was a "newcomer" in the team. However, this "newcomer" has an excellent "resume". "He had previously worked as a full-time firefighter in a company and had certain rescue capabilities. Later, he also volunteered for public welfare organizations. Out of respect for the Blue Sky Rescue Team, he joined us."

Team member "Thunder God" is the leader of the demolition team, and he praises Liu Jianmin's demolition skills endlessly. "He loves learning very much. In two years, he participated in training and learning in multiple fields such as water, mountains, and demolition. As long as he does not participate in rescue, he will be on duty in the team, and can be on duty as soon as there is a task."

"He is carefree, straightforward, kind, and doesn't have any bad intentions." "Lightning" said, "Every time on a mission, he is always the first to deploy his own car and take the team members who don't have cars to the scene. Every night when he goes to the mountains for rescue, he always puts a few more headlights in his backpack to prevent any team member from forgetting to charge their headlights."

In the dormitory of "Lightning", he dragged out a box of Wonton, instant noodles and other snacks from under his bed. "Liu Jianmin bought them for me and my teammates. I am a person who easily won't shed tears, but I can't help shedding tears when I see these."

Among the team members interviewed by the reporter, the first image that comes to mind when Liu Jianmin is remembered is always related to rescue: the back of the charging boat when rescuing the drowning person, the foot punctured by thorns when searching for the trapped person in the mountain, and the meal he made for his teammate who returned from rescue

Not becoming a soldier is her regret

"Before the age of 23, Wang Hongchun really wanted to join the military, but he didn't take it seriously. So he changed his username to '23' to commemorate this regret. Later, when he joined the Fangshan Blue Sky Rescue Team in 2013, he directly used '23' as his code name.".

"Being cheerful, lively, decisive, and quick witted is the pistachio around us." Recalling Wang Hongchun again, teammate "Pingping" always thought of her smiling face first. "Pingping, like Wang Hongchun, was one of the first members of the Fangshan Blue Sky Rescue Team when it was established in 2013." I remember when the team was in poverty, she paid out of her own pocket to buy rope equipment for mountain rescue. Although the team has changed equipment many times over the years, the set of equipment she bought is still there. "

"Back in the day, we often went hiking together and set up route markers for hiking enthusiasts in the mountains. At that time, she was still a girl who loved to skate and was very energetic." "Ping Ping" said that after 10 years, Wang Hongchun changed jobs and got married and had children. Although she participated in fewer team tasks for a period of time, she never forgot her identity as a member of the Blue Sky team. "Every once in a while, she would buy some snacks and drinks to send to the team, hoping to do something for the team even if she didn't go on a mission."

"I'm actually so regretful!" "Ping Ping" choked up when she said these words, because on the afternoon of July 30th, Wang Hongchun, who was on duty in the team, sent her a message saying, "It was raining heavily at that time and my family didn't have a car, so I didn't go. If I had gone to the team at that time, maybe I would have left her with the team to stay behind and not let her go on a mission."

"Since 2013, we have been living and dying together. We agreed to be fools and grow old together, but you broke your promise and left your good sisters and good teammate." "Pingping" wrote in her circle of friends.