Episode 38 recap: I fought alongside a hero.
After extinguishing the fire, Shao Yi Jiu sat down to rest and accidentally got bitten by a non-venomous snake. Wang Ben and the others saw that Shao Yi Jiu was bitten by a harmless grass snake and thought it was no big deal. They jokingly claimed it was a venomous snake. Wang Ben pretended it was a venomous snake, but Lin Lu Xiao anxiously asked for help to take Shao Yi Jiu to the hospital. Zhao Guo said there wasn't enough time to go to the hospital since it would take over an hour to descend the mountain, which made Qin Shi Quan extremely worried.
Qin Shi Quan, fearing for Shao Yi Jiu's well-being, directly sucked out the venom. Only then did Wang Ben and the others jokingly reveal that it was just a harmless grass snake. Shao Yi Jiu was fine, and Lin Lu Xiao could only joke that they had fallen victim to their lack of knowledge. Qin Shi Quan, however, felt nauseous after sucking the blood and brushed his teeth several times but still felt like vomiting.
While everyone was laughing at Qin Shi Quan in the courtyard, Mr. Zhang arrived at the station and went straight to Zhao Guo, asking who had cleaned up his yard. Shao Yi Jiu and Qin Shi Quan, hearing Mr. Zhang's tone, were scared to say a word, fearing they had caused trouble again.
Mr. Zhang recognized Shao Yi Jiu and Qin Shi Quan, and Zhao Guo, afraid they had caused trouble, spoke up for them, stating that they were newcomers and Mr. Zhang should talk to him if there were any issues. Mr. Zhang found the people he was looking for and didn't want to talk to Zhao Guo because he came to thank Shao Yi Jiu and Qin Shi Quan. He pushed Zhao Guo aside and gave the chicken to Shao Yi Jiu and the others as a token of gratitude.
Mr. Zhang explained that thanks to Shao Yi Jiu and Qin Shi Quan for cleaning up his yard and resolving the fire safety hazards, his house was saved. Without them, a fire could have destroyed everything. So he brought the chicken as a gesture of thanks. After Mr. Zhang left, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and Lin Lu Xiao finally realized that his two apprentices had truly grown up and were no longer the troublemakers they used to be.
After dinner, Zhao Guo led Lin Lu Xiao and the others into a forest to show them the messages left by the former heroes who worked as firefighters there. Lin Lu Xiao came across the words written by Li Xue Jun and curiously asked Zhao Guo about it. Zhao Guo then shared the story of how he and Li Xue Jun had met.
When Li Xue Jun arrived in Lushan, he was seen as a troublesome person by the veteran firefighters. He couldn't remember the routes and didn't know anything, but Li Xue Jun was eager to learn. He overcame his lack of knowledge by studying hard and finding his own ways to overcome challenges. He even researched and developed a shovel that would make it easier for everyone to enter the mountains.
Zhao Guo didn't understand the shovel that Li Xue Jun had researched. After listening to Li Xue Jun's explanation all night, Zhao Guo was convinced and agreed to let Li Xue Jun continue his research. He also agreed to become Li Xue Jun's master and train him to become a capable forest firefighter.
That forest fire, Li Xue Jun replaced the injured Zhao Guo and went into the mountains to extinguish the fire. However, the fire was extremely intense. The team leader made a decision to use the fire to fight fire. They started a fire on the east side to burn all combustible materials, preventing the fire from spreading towards the village. After the firefighters ignited the fire, the wind suddenly changed direction. The team leader notified everyone to run, but it was too late. The fire grew more and more fierce. They could only dig holes and open fire shelters to take cover from the fire. The fire burned for seven days and seven nights.
After seven days and seven nights, when other firefighters entered the mountains, those firefighters had turned into ashes, and Zhao Guo and his team were unable to save them. After hearing Zhao Guo's story, Lin Lu Xiao guessed that the person he encountered was Li Xue Jun. He asked Zhao Guo to show him the modified shovel that Li Xue Jun had developed.
Lin Lu Xiao held a meeting to discuss the issue of flammable plants in the forest. Due to the vast size of Lushan Forest, their manpower was limited, and they couldn't conduct thorough inspections. So Lin Lu Xiao called Lou Ming Ye and asked for a drone to assist their work. While requesting the drone, Lin Lu Xiao also asked Lou Ming Ye to help mass-produce the shovel modified by Li Xue Jun, aiming to improve the efficiency of their forest firefighters.
Soon, Lou Ming Ye sent the drone, and with its help, Lin Lu Xiao located the combustible materials. Then, using Li Xue Jun's modified shovel, they cleared away the combustible materials and eliminated the safety hazards. Lin Lu Xiao went to Xueshan for a meeting to learn the latest forest fire prevention knowledge. Suddenly, he received a call from Yang Zhen Gang, informing him of Lei Da Gang's sacrifice.
After leaving the special operations station, Lei Da Gang worked as a courier and had a decent life due to his hard work. While delivering packages, Lei Da Gang noticed a fire in an area. He didn't want to miss the optimal time for rescue, so he went to save people without any firefighting equipment. As a result, he saved others but sacrificed himself.
Upon hearing the sad news of Lei Da Gang, everyone at the special operations station was deeply saddened. They bid farewell to Lei Da Gang with heavy hearts, just like they did before. Nan Chu finished reading Nan Yue Ru's diary and finally came to understand. She believed that Nan Yue Ru did not love the wrong person, and Li Xue Jun was not wrong either. Fighting forest fires was his mission. Although their love was difficult, she found it very touching.
Nan Chu expressed that, like Nan Yue Ru, once she made a decision, she wouldn't change it. So she would continue to love Lin Lu Xiao and support his work. Nan Chu thanked Nan Yue Ru for showing her the diary and felt that Nan Yue Ru should have spoken up earlier, so Nan Yue Ru wouldn't have suffered so much.
After bidding farewell to Nan Chu, Nan Yue Ru finally gathered the courage to take out her wedding photo with Li Xue Jun and look at it. The sweet potatoes Lin Lu Xiao planted didn't grow, and he hoped to succeed next year. However, Zhao Guo revealed that there would be no next year because he would soon retire and step back from the front line.
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