“Time until death: 2 hours.”
Sui Sui, a five-year-old child prodigy with a terminal illness, pulls the IV line from her arm and sneaks out of the intensive care unit.
A typhoon makes landfall, flooding the city as violent winds and rain batter the streets. Clutching a waterproof plastic bag, Sui Sui struggles through waist-deep floodwater. Inside are top-secret blueprints for an advanced aircraft, devised with her supercomputer System to break the technological blockade imposed by foreign powers.
“Sui Sui is going to die, but Sui Sui wants to give the big plane to the scientists at the research institute…”
A passerby posts this heartbreaking scene online. At first, everyone assumes she is a lost child, until an eagle-eyed aerospace propulsion expert spots a corner of the sketch in the livestream. The whole internet erupts!
“That’s a classified engine blueprint! Hurry and stop her before the flood sweeps her away!”
Only one hour remains before Sui Sui’s heart stops!
A leading scientist at the Jiuzhou Research Institute breaks down in tears, and the highest-level rescue order is issued at once!
Police officers across the city drive against the typhoon to clear a path. Countless private car owners form a human barricade to hold back the flood, while heavy-duty amphibious rescue vehicles roar into action!
Just as Sui Sui collapses in the muddy water, a strong hand scoops her up and holds her securely.
“Child, everyone’s here to take you and your big plane home.”
When Sui Sui opens her eyes again, not only has all her pain vanished, but the bedside is crowded with leading scientists, all clamoring to adopt her as their granddaughter!
Oh my god, this book is so well-written! I'm so easily moved to tears, I cried from beginning to end. My heart ached for little Sui Sui; she's so incredibly brave! The entire night of terror during the typhoon, with countless strangers joining the race against time to save her, transformed that rainy night from cold to exhilarating.
😢I cried while reading it, it was so touching.
This is definitely a book worth reading. I've read many books, and this is my first time reviewing one. This book really touched me deeply. Maybe it's because I'm easily moved to tears and have a strong sense of empathy; I cried several times during the first few chapters 😢😢😢 It's really good, and Sui Sui is so brave 😢😢😢😢
It's so good, I cried buckets. Especially Qin Wan and Lin Zhixia, they were so responsible.
Thumbs up for the brave little one! [OK] 😄👍 [OK]
It's been a long time since I've seriously read a book. Since I started listening to audiobooks, I've mostly listened to them. This book is in very poor condition, but I want to say it's well worth the time. I cried a lot; the writing is very delicate. I cried so much that I felt dizzy and my ears were ringing.
It's been a series of disasters, one after another.
This is the first time I've written a review on Tomato Books in all this time. This is truly an amazing book; I cried and cried while reading it. All the ordinary citizens who fought so hard in that rainy night, all the heroes who endured harm just to protect national secrets, and our little Sui Sui who wanted to bring her father home—it made me so sad, yet so relieved.
I have a habit of checking whether a novel with a tragic or happy ending is a sad or happy one when I first encounter it. But even knowing the ending of this one, I was still heartbroken. It's truly a wonderful book that portrays the strength of ordinary people and the unity of the nation.
I was so touched. There were so many people protecting the protagonist on the way, and the protagonist was also very well-behaved and sensible.