Chapter 300 Found Alive

The night was deep and silent. Emily was clutching the folder so tightly that her fingernails were nearly tearing through the paper. Just then, a sudden commotion broke out nearby. "We found him! We found him!" Roman's voice rang out with a frantic sort of joy. Emily felt a jolt of shock and snapped her head up. She saw Roman scrambling toward her from the edge of the wreckage. He was a mess of soot and grime, his face streaked with sweat and tears. "We found Mr. Holton!" Roman cried out. It turned out that while the excavators were clearing a major collapse, the burned flooring had given way and revealed an underground storage room that everyone had overlooked. Gabriel had fallen into that space. The subsequent fire and further collapses had actually sealed the entrance, creating a small, airtight pocket that protected him. He was unconscious, but he was breathing. The news hit Emily with the force of a physical blow, shattering the wall of tension she had built up. The files i