Chapter 1907
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After searching the entire two floors inside and out, Zhao Meng did not see her family.
Zhao Meng, who returned to the living room, was also slumped on the seat weakly. She was so depressed that she buried her head in her hands and cried loudly.
"Zhao Meng." Since there was no electricity at home, Yuan Shasha could only come to her with a flashlight, patted Zhao Meng on the shoulder and comforted her: "It's okay, aren't we here to find your family?"
"Something must have happened to them, and even Xiaobai didn't come back, woohoo."
Having said this, Zhao Meng burst into tears again.
There were thunderstorms in the sky, and the violent wind and rain became heavier.
In order to save battery, everyone turned off some flashlights, leaving only the one in Yuan Shasha's hand on.
At this moment, everyone gathered around and seemed to be comforting the poor girl.
"Zhao Meng, what's the situation in your family?" Gu Chen didn't know the situation in Zhaojia Village beforehand, so he wanted to get some relevant information from Zhao Meng.
Zhao Meng choked up twice, and then replied: "There are only my father and my second uncle in the village, and two other middle-aged men. The other old people have been transferred to the foot of the mountain. The missing persons mentioned by Secretary Xiao are the only ones in Zhaojia Village. These four."
"That is to say, your father, your second uncle, and two other people? However, the list shows that the other two people's surname is not Zhao. What's going on?"
Gu Chen held the contact form in his hand, and said with the light shining on it.
"They are the staff who came to build Wangxian Valley, and they have been renting in our village for more than a year." Zhao Meng sniffed and tried to calm down.
Gu Chen nodded slightly, and asked again: "Then what's your father's name?"
"Zhao Wengang." Zhao Meng said.
"Then your second uncle's name is Zhao Wude?" Gu Chen found out from the list of missing contacts.
Zhao Meng nodded silently: "My second uncle is called Zhao Wude, and the other two are He Xu and Zhang Fan."
"They are not at home now. They must have gone up the mountain to find the missing persons in those villages, and most of the missing persons on these lists are elderly people." Zhao Meng said.
"Then who is Xiaobai you mentioned just now?" Lu Weiwei also looked curious.
Zhao Meng said: "Xiaobai is a dog of my family. He has been raising him for five years. He has been with my dad since he was a child."
"If Xiaobai didn't come back, then he must have gone up the mountain with my dad and uncle."
After thinking about it, Officer Wang hurriedly said, "Now that the water is so fast, it's normal if your Xiaobai can't come back."
"After all, when we adults go up the mountain, the water has to cover our knees and waist. Xiaobai is a dog, how high can it be? It will be washed away sooner or later when it floats on the water."
"In my opinion, your Xiaobai must still be staying with your father now, and then hide in a village for a while to rest. After all, the power here has long been cut off."
"The signal is also cut off." Before Police Officer Wang finished speaking, Yuan Shasha reminded: "It was still a 2G signal just now, and now the 2G signal is directly cut off."
"Maybe there is something wrong with the signal tower." Gu Chen said.
Lu Weiwei looked frustrated: "Now it's dark and the signal is cut off. It's really troublesome to find the lost person on the mountain."
After thinking for a while, Lu Weiwei said again: "Eh? Do you think that Zhao Meng's family members can't get in touch with the mountain because of the interruption of the signal? After all, the lost people on the mountain can't get through the phone now."
"It's possible." Gu Chen nodded silently, and continued: "But no matter what, we must find these missing persons, confirm the final situation, and then find a way to notify Yamashita."
"Now the mudslides have washed away the bridges, and all kinds of mudslides have blocked the rivers and formed dangerous barrier lakes. This is a huge test for us."
"So, what we have to fight for now is time."
"Then what are you waiting for?" Hearing Gu Chen's words, Police Officer Wang stood up and said, "There's no time to wait. Anyway, I've had enough rest now. Let's set off quickly and rush to the next village."
"That's right."
"We must leave now."
...
At this time, more and more police officers began to appeal.
Gu Chen roughly observed everyone's situation, and it can be said that the thrilling road exploration just now had exhausted everyone's physical strength.
Many people are still trembling to this day.
Even so, everyone seems to be aware of the situation.
Police Officer Wang also reminded, "Gu Chen, when we arrived at Zhaojia Village just now, I probably took a look at the road on the mountain."
"It can be said that the journey from the mountain to Zhaojia Village was the most severely affected by the mountain torrent."
"Going further up, the amount of water seems to be not as large as before, and it is probably submerged in the calf."
"Yes." Just as Police Officer Wang finished speaking, Zhao Meng hurriedly reminded: "I know the road above. It's really not that dangerous, and the amount of water is not too big."
"Because the distance from our Zhaojia Village to the foot of the mountain, there are several large and small flat areas, so the water flow will stagnate for a short time, causing some branches and sundries to obstruct and form some small dams, but the situation on the mountain is much better. "
"In this case, let's set off immediately according to the previous formation." Gu Chen saw that everyone was determined, so he stopped entangled.
Soon, everyone tidied up their equipment, and once again formed a group of three and started heading up the mountain.
According to the introduction of the guide Zhao Meng, the next village will be Hujia Village, where there are four lonely old people living there, and the village is not too big.
Due to the previous experience of exploring the road, many people have mastered the walking rules, so everyone also quickened their pace.
Braving the torrential rain in the dark night, we walked all the way for nearly 40 minutes before we vaguely saw another village.
"Is it Hujia Village?" Gu Chen stopped and asked Zhao Meng.
Zhao Meng stretched her neck, made a simple confirmation, and then nodded fiercely: "It's Hujiacun."
"Go, go over and have a look." Gu Chen didn't have time to think too much, and continued walking with his trekking pole in hand.
And at this time, the river in the mountains is not as dangerous as before.
Although the current was still turbulent, it only submerged everyone's calves, and the resistance was not as good as before.
After a while, everyone came to the villagers' activity square in Hujia Village, a place smaller than the villagers' activity square in Zhaojia Village.
At this moment, Zhao Meng quickly ran towards a house and slammed on the door heavily.
"Bang bang bang!"
"Excuse me, is anyone home?" Zhao Meng shouted loudly.
Seeing that there was not much movement in the house, Zhao Meng slammed on the door again.
The other police officers also gathered around and hid under the eaves to avoid the rain.
At this moment, Gu Chen heard a faint movement from inside the room, so he stopped Zhao Meng and said, "Zhao Meng, wait a moment, someone is in the room."
"Really?" Hearing Gu Chen's words, Zhao Meng was panting heavily, and couldn't help but take two steps back.
There was only a sound of opening the door latch, followed by a "squeak" sound, and a tall and thin old man poked his head out with a tired face.
Seeing that it was Zhao Meng, the old man said slowly, "Mengmeng? Why are you here?"
"Grandpa, I'm here to find my dad. Has my dad ever been to your village?" Zhao Meng hurriedly asked.
Seeing many people wearing life jackets standing beside him, the old man immediately understood that this was the arrival of the rescue team, so he quickly explained to Zhao Meng:
"Come here, your dad came to the village very early in the afternoon, and it didn't rain at that time."
"Then what did he tell you at that time? Did you explain anything?" Zhao Meng asked again.
The old man hesitated for a few seconds, and then tried to recall and said: "He seemed to say that there seemed to be danger in the mountains, and there was going to be a heavy rainstorm. Let these old men in our Hujia Village go down the mountain to avoid danger."
"But you also know that it is very difficult for us old bones to go down the mountain. It feels like we have stayed on the mountain for so many years. What happened?"
"So, after discussing with everyone, we decided to stay here for the time being."
"Then Zhao Meng's father, Zhao Wengang, did he say he would send someone to escort you down?" Gu Chen hurriedly asked.
"Yes, Zhao Wengang is a good man. He asked us if we need to send someone to take us down the mountain? I said no, I'll be fine if I stay here."
"Then what happened next?" Lu Weiwei hurriedly asked again.
The old man took a deep breath, and then replied: "Later, Zhao Wengang seemed to say that the danger in the mountains was imminent, so let us stay at home and not go out. If we meet other rescue teams, we should follow them down the mountain."
"But until now, in the middle of the night, I didn't meet your rescue team."
"We came late." Lu Weiwei blamed herself a little, but said at the same time: "Maybe the town can't find any manpower for the time being. Just look at the traffic and you can see how chaotic it is. It's a mess down here, so it's better to stay on the mountain. "
After thinking about it, Lu Weiwei immediately denied herself: "No, the mountain is not safe now, and the mountains are collapsing everywhere, accompanied by mudslides, which have seriously damaged the roads on the mountain."
"It could be dangerous if you stay here."
"Master." As soon as Lu Weiwei finished speaking, Gu Chen continued to ask: "How many people are there in your village now?"
"Four, besides me, there are three other families, all of them are old people." The old man said.
"How about this." Gu Chen hesitated for a moment, and said again: "I will leave two groups for you, a total of 6 people, and when the rain lightens, I will escort you down the mountain."
Looking at the dewy soil on the mountain, Gu Chen also said worriedly: "This place is no longer safe, you should evacuate as soon as possible."
"No need, no need, it's all old bones, I'll die here, anyway, the fallen leaves return to their roots." The old man seemed unwilling to leave, and still wanted to stay in the house.
But Gu Chen firmly disagreed, saying: "Master, listen to my advice, now a barrier lake has formed below, and it needs to be blasted."
"But once it explodes, it may cause the mountain to vibrate, but at that time, there may be a mountain collapse near your Hujia Village. At that time, the house may really be lost."
"Instead of doing this, you might as well listen to my advice and let our people protect you down the mountain and meet Secretary Xiao in the town."
Also under Gu Chen's repeated thinking and work, the old man was immediately persuaded by Gu Chen, and immediately led other people, knocked on the doors of the other three houses, and called the three old people out.
Therefore, Gu Chen left 6 police officers to help the 4 elderly people go down the mountain, and then led the remaining 25 team members up the mountain without stopping.
This time, everyone needs to avoid the river and walk through a path in the bamboo forest to Fujia Village.
This village is located in the middle of the mountains, going in and out of the forest, relying on a bamboo forest path.
The bamboo forest path is paved with cement, which is relatively flat, but walking in the bamboo forest, mixed with violent wind and rain, still makes the whole environment dangerous.
Because the bamboo forest has a slope, everyone should be cautious when walking.
After walking for about 20 minutes, Gu Chen remembered that this was the fourth bamboo forest he had passed through, but he still couldn't see the village in front of him, so he called Zhao Meng to his side and asked, "Zhao Meng, how long does it take for Fujia Village to go?" ?”
"Is it almost there? I remember that after passing through this bamboo forest, I should walk another mile. Because this bamboo forest is very large, it will take a long time to walk."
"Okay." Gu Chen wiped the rain from the corner of his eyes, and also reminded everyone: "Everyone, speed up and move on."
"Brother Gu, there seems to be something over there?" Just as Gu Chen finished speaking, Ji Zhe leaned over to Gu Chen, pointed to an object at the foot of the bamboo forest, and irradiated it twice with his strong flashlight , said:
"Look, it's a white lump."
"real or fake?"
As soon as Ji Zhe reminded him, other police officers also quickly surrounded him, thinking that they must be missing persons, right?
So, in an instant, everyone shone their flashlights on.
Zhao Meng leaned forward to have a look, her face turned pale with fright, she covered her mouth, and said in a trembling voice, "Yes...it's Xiaobai, it's my family's Xiaobai."
"Is that your dog?" Officer Wang said.
"Yeah." Zhao Meng nodded fiercely, and said involuntarily, "It's my Xiaobai. On this mountain, my Xiaobai is the only one who is white. It can't be wrong, Xiaobai, Xiaobai."
Seeing her pastoral dog appearing at the foot of the bamboo forest mountain, Zhao Meng became emotional and yelled at the white object at the foot of the mountain.
But even so, Xiaobai did not see any response.
"What's wrong with Xiaobai? It can't be injured, right?" Zhao Meng's face was already full of tears and rain.
But after a while, Zhao Meng was about to go down the mountain, but was stopped by everyone.
"Zhao Meng, are you dying? The slope of this bamboo forest is so steep, if you slip down, it may be difficult to climb up."
"Yes, Zhao Meng, calm down."
"But that's Xiaobai." Regardless of everyone's persuasion, Zhao Meng insisted on climbing down the hillside to find her dog.
Seeing that Zhao Meng was no longer listening to the command, Gu Chen pulled Zhao Meng to him and said earnestly, "Zhao Meng, have you forgotten the promise I made with me before going up the mountain?"
"I?"
"You said that you would absolutely obey our arrangements and commands, and would not act without authorization, did you forget?" Before Zhao Meng could finish speaking, Gu Chen said again.
Zhao Meng immediately lowered her head, and said weakly, "It's Xiaobai."
"I'll go." Gu Chen said.
Zhao Meng was stunned, and quickly raised her head to look at Gu Chen.
At this time, Gu Chen had already taken off a bundle of life-saving ropes from another team member, and buckled the hook at one end of the ropes to the safety belt around his waist.
"Junior Brother Gu, be careful." Lu Weiwei said nervously.
Gu Chen nodded slightly, and also reminded everyone: "Everyone hold the rope and let me go down."
After the words fell, Gu Chen directly used his climbing skills to cling to the steep hillside, and then, using the retraction and retraction of the rope, his body slowly slid down the mountain.
At this moment, the flashlights in the hands of other people also all shone in the direction of Gu Chen, providing light for Gu Chen.
I don't know how long it took, Gu Chen only felt that the team members above were getting smaller and smaller, and their voices became weaker.
"Wow!" With a slipping posture, Gu Chen quickly relied on a bamboo as a cover, and successfully came to Xiao Bai's side.
"it is good!"
Gu Chen shouted loudly, and the rope stopped.
Gu Chen gasped heavily, and slowly approached the white Chinese garden dog.
"Xiaobai! Xiaobai?"
Not sure if the dog is still alive? I am also afraid that this dog will be wary of strangers, and the possibility of sudden bites cannot be ruled out.
So Gu Chen first kept his distance and called a few times.
Seeing that Xiaobai in front of him was motionless, not even breathing up and down, Gu Chen frowned immediately, approached Xiaobai slowly, and shook Xiaobai's body with his fingers a few times.
"Dead?" Seeing that the Chinese pastoral dog had stopped moving, Gu Chen quickly pulled Xiao Bai's body towards him.
But at this moment, a smell of blood quickly alerted Gu Chen.
While moving Xiaobai's body, Gu Chen found a lot of blood under Xiaobai's body.
Using the tactical flashlight on his FAST tactical helmet to illuminate, Gu Chen discovered that Xiaobai's neck seemed to be cut off by a sharp weapon.
The entire dog's neck is now completely broken.
"Look at the wound, it doesn't look like it was broken, but it looks like it was cut off with a sharp weapon. How big is that sharp weapon? Could it be an axe?"
"But why was Xiaobai's neck cut off by an ax? Isn't it Zhao Meng's domestic dog? Hasn't it been with Zhao Wengang and Zhao Wude all the time?"
Thinking of these, Gu Chen felt a burst of thought and fear.
It seems that the death of this Chinese pastoral dog is not that simple.
So Gu Chen turned Xiao Bai's body over again, and found that there seemed to be more than one wound on Xiao Bai's neck.
Gu Chen brushed away the bloody hair with his fingers, only to find that the two deep scars were very obvious.
"Cut off Xiaobai's neck, cut it twice in a row, and threw Xiaobai under the bamboo forest mountain, obviously not wanting to be discovered by others."
"If Ji Zhe hadn't noticed it just now, maybe we didn't even know that Xiaobai died at the bottom of the hillside."
Taking a deep breath, Gu Chen frowned, and muttered to himself: "Could it be that Zhao Meng's father is in danger? Someone is going to do something to Zhao Wengang or others, and Xiaobai is trying to protect the master."
"And during the fight, did the murderer wield a sharp weapon and kill Xiaobai? Then he threw Xiaobai down the mountain?"
Thinking of this, Gu Chen once again aimed the flashlight at the location down the mountain, and kept searching.
On the mountain path, Lu Weiwei saw that Gu Chen hadn't moved at the bottom of the hill, so she hurriedly yelled, "Junior Brother Gu, what are you still doing there? Come up quickly?"
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After searching the entire two floors inside and out, Zhao Meng did not see her family.
Zhao Meng, who returned to the living room, was also slumped on the seat weakly. She was so depressed that she buried her head in her hands and cried loudly.
"Zhao Meng." Since there was no electricity at home, Yuan Shasha could only come to her with a flashlight, patted Zhao Meng on the shoulder and comforted her: "It's okay, aren't we here to find your family?"
"Something must have happened to them, and even Xiaobai didn't come back, woohoo."
Having said this, Zhao Meng burst into tears again.
There were thunderstorms in the sky, and the violent wind and rain became heavier.
In order to save battery, everyone turned off some flashlights, leaving only the one in Yuan Shasha's hand on.
At this moment, everyone gathered around and seemed to be comforting the poor girl.
"Zhao Meng, what's the situation in your family?" Gu Chen didn't know the situation in Zhaojia Village beforehand, so he wanted to get some relevant information from Zhao Meng.
Zhao Meng choked up twice, and then replied: "There are only my father and my second uncle in the village, and two other middle-aged men. The other old people have been transferred to the foot of the mountain. The missing persons mentioned by Secretary Xiao are the only ones in Zhaojia Village. These four."
"That is to say, your father, your second uncle, and two other people? However, the list shows that the other two people's surname is not Zhao. What's going on?"
Gu Chen held the contact form in his hand, and said with the light shining on it.
"They are the staff who came to build Wangxian Valley, and they have been renting in our village for more than a year." Zhao Meng sniffed and tried to calm down.
Gu Chen nodded slightly, and asked again: "Then what's your father's name?"
"Zhao Wengang." Zhao Meng said.
"Then your second uncle's name is Zhao Wude?" Gu Chen found out from the list of missing contacts.
Zhao Meng nodded silently: "My second uncle is called Zhao Wude, and the other two are He Xu and Zhang Fan."
"They are not at home now. They must have gone up the mountain to find the missing persons in those villages, and most of the missing persons on these lists are elderly people." Zhao Meng said.
"Then who is Xiaobai you mentioned just now?" Lu Weiwei also looked curious.
Zhao Meng said: "Xiaobai is a dog of my family. He has been raising him for five years. He has been with my dad since he was a child."
"If Xiaobai didn't come back, then he must have gone up the mountain with my dad and uncle."
After thinking about it, Officer Wang hurriedly said, "Now that the water is so fast, it's normal if your Xiaobai can't come back."
"After all, when we adults go up the mountain, the water has to cover our knees and waist. Xiaobai is a dog, how high can it be? It will be washed away sooner or later when it floats on the water."
"In my opinion, your Xiaobai must still be staying with your father now, and then hide in a village for a while to rest. After all, the power here has long been cut off."
"The signal is also cut off." Before Police Officer Wang finished speaking, Yuan Shasha reminded: "It was still a 2G signal just now, and now the 2G signal is directly cut off."
"Maybe there is something wrong with the signal tower." Gu Chen said.
Lu Weiwei looked frustrated: "Now it's dark and the signal is cut off. It's really troublesome to find the lost person on the mountain."
After thinking for a while, Lu Weiwei said again: "Eh? Do you think that Zhao Meng's family members can't get in touch with the mountain because of the interruption of the signal? After all, the lost people on the mountain can't get through the phone now."
"It's possible." Gu Chen nodded silently, and continued: "But no matter what, we must find these missing persons, confirm the final situation, and then find a way to notify Yamashita."
"Now the mudslides have washed away the bridges, and all kinds of mudslides have blocked the rivers and formed dangerous barrier lakes. This is a huge test for us."
"So, what we have to fight for now is time."
"Then what are you waiting for?" Hearing Gu Chen's words, Police Officer Wang stood up and said, "There's no time to wait. Anyway, I've had enough rest now. Let's set off quickly and rush to the next village."
"That's right."
"We must leave now."
...
At this time, more and more police officers began to appeal.
Gu Chen roughly observed everyone's situation, and it can be said that the thrilling road exploration just now had exhausted everyone's physical strength.
Many people are still trembling to this day.
Even so, everyone seems to be aware of the situation.
Police Officer Wang also reminded, "Gu Chen, when we arrived at Zhaojia Village just now, I probably took a look at the road on the mountain."
"It can be said that the journey from the mountain to Zhaojia Village was the most severely affected by the mountain torrent."
"Going further up, the amount of water seems to be not as large as before, and it is probably submerged in the calf."
"Yes." Just as Police Officer Wang finished speaking, Zhao Meng hurriedly reminded: "I know the road above. It's really not that dangerous, and the amount of water is not too big."
"Because the distance from our Zhaojia Village to the foot of the mountain, there are several large and small flat areas, so the water flow will stagnate for a short time, causing some branches and sundries to obstruct and form some small dams, but the situation on the mountain is much better. "
"In this case, let's set off immediately according to the previous formation." Gu Chen saw that everyone was determined, so he stopped entangled.
Soon, everyone tidied up their equipment, and once again formed a group of three and started heading up the mountain.
According to the introduction of the guide Zhao Meng, the next village will be Hujia Village, where there are four lonely old people living there, and the village is not too big.
Due to the previous experience of exploring the road, many people have mastered the walking rules, so everyone also quickened their pace.
Braving the torrential rain in the dark night, we walked all the way for nearly 40 minutes before we vaguely saw another village.
"Is it Hujia Village?" Gu Chen stopped and asked Zhao Meng.
Zhao Meng stretched her neck, made a simple confirmation, and then nodded fiercely: "It's Hujiacun."
"Go, go over and have a look." Gu Chen didn't have time to think too much, and continued walking with his trekking pole in hand.
And at this time, the river in the mountains is not as dangerous as before.
Although the current was still turbulent, it only submerged everyone's calves, and the resistance was not as good as before.
After a while, everyone came to the villagers' activity square in Hujia Village, a place smaller than the villagers' activity square in Zhaojia Village.
At this moment, Zhao Meng quickly ran towards a house and slammed on the door heavily.
"Bang bang bang!"
"Excuse me, is anyone home?" Zhao Meng shouted loudly.
Seeing that there was not much movement in the house, Zhao Meng slammed on the door again.
The other police officers also gathered around and hid under the eaves to avoid the rain.
At this moment, Gu Chen heard a faint movement from inside the room, so he stopped Zhao Meng and said, "Zhao Meng, wait a moment, someone is in the room."
"Really?" Hearing Gu Chen's words, Zhao Meng was panting heavily, and couldn't help but take two steps back.
There was only a sound of opening the door latch, followed by a "squeak" sound, and a tall and thin old man poked his head out with a tired face.
Seeing that it was Zhao Meng, the old man said slowly, "Mengmeng? Why are you here?"
"Grandpa, I'm here to find my dad. Has my dad ever been to your village?" Zhao Meng hurriedly asked.
Seeing many people wearing life jackets standing beside him, the old man immediately understood that this was the arrival of the rescue team, so he quickly explained to Zhao Meng:
"Come here, your dad came to the village very early in the afternoon, and it didn't rain at that time."
"Then what did he tell you at that time? Did you explain anything?" Zhao Meng asked again.
The old man hesitated for a few seconds, and then tried to recall and said: "He seemed to say that there seemed to be danger in the mountains, and there was going to be a heavy rainstorm. Let these old men in our Hujia Village go down the mountain to avoid danger."
"But you also know that it is very difficult for us old bones to go down the mountain. It feels like we have stayed on the mountain for so many years. What happened?"
"So, after discussing with everyone, we decided to stay here for the time being."
"Then Zhao Meng's father, Zhao Wengang, did he say he would send someone to escort you down?" Gu Chen hurriedly asked.
"Yes, Zhao Wengang is a good man. He asked us if we need to send someone to take us down the mountain? I said no, I'll be fine if I stay here."
"Then what happened next?" Lu Weiwei hurriedly asked again.
The old man took a deep breath, and then replied: "Later, Zhao Wengang seemed to say that the danger in the mountains was imminent, so let us stay at home and not go out. If we meet other rescue teams, we should follow them down the mountain."
"But until now, in the middle of the night, I didn't meet your rescue team."
"We came late." Lu Weiwei blamed herself a little, but said at the same time: "Maybe the town can't find any manpower for the time being. Just look at the traffic and you can see how chaotic it is. It's a mess down here, so it's better to stay on the mountain. "
After thinking about it, Lu Weiwei immediately denied herself: "No, the mountain is not safe now, and the mountains are collapsing everywhere, accompanied by mudslides, which have seriously damaged the roads on the mountain."
"It could be dangerous if you stay here."
"Master." As soon as Lu Weiwei finished speaking, Gu Chen continued to ask: "How many people are there in your village now?"
"Four, besides me, there are three other families, all of them are old people." The old man said.
"How about this." Gu Chen hesitated for a moment, and said again: "I will leave two groups for you, a total of 6 people, and when the rain lightens, I will escort you down the mountain."
Looking at the dewy soil on the mountain, Gu Chen also said worriedly: "This place is no longer safe, you should evacuate as soon as possible."
"No need, no need, it's all old bones, I'll die here, anyway, the fallen leaves return to their roots." The old man seemed unwilling to leave, and still wanted to stay in the house.
But Gu Chen firmly disagreed, saying: "Master, listen to my advice, now a barrier lake has formed below, and it needs to be blasted."
"But once it explodes, it may cause the mountain to vibrate, but at that time, there may be a mountain collapse near your Hujia Village. At that time, the house may really be lost."
"Instead of doing this, you might as well listen to my advice and let our people protect you down the mountain and meet Secretary Xiao in the town."
Also under Gu Chen's repeated thinking and work, the old man was immediately persuaded by Gu Chen, and immediately led other people, knocked on the doors of the other three houses, and called the three old people out.
Therefore, Gu Chen left 6 police officers to help the 4 elderly people go down the mountain, and then led the remaining 25 team members up the mountain without stopping.
This time, everyone needs to avoid the river and walk through a path in the bamboo forest to Fujia Village.
This village is located in the middle of the mountains, going in and out of the forest, relying on a bamboo forest path.
The bamboo forest path is paved with cement, which is relatively flat, but walking in the bamboo forest, mixed with violent wind and rain, still makes the whole environment dangerous.
Because the bamboo forest has a slope, everyone should be cautious when walking.
After walking for about 20 minutes, Gu Chen remembered that this was the fourth bamboo forest he had passed through, but he still couldn't see the village in front of him, so he called Zhao Meng to his side and asked, "Zhao Meng, how long does it take for Fujia Village to go?" ?”
"Is it almost there? I remember that after passing through this bamboo forest, I should walk another mile. Because this bamboo forest is very large, it will take a long time to walk."
"Okay." Gu Chen wiped the rain from the corner of his eyes, and also reminded everyone: "Everyone, speed up and move on."
"Brother Gu, there seems to be something over there?" Just as Gu Chen finished speaking, Ji Zhe leaned over to Gu Chen, pointed to an object at the foot of the bamboo forest, and irradiated it twice with his strong flashlight , said:
"Look, it's a white lump."
"real or fake?"
As soon as Ji Zhe reminded him, other police officers also quickly surrounded him, thinking that they must be missing persons, right?
So, in an instant, everyone shone their flashlights on.
Zhao Meng leaned forward to have a look, her face turned pale with fright, she covered her mouth, and said in a trembling voice, "Yes...it's Xiaobai, it's my family's Xiaobai."
"Is that your dog?" Officer Wang said.
"Yeah." Zhao Meng nodded fiercely, and said involuntarily, "It's my Xiaobai. On this mountain, my Xiaobai is the only one who is white. It can't be wrong, Xiaobai, Xiaobai."
Seeing her pastoral dog appearing at the foot of the bamboo forest mountain, Zhao Meng became emotional and yelled at the white object at the foot of the mountain.
But even so, Xiaobai did not see any response.
"What's wrong with Xiaobai? It can't be injured, right?" Zhao Meng's face was already full of tears and rain.
But after a while, Zhao Meng was about to go down the mountain, but was stopped by everyone.
"Zhao Meng, are you dying? The slope of this bamboo forest is so steep, if you slip down, it may be difficult to climb up."
"Yes, Zhao Meng, calm down."
"But that's Xiaobai." Regardless of everyone's persuasion, Zhao Meng insisted on climbing down the hillside to find her dog.
Seeing that Zhao Meng was no longer listening to the command, Gu Chen pulled Zhao Meng to him and said earnestly, "Zhao Meng, have you forgotten the promise I made with me before going up the mountain?"
"I?"
"You said that you would absolutely obey our arrangements and commands, and would not act without authorization, did you forget?" Before Zhao Meng could finish speaking, Gu Chen said again.
Zhao Meng immediately lowered her head, and said weakly, "It's Xiaobai."
"I'll go." Gu Chen said.
Zhao Meng was stunned, and quickly raised her head to look at Gu Chen.
At this time, Gu Chen had already taken off a bundle of life-saving ropes from another team member, and buckled the hook at one end of the ropes to the safety belt around his waist.
"Junior Brother Gu, be careful." Lu Weiwei said nervously.
Gu Chen nodded slightly, and also reminded everyone: "Everyone hold the rope and let me go down."
After the words fell, Gu Chen directly used his climbing skills to cling to the steep hillside, and then, using the retraction and retraction of the rope, his body slowly slid down the mountain.
At this moment, the flashlights in the hands of other people also all shone in the direction of Gu Chen, providing light for Gu Chen.
I don't know how long it took, Gu Chen only felt that the team members above were getting smaller and smaller, and their voices became weaker.
"Wow!" With a slipping posture, Gu Chen quickly relied on a bamboo as a cover, and successfully came to Xiao Bai's side.
"it is good!"
Gu Chen shouted loudly, and the rope stopped.
Gu Chen gasped heavily, and slowly approached the white Chinese garden dog.
"Xiaobai! Xiaobai?"
Not sure if the dog is still alive? I am also afraid that this dog will be wary of strangers, and the possibility of sudden bites cannot be ruled out.
So Gu Chen first kept his distance and called a few times.
Seeing that Xiaobai in front of him was motionless, not even breathing up and down, Gu Chen frowned immediately, approached Xiaobai slowly, and shook Xiaobai's body with his fingers a few times.
"Dead?" Seeing that the Chinese pastoral dog had stopped moving, Gu Chen quickly pulled Xiao Bai's body towards him.
But at this moment, a smell of blood quickly alerted Gu Chen.
While moving Xiaobai's body, Gu Chen found a lot of blood under Xiaobai's body.
Using the tactical flashlight on his FAST tactical helmet to illuminate, Gu Chen discovered that Xiaobai's neck seemed to be cut off by a sharp weapon.
The entire dog's neck is now completely broken.
"Look at the wound, it doesn't look like it was broken, but it looks like it was cut off with a sharp weapon. How big is that sharp weapon? Could it be an axe?"
"But why was Xiaobai's neck cut off by an ax? Isn't it Zhao Meng's domestic dog? Hasn't it been with Zhao Wengang and Zhao Wude all the time?"
Thinking of these, Gu Chen felt a burst of thought and fear.
It seems that the death of this Chinese pastoral dog is not that simple.
So Gu Chen turned Xiao Bai's body over again, and found that there seemed to be more than one wound on Xiao Bai's neck.
Gu Chen brushed away the bloody hair with his fingers, only to find that the two deep scars were very obvious.
"Cut off Xiaobai's neck, cut it twice in a row, and threw Xiaobai under the bamboo forest mountain, obviously not wanting to be discovered by others."
"If Ji Zhe hadn't noticed it just now, maybe we didn't even know that Xiaobai died at the bottom of the hillside."
Taking a deep breath, Gu Chen frowned, and muttered to himself: "Could it be that Zhao Meng's father is in danger? Someone is going to do something to Zhao Wengang or others, and Xiaobai is trying to protect the master."
"And during the fight, did the murderer wield a sharp weapon and kill Xiaobai? Then he threw Xiaobai down the mountain?"
Thinking of this, Gu Chen once again aimed the flashlight at the location down the mountain, and kept searching.
On the mountain path, Lu Weiwei saw that Gu Chen hadn't moved at the bottom of the hill, so she hurriedly yelled, "Junior Brother Gu, what are you still doing there? Come up quickly?"
...
After searching the entire two floors inside and out, Zhao Meng did not see her family. Zhao Meng, who returned to the living room, was also slumped on the seat weakly. She was so depressed that she buried her head in her hands and cried loudly. "Zhao Meng." Since there was no electricity at home, Yuan Shasha could only come to her with a flashlight, patted Zhao Meng on the shoulder and comforted her: "It's okay, aren't we here to find your family?" "Something must have happened to them, and even Xiaobai didn't come back, woohoo." Having said this, Zhao Meng burst into tears again. There were thunderstorms in the sky, and the violent wind and rain became heavier. In order to save battery, everyone turned off some flashlights, leaving only the one in Yuan Shasha's hand on. At this moment, everyone gathered around and seemed to be comforting the poor girl. "Zhao Meng, what's the situation in your family?" Gu Chen didn't know the situation in Zhaojia Village beforehand, so he wanted to get some relevant information from Zhao Meng. Zhao Meng choked up twice, and then replied: "There are only my father and my second uncle in the village, and two other middle-aged men. The other old people have been transferred to the foot of the mountain. The missing persons mentioned by Secretary Xiao are the only ones in Zhaojia Village. These four." "That is to say, your father, your second uncle, and two other people? However, the list shows that the other two people's surname is not Zhao. What's going on?" Gu Chen held the contact form in his hand, and said with the light shining on it. "They are the staff who came to build Wangxian Valley, and they have been renting in our village for more than a year." Zhao Meng sniffed and tried to calm down. Gu Chen nodded slightly, and asked again: "Then what's your father's name?" "Zhao Wengang." Zhao Meng said. "Then your second uncle's name is Zhao Wude?" Gu Chen found out from the list of missing contacts. Zhao Meng nodded silently: "My second uncle is called Zhao Wude, and the other two are He Xu and Zhang Fan." "They are not at home now. They must have gone up the mountain to find the missing persons in those villages, and most of the missing persons on these lists are elderly people." Zhao Meng said. "Then who is Xiaobai you mentioned just now?" Lu Weiwei also looked curious. Zhao Meng said: "Xiaobai is a dog of my family. He has been raising him for five years. He has been with my dad since he was a child." "If Xiaobai didn't come back, then he must have gone up the mountain with my dad and uncle." After thinking about it, Officer Wang hurriedly said, "Now that the water is so fast, it's normal if your Xiaobai can't come back." "After all, when we adults go up the mountain, the water has to cover our knees and waist. Xiaobai is a dog, how high can it be? It will be washed away sooner or later when it floats on the water." "In my opinion, your Xiaobai must still be staying with your father now, and then hide in a village for a while to rest. After all, the power here has long been cut off." "The signal is also cut off." Before Police Officer Wang finished speaking, Yuan Shasha reminded: "It was still a 2G signal just now, and now the 2G signal is directly cut off." "Maybe there is something wrong with the signal tower." Gu Chen said. Lu Weiwei looked frustrated: "Now it's dark and the signal is cut off. It's really troublesome to find the lost person on the mountain." After thinking for a while, Lu Weiwei said again: "Eh? Do you think that Zhao Meng's family members can't get in touch with the mountain because of the interruption of the signal? After all, the lost people on the mountain can't get through the phone now." "It's possible." Gu Chen nodded silently, and continued: "But no matter what, we must find these missing persons, confirm the final situation, and then find a way to notify Yamashita." "Now the mudslides have washed away the bridges, and all kinds of mudslides have blocked the rivers and formed dangerous barrier lakes. This is a huge test for us." "So, what we have to fight for now is time." "Then what are you waiting for?" Hearing Gu Chen's words, Police Officer Wang stood up and said, "There's no time to wait. Anyway, I've had enough rest now. Let's set off quickly and rush to the next village." "That's right." "We must leave now." ... At this time, more and more police officers began to appeal. Gu Chen roughly observed everyone's situation, and it can be said that the thrilling road exploration just now had exhausted everyone's physical strength. Many people are still trembling to this day. Even so, everyone seems to be aware of the situation. Police Officer Wang also reminded, "Gu Chen, when we arrived at Zhaojia Village just now, I probably took a look at the road on the mountain." "It can be said that the journey from the mountain to Zhaojia Village was the most severely affected by the mountain torrent." "Going further up, the amount of water seems to be not as large as before, and it is probably submerged in the calf." "Yes." Just as Police Officer Wang finished speaking, Zhao Meng hurriedly reminded: "I know the road above. It's really not that dangerous, and the amount of water is not too big." "Because the distance from our Zhaojia Village to the foot of the mountain, there are several large and small flat areas, so the water flow will stagnate for a short time, causing some branches and sundries to obstruct and form some small dams, but the situation on the mountain is much better. " "In this case, let's set off immediately according to the previous formation." Gu Chen saw that everyone was determined, so he stopped entangled. Soon, everyone tidied up their equipment, and once again formed a group of three and started heading up the mountain. According to the introduction of the guide Zhao Meng, the next village will be Hujia Village, where there are four lonely old people living there, and the village is not too big. Due to the previous experience of exploring the road, many people have mastered the walking rules, so everyone also quickened their pace. Braving the torrential rain in the dark night, we walked all the way for nearly 40 minutes before we vaguely saw another village. "Is it Hujia Village?" Gu Chen stopped and asked Zhao Meng. Zhao Meng stretched her neck, made a simple confirmation, and then nodded fiercely: "It's Hujiacun." "Go, go over and have a look." Gu Chen didn't have time to think too much, and continued walking with his trekking pole in hand. And at this time, the river in the mountains is not as dangerous as before. Although the current was still turbulent, it only submerged everyone's calves, and the resistance was not as good as before. After a while, everyone came to the villagers' activity square in Hujia Village, a place smaller than the villagers' activity square in Zhaojia Village. At this moment, Zhao Meng quickly ran towards a house and slammed on the door heavily. "Bang bang bang!" "Excuse me, is anyone home?" Zhao Meng shouted loudly. Seeing that there was not much movement in the house, Zhao Meng slammed on the door again. The other police officers also gathered around and hid under the eaves to avoid the rain. At this moment, Gu Chen heard a faint movement from inside the room, so he stopped Zhao Meng and said, "Zhao Meng, wait a moment, someone is in the room." "Really?" Hearing Gu Chen's words, Zhao Meng was panting heavily, and couldn't help but take two steps back. There was only a sound of opening the door latch, followed by a "squeak" sound, and a tall and thin old man poked his head out with a tired face. Seeing that it was Zhao Meng, the old man said slowly, "Mengmeng? Why are you here?" "Grandpa, I'm here to find my dad. Has my dad ever been to your village?" Zhao Meng hurriedly asked. Seeing many people wearing life jackets standing beside him, the old man immediately understood that this was the arrival of the rescue team, so he quickly explained to Zhao Meng: "Come here, your dad came to the village very early in the afternoon, and it didn't rain at that time." "Then what did he tell you at that time? Did you explain anything?" Zhao Meng asked again. The old man hesitated for a few seconds, and then tried to recall and said: "He seemed to say that there seemed to be danger in the mountains, and there was going to be a heavy rainstorm. Let these old men in our Hujia Village go down the mountain to avoid danger." "But you also know that it is very difficult for us old bones to go down the mountain. It feels like we have stayed on the mountain for so many years. What happened?" "So, after discussing with everyone, we decided to stay here for the time being." "Then Zhao Meng's father, Zhao Wengang, did he say he would send someone to escort you down?" Gu Chen hurriedly asked. "Yes, Zhao Wengang is a good man. He asked us if we need to send someone to take us down the mountain? I said no, I'll be fine if I stay here." "Then what happened next?" Lu Weiwei hurriedly asked again. The old man took a deep breath, and then replied: "Later, Zhao Wengang seemed to say that the danger in the mountains was imminent, so let us stay at home and not go out. If we meet other rescue teams, we should follow them down the mountain." "But until now, in the middle of the night, I didn't meet your rescue team." "We came late." Lu Weiwei blamed herself a little, but said at the same time: "Maybe the town can't find any manpower for the time being. Just look at the traffic and you can see how chaotic it is. It's a mess down here, so it's better to stay on the mountain. " After thinking about it, Lu Weiwei immediately denied herself: "No, the mountain is not safe now, and the mountains are collapsing everywhere, accompanied by mudslides, which have seriously damaged the roads on the mountain." "It could be dangerous if you stay here." "Master." As soon as Lu Weiwei finished speaking, Gu Chen continued to ask: "How many people are there in your village now?" "Four, besides me, there are three other families, all of them are old people." The old man said. "How about this." Gu Chen hesitated for a moment, and said again: "I will leave two groups for you, a total of 6 people, and when the rain lightens, I will escort you down the mountain." Looking at the dewy soil on the mountain, Gu Chen also said worriedly: "This place is no longer safe, you should evacuate as soon as possible." "No need, no need, it's all old bones, I'll die here, anyway, the fallen leaves return to their roots." The old man seemed unwilling to leave, and still wanted to stay in the house. But Gu Chen firmly disagreed, saying: "Master, listen to my advice, now a barrier lake has formed below, and it needs to be blasted." "But once it explodes, it may cause the mountain to vibrate, but at that time, there may be a mountain collapse near your Hujia Village. At that time, the house may really be lost." "Instead of doing this, you might as well listen to my advice and let our people protect you down the mountain and meet Secretary Xiao in the town." Also under Gu Chen's repeated thinking and work, the old man was immediately persuaded by Gu Chen, and immediately led other people, knocked on the doors of the other three houses, and called the three old people out. Therefore, Gu Chen left 6 police officers to help the 4 elderly people go down the mountain, and then led the remaining 25 team members up the mountain without stopping. This time, everyone needs to avoid the river and walk through a path in the bamboo forest to Fujia Village. This village is located in the middle of the mountains, going in and out of the forest, relying on a bamboo forest path. The bamboo forest path is paved with cement, which is relatively flat, but walking in the bamboo forest, mixed with violent wind and rain, still makes the whole environment dangerous. Because the bamboo forest has a slope, everyone should be cautious when walking. After walking for about 20 minutes, Gu Chen remembered that this was the fourth bamboo forest he had passed through, but he still couldn't see the village in front of him, so he called Zhao Meng to his side and asked, "Zhao Meng, how long does it take for Fujia Village to go?" ? "Is it almost there? I remember that after passing through this bamboo forest, I should walk another mile. Because this bamboo forest is very large, it will take a long time to walk." "Okay." Gu Chen wiped the rain from the corner of his eyes, and also reminded everyone: "Everyone, speed up and move on." "Brother Gu, there seems to be something over there?" Just as Gu Chen finished speaking, Ji Zhe leaned over to Gu Chen, pointed to an object at the foot of the bamboo forest, and irradiated it twice with his strong flashlight , said: "Look, it's a white lump." "real or fake?" As soon as Ji Zhe reminded him, other police officers also quickly surrounded him, thinking that they must be missing persons, right? So, in an instant, everyone shone their flashlights on. Zhao Meng leaned forward to have a look, her face turned pale with fright, she covered her mouth, and said in a trembling voice, "Yes...it's Xiaobai, it's my family's Xiaobai." "Is that your dog?" Officer Wang said. "Yeah." Zhao Meng nodded fiercely, and said involuntarily, "It's my Xiaobai. On this mountain, my Xiaobai is the only one who is white. It can't be wrong, Xiaobai, Xiaobai." Seeing her pastoral dog appearing at the foot of the bamboo forest mountain, Zhao Meng became emotional and yelled at the white object at the foot of the mountain. But even so, Xiaobai did not see any response. "What's wrong with Xiaobai? It can't be injured, right?" Zhao Meng's face was already full of tears and rain. But after a while, Zhao Meng was about to go down the mountain, but was stopped by everyone. "Zhao Meng, are you dying? The slope of this bamboo forest is so steep, if you slip down, it may be difficult to climb up." "Yes, Zhao Meng, calm down." "But that's Xiaobai." Regardless of everyone's persuasion, Zhao Meng insisted on climbing down the hillside to find her dog. Seeing that Zhao Meng was no longer listening to the command, Gu Chen pulled Zhao Meng to him and said earnestly, "Zhao Meng, have you forgotten the promise I made with me before going up the mountain?" "I?" "You said that you would absolutely obey our arrangements and commands, and would not act without authorization, did you forget?" Before Zhao Meng could finish speaking, Gu Chen said again. Zhao Meng immediately lowered her head, and said weakly, "It's Xiaobai." "I'll go." Gu Chen said. Zhao Meng was stunned, and quickly raised her head to look at Gu Chen. At this time, Gu Chen had already taken off a bundle of life-saving ropes from another team member, and buckled the hook at one end of the ropes to the safety belt around his waist. "Junior Brother Gu, be careful." Lu Weiwei said nervously. Gu Chen nodded slightly, and also reminded everyone: "Everyone hold the rope and let me go down." After the words fell, Gu Chen directly used his climbing skills to cling to the steep hillside, and then, using the retraction and retraction of the rope, his body slowly slid down the mountain. At this moment, the flashlights in the hands of other people also all shone in the direction of Gu Chen, providing light for Gu Chen. I don't know how long it took, Gu Chen only felt that the team members above were getting smaller and smaller, and their voices became weaker. "Wow!" With a slipping posture, Gu Chen quickly relied on a bamboo as a cover, and successfully came to Xiao Bai's side. "it is good!" Gu Chen shouted loudly, and the rope stopped. Gu Chen gasped heavily, and slowly approached the white Chinese garden dog. "Xiaobai! Xiaobai?" Not sure if the dog is still alive? I am also afraid that this dog will be wary of strangers, and the possibility of sudden bites cannot be ruled out. So Gu Chen first kept his distance and called a few times. Seeing that Xiaobai in front of him was motionless, not even breathing up and down, Gu Chen frowned immediately, approached Xiaobai slowly, and shook Xiaobai's body with his fingers a few times. "Dead?" Seeing that the Chinese pastoral dog had stopped moving, Gu Chen quickly pulled Xiao Bai's body towards him. But at this moment, a smell of blood quickly alerted Gu Chen. While moving Xiaobai's body, Gu Chen found a lot of blood under Xiaobai's body. Using the tactical flashlight on his FAST tactical helmet to illuminate, Gu Chen discovered that Xiaobai's neck seemed to be cut off by a sharp weapon. The entire dog's neck is now completely broken. "Look at the wound, it doesn't look like it was broken, but it looks like it was cut off with a sharp weapon. How big is that sharp weapon? Could it be an axe?" "But why was Xiaobai's neck cut off by an ax? Isn't it Zhao Meng's domestic dog? Hasn't it been with Zhao Wengang and Zhao Wude all the time?" Thinking of these, Gu Chen felt a burst of thought and fear. It seems that the death of this Chinese pastoral dog is not that simple. So Gu Chen turned Xiao Bai's body over again, and found that there seemed to be more than one wound on Xiao Bai's neck. Gu Chen brushed away the bloody hair with his fingers, only to find that the two deep scars were very obvious. "Cut off Xiaobai's neck, cut it twice in a row, and threw Xiaobai under the bamboo forest mountain, obviously not wanting to be discovered by others." "If Ji Zhe hadn't noticed it just now, maybe we didn't even know that Xiaobai died at the bottom of the hillside." Taking a deep breath, Gu Chen frowned, and muttered to himself: "Could it be that Zhao Meng's father is in danger? Someone is going to do something to Zhao Wengang or others, and Xiaobai is trying to protect the master." "And during the fight, did the murderer wield a sharp weapon and kill Xiaobai? Then he threw Xiaobai down the mountain?" Thinking of this, Gu Chen once again aimed the flashlight at the location down the mountain, and kept searching. On the mountain path, Lu Weiwei saw that Gu Chen hadn't moved at the bottom of the hill, so she hurriedly yelled, "Junior Brother Gu, what are you still doing there? Come up quickly?" ...
