Xia Sanhu glanced at the dark night, took a deep breath and said, "No, don't worry, Chen Erniu can handle this matter."

Zhao Hong hesitated for a moment, walked back and forth in the office twice, and still said uneasy: "No, we can't wait blindly like this. You go back and prepare, bring the necessary things, and we will go to Southeast Mountain to have a look."

Xia Sanhu nodded and hurried away without saying a word. Zhao Hong finished packing the things on the table and locked the drawer. Then she closed the computer, checked the window, and then returned to Xia Jian's home.

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Sun Yuejuan saw Zhao Hong coming back, and said with a smile: "The rice is in the pot, just wait, I will heat it up for you."

"Okay! I packed a few things and prepared to go to Southeast Mountain. Chen Erniu hasn't come back yet, and I can't get through on the phone. I'm really anxious," Zhao Hong said with a sigh of relief.

When Sun Yuejuan heard this, she hurriedly asked: "Who are you going with? It's such a dark day and it's raining. These old people really have no expression at all and they only cause trouble for the children."

"Auntie! Don't talk about them. With such a heavy rain, they must be worried about the sheep, so they didn't come back. Xia Sanhu and I went to have a look, and we felt relieved." Zhao Hong said, holding an umbrella

Returned to her home.

About ten minutes later, Zhao Hong came back. She put on some clothes, and also wore rain boots and a raincoat. She also had a flashlight in her hand. Sun Yuejuan brought the hot rice to Zhao Hong, who ate it.

It happened very quickly. After eating, she put the house key on the table, and then secretly kissed Xiao Chenchen who was sleeping soundly.

Sun Yuejuan looked at Zhao Hong and couldn't help but sigh and said: "Hong! From now on, you will arrange for the men in the village to do such things. You are the village chief, but you don't necessarily have to move forward in everything."

rush"

"I understand, Auntie, you should go to bed early! I'm leaving." After Zhao Hong said that, she picked up her mobile phone and called Xia Sanhu. Then she quickly disappeared into the night.

Sun Yuejuan took a deep breath and said, "How can I sleep if you don't come back?" It was also strange. Sun Yuejuan always felt empty in her heart and had an indescribable discomfort.

When Zhao Hong came to the village entrance, he saw Xia Sanhu standing in the rain with a flashlight waiting for him. When Zhao Hong approached, Xia Sanhu suddenly asked Zhao Hong: "Do you want to bring a few more men there?"

"No need! It's nothing. We just went over to take a look. It's raining so heavily, so let's get everyone to rest early!" Zhao Hong said, taking steps towards the southeast mountain.

The sound of rain was leisurely, but it sounded a bit loud at night. Since it was a dirt road, the heavy rain made the road muddy. Although Zhao Hong and Xia Sanhu wore rain boots, the rain soon became muddy.

When the shoe is inserted along the shaft, it will make a squeaking sound when taking a step.

From Xiping Village to Southeast Mountain, if it doesn't rain in broad daylight, it would only take twenty minutes to walk. But for such a small distance, Zhao Hong and Xia Sanhu walked in the dark for a full forty minutes.

We just reached the foot of the mountain.

From a few prefabricated houses, the "bleating" sound of sheep could be heard from far away. As soon as he heard these sounds, Zhao Hong's tightened heart relaxed. Xia Sanhu took two steps and said: "Look

!Lights, there are lights in the room, they should have no problem”

"Chen Erniu! What are you doing? Why can't you get through on your phone?" Zhao Hong shouted and hurried over in a few steps.

The door opened with a creak, and there were only two old people inside. Zhao Hong's expression changed immediately when he saw them.

"Uncle Li! Where are the others? And this Chen Erniu, where has he gone?" Zhao Hong couldn't help but asked loudly to the old man standing at the door.

The old man sighed and said: "When I got up in the morning, it was raining heavily. Lao Xia said there was no need to go up the mountain today. But the old village chief was stubborn and insisted on driving the sheep up the mountain. We had no choice but to all go up the mountain.

As we went up the mountain, the rain became heavier and heavier, so Lao Xia called on everyone to drive the sheep down the mountain.

"When I came back, I found that five sheep were missing. These five sheep happened to be managed by the old village chief. When he saw them, he went up the mountain to look for them again. None of us could stop him. We had no choice but to follow him.

Mountain. Later Erniu came. When he heard that Lao Xia and the old village chief had gone up the mountain, he had no choice but to go up the mountain to find them."

Xia Sanhu became anxious upon hearing this. He asked anxiously: "You mean the three of them have never come back?"

"Yes! We are also anxious, but the water on the mountain is getting bigger and bigger, and people can't get up at all. We are thinking that they may have entered the small house on the top of the mountain, and are they waiting for the rain to subside before coming down?" said another old man.

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Zhao Hong ran out of ideas for a moment. She turned around and shined a flashlight on the mountain. But the rain was too heavy and the flashlight couldn't shine through at all. There was just the sound of rushing water, which made people feel panicked.

"I think they won't have any problems. Uncle Xia and Wang Degui have stayed in this mountain for most of their lives. Chen Erniu is not stupid. If they find any problems, they will definitely find a place to hide first." Xia Sanhu

He comforted Zhao Hong loudly.

Zhao Hong shook his head and said: "No! With Chen Erniu's cleverness, if nothing happens, he will definitely call back or at least send a message or something. Even if two old people can't go down the mountain, he will go down alone.

, he knows we are waiting for news from him"

When Zhao Hong said this, Xia Sanhu ran out of ideas for a moment. He took a deep breath and said, "Then let's do it! Just wait here and I'll go up the mountain to have a look. If anything happens, I'll definitely come down and let you know."

After Xia Sanhu finished speaking, he threw down his umbrella and rushed into the night. As soon as Zhao Hong saw it, he shouted loudly: "Wait for me, I will accompany you."

When Xia Sanhu saw Zhao Hong following him, he stamped his feet angrily, but Zhao Hong ignored him at all. The terrain of the Southeast Mountain is steep, and it would be difficult to go up the mountain in broad daylight, let alone this windy and rainy night.

She held a flashlight in one hand and grabbed a tree with the other. If she didn't pay attention to her feet, she would be knocked over. Although Zhao Hong grew up in a rural area, she had no power to use in such a harsh environment.

Before she even took a step, she almost fell. Xia Sanhu didn't care about her at all. He walked in front and led the way, shouting loudly. But the sound of rain covered up Xia Sanhu's voice.

, almost nothing can be heard.

Slipping one step at a time, luckily there were trees to hold on to, and the two of them walked hard step by step up the mountain. The damn rain fell leisurely and contentedly, as if it was deliberately mocking Zhao Hong and Xia Sanhu.

The branch scratched the back of his hand and poked him in the face, but he couldn't care about it at this time. Zhao Hong gritted his teeth and followed Xia Sanhu closely, sweat and rain mixed together, making his whole body uncomfortable.

One step, two steps. One minute, two minutes... I don’t know how long it took. Zhao Hong just felt like he had entered a big bag that was airtight and could suffocate at any time.

Xia Sanhu's hoarse voice floated in the night sky, sounding as if it was floating from the horizon. Suddenly, Zhao Hong heard a faint voice: "Help!"

This frightened Zhao Hong, and she stopped quickly, but the sound disappeared, and all she could hear was the rustling sound of rain. Could it be that she was too tired and had hallucinations? No, right! The sound was a bit weak.

, and it sounded old. It should not be the voice of a young person.

After such analysis, Zhao Hong was a little convinced. She quickly shouted to Xia Sanhu: "Don't leave anymore, someone seems to be calling for help."

"What? What did you say?" Xia Jian yelled loudly in the darkness.

Zhao Hong gritted her teeth and crawled forward two more steps. When she was close to Xia Sanhu, she shouted: "I heard someone calling for help."

"Ah! Someone is shouting for life?" Xia Sanhu heard it clearly this time. He immediately stopped, put a hand around his mouth, and shouted loudly: "Is there someone? I should respond to someone's words."

The mountain wind blew, and Xia Sanhu's voice suddenly disappeared. The rain was still falling, and it did not decrease at all. Zhao Hong had turned into a clay figure. She felt pain in the back of her hand, but she didn't feel it at all in the night.

I know where it is broken.

Xia Sanhu was shouting loudly, and Zhao Hong raised his ears to catch the sound. But a few minutes passed, and Zhao Hong never heard the sound again. It seemed that there was something wrong with his ears.

When Zhao Hong was about to move forward, a voice of "help" suddenly came down the wind.

This time, not only Zhao Hong heard it, but Xia Sanhu also heard it. Xia Sanhu suddenly became energetic, and he shouted even louder. The flashlight in his hand was sweeping around the woods, looking for

The place where this sound came from.

But the light in the woods was very dark, and it was impossible to see the whole thing. Xia Sanhu slid from above to Zhao Hong and shouted at the top of his lungs: "The wind was blowing from the southeast just now. I think we should go flat and look to the east."

"Okay! Your analysis makes sense. Let's look to the east." Zhao Hong said, sliding into the woods to the east. Xia Sanhu quickly followed from behind.

The water in the forest merged into a small stream, flowing gurglingly. It was really a cry that the sky was not responding, and the earth was not working. Under such circumstances, we realized how incompetent human power is when it competes with nature.

The two fell down and got up again, but never gave up. Suddenly, a large tree stump appeared under the flashlight light. The tree stump was very thick and must have been some years old. Because all the bark had fallen off, revealing the decayed trunk.

As soon as he walked in front of the tree pole, Zhao Hong hurriedly scanned it with a flashlight. An old voice came from inside: "Help me! My foot is twisted."

The sound felt like it was coming from the tree stump, and it sounded very scary. After careful observation, it was discovered that there was a large cavity under the tree stump, and there was a dark thing huddled in it.

Based on my feeling, the tree hole is a bit big and the rain shouldn't be able to get in. It should have been a very happy thing, but in such an environment, Zhao Hong was still a little timid when she saw someone in the tree stump.

"Who are you? Say something quickly!" Xia Sanhu shouted, putting the flashlight in.

After taking a photo, it turned out to be Wang Degui. He was holding his left foot with both hands and his whole body was curled up. He looked very pitiful.

"Where are the others? Uncle Xia and Chen Erniu came up the mountain to find you," Zhao Hong shouted to Wang Degui loudly.

Wang Degui recognized from the voice that the person was Zhao Hong, and he shouted a little excitedly: "I don't know, I twisted my ankle and got in here. I wanted to wait for the rain to stop and go down the mountain, but I didn't expect it to rain all the time."
Chapter completed!