Chapter 81 Bad news, Fu Zheng, the woman and the child are missing

"Captain, let's go and put on your raincoat."

"Um."

Fu Zheng collected his thoughts, frowned, took Xiao Wu's raincoat and put it on quickly.

When he got off the bus, there was already a neat row of people standing next to the car behind him, all ready to go.

"Fu Tuan is ready."

"Set off--"

Fu Zheng waved his hand and shouted loudly, his deep black eyes like flickering torches burning with firm belief, illuminating the way forward.

He was the first to step into the mudslide that was still flowing slowly downwards.

The sky seemed to be broken, or as if the sea god had overturned a glass cup, and coin-sized raindrops hit the raincoat.

Then it formed a small waterfall along the edge of the hat, blocking the soldiers' view.

Even so, everyone still moved forward resolutely.

Because they have a mission, they cannot turn back no matter how dangerous the road ahead is.

Fortunately, they were all well-trained, walking in a line with safety ropes tied around their bodies.

Just walk close to the outside of the road. There is basically no danger unless there is a sudden flash flood.

Fortunately, they were lucky. Although there was a landslide every few meters on this winding mountain road, they were not rapid and were very slow.

They believed that as long as they walked fast, the flash flood would not catch up with them.

But the further we walked, the heavier the rain became, to the point where we couldn't open our eyes.

It was clearly morning, but the sky was terribly dark.

Accompanied by the crackling sound of rain and the firm sound of footsteps, someone started singing "I am a Soldier".

As soon as one person started singing, two more people followed suit, and finally, the loud singing covered the sound of rain.

"I am a soldier, from the common people—"

"I am a soldier, I love my country and my people... The revolutionary battlefield has tested me and made my position even more resolute..."

Suddenly, a staccato female voice reached the ears of Fu Zheng, the team leader.

He immediately stopped and listened carefully.

"Xiao Wu, tell them to shut up."

"Yes." Xiao Wu trotted quickly to convey the order.

The singing became quieter and quieter as the messages were passed from one person to another.

This time everyone heard it. Even though the rain was crashing loudly, it couldn't block out the cries for help.

"Help--"

“Help—”

"Captain, it's a woman. I'll go take a look."

Xiao Wu was an impatient person. After he finished speaking, he quickly disappeared in the dense rain curtain.

Fu Zheng looked at Wu Xuyang who was swallowed by the darkness, and a flash of irritation passed through his eyes.

Then he quickly followed, thinking that when he returned, he would punish the boy and make him carry a load for 30 kilometers.

When on a mission, the most feared thing is that teammates disobey and act on their own. This is a big taboo.

Seeing this, the team behind him followed closely and walked quickly in the direction where the sound came from. They were tied with safety ropes, and the road was slippery, and some simple guardrails were broken, so they couldn't run at all.

Fu Zheng walked fast with his long legs and soon caught up with Xiao Wu.

"Boss, what should we do? Look..."

Looking in the direction Xiao Wu pointed, I found a little girl of seven or eight years old sitting on a tree on the stone bridge in front of her, and the one shouting for help was a woman with only her upper body exposed in the mud.

"Help—comrade—help us."

The woman's accent didn't sound local, but more like northern China.

"What about the head? It's different here than on the road."

The bridge looked like it could collapse at any moment, and the fierce mountain torrents were completely different from the slow-flowing mud on the road behind.

Not to mention whether it can get through, even if it does, there is a high probability that it will be washed away.

The mudslide on the bridge was coming with great force. The mud that had just reached the woman's waist had now reached her chest.

The reason why she was not washed away was thanks to the big tree stuck on the guardrails on both sides of the bridge and her legs were stuck in the mud, so she couldn't move at all.

Fu Zheng's brain was working rapidly, and he squinted his eyes to carefully observe the surrounding environment.

Xiao Wu didn't get a reply from the leader, so he couldn't help but ask again:

"Captain, what should we do? What if a massive mudslide hits the mountain right after we step onto the bridge? The bridge won't be able to hold up."

There is a river under the stone bridge. The water level has risen due to the rain. Just by listening to the sound of the waves, you can tell how turbulent the river is below.

Fu Zheng had already realized the problem, so he didn't dare to give the order to rescue people rashly.

"Captain, how about I go and take a look?"

Xiao Wu spoke again.

Fu Zheng's cold dark eyes finally focused on Xiao Wu's anxious face.

"It's so noisy."

It's like an old crow, cawing in his ear and affecting his thinking.

Xiao Wu: ...

Wu Xuyang shut up silently and looked anxiously at the children and women on the bridge.

I wish I could grow a pair of wings and fly over to save people.

At this time, the squad leader leading the team behind also ran over and looked at the scene on the bridge with grimace.

But he kept his composure and didn't speak rashly.

These are two big mountains, and there is a high possibility of more serious flash floods.

After all, it has been raining for half a month, so you can imagine that the mountains must be almost soaked.

Then, they will have nowhere to hide and only death to do.

Fu Zheng quickly tied the climbing rope on his shoulders around his waist.

Then he looked at the squad leader behind him and said, "Tell them to stand close to the mountain wall and do not untie the rope around their waists. If the mudslide breaks out again and there is no place to hide, do not panic. Maintain your balance, protect your head, and go with the flow..."

Before he finished speaking, Xiao Wu seemed to understand what he meant.

"Boss—what do you want to do?"

Fu Zheng paused, then waved to the squad leader, signaling him to quickly convey the order.

The squad leader took the order and ran away. Xiao Wu then walked in front of Fu Zheng again and asked loudly, "Are you going to save people?"

"Um."

He replied calmly, his voice so soft that Xiao Wu almost didn't hear it.

"I'll go."

Xiao Wu roared, the captain was always like this, always the first to rush into any danger and never let his brothers take risks.

"You have to stay here. My life is in your hands."

There was no emotion in Fu Zheng's tone. Without waiting for Xiao Wu to speak again, he handed the rope to Xiao Wu.

He resolutely stepped onto the bridge that had been occupied by the mudslide.

"Captain——"

Xiao Wu roared in despair as he watched the figure gradually disappearing from view.

The team members who were ordered to move closer to the cliff came running over upon hearing the noise.

Their leader was not seen, and when everyone saw the situation on the bridge clearly, they couldn't help but gasp.

"Everyone, hurry up and stand at the foot of the mountain wall. This is an order." Squad leader Li Shengli wiped his face and shouted at the team members. He was like an angry lion, staring at everyone fiercely with blood-red eyes, as if he would swallow them immediately if they did not obey his orders.

Fu Zheng, who had already walked onto the bridge, also heard the roar behind him.

This bridge can only be crossed by one person, otherwise it will collapse.

The further he went, the thicker the mud became.

There were also stones and branches of various sizes, and he was walking against the flow, so it was extremely difficult for him to walk.

"Comrade, be careful. We can still hold on."

The woman was still conscious and if she hadn't been unable to move her legs, she might have been able to cross the bridge.

Fu Zheng held onto the relatively intact guardrail on the right side of the bridge and walked forward with difficulty. He did not say anything when he heard the woman talking.

"Uncle, you have to be careful..."

The little girl didn't cry at all. She thought she was going to die like her teacher and other classmates, but she didn't expect to hear the uncles singing.

The teacher said they were both saved.

Suddenly, a deafening roar came from the front, and the mud at the waist began to vibrate and the flow rate increased.

"Captain—Captain—come back soon—"

It happened that a huge flash of lightning streaked across the sky, and Xiao Wu saw that the rumbling sound not far away was not thunder at all, but a mountain torrent that had erupted again.

"Comrade, please go back soon." The female teacher fell into deep despair. She could only say one sentence before she was submerged in the black mud.

Fu Zheng looked at the child who was one meter away from him. He suddenly made a bold move and untied the rope around his waist.

The moment the mud submerged the little girl, he pounced on the child.

"Captain—Captain—"

Xiao Wu and Squad Leader Li originally wanted to drag their leader back, but unexpectedly the leader actually untied the rope.

And it was directly flooded.

"Come on, hurry up and stop him." Squad leader Li made a prompt decision and shouted to his teammates.

I thought that if there were enough people blocking the bridge, they would definitely be able to stop everyone.

But he ignored the crumbling bridge.

Accompanied by more rumbling sounds, the bridge could no longer withstand the erosion of the mudslide and collapsed directly.

The good news is that the bridge collapsed and the mud and rocks flowed into the river and could not be crossed. Everyone is safe.

Bad news, Fu Zheng, the child and the woman are all missing.