Chapter 470 Take Him Home

When Wu Yongcheng and his four companions arrived in Yunshan County, it was already past one in the middle of the night.

The car first stopped at Xiaguan Village. Qiao Jiali got out of the car and went to look for Lu Xiaoshuang with a flashlight.

The other three went directly to the address at the foot of a nearby mountain given by Ni Jianrong.

At Zhou Yi's grandmother's house, a dim lamp was lit under the eaves at the door.

Under the solitary lamp, behind the wooden threshold, Lu Xiaoshuang sat on a small stool, supporting her chin, staring at the darkness outside.

She did not tell her grandparents about Zhou Yi's accident. She only said that Zhou Yi had something urgent to do and she went to help him and she would wait for him to come back.

But in fact, from the worried looks in the two old people's eyes, she felt that her grandma and grandpa seemed to have some premonition, but just didn't say it out loud.

When she saw a flashlight swaying towards her from a distance, she was overjoyed.

He shouted "Brother Yi" and immediately ran towards the flashlight.

Qiao Jiali recognized her figure and called out, "Xiao Shuang?"

Lu Xiaoshuang was stunned for a moment, and a huge sense of loss surged in her heart.

But immediately, her nose felt sore and she cried out in a sobbing voice, "Sister Qiao."

Qiao Jiali immediately hugged her and comforted her, "It's okay, it's okay. Zhou Yi is a lucky person. Don't worry, nothing will happen to you."

"Sister Qiao, can you let me go over there? I heard from the village police officer who went into the mountains with Brother Yi to rescue people that the rescuers are now at the foot of the mountain. I want to go and take a look."

Qiao Jiali nodded: "That's what Captain Wu meant. You are considered a family member, so you can go."

Zhou Yi's life or death is currently unknown, so his family members are certainly entitled to go to the scene because this is not a criminal case.

"But we have to walk for a while at night. After Captain Wu and the others arrive, Chen Yan will come back to pick us up." Qiao Jiali asked, "Are you afraid of the dark?"

Lu Xiaoshuang shook her head firmly: "I'm not afraid."

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On the other side, after Wu Yongcheng arrived at the scene, he immediately called Ni Jianrong.

Chen Yan turned back to pick up the people, while Wu Yongcheng and Jiang Biao walked towards Ni Jianrong with grim faces.

"Old Wu, I'm sorry, I really didn't expect it to be like this." Ni Jianrong said with a twisted expression.

Wu Yongcheng took a deep breath and said, "This isn't all your fault. Given Zhou Yi's personality, he would definitely choose to go up the mountain after knowing this."

Although Wu Yongcheng was extremely furious when he called Ni Jianrong earlier, it was meaningless to run over and insult him in person, and it would not help in rescuing Zhou Yi.

So he controlled his anger and spoke as calmly as possible.

"Tell me what's going on now."

Seeing that Wu Yongcheng didn't scold him, Ni Jianrong felt as if he had been pardoned.

Over the years, Wu Yongcheng, his deputy, has always been very gentle. Although he is not flattering to him, he is not hostile to him either.

So Wu Yongcheng's rage in the previous phone call made him panic all of a sudden.

And if Zhou Yi really died because of this, then he would be responsible for a great deal.

Now that Wu Yongcheng didn't scold him, he naturally told everything he knew.

He explained the whole story about this group of students and why they had to organize a team to go into the mountains for a rescue.

Then we talked about what happened after entering the mountains.

The first girl who was found with a broken leg was named Shen Chunlin.

The two students who were discovered later were a boy and a girl. The boy was named Du Xiang and the girl was named Li Jiajia.

The two suffered minor injuries and the doctor confirmed that they were not seriously injured.

According to the two men's accounts, after the eight of them entered the mountain, the surrounding environment was too harsh, completely different from the beautiful primeval forest they had originally imagined, so three of them had already begun to consider retreating.

Because the three of them are only good at talking and have no field experience.

In addition, because they were lost, Du Xiang had an argument with the team leader Liang Bin, the handsome but bad-tempered young man.

So Du Xiang pulled Li Jiajia and Shen Chunlin out directly, and the two sides parted ways.

However, since the three of them had no experience in the wild, Shen Chunlin got lost and fell down the mountain and was found.

Otherwise, these eight people would not be able to get out and would all die in the mountains without anyone knowing.

As for why they went up the mountain, the three people's statements were consistent. It was an activity organized by their club, and they took advantage of the summer vacation to "survive in the wilderness". After climbing the mountain, they went back home to their mothers.

It’s a pity that some people can’t go home.

After these three people parted ways with the other five, something happened to the other five people as well.

Among the other five people, two are couples. The handsome guy who had previously taken Zhou Yi's advice of "taking your kindness for granted" is their team leader, Liang Bin.

The good-tempered girl who caught up with Zhou Yi and apologized to him was his girlfriend, Li Yanan.

They are both sophomores.

Another couple, the boy is called Ding Fei and the girl is called Tang Mengjie, both are freshmen.

Yao Li is also a sophomore and is studying the same major as Li Yanan.

The five people walked all the way, but halfway through, Yao Li fell and his thigh was scratched by a stone, and blood was gushing out.

Li Yanan used scissors to cut off the sleeves of his coat to bandage Yao Li.

Then Liang Bin and Ding Fei supported Yao Li and walked forward.

This group of people were walking slowly to begin with, and after Yao Li was injured, they walked even slower.

Liang Bin kept cursing, calling Yao Li a waste who was a burden to the team and scolding him for having to join in the fun.

Yao Li could only keep apologizing, saying that he was afraid they would abandon him.

But in the end, it still happened.

The reason was the sudden rainstorm.

Yes, just as Zhou Yi expected, this group of people didn’t even bring raincoats. Only two girls brought two umbrellas, making it look like they were on vacation.

But how could two small umbrellas protect five people in such a rainstorm?

So Liang Bin found an excuse and left Yao Li there, under the pretext of seeking help, but in reality he was leaving him to fend for himself.

So when Yao Li, who felt he was about to die, heard Zhou Yi's voice, he tried his best to shout for help.

Later, Lu Tiezhu said that they heard a woman's scream coming from a distance. After weighing the pros and cons, Zhou Yi decided to go and take a look.

He and Yao Li waited there for more than half an hour, but Zhou Yi didn't come back.

Lu Tiezhu's heart suddenly felt extremely heavy, and Yao Li kept humming that he couldn't take it anymore and was about to die.

Lu Tiezhu had no choice but to carry Yao Li and walk back carefully.

As a result, after walking for only more than ten minutes, Yao Li, who was being supported by him, suddenly trembled all over and ran away.

Lu Tiezhu was startled and didn't know what was going on, so he quickly chased after him.

As a result, the ground was too slippery and Yao Li fell down. Lu Tiezhu grabbed a tree nearby and did not fall, but he twisted his foot and felt a piercing pain.

He endured the pain in his feet, walked over and angrily scolded Yao Li, saying he was sick and why he was running.

Then I smelled a foul odor.

Yes, Yao Li pooped, and his crotch was pooped.

The yellow muddy dirt flowed down the wet trouser legs, forcing Lu Tiezhu to cover his nose.

There was nothing I could do but continue on my way.

The more Lu Tiezhu walked, the more painful his feet felt. The temperature in the mountains was so low that he was sweating profusely from the pain.

I don’t know how long I walked, but I saw a flashlight flickering in the woods ahead. Lu Tiezhu knew that the follow-up rescue team was coming, so he shouted quickly.

Yao Li was finally rescued, but as soon as the rescuers approached, he frowned and covered his nose.

The rescuers who discovered them immediately called Ni Jianrong via radio. Lu Tiezhu couldn't wait to grab the radio and told Ni Jianrong to send more people. Zhou Yi went deep into the jungle to look for other students alone. He had no raincoat or radio.

After Lu Tiezhu and Yao Li successfully escaped, Lu Tiezhu fell to the ground, took off one of his shoes and saw that his ankle was swollen as big as a fist.

Although there were no precise coordinates, Lu Tiezhu and Zhou Yi found that Yao Li's general location was clear and there were marks along the way.

So Ni Jianrong immediately sent more people in that direction.

Soon, something was discovered.

Rescuers reported via radio that they had found three other students, Li Yanan, Ding Fei and Tang Mengjie.

At that time, the three of them were supporting each other and looking for a way out. They happened to be discovered by them. All three of them were fine.

"So how did Zhou Yi fall off the cliff? And what about that guy named Liang Bin?" Wu Yongcheng asked with a gloomy face.

Ni Jianrong replied, "According to the girl named Li Yanan, the scream Zhou Yi and the others heard was from her. Liang Bin was looking for a way out, and because it was too dark, he lost his balance and accidentally fell off the cliff."

"She said she was terrified, so she screamed loudly. Then Zhou Yi heard the noise and rushed over to find them. When Zhou Yi learned that Liang Bin had fallen, he must have wanted to check on the situation, because Li Yanan said that Zhou Yi walked to the edge of the cliff and shone a flashlight down, and as a result... Zhou Yi also fell down..." Ni Jianrong said helplessly, "Old Wu, you really can't blame me for this, right? I don't want anything to happen to Zhou Yi. No, no, no, I don't want anything to happen to anyone!"

This result was so surprising. Wu Yongcheng and others didn't expect that Zhou Yi fell off the cliff for this reason.

Wu Yongcheng took a deep breath. He didn't want to listen to or care about Ni Jianrong's explanation.

"How is the search and rescue work going now?"

Ni Jianrong pointed to a topographic map spread out on a folding table and said, "We've roughly delineated the area where the cliff fell. It's right here. We're concentrating our efforts on searching and rescuing the cliffs in this area."

When Wu Yongcheng heard this, his brows furrowed into a frown again and he asked, "What do you mean by defining the approximate area where Zhou Yi fell off the cliff? Didn't Li Yanan see it with his own eyes? Send someone down to find the place where he fell off the cliff!"

At the end of his speech, Wu Yongcheng slammed the map so hard that the folding table almost fell apart.

Jiang Biao behind him said nothing. Fortunately, it was just Wu Yongcheng who was angry. If it were Jiang Biao, he would probably have slapped the table to pieces.

"Old Wu, don't get excited. It's not that we're not looking. It's that when the rescuers found Li Yanan and the other two, they had already left the spot where they fell off the cliff. They were clearly so frightened that they couldn't even tell which way was which, let alone where they fell. So, we could only estimate an area for search and rescue based on where we found them."

"Director Ni, I know this isn't your fault, and I'm not mad at you. I'm mad at those bastards. What a bunch of bastards! They're useless college students. They can't even provide a cliff landing site. What kind of people are they?"

Upon hearing Wu Yongcheng's scolding, Ni Jianrong quickly echoed, "That's right! If it weren't for these unlucky guys, such a big thing wouldn't have happened."

“Where are these college students now?”

"He's receiving treatment at the county hospital."

Hearing this, Jiang Biao finally couldn't help but swear.

At this time, Chen Yan received Qiao Jiali and Lu Xiaoshuang. Wu Yongcheng comforted Lu Xiaoshuang and said that Zhou Yi might be in danger at the moment and it was too early to draw a conclusion before finding the person.

Lu Xiaoshuang gritted her teeth and nodded, but she couldn't help but shed tears.

"Director Ni, prepare things for us, we are going into the mountains!" Wu Yongcheng said, turning around.

Jiang Biao and the others immediately tried to dissuade him, saying that he was already in his forties and couldn't stand the hassle, so they should just go.

Jiang Biao said, "Captain Wu, don't worry. We will definitely bring Zhou Yi back safely! From our three divisions, no one will be left behind!"

Chen Yan and Qiao Jiali also echoed.

Wu Yongcheng hesitated for a moment, then suddenly seemed to remember something, nodded, and said in a deep voice: "Take him home!"

At this time, Lu Xiaoshuang on the side suddenly shouted: "Captain Wu, I want to go into the mountains too."

Wu Yongcheng refused without hesitation: "No, it's too dangerous!"

Lu Xiaoshuang said with a determined look, "If you don't let me go up the mountain, then I will go up by myself."

Ni Jianrong interrupted, "Little girl, please don't cause trouble for us at this time."

At this time, Qiao Jiali spoke up: "Captain Wu, let Xiaoshuang come with the three of us. With us here, she will be safe."

Wu Yongcheng calmed down a little, thought about it, and nodded. Just by looking at Lu Xiaoshuang's eyes, he knew that she was not joking. If he didn't let her go, the girl might really run up the mountain alone, which would be even more troublesome.

"Okay, Lu Xiaoshuang, don't run around. Just watch from the side, okay?"

When Lu Xiaoshuang heard this, she nodded vigorously.

Ni Jianrong quickly asked Wang Tao to arrange the equipment and supplies needed for the men to go up the mountain. After reporting to the county and city, the problem with the rescue supplies had been resolved.

Ni Jianrong also arranged a police officer from the first group who had experience and knew the current search and rescue area to lead them.

After watching them go into the mountains, Wu Yongcheng said to Ni Jianrong, "Arrange someone to lead the way for me."

Ni Jianrong was stunned: "Old Wu, where are you going?"

"County Hospital, I want to ask those college students, especially the one named Li Yanan."

Ni Jianrong was a little confused. What could those unlucky college students ask? But he immediately looked for someone and shouted, "Xiao Wang, Xiao Wang."

Wang Tao, covered in dust, ran over from somewhere. Although he didn't go into the mountains, he was not relaxed at all. He had been working non-stop since morning until now.

"This is... Leader Wu... Wu from Hongcheng. He wants to go to the county hospital to look for those college students. Please show him the way."

Upon hearing this, Wang Tao nodded in fear and trepidation. "Leader, please follow me. I'll drive you to the county hospital."

Wu Yongcheng nodded and said kindly, "Thank you for your hard work."

After arriving at the county hospital, Wu Yongcheng found these students in the emergency room.

On the way here, he asked Wang Tao about the situation of these seven college students.

Wang Tao said that except for Shen Chunlin, who was discovered first, and Yao Li, who was rescued later, who were in serious condition, the other five college students were not seriously injured and had some minor skin injuries at most.

When Wu Yongcheng walked into the emergency room, he saw that the five college students were sleeping soundly, and two of the boys were snoring deafeningly.

Obviously, there was nothing wrong, because these five people didn't even hang the water.

Theoretically, if they are fine, they should not continue to occupy the resources of the emergency room, but they are students rescued in the rescue incident, and the hospital does not dare to kick them out directly.

Seeing these five people sleeping soundly, Wu Yongcheng was furious. He clapped his hands a few times and shouted, "Wake up!"

The few people who were woken up rubbed their eyes and climbed up from the hospital bed, looking at Wu Yongcheng in confusion.

"Who are Li Yanan, Ding Fei, and Tang Mengjie?" Wu Yongcheng asked.

One man and two women raised their hands.

Wu Yongcheng looked at the three of them, then walked up to the prettiest girl and asked, "Are you Li Yanan?"

The girl nodded.

At this time, Ding Fei asked, "Who... who are you? Why are you not letting me sleep in the middle of the night?"

Wang Tao quickly said, "This is our leader."

When he heard the word "leader", Ding Fei immediately fell silent.

"Did you see with your own eyes the policeman who came to rescue you fall off the cliff?" Wu Yongcheng asked.

Li Yanan nodded.

"How far away were you from him?"

"Well... maybe about two meters."

"Did you have any lighting equipment at the time? A flashlight or something like that."

Li Yanan shook his head and said, "Liang Bin and I shared a flashlight. It was with him, and it fell with him."

Wu Yongcheng nodded, turned to look at Ding Fei and Tang Mengjie and asked, "Where were you two at the time? Did you see Liang Bin and the policeman fall off the cliff?"

Ding Fei quickly shook his head and replied, "No... I didn't see it. Mengmeng was a little emotionally unstable at the time, so I was staying nearby with her."

Tang Mengjie nodded repeatedly, trembling.

Obviously, this incident has caused her indelible psychological trauma, because Wu Yongcheng can tell whether the fear in her eyes is real or fake at a glance.

"Did you hear anything when these two people fell off the cliff?"

Ding Fei thought for a moment and said, "When Liang Bin fell, I heard him scream. As for the policeman behind him, he didn't seem to hear anything. Mengmeng, did you hear it?"

Tang Mengjie shook her head, saying almost the same thing as Ding Fei.

Wu Yongcheng nodded, then looked at the five people one by one and said, "Remember this from now on. Don't do such meaningless and dangerous things again. Don't bring trouble to the country and society! In order to save you, a young and outstanding public security officer is now missing. You must reflect on this!"

After saying that, Wu Yongcheng turned away.

The people in the ward looked at each other, then lay down and continued to sleep.

Wang Tao followed Wu Yongcheng, feeling a little confused. He didn't know why Wu Yongcheng came over to ask him a few questions.

Walking out of the emergency room, Wu Yongcheng suddenly stopped, turned around and asked, "Your name is Wang Tao?"

Wang Tao nodded quickly: "Leader, what are your instructions?"

"I'll go back and go through the formalities later and ask Director Ni to approve it."

Wang Tao didn't understand and asked, "Criticize...what?"

"Take this Li Yanan back to your county bureau. I want to interrogate her." Wu Yongcheng glanced back at the emergency room and said, "This woman is lying."