"I've taken four days off, so I have enough stuff!" Wang Youyou patted her backpack and said affirmatively.
She also prepared glucose and spare clothes for Lu Xingfei, filling a big backpack, which was more than enough.
"Let me carry it!" Zhang Jingxu reached out and took her backpack and put it on his back.
Then he turned around and shouted to Li Hanrong, "Hanrong, we'll be gone for four days."
Li Hanrong replied loudly: "Got it!"
Watching them walk away, everyone felt sad and worried.
Wang Youyou was full of confidence. She felt that she could definitely find Lu Xingfei.
The backpack was a bit heavy, so Zhang Jingxu asked curiously, "What's in your backpack? Why is it so heavy?"
"These are all necessary items. You'll know when you need them." Wang Youyou said, then looked up at him.
The weather is gloomy, with a dark cloud overhead. There will definitely be a very heavy shower soon.
Thinking of this, she stopped and said, "It will definitely rain soon. I have a raincoat in my backpack. You can put it on!"
Zhang Jingxu looked up at the sky. He didn't know when a huge dark cloud had appeared, and there was indeed a sign of rain.
He put down his backpack, and Wang Youyou took out a raincoat from the backpack and put it on him.
Seeing Wang Youyou being so considerate, he was touched.
If Lao Lu was really confirmed to have died, he would definitely take good care of Lao Lu's widow.
After he put on his raincoat, they walked along the river, looking around.
After walking for two or three hours, they finally reached the site of the landslide.
The mountain is not high, but half of it has slid into the river, flooding the river and causing the water level to rise, submerging the entire farmland.
This shows how complicated the situation was at that time.
Fortunately, the People's Liberation Army comrades arrived in time to evacuate the people and clear the river.
"For this area, we mobilized more than a thousand people and it took us eight or nine days to clear all the mud from the river. I was responsible for this area."
Zhang Jingxu explained as he walked, "If you walk forward, you can see that the original mountain has changed beyond all recognition."
Wang Youyou looked back and wondered, "Since the river was buried at the time, the flood must have rushed over from the farmland next to it. The water made a detour, so Lu Xingfei should have been washed into this area. How did you find him at the time? Can you tell me?"
Zhang Jingxu pointed across the river and said seriously, "Do you see the collapsed house across the way?"
As he spoke, he pointed upstream of the river.
"According to the people here, it rained heavily that day. It was dark in the middle of the day and the power went out."
"It was around 5pm when a flash flood suddenly broke out and rushed down from above. Within a few minutes the water reached the knees."
"When they were about to evacuate, they discovered the bridge was broken and the river was flowing very fast, and the water was still rising. They had no choice but to quickly hide in the mountains."
"When village officials from a nearby village saw what was happening, they immediately reported the situation to their superiors. Around 8 p.m. that evening, the landslide became severe, and the flooded area became increasingly wider. Chenjiawan had no choice but to request assistance from the central government."
"We received the notification at 12 o'clock in the evening and came here with rescue equipment."
"When we arrived at this area, it was still dark and it was raining heavily. The flood was three meters high. We came here by boat to provide relief."
"At 11 o'clock in the morning, just as we were transporting the last few people out, a flash flood broke out again, overturning our boat and throwing everyone into the water."
"Fortunately, we were able to rescue the people one by one onto the boat in time."
"Finally, Old Sun ran out of energy and couldn't speed up or keep up. Old Lu saw this and swam over to pull him up, but the current was too strong and the distance between them and the boat was getting farther and farther."
"I threw a rope to them from the boat. Lao Lu grabbed the rope and held Lao Sun, who had already fainted from choking on the water."
"I pulled them hard, but the huge current hit the ropes and almost capsized the boat. Lao Lu had no choice but to let go."
"Seeing this, I had no choice but to jump down and grab Lao Lu. Lao Lu told me to let go and go save the people on the boat first. As he said that, he broke free from my hand."
At this point, he choked up. "I just glanced at the people on the boat, and Lao Lu broke free from my hand. I turned around and saw that they were washed away by the flood. For the sake of the people on the boat, I had to swim towards them desperately."
Wang Youyou listened to his choked explanation and tears blurred her eyes unconsciously.
She understood his pain too well, and he had done his best.
But why didn't her Lu Xingfei let go? If Lu Xingfei had given up Sun Qingguo, he could have swum back to the boat.
If it were her, she wouldn't be so selfless.
Zhang Jingxu continued, "The current was so strong that my brothers and I swam and pulled the boat to shore. We then immediately took the boat and gave chase, but we couldn't find Lao Lu and the others. We had no choice but to return and report to the organization... You know what happened next. The organization sent people to look for them, but they never found them."
"I understand." Wang Youyou sniffed.
She continued to look at the terrain.
The three-meter-high flood reached the foot of the mountain.
Could it be that Lu Xingfei was knocked unconscious and died at the foot of a mountain, but then another landslide blocked his way back, causing him to walk in the opposite direction?
Thinking of this, she pointed behind the mountain and asked, "Are you searching along the riverbank bit by bit? Did you look inside the mountain? Right there, on the back of this landslide."
Zhang Jingxu took a look and shook his head. "If they come ashore, they will wait for rescue there and won't go into the mountains. We are searching bit by bit within a two-kilometer radius on both sides of the river."
It is true.
Wang Youyou guessed that they didn't go into the mountains.
She immediately decided, saying, "We won't be walking along the river! According to my analysis, Lu Xingfei was most likely washed to the foot of the mountain on our side. Deputy Battalion Commander Sun fainted, and Lu Xingfei must have been anxious to carry him out of the mountain. At that time, the flash flood broke out again, and there was also the possibility of a landslide, which blocked his way. He had no choice but to walk into the mountains. And this side is full of water, so he would definitely go the other way."
After listening to her analysis, Zhang Jingxu felt that her analysis made sense.
It was raining heavily at the time and there was no one in the area, so it was possible that a landslide would occur again.
He agreed with her: "Okay, let's go in this direction and head up the mountain."
Maybe it's normal that Lao Lu got lost in the mountains and couldn't get out for ten days.
Thinking of this, he became excited.
He felt that Wang Youyou was right, Lao Lu should still be alive!
Unfortunately, dark clouds hung in the sky for several hours and it finally started to rain.
This made their journey up the mountain more difficult.
Zhang Jingxu walked in front, clearing the way with a knife, and Wang Youyou followed behind him, walking up the mountain little by little.
On the other side, after a ten-day journey, Lu Xingfei finally brought the injured Sun Qingguo out of the mountain.
They were saved.
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