Looking at the operating screens and computers they hadn't even put away yet, Xiang Nan couldn't help but look at Director Liu with some confusion: "Uncle Liu, are you guys using the drone to search for something up the mountain?"
"No, no, no, I'm not looking for anything." Director Liu quickly changed the subject: "By the way, Nan Nan, why did you come to me so suddenly? Is there something wrong?"
"It's okay. Uncle Xu made some sugar-roasted chestnuts and asked us to bring them over to you." Xiangfangnan said as he handed over the bag that was still steaming.
"It turns out to be sugar-roasted chestnuts. I was wondering why the caramel aroma was so fragrant." Although he said so, Director Liu was obviously not as eager as he usually was when he saw something delicious. Instead, he kept looking at the control screen from time to time.
Not only him, but Zhang Bosong on the side also had a frown on his face.
As soon as he saw this, Xiangfangnan knew that Director Liu must be hiding something from them, and it was related to something happening on the mountain.
Thinking of this, Xiangfangnan couldn't help but have a bad premonition in his heart.
At this time, He Xuebin also said to Xiangfang Nan and the others, "Since the sugar-roasted chestnuts have been delivered, Nannan, you should quickly take Tiantian and the others back. Otherwise, the rain will get heavier and it will be difficult to travel."
"Why are you leaving?" Xiangfangnan said with a serious expression, "Such a big thing has happened, why didn't you tell us?"
He Xuebin was frightened by his words: "What, what's such a big deal? Nan Nan, what are you talking about?"
"It seems that you are really hiding something from us." Song Tiantian said with certainty.
"Tiantian, why do you say that?" He Xuebin was surprised by the sensitivity of these two little guys.
This is especially obvious when compared with his stupid son.
He Jingnian looked back and forth between Song Tiantian and He Xuebin with a puzzled look on his face: "What are they hiding from us? Why are they hiding something from us?"
Xu Anjia also echoed: "That's right, why are Uncle Liu and the others hiding something from us?"
"Yes, we have nothing to hide from you. You should go back quickly, otherwise the rain will get heavier soon..." Before Director Liu could finish his words of persuasion, Xiangfang Nan directly asked, "Did something happen to Professor An and the others?"
Afraid that the rain would be too heavy and the children would have difficulty walking with their things, Lu Chuanbei and Xiangfangnan came over. As soon as they entered Director Liu's yard, they heard Xiangfangnan's voice.
"What?"
"Did Professor An and the others get into trouble?"
Director Liu couldn't help but feel deflated when he saw the two people appear at the door again. "You guys are the same. You usually don't come to see me for a few days, but today you do it. I don't want you to get involved in my business, but you keep coming to me one after another."
Hearing this, Lu Chuanbei's heart sank immediately: "So, Professor An and the others really got into trouble?"
Fang Xiuzhu even speculated and asked, "Is it because of the rain?"
"No, they lost contact early yesterday morning." Director Liu, realizing he couldn't hide it any longer, said, "I heard from the guys next door who stayed here that they had just contacted Professor An and his team about half an hour before they lost contact. They also received the location Professor An and his team were going to set up camp. After confirming that there was no problem, they went to bed."
"It wasn't until we woke up in the morning and tried to contact Professor An and the others about the day's progress that we discovered we couldn't reach him anymore. Furthermore, the three satellite phones they had brought with them, as well as the several drones that were supposed to be transmitting video, had all been disconnected..."
It was only through Director Liu's narration that Lu Chuanbei and the others learned what had happened.
"...So, we put the program team's spare drones on the mountain. Unfortunately, drones can only be operated within a range of 50 kilometers. Beyond this distance, we can only wait for the rain to stop and then look for it on the mountain." Director Liu sighed when he said this.
"Have you found any clues related to Professor An?" Lu Chuanbei asked hurriedly.
"Yes, but they've all been washed away by the rain," Director Liu said, glancing outside. "I don't know how much longer this rain will last."
"Soon," Zhang Bosong said hurriedly, "According to the weather station's forecast, the rain will stop around 1 a.m. and as early as 3 a.m.."
Lu Chuanbei subconsciously raised his watch to check the time: "It's almost eleven o'clock now, so there are still about two hours left."
"That's right, and we've already called the police. As soon as the rain stops, the police and forest rangers at the foot of the mountain will go into the mountains together to search for him."
He Xuebin quickly said, "Then let's help too!"
"No need, you guys..." Before Director Liu finished his words, he suddenly heard a loud bang coming from the bottom of the mountain.
This sound shook the entire village.
"Oh no, an earthquake is coming! Everyone get out of the house quickly!" Yu Xiaoming's face suddenly changed. He then picked up Song Tiantian and Xu Anjia, who was closest to her, and ran out the door.
Lu Yang didn't say anything and just pulled Lu Chuanbei and Xiangfangnan and ran away.
The moment Yu Xiaoming shouted, He Xuebin immediately picked up He Jingnian.
The staff nearby quickly brought out Xu Qi, who was still in the courtyard, and several researchers next door.
Soon, everyone came to the village drying yard.
[No, my hands are shaking from worry.]
[Oh my god, nothing will happen to Xiao Lu and the others, right?]
No, no, we didn't feel any shaking near Changbai Mountain City, so it must be a small earthquake, nothing serious.
[Yes, yes, yes, don't panic, it's just a small earthquake, I'm sure you'll be fine.]
That being said, everyone who was watching the live broadcast couldn't help but feel nervous.
At this moment, several staff members who went downstairs to check the situation ran towards the drying yard from the village entrance with panic on their faces.
One of them shouted to Director Liu with an anxious look on his face, "Director Liu, this is bad! There's a mudslide down there, blocking the entire intersection!"
"What did you say? Mudslide?" Director Liu looked at him in disbelief, his face covered in rain.
"Yes, not long after we left the village, we saw a mudslide that had completely blocked the road."
"Oh my god." Director Liu was a little panicked now. "Aren't we stuck in the village, unable to go up or down?"
"Judging from the current situation, that's right."
The mudslide has blocked the road. Doesn't that mean they can't get out?
[It's over, it's over! Xiao Lu and the others can't get out, and the people down the mountain can't get in!]
"Yeah, Professor An and the others are still waiting for rescue. So, isn't that hopeless?"
[Now, let alone Professor An, even the production team will be in trouble if they can't restore the mountain road in time, right?]
"No way, aren't they okay now? And didn't the staff who just checked on the situation say that the mudslide wouldn't pass through the village? They shouldn't be in any trouble, right?"
[The mudslide blocked the road, which meant the production team couldn't get supplies from the mountainside for the time being. So if the road wasn't cleared in time, then by the time the production team ran out of supplies...]
As soon as the audience saw this comment, their hearts, which had just calmed down, were lifted up again.
While the staff in front was talking to Director Liu about the mudslide, an ordinary-looking staff member unconsciously leaned towards Yu Xiaoming from behind when everyone's attention was focused on Director Liu and the others.
"Captain Yu."
"What's going on?"
"It was indeed a mudslide, and judging by the earthquake just now, it's probably caused by a landslide caused by a mudslide. However, I still feel like something's not right."
Hearing this, Yu Xiaoming's expression suddenly became serious: "Is there something wrong?"
Wang Dazhong frowned. "I can't really put my finger on it, but I just feel like something's not right."
"When the rain stops, we'll go check out the landslide."
"OK."
Wang Dazhong left again without a word, and at the same time, Yu Xiaoming returned to stand near Lu Chuanbei and Song Tiantian.
At this moment, Director Liu had already learned from the staff that the earthquake was caused by a landslide caused by mudslides.
After knowing that the mudslide would not pass through the village, Director Liu arranged for everyone to go back to the house and change into dry clothes.
As soon as Lu Chuanbei and his friends returned to the courtyard, they checked the children first. When they saw that they were all wearing raincoats and their clothes were still dry except for some traces of rain on their trouser legs, they breathed a sigh of relief.
Then, Lu Chuanbei lit the small stove in the kitchen and asked the little ones to warm themselves by the fire at the kitchen door to dry the rain water on their trouser legs.
At the same time, they took some hot water from the pot in the kitchen and quickly returned to the room to change into dry clothes.
Especially Xu Qi, who was taken out of the courtyard unexpectedly and was thoroughly drenched by the rain. If he didn't change his clothes quickly, he would probably catch a cold soon.
So, when Song Tiantian saw that Xu Qi's face was already flushed, she went straight to the corner of the kitchen and took out her small medicine pot.
He Jingnian looked at Song Tiantian and couldn't help but mutter a few times: "Tiantian, it's already this time, you don't still want to boil medicine?"
"That's why we need to make some medicine," Song Tiantian said as she opened the secret room at the kitchen door and took out some of the stored ginger and herbs they had picked in the mountains a while ago. "So many people got soaked by the rain just now. If we don't make some medicine, someone will definitely catch a cold."
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