"No way? Is this true?"
"It should be true. I heard about it, and it seems to be what happened just now."
"Isn't it normal for someone to slip and fall in this kind of weather? I almost fell before. What's the big deal?"
"Where is it? Why can't I see it?"
"It happened not long ago, right?"
"Yes, it seems that he fell quite hard. He lay on the ground for a long time without getting up..."
First, someone shouted loudly, attracting the attention and discussion of the people at the same table. Then, the topic radiated outward from them, covering most of the area in the teahouse, and many people joined in the conversation. Some tourists who came in from outside to avoid the rain were also asked about this matter and finally confirmed this statement. Someone had indeed fallen on the mountain road. The scenic spot has now sent people to check it out, but the specific situation is still unclear.
"What did I say before?" Qin Shen listened to their conversation and smiled at Xu Man. "It's dangerous to walk in the mountains on a rainy day. Look, didn't someone get into trouble?"
Xu Man also heard the discussion and frowned with some worry: "Is that person okay?"
Qin Shen: "It shouldn't happen. This mountain isn't steep. If you fall, at most you'll break a bone or sprain your ankle. Help is here too, so it won't be a big deal."
After a pause, he continued, "But you never know. Sometimes, if you are unlucky and bump into something when you fall, such as your head or neck, you may be in danger."
He picked up the cup and took a sip of tea: "It depends on the situation."
Xu Man nodded, took a bite of the shredded radish pancake, slowly swallowed it, and started chatting with him about the problem of slippery mountain roads, unknowingly changing the subject. The discussion among others only lasted a few minutes before stopping. After all, it was not a big deal. After satisfying their curiosity, everyone withdrew their attention and returned to what they were originally doing.
Ten more minutes passed like this until new tourists came in to take shelter from the rain and brought follow-up news about the incident: the person who fell on the mountain road was dead.
The atmosphere that had originally calmed down became boiling again, and everyone was in an uproar.
"What? Dead?"
"Didn't you say you were just dizzy?"
"Falling to death?"
Amidst the discussions, Xu Man looked at Qin Shen and saw the same shocked expression on his face as hers.
"Captain..." She didn't finish her words, but she believed Qin Shen could understand what she meant.
Qin Shen did understand, and his first reaction was to frown: "Did something really happen? What a coincidence, did it just hit a vital part?"
Xu Man was also skeptical, but the man who brought the news was not only sure of it, he also played the video he had shot on his cell phone for everyone. The speakers, which were turned up to the maximum volume, clearly emitted words such as "dead" and "fell to death", which made people believe that it was true.
The discussion continued. Qin Shen listened for a while, his brows furrowed more and more, and finally he simply stood up from the chair: "I'll go over and take a look at the situation."
Seeing this, Xu Man quickly stood up and said, "I'll go with you."
"No need." He refused. "It's raining so hard outside, why are you going out? Why don't you stay here and wait for me to come back?"
"I want to go with you." She insisted, "You are a police officer, and I am also a police officer. When encountering such a thing, it is my obligation to step forward and investigate the situation."
Qin Shen choked, he was really stumped by her words, he couldn't find anything to refute for a moment, he could only nod and agree: "...Okay, you come with me. But remember to be careful on the road, don't slip and fall."
Faced with her lover's worried advice, Xu Man smiled and replied, "I won't," then picked up the umbrella on the table and walked with him to the tourist who brought the latest news, asking about the specific location of the accident.
The tourist who filmed the video was a young man who was chatting animatedly with people at several tables. He even took out his mobile phone when he was excited and played the live video again. Qin Shen asked several times, but the other party ignored him and did not respond. He had no choice but to take out his police officer ID and hold it in front of the other party, and finally got a little response.
Correspondingly, his identity as a criminal policeman also attracted the attention and discussion of the people around him. Xu Man even heard a few clicks of photos being taken. When she looked over, she saw several girls pointing their cell phones at Qin Shen. She felt both amused and helpless.
It seems that there are still a lot of people watching the fun. Even at this time, they still remember to take pictures. I guess the reason for taking pictures is not "I met a real detective" but "I met a particularly handsome detective."
Qin Shen was completely unaware of this. Of course, it is possible that he noticed it but didn't bother to pay attention.
"Where exactly did the incident happen?" he asked the young tourist. "It's what you're playing on your phone."
The young tourist answered with some stammering, obviously not expecting to run into a criminal policeman: "It's not far from here, on the way from the valley viewing point to the temple, about four or five hundred meters away... on a small road."
"Path?"
"It's not really a small path, but it's a relatively remote shortcut... It's mentioned in many guides online, but it rained heavily today and the road became very slippery, so not many people walked there. I also heard that something happened there, so I deliberately went to take a look..."
Upon hearing this, Qin Shen turned around and looked outside the teahouse, as if he was measuring the direction and distance.
"Can you show me the way?"
"Convenient, convenient." The young tourist patted his knees and stood up, putting away his phone. "Let's go now?"
"Now."
The three of them came outside the teahouse and stood under the eaves holding umbrellas. The rain was heavy and showed no sign of slowing down. The rain was dancing wildly in the wind. Xu Man had only opened the umbrella for a short while when most of her arms were soaked by the rain.
She was blocking the wind and was about to move the umbrella over Qin Shen's head when he took over the umbrella handle and covered them both: "Let me do it."
The interaction between the two was natural and warm, clearly beyond the range of intimacy that colleagues should have. The young tourist looked at them with some curiosity, but tactfully did not ask any questions. He opened his umbrella, held it up and walked into the rain, leading the way for the two.
The heavy rain continued for more than half an hour, making the mountain road extremely slippery and the muddy level increased by more than one level. Sneakers were no longer of any use at this time. Xu Man walked with one foot deep and one foot shallow, trying hard not to slip. Fortunately, Qin Shen was right next to her. She held his arm and he led her forward step by step, and the pace was barely smooth.
The group arrived at the scene of the accident, a shortcut path halfway up the mountain.
"That's where the accident happened." When they were more than ten meters away from the destination, the young tourist stopped and pointed them in the direction.
In fact, there was no need for him to do so. There was a group of people gathered not far ahead. The colorful umbrellas and the swaying crowd were very eye-catching in the mountains and forests. People could immediately locate them and know where the incident happened.
It seems that even heavy rain cannot stop the Chinese people's love of watching excitement. Some staff members of the scenic spot tried to evacuate the crowd, but with little effect. People just took one or two steps back and had no intention of dispersing. New people kept coming, and the circle became bigger and bigger.
A cordon was temporarily set up at the scene, isolating the onlookers at a certain distance, but Qin Shen shook his head and said, "This area is too small. What clues can be obtained from such a small area?"
He walked with Xu Man to the outside of the cordon, handed the umbrella to Xu Man to hold, and then bent down to get in. The scenic area staff at the scene saw him and hurried over to stop him: "Sir, you can't come in here. Please leave quickly and don't destroy the scene."
"Police, from the Criminal Investigation Division." Qin Shen was prepared for this and took out his police ID and handed it to the person who came. "What happened here?"
The staff member was startled. He took the police ID and looked at it, then he was a little confused: "Didn't they say that the road was blocked in the rain and it would take half an hour to get there? How come they are here so soon?"
"Oh, I'm on vacation today, so I came here to travel and relax. I heard that something happened here, so I came to take a look." Qin Shen lied without changing his expression. In fact, it was not all lies. Most of them were true. He just said suspension from work instead of vacation. After all, the latter sounded much more reliable and convincing than the former.
The staff really believed his words, breathed a sigh of relief, and smiled easily: "So that's how it is, police comrade, you came at the right time, we were just worried."
Qin Shen nodded, took the umbrella held by Xu Man behind him, motioned her to come in, briefly introduced her to the staff, "This is my colleague," and held the umbrella between the two of them, asking, "What happened?"
As an intern, Xu Man did not have a police ID, and she did not bring her badge proving that she worked in the Criminal Investigation Detachment. However, because of Qin Shen's words and his police ID, the staff easily accepted his statement and did not think carefully about why a male criminal policeman who was on vacation would be accompanied by a female colleague.
"It's like this, police comrade, I'm Fan Hong, the supervisor in charge of this tourist area." The staff member first introduced himself, then took them to the center of the cordon, pointed at a middle-aged man lying on the ground and explained the whole story.
"More than 20 minutes ago, we received a call from a tourist saying that a tourist was found unconscious on the ground in the mountains, so we quickly brought people over to check the situation, and then we found him."
"When we arrived, he was already dead and fell to the ground, looking pale. We tried many first aid measures but to no avail. We could only contact the police and the hospital and wait for them to come..."
While listening, Qin Shen lowered his head to check the condition of the person who fell to the ground.
The person who fell to the ground was a middle-aged man, about thirty years old, with his eyes closed, his head tilted to one side, and no obvious signs of breathing rise and fall in his chest. He indeed looked like he was dead.
"Are you sure there's no hope?"
Fan Hong: "We have brought medical staff here and have examined him carefully. Based on the current situation, this is indeed the case. Of course, we can't say for sure. Maybe the ambulance can take him to the hospital and he can be saved. We definitely hope for the second possibility."
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