Xingxing led everyone into the depths of the overgrown weeds for several hundred meters. In the distance, Zhu Qianying and Yan Shao could vaguely hear the sound of rushing water.
The stars turned a corner on the mountainside, and the group followed. They hadn't run far when they saw the waterfall in the distance.
Beyond the waterfall, many tall boulders stand before it. This area seems to be a soon-to-be-developed tourist attraction, as newly erected, winding steps lead up beside those massive, haphazardly arranged boulders.
After running all the way, Xingxing stopped panting on the flat ground in front of the large rock.
By the time Yan Shao and Zhu Qianying ran over, Xingxing had already circled around on the flat ground a few times.
Yan Shao and Zhu Qianying stood on the flat ground, looking up at the magnificent waterfall in front of them, their gaze shifting from the waterfall to the giant rock viewing platform.
My heart couldn't help but sink little by little!
A flicker of panic flashed in Zhu Qianying's eyes. Yan Shao reached out and tightly embraced her shoulder, nuzzling his face against hers.
"It's okay, Zai Zai will be alright!"
But as Yan Shao said these words, a chill ran through his heart.
After circling the flat ground a few times, the star unfortunately turned in the direction that Zhu Qianying and Yan Shaoji really didn't want to see.
It ran from the flat ground to the steps, almost leaping up, and ran all the way up the steps to the giant stone grandstand.
Zhu Qianying took a deep breath, bit her lip, exchanged a glance with Yan Shao, and hurriedly followed Xingxing up to the stands.
These giant stone viewing platforms are very high, dozens of meters above the ground. When Zhu Qianying and Yan Shao ran up to the platform first, Xingxing stood on the platform facing the waterfall and shouted loudly.
He looked more agitated than ever before, and his cries carried a hint of sorrow.
Zhu Qianying bit her lip and ran to the side of the stars with Yan Shao. She looked down and tears streamed down her face silently.
From the flat ground, the viewing platform appears to be forty or fifty meters high. But if you peer out, you'll find that the waterfall is terrifyingly deep. Judging by sight, it's probably about twice the height of the viewing platform. Looking down from there, the deep pool below the waterfall is extremely deep, its dark green color gleaming with a cold and chilling light.
Yan Shao was initially only focused on the terrain of the waterfall. When he noticed something was wrong with the person next to him, he turned his head and saw that Zhu Qianying, who had been extremely calm since the incident, had tears streaming down her face.
Yan Shao was heartbroken and didn't know what to do. He bent down, cupped her face in his hands, and frantically wiped away the tears that streamed down her face like a burst dam.
"Ying'er, be good, don't cry! We haven't found her yet, have we?"
Zhu Qianying let him wipe his tears haphazardly, then raised her hand to wipe her face, leaned forward against the railing, and shouted down at the waterfall, "Zizai, where are you?"
"Zizai, can you answer Mommy?"
Yan Shao saw her shouting at the waterfall like a madwoman, while Xingxing, whether it had actually smelled something or was influenced by Zhu Qianying's cries, continued to bark loudly at the waterfall.
Yan Shao hugged Zhu Qianying and kissed her on the face. Her tears clung to his tongue, salty and bitter.
Releasing her, Yan Shao walked up to the captain, who was standing on the stands looking around, and instructed, "Arrange for a few officers to go down and take a look. I'll notify Director He and have him send people to search and rescue the area below the waterfall."
The captain nodded in agreement, waved to gather the team members together, and then discussed how to go down and investigate.
Yan Shao dialed Director He's number and explained the situation. Director He said he would immediately arrange for a rescue team to come.
After Yan Shao hung up the phone, Zhu Qianying had stopped shouting. At this moment, she was standing behind the police officers, and judging from her appearance, it seemed that she was preparing to go down with them to investigate.
"Ying'er, this place is dangerous, you can't go!"
Yan Shao strode forward and grabbed Zhu Qianying's arm.
He could indulge her in other matters, but he couldn't let her do something so dangerous. Even though her sensitivity and awareness of danger were no less than those of the police officers.
Zhu Qianying raised her red eyes and said resolutely, "No, I want to go!"
Putting aside the influence of the stars, Zhu Qianying also had a strong intuition that Zizai must have disappeared here.
Therefore, she wouldn't feel at ease unless she went down and saw for herself.
Yan Shao stared at her for over ten seconds, and finally, he gave in once again.
“Okay…but you have to take safety precautions. I’ll go down to search with you.”
As the police officers were tying ropes around Yan Shao and Zhu Qianying's waists, Yan Shao's phone rang.
"Young Master Yan, the staff at the scenic area said that the downstream end of this waterfall is the large reservoir at the foot of the mountain. The entrance to the reservoir has a huge metal screen to prevent foreign objects from entering. From yesterday to today, no large foreign objects have appeared at the reservoir entrance. The staff at the scenic area are now searching upstream along the downstream. The supplies and rescue personnel I requested from headquarters are also on their way here and should arrive in about twenty minutes."
Director He's phone call lifted Yan Shao's plummeting heart a little.
About ten minutes later, Zhu Qianying and Yan Shao, with ropes tied around their waists, slowly descended the steep cliffside along with several police officers.
Yan Shao's phone rang again.
This time, Young Master Yan answered the call wirelessly, "Speak!"
"Young Master Yan, there's a black backpack caught on a rock near a stream, about two or three kilometers from the foot of the mountain. Inside, there are compressed biscuits, potato chips, and an iPad..."
Clearly, this bag is Vic Zhou's backpack.
"Anything else..." Young Master Yan asked in a deep voice, secretly praying that nothing else would happen!
"Nothing else has been found so far..."
Yan Shao breathed a slight sigh of relief. Zhu Qianying, who was less than a meter away from him, braced her foot on the rock and watched him nervously with her ears perked up as soon as he spoke.
Seeing him exhale, Zhu Qianying asked anxiously, "How are you?"
After hesitating for a moment, Yan Shao finally relayed Director He's words verbatim.
Zhu Qianying's furrowed brows relaxed somewhat.
"Zaizai should be down there..."
As she said this, Zhu Qianying seemed to increase the speed of her descent!
Yan Shao's low spirits lifted slightly because of Zhu Qianying's words.
At times like these, he trusted Zhu Qianying's intuition.
So he quickened his pace and slid down rapidly, keeping pace with her as they descended side by side. Neither of them spoke, but with each step down, their hearts grew a little more hopeful.
Because they could vaguely see a depression beneath the boulder, near the surface of the deep pool, and this depression was very likely where Zizai was hiding...
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