In fact, the Zhongyang Garrison Command was not far from the granary; otherwise, Liang Zheng would not have been able to lead his troops there on the very night of the natural disaster.
Driving the sled at speeds exceeding 80 km/h, Chen Yu and his team reached the grain depot in the snowstorm in just over an hour.
As the iconic high walls and pointed granaries of the grain depot gradually came into view in the wind and snow, they stood quietly on the snow-covered plain, appearing quite peaceful.
"It's over, Officer Feng. It seems your dad is probably dead. There haven't even been any gunshots from the fight at the grain depot," Lin Lele said.
"Your dad is in grave danger!" Feng Xinran retorted angrily. She had been putting up with Lin Lele for a long time, and now Lin Lele was still making sarcastic remarks. How could she not be furious?
"Xinran, don't worry. In my opinion, Commander Feng shouldn't have arrived yet," Bao Yongning said to Feng Xinran while observing through binoculars.
"How is that possible? Didn't you say my dad and the others set off this morning? Although they are a bit slower than us, it's almost dark now, how could they not have arrived yet?" Feng Xinran asked, puzzled.
"Because there were no traces of sleds passing by near the gate of the grain depot," Chen Yu, who was also observing the situation through binoculars, explained.
“Yes, at least there are no traces of today’s sleds,” Bao Yongning added. “Of course, we cannot rule out the possibility that Commander Feng and his men entered the grain depot from another direction, but the Zhongyang City Grain Depot only has one main gate, and given Commander Feng’s personality, he would not have entered through the back door.”
Upon hearing Chen Yu's explanation, Feng Xinran snatched the binoculars from Chen Yu's hand and immediately began to examine them.
Just as Chen Yu and the others had said, the snow at the entrance of the grain depot was fluffy and flat, with no trace of sleds or even people walking on it.
"Could it be that they took the wrong turn on their way here? After all, although Commander Feng and his group didn't start from the same military camp gate, they all went the same way. Our destination is the granary, so they should have been on the same path as us. But we haven't seen any trace of them along the way," Lin Lele said.
"Impossible!" Bao Yongning retorted firmly. "With Commander Feng personally leading the team, how could they possibly make such a basic mistake?"
Lin Lele pouted, somewhat unconvinced, and said, "What's wrong with Commander Feng? His daughter almost led us astray when she was guiding us before."
Hearing Lin Lele say this, Bao Yongning frowned, a hint of anger rising in his heart. How dare a young girl so presumptuously question their commander's abilities? This was simply an insult to the commander.
“Commander Feng is Commander Feng, and Xinran is Xinran. Tiger father, dog daughter…” Bao Yongning wanted to say, “Tiger father, dog daughter, it’s not unusual,” but he immediately realized his mistake and changed the subject, saying, “These are different, don’t confuse them!”
However, Feng Xinran remained silent. If it weren't for the fact that she had led them astray and caused them to waste more than an hour, they might not be in such a passive position now. At this moment, she felt extremely guilty.
"Alright!" Chen Yu interrupted their argument. "There's no point in arguing about this now. What we need to focus on is what to do next."
After a pause, Chen Yu continued, "In any case, as long as Commander Feng and his men haven't entered the granary, it's not a bad thing."
Hearing Chen Yu say this, everyone nodded slightly.
However, Bao Yongning said with a solemn expression, "The weather is bad now, and it will be dark soon. The temperature will be even lower then. If Commander Feng and the others are really trapped somewhere, the situation is not optimistic."
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go find them right away!" Feng Xinran said anxiously.
"Find them? Where are we supposed to find them? It's all snow and ice everywhere, and the snow is two meters deep. If it were that easy to find them, we wouldn't have gone without seeing a single trace of them along the way," Chen Yu said irritably.
“Mr. Chen is right, let’s wait and see, lest we miss out on them again,” Bao Yongning said.
Since Chen Yu and Bao Yongning had both said so, Feng Xinran naturally couldn't insist any further.
In fact, she knew in her heart that, given the current situation, waiting here was the best option.
But it's understandable that she lost her composure when it came to her father's safety.
As night was about to fall, Chen Yu turned off the engine and headlights of the sled to avoid attracting the attention of the grain depot.
Since everyone was wearing professional cold-weather gear, they didn't feel too cold in the enclosed, cramped space inside the car for a while.
"Chen Yu, do you think my dad and the others might have been ambushed by Liang Zheng on the way?" Feng Xinran suddenly asked.
"That's impossible. In the vast snowfield, how could Liang Zheng know where your father and his group would pass by? To ambush them? Isn't that nonsense?" Chen Yu looked at Feng Xinran as if she were an idiot.
Hearing Chen Yu's explanation, Feng Xinran breathed a sigh of relief.
After a while, she asked Bao Yongning again, "Uncle Bao, if my dad's convoy gets stuck in a snowdrift on the road, how long can they last with the supplies they brought?"
"Don't worry too much, Commander Feng and the others will be fine. Perhaps they've already returned to the garrison area. Let's wait a bit longer. If they haven't arrived by midnight, we'll head back first," Bao Yongning reassured him.
Hearing Bao Yongning say this, Feng Xinran felt comforted once again.
After an unknown amount of time, Feng Xinran, sitting in the back row, patted Chen Yu on the shoulder and said, "Chen Yu, do you think my dad might..."
Chen Yu had clearly guessed Feng Xinran's intentions and interrupted her directly: "Feng Xinran, aren't you annoying? Do you really want something to happen to your father?"
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