Chapter 128 Are we going further and further astray? Did we lead you down the wrong path?
Outside the tent, Zhang Cheng sat with his back against a tree trunk, holding a military knife in his hand, his eyes occasionally darting into the distance.
The wind rustled through the trees, making a "whoosh" sound, occasionally accompanied by the chirping of insects, but other than that, there was no other noise.
He recalled his experiences in the beast world, going through what he had memorized in his mind.
In the middle of the night, Chen Youwei took over his shift.
He sat outside the tent, yawning, holding a flashlight and occasionally scanning his surroundings.
The thought of what to write about my feelings and experiences when I get back gives me a headache.
Yuanyuan slept soundly in the tent, holding a little saber-toothed tiger in her arms, with a little wolf and a little white dog nestled beside her.
In her dream, she returned to the beast world, to that same rainy night, where they hid in a tree.
This time, she was the one who slipped and fell.
They watched in terror as the bear's jaws drew ever closer...
"ah…"
As the bear's mouth closed, she suddenly sat up in bed, opened her eyes, and gently touched her chest with lingering fear.
It's scary.
"Hmm..."
It took me a while to come to my senses. Looking towards the source of the sound, I discovered that the little wolf had rolled into the corner of the tent at some point.
The little wolf circled twice on the ground, looking at her with a pitiful expression, as if he had been kicked away while sleeping soundly.
Yuanyuan rubbed her eyes, got up, went over and picked it up. "Little wolf, what are you doing here?"
"..."
"Yuanyuan, what's wrong?" Su Xue was woken up by her voice.
"Excuse me, Aunt Su, did I disturb you?"
"No," Su Xue stood up, walked to her side, and touched her forehead. Fortunately, it wasn't hot.
"Did you have a nightmare?"
Yuanyuan nodded, "I dreamt that I was eaten by a bear."
"Don't be afraid, it's all just a dream," Su Xue said, pulling her into her arms to comfort her.
"Um."
A faint morning light was already appearing outside the tent.
Chen Youwei came over to ask what was wrong, and Su Xue told him that everything was fine and started packing her things.
"Yuanyuan, it's dawn. We should get up and head back to the Forestry Bureau."
Yuanyuan nodded, and ten minutes later the two of them lifted the tent flap and came out.
"You're awake? Hurry up and get ready, we'll leave after breakfast."
Zhang Cheng and Chen Youwei had already cooked the noodles, and the aroma wafted into the tent.
Yuanyuan smelled the aroma and immediately pulled Yu Na over, exclaiming, "It smells so good!"
Chen You smiled and served her a bowl, saying, "Eat slowly, don't burn yourself."
After we finish drinking, we'll find our way back to the Forestry Bureau. Once we get there, we can take a good shower and have a nice meal!
Yuanyuan placed the bowl of noodles on the simple folding table and ate it in small bites, her eyes filled with anticipation.
This time she can stay for a month, and she can spend quality time with her mother.
After breakfast, everyone packed up their tents and supplies, and Yuanyuan put them all into her spatial storage.
Zhang Cheng glanced at the direction and said, "Let's go. We shouldn't go wrong if we follow this direction."
Yuanyuan walked in the middle, with Yu Na and Xiaobai on her left and right.
Zhang Cheng led the way.
Few people come to this forest; it's overgrown with weeds and there aren't any paths to walk on.
The sun was rising higher, and they had only walked a short distance.
Sunlight filters through the gaps in the leaves, casting dappled shadows on the ground.
"Captain Zhang, have you taken the wrong route?"
"Why are you going further and further away?"
"If you can't do it, then you do it. Don't you remember me?" Zhang Cheng chopped off a small branch blocking his way and turned back to retort.
Chen Youwei touched his nose, "I must have been seeing things."
"Let's keep going down, we should be heading in the right direction. If all else fails, we can head towards the utility poles."
The group continued walking for about an hour and a half.
The military bracelet on Zhang Cheng's wrist flashed.
He stopped in his tracks, and a slight smile curved the corners of his usually tense lips.
"It seems we don't need to bother finding the way."
"What's the meaning?"
Su Xue also stopped and looked at him with a puzzled expression.
Zhang Cheng shook his wrist. "The bracelet just flashed. I guess the Forestry Bureau has located us and is on their way to pick us up."
"Really?" Yuanyuan's eyes lit up; if she didn't stop, she felt like her legs weren't her own anymore.
Chen Youwei slapped his forehead and grinned, "Oh right! How could I forget about the GPS tracking bracelet! That saves us a lot of trouble; we don't have to walk for ages, we can just wait for rescue!"
"Find an open spot to rest and grab something to eat to replenish your energy."
"Okay, okay, okay!" Yuanyuan said three times.
………
Forestry Bureau
The monitoring room was bustling with activity. Ever since Zhang Cheng and the others lost contact with Yuanyuan, Gu Zheng hadn't slept a wink. His eyes were bloodshot as he stared at the location map on the big screen, his brows furrowed.
"How is it? Still no signal?" Gu Zheng's voice was hoarse; he had asked this countless times since morning.
When Yuanyuan comes home, they can usually find her by tracking her location.
After the screen went black, I couldn't find any information about her no matter how hard I tried.
Technician Zhang Ming was sweating profusely, his fingers flying across the keyboard, but the screen remained completely black.
"Professor Gu, it still doesn't work."
Zhang Ming gritted his teeth. "The signal seems to be blocked by something; it's completely untraceable. Could it be..."
"Are they still in the Beast World?"
Gu Zheng slammed his fist on the table. "Impossible. If they were still in the Beast World, the live stream wouldn't have stopped."
"Xiao Gu, don't worry too much. Zhang Cheng and the other two are top-notch special forces soldiers, and Yuan Yuan has a system with her, so she'll be fine."
Gu Zheng took a deep breath. "Keep investigating. We must find their whereabouts!"
Not only did the Forestry Bureau mobilize all its manpower and resources to search, but higher authorities also dispatched two teams to systematically locate their whereabouts.
Countless drones hovered over the mountains and forests, and the search and rescue team was divided into more than a dozen groups, with hunting dogs conducting a carpet search in the mountains.
Finally, they even resorted to satellite reconnaissance.
"Professor Gu! There's movement!"
Zhang Ming excitedly pointed at the screen, "The positioning chip on Captain Zhang is responding!"
"I've also found Yuanyuan's location."
Gu Zheng instantly moved closer to the screen, "Quick! Lock onto the location!"
Immediately notify the nearest search and rescue team and have them rush there at full speed.
Also, send a drone over immediately to assess the situation.
"Yes!" Zhang Ming and the others immediately began to operate.
"The location has been pinpointed to the pine forest area of Xishan, only two kilometers away from the nearest search and rescue team, Group 3. We have already notified them."
Everyone in the monitoring room breathed a sigh of relief; their anxiety and worry from the entire night finally came to an end.
"Professor Gu, where are you going?"
The group found it strange that Gu Zheng left without looking back. Was he going to rest?
"Go pick up my daughter."
He couldn't rest easy until he saw Yuanyuan in person.
"??"
"I'll go too."
Lu Yuan had just returned from outside and wanted to report the progress to him. Upon hearing this, he shoved the collected information into the person next to him.
Hurry up and catch up.
The two arrived at the tarmac, but there was no time to wait for someone to come and fly the plane.
Lu Yuan went straight to the driver's seat for the lesson.
Professor Gu didn't sleep all night, and he didn't dare let him drive, so he had to do it himself.
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