Chapter 82 You're Crazy!
After hanging up the phone, Zhou Feng's face looked extremely ugly.
He took out his cell phone, quickly flipped through the address book, and dialed a number: "Hello, Lao Zheng, it's me, Zhou Feng. I have an urgent matter..."
He briefly explained the situation, and the other end of the phone was silent for a few seconds: "Wait for me at the ski resort, I'll bring people up right away."
Ten minutes later, a police car drove up.
As soon as Captain Zheng got out of the car, he frowned: "This is terrible weather. I'm afraid even the road will be closed in a while."
"Did you bring the equipment?" Zhou Feng stared at him closely.
"We brought a drone equipped with a thermal imager," Captain Zheng pointed to the trunk, "but in this weather, the signal may not be very good."
Two technicians quickly set up the equipment.
The blizzard was getting worse and worse, and the drone was struggling to keep its balance in the strong wind.
"There's nothing unusual about the ski resort."
"The rest area is also at normal temperature."
"Wait," the operator pointed at the screen, "there's a heat source over there!"
Everyone held their breath, but upon closer inspection, they saw it was just a hare foraging in the snow.
"The signal is too bad," the technician frowned. "The snow is getting heavier and heavier, and the interference is too serious. In addition, the area under the platform has too dense tree canopy, and thermal imaging can't penetrate it at all."
"Old Zheng," Zhou Feng said anxiously, "Can we try somewhere else?"
"Zhou Feng," Captain Zheng patted his shoulder, "you just said you encountered a suspicious car? Tell me more about it."
"It was a black SUV, driving very fast." Zhou Feng tried to recall the details. "The man in the driver's seat had an unnatural expression when he saw me. There were two people sitting in the back seat."
"Can you see what they look like?"
"It was snowing heavily and the car was going very fast..." Zhou Feng shook his head, "but the driver had a strange look in his eyes. He tried to get away when he saw me."
Captain Zheng arranged for someone to check the surveillance video and then asked: "Has this child offended anyone recently?"
"No." Zhou Feng denied it without thinking, "He is a gentle person and everyone in the company likes him very much." At this point, his voice lowered.
Captain Zheng looked at the sky and said, "The snow is getting heavier. If we don't take action, I'm afraid even the road will be closed."
"Captain," the technician suddenly shouted, "the temperature has dropped to minus ten degrees Celsius. The drone won't last long in this weather."
"Search again!" Zhou Feng rushed over, "Try again!"
"Calm down first..." Captain Zheng had just opened his mouth when a police officer walked over quickly.
"Captain! We checked the surveillance footage. That black SUV is indeed suspicious. It took a remote forest road when going down the mountain, as if it was trying to avoid surveillance."
"What's the exact location?"
"The last time it was seen was at the forest road entrance on the east side. There is no surveillance there..." The police officer handed over a screenshot, "The last two digits of the license plate number are 86."
Zhou Feng's heart skipped a beat.
"Can you tell which region the license plate is from? What about the first few digits?" Captain Zheng leaned over.
"The weather was bad and the surveillance camera was frozen, so we could only see the last two people." The police officer shook his head, "But I can see the car model clearly. It's a Chevrolet SUV, black."
Captain Zheng immediately said, "Attention, black Chevrolet SUV, license plate number 86, check all vehicles matching the description in the area immediately, and focus on every checkpoint in the eastern area!"
Zhou Feng quickly asked: "Did the surveillance camera capture Pei Song's last appearance?" His voice trembled with anxiety.
The police officer quickly looked through the surveillance screenshots: "Mr. Pei was last seen at the place where he sent you down the mountain. That area is right in the blind spot of the A3 and A4 cameras, and is completely blocked by several large pine trees. Further east is the forest road, which is not covered by any surveillance..."
"Captain!" A policeman ran over, his face pale, "It's bad! The three intersections at the bottom of the mountain are blocked. The blizzard is too heavy and the road is icy."
"Damn it!" Captain Zheng punched the car door.
"If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have gone skateboarding. I could have brought Manager Pei down the mountain with me." Lin Lin couldn't help but complain, with tears in her voice.
"Now there's no way down the mountain." A colleague echoed, "Are we all waiting to die on this mountain?"
"Don't say such discouraging words." Zhou Feng interrupted them harshly.
But as a team leader, he was also struggling with his own conscience.
The roads were closed, and continuing to let so many colleagues accompany him in the snowstorm to look for people was tantamount to putting everyone in danger.
But when he thought that Pei Song might be waiting for rescue in some corner, his heart seemed to be grasped by an invisible hand.
"Old Zheng," he turned to Captain Zheng, "is there any other solution?"
"Ordinary vehicles cannot drive in this kind of weather." Captain Zheng shook his head, "Even if we manage to drive it, once it slips..." He didn't say anything else, but everyone understood how serious the consequences would be.
Before he finished speaking, a roar came from above his head.
Everyone looked up and saw a business jet slowly landing in the snow.
The airflow created by the helicopter propeller blew the surrounding snow into the air, and several colleagues quickly stepped back to avoid it.
The moment the cabin door opened, Zhou Feng was stunned.
Shi Yanchen strode off the plane, followed by an assistant.
He was wearing a black windbreaker and looked terribly solemn.
"What's the situation?" He walked straight towards Captain Zheng, his voice slightly hoarse.
"Who is this..." Captain Zheng obviously didn't know the young man who suddenly showed up, and there was a hint of doubt in his tone, "Now all three intersections are closed, and the blizzard is getting worse..."
"Where is your rescue team?" Shi Yanchen interrupted him.
"We're on the way, but in this weather, helicopters can't conduct search and rescue." Captain Zheng sighed, "The visibility is too low and the wind is too strong."
Shi Yanchen's eyes suddenly became sharp: "Then search manually."
"Sir," Captain Zheng said awkwardly, "the blizzard may intensify at any time. It is too dangerous to continue searching. I suggest you wait until the weather improves..."
"I can't wait!" Shi Yanchen almost shouted, "The temperature is more than ten degrees below zero. If he gets hurt or..." He couldn't continue. Just thinking about that possibility made his heart ache.
"Mr. Shi is right," Zhou Feng stepped forward, "We can't wait. Every minute we wait increases the risk."
Shi Yanchen glanced at him with a complicated look.
"Okay," Captain Zheng finally nodded, "but we must work in groups, with at least three people in each group."
"I'll go to the pine forest in the west." Shi Yanchen said decisively.
"I'll go with you." Zhou Feng said.
Shi Yanchen did not refuse, but just said "hmm" lightly.
At least they had the same goal when it came to finding Pei Song.
"Wait a minute," Shi Yanchen suddenly stopped, "under that dense forest..."
Zhou Feng followed his gaze.
Below the platform is a dense pine forest, and the steep slope is daunting.
"Will it be..." Shi Yanchen's voice trembled a little.
"Mr. Shi, it's too dangerous down there," Captain Zheng said immediately, "The slope is at least 70 degrees, and there are rocks all over the ground."
But Shi Yanchen had already started to untie the straps of his jacket, preparing to climb down.
"You're crazy!" Zhou Feng grabbed him and said, "In this weather, going down is like going to die!"
"Let go." Shi Yanchen shook off his hand, his voice frighteningly cold, "If he is really down there..."
"but......"
"No buts." Shi Yanchen interrupted him, his eyes firm and almost paranoid, "If it were you, would you give up?"