The leading member of the search and rescue team was obviously stunned for a long time, as if he did not expect that he would actually run into the trapped victims who needed rescue. After a few seconds, he finally reacted, rushed forward belatedly, wrapped them with the clean blankets that had been prepared long ago, and then hurriedly escorted them down the mountain.
The mountains were damp and cold to begin with, coupled with the thick fog and dew, their clothes had long been soaked, sticking to their bodies in a cold and sticky manner. Now that they were finally free and wrapped in warm blankets, with hot ginger sugar water stuffed into their hands, they felt an almost unreal sense of happiness.
One of the search and rescue team members pulled the blanket around Shen Kong tightly and said softly:
"The temporary medical center is at the foot of the mountain. We will send you down right away. Your other members have been rescued. Don't worry."
The handsome young man in front of him showed gratitude, and his thin shoulders were trembling slightly under the blanket due to the cold:
"Thank you so much. If you hadn't realized in time that we really didn't know what to do, we would have almost despaired. Thank you so much."
Under that sincere gaze, the search and rescue team members felt that their vanity was greatly satisfied.
He coughed, shook his head and said:
"No, no, thanks to you making the right decision to go down the river, we were able to find you so quickly. If we had followed our search and rescue plan, it would have taken more than a week." He said with a look of amazement on his face, "In fact, we are now very close to the foot of the mountain. I really didn't expect you to be able to walk all the way here."
Meng Mingxuan showed a surprised expression:
"Have we come so far? Good God!"
He subconsciously shrunk his shoulders, as if he was still a little scared. "Fortunately, Xiangyang suggested that we go to the river to complete the mission, so when the fog came, we were not far from the river. Even when we couldn't see anything, we were still able to find the river based on the sound of the water. At that time, the cameraman suggested that we go downstream along the river, but I didn't agree... Fortunately, everyone persuaded me. Otherwise, I would have wanted to wait for rescue on the spot..."
The rescue team patted his shoulder comfortingly:
"Thank you for your hard work. Take a good rest after you reach the foot of the mountain."
As he spoke, he raised his head naturally, but suddenly met the indescribable gazes of the other trapped people.
Such a complex and shocked gaze was fixed on him as if it was real, causing the search and rescue team members to feel a chill on their backs and stutter as they spoke:
"What, what happened?"
Everyone's eyes subconsciously glanced at Shen Kong who was sitting next to him. His delicate and pale face still had the fragile expression from before. His pair of light-colored eyes glanced over carelessly. Everyone's scalp suddenly tingled, and they rushed to answer in a hurry:
"It's okay, it's okay! Nothing happened!"
"We just felt so excited to be rescued suddenly!"
“Yes, yes, yes.”
"It's exactly what Brother Meng...Mingxuan said, it's absolutely correct!"
The search and rescue team withdrew their gaze in confusion, temporarily suspecting that these stars had been trapped in the mountains for too long and had frozen their brains.
Another person came over at this moment, walked straight to Shen Kong, and asked in a friendly manner:
"Excuse me, is this Mr. Meng?"
Just now when he collided head-on with the search and rescue team, Chen Kong noticed the difference of this team. Although they were wearing the same uniform, they were obviously composed of two parts. The subordinates led by the search and rescue team member just now were of mixed quality, and they were ordinary people in both body shape and condition. The other team was completely different. Even when they were advancing in the fog, they maintained a standard advancing combat formation, with vigilant eyes and well-trained. The difference between the two teams was crystal clear.
Shen Kong pulled the blanket wrapped around his shoulders, a puzzled expression on his face:
"……I am."
The man nodded at him: "Okay, we are relieved since you are not in danger."
After saying this, he was about to turn around and leave, but was stopped by Shen Kong:
"Sir, wait, what do you mean..." Shen Kong frowned slightly, paused, and continued to ask: "Did someone ask you to take care of my safety?"
The man paused and said in surprise:
"Yes, we are a private organization commissioned by President Han. The primary purpose of this operation is to ensure your personal safety. You should be able to see him after you go down the mountain."
Han Li... ?
Chen Kong stared at the man's back as he turned and left. The scar between his eyebrows gradually deepened, and the look in his eyes became dark and unpredictable.
And... according to that person, Han Li not only hired a professional force to go up the mountain to look for him, but he even came to City E himself?
Why?
He admitted that he had misjudged the target person at the last time point and thought that he was too harmless. Based on his understanding of Han Li this time and his personality traits in the original plot, Chen Kong did not think that Han Li would be the kind of person who would care so much about a little star whom he had only met twice at the audition and the opening party. Even if it was to paralyze Han Zizhuo, there was no need to go to the trouble of going to E City to supervise the search and rescue process.
This extraordinary concern would seem like overdoing it and would arouse Han Zizhuo's suspicion.
The previous conversation with Brother Tang had basically ruled out the possibility of Bai Yueguang as a substitute. Even in the original plot, Han Li had never paid much attention to "Meng Mingxuan", let alone put a lot of effort into it.
Then there is only one possibility...
It is very likely that Han Li has begun to doubt his own identity.
Now the system's warning did not sound, nor did it teleport him away immediately, which meant that Han Li's suspicion remained only at the idea level, and he had not found any substantial evidence.
Chen Kong lowered his eyes, his long eyelashes resting on his paper-pale face, his calm gaze fell on the thermos cup in his hand, the dark brown ginger sugar water rippled slightly in his palm, reflecting his eyes.
He felt that although he was not particularly professional in disguise, it was more than enough to deceive ordinary people. Even people who had known the original owner had never noticed anything wrong. However, it was hard to imagine that Han Li became suspicious of him after only meeting him twice.
Shen Kong didn't know when he revealed his flaw.
But he knew that the person he was tasked with was smart and cunning enough to see through the loopholes in his disguise, and had enough financial resources and skills to get everything he wanted.
In this case, Chen Kong not only has to ensure that Han Li cannot obtain any substantial evidence, but also has to complete the two life-and-death main tasks.
It's tricky.
However... while feeling the difficulty, a question also lingered in Shen Kong's mind, leaving him puzzled.
Why does Han Li care so much?
Is it worth sending someone to look for him and personally supervise the work just because he suspects that Cheng Chen and the kidnapper are the same person?
Although Chen Kong felt that he was not a good person, his previous attitude towards Han Li might be... not that serious.
But after all, he saved Han Li's leg and the old butler's life. Logically speaking, they didn't have any deep hatred that was worth remembering for eight years, right? Why do we have to capture him alive?
Shen Kong's expression suddenly became strange.
Could it be that he likes me?
That's impossible. The total time they spent together was less than three months. Even if it was a momentary crush in their youth, it shouldn't have been remembered for eight years!
Besides, the power of hatred is more lasting and stronger than love, so this possibility is not as reliable as the one with deep hatred just now.
After careful analysis, Shen Kong threw this guess out of his mind.
He smiled somewhat self-deprecatingly and lowered his head to drink some ginger sugar water.
——It must be that Brother Tang’s White Moonlight Theory and the love plot in the original story that made his way of thinking weird.
The sky gradually darkened.
A faint light shone through the gaps in the makeshift search and rescue tent at the foot of the mountain, and from outside the tent one could vaguely see the swaying figures inside through the fabric.
The tent was a bit messy. A huge map of the mountain area was nailed to one side of the space. Countless documents and drawings were scattered on the table in the middle of the tent. All the coordination of the search and rescue teams and the planning of the rescue routes were made on this table.
Han Li lowered his eyes, his gaze lingering on the somewhat messy drawing that was scribbled on for a long time. Captain Liu kept explaining the current search and rescue progress in his ear.
From time to time he would respond, ask questions, or make suggestions.
As time went by, Captain Liu couldn't help but feel a little surprised.
He originally thought that he would have to explain many terms and the topography of the Yunwu Mountains to the great man in front of him, but he did not expect that the other party would always be able to seamlessly connect with his thoughts and even put forward many constructive suggestions, as if his understanding of this place was not inferior to his own.
Captain Liu quietly raised his eyes and looked at Han Li at the other end of the table.
The other person looked calm and composed, with calm dark eyes, and he didn't seem to be very worried, but he came to the command tent to understand the situation and brought supplies to comfort the search and rescue team.
Captain Liu finally couldn't help but ask again:
"Um...are there really no relatives or friends of yours among the people trapped on the mountain?"
Otherwise, he really couldn't believe how such a thing could make a big boss who was busy with all kinds of things so concerned.
Han Li looked up at Captain Liu, but before he could say anything, the tent was opened and a man with a cold body came in. It was the captain of the support team brought by Han Li.
"Report, the second group of trapped people have been found."
He stood up suddenly, and his calm and self-sustaining face seemed to crack a little, and a little unstable emotional fluctuation leaked out:
"Rescued?"
"Yes, including Mr. Meng, all are unharmed."
Before Captain Liu could say anything, Han Li was seen walking out of the tent with his cane in hand, but he disappeared in just a few seconds.
Captain Liu: “…”
Although the other party did not answer, he always felt that the question just now already had an answer.
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