While He Yuhan was setting up the cave, He Zhendong and his men finally found Huo Xicheng's car. He immediately recognized it as the car Huo Xicheng had driven out that morning.
He looked at the car parked there, which was empty. Not far away was a cluster of dilapidated houses, which looked like a small village.
He ordered, "Quickly surround the houses ahead, search carefully, and don't overlook any clues. If you encounter criminals taking hostages, be careful not to harm the hostages."
Soon, their group surrounded the small village not far away, but they didn't find anyone. However, they did find signs that someone had just been in the abandoned village.
He Zhendong looked at the leftover food in the kitchen, and saw signs that cooking had taken place. Judging from the bowls, chopsticks, bedding, and other items left behind, there were at least ten people here.
These people left in a hurry, and didn't take many things with them.
Unable to find any clues about his younger sister, He Zhendong turned back to carefully examine Huo Xicheng's car and finally discovered a small note that Huo Xicheng had hidden in the crevice under the seat. It was scribbled on and said that Yuhan had been kidnapped.
He Zhendong knew from the note that Huo Xicheng must have chased after the kidnappers who had taken Xiaomei here. So Xiaomei must have been here before too. Could the gunshots earlier have been the sounds of Xicheng exchanging fire with the kidnappers?
These thugs have guns, so they're definitely not ordinary thugs.
He is currently unsure of the situation at the time, what happened to his younger sister in the hands of the thugs, and whether Xi Cheng managed to save her. What is the current situation of Xi Cheng and his younger sister?
Several thoughts flashed through He Zhendong's mind.
After assessing the surrounding area, they quickly determined that the person had likely gone into the mountains. He Zhendong, now extremely anxious, immediately led his men into the deep mountains to search for them.
They brought military dogs with them this time, which made finding people in the mountains much easier.
In the mountains and forests, He Zhendong and his team found many traces: many branches were broken, there were fresh bullet holes in the trees, and many bloodstains. Some of the bloodstains were still wet.
This made He Zhendong even more anxious.
These circumstances prove that a fierce battle has just taken place in the mountains, and the bloodstains prove that someone must have been injured. He doesn't know if it was one of the gang of thugs who was injured or if Xi Cheng and his little sister were injured.
They followed the military dogs, hurrying through the deep mountains until they reached a cliff edge. As He Zhendong watched the dogs circling the cliff edge and glancing down at the bottom, his heart sank to the bottom.
He Zhendong quickly ordered his men to carefully examine the cliff edge. Soon, they found a large amount of bloodstains on the ground close to the cliff edge, and fragments of He Yuhan's clothes that had been scraped off were found on the branches of a tree nearby.
Seeing this, He Zhendong knew that Xiaomei and Huo Xicheng had indeed been here. The amount of blood left on the ground meant that either Xicheng or Xiaomei had been seriously injured. Even if they weren't seriously injured, excessive blood loss without timely treatment could still be life-threatening.
This situation almost drove He Zhendong crazy.
The trail of Huo Xicheng and his sister ended at the edge of the cliff, but fragments of the sister's clothes were found there. It is highly likely that Huo Xicheng and his sister fell off the cliff.
If they were captured by the enemy, there should be traces of their return. Unless they came by the same route as they returned, but that's almost impossible.
Looking at the bottomless, misty abyss, He Zhendong couldn't help but shed tears.
He shouted down the cliff, "Xicheng, Yuhan, are you there? Xicheng, Yuhan."
But no one answered him; only the echo of his own shouts echoed back through the mountains.
He now hoped that Huo Xicheng and his younger sister had been captured by the enemy, so that they might have a chance of survival. If they fell off this cliff, it would be a matter of life and death, with little chance of survival.
He wiped away his tears and quickly ordered the messenger to send a telegram back. He then led his men on a detour to see if there was a way down the cliff and if they could get there.
No matter what, he had to see with his own eyes whether his younger sister and Huo Xicheng were at the bottom of the cliff. What if a miracle happened? He desperately hoped for a miracle.
When He Chenglin and Han Xiao received the message from He Zhendong, their hearts sank. He Chenglin clutched his chest and remained stunned for a long time before he could recover.
He hoped his second son could find Huo Xicheng and his youngest daughter, both still alive. He feared he would outlive his children.
His youngest daughter had suffered many misfortunes, and he had only been able to find her for such a short time, and she had only enjoyed two years of happiness. He prayed in his heart that God would not be so cruel as to take away his youngest daughter, whom he had just found again.
At this moment, he also hoped that Huo Xicheng and his daughter had been kidnapped by criminals, so that he might still have a chance to rescue them.
Han Xiao was even more distressed. His daughter-in-law had gotten into trouble. How could he face his son and explain this to him?
If something really happens to his daughter-in-law this time, he doesn't know what will happen to his son. He really doesn't want his son to go back to his old, listless life.
At this moment, Han Xiao felt extremely angry at the gang of thugs who kidnapped his daughter-in-law. If he ever caught them, he would never let them off easily.
After He Yuhan finished setting up the cave, it was already dark. She took out two emergency lights and placed them in the cave, which immediately lit up.
The temperature dropped sharply in the mountains at night, but at least there was no wind in their cave in the valley.
He Yuhan took out a large rock from her spatial storage and blocked half of the cave entrance. She also took out a wooden door and placed it at the cave entrance, securing it with another large rock. This way, the cave would be warmer and safer, at least they wouldn't have to worry about sudden attacks from wild animals.
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