Chapter 69 Rescue 2
Chapter 70 Rescue 2
Fang Qing looked at the shimmering lake water below the cliff, and became more and more anxious. They had walked for more than an hour since they started, but they hadn't seen a single person along the way.
Based on their experience, the guide concluded that someone had walked here before, but disappeared halfway through the journey. It is very likely that the person went directly through the woods and down the hillside.
The guide looked at the ticket seller and said, "There are two options now. One is that we split into two groups. One group continues to search along the normal path, and the other group goes down the mountain through the woods and gathers at the lake. The second option is that we all walk together, using gas torches to call people along the way. You can discuss which method you want to choose."
The eldest sister discussed with the villagers and decided to split into two groups to search at the same time. After all, every minute longer would put those people in more danger. Fang Qing followed the team down the steep slope. She always felt that she would meet Wen Ning and his group on this road.
After the discussion, everyone checked the time, agreed on the meeting place, and started to act separately.
Fang Qing held a wooden stick and knocked on the bushes while following the leader carefully down the mountain. She didn't know how far she had walked. After falling seven or eight times along the way, she finally saw the silver-glittering lake.
After arriving at the lake, everyone immediately dispersed to look for their traces. Fang Qing was stepping on the stones under his feet, and suddenly there was a loud noise. Fang Qing took a look with a flashlight, and saw that it was a soda bottle with an extinguished fire next to it. He squatted down and reached out to touch it, and it was still hot.
"Sister, someone started a fire here. It looks like they left not long ago."
The eldest sister and the team leader came to investigate, and then someone saw a row of footprints by the lake, and everyone immediately followed the direction of the footprints to look forward. After turning a corner along the lake, Fang Qing's eyes suddenly became clear.
Without the obstruction of the trees, the entire Nether Lake finally appeared before my eyes. Silver light flickered on the wide lake, and there seemed to be some sounds on the lake not far away.
The team leader immediately asked the team members to prepare the raft, put on life jackets for the rescuers, and then headed far away into the lake.
Because the raft had limited carrying capacity, Fang Qing and her elder sister stayed on the shore waiting for news. As they watched the raft moving farther and farther away, Fang Qing's heartbeat gradually quickened.
She lowered her head and took a few deep breaths, hoping to successfully find Wen Ning and the others.
The wind blowing off the lake was somewhat cool, making Fang Qing feel a little cold. She folded her arms, found a rock to sit down on, but her eyes were always fixed on the lake.
Soon, the kayak came back and the people on the shore immediately came forward, only to see three teenagers walking down, looking a little unhappy.
"We're really fine, and we all know how to swim, so what could go wrong?"
"That's right, it's so cold and my clothes are still there, achilles!"
"Forget it, forget it. He means well, so just say less..."
Fang Qing immediately ran over and found that one of them seemed to be a student from No. 1 Middle School. "Classmate, is Wen Ning with you? Where is he?"
The boy looked at Fang Qing for a long time in the moonlight, and then he said, "Oh, it's you. Why are you here? Wen Ning is swimming over there. We had a swimming competition, and Wen Ning swam faster, so he has already returned. He should have returned to the shore by now."
After hearing the boy's explanation, Fang Qing breathed a sigh of relief. Based on Wen Ning's swimming ability, there shouldn't be any problem.
Afterwards, the captain and his men went to the lake again, while Fang Qing followed the eldest sister and others and walked quickly along the lakeside to the other side.
The boys were shivering because they were not wearing any clothes. The people around them took off their coats and put them on them. Only then did the three boys calm down. The boys led the way and chatted with Fang Qing. After a while, Fang Qing saw two people by the lake.
The boy next to him ran over quickly, "Hey, Liangzi, there are three of us here, where is my bag? Give me a piece of clothing, I'm dying of mosquitoes!"
The boy named Liangzi turned around with a crying voice, "Dacheng, have you seen Ning Ge and Xiao Douzi? They have been in the water for a long time, and there is no movement. I scratched my foot, go and take a look!"
Fang Qing, who was walking behind Dacheng, ran over immediately upon hearing this, "Where did Wen Ning and the others go? Didn't he swim back?"
Liangzi didn't recognize Fang Qing, but after hearing Wen Ning pointing to the quieter water on the other side, "Xiao Douzi just dived and said there seemed to be something under the water over there. Wen Ning was worried about him, so he followed him. It's been a long time, and there's no movement. You guys go and take a look..."
Without waiting for Liangzi to finish speaking, Fang Qing quickly took off his backpack, coat and shoes, quickly wrapped the rope around his waist, and then threw the other end to Liangzi, "Once I shake the rope, you pull it! Do you hear me?" After saying that, he jumped into the lake holding a knife.
The older sister and the rescuers who were still preparing behind were shocked, but Fang Qing had disappeared. They could only speed up, and then the two young men tied the ropes and dived into the water.
The cold lake water gave Fang Qing a shock. She bit the knife and squinted her eyes as she swam in the direction Liangzi had just pointed out. After swimming for about ten meters, the rope had reached the end, but Fang Qing still could not find Wen Ning. She floated to the surface, took a breath, and dived again after taking a few breaths.
This time she cut the rope and swam towards the water plants.
The boy in the dream was entangled by water plants. Although she didn't want Wen Ning and the others to get into trouble, she still had to go there and take a look before she could feel at ease.
The water here is very deep. Fang Qing held his breath and dived a few meters deeper. Through the dim lake water, he could only see the dark green water plants swaying slowly, but he did not find anyone.
Fang Qing searched for a long time, and finally when his breath was about to run out, he slowly swam back to the surface of the lake.
When they saw her emerge, everyone on the shore breathed a sigh of relief. Liangzi hurriedly shouted, "Classmate, come back soon! Wen Ning and the others have already boarded our raft and will be back soon!"
After hearing this, Fang Qing finally felt relieved. He turned his head and looked into the distance. Sure enough, a raft was paddling towards him from behind, with Wen Ning and a boy sitting on it.
Fang Qing then smiled, turned around and swam slowly back.
Wen Ning looked at the person in the water and felt that he looked familiar, but Fang Qing had his back to them and he couldn't see his face. Just as he was about to ask the people around him who was in the water, Xiao Douzi behind him cried out and fell into the water.
Wen Ning turned around and tried to grab it but failed. He lay by the raft and waited for a long time but still didn't see Xiao Douzi coming up, so he got anxious and turned over and went back into the water.
In the lake, Xiaodouzi was groping for something at the bottom of the lake. Wen Ning immediately dived down and pulled Xiaodouzi upstream, but Xiaodouzi paused and gestured, as if something had fallen. Wen Ning understood what was going on and helped him search at the bottom of the lake. When the moonlight shone down, he finally saw a wolf tooth pendant.
Wen Ning was overjoyed. He grabbed the pendant and handed it to Xiao Douzi, then swam quickly to the surface of the lake. But when he came up, Xiao Douzi still did not float up!
(End of this chapter)
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