Chapter 165 Sensing Danger
"It's no use blaming yourself now, so we might as well relax and wait for the rescue."
Hearing Si Zuochen's words of comfort, Si Youlin lowered his eyes and replied softly, "Okay."
Si Zuochen closed his eyes slightly. The pain from the wound on his back was unbearable. As time passed, he felt as if he were enveloped in a chill.
At the same time, while Jiang Ran was organizing the shop's orders in her room, she suddenly felt a surge of intense heat emanating from the Mother-Child Talisman.
Then she cried out in surprise and quickly took out the talisman. She saw that a red and swollen patch had instantly appeared on the skin that was close to the talisman, obviously burned by the talisman.
Upon seeing this, Jiang Ran frowned sharply, a hint of anxiety flashing across her face. She hurriedly tried to calculate the location of the two people using the talisman, but could only get a rough estimate.
His expression gradually turned grim, worried that they might encounter some danger. He quickly grabbed his car keys and hurried downstairs. As soon as he reached the door, he saw the people guarding him outside. His movements suddenly froze, and he hurriedly retreated back inside.
Her mind was filled with a thousand thoughts. The people Si Yanxiao sent were ordered to guard her, and they certainly wouldn't let her out easily. They would definitely ask Si Yanxiao for instructions.
Since Si Yanxiao has such a deep prejudice against her, if she were to tell him the truth, he would probably think she was making things up and would definitely not agree to her going out. Instead, he would send more people.
Thinking of this, Jiang Ran's eyes darkened, and she paced back and forth, a hint of anxiety flashing across her face.
Just when he was at his wit's end, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind. He quickly went back to his room, drew a talisman, and with a flick of his fingers, it turned into ashes out of thin air.
She stayed in the room for about fifteen minutes, and the talisman gradually took effect. She felt hot all over, and when she touched her forehead and felt it burning hot, she pretended to be very weak and went out.
The guard outside was startled to see Jiang Ran stagger out of the room, but he still reached out to stop her and warned, "Madam, you can't go out."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Ran's expression changed, and she coldly questioned, "What? Can't we go to the hospital even if we're sick? Did Si Yanxiao give you orders that as long as you don't leave, it doesn't matter if you die here?"
Jiang Ran deliberately made the truth sound very serious. Upon hearing this, the man pursed his lips slightly, a hint of unease flashing in his eyes.
Jiang Ran took in his expression and saw his predicament. She then continued, "I have a fever of nearly 39 degrees Celsius. If the fever continues and I damage my brain, can you take responsibility for that?"
As he spoke, he approached the man step by step. When they were only a step away, a look of panic flashed across the man's face, and his eyes darted nervously toward the ground. Even without touching the ground to test the temperature, one could feel a wave of heat emanating from it.
In addition, Jiang Ran's face was flushed with an unnatural redness, which clearly indicated that she was telling the truth. I quickly replied, "Please wait a moment, I'll call President Si to inquire now."
After saying that, she waved her hand to signal the two people to come and watch over her, and then went to the side to make a phone call.
Jiang Ran didn't care at all. After a while, she saw the man return with a furrowed brow and a troubled expression.
His reaction was exactly what she expected. She had already anticipated that he would be indecisive and would definitely consult Si Yanxiao, so she deliberately made the line unavailable, so that he could not get through at all.
The man hesitated, but seeing Jiang Ran's increasingly pale face, he pondered for a moment and replied in a low voice, "Okay, I'll take you to the hospital."
"No need," Jiang Ran replied sharply, her face showing undisguised disgust. "I don't want to be around his people; it's bad luck!"
The man listened, his expression slightly taken aback, but he also vaguely knew that there was a considerable conflict between the two, and for a moment he felt somewhat at a loss.
Caught in a dilemma, Jiang Ran, seeing this, spoke up and said, "I'll take full responsibility for whatever happens!"
Having said that, he walked straight outside.
The person next to him reached out to stop him, but the leader frowned slightly, raised his hand, and signaled to let them pass.
Watching Jiang Ran drive away alone, the subordinate finally asked, "Are you just going to let her go like that?"
"What can we do?" The man's eyes turned cold. "A fever is no small matter. We can't just watch her get seriously injured."
"No matter what, she's still Mrs. Si. Who can bear the responsibility if something happens to her?"
As for Si Yanxiao... he'll just get a scolding.
After Jiang Ran left, she drove straight to the place where the spring outing was taking place. She sped along the way, showing no signs of weakness as before, and was no different from a normal person.
That talisman was just a decoy; the fever would subside automatically once the person was away from the crowd.
The torrential rain poured down, and visibility gradually became blurred. Just as we were about to reach our destination, a thick tree trunk suddenly blocked the road.
There were faint signs of a landslide above the mountain. Jiang Ran's expression hardened. Seeing that the car could not go any further, she had no choice but to stop by the roadside, get out of the car, and walk forward into the pouring rain.
The rain was so heavy that my clothes were soaked through, and even the talisman was not spared. Once the talisman got wet, its effect was lost, and the originally hot talisman instantly became as thin as a piece of ordinary paper.
As a result, she couldn't sense what was happening on Si Zuochen's side, and Jiang Ranxin couldn't help but feel a little worried, so she quickened her pace.
After walking for a while, I vaguely saw a farmhouse inn ahead. I hurriedly went inside to try to find out some information, but I didn't expect to run into the trapped teachers and students.
The teacher and Jiang Ran were already "acquainted". Upon seeing Jiang Ran, his expression changed instantly, and he quickly stepped forward and said, "Mrs. Si".
Jiang Ran nodded slightly as a greeting, then glanced around at the children, and as expected, did not see Si Zuochen and Si Youlin.
Upon seeing her expression, the teacher felt a sudden surge of fear and quickly said, "Mrs. Si, I'm so sorry... Si Zuochen and Si Youlin suddenly disappeared while hiking."
He paused slightly as he spoke, worried that Jiang Ran might be angry, and quickly said, "Don't worry, we called the rescue team immediately, but because of the mudslide, there is no signal here, so we don't know the exact location of the rescue team."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Ran's eyes sharpened. Originally, she knew the inside story, so she didn't intend to hold a grudge against her.
But hearing her say that now, anger welled up inside him, and he sneered coldly, "What do you mean, 'don't worry'? If it were your child, wouldn't you be worried?"
"I entrusted my child to you, and this is how you repay my trust?"
Hearing the sarcasm in Jiang Ran's words, the teacher's expression hardened, and he lowered his head but dared not reply.
Jiang Ran snorted coldly and was about to walk out on her own when the teacher saw this and quickly blocked her way. With a hint of guilt on her face, she was clearly not confident and said softly, "It's raining heavily outside right now. It's very dangerous for you to go out now."
Jiang Ran's expression turned cold, and she replied directly, "Danger? I only know that my child is in greater danger now!"
Having said that, he ignored her expression and walked straight out, lifting the curtain.
The teachers were left looking at each other, as if Jiang Ran's words had struck a chord with them. Indeed, they had been hesitant and timid, failing to live up to the professional ethics of their profession.
But they couldn't risk it alone, after all, there were so many students behind them...
Meanwhile, Si Yanxiao was holding a board meeting to discuss the next steps for the Si Group.
Suddenly, the secretary pushed the door open and entered from the outside. She whispered a few words in his ear, and then his expression changed, and he stood up abruptly.
He only had time to say one sentence: "I'm sorry, I have important matters to attend to. Gu Nan will continue to chair the meeting."
After saying that, he walked out on his own, with his secretary following closely behind.
Upon seeing this, everyone was shocked, and even Gu Nan looked puzzled.
After all, this was the first time in his life that he had ever left a meeting because of personal matters.
What could have caused such a drastic change in his expression?!
But it was only for a moment before he regained his composure, straightened up slightly, and said, "Then let me briefly explain the group's future development."
He had personally convened the board meetings for the previous six years, so this time it proceeded smoothly as well.
As soon as Si Yanxiao stepped out of the conference room, he asked in a cold voice, "Did the teacher call personally?"
"Yes," the secretary replied softly. "She said she has notified the rescue team, and they are on their way."
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