Chapter 474 Finding the Way
Jiang Xiaoxiao arrived home and Fan Xiuying met her at the door.
As soon as she knew her daughter was coming back, she held Niuniu and kept looking out the door. There was nothing she could do since such a big thing had happened at home. Jiang Xiaoxiao knew that she would definitely come back, and no matter how she tried to persuade her, it would be useless.
Now, except for the second son Jiang Xin and his wife, all the family members have left.
Even the eldest brother Jiang Yue and Qin Ming have returned, and Fan Xiuying is taking care of Niu Niu at home.
Jiang Xiaoxiao saw her mother, then looked at her eyes which were swollen like walnuts, and said, "Mom, go in first."
Half an hour later, Jiang Xiaoxiao went up the mountain.
Wolong Ridge is very big.
Jiang Xiaoxiao knew that it would be difficult to accomplish the task with just a few people.
She also came here rashly.
When I got here, I found that the police had set up a blockade at the foot of the mountain. The police were guarding here and no one was allowed to enter.
She couldn't get in at all.
Only after hearing that she was a relative of the missing persons did the police inform them that the whereabouts of the two elderly people were still unknown.
They have also been informed by the provincial weather forecast experts that there will be heavy rain in the next two days. The mountain has been prone to mudslides in previous years, and people on the mountain have been notified to evacuate quickly.
Jiang Xiaoxiao was anxious.
She also knew that mudslides were dangerous, but if they continued like this, the old man would be in even greater danger.
Although her grandparents were in good health, she believed that they were stronger than the average person because of the blessing of her peaches.
But this is on the mountain, and the important thing is that the heavy rain will make it impossible for search and rescue personnel to go up the mountain for several days.
I'm afraid the old man's last ray of hope will be extinguished by this heavy rain.
Even if they are alive, how can they survive these few days without food and water!
What Jiang Xiaoxiao was more worried about was that if they got injured and had no food or water, it would be almost like all hope of survival was gone.
After the heavy rain, I'm afraid the two old people will have no way out.
Jiang Xiaoxiao felt that she couldn't take that one in ten thousand chance of survival.
What made her feel most devastated was that her grandfather in her previous life had recently died of illness. She had thought that she had changed all the outcomes. At least her grandfather would not die, and her grandmother would not be left alone to live.
And now, grandma and grandpa are missing.
She was afraid that because of the delay, the two elderly people would really face an outcome that she didn't want to see.
But the public security comrades were very persistent.
No one is allowed to go up the mountain now.
Jiang Xiaoxiao was anxious.
The road up the mountain was blocked.
But if I don’t go up the mountain, I will just watch my grandparents die.
Jiang Xiaoxiao turned and left.
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Ten minutes later.
"Uncle, is there any other way up the mountain?"
Jiang Xiaoxiao appeared halfway and scared the old farmer in front of him to death.
It was about to rain, so he got up to check on the production team's livestock, fearing that a leak would affect the team's property.
How could it not be scary if a person appeared on the dark road now?
"You! Is that you? You're scaring me so much in the middle of the night!"
I shone the flashlight on it and saw it was a young girl. I wondered what was going on.
Jiang Xiaoxiao apologized, she knew it was a bit risky.
She had been thinking about it for a long time. If she remembered correctly, Wolong Ridge should be surrounded by mountains.
If this group of people really intend to kill someone.
Jiang Xiaoxiao inquired about the details, and found out that Fan Xiuying did not hide anything and told the whole story cleanly. At that time, the kidnapper brought the grandparents up the mountain alone.
So far, the bodies of the two people have not been found. The biggest possibility is that one person buried the old man and the old woman. No one would do such a stupid thing. Of course, it is even more impossible to push a living person directly under the cliff.
Except for the insane.
The most likely possibility is that the old man and woman were thrown into some hidden place like a pit where no one would find them.
If Jiang Xiaoxiao remembers correctly, there is a mine on this mountain.
Of course, due to its geographical location and inconvenient transportation, the coal mining development here is in a semi-developed and semi-abandoned state.
But there are many large and small coal mine pits on the mountain.
If you just throw them into any hole, it will be hard to find the old man and the old woman.
We can also hear from the police that people have recently set their sights on the areas around these potholes.
But dozens of holes have been searched, and nothing has been found so far.
She had just inquired about the way up the mountain, the one that had just been closed by the public security comrades.
Except for the road that everyone knows about going up the mountain, the road conditions of other roads are basically unknown, and the mountains here are high and the roads are steep.
She wanted to go up by herself, but after groping for a long time, she found that the road was not easy to walk on. Halfway up, she reached a dead end, so she had to turn down again.
I walked around and finally arrived near the village. Unexpectedly, I saw someone on the road.
Jiang Xiaoxiao was surprised for a long time.
Although it was not midnight, it was past 3:00 in the morning, but it was still dark, and it was scary to see someone in the shadowy darkness, no wonder she scared people half to death.
"Uncle, I'm sorry to scare you. You should know that the mountain is closed recently. I came here to look for the missing old man and old woman on the mountain. I am their granddaughter. But the police won't let us go up the mountain now. I'm really desperate and I'm asking you for directions."
The uncle looked at Jiang Xiaoxiao. The police had indeed closed the mountain recently, and they had also heard that an elderly couple had been thrown onto the mountain by a ruthless person, but no one knew whether they were dead or alive. The police had been looking for them for almost two days, but there was still no news.
The uncle also felt very sad. It seemed that the family members wanted to go up the mountain to look for him.
"Girl, don't rush into Wolong Ridge. The forest is thick and dense on the mountain, and the slope is steep, making it difficult to walk. It's hard for the police to find you, let alone you. If you run into danger and have to ask them to find you, that's not appropriate. You should wait for the police."
I know I'm anxious, but Wolong Ridge is indeed dangerous.
Jiang Xiaoxiao sighed helplessly, "Uncle, it's not that I don't want to wait for the police, it's just that the police said it's going to rain soon. They asked everyone on the mountain to evacuate now and wait for the rain to stop, which is still unknown. I'm afraid my grandparents can't hold on for that long.
Please let me go up the mountain and tell me a way. Otherwise, I will not give up and keep going up the mountain. If I keep going like a headless fly, I am afraid I will really run into danger in the end.
Please show me the way! Those are my grandparents, I will not be willing if I can’t find them.”
The uncle was in a dilemma, "Child, it's going to rain soon. It's really not safe in the mountains, especially since mudslides often happen here. If you rush into the mountains like this, you may not be able to save your grandparents, but you may even get yourself killed. I can't tell you the way. If I tell you the way, I'll be hurting you."
Jiang Xiaoxiao looked at the dark clouds and lightning in the sky, thinking it might rain at any time.
No matter what, if the old man doesn’t tell her, then she will leave by herself.
It's impossible to leave her alone.
She had a strong intuition that her grandparents were somewhere waiting for her to rescue them, and if she didn't go, she might really regret it for the rest of her life.
I saw she was leaving.
The uncle was also anxious. "Girl, wait a minute. If you really want to go, you can't go this way. Go over there and it's a small path that our villagers often take. It's not easy to walk, but it's safe. You have to be careful. If you don't do it right, get off. Don't try to be brave. Your life is at stake."
Seeing Jiang Xiaoxiao leaving without a care, the uncle had to compromise. He didn't know whether doing this was good or bad for the child.
(End of this chapter)
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