Ye Man, who was home alone, rushed to Song Qing's house upon hearing the news. "Sister-in-law!"
Their legs were so weak they almost couldn't stand. They had run into the mountains, and they didn't even dare to think about the possibility of wild animals in the mountains.
"I've already sent someone to fetch the men," Zhao Qin said, wiping away her tears. "We'll go up the mountain to find them now."
They rushed to Yanghe Village almost without stopping, where Aunt Tian was already leading people to prepare to go up the mountain.
Guan Lian and Chen Junliang also heard about it, and the two rushed over, looking at Song Qing with apologetic expressions.
"Aunt Qing, it's all my fault. I didn't know they were coming to find me."
Song Qing shook her head, forcing back her tears. How could she blame Xiao Liang? She blamed them.
Lu Yang and He Zhangcheng from the military region also heard about it, and the two rushed over. When Lu Yang saw Song Qing trying to hold back her tears, he quickly stepped forward and took her hand.
Song Qing couldn't bear to think what might have happened to these young children who had been in the mountains for so long. She secretly regretted not bringing them here that morning, and why she had let them walk on their own.
Lu Yang held her hand, "It's alright, nothing will happen."
He Zhangcheng was completely bewildered. This morning, before he went to work, his daughter had already gotten up and was excitedly asking his wife to braid her hair, showing great anticipation for today's schedule.
But now the person is gone.
"Let's go up the mountain to find people first. There's no use saying more. Listen to me, everyone, split into several teams. I'll lead the team to check along the traps Jian Dong set up. Maybe An An knows the way and will lead them to the traps."
Aunt Tian quickly calmed down. The most important thing now is to find the person. Fortunately, they were found in time. It's only a little past 3 p.m., and there's still some time before it gets dark.
"We must find them before dark!"
After saying that, Aunt Tian led Liu Jiandong and Chen Junliang up the mountain along the path they used to take.
Lu Yang pressed his temples, exchanged a glance with He Zhangcheng, and asked, "Are you sure they've gone up the mountain?"
If they've wandered off to other places, going up the mountain to look for them will be a waste of time and we won't find them.
Song Qing: "Before they left, they kept insisting on going up the mountain to play, so I told them to go find Xiao Liang to take them to the village..."
Lu Yang was well aware of what had happened that morning. He was supposed to deliver it, but the children couldn't wait and ran out. It was also his fault for trusting the children too much, always thinking that An'an was already familiar with them.
“…What should we do then?”
If they hadn't gone up the mountain, we wouldn't even have a clue where to begin our search.
The military region also heard the news, and Director Zhang rode his bicycle over. "They've gone up the mountain! The guards at the gate saw them heading up the mountain."
Director Zhang also organized people to start searching along the foot of the mountain, and Song Qing immediately went up the mountain as well.
"An'an! Sui Sui!"
A large group of people slowly searched up the mountain. Time ticked by, and more than an hour had passed, but they still hadn't found the person.
Song Qing pinched her arm, forcing herself to concentrate. Lu Yang and the other men had already headed into the deep mountains.
An'an led them around the mountains, completely disoriented, plunging deeper into the mountains. They only realized when the surrounding forests were getting denser and the sounds of animals were increasing.
The group huddled together and stood still, not daring to move forward.
At noon, thanks to An'an's composure, they weren't too scared. Now it was almost evening, and they had finished all the snacks in their bags, and even the water. The four children huddled together, trembling.
"Waaaaah, are we going to never get out of here?"
"Mother……"
Sui Sui and Xiao Ting hugged each other and cried bitterly, while Zhuang Zhuang also wailed loudly. An An secretly wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, looking at this unfamiliar forest and not knowing what to do.
Only then did I realize that my previous thoughts were wrong. I thought that I had been in the mountains with my uncle and third aunt for so long and was very familiar with the forest. Now I realized that she was just a child.
I have absolutely no idea what to do in this situation.
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