The sky was getting darker and darker, and the search and rescue personnel rotated several batches, but there was still no whereabouts of Nagumo.

Everyone began to feel anxious.

In such extreme weather, search and rescue efforts are already difficult, and if no one is found before dark, the consequences are unimaginable.

In the cold and snow, a pregnant woman who was shot has almost no chance of survival.

Nanfeng conducted two search and rescue attempts in succession to no avail, and sat in a makeshift tent, feeling like ashes.

She has climbed countless cliffs, experienced countless dangers, and never has she felt so desperate as she does today.

For her, who lost her parents since she was a child, her sister is her heaven, her earth, and her all, and no one can understand what her sister means to her except herself.

Sister is the only thing she thinks about in this world, and without her, she has no need to live.

Wan Shan sat on the other side of the tent, his elbows on his thighs, his face buried deep in his palms, equally exhausted and desperate.

He had gone down three times, and each time he had come up to rest for a while because he was seriously exhausted.

Time was pressing, and he didn't want to delay a minute.

He was so frightened that in the end, he found a frozen corpse.

At the thought of this possibility, he couldn't help but shudder, and even his teeth chattered uncontrollably, making a small crashing sound.

There was a figure outside the tent, and Xizhou walked in with a marching pot with wine, he unscrewed the lid and poured a glass for Wanshan and Nanfeng.

"Hurry up, drink some wine to warm up, don't freeze. ”

Wan Shan maintained his original posture without raising his head.

Nanfeng took the cup, a full cup, and it was stuffy in one gulp.

The hot taste burned from her throat to her internal organs, and she coughed violently a few times, coughing up two tears.

Xizhou patted her on the back twice and said, "Can't you drink slowly?"

Nanfeng coughed bloodshot and stuffed the cup into his hand with red eyes, stood up and left.

"Hey, where are you going?" Xizhou called her.

"One more trip. Nanfeng said.

"No, it's going to be dark soon, you can't go any further. Wan Shan got up and grabbed her.

"Let go!" Nanfeng stopped yelling at him and looked at him with a cold gaze.

"No!" Wan Shan insisted, "Your sister's life and death are uncertain, if you have another accident, how can I be worthy of her." ”

"You're already sorry for her, and it has nothing to do with me if I don't have an accident. Nanfeng struggled and said, "Let go of me, I will find my sister even if I die." ”

"Whatever you say, in short, you can't go down, your sister is because of what happened to me, even if she dies, I should be buried with me, it's not your turn!" Wan Shan took her arm and stuffed her to Xizhou, turned around and strode out of the tent.

South Wind whimpered and cried behind him.

The mountain wind howled and swept away the last ray of light, and it was finally completely dark.

Lights illuminate the top of the hill as bright as day, and the search and rescue work is still going on overtime.

The director went back to the station to deal with the follow-up matters of the criminals, and rushed back to the mountain to sit in battle.

After learning of the situation, the higher authorities also sent personnel to assist in the search and rescue, and also brought two search and rescue dogs.

However, neither humans nor dogs could find Nagumo's whereabouts.

Wan Shan had already collapsed, and after coming up and resting for less than ten minutes, he was going down again.

The director saw that he was unsteady walking, and stopped him and forbade him to go down.

"You must immediately rest and eat to replenish your strength, this is an order, you must not disobey!"

Wan Shan didn't listen at all, and walked out with a stiff neck.

The director grabbed him and said helplessly, "I fully understand your feelings, but just now, the institute called and said that your mother heard about this and braved the heavy snow to go to the institute to inquire about the situation, and she couldn't stand the blow and fainted." ”

Wan Shan stopped suddenly, but did not look back.

The director said, "I know you're anxious, but you can't give up your life, there are so many people looking for it here, why don't you go down the mountain to see your mother first, comfort and comfort the old man, I'm staring here, and I'll contact you at any time if there's a situation, okay?"

"No need. Wan Shan broke his hand hard, "I can't find Nanyun, I don't have the face to see her, let the brothers help me take care of her old man first, and then go back to see her when I find Nanyun." ”

The director of "Shanzi ......" still wanted to persuade again, but Wan Shan had already left without looking back.

"Wait a minute!" South Wind chased out wrapped in a blanket.

Wanshan stopped.

Nanfeng walked over and suddenly slammed his palm at the back of his neck.

Wan Shan's eyes were dark, and he fell headlong on the snow.

Xizhou was startled, and hurriedly stepped forward to Fuwanshan and asked Nanfeng, "What do you mean?"

"Nothing interesting, just wanted him to take a break. Nanfeng said.

Xizhou was stunned for a moment, "Don't you hate him?"

"What nonsense, hurry up and carry people in. Nanfeng said expressionlessly.

Xizhou shut up and carried Wanshan into the tent with the director.

Time passed slowly and inexorably, and the night grew deeper.

The temperature in the mountains was extremely cold.

In order to avoid any more unpredictable dangers, the search and rescue work had to be stopped, and all personnel were moved to the ranger house for a temporary rest.

A fire was lit, a simple meal was made, and everyone ate their stomachs without knowing the taste, and although they were all exhausted, they all sat and refused to sleep.

In that silent, cold and dark unknown place, there is also a life and death uncertain, except for Wan Shan, who has not woken up because of extreme prostration after being knocked unconscious, no one can sleep into it, so he struggles for time, waiting for the dawn to come.

Wan Shan was woken up by the director when the sky was about to turn white.

He opened his eyes, looked around blankly, and sat up suddenly.

"How did I end up here, Nagumo, did you find her?"

"Not yet. The director said, "It's the call from the institute again, and your mother has cried and fainted several times and is hospitalized." ”

Wan Shan held his head and groaned in pain.

The director sighed, "Shanzi, let's go down the mountain and see the old man!"

"Good. Wan Shan didn't shirk it anymore, and went down the mountain neatly.

The director sent Feng Hao to accompany him.

The two brothers flashlighted, one foot deep and one foot shallow down the mountain, on the way, Wan Shan said to Feng Hao, "Mouse, I have something to ask you." ”

"What's the matter, Brother Shan, you say, as long as I can do it. Feng Hao said.

"I thought about it again and again, and I always felt that there was something wrong with the direction and thinking of search and rescue. Wan Shan said, "We patrol the mountains all year round, and you know that there are many caves, cracks, and ice holes on that mountain, and in the summer, animals often accidentally fall into them, and in the winter, the snow is heavy, and those caves and everything are covered with snow, and you can't see it at all."

I wondered if Nagumo might have fallen into a hole in the process of rolling down, but the hole was relatively hidden, or the terrain was strange, so we couldn't find it at all during the search and rescue. ”

"There is such a possibility, so what are you going to do?" Feng Hao asked.

"I want to wait and go back the same way Nanyun rolls down, and see if I can hit the ...... crookedly," Wan Shan said.

"No, no, no, it's too risky, it's not even a 1 percent possibility. Feng Hao didn't wait for him to finish, and he hurriedly objected.

"It's 1 in 10,000, 1 in 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,00 Wan Shan said, "I can't live without her, Hengzhu is a death, it's better to gamble." ”

"Then have you ever thought about what the eldest lady will do if something happens to you?" Feng Hao asked.

"So I'm going to ask you, please help me take care of my mother, if I can't come back, you will replace me to give her a pension. ”

"Isn't this nonsense?" Feng Hao said, "Even if I agree, my aunt won't agree." ”

"What if she says yes?" Wan Shan asked.

"......" Feng Hao was silent for a moment and said, "I will agree if she promises." ”

When she arrived at the hospital, the old lady was sitting in the ward and weeping silently, and when she saw Wanshan coming in, she immediately cried silently.

"Mom!" Wan Shan walked over and sat on the edge of the bed and called her, "Mom, don't cry, don't cry and break your body......"

"What are you talking about, my daughter-in-law is alive and dead, can I not cry?" said the old lady with tears in her eyes, "I pity my eldest grandson, I don't know if I can ...... Alas, God, how can you call me an old woman!"

Wan Shan's eyes were red, and for a long time, he knelt in front of the bed with a plop.

"Mom, I beg you something. ”

"What's the matter?"

"Mom, I can't accompany you here, I can't say anything about comfort, I have to go back to Nangumo, if I can't find her, I won't come back, if she dies, I'll ...... I beg you, forgive me!"

The old lady moved to the side of the bed and held her son's head in her arms, and the old tears were full of tears.

"Go ahead, Mom doesn't blame you, Xiao Nan is here to save you, no matter life or death, she is the only daughter-in-law of Lao Wanjia, if it weren't for her, you would be a dead man by now, so no matter what decision you make, Mom can accept it." ”

"Mom, I'm sorry for you, if I can't come back, the mouse is your son, he will take care of you for me, I'm leaving!" Wan Shan withdrew from his mother's arms, lay on the ground and kowtowed respectfully three times, got up and rushed out of the ward.

"Brother Shan!" Feng Hao shouted, knelt down and kowtowed to the old lady three times, and chased Wan Shan out.

The two left the hospital and returned the same way, without going to the ranger's house, and went directly up the mountain.

At this point, the sky is just getting light.

The place that was trampled on yesterday has been covered by heavy snow again, and there is no trace of activity at all, and Wanshan stands in the wind to make a final explanation to Feng Hao.

"Mouse, if I can't come back, remember what you promised me to take care of my mother for me. ”

"Don't worry, Brother Shan, your mother is my mother, and I will honor her well. Feng Hao's eyes were red.

"Good brother!" Wan Shan hugged him, recalling the position, state, and strength of Nanyun's roll-off, measured the distance, lay down on the spot, and instructed Feng Hao, "Come on, push me!"

Feng Hao had tears in his eyes, gritted his teeth and pushed him down.