16. Chapter XVI
As the saying goes, it's easier to go up the mountain than to get down, not to mention that in the case of heavy snow and can't see the road clearly, the danger of rushing down the mountain is definitely much greater than staying on the mountain, and it's getting dark now.
Teacher Heller disagrees to go down the mountain.
Vanessa insisted, "Who knows how long this snow will take, and what if the snow closes the mountain and we are stranded on the mountain?" Before the snow has piled up so deeply, we should go down the mountain immediately, and besides, I have climbed Luofeng before, so I am familiar with the route to go down. ”
Via looked down at the snow that had buried her shoes, and she felt that the way down the mountain was probably no longer possible.
"No, you must not go down the mountain at this time," Mr. Heller firmly refused.
Countless previous lessons have shown that when many mountaineering teams encounter extreme harshness, they are uncertain and panicked, which is the cause of the bitter consequences. Even if the 1,000-meter Luofeng is not as good as those magnificent snow-capped mountains, it does not mean that there is no danger.
In addition to Vanessa, the other students were also a little flustered, and everyone took out their mobile phones to try to contact the rescue, but found that there was no signal at all. Teacher Heller calmly asked everyone to set up a tent on the spot, rest here for the time being tonight, and make a decision tomorrow depending on the weather.
Vanessa yelled at Teacher Heller, "You're going to kill us." ”
Teacher Heller was unmoved.
When Viagra saw Teacher Heller's red hands and neck, he gave her down jacket to Vanessa, who was freezing in the snow, and was attacked and incomprehensible by Vanessa and other classmates, who seemed to have forgotten that Teacher Heller was just a young man in his early twenties who had just graduated from college.
Via wiped the snow off her backpack with her hands, took out her tent bag, and began to pitch her tent.
Vanessa was angry and stood still, but in the end it was Ms. Heller who helped her set up the tent, and the rest of the students set up the tent next to Vanessa, except for Jenny and Thomas's tent next to Via, some distance away from them.
When it got completely dark, everyone went into the tents to keep warm. There was no way to make a fire with such a big snow, and no one was in the mood to chat, and it was quiet all around, only the sound of snow mixed with the wind could be heard.
"Via, would you like something to eat?" Jenny said outside the tent.
Jenny had a bag of biscuits in her hand, and as soon as she opened the tent, she shoved the biscuits into Viya's hands, "Let's use this to pad our stomachs first, fortunately I brought a bunch of snacks, enough for us to survive this blizzard." ”
Via's heart is grateful,
"Thank you."
Jenny smiled and said, "There's nothing to thank, we're friends, I won't tell you, I'm freezing to death, I'm back in the tent." ”
After eating the biscuits, Wei Ya even took the lead of her body and shrank into the sleeping bag, and put her down jacket and cotton pants on the sleeping bag to keep warm, leaving no gap for the cold air.
After a tiring day of climbing, she quickly fell asleep.
The next day, Via was woken up by Jenny's exclamations.
"Via, Via, come out quickly."
Via, draped in a down jacket, opened the tent, and the snow poured in and sprinkled her.
The snow was still falling, and it was white outside, and Jenny and Thomas were standing in the snow, and so was Mr. Heller. All three of them looked at the clearing ahead.
It was originally the place where Vanessa and five other classmates had set up camp. But at this moment, except for the heavy snow, there is no figure, not even the puncture marks of the tent, indicating that the original traces have long been buried by the snow.
Vanessa: They actually went down the mountain in the snow at night.
Via was shocked.
How can there be such a person who does not abide by team discipline and acts arbitrarily?
Mr. Heller's brows were furrowed, his expression was quite solemn, he only wore a sweater, but as if he couldn't feel the cold, he let the snowflakes fall on his body.
Jenny and Thomas spoke to him, but he didn't say a word, and after a while, he said to the three remaining students, "You stay here, I'll go after the others." ”
"No, it's too dangerous for you to go alone, we'll go with you," Thomas said with a manly look.
Teacher Heller put her hands on Thomas's shoulders and solemnly told him, "I am a teacher, I can't let students accompany me on adventures, you are a man, you must take care of Jenny and Via, wait with peace of mind, someone will come to save you." ”
"Teacher," Thomas wanted to say something, but Teacher Heller shook his head, "The other students may have had some accidents." ”
Thomas stopped dissuading him, took off his cotton coat, and handed it to Mr. Heller, "You wear my clothes, on such a cold day, if you don't wear a coat, you won't be able to go far and you will freeze to death." ”
Thomas, who is usually weak, also has such a stubborn side in times of crisis, and if Teacher Heller does not wear his clothes, he will not allow Teacher Heller to go.
Teacher Heller couldn't resist Thomas, and eventually put on his cotton suit, took his tools, and left the makeshift camp.
Via looked at the young man's back with complicated eyes, and gradually disappeared into the snow, and there was no trace of him.
"May God bless Teacher Heller in safety," Jenny drew a cross on her chest, "as for Vanessa," she sneered, "and it will be a burden to us and Teacher Heller." ”
"The snow is getting heavier and heavier, we can't go on like this, we'll have to find a leeward place," Thomas crouched down and dug a handful of snow with his hands, very deep, "the snow will soon cover this place." ”
The temperature was so low that Thomas's glasses were foggy, and he simply took them off to see more clearly.
Thomas and Jenny both have more experience in the wilderness than Via, and the two find a cracked slope nearby that can be used as a snow eave, so that even an avalanche will not bury it.
Viata and they moved the tent there, Viaya and Thomas were both on the thin side, Viagra took off her down jacket to protect Thomas from the cold, and she shared a down jacket with Jenny, after all, Jenny's clothes were two sizes larger, and it was just right to squeeze two girls.
The snow didn't stop that day, and they still struggled to get through it with Jenny's snacks, just in case, Viya only ate two cookies.
"Eat more, Via," Jenny told her in the tent.
"To conserve food, we don't know when the snow will stop."
As soon as Via said this, Jenny was embarrassed to eat more, and silently put the food bag into the bag.
"Don't worry, there will be a rescue team coming for us," Jenny comforted Via as she comforted herself.
Wei Ya smiled, even if there was a rescue team, the rescue team would not be able to find their location for a while, not to mention such a heavy snow, the rescue team could not enter the mountain at all.
Indeed, schools and governments will not allow a group of students to go missing in the mountains.
After discovering that Haile teachers and students could not be contacted, the principal, Mr. Luca, immediately called the police and notified the mayor of the town, Mr. Warnerd. Mr. Warnard was furious and immediately called his superiors to ask for help. His daughter is one of the missing students, can he be calm?
As a result, countless people and many cars gathered around the two wooden houses that were empty at the foot of Luo Feng before, people in police uniforms, people in fire uniforms, and government officials.
Wei Ya was right, these people are very life-saving, no one wants to risk their lives to go up the mountain at this time, they stay at the bottom of the mountain, helpless, no matter what, they can only wait for the snow to become lighter first.
"You don't hurry in and find someone," said Mr. Warnerd, angrily.
The fire chief of Schwyn Town did not say a word, and the fire chief of Brienz Town did not understand the character of Mayor Wornerd, and said righteously, "Entering the mountains now will not only not save the students, but may also put our people in danger, and any rescue must be carried out under the premise of ensuring the safety of rescuers." ”
Mr. Warnard was angry, but he couldn't get angry because the reinforcements had been brought in from the town of Brienz.
Parents of students also heard the news one after another and rushed from their homes one after another.
The remote Via's family was the last to learn the news, and Dick and his parents were anxious, and the family of three drove to Luofeng in the snow. The rest of the village also knew that something had happened to Via, and they were all worried about the Levitt family.
Blizzards are common, but it's rare to see such a blizzard fall in October without warning, but the weather in October is unpredictable, because two years ago in October, there was a torrential rainstorm here that nearly buried two students in the mud of the landslide.
As the village head, Mr. Philip couldn't sit still and was going to Luofeng to have a look. Before leaving, he called Theo, who lived in the mountains, and told him to be careful of the blizzard, even if the mountains in the village were low and gentle, there would still be danger under the heavy snow.
"Via is still trapped in Luofeng, if anything happens to you again, I can't escape the blame, why don't you come to my house to live," Mr. Philip finished speaking, and did not hear Theo's reply for a long time.
"Do you hear me, Theo?"
Theowu was stunned, and all he could think of was Mr. Philip's words: Via was trapped in Luofeng.