Fifty-six. Moonlight Creek
Even in the middle of summer, the cold wind blowing in the middle of the night is still very biting. In addition, the mansion is located in the deep mountains, and the mountain breeze blowing from time to time is enough to make people shiver.
Cao Yang and I decided to go out of the mansion to look for Deng Chen's traces, and we can't know where he went. Like a headless fly, he searched around the mansion.
"Do you think this guy can really be around here?" Cao Yang said as he stood on the road a few dozen meters away from the mansion.
"There's no way, it's so dark, and if you look for it again, you're looking for it here, unless you call Lao Gao, everyone is together, it's still not safe for the two of us." I finished and tucked my neck into my coat.
Deciding to go back to the mansion to find Lao Gao, we went to Lao Gao's room on the first floor. Although the room is actually enough to put a bed, the lights are still on even late at night. We looked through the window outside, and although the lights were on, Lao Gao had already fallen asleep.
"It's really hard." I muttered quietly.
Maybe it's the professional habits of the watchmen, and I woke up Lao Gao from his sleep with such a small voice. He jerked to his feet, relieved to see the two of us standing outside the house, only to see him blink his eyes that were still too large.
"Excuse me, what are you looking for me?"
"Well, Deng Chen hasn't come back yet, and the two of us want to go to him, but we are not familiar with the nearby terrain, so we ...... "I'm sorry for suddenly interrupting Lao Gao's dream."
"I see, so I will lead the way for you." After speaking, Lao Gao casually took the clothes next to him and wanted to put them on.
"You try to wear as many clothes as you can, it's cold outside." I cared.
"Mmmm, the evening breeze is still cold. I'll go get you tools. ”
Waiting for Lao Gao to get dressed, our group walked out of the mansion, this time compared to the last time, the equipment is much more luxurious than before. Not only did everyone change into windproof jackets, even though mine wasn't too fitting, it was pretty warm. And bring the worker's hard hat and stick, after all, it is still more dangerous in the field at night.
"Is it really necessary to dress like this?" Cao Yang was a little puzzled.
"Although there are no jackals, tigers and leopards in this area at night, there are still small wild animals, so it is safer. I remember when I was younger, I was chased by wild boars in the woods for a long time, so I would always bring some gear with me every time I went. Lao Gao thought about what happened when he was younger.
"And where are we going to find it?"
My question was true and stopped Lao Gao, "There are woods in the east, west, north and south of the mansion, and it is not easy to guess where Deng Chen is going." Let me think about it. ”
Lao Gao pondered for a moment, "Do you know the plain behind the PR, the scenery is good, I think he is very likely to go there." ”
Lao Gao's words instantly evoked my memories, I had been to the plain behind the mansion a few days ago, and the scenery there was indeed good.
"Okay, I think it's necessary to go there."
After saying that, we set foot on the road to get there, the light behind the mansion was much dimmer compared to the front, we turned on the flashlight in our mobile phone, and we could clearly see that the roads on both sides of the mansion finally converged into one, "You see that is there." I shouted.
Three steps and two steps, two steps and one step to the path.
"Lao Gao, I came here some time ago, and the mountain roads here are extremely complicated, so I think I'll lead the way in front." I said confidently.
Everyone mumbled in unison, and just like that, I mustered up the courage to take the first step in the dark. The light of the flashlight is still bright, I let the light shine under my feet as much as possible, and Cao Yang and Lao Gao behind me follow me, sometimes speeding up and sometimes slow, sometimes walking on flat ground and sometimes supporting each other. I've lost count of how long it had been. Finally interrupted by an indescribable glimmer of light. If you look closely, that glimmer of light is a small river.
The moonlight shines on the creek, and the river reflects the brightness of the moonlight, and if it weren't for the heart, I would have liked to enjoy this unique sight here.
"There's a bridge there, go there and take a look." I'm going to walk ahead.
When I came to the bridge, I used a flashlight to shine a picture of the bridge deck, only to see that a piece of the plank in the center of the plank bridge had fallen off. Seeing such a sight, I couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat on my back.
"Was that the same the last time you came?" Lao Gao asked.
"This ...... Not last time, but I walked across the bridge to the plain on the other side. ”
"Could it be washed away by rising water?"
"I don't think so, it stands to reason that if the water rises from west to east, the whole bridge should be torn off, not the one in the middle, besides...... I haven't had a lot of rain lately. ”
At this point, they bowed their heads and remained silent, and time stood still for about a few tens of seconds. Cao Yang finally spoke. "I wonder if it's going to be...... I mean, what if, Deng Chen fell. ”
I couldn't agree with him more, because my first reaction when I saw this was this, "Let's look for it." I replied without confidence.
We searched the riverbank, shining our flashlights on the surface of the river, and looking in the direction of the small river. The flashlights on the river appeared irregularly, and the place I focused on looking for was on the beach of the Shuzhi River on the bank of the river, because the first thing I thought about when I fell into the water was to get back to the shore as soon as possible. After traveling about a few hundred meters, my eyes fell on a beach on the bank of the river with the glow of a flashlight. This river beach is full of food waste, I didn't expect such a clean river to have food waste, at this time I have no time to blame the people who throw away the garbage.
I jumped onto the beach, which was not too soft, and I couldn't completely sink it down alone. I tried to get to the pile of garbage as gently as I could, and although it looked like food waste from a distance, I actually got closer and saw that the food waste was covered with some branches.
I started rummaging through the pile of garbage, because it was by the river, and the smell was even worse. I clung hard, trying to see if I could catch something warm.
The first time, there was no ...... The second, no, the third......
I could clearly feel that I was touching something that looked like hair, probably mopping my mind and pulling it up hard while thinking about it.
I silently said in my heart, one, two, three. My hand pulled out of the garbage heap, and what I pulled out really scared me.
That's right, it's Deng Chen. I saw that his eyes were closed and he was covered in water. When I saw the sight, I immediately slowly placed it on the ground.
"Come on, here! Over here! "I want to shout loudly on the banks of the river.
Cao Yang and Lao Gao also came down immediately after seeing it, and it took us all the strength to bring him to the riverbank.
I put my hand on Deng Chen's heart, "My heart is still beating, and there are still life characteristics." I said.
Lao Gao carried Deng Chen on his back, and the three of us set foot on the way back to the mansion......
When we arrived at the mansion, the sky was already a little white, so we carried Deng Chen back to the room, changed his clothes, and took care of him beside him.
Approaching the morning...... Deng Chen slowly opened his eyes.