The old man stood up and shouted to the people behind him, and they gathered around. After a few words from the old man, the crowd dispersed, and after a while they came to the church with their sleighs or cars.

"Guests from afar, please wait here for a moment, we will set out to find Freya's family, and when we find them, we will be back immediately." The old man said.

Meng Zhuo stepped forward and said, "Old man, we are all strong young people, how can we hide behind. We'll go with you, and we'll just let Watson stay here. Watson was sick, and he couldn't bear the cold. ”

Zhao Huasheng immediately stepped forward and protested: "No, let's go together." ”

Meng Zhuo glanced at Zhao Huasheng lightly, Zhao Huasheng replied with a firm look, and Meng Zhuo nodded.

The entire town was populated by almost all but the frail and the elderly. The barking of dogs, the roar of cars were chaotic. The old man obviously knew the direction in which Freya's family was going, so he didn't hesitate on the road, and walked straight in one direction.

The snow grew heavier and heavier, and the wind changed from a whimper to a terrible roar. Although he was wearing warm clothes that were too heavy to be thicker, Zhao Huasheng still felt that he was cold from the top of his head to the soles of his feet. In front of him was a white world of ice and snow, and under the heavy snowfall, people could not even see anything twenty meters away.

The worry in Zhao Huasheng's heart became more and more intense, and it seemed that the chill had also penetrated into his heart: "What if Freya's family loses their way under such a wind and snow...... Will they have accidents? ”

Some people took out their trumpers, others just relied on their voices, and people shouted as they walked, but there was no response in the snowstorm.

After a while, a figure with its head bowed and almost covered in snow came into view. The figure walked through the thick snow, laboriously heading through the wind and snow. As they got closer, it became clear that this person was Jens, who had just been sent by the old man to look for Freya's family.

"Did you find Freya's family?" The old man asked.

"Nope." Jens shook his head, "I went to the fishing spot and looked at it, the net had been taken away, but I didn't find Freya's family. ”

"Where's your sled? Didn't you go in a sleigh when you went? The old man asked.

Jens cursed, and then replied: "This is the hell weather, I arrived at the fishing spot, and I only stopped the sled to check it down for a while, and the wind and snow became heavier, and then when I checked it and came back, the dog that pulled me there had frozen to death, and I had to walk back by myself." I'm glad I met you, otherwise I would have lost my way. ”

Malamutes are a very special breed that has a strong ability to withstand the cold. But...... They froze to death.

"The situation of Freya's family is dangerous, and we must find them as soon as possible, otherwise they are also in danger of freezing to death." "We're going to get together too, so be careful not to get separated." Xiaohu, you go and drive the helicopter over and use the thermal imager to find Freya's family. ”

"Yes!" A strong young man named Xiaohu said yes and headed back towards the town. Zhao Huasheng asked: "In such weather, can the helicopter take off?" ”

"I can't help it, if we don't find Freya's family soon, they'll all die. Xiaohu is the ace pilot, and the plane is also state-of-the-art, equipped with a global positioning system on it, so you don't have to worry about getting lost. Don't worry, it's okay. Monjo replied with seemed assured. So Zhao Huasheng could only suppress the uneasiness in his heart.

A group of people still searched in the snowstorm, but they never found anything. In such weather, even if there are footprints, they will be filled by wind and snow after a few moments. It is always a white expanse of snow, without exception.

After searching for more than half an hour, the phone-like thing on Monzo's chest vibrated slightly. Meng Zhuo took it out and looked at it, and said to Zhao Huasheng: "The person has found it, not far from us, about two kilometers on the left. ”

"How are they? Is there something wrong? Zhao Huasheng hurriedly asked.

Meng Zhuo sighed, patted Zhao Huasheng's shoulder, and said, "You'll know when you arrive." ”

The foreboding in Zhao Huasheng's heart became stronger and stronger, but there was always a glimmer of hope in his heart. Zhao Huasheng didn't ask again, and the large army also turned around at this time, and advanced towards that place under the leadership of Meng Zhuo.

It took about half an hour of walking to get to this place. Zhao Huasheng first saw something that seemed to be a snowdrift, and when he got closer, he saw clearly that it was a sleigh with four people sitting on it, but they were almost covered with snow. Before the sled, there were several sled dogs lying upside down, which had been frozen hard.

Zhao Huasheng trembled and walked down the sleigh and slowly walked to the snowdrift. Meng Zhuo followed closely behind Zhao Huasheng, obviously to prevent Zhao Huasheng from having any accidents.

Zhao Huasheng tightened the hat on his head and squatted down, brushing away the snow that had fallen on Freya and her mother's faces. The little girl who was still sweetly calling her uncle that morning had closed her eyes forever. Her mother still held her tightly in her arms, as if trying to use her arms to preserve a little heat for the little girl. But it is clear that there is little use in doing so.

Beside them, the old couple also hugged each other with their eyes closed, and they maintained this position until they were dying.

The little girl still had a sweet smile on her face, and even a little rosy on her face. She seemed to be asleep, as if she would open her eyes in the next moment, and then threw herself into Zhao Huasheng's arms with a smile and said to Zhao Huasheng: "Uncle, we brought the fish back, we have fragrant grilled fish to eat at noon." ”

"People who freeze to death are actually not in pain." Behind Zhao Huasheng, Meng Zhuo said in a low voice: "The process of people being frozen to death is divided into two steps, in the first process, the nervous system is in a state of excitement, sensitive to cold stimuli, the skin and subcutaneous blood vessels constrict, and the blood flows to the deep layers of the body to reduce the loss of heat. However, when the body temperature drops to 30 to 26 degrees Celsius, the cerebral cortex will lose its regulatory effect on body temperature, and the warm blood in the deep layers of the body will flow to the surface of the body, and the cold blood on the surface of the body will flow to the deep layers of the body...... So people who freeze to death don't feel cold before they die, they feel very warm, they die in warmth. ”

"You see, they are smiling until they die, and they die without pain." Mondro repeated.

Zhao Huasheng's expression remained blank, without any emotional fluctuations. Zhao Huasheng didn't seem to hear what Meng Zhuo said. Zhao Huasheng just stroked Freya's little face over and over again, feeling the heat draining from Freya's little by little, feeling it cold little by little, and finally solidified and turned into a symbol, engraved in the depths of Zhao Huasheng's mind.

Zhao Huasheng was trembling all over. Zhao Huasheng seemed to be still thinking about Freya's immature and sweet child's voice in his ears: "Uncle, this is my gift to you." She also seemed to recall her mother's slightly restrained words: "Mr. Zhao, please tell us if you need anything", and also seemed to hear the hearty and kind laughter of the old couple: "Young man, come and eat." ”

……

There were many voices lingering in Zhao Huasheng's mind, but the owner of those voices fell here forever. Zhao Huasheng also had a clay reindeer like a donkey made by Freya sacrificing her sleeping time in his pocket, and when he touched it with his hand, he seemed to be able to feel the temperature of Freya's fingertips from there. Freya also wore the pearl necklace that Zhao Huasheng gave her around her neck, and the pearl still showed a crystal clear appearance, but ...... Nothing is the same, everything is different.

Zhao Huasheng knelt down in front of Freya's family, and finally couldn't help crying. Li Wei stood behind Zhao Huasheng and stretched out her hand as if she wanted to help Zhao Huasheng, but finally didn't touch Zhao Huasheng. Li Wei looked at it in a daze, and her eyes turned red.

Zhao Huasheng hasn't cried for a long time, and he hasn't shed tears since Zhao Huasheng was a child, but at this moment, Zhao Huasheng is crying like a child.

"I killed them, I killed them!" Zhao Huasheng cried and said.

The townspeople gathered to comfort Zhao Huasheng, telling him that the death of Freya's family was not his fault, but because of the sudden change in weather and the fact that Freya's family was not prepared...... But only Meng Zhuo knew that Zhao Huasheng didn't mean that.

Zhao Huasheng hated himself.

"If I could have solved the puzzle left by Director Li Qi sooner and warmed the sun again, it wouldn't be so cold here, there wouldn't be such bad weather, and the Freya family wouldn't have died."

Zhao Huasheng also hated Li Qi.

"Richie, why did you choose me? Why me? I'm not smart, my logical thinking skills, and my professional knowledge is not top-notch, so why did you choose me to take on this responsibility? Why don't you choose someone with superior intelligence to do this? Have you ever thought that if you do this, many people will die in vain, and they could have been immortal! ”

Zhao Huasheng seemed to hold his breath in his chest, but he couldn't vent it.

At this time, Meng Zhuo's cold voice came into Zhao Huasheng's ears: "Zhao Huasheng, if you don't want more innocent people to die tragically, you can cheer me up and don't let me look down on you." ”

"You can cry and break down, but after you break down, who will bear the responsibility that should have been borne by you? It's a puzzle that only you can solve, and no one but you can. Even if you're going to crash, you'll have to solve the puzzle! Zhao Huasheng, if you are still a man, you will stand up for me! ”

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