Chapter 3: Panic Encounters
It has been 5 days since Huang Renxuan returned to Linnan City.
As soon as she returned to China, she was invited to the Linnan Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism for an activity exchange meeting. She was invited by the Tourism Bureau to follow the film crew to shoot a tourism promotional video for Linnan City, while Huang Renxuan wrote a draft for the tourism promotional video.
She was so immersed in her work for days on end that she had no time to worry about anything else.
As night fell, Huang Renxuan dragged her tired body back to her new residence, she didn't fall asleep, and she was still preparing a lot of documents for tomorrow's outdoor shooting.
When Ouyang Huan called, his tone was full of grievances: "Miss Huang, where are you now?" It's been a few days since I returned to China, and you haven't had time to meet me. Huang Renxuan answered the call with her mobile phone in one hand, her eyes were still staring at the files on the computer, for fear that something would go wrong, so she replied casually, "I'm still working."
Ouyang Huan was dissatisfied, "Why did you work so hard as soon as you returned to China, you used to be quite at ease in Lisbon, ......"
The pen in Huang Renxuan's hand was still writing the shooting plan on the paper, and she took the time to reply in a hurry: "The working environment abroad is different from that in China, and if I don't work hard in China, I'll starve to death!" β
Ouyang Huan snorted coldly, "Didn't I say it, if you marry me, I will definitely have no problem raising you......"
"Come on! I don't want your dad to say that you married a daughter-in-law who is not capable, and only knows to run behind his ass like you. β
Ouyang Huan was stunned for a moment before he reacted, "Huang Renxuan, you girl, rejected me and stepped on me by the way? How can you treat your boyfriend like this! β
Huang Renxuan stopped what she was doing and burst out laughing, "Young Master Ouyang...... If you continue to talk to me, I won't be able to get to work quickly; If I can't get to work quickly, I can't rest; I can't rest, and I won't have the stamina to shoot tomorrow. So, what do you want me to do? β
Ouyang Huan smiled helplessly, thinking that he really couldn't do anything about this little girl, and after reminding Huang Renxuan to pay attention to safety when climbing the mountain tomorrow, they hung up the phone.
The next morning.
Huang Renxuan and the film crew drove to Moon Mountain, the first peak in the suburbs of Linnan City, to film.
It had been raining for the first two days, but now that the weather is clear, the air in the mountains is very fresh and cool.
By the time the group finished filming, it was already three o'clock in the afternoon.
The producers decided not to go back the way they came, but instead chose another way down the mountain.
At first, the walk down the hill was relatively smooth. As we descended the mountain, the road became unusually rugged and steep, and the left and right sides were overgrown with weeds with teeth and claws, and the wind rustled.
The mountain road is narrow, and a trail can only accommodate one person at most. A group of them held hands and walked slowly down the mountain, for fear that if they accidentally stepped on the air, the whole person would roll down.
Halfway up the mountain, the trail is wider and smoother. But at this moment, a fog swept towards them from nowhere. Suddenly a thick fog filled the entire mountain range.
The cameraman suddenly shouted: "Not good! It's foggy! Follow closely and be careful! β
One of them supported the other, and the other explored the way with long sticks.
The surrounding clouds and mountains are covered with fog, and they can vaguely see the road under their feet, and they can only move forward with their own feelings. With each step, the gravel under his feet rolled down the hill with a clatter.
"Did you hear anything?" The director suddenly asked.
"I didn't hear anything." Huang Renxuan responded.
Everyone else shook their heads, looking at each other in confusion.
"Weird...... Why do I hear voices? It was the sound of a flute that slowly ...... It feels like it's just around the corner......"
Huang Renxuan suddenly felt a sharp pain in her feet penetrate into her heart, she looked down and saw that her ankles had been cut by the dense weeds next to the mountain road, and blood was oozing. The director's female assistant stepped forward to help Huang Renxuan pull out the thorn at her ankle, detoxify it with alcohol, and put a band-aid on it to comfort her to take a break.
Everyone else stopped and rested in place, but only the director paced anxiously in place.
"Not only do I hear the sound of the flute, but I always seem to see a vague back in front of me, a ...... that is far and near."
The director's female assistant shouted with a panicked face: "Director! You're so annoying, don't scare people! β
Huang Renxuan pretended to be mysterious at this time and said: "I used to hear the Taiwanese classmates in my class say that when I was climbing the mountain, I suddenly got foggy, heard strange noises and saw the figure of a suspected person, usually I bumped into the 'Demon God Boy'. We call it 'Mountain Spirit' here, and if you follow it, you'll never get out. This is why it often happens that someone goes missing from a mountaineer and never finds it. β
Everyone was so frightened by Huang Renxuan's remarks that they looked at each other and didn't dare to speak out.
"Of course, scientifically speaking, this is just a hallucination caused by the miasma in the mountains." Huang Renxuan continued to add.
The producer proposes to continue groping his way down the mountain. They had walked for an hour, and it still felt like they hadn't walked far, and everything around them looked exactly the same.
At this time, the sun was completely obscured by the clouds, the light was dimmed, and the fog in the mountains was so thick that it was impossible to see the direction of the surroundings.
The roof leak happened to rain overnight, and suddenly the torrential rain was pouring in.
"Damn! Why is it so decaying! In the future, when you go out, you have to read the yellow calendar! Huang Renxuan couldn't help but curse.
They didn't have a tent with them, but luckily they had raincoats. They found a clearing and leaned against a large rock to shelter from the rain.
The heavy rain soaked them all over, and they were all in a state of embarrassment.
Seeing that the sky is gradually getting dark.
Huang Renxuan knew that she couldn't continue to move forward, so she quickly took out the mobile phone in her backpack and asked for police assistance.
Duan Qingwei hadn't had a good rest for a few days, the stubble on his face had grown too late to take care of it, and there was still a trace of tiredness in the corners of his eyes. He thought about going home, and just walked out of the door, he saw Chen Xinyi wandering at the door of the police station, Duan Qingwei looked at her, although he was a little surprised, but he still looked indifferent.
They sat down in a restaurant near the police station, and Duan Qingwei asked her directly without changing her face: "What is the important thing to come to the police station to find me?" β
"Why didn't you come to the last dinner?"
"I'm not interested in this kind of dinner."
Chen Xinyi frowned, pretending to be casual and said, "You should have guessed that the fundamental purpose of that dinner was that your father wanted to introduce you to my father, and wanted our two business circles to marry." β
Duan Qingwei had a cold attitude and said categorically: "Let me marry you?" That's impossible. β
She looked at Duan Qingwei's resolute expression, and her heart suddenly ached, "What? Haven't you forgotten the ex-girlfriend who cruelly abandoned you in the first place? Do you know she-" Duan Qingwei quickly interrupted her; "You can find a better man than me. But if you still want to marry me, I'm sorry, I can't give you any promises, and you don't waste your time on me. β
Chen Xinyi's pretended calm expression suddenly changed, and with a cold light in her eyes, she looked straight at Duan Qingwei.
She took a deep breath and was hesitating to tell Duan Qingwei about the news that Huang Renxuan had returned to China with her boyfriend when Duan Qingwei received a call from Team Leader Zhang.
Duan Qingwei stood up with a "Huo" - if there is an emergency, the police will be called immediately. He said "sorry" to Chen Xinyi and left immediately.
Chen Xinyi looked at the empty seat opposite in discouragement, she felt how sad she was, she had been in love with Duan Qingwei for eight years since high school, she thought that this time relying on the intervention of her family, there would be a trace of possibility of development between her and Duan Qingwei, but she didn't expect this situation - like a raging fire suddenly being poured with a basin of water - only wisps of smoke after extinguishing - desolate and empty.
Huang Renxuan and his party were still resting against the big rock.
Although the rain has stopped, the temperature on the mountain has changed suddenly, and the chill is biting.
Huang Renxuan divided the food and water in the backpack among them equally, while comforting them, "I am a foodie, I often carry snacks with me in the bag, fortunately I have prepared a lot of food this time, you can eat some chocolate and replenish energy, now the police have come to rescue us, we just need to maintain our strength and wait patiently for them to rescue, we can go home soon." β
After Duan Qingwei and his fellow search and rescue team members arrived at Moon Mountain, they learned that five people were trapped on the north mountain of Moon Mountain. In order to speed up the search, the search and rescue personnel were divided into two groups, sending criminal police to face the mountain from the south of the mountain, and firefighters to face the mountain from the west of the mountain. Time passed minute by minute, the night in the mountains was dark, and the signal could only be sent by a strong flashlight, and the further up the mountain, the more difficult it was to search.
Huang Renxuan leaned weakly against the rock, the raincoat on her body and the clothes inside were soaked by the rain countless times, she felt extremely cold all over her body at the moment, and there was some pain, this pain was like a pain knocked out of the cracks in the bones, making her breathing become more and more rapid and weak.
The companions found that Huang Renxuan's condition was wrong, and after the female assistant touched her forehead, she felt bad, "Now the weather is hypothermic, and the wound on her ankle is estimated to be infected and she has a fever now." It can't be delayed, and it must be rushed to the hospital. β
The men immediately took off their coats and put them over her, while the female assistant wiped her forehead with alcohol to try to get the fever down.
After 10 minutes, Duan Qingwei and two members of the team followed the sound and found that the group was trapped on a relatively steep hillside.
Duan Qing walked towards them anxiously, "It's okay, I'll take you down the mountain safely." β
How could this voice be so familiar in this cold and biting night.
Huang Renxuan slowly opened her eyes, and she looked at the person in front of her through the illumination of the bright flashlight in front of herβshe recognized this person.
It was Duan Qingwei who came to save her.
The crew pleaded earnestly: "Mr. Policeman, you better save her first, she is not in a good condition now, and she still has a fever." We still have the stamina to walk down the mountain. β
Huang Renxuan restrained the panic in her heart, she watched Duan Qingwei walk towards her step by step, she lowered the brim of her hat, lowered her head and didn't dare to look at him, she never thought that she would meet him in such an embarrassing situation.
"This young lady, are you alright? I'll carry you down the mountain now. Don't worry, I'll take you down the mountain safely. β
Duan Qingwei propped one hand on her side, looking down at her, in the dark night, he didn't see her appearance clearly.
Huang Renxuan's hand was gently held by him, and his breath was in his ears, as well as the body temperature coming from his body.
She felt that Duan Qingwei was obviously so close, but she felt as far away from herself as if she was separated by thousands of mountains and rivers, making her unable to distinguish between reality and dreams.
Paragraph ...... Qingwei. After exerting all his strength and whispering his name, Huang Renxuan's consciousness gradually blurred, and she closed her eyes and fainted.