Chapter 216: Ghost Wall
While the nine departments were quickly mobilized, on Jinniu Mountain, teacher Wang Degui was leading students through the woods.
"Teacher, is this road right?"
"Yes, yes, why do I feel like I'm standing still?"
Wang Degui was also puzzled:
"We are clearly walking in the direction of the lights at the foot of the mountain, but the distance has not shortened at all."
This made several students feel cold.
"Could it be the legendary ghost wall?"
"I have also read similar stories. It seems that they are trapped in the middle of the night and can't get out. It often happens in the mountains, and sometimes it may even appear on the road."
"Don't talk nonsense, we may just be simply unfamiliar with the environment."
Having said that, Wang Degui took out a cigarette and a lighter and lit one.
Originally, smoking is not allowed in the mountains. If it causes a forest fire, it would be a big sin.
But if it is really a ghost wall, according to rumors, you can get out by lighting a cigarette.
These people appeared in the forest instead of going down the repaired path, mainly because they were asking for trouble.
After Lin Qiaoya led three students who didn't want to continue to see the scenery down the mountain, several students on Wang Degui's side said they wanted to see what was behind the sign on the other side that said "Under Construction, No Passing".
Wang Degui saw that there was a small dirt road up the mountain behind it. Although there was a sign, it should be a place where locals often walk. Besides, Jinniu Mountain is really not that big. You can see the farmhouse at the foot of the mountain when you turn around, so there is no need to worry about getting lost.
So Teacher Wang Degui agreed, and several people walked around along the path.
But in fact, they didn't really walk far, they just wandered around nearby, and decided to go down the mountain when they noticed that it was getting dark.
Then they did something stupid again.
Several people did not return the same way, but went straight down the mountain.
The road up Jinniu Mountain is a zigzag round-trip route. According to the idea of several people, they can see the path down the mountain after walking straight down the mountain for a short distance. Besides, there is no need to worry about getting lost. After all, you can go down the mountain as long as you look in the direction of the setting sun, so they took a shortcut through the forest.
As a result, they could not see the way down the mountain no matter how hard they walked, and it was already completely dark.
What was even more bizarre was that they could vaguely see the lights at the bottom of the mountain, but they could not get closer no matter how hard they walked, as if they were just standing still.
Several people also tried to call for help, but when they looked at the phone screen, the signal column was simply gray, and there was no signal nearby.
Teacher Wang Degui was in a very bad mood now, but anyone could panic, but he couldn't panic. He still had to take these children out. As a teacher, how could he panic?
He lowered his head and looked at the small compass on the electronic watch strap on his wrist with the light of his phone. It was completely useless now, spinning like a propeller.
Although Wang Degui didn't really believe in non-scientific statements such as ghost walls, this scene still shocked him.
Damn, could it really be a ghost wall?
Suddenly he had the urge to light up a whole box of cigarettes.
"Teacher, it seems to be foggy."
Just now, the forest was just dark, but in just a moment, a layer of fine white fog emerged between the tree trunks, and it seemed to be getting thicker and thicker.
"Don't panic, it's normal to be foggy in the mountains at midnight."
This is true, but running around when it's foggy is not a good choice.
Wang Degui led his men forward a few steps and found a place with a relatively wide view, where they could even clearly see the lights below the mountain.
"Let's rest here and wait for rescue."
At this point, Wang Degui had given up on going down the mountain on his own. In this case, staying where he was and waiting for rescue was more rational than running around blindly.
Xue Wenshu was also among the people trapped on the mountain. He did not follow Teacher Lin Qiaoya down the mountain, purely to find an opportunity to hold his girlfriend's hand.
There were many people on the mountain, and Xue Wenshu had been mentally prepared for a long time. Now that there were fewer people, Xue Wenshu was so nervous that his palms were sweating, and finally he succeeded in holding hands.
Li Chengxi's guess was really right, and he was only this capable.
Although they were a little panicked when they were trapped on the mountain, they did not panic. On the one hand, they could see the lights at the foot of the mountain, and on the other hand, they were right next to them because Teacher Wang Degui was right next to them.
Hearing him say that they should take a rest first, several students who had walked the mountain road for two hours found a place to sit nearby.
Xue Wenshu was naturally with his girlfriend Yu Qian. He whispered to comfort her:
"Don't worry, Teacher Lin and Brother Li will call the police immediately if they find out that we haven't returned and ask them to come find us."
"Yeah"
Yu Qian only responded with a word in a low voice. She was too calm, and even her palms didn't sweat, unlike Xue Wenshu who was nervously picking his feet.
After everyone sat down, the fog in the woods became thicker and thicker. Originally, they could barely see things with the moonlight, but now they couldn't see what was under their feet at all. Fortunately, they didn't move forward rashly. Otherwise, if they were moving forward in the complex environment of the mountain forest, it would be a small matter to trip, and it would not be impossible to accidentally step on the air and fall off the mountain.
Time passed by little by little, and Teacher Wang Degui lit up cigarettes one by one. It was quiet around him, no one was talking, and even the sound of insects and birds could not be heard.
Teacher Wang Degui suddenly felt a little confused, as if he was half asleep and half awake, and his head was dizzy.
At this time, his fingers hurt, and the cigarette butt burned his fingers, which made him sober up a little.
"Xue Wenshu? Yu Qian?"
He called the other two students' names again, but there was no response. They seemed to just lean against each other and fell asleep.
But it was wet and cold on the mountain in the middle of the night in October. How could they fall asleep so easily?
Teacher Wang Degui instinctively felt that something was wrong, but his mind was as if covered with oil and he was particularly unclear. He tried to stand up, but his body seemed to have lost its strength.
His hands fell weakly, and the cigarette butt was pressed into the soil. Although he tried hard to open his eyes, he could not resist the sudden strong sleepiness and eventually lost consciousness.
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The Jiuke acted quickly. After all, the signal was detected before, but it was not really locked. People had already been arranged nearby.
The helicopter also flew quickly from the airport, turned on the searchlight and flew around the mountain.
The people in charge of the search were divided into three groups. One group started from the top of the mountain to search down, one group started from the middle of the mountain where the observation deck was located, and the last group searched from the foot of the mountain to search up.
In addition, the helicopter flew around the mountain to ensure that there were no blind spots.
Such a big noise certainly attracted the attention of local villagers, and many people said that they were very familiar with the situation on the mountain and could help find it together.
However, this was not just to find a few lost people, and the Ninth Division would not let the villagers go up, so the Ninth Division personnel who specially changed into police uniforms persuaded the villagers to go home and said that they would definitely find the people.
Originally, they just came out to play happily, but they encountered such a thing again. It is hard to say whether the luck is good or bad.
Lei Lei and Aoer Dai also followed the people from the Ninth Division into the mountain, and Li Chengxi was asked to stay in the farmhouse and wait for news.
He was calm at first, but as time went by and he heard the noise of the helicopter flying over his head again and again, he was not so calm.
He touched the ring of vision on his finger, gritted his teeth, and picked up the flashlight left on the table by the Ninth Division.
