The lead person immediately jumped off the protruding rocks below, and within three seconds, their figure had already flipped over the guardrail onto the scenic area’s main road.
Captain Cheng’s eyes turned sharp, and he turned around and shouted to everyone.
"Third team members, get up here quickly. Xiaolin Peak is right next to Luoxia Peak, everyone move faster!"
Upon hearing this, Tang Shu and the others immediately sprang into action, mimicking his earlier movements, following his footsteps along the route they had just taken. However, these seemingly simple steps were not easy to execute, and everyone felt the strain when they tried to do it themselves.
"My God, Captain Cheng’s moves are so good?!"
One wouldn’t know without seeing, but now that they did, it genuinely startled them all. They never expected the big man from the North to be so agile.
"Of course, he is after all a member of the search and rescue team, and he’s quite busy usually."
"With such a large scenic area, and the many tourists it receives every day, accidents are bound to happen now and then, and that’s when the search and rescue team comes into play."
"No wonder the Program Team appointed him as our temporary captain. It seems he really knows his stuff."
There was some murmuring within the team, but Captain Cheng’s gaze quickly locked on Roger and Owen.
"What are you muttering about, speed up, hurry!"
With no more chatter, one by one, they crossed the scenic area’s guardrail, and by the time their feet hit the ground, they were already on the main road.
By the time Roger finally climbed over the railing to the main road, he was already gasping for breath. A comparison of their physical fitness was plain to see, and Captain Cheng’s glance swept once over the faces of the team, taking mental notes.
The group of six had now patrolled to the edge of Luoxia Peak, five miles of mountain road away from Xiaolin Peak. Having reached the main road of the scenic area, Captain Cheng quickly spotted a nearby shuttle bus and the team boarded it to set off for their destination.
"Calling the center, please provide the specific situation!"
"Center received, the target person is named Lin Yucheng, 30 years old, went up the mountain with three other males and four females. It is suspected she had a quarrel with her companions at noon and left the group. She was discovered missing near Xiaolin Peak Scenic Area’s Point 6, and I have sent her photo to everyone’s phones. Please identify the target!"
"Received, keep in constant contact."
The crackling sound of the walkie-talkie came through, and everyone heard the message. After the conversation ended, a notification sound came from the group chat that had been temporarily set up on their phones.
Tang Shu opened the WeChat group and saw a photo of eight people. It was a group selfie of the people who went up the mountain together, making V-signs at the camera, with Lin Yucheng specially highlighted.
Alina whispered in amazement, "This beauty is very pretty, very glamorous. She could be a star!"
Roger and Owen couldn’t help but nod in agreement, "Indeed very beautiful, more so than the others in the photo!"
That comment hit the nail on the head.
Tang Shu stared at the photo on the phone for a moment, then zoomed in on the group picture to examine it closely, when he heard Lin Yi’s voice questioning from nearby.
"What’s wrong, did you notice something amiss?"
"What do you think, Brother Lin?"
Tang Shu looked at him, their eyes meeting, his filled with a profound expression.
"Hm, this Lin Yucheng and the man next to her are in a relationship, you can tell just by their body language. However... the woman to the right of this man seems to also have some emotional entanglements with him."