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Mu Hanxia turned on the desk lamp but it didn't light up. She realized that the power was out. She walked into the bathroom to wash, but the water was out of the way.

She left the room and went to the hotel service desk. There were many guests gathered there, all of whom were talking about the rain and the water and power outage. The boss's wife was not there, and there was only a little girl behind the bar.

"It's raining so hard. Didn't the weather forecast say there was no rain? When will it stop?" asked a guest.

The girl replied: "I don't know. The weather in the mountains is not sure." She looked quite calm, as if she was used to this situation.

Another guest asked: "When will this be cut off from water and electricity?"

"It's hard to say, we always have water and power outages."

Since it was the top of the mountain, what the girl said must be the truth. Everyone gathered here again and chatted for a while. Another customer came back from outside and brought news that there was no food in several nearby restaurants - because of the water and power outage. I only bought a few tea eggs, and now I have sold out. Fortunately, there is a coal stove in the hotel kitchen that can supply a small amount of hot water. So many customers bought a few boxes of instant noodles at the service desk and took them back to the room.

The floor of the service desk is made of wooden boards, facing the green mountains and a glass dome. Some guests went back to their rooms to rest, but they definitely couldn't go out to play today. Mu Hanxia stayed here, looking at the rain. The heavy rain kept falling, and the mountain opposite could not be seen clearly. The clear and slow river that separated the two mountains yesterday saw the clear and slow river that scattered a lot overnight, becoming much faster and turbid. Sometimes clothes, wooden boards, etc. floated in the river. This made Mu Hanxia a little worried, because it means something might happen to the upper flow.

Not long after, the boss's wife came back. She was wearing a thick raincoat, long boots, mud all over her body, and her hair was wet. Mu Hanxia and several other guests surrounded her and asked, "Boss, how are you doing?"

The boss's wife's face was calm, but her tone was a little anxious: "I went down the mountain just now, and my other store at the foot of the mountain was basically washed away."

Everyone was surprised, but they didn't expect the disaster to be so serious. Mu Hanxia asked: "Is the loss big? Are all the personnel safe?"

The proprietress smiled bitterly: "The loss must be huge, and it's been in vain this year. My waiter and the guests are fine."

She briefly said the story. It turned out that the rain last night was from three to four o'clock, and the boss felt something was wrong. Based on her experience, she went down the mountain overnight and woke up the sleeping guests with the waiter one by one, asking them to come to a high place. As a result, not long after they left, the guests were all placed, and the store was washed away by the flood.

"That group of guests came from the tour group." The proprietress said bitterly, "I refused to leave at first and insisted that I refund the breakfast money today. I really... where did I bring the money in the middle of the night."

Everyone was uproared. Mu Hanxia said indifferently: "I really can't tell you clearly." The boss lady nodded at her.

However, the boss lady brought three other news.

First, according to the old man who lived in Miao village for a long time, this was a rainstorm that had never been encountered in sixty years.

Second, there is another store at the foot of the mountain. It is said that a person was washed away by the flood in the middle of the night, which is very bad.

Third, the road entering the mountain collapsed and has been closed. I don’t know when it will be opened.

Mu Hanxia chatted with them for a while and bought a box of instant noodles to go back to the room. She ate it tasted boring and ate it casually. The rain did not decrease at all. This was the first time Mu Hanxia encountered such a natural disaster. Now the water and power cut off the phone had no signal, and she was trapped on the mountain and could not get out. However, the terrain here is high and relatively safe. She was not very panicked. She just remembered the agreement with Lin Mochen and felt a little uneasy. She was afraid that he would worry, and she didn't know if he had arrived in Guizhou and whether he had originally planned to enter the mountain.

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It was raining heavily, and Lin Mochen sat in the car, looking at the cordon in front and several blocked cars. He took out his cell phone and continued to search for news related to the disaster.

"A heavy rain that happened once in sixty years..."

“Hundreds of tourists stay in the scenic area…”

“No casualties are available yet.”

There are also photos of roads collapsed and buildings being destroyed on the Internet.

After a while, the car door opened, mixed with the sound of rain. Sun Zhi took his umbrella and sat in, saying, "I asked clearly. The road here is a county road, and it often collapsed, so it would not work if it rained a little. This time the rain was too heavy and many places collapsed, so the road was closed. However, the troops had already gone in this morning for repairs. The reaction was still very fast. If it was the fastest, it would be able to be repaired this afternoon. But it was not accurate. The situation should be fine."

Lin Mochen nodded: "Thank you for your hard work." Sun Zhi smiled: "What are you talking about?"

This time Lin Mochen came. Sun Zhi heard that the Miao village had a good scenery, so he brought his whole family to travel. Unexpectedly, when encountering a natural disaster, he left his family in the hotel and accompanied Lin Mochen to pick up Mu Hanxia.

Their car was specially made to ask the driver to drive from Beijing. Lin Mochen had his own thoughts and originally planned to pick up Mu Hanxia and not return to Beijing, but to return to Lin City directly. The first piece of land I took in Lin City, the northwest corner with the best scenery, was always repairing a villa for him and her.

This time I went back, I got the certificate first. He didn't want to delay any more in the day.

The two men were sitting in the car, listening to the rain outside. After a while, Sun Zhi called his family and comforted them with a smile and said it was okay. However, Lin Mochen called Mu Hanxia's cell phone for the 20th time, but the signal still could not be connected.

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In the afternoon, the rain finally became smaller, with only the drizzle left. This was undoubtedly a good omen. Mu Hanxia went to the service desk again, and there were several other customers. However, the boss's wife said that according to the news from the foot of the mountain, the road was still not repaired. Moreover, there were many tourists waiting at the bus station, but the bus had not yet arrived.

Mu Hanxia took out her cell phone, but there was still no signal.

At this time, a young couple next to her said to her: "We just went to the platform on the top of the mountain. There are some places where you can raise your phone to a higher signal."

They also came from Beijing, so Mu Hanxia had talked with them several times before. She thanked her, then took an umbrella and left the hotel.

Along the muddy path, Mu Hanxia kept walking to a higher place. All the shops next to the road were closed, and some other trapped tourists were also wandering on the road. When Mu Hanxia reached the highest platform, she found that there were many people gathering here, all looking down at the situation below.

"Look, that hotel was flooded by a mountain torrent." Someone shouted.

Mu Hanxia looked up and saw a house on the hillside of another mountain next to her, almost surrounded by mud and stone. Although it did not collapse, the rolling mountain torrents were flowing out of the house. The location of the house was not much lower than that of the hotel where Mu Hanxia lived. Only then did she realize that even on a high place, the house was built against the mountain, and if the mountain behind it was unstable, it would be possible to slide.

This made her even more uneasy.

It was raining all the time. She walked to the pavilion, took out her cell phone, and raised her to search for the signal. There was no service, no service, no service, and no service.

She changed her seat and continued to raise her height. Unexpectedly, at this moment, the phone suddenly rang. When she saw that the person who called was Lin Mochen! Her heart suddenly shrank, and she was surprised and quickly picked it up: "Hey?"

The phone has not been sounded.

“Hey? Hey?”

The communication was connected, but she couldn't hear his voice, and she didn't know if he could hear herself.

"Lin Mochen, I'm fine. Don't worry outside, don't come into the mountains. I will come out if the road is open..." Before he finished speaking, the communication was interrupted.

Mu Hanxia looked at her phone, raised her up and called again. However, this time, there was no signal anyway and she couldn't dial it out at all. She stayed on the top of the mountain for a while and had to return to the hotel.

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"The road is open!"

In the evening, Mu Hanxia learned about the news. At this time, the rain had basically stopped. Some of the hotel guests were anxious and dragged their luggage out.

"Where is your car parked?" someone talked.

“It’s in the parking lot near the top of the mountain.”

"So, let's go."

Soon the guests were halfway through, and some people were hesitating and waiting, constantly consulting with the boss lady.

"Is it dangerous to walk now?" Mu Hanxia asked.

The boss lady replied: "It's hard to say. But the road is open, so the situation should be stable. But no one can say such things, and it's 100% sure."

Mu Hanxia nodded in understanding and asked again: "Will the situation be better if you leave tomorrow?"

The boss's wife still answered unsure.

"Because you have also seen it, the weather in the mountains is indefinite. Now the rain has stopped and the road has been opened. But I don't know if it will rain tonight and tomorrow."

"In other words, if it rains again, the road may be closed again?" someone asked.

The boss lady nodded.

At this time, the young couple who had talked to Mu Hanxia before walked out with their luggage. The woman asked Mu Hanxia enthusiastically: "Do you drive or take a bus? Do you want to go with us?"

Mu Hanxia thought that if he stayed for another day and couldn't contact Lin Mochen, he was afraid he would risk going into the mountain. And now the road is open, and the road may not be open tomorrow, and the situation may not be better, and maybe worse. The idea is certain, she said, "I didn't drive, can you take me out?"

The couple agreed, and Mu Hanxia immediately went to pack her luggage and left with them.

The dusk was little by little over the Miao village. The couple drove a two-box Chevrolet, which began to circulate from the narrow road on the top of the mountain. The wetness after the rain hits her face. At this moment, the mood of the three of them was probably completely different from when they entered the mountain. When they came, it was sunny, gentle and comfortable. Now, the water in the river is still muddy, and there are many private cars on the road, driving in the same direction as them. From a distance, you can see a bus station at the foot of the mountain, gathering a bunch of people. I don’t know when those people will be able to go home.

Slowly, they got off the mountain and began to enter the long winding mountain road. Fortunately, it was off-season and they set off later than other tourists, so there were not many cars on the road. However, along the way, many landslide warning signs set up by the armed police, and they began to see piles of mud and stones on the road that were cleared to the side.

"Be careful!" the young wife instructed.

"I know." The husband replied.

None of the three of them spoke much. Mu Hanxia looked down at his watch. It was not completely dark before six o'clock. Even if he drove slowly, he should be able to drive out of the mountain area in two hours. He could contact Lin Mochen at that time, and he must have been to Guizhou, or even near Miao Village. He would soon see him.

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"The road is open," said Sun Zhi, "but the weather in the mountains is unsure. Now it is open. It is said that the situation on the road is still fine. If it rains again tomorrow and a landslide occurs, it may be closed again."

Lin Mochen looked up and saw that the road was clear outside the car. There were far more cars driving out of the opposite lane than those entering. They should have just "escaped" from the scenic area. On the side of the road, there were several armed policemen maintaining order. In front of them, there were several rescue cars and an ambulance driving in. Everything seemed stable and orderly, but there were almost no private cars driving in.

"I'll go into the mountain." Lin Mochen said, "You..."

"I'll go with you." Sun Zhi replied.

Lin Mochen nodded without saying much. Sun Zhi drove better than him in this mountain road and drove smoothly into the twilight. Along the way, there were almost only them, one of them, and all the vehicles were moving in the opposite direction.
Chapter completed!