Chapter 227 My condolences
avalanche?

The four people in the room were stunned for a moment. Shen Ruochu suddenly stood up and asked, "What about the casualties?"

Shen Leyang shook his head. "I'm not sure yet. I just heard someone run in from the lobby downstairs. But the ski resort was closed this morning, and the avalanche happened on the side, a bit far from the ski resort, so the situation should be alright."

Shen Ruochu breathed a slight sigh of relief, but she still said to Jian Yunsang, "Auntie, Le Yang and I will go and find out more about the situation. You two rest in your room first."

"Go."

Shen Ruochu left in a hurry, and the remaining three couldn't stay in the room any longer, so they went to the front hall.

He Zheyan from next door also brought Yuanyuan out. There were quite a few people in the front hall at this time, and most of them were discussing the avalanche. Many people were relieved.

"When I heard the news this morning that the ski resort was temporarily closed, I thought it was making a mountain out of a molehill. We came all this way just to ski, but we ended up having to stay in the hotel. I never expected that something like this would actually happen."

"The blizzard last night has resulted in very thick snow today, so closing the ski resort was the right thing to do."

"How did an avalanche happen? Have they found out the cause?"

"How could it be so fast? We don't even know if anyone has been in trouble yet."

The incessant buzzing sound made the originally relaxed atmosphere tense.

The hotel is mostly frequented by tourists, and some are already thinking about when to go back.

Jian Yunsang sat down and had a few cups of coffee and milk brought to her, drinking them while looking at her phone.

Information travels very fast these days; there are already videos about this on Douyin (TikTok).

Someone filmed the avalanche; the snow slid down the mountain, making it look like a large chunk of the mountain had collapsed.

The person filming was far away, so they could only capture the broad view. As for whether anyone was buried under the avalanche, that's still unknown.

Chaochao sat next to her mother's leg, drank a glass of milk, and then watched the video. "Mommy, why is the snow rushing down?"

Jian Yunsang didn't know either. "There are many reasons for avalanches. This avalanche wasn't very big, and it may also be related to yesterday's blizzard. As for the more specific reasons, we'll have to wait for the investigation results to come out."

Chaochao nodded as if she understood, "I hope no one gets hurt."

"Good girl." Jian Yunsang patted her head. Suddenly, her phone rang. The caller ID showed He Nanzhou.

She pressed the answer button, and He Nanzhou's urgent voice came from the other end, "I heard there was an avalanche over there? How are you?"

Jian Yunsang didn't expect him to get the news so quickly. "We're all in the hotel and haven't gone out. Don't worry, we're all fine."

He Nanzhou breathed a sigh of relief. "Be careful. I saw that it snowed heavily yesterday. Try to stay in the hotel for now and wait until things stabilize."

"Okay, I understand." Jian Yunsang handed the phone to Chaochao so she could chat with her father for a while.

She looked up, holding her coffee, but her gaze inadvertently shifted, and she noticed that He Sihan's expression was rather strange.

Her fingers gripped her phone tightly, her expression slightly excited, her whole body tense as if she were about to unleash a powerful attack.

Jian Yunsang squinted. What's wrong?
Sensing her gaze, He Sihan looked up and paused, startled. Facing Jian Yunsang's eyes, she felt utterly exposed.

After a long pause, she said softly, "In the video I just saw, when the avalanche came down, there seemed to be a small black dot hidden underneath. It was just too far away to see clearly, but it was most likely a person." Jian Yunsang frowned, and He Zheyan also looked up.

Then, He Sihan continued, "This morning, Feng Zhang and He Qihan said they were going skiing."

He Zheyan frowned. "Skiing? Ski resorts have banned it, where are they going to ski?"

“They said they were going to some deserted off-piste ski trails.” He Sihan ran a hand through her hair and took a deep breath. “But I’m not sure which spot they’re going to, or how far it is from the avalanche.”

If it weren't nearby, they might have suffered because of it.

She buried her face in her hands and said with a bitter smile, "I don't know whether I want something to happen to them or not."

Jian Yunsang and He Zheyan looked at each other, unsure of what to say.

After a long pause, Jian Yunsang finally asked, "Have you called them?"

"I don't dare to call." He Sihan was conflicted, afraid that the other party would answer, but also afraid that the call wouldn't go through.

Jian Yunsang could only pat her shoulder and say, "Then let's wait for news. Chu Chu and the others have gone out to inquire, and we'll know later."

He Sihan nodded.

However, after they finished lunch, Shen Ruochu and the others still hadn't returned.

It wasn't until after 1 p.m. that the group gradually returned to the lobby.

I don't know where they went, their hats and masks were covered in a layer of snow water.

Shen Ruochu let out a breath, feeling as if she had finally come back to life.

Jian Yunsang told them to eat first, and they could talk about anything else after they finished eating.

When Shen Ruochu saw He Sihan, she was eager to say something, but she didn't know how to start. Hesitating, she simply lowered her head and ate her rice.

The group was really hungry. They had run around outside and used up a lot of energy, so they were eating rather ravenously.

After a while, Shen Ruochu took a sip of water and said to the others, "We have found out that when the avalanche came down, five people were hit by the impact, and three of them were buried."

"Were they all rescued?"

Shen Ruochu sighed and shook her head. "One person was slightly injured. Because he was going downhill and escaped quickly, the avalanche didn't cover him very deeply, and his companion dug him out in time. There were two other people. One injured his leg and is now unconscious and has been sent to the hospital. The other one wasn't discovered in time and was buried under the snow for too long. He had already suffocated to death when he was dug out."

At this point, she looked at He Sihan beside her, and Shen Leyang, Fang Kaichen, and Lin Qi, who had gone to inquire about the news, also looked in her direction.

Jian Yunsang, “…” Could it really be related to Feng Zhang and those two?

With so many eyes watching, He Sihan naturally felt it. As if she had thought of something, her fingers suddenly tightened. "Among these three people, is my sister and Feng Zhang among them?"

Shen Ruochu sighed, nodded, and said, "Those two injured people were taken directly to the hospital. I didn't see them, so I don't know if Feng Zhang was among them. But I saw your sister."

She paused, her expression hesitant, then gritted her teeth and said, "The last person to be dug out was carried out. I saw her face; it was He Qihan, whom we met yesterday. You... take care."


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