The little star from the Gobi Desert, handed over to the state, is hailed as a national treasure.

Xu Qiang pushed up his glasses.

"Old Feng, you saw it too. Fu Dashi suddenly made trouble today. There must be someone putting pressure on him. It seems that our guess is not far off."

Feng Dapao grunted in acknowledgment, his expression grave: "So, what he meant by three days later?"

"Three days later..." Xu Qiang said slowly, turning his gaze to Liang Zhe.

Liang Zhe immediately understood what he meant.

These three days will be the most urgent and dangerous. If Tian Tian can't find the rich mine, Fu Dashi probably won't use this "negotiating" approach next time.

Although the mining materials he submitted were not perfect, if the laboratory in Beijing pressed him hard, with the aggressive mentality of "taking it or leaving it," the mine might be forced to start operations.

Even if they fail, others will take the blame; Fu Dashi will bear no responsibility whatsoever.

"Dean Xu, don't worry, I..." Before Liang Zhe could finish speaking, Mao Zhan had already run over from a distance with a panicked look on his face.

Liang Zhe's heart sank!

There was no one around him!

No sweetness!

He immediately ran to meet her. The two met face to face, and without a word, they understood each other perfectly, simultaneously recognizing a cruel reality—Sweetie was gone!

Without a word, Feng Dapao immediately ordered the guards to light torches and split into several teams to rush into the darkness to search. They were responsible for searching the area in front of the canteen shed, while Liang Zhe and Mao Zhan rushed to the back of the shed. They agreed on a meeting point and a search plan for the worst-case scenario.

Just then, a cool breeze suddenly swept in, catching several workers off guard and causing them to sneeze loudly in succession.

Immediately afterwards, with a loud "crack", a bolt of lightning thicker than ever before, like an enraged silver dragon, fiercely cleaved the sky!

Everyone looked up in horror!

Feng Dapao's face turned deathly pale instantly, and he cried out in alarm, "Oh no!"

Before those words even finished, Liang Zhe had already rushed out like a madman.

Xiaoyu was completely stunned.

She stood in the darkness, watching that small figure resolutely rush towards the dangerous area where rocks were falling, her mind blank.

She never imagined that this little girl, who was so much shorter than her, would make such an astonishing choice at such a critical moment of life and death!

Isn't this just courting death?!

She didn't really like this silly little girl. She ate better and dressed better than herself. Most importantly, she had a father who doted on her and loved her dearly.

These are all things that Xiaoyu has longed for but could never obtain in her life.

So from the first moment Xiaoyu saw Tiantian, she hated her very, very much!

but……

This time, she chased after her all the way, even giving her all the snacks she had in her pocket. If Sweetie died here because of her, buried under these rubble...

She will probably never forgive herself in her entire life.

Xiaoyu's heart clenched suddenly, and without thinking, she took off after him!

Just then, a hand suddenly reached out from the darkness and pulled her back.

Xiaoyu turned around in shock.

It's Ah Zhen!

Her hair was disheveled, and tears still clung to her face, but her eyes were filled with extreme fear and rage!

"Are you crazy? What are you doing here?!"

Ah Zhen lowered her voice, her tone fierce and urgent, and pulled her back tightly.

"If anyone finds out, everything will be over! Get back here right now!"

"Mother...mother..."

Xiaoyu let out a monotonous scream. She had been silent for many years, and now the only thing she could manage to utter was this indistinct and broken sound.

Unfortunately, every time she called for her mother, she was never met with a gentle response, but rather with being ignored, cursed, or even punched and kicked.

"Shut up! Just stay silent and pretend you're mute!"

Ah Zhen pinched her arm hard, and a sharp pain shot through her. Xiao Yu closed her eyes tightly in pain, her body trembling slightly, but the despair in her heart was far worse than the physical pain.

Sweet...

That's that little girl's name, isn't it...?

She was so much happier than me; she shouldn't have died here.

"Hmm..."

She struggled fiercely, twisting her small body with all her might, trying to break free from Ah Zhen's grasp and rush back to save people. But she was just a child after all, and she couldn't overcome the strength of an adult. Ah Zhen dragged her away from the danger zone little by little.

"Ugh... Heh..." Xiaoyu's desperate cry was swallowed by lightning and thunder. She desperately turned around, but Tian Tian's small yet stubborn figure was no longer there.

All that remained was dust and constantly falling gravel...

Meanwhile, on the other side, Sweetie, taking advantage of the brief flash of lightning, completely broke free from the shackles of darkness and ran step by step to the foot of the mountain.

She looked up.

Gravel was still rolling down the hillside, big and small, crashing and splashing as it hit the ground, kicking up clouds of dust.

Strangely, no matter which direction the stones fell from, they would always glide past her without even touching her clothes.

The little girl had no time to think about these reasons. She had been searching for rocks for many days, going into the mountains every day, and had developed muscle memory for climbing. Without saying a word, she stepped into the rocky area and weaved through it. Every step she took avoided the loose rocks.

If someone were to arrive at the foot of the mountain at this moment, they would be astonished to discover this truly miraculous scene before them.

Amidst the raging winds and lightning, a small figure slowly climbed the steep hillside, like a nimble and agile little squirrel.

Even though the mountain was already raging, with landslides and flying rocks, it seemed to be especially kind to this young child, unwilling to let any stone hurt her.

Sweetie stretched out her little hand and groped in the darkness, grabbing onto a sturdy stone and moving it up little by little.

Her little face was covered in dust, and her two little braids had long since come undone, but she did not back down in the slightest.

Nearly.

closer.

Sweetie's eyes grew brighter and brighter. That light pierced through the darkness, through the gale, through all obstacles, and finally landed on a dusty gray stone.

It was almost identical to the stones she had searched for before; it was half-buried in the soil, with only a corner of its surface showing. Its color was ordinary, its size was average, and it looked unremarkable.

But in Sweetie's eyes, it radiated a unique light, just like the stone she had seen on the plane, singing a silent song.

She had been waiting for that familiar pulse for far too long.

She remembered Grandpa Xu's expectant eyes, and her father's furrowed brows that had been furrowed for days...

She lunged forward and gripped the stone tightly with both hands.

At that very moment—

Rumble.

A stone the size of a millstone rolled rapidly down the hillside and crashed straight down on her.

Sweetie looked up at the rapidly approaching boulder, her small body frozen in place, unable to dodge in time.

"Sweetie—!!!"

A heart-wrenching scream, transcending distance and everything else, reverberated directly in her eardrums.

It's Dad!

Sweetie instantly forgot her fear, a bright smile blooming on her little face. She happily turned around and raised her little hand, clutching the stone, high towards Ryuzhe at the foot of the mountain.

"dad--!!!"

She was still tightly clutching the stone she had just found that was "singing" in her hand.

At the same time, at the foot of the mountain, Liang Zhe's vision went black, and he almost fainted on the spot!

His young daughter stood alone in the perilous situation halfway up the mountain, with a deadly boulder hurtling down on her just over ten meters above her head. Sweetie was still smiling and waving at him, completely unaware of the impending danger.

Exclamations and gasps of surprise echoed at the foot of the mountain.

Everyone who witnessed this scene was terrified, breaking out in a cold sweat, their hearts leaping into their throats.

"No--!!!"

For the first time in his life, Xu Qiang, who was always calm and composed, completely lost his composure. Ignoring everyone's attempts to stop him, he desperately tried to rush up the mountain.

Mao Zhan and Zhou Xiaobing held him tightly around the waist, using all their strength to hold him down!

"Dean, you mustn't! It's too dangerous!"

"Teacher, there's no use you going up there; something bad will happen!"

Feng Dapao stared in disbelief, his hands trembling uncontrollably. He simply couldn't understand how such a small child could climb up there with his bare hands in such extreme weather.

Qin Yan and the other women were so frightened that they closed their eyes tightly, unable to bear watching the tragedy that was about to unfold.

"Sweetie—!!!"

Liang Zhe didn't care about anything else. Even though countless people rushed up to stop him, he still charged up the mountain like a madman.

His eyes were already bloodshot; he could see nothing but his daughter.

The boulder was falling rapidly, so fast that no one could even blink!

Life and death hang in the balance!