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

Before Liang Zheren even arrived, he had already started calling for help from afar. Upon hearing this, Dr. Chen knew the situation was serious and, without saying a word, grabbed his medicine box and rushed out.

After running a few steps, she turned back, grabbed a large handful of dried herbs that had been drying in the corner, and stuffed them into her medicine box.

The two raced against time, and by the time they got back to the cafeteria, the scene was a complete mess.

People were lying haphazardly on the ground. Feng Dapao and Qin Yan, along with the few remaining people, carefully turned their vomiting coworkers to the side to prevent them from choking on the filth. They then ordered someone to boil water in the stove to prepare herbal decoctions for detoxification.

Dr. Chen dared not delay. He squatted down and quickly examined the eyelids of Xu Qiang, Mao Zhan, and others, and then looked at the food in their bowls. He already had a good idea of ​​what was going on.

She took out some herbs from the medicine box and handed them to Qin Yan to boil. She also took out a handful of medicinal powder, mixed it with water, and stirred it well.

"Give each person a mouthful of this powder and force it down their throat. Let those who can vomit do so, and force-feed them even if they can't. After the herbs are boiled in water, give each person a bowl to drink, and that should relieve the symptoms of poisoning."

As she spoke, she took out acupuncture needles and gave them to Xu Qiang, Mao Zhan, and others whose symptoms were the most severe, for emergency treatment.

Liang Zhe assisted throughout, feeding people, helping them up, and cleaning up the mess. He was so busy that his feet barely touched the ground, but his heart was always on the back mountain, thinking about that little figure.

Every minute of the treatment was agonizing; it took more than an hour before the situation inside the shed gradually stabilized.

The vomiting gradually stopped. Those who were mildly poisoned were able to sit up with difficulty, but they were still weak and powerless. Those who were severely poisoned were still unconscious, but fortunately their breathing was steady and their complexion had regained some color, so they did not look as frightening as before.

Because the canteen shed was too dirty and messy, Liang Zhe and several miners escorted everyone back to their dormitories to rest. He paid special attention to Xu Qiang's condition. Although the symptoms were dangerous, fortunately, he received timely treatment and was not seriously injured, but he needed to rest for a few days.

However, the previously planned mining preparations had to be temporarily halted due to this unexpected turn of events.

The entire mining area was plunged into unprecedented chaos and silence.

By the time Liang Zhe had escorted everyone back and cleaned the kitchen shed, he was drenched in sweat and so exhausted that he could barely straighten his back.

But he couldn't rest for a moment. Tian Tian still hadn't returned, and there was no news of Xiao Yu either. As a father, he was already extremely anxious, and his heart had already flown to the dense forest behind the mountain.

Before that, he had one more thing to do.

He called Qin Yan over and asked the question that had been weighing on his mind: "Sister Qin, did you see the mushrooms left in the kitchen? Are they the batch you picked today?"

Qin Yan's face was very pale. She frowned and said, "There's nothing left in the kitchen. The food in the bowls is so badly cooked that it's unrecognizable. I really can't be sure if I picked it or not."

Liang Zhe felt uneasy, but since he couldn't find any favorable evidence, he had no choice but to put the matter aside for the time being.

Moreover, finding his child was his top priority. He repeatedly told Qin Yan to keep an eye on Xu Qiang and the others before grabbing his coat and rushing towards the back of the mountain.

"Expert Liang, wait a minute!" Feng Dapao rushed over from behind, and upon seeing the situation, he already understood seven or eight parts of it.

"I noticed earlier, Tian Tian isn't here. They said she went to the back mountain to chase Xiao Yu, and she hasn't come back yet?"

Liang Zhe was extremely distressed and nodded with great difficulty.

"I'll bring some men and go with you to look for it!"

Feng Dapao felt extremely guilty. If it weren't for this incident at the mine, Liang Zhe wouldn't have missed the best opportunity to find the child. But it was no use saying that now. No matter what, he felt he owed Liang Zhe.

"I'll bring a few people with me; many hands make light work!"

He left two healthy miners to guard the dormitory, while he, along with Qin Yan and three other miners, each carrying a flashlight, and Feng Dapao even tucked a gun into his waistband, and the group hurriedly headed into the back mountain.

The night was as dark as ink, the moon hiding behind the clouds, casting a pale silver glow. The forest was pitch black, with only a few beams of flashlight flickering erratically. The wind rustled through the treetops, creating an eerie atmosphere.

As they searched for the children's footprints, they shouted at the top of their lungs.

"Sweetie! Sweetie! Where are you?"

"Xiaoyu! Come out right now if you hear me!"

The shouts echoed through the empty mountain forest, but received no response.

They followed the path, searching carefully through thickets of thorns and slippery moss. After an unknown amount of time, the miner at the front suddenly shone his flashlight and cried out, "There! There's a child on the ground!"

"Clang!"

Liang Zhe was startled, and the flashlight in his hand fell to the ground with a thud.

He practically scrambled and crawled towards that direction.

The flashlight beams behind him all converged, and by the light, Liang Zhe could see the child's size clearly. His heart sank to the bottom instantly.

Not sweet.

Xiaoyu lay motionless on the cold grass, her eyes closed, her face as white as paper. A hideous gash ran down her forehead, dark red blood trickling down her cheek and staining her thin chin.

The blood was still warm, indicating that the killer hadn't been there long.

Her hair was disheveled, covered with withered leaves and dirt, but there were no wounds on her body, and her hands and feet were not bound. She lay there quietly, as if she were asleep.

Liang Zhe reached out his hand, trembling, and carefully checked her breath.

Thank goodness, there's still breath!

Although the pulse is weak, at least the person is still alive.

He had just breathed a sigh of relief when, in the next second, an even more intense fear overwhelmed him—

Little Rain is here, but where is Sweetie?

Sweetie isn't here!

His daughter has disappeared!

Liang Zhe trembled as he grabbed his flashlight from the ground, stood up, and frantically shone it around. What he saw made his blood run cold—

The place where Xiaoyu fainted was not a flat lawn at all, but the edge of a steep cliff!

Even more terrifying was the sight of three sets of footprints, one large and two small, clearly imprinted on the ground, stretching out to the edge of the cliff!

The soil on the cliff edge was loose, and the withered grass was trampled into pieces. Just from the messy footprints, you could tell how chaotic the scene was!

First came the small footprints of two children, followed by a series of large footprints of an adult man, closing in on the other child step by step!

Clearly, the two children had encountered something terrible. They fought back fiercely, but unfortunately, they were weak and outnumbered. The last one was knocked unconscious, while the other was driven to a dead end.

The smallest set of footprints was on the edge of the cliff, showing clear signs of struggle and trampling.

Finally, the adult man's footprints returned along the same path and disappeared into the depths of the dense forest, while the string of little footprints belonging to Tian Tian came to an abrupt end after stepping over the weeds at the edge of the cliff.

There has been no trace of them!

Below the cliff, it was pitch black and bottomless. A cold wind blew up from the bottom of the cliff, carrying a chilling aura that sent shivers down one's spine.

Liang Zhe stood frozen in place, motionless, his mind blank.

Was his four-year-old daughter pushed off this steep cliff into a dark, bottomless abyss?

He screamed inwardly, but couldn't utter a single syllable.