Quick mission: We don't make trouble

In a dense forest, Zhu's father and mother were struggling forward, taking one step forward and one step back.

Zhu Ma complained angrily, "Old man, do you even know the way? We've been walking for so long, but it feels like we're still going in circles! Look, that tree, didn't we just pass by it?"

Dad Zhu turned his head to look at the towering tree, and couldn't help but wonder. Of course, he had leaned against this tree to rest for a while before.

He scratched his head and replied helplessly: "Oh, honey, I just follow my feelings."

Upon hearing this, Zhu's mother became even angrier and couldn't help but retort: ​​"Follow your feelings?! When have your feelings ever been accurate?!" As she spoke, she glared at Zhu's father fiercely.

"Hey, honey, there's no road here to begin with. We'll naturally find one as we walk." Upon hearing this, Mother Zhu was immediately furious and angrily said, "You're just wandering around aimlessly, Doctor Zhu!"

When Mr. Zhu heard Mrs. Zhu calling him Doctor Zhu, he knew she was on the verge of a rage, so he quickly comforted her, "Don't worry, don't worry, honey, we will definitely be able to get out of this."

"No hurry, no hurry, how can I not be anxious! I wonder what's going on with Qingqing, Yingying and Didi? Aren't you worried at all?" Mother Zhu became more and more excited as she spoke, and her eyes were a little red.

Father Zhu sighed helplessly and said, "Of course I'm worried, but what's the point of worrying? Look at us now... there's no signal on our phones at all. We can't even get through to them if we want to."

When Zhu's mother heard this, she became even angrier and retorted, "Aren't you very capable in normal times? How come you are useless at the critical moment?" As she spoke, she couldn't help but blame Zhu's father.

"Hey, Doctor Chen, you can't talk like that! Look, if you hadn't insisted on traveling to this place, how could we have encountered such a thing? Now we are trapped in this deep mountain forest, and there is really no one to help us!" Dad Zhu couldn't help getting angry, and actually followed Mom Zhu's way and called the other party Doctor Chen.

It turns out that Zhu's mother's name is Chen Ning. She was also a doctor before retirement, but she worked in obstetrics and gynecology.

"Doctor Zhu, are you blaming me? Everything I did was for the children!" Mother Zhu said with a face full of grievance.

Father Zhu retorted, "I've already told you that children have their own lives and we can't interfere. Now, we don't know how they are doing. Will they encounter wild animals or something..."

Mother Zhu's face turned pale in an instant. Her lips trembled as she called out Father Zhu's full name: "Zhu Fu, stop talking!"

Father Zhu immediately shut up. He realized that what he had said just now was a bit too much, and he must not add more pressure to his wife at this time.

He quickly comforted her, "The children will definitely be fine. Look, we two old guys are fine, so the children will definitely be safe too."

However, these words did not comfort Dr. Chen. She frowned, her heart filled with worry and anxiety. She knew that in this desolate place, anything could happen. She could only pray silently, hoping that the children would return to them safely.

She was filled with regret. If she had known there would be an earthquake, she would never have chosen this place to travel. However, regret was no use now. The most urgent thing was to find a way out as soon as possible and then think of other solutions.

"Old man, don't you think this earthquake is a bit strange?" Mother Zhu said with a frown.

Father Zhu nodded. "It's a bit strange indeed. In my experience, especially in mountainous areas, before an earthquake strikes, animals, birds, beasts, snakes, insects, rats, and ants will sense the danger and flee in advance. But look, we haven't encountered a single one along the way. It wasn't until the sudden earthquake that we woke up and found ourselves in this dense forest. No matter how hard we tried, we couldn't find the exit."

Mother Zhu agreed, "Yes, even if it was an earthquake, the road should still be there, right? And this forest is so quiet, it doesn't look like it's been through an earthquake at all."

As they walked, they observed their surroundings. The trees were tall and dense, and the sun shone faintly through the gaps between the leaves. The ground was covered with a thick layer of fallen leaves, like a soft carpet, but it also gave people a strange feeling of oppression.

Father Zhu paused, staring ahead. He frowned and said thoughtfully, "This unusual silence makes me uneasy. Normally, there would be obvious signs after an earthquake, like broken branches and leaves, landslides, and so on. But here it's strangely quiet, as if everything is being masked by some force."

Mother Zhu nervously grabbed Father Zhu's arm and said, "What should we do? Are we really trapped here?"

Father Zhu took a deep breath and comforted him, "Don't worry, we will definitely find a way out. Maybe we just haven't found the right direction yet. Let's go a little further and stay vigilant."

They continued forward, carefully avoiding branches and rocks. Each step was filled with uncertainty and challenges, and their doubts grew. What exactly caused this strange earthquake? Could they escape this predicament?