Reborn in 1977, starting with severing ties with family.

Jiang Sen and Wang Haiyang exchanged a glance, put down their lunchboxes, and ran off.

Hu Zhiqing understood and quickly put down his lunchbox, calling out, "Hurry up! Female educated youth stay behind, male educated youth take torches and go into the mountains to find people!"

For a moment, chaos erupted in front of the educated youth settlement.

Those in the know understood that Lu Xiu was behind it all, but they were still extremely anxious.

Disliking someone is one thing, but if something happens to them, that's another matter entirely.

People in this era have very simple emotions.

Upon hearing that Lu Xiu might be in trouble, everyone put aside their temporary prejudices and rushed into the mountains.

Shao Jiajia and Sun Guohong were just talking about Lu Xiu causing trouble again when they saw a group of people put down their lunchboxes, grab their torches, and run away. They stood up as well.

Sun Guohong ran to the canteen entrance and asked Mao Jun, "Young Mao, what happened?"

Mao Jun also wanted to go, but Hu Zhiqing wouldn't allow it, so he could only anxiously watch as a group of people ran into the mountains.

"Oh my! You don't know, that educated youth Lu went into the mountains and never came back."

"Huh?" Sun Guohong and Shao Jiajia were both stunned. "Going into the mountains? What did she go into the mountains for? Wasn't it said that female educated youth were not allowed to go into the mountains alone?"

"Oh my! You don't know! I just heard that she lied to the team leader. She said that Jiang Zhiqing told her to talk to the team leader and ask her to come into the mountains with him. But I just found out that Jiang Zhiqing never said anything like that! He told her to come back when she went into the mountains! But we haven't seen her yet. Oh my, something must have happened!"

Mao Jun spoke quickly and urgently, mixing Shanghainese and Northeastern dialect, but Sun Guohong and Shao Jiajia still understood him.

Shao Jiajia was a little anxious, but also very angry.

"See! What did I tell you? She caused trouble as soon as she arrived. Everything was fine at the forest farm. If it weren't for her, we wouldn't have been transferred here together!"

"Huh? You transferred here because of her..." Mao Jun knew that they had been transferred here because someone had made a mistake, but he didn't know the specifics.

It's no wonder, female educated youth talked more when they were together, and naturally spoke less with male educated youth. Not many male educated youth knew the reason.

Next to me was a female educated youth from Sichuan, whose temper was as fiery as a chili pepper.

I've disliked Lu Xiu for a long time.

Seeing that Shao Jiajia had started, he said, "Mao, the educated youth, is something only you male educated youth don't know about. It's all over the place among us female educated youth!"

"What is it? Tell us quickly!" Mao Jun loves gossip.

It's all because it's so incredibly boring here.

Gossip was the only form of entertainment that could be provided in such harsh conditions.

The Sichuan girl quickly recounted Lu Xiu's story, concluding with, "Look at that! Jiang and Wang, the educated youth, have been following him around like lapdogs ever since they arrived. Shameless!"

Shao Jiajia and Sun Guohong both blushed a little.

Because of Lu Xiu's matter, the two were implicated and felt resentful, so they didn't hide anything. After arriving here, when someone asked, they told the truth.

If no one said anything, no one would have the same disdainful attitude towards Lu Xiu.

But if I don't say it, I feel so suffocated.

However, what's said is said, and there's no going back now.

I just hope they can find the person as soon as possible.

They may not like Lu Xiu, but they also don't want anything to happen to her.

In the mountains, won't I get carried away by wolves?

I've also heard from the older educated youth that some hooligans in the village always harass the female educated youth, what if...

Sun Guohong couldn't sit still any longer. "Why don't we go and take a look too?"

Mao Jun quickly stopped them, "No, the team leader said the female educated youth should stay behind. If something happens to you, wouldn't that just cause trouble? Okay, okay, come and help everyone pack up their lunchboxes."

Of the dozens of female educated youth, some had already gone back, leaving less than ten. They quickly finished their meals and got up to help Mao Jun pack up the lunchboxes left behind by the male educated youth.

They are simply covered and neatly arranged on a wooden shelf at the entrance of the cafeteria.

Because there are many people, sometimes we are afraid of taking the wrong one, so we engrave our names or make marks on the lids of our lunchboxes with a hard object.

After they finished, Sun Guohong and Shao Jiajia didn't go back; instead, they helped Mao Jun clean up the kitchen.

Jiang Sen and Wang Haiyang ran back to their lodgings, grabbed a flashlight, and then went upstairs.

They both thought Lu Xiu would go back if she couldn't find them, but who would have thought that this little girl would be so bold as to go into the deep mountains all by herself.

Behind him, Ho Chi Thanh led his men, carrying torches, following like a fiery dragon.

Wang Haiyang quietly asked Jiang Sen, "Could something really have happened?"

Jiang Sen's expression was somewhat serious. "I don't know!"

"If I had known it would turn out like this, I shouldn't have left her alone in the first place."

Jiang Sen already knew Wang Haiyang well from what he had done and said.

Wang Haiyang is arrogant and looks down on many people, but he is kind-hearted, intelligent, yet he also seems naive and immature, a bit of a contradiction.

This is not difficult to understand.

People like him, who come from privileged backgrounds, may seem knowledgeable and worldly-wise, but in reality, they are quite naive.

Jiang Sen said, "We let her go back. She secretly followed us on her own. It has nothing to do with us, understand?"

Wang Haiyang remained silent.

Jiang Sen didn't try to persuade him further; he needed to figure this out himself.

Just like when the wolf pack attacked the camp, he and an old educated youth guarded the back gate together.

He had no experience whatsoever; opening the door to drag the wolf's carcass must have been the idea of ​​the older educated youth.

Even after the incident, Wang Haiyang still felt guilty.

Well, this child needs to experience more things before he matures.

Soon, they arrived at the place where they entered the mountains.

Following the footprints, they found the place where Lu Xiu had gone astray from them.

Jiang Sen said to Hu Zhiqing, "Captain, she must have followed us here and then walked that way."

Hu Zhiqing was extremely anxious, his face covered in sweat. "Then let's keep chasing them."

Someone asked, "What if she comes back and follows your footprints again?"

Jiang Sen glanced back, not recognizing the person, and said, "There are only footprints of our progress here, no trace of turning back."

The man nodded, and Hu Zhiqing said, "Alright, we need to hurry. The later it gets, the less safe it will be. Be careful not to get separated!"

After saying that, he gestured to Jiang Sen, "Let's go!"

Jiang Sen and Wang Haiyang continued to lead the way, and their footprints were clearly visible under the flashlight beam.

Luckily it had snowed before, otherwise it would have been really hard to find, unless you had a real hunter come and lead the way.

Following the trail of footprints, Jiang Sen wondered if it was left by someone else, since Lu Xiu hadn't followed them into the mountains at all.

But he quickly dismissed the idea.

They heard Lu Xiu's shouts shortly after entering the mountain, but since they were not far from the foot of the mountain, they did not respond.

They assumed she wouldn't find them and would soon return.

But as it turned out, she not only didn't go back, but instead went deeper into the area alone.

That's fucking amazing!

After walking for about half an hour, a few hundred meters diagonally away was where he and Wang Haiyang had caught pheasants. Their footprints changed direction again, heading down to the left front.

Below is a canyon, and in this snowy weather, no one would go there unless absolutely necessary.

Because if you're not careful, you can slip down, and it won't be easy to get back up.

Sure enough, after walking a short distance downhill, we saw that the snow on the ground was destroyed in a mess, with the marks going all the way down, and below, it was pitch black.

The footprints stopped abruptly here.

"It's over!" Hu Zhiqing collapsed to the ground. "We fell!"

Others were also frustrated.

Wang Haiyang said, "Give me the rope, I'll go down and take a look!"