Susu pushed his hand away, fell silent, and looked at the girl still crying on the ground outside the tent, feeling uneasy.
Qin Tianyi spoke again, "You should be relieved now that you've seen me. I'll have the bodyguards take you back. I'm going up the mountain with the volunteers to help. The situation up there is a hundred times more tragic than here, and everyone is short-handed."
"I'm not leaving," Susu said firmly. "I want to stay here with you."
Qin Tianyi pressed her shoulders and persuaded her, "Be good. No one can guarantee that this place is one hundred percent safe. What if there's another secondary disaster? You should go back first."
Susu shook her head with red eyes, "If I go back, we'll go back together. If you continue to be a volunteer, I'll stay here in the tent and see if I can do anything within my ability. Please, I don't want to go back alone! I won't be able to rest or eat in peace if I go back..."
Qin Tianyi frowned, stroked her head, and, unable to do anything about her, said, "Alright, you can stay here, but just stay in the tent and don't wander around."
"I promise!" she said, wiping away tears and smiling.
Qin Tianyi said exasperatedly, "You, stop crying. It's not good for the baby in your belly if you're too sad."
Susu stood up with him and asked, "Will there be any more danger on the mountain?"
"The rain has stopped, so there shouldn't be any more danger," Qin Tianyi warned her again, "Don't wander around here."
"Take care of yourself." Although Susu was reluctant to part with him after seeing him safe, she knew that many people truly needed help here and she couldn't be too selfish.
She watched Tianyi, the rescue team, and the volunteers head back up the mountain, only hoping that the road to the mountain would be restored soon.
After he was no longer in sight, she walked over to the girl who was still crouching and gently stroked her back. She said nothing, just stayed with her in silence.
After the girl had cried enough, Susu took her into the tent, gave her some dry food and water, and urged her to eat something.
However, although the girl stopped crying, she remained in a daze, not eating or drinking. Susu didn't dare to persuade her further and could only let her be. She then went to the medical team, who were tending to the injured, to see if she could help.
For those with more severe injuries, the medical team's vehicles took them directly to the county hospital. The vehicles were small, and could only transport a maximum of two injured people at a time, so they had to make multiple trips. The remaining less severely injured had to wait.
Susu helped the medical staff feed water and food to the injured, helping them recover their strength as quickly as possible.
At this moment, Susu heard Su Kangxi's voice, asking if anyone had seen her. Susu looked up and saw Su Kangxi asking the people resting in the tents, with Wei Yanan beside him. She immediately waved to them and said loudly, "Kangxi, Yanan, I'm here! I'm here!"
After they got off the train, they searched for Susu tent by tent. As soon as they heard her voice, they looked over excitedly. Yanan ran towards her when she saw her and gave her a big hug. Susu also hugged her back with a smile, saying, "Yanan, I can barely breathe."
Yanan let go of her and said, "I heard Kangxi say you're pregnant and you still ran to find Qin Tianyi. I was so worried that I had to leave everything and come with him to find you!"
"Thank you, I'm fine," Susu said emotionally. "Tianyi is also fine. I saw him earlier, and he went up the mountain again as a volunteer to rescue others."
"That's great, you scared us to death," Yanan said, relieved. "Your phone hasn't been working since we got on the road. We were really afraid something had happened to you."
Susu hadn't had a chance to check her phone. When she took it out, she realized the signal was very weak. She had been hoping the bodyguards on the mountain would contact her, so it was no wonder she hadn't received any messages.
"The signal is still not very good here."
Su Kangxi stood beside them and finally chimed in, "It's good that you're all okay."
Seeing that they had rushed over, looking dusty and tired, Susu led them to sit in the tent and brought them two bottles of mineral water. "Have some water. There's not much to eat here, only instant noodles sent by the staff."
"We're not hungry," Yanan said, taking a sip of water. She looked at the others in the tent and felt the atmosphere was very oppressive, with many people silently shedding tears.
Susu sighed and said, "The people who have come are all family members of those affected on the mountain. Some have received definite news, while others still have no news of their loved ones. Everyone is worried and sad."
Su Kangxi asked in a low voice, "Besides the injured, are there any fatalities?"
"Yes, there are quite a few dead and injured, and some are missing and buried... The rescue teams and volunteers on the mountain are working hard to search for them," Susu briefly introduced the situation to them.
Su Kangxi stood up and said, "Since I'm here, I'll go up the mountain as a volunteer."
"I'm going too," Yanan quickly said, grabbing his hand.
Su Kangxi shook off her hand, pressed her to sit down, and said, "You stay here with Sister Susu. I'll go."
Yanan was about to object when Su Kangxi changed the subject and said to Susu, "By the way, Sister Susu, there's something else I need to tell you."
Susu asked, "What is it?"
"My colleagues have found the person who tampered with your car based on surveillance clues. He's an assistant to Shu Zhongze. Normally, he has no enmity with you, so he must have been instructed by someone." Su Kangxi didn't know that Susu had a blood relation with Shu Zhongze and only thought if Shu Zhongze might want to harm Susu because of Shu Yan's death.
Susu felt this outcome was within her expectations, but hearing it confirmed still made her feel an indescribable sadness. Yanan didn't understand what they were talking about and listened without interrupting.
Seeing Susu's dejected silence, Su Kangxi continued, "However, this person is now in hiding and hasn't been caught. My colleagues asked Shu Zhongze, but he said this assistant resigned a week ago, and whatever this person did has nothing to do with him."
Susu said faintly, "He's certainly pushed it all away completely and cleanly. Even if they catch this person, they probably won't be able to do anything to her."
Su Kangxi also seemed somewhat helpless and said, "Let's wait until we catch him. It will at least deter those who want to harm you."
Yanan finally understood a little and asked anxiously, "Susu, who wants to harm you? Who is Shu Zhongze? No wonder you have bodyguards with you?"
"Shu Zhongze is Shu Yan's father," Susu replied calmly.
Su Kangxi patted Yanan's shoulder and said, "Then I'll go up the mountain. You stay and accompany Sister Susu."
Yanan no longer insisted on going up the mountain with him and said, "Don't worry, with me here, no one will be able to harm Susu."
Su Kangxi smiled at her and turned to leave. Just then, the girl who had been very sad suddenly stood up and said, "I'll go up the mountain with you. My boyfriend is still on the mountain, and I want to be with him!"
"But won't you rest a bit?" Susu didn't know how to persuade her, truly afraid she would break down.