NOVPUBSong Bing’s village was originally at the foot of a mountain, and because the mountain ranges surrounded the village from behind, one could clearly see the Houshan Ancestral Hall from Song Bing’s villa.
Although one could clearly view the Houshan Ancestral Hall from here, as the saying goes, "watching the mountain is easier than reaching it."
If one really had to get to the Houshan Ancestral Hall from here, they could only go via mountain paths and trails, as driving was definitely not an option.
Just relying on one’s feet, it would take at least over forty minutes to walk there.
Upon hearing the commotion, Tang Qiufeng and his spouse also rushed out from the villa, and seeing a large part of the ancestral hall buried under the mud, Tang Qiufeng’s face instantly turned pale.
"Tang Hao! Where is Tang Hao? Is he at home or at the ancestral hall?"
Since Tang Hao had always been responsible for the renovation work of the Houshan Ancestral Hall, Tang Qiufeng’s first reaction upon seeing the ancestral hall completely buried was to inquire about Tang Hao’s whereabouts.
Song Bing hastened forward to comfort her, "Mom, don’t worry. Uncle was still at his house eating earlier, he definitely isn’t at the site now, don’t worry too much."
Song Bing was well aware of Tang Qiufeng’s personality.
She was good in every way, but she tended to worry needlessly.
He was afraid that nothing would happen to Tang Hao, but Tang Qiufeng would scare herself sick over her frantic worries.
Just now, Tang Qiufeng had been flustered. Now, hearing what Song Bing said, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
"Right, you’re right, your uncle was just at home having dinner with you. With his condition now, he probably wouldn’t go back to the ancestral hall."
Hardly had Tang Qiufeng’s words fallen when a worker covered in mud stumbled from afar and ran towards them.
"Manager Song, Manager Song, save us!"
Song Ren focused his gaze and realized that the worker running towards them was Liang Kuan, who was supposed to be working on the renovation of the ancestral hall.
Seeing Liang Kuan in such a state, Song Ren immediately knew something was wrong.
He quickly stepped forward to ask, "Don’t panic, take your time. What exactly happened?"
Under everyone’s eyes, Liang Kuan took a breath and said, "There was a landslide... it buried everyone!"
"Six workers from the village, including Deputy Manager Tang, are all buried inside the ancestral hall!"
"Manager Song, we need to organize a rescue fast, or they’ll suffocate to death!"
Upon hearing Liang Kuan’s words, Tang Qiufeng felt her mind go blank, and she fainted with a roll of her eyes.
Song Bing and He Bingbing quickly stepped forward to support her.
Song Ren said gravely, "Are you sure you saw correctly? Tang Hao had lunch at his own house at noon, it hasn’t been long since he finished eating, how could he have gone back to the ancestral hall?"
Liang Kuan hastily explained, "It’s because there was a slight problem with the foundation of the ancestral hall—a big hole had caved in. We didn’t dare go down to check it out, fearing it was unsafe."
"Deputy Manager Tang probably worried that someone might secretly slip down there, so he came back to the ancestral hall after lunch to organize us to seal off the hole. Just as I was about to come down the mountain to find some wooden planks or the like, the mountain slid."
"Manager Song, our people are really buried in the ancestral hall. Hurry up and rescue them; there’s no time to hesitate!"
Being all from the same village, everyone buried below was a relative, so the other villagers were very anxious.
But Song Ren was very hesitant.
"It’s still not certain whether the landslide has ended or not. If we rashly send people up to rescue, we might end up risking even more lives."
Song Ren’s concerns were actually reasonable, but the people buried in the village hall were the main providers for several families. At that point, the women couldn’t care about anything else and started crying right there on the ground.
"Manager Song, my man got into this mess because he was working for you! If you don’t send someone to dig him out now, then you’re a murderer, and I’ll definitely sue you!"
"Exactly, Manager Song, my husband agreed to help repair the ancestral hall just because we are all villagers here. And now that it might cost him his life, you still aren’t hurrying to arrange a rescue. What exactly are you thinking?"
"Song Ren! If anything happens to my man, our family will fight you to the death!"
Hearing the villagers say this, Song Ren became even more hesitant.
Human lives were at stake, and the villagers were definitely not going to reason with Song Ren.
Just as a few of them looked ready to start throwing punches at Song Ren, it was at this moment that Wu Bin stood up and said, "Everyone, Uncle Song has already made it very clear just now that we are still not sure about the stability of the mountain, and there could be another landslide."
"Moreover, it’s not only your relatives buried in the ancestral hall, but also Manager Song’s brother-in-law. Are your relatives the only ones who matter, and his don’t?"
"We definitely need to rescue them, but we can’t risk other people’s lives to do it, right? So, I hope you can be rational. The right thing to do now is to call the police and wait for a professional rescue team."
Wu Bin was speaking fairly; he actually just wanted to stabilize the villagers’ emotions and resolve the situation.
But it turned out he had underestimated the villagers.
At that moment, who among them would listen to reason?
Seeing that Wu Bin was an outsider, the villagers got even angrier.
"This is our village’s affair. What right does an outsider like you, a college student, have to intervene here?"
"Exactly, we’re discussing this with Manager Song as a courtesy, who are you to give us orders?"
"Human lives are at stake. Even if we have to call the police, that’s something to discuss later. Right now, the urgent matter is to save lives! Manager Song, if you don’t send people for the rescue, then don’t blame us for not being polite!"
Seeing how aggressive the villagers were, the viewers in the livestream were all furious.
"What do these villagers mean? If they’re so eager to rescue, why don’t they go themselves? Why do they insist on Manager Song sending people to rescue?"
"Because they know too well how dangerous the area around the ancestral hall is right now, so they don’t plan to risk their own lives. Instead, they intend to have the workers from Manager Song’s factory help."
"Damn, that’s too malicious! If I were Manager Song, I would never agree to such a request! If you have the guts, try it; I want to see if these villagers dare to actually beat me to death!"
"Brother, you’re still too young. You really think these villagers wouldn’t dare? Once one person starts, it will be an onslaught. Even if they beat you to death, would you know who exactly killed you? You should know the saying, ’the law does not punish the masses.’ If it really comes down to it, you can’t arrest the whole village, can you?"
