Chapter 383: Panic, Help Me!

fight with Junzhi牧" Zhu Xiaowei pulled her to the tea room."It's nothing," Qiao Baoer made herself a cup of coffee, sat down and sipped it slowly, then added, "I sleep in a separate bed from him."Zhu...By 3:00 PM, the tourists had finally exhausted all their patience.

"I said the reinforcements would arrive at 2:00 PM, how come they haven't arrived yet!"

The hotel staff kept coming out to explain that they were on their way, but the temperature was getting lower and lower, and the sky outside was as dim as dusk. People began to feel anxious and worried.

"Our hotel has done everything we can, and the rescue vehicles are really on their way. At the latest, they will arrive this evening. Like flight delays, there have been some special circumstances encountered on the way, causing a delay. We are very helpless about this."

The sound of clamoring voices, "We have to wait until the evening, who knows if we'll even make it then!!"

All the guests had packed their luggage, and 200 tourists crowded into the hotel's first-floor lobby. Even the hallways, elevator entrance, were completely jammed.

Everyone is eager to go down the mountain, but now they can't.

The commotion lasted for half an hour, and someone tried to rush outside. The moment the door was pushed open, a powerful windstorm swept in, blowing so fiercely that even the several burly men at the doorway couldn't open their eyes. They shielded their faces with their arms and were constantly being blown backwards.

Two three-meter-tall flower vases on either side shattered with a crash, the sharp shards were blown about by the wind and snow, causing the crowd to shriek in terror.

Qiao Bao'er pulled Pei Yi, who was sitting beside her, into her arms. The shards of Ling Fei flew over, like darts, piercing the wooden chair with a firm thud. The fragments were incredibly sharp.

Pei Yi, the little guy, was so scared that his face turned pale. He shrank into Qiao Baier's arms and didn't dare to move.

Over at the entrance gate, there were already a dozen or so tourists who had been cut by the shards. Their arms and faces were bleeding, and they cried out in pain. The gate was quickly shut, which calmed things down somewhat.

As everyone knows, going down the mountain rashly now is tantamount to courting death. The hotel staff bandaged the injured tourists' wounds, all of which were just external bleeding and not serious, but now everyone has calmed down.

Such weather can't be hurried.

Qiao Bao'er had no expression on her face, muttering to herself and patting Pei Yi's head. She looked at him with clear eyes. Pei Yi met her calm and unruffled gaze. For some reason, the little guy suddenly didn't seem so afraid.

Thank you.

Pei Haoran sincerely thanked her, fortunately Qiao Bao'er reacted quickly, otherwise his son would have definitely been scratched by the vase shards.

Qiao Bao'er pinched Pei Yi's somewhat icy cheek, "In an emergency, you must always remain vigilant. If you can protect yourself, you have the ability to protect others."

Pei Yi blushed and replied shyly, "Okay."

Pei Haoran knew that Qiao Bao'er had been strictly disciplined by her grandfather, General Gu, since she was a child.

"I'm going to find Xia Chuixue and get the situation straight." Pei Haoran stood up, handing Pei Yi to Qiao Ba'er. He was fairly comfortable leaving her in charge, "Lu Qinan, come with me. Otherwise, An Ta will kick me out again."

Summer Chui Xue has some conflict with Qiao Bao'er, it would be more convenient for Lu Qinan to get to the bottom of the situation than her.

Qiao Baoer and Zhu Xiaowei sat quietly in their original corner of the lobby, waiting. Xiao Zhu felt a little ashamed, she didn't think she was very helpful. Thinking about it, she was relatively good at taking care of everyone's diet. "Qiao Baoer, I'll go to the restaurant and get some more bread so we don't even run out of food tonight."

"Let's go take a look in the kitchen first."

Qiao Baoer thought that since she was just sitting and waiting anyway, she might as well take a walk around. She held onto Pei Yi's hand and went with Zhu Xiaoyue to the back kitchen of the hotel.

Pei Yi's face scrunched up in confusion as she looked at her, "Auntie Jun, don't you like those breads"

Under Lu Qinan's persistent publicity, Qiao Baoer's picky eating habits have become infamous.

"No." Qiao Bao'er felt a little embarrassed.

Generally, ordinary people are not allowed into the hotel kitchen, but now that things are chaotic, no one cares anymore. Qiao Baoer and they snuck in and found that the huge kitchen was empty with no staff working, and the tableware was all scattered and untidy.

"This hotel is really unreliable." Zhu Xiaowei couldn't help but frown.

Qiao Bao'er's voice was calm, "These internal staff know some news that our passengers don't. They are all off work and something must have happened."

"Will they run away before anyone notices"

"It's hard to say, if things get bad, life comes first."

As they just stepped out of the kitchen, they happened to see Lu Qinan and the others chatting with Xia Chuixue in a corner. Their expressions looked quite serious.

Qiao Bao'er walked straight over and heard Xia Chui Xue say, "Anta arrange for me, ten minutes later, I will leave here."

"Without a car, how will you leave"

Given the current situation, even with a vehicle it would be difficult to guarantee a safe evacuation.

"Speaking softly, Xia Chuixue said, "Just now Anta told me that the 8 people who left early this morning are also missing. We can't get in touch with them by satellite phone."

The hotel only has three satellite phones. The earliest maintenance team took away one satellite phone, and the 8 people who left by car this morning also took away one. Now there is only one satellite phone left in the hotel that can contact the outside world.

Qiao Bao'er took light steps and suddenly walked up to them two meters away. Her voice was soft and steady as she asked, "The repair team and everyone from this morning have lost contact. Can you still leave safely"

Xia Chui Xue heard her voice, raised her head, and was taken aback.

She decided to tell them the truth. "Anta said that because of this storm and snow, it's very easy to get lost driving. There are so many fallen trees blocking the road that it would be very dangerous. The safest way to leave is by cable car. It's very fast - only 20 minutes to reach the town at the bottom of the mountain."

Pei Haoran also suddenly understood that the ski resort was equipped with a cable car, and the speed of the cable car was indeed the fastest. However, cable cars generally stop operating in windy and snowy weather unless someone forcibly starts them.

Xia Chui Xue looked at them for a while, then spoke, "If you also want to go down the mountain as soon as possible, I can go and talk to An Ta, see if we can make some arrangements."

Pei Haoran and Lu Qinnan looked at each other, just thinking, when Qiao Baoruo spoke first, "We'll wait here."

Xia Chuixue was a little surprised by her refusal, the corners of her lips curling into a smile. "Given the current situation, if the weather continues to deteriorate, it could really be a matter of life and death, Qiao Baor'er, you don't need to refuse because of me."

Qiao Bao'er's expression was calm. "The food and heating equipment in the hotel are enough to sustain everyone here for at least half a month. I just don't think it's necessary to take risks."

Seeing her so calm, Xia Chui Xue felt a touch of sarcasm. "Well then, you choose to stay. I'm going down the mountain first."

The hotel manager, Anta, held a meeting in his office. He decided to first send the first group of people down by cable car. If possible, they would continue sending people down the mountain via cable car, but for now, they wouldn't tell everyone about this option to avoid further unrest and conflict.

"The cable car will automatically shut down in windy and snowy weather. Forcing it to start now could damage the equipment. Can you really guarantee your safety"

Qiao Baoer didn't originally want to get involved, but seeing Xia Chuxue and the other four people excitedly go out from the back door of the hotel, she couldn't help but step forward and question Anata.

Anta turned her head and glared at her impatiently, "Once we get down the mountain to the town, we'll immediately arrange for you to continue taking the cable car down. If you obstruct us now, none of us will be able to leave."st instinctively reacted by rushing over."Don't go!"Mo Yufei was originally crying softly and pitifully, but she reacted quickly and stopped Sima An.Mo Yufei nearly recklessly threw herself into his a...