92: Evacuate all personnel

The journey, which should have taken an hour on foot at night, was completed in a mere half-hour despite the slippery ground.

The lights in Xiushui Village were all on, so why was it that no one answered no matter how long he shouted!

Feeling the chill in his crotch, Qiu Gu cried and shouted as he ran.

If he hadn't slid all the way down, he would probably still be on the path down the mountain right now!

Inside the control room.

Several people heard Qiu Gu's shouts, their faces filled with shock.

What did they just hear? A debris flow?

Everyone present was struck with extreme terror.

"Quick, notify all personnel to get in the vehicles." Qu Lang roared, then rushed out of the room toward the direction of Qiu Gu's voice.

Cheng Yan didn't hesitate for a second, lunging toward the console to make the announcement, but Jing Yu, who was nearby, rushed over to stop him.

Cheng Yan pushed her aside and grabbed the microphone.

"Everyone get in the vehicles, evacuate, emergency evacuation."

"Everyone get in the vehicles, evacuate, emergency evacuation."

"Everyone get in the vehicles, evacuate, emergency evacuation."

As his long-time subordinate, he knew Qiu Gu very well; this middle-aged man was extremely reliable. Since he said it was a debris flow, it was one hundred percent certain.

Cheng Yan's voice broadcast from the village's cameras and speakers in all directions. It wasn't just the staff and guests who heard it.

The people in the livestream room heard it too.

In an instant, the entire Xiushui Village turned into a chaotic mess.

The guests listened to the voice in a daze, then followed the staff and ran outside.

In the seven livestream rooms, bullet chats were flying everywhere.

"Holy crap, what's happening in Xiushui Village?"

"An emergency evacuation in the middle of the night? Is it possible the Program Production Crew is just pulling a stunt?"

"Yeah, yeah, the Program Production Crew has never stopped pulling stunts~"

"Calm down, it's not the Program Production Crew pulling a stunt, it's Brother Wo Zi~"

"Where's Brother Wo Zi? Is it still not fixed? How is Brother Wo Zi supposed to evacuate then?"

The staff member repairing the signal booster scratched his head as he listened to the village broadcast.

What's the situation? I've been repairing this for over half an hour and just finished, and now you're telling me to evacuate?

Then why the hell did you make me fix it... Qu Lang couldn't help but gulp when he saw Qiu Gu.

In the dark night, a mud-covered person was sprinting toward you—wouldn't you be scared?

Sprinting while crying—wouldn't you be scared?

"Director Qu, a debris flow! Run!"

Qu Lang hoisted Qiu Gu onto his back and asked urgently as he rushed back toward the village.

"Where's Xiaofan? Huh? Where is Xiaofan?"

Qiu Gu couldn't help but shiver, and then he completely broke down.

"Wah, Xiaofan... he's behind, he told me to run first to notify you guys, wah..."

Qu Lang was stunned, but his legs still strode forward with all his might toward the village.

Although he had anticipated it, hearing it still made his heart struggle to take it.

Feeling Qiu Gu crying like a child on his back, Qu Lang sighed and stopped talking... By the time Qu Lang reached the village, all the vehicles had been started. The village was filled with the drone of engines and the clamor of the crowd, as noisy as a wet market.

Cheng Yan watched as Qu Lang returned with Qiu Gu on his back and turned to look behind them.

"Stop looking, get in the car first."

Cheng Yan's body jolted, then he followed behind in silence.

Just as they got in the car, they saw Jing Yu sitting in the passenger seat making a phone call.

"Yes, CEO You, I told them, but they wouldn't listen and insisted on evacuating..."

While Jing Yu was still speaking, Qu Lang snatched the phone away, finally unable to hold back the anger he had been suppressing all the way.

"CEO You, this is Qu Lang. Something happened. One guest is still out there, the cameraman escaped. debris flow. I'll let Director Jing tell you the rest."

Jing Yu held the phone in a daze, looking at the three people in the back seat. In the middle, Qiu Gu was covered in mud and water, still crying.

"Xiaofan didn't make it out, he didn't make it out..."

Hearing this, Jing Yu couldn't help but feel a bit scared.

"You have to take legal responsibility for what you say. Did you actually see the debris flow?"

Qiu Gu froze, and just as he was about to say something, a thunderous roar echoed from behind the mountains of Xiushui Village.

The expressions of everyone in the car changed. Hearing the sound, Qu Lang couldn't help but say,

"That's the sound I heard before, but it wasn't this loud."

"It really is a debris flow?" Jing Yu could no longer maintain her cold expression; her face turned pale, glowing white even in the night.

"Then why aren't we leaving? Hurry up and go!"

Jing Yu shouted incoherently, her heart filled with terror.

Cheng Yan held the walkie-talkie and calmly coordinated the convoy.

"Everyone, drive out of Xiushui Village in order. Pay attention to safety while following. Do not brake suddenly and do not cut in line."

With the sound of horns, the convoy began to move. No one knew exactly what had happened, but they had all heard that massive roar from behind the village.

"Why aren't we leaving first? Why? Let's go first!" In the passenger seat, Jing Yu watched as car after car drove out while their own car remained stationary, acting like she had gone mad.

No one in the car paid her any mind. The driver simply leaned his head out the window, staring blankly.

"OK, everyone is through. Lead car, be careful to accelerate slowly, do not brake suddenly. Report any situations over the walkie-talkie in advance."

Cheng Yan watched the last car drive out, let out a breath, and spoke into the walkie-talkie.

Then the driver stepped on the gas and drove out of the village as well.

The car became quiet, with only the occasional crackle of static from the walkie-talkie and the occasional roar from behind the village.

It sounded like a howl, like a roar.

In the valley, the camera hanging from a tree emitted a beep, and the flashing red light turned into a steady green indicator.

"Line clear."

...The sudden incident in the Show Water Bright Mountain variety show caused the audience in the livestream room to explode with activity.

In less than three minutes, the entire Xiushui Village was deserted. Countless viewers crowded into the livestream room, staring at the empty rooms with their lights still on.

"What on earth happened?"

"Yeah, why the sudden evacuation? I suspected it was a stunt, but it's impossible they'd leave without even turning off the show, right?"

"Everyone, go to Brother Wo Zi's livestream room, it's terrifying!!!"

"Wasn't Brother Wo Zi's livestream line cut? Is it back up?"

The combined popularity of several livestream rooms, totaling over 200 million, flooded into Gao Xiaofan's livestream room.

At this moment, Jing Yu was sitting in the car. As the distance from Xiushui Village grew, her face regained its cold composure. She held the phone and spoke with impassioned energy.

"Yes, CEO You, we have all evacuated safely."

"It's true that we can't contact one guest, but others won't know what happened, so it won't cause too much of an impact."

"Yes, yes, that's the livestream room where the line was cut."

While Jing Yu was still talking, Qu Lang handed the phone over from behind.

On the screen, under the camera's night vision mode, terrifying waves of mud were lashing out wildly, splashing countless muddy flowers.

Driven by the constant force of the mud, wave after wave crashed against the slopes, each impact making a deafening sound.

The original large body of water was long gone, completely transformed into a slurry of mud that rolled and gathered momentum in the valley.

The bullet chats were scrolling frantically, making it impossible to see what was being said.

Jing Yu stared at this scene, the color draining from her face, her lips trembling without making a sound.