Arctic survival, starting in hell at minus fifty degrees Celsius

In the morning... it was just getting light when the girl said she was going to relieve herself, right behind the house.

I waited for ages and he didn't come back, so I went out to look for him, but he was nowhere to be found...

There were footprints in the snow, messy and disorderly, as if there were more than one person...

Xiao Yezi and her father immediately went out to look for him. Xiao Yezi felt sorry for her father and said she would go look for him herself.

Not long after he left, his father suddenly let out a wail, then collapsed to the ground and began to convulse…

The woman was so frightened by Old Master Ye's appearance that she trembled slightly, her speech became incoherent, and her face turned pale.

Sun Chengwu reassured him, "It's alright, don't be afraid. I'm not doubting you, I just want to understand what happened."

You said there were more than one person's footprints, what's going on?

Sun Chengwu's eyes narrowed, and an ominous premonition rose in his heart.

In this freezing cold, it's already dangerous enough for a young girl to get lost alone; if there are other people's footprints too...

Doesn't that mean she's more likely to have been murdered?

Who would do that?

Sun Chengwu's sharp gaze swept over the onlookers, and he asked, "Who else saw it?"

A reward of three pounds of meat will be given for providing clues.

Three pounds of meat—many people are drooling with envy.

Soon everyone was offering their own clues.

Someone shouted, "Boss, I saw two people walking into the woods this morning."

Rogers explained, "That's because I sent them over to collect stones; our stone axes are wearing out too quickly."

Someone else said, "I saw a man and a woman go into the woods last night..."

Someone in the crowd immediately shouted, "You're talking nonsense! That's me and my wife..."

The noise was constant, but there were few useful clues.

Sun Chengwu, his head throbbing from the noise, shouted, "Alright, all of you shut up. Let's go to the scene and take a look."

Upon arriving at the scene, the footprints were intricate and dense, clearly indicating that they had been destroyed by the others who had woken up.

At this moment, Ye Zhi Qiu finally returned.

Upon hearing that his father had suffered an epileptic seizure and nearly lost his life, his eyes turned red. He returned and immediately knelt before Sun Chengwu, saying, "Brother Wu, Brother Wu, thank you, thank you..."

He almost lost two family members in one day.

Ye Zhi Qiu kept kowtowing until his forehead bled.

Sun Chengwu stopped him and asked, "Have you found the person?"

Ye Zhi Qiu wiped away her tears, choked back sobs, and shook her head, saying, "No, Brother Wu, I only have this one sister. Please, you must help me find her."

Sun Chengwu comforted him, "Don't worry, I will definitely help you find your sister."

He calmly asked, "Have you found any clues?"

Ye Zhi Qiu nodded and said, "Yes, I followed the footprints out and found that they went into the mountains and were mixed with other people's footprints, so I couldn't tell them apart."

Sun Chengwu pointed in the direction they were heading into the mountains to cut down trees.

Richard wondered, "Could they be from another camp?"

Sun Chengwu shook his head. "No, if they were from other camps, they wouldn't need to kidnap just one little girl. That doesn't make sense."

At this moment, someone asked, "Brother Wu, do you think it's possible that someone is harboring disloyal intentions?"

Their eyes met in unison as they looked at Lao Diao.

Lao Diao is new here, and he usually takes Xiao Hai with him when he does chores.

Old Diao is a decent person, but Xiao Hai, who has some mental issues, is always causing trouble and slowing everyone down.

So I held a grudge against them.

Old Diao felt a pang of anxiety, but he did not offer any explanation.

Sun Chengwu glanced at Lao Diao and immediately shook his head, saying, "It's not him."

He offered no explanation, his tone resolute.

The crowd couldn't directly refute him, so they just whispered among themselves that Sun Chengwu was biased towards this outsider.

At this moment, Guan Fulin took the initiative to say, "Brother Wu, there's no point in keeping this up. I'll take some men to look for him."

Sun Chengwu nodded. "Alright, you pick a few people to go into the mountains to find them."

Guan Fulin randomly selected a few people and led them into the mountains.

Ye Zhi Qiu also wanted to go, but after glancing at Old Master Ye, he ultimately decided not to go.

Sun Chengwu noticed his worry and said, "Go ahead, I've arranged for someone to take care of the old man."

Ye Zhi Qiu was so moved that he didn't know what to say.

Sun Chengwu waved his hand, "Alright, hurry up and go."

Ye Zhi Qiu hurriedly chased after Guan Fu Lin's group.

After Guan Fulin left with his men, Sun Chengwu's gaze kept sweeping over everyone.

He always felt that something was wrong with this matter.

He beckoned to Li Ya, "Aunt Ya, I have a question for you. Did anyone harass Xiao Ye last night?"

Li Ya thought for a moment and said, "No, his sister is young and not of marriageable age. A few people did ask about her, but they gave up when they heard about her age."

Sun Chengwu said in a low voice, "Give me the list."

Li Ya named six people.

One of the names caught Sun Chengwu's attention.

Cai Chengkun.

Old Cai still remembered what Richard and Guan Fulin had talked about last night.

Sun Chengwu called out six men, "Zhang Haoran, Sun Zijie, Chen Han, Guan Zhong, Wang Dagui, Cai Chengkun, all of you come out here!"

The six people, bewildered and terrified, came out.

Sun Chengwu stared at them and asked, "Where were you all this morning?"

Zhang Haoran said, "I...I was sleeping, boss."

Sun Chengwu then asked, "Who can prove it?"

Zhang Haoran pointed at Rogers and said, "Old Rogers can prove it; he slept right next to me."

Sun Chengwu knew that Lao Luo always lived in the dormitory.

Rogers nodded. "He hasn't gone out. I'm a light sleeper, so I'd definitely know if he went out."

Sun Chengwu asked the others, and they were all asleep.

Occasionally, I would get up at night to go back to sleep, but the timing didn't match up.

When it was Lao Cai's turn, Sun Chengwu still trusted this guy quite a bit. After all, he had been able to remain chaste for fifty-one years. Putting aside everything else, his endurance was exceptional.

Sun Chengwu asked, "And you?"

After stammering for a while, Lao Cai finally said, "I was sleeping too."

"Who can prove it?"

Old Cai pointed to Chen Han in the crowd and said, "He can."

Sun Chengwu dismissed his suspicions, thinking that they might have contacted the wrong person.

At this moment, Chen Han suddenly spoke up, "Didn't you go out for quite a while this morning?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Chengwu immediately became alert and asked, "Have you been out?"

Old Cai quickly explained, "I just went to the restroom and came right back."

Sun Chengwu pressed further, "How long have you been gone?"

Old Cai thought for a moment and said, "Ten minutes? I'm not sure either."

Chen Han interrupted, "Boss, it wasn't just ten minutes. I took a nap and when I woke up, he still wasn't back."

He didn't return until everyone was almost up.

Old Cai got anxious, "I had diarrhea, so I squatted for a little longer. You only slept for about ten minutes."

Chen Han cursed, "You're talking nonsense! It was still dark when you went out, and it was almost dawn when you came back. How could it only have been ten minutes?"