Chapter 166: Emergency Situation!

The landslide mixed with the blocked river beside it, turning the water into yellow mud that quickly spread onto the road.

Seeing the murky yellow water outside the window, everyone’s hearts sank.

No way! Are they really that “lucky” to encounter a landslide?

Oh no, they might die here!

For a moment, the entire bus became chaotic, with everyone talking over each other, discussing what to do.

The director, seeing the dire situation, quickly dialed the emergency number.

A landslide is no small matter, and who knows if there are vehicles trapped behind them.

Fang Zhou quickly walked to the front of the bus, observing the road through the front windshield.

The front seemed okay, just some falling rocks, but not far behind them, the rolling mud and stones looked like a giant beast chasing the bus, ready to devour it at any moment!

The driver panicked for a moment but soon calmed down, loudly reassuring everyone.

“It’s okay! Don’t panic. I’ll speed up and get through this section. It’s only about two or three kilometers more!”

The landslide behind the bus had a limited flow path, so it wouldn’t chase them for long. But there were still two or three kilometers of road ahead with increasing falling rocks, making it extremely dangerous.

Screams and exclamations filled the bus.

“Ahhhh! That rock just hit the window! It almost broke it!”

“Waaah, I don’t want to die here. I’m so young, I haven’t even held a boy’s hand yet.”

“Help, there’s no signal here! I can’t even send a video!”

Besides the guests, there were over a dozen people from the production team on the bus, including two fresh graduates with faces full of collagen.

Fang Zhou knew that panicking wouldn’t help; it would only affect the driver’s judgment.

Once panic spread, the situation would become uncontrollable.

He walked back, trying to calm everyone down one by one, but in a life-and-death situation, who would listen? Even the director was anxiously clutching his phone.

“Everyone, quiet down! Let’s calm down first! Don’t panic. If you need to text your family, do it now. If you need to make a call, do it quickly. If no one calls, call me.”

Fang Zhou loudly said this in one breath, his humorous and slightly playful words easing the tense atmosphere inside the bus.

In life-and-death situations, people’s greatest wish is to see their family again, the most honest and sincere emotional expression.

Qi Le laughed and replied, “You brat, don’t jinx us! I still want to live a few more years!”

Fang Zhou shrugged helplessly and said, “This is the only way to get everyone to calm down.”

The director knew that panic would only make things worse, so he also stood up and took on the director’s responsibility, comforting everyone one by one.

“Everyone, don’t panic. We have insurance! At worst, our families will benefit!”

His words, though harsh, had a surprisingly soothing effect.

“Hahaha! Director, how much insurance did you get for us? It better be at least five million!”

Qiao Sisi laughed and joined in, knowing that panicking wouldn’t help.

The director laughed heartily and winked at Qiao Sisi, “Don’t worry, I set a small goal.”

“Hahahaha! That’s more like it.”

Laughter returned to the bus, easing the earlier panic.

After this, everyone finally calmed down again. Even those who spoke did so more quietly.

Fang Zhou exchanged a glance with the director, nodded slightly, and sat back in his seat, ready to continue observing the road conditions.

Chu Xinran grabbed his arm, looking at him with her wet eyes, and whispered, “I’m a little scared.”

“I heard landslides can kill people.”

Her voice was small, not daring to speak loudly, afraid of affecting others’ emotions.

Fang Zhou could see the obvious panic and tension in her eyes. Her delicate eyebrows were furrowed, and her fair face was tight, like a little animal ready to be frightened by any noise.

In her amber eyes, his face was reflected, as if he was her only support, the only thread holding the kite in the sky.

Fang Zhou’s heart softened.

This pampered young lady had never seen such a scene before. Coming to the mountains for teaching was already the most remote place she had ever been, and she never expected a landslide.

Fang Zhou gently reassured her, “It’s okay. We have to believe in our…”

He was about to say “luck,” but remembered his own bad luck and quickly changed his words.

“We have to believe in your luck. Your luck has always been good, right?”

Back in university, Fang Zhou often took Chu Xinran to scratch lottery tickets.

They would each buy ten tickets worth ten yuan each at a small shop.

Every time, Fang Zhou would lose almost everything, at most getting 20 yuan back, lamenting his bad luck.

Chu Xinran, on the other hand, would always win, sometimes 100, sometimes 200, and the most was 3000.

She never lost, always getting at least her money back.

Fang Zhou called her “Little European” because of her good luck.

With her “European Emperor” aura, who could compete?

As for himself, Fang Zhou could only sigh, “Gamblers never end well. I won’t come next time.”

But every time they went shopping, he couldn’t resist dragging Chu Xinran to the lottery shop, with the same result.

Every time, Chu Xinran would hand him her winning tickets and softly say, “Don’t be sad, what’s mine is yours.”

Fang Zhou’s reassurance worked, and Chu Xinran nodded obediently, holding his arm tighter.

She whispered, “You’re right. We shouldn’t be that unlucky.”

Fang Zhou wasn’t sure whose luck would prevail, his bad luck or Chu Xinran’s good luck.

The answer came quickly.

A falling rock hit the windshield right next to an empty seat, and Fang Zhou knew.

“Ah!”

Two girls in the back row screamed in terror, quickly unbuckling their seatbelts and moving to the other side.

More rocks fell, and the rain poured in through the broken window, bringing an unusual chill.

Everyone’s mood grew heavier.

Would they be able to get out of this?