She stared at the calm, undisturbed lake surface and spoke softly, "Hiding in the water is the safest."
"Hide in the water?" Hearing Xu Xingguang's analysis, Cheng Shiguang and a few of his brothers found it incredible. "A person can't possibly hide in the water for several hours."
They would've suffocated long ago.
While the logic seemed correct, Xu Xingguang felt strongly that the possibility of someone hiding underwater was greater. "Search underwater first, then search the reeds."
Xu Xingguang gave a firm order, and Cheng Shiguang and his team couldn't defy it.
With skeptical minds, they paddled the inflatable raft to deeper waters, then plunged into the lake to investigate.
Eight men worked together, searching underwater for over half an hour.
Just when Cheng Shiguang thought Xu Xingguang's judgment was wrong, a brother suddenly exclaimed, "There really is someone at the bottom!"
Upon hearing this, Cheng Shiguang quickly swam toward that direction.
