Next day, Qi Yun was woken up by a piercing air raid alarm.

He sat up abruptly from the bed, his brain not fully awake yet, but his heart had already started beating uncontrollably due to the sudden incident.

Without thinking too much, he quickly grabbed his coat and ran towards the door.

As soon as he opened the door, he saw Chen Wei knocking on doors in the hallway, urging Peng Fei and others to come out quickly.

After hearing a response from inside the room, he hurriedly shouted, "Quickly downstairs! Hide in the underground parking lot!"

With that said, he swiftly stepped forward and pulled Qi Yun's arm, running towards downstairs.

Luckily, their room was on the third floor, and within a minute, the two had already reached downstairs.

At this time, the hotel lobby was already chaotic, everyone was in a panic.

Due to his professional habit, Chen Wei had already familiarized himself with the hotel structure upon check-in, easily leading Qi Yun through a fire exit door and down the stairs to the underground garage.

Qi Yun was worried about Brother Peng, wanting to go to the stairwell to meet them, but Chen Wei held him tightly, refusing to let go.

"You stay here! I'll go find them!" With that, Chen Wei quickly retraced his steps.

Qi Yun hadn't even managed to say anything before the other person was already gone from view in the stairwell.

The piercing air raid alarm could still faintly be heard inside the garage, making him more anxious.

Just then, a disordered sound of footsteps came from the stairway, as several frightened guests were led by hotel staff to the underground garage.

Qi Yun's heart was in his throat, his eyes fixed tightly on the stairwell, every second felt exceptionally long.

Finally, he saw Chen Wei and Mendeleyev helping Brother Peng hobble while rushing towards him.

Qi Yun hurriedly stepped forward, "Are you okay?"

Brother Peng's face was pale, sweat covered his forehead as he gasped, "I'm fine, just twisted my ankle rushing down the stairs earlier."

After a few helped Brother Peng sit on the ground beside them, Qi Yun finally turned to the equally shaken Mendeleyev and asked, "Do you know what's going on?"

Mendeleyev snapped out of it, shook his head blankly, "No idea, this has never happened before!"

Qi Yun frowned, looking up at the ceiling of the garage, his heart felt tightly gripped.

The feeling that danger could arise at any moment was utterly terrifying.

At this time, people in the garage whispered among themselves, the atmosphere of panic started to spread within the crowd.

Someone quietly sobbed, others cursed loudly, various speculations and complaints intertwined, making the already oppressive space more stifling.

"Everyone please be quiet!" A hotel manager stood at a height, speaking separately in Russian and English, trying to calm down the noisy crowd.

"The situation outside is still unclear, please stay calm and wait patiently for the alarm to be lifted!"

However, his calls weren't very effective, as the commotion continued among the crowd, most of whom were ordinary people, untrained, find it hard to stay calm in such situations.

Mendeleyev took out his phone, seeing there were two bars of signal, he quickly dialed his wife's number, wanting to confirm if she was safe.

However, the phone kept ringing endlessly on the other end, yet no one answered.

Mendeleyev's face grew increasingly grim, his hands unconsciously trembling slightly.

"Pick up the phone..." he murmured softly, his eyes filled with worry.

On his fifth attempt to dial, finally, Katusha's voice came from the other end.

"How are you! Are you okay?!" Mendeleyev asked urgently.

"Huh?" Katusha seemed puzzled, "I was just making breakfast, why ask that, did something happen?"

Hearing she was alright, Mendeleyev's tense nerves instantly relaxed, afraid of worrying Katusha, he didn't elaborate, found an excuse to hang up.

"Everything's normal in Tashtagol." He whispered to the others.

Upon hearing this, Chen Wei's brows that were knitted tight slightly relaxed, "It shouldn't be a large-scale air raid, perhaps something like UAVs."

Qi Yun also let out a long breath, this place is really damn dangerous, next time he wouldn't come here no matter what.

The air raid alarm continued for a few more minutes before finally quieting down.

After making a phone call to clarify the situation, the hotel staff then explained to everyone, "Dear guests, we just got information, this air raid alarm was due to unknown flying objects entering the nearby airspace."

"Now the relevant departments have already dealt with it, the alarm is lifted, please return to your rooms in order, we apologize for the inconvenience caused."

A wave of relieved sighs emerged from the crowd, their taut nerves finally relaxed, began slowly moving towards the stairwell.

Qi Yun and the others helped Brother Peng, also merging into the crowd.

Everyone first returned to their rooms to dress properly, then drove Brother Peng to the hospital.

After an examination, the doctor said Brother Peng's ankle injury wasn't serious, just a simple sprain, rest for a couple of days with a plaster and it would be fine, only then did everyone breathe a sigh of relief.

Upon leaving the hospital, the group found a restaurant to eat, at this time the news on TV was reporting about the earlier air raid alarm incident.

After watching, Mendeleyev translated with a solemn expression, "Two drones from Russia attacked the suburban oil depot, causing an explosion."

Upon hearing that, Qi Yun frowned slightly, his face turned serious, and asked, "Is the situation over here really that dire now?"

Mendeleyev sighed, somewhat helpless, "Tuva has always been very safe before, this is the first time being attacked, but we had long thought this day might come."

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