C57 Dalang!

Xiaoxue's suspicions were precisely what Zhao Zhe had been concerned about. Yet, if their mission had failed, there should have been an alert. Therefore, he couldn't afford to give up. Zhao Zhe gathered his gear and secured Niuniu to a rope, gradually lowering it through a pulley system.

The rationale behind sending Niuniu down was straightforward: snow rats lurked below, and without Niuniu