Matt, Kelly, and Chris arrived back at the Hotel just a bit south of downtown Beijing. They came in from different directions, Chris was the first one there because he found a shorter way to get there. Matt came in shortly with Kelly behind, they were surprised to see Chris there first. "Hey, I can't believe you made it first." Said Matt.
"Yeah, found a shortcut."
"How'd you get here, Severide?"
"I took the other way round, my planned route was blocked." Kelly replied.
"Right. Hold on, Where's Sam?" Chris asked.
"I think he was coming in from the hotel." Matt replied.
"Or maybe he got lost in the country." Kelly added
"Alright, I think we better find him. Severide, You and I will need to call the Police and ask if they can send out a search party. We'll need to take the car. Herrmann, you check the streets of Beijing, he could be anywhere." Matt said planning a strategy to find Sam.
"Got, it. I'll also need to call the Fire Station when we find him."
Matt, Kelly, and Chris went to work finding Sam in the area. Kelly pulled his phone out to call the emergency services while Matt went to get their rental car ready. Chris went out to find Sam in the streets of Beijing. They have 17 hours until his flight leaves for Pontypandy with a stop in Amsterdam. They were worried he was gone from the area.
Back at the Fire Station,
Penny and Ellie were in the Kitchen with Elvis and Arnold when Chief Fire Officer Boyce came in. They stood at attention and saw that he looked like he had terrible news from China, and they were right. He stood where he was and told them the news. "I have just received word from the British Embassy in China that Fireman Sam was reported missing, but I thought I tell you first because I can't find Station Officer Steele anywhere." He said.
They were surprised to hear that Sam was missing in China. Elvis was worried he would never make it back in time. Ellie was gone to find Jupiter because she looked so upset to hear about Sam. Penny and Arnold remained in the kitchen because they want to find out where he was last seen. "Sir, do we know how he was missing?" Arnold asked.
"Let's say he was heading to his hotel and they didn't see him arrive at all. The Chinese authorities are searching for him right now, but I don't want to tell Station Officer Steele because PC Malcolm is out with him investigating Norman Price's Slingshot that broke the Fire Station window."
"I see, but does his airline know about this?"
"I don't know if he is on the flight early, but you can check."
"What airline was he flying with?" Penny asked.
"Sam was flying KLM, through Amsterdam to Beijing and then back the same way." Arnold replied.
"I'll give them a call."
Penny went to call KLM to see if Sam was on his way early while Arnold stayed with Chief Fire Officer Boyce. "Who will be in charge until Steele comes back?" he asked.
"Until Station Officer Steele returns, Firefighter Morris will be in charge with Sam reported missing, I will remain in Pontypandy to speak to Sergeant Ravani about this, see you later."
Chief Fire Officer Boyce went out to find the Police Station and tell Rose the news about Sam being reported missing. Arnold went to the sofa and Penny texted Trevor that she will be picking him up from the airport once he is safe in Cardiff. Ellie was in the cab of Jupiter releasing her tears of sadness from the report of her leading firefighter missing.
Out at the quay,
PC Malcolm and Station Officer Steele were with Norman Price after he caused damage to the Fire Station injuring Penny in the process. Malcolm was not impressed with the aiming Norman did and Station Officer Steele was confused about this whole thing. "I'm sorry, PC Malcolm. I was doing a science experiment for Mrs. Chen and we had to record it on Video."
"Really, I hardly think this may be right about what I saw at the Fire Station."
"I have the camera, I'll show it to you."
"I'd love to see that." Said Norris.
Norman showed them the video and they can see that there was a bug in front of him. He tried moving it out of the way, but that caused the stone he used to go flying to the Fire Station. Malcolm and Norris were surprised at what they saw. "Norman, it looks like you were right." Malcolm said.
"Yes, I did have a bug in front of me, then I had to move it out of my way, but I launched the stone and it broke the window."
"I see. Are we in agreement, Station Officer Steele?"
"Yes, PC Malcolm. I say we are at an agreement, it seems Norman Price would only have to explain this to Mrs. Chen." Norris replied
"Well, if that is all you need, I'm going to see what my mam needs me to do."
"Alright, Norman. See you later."
Malcolm and Station Officer Steele were walking back to their Vehicles when Malcolm heard his radio turn on and it was Rose calling him. "PC Malcolm, Possible Person reported missing by Chief Fire Officer Boyce, I need you at the Station as soon as possible." Rose said over the radio.
"I'm on it, Sergeant."
"I'll be at the Fire Station if you need me, Malcolm." Norris called climbing into Phoenix.
"Roger that, sir."
Malcolm and Station Officer Steele went their separate ways back to their stations. Station Officer Steele was worried that something happened to the firefighters. He decided to drive back to the Station as planned to see if everything was alright.
Out in Beijing,
The three Chicago Firefighters were looking for Sam with the Chinese emergency services and Kelly was telling them what had happened in Chinese while he, Chris, and Matt were still looking for him. Matt decided to drive to Shenyang and see if he is there while Chris looked in Beijing Airport, but he never saw the missing firefighter. Just then, Sam calls Matt and he answered the phone. "Sam, you alright? We never saw you at the hotel." Matt said.
"Yeah, I ended up lost in the country."
"Right, I can see that. Can you give me clues to where you are now?"
"I see a tower further out, and it does not look like a building, it looks more like a lookout Post."
"Sam, I think you're near the wrong border. Are you hurt when you ended up lost?"
"No, I nearly fell earlier along the cliffs, but I'm safe."
"Anything else you see?"
"No, but I think I'm in... Shenyang?"
"Yes, that's it. We're on our way."
"See you later."
Sam and Matt ended the call and Sam waited in the city of Shenyang out near the bus stop and waited for the others to arrive. Matt looked at Kelly and Chris where he located Sam. He was lucky he was safe, but they need to get him back to Beijing in time before his flight. "Severide, ask if they can escort us to Shenyang, It's an emergency." He said.
"I'm on it, Casey."
He turned to the phone and asked the Chinese Emergency Services if they can escort them to Shenyang. Matt started to drive to where there was a parking lot and wait for confirmation. Kelly began to ask for an escort ** "我们可以紧急护送沉阳吗?我们刚刚找到了失踪的朋友,我们需要先到达那里,然后再出发前往北京的机场。 ("Wǒmen kěyǐ jǐnjí hùsòng chényáng ma? Wǒmen gānggāng zhǎodàole shīzōng de péngyǒu, wǒmen xūyào xiān dàodá nàlǐ, ránhòu zài chūfā qiánwǎng běijīng de jīchǎng.")**
English Translation: Can we have an emergency escort to Shenyang? We have just found our missing friend and we need to get there before we leave for the Airport in Beijing.
The Chinese authorities had an agreement for an escort to the city Sam was located in and get them home in time. Kelly then told Matt that they were waiting on the Roadway to Shenyang. "They're waiting for us at the entrance to the freeway to Shenyang, We need to hurry." Said Kelly.
"Right then, Let's go."
The Beijing Police escorted them to the road that leads to the city of Shenyang where Sam was. Chris looked worried that something happened to him, so he texted their chief in Chicago to have the city input their working hours due to an emergency. After Kelly ended the call to the Chinese Emergency dispatch center, he called the Pontypandy Police to pass on a message to Station Officer Steele. Rose answered the phone to hear the voice of an American Firefighter. "Pontypandy Police, Sergeant Ravani speaking." She said answering the phone.
"Hi, this is Kelly Severide with the Chicago Fire Department. I have a message for Station Officer Steele."
"Ok, I can pass it on to him. What's the message?"
"You can tell him that we have located Fireman Sam in Shenyang, China. We will be on our way to Beijing Airport immediately after we pick him up there. He was reported missing earlier, but me, Matt, and Chris located him there. We're on our way with Chinese authorities right now, and we will bring him back safe."
"Alright, I will tell him. Thank you."
"Thank you so much, bye."
Kelly ended the call with the Pontypandy police and they arrived at the roadway where other police cars were waiting to escort the three firefighters to Shenyang. other vehicles were making a path for the police and their escort to pass through to get to where Sam was before time runs out. They were worried that they weren't going to make it.
