Chapter 470: Fearless
It was Adu who was firing warning shots, and the gang of elders not far away were gathered together, babbling something out of their mouths, looking like they were protesting.
Thinking they were safe now, they were protesting against Pan Meili kicking people off a cliff, but it turned out to be different, protesting that we had abandoned them halfway, causing them to lose two more companions in the blizzard.
How can we blame us, it wasn't a team in the first place, and even if we went with them, in addition to being dragged down by these people, something would still happen.
Knowing that they had given up on their companions, they felt guilty, but they didn't want to blame themselves, so they made excuses to blame us.
But it's just a mouthful, our side is not easy to mess with, so they don't dare to make too many mistakes.
Lazy to pay attention to them, after a night's rest and a lot of physical recovery, we packed our bags and continued down the mountain, heading straight for the third camp.
It is easy to go up the mountain and difficult to go down, and last night's snowstorm raged, completely covering the road that was originally stepped on, and the snow was directly up to the knees.
Fortunately, there was a Sherpa guide to lead the way, so I didn't fall into the ice hole, but I was a little distracted as I walked.
"What do you think, I can't even hear you?"
Pan Meimei's words came from behind me, and she nudged me, and I came back to my senses and kept responding.
"What's wrong?"
"It's a bit addictive, will you come back next year?"
My head was sweating, but I responded, "You want to come and I'll be with you." ”
"It's better to be a husband!"
Pan Meili rarely made a sweet and greasy sound, and I got goosebumps when I heard it, but it wasn't just to pet her, but when I fell off the cliff, I seemed to see some man-made building, and I kept thinking that I was afraid that I was hallucinating when I was in danger.
Whether it's a hallucination or not, it's okay to come back next year, it's too dangerous to climb down a cliff, bring a drone then.
I didn't stop until I reached the third camp, and the other foreign team didn't follow, but in the third camp, there was already a team resting and preparing to climb to the top.
Xiang Lanqiu muttered, "Such a dangerous place, and the cost is so high, and it is still rushing." ”
I laughed, "Because the mountains are there, people like to conquer!"
Xiang Lanqiu scoffed, "That's because the poor live with their lives, and the rich can live with their lives, and I won't follow you next year." ”
I pulled her to the tent, and was about to descend the mountain, and since she didn't plan to revisit her old place, let's keep some good memories.
Since I have arrived at the third camp, I am not in a hurry to go down the mountain, and with the experience of the last time, this time I did not communicate much with the new climbing team, but only talked about the dangers above.
After another night's rest, we woke up the next day when the team behind us had caught up, and we deliberately kept our distance from them and walked towards the second camp.
Adu came to my side and whispered, "Boss, let's speed up and overtake them, and get to the first camp in one breath and leave in the car." ”
I was stunned for a moment to react, although I was deliberately hit by someone at the top of the mountain before falling off the cliff. But after all, Pan Meili cut the rope of the other person and kicked it down, which killed the man, and it would not be good if those people called the police behind the mountain.
I nodded, and Adu immediately walked forward quickly to communicate with the team leader, who was also in a hurry to go down the mountain, it was the peak season, and he might be able to take a business after going down the mountain.
We immediately picked up the pace, but the teams in front of us were also speeding up, as if we were going to compete. But there were already men in their ranks who were physically exhausted, and some of them were frostbitten, and we still caught up with us, and in their angry eyes, we overtook the past and reached the second camp first.
When we arrived, we only stopped for a short time to eat something and a toilet, but we were taken to pick up garbage, and each person had to carry eight kilograms of garbage when they arrived at the base camp, which was also a way to minimize the garbage on the mountain.
I thought it was interesting to not let you pick up garbage in the front camp, and some of the garbage around was left by climbers, and many climbers did not go to the summit, and they would go down the mountain after visiting a few campsites.
We packed and carried the garbage, and when we rushed to the first camp, we were blessed, and when we met the vendor in the camp, we also went down the mountain to stock up the goods, and saw that he had yaks, so we directly paid to hire a helper to carry things, which was a lot easier.
By the time night fell, the first camp had not yet arrived, and the nights in the mountains were colder and more gloomy.
During the break, the Sherpa guides took out battery lights for lighting and began to distribute food.
It's all that kind of self-heating food, although it is unpalatable, but it can provide high calories, and we have been nauseous for a long time, and we just want to go down the mountain early for a big meal.
Pan Meili got up and walked to the shadows, there are no toilets in the mountains, they are looking for leeward places everywhere, otherwise their buttocks can't stand it.
"Damn, come on!"
Suddenly, Pan Meimei's exclamation sounded, and we immediately ran over there, and before she got closer, she didn't start to make it easier, but pointed not far away, there was actually a person lying there.
This is not a dangerous peak, if someone encounters an accident, he should help him, it seems that he should be a local, the guides immediately ran over to check, Pan Meili had to change places again.
It seemed that the guides knew this man, and it seemed that he had been bitten by a wild beast and was not yet dead, so the guides consulted with me, and they carried the wounded with yaks first, leaving two people to accompany us on our way.
The presence of dangerous wild animals in the mountains can frighten people, but this is a tundra zone, so it is normal to have wild animals.
I went back to the camping spot because Pan Meili also came back, and everyone continued to eat and rest, not caring that there were only two guides left.
There was a bright light in the distance, obviously someone was rushing to the night with a flashlight, and what was strange was that when they saw the firelight in the wild, they said that they were moving closer, but they were quickly moving away.
Li Jiudong snorted coldly, "It seems that those guys also want to get to the base camp first." ”
There were only three beams of light, it seemed that there were not many people, maybe they were friends of the deceased, Li Jiudong immediately got up, and five bodyguards also followed him.
The Sherpa guide warned, "Don't cause trouble!"
I smiled, "If people don't offend me, I won't offend anyone!"
gave Xiang Lanqiu a look, and she immediately took out two wades of dollars from her bag, which was to prepare for the purchase of items in the camp, and gave them a wad for each of them.
"You don't see anything!"
The wealth was moving, the two looked at each other and accepted the money, and simply went to the shadows to rest, and soon Li Jiudong and the others arrested the three Europeans.
didn't follow the guide, it seems that he knew that he had to go back to the base camp first, and he was still shouting when he knelt on the ground.
"Why are you arresting us?"
Soon they were tied up with ropes like pigs, and stuffed with something in their mouths, and it was not so cold here, and they were left back to back.
Leaving the two Sherpa guides with them, they gave them some equipment that they didn't want to take with them, and agreed to release them in two hours, so as not to be eaten by wild beasts. We will not delay any longer and set off immediately.
There is a satellite signal on Mount Everest to call, and they must have called the police, and these three estimates went to identify us in advance.
This meant that we could not enter the base camp, but there was a way to call the branch manager directly and contact the helicopter.
It's a bit difficult to do, and most helicopters are reluctant to go into the mountains. After more than an hour, I replied to the message, only rented a small helicopter that could hold two people, it didn't matter, just cross the base camp in batches, get to the highway and get on the car, we found a place to wait.
Wait, wait, finally the helicopter came, it is estimated that the guide has released the three Europeans, so we boarded the helicopter in batches and flew over the base camp in the night.
I was the second group to land, and the moment I boarded the bus, I breathed a sigh of relief, looking at the majestic mountains illuminated by the moon, and I was looking forward to coming back next year.
Pan Meili smiled coldly, "I have already asked people to write down this encounter and announce it in advance, so that those wicked people will not sue first." ”
I nodded, no matter the climber, they will share the process of climbing Mount Everest, and those Europeans are no exception, maybe someone has already announced it, and we have to do it, so as not to be criticized by the people.
Xiang Lanqiu added, "I also asked people to check the identities of those people, and the people who can come to climb Mount Everest will have no shortage of property." ”
I nodded again, not blaming Pan Meili for killing people ruthlessly, in that situation, as long as I went up, I would kill that guy. Even if there is a powerful force behind that guy, I will take advantage of it this time and have no fear.