Chapter Eighty-Five: Meeting
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Lan Tian almost lost his temper after hearing the words of the person in front of him who said that he wanted to teach himself, but fortunately, the good habits he had developed over the years allowed him to stop it in time.
For people like Lantian who graduated from the police academy and entered the local police force, they admire those who are stronger than them very much, and Yang Gang happens to belong to this category.
"What's wrong?"
"What's wrong?"
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When the two were about to enter the door, they saw several people in the room rushing out in shock, looking at Yang Gang and Lantian in astonishment.
"You guys?" Lan Tian couldn't figure out what was going on with their situation.
"What's wrong with you?" asked the four people who had just entered the door with Lantian.
It may be because of the inconvenience of the old man's legs and feet, Yang Gang saw that he was slowly coming out of it now, but he was still blocked by four people, and he could only see half of the old man's head.
Judging from the sluggish movements of the four when they rushed out and their position at this time, they stole a lot of laziness in their usual training. If you let the masters meet, then they will be good-looking.
When they saw the expression on Lan Tian's face, they knew that this was a joke.
Immediately, the middle-aged man with a beard on his face among the several people came over and said, "Hello, I am their captain, my name is Li Pingping, just call me Lao Li." ”
Originally, Yang Gang was not a sociable person, but seeing the other party's enthusiastic appearance, Yang Gang was not easy to refuse the other party's handshake. After that, Yang Gang shook hands with the other three people one by one under Lao Li's introduction, which can be regarded as the first meeting between Yang Gang and them after coming here.
After Lao Li's introduction, Yang Gang got to know Wei Dong, the tallest of them all, and his colleagues called him "Adong"; the man standing on Ah Dong's right with a flat head was called Xu Liang, also called Liangzi; and the other person who was dressed in ordinary clothes was called Lu Bin.
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"Let's go, let's go in, I just asked Lantian to call you over for dinner, please!" Lao Li seemed to react at this time, it turned out that they were waiting for the young man in front of him to come over for dinner.
A few people entered the room and sat around the fire.
From the moment Yang Gang came in, he smelled the smell that permeated the room, although there was a gap compared to his own craftsmanship, but at this time, he was not in the mood to "compete".
There is a pot full of stewed meat on the stove, and Yang Gang already knows that this is a unique delicacy in Xijiang Province - hand-grasped mutton, and this place is particularly authentic and has a pure taste.
Yang Gang also heard that the preliminary preparation for making this dish was more cumbersome. First of all, the sheep should be slaughtered five hours in advance, cut into pieces and marinated in ginger and garlic, and then the pebbles prepared in advance should be washed, put in a charcoal fire until they are red, and then the boiled lamb will be poured into the pot and mixed with the pebbles.
Although it is a simple three steps, the details of this must not be slackened, otherwise the whole pot of lamb will lose its original taste.
I only knew about this practice before, but I have always been in Dongshan, and I have never had a chance to taste it.
"Come, you're welcome, eat quickly. Although this was only the second meeting for Lao Li, he did not have any shyness at all.
As for the first time I saw Yang Gang, it was Yang Gang
Yesterday when I caught a camel for them in a clearing at the back of the hotel. It's just that Yang Gang didn't find Lao Li in the distance at that time.
Yang Gang is not a polite person, and the moment Lao Li's voice fell, he picked up a leg of mutton in the pot and sent it to his mouth......
Seeing Yang Gang gobbling up, several people smiled happily......
It didn't take long for a whole pot of mutton to be eaten by several people until only a few bones remained.
Yang Gang, who was already a little hungry, seemed to work particularly hard in the "competition" with a few people just now, so that the direct consequence was that the bones piled up in front of him were a little more than two of the other people combined.
Feeling the gazes of several people, Yang Gang smiled shyly and said, "I'm sorry, I haven't eaten anything since I came out in the morning, so... Huh!"
"Little brother misunderstood, to have such a good appetite as you, we can't envy it, there is no other meaning, do you say it!" Lao Li smiled at Yang Gang, and the atmosphere in the room became more lively.
From time to time, the room resounded with the laughter of everyone.
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It may be that it is rare to meet some people he likes during the journey, and Yang Gang chatted with them until late before returning to the room arranged by the old man for himself.
From his conversations with them, Yang Gang learned something else.
For example, when the old man was receiving him, Yang Gang captured the unwillingness buried in his heart. It turned out that the old man was already an old man in the police force, but the situation of tomb robbery here was not optimistic, he and his partner were determined to wipe out the tomb robbery gang here, but God did not fulfill people's wishes, in a mission, his partner unfortunately died. In order to fulfill the original intention of the two of them, he stayed in this place until the day when the tomb robber gang was eradicated, and this perseverance was twenty-five years.
The old man tried to stop Lao Li from telling his story several times, but in the end he couldn't resist Yang Gang's longing eyes; moreover, stories like the old man's persistence in his dreams for decades also need someone to tell, inherit and even carry forward.
Another example is why Jing Li is not with these people.
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Although the snow here is nothing compared to other places, at night you can still feel the strong force of the cold wind howling outside on the window lattice, as if someone was beating it at regular intervals outside, which always makes people feel panicked.
It is undeniable that when the temperature outside reaches a certain level, it will spread it indoors without any doubt, even if the protective measures have been done well enough.
In addition, Yang Gang was already wearing thin clothes, and now he had to wrap himself in a quilt, so as not to let the remaining heat run out of an unknown loophole, making the already low temperature room even more "worse".
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Before dawn the next day, Yang Gang heard a chaotic sound coming from the courtyard. After careful identification, Yang Gang knew that this was what Lao Li and the others needed to enter Nibu Nur this time, and yesterday they learned from them that today's departure time would be a little early, according to Yang Gang's usual work and rest habits, this is not early!
"Brother Yang, are you up? We're ready to go. ”
The moment he heard Lantian's voice, Yang Gang's hand was already clenched
on the doorknob.
"You're so early!" Yang Gang said to the others in the courtyard with a sad and joyful word.
Seeing the young man who had a good chat with him yesterday, the others looked at Yang Gang one after another, and did not forget to smile silently at him.
"Brother Yang, I don't know if you remember what you said yesterday?" Lan Tian followed Yang Gang as usual and asked curiously.
Yang Gang stopped and continued to step forward, turned around and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I'll remember it!"
As if he had received some promise, Lan Tian walked back to the area where he had been and picked up the heavy black backpack with a smug face.
When he carried it on his shoulder, Yang Gang seemed to be able to empathize with his slightly struggling appearance. However, the slightly heavy burden on his back didn't seem to make Lantian feel much discomfort, and after a short moment, he regained his previous smile that could infect most people.
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On the mountain path, which was still on the eve of dawn, a group of seven people were moving slowly with the help of the light reflected by the thin layer of snow on the ground.
This group of people is Yang Gang and Lao Li and others who are heading towards the destination under the leadership of the old man, because Lao Li has just received news from Jing Li that she is about to enter the range of Nibu Nur, if she enters the range within a radius of 20 kilometers there, all electronic instruments will lose signal, so when approaching there, Jing Li sent a message to her captain Lao Li, which can be regarded as a report on the current situation.
In order to let Yang Gang have a more in-depth, detailed and comprehensive understanding of the place they are going, from the moment they go out, the old man who has the most say in this place introduces Yang Gang to this place that is very mysterious in the eyes of outsiders......
Lop Nur, located in the Tarim Basin, is known as the "Disappearing Fairy Lake", 780 meters above sea level, is the lowest point of the Tarim Basin, with an area of about 3,000 square kilometers, the ancient city of Loulan was located here, Lop Nur is also the throat of the ancient "Silk Road".
It used to be full of people, thousands of lights, and Loulan City, and the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" called it "Youze", which means the lake where many waters converge. However, because of man-made destruction and natural reasons, now it has no grass and is deserted, becoming a place of adventure, leaving the souls of many explorers, walking to the tomb of Yu Chunshun, sacrificing the soul of the hero, and feeling the touch from the depths of the soul.
Near Lop Nur, there are Han Dynasty beacon towers, Yingpan Han Dynasty ruins, Longcheng Yadan, Loulan ancient city and other sightseeing spots.
Hundreds of years ago, it was also a place with abundant water and grass, cattle and sheep. The waters of the Tarim, Peacock, Cherchen and Milan rivers converge at Lop Nur. At its peak, it used to be the second largest inland lake in China, but later with the decrease in the water of the upper rivers and other unknown reasons, Lop Nur gradually lost its former glory.
The climate here is harsh, with highs of 70C during the hot summer months.
But that's not the most terrifying, there are often strange disappearances in Lop Nur, so it is also known as the "Devil's Triangle". ”
After listening to the old man's introduction, Yang Gang didn't feel any fear in the old man, a place where other people were afraid. On the contrary, what made Yang Gang feel the most was the strong respect for this place in the old man's heart.
"Here, the gods can feel the greed in everyone's hearts......"
The old man was whispering something to himself...
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