Chapter 1: The Sea of Death
Lop Nur, a lake in the southeastern part of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. Because of its shape like a human ear, it is known as the "ear of the earth" and is also known as the Sea of Death. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, troops and geological and mining workers were the first to enter the area. They traveled all over the Lop Nur area, drawing up a series of military maps and geological exploration maps, providing comprehensive and detailed geomorphological information for later entrants.
Liu Yusheng watched as the afterglow of the setting sun painted the Gobi and the desert in the distance with a layer of red, and the scorching heat slowly dissipated. Instead, there was a dim canopy of heaven that slowly opened, and it enveloped the whole of Lop Nur. Lop Nur looks so quiet and beautiful in the evening.
Liu Yusheng knew that this was all an illusion, and it was just a conjecture before he came here. He will never forget that evening thirteen days ago in his life, as if it was so beautiful and peaceful. But the gray that appeared on the horizon. Everything changed, and he knew why it was called the Sea of Death as the gray stretched out over them, growing bigger and wider, blocking the afterglow and covering the sky like a mysterious blanket. Suddenly, the sky was dark, sand was flying, and the wind was howling. The sky was full of yellow sand and gravel dancing wildly in the sky, and the car of their exploration team was also deep in the sand.
Eleven days have passed, and eleven days ago, Liu Yusheng volunteered to submit an application to join the pathfinder team. He thought that as long as he went in one direction, he would always get out of this damn Lop Nur. As long as he finds a way for the survey team, then he, a petty official who has been mixed at the grassroots level for several years, will definitely take advantage of this "heroic" performance. Because the purpose of this investigation is to have the special attention of the big leaders above.
He couldn't stay in that coal nest for the rest of his life, and spent the rest of his life in a mess. Back then, his grandfather named him 'Yu Sheng', which was taken from Su Wu's "Linjiang Immortal" in "Jiang Hai Parasitic Rest of His Life". With such a meaningful name, he must get ahead for the rest of his life.
Liu Yusheng looked at Wang Youmu who was sitting next to him and asked, "Youmu, can't you see where to go?"
Wang Youmu watched the last afterglow disappear into the horizon on the horizon, and replied quietly: "Captain Liu, you asked me five days ago, and I told you. You don't listen to me now you ask me, I really don't know how to answer you. ”
"Aren't you a logistician and guide? Are you here to mess around? If something happens to the comrades, I will take responsibility, and you won't be able to escape!" Liu Yusheng said hatefully.
Wang Youmu was about to say something. Liu Yusheng doesn't seem to plan to give him this opportunity. He stood up with a "hum" and walked towards the hillside in the distance. left Wang Youmu with a depressed face.
Wang Youmu actually knew very well that this was what Liu Yusheng was doing to show the other comrades of the pathfinder team, which was to show an attitude. Although he Wang Musheng has never been a leader, he has led this kind of pushing art. He has a wooden door, but so what? The official is a big man who crushes people to death, not to mention that he is not even an official at all.
In fact, what he should have said five days ago had already been said, but Liu Yusheng didn't listen to it, so he had to come in this direction. The map that boasted of being alive swore that this was the way their survey team came in when they came in. He remembered very well that if he listened to him, he would not only find his way back. You can also bring people in to rescue the rest of the exploration team. But it backfired. Now not only did they not find their way out, but they even threw themselves into this "sea of death".
Wang Youmu is actually bitter in his heart, he is not a weaver in the mine. It's not good to say that it's a temporary worker. At the beginning, the eldest brother asked him to join the exploration team, also because he had passed this death sea several times before the Mining Bureau, and he wanted to go back this time to officially become a regular. Who would have thought that Liu Yusheng would make his own decisions, and now it has become like this. Others don't know, but he knows too well how terrible it is to get lost in Haizi. All he could think about now was the chances of getting out alive.
Wang Youmu looked at the young man next to him and asked, "Xiao He, how much dry food and water do you have?" Xiao He, who was lying on the ground, replied.
"Xiao He, give me specific numbers, don't be more than ten or twenty. Wang Youmu said coldly. Xiao He seemed to feel a bit fuss when he heard this, and said with a smile, "Brother Youmu, what are you anxious about." I'll check it out later, but there's more to it anyway. Eat and drink until we find our way. ”
"No, now you can figure it out. I want specific numbers. Wang Youmu said.
Xiao He left in a huff, it seemed that he felt that Wang Youmu was purely looking for trouble, and he vented his resentment against Liu Yusheng on him.
Wang Youmu was in a more depressed mood at this time, he couldn't understand, didn't anyone see that they were wandering at the gate of the Ghost Gate. None of them will survive if they are not careful. Death Haizi, is the forbidden area of life just a joke in Xiao He's eyes? Don't they know that except for a few newcomers like them, they have signed up. Did the rest of the participants in this expedition team write a voluntary sacrifice form? This time it is a political task, a political task!
Wang Youmu felt that it was really necessary to talk to Liu Yusheng properly, otherwise he really wouldn't be able to get out.
He didn't want to feed the vultures in this sea. He walked towards the small tent where Liu Yu lived. Liu Yusheng was in a daze in the tent at this time, in fact, he also regretted it, he understood that his stubbornness this time might bring casualties. What should he do, he was afraid. I'm really scared. If he dies in this sea of death, his great future, and the smooth progress in his dreams will turn into a pile of dust. In case it wasn't him who went out, someone else went out and reported it because of his leadership mistakes. Not only will he not die a well-deserved death, but he may become a sinner. A person who is completely spurned by everyone, this is unacceptable to him.
No, this must not be allowed to happen. Suddenly, he had the idea that either everyone would die here together, or he would have to go out alone. This thought suddenly frightened Liu Yusheng, how could he Liu Yusheng have such a terrible and absurd idea.
At this moment, he saw Wang Youmu come in. Liu Yusheng adjusted his mood and said to Wang Youmu: "Youmu, don't mind what I just said. I'm also in a hurry! You look at the five young people plus you and me. I must get you out safely, it's my responsibility."
Wang Youmu didn't feel anything, he just wanted Liu Yusheng to understand their situation now. Let him listen to his own or there is a glimmer of hope. He looked at Liu Yusheng and said:
"Captain Liu, don't say that. You're the leader, and I shouldn't have spoken to you in that tone. Actually, I would like to say that we are going deeper into the sea. We're going in the opposite direction, if we continue to go this way. I'm afraid we won't be able to go back."
"Is there a wooden truth? Is it that we have been going in the wrong direction in a daze these days. Instead of going to the depths of the sea, I remember that road, obviously the way out. Liu Yusheng pretended to be surprised and said.
Wang Youmu knew what he was thinking, and at this time, if it was said that the beginning was his stubbornness for the rest of his life, pointing the wrong way. Then nothing came of this conversation. It's no longer time to be right and wrong. If you don't know how to kill someone, you will die here. So he said
"Captain Liu, I think so. I reckon we've deviated from your path these days, but I think it's too late for now, or I'll lead the way tomorrow. I remember where we started on the wrong path, back on the same path you pointed out in the beginning. ”
"Okay, you have a wood to say. Can you do it, you can take everyone away tomorrow. I'm in the last position," Liu Yusheng said with a smile.
"Alright, Captain Liu, let's decide. You rest first, I'll go in the middle of the night. After Wang Youmu finished speaking, he walked out of Liu Yusheng's tent.
Look at the darkness that you can't see at a glance. Wang Youmu told himself in his heart that he hoped everything would be in time.