Chapter IV: Contradictions
The sun rose over an hour ago, and the whole Lop Nur is heating up rapidly, and the surface temperature will get higher and higher. Wang Youmu and Liu Yusheng each sat on the side of the stone beam, both smoking silently.
The wolves receded like a tide at the first rays of light. Xiao He and Ye Qiang were sitting around a bonfire not far from Wang Youmu, this would make these two young people long gone a few days ago, and they now know what the Sea of Death is. The wolves alone cost them three of their partners in less than a day.
The pony's body was under the stone beam not far from Wang Youmu. He was covered with a fur coat, which was draped horizontally, so that even his face could be tightly covered without leaking a gap. The fur coat was covered by Wang Youmu himself, because he really couldn't look at it anymore, except for the major artery on his neck that was bitten off, the other facial features on his face were basically not noses and eyes, which was really miserable.
Liu Yusheng smoked cigarettes one after another, and to be honest, he rarely smoked. I will only smoke it at a wine or dinner or when I need to think about it the most. But now is the time to think, but the pumping that doesn't stop doesn't make him come up with the slightest solution to the current mess.
In fact, Liu Yusheng has always thought that he is a person who has to be smart. Generally, when encountering problems, he will have several plans, consciously or unconsciously, from his clever brain, one by one. But today he is really confused, to say that he was lost due to his blind command a few days ago, but after all, there were no casualties, as long as he can get out, he thinks he can explain everything to the leaders "from the bottom of his heart, in simple terms".
But last night it was his turn to keep vigil, and he fell asleep groggily. In the end, the wolves were able to attack, and then one person died. Then it is really impossible to "put your heart to heart" with the leaders, and if you are so clear about dereliction of duty and responsibility, the leader will sit down and let him "understand in simple terms".
In more than an hour, countless plans and plans jumped out of Liu Yusheng's mind, then implemented, and then vetoed. None of them can go smoothly and make him feel that he can pass this hurdle. The voice jumped into his head a few days ago, either we will die here together, or I will go out alone. I shuddered violently at this sudden voice. He suddenly felt his own shadow on the ground turn into a demon with teeth and claws.
Wang Youmu, who was sitting at the other end, suddenly threw away the cigarette butt in his hand, stood up abruptly and strode in front of Liu Yusheng, grabbing him by the collar. pulled Liu Yusheng up, and without warning, he raised his fist and hit Liu Yusheng's face hard. Liu Yusheng was beaten by this sudden attack and sat on the ground again.
"Why did you keep vigil yesterday?" said Wang Youmu viciously.
"Didn't you say you would take care of me for a while when it was almost dawn?" now why do you blame me?" said Liu Yusheng, covering his face.
Liu Yusheng has already thought about it, he can't afford this responsibility, let alone carry it. This will be the first thing to mess with. Let those young people know that it is not his fault, even if he goes out, it is a mess. Otherwise, he would really be finished, completely finished.
He also thought clearly about Wang Youmu, Wang Youmu is a temporary worker, and his responsibilities are not clear, and he can't be turned into a regular worker. As long as he can pass this hurdle for the rest of his life, this matter will be in the limelight. He will naturally do everything he can to help Wang Youmu turn positive. And he will compensate him well, Wang Youmu. The big deal is that Wang Youmu turned positive a year and a half late.
Wang Youmu listened to Liu Yusheng's words and suddenly arrived there. He found that Liu Yusheng in front of him was suddenly so unfamiliar, he seemed to see something that only existed in the eyes of those wolves yesterday in Liu Yusheng's eyes that looked directly at him. It reminded him that when he was a child, there was an old Uyghur hunter in the village. At that time he used to go to see the wolves that the old hunter had brought back, and some of the wolves had big eyes. Every time, he consciously or unconsciously avoided it, and did not dare to look directly.
Once the old hunter saw him come to see the wolf he had struck again, and as always, he avoided looking at the wolf's eyes. Touching his head and saying, "Son, what's so terrible about this, it's all dead!In fact, there is nothing terrible about wolves, and many times in this world what is really terrible is not wolves, but people!" and he also asked the old hunter why people are the most terrible. The old hunter smiled and said that he would understand when he grew up.
Wang Youmu was suddenly relieved, he was an indisputable and a little cowardly. He understood why Liu Yusheng said that. He really feels so tired, forget it! The most important thing now is how to get out of this sea of death, and no one will ever die again!
"Wang Youmu, let me tell you. This is the way you had to let us go the night before. Now that the three comrades of the wolf have died, it is you who need to be explained. You actually beat people in order to evade responsibility!" Liu Yusheng got up from the ground and said loudly. The voice was loud, as if to make the two corpses lying cold a kilometer away from them hear clearly.
This time, Wang Youmu didn't say anything, and he didn't even look up at Liu Yusheng opposite. Silently, he walked alone with a sapper shovel in the direction of the dead poplar. He has now completely understood that Liu Yusheng is going to completely shift the responsibility for the sacrifice of the three comrades to him. He Wang Youmu, a temporary worker, is of course the best person to shirk responsibility, and he is also the guide of the pathfinder team. If Liu Yusheng didn't push the responsibility on him, then would he still be the same Liu Yusheng with a wolf-like look in his eyes just now?
Liu Yusheng looked at Wang Youmu's back and suddenly sat on the ground, he felt that the strength of his whole body seemed to be exhausted all at once after he said that sentence just now, and his legs really couldn't support his body.
The sun on the ground reflected the shadow of the rest of his life, from the demon just now to the wolf last night. This black wolf is gnawing at itself, dragging itself into a world where there is no light, only endless shadows. He lit a cigarette and took a hard puff to calm himself and raise his head to keep his shadow from him.
Wang Youmu had already started digging a pit not far from the poplar tree. In any case, if a person is dead, he cannot be in the wilderness.
Yesterday, the wolves only bit Xiao Liu and Xiao Hou to death, and did not eat or drag away their corpses. Wang Youmu knew that the wolves were not attacking them to prey, but because they had intruded into the territory of the wolves, and wolves were such territorially conscious creatures. Now all they have to do is bury these corpses quickly, and then leave far away when the wolves patrol the territory again, otherwise the wolves will kill them one by one without hesitation, and the three corpses lying on the ground now will end up the same as the three corpses lying on the ground now.
Xiao He and Ye Qiang also came over with shovels to dig with Wang Youmu, and when the third pit was about to be dug, Wang Youmu said to the two young people
"After you dig it, go and pick up some Gobi stones. After a while, the whole grave bag will be covered with stones, so that even if there is a large wind and sand, it will not be easy to blow the grave bag away. Maybe one day I can come back and find the grave. Take their remains back. After finishing speaking, Wang Youmu walked in the direction of Xiao Liu's corpse.
"Master Wang, do you want me to help?" Ye Qiang asked.
"No, I'll just carry it myself. Wang Youmu said and left. In fact, he Wang Youmu really didn't want these two half-grown children to see the miserable appearance of the two corpses.
The wolves in the early morning attack killed the ponies, and now there are also the carcasses of three wolves lying under the stone beams. Wang Youmu heard it very clearly, when the wolves withdrew, the wolf king was very angry, he howled angrily, and went over to bite the body of Xiaohou Xiaoliu fiercely for a while before leaving completely with the wolves. Now the miserable appearance of those two corpses is estimated that he can't bear to look at them for a while. He really didn't want to leave any psychological shadows on these two half-grown children. The changes from yesterday day to early this morning were enough for these two children to "digest" for a few years.
didn't look at Xiao Liu's face much, Wang Youmu wrapped his upper body in Xiao Liu's fur coat. Then he carried it to the pit that had been dug. Then it was Xiao Hou again, and he saw more than a dozen kettles scattered all over the place not far from the corpse. Wang Youmu's heart was suddenly extremely nervous, and he strode to see that every kettle scattered all over the ground was "covered in scaly" wounds from the wolf's fangs.
It's over! Wang Youmu suddenly collapsed to the ground. From yesterday to now, he has always thought that Xiao He is keeping water and dry food. Now that there is so much less water, do they still have any hope of getting out alive in the face of the sea of death? After sitting for a while, Wang Youmu picked up the corpse and walked forward. Wang Youmu knew that nothing else was important now except for quickly leaving the territory of the wolves after disposing of the corpses.
Liu Yusheng and they started again, and he had already followed Wang Youmu's advice. They are to get out of the wolves' territory as soon as possible. The wolves could come back at any time. Wang Youmu finally glanced back at the three new tombs covered with Gobi stones in the distance, and he couldn't tell what he felt in his heart. Looking back at Liu Yusheng, who was walking in front. Wang Youmu asked himself in his heart, does he still have the confidence to take them out of this sea of death?
As Wang Youmu and they disappeared into the distance, the stone beam returned to its former appearance, except for three new graves not far away and the corpses of the three wolves on ......the ground.