Chapter 1: Downed Planes

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Distance.

You can see the snow-covered mountains, and the dark green of the pine trees reveals from them.

The land border between Canada and the United States, which stretches for thousands of kilometers, is mostly inaccessible and desolate, and the squirrel pokes its head out of its hole, feels the biting cold, and quickly retracts its little head.

The snow is still falling, and I don't know when it will be the end.

There are footprints of various animals in the forest.

A white-tailed deer froze to death and died of hunger and cold, leaving its dying cub wailing.

The little one arched his head over the corpse, trying to get his sleeping mother back up, not knowing that he had little chance of making it until tomorrow, that the deer had gone far away, and that he had no intention of turning back.

The leading buck understands that if he stays here, the whole group will be doomed, and only by going to a place where there is little snow can he get a glimmer of life.

It's been over a decade since it's been as cold as this year.

This is not a good thing for animals or people.

Joys and sorrows are staged every day on this planet, and the relentless Arctic cold snap never stops because of pity for anyone.

Forty-seven hours have passed since the plane crash.

During this period, Zhang Xiaokai watched the driver die of injuries and his body was frozen, and he helped the other party close his eyes.

I also want to do more, so that this kind white uncle can hold out until the rescue team arrives.

However, he is only a twelve-year-old child, and it is not easy for him to survive on his own.

For the first time in his life, Zhang Xiaokai clearly sensed the approach of death, which could take his life at any time, and finally became like a stiff corpse on the seat next to him.

What has sustained him until now is that his parents may come to him at any time, find him, and bring him back to a safe place.

So he would eat snacks in his backpack and rummage through the driver's nuts, but it was too cold outside, so he had to curl up in the passenger seat of the cockpit and stay with a corpse that could not be moved, and more than thirty hours passed.

Except that I can't open my eyes, I don't even dare to sleep at other times.

Because Zhang Xiaokai believes that his parents will come in the next second and find him.

He was convinced of it, even after all this time.

During this period, I cried countless times, wiped away my tears at the end of each time, and kept looking outside, looking forward to seeing my parents again......

Vintage farm planes.

The fuselage is only more than ten meters long, and now only half of it is left, Zhang Xiaokai stays in the cockpit position of the front half, and there is no one else around him except for the pilot who has stiffened.

There should have been five more people, his parents, and another couple, plus a child.

The route was originally from British Columbia to Washington State in the United States, Zhang Xiaokai had also taken a plane before, but this accident happened when he was sleeping, and when he regained consciousness, the plane became like this, and he still doesn't understand why.

In the same way, I don't understand where half of the planes are, and why my parents and others haven't come to look for me yet.

After staying alone in this environment for so long, his emotions were on the verge of collapse, Zhang Xiaokai would cry when he ate, and he would cry in his dreams when he slept, and every time he cried, he didn't feel good, and some were just more desperate.

What can a twelve-year-old do?

It's not that he didn't think about taking the initiative to find his parents, but he couldn't tell the direction, and he was also worried that if his parents came to him after he left, he would be worried if he didn't find it.

Time passed like this, and although he was already wearing the driver's thick clothes, he still felt that he was about to freeze to death, and the little food quickly bottomed out, and his consciousness gradually became dizzy.

The rescue team did not come, and neither did Zhang Xiaokai's parents.

He waited in place until another two hours passed, and he suddenly woke up from his slumber!

I finally understood that I couldn't wait any longer.

A vague idea gradually became clear in his mind, ready to go to the neighborhood and take the initiative to find his parents!

As for the reason for waking up, it was because he was worried that his parents were injured and needed his own help, just like the driver's uncle at the time, so he couldn't come to find him, so everything made sense.

As soon as he said go, he rubbed his legs with his gloved hands, and it took a long time to feel the heat.

Beside him was the corpse of the driver whose head was wrapped in clothes, knowing that this was very bad, but Zhang Xiaokai really couldn't bear it, and his heart trembled every time he saw his face.

After hesitating for a long time, he finally rummaged around the driver's body.

He is dying of hunger, even if there is only one piece of chocolate, it will make Zhang Xiaokai extremely happy.

However, no, only half a bottle of whiskey was found, and the driver's uncle drank some before his death, and it is said that it does not hurt when he is drunk.

He was worried that his parents would hurt after the injury, so he stuffed it into his bag, such a simple idea.

In addition, there is also a lighter, as well as half a pack of cigarettes, plus a notebook, pen or something, most of the bottle of mineral water has long been frozen, and he still brought it.

As for the food, only half a pack of biscuits remained, and the rest was gone.

I was so hungry that I thought that I would have something to eat after I found my parents, and in impulse, I forgot the instructions of my teacher at the Boy Scout summer camp and ate them all before I knew it.

Still hungry, but getting a little better.

Carrying a heavy backpack, everything I thought was useful was already in the bag, and the air was cold to the lungs when I took a deep breath.

Before he could take the first step, he returned, took a pistol that he had thought terrible, and put it in his pocket, feeling safe and secure.

The snow was so thick that I couldn't walk.

Wherever you step on it, most of your legs are sunk in, and it is laborious to pull it out, and it is even more laborious to walk.

The first attempt failed, but Zhang Xiaokai was even happier, because it made him find a reasonable reason why his parents had not come to him.

Deep down, he was afraid that his parents would think he was dead and leave the wilderness.

There are more worries, but every time he has an idea, he shakes his head and dispels it......

If you don't have to worry about running out of water to drink in the snow, you can grab a handful of snow and stuff it into your mouth.

Although it is cold, it can replenish water and fill the stomach.

The difficulty is to solve the physiological problem, and it must be fast when releasing the water, otherwise the little brother will suffer, like being cut by a knife.

After the attempt failed, Zhang Xiaokai made simple skis, made of upturned aircraft instrument panels and dense wires inside.

When the pilot was alive, he said that these things were broken, and he lied to him that someone must be coming, and he didn't speak seriously until he took his last breath, telling him to wait, and if not, he would find a way to find another plane, find the box of snacks in the cabin, and the satellite phone.

I worked for more than an hour, and my feet were tied with wires, which was ugly, at least I didn't get stuck in the snow.

Saying goodbye to the driver's corpse again, muttering to himself that he must find someone to come over and send him to the cemetery for burial, then he staggered forward, picked a random direction, and walked forward with difficulty......

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