【Chapter 110】 Sleepless nights

Late at night, the mist that began to rise on the surface of the river made the whole valley appear even colder, and the original bright moonlight was a little white, and the previous romantic atmosphere was no longer restored.

The night breeze blew gently across the river, bringing a trace of moisture, and even a blazing bonfire could not stop this gentle cold from invading Liu Rui's body. Liu Rui, who has never had this kind of experience, felt for the first time that the warm quilt was so beautiful.

There is a good saying: "Only after losing can you know how to be rare!" ”

For a long time, entering the mountains is like an outing, and although the daily march is a little hard, it does not cause much trouble to Liu Rui. The beautiful scenery along the way flowed in front of Liu Rui's eyes like a movie, and his whole body and mind were integrated into this mountain. All kinds of strange animals and plants opened Liu Rui's eyes, and at the same time, he also increased his knowledge and understood the mysterious and unique charm of the biological world.

It is precisely because of this experience that Liu Rui gradually fell in love with the study of various organisms and found a direction for his future development. After a few days, Liu Rui forgot all the dangers contained in this mountain, but the sudden impact tonight finally woke him up, Xiaoqingshan is not a tourist park!

Listening to the looming wolf roar in his ears and staring at the bonfire burning in front of him, Liu Rui couldn't feel too much warmth, and the appearance of the wolves cast a shadow on their hearts. However, now everyone is helpless, so they can only wait for dawn and the wolves to retreat before making plans.

The creatures of the jungle seemed to be asleep, and even the noisiest insects and frogs had stopped making noise and were falling asleep. Only in the bamboo forest on the opposite bank, one or two long wolf howls were heard from time to time, reminding the members of the expedition team that the wolves had not gone far.

After chatting by the fire for a while, Liu Rui felt that drowsiness was gradually coming, and his eyelids slowly became heavy. There were no sleeping bags or tents, so the members of the expedition team could only lean on their backpacks and rafts and fall asleep in the dark.

Thankfully, perhaps because of the obstruction of the river, there was no sign of wolves on the north bank, otherwise the expedition team would still not be able to be stable. Even so, Wang Hua'an, Zhao Liang and a few teachers did not dare to be negligent, leaving one person to keep vigil, and once they found any disturbances, they had to wake up others and prepare to deal with them.

In this way, the members of the investigation team had their own thoughts and spent a difficult night in half sleep.

Perhaps, this is a lesson that Xiao Qingshan taught the inspection team, so that they dare not underestimate Xiao Qingshan anymore.

When Liu Rui woke up, he found that it was already dark, and he was still covered with a piece of clothing, and he didn't know who put it on him. The bonfire in front of him was about to go out, and green smoke was rising from the ashes, and the faint scent of pine was particularly distinct in the fresh morning air.

In the nearby woods, birds chirp and seem to sing about the arrival of a new day. On the surface of the river, the mist has become much lighter, but it still creates the whole valley like a fairyland.

However, at this time, the mood of the members of the investigation team did not improve much, after all, the uncertainty of the future affected their psychology somewhat.

I don't know if the wolves have retreated now? How much damage did they do to those tents last night? Where will the team go next, or will they just stop and return to Liang Village?

These questions were entangled in the minds of every team member all night, and perhaps for Yu Shanwei, there was really no way for the team to continue to move forward until the concerns of the team members were resolved.

With the salvaged pure water, the members of the expedition team nibbled on hard and unpalatable compressed biscuits, which was considered to have dealt with breakfast.

By this time, the sun in the sky had begun to rise from the embrace of the mountains, and the brilliant sunlight dispelled the mist in the valley and brightened the whole world. However, looking at the still lush bamboo forest on the other side, the members of the expedition team always felt that there were endless dangers hidden inside.

Although they were not caught up by the wolves last night, the wild and bloodthirsty appearance of the wolves made the team members feel a little worried. Thinking of the consequences of being chased by a wild wolf, every member of the expedition team was a little weak-footed.

This has nothing to do with psychological quality, after all, the education that everyone receives is that the wolf pack in the squadron is always a somewhat terrifying depiction, and as ordinary people, it is understandable that the members of the investigation team are afraid without self-defense weapons.

"Did I cross the river with the third child to see if the wolves had gone away?" It wasn't until the sun completely jumped on the top of the mountain that Wang Huaan broke the silence.

Because of his own negligence, the team fell into a predicament, Wang Huaan has always felt guilty in his heart, and now he naturally wants to come forward.

"Fourth, wait, don't worry!" Yu Shanwei, as the captain, although the trip of the anxious team was delayed, he was not willing to take the risk of Wang Huaan.

Although the wolves are only dispatched at night, who knows if there are still wild wolves roaming in the bamboo forest at this time, once the members of the investigation team have any accidents, Yu Shanwei, as the captain, will be to blame. For Yu Shanwei, the safety of the team members is always the first priority, and the itinerary, investigation, etc. have become insignificant in the face of safety.

The two sides were deadlocked for a while, but Wang Huaan still accepted Yu Shanwei's opinion and promised to wait until noon to cross the river to have a look.

The team members could not walk, and did not have the heart to continue the investigation in the nearby mountains and forests, so they could only move the raft to a nearby shady place, and sit there to nap, chat, be in a daze or ponder.

Finally staying up until more than eleven o'clock in the afternoon, Wang Huaan and Zhao Liang finally carefully rowed a small boat across the river and landed on the opposite bank. Here, the members of the investigation team were all nervously staring at Wang Huaan's every move, and the string in everyone's heart was tightened, for fear that the wild wolf would run out from the depths of the bamboo forest.

After arriving on the other side, Wang Huaan held a machete in his hand and walked lightly towards the camp, while Zhao Liang stayed on the boat, ready to respond. Once the situation changes, he will welcome Wang Hua'an's return as soon as possible, avoiding the attack of wild wolves in the river.

Holding the machete in his hand tightly, Wang Huaan felt that his palms were sweating, his heart was pounding, his steps were not as firm as before, and the whole person was so nervous.

Speaking of which, Wang Huaan used to follow Zhang Huaizhong into the mountains to hunt, and he had almost no experience in facing jackals, tigers and leopards alone. When he could take charge on his own, he came to close the mountain and cultivate forests, and banned hunting, so that he had no place to use.

Although Wang Huaan has a wealth of jungle knowledge and a strong ability to survive in the wild, he really doesn't have the experience and courage to face the wolves directly, and now he can only take one step at a time.

Walking all the way to the open space below the camp, Wang Huaan still didn't find any trace of the wild wolf, but saw a lot of feces under the nearby bushes. Holding back the fear in his heart and taking a deep breath, Wang Huaan walked towards the camping embankment on the high ground step by step.

On the other side of the river, Liu Rui and others also watched Wang Huaan's every move nervously, and when Wang Huaan got closer and closer to the camp, everyone's hearts suddenly rose to their throats. Liu Rui only grabbed Fu Xiaoqiang's arm and prayed silently in his heart, hoping that no accidents would happen.

Gradually, the top of the waterproof tent appeared in Wang Huaan's sight, and there was no wild wolf at this time, which couldn't help but make him breathe a sigh of relief. However, when he saw the whole camp, he couldn't help but gasp.

The tents that had been neatly set up were all crooked, and the camp was full of all kinds of camping items, equipment, and specimens, as if they had suffered the worst of the ravages. Wang Huaan also saw the corpses of many animals appear in the camp, thinking that the wolves ate the leftover skeletons. Countless flies are enjoying their own feast on those bloody skeletons, buzzing like an airplane taking off.

Standing on the edge of the camp and waiting for a while, after not finding the appearance of a wild wolf for a while, Wang Huaan was immediately relieved. It's normal to think that this is the edge of the bamboo forest, the forest is sparse, and the wolves should have returned to the depths of the jungle after hunting, and will not stay here.

He turned around and made a safe gesture to the members of the inspection team, but he still did not dare to shout loudly, while causing unnecessary trouble. Seeing Wang Huaan's gesture, the big stone in the hearts of all the members of the investigation team finally fell, but everyone could still hold back their excitement and did not cheer.

Wang Huaan walked into the camp to check the damaged condition of the items, and the more he looked, the colder his heart became.

All the tents were no longer intact, and all of them had been cut wide, as if to mock Wang Hua'an's move of abandoning the camp and escaping. The sleeping bags were also ripped all over the place, covered in blood, feces, and all sorts of strange things, and the down inside was flying everywhere.

The convenience food and compressed biscuits that the team members didn't have time to take away last night were also gnawed into shape, and the stainless steel pots with leftovers were also arched around, and the contents were all eaten.

At first, Wang Huaan thought that only wolves had patronized the camp, but after the tragic situation of the camp, he realized that a large group of wild boars had also spoiled the camp after the wolves.

Those dense footprints, arched like new mud in a vegetable field, and the traces peculiar to wild boars, all indicate that a group of wild boars has just left here.

Actually, this is also a very easy thing to explain.

The hunting wolves may have left before dawn in the early hours of the morning, and a group of wild boars who had not been surrounded by the wolves followed the smell of the camp to the camp, completely destroying the camp that the wolves had not destroyed, in their own way!

The things in the camp have basically been destroyed, even if you want to repair it in this barren mountain range, there are many difficulties, Wang Huaan knows that the investigation team is in big trouble!

(To be continued)