Chapter 140: White Heat
Although it has entered winter, the cold breath is almost not felt in Hong Kong, and the direct sunlight falls on Qin Ran and Wang Yaxuan, who are running forward, through the mottled leaves.
Participating in outdoor activities can't still be British-style school uniforms, so Qin Ran and the others all changed into old blue and white sports school uniforms. Seeing that the girl next to him was wearing a baseball cap, her ponytail was constantly swaying behind the hat, and her face occasionally showed a shocking face under the brim, Qin Ran felt that he had achieved a satisfactory return for "using power for personal gain" when he was grouped just now.
In Qin Ran's impression, this was the first time that the two of them appeared alone on a formal occasion, and being able to be upright and with Wang Yaxuan made him feel that today's sunshine was extraordinarily warm.
"Whew...... You go looking for point B, and I go to point A, and there is a situation...... Then contact the guò walkie-talkie. ”
Talking while running made Qin Ran's words a little choppy.
"Hmm...... Touch base...... I went off this fork in the road. ”
After a simple division of labor, Wang Yaxuan looked at the map and walked towards the direction of point B.
The orienteering map is just a general indication of the terrain, such as a dot sign between three trees on a hill, and you need to look for it carefully even if you come to the vicinity of the spot. Because the stamped stamps will be hidden in an inconspicuous place, it will test the observation ability of the contestants.
Qin Ran walked quickly across a stream and found the members of the Singapore Overseas Chinese High School who were arguing at the rocks behind him. The five of them were divided into two factions for how to determine the direction, and they couldn't decide how to go at the fork in the road in front of them.
Seeing that Green 7 suddenly appeared single, the Singapore team stopped the internal quarrel and looked at this Qin Ran who came out vigilantly. Orienteering is a team sport, and Qin Ran's appearance alone made them feel unusual.
Embarrassed to squeeze out a smile, Qin Ran waved his hand, and then pointed to the right side of the fork in the road to signal that he wanted to go from here.
While the Singapore team members watched all the way, Qin Ran's figure disappeared at the end of the road.
"You see, Green 7 is going this way, and I must be right when I say I should go here."
A member of the Huaqiao Middle School with a yellow armband loudly defended himself.
"The soldiers are not tired of deceit, will their team see that we are hesitating, and then deliberately let him come out and guide us in the wrong direction. Otherwise, why did you see him alone? ”
Another member of the team immediately retorted and offered a conspiracy theory.
Confirming that he was far away, Qin Ran took out the map and looked at it, and found that there was no mark on it on how to go at the fork in the road, but the towering trees in the distance should be a big reference, and I don't know why the Singapore team didn't notice it.
Walking towards the stout tree, less than 20 meters away from it, Qin Ran found a bush. In the middle, he found a disguised green cloth bag with a seal hanging from it.
When the opening was auspicious, Qin Ran found the seal of point A and stamped it.
"Point A is done, I got the stamp."
Speaking into the walkie-talkie, Qin Ran's first success soon made bursts of cheers come from the earpiece.
As soon as he turned around to leave, a person flashed out from behind the tree, and his uniform should be a staff member squatting at point A. In order to avoid cheating, and to prevent someone from deliberately taking the seal, it is necessary for staff to keep an eye on each dot mark at all times.
The other party gave Qin Ran a thumbs up, and was holding a walkie-talkie in his hand to report the situation to the organizing committee, striving to give true feedback on every step of the details. Continue to look at his gestures, which means that Qin Ran is the first contestant to successfully stamp it.
Saluted to the other party to express his gratitude and praise, and Qin Ran ran quickly in the direction of the return trip.
"Captain...... Can you hear ME? I'm running in your direction. ”
"Roger, I'm near the B mark."
Wang Yaxuan's voice came from the walkie-talkie.
When Qin Ran returned to the stone where he had just met the Singapore team, he found that they had disappeared, and it was estimated that they had taken another fork in the road.
Continuing to cross the stream, Qin Ran ran towards point B.
"Congratulations to Team B of Jiangzhou No. 1 Middle School, they became the first seal winner of the game!"
Broadcasts scattered throughout the park began to broadcast the first organizing committee announcement.
was actually taken the lead by Jiangzhou No. 1 Middle School, which made the other participating teams more active in looking for predetermined targets and striving to catch up.
Qin Ran's plan was to send everyone in the team out to find the designated point marker location, and then find it first, and then help the teammates who had not gained anything for a while to find it. In this way, we can maximize the use of human resources.
Now that point A has been determined, Qin Ran needs to go to point B to help.
"I've found point D, I've found point D."
Xu Zihao's shout came from the walkie-talkie, and he was very excited to live up to expectations and gain alone.
Soon, the other 4 people, including Qin Ran, sent congratulations.
It seems that Qin Ran's group quickly formed a cohesive force, and everyone encouraged and supported each other.
Qin Ran ran very fast, and finally he came to point B and saw Wang Yaxuan's figure, the fluttering ponytail was particularly eye-catching.
"How'......"
Hearing that it was Qin Ran's voice, Wang Yaxuan turned around and replied with a little anxiety.
"I looked at the map and it was here, but I found nothing, I just couldn't find it."
Checking against the map, Qin Ran found that the place where Wang Yaxuan was standing was correct, but why couldn't he find it?
In front of you is a small pond with a gazebo on it, which is dotted on the map to the north of the gazebo. To the north of the pond is a meadow, where Wang Yaxuan is standing and looking around.
"It can't be in the water, right?"
The map mark is on the north side of the pavilion, but there is only water left in the north except for the grass, Qin Ran guessed in his mind.
So, instead of going to the meadow to meet the girl, he went directly down the corridor to the gazebo. Under the railing behind the stone bench in the pavilion, there was a transparent fishing line tied, if it weren't for Qin Ran's sharp eyes, ordinary people would definitely not notice it. He looked for directions and looked into the water, where the fishing line was sinking in the water with a plastic box hanging from it.
"Found it!"
Qin Ran shouted, then pulled up the plastic box with his hand, opened it and saw that there was indeed a seal of point B.
Hearing the voice, Wang Yaxuan was overjoyed and hurriedly rushed over from the grass.
When he went to the pavilion, Qin Ran had already picked up the seal and stamped his map, and Wang Yaxuan hurriedly asked him to help him stamp the map in his hand.
Seeing the calm movements of the boy in front of him, full of confidence in his every move, Wang Yaxuan felt that Qin Ran looked particularly handsome at this time. Taking advantage of Qin Ran's lack of attention, the girl boldly stared at it several more times. Seeing that the boy had a tendency to look up, Wang Yaxuan immediately turned her head to look away, as if nothing had happened just now.
"Alright, let's go to point A to stamp your map, and you'll be responsible for reporting on point B."
Put the plastic box back in its place and continue to sink to the bottom, Qin Ran confessed.
"Yes!"
When the two of them get along alone, Wang Yaxuan feels that she often gives up her dominance and obeys Qin Ran's orders, could it be that this boy has been making trouble for her sense of security?
didn't have time to think about it, Wang Yaxuan responded briefly and reported the progress of point B to others on the walkie-talkie.
Leaving point B with the girl, Qin Ran looked around for the guardian looking for this, and finally found the staff in a hidden place, who was reporting the situation at point B to the organizing committee.
Unlike other school teams, Qin Ran did not choose to start in a clockwise direction, but instead acted counterclockwise. The biggest benefit of this is that you avoid crowds and don't need to have many groups looking for the same spot together.
In order to save Wang Yaxuan's body, Qin Ran asked her to go directly to the area in charge of the other team to help find the CDE point, and he took the girl's map alone and returned to point A to seal it.
Familiar with the road, Qin Ran quickly came to point A alone to complete another stamp, and greeted the staff stationed again.
On the way back, he met his dejected Singaporeans at a fork in the road, apparently they had just made a useless trip and had no gains.
Qin Ran appeared alone again, which surprised the Singaporean compatriots.
"Is there a catch over there?"
One of the members of the Overseas Chinese Middle School took the initiative to ask Qin Ran.
Although it was an opponent, Qin Ran still nodded to indicate that there was a gain. Looking at the efficiency of the Singapore team, it is estimated that it will be difficult to catch up with Jiangzhou No. 1 Middle School for a while. After meeting up with his teammates, Qin Ran and the others continued to run to the next area.
The competition was fierce, after all, there were a total of 14 groups fighting each other.
Xie Xinhong and Fan Shilin teamed up and quickly found the group's first dot mark. The two of them plan to fight for the top spot and prove their strength.
Jiangzhou No. 1 Middle School belongs to the balanced group, but Jinshan High School in the United States, Gangren High School in Hong Kong and Tianjing Middle School have thoroughly implemented the principle of tilting, and the strongest players in the team are concentrated in one group.
Among them, Tianjing Middle School is even more thorough, they work together according to the sense of large team, the strongest and weakest groups. The strongest group competes for the top spot, while the weakest group gives up the game altogether and is fully responsible for supporting the strongest group. They also divided the field into six areas, which were more detailed than Qin Ran, and then when the strongest group acted in the first area, the weakest group immediately went to the second area to lay the foundation for the strong group to explore the way. In this way, the strongest group is equivalent to gathering 10 people to serve only one group. Either first or last, the extreme strategy reflects the boldness and self-confidence of Tianjing Middle School.
After an hour, under the guidance of Qin Ran's efficient strategy, their group and the strongest group of Tianjing Middle School are currently in the leading position. The Qin Ran group has obtained 7 seals, while the Tianjing Middle School side has 9. 5 people against 10 people, the overall strength is slightly inferior. Fan Shilin's group has made good progress and has achieved 5 chapters. The other groups also made some gains, all in about 4 or 5 chapters. The worst is that Qin Ran just met the group in Singapore, and he has only found 2 chapters at the end of the list.
The competition has entered the white-hot stage.
The announcement of the organizing committee is not untargeted, and they will select representative results to broadcast.
At this time, the park radio sounded the loudspeaker notice of the organizing committee again: "Group A of Tianjing Middle School has achieved 10 chapters, and they are the first group to participate in more than half of the competition. ”
Announcing the progress of the competition, especially if you are in the top group, can make other participants more nervous and strategic.
"We're eight now, they're 10 chapters...... I think we're already fast, how can they be faster than us. ”
Xu Zihao's complaint came from the walkie-talkie.
"It's okay, we continue to stick to the established strategy and action, and we can't mess with ourselves! There is still more than half of the race, and running first does not mean reaching the finish line first. ”
Hearing that his teammates were a little lacking in confidence, Qin Ran hurriedly cheered for everyone.
In one area, Qin Ran's group finally met the strongest group A of Tianjing Middle School. The two sides start in the front and back directions, and finally meet in the middle area.
Qin Ran, who was alone, rushed to the 10th J mark, according to the experience accumulated before, the organizing committee was used to hiding the seal in all kinds of unexpected places. He searched into a bush of flowers, and finally found the seal in the trash can next to the flower.
Just as he carefully put the seal back into the barrel after printing, he turned his hair and a figure stood behind him.