Chapter 72: Finding a Way Out
In the natural cave, Staff Officer Lin shone a flashlight on the underground river, his face was worried, Yang Zheng went to the river under the worried gaze of everyone, stretched out his hand to test the temperature, it was a little cold, and looked at the stuck corpse, and there were no piranhas or other strange creatures, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
The water flow of the underground river is not very fast, it is crystal clear, and you can see the stones below, Staff Officer Lin walked slowly and carefully, looked at the water flow, felt the direction of the wind, and said in a low voice: "It takes physical strength to go upstream, and it is easier to go downstream, but whether it is against the current or downstream, it is unknown and full of danger." ”
"We don't have a choice, do we?" Yang Zheng said helplessly, his eyes fell downstream, the water slowly flowed down the hole, most of the hole was flooded by the water, and a small part was vacated, it was estimated that it was the dry period, so that the air in the cave was still guaranteed.
"It's not suitable to use a gun inside, bring the mountain knife, in addition, be careful after going down, if you can't go back, don't take risks, in addition, be careful when you encounter a fork in the road, which road is obviously ventilated and choose which road, the windy is the live hole, the stronger the wind, the closer to the exit, remember to leave traces, to avoid going wrong when returning." Staff Officer Lin said seriously.
Yang Zheng had no experience in surviving in the underground river at all, listened carefully, put the gun aside, Ah Mei came over, handed the mountain knife to Yang Zheng and admonished: "Be careful, we are waiting for you here." ”
"Don't worry." Yang Zheng agreed, took out a waterproof bag from his personal pocket, which contained table salt, and asked the master master to get it in the base canteen before leaving, but he never used it, and there was a lighter, and he handed it to Ah Mei and said: "I'll go and rescue it, don't worry, there will be no problem." ”
"It's good to have a lighter, you kid has a lot of eyes, and you actually brought a lighter." Staff Officer Lin said with some surprise, took the lighter and tried it, and it was still playing, and said in surprise: "Didn't we strip off the clothes of the drug dealer?" Tear into strips of cloth and tie to the barrel of a gun as a torch for lighting, which can last for a while, you bring a flashlight. ”
"It's fine." Yang Zheng agreed.
Ah Mei brought the stripped clothes, everyone did it together, cut it with a mountain opener, tore it into strips of cloth the size of a palm, lit a fire, and wrapped it around the barrel of the gun, the fire was not big, but there was also a certain lighting effect, Yang Zheng saw that this method was good, and smiled sincerely: "Staff Officer Lin, foresight." ”
"Bullshit foresight, take off your clothes because you are afraid of the cold here, keep it to protect against the cold, you have to remember that survival in the wild is not how difficult and mysterious it is, but you have to think a little more than others, a little farther, it is good to take precautions, nothing can be wasted in the absence of conditions, maybe when it will be used, even the corpses of the enemy must be left when necessary, maybe the lighting can be burned." Staff Officer Lin smiled angrily.
"Understood." Yang Zheng carefully wrote down that these are all valuable survival experiences.
Saying that, Yang Zheng took off the camouflage he had been wearing, thought about it, and even took off his coat and pants, first, it was easier to move underwater, and second, it could be used as a combustible material when necessary.
"Let's go, wait for me to come back." Yang Zheng looked at everyone seriously and said, jumped into the water, swam over without looking back, and soon got into the hole and disappeared in front of everyone's eyes.
Ah Mei also took off the camouflage on her body, dismantled it in three or two, and Staff Officer Lin put the fire wrapped around the barrel of the gun on a rock and said: "Ah Mei, the camouflage you made is a little damp, put it by the fire to roast, and you can use it when you turn around, I don't know how long it will take for your brother to return, we have to make long-term preparations." ”
"Well, you're hungry, aren't you?" Ah Mei asked with concern.
"You're hungry too, aren't you?" Staff Officer Lin said, seeing that Ah Mei turned her face away in embarrassment, he couldn't help but say gratefully: "Although your actions are a little reckless, and even a little bold, my life is thanks to your brothers and sisters, otherwise I will definitely die." ”
"We also have no choice, we were forced by the wolf dog to have nowhere to hide, at that time there was only a cave to avoid, otherwise it would be discovered by the wolf dog, I didn't expect you to be in the cave, and I didn't expect that there was monitoring in the cave, we were exposed as soon as we appeared, attracting a large number of pursuers, there was no way out, everything is providence." Ah Mei smiled bitterly.
"Forget it, don't talk about this, you have to find a way to leave." Staff Officer Lin said helplessly.
The two waited patiently, the clothes and pants that were peeled off gradually burned out, and there were not many branches and weeds left for camouflage, Staff Officer Lin frowned, looked at Ah Mei worriedly, and then looked at the lower reaches of the underground river, worried, Yang Zheng has been gone long enough, what should I do if the dark cave has no firelight?
Suddenly, Staff Officer Lin saw a bright light coming from the downstream cave, the light was a little weak, but it was real, he was overjoyed, and quickly got up and shouted excitedly: "Ah Zheng, is it you?" ”
"It's me." Yang Zheng's voice came, with a bit of surprise.
"It's good to be back." Staff Officer Lin responded happily.
"Brother, are you okay?" Ah Mei shouted in surprise.
"It's okay, I've found an exit." Yang Zheng swam over excitedly, shouting: "Quick, follow me, there is a crack in front, the crack goes all the way up, it's not easy to walk, I walked through a section and saw the exit, so it's too late." ”
"Great, can you do it?" Ah Mei looked at Staff Officer Lin worriedly and asked.
Staff Officer Lin knew that he might not be able to survive his injuries, but he had to fight hard to leave a dead end, and if he really wanted to stay, he estimated that the brother and sister would not leave, so he pretended not to care and said: "It's not a big problem, let's go." ”
Ah Mei is a child after all, I didn't think too much, Yang Zheng looked at Staff Officer Lin worriedly, but he didn't break it, handed the flashlight to Ah Mei and said: "You lead the way in front, the water is not deep, it should be in your chest, there are stones below, it's not easy to walk, don't go too fast, is there a problem?" ”
"No, don't worry." Ah Mei hurriedly said.
"The battery of the flashlight is almost consumed, it is estimated that it can last for about half an hour, we can't go too slowly, we have to hurry up and speed up, don't worry about me, it's really not good, I'll find a place to stay, you go out and find someone to help." Staff Officer Lin said in a deep voice and returned the phone to Yang Zheng.
Yang Zheng thought about it, took the phone and held it in his hand, nodded silently, didn't say anything more, and said to Ah Mei: "You go ahead, hold the flashlight higher, don't get wet, in addition, I'm afraid you can use the lighter and salt behind it, also hold it in your hand, lift it high, and it will definitely be wet." ”
"Understood." Ah Mei hurriedly agreed.
"Will you leave the lighter and salt to me?" Staff Officer Lin said.
Yang Zheng said: "It's better for Ah Mei to take it, Staff Officer Lin, although I didn't find any danger in the way before, but in case, please follow Ah Mei and hold a gun, okay?" ”
"Okay, you think about it, A-Mei's safety is handed over to me." Staff Officer Lin agreed knowingly.
"I'm in charge of the back, let's go, there is no fork in the front, just go straight." Yang Zheng admonished.
The three of them quickly headed downstream, with a longing for life.