Author's Statement: The story told in this book takes place in a parallel world that is exactly the same as the basic structure of our world.

There is such a kind of person in the world: in normal times, they are low-key and ordinary, but in times of crisis, they can stand up and shine. Among such people are many admirable heroes, whose deeds have sublimated the most precious sacrifice and fighting spirit of mankind. The world needs such people.

At the foot of Wuguniang Mountain in Yutai County, southwest China, it originally belonged to the lofty mountain wilderness where birds don't poop and people are inaccessible, but tourists gather overnight, just like a bustling city.

The blue sky is sunny, and more than a dozen giant hot air balloons painted in various colors and advertised are cruising back and forth; On the ground, nearly 10,000 tourists crowded on the flat land of less than one square kilometer like a market, and there were crowds of people everywhere.

These sudden visitors come from all over the world, men, women and children, tall, short, fat and thin, handsome, ugly, rich and poor, people of all kinds and all kinds of people. But they all have one purpose or motive in common: to watch an unprecedented special event.

Today, the world's first wilderness survival skills competition will be held in Wuguniang Mountain, which is jointly sponsored by the world's top 500 ranked 7th and 8th respectively, and the total prize money of the competition has reached an eye-popping 30 million yuan; The organizing committee announced in a high-profile manner that the champion of the competition will be hired as the lifelong image spokesperson of the two world-renowned brands of "Gentlemen" and "Tiandi Entertainment"; The supreme honor and generous rewards attracted 1,700 players from more than 100 countries and regions, 32 well-known domestic and foreign media and nearly 10,000 tourists; In order to brush up popularity, the organizing committee also specially invited Bettes, the star of the current red wild survival program, as the chief referee to officiate the competition, and recruited a large number of volunteers through the Internet to provide all-round, high-quality and professional services for the event; In addition, it will open all-media live broadcast support, and also provide free shuttle bus transfers, so that spectators from far away countries and tourists from all over the world can feel and experience the event up close.

Such an unprecedented grand occasion will naturally not be ignored by the Chinese society, which has always been known for its good face and love of liveliness. There were 100,000 applicants in China, and finally 450 contestants qualified through the pre-selection, about half of which came from various well-known universities.

At this time, in the rest area of the team of Beijing Medical University, the team leader was counting the team list. He called on a name: "Lin Zaishan!" No one on the team responded. The team leader nodded again, but there was still no response.

The team leader said dissatisfiedly: "Who is this Lin Zaishan?" The game is about to start in two hours, why hasn't he seen anyone yet? ”

Suddenly, a tall, delicate young man in the distance broke through the crowd and came to him, and said apologetically to the team leader: "I'm sorry teacher, I just went to relieve my hands, and by the way, I helped an old lady cross the mountain road......"

Before Lin Zaishan finished speaking, a burst of laughter broke out in the team, and some students even sarcastically said: "What age is it, and you still use the excuse of supporting the old lady?" must have fallen in love with some beautiful woman and accosted someone. ”

The team leader coughed and reprimanded, "The game is about to start, you know?" ”

Lin Zaishan said: "Report to the teacher, my identity this time is only a volunteer, not an athlete. My main responsibility is to be a 'mountain donkey'......"

The student burst into laughter again.

The team leader reprimanded again: "Speak human words! What is a 'mountain donkey'? ”

Lin Zaishan said: "'Mountain donkey' is the network code for practitioners who provide tour guides, security and other services for people who travel and adventure in the mountains. In order to ensure the safety of the participants, the organizing committee stipulated that one volunteer should be arranged in each competition area grid, and the volunteer should carry the standard communication, positioning, lighting, first aid and other equipment and one-day rations and water for one person, so as to provide rescue for those participants in danger in the first time. These volunteers are also nicknamed 'mountain asses'. I myself was honored to be selected as one of the 'mountain asses' in this competition. There are at least 1,700 contestants in this competition, and only 26 people have the qualification of 'mountain donkey' at the competition site. ”

The team leader said disdainfully: "It seems that you are very proud." Since you have your own position, this competition is about to start, why don't you go to work? ”

"Report to the teacher, due to the steep terrain of this competition, the organizing committee will use airships to launch 'mountain donkeys', and there are still 15 minutes before the boarding time."

The students who participated in the competition sighed, "Won't you? Our official competitors can only hike, but you volunteers can ride in a hot air balloon and look down on the rivers and mountains from above. That's a big deal, isn't it? ”

At this time, the organizing committee began to broadcast a notice: "Please go to the airship area immediately to board the plane, the aircraft number A439, the airship will take off in 15 minutes." ”

In the envious eyes of everyone, Lin Zaishan squeezed through the crowd and rushed to the airship area.

At 7:45, the airship that launched the "mountain donkey" slowly rose into the air, and more than 20 people sat in the huge passenger compartment. These people were all very excited or nervous, and they were eagerly communicating with each other - except for Lin Zaishan.

Lin Zaishan is an introverted and unspeakable person, often unable to speak a word for three or four days, and people who don't know him think that he is withdrawn, arrogant and even perverted, but in fact, his nature and inner nature are not so.

He was born in an unknown mountain village in the Taihang Mountains of Yanzhao Land, when he was twelve years old, his hometown was hit by a flood once in a thousand years, his parents were killed, and he and his elderly grandfather were left in the family to rely on each other. When he was eighteen years old, his grandfather, who was dependent on each other, died of illness again.

As an orphan, Lin Zaishan did not sink, but worked hard to mourn his parents who unfortunately passed away with his excellent academic performance, comforted his grandfather who raised him with hard work, and repaid many kind people who gave him support and help. On the road to study, he made great progress all the way and was admitted to Beijing Medical University with the first excellent score in the county; After graduating with a bachelor's degree, he continued his studies and studied for a master's degree in health management at the university (the name of this major is fictitious by the author, and any similarities are purely coincidental).

Although Lin Zaishan is a poor dick from a poor background, he has the elite quality that the rich and handsome lack are; He's a top student, but he's not a nerd who just chews books; Not only is he versatile and versatile, but he also has a strong hands-on, problem-solving ability.

Unlike some peers who are complacent when they have a little appearance and talent, have a very high self-esteem, and show off everywhere, Lin Zaishan has always lived a low-key, simple (after all, lack of money, not simple), simple, and self-controlled life. In addition to studying and researching, most of his spare time and energy are spent on physical exercise and learning artificial intelligence. Lin Zaishan himself wanders in the infinite pleasure of pushing the limits of his body and intelligence every day, and has little time to care about interpersonal communication - in fact, he spends a lot of time every day communicating with the artificial intelligence software "Lin Fuzi" that he is writing and developing - which makes him not only introverted, very boring, and even a little weird in the eyes of outsiders.

The announcer in the cabin prompted: "Grid A1 has been reached, please prepare for the designated drop-off by volunteers numbered A1." ”

A tall and beautiful college student-looking volunteer jumped to the entrance of the bilge transport passage, and took out his mobile phone to take selfies non-stop. One minute later, the passage opened to reveal a hanging basket, and the crew guided the beautiful volunteer to board the hanging basket and then slowly lowered it. In this way, one by one, the volunteers were dropped off at the designated location.

"The launch went well, and we were ready to return soon." A crew member said lightly.

"There's another guy over there!" Another crew member pointed to Lin Zaishandao, who was still "staying" in his seat.

The crew member asked, "Hey, the 'mountain donkey' over there, which grid are you?" ”

Lin Zaishan replied, "G10." ”

All the crew members were taken aback: "G10? Wasn't the G10 banned because it was too dangerous? How could you go to squatting? Are you mistaken? ”

Lin Zaishan replied with great certainty: "Absolutely, it's G10." ”

The captain still checked his job assignment notice with an incredulous expression, and it was clearly written in black and white: the name of the volunteer is Lin Zaishan, and the grid of the designated service area is G10.

"This is a matter of human life, and we have to ask our superiors for instructions." The captain said. He quickly entered the cockpit and dialed the phone, and a minute later returned to the passenger compartment and said, "It has been confirmed that the G10 region, which has been blocked, has been lifted for specific reasons." We want to deliver by chapter. ”

"But the weather and terrain in the G10 area are simply not flyable." A crew member complained to the captain who came out of the cockpit.

"What then?"

"I'll have to ask for instructions from above."

Soon another minute passed, and the captain hung up the phone and scolded indignantly: "The superior who answered the phone said that they also opened the G10 grid according to the instructions from above, and as for how to put it into the business that completely belongs to our flight department, we have to solve it ourselves." ”

"A group of guys who don't understand business and rely on their heads to take care of things!" The captain couldn't help but curse again: "Now the only way is to put it on the H9 grid closest to the G10." He turned to Lin Zaishan and said, "Young man, don't blame me for not reminding you, G10 is a very dangerous area, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a forbidden area for humans, are you sure you want to go down?" ”

"I'm sure!"

"Young man, this is just a volunteer position without a penny, why work so hard?" The captain persuaded bitterly: "I know the enthusiasm of you young people who want to be in the limelight, but to tell you the truth, the position of 'mountain donkey' only has the share of hardships and crimes, and there is no chance to show your face at all!" ”

Lin Zaishan responded: "I didn't think about it that much, I only know now that since I have signed a volunteer service agreement with the organizing committee, I must be loyal to my duties according to the requirements of the agreement!" ”

"Well, since you're so resolute, we'll put you on the H9 grid, and whether you can reach the G10 or not is entirely up to you, and it has nothing to do with us."

Soon, the hot air balloon airship reached the H9 grid.

"Put down the basket and get ready to drop!" The crew shouted.

Lin Zaishan calmly stood in the hanging basket, and the hanging basket slowly descended to the ground.

Suddenly, a gust of wind blew through, and the basket began to swing violently.

"If there is a sudden weather, immediately raise the hanging basket and return to the base!" The captain commanded loudly.

A crew member was about to press the raise button, but the gondola was swept by the wind, and there was a fatal failure, and the transmission device was stuck.

"Captain, what should I do? If this continues, the entire airship may be dragged and pulled, lose its balance, or even crash! Even if there is no problem with the hanging basket, the increasingly violent weather here will swallow us up! ”

"We only have to drag the gondola back as soon as possible."

"But this kid is in the hanging basket, and if we accelerate a little, he may fall."

"What then? Are we just going to die? ”

The conversation of the crew was heard word for word by the deaf Lin Zaishan. He probed down for a moment, and suddenly made a move that surprised everyone: he took a rope out of his backpack, wrapped it around one of the chains of the gondola, then grabbed the rope and jumped off the gondola, rappelling to the rocky ground in less than 5 seconds, then quickly put away the rope and raised his hand to make an OK gesture towards the airship.

“Fuck!” The captain, who had been waiting for a few seconds below, suddenly burst out with a foul language and shouted, "Return immediately!" ”

At this time, at the foot of the mountain, in the midst of all the attention, a high-ranking official ended his long speech and shouted: "I announce: the world's first wilderness survival skills competition is officially opened!" ”

In front of a camera on the high platform, a beautiful female reporter was broadcasting the event with a high degree of professionalism: "In the dazzling salute, 1,700 contestants embarked on the journey with standard equipment bags distributed by the organizing committee. According to the rules, they must survive in the steep Wuguniang Mountain under specified conditions for 1 week, and the backpack only has 1 kg of compressed biscuits, 500 ml of pure water, 1 flashlight, and 1 lifesaving rope. Of course, the audience does not have to worry about their safety, each of them wears a state-of-the-art smart bracelet on their hands, as long as the button is pressed in the prescribed order, the organizing committee will receive the distress signal as soon as possible, and send rescuers. In order to give TV viewers a better chance of watching this special event with unprecedented pomp and circumstance, my camera and I will be airborne; And, every day, we visit the field at least once in person. ”

The glamorous female reporter then broadcast: "According to the competition system, all competition areas are divided into 26 grids, and each grid will be equipped with one squatting volunteer, which is commonly known as 'mountain donkey' on the Internet." There was a very interesting episode in this regard: the organizing committee's initial competition area arrangement included a grid numbered G10, but later some experts found that this grid was too dangerous during a field trip and suggested that the organizing committee ban it, and the organizing committee adopted the suggestion; However, the day before yesterday, the chief referee, Bettes, made a different suggestion to the organizing committee on this issue. Betters believes that the conditions in the G10 region, while treacherous, are still within reasonable limits that humans can bear, and he wants to treat the grid as an additional 'bonus task'. The organizing committee did not hesitate to accept Bettes' proposal, and in this way, the mysterious G10 region was once again opened. ”

The female reporter has talked a lot, but she still broadcasts the report tirelessly: "There is another important rule in this event, that is, the contestants must enter as many specified grids as possible as if they were attacking strategic points, especially those difficult grids, and receive valuable touchdown cards from the grid volunteers who are squatting, and for every 10 hours in a grid, they can get an extra touchdown card corresponding to this grid; Whoever reaches more grids gets more touchdown cards; There is a difference in the weighting of the scorel cards in different grids, with only 1 in A1 and 3 in B3, and as for the most difficult G10 region, the weight is as high as 10, in other words, if a player stays in the G10 region from start to finish, TA will undoubtedly win the tournament with the first overall score. Frankly, I'm curious about what kind of person can have this ability. Later we will board the airship to overlook the race area, so stay tuned. CNTV reporter Li Yan reported for you on the spot. ”

The A1 grid is close to the foot of the hill and is the first stop in the entire competition area and the only way to enter the competition area. Groups of energetic contestants poured into A1, and they scrambled to find the designated volunteer of the A1 grid, the tall and beautiful volunteer,—— who was standing on a big rock like a female star walking the red carpet, posing for various poses and poses, and taking selfies from time to time and updating personal space and circle of friends. A large number of contestants passed by this beautiful volunteer, stretched out their arms wearing smart bracelets to her, and the electronically synthesized cue sounded non-stop: the player with the number AC01 received the A1 grid touchdown card, and the player with the number BF19 received the A1 grid touchdown card......

The so-called touchdown card is not a physical card, but an automatic punch card in the scoring system after being sensed by the smart helmet carried by the volunteer, of course, this requires the contestant to be within 3 meters of the range. Many contestants rushed to the boulder, "enthusiastically" took photos with this beautiful volunteer, and even made hugging and hugging movements, but the latter was calm and disapproving.

At this time, the graceful figure of the beautiful reporter Li Yan appeared in front of the big stone and began to broadcast. The contestants, who were originally surrounding the female volunteers, were immediately attracted by the beautiful reporter and the camera, and they threw the female volunteers aside in an instant, scrambled to crowd behind Li Yan, and made various exaggerated poses and expressions.

"Obviously, the players who have just entered the A1 grid are in high spirits and they seem to be enjoying the game. The young and beautiful lady who was waving desperately on the big rock behind me was a designated volunteer of the A1 grid, and I just received the information that she had already swept up the circle of friends at the beginning of the competition and became a hot Internet celebrity in one fell swoop. We don't see any burden and hardship as a 'mountain donkey' from her, of course, this is only the first step in the journey, and more challenging levels are yet to come. I wonder if the fixed-point volunteers on the other grids are also so comfortable and lucky. ”

What are the "mountain donkeys" doing on the other grids? Several volunteers on the lower difficulty grid near the base of the mountain are ready to face the swarming competitors and media; The volunteers on the grid, which is deep in the mountains and has a high degree of difficulty, seem bored and idle, and one of them actually sets up a simple tent and hides in it to sleep.

At this time, Lin Zaishan was climbing an extremely dangerous cliff, and he could climb 70 meters up to reach a platform, along which he could enter the G10 grid, which was the only path he could "go to work" the fastest under the current situation; If you change to another path, you will have to go around at least until noon tomorrow before you can get to the post, which is completely unacceptable to Lin Zaishan.

The current weather conditions are obviously very unsuitable for climbing, with extremely high wind speeds and changing directions, and if you are not careful, you will be swept away by strong winds. Lin Zaishan restrained the constant fear and muscle fatigue, and climbed with concentration and care. Finally, he reached the platform and breathed a sigh of relief.

In the evening, on an airship above the D4 grid, the beautiful reporter was broadcasting a new match: "According to my visual inspection in the air, all the players have passed through the A1 grid, and at present, the vast majority of them are distributed in the A2, A3, B1, B2, and B3 grids, and only a few players have entered the D4 grid. Entering the D4 zone with a difficulty factor of 4 points on the first day of the event was definitely a bold attempt. Since it's already getting dark, I think most of the players will seize this time to find a habitat and set up camp. I wish them a good night and hope they can achieve even better results tomorrow! ”

On the evening of the third day, Li Yan broadcast the F7 grid race on the airship: "So far, more than 180 competitors have reached the F7 grid, and it seems that some of these teams or players are ready to stick to this grid for a long time. After all, the difficulty coefficient of F7 is already as high as 7 points, and it takes a lot of effort to move forward on every grid, and not every player has this ability. ”

At this moment, a gust of wind blew, and the passenger compartment of the airship began to shake. Li Yan continued to broadcast calmly: "I have to say that the weather conditions are starting to deteriorate today, and the latest weather forecast says that there may be a large storm, thunder and lightning and rain in the region in the next week, which is quite different from the pre-race prediction. It will pose a big challenge to the safety and security of the event, as well as a lot of trouble for the competitors, and perhaps the real test has just begun. ”

The airship shook violently again, and not only Li Yan, but even her photographer could not stand firmly.

The captain rushed out of the cockpit and shouted: "Sudden weather problems, hurry back!" ”

The airship made a sharp U-turn and sailed back to base at maximum speed.

At 21 o'clock in the evening of the same day, in the G10 area, the five top players were braving strong winds and drizzles to find fixed-point volunteers.

"Do you think the 'mountain donkey' here will also be like other grids, too bitter to run away from the wind and rain?" One player asked.

"I dare to pack a ticket G10 'Mountain Donkey' must have left his post without permission. Top players like us have struggled to get here, and it's been too much to stay for less than five minutes, and how can the volunteers who are not trained enough to stay here stay here? ”

"If the 'Mountain Donkey' really ran away, wouldn't we be able to get the touchdown card with the highest score?"

"Don't worry, we can't get it, and the dozen or so teams that follow up will not be able to get it, everyone is still different?"

The contestants were complaining, when suddenly there was a sound of footsteps not far away, and they brushed their flashlights at them, and saw a tall figure waving to them.

"Hey, look at the outfit this should be G10's 'mountain donkey'." One player speculated.

"I am Lin Zaishan, a designated volunteer of the G10 grid. It's been three days since the tournament was held, and you were the first to arrive. ”

"Dude, have you been here since day one?" Another asked in surprise.

"Of course!" Lin Zaishan replied affirmatively: "I am a designated volunteer of G10, how can I leave my post without permission!" ”

"Don't say anything, great god! Come on, hug and don't break the rules. Several contestants enthusiastically surrounded Lin Zaishan like they had met an idol.

At this time, Lin Zaishan's smart helmet suddenly came out of the organizing committee's broadcast: "Staff, please note that the sudden meteorological conditions this evening caused the airship to be unable to take off as planned, and the four grids of F7, H8, H9, and G10 failed to be put into supply in time. The organizing committee will deliver and reissue the supplies by noon tomorrow at the latest. Please stick to your post. ”

On the 4th day of the event, the staff stopped Li Yan, who asked to board the airship: "I'm sorry Miss Reporter, due to the ongoing weather conditions, the airship cannot take off for the time being. ”

"And when will the flight resume?"

"I can't answer you."

Li Yan saw from a distance that a large group of staff wearing emergency jackets and carrying packages were assembling at the foot of the mountain, and out of professional sensitivity, she immediately called the camera to follow.

"What mission are you going to do?" Li Yan stared at the staff led by Li Yan and asked.

"Following the orders of the superiors, we have to deliver manpower to the designated volunteers of each grid." The staff member replied.

Li Yan decided to follow them and continue to follow the game.

When the team reached B2 and was about to split up, there was a sudden thunderclap in the sky, and powerful lightning bolts pierced the mountain from top to bottom, knocking down a towering tree. Then a hail the size of a bean fell.

"Emergency order from the superiors: Sudden serious weather problems, the competition is cancelled, all contestants and staff, including volunteers, please quickly withdraw to the base at the foot of the mountain!" The staff at the head shouted loudly.

Li Yan couldn't help but be shocked on the spot: "It really has to be so serious? Do you have to cancel the whole game?" A thunderbolt shattered her doubts, and she hurriedly made a brief announcement: "Just now, a shocking accident happened, a staff member told us that due to serious sudden weather problems, the organizing committee had to announce the cancellation of the competition, and asked all the contestants and staff to withdraw to the base as soon as possible. In such harsh weather conditions, I wish them all peace and security! ”

Then a large number of runners began to return, most of them panicked to varying degrees, a few reluctantly rubbed and moved, and some continued to stay in the mountains regardless of the individual.

On the same night, thunder, wind, torrential rain, hail, and multiple meteorological disasters intensified, and finally caused mudslides and floods, and the latter toppled and buried the temporary communication service tower built by the organizing committee, which directly led to a large-scale communication interruption in the Wuguniang Mountain area. Although the organizing committee has given early warning and made an emergency response, there are still a large number of players and staff who have not been able to return in time.

At 1 o'clock in the morning, in a large command vehicle in the temporary rescue and disaster relief camp at the foot of Wuguniang Mountain, several high-ranking officials were staring intently at the strategic screen.

"As of now, more than 300 participants and 1 volunteer have not returned to the base."

"Why are there so many left?" The senior official shouted angrily: "What are our emergency rescue and disaster relief personnel doing? ”

"Chief, these personnel who have not yet returned must have been forced to stay in the most difficult grid areas such as F7, H8, H9, and G10. These areas are difficult to fly in normal weather conditions, and it is extremely difficult to travel on foot......"

"No matter how difficult it is, you have to save it!" The senior official said loudly: "In the area that their participants and volunteers can enter, are our rescue personnel and fighters not able to enter?" ”

"Chief, the weather was fine when they entered, and the weather conditions are so bad that if our rescue team members and soldiers venture in, it is very likely that there will be casualties. That's to add insult to injury. ”

"Hey!" The senior official sighed and said, "If it is not resolved as soon as possible, how will you let me face the media and the public tomorrow?" ”

"Chief, our technicians are seizing the time to repair the communication tower, and I believe that as long as the communication is restored, we can grasp the danger situation as soon as possible, and can provide information and psychological support to those in distress."

"Okay, let's do it. Let's pray that all of these people in distress are well. ”

The next morning, the latest broadcast of beautiful reporter Li Yan appeared in the special news of CNTV: "Due to a sudden meteorological disaster, this much-anticipated event was forced to end hastily, and so far, more than 300 participants and volunteers are still missing." They are likely to be lost in the most difficult grid areas such as F7, H8, H9, G10, etc., which are almost forbidden to humans under the current meteorological conditions, and are simply inaccessible. It is a matter of concern when the rescue will be carried out and when those in danger will return safely. ”

Li Yan went on to report: "According to the latest news, Bettes, a wilderness survival expert and the chief referee of the event, said that he was ready to go deep into F7, H8, H9, G10 and other areas alone to search and rescue people in distress, but this request was directly rejected by the relevant parties. According to online media reports, He Xiaotian, chairman of the well-known overrun military industry group at home and abroad, claimed that they had produced a model of individual mecha that was fully competent for search and rescue work under adverse weather conditions, but for many reasons, the relevant parties did not agree to the intervention of the overrun military industry. Far away on the other side of the world, a well-known mercenary company in the United States has also become interested in the Wuguniang Mountain crisis, and their CEO arrogantly said at the latest press conference that Huaxia's field rescue force and will are too weak, and if they take action, as long as an elite team can complete the rescue work with quality and quantity. …… At present, billions of people around the world are paying attention to the progress of Wuguniang Mountain's rescue. ”

At this time, in the command center of the rescue and disaster relief site, the senior officer in charge was furious at a group of subordinates: "For a full 10 hours, I didn't see a single person in distress rescued!" I know I'm a layman, but I really can't understand why none of us, as state workers, can be at the scene of danger when there are still civilians in danger? Why is that? In the face of meteorological disasters, are all of us national workers sissies who know the difficulties and retreat? Just now, the leader and I spoke on the phone, and he made it clear that if there is no progress in rescue within 24 hours, he will personally come to the front line to command! I'll be honest with you, I'm under a lot of pressure right now! ”

The senior official paused, and resolutely said: "I order: all relevant state workers will be canceled on holidays, and they will be on duty and on call 24 hours a day; All relevant cadres should take the lead in emergency rescue and disaster relief; In addition, it is necessary to mobilize all the elite forces of the whole system to participate in this rescue and disaster relief, and you are limited to send me a list of elite talents in the field rescue within one hour; The 1st Battalion must arrive in the D4 area before 17 o'clock this afternoon to carry out rescue and set up a temporary command post on the front line, and I will go to D4 to command the rescue before 17 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the latest! Execute the order now! ”

In the command center, the heads of several important departments are reporting to senior officials.

The person in charge of the security department said: "This is the list of elite talents in our system, this is the first candidate in terms of comprehensive strength, Wu Chaoqun, the captain of the special police brigade, has been awarded many times for meritorious service, 13 times to overseas missions, has rich experience in field survival and the world's top field combat skills." ”

"This is the elite talent list of our system, and the number one candidate is called Xie Lu, the dual main force of the national track and field team and the mountaineering team, with excellent physical fitness and outdoor sports experience, and excellent alpine training and competition results," said the head of the sports department. ”

The head of the medical department said: "This is the list of elite talents in our medical system, and the first is Song Chanjuan, an emergency doctor, thoracic surgeon, who has carried out many field medical assistance missions. ”

The head of the education department said: "This is the list of elite talents in our system, and the number one is Gao Pengfei, a wildlife teacher at the provincial city university, who once lived alone in the plateau wasteland at an altitude of 4,000 meters for seven months in order to observe a herd of wild asses up close. ”

The head of the organizing committee said: "We have also compiled a list of elite talents in wilderness survival skills, and in addition to Bettes, the number one in China is Zhao Dongsheng, a member of the International Wilderness Exploration Association (author's note: a fictitious organization). ”

The senior official nodded and ordered: "You immediately issue an emergency convening order, mobilize 1-5 of the most powerful elites in each system, and at the latest at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning, I will see them at the disaster relief site!" ”

"Understood!"

A team of emergency rescue and disaster relief fighters braved strong winds, torrential rains, and thunder and lightning to pass through the A1 grid and march to the depths of Wuguniang Mountain. At 16 p.m., they arrived in the D4 area. By this time, the torrential rain had gradually stopped, and the wind had become more violent, accompanied by thunder and lightning from time to time.

The officer turned on the communicator and reported to the command center: "Command center, the first battalion has arrived at the D4 grid and has not yet found anyone in distress; It's either a slope or a waterlogged valley, and there's simply no place to set up camp! Please instruct! ”

Soon the command center replied: "Order your department to carry out the operation as originally planned!" Don't take a step back later! ”

At 19 o'clock that night, CNTV evening news broadcast a report sent by beautiful reporter Li Yan on the front line of emergency rescue and disaster relief: "I am now in the emergency rescue and disaster relief command center, and all the personnel are in a tense and busy state of work. I was told by the press center that there was no new list of rescued people so far. This means that more than 300 participants and volunteers could still be at risk. Let's not forget, from the very beginning, they carried only a very limited amount of supplies with them, and in such harsh weather conditions, difficult mountain conditions, coupled with the loss of communications, how did they survive the cold and violent nights that were about to come, and how did they cope with hunger? ”

Reports on TV and on the Internet about the event and the danger were overwhelming, occupying the front pages of major media outlets. Due to various reasons, especially the lack of progress in the rescue operation for two consecutive days, the authorities have been questioned by many people. Some foreign media even claimed that the Chinese authorities either disregarded the lives and deaths of those in distress or were powerless and lacked action.

The next morning, the senior officer in charge, who had not slept all night, hid alone in the mobile bathroom, took out a small pistol from his pocket, held the muzzle of the gun in his mouth, and his trembling fingers were about to pull the trigger.

Suddenly, a hurried announcement came from the communicator: "Report chief, 198 survivors have been found in the D4 area!" 198 survivors found in D4 area! The warriors are currently assisting them in their transfer to the base of the mountain! ”

The high-ranking official instantly became vigorous, and while he hurriedly put away his pistol, he shouted and asked, "How is the physical and mental condition of these survivors?" ”

"Report to the chief, their physical condition is generally weak and fatigued, but their psychological condition is generally good."

"Great! Do they know anything about other survivors? ”

According to them, it was a volunteer named Lin Zaishan who searched and rescued them and transported them to the D4 area, where they waited for rescue. The volunteer has now gone to other grids to search and rescue, and we did not see him in person at the scene. ”

"Lin in the mountains?"

"Yes. All the survivors said that Lin Zaishan rescued them. ”

"How is this possible? One person rescued 198 people? Are you guys mistaken? ”

"Report Chief! These are the words of the survivors. It is expected that they will arrive at the base of the mountain by noon today, so please ask them in person. ”

The senior official strode into the command center, and the faces of the staff were filled with the joy of being in a desperate situation.

The high-ranking official ordered loudly: "You immediately send competent personnel to prepare to receive and settle the displaced people!" Also, immediately verify and find out the information of Lin Zaishan volunteer for me, and report it to me as soon as possible. ”

A staff member said: "Chief, 20 of the elite talents you ordered to gather yesterday have arrived at the scene, please review and arrange the work!" ”

The senior official strode to the outside of the command center and said to the 20 elites: "I believe that the purpose of summoning everyone here is very clear to you, and I won't say more nonsense." Now the country needs you, the masses need you, and the emergency and disaster relief command center needs you! Up to now, there are more than 100 people in distress missing, you are all top professionals in wilderness rescue and disaster relief, it is time for you to give full play to your strengths and serve your country! I order you: prepare for the highest level of battle within 5 minutes, and march to the deepest part of Wuguniang Mountain on time at 8:15! Do everything possible to search and rescue all people in distress along the way! ”

As soon as this elite team departed, a large number of reporters followed closely behind them. The staff of the Rescue and Disaster Relief Committee came to dissuade them, but the journalists had already given up for their lives in order to obtain first-hand information. After consulting their superiors, the staff could only reluctantly let them go.

"If you don't dig out some shady scenes, the director will quarrel with me." A foreign media reporter pondered.

"This in-depth danger can definitely expose Huaxia's incompetence and inaction on issues such as emergency rescue and disaster relief and even people's livelihood at close range." Another foreign media reporter thought to himself.

The 20-member rescue and disaster relief vanguard team was worthy of the elite of various systems, and it only took an hour to rush to the D4 area at an incredible speed - which was a pain for the media team that followed, and about 80% of the personnel completely fell behind, giving up the plan to get first-line news.

Li Yan, a beautiful reporter for CNTV, gritted her teeth and panted as she followed far behind the stormtroopers. At this time, the SA had already had a brief exchange with the rescue fighters who had arrived earlier, and they quickly adjusted their deployment: 20 people were divided into three groups and marched towards G10 in three directions: left, center and right.

Li Yan hurriedly took a sip of a drink and then broadcast a live report: "According to the information I have during the short break just now, rescuers may have made contact with some of the people in distress. Judging from their expressions, they seemed to be very encouraged and excited. If nothing else, there should be good news soon. ”

At 14 o'clock in the afternoon, a stormtroop team with a big tail made up of media people came to H9. The grid is still in extreme weather conditions, with thunder and lightning and strong winds having stopped, but still heavy rain, mist and poor visibility everywhere.

A tall, muscular, special forces-looking stormtrooper rushed into the rain and fog first, and the other stormtroopers followed without hesitation.

"Survivor Signal Spotted!" Special Forces Wang Wu Chaoqun cheered loudly: "I am contacting him!" ”

"I'm Wu Chaoqun, the leader of the 1st Rescue and Disaster Relief Team, and I'm on the H9 grid. Who are you? How is your physical condition? Wu Chaoqun shouted.

A faint but clear voice came from the communicator: "I am Lin Zaishan, a volunteer of the G10 grid, I am in a state of excessive hunger and weakness, but my life is not in danger. ”

"Brother, hold on, you're doing well!" Wu Chaoqun said: "Where are you?" Do you have information on other survivors? ”

"I was in a cave near the center point of the G10 grid, and I had 105 survivors around me, 38 of whom were already unconscious from excessive hunger and in dire need of fluids; 17 patients developed significant acute disaster psychological trauma; Most of the rest were accompanied by excessive fatigue and hunger, but none were life-threatening. ”

"Let's go right over!" Wu Chaoqun hurriedly said: "Brother, don't hang up the communicator." ”

"You must arrive within 1 hour with enough first aid supplies and equipment, otherwise there is a risk of casualties." Lin Zaishan advised: "The only shortcut to the G10 from H9 is to climb the cliff face, I will hang the safety rope from the high platform, and you will follow the rope up." ”

"Okay, just do as you say!"

Five minutes later, the stormtroopers came to the bottom of a cliff that was hundreds of meters high. Over the mist-shrouded cliff hangs a sturdy-looking safety rope. All the stormtroopers stared intently at the safety rope, guessing the appearance and condition of the Lin Zaisan above. Several media outlets immediately followed immediately to turn their cameras on this safety rope, which represented a passage of life.

Fifteen minutes later, three stormtroopers led by Wu Chaoqun climbed to a high platform, and the rest of the group had to stop because of their lack of ability.

Wu Chaoqun quickly sorted out his backpack, passed through a cloud of mist and bushes, and then saw a figure that he, a seasoned special warfare soldier king, would never forget: this man's body was tall and thin, and his hair was messy like weeds due to the long wind and rain; Wet and muddy stains on the face; A pair of large eyes with deep sunken eye sockets due to hunger and fatigue, red and swollen eyelids, and bloodshot eyes; None of the clothes were intact, all of them were torn and scratched; A pair of shoes was fairly intact, but stained with mud. It was as if the man had just crawled out of a garbage can that had been piling up for a month; Perhaps due to the lack of energy, he was trembling almost all over.

In normal times, anyone who sees such a person will inevitably feel contempt and disgust, but at this moment, Wu Chaoqun, a special combat soldier known for his arrogance, couldn't help but soften his heart, and tears instantly filled his eyes. He immediately raised his hand and saluted this volunteer, who was more like a savage and a beggar.

"I am Lin Zaishan." The volunteer responded in a weak voice.

Wu Chaoqun was worried that the other party would fall down at any time, so he stretched out his hand to help. But Lin Zaishan turned around first and said, "Come with me to save people." ”

The three stormtroopers immediately followed.

Lin Zaishan led them through several rounds of rugged mountain roads, and a cave appeared in front of everyone, where more than 100 survivors were hiding in a dense manner. These people are either hard-hearted adventurers or self-conscious, who are trapped in G10 and nearby grids after the cancellation of the game and are unable to transfer, and are all gathered in caves after being searched and rescued by Lin Zaishan.

"Rescue is coming! Rescue is coming! We are saved! Some of the survivors, who still had physical strength, began to scream excitedly.

Lin Zaishan pointed to a group of unconscious survivors and said, "They urgently need rehydration, you guys hurry up!" ”

Wu Chaoqun and the others looked at each other awkwardly, and said, "The doctors who know first aid can't come up to the cliff, and the few of us who can come up don't know much about medical skills." ”

"Did you bring the first aid supplies?"

"It's all in all three bags."

"Okay, I'll rehydrate the patients, and you distribute food and water to the other survivors, and remind them not to rush!" After Lin Zaishan gave the order, he immediately picked up the first-aid supplies and quickly infused a comatose person. The moment he threw himself into the first aid operation again, his trembling body immediately became stable, powerful and controllable again. Soon he hooked up all the unconscious people to the rehydration device, and then walked over to a survivor who was muttering to himself from excessive nervousness and fear, smiling and comforting.

An hour later, Wu Chaoqun connected to the command center: "Report to the chief: All 105 survivors in the G10 area have been found, and there are no casualties!" All this is because of the existence of G10 designated volunteer Lin Zaishan! ”

The rescue and disaster relief command center, which had been moved forward to the D4 grid, immediately erupted in a long-suppressed frenzied cheer.

At 17 o'clock in the afternoon, another battalion of rescue fighters arrived in the H9 area. After 10 minutes, the sturdy-tied survivor was lowered from the safety rope that represented the passage of life. The fighters immediately rushed over, carried the survivors onto stretchers, and then moved down the mountain.

All the media present focused their cameras on the cliff and the safety rope. Above the mist-shrouded cliff face lay survivors: one, two, three, four...... Thirty, forty, fifty......

A full hour passed, and the survivors continued to be sent down.

Several foreign media reporters who originally wanted to nitpick and pick bones in their eggs couldn't help but put away their "careful thoughts", some covered their faces with their hands, some put their hands together, and some began to draw crosses on their chests......

CNTV reporter Li Yan wiped her tears with a tissue and was looking up to broadcast the report: "We are in H9, looking up intently at the G10, which is known for its danger. The top commander of the emergency rescue and disaster relief command center has also been present at the scene. At this time, the extreme weather has not completely stopped, and our heroic rescue and disaster relief team members are working with their lives. One survivor after another has been rescued from the G10, which represents the survival exclusion zone, and is now the 67th, and the rescue work has no intention of stopping. There are no large-scale machines or high-tech here, but there is the will and vitality of life everywhere. The rescue crews on the ground are racing against time, because according to the latest weather forecast, a new round of extreme weather will come again in just seven hours. I don't know how many people are working above the cliff, but I'm sure they have unmatched tenacity. I noticed that many of the media colleagues present were scrambling to help, but they were stopped by the disciplined fighters. ”

Li Yan went on to report: "As media professionals, I would like to say that we may have come to this scene with different motives, but at this moment, all of us media people are infected by a common state of mind and cannot help ourselves - that is, respect for life!" These people who are forgetting to work may be so ordinary in appearance, but the spirit they show is incomparably gorgeous! They are the most respectable people of this era! Let us pay them all the respect! Although I was not able to participate in the rescue operation myself, I felt very honored to be faithful to this great moment! ”

The transport of survivors from the cliff face continues. One hundred and three, one hundred and four, one hundred and five, finally stopped. A soldier on the ground hurried to the top commander of the rescue and disaster relief command center to salute, and then said loudly: "Report to the chief: all 105 survivors have been rescued, and there are no casualties!" ”

"Great!" The supreme commander couldn't help but be overjoyed, and he was about to open his mouth to announce that the rescue mission had basically been successfully completed, when a junior official next to him reminded in a low voice: "Chief, that Lin Zaishan ......"

The supreme commander immediately came to his senses and asked loudly: "Has Comrade Lin Zaishan been rescued?" ”

The soldier replied, "Lin Zaishan is with the 1st Stormtrooper, just above the cliff. ”

"Good, good, great!" The Supreme Commander smiled happily.

Five minutes later, the rescue team members on the cliff face began to rappel: first Wu Chaoqun, then the other two team members.

"And the last one!" Someone shouted: "The hero who saved all the survivors!" ”

The people under the cliff all raised their heads high and watched. At this moment, a strong wind blew, and the mist dissipated, and the last rays of sunlight struggled to penetrate the shade and reflect on the bare cliff face. In the reflection of the sunlight on the cliff face, a strange figure slowly descended along the safety rope.

The figure could no longer be described in words about anyone, for he had clearly been tossed by hunger, fatigue, and cruel circumstances to the point of being inhuman. In the previous few days, he was the most active and consumed of the people stranded in the mountains. He has been working tirelessly for more than 48 hours to search and rescue people in distress, even without a grain of rice.

He grabbed the safety rope with a trembling grip and descended slowly. He looked so weak that he seemed to never be able to cover the distance, and it seemed like he could fall at any moment, but he eventually rappelled smoothly to the ground.

A foreign media photographer's first reaction when he saw this figure was to rub his eyes vigorously and check the lens with incredible eyes; But soon with tears in the corners of his eyes, he focused his gaze again on the inhuman-like figure on the cliff, and then raised his thumb-up hands high, and never put them down for a long time.

The ground seemed to be boiling, and everyone rushed towards this strange figure.

Wu Chaoqun grabbed Lin Zaishan first, and then put him on the stretcher steadily.

Li Yan broke through the siege and came to the stretcher: "I am CNTV reporter Li Yan, can you tell us your own identity?" ”

"I am a designated service volunteer of the G10 grid of this competition." Lin Zaishan replied in a weak and hoarse voice.

Li Yan also wanted to ask Lin Zaishan's name, and a foreign media reporter preemptively asked in fluent Chinese: "Are these 105 survivors rescued by you?" ”

"They are all there – themselves – to help." Lin Zaishan replied.

Li Yan finally grabbed another question, and an official who was guarding him affirmed that this was the last problem, and the hero could not be allowed to consume any more physical strength.

"What do you want to do most right now?" Li Yan asked curiously.

"What I want most now is to have a bowl of hot beef noodles." Lin Zaishan passed out after answering.

The next day, when he woke up in the high-end ward, he saw that he had become a model of the times and a rescue hero in the morning news. This was followed by waves of visits and interviews, and finally the big boy, who usually didn't say a word for three or four days, had to hide in the hospital bathroom, causing the little nurses on the whole floor to search everywhere.

Seven days later, when he had just completed the discharge procedures and was worried about his employment after graduating in June, a letter of appointment stamped with five bright red official seals was handed to him by a team of special police:

"After the study and decision of the Central Special Committee, Comrade Lin Zaishan is hereby appointed as the captain of the Yutai Field Rescue Team in the southwest region, and he will enjoy the treatment of a battalion-level officer, and he will take up his post immediately."