Chapter 222: Almost buried in the snow
"......" Adler thought about this question carefully, and found that he really couldn't answer it, judging from the way he had traveled so far, he was suffering no matter how he said it, and Xu Yang was taken care of by him like a little daughter-in-law.
"In a while, you go by yourself, I won't carry you anymore." Adler looked at him lightly.
Xu Yang smiled: "Really? But for a moment I'm pretty sure I can't go up that slope, and if you don't pull me a little bit, we might not be able to get to the next stop in the middle of the night, and then we'll have to shiver in a snowstorm and become a live-action snowman, don't you think? ”
Adler also smiled: "That's your business." ”
The two of them just talked like this, and they didn't feel so tired.
Lou Xinglan and their drones have been wandering around the mountains, but they just happened to stagger with Adler, Adler and their front feet just left, and the drone went to that site to search again, this time, Lou Xinglan found some clues.
"Drone 11 stops." Lou Xinglan held the walkie-talkie and remotely controlled the professionals who were controlling the drone at the bottom of the mountain.
Ye Xingzhi and the others turned their heads when they heard this: "Have you found anything?" ”
Lou Xinglan pointed to the computer screen: "Do you see what is different here from other places?" And that's it. He pointed to several places in quick succession.
"It feels like the snow is thinner and melts faster than other places." Si Yu took a closer look at the place where Lou Xinglan pointed for the first time.
"These words are kind of like footprints, when you step on snow, the place where the footprint melts is easier to melt than other places." Gu Xifeng looked at it and confirmed that those dark colors that were not too obvious were footprints: "Adler, they have been here." ”
Ye Xingzhi kept staring at the place that Lou Xinglan pointed to first, and the more he looked at it, the more strange he felt: "Do you think this place doesn't look like a small mound, but like a ...... Resemble? "He was momentarily taped, and he didn't realize what the one was living there.
"A simple tent." Lou Xinglan solved his doubts.
"That's right! It's the tent, you see the snow here here is obviously melting, if I'm not mistaken, it's a vent, and the temperature inside is transmitted to the outside to melt the snow. Ye Xingzhi analyzed seriously.
Lou Xinglan's mood instantly became heavy: "Adler didn't choose this route to take risks, but he was prepared, he must have sent someone to explore that road a long time ago, and even the tent was set up, maybe there was food and water inside." ”
Ye Xingzhi also frowned: "If that's the case, we can only check the people who helped him explore the way and set up tents by the way, and we can find him when we get the road map." The more Ye Xingzhi said, the more feasible he felt, but they didn't know who came to explore the road and who designed it, and they were a bit goalless.
"There is one person who must know." Si Yu thought about it and suddenly thought of a person, Lou Xinglan glanced at him, and also thought of that person.
"But if you want to pry that person's mouth open, it's probably no better than if we just went to someone." Si Yu rubbed with a headache. forehead.
"Who are you talking about?" Ye Xingzhi hadn't reacted yet.
"Qiao Xian, that is, Whale Fall, he is the first person under Adler, and he is also his confidant, there is nothing he doesn't know about Adler, this route may be designed by Adler himself, he wants someone to help him with the incident, he will definitely choose a person he trusts very much, otherwise there is a mistake in any link in the middle, and the consequences are not something he can bear." Si Yu carefully analyzed Adler's motives.
Ye Xingzhi's frowning brows didn't let go at all: "Can you find a negotiator or something like that to see if you can get some clues?" ”
"He is an expert himself, and ordinary people have not been useful in the past." Lou Xinglan shook his head, the lie detectors were useless in Qiao Xian's place.
"Captain Lou, what do you want to see? Hurry up, the drone is running out of power. "on the intercom. The voice of the pilot controlling the drone.
Lou Xinglan suddenly came back to his senses, the drone was still waiting there, and he picked up the walkie-talkie: "You lower the drone a little bit, and then go forward." ”
"Okay." There was an answer, and they could see the marks on the ground on the computer screen.
They are carefully observing the traces on the ground, remotely directing the drone: "Forward, further ......"
"Building team, you can't go any further, the drone is out of power, and you need to come back and change it."
"Well, come back, we'll come over right away, and let the drone take us into the mountains when the time comes." Lou Xinglan answered, then put on his coat and looked at a few of them: "Let's go, go into the mountain and have a look." ”
More than half an hour later, Lou Xinglan and the others rushed to the bottom of the mountain where the drone unit was located: "Can you take off?" ”
"That's it." The person in charge of the drone nodded, and then saw a drone flying steadily and leading the way in front: "You guys follow the drone." ”
Ye Xingzhi looked at the drone flying out and frowned: "You have to control it, don't take us to those places where we can't get through at all." ”
The man smiled: "Don't worry, a few police officers, we are all professionals, and we won't take you into the ditch." ”
"Hmm." Ye Xingzhi slowly relaxed his eyebrows: "Then let's go." ”
The four of them followed the drone into the mountains together.
When it was approaching night, Lou Xinglan and the others finally arrived at the place they saw on the computer, and they stepped forward to brush away the snow to reveal their true faces inside: "No wonder they are not afraid of wind and snow at all, and I am not afraid of staying in such a place." ”
As the old saying goes, although the sparrow is small, this little tent is not big, but it has everything in it.
Si Yu looked at Lou Xinglan: "What should we do now?" Go back the way you came or stay here for the night and follow the footsteps tomorrow morning? ”
"Let's go back." Lou Xinglan sighed, it's not that he doesn't want to chase it, but it's going to be dark soon, as soon as it gets dark, there will be a snowstorm on the mountain, and some of their footprints now will be covered, so they can't continue to chase, and when the time comes, they will lose their way and go back, and they will really be trapped on this mountain.
"Well, I also agree to go back first, you can think of the route and then go to Qiao Xian, if you can't do it, you can investigate the people who entered the mountain at that time, there are always people who know." Ye Xingzhi thought about it like Lou Xinglan.
Today, it seems that Lady Luck is no longer on Adler's side, it is completely dark, and they have not yet found a site.
"Ahem, ahem!" Xu Yang was constantly coughing by the wind and snow, and it was a little difficult to walk, not only that, but the blizzard made Adler unable to judge the direction of progress, and fear swept through his heart for a while.
"Should we find a sheltered place and wait, and leave tomorrow morning, it's easy to go wrong with such heavy snow." Xu Yang tugged Adler's hand and said loudly, otherwise there would be no way for him to hear it, it was too noisy.
"No, once you stop, you can't move again." Adler shook his head, they didn't want to stand up once they stopped now, there was snow as far as the eye could see, and there was no place to completely shelter from the wind: "Hold on a little longer, it should be almost there." "He'd been looking at the map before, and he was almost there.
Xu Yang felt that his feet were like countless iron balls tied to them, so heavy that he couldn't lift his feet, and most of the time he relied on Adler to drag him away.
They walked forward with difficulty like this, and just when Xu Yang felt that he was going to kneel down and couldn't get up again, Adler suddenly pulled him hard and dragged him to the front: "We're here!" ”
Xu Yang raised his head and took a closer look, there was nothing in front of him, and he could see it at a glance: "Arrived?" Why didn't I see anything? ”
"This time it's a cellar dug." Adler pointed to the ground.
Before, it was still on the low mountain, and there were some trees, so you could set up a simple tent, but when you walked slowly up the mountain, you didn't see any trees, and now you can only dig a cellar.
"How do you know you're here?" Xu Yang looked at it and saw that this place was no different from other places, and there were no iconic things, which were difficult to identify.
"I have my own way, and we generally don't look at the micro, only the macro." Adler didn't tell him exactly what he was saying, but he stepped forward and kicked the snow off the ground, revealing something like a manhole cover, which he lifted to reveal the steps below.
Xu Yang took a flashlight and shone inside, but it was pitch black and he couldn't see anything.
Adler jumped in first: "Come in." ”
Xu Yang followed in without hesitation, Adler slowly closed the lid, and the two walked down together, unexpectedly, they felt a lot warmer as soon as they entered.
The layout here is similar to the previous station, with everything you need to have, and this time there are candles that light up the whole room. Adler is still Mr. Fire, and will talk about other things when his body is warmer.
Xu Yang watched from the side and wanted to go up to help, but now he didn't have any strength in his body, and he didn't want to move when he sat on the ground, he just wanted to sit like this. I don't want to take off my coat and shoes.
"You put it wet first. Clothes off. Hang it out and wrap it in the quilt so it warms up a bit. Adler looked at him and asked.
"No, I want to wait until your fire is lit before I take it off." Xu Yang shook his head weakly.
Adler said that he couldn't move him, he could only make the fire more prosperous, although he wanted to watch Xu Yang endure hardship, so that he could be more comfortable, but he really felt distressed when he saw his uncomfortable appearance......
After Ardeler lit the fire, he went to clear the stock as usual to see what they had left here, and unexpectedly saw some snacks......
"You can eat some of these first, and I'll cook later." He handed the snack to Xu Yang.
"What is this?" Xu Yang couldn't believe it when he first saw the bag, but he didn't believe it until he saw the contents inside: "Your subordinates are really talented." ”
He took two full bags of dried fruit in his hand, and ate them little by little, and when the fire was burning and the whole room was hot, he took it off. Set the coat aside to dry.
"What are we going to eat tonight?" Xu Yang asked curiously.
"Eat." Adler replied to him lightly, there is jerky here, there is rice, there are dehydrated vegetables, and it is no problem to cook a simple meal.
Xu Yang nodded: "That's good." ”
"What do you want to eat?" Adler didn't understand for a moment whether he was satisfied or disgusted.
"There's nothing special you want to eat." He has never been a picky eater.