Chapter 2: Shut down is hell
The rain outside the survey base site became heavier and heavier, and scientists and explorers braved the rain overnight to set up as much survey equipment as possible by the lake. They are looking forward to the rain being lighter tomorrow, allowing them to scout their surroundings more closely, and even to get into the water. But in such weather, even the next group of researchers may not be able to parachute into this col tonight......
The pouring rain penetrated Hua Ge's mouth and nose, and his vision was blurred by the rain. But what is this for a man from the Navy! I'm afraid it will rain for a few days...... At this time, while helping the scientists to grab the project and set up the survey point, he used his eyes that had long been accustomed to working underwater in the dark for a long time, looking for the figure of the woman......
Really! The foreign woman would not have been involved in such heavy lifting...... After she got off the plane, before the rain fell, she had already been the first to get into the investigation tent, and never came out again, at this time, only she and the frail old man Sang Ben were in the main tent on the pretext of examining the corpse, and they were free and lazy.......
As the night deepened and the rain became heavier, the others were exhausted and went back to their tents to rest. And only this tireless soldier is still braving the rain to build the last rest camp tent.....
"Team Hua, let's get in. Take a break, it's almost all set!! I'm going to do today's interview with you, let's go into the camp! Shao Kai, who had already done interviews for others in the tent, poked his head out of his rest tent at this time to summon the "desperate San Lang" who was still busy outside......
Shao Kai, a war correspondent, was assigned as the reporter for this on-site interview because of his excellent journalist background and experience. He believes that a good story should be flesh and blood. And Hua Ge is the protagonist he yearns for this time, he knows that this tough guy from a military background is more in line with the documentary he wants, which can add a little warmth to the scientific investigation that originally felt cold.
"Even if I don't have today's interview, I'll go through the rainwater leakage of each tent one by one!" He waved his hand to Shao Kai, he didn't want to be idle for a moment, he didn't hesitate to turn around and walk towards the main tent! Important remains are stored there...... lifted the heavy curtains...... But the scene in front of him made his fire go to his head!!
The tent was even a little embarrassed due to the leakage and mud on the ground. At this time, the German woman was sitting in the only clean place, holding the hot coffee she had brought, and chatting and laughing with Sanbon in German.....
The two of them suddenly saw a tall black shadow flash into the tent, Iris just glanced at it from the corner of his eye, and said while drinking coffee: "Yo~ You're here, just right~ Help us plug this leaky place, and clean it by the way, there are a lot of things here that are afraid of rain....."
"You!" Hua Ge was a little incoherent by her... Never mind! In his opinion, no matter what country, there are women with princess disease.....
"Hey, I'm really sorry, Team Hua, I can't do any heavy work with this old bone, I'll go get you a cup of coffee, and you can drink some warmth later." Sanamoto did look quite old, his wrinkled snow-white hair without a hint of variegation, and his trembling hands found a coffee cup for him on the table. If he said that he was 100 years old, Hua Ge would also believe it......
"Ah, Mr. Feng Yan, please take a seat! I don't drink coffee! ”…… He was afraid that the old man would fall apart, so he quickly pulled over the stool and helped the old man sit down.
Hua Ge consciously moved the stool and stepped on it to make up the tent...... At this point, he didn't want to take a second look at the blocked Iris...... I just want to finish the "coolie" I have to do as soon as possible......
And the two men were babbling again in German he didn't understand, completely ignoring him as if he were a servant.
He began to make up the tent, but he began to think wildly as he couldn't help himself......
He has never understood what coffee is good about, is it true that the taste of foreigners is different from that of a pure man who grew up drinking black tea? Won't you be unable to sleep when you drink coffee so late?
And the old man Sangben, who can speak several Chinese words, is also a must, looking at his age and being able to live, it seems that he has really achieved good results in the study of human life......
He suddenly remembered something and asked, "Miss Iris, Mr. Feng Yan is old, so I won't mention it, but you...... Is an archaeologist so young that he can't do even a little physical work? ”
He had already begun to wonder what this Iris was here for. She can't possibly be an archaeologist no matter how she looks at it!
What archaeologist didn't go up the mountain and down to the sea to dig graves ... But what about her? … Looks like I've never done any hard work....
Iris swept him out of the corner of his eye, still looking unwelcome: "I'm not an ordinary archaeologist, I'm the world!" The archaeologist who loves cleanliness the most~Who makes my skin tender, especially prone to allergies~"
As soon as the words were spoken, the tough guy's rough hands hung on the roof of the leaky shed, and his back was a little stiff, and he knew that anyone who had a little vision at this time could see the flames coming out of his vest.......
But he didn't even have the strength to lose his temper, and the infinite emotion in his heart extinguished the anger in his heart. Could this be the person he was going to face this time... Is this an important task assigned by the superiors?
At this point, he struggled to remember why he had asked to be here...... Hopefully I can find a reason to convince myself to stay in this hellish place......
"Chief....Dad....When you threw me into the army, you said to me, let me one day become a soldier with ideals and beliefs, and be a real man who is not only responsible for the small family, but also for the country and everyone! Now I have ideals, I have faith... And you left me lying idle in this hospital bed when I was doing nothing?"
A month ago he stood at the head of his ... In front of his father, in that cold hospital room, sitting in that hospital bed... In his memory, he had never seen his father cry. And that day, there was a puddle of water in my father's eyes that seemed to be dripping all the time......
"Son... Today I am not a chief, not a soldier ... It's your father! How can a father let a seriously ill child take risks? The CT scan of his father's brain slipped to the ground, and tears poured out. The always strict father has become a heartbroken old man at this time... His son, Hua Ge, had a brain tumor......
His father's grief-stricken look moved him......
Yes, if it weren't for the sudden convulsions and fainting while going to sea for training... Who would have thought that such a healthy young man would suffer from a brain tumor that could threaten his life at any time...... He had a time bomb waiting to explode in his head at this time. But for Hua Ge, his father's request to let him leave the army at this time was something more terrible than death......
He tried to speak in a gentle tone about the impassionedness in his heart: "Dad... The moment I enlisted, I was not only your son, but also the defender of the country! That's what you say most often, and that's my mission... Discharged? It's like killing me... You are also a soldier, you should understand my ......"
A veteran who should have been heroic... At this time, he could only nod silently at his son and shed tears... Speechless.......
"Dad... I can walk now, and I don't have any problems if I don't get sick... And this hospital bed is not going to cure my pain... If I stop....this bed will be my hell..."
He pleaded... begged his father to let him go on another mission, and let him do what a soldier should do again.......
After that day, the news of the exploration project broke out, and his father, his chief, applied for this last assignment for him......
Although this mission was not ideal for him... But what could he ask for? Is it more meaningful to wish for his perhaps short life? And what could be more meaningful than extending the life span of human beings? At this time, in this tent, on that test bench... The shell underneath the white tarpaulin is the future of humanity......
It's all worth his patience, he doesn't care if this research investigation can save him... And his most important task was that his father's superior status instructed him before leaving: "... The superiors gave instructions to you to protect the scientific results... And the other participating members are closely monitored. To ensure the safety of all scientific achievements, the position of scientific researchers usually contains some private purpose, and always beware of the sabotage of this mission by people with intentions......"
Right! That's his mission... And at this time, that woman is the first target of his attention! Because no matter what he thinks! There's definitely something wrong with this woman!
And the rain is still falling... Deep in the mountains... Inside the tent... The body under the tarpaulin does not represent the end of life, because it has infinite value for human life! And this young man, who may lose his life at any time, as long as he does not give up his mission, he is not afraid of the end of his life.......