Early the next morning, as soon as the first rays of the morning sun shone into the courtyard, Xiaoli woke up, and shouted with joy to wake up the people who were still asleep as if she had found a treasure. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Su Rui touched his sore neck and got out of the tent, there was no noise of traffic in the morning in the mountain village, and the surrounding birdsong and the fragrance of flowers made people feel refreshed. Looking up, you can see the lush mountains and green daisies, the comfortable sunlight is faintly sprinkled on the mountains, and the air is filled with the fragrance of grass.

For Xiaoli, who grew up in the city from childhood to adulthood, such a scenery is really rare, and after "waking up" everyone, she took a sketchpad and sat at the door alone, facing the green mountains and green waters.

Lao Wang climbed out of the tent, rubbed his eyes and washed them twice, and began to boil water in the house to make breakfast.

There is a large iron pot for burning wood in the hall, and there is a pile of ready-made dry wood in the courtyard. There is also a large tank of water next to the stove in the house, which is full of enough water for everyone to use for a few days, and Su Rui has tested the water quality yesterday without problems. Therefore, in addition to food, all the daily necessities of this farmer's house are complete, which is convenient for these uninvited "guests".

After Lao Wang boiled half a pot of water, he opened more than a dozen packets of instant noodles and threw them down with the condiments, and after a while, a fragrant smell came to his nose.

After washing, Su Rui, Xiaoli and others smelled the smell and gathered around, and they were full of praise for Lao Wang's "cooking skills".

Brother Chic took out a few packets of mustard from his luggage, opened them in an empty basin, and everyone each took a bowl of instant noodles and ate them together.

Ziyang originally wanted to lie in the tent for a while, but he couldn't resist the temptation of instant noodles, so after getting up and hastily washing his face and brushing his teeth, he also fished a pot of instant noodles from the pot and snorted and ate it.

Lao Wang wiped his mouth with satisfaction, knocked the basin with chopsticks and said: "I thought I could rub the car and drink at the villager's house, but now the villagers have run away, and the dry food we brought is only enough to eat a few meals. ”

Brother Xiao hesitated: "I think we should leave here as soon as possible, the villagers have all left, which means that this place may not be suitable for continued living......"

"Don't worry, let's play for a few days first, there's nothing to worry about, at least now the village still looks like a country and a people." Zi Yang tilted his neck and drank a large mouthful of instant noodle soup, and handed the basin to Lao Wang, "Let's have some more!" ”

Lao Wang stretched his neck and looked at the pot: "It's gone!" Do you want to place a few more packs? ”

"Forget it!" Zi Yang waved his hand and said, "The dry food we brought is a little more useful." When we went out to climb the mountain today, we picked some wild fruits and dug up some wild vegetables along the way, and Xiao Hei and I saw if we could catch two hares. ”

"Huh? To eat cute little bunnies, you are so cruel! Xiaoli said with a frown. The fat rabbit caught by Xiao Hei before was quietly released by her, but she didn't expect Ziyang to still refuse to let go of these cute little lives.

Zi Yang patted Lao Wang's stomach and said, "Xiaoli, you have no problem being vegetarian, but your brother Wang is a meatless person." Hungry him and secretly gnawing your feet at night! ”

"Whew! Brother Wang is not as disgusting as you say! ”

"Don't believe it, do you? Why don't we make a bet, you sleep in a tent with Lao Wang at night, and see if he bites you......" Ziyang has made teasing Xiaoli a great joy in life. Such obscene jokes made Brother Chi frown again and again.

"Alright, it's getting late, let's pack our things and get ready to go—whatever happens, we'll have to get back to camp before the sun goes down." Su Rui seriously explained to everyone:

"Everyone is equipped with a set of simple climbing equipment, and everyone brings a day's rations and water, and the food in the wild must be tested to be non-toxic before they can be eaten. In addition, each team carries a first-aid kit with flashlights and emergency medicines. There is no mobile phone signal here, and everyone uses walkie-talkies to get in touch. ”

After Su Rui made the arrangements, everyone began to sort out their equipment separately.

In this group of people, except for Xiaoli, everyone else has some experience in wild exploration, so the preparation is also very familiar.

After cleaning up, Su Rui handed over a walkie-talkie to Lao Wang and told him, "The effective distance is 10 kilometers, contact me in time if you have any questions." ”

Lao Wang nodded: "Look! Make sure to bring them back with all their beards and tails, and ask me if you have any questions. ”

"Hey, Sister Rui, aren't you going to go together?" Xiaoli was carrying a large hiking bag and was fully equipped, looking a bit like a mountaineer.

"I'm afraid you'll lose and cry your nose! Let's get you 5 kilometers first! Ziyang leaned lazily on the door frame, squinting and enjoying the sun, his hair was unkempt at this time, his clothes for the night had not changed, and the equipment for mountaineering was not neat, and it seemed that he could not go out for half an hour.

"Okay, good, you're amazing, cousin, Lao Wang, let's go!" Xiaoli grimaced at Ziyang, stuck out her tongue, turned around and walked out.

Brother Chic looked at Su Rui and nodded vigorously: "Be careful all the way!" ”

"You don't have to worry about them, now that you're with me, let's go!" Lao Wang pushed Brother Chic out of the courtyard gate, turned around and squeezed his eyes with Ziyang.

Seeing the backs of the three disappear in the village, the lazy Ziyang suddenly stood up straight, and his eyes no longer seemed to be asleep and awake. Scanning around vigilantly, he whistled softly with his fingers on his lips.

There was a "hula" above his head, and Jin Guoqiang, dressed in camouflage, turned in from outside the wall.

", Lao Jin, your way of acting always makes me unguardable!" Zi Yang exaggeratedly covered his chest and said, although he had been mentally prepared for a long time, he would still be startled by him.

Jin Guoqiang nodded to the two of them, which was regarded as a greeting.

"Is Wang Juan's health better?" Su Rui asked with concern.

"Much better! Thank you for the medicine. Jin Guoqiang said gratefully.

Su Rui said politely: "It's nothing, it should be, if there is anything else you need help with, just say." ”

Jin Guoqiang nodded, turned to Ziyang and said, "Are you all ready?" ”

Ziyang nodded: "Ready, I'll be waiting for you." ”

It turned out that after careful consideration last night, Ziyang finally told Jin Guoqiang about the plan to explore the deep water pool, but Jin Guoqiang didn't seem to be interested in their plan, and advised them to leave early, it was dangerous to stay here.

Helplessly, Ziyang was very resolute and must explore the deep water pool, and said that this time it had nothing to do with Professor Zhang and Professor Su, and it was purely his own private matter. Jin Guoqiang asked him about his private affairs, but Ziyang didn't want to talk about it. In the end, he directly put down a sentence: "Lao Jin, whether you have you or not, I will go to this deep pool, you can do it yourself." ”

Jin Guoqiang hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "Since this is the case, then I will help you once, but first say well, if the situation is not right, I can stop the operation at any time." ”

Ziyang nodded: "Okay, big brother listens to you." ”

At that moment, the two agreed that the next day, after Ziyang branched out of the dashing brother, Jin Guoqiang would come to meet them.

"Xiao Hei, help me with a hand."

Ziyang and Xiao Hei moved the suitcase containing the diving equipment out of the house. In order to cover up these devices, Ziyang also took great pains to go to the second-hand market and bought a few large suitcases. When the box was opened, it revealed oxygen cylinders, wetsuits, respirators and other equipment wrapped in plastic film and sponge.

Jin Guoqiang looked at these brand-new equipment and nodded: "I didn't expect you to be very well prepared." ”

"That's it, it cost the old nose money!" Ziyang took out the oxygen cylinder and put it on the ground. Su Rui and Jin Guoqiang came over to help him assemble the equipment together.

This time, they prepared a total of two sets of wetsuits and backup systems, and after packing them up, the group of four headed for the deep water pool.

"Ziyang, how much do you know about diving?" Jin Guoqiang walked in front and suddenly asked.

"After learning two tricks from Su Rui, it's not much of a problem to deal with this kind of small pool - I think it's a bit redundant for us to prepare so many things, this kind of small pool may be a fierce man to the end, and you don't need to wear a diving suit." Zi Yang said nonchalantly.

Jin Guoqiang was silent for a few seconds, and said in a low voice: "Don't underestimate this place, do you remember those discoveries we made last year?" ”

Zi Yang's expression froze, and he nodded again and again: "Yes, yes, this waterhole is indeed very strange - did Professor Zhang and them come to explore this place later?" ”

Jin Guoqiang said without looking back: "I don't know very well...... When you get there, judge for yourselves. ”

"Captain Jin, I have something I want to ask." Su Rui, who had been silent, suddenly spoke.

"Well, you say."

"Why are all the people in this village gone? Where did they go? ”

Jin Guoqiang stopped, turned his head to look at the two of them, and said in a deep voice: "After the accident last time, this place was cleared. A month after we returned to the county seat, Professor Zhang published a report saying that Qinhan Village was still potentially dangerous, and that there was a possibility of an outbreak at Tianding Lake, and that the villagers had been forcibly relocated, and that there was a conflict when they relocated the villagers. After all the villagers moved away, Professor Zhang sent people to cordon off the place. ”

"Why do I think there's a conspiracy in this?" Zi Yang frowned and said, since he knew the true face of Professor Zhang, now all the things related to him, Zi Yang felt that there was a conspiracy in it.

Jin Guoqiang nodded: "I also think there is something strange here, after the investigation is over, the superior ordered me to hand over the work to Professor Zhang, and the rest of the affairs will be taken over by Professor Zhang and his scientific research team, and all our people will be withdrawn." ”

Zi Yang touched his chin and said, "Obviously, Professor Zhang is working so hard, definitely not for any scientific research work. He must have some ulterior motive in sealing this place. ”

Jin Guoqiang turned around and continued to walk forward: "Professor Zhang, like you, seems to be very interested in this deep pool. ”

"Really? Do you have any proof? Ziyang asked tentatively.

"You'll know when you get there." Jin Guoqiang quickened his pace and walked towards the deep pool in the center of the basin.

Zi Yang, Su Rui, Xiao Hei and others followed him with the equipment, and everyone soon came to the waterhole covered with water and grass. When passing through the grass that was "ambushed" yesterday, Ziyang involuntarily touched his neck, although the wound had been scarred, but the touch still couldn't help but make Ziyang's scalp tight.

The further you went, the more lush the grass became, and when you reached the edge of the pool, everyone was already in the reeds more than a man high.

"It's strange, when I came here last year, there wasn't so much grass and reeds by the waterhole!" Zi Yang carried heavy equipment on his back, struggled to remove the reeds with both hands, and after walking more than a dozen steps, his eyes suddenly opened up.

A pool of deep blue water lies in front of everyone's eyes, the water is very clear, and the naked eye can see the sand and gravel at the bottom of the water and the whiskers of aquatic plants. The water gets darker and darker, and the color changes from green to light blue to dark blue until the center has turned blue-black.

Ziyang suddenly felt that the water surface area was much larger than what she had seen when she came last year.

"Look there!" Su Rui pointed to the left hand side of the more than ten meters and exclaimed.

Zi Yang followed the direction of Su Rui's finger and saw a yellow excavator lying horizontally under the water in the distance!