At 8 o'clock in the evening, Sun Yan, Xiao Dalip, Qi Dongrui, the temporary three-person expedition team got on the train to Shijiazhuang. After a night of silence, the train traveled for 11 hours, and when it arrived in Shijiazhuang, it was already dawn. The three of them had a brief breakfast at the station, and an hour later boarded the T69 train to Urumqi.

After getting on this train, Sun Yan really felt that he was stepping into the mysterious "Sea of Death" step by step. As the scenery along the way continues to change, Sun Yan's heart will feel uneasy from time to time, and because of an inexplicable email, he embarked on a journey without thinking, leading to that illusory and mysterious region, the forbidden area of life. On the night he made his decision, he made up his mind to turn the tide and put all life and death on the line. In order to solve the mystery of 22 years ago, he did not hesitate, and even fooled his family.

But when he really stepped on this T69 train, he realized what an abrupt decision he had made, no matter how high-sounding and sky-popped his reasons for leaving were, he couldn't change the fact that he was going to become an "outlaw" in Lop Nur.

"The wind is sluggish and the water is cold, and the strong man will never return once he is gone."

Throughout the day, Sun Yan almost always looked out the window of the car or looked at the magazines that Xiao Da Yan bought at the station, and sometimes ran to the joint of the carriage with Qi Dongrui to smoke two cigarettes. This young master doesn't like to talk much, and has been immersed in his own world since he got on the train, either listening to songs and sleeping, or playing with his mobile phone. He was not interested in Sun Yan either, although he was a partner in the same industry, he didn't say a few words along the way, unless Sun Yan took the initiative to talk to him, he would answer with a smile, and he felt quite polite. And when Xiao Big Lip told him, he didn't even bother to take care of it.

Xiao Da Lip was full of energy, and he played poker with a few little girls and boys who were traveling next to him, shouting at the top of his voice along the way, and he was the loudest in the whole carriage.

The road was bumpy for a day and 17 hours, and it was still four o'clock in the morning when I arrived in Urumqi, and it was dark outside. The three of them went out of the station, and saw that a red flag car had stopped outside the station in the morning, and a young man was sitting on the car, and when he saw Qi Dongrui and them, he immediately waved and shouted: "Young master, it's so late!" ”

Qi Dongrui walked over and greeted him politely. The car guy is very enthusiastic, with the unique boldness of northern men, very smiling, and talkative. Chatting with Xiao Dayian and Qi Dongrui along the way, Sun Yan can occasionally say a few words, the guy in the car has a good impression of Sun Yan, and always turns his head and smiles at him when he speaks, which makes Sun Yan feel more cordial, and when he asks, he knows that he is also from Shandong, called Xiao Wang.

However, Qi Dongrui was always absent-minded, and after a while, he withdrew from the enthusiastic conversation and laughter, and lowered his head to play with his mobile phone again.

From Xiao Wang and Qi Dongrui's previous conversation, Sun Yan learned that Qi Dongrui had greeted his father's friend Lao Yang in Xinjiang before he came, and this Lao Yang was the CEO of the oil development industry. I heard that Qi Dongrui was coming, and he had already booked three luxury suites in a five-star hotel in Urumqi two days ago, and even Xiao Da Yan and Sun Yan's food and travel expenses were all included. Only then did Sun Yan understand Xiao Da's words, what is a stinky cobbler who has beaten Zhuge Liang, and he has not spent a single child along the way.

Hongqi took the three of them to the Yindu Hotel, took the room card to his room, and Sun Yan found that the equipment had been delivered. After taking a bath, Sun Yan went to bed again and slept for a while, and slept until one o'clock in the afternoon. After getting up, he knocked on Xiao Da Li and Qi Dongrui's door, and when he heard no sound inside, he knew that he hadn't gotten up yet, so he decided to go out for a walk by himself.

I have never been to Xinjiang before, but I know that the most famous thing in Urumqi is the International Grand Bazaar located in Erdaoqiao, which means "bazaar" in Arabic, and it is a gathering place with Xinjiang characteristics and one of the "New Ten Scenic Spots" in Urumqi.

Luckily, the Yindu Hotel is not far from the Grand Bazaar, and Sun Yan took 15 minutes by bus. When you walk in, it is indeed an international large shopping mall, which is crowded with people, and everything is sold, but it has a unique Xinjiang flavor compared to the wholesale market in the mainland. Ethnic handicrafts, farmer's specialties and the beautiful and graceful figure of a Xinjiang girl dazzled Sun Yan.

After walking around for nearly 3 hours, Sun Yan felt hungry, he didn't eat anything on the train, and now he smelled the smell of lamb skewers all over the street, and he couldn't help but salivate. He first ate naan and barbecue at a few snack spots, which were delicious. Naan, in particular, had a particularly peculiar taste, causing him to eat five meat sacs at once. When I was about to go back, I went into a small mom-and-pop shop, ate a whole roasted whole lamb, drank two glasses of beer, and finally couldn't even stand up straight. The owner of the shop saw that Sun Yan was so good at eating, and specially gave him a commemorative small fan.

When I returned to the hotel, I saw Xiao Dali and Qi Dongrui playing cards. As soon as he saw Sun Yan coming back, Qi Dongrui hurriedly beckoned him to come over and play with Xiao Da Yan as if he had seen a savior. Sun Yan ate so much that his stomach was swollen and he was full of burps, so he had to refuse. Qi Dongrui played with Xiao Da Lip twice, and finally stopped playing tricks and ran to the side to play by himself.

The next two days were a torturous wait for Sun Yan. At first, the three of them were quite interested in walking around, but the outdoor temperature was too high, so they simply stayed in the room and didn't go out.

For two days, Sun Yan was almost all playing cards with Xiao Da Li, Qi Dongrui was silently surfing the Internet on the side, sometimes falling asleep on the Internet, or suddenly bursting out laughing when he saw some interesting video, which could often scare Sun Yan and Xiao Da Li. After getting along, Sun Yan found that Qi Dongrui was a person who was particularly able to entertain himself, his spiritual life was very rich, and he could play alone on the side, and sometimes he even acted like a child, completely unrelated to the boss of the black/Tao.

On the third day, Qi Dongrui answered two phone calls, saying that Xue Jiao and his team had come to Wushi, and the group of people who got off the train at 8 o'clock in the morning had now lived in the guest house of the Xinjiang Branch, and would rest for two days, and then head to Lop Nur early the day after tomorrow.

Hearing the news, Sun Yan immediately cheered up and checked his bags thoroughly. Early the day after tomorrow, a brand-new Jeep Wrangler Rubicon stopped in front of the hotel early. Sun Yan's eyes were straight when he went downstairs, this was his favorite off-road vehicle, the original military vehicle design and the most professional mechanical four-wheel drive system were almost perfect in his eyes. With this car, Sun Yan's heart suddenly became much more steady, although it was through Lop Nur, he absolutely believed in the ability of this Wrangler.

Just as Sun Yan was looking at the car and shaking his head, the front window was opened, and a person poked his head out of it and smiled with him: "Hi, Sun Yan!" ”

Sun Yan looked up and saw that it was the driver Xiao Wang sitting in the car, seeing that he was wearing a peaked cap on his head, sunglasses on his face, and a ready look, he couldn't help but be stunned and said, "Who are you?" ”

Qi Dongrui came over and said, "He is our driver, sent by Lao Yang." ”