Chapter 168: Into the Mountain

In the next few days, the search team and equipment organized by the AOE arrived in Zhenfeng one after another. The contact between personnel and equipment is handed over to Jack, he is familiar with those people, and the equipment and equipment are also contacted by him, and it is easy for others to mess up.

I had to go to the hospital every day for an intravenous drip and the wound on my chin was too deep and it would be very troublesome if it was infected, and it would affect our plans. The fat man follows me every day, his face is always gloomy, and he rarely talks to Xiao Ting, let alone Jack, basically these two people are either cold or tense when they meet.

Jack was very knowledgeable and did not contact the fat man, but introduced the search team from Hong Kong to Xiao Ting, and asked them to formulate the specific search work according to the situation. This can only be implemented after entering the mountain, and Zhenfeng can only introduce the general situation to each other. There were also two satellite phones with the equipment, the search team itself had one, I took one myself, and I gave the other satellite phone to Xiao Ting before leaving. and quietly instructed her: Call me when I encounter a situation that I can't control.

Of course, I'm mainly targeting the fat man's muddy, which is why I didn't give the phone to the fat man. Let's hope that doesn't happen. I sighed to myself and set off with Jack. The fat man, Xiao Ting, and the search team from Hong Kong had to wait for our call before they acted.

When they arrived in Beipanjiang Town, Ah Xiang's group had been waiting impatiently, but fortunately, seeing that Jack and I had huge equipment bags, they saw that we were not wasting time for no reason, so we didn't complain. In fact, Jack and I were already very fast, and we drove an off-road vehicle to Beipanjiang Town to transport equipment, and we didn't rest all the way.

Not long after going out from Beipanjiang Town, the mountain road is not suitable for cars. After getting off the bus, Jack and I only carried climbing tools, some food, and other equipment to Ah Xiang's people. As Wu Qitai said, his people are not afraid of death, not only are they not afraid of death, but their physical strength is also superb, and they are not slower than us at all when they walk the mountain road with a huge backpack. Sometimes I get nervous watching them climb the mountain, especially when the mountain is so steep that the huge backpack drags the whole person away from the cliff, as if they are going to fall off the cliff at any moment.

After seeing Jack for the first time, Ah Xiang showed a suspicious look. Even though he didn't ask, I knew what he was thinking, and the fact that the fat man wasn't with me made him even more worried. Sure enough, during our first break, Ah Xiang pulled me aside and whispered to me, "What about that fat man?" ”

I shrugged my shoulders in a relaxed way. "He couldn't come because of other things, so I changed partners, who were my peers, and they helped us more in our operations."

Obviously, this explanation of mine could not convince Ah Xiang. Our resting place is on a mountain ridge with steep cliffs and endless tropical and subtropical jungle below. Ah Xiang glanced back at the way he came, smiled uneasily, and said, "You are really cautious." ”

Wouldn't it be prudent to act with you? I said to myself and asked him, "Now I can tell you the destination." ”

Ah Xiang smirked noncommittally and did not speak.

Fox. He didn't say that I had no other way to know the truth, but to continue to follow him.

I had already informed Xiao Ting when I left Beipanjiang Town, believing that they were already on their way. Actually, they can act in advance, at least in sync with us, but I don't want them to be exposed. In the situation where the enemy and friend are unknown, the more hidden the fat man and Xiao Ting hide, the higher my safety. I'm not worried that Ah Xiang will guess that the fat man is following behind, I even think that he will definitely guess, so when he knows that I have a helper secretly spied on, he naturally won't think anything wrong about me.

I also don't have to worry about fat people not finding me. I have a satellite positioning system on me, and the fat man can know my location at any time, and they set off a day late, and I am afraid that there is only one mountain in this big mountain, and the straight-line distance can even be seen by the naked eye.

Our general direction is to go up against the Beipan River, and sometimes you can see the river rushing under the cliffs. I have to say that the scenery of the Beipan River basin is magnificent, the river water is flowing between the mountains and valleys, even if I am on the cliff, I can feel the surging momentum of the river. Unlike the rivers in the north, especially the Yellow River, the river is turbulent but not with sediment, and the white waves and clear water are matched with the green mountains on both sides, like a magnificent picture, and it stretches endlessly.

I don't have aesthetic fatigue, and even when I'm tired, a glance at the beauty around me can make me feel refreshed. But I have more important things to focus on, and I can't pay too much attention to the scenery. First of all, I found that we were not going in a clear direction, but along the Beipan River, and I never saw Ah Xiang take out a map or compass to determine the direction. In addition, during the break, I managed to get in touch with the other two people except Ah Xiang and another Vietnamese. I found out that they were not Chinese, and they could not even speak Chinese, of course, I could not understand their words, and I could only roughly guess that they were Burmese or Laotian. Because I could tell they weren't speaking Vietnamese. I asked Jack quietly, and he couldn't hear what the two men were saying. If the fat man knew this right away, he could even get some words out of their mouths.

Judging by my feelings, these two people should be mountain people hired by Ah Xiang to do coolies. I have to say that these two people's ability to climb mountains and mountains is far better than ours, much stronger than professional mountaineers, basically no climbing tools, most of the steep mountain walls can be climbed by their bare hands.

For the sake of confidentiality and security, my satellite phone was not turned on until two days after entering the mountain, when I had a night break, and I talked to Xiao Ting once.

It was the fat man who answered the phone. He was very dissatisfied with me for so long to contact, and spewed me before I could speak, and warned me: "If this situation is repeated, Xiao Ting and I will go over to meet you." Contact at least once a day. ”

I knew that he was worried about my safety, and I was worried that if he really caught up, then our strength would be exposed, which would be very detrimental to dealing with a potential crisis, so I had to vaguely agree.

Then Xiao Ting took the phone and briefly talked to me about the arrangements for the search team. The search party did not go along the river, but they found a guide in a village to enter the mountain, which was in line with the general direction of our advance. Xiao Ting and the search team are in contact at any time, according to Xiao Ting, the search team has found traces of Cao Mingzhe's entry into the mountain and is following Cao Mingzhe's traces of searching. This is the only good news after entering the mountain. I asked how she was doing with the fat man, and Xiao Ting said it was fine. This reassures me a little.

Day 8. When I climbed a ridge, Ah Xiang pointed to me and said, "It's here." ”

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