Suddenly, there was a wide open slope of sand dunes. The jeep was heading towards a long, gently sloping sand dune against the harsh sunset. I involuntarily grabbed the handle on the back of the front row and cursed silently in my heart: You think you are driving a tank!

The jeep didn't rush up the dunes, and in a moment of darkness before my eyes, I saw that we had gotten into the dunes. I let out a scream and buried my head like an ostrich and put my hands on my head.

There was no violent impact, and there was no explosion. In the bright light, there was a burst of laughter. I looked up and saw a few familiar faces.

The car wasn't buried in the dunes, and there were bright lights and a few smirks out the window. Professor Zhou and Xiao Guolin, two colleagues who have worked together, smiled very happily. Song Guilong laughed and got out of the car holding his stomach. Of course, it is not a happy thing to be played, I want to show anger and seriousness, but the mentality of the rest of my life after the catastrophe makes me unable to keep a straight face.

Xiao Guolin opened the car door, "Your arrival is our rare entertainment, it can make a few of our old guys relax, and your fright is also very valuable." ”

Xiao Guolin was only in his forties at that time, and he was really not old, but for a small character like me, he was still qualified to be called old. In the early days, we worked together in an archaeological team, and he was the leader of an archaeological team at that time, and he had some common language with me, and he gave me a lot of help and useful experience in archaeological practice.

Looking at his dark face, I thought about what kind of face I would look like in the near future, and I couldn't get excited. Labor and management are not married yet, okay?

I jumped out of the car with a black face and found that there were seven or eight people standing around the car, except for one face, the others were professors and lecturers from the Department of Archaeology of JD, and archaeological team members who had been on the front line of archaeology all year round. They greeted me warmly, and several people of the same age hooked my neck enthusiastically. I couldn't keep my face straight, and we greeted each other amid a burst of teasing laughter and scolding.

That's when I realized that the rolling sand dunes we had just seen in the distance were actually a large net of camouflage. Underneath the camouflage net, not far in front of me, was a row of movable board houses painted in earthy yellow, and several off-road vehicles were parked in front of them. The setting sun shines through the sparse camouflage net on the rooftops, the roofs and our faces. In the distance behind the house, the roar of machinery could be faintly heard. We stood in front of the car and chatted for a while, and Captain Zhou motioned to follow him. I shrugged my shoulders impatiently and followed him to a board room.

This prefabricated room is organized into an office-like room, neat and simple. Also following us into the office were Song Guilong and Xiao Guolin. A bit of an interview or interrogation, the three captains sat in a row opposite me, and the relaxed and witty smiles on their faces also converged, looking at me who was sitting alone in the chair in silence and seriousness

"I think Team Song has already briefed you on the situation." The first to speak was Captain Zhou, "Come and work with peace of mind, the working hours here will not be too long, and it must end before the end of the year." So we have to speed up the process and try to get something by the end of the year. It's a pity that you don't have the time to get acquainted with and adapt to the environment, and tomorrow you will have to take over the work left by the Song team. His probe is the one with the fastest progress, don't you drag Xiao Song back. ”

Captain Zhou made a rare joke, and then said: "I will mainly talk to you about confidentiality work this time. The people who work here can be broadly divided into two categories in terms of secrecy. One is us, the members of the archaeological team and the experts who have come to do the identification of the materials, and there are a very small number of military representatives who are responsible for the secrecy work. On the other hand, there are engineers who are specifically responsible for the excavation work, and they should keep it as secret as possible, say little, and do not answer any questions they may have about the work that need to be kept secret. This degree needs to be grasped by yourself, and it is out of their protection. ”

The mood that had just relaxed was in a state of nervousness again in the serious words of Captain Zhou. I know that keeping the engineers secret is really protecting them, but what about us, those of us who are not bound by secrecy, where will we go after this work is over? Even though it was impossible for me to get out of this matter, I decided to ask this question that I was most worried about and concerned about. "What are we going to do if this project ends this year? Go back to the original project, or disappear for a while? ”

"This project is not going to end anytime soon." This time it was Captain Xiao Guolin who spoke. "We have been working on this project for several years, and according to our judgment, this project will be going on for a long time. For some of us, it may be a lifelong career. The project has reached the point where it is now, which can be said to be a critical period and another starting point, but it will not be the end. So it's too early to mention him about the end. However, according to the current environment, the future work will be carried out intermittently, and we will have to adapt to the desert climate, avoiding the wind season and choosing a calm time to carry out our work.

You don't have to worry about your personal freedom or safety. Of course, as a person who has come before, I would like to give you a piece of advice, whether it is at work or on vacation, try to contact people as little as possible, let alone contact with strangers. I can tell you for sure that you will be under surveillance for a certain amount of time. ”

Listening to this almost harsh freedom, my heart relaxed. Relative to losing one's freedom, limited freedom is acceptable.

Captain Zhou saw my expression of relief, although he was still silent, and he was obviously relieved. It seems that he is more worried that I will not be able to accept this arrangement, and even have a breakdown. "We know that you have no experience in archaeology in desert areas, and the natural environment here is too harsh, and the engineering soldiers brought by Xiao Song are left to you, they are very experienced and will let you get familiar with the work in the shortest possible time."

After Captain Zhou finished speaking, he dialed a call, "Xiao Liu, come over for a while." ”

He also said to me: "Squad Leader Liu will come over immediately, he will assist you in your future work, and I hope you will unite and cooperate." I have been following you and recognize your abilities very much, and I believe that you will take on this job. ”

No matter who dragged me into this quagmire, I would greet the women in his family, and Captain Zhou's words made me give him a middle finger in my heart. Although I respected his scholarship in the field of archaeology, I did not express the slightest gratitude or flattery to him when I was in a bad mood. He just looked at them in silence.

Captain Zhou saw that I didn't appreciate it, and his face became unnatural. Obviously, he didn't expect me to be so uncooperative and didn't give him face. Seeing this, the other two looked a little embarrassed.

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