Despite my optimism, disappointment and despair inevitably crept in, especially as we came to the second fork in the road, where disappointment quickly turned to despair. The first thing I did was to make a mark in the direction we came from, and by the time I finished the mark, Platoon Leader Zhao and Squad Leader Liu had already sat down back to back at the Ya-shaped three-way intersection. There is no mark left by Xiao Guolin, no direction to go back, no coordinates to go, everything is zero here.

I didn't know how to comfort and encourage them, and I myself was at a loss. The three intersections, which looked exactly the same from the middle, kept spinning in front of my eyes, and in an instant I felt the world spinning and I didn't know where to go. At this time, Zhou Dedong's book "Three Forks" appeared in my mind, what a profound name, as if it was prepared for us.

I took the torch from Platoon Commander Zhao and carefully inspected the three passage entrances at this three-way crossing, but I found nothing. I walked to the middle of the fork in the road with heavy steps and sat down silently. At this time, the three of us happened to be facing a passage each, to be precise, facing the openings of three black holes, or three bloody mouths, waiting for us to throw ourselves into the net.

In this case, I have lost my dominance, whoever is suggesting it is blind, it is all gambling, and no one can accurately locate it. But we can't wait any longer, we have to find Xiao Guolin or find a way out before the lights disappear.

I smiled wryly and said, "We have two more options at this fork, and at least one of the roads leads to the entrance." If no one is sure of the direction, I'd like to say something about my suggestions. ”

I paused and waited for their response. At this point, we are back to the stage of collective voting, and no one can afford to be held accountable for a mistake in judgment, and I don't think anyone can make a judgment that even if they think they are right.

After a long time, squad leader Liu said: "You say, I have no opinion and no idea." ”

Platoon Commander Zhao never expressed his position, so I could only assume that he acquiesced.

"My suggestion is that we can search in two groups at this fork." I paused again, and the two men didn't speak, as if waiting for my explanation. So I continued: "According to my memories of the different winds along the way, the distance between each fork is not much different, and it is similar to the way we came back. Let's go separately to increase the chances of finding Xiao Guolin and them. ”

"Wouldn't that also increase the risk?" Platoon Commander Zhao suddenly said.

"Yes, especially the one who is searching alone, the risk is greater." I nodded silently and continued, "My suggestion is that we determine the direction of the final search now, because we must have one person who wants to search alone, and let the person who search alone go in the direction we believe the final search will go." If the two-person team searched in the direction of no results, and did not find the mark left by Xiao Guolin at the next fork, they returned and moved closer to the direction of the solitary search. Search further down and it's all a matter of luck. However, if we don't group groups now, but choose a random channel to search, then we will rely on luck now. ”

This passage of mine is very awkward, and I have to carefully consider it when I say it myself, lest they misunderstand. But as soon as I finished speaking, squad leader Liu made a statement, and I doubted that he understood. "I agree with Brother Qiang's suggestion. The question is who is searching alone? You know, my injuries don't allow me to take that risk. ”

Squad Leader Liu directly brushed himself off, which made me give him a roll of the eyes with great contempt. Then I set my sights on Platoon Commander Zhao. Platoon Commander Zhao dodged my eyes and looked at the cave of the black hole, the expression on his face was more ugly than that of his dead father.

I watched him for a long time and didn't see him say anything, and I understood his thoughts. He was also afraid to search alone. I happily said to him, "If it's all right, I'll be in charge of searching for a passage alone." ”

"Then I agree." My promise immediately untied the knot in his heart.

In fact, when I made this suggestion, I decided that I should search for a separate channel. At present, neither of them is psychologically suitable for acting alone. Next, we will choose a channel for the final search and the details of the specific action. We didn't have any idea about the choice of channels, so we simply took the method of drawing lots to solve it, which was really a bit resigned to fate. After discussing the details, the two groups each took a torch and stepped into the dark passage.

I couldn't tell the direction, I entered the passage on the left-hand side. As soon as I entered the passageway, I was a little dumbfounded. The passage is very wide, and if two people are searching, they can use one on each side, using the person holding the torch as a reference, let him control the speed, and the two people can move forward side by side. It's just a matter of connecting with each other once in a while to make sure they're on the same page.

I could only walk in the middle of the passage by myself, but even then, the light of the torches could not illuminate the walls of the cave on both sides at the same time. If I take a step or so to either side, I can see this side clearly, but the other side is even more blurry. Of course, I can't run on both sides, and that would lose the point of exploring the two passages separately. I thought about it, but I still came up with a solution. I stretched out my right arm for the torch to the right, and the wall of the passage on the right became clear. Then he handed it to his left hand, straightened his left arm, and the wall of the passage on the left was clear.

I smiled, alternating my hands with torches and walking deeper into the passage. Platoon Leader Zhao and Team Leader Liu have already entered the passage on the right-hand side, and I don't need to echo my teammates with this method, and the speed should be faster than them. Another point is that I can take a straight stride and take the opportunity to measure the distance between two forks in the road. When the three of them walked that distance just now, they had to maintain their speed and echo each other, and they couldn't measure the approximate distance in one step. If I take this method alone, I should be able to measure a more accurate distance with my steps.

The torches alternated between the two hands, so that the light flickered in front of me, and the shadows of people flickered to the left and to the right, and the duration varied. My head had to keep turning with the torches, my eyes had to pass over these strange shadows, and the pressure on my heart was palpable. I had to count my steps more intently, and try harder to control the pace and length of my steps to alleviate this fear.

Luckily, as I expected, I was faster than Platoon Leader Zhao and the others, and it took a little more than twenty minutes to reach the next fork. I immediately made a mark at the intersection of the coming road, and then carefully checked the three crossings, and luckily did not continue to accompany me, and I found nothing. As originally planned, my mission was completed and I could wait for them here. If they find out, they will wait for me where they are, and if I can't wait for them for a long time, I will go back to them. Firing a gun is the easiest and fastest way to contact us, but the situation here is complicated, so we have given up this option.

PS: First update. This should be the last time I've been waiting for everyone. Thank you for your support, can you still vote for your dream today? If you can, please vote for "If Destruction" at the end of your last dream! There is also a shift in the evening.