When he saw squad leader Liu's move, I thought he was about to collapse. He must have regretted dying. But he knew that his identity as the captain of the archaeological team, in this case, did not have much binding force on me. His voice, I heard more despair and helplessness.

"Liu Xiangrong, you're crazy!" Platoon Commander Zhao's voice was much harsher. He can make a compromise on the allocation of firearms, and once again assign the gun to the Liu squad leader who lost the gun once, but he will never hand over the gun to the archaeological team members. Squad Leader Liu's move was much more serious than throwing a gun.

Squad Leader Liu's expression was only slightly astringent, and he didn't show too nervous expression, so I said without pressure: "Squad Leader Liu's injury doesn't allow him to climb down from the crack with a gun on his back, I just helped him carry the gun on his back, you guys overreacted." ”

"I didn't say I wanted to go down" Platoon Commander Zhao's voice was trembling, his hands were trembling, and he was nervous. I knew that he was struggling inwardly to decide whether or not to end this mistake by force. Xu Xinming looked at Platoon Commander Zhao nervously, this little soldier belongs to the kind of soldier who absolutely obeys orders, and is not good at solving problems independently than his platoon commander, besides, he is too young, for this kind of complex scene, not to mention control, it is a bit of a master.

That's what worries me the most.

I have confidence in suppressing and controlling Platoon Commander Zhao from the momentum and situation, what I'm afraid of is that his spirit is too tight and he will lose control, then it will be a cup. I lowered my hands naturally away from Wei *Chong, and said in the most calm and calm tone: "Platoon Commander Zhao, you are currently the supreme military commander here, and you are responsible for everyone's lives. The water we have can last for a day at most, and after a day, if we can't find it, not only will we face death, but also those wounded who are waiting for us to return will have no hope of living. Do you want to see the eyes of the wounded who are waiting for death in anticipation? ”

My words diverted some of his attention from the gun, and Platoon Commander Zhao had a sad expression on his face.

I struck while the iron was hot and continued: "We don't have time, we have to stick together, there is still danger under the cracks, our real danger is not yet to come." Platoon Commander Zhao, for our own sake and the wounded who are expecting us, please lead us down! ”

My last sentence was loud and emotional. Afterwards, Xiao Guolin also said that he was moved by my expression at that time, but there was also a person who said that I had pretended to be at that time, which was a bit exaggerated. I admit that there is an element of performance, but I must let Platoon Commander Zhao jump out of his extreme nervousness and make up his mind to go down and find water. As long as the initial tense time has passed, his hesitant character will not hinder the fact that the gun is in my hands.

Platoon Commander Zhao was stunned, and the expression on his face became painful, obviously those wounded whose life and death were unknown aroused his sense of responsibility. I hurriedly gave squad leader Liu a look, and squad leader Liu slowly walked up to him, patted him on the arm and said, "If we find water, we will go back immediately, we can't let those comrades wait for hope." ”

Platoon Leader Zhao raised his head, put one hand on Squad Leader Liu's shoulder, and nodded heavily, with tears in his eyes, and he didn't know whether he was moved or nervous.

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A ray of sunlight shone on my face, and I looked up to see that it was already dawn. The fat man and I sat in the courtyard in the autumn breeze, and sat all night, and talked all night. The cigarette butts in the ashtray were like a hill, and I felt dry in my mouth and uncomfortable in my throat. The fat man sat on the rattan chair opposite, with two big round eyes shining thief light, and the expression on his face was very focused, looking very into the play.

"Do you believe what I'm saying?" I was tired and relieved. For so many years, these things can only be put in my head, and I can't say them to others, it's very hard.

"Letter. Letter!? "When the fat man said the second letter, the tone was very strange. Then I saw him pull out a crumpled letter from his bosom. "Your letter. Oh, I believe, I really believe. ”

"What a mess" I didn't answer the letter, but looked at him strangely and said: "Why did my letter run into your hands, tell me honestly, don't have a problem with your orientation for a few years, have a crush on me, and follow me." ”

The fat man raised his middle finger and scolded: "Lao Tzu doesn't have that habit." I came to your house to look for you, and the person who rented your house gave me your current address. Qiangzi, I believe what you said, this letter was sent by Xiao Guolin. ”

I was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly took the letter. When I took the letter and read it, I noticed that my eyes were astringent, and I closed my eyes for a while and then raised the letter to read it. The sender is Xiao Guolin, the recipient is me, and the address is my home. Because I work and live in the shop, my family's house is rented out. People who know me well, or who have been in contact with me recently, know the address of my shop, and they will not send the wrong address, and only those who have not heard from me for a long time will make this mistake. And Xiao Guolin, we haven't been in touch since that incident.

There was no mailing address, and I was stunned. In other words, if I can't receive this letter, there is no place to return it, which is not in line with Xiao Guolin's way of doing things. I didn't rush to open the letter, I looked at the postmark, it was sent from a post office in Dongxing, Guangxi. I couldn't help muttering in my heart, he is the authority of desert archaeology in my country, how did he go to the southwest border. I know that there are people who have changed their majors halfway, but you are always a person who is buried in half of the loess, and you still change your major, does it make sense?

I thought about it and asked the fat man: "Guangxi Dongxing, do you know this place?" ”

"Why are you asking this?" The fat man asked rhetorically.

I shook the letter in my hand, "From there." ”

The fat man's face became serious. As long as this thing's face is serious, it looks like he wants to kill, and in general, there are only two kinds of changes in the expression on his face, one is the ferocity of wanting to kill, and the other is a cruel smile that makes people look unpleasant.

"That's not a good place," said the fat man coldly. "That's where I came back."

Judging from the fat man's experience in the past few years, he has been abroad, most mainly in the war-torn Africa. No matter where he goes or returns to China this time, it is impossible for him to take the regular path, he can say that the place is not good, and the place of Dongxing is really not a good place. I couldn't help but sweat for Xiao Guolin.

We're a group of people, and I'm certainly talking about the people who participated in that desert archaeological event. Nothing good ended afterwards. I was incommunicado for a period of time, then dismissed from public office and placed under residential surveillance for another two years. I didn't dare to inquire about other people's news, for fear of getting into trouble, and I was even more worried about causing trouble to others. But because of the industry I'm currently in, the inadvertent news can still reach my ears, and I know that some people have mental problems. Some people have been dismissed like me, but they don't seem to be under residential surveillance as if they were better off than me. Some people have made big adjustments to their work. One of the peculiarities is that those of us are scattered across the country, and it seems that we will never have the opportunity to meet again. I knew it was artificial, and I was even more afraid to contact these people.

PS: Second update. Thank you all for your support. I'll gradually speed up the amount of updates.