Chapter 44: A Boat
I didn't go over, I just stood there silently observing him. His face was very blank and expressionless, but it was not calm in a normal state, but a disguise. His eyes betrayed him, flickering, and he didn't dare to make eye contact with me, who was looking directly at him, and even then I could see the unease in his eyes.
Platoon Commander Zhao didn't wait for us to finish celebrating, and ordered: "Water has been found, we can go back." And the water that our comrades-in-arms are waiting for us. “
The celebration came to an abrupt end, and everyone looked at him in bewilderment. Cao Mingzhe said a word as if he had woken up from his sleep, perhaps awakened by Platoon Commander Zhao's words. "There's not enough water."
This water is not enough! Even a person in a poor mental state can see the problem, platoon leader Zhao can't see it?
My first reaction was: he saw or found traces of Song Guilong.
Because judging from various performances, he is not keen on looking for Song Guilong. He is more concerned with finding a way out, and leading us out is what he cares about most. Anything that goes against this principle will be rejected by him. Looking for Song Guilong is among them.
Obviously, my guess is universal, and squad leader Liu asked not long after Platoon Leader Zhao said those words: "Did you find Song Guilong!?" “
Platoon Commander Zhao's face suddenly became richer, and I suddenly remembered that Sichuan Opera changed his face, and his face changed between various expressions. I know that he is not a person who can do great things, and his mood will be written on his face without omission, but this expression is too varied, and the mood has to be complicated to have such a complex expression.
"We saw a boat," Xu Xinming's sudden words made me almost sit on the ground.
I thought about it, what a lot of water this is. The most important thing is that this message means that there are people in this underground space. It's too rebellious. I felt that my face was unnatural, and I immediately understood Platoon Commander Zhao's mood.
I saw Platoon Commander Zhao glaring at Xu Xinming viciously. It seems that the platoon commander Zhao had an order to seal his mouth before coming back, and the little soldier forgot his order as soon as he was happy. Xu Xinming shrank his head in fright, sat on the ground, and the military kettle slammed on the ground with a "bang" sound.
Under Xu Xinming's flustered performance, the scene seemed even more silent, death-like silence. Everyone is thinking and digesting this information, or thinking nothing, thinking of nothing.
My mind is also messed up and I can't think things through coherently. All kinds of thoughts flashed through my brain, very chaotic and disorderly, like putting on a slide and not stopping.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Guolin was the first to speak: "We should go over and have a look." “
yes, I reacted. Platoon Commander Zhao and the others saw a boat, but they got the water safely and returned smoothly, which indicates that there is not necessarily danger. Also, just because we don't figure it out doesn't mean that the danger will stay away. At present, the water retrieved by Platoon Commander Zhao and Xu Xinming can play a role in relieving urgent needs, but for a total of ten of us, it is a drop in the bucket. Sooner or later, we still have to pass, we can hide for a while, but we can't hide for a lifetime.
With that in mind, I don't hesitate. "Yes, we should figure out the situation. Even if there is a danger, we have to figure out what kind of danger it is, otherwise, we don't know how to prevent it. “
As soon as Xiao Guolin and I expressed our position, we immediately got the support of squad leader Liu. Although Cao Mingzhe is still a little confused at present, he definitely supports Xiao Guolin's point of view, and I think Xiao Guolin will not object to him if he calls him to die now.
Platoon Commander Zhao's expression was very painful, and he looked like he was about to cry. On this issue, he is more far-sighted than Xu Xinming, and he has a much higher foresight of danger. Xu Xinming was only upset that he had violated Platoon Commander Zhao's orders in excitement, and Platoon Commander Zhao was obviously afraid to return to the water source they had discovered.
But the attitude of most people on the scene made him have to consider it, not to mention that Xiao Guolin's opinions were more authoritative than him.
I saw Platoon Commander Zhao standing there hesitantly, and knew that someone needed to help him make a decision at this time. Xiao Guolin's statement has actually characterized this matter, and at present, there is only one person left to push forward, and I am not suitable for this role. But I know who's the right fit. I quietly gave Squad Leader Liu a look, it was too dark, he didn't react, I thought about it, too, this black light is almost the same as throwing stones, and he may not be able to see it if you twist your face into a twist.
As soon as I saw that this was not working, I coughed and broke the silence: "Squad Leader Liu, you can discuss the action plan with Platoon Leader Zhao, this Captain Xiao is not good." ”
In the end, I was the one who did it. Squad Leader Liu immediately took the opportunity to walk towards Platoon Commander Zhao and said very modestly: "Platoon Leader Zhao is an old man in the guard company, and I listen to Platoon Commander Zhao's arrangement." You see how I and Brother Qiang are in front. ”
When I heard it, was this the tone of the arrangement? But I don't have any opinion on letting the two of us suddenly in front, and it is also my wish to be able to find Song Guilong's traces in front of me as soon as possible. Besides, as long as squad leader Liu goes, I must follow him, his gun is in my hand, how can I pretend to be, don't let platoon leader Zhao find an excuse for me to return the gun.
Platoon Leader Zhao, who had no master of the six gods, quickly compromised in front of the more assertive squad leader Liu. In the blink of an eye, the six of us divided into two groups and set off towards the water source.
I, squad leader Liu, and Xu Xinming walked in front as the first group, with a strong flashlight on Xu Xinming's back. Platoon Commander Zhao, Xiao Guolin and Cao Mingzhe were about ten meters behind, following with a penlight. Just in case, the aperture of the flashlight is very small, and the light is also very dark. Staying in the back team can see the extent to which we are.
Under the bright flashlight, I could see the environment we were in. The space seems to be even larger, the ground is slightly sloping, and we are walking down. Platoon Commander Zhao and Xu Xinming went out to find water for the first time without leaving a mark, because they were walking along the side of this space, on our left-hand side.
The ground is as smooth as a mirror, and it is clear that it is the result of the current washing. The walls of the cave are very rough, and there are no traces of artificial processing, which is a natural cave. After walking forward for more than ten minutes, the ground has traces of artificial processing, and the width of about two meters against the cave wall is not inclined downward, and the downward slope of the ground forms a drop, as if a two-meter-wide road has been built along the cave wall.
I patted Xu Xinming and signaled how to go. Xu Xinming pointed to the smooth ground that was slightly down, and told me with his mouth that the boat was underneath.
The ground in the cave is smooth and no dust can be seen. In fact, when we came down to the crack, we lost the trace of Song Guilong, and at this time, we could only find out the situation here first, and then decide on the next move.
Continue to walk along the slightly sloping ground for a while, and the pavement along the cave wall is already above our heads, at this time, Xu Xinming stopped and told me with his mouth: It's here.
PS: First update. There is one more shift in the afternoon. If you don't have a collection, hurry up and collect it first.