183. Midnight visitors
This situation was not unexpected for them, after all, they had done their homework before they came, and they knew what they were about to face.
However, there is still a gap between knowing and being really implemented, and now seeing such a "evidence", at least for Hao Dong, the feeling of "ah, ah, finally here" is still a bit refreshing.
He was still teasing the little rabbit with the cleaned rabbit entrails that Qi Jue brought back, and all kinds of strange thoughts appeared in Hao Dong's mind.
For example, will you soon encounter a group of monsters that are not like humans and beasts?
Or will you actually encounter a team of heavily armed mercenaries?
Maybe there will be people from the Ru family among those people? Is it possible to touch his already loosened seal of memories and remind him of the past?
Or will he meet a loved one who values him, and the other party will finally take him back?
Well, judging from the current situation, this last one seems unlikely...... It's really frustrating.
As if noticing Hao Dong's inattention, the little rabbit who had been trying to hide himself in the shadows, but never gave up and insisted on not leaving, finally burst into attack, target: the intestines in Hao Dong's hands.
The little guy's surprise was very accurate, Hao Dong was really startled, and the intestines in his hand also fell to the ground, and he was grabbed by the little rabbit, and he dragged it away directly.
Probably because the coat is thick enough, this little thing looks round and seems to have nothing to do with the word "agile" at all.
However, this is obviously a wrong perception, in fact, Hao Dong was startled by its movements and then fixed his eyes to look, with his current eyesight, he could only see a cyan back flashing out of sight directly.
It's a pity, but it's a wild animal, and it's impossible for him to keep it as a pet. Hao Dong was reluctant in his heart for three seconds, and immediately focused his attention on their current situation.
Because of the discovery of the half of the cigarette box, their manpower on night duty tonight has directly doubled. From the original plan of one person in the first half of the night and one in the second half of the night, it became that the four men were divided into two groups, taking turns to guard the upper and lower half of the night.
Ergou has never been lazy in this kind of thing on duty at night, and today is too, after proposing to divide the class, he took the initiative to cover the second half of the night: "Little mouse, you are in the middle of the night, it is better for children to sleep more haha!" ”
I know that this guy is actually kind, but when I hear such words, it is still difficult for people to be able to express their gratitude frankly. I always feel that the urge to tickle my fist and want to beat people is greater than that of gratitude.
However, the so-called wicked people have their own wicked people, and soon the two dogs will not be able to come out, because Zhao Zheng also took the initiative to pick the second half of the night.
In fact, Zhao Zheng didn't have any ideas, he planned to arrange how he came. But after Hao Dong was confirmed by Ergou to be in the first half of the night, Qi Jue also followed suit and said that he would start from the first half of the night.
Qi Jue meant that he could stay up all night, and Ergou originally thought it was good.
After all, Xiao Qiye's situation is different from ordinary people, and it is no problem to stay a few nights without resting. Now the situation is not clear enough for the time being, with him guarding, everyone can rest assured.
But after Zhao Zheng saw Ergou's natural look, he didn't know how to feel unhappy, so he didn't think about it and opened his mouth to grab the job: "Count me in the second half of the night." ”
Qi Jue glanced at him strangely and didn't say anything. Ergou habitually jumped to his feet: "What are you shouting again?" Can I use you! ”
Zhao Zheng ignored Ergou at all and asked the queen for advice directly:
"I'm also from a professional background, and I'm good at firearms and hand-to-hand combat. Now we are still just vigilant, Xiao Qi Ye is very capable, but he is still a person. At this time, if you can save your physical strength first, Sister Qin, what do you say? ”
Zhao Zheng is a person who is better at talking, knows what to say to make the other party jump, and knows what to say to make the other party happy.
Although Qi Jue's face didn't seem to change much after hearing this, Hao Dong was very keenly aware of his emotional fluctuations, and he was definitely happy.
Although the queen's real target is likely to be Qi Chengjun, her care for Qi Jue has always been the same. Originally, she didn't have any ideas about who to be on duty tonight, so naturally she wouldn't raise objections at this time.
So Ergou's protest was directly ignored.
The night in the steppe is nothing less different from the night on the Gobi Desert.
Probably because of the emptiness, the wind here is still not light at night. But because there is a long grass bush, it is so clear on the Gobi that it seems that the sound of the whimpering wind has been replaced by the rustle of the grass, as if the sea of grass is sighing.
It was not too early for everyone to rest, and by the time the queen and the three of them had gone to sleep, all that was left of the camp was the sound of the fire crackling and the occasional snorting of the horses around them.
The tranquility between heaven and earth is no different from when it was on the Gobi Desert.
And the endless galaxy in the night sky.
The sparkling starlight spread across the night sky, and it seemed to be bigger and brighter than what could be seen on the Gobi, and each one really looked like a diamond set in navy blue velvet.
Hao Dong came prepared this time and took out a Nikon D4 from his bag. Regardless of whether it will be used or not, first of all, the basic functions of the camera itself are there, which can make up for the shortcomings of many photographers themselves.
Qi Jue watched Hao Dong toss from the side, and the time passed two o'clock in the middle of the night almost in the blink of an eye. Ergou and Zhao Zheng had a tacit understanding and woke up almost at the same time, and climbed out of the sleeping bag at the same time to replace Hao Dong and them.
Qi Jue's hearing range is relatively wide, and although the first half of the night is very calm, he always feels as if someone is approaching here. It's a pity that the wind around is a bit loud, and he really responded to that sentence, and he couldn't hear it clearly.
Ergou and Zhao Zheng came to replace him, and he directly explained to Zhao Zheng: "Pay attention to the north." ”
Zhao Zheng nodded with a tacit understanding: "Don't worry." ”
Ergou was silently crazy on the side, if he wasn't afraid that shouting loudly would wake up the queen and then he would definitely have no good fruit to eat, he would definitely jump up and protest that Xiao Qi Ye believed that Zhao Da'er didn't believe him.
However, Qi Jue reminded them that they still didn't dare to be careless, although nothing happened in the first hour or so, but when it was close to dawn, they finally found a clue.
It was mixed with the sound of the wind, and it seemed to be the voice of a human being.
If Qi Jue was still awake at this time, he would definitely be able to recognize who it was right away. Unfortunately, he was already asleep at this time, and he was snoring happily.
So the two by the fire outside the tent had to deal with it based on their own experience.
It sounds like there shouldn't be a lot of people, but the other side is in the dark and they are in the light, so the first thing they have to do is to extinguish the fire first.
In fact, it is still dangerous to extinguish the fire at this time, although they did not encounter anything this night, but in the second half of the night, they still heard a few wolf howls from a distance.
It's just that compared to the dangers you may face, you still need not to expose yourself.
There was no light in the wasteland, but after the fire was extinguished, the surroundings were completely darkened.
Their camp was in a half-man's tall grass, and the height of the tent was about the same height as the tip of the grass, and after the fire was gone, it was difficult to see that there were people here.
Ergou and Zhao Zheng used this cover to quietly wait for someone to appear automatically.