Chapter 21: The Figure
Five snow rescue vehicles carried Tian Xiang and others and more than 20 soldiers slowly drove into the snowy area, and the howling cold wind blew the glass and slammed on the heavy steel plate of the rescue vehicle to make a piercing sound. After several hours of traveling, the vast sea of snow reflected a blinding white light through the car window.
Tian Xiang saw this kind of scene for the first time, and there was a kind of novel excitement in addition to fear. He unconsciously wrapped himself in a cotton coat, "Brother Huang, have you ever been to this kind of place?"
Lao Huang grinned, "The eldest girl entered the cave room, today." ”
Du Chengcai turned his head and scolded with a smile, "Lao Huang, you took the young man badly." ”
"With his hand-to-hand wolf fighting methods, he doesn't look like a good guy at all. Can I take him badly, can I use it?" Lao Huang retorted solemnly.
"Brother Huang, why do you keep talking about wolves. Tian Xiang was a little embarrassed to be said.
"Brother, you're welcome, you are my life-saving benefactor, and I admire the ability to slaughter wolves like chickens. In a few years, Lao Du will have to make room for you. Lao Huang patted Du Chengcai's shoulder, "Lao Du, you have to be careful, don't be reluctant to move your ass when the time comes!"
"What's not to like? I've got oil under my buttocks. Du Chengcai laughed heartily.
"Captain......" Tian Xiang was just about to speak, when suddenly the rescue vehicle shook violently, and then slid to the side for dozens of meters with a "whew", and several people in the car screamed. Before they could come back to their senses, they saw the rescue vehicle in front of them tumble several times in the snow and hit a huge icicle before stopping.
The other vehicles immediately stopped, and people rushed over. After tossing for dozens of minutes, the seven soldiers in the car were rescued. Fortunately, although there are people who hang the lottery, it is not a big deal. It's just that the rescue vehicle is basically scrapped after this toss.
Du Chengcai squinted his eyes and looked at the endless snowy region, then looked at the group of soldiers who were screaming on the side, and said a few words to the translator. Then he stretched out his big hand, "Bring the map!" Lao Huang hurriedly took out the map provided by the officers from his backpack, and Tian Xiang also took out the drawings he copied.
Du Chengcai studied head-to-head for a long time, and then took out the compass and looked at it. "You should go that way!" said one of the entourage.
Du Chengcai looked at everyone, "Hike into the mountain!"
At this time, the translator also ran over, pressing the fur hat on his head and shouting at Du Chengcai, "I told them, agree." ”
Du Chengcai looked at the group of soldiers not far away with satisfaction and smiled at them kindly. After settling the rescue vehicle, Du Chengcai waved his hand, "Let's go!" and walked forward. Tian Xiang and the others immediately followed, and the soldiers also followed in full gear.
The wind swept the snowflakes all over the sky, hitting the face, and it felt like a knife. The group walked in the wind, you pushed and pulled, and although the march was slow, no one flinched.
As it got dark, the group settled down behind a snowy peak. The snowy peaks shelter the strong winds, making it a good place to camp in this snowy region.
Sitting in a simple tent, Du Chengcai and the others and two officers were smoking cigarettes while studying the map, and Tian Xiang was playing with the compass boredly with his head on a compressed biscuit. It's not that he doesn't want to participate, it's just that he doesn't have experience in snow rescue, so he can't interject at all.
"Captain, Captain!" Tian Xiang suddenly bounced up from the ground, glared and stretched the compass in front of Du Chengcai.
Du Chengcai and the others looked at the compass and looked at him suspiciously. Lao Huang smiled and said, "Isn't this good, you need to be surprised? I thought this thing was going to explode." ”
"Look closely!" Tian Xiang shouted at him as he stared at the compass.
A group of people poked their heads into staring at the compass, and after ten minutes, they saw that the direction pointed by the compass, which had not moved, had inexplicably turned in a different direction. Du Chengcai was stunned for a moment, glanced at Tian Xiang, and then stared at the compass.
"Before leaving, Chen Ju said that this snowy area seems to have only a magnetic field, which is ......" Tian Xiang paused and looked at Du Chengcai. Immediately, everyone took out the compass and looked at it, and the direction they pointed to was no different from Tian Xiang's.
"So, it's useless. One of the team members answered.
Du Chengcai nodded and pointed behind him, "This mountain peak is due north, proofread the compass tomorrow morning, if this thing is really useless, it will be a little troublesome." He paused, then continued, "The people in each tent should rest in shifts, and this kind of place must not be careless. ”
Everyone nodded, studied the next day's march plan for a while, and then went to rest.
Tian Xiang smashed Lao Huang beside him, "Brother Huang, do you think we can find those people?"
Through the night, Lao Huang grinned and sighed heavily, "I look at the hanging, once something happens in this kind of place, it will be terrible." ”
Tian Xiang nodded secretly, he thought of the bad smile on Ma Ruilin's face, and his heart was a little bitter. Lao Huang continued, "It's hard to find them, and it's hard to say if we can get out safely." Then there was a period of silence, the job of geological exploration made Tian Xiang want to scold his mother.
After a long time, Tian Xiang said, "Brother Huang, you rest, I'll keep an eye on it." ”
At this time, Du Chengcai suddenly said, "You two are resting, and I'll go outside to stand for a meeting." After speaking, Du Chengcai got out of the tent, leaving Lao Huang and Tian Xiang to look at each other awkwardly for a while.
Lao Huang stretched out his hand and pressed Tian Xiang's shoulder, "You rest first." As he spoke, he got out.
Leaning on the detection instrument, Tian Xiangwei closed his eyes and faintly heard the conversation between the captain and Lao Huang outside.
"The bureau really shouldn't have sent Tian Xiang to participate in this task, it's too unsparing. Old Huang whined.
"The decision of the bureau, can you and I block it? This is also considered a workout, and it will be reborn when I carry it, hoping to cultivate a pillar for the team. Du Chengcai paused for a moment and continued, "In this mission, I'd rather put you and me here than keep this seedling." ”
In the night, Tian Xiang's tears flowed silently......
"Who!" Du Chengcai suddenly yelled, but no one replied.
"Get up!" roared Old Huang bitterly.
Immediately, a lot of people rushed out of the tents, "What's wrong, what's wrong?" someone shouted.
"There's a figure over there!" roared Old Huang, pointing halfway up the snow peak as he spoke. Tian Xiang stood behind him, looked in the direction he was pointing, his body was shocked, and sure enough, there was really a vague figure, which seemed to be baring his teeth at them.
"Where, where?" someone yelled.
"Bang bang", an officer fired two shots into the air in a panic. Du Chengcai strode forward, held his hand and shouted, "Don't shoot, don't shoot!"
Then a huge snowball fell from the ear from the sky, "poof", and smashed between the crowd. The figure turned, and slowly departed from the cliff as the crowd watched in horror.
This strange scene in the snowy night terrified everyone present. "What's that?" asked one of the entourage in a trembling voice.
Everyone looked at each other, and after a long time, Du Chengcai replied with a blushing face: "I don't know!"
"Hey, hey!" I don't know who laughed out of place in the crowd. All eyes instantly cast in that direction, and there seemed to be a dark shadow shuttling between the crowd.
"Who is it!" Tian Xiang roared there, his voice hoarse. The black shadow disappeared in an instant, the snow reflected the night, empty, and everyone's hairs stood up instantly.
There was a clattering sound among the soldiers.
"Hey, hey!" came two more shrill laughs in the mournful wind.
"Ahh
Du Chengcai rushed over with a "Teng", and roared violently, "What's the matter, get out!" Before he finished speaking, he had already run to the officer's side, picked him up and pinched him hard.
The sound of the wind, the terrible sound of the wind, whistling in this snowy night, the scene of Du Chengcai holding the officer seemed to be frozen at that moment. After a long cup of tea, the sharp voice did not sound again.
"Hey!" the officer let out a long breath, woke up, collapsed in Du Chengcai's arms, and silently looked around the crowd. The statue-like crowd just now came to their senses, and many people rushed over to help Du Chengcai and the officers.
The crowd gathered, and no one proposed to return to the tent, standing in the snow, looking in horror into the depths of the night.