Chapter 23: Helplessness

The cave is silent, but outside the cave is a different scene. The terrible cold wind set off again at some point, and the entire snowy area continued to collapse, gradually extending into the distance. It's like the sky is falling apart, and it seems like it's going to be buried in front of you.

Lao Huang led a group of people to gallop along the wind, dodging the snow flow formed by the continuous collapse behind him. Suddenly, someone behind him fell into the cracked fault, accompanied by a heart-rending scream, and was swallowed by the snow stream. Looking at all this, the rest of the people were powerless to rescue, and there was no way to rescue them. In the cold wind and snow, any life is so humble and insignificant. It's a test of fate, and maybe everyone will sleep here, but until then, no one wants to give up the last chance. It's not that he doesn't want to lend a helping hand to his teammates, but it's just that he himself is in the place of extinction.

Maybe there's still a chance. I'm afraid that there is a slight opportunity, and no one wants to give up. A little figure looms in the vast snowy region, like the stars in the vast world, as if fighting, but also as if escaping, no matter how you choose, it is a catharsis, a catharsis for God. No one can guess the way forward, but as long as they don't reach the end, they don't want to give up easily.

The ground stopped shaking, and the avalanche finally slowed down. At the edge of a snowy mound, the group could finally catch their breath, and there were only seven people left. Lao Huang gasped, his tiger eyes were full of tears, he wanted to cry, but he couldn't. A group of five people rushed to the rescue, but none of the figures of the second team were found, and the captain and Tian Xiang took their lives. Looking at the few people beside him, fear and anxiety were written all over his face, which made it difficult for Lao Huang to choose. He wanted to go deeper again, but the words came to his lips and swallowed them back. Because he knew that everyone had just escaped from that area, and no one would respond to his proposal.

He looked inquiringly at his two teammates, who were also staring at him, their pale faces full of fear, without nodding or shaking their heads. This is an extremely difficult and painful decision, and no one dares to take a position lightly at this time.

Lao Huang looked at the interpreter who was left behind and the three remaining officers. They were talking, and Huang didn't understand what they were saying, but he could guess the content of the conversation just from the excited and desperate expressions. Sure enough, the translator quickly gave the answer - down the mountain!

Lao Huang shook his head. The cold wind howled, mixed with snowflakes hitting his face, like a knife cut, but it hurt in Lao Huang's heart. Helplessness, despair and unwillingness, even he can't explain what it feels like. Maybe this decision was right, but he didn't want to accept it, because Du Chengcai and Tian Xiang fell into the depths of the snow, and he didn't see the scene where the two of them got into the hole, but only remembered the scene after the entire valley was buried by the snowflow. This place shouldn't have come at all, not only them, but even the people from the second team shouldn't have come, I really don't understand how the guys in the bureau who are eating and waiting for death would make such a decision. "it!" Old Huang burst into tears and gritted his teeth and scolded fiercely. Then, with an almost begging gaze, he turned to the two teammates who had come with him.

"They asked for a vote," the interpreter said suddenly, "to raise their hands in agreement to descend the mountain." He slowly raised his right hand. The three officers also quickly raised their hands, apparently they had just reached a consensus.

Lao Huang looked at them in despair, and then at the two teammates beggingly. Although the majority agreed to go down, he was reluctant to ask for this result. He wants to stay and continue to explore, but if there is only one person, it is undoubtedly a dead end. He needs teammates. He shook his head gently at his teammates. The two were also staring at him, and seemed to be struggling to make a choice. At the thought of life and death, they all hoped that they could live, but at this time, the two also fell into confusion. They knew what Lao Huang was thinking, in fact, they were also thinking, because there was a teammate's younger brother who was one of the members of the second team.

Lao Huang stretched out his fingers, and shouted at the two of them with tears: "Eight teammates, right here, no one alive, no corpse in death." How do you explain when you go back like this?"

One of the team members suddenly stood up, "Brother Huang, let's go in again!"

"Yes, go in, you won't die alone here!" the other stood up.

Lao Huang slowly stood up, hugging the two of them with excitement.

After calming down a little, Lao Huang turned to look at the vast snowy area and said to the translator: "I don't want to interfere with the choice of the four comrades. But I don't want to be separated at this time, because in this snowy region, whether you advance or retreat, there will be many dangers, and the fewer members, the greater the danger. Tell them, 'If it is possible, we will rest and recuperate, and then go and explore again, and if there is no result or hope, how about we return together?"

The interpreter looked at him and thought for a moment before Fang spoke to the three officers. They discussed it for a long time, and it seemed that there was a lot of controversy between them, and some people even started crying.

Lao Huang couldn't understand what they were saying, but he knew in his heart that the interpreter was trying his best to persuade them. Because several sergeants were also in pain, it was not that they were unwilling to just throw their hands away, but if there was no professional guide in the snowy area, it would be difficult to return safely. Moreover, their comrades-in-arms are also lying here, and even though there is great fear in their hearts, no one wants to be a mischief in front of people.

The discussion lasted for more than 20 minutes, but in Lao Huang's heart, it was like a long time. In the end, the interpreter turned around, looked at the three of them for a while, and nodded, "They agreed, but they just made a request, two days at most, regardless of whether there is a result or not, they must leave." ”

Lao Huang hesitated for a moment, looked at the two teammates, and finally nodded, "Okay! They also have a point, we don't have much food, and we really can't stay for long." ”

After a brief rest, several people headed back to the same path. The speed of this advance was very slow, after all, there was just an avalanche, the snow was loose, and many places were almost lying on their stomachs. Lao Huang is now focusing on the fall of Lao Du and Tian Xiang, although he did not see the scene of the two entering the cave, but the approximate location of the burial still has some impressions. He knew very well that if he was buried in this snowy area, it would be difficult to get out, and it would only take a few minutes to make a decision on life and death. But he is not willing to give up, as long as there is a glimmer of hope, he has to find out.

This return is all based on impressions. Because the only one left, although it is not very useful in this snowy region, the locator is still in Du Chengcai's hand. Besides, in order to avoid the avalanche just now, everyone threw away a lot of instruments in a hurry. In this way, Lao Huang and the others are hardly here to rescue, but more like headless ants scurrying around. Thankfully, a few of them still had small snow shovels on them, and on the way back, they found a metal locator, and they had to grope in the snow with these ineffective objects.