ghost market

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spn dusk.

The ink color gradually soaked the sky, and the bright red floating on the yellow sand gradually became deeper, as if the fresh blood was drying up.

We left the ancient city of Yingpan before the darkness completely fell, once again burdened with heavy disappointment, and headed to the next location sadly.

The sound of the wind hovered outside the car, and the desert in his eyes remained silent.Some ancient broken walls stand silently in the yellow sand, silently struggling under the erosion of wind and sand, maybe, in the next moment, they will silently disappear with the only remaining light in the sky.

Just like the hope in our hearts. [

Loulan Ancient City, Milan Ruins, Xiaohe Tombs...

For nearly a week, we kept our anxiety and hesitation firmly in our hearts, and kept running around the surrounding scenic spots like a group of young and curious tourists.Our ruts and footprints are almost scattered all over the famous or not famous scenic spots.However, no matter how much we search and dig, we have not been able to get any valuable clues so far.

Physical fitness, willpower, confidence.These things that have always been supporting us have gradually fallen into a kind of qgu contest as time passed.They seem to be constantly comparing yyng, gnashing their teeth to increase their consumption speed.This feeling is especially serious in the past two days. Our body seems to be more consumed every hour than the previous hour, and our confidence seems to be shrinking every second compared to the previous second. few.

There are fewer and fewer places left, and hope is getting slimmer.The exhaustion drilled from the depths of the soul tightly wrapped around everyone's body, and then filled every inch of space in the car.The lead-like air made the interior of the car more stuffy. Even if it was opened, the heavy pressure on the chest still did not relieve in any way, as if it was in a cramped cage.

"Take a breath!"

Yan Daojie sighed, and then drove the car off the road.stopped in the sand.

Everyone got out of the car amidst the sound, each found a place to sit and rest around the car, silently watching the fading light in the sky.

After a while, Yan Daojie lit a cigarette, and whispered in the smoke:

"Lao Qi, I seem to know something. About Peng Peng."

I nodded without making a sound, quietly waiting for his next words.

Since setting foot on the land of Xinjiang, everyone seems to have something more.Although in the last few days, some doubts have been circling in my heart, but I have never asked.Based on the life-and-death bond between us, I firmly believe that my teammates will address my doubts when they see fit.

"When I first came here, I talked to Peng Peng on the phone. In the next few days, I also had some contacts." Yan Daojie took a deep puff of cigarette, "It was nothing at the beginning, I just felt that she I was a little depressed, and kept reminding me to pay attention to safety and so on. I didn't take it seriously, thinking that she was just a little upset because I didn't go back on time. Because of this, I was secretly happy for a long time. Hehe But, I kept things simple. In the subsequent calls, her emotions became more and more weird. Her speech became more and more confusing, and she was almost neurotic. In those few days, I felt that my head was in a daze No, I don't know what she is thinking at all, and I don't know what to do."

When Yan Daojie said this, I suddenly remembered his strange exclamation when we talked about Shang's "mind reading skills" on the way to Ruoqiang County.Come to think of it, that was the moment when he was completely confused.

"Later. I told her to go to Lop Nur. Unexpectedly, her weird mood suddenly reached its peak." Yan Daojie shook his head with a wry smile, "She burst into tears without any warning, very hysterical, She kept saying things like 'Is this fate' in her mouth. No matter how I called her, she didn't answer any more, just kept crying, and then hung up. I hurriedly called, but there was no answer. People answered, and it’s still like this to this day.”

Throwing the cigarette butt on the ground casually, he continued: "I was worried, so I contacted Elder Pi through Sister Xiaoya. Elder Pi said that Peng Peng has been very low these days. Phone calls, just holding an old diary to look around, and then chanting my name and the phrase "Is this fate?" and crying for a long time. Elder Pi peeked at the diary and found that it was Peng Peng’s mother wrote it. Except for some small things in life, it mainly wrote about her father. Although the place Lop Nur was mentioned many times in that diary, I still didn’t understand it. What does it have to do with the situation of Pengpeng qgu, and I don't understand what it has to do with me. Until Xiaoqian talked about the mysterious disappearance in Lop Nur..."

"Huh? Missing incident?" Xiaoqian looked at Yan Daojie, then frowned and thought about it, "Missing...Peng Peng's father...Peng...Ah!? Could it be that Peng Peng's father is Professor Peng? !"

Yan Daojie looked at us with surprised faces and nodded, "It's almost inseparable. Although I don't have any evidence to confirm this, but judging from Peng Peng's state, I feel that this is very likely to be true. I found this After the incident, I began to focus on searching for related things. As a result, I found that the disappearance of Peng Peng's father seemed not as simple as it seemed! It seems...he has something to do with nuclear weapons."

"Nuclear weapons?" I raised my eyebrows.

Yan Daojie rubbed his head and said, "Is it a bit ridiculous? I think so too. According to the information found, Peng Peng's father should be an expert in biology or agriculture. Even if it is said to be a scholar in exploration or It’s not too far-fetched to be an archaeologist, but it shouldn’t have anything to do with nuclear weapons! I felt something was wrong, so I quickly contacted Elder Pi again. According to him, the diary didn’t mention these things, But there seems to be some vague words related to this matter. The information is getting more and more confused, and my head is yyng with paste. So, I just thought about coming to see it...”[

He pointed to a stone tablet not far away, and said: "That stone tablet says 'Military Restricted Zone', and the place behind the stone tablet is the place where the Chinese nation rose from the earliest nuclear explosion test site in our country!"

I looked forward along his fingers, but what I saw was a complete barrenness, and the dead silence made people feel paradoxical.A deadly force capable of destroying all mankind has become the cornerstone of a country's foothold in the world.This sarcasm is both embarrassing and full of sadness.Perhaps, the way forward for human civilization.We go astray long before we know it.

"Hey! It's much more comfortable!" Yan Daojie stood up and stretched his waist, "This crap has been stuck in my heart for several days. It's like a heart 'indigestion'. Uncomfortable. It is finally comfortable to chat with you now!"

He lit a cigarette, then reached out and pulled me up from the ground.He put his arm around my shoulder and said, "Lao Qi, look ahead, what do you see?"

"Desert." I don't know why.

"Yes, the desert." Yan Daojie grinned with a cigarette in his mouth, "I always thought that coming to this place might clear up some doubts for me, and maybe I could find something. But, I didn't understand until I got here. , These thoughts are purely self-comforting. If you want to solve a secret, you must first be prepared to never solve it, otherwise, the secret will not be called a secret. I feel that not all efforts in this world will be rewarded. Rewards, but if you don’t work hard, there will be no rewards! What do you think?”

I turned my head to look at him, and instantly saw a lot in those dark pupils.

Shaking my shoulders, I stretched my arm away from him.Then he pulled the cigarette from his mouth and put it in his own mouth, and said loudly: "Third Master, the role of philosopher is not suitable for you, even if you work hard, there will be no rewards, let's stop talking about it."

"Yes, yes, the third brother's appearance is more suitable for playing a hooligan." Xiaoqian stuck out her tongue.

As soon as she finished speaking, Ruan Yu put on a straight face.He continued solemnly: "Well, I agree. Even if you occasionally say a few words that seem to be philosophical, you are at best an educated hooligan!"

"Hey! Hey! Are you alive again? I also told you that I am not only literate, but I also know martial arts!"

"That's still a hooligan!" The two girls said in unison.Then he smiled coquettishly.

"Yes, Peng Peng also said this, there are facts and evidence." Before Yan Daojie raised his eyebrows to refute, I added a sentence, then threw the burnt cigarette butt in the sand and said, "Comrades, Let's go. Let's go try those efforts that may not necessarily pay off."

After I finished speaking, I signaled to Yan Daojie and walked towards the driver's seat. When everyone saw this, they didn't say any more, and just sat back in their seats with a little relief.Before getting in the car, I saw Xiaoqian frowned slightly as she stared at the stone tablet in the distance, as if she was thinking about something.However, she was only stunned for a few seconds before turning around and entering the carriage, and I didn't ask any more questions.

The twilight in the sky has completely disappeared, and the world has entered a time period ruled by darkness.I drove the car silently on the highway, heading straight to Rob Village, our planned final visit.A village that is said to be inhabited by the last group of Rob people.

According to Xiaoqian's guess, the clue word "Batihar" provided by the blood disciples is likely to come from the Luobu language that has long since disappeared into the dust of history.Therefore, when Ruan Yu made the plan, he put the two places most related to this language at the beginning and the end, intending to reconcile our psychological state during the visit.

We didn't get any results in Lop Nur Town, the original location. I don't know if there will be some turning points in the final location, Lop Nur Village.Along with the disappointments in the investigation process, besides the anxiety and worry in my heart, a growing doubt is also tormenting me all the time.

What does the Bloody want?

I thought that the reason why they set a "limited time exploration" method for us was based on confidence.Perhaps, they have some information in their hands that we don't know, so they are very sure that we can find some clues without too much effort, and we can do something that they can't do, so as to create some kind of benefits for them.

This is a logical conjecture, but the facts are completely different.Judging from the results of our investigations these days, our search for clues is not only extremely laborious, it can even be said that there is little hope.If this situation is expected by the blood gang, then the "time limit" they gave becomes a complete joke.If this situation yyng surprised them, then their original arrangement became very qgu.

All in all, whatever the outcome of our current situation, the reasons for the Bloodmen's actions seem elusive.

What is the purpose? ! [

The doubts in his mind were magnified together with the lights not far away, and soon covered everything in his field of vision. (to be continued...)