Xixia dead book

Chapter 45: Legend of the Undead in the Book of the Dead (45)
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"The entrance of the cave! It's the entrance of the cave!" Tang Feng was extremely pleasantly surprised!A hole covered by dead wood and weeds appeared in front of everyone, and everyone rushed out of the tunnel impatiently, collapsed on the soft pine branches and moss, and sucked in the fresh air greedily.

The sky is already full of stars outside, Tang Feng lay on the soft pine branches and moss, looking at the stars that occasionally appeared in the gaps in the pine forest, he wanted to just lie down, lie down forever, lie down forever, but the brain that recovered the oxygen supply told He - no!This is where?Is there any danger?Reason urged him to do something!He sat up abruptly and began to observe his surroundings.Surrounded by endless black forests, cedar trees have grown here for many years, covering the sky and the sun, and the smallest tree trunks need three or four people to embrace them.The snow that fell last night did not leave many traces here.This is where?Is this the way out that Heiyun said?Why is there no snow here?
Heiyun saw the doubt in Tang Feng's heart, and explained: "We should have climbed over a big mountain by Haizi by now. Look here, it didn't snow last night."

"But in this primeval forest, how can there be a way out?" Tang Feng asked.

"Don't worry, there is a way, but it's dark and you can't see it. I think everyone is tired, why don't you rest for a night, and we will start tomorrow morning."

Liang Yuan, who was still very weak, had this intention, and Makarov's body was not strong enough to support him to continue walking, but Tang Feng and Han Jiang were a little worried.Tang Feng looked around vigilantly, and said worriedly: "I don't think it's safe here, just in case..."

"Don't worry, those people will never find it here! It should be safe here." Hei Yun finally convinced Tang Feng and Han Jiang, although they were still uneasy.

Heiyun continued to explain: "It's very cold outside now, we can't make a fire, so we can only choose here, choose this cave entrance to rest. Everyone sleep in the cave, you must have a good rest, and you won't have a chance to sleep after you leave tomorrow morning."

Everyone heard what Hei Yun said was reasonable, so no one said anything, and the five returned to the cave, curled up at the entrance of the cave one by one, and fell asleep with their clothes on.

Before going to bed, Han Jiang looked at his gun again. The gunfight in the afternoon had exhausted his only seven bullets.He knew that Makarov's gun was out of bullets, and now, only Tang Feng's gun still had four bullets.He asked for Tang Feng's gun and put it beside him.Tang Feng didn't have any objections, because he clearly knew that at this critical moment, it should be the most appropriate for the only four bullets to be in the hands of Han Jiang.

The continuous running and running made everyone exhausted, but Han Jiang endured his fatigue and said to Tang Feng: "The five of us can't all sleep. If we are in danger and we are reimbursed, we don't know how we died. So , Tang Feng, the two of us take turns to be in charge of guarding, and whoever is on duty will put this gun on him. You in the first half of the night; me in the second half of the night! Do you have any opinions?"

"No!" Tang Feng nodded firmly.

"Okay! Then arrange it like this..." Before Han Jiang finished speaking, Makarov interjected, "Why not me? Han! Don't you still trust me?"

Han Jiang looked at Makarov. In the past, he still had some mistrust of the old Russian man in front of him, but now this distrust has been dispelled. What he is worried about is Makarov's body!So Han Jiang said bluntly: "Is your body... okay?"

"My body is not as good as yours, but please believe in my experience and ability. If the three of us take turns serving as guards, everyone can sleep a little longer. There will be no chance to sleep tomorrow! If you are not good at my body Don't worry, you can let me be on duty in the first half of the night, I don't think those guys will find us at this moment!" Makarov's bullish temper came up again.

Han Jiang thought about it, and felt that what the old horse said made sense, so he reassigned: "Well, the old horse will be the guard in the first half of the night, and Tang Feng will be in the middle section in the second half of the night. Everyone has no objections!"

Everyone looked at each other, but no one said anything, "Okay, let's do it this way!" Said, Han Jiang handed the Type [-] pistol with only four bullets left to Makarov.

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The black forest was silent, and in the tunnel, Heiyun and Liang Yuan had already fallen asleep, Tang Feng and Han Jiang seemed to have fallen asleep, Makarov turned off the flashlight, because the battery in the flashlight was almost exhausted, and it was necessary to Use sparingly.The last ray of light disappeared, and the surroundings were pitch black and deathly silent.Suddenly, the long-lost wolf howl came again, and...and this time it was nearby, the wolf howl was so shrill and frightening!From far to near, it sounds creepy.

Makarov vigilantly held the pistol in his hand in the darkness, only in this way could he feel some comfort in his restless heart.This is the nature of soldiers. On a cruel battlefield, a strong soldier is often put to death, fighting alone, with no supplies, no direction, no comrades-in-arms, no support, only himself.At that moment, the whole world is no longer trustworthy, desperate, confused, and helpless. Only the steel gun in hand is the most reliable friend of a soldier, even if it only has four bullets.

Thinking about his current situation, Makarov unconsciously revealed a wry smile.He thought of the scientific expedition team back then. At that time, his main task was to be responsible for the safety of the scientific expedition team, and he often served as a security guard at night, especially on the night when the scientific expedition team had an accident, he was the security guard. Night... For so many years, whenever Makarov thinks of that night, his whole body shudders!Unexpectedly, after so many years, today, he, who has already retired, once again took on the task of vigilance on this bizarre, terrifying, and cold night.

The terrifying howls of wolves were still heard. Makarov was staring at the black forest outside the cave. Suddenly, a familiar voice came from beside him: "It's too cold, I don't think I can sleep tonight." .”

This is Tang Feng's voice.When Makarov saw it, Tang Feng rubbed his eyes and crawled out of the tunnel, Makarov followed, "Why, can't sleep?"

Tang Feng nodded and said, "Why don't I come and accompany you, and I'll ask you some questions by the way."

"Ask me a question? What question?" Makarov was surprised.

"If it's convenient for you, can you tell me how you joined the KGB? I heard what you said at the beach of Qisejin the day before yesterday. It seems that your joining the KGB has a lot to do with this jade screen. That's it. Is it?" Tang Feng asked Makarov.

Hearing Tang Feng's question, Makarov leaned slowly under a pine tree and said to Tang Feng with a long sigh: "Yes, it was this jade screen that changed my destiny. Serving in the Reconnaissance Battalion of the 39th Group Army of the Baikal Military Region, the rank is just a small warrant officer who is not even an officer. We are stationed near the Sino-Soviet border. Once, the superior said that three officers with good skills and strong ability to survive in the field should be selected for execution A special mission. At that time, I was young and energetic and liked to show off, so I signed up for the selection. In the end, I and two other comrades-in-arms were selected to participate in that special mission."

"Special mission? A joint scientific expedition team?" At some point, Han Jiang also walked out of the tunnel and appeared behind Makarov.

Makarov looked at Han Jiang and said, "Yes. It was during that mission that I saw this picture of Xixia jade on the screen; it was also because of this mission that my life changed. He joined the KGB only after making a complete change." As he spoke, Makarov's thoughts unknowingly returned to that terrible journey half a century ago!

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After being rescued from the China-Mongolia border, Makarov stayed in the hospital for half a month. Although his physical pain had recovered, he was haunted by terrible nightmares from time to time.When he woke up, Makarov found that he suddenly lost his freedom. The door of the ward was replaced by KGB agents. The comrades who used to visit him often and the smiling chief were gone. No one around him spoke to him. .He didn't understand why this happened, what he did wrong.Makarov, a young man in his early 20s, was about to go mad with depression.

After a difficult week, Makarov was sent to Moscow.He was sitting in a high-end "Gill" car, flanked by stern KGB officers in black trench coats.Jill drove them through the streets of Moscow, and Makarov felt uneasy, feeling like a prisoner at the moment.Where is this sending me?prison?court martial?What crime have I committed?Why do you treat me like this?I'm just following orders from my superiors, why is this happening?
Gradually, a yellow building appeared in Makarov's sight. Where is this?Makarov turned his head and glanced at the road sign. In front of him was Lubyanka Square.ah!The terrifying Lubyanka Square 11, KGB headquarters.Makarov's heartbeat began to speed up, and thin beads of sweat oozed from his forehead.He thought of Beria and the "Great Cleansing" in the 30s. Many innocent people were brought here and disappeared from this world forever, including Beria himself!The statue of Dzerzhinsky on Lubyanka Square is getting closer and clearer.Tall, majestic, and merciless to the enemy, this is Dzerzhinsky!This is the KGB!Makarov suddenly noticed an imperceptible sneer on the corner of the mouth of the KGB officer beside him, and this sneer made his hair stand on end.

Jill drove into Lubyanka by the back door and stopped in the courtyard.What surprised Makarov was that he was not immediately "taken" out of the car.The officer sitting in the co-pilot's seat got out of the car and walked quickly towards the building. Makarov looked at the officer's back, wondering what fate awaited him?
After a while, the officer returned to the car and ordered to the driver: "Go to the Kremlin." The driver was surprised by the officer's order and asked, "The Kremlin?"

"Yes, the Kremlin. No. 1 is not at the headquarters. He said that he would see our guests right away." As he spoke, the officer looked back at Makarov.

Jill drove out of Lubyanka and headed for the Kremlin not far away.Makarov didn't expect that he would turn around in the KGB's heart and come out so soon, but he didn't feel like he was in danger, because the next place he was going to made his heart beat even faster.The Kremlin, he never imagined that he would one day enter here. Who is number 1?Why is he so eager to see me?
Full of doubts, Makarov and the others arrived at a magnificent hall after several inspections.It was later that Makarov learned that this hall was the famous George Hall, where important state events were often held.The [-]-square-meter hall was empty, only Makarov and the three KGB officers.The three officers sat on the chairs, their backs straight, motionless, quietly waiting for the big man to appear.Makarov looked around the hall curiously. The nine giant crystal chandeliers on the roof of the hall made Makarov amazed. He also looked at the golden walls on all sides of the hall, engraved with many words.Makarov looked carefully, it seemed to be the names of some people.He curiously asked the leading officer: "Who are the people engraved on this wall?"

The officer glanced at Makarov, sat there without moving, and said, "The name on the wall of the George Hall is the name of the soldiers who died when the Russian army defeated Napoleon's army in 1812..."

Before the officer finished speaking, the door on one side of the George Hall opened, and when the three officers saw the person walking in, they all stood up straight with a "swish", and Makarov knew that a big man had appeared.

Makarov also stood up.The "big man" walking opposite seemed to be only in his early 40s, with a thin body, but he was capable.The image of this "big man" is far from those big bellies and old men in Makarov's mind.

Makarov felt that the "big man" in front of him looked familiar, he might have seen it in newspapers or portraits, but he couldn't remember who it was.In the army, Makarov is not the kind of person who pays attention to the leader and the trend of Moscow. He just wants to do his own thing well, be worthy of his mother, and live up to his father who died in the Great Patriotic War.

The "big man" walked in front of several people, and he seemed sacred and inviolable in front of him. Makarov felt oppressed like never before. "Hello, Comrade Makarov, I'm Shelepin." The big man's words were calm and kind.

Shelepin!Makarov immediately thought of who the person in front of him was!The most capable and powerful man in the entire Soviet Union!He entered politics at the age of 24 and became the head of the KGB at the age of 40.He is also a member of the Politburo and Secretary of the Central Committee. No matter in the Stalin era or the Khrushchev era, he has always been on the rise.Shelepin has maintained a record of victory in the power confrontations time after time. People privately gave him the nickname "Shulik the Iron Man", and many people believe that he will be the supreme leader in the future.Such a person wants to see me in a hurry?

Makarov was a little at a loss, and saluted a military salute that was not standard, and said, "Warrant Officer Ivan Petrovich Makarov of the Reconnaissance Battalion of the 39th Army of the Baikal Military Region is here to report."

Shelepin waved his hand, "Don't do that, I'm not your superior." After a pause, he said, "Follow me." After speaking, Shelepin left those KGB officers behind and led Makarov out The resplendent George Hall.

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Makarov followed Shelepin through the corridors and came to an office. Shelepin motioned for Makarov to sit down. When the two sat down, Shelepin spoke first: "Don't blame our people, it's all to protect you. It's also for confidentiality. Is your health better?"

"Basically recovered."

Shelepin nodded: "You may not know that this 'Black City' operation was strongly led by me, so I specially invited you to Moscow, and I want you to tell me about the whole process of the operation, especially the last one. Circumstances at the time of the accident."

"Why did you talk to me in person?" Makarov was puzzled.

"Because I don't want more people to know about this operation, please talk about it next."

"Process? Actually, I'm just a soldier. My two comrades-in-arms and I were selected by the superiors. The mission was to protect the safety of the scientific expedition team. So the experts and professors of the scientific expedition team discovered and researched along the way. I don't know. I don't even know the purpose of this operation."

"Then you must have heard what they had to say?"

Makarov shook his head, "Even if I heard some scientists talking together, I couldn't understand them. One is that I don't understand their professional stuff, and the other is that I don't understand Chinese. I learned some Chinese before I went. , but just some simple terms, so..."

"You are an honest person, you only know your own mission." Xie Leping showed a helpless smile.

"Yes. The education I received in the army is to obey orders and complete my own tasks. Don't inquire about things that have nothing to do with me."

"Then along the way, apart from the terrible thing that happened on the last day, is there anything unusual ahead?"

"Before..." Makarov was lost in memory, "The days ahead were basically normal, but..." Makarov hesitated to speak.

"but what?"

"But my personal feeling is just my personal feeling. From the moment we set off, it seems that there are two eyes watching us all the time!"

"A pair of eyes! Then you don't see anything?"

"I and another comrade-in-arms once ambushed behind the scientific expedition team, and patrolled day and night near the night camp. It is said that if someone follows us, I will be able to find it, but I found nothing."

"Oh? Besides this, is there anything suspicious?"

(End of this chapter)