Secret Notes of a Mystery Investigator

Chapter 40 The Descendants of the Dragon Clan (2)
Ma Tianxing said: "Leader, don't say that. Few people are as open as you think. We all want to talk about marriage. Luo Zi just took a step ahead of us."

I said, "Where's your girlfriend? You've said it many times, but we haven't met once."

Ma Tianxing lit a cigarette and said: "It's too ugly to sell, so it can only be sold domestically. Anyway, you have prepared the red envelopes, and I will try to finish the matter before you."

He kept talking more and more, so I just ignored him.Head Chen said: "Stop talking nonsense, I have good news for everyone, we are going to travel with pay again."

As soon as we heard this, we immediately sighed. The so-called "paid travel" by the head of the delegation is to perform tasks. Although we have rested for a long time, people are hard to be satisfied after all.

Ma Tianxing said: "May I ask, where is the destination of this trip?"

Head Chen said: "After going to Tibet last time, this time we will go to another holy place in the hearts of adventurers - Lop Nur, Xinjiang."

Ma Tianxing said: "God, I actually want to go to the desert, Captain, I'm a man with prickly heat."

Head Chen said: "Otherwise, don't go, anyway, there are other people this time, not least of you."

Ma Tianxing said: "Oh, there are colleagues from other departments?"

Head Chen said: "This time it is our direct superior, a highly respected scientist in the scientific research department, an academician, and he will lead us into this death zone."

Ma Tianxing said: "You can say whatever you want, I'll just watch from the sidelines, can you tell me the departure time?"

Head Chen said: "Tomorrow afternoon, you should get ready, I will give you a day off today."

I asked subconsciously: "But Xiaoxue's orphanage is still in the preparation stage, we're leaving, what if she has something to do?"

Team Leader Chen said: "You have to distinguish between priorities. To put it bluntly, helping is just our affection, and work is our duty. You have to figure it out."

Of course, what Captain Chen said was the truth, and I could only agree with it, so I went to Axue's immediately in the afternoon.In fact, what Ma Tianxing said is right, I can really feel that I have some ambiguous thoughts about her now, but Axue is a very simple girl, I don't know if she can understand my thoughts.

When I arrived at the orphanage, she was checking the children's dinner preparations. I told her the time to get the certificate and told her that I would go on a mission tomorrow, but Axue said something very straightforward: "I'm going too, and I will go with you." together."

My heartbeat quickened immediately, and my face couldn't help turning red, saying: "We are performing a mission, not going on a trip."

A Xue said: "I know, I have been climbing on the snowy mountain since I was a child, and I am much better than you in terms of kung fu. I don't need your care."

I said: "I know this, but we also have our rules, we don't have to accept it if you want to help, and it's not up to me, I have leaders above me, and what about your orphanage ? Who will you hand over to when you leave?"

A Xue said: "I can go and tell Head Chen by myself that there are many volunteers in the orphanage, and many of them are more educated than me. Don't worry about this, they are all good people."

I saw that I couldn't hold her back, and I really really wanted to be with her. Besides, she would save me from poking the window paper by showing her true feelings. I was overjoyed and thought nothing of it. I took out my phone and called Chen The leader called and said, "Head, I will treat you to dinner tonight."

"No time, I still need to study the travel plan, let's talk about it when I come back."

"Ah Xue and I invite you, be sure to save face."

"... Where do you say it is, let's also call Xiao Ma and Da Zhuang, we are a gang of four."

"Don't worry, I'm going to call them."

In the evening we were sitting in the box of the hotel, Ma Tianxing said with a smile: "Sister, are you giving the four big brothers a farewell party, or are you going to announce something, I will listen carefully." After that, he gave me a complicated look, and I pretended not see.

Axue's style is straightforward, she said: "Teacher Chen, I told Brother Luo that I want to go to Xinjiang with him this time, so just agree, I won't drag you down."

Everyone probably didn't expect her to be so direct, even the leader Chen stared at her for a long time before saying: "Xiaoxue, we are not here to play, but to work, if you go, what will you do?" What's up?"

A Xue said: "I can cook, and I'm good at kung fu, and the most important thing is that I can understand what animals are saying, and I can communicate with them."

I almost spit out a sip of water, she continued: "These are all you need, and when it comes to survival in the wild, you may not be like me. At that time, when Dad went out to do things, I was the only one who guarded the children." I've been on the snow-capped mountains, and there have never been any accidents."

Head Chen said: "No wonder you saw so many animals around you at that time, so you have this ability, but I think what you said is true, it can really help us, and we really need someone like you Xiaoxue, otherwise, if I apply, you can come to work."

A Xue said: "As long as I can be with Luo Ge."

Ma Tianxing held his head and said, "God, teach her to be a lady, why are her lines so rough."

Head Chen rolled his eyes at him and said, "None of your business."

Ma Tianxing said: "Isn't this inviting me to dinner? What appetite can I have if this goes on?"

He Zhuang said: "Which time didn't you eat the most?"

I said: "Zhuangzi said something fair, so it seems that the head of the group has settled down?"

Head Chen said: "I didn't say anything, I will pay for her expenses, she is indeed a good helper, I really didn't think of it."

4. Academicians of the Academy of Sciences

In the afternoon of the second day, Axue set off with us with her big Tibetan Mastiff named "Vulcan", accompanied by academician Qi Shiqun of the Academy of Sciences.

Academician Qi is a very modest person. He is 64 years old this year. He has silver hair and a thin body, but he is in good health.He is doing archaeological research and has rich professional knowledge. He especially likes to tell some ancient legends and has a strong expressive ability. We all admire him.On the way, we learned that there are two tasks in this mission: one is to re-enter the ancient Loulan site for investigation, and the other is to find the whereabouts of Serious and the others.

We all have a set of documents, which are the personal records of the five scientific expedition members. Academician Qi said: "Except for Captain Li Shen, who is a soldier, we don't have much contact with each other. The rest are my old colleagues and friends. 1979 They went out to carry out the last mission a few years later, and the five of them never came back. The main purpose of inviting Commander Chen this time is to investigate their whereabouts. I think even if you die, you have to see a corpse."

Head Chen said: "I'm really not saying this in frustration. Lop Nur is really too big and complicated. If you want to find the whereabouts of the five missing people decades ago in this kind of place, the hope is very slim."

Academician Qi sighed and said: "I also know, let alone you, the country has sent people to search for the whereabouts of Serious and the others many times, but all of them have returned without success. I will retire next year, and I just want to work hard before I retire. Once, see if you can be lucky once, in fact, the last thing we scientists should believe in is luck."

Those of us who do investigations certainly know how difficult it is to investigate an incident. Needless to say, it is dangerous. If it weren't for our fate, we don't know how many times we have died, so we are very moved after hearing what Academician Qi said.Head Chen said: "Yes, let's talk about our department. I don't know how many comrades have died for the country, but they can't even let their families know the cause of death, so scientific research is really a very great task. work."

Academician Qi said: "Xiao Chen, your father was my practical mentor back then, that is, my master. Today we are working together again. I think this is fate. Both of you father and son are very powerful. Any class The team leader of the investigation operation team does not have a higher rate of solving crimes than you, and this is not just luck."

Head Chen said: "One hero and three gangs, these kids under my command are the most powerful. Without them, I probably wouldn't be able to do it."

Academician Qi said: "Young people are awesome. Seeing you grow up from generation to generation, I feel relieved."

After two or three days' drive, we entered Ruoqiang County in Xinjiang. This is the largest county in the country, but it is mostly composed of deserts. Lop Nur, known as the forbidden zone of life, is in its northeast.The local regiment specially prepared two military jeeps for us.Because there is still some preparatory work to be done, we did not rush into the desert area. During lunch, Academician Qi gave us a detailed introduction to the cause of Lop Nur and the current geographical environment. Only then did we know that it is not scary because of it. It is a desert where not a blade of grass grows, but there are many strange and unexplainable events that happened there, and all of them involved human life.What impressed me the most is that in 1949, a plane flying from Chongqing to Urumqi disappeared over Shanshan County, but it was found in the east of Lop Nur in 1958, and all the people on board died. Originally flying in the northwest direction, why did you suddenly change the course and fly to the south?In addition, there are many other things, and Academician Qi also talked about the serious disappearance in detail.Of course, after all, no one knows the inside story of their entry into Lop Nur. What Academician Qi said was only serious about the scientific research purpose of a group of people entering this desert of death.

After listening, Ma Tianxing said: "Speaking of which, the danger is actually not small, and we are very likely to encounter unknown factors!"

Academician Qi said: "Of course, this is what I told you, so everyone should be fully prepared. I hope that everyone can go back together when they come together. But you don't have to put too much psychological burden on you. After all, Gu Loulan Many scientific research institutions and even individuals have entered the ruins, which at least shows that people can still survive in it, perhaps with a little luck, but I believe that everyone is lucky, and there should be no problems."

Head Chen said: "I'm not too worried about the unknown dangers, but I'm wondering if I need a guide, because the desert is a place with very strange terrain after all, would it be good to have a local who is familiar with the terrain lead us?" some?"

Academician Qi smiled and said: "You are too concerned. I have studied Lop Nor and ancient Loulan for more than 30 years. Although I have never done field surveys, I can draw the local terrain upside down with my eyes closed. Why bother to ask What kind of guide, and we have to search for Yan Gong's relics here, so the guide may not be able to help."

Hearing what he said, Captain Chen didn't have much to say, but Academician Qi is not the kind of person who talks too much. Since he said he had the bottom of his heart, he would never be just talking nonsense, and we didn't worry too much.

In the afternoon we went to the market and bought some necessary items. Items like felt blankets are not authentic in the mainland.On the way, we saw many local people waiting to be our guides, and many people came up to strike up a conversation with us, but of course we rejected them all.

After we went back, we filled large plastic buckets with water and diesel oil, adjusted various scientific equipment and instruments, and began to assemble some archaeological survey items, many of which I saw for the first time, such as strong light Flashlights, ultraviolet flashlights, miner hats, extremely sharp engineering shovels, and many lighting tools such as fluorescent sticks and burning sticks.In addition to the pistol, Ma Tianxing also applied for his best sniper rifle, and the leader Chen brought his extremely high-quality assembled shield and retractable javelin launcher.He Zhuang finally took out his incomparably sharp cold weapon again. Ashe seemed very interested, so she took it over and looked at it carefully, but He Zhuang seemed to be very unfriendly to her, and I was somewhat unhappy in my heart. Just to take a look, as for being so stingy?Anyway, I brought a lot of things, but I only have food, clothes and the paratrooper knife that has been with me for many years. I have not yet obtained a gun license. Of course, this does not mean that I cannot use a gun, but I am too lazy to take it This stuff.

At 7 o'clock in the morning of the next day, we headed to Lop Nur on time. Head Chen, Ma Tianxing and all supplies were in a car, and I, He Zhuang, and A Xue were in a car.There are populus euphratica forests along the way, but when we leave the forest area, a piece of yellow sand came into our eyes.

This is the huge Gobi Desert, with huge groups of weathered rocks dotted in the desert, showing a dark red color.In addition, dead tree trunks and trees are everywhere, which seems to indicate that this place is a real forbidden area for life. However, the targets left by the exploration team that appear along the way regularly extend far away, and clearly tell us that this place is actually a forest. The area that was conquered earlier.

We kept talking with the radio along the way, and the good power of the military jeep kept us from encountering any obstacles, and the process of advancing was extremely fast.

5. A guide in the desert

In the afternoon we had traveled about [-] kilometers, but Academician Qi didn't seem to intend to go too deep in one day, so he asked us to stop the car and start a field survey.Because the place we are now has been researched and left detailed information from the map, but he still took us to do detailed inspections and notes.

The four of us also have a task, which is to investigate the possible disappearance of Serious and others, but facing a vast expanse of sand, we have no way to start, nothing more than smoking a few cigarettes on the sand and expressing our emotions.The Vulcan really came in handy. It dug out all kinds of life forms buried under the gravel many times, but there were no human remains.

We were having fun when we suddenly heard the sound of camel bells coming from far and near. Following the sound, we saw eight camels carrying five Uighurs walking towards us.We didn't know the other party's route, so we became vigilant, because we heard that there were robbers in the desert who robbed those explorers' items, and they didn't leave them alive. The methods were extremely cruel, because people died in the desert, and there were no clues. Count on staying.

These five Uyghurs are of different ages, the oldest is about 40 years old, and the youngest is in his early 20s.The leader is the oldest middle-aged man with a resolute expression. He looks like a weather-beaten person. When he walked up to us, he said politely: "Do you need a guide? The car here is not as good as a camel, and there are no locals. If people lead the way, you may not even find the water source.”

He speaks good Chinese, it seems that it is not a year or two to start a guide business here.Academician Qi came back at this time, and after figuring out the other party's intentions, he smiled and said, "Thank you fellow, but we really don't need a guide, because we are too familiar with the terrain, and we don't have the funds for it."

The man said with a smile: "Forget it, if there is a chance to meet again, I will treat you to a drink."

After a few words of politeness, they continued on their way. Academician Qi said: "Xiao Chen, I think we should rest here today, and we will discuss the next step."

It's almost dinner time now, so we set up the stove and started cooking.Although I brought a lot of military convenience food, I will eat it later. After all, this kind of food is still relatively unpalatable.Today we still ate the fresh vegetables that we brought with us, but the high temperature in the car has already made these dishes lose moisture, and it is estimated that they will all go bad in a day or two, so it is better to eat them as soon as possible.

Among us, Captain Chen and A Xue are both skilled in cooking.Head Chen mainly cooks home-cooked dishes, while Axue specializes in barbecue, each has its own specialty, so for dinner, head Chen stir-fries vegetables, and A Xue cooks barbecue. We are full of praise.But I don't know why Ah Xue is always a little absent-minded, distracted at every turn, and looks preoccupied. I guess she must be missing her father who passed away, and I don't know how to comfort her.

(End of this chapter)