Before everything goes out

Duan Deguang thought about it for a long time, but came to no conclusion.

While defections by team members are rare, they are not impossible.

Moreover, this was the team that first discovered Shuanghe Village, and it had a history of serious disciplinary violations.

"So, Captain, are we going to that village to take a look? Whether we find E27's body or not, it'll be an answer, and you'll get more credit."

"Hehe, my dear nephew..."

Seeing Zhou Zheng's expectant look, Duan Deguang smiled slightly and waved his hand.

"When you're out in the game, let me teach you another trick: don't meddle in things that aren't your business, and don't take on jobs that aren't your responsibility, especially messy jobs like dealing with your own people..."

"We're a search and rescue team, not a supervisory team. If he's out of his mind and wants to run away, let him go. He's not one of my team members, what's it to me?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Zheng's enthusiasm was instantly dampened, as if doused with a bucket of cold water.

He knew his uncle's character; he didn't care about fairness or justice, only about personal gain.

Even if it's a capital offense like treason, as long as it doesn't directly involve him, his uncle can turn a blind eye.

"Okay, I got it. I'll pretend I didn't see the bullet hole."

He nodded sadly, and was about to turn around when he heard Duan Deguang's voice again.

"No, we have to report the bullet hole incident."

He turned his head away.

He saw Duan Deguang spit out the grass root in his mouth and say to him with a grin.

"Report it to 'Parting Head,' it's a good way of doing him a favor. He loves doing the dirty work, otherwise how could he have become the head of the guard?"

"Um!"

Zhou Zheng nodded excitedly, his eyes filled with even more admiration as he looked at his uncle.

As expected of his uncle, he uses a worthless job to curry favor; he's certainly got some tricks up his sleeve.

"Alright, let's go. If we hurry, we might still make it in time for dinner. I just don't know how things are going with the underground river."

As Duan Deguang spoke, he jumped off the rock.

Just as he was about to call out to the other team members, his eyes sharpened, and he looked down at his wrist.

A vibration was felt.

Upon opening it, the communication light on the bracelet was flashing rapidly.

Before he could answer, a woman's voice came through the phone.

"All teams that have received this order, please prepare immediately and proceed to Changjiang City for assembly."

"Repeat."

"All teams that have received this order, please prepare immediately and proceed to Changjiang City for assembly."

"Repeat..."

"Changjiang City..."

...

...

Changjiang City.

Standing in front of the crooked road sign with a missing piece, Li Fei looked up.

With a bit of imagination and a few remaining rust marks, he successfully filled in the blanks in his mind to reconstruct the complete story.

"Changjiang City, 38 kilometers away."

He muttered to himself, wiping the sweat from his brow.

at last.

They walked from dawn till dusk, and finally came within a considerable distance of their target.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, they will be able to officially enter the city tomorrow and head to the paradise Zhang Cheng mentioned.

"It's getting late, I'll spend the night here."

He turned and waved to his teammates.

soon.

The four men and the dog got to work, preparing for the night.

Spending the night in this desolate wilderness is naturally much more troublesome than staying in a villa.

but.

Fortunately, with the equipment of the rings as an aid, it was at least better than the previous trips into the mountains.

Without spending too much time researching, half an hour later, a military tent that could accommodate four people was set up in the woods not far from the road.

The reason for setting up the structure in the woods was that people might pass by on this road.

It's fine during the day.

With two lookouts, the visibility is good, and they can spot people coming early.

By evening.

To prevent nighttime attacks, Li Fei suggested setting up the structure on the roadside instead of in the middle of the road.

This place is more than 20 kilometers away from Shuanghe Village, which is probably outside the range of Tree Grandpa's activities, so there is no need to be too afraid that Tree Man will come to the door in the middle of the night.

That's a good thing.

However, the bad news is that the further away they go, the less likely they are to find Snake Seven.

at this point.

Li Fei had already sensed something from She Qingqing's subtly downcast mood during lunch.

He knew that She Qingqing was not a sentimental woman; the reason she was down was because of yesterday afternoon's disappointment.

Going from losing something to regaining it, and then losing it again, would be hard for anyone to accept.

"We'll come back together sometime when there's a chance, or when we find a way to locate people."

While gathering firewood, Li Fei tentatively comforted She Qingqing.

Unexpectedly, the other party didn't react much, but simply raised their head with a firm look in their eyes.

"Yes, I have a feeling that Dad is still alive."

"That would be perfect."

Seeing that She Qingqing's condition had improved slightly, Li Fei said no more.

When the two returned to the tent, the little mute had already prepared all the dishes needed for dinner; all that was left was to cook the soup.

Unlike their previous camping trips, they didn't need to build a campfire with branches; instead, they used a special portable iron stove.

Put in a small piece of solid alcohol, then break off the branches and pile them up loosely.

chapped.

As soon as the flame from the windproof lighter got close, the stove burst into flames.

With the windproof baffle next to the stove, the flames burned steadily, as if they were coming directly from the gas stove, completely undisturbed by the wind.

嗒。

Niu San helped the little mute boy put a stainless steel pot on the stove.

The conditions in the wild are not as good as in a villa, so the food that night was not as plentiful as the night before. They simply heated up the leftover roasted pork from lunch, set up a small pot, and stir-fried some cured meat and wild vegetables.

even so.

With the help of the little mute's culinary skills, the group ate to their hearts' content.

After dinner, the group squeezed into the tent and crawled into their sleeping bags.

After two clicks, the two lamps were lit.

One lamp is a built-in pendant light on the top of the tent, and the other is a circular table lamp in the center of the tent.

"Go to sleep early, you have to walk all day tomorrow."

Li Fei reached one hand out of his sleeping bag and tapped the circular lamp twice.

The originally bright and dazzling white light transformed into a soft, warm light.

Bathed in this light, drowsiness washed over him, and he shrank into his sleeping bag, just about to fall asleep, when he heard Niu San's voice behind him.

"Li Fei".

He turned his head and met Niu San's face, which showed no signs of sleepiness.

"I'm telling you, if one day I turn into a man-eating monster, you absolutely have to kill me."

Li Fei was stunned for a moment.

Looking at Niu San's serious expression, he frowned slightly:

"Don't worry, that day will never come. We've come this far and nothing's happened. The situation is different now..."

"No, you have to promise me."

Before he could finish his words of comfort, Niu San interrupted him.

A moment of silence.

In the warm light, looking into those unexpectedly determined eyes, Li Fei nodded.

"Yes, I promise."