C60 (1/2)
A half-dead, half-alive person?
In my mind, I immediately thought of the beastmen. Previously, Fourth Uncle told me that these beastmen were most likely cursed by the Zimu Jade, just like how my Third Uncle died, not completely dead at all, only half alive!
Could it be that the Japanese Charles and the others met were similar to the Beastmen? I stopped my wild thoughts and listened attentively to what Charles was saying.
Underground, in a military tent under the Anti-wall.
Two engineers were in charge of cooking, while one engineer was on guard. Wu and Dai were discussing the next step with the two executives of the drilling team.
Wu Gong and Dai Gong were the geological exploration experts hired by the drilling team, and both of them were of the same generation as Li Siguang. At this moment, facing more than ten corpses that were suddenly discovered, Wu Gong and Dai Gong believed that the drilling team had deceived them and decided to return first.
However, the two upper echelons of the drilling team rejected them flatly. Charles and Chen Yihuo did not know what they had said to the two experts.
In the military tent.
Chen Yihuo looked outside and made sure that no one was paying attention to them before he said to Charles, his expression serious: ”Old Cha, you are an interpreter from the UK side, so you must know more than me. You better get me straight to the point, what exactly do you want to do with the exploration team this time?”
Charles said in extremely standard Chinese, ”How would I know? When I came here, the higher-ups already told me to be a translator.
Chen Yihuo lit up a cigarette he made himself and frowned: ”What should I do? ”It's definitely not as simple as we thought. These bodies are all from the drilling team, which means they came in before. Why did they die here?”
Charles suddenly asked: ”Will there be an enemy?”
During 1976, there were many spies, filled with all kinds of departments listening in on information. It was not surprising for Charles to have such suspicions.
Chen Yihuo waved his hand,” I am just a merchant, not a worker in a drilling team, not a member of the army. No matter what enemy I have, the Zimu Jade will be given to me as a gift to the nation.
Charles blinked his eyes, then said softly: ”Don't be anxious, let's talk about the old method first, after we leave, I will do the jade business, but we can't be anxious now, don't you see that Wu Gong and Dai Gong are discussing with the upper echelons of the drilling team?”
As the two were anxiously discussing, the tent flap suddenly opened. A young soldier stuck his head out and shouted, ”Wu Gong has something to announce.”
Wu Gong was an intellectual wearing glasses and a Chinese tunic, he had the temperament of an old school warlord. When he saw that everyone was here, he waved his hand and said in a loud voice, ”Comrades, the severity of the situation is beyond our imagination. I just discussed with Dai Business and decided to report the discovery of the body and asked them if we should continue forward or go back the same way. I don't want an unprepared exploration to kill everyone here, who is willing to go find someone from the other team?”
Chen Yihuo raised his hand suddenly. ”Wu Gong, I am willing to give my all for the organization. This is also my decision as a crew member to prepare the drilling rigs.”
The reason why Chen Yihuo raised his hand was not because he wanted to report the discovery of the body, but because he wanted to take this opportunity to escape by himself.
Wu Gong frowned and said, ”Your spirit is worth encouraging, but this mission is not suitable for you.”
Pow!
One of the three soldiers suddenly stepped forward and said, ”Wu Gong, let me go.”
The two executives of the drilling team immediately agreed: ”Comrade Zhu Haiming has always been in the front line of defense. We agree with your recommendation.”
”Thank you for your trust, I will live up to the expectations of the organization!”
The little warrior Zhu Haiming said excitedly. Bringing his dry rations and flashlight, he turned around and headed back the way he came, intending to look for the other groups.
Chen Yihuo and Charles sat down on the ground and waited in disappointment, but something unexpected happened.
Zhu Haiming had not gone far before a burst of gunshots came from the dark and deathly underground. The deafening gunshots shocked the few people who were waiting for them.
Those who entered underground were all his own men. Who was the target of the guns?
Why shoot?
For a moment, doubt filled everyone's minds. Under Wu Gong's lead, they immediately rushed to the source of the gunfire.
Everyone followed the path and advanced forward. Soon, they heard a burst of cry for help, which came from the bottom of the cliff, and with a flash of a flashlight, they discovered that a person's shadow was stuck in the crevice below the ground, and blood was everywhere. It was the little warrior, Zhu Haiming.
Wu Gong and Dai Gong stood on top and shouted, but Zhu Haiming moaned in pain, he had no power to open his mouth, thus he was forced into a helpless situation. Chen Yihuo and Dai Gong could only tie their bodies with ropes, being pulled by two little warriors, then they could go down and save Zhu Haiming.
After Zhu Haiming was pulled out, everyone immediately asked what had happened. Zhu Haiming shook his head, and took a long time to say that he was kicked down, and when he reacted, the person who kicked him had ran away.
”Who exactly are they? Did you see it clearly? ”
Zhu Haiming spat out three words: ”Japanese!”
When these words were spoken, everyone was stunned. How was this possible? The people of the three armies had already disappeared from the mountains. After so many years had passed, how could the Japanese still be alive?
If the Japanese were alive, would the first drilling crew have been killed by the Japanese?
No one dared to believe Zhu Haiming's words, they could only take him back to the tent, and once again, the two upper echelons of the drilling team sent another little warrior to report to the other groups, while they waited in place.