Paranormal Investigation Notes

Chapter 42
Mountain... mountain fire?
This news made He Wei's heart heavy again.After returning to the command center and seeing the specific situation of the wildfire, her mood became even worse.

This time the wildfire is relatively violent, and it seems that it cannot be dealt with in a short time.

In the journey to fight against large-scale fires such as wildfires, people have summed up countless experiences and invented countless tools.But no matter which way, on the whole, there is only one way.

Let the fire burn by itself, burn everything that can be burned, and the fire will naturally go out.

Although this is cruel, it is almost the only way.During this process, the only thing humans can do is to clear the fire isolation zone to prevent the fire from spreading outward.As for the fire inside the fire isolation zone, there is no way but to let it burn.

The forest fire department has mobilized many forces to participate in the siege of this wildfire.They will combine changes in climate, wind direction, etc. to stop the spreading fire in appropriate places, but no one can guarantee whether the wildfire can be controlled in a smaller area in the end.

This means that within a certain distance, all places are dangerous areas, and all irrelevant personnel must evacuate.

Unfortunately, the search area defined by Lu Ming and Huang Weimin was within the danger zone.

Search missions can no longer be performed.

"Did the forest fire department say how long it took to get the fire under control?"

At this moment, He Wei's only hope rests on this.

Zhang Dingshan shook his head.

"They didn't say the specific time. But, the most optimistic estimate, it will take at least ten days."

at least ten days...

The day lilies are cold!

At this moment, there are only four days left on our side!

"This must be done by the X organization!" He Wei gritted her teeth: "They deliberately lit this fire in order to prevent us from continuing to search!"

Ninety-nine percent of the truth cannot be found out.

Overall, the appearance of wildfires is actually random.A cigarette butt, a firework, a flash of lightning, or even some natural light gathering phenomena, combined with a suitable climate and environment, may trigger a widespread wildfire.All human beings can do is to control the fire source in advance and control the situation as much as possible afterwards.

However, even though there was no evidence, He Wei still subconsciously pinned the suspect on the X organization.

"There is also a good side. At least, this fire can prove with high probability that there may indeed be some key clues in the real mountain god sacrificial place, and it also proves that the cave we found before is just the X organization. It's just a disguise."

These speculations are just speculations, without sufficient evidence to support them, and cannot appear in formal reports, let alone serve as reasons to convince superiors.But at least, Lu Ming, He Wei, and Zhang Dingshan have reached an agreement in their hearts.

"Perhaps, Organization X is aware that we are under extreme time pressure. They are doing everything possible to delay our time."

There is no need to delay too long.As long as there is a delay of four days, there is no need for the X organization to come forward.The pressure from the superiors will make these investigative forces, which they see as tarsus maggots, go away by themselves.

"This is the first time that Organization X has formally confronted us, right?"

He Wei gritted her teeth and said this sentence.

Lu Ming's expression was dignified, and his mind was a little out of place.

He didn't expect that the first time the X organization formally confronted his own side, the timing was so well grasped, the offensive was so fierce, and so deadly.

So... what to do?
The fire must be brought under control as soon as possible!
Zhang Dingshan took out the phone, said something aside, and shook his head after returning: "The forest fire department is already doing its best. It is unrealistic to control the fire in a short time."

Lu Ming gritted his teeth and said, "Can we take unconventional measures? For example, artificial rainfall."

Zhang Dingshan walked away again.He came back after a while: "The weather conditions are not good. Even if artificial rainfall is forced, it may not meet expectations."

"But this is our only chance."

Zhang Dingshan was silent for a moment, and said, "I'll coordinate. No matter what, I have to try."

Night fell quietly.The eastern sky, which was supposed to be pitch black, now also had a hint of dark red.

That is the color of burning wildfires.

The originally clear sky was also gray at this moment, neither the stars nor the moon could be seen.

That's because thick smoke and dust from the wildfire area obscured the sky.

At this time, a light suddenly appeared in the sky, like fireworks, and flew towards the sky quickly.

Zhang Dingshan's coordination has paid off.The forest fire department finally decided to implement the cloud seeding mission.Moreover, in order to ensure the success rate, even the equipment in the surrounding area was mobilized at the fastest speed.

Now, everything that can be done has been done.All that's left is to wait.

Lu Ming stood outside the tent, looking up at the sky.

Feeling the faint smell of fireworks in the air, he remained motionless.He was waiting, always waiting.

During this long wait, suddenly, something seemed to float on his face.Lu Ming didn't dare to move at all, but concentrated on feeling it, as if he was afraid that this was just his own illusion, or that as long as he moved, the little feeling would disappear.

But the next moment, something floated on his face again.This time, he confirmed that it was not his illusion, so he stretched out his hand and wiped it there.

He felt the wetness of a drop of water.

It's raining.

It's really raining.

It's just that the rain is not heavy, and it can only be regarded as light rain at the moment.And this is obviously a drop in the bucket for such a violent wildfire, and it is of no great use.

So he continued to wait.

At this moment, inside the tent, in front of a screen, a meteorological expert specially invited by He Wei and Zhang Dingshan sat there, staring intently at the weather cloud map on the screen, while the two waited beside them.

"The weather conditions are not good. In fact, it is not suitable for artificial rainfall now. It is not bad to have a little rain now."

The words of the meteorological expert made He Wei worry again.

"Then you see, is there a possibility of making a big move in the future?"

"There is a certain possibility, but it's not great, so don't have too much hope." The words of the meteorological expert are more straightforward: "Our hope is that the weather system is actually a chaotic system, and we cannot predict too accurately. Because the parameters used for forecasting are changing all the time. Looking at it now, at least the current data shows that the rain is not heavy, and of course it may change in the future, but it is not very likely."

In the final analysis, it still depends on luck.

I just don't know if luck is on my side this time.

At this moment, Lu Ming was still standing in the light rain, carefully feeling the changes in the rain.But to his disappointment, the light rain that he could clearly feel before now seems to be slowly disappearing.

Lu Ming's heart sank slowly.

If there is not much rain, the wildfire cannot be extinguished in a short time.If the wildfires cannot be extinguished, our own investigation cannot continue, and time can only be wasted in vain.Once the time runs out, the case will be listed as unsolved and everyone will withdraw.

There is no chance of another chance.

Lu Ming breathed hard, trying to control his emotions.He looked around, found a direction where no one was around, faced the distant mountains and forests, faced the sky, and finally yelled out the anger and anxiety in his heart.

"what……!"

"God! Let it rain! Let it rain! Grass! Let it rain! Damn it!"

In an empty corner, Lu Ming roared loudly.

It seemed that some inexplicable existence heard Lu Ming's cry, or, God had truly sensed Lu Ming's intentions, and the next moment, suddenly, something fell on Lu Ming's head.

He clearly felt the slap.

He raised his head, and a large drop of rainwater hit his forehead suddenly.He wiped it in disbelief, and felt a water stain.

It's really raining, it's really... heavy.

Heavy rain fell from the sky, crackling on the ground, on the trees, on the weeds, on the rocks, and on Lu Ming.

The clothes on Lu Ming's body were soaked by the heavy rain in no time.The mountain wind blew, and it was icy cold.But at this moment, Lu Ming ignored the chill.

He opened his arms, raised his head, faced the wash of the heavy rain, and laughed loudly.

At this moment, in the tent, listening to the raindrops falling on the roof of the tent, the weather expert looked at some data, his face was full of shock.

"What a coincidence, what a coincidence." He shook his head again and again, as if he still couldn't believe it at the moment: "Look, the weather radar shows that there is a low-pressure mass here..."

A smile gradually appeared on He Wei's face.

She didn't quite understand the professional terms used by meteorologists, so she could only hear a general meaning.Generally speaking, it means that due to some extremely coincidental and extremely low probability reasons, in the chaotic system of weather, the original light rain or even no rain has now turned into heavy rain.

"This time, luck is really on our side."

She thought so.

I have to admit that the wildfire move really disrupted our overall plan and almost made all our early efforts go in vain. Organization X nearly achieved their goal.It's just that now, when luck comes, it can't be stopped.

The phone jingled.Zhang Dingshan took it, and after listening to a few words, he hung up the phone.

"The person in charge of the forest fire department just called me. He told me that because of the heavy rain, the mountain fire, which would have taken ten days to extinguish in the most optimistic scenario, is now... expected to be extinguished in the middle of the night."

At least, your own search operations will no longer be affected.

(End of this chapter)