Live Wilderness Challenge

When eating at noon, everyone drove the cars into two rows side by side, forming a wall to block the strong wind, and everyone sat on the leeward side of the car, eating and discussing the search route in the afternoon.

It's a pity that neither Chen Xu nor Captain Li has any better solution.

Because searching is not like survival, maybe the latter can adjust the survival route in time according to the wind direction, but the former cannot. Its route is fixed and cannot be changed.

Therefore, in the afternoon, the few people could only follow the northward route.

Along the way, everyone really found a few traces of human activities.

"Although this is a campsite, and there is a stove made of stones, but the burn marks on these stones can't be blown off even by sandstorms. It's obviously been a long time, it wasn't left over the past few days, and it has nothing to do with Lu Yao. "

After each trace was found, the police officers and Chen Xu would get out of the car to check and analyze it.

But unfortunately, these traces have nothing to do with Lu Yao.

"In another three hours, it will be dark, but we haven't covered 300 kilometers today, let alone change the road!"

Inside Chen Xu's car, the search and rescue team member looked at the time on his watch, shook his head and sighed.

When Chen Xu heard this, he glanced out of the window, "Now, the wind outside is much less. We drove all night, and we should be able to reach the lost contact point today."

"I'm afraid it's too dangerous to drive at night in Lop Nur?"

Yang Xin said with some worry.

"It's okay, as long as you don't encounter a sandstorm and turn on the headlights, you'll be fine!"

When Chen Xu said this, he was still worried that Lu Yao wouldn't be able to hold on for too long.

It has been four days since she set off and now she has not been in touch, and it has been three full days since the mobile phone officially lost signal.

If he doesn't hurry up and look for it now, he is afraid that something will happen by then!

And just when Chen Xu finished speaking, Yang Xin suddenly pointed out the side window, stared, and said in a panic: "Chen Xu, look to the west, is that a sandstorm?"

What the fuck?

Isn't Chen Xu's mouth too amazing?

Wang Liang also glanced at the west side, and saw not far away, the yellow sand all over the sky, like the thick smoke of an atomic bomb explosion, came towards this side quickly.

Chen Xu was obviously taken aback when he saw the sandstorm.

At the same time, there was a sandstorm warning message from other cars. At this time, Captain Li also said, "Chen Xu, a sandstorm is coming. We can only suspend the search and gather the vehicles together. , and set off again."

"The search and rescue time is too late. We don't know how long this sandstorm will last. If we wait for two or three days, all day lilies will be cold."

Chen Xu glanced at the time and shook his head.

Captain Li's voice was a little anxious: "But if we don't stop, we will easily get separated in the sandstorm. Such a strong wind and such dense dust will have a great impact on the line of sight and signal."

"I also have to guarantee the safety of the team members!"

While listening, Chen Xu rolled his eyes, thinking about how to ensure the safety of the convoy.

Ten seconds later, he spoke again: "The direction we are going is not exactly the same as the impact direction of the sandstorm. The impact is not too great. Isn't there a tow rope in the car? We use the tow rope to move all the cars Connect together so that everyone doesn't get separated."

"Then, everyone turned on the headlights, fog lights, and taillights to the brightest, and followed the wind direction with the compass to identify the direction. It was written on the map. The 500 kilometers north of Lop Nur town are plains, and there will be no huge terrain differences. .”

"As long as we drive slowly, there should be no danger. Even if an accident happens, I will be the first to be injured. Your team members will have no problems."

Captain Li thought for a while, and could only nod in agreement.

He himself knew that if it took two or three days, the chance of finding the missing person would be very small.

The tow rope is specially used to tow the accident vehicle. The material is made of yellow nylon fiber and steel wire. It is very strong and can generally bear the weight of two to three tons.

And even full-size hardcore off-road vehicles rarely weigh more than three tons, let alone these compact, mid-size vehicles.

On general off-road vehicles, there are special hanging buckles, which can be easily connected.

It only took about 2 minutes for everyone to connect all the vehicles together with tow ropes.

This method was thought of by Chen Xu from climbing mountains.

When climbing Mount Everest in the past, among the members of the expedition team, everyone had to be tied up with climbing ropes.

In this way, everyone will not get separated, and once encountering an ice hole or snow pit, even if that person falls, other people will immediately pull him up, thus greatly avoiding accidents.

Afterwards, Chen Xu pulled everyone along and continued to move towards the north.

After about ten minutes, the sandstorm in the northwest finally hit the convoy.

When the yellow sand and smoke rushed over, Yang Xin felt as if he had returned to the smoggy weather in Kyoto. The whole vision was yellow and blurred. Large grains of sand hit the glass, which made several people afraid. Glass was shattered.

Fortunately, since the convoy was heading north, and the sandstorm was attacking from northwest to southeast, they did not enter the core area of ​​the sandstorm, but just circled around the periphery, and their sightlines were not particularly obstructed.

After Chen Xu turned on the headlights, he could barely make out the road ahead.

Of course, his speed was also controlled to less than 30 kilometers per hour in order to deal with unexpected accidents that may occur at any time.

In this way, less than an hour passed.

Thanks to the fact that the sandstorm was not that big, everyone escaped without incident.

And at this moment, Yang Xin suddenly said: "Chen Xu, it's near here. We tracked the location of Lu Yao's mobile phone. The last place where the signal disappeared is here!"

Chapter 534 The Disappeared Lu Yao

"Is it near here?"

Chen Xu raised his eyebrows, and then slowly stopped the car.

And Yang Xin also sent a message to Captain Li, the Lop Nur police officers and others. Everyone got out of the car and began to search for any traces of Lu Yao nearby.

However, due to the strong wind these few days, coupled with the lack of desert vegetation and loose soil, even if there were any traces left, they would probably have been blown away by the wind long ago.

Therefore, after more than a dozen people searched, they didn't find any valuable clues.

Here, Chen Xu walked around, and every time he passed a place, he would squat down first, squeeze the soil on the ground, and put it in front of his nose to smell it.

Seeing this, Captain Li couldn't help but said, "How about it, did you find anything?"

"No big discovery. There are no traces of this wasteland, but the dust on the surface is not new, which means that the dust was blown from other places..."

Before Chen Xu could finish speaking, Captain Li snapped up, "Are you trying to talk about sandstorms?"

"Yes, there must have been a sandstorm here, and the scale was very large, and the dust covering the surface was very thick. To be able to sweep away such a large amount of sand and dust, it must be at least a strong wind of level 10 or above."

"My analysis shows that Lu Yao must have been hit by this huge sandstorm, which caused her to lose contact."

After the analysis, Chen Xu grinned and looked ahead, "It's not too far away from 300 kilometers. If we walk a few more steps, we should be able to divert to the northeast direction."

"Okay, everyone, keep going!"

After discussing with Captain Li, Yang Xin gave the order.

So, everyone continued to drive, heading north.

Along the way, except that the road conditions were still poor, everyone found nothing new. At six or seven o'clock in the evening, everyone finally reached the 300 kilometers marked on the map.

Since the time zone difference between Xinjiang and Kyoto is too large, the time of night in summer in Xinjiang is at least two hours later than in Kyoto.

Chen Xu and the others just discussed the route for a while, then changed their course and headed northeast.

Wang Liang and Yang Xin originally thought that the current road conditions were bad enough, but what they didn't expect was that since driving to the northeast, the terrain ahead became even more terrifying.

Since there are Kyzyltag mountains and a large number of sand dunes and hills in the northeast, the terrain is very undulating, and there are often various large uphill slopes of [-] to [-] degrees. After you climb up, it will follow you again A steep downhill.

Fortunately, the drivers were all members of the local search and rescue team, who were familiar with the terrain, and the off-road performance of the car was good, so there was no rollover.

Time passed little by little, and the sun began to set.

After the light dimmed, the barren mountains and fields also changed from the original earthy yellow to orange.

The surrounding boulders and mountains are like angry monsters, standing there, and if they are matched with those dead tree branches that have lost their leaves and look like ghost claws, it will look even more terrifying.

Here, Chen Xu just drove up a hillside, before the car body stabilized, suddenly, there was a strong sense of weightlessness from the front of the car.

not good!

Chen Xu's pupils shrank, and he immediately switched to the high-speed four-wheel drive lock mode.

In the next second, a huge crater suddenly appeared in front of him. The almost vertical steep angle made his Pajero drive down completely upside down.

"what--!"

All of a sudden, everyone in the car panicked, especially Wang Liang, who yelled loudly.

Even Chen Xu himself didn't expect that a big hole would suddenly appear in front of him, and it was still going downhill, which made it too late for him to slow down.

At the moment of falling, he immediately pressed the intercom, told the situation to the vehicles behind him, and told them to avoid it carefully.

At the same time, his right foot tapped the brake immediately.

Because the car body is almost upside down now, Chen Xu dare not step on it to death. If the inertia is confiscated, the whole car will turn over directly. At that time, even if it does not die, it will cause serious injuries!

Fortunately, when Pajero's four-wheel drive system senses a steep slope, it immediately locks the slipping wheels and controls the brake pads to limit the speed of the vehicle.

Chen Xu hastily controlled the direction.

Just like that, the car body slid from the upper side of the dent to the lower edge, and just when he got out of the dent, there was another big downhill, causing the whole car to slide down again.

The sudden weightlessness once again made the members of the car nervous.

"Be careful, there are boulders ahead!"

As expected of an old field worker, Yang Xin's mentality in facing the crisis was obviously much calmer than others, and he pointed out the obstacles ahead.

At this time, the front of the car was less than a few meters away from the boulder.

Therefore, Chen Xu immediately slammed the steering wheel, and the car made a sharp turn. Accompanied by the harsh sound of tire friction, the car avoided the boulder dangerously.

However, they did not wait for them to breathe a sigh of relief.

Ahead, a boulder appeared again, blocking his way.

Chen Xu had no choice but to turn the rudder in the opposite direction again. Thanks to Pajero's stable ground, he turned his head back and forth sharply, and it was still going downhill without causing a rollover.

But the entire body was still shaking uncontrollably, and all four tires showed signs of slipping.

It's also thanks to Chen Xu's purple-quality lv1 evasive driving skills. Last time in the Guatemala jungle, it was this skill that helped him shuttle back and forth in the dense tropical rainforest.

Similarly, this time, it also gave Chen Xu super control over direction and brakes when evading a sudden downhill.

"careful!"

At this time, just as Chen Xu was about to walk the entire downhill and avoid the last stone pillar.

Suddenly, while he was making a sharp turn, a car suddenly appeared in front of him!

What the hell!

Where did the car come from!

Chen Xu stared, unable to imagine that a car would appear here in such a barren mountain.

And the most important thing was that the distance between the two was less than three meters. He had just turned to avoid the stone pillar, and if he wanted to hit the opposite direction, it would be too late!

"Sit tight!"

Chen Xu could only yell to remind the three of them, then slammed on the brakes and quickly reversed direction with both hands.

Immediately, the entire body began to spin to the left with strong inertia.

Just heard a "bang".

On the side of Chen Xu's cab, he bumped into the off-road vehicle that suddenly appeared!

And he himself, because of the huge impact force, slammed his whole head into the car door.

Thanks to Chen Xu's quick reaction, the moment his head was shaken, his left arm was lifted up with an elbow, and it was immediately sandwiched between his head and the car window.

Just like that, his head finally hit his arm.

"Huh... are you all right?"

Chen Xu was not unconscious. After shaking his head, he hurriedly asked other members.

"It's okay, it's a good thing you have a seat belt."

Yang Xin was the first to answer. He admired Chen Xu. He has been a policeman for so many years and has dealt with many car accident cases. He naturally knows that when a person is driving, in a crisis situation, he will instinctively avoid the main driver.

This is the survival instinct of human beings.