winter in greenland

Turning further down a low brown hill, Peter's sleigh came into view.This tall Inuit man was standing at the foot of the hillside, looking around with one hand on his forehead, with an unconcealable anxiety on his face.

Gail was standing next to him, also looking around, turning his head to say something to Peter from time to time.

Dan walked over slowly, and their conversation could be clearly heard in the cold wind.

"...Why are you so sure that Datta will come here?"

Peter glanced at him, with a somewhat impatient expression: "This is my wife's cemetery. Datta came with me before. Apart from here, I can't think of where she would go."

"How did you come up with the idea to bury your wife here? As far as I know, the Inuit don't seem to have any special customs in this regard, or is there any special place around here?"

Just as Peter was about to speak, a cold voice from behind interrupted him: "I would like to ask Mr. Gail, why you are so interested in other people's family affairs. Or are you interested in some other things in this land? what?"

Gail was taken aback, turned around suddenly, and breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Dan's face: "I thought who it was, Mr. Dan, why did you come here?"

The expression on Dan's face was a little careless: "I came here along the track of the sled, and I was surprised to see you here."

There was a moment of unnaturalness on Gail's face, and he forced a smile: "I also came here by accident."

"Really. By the way, Peter, I have good news for you," Dan turned to Peter, "Datta has been found."

Peter was a little puzzled by the gunpowder between the two people's conversation, but when he heard Dan's words, he impatiently took a step forward: "Really? Is she in the camp? Is she okay? Nothing happened Bar?"

Dan looked directly at Gale over his shoulder, with a smile on his face: "She's safe and nothing happened. It's just... we should have thought of it sooner."

Gail's face was ugly for a second, and he immediately covered it up: "That's really great, since the person has been found, let's go back to the camp."

Dan didn't move, and the smile on his face didn't diminish, but the smile didn't reach his eyes at all: "Of course I have to return. Mr. Gail, do I have to congratulate you, and finally got the desired coordinates?"

When Peter turned his head, he happened to see Gail's blank face: "What are you talking about? What coordinates?"

Unlike him, the expression on Peter's face instantly became alert. He glanced at Dan, took a step back, and approached his sled silently.

Dan took a step closer to Gail: "I have to say that you are really shrewd. Using your relationship with Lucia has ruled out our suspicion of the other. Your wife probably doesn't know what you are doing, right?" ,I guess?"

Gail said nothing.

"Before we always suspected how the news leaked. After all, even the military didn't know the specific location. Now, if we think about the cause and effect, everything is connected. Because it is not the discovery of professional scientists, it must be in such a large area. It is impossible to keep it completely secret. You just need to be a little more careful and ask why so many strangers come and go in Palmute Town recently, and when did it start? There is no impenetrable wall in the world, there will always be such a star The news has been revealed. In order to confirm the specific location, you have to come here in person.”

Gail turned his head unnaturally, avoiding Dan's eyes: "What are you talking about, what mineral vein... I don't know."

The smile on Dan's face widened a bit: "Mr. Gale, I never mentioned the word 'lode' from the beginning to the end."

Galton paused for a second before retorting: "Just based on these two words? With all due respect, sir, do you have any other evidence? Just because I am here? I can completely say that this is a coincidence."

Dan sighed: "Based on what you said just now, it can be seen that your brain is indeed not as good as that one. Why do you think I am talking to you here? Who do you think found Datta?"

"Wait, you mean, Datta's disappearance is related to the mine vein? It is related to this person?" Peter interrupted them sharply, his jaw tensed extremely.

Dan turned to him. "I'm afraid so."

Before Gail could speak, Peter jerked his shotgun out of the sled and pointed it at Gale: "What the hell did you do to Datta? You son of a bitch!"

Dan held down his gun with one hand calmly, and slowly took a step forward: "Peter, calm down, Datta is safe, I promise. The person in front of you is a spy of country A, according to normal procedures , needs to be handed over to the military for extradition.”

Peter gasped: "You mean, I can't shoot this bastard?"

"I'm afraid that's the truth." Dan stared at his hand, for fear that he would suddenly attack him.

To his surprise, Peter raised the butt of his gun and slammed Gail on the shoulder, causing him to kneel on the ground: "This is for Datta, if I return to the camp later and find that she is missing a A hair..." He gave Gale a menacing look that was self-evident.

Gail covered the place where he was hit, half-kneeled on the ground and gave a low laugh, then raised his head and looked at Dan: "Are you the military? Special forces?"

Dan found a length of thick twine from Peter's sled and tied it around his wrists, and made no answer.

"Sirius?"

Dan looked up at him, but still said nothing.

"Hahahahaha..." Gail seemed to confirm something, and suddenly raised his head and laughed.

Dan frowned: "What are you laughing at?"

"I'm not wronged by you. But I want to ask, the one who stayed in the camp is your captain, right?"

Seeing that Dan didn't say a word, Gail seemed to be sure of something: "Hahahaha... Sure enough, I admit that I fell into your hands. It's just that on the other side, it's not certain who wins and who loses."

The uneasiness that had been suppressed by force from the beginning just now rolled out of Dan's heart at this moment.

The whole communication between him and August was just that one look. Everything he said just now, apart from defrauding Gail, was also a bet on whether August was what he thought and whether he could find him as soon as possible. Datta, control the situation over there, and at the same time bet that the one will not be cruel to Datta.And judging from the helicopter he saw on the road just now, it was not that the other party was not behind.

August is the only person in the camp now. Even if he notifies Ian and the others, it will take half a day to a day for them to arrive at the fastest. If the helicopter was really sent by the other party, why did it come suddenly at this time?Is there something wrong in the camp... or is it August's trick to lure the snake out of the cave?If they had discovered their identities a long time ago, and Gail was used as a bait to lure him here, what would August face there?Can he... can he make it in time?

What if he goes back late?What if both he and August guessed wrong?Will he see a cold corpse again?

Dan took a breath, knowing that the situation is unclear now, and the most taboo thing is that he messed up.

He pinched his palm hard, forced back the cold sweat on his back, kicked Gail's calf bone, pushed him onto the sled, turned his head and said to Peter: "Let's go back to the camp, ASAP."

After August and Dan separated, they deliberately chose an unobtrusive direction and slowly approached the camp.

He and Dan walked not far, and it took only ten minutes to arrive at the kennel at the back of the camp.

Seeing him coming, the leading sled dog stood up excitedly, wagging its fluffy tail behind him.

August quickly gave it a "shh" gesture.

The dog understands human nature, understands the owner's intention, and sits back obediently, without making a sound.August walked past them and rubbed the head of the leader.

Covered by Peter's tent, he poked his head out quietly and looked ahead.

On the open space they left earlier, the windproof stove was still standing, the flames had already been extinguished, and there was no one around, neither Lucia nor Anne could be seen.

He squatted patiently in place, silently counting down the seconds in his heart.

After about 15 minutes, there was a sudden "crash" nearby, and a figure vigorously opened the curtain of the tent and came out.

It's Annie.

She was holding a satellite phone in her hand, and she was talking to the person on the other end of the phone, with an anxious expression on her face.

"Are you idiots?"

……

"Since this is his decision, he is responsible for all the consequences. I don't understand, can he hold his breath and wait for two more days? I have already reported the situation before, and two people joined the team halfway. I think—— "

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"Okay okay, he's the boss, he's calling the shots. Where's the helicopter? I don't care about the location, you just have to tell me how long it takes! All I have is — 10 minutes at most."

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"What? Supplies? Do you really think that old man Mike is an idiot?!"

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"Okay, I won't talk nonsense with you. 10 minutes, don't blame me for not cooperating after this time."

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Lucia is still missing.

Seeing that Anne was walking towards the outskirts of the camp, her and Lucia's tent was about 10 yards ahead of him.August carefully came out of the hiding place, covered by the dim light at the end of the extreme day, walked carefully to their tent, raised the curtain and took a look inside——

Lucia lay on the side of the sleeping bag, her eyes closed.Under a pile of messy blankets next to her, one could vaguely make out an arm, and the fabric of the clothes was the unique felt of the local Inuit.

Unsurprisingly.

August turned on the radio communication and whispered a coordinate to Ian and the others, telling them to come over immediately.As soon as he hung up the communication, he was keenly aware of the movement in the air.

He raised his head and glanced at the southern sky, only to see a small black dot that was constantly enlarging within his line of sight.

Helicopter.

It seems that the prey is impatient.The corner of August's mouth curled up in a somewhat icy arc.