Just as Heath was about to say something, there was a sound of helicopter propellers turning in the sky.He glanced up at the top of his head, and his expression became a little nervous: "August is here. About Arthur...don't mention it to him."

Dan raised an eyebrow.

Heath sighed: "I can't explain it for a while, although that incident was an accident, but August has been blaming himself, maybe... Forget it, if I didn't say it, anyway, don't mention it to him. correct."

Dan nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

The helicopter didn't land, and hung unsteadily at a position about two meters above the ground. After the cabin door opened, August jumped down neatly, turned around and saluted the pilot, and the plane circled immediately. Elevated and left Palmut.

Seeing August coming, the other team members lined up consciously without waiting for Heath to give any order.August looked around and walked straight towards Heath.

When he came in front of Heath, he glanced back at the team members lined up, patted Heath on the shoulder, and tilted his head towards a far corner, motioning for him to take a step to speak.

From the corner of Dan's eyes, he caught a glimpse of his side face, and saw a little light blue stubble on his chin, his eyebrows were as sharp as ever, and there was no trace of fatigue in his eyes.

The two chatted quickly in a low voice and then stopped. Heath frowned slightly, put his hands on his hips, and looked in the direction of the team members.

August's eyes also turned around, with the same scrutiny. His eyes were much heavier than Heath's, as if he wanted to engrave everyone's face into his eyes. That look It's like being able to drill into your brain through your eyes until you figure out what you're thinking.

The two newcomers beside Dan unconsciously straightened their backs, and even the faces of the old team members became serious involuntarily.

After a few seconds, Heath turned to face August, shook his head, and said something.August raised his hand to stop him, and then there seemed to be some dispute between the two, Heath made a few gestures fiercely, August listened to him without saying a word, and pointed behind him Pointing, Heath was defeated, and spread out his hands in a gesture of "you are free".

August strode towards the team members and stood in front of the team with his hands behind his back. He was silent for a few seconds, and his eyes once again passed over the people in front of him one by one before speaking: "Sergeant Ian, Sergeant Newman, out."

Ian and Newman took a step forward, and August pointed in the direction of Heath: "Gather over there and wait for me."

After a pause, he hesitated a little rarely, his eyes wandered around in the crowd before he spoke: "Lieutenant Dan Smithton, come out. The others disbanded on the spot."

Dan had some premonitions in his heart, but he still kept a proper look on his face: there was a hint of curiosity mixed with confusion, but this feeling was definitely not more than obedience.

August led him to another corner. After stopping, he did not rush to speak. He took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, shook out one and handed it to Dan. He took a breath in his mouth: "Lieutenant Smithton, you served in the Hunter Corps before, I would like to know the specific nature of the mission you performed in Northern Ireland. According to regulations, unless an emergency occurs, we have no right to your previous mission file Shift gears, but some emergencies happen to happen now, I won’t ask you about the details of your mission. You just need to tell me the nature of the mission, because it will determine whether I will include you in the emergency operation team.”

The two gears in Dan's mind that had been turning since he stepped out of the queue "clicked" and closed tightly.

He pondered for a second, and said, "Protective nature. I stayed in Northern Ireland for three years, and the task was to protect a hostage."

"So, you have actual combat experience."

"If assassination is included."

"Then I want to know what you think about your mission and the people who died under your gun." August looked directly into Dan's eyes, his eyes were light gray-blue When he focused on a person, it was difficult for anyone to be indifferent to that calm and sharp gaze.

"As a soldier, when I am carrying out the orders of my superiors, they are just my mission targets, and I will not invest too much emotion on the dead." Dan's voice was calm, and he met August directly. .

August was silent for a few seconds, as if he was thinking about something.After a while, he seemed to have decided something, turned his head towards where Heath and the others were standing, and walked over first.

Seeing them approaching, Heath swept back and forth between the two of them, and smiled wryly at August: "It seems that you have come to a conclusion."

"Sorry, but I still stick to my opinion."

Heath shrugged: "It's okay, I just put forward my opinion. If you insist that this is the best way, I will cooperate with you." He raised his fist and tapped on August's shoulder. After a while, he turned and walked towards the rest of the team members.

August led the three of them into a command room at the airport tower. In the center of the room was a square table with the terrain around Palmut drawn on it.

Ian, Newman and Dan consciously stood in a row in front of him, and August put his hands on the map table: "To make a long story short, I received an urgent order from the headquarters this morning, and there is information that this year we will go to Avigate A scientific expedition team under investigation has suspicious behavior. The headquarters suspects that there are members of the special intelligence agency of country A in this scientific expedition team. Our task is to find evidence of their illegal actions before their actions cause losses to the country, and put They are handed over to headquarters for processing.

"Now the initial plan is to go to the Jensen Mountains for the training operation, which will be divided into two teams. Hiss will lead the other group from the town of Parmute to the glacier for regular training; location," he clicked on a location on the map: "Enter the glacier in advance, and then divide into two teams to search separately from the east and west sides. There is only one requirement for the operation, to find evidence without exposing yourself and scaring the enemy. , to repatriate the other party.

"The special equipment that needs to be used has been sent to the airport logistics room. Two people will be sent to pick it up later. Ian, you and Newman are in a team. The sled dogs are the team led by Jack. After arriving at the designated location, you go west , Dan and I head east, on the radio channel. Any more questions?"

The three answered "no" in unison, and August nodded: "The transport plane is already waiting on the tarmac, Newman and Dan went to the logistics room to pick up the equipment, and Ian and I went to check the sled dogs. After 10 minutes Assemble at Apron 3."

They didn't set off with Heath's team.After checking all the equipment and changing into casual clothes, the four of them boarded the plane with two teams of sled dogs.Half an hour later, the plane took them to an ice field east of Parmute, southwest of Jensen Glacier.

After assembling the sled on the spot and reconfirming the radio channel, the two teams, one east and one west, galloped away on the snow field like two shooting stars with long tails.

Before parting ways, Dan stood on one side of the sled board and glanced back in the direction of Ian and Newman. Newman was sitting on the sled, and Ian was standing beside him, holding the bridle of the sled dog. He bent forward slightly, as if leaning over to say something in Newman's ear.When turning the corner, he clearly saw Ian's lips pressed against Newman's ear.

August coughed on the sled next to him, and Dan snapped his gaze back, downcasting his eyes to the reins in his hand.

"Ian and Newman are the team members who have stayed in Sirius the longest besides me." August's voice was a little blurred in the bitter cold wind.

Dan let out a "huh" and didn't ask any more questions, and August didn't say any more. The two of them just drove the sled towards the established route in silence.

After a whole spring of recuperation, the huskies are now full of energy. Eight dogs led by Rogers are running and chasing on the snow field.If you look down from an altitude of 8 meters, they are like a series of irregularly moving black spots on a huge white canvas.

This is the first time Dan has faced nature so directly.The coniferous forests around Palmut are like a green barrier, separating the bitter cold ice field from the vibrant town.The Greenland Ice Sheet during the polar day is always an endless expanse of snow-white. Staying in such an environment for a long time will make people doubt the authenticity of their own existence.Despite wearing goggles and pulling the scarf down the bridge of his nose, Dan felt tiny shards of ice in the cold wind, and tried desperately to find a crack in his body and get into his breath.

August has been careful to keep the sledge at a distance of about 50 yards from the coniferous forest. Dan only felt that the right side of him was the same snow white, and the left side was the corresponding dark green. The long and narrow green seems to be gradually deepening, and the whole world will be filled with this black and white.

August seemed to be aware of his abnormality, he shouted at Rogers in front of the team, and tightened the reins in his hand.Rogers immediately understood the master's intention, slowed down his pace, and turned towards the woods on the left.

The sled stopped at the edge of the woods, and August jumped down to check the dog's condition, then turned around: "Are you okay?"

Danmai's first step down the sled seemed a bit unsteady, but he immediately adjusted his expression, stuck the goggles to his forehead, and pulled the scarf off his face: "It's okay."

August looked at his reddened nose, then raised his wrist to look at his watch: "We will camp here tonight."

Dan was a little surprised. His watch showed that it was only 6 pm, and the sun was still high in the sky. There was no intention of ending the day.

He reconfirmed their latitude and longitude: "I thought... we still have to go a little further."

August said briefly: "No, we are not in a hurry."

Dan didn't ask any more questions and started unloading the tenting gear from the sled.

At about 7 o'clock, they received a radio communication from Ian and Newman.After a brief exchange of information, the two parties hung up.Leaning against the sleeping bag on the side of the tent, Dan pulled out a small notebook from his pocket and began to write and draw in it.

"I thought you were going to ask me about Ian and Newman."

Hearing August's voice, Dan raised his head, his eyes were always gentle: "Why do you think so?"

August's gaze was steady: "Their affairs are not a secret at the base. As I said before, they are the members who have stayed in Sirius for the longest time besides me - about 6 years. Except for me Trusted comrades, they are also my friends, I don’t want my new team members to misunderstand them.”

Dan laughed: "I think you have misunderstood me, Major August. Everyone has the freedom to choose their own way of life, even in a different environment. As long as it does not violate the rules of this environment, I will not treat anyone People make unreasonable comments."

"So what do you think the rules are in our environment?"

Dan shrugged: "In a way, staying here, performing a mission, living, or more importantly, living like a normal person."

August looked at his eyes with some inquiry, and stretched out his hand after a while: "Lieutenant, you are a rare smart person. Although I don't know how long you can stay in Sirius, I am very glad that you can join us and become my Team member."

The smile in Dan's eyes deepened, and he reached out to shake his hand: "My honor, Major."

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