With doubts, I couldn't help but raise a question: "Captain Wang, Director Huang, since this Storm Cape is so scary, why do these gangsters want to enter here? Do they really want money at the expense of their lives?"
This time, everyone was silent.
This is a very obvious truth. Since ancient times, there have been people who seek wealth and wealth, and there are people who take risks out of desperation, but there are very few who really want money rather than their lives. So the question is, why do these desperadoes come to this forbidden place of death?
A possibility emerged in my mind——
"Could they be here for the undersea tomb?"
Director Huang sighed, "Old Wang, this situation is really rare. It seems that this kind of situation rarely happened before. Even if someone entered the Storm Cape, at most it was just to escape pursuit, and they never entered on their own initiative."
Lao Wang's brows tightened, "It's indeed abnormal."
At this time, Wang Mengyao suddenly said: "No, this is the second time this year. Do you still remember? A few months ago, a group of unidentified people also went in, but they didn't stay there last time. Chief, he ran away before we could catch him."
Wang Mengyao's words once again aroused everyone's vigilance.
"Xiao Wang is right, once is an accident, twice it cannot be an accident again." Lao Wang said, "Old Huang, this matter needs to be reported to the superiors immediately. On the one hand, ask them to send reinforcements, and on the other hand, On the other hand, we have to find a way to trap this group of people on the island, and we must not let them escape again!"
Director Huang nodded and said, "Okay, I will report to my superiors immediately."
Later, Lao Wang also began to give orders, saying: "Comrades, everyone is aware of the situation. A group of people entered the Storm Cape, and their purpose is not simple. Now we don't have enough manpower. We can't fight head-on, we can only outwit them. Now, I order , five soldiers from our militia team will go to the outskirts of Storm Point for control. Once suspicious persons are found coming out, they will be arrested immediately. Other base staff, in groups of five, go to the fixed monitoring points for duty, and the remaining five soldiers, except for two In addition to being responsible for guarding the door, we will form a patrol team to patrol continuously between the monitoring points. If there is any situation, we will deal with it immediately! The rest of the people will stay with me at the command post. Do you understand?"
"Understood!" Everyone said in unison.
Wang Mengyao stayed behind at the headquarters. I must be relieved. There are dangers everywhere on the island, but at least the base is safe.
So, I stood up again and said, "Team Wang, let me go too. Five people are too few. There are more than twenty people on the other side. We are outnumbered and it is too dangerous."
"Li Rui——" Wang Mengyao wanted to stop me.
Lao Wang was a little surprised, looked into my eyes, and said: "Li Rui, it's good that you have this heart, but after all, you are not from the island. It is too dangerous to go to Storm Point. You should stay at the headquarters." .”
"Captain Wang, I appreciate your kindness. However, I am a grown man. If I only know how to hide in the headquarters when I am in danger, am I still a man?" I looked at Wang Mengyao with a relaxed look on my face. He smiled and said: "Just give me a chance for personal heroism. I can guarantee that I will never take any risks. We will ambush outside the Cape of Storms."
Hearing what I said, the people present may have seen something, and they all looked at Wang Mengyao, who had already buried his head in the ground. Lao Wang thought about it again and again, nodded and said, "Okay, since you took the initiative to ask for help, I will give you this opportunity."
As he said that, he took out the pistol from his waist, put it on the table, and asked, "Will it work?"
I smiled and said, "No."
"You may be good at wielding knives and guns, but you are an amateur at shooting. However, when fighting gangsters, you will suffer losses if you rely on fists and kicks. Take it, I hope you won't need it!"
I hesitated for a moment, but in order to reassure Wang Mengyao, I took it anyway, "Thank you."
Wang Mengyao walked up to me nervously, "Li Rui, you have to think carefully. I don't want you to do it just to look masculine in front of me..."
I stroked her hair and smiled: "You think I'm stupid, of course life is important. However, I also want to truly experience your environment so that I can understand you better. Don't worry, I will protect you." Good myself.”
Wang Mengyao nodded, "Then you must come back alive and well!"
"Yeah, I will."
At this time, Lao Wang spoke, "Okay, you two should stop flirting with each other. Ma Wei, Ma Meng, you two call three people to go with him!"
At first glance, Ma Wei Ma Meng looks like two brothers. They are about the same height, dark and skinny. They both looked at me in admiration and said, "Yes!"
"Remember, he is the captain of your team now, and all actions are subject to his orders, but you must ensure his safety no matter what, do you understand?"
"clear!"
"Set off!"
After a simple assembly in the small courtyard at the door, I took five militiamen and embarked on the journey to Storm Cape.
In fact, I was quite confused. I, a tourist who came all the way here, would actually take the initiative to help people on the island catch thieves. Am I still the same person as before?
"Hey, the magic of love is so great." I laughed at myself, but as soon as my mind changed, I focused my attention on the undersea tomb mentioned by Lao Qi.
After all, that was the real purpose of my trip.
"Meng Xing, what are you hiding? More than a thousand years have passed, and you are still torturing us poor people." I said in my heart.
"Li Rui, you are such a man!"
At this time, the mighty brothers in the team started chatting, "We were in the office just now, and it was so exciting to hear it."
"Hey, what's so exciting about this? In fact, I'm also very nervous." I smiled.
"Don't be modest. Even our captain, Lao Wang, admires you, which shows that you are a real man!" Ma Wei said with a smile, "You don't know, before Lao Wang retired from the army, he served as a squad leader for more than ten years and received third-class merit. As a professional, he is extremely arrogant to everyone he meets."
"Hahaha, yes, you can't tell, but Lao Wang is still a military king."
We chatted all the way and walked for about half an hour, and the ground under our feet began to become muddy.
"Li Rui, we can't go any further, the Storm Cape is ahead."
I nodded. Although I don't know how to march and fight, my experience in fighting over the years tells me that this place is indeed very dangerous.
Moreover, my professional instinct prompted me to observe the topography here first. I looked around and said, "The soil in this place is black, the silt is deep, and the wind is blowing. This is a dangerous place."
"Ma Wei, where do you usually go and never go in again?" I asked.
Ma Wei and the others had already put on gas masks, and their voices were not very clear, "Just here -"
I nodded. Indeed, there was no place to set foot further. "It's strange. Even animals don't dare to come in this kind of place. Why did those guys choose this place?"
"Who says it isn't?" Ma Wei nodded vigorously, "And this Storm Cape is a dead place. Once the exit is blocked, they will not be able to escape!"
This intensified the doubts in my heart, "This group of people has a clear purpose. They don't look like people who will put themselves to death. Could it be——"
"Ma Wei, are you sure there is no other exit here?" I turned around and asked.
Ma Wei stared at me from inside the gas mask and wondered: "No, this storm corner protrudes into the sea. It is surrounded by sea on three sides. Only this gourd mouth can be entered."
"Sea?" My thoughts were once again caught by the underwater tomb. "Could it be that they went diving?"
"But since it's diving, why do we have to go ashore?" I quickly rejected my guess, but then a more likely guess came to my mind, "Could it be that the entrance to the undersea tomb is at Cape Storm and the exit is at sea? ?”
"If this is the case, then there is no point in waiting here for us, because most of these people will not come back." I felt tight in my heart.
When I looked up, the sky was already slightly bright. "What time is it?" I asked.
Ma Wei looked at his watch and replied: "It's almost four o'clock."
"Will the tide rise here?"
Ma Meng replied: "Yes, the tide usually rises around five o'clock and does not recede until around seven o'clock in the morning. When the tide rises, our place will also be flooded."
"It's so strange, this is so strange." I shook my head repeatedly, "Their behavior is too abnormal. It seems that they are deliberately using the tide to cover up their footprints."
"Li Rui, what do you mean?" Ma Wei asked.
"I think they might have another motive for going to the island, and it's definitely not as simple as catching snakes."
Ma Wei Ma Meng looked at each other, "Not catching snakes? What is that for?"
"For what reason, I can't think of it now, but based on our current judgment of their behavior, this series of abnormal actions is obviously not in line with the routine behavior of snake catchers."
"Ma Meng, I think Li Rui's analysis makes sense. It's indeed quite abnormal. This is the first time we've encountered this situation in so many years," Ma Wei said.
"But now we are all relying on speculation without evidence." Ma Meng said, "Besides, in this situation, we don't dare to act rashly."
At this point, I stood up and said, "I have an idea."
"You said." Everyone looked at me.
"While there are still footprints on the ground, I plan to go in alone and follow this group secretly. You guys, continue to monitor here."
When Ma Wei heard this, he immediately said decisively: "No, it's too risky. I can't let you go alone. If you want to go, I'll go too!"
"Yes, Li Rui, this is too dangerous."
"It's too late. Time waits for no one. Once the tide rises, the footprints will never be found again." I said hurriedly: "Don't worry, I cherish my life more than you do. I won't mess around. I just follow the footprints to take a look." What is their purpose? I will definitely keep my distance from them and prevent them from discovering it. If anything happens, I will use the walkie-talkie to contact you."
"But……"
I immediately interrupted: "Okay, without further ado, we can no longer hesitate. Lao Wang has authorized me to take charge of this operation, and you all must obey the order!"
"this……"
Seeing that these people were frightened, I quickly issued an order, "Now I order that Ma Wei will be responsible for monitoring here. No one can enter the Storm Cape without my order."
