As soon as the reconnaissance team left, Wang Ke saw Gu Maolin running towards him with his head bare and stepping on the deep snow.
"Squad leader, I have something to ask you." Gu Maolin looked excited. He may not have expected that squad leader Wang Ke agreed to meet him.
"What's the matter?"
"Squad leader, I want to ask you a favor, can you go over there and say it?" Gu Maolin looked at no one around him, then dragged Wang Ke towards the snow between the two ammunition depots.
Wang Ke's impression of Gu Maolin couldn't be said to be very good. The main reason is that Wang Ke feels that although he has some abilities, he is relatively undisciplined and does not look like a disciplined and conscious warrior.
I had met him once, and Gu Maolin was a fellow villager of Hu Yanlou, so I followed him to a deserted place.
Arriving far away from the gate, Gu Maolin stopped and said to Wang Ke: "Squad leader, I want to take a leave of absence and go home."
"Ask for leave?" Because Wang Ke knew that in principle, one-year soldiers were not allowed to take leave. At that time, only one visit to the family was allowed after three years of service. Soldiers who were not on the road could be granted leave for 14 days.
Gu Maolin nodded. "I thought about it and ran back secretly. I would have to be punished one by one when I came back. It was a bit uneconomical."
"Escape?" Wang Ke was a little surprised. How could Gu Maolin have such an idea? He suddenly remembered the time he met Gu Maolin at the train station. Now it seems that he is not going to pick up people at all, but trying to sneak home. This soldier is a bit scary.
"What are you going home for?"
"My grandfather is dead." Gu Maolin was a little sad.
"Didn't your grandfather pass away? Why is he alive again now?" Wang Ke was surprised because last time, he wanted to find Gu Maolin's grandfather to help him open his eyes, but Gu Maolin said that his grandfather was gone.
"That's the problem. I used to tell them that my grandfather was gone. Now I say that my grandfather is dead, and no one believes it." Gu Maolin was very worried. At this time, Wang Ke looked at his eyes and it didn't look like he was lying. . It seems that this soldier is not only carefree, but also sometimes tells lies without blinking an eye.
"Then what are you going to do?" Wang Ke felt that this matter was really not easy to handle. How could he make up for the lies he told? Wang Ke didn't understand. His grandfather was obviously still alive, so why did he say he was dead?
"I plan to ask you for a favor. If it doesn't work, I will sneak away from the team."
As soon as Gu Maolin finished speaking, Wang Ke immediately felt that this matter was not a trivial matter. He was a soldier himself, and not in the same company as him. How could he find himself to help with this?
"You ask me for help, how can I do this? I'm just a soldier!"
"Squad leader, don't be polite. You are not an ordinary soldier. I didn't see the ordnance section chief liking you so much and trusting you so much. And who of your company cadres is praising you behind your back! Please support them and let them Say hello to our company cadres."
"Gu Maolin, you are looking up to me too much. Even if what you say is true, it is unrealistic for you to ask me to ask for leave for you." Wang Ke really doesn't want to care about this matter, and he knows that he doesn't have the ability, and he doesn't There was no way to help him.
When Gu Maolin heard this, his eyes were obviously disappointed. "That means I only have one way to sneak home."
"Hey, you haven't said it yet, why are you in such a hurry to go home?" Wang Ke knew that many soldiers in the army had relatives who were seriously ill, including those who died without being able to see their superiors. This was very normal in that era. We have the consciousness to protect our country and our small family.
"I have to go back this time. My grandfather still has many things that he hasn't had time to pass on to me."
"Isn't your heavenly eye opened?" Wang Ke listened to what Gu Maolin said and felt that he was being mysterious. But he had seen with his own eyes that he could see things under the boulders, which was amazing.
"The Eye of the Sky is just one aspect. There are some places that you have never heard of, and you may think it is fantasy!" After Gu Maolin finished speaking, he saw that Wang Ke seemed a little unconvinced, and said: "Of course, most people are not qualified, but there are people who can give you enlightenment. , neither can you."
"You mean, you have other unknown abilities?" Wang Ke stared into Gu Maolin's eyes. He really couldn't believe what Gu Maolin said. People have one special function that has exceeded the bottom line of everyone's knowledge. If there are one or two more, wouldn't it be a fantasy among fantasy, a legend among legends? Even if you tell me, you won't believe it!
Gu Maolin also stared at Wang Ke, struggling fiercely in his heart. Standing in front of him was Wang Ke, a reconnaissance squad leader who was well-known to everyone in the direct team. Just from the changes in fellow villager Hu Yanlou, we can know how powerful this squad leader is.
"Okay, squad leader, follow me outside and I'll prove it to you. If you understand, you can decide whether to help me or not. But what I do is a bit dangerous. No matter what happens, you You must not move, can you guarantee it?" It seems that Gu Maolin still chose to believe Wang Ke.
When Wang Ke heard these words of Gu Maolin, he was even more confused. He didn't know what new tricks Gu Maolin was going to play, but he was vaguely curious. He felt that this matter must be important and weird.
"Okay!" Wang Ke, who had experienced the snow and ice in the divisional farm, and experienced the joint archaeological expedition and field survival experience in Xishan, was also full of energy at this time, but he really wanted to see what other tricks Gu Maolin had.
The two came out of the ammunition depot, and Gu Maolin ran back to the platoon's residence, apparently asking for leave.
Sure enough, he ran out quickly, wearing a coat.
The two men greeted the sentry at the gate of the ammunition depot and left the ammunition depot. Gu Maolin turned to the right and led Wang Ke, stepping on the snow with one foot deep and one foot shallow, and walked into the depths of the open snow.
Where is this going? The two of them walked seven or eight hundred steps. Wang Ke looked around and saw that there were no obstacles within one kilometer. He thought Gu Maolin was going to tell him something more mysterious, so he stopped and said, "Is it okay here?"
When Gu Maolin saw it, he actually sat down, sitting in the snow nest and said to Wang Ke: "Squad leader, this is enough, you can sit next to me."
Wang Ke didn't know what was going on, so he walked to Gu Maolin and sat cross-legged on the snow. "Tell me, what do you want to tell me?"
Gu Maolin looked serious and said, "Squad leader, are you superstitious?"
This is a poor question. Wang Ke asked back: "Do you think I believe in superstition?"
"Squad leader, do you believe there is anyone in this world who understands the language of snakes?" Gu Maolin asked again.
Snake, Wang Ke remembered the snake he bit and killed on the division farm. But do snakes have language? This is simply unbelievable. "Gu Maolin, you don't have a fever, do you? You won't tell me, do you understand snake language?"
Who knew that when Gu Maolin heard this, he nodded seriously. "Yes, I understand, my family is ancestral. Today I want you to see it. I called a few hibernating snakes around. Unfortunately, they can just crawl over and never go back. In the ice and snow, they hold on I'll be frozen to death in a few minutes. By doing this, I'm going against nature and will definitely damage my destiny."
Wang Ke was shocked. Looking at the way Gu Maolin spoke, it didn't look like he was telling a joke at all. If even a hibernating snake can be summoned, then he is really a strange person in the world. Does such a person really exist in this world? Is there such a fantasy thing?
Wang Ke looked around. Except for the two lines of footprints that the two people had just walked over, there was thick snow everywhere, making it impossible to cheat.
"Are you kidding me? Can you really call a hibernating snake?" At this time, Wang Ke still didn't believe it even to death. He would rather Gu Maolin made a joke with him than really wanted him to know that he was such a weirdo.
Of course, Wang Ke also wanted to know very much whether Gu Maolin really had this ability. If he really has this ability and this unique skill, he will definitely be a unique weapon in defeating the enemy on the battlefield in the future.
Gu Maolin looked up at the sky again. He exhaled heavily and exhaled a cloud of white mist. It seems that he is making great determination to do something that is very sorry to his ancestors.
"Squad leader, let me say it again, no matter what happens, you can't move. When you see it, if you feel scared, just close your eyes later. I promise you won't move, they won't hurt you."
"Okay, I'll listen to you." Wang Ke was also a little nervous. He stuffed the fur coat under his butt and pulled his legs inward. As long as it doesn't come out from under his butt later, he was very curious today to witness this impossible miracle.
Gu Maolin began to close his eyes, sitting cross-legged with his legs intertwined as if in meditation, with the soles of his feet pointing toward the sky, and the palms of his hands facing up, also intersecting his legs. It was like holding a heavy object, then closed his eyes and muttered something.
At this time, Wang Ke looked around and saw that it was all snow. He put down the ears of his cotton hat and turned his head to look at Gu Maolin. He was frowning, still mumbling words, and a trace of steam came out of his bald head.
Nearly ten minutes have passed since he meditated like this, and there was no movement at all around him. Wang Ke thought to himself that the cowhide was finally blown. There is no such thing as snake talk in the world. It is purely to fool people and deceive a few believers.
He was about to stand up, but suddenly, he was stunned. He looked through the side of Gu Maolin's face. About ten meters away from them, something like a rope was wriggling towards this side. What is it if it's not a snake? This is the middle of winter. I don’t know where it got out of the ground and out of the snow. It is using its last life force to swim towards this side.
Wang Ke was frightened, as if looking at a demon. He closed his eyes hard for a moment, then opened them again and saw that it was indeed the case. This is not a dazzle or a game, this is a real snake. It was Gu Maolin who used some illusion to summon them from underground out of season.
He looked at Gu Maolin again, and he remembered Gu Maolin's words, don't move, don't move under any circumstances. He felt a chill creeping up his back. It wasn't a snake, it was the long-lost cold sweat. This is no coincidence or fantasy.
At this time, he didn't even dare to turn his head and kept staring at Gu Maolin. There was a crawling sound in my ears, which was the sound of the snake's body rubbing against the snow. Wang Ke glanced to the side with the corner of his eye. There were two or three more on Gu Maolin's side, and there must be some on his side as well.
Wang Ke quickly closed his eyes, out of sight and out of mind. Wang Ke thought to himself that when he meets Professor Ye Rongguang in the future, he must let him explain what is going on from a biological perspective. Is there any scientific basis?
Just like this, like an ice sculpture, ten minutes passed. Just when Wang Ke couldn't hold on anymore, he heard Gu Maolin say: "Okay, monitor, open your eyes, you are quite brave."
Wang Ke opened his eyes and saw seven or eight snakes of different sizes surrounding him, which seemed to be frozen. But the strange thing is that all the snake heads are facing Gu Maolin!
