【Corrected version】
The atmosphere in the command center became increasingly tense, and everyone was looking forward to the search and rescue team finding the missing nine people as soon as possible. Wu Hao, Zhang Jun and others are paying close attention to the progress of the search and rescue, looking forward to finding these nine people as soon as possible.
Through the cameras carried by a search and rescue team, people in the command center can see the situation in the Crouching Ridge fortification through the pictures.
The Wohuling fortification has been abandoned for decades. It is very dilapidated and full of dust, silt and weeds. There are also some bats and other small animals nesting here. The light inside the fortification was very dark. Only the small amount of light coming through the shooting holes made the entire fortification look less dark.
The team members could only move forward with the flashlights in their hands, but not long after they walked, they made new discoveries.
"Reporting to the command center, we found some leftover items inside the Crouching Ridge fortification, as well as some chaotic footprints, which are suspected to be related to the missing persons. We are conducting further searches."
Along with the report, everyone also saw the footprints left on the ground in the picture. These footprints looked messy and varied in size, but it could be seen that they led to the depths of the fortifications.
In addition, the search and rescue team also showed some abandoned items, such as some newer toilet paper, food packaging bags and other items.
Everyone felt inspired to see these items. Although it is not certain that these items are the relics of the missing person, it is undoubtedly a good clue. Deputy Director Ge immediately ordered: "The search and rescue team will continue to search in depth and notify other search and rescue teams to strengthen the search."
"Yes!" the team members responded one after another.
"Inform the medical staff and prepare to go to Wohu Ridge to pick up and treat the wounded at any time."
The further inside the fortification, the darker it becomes, with only the light of the flashlight illuminating the front. The team members carefully searched every corner, hoping to find traces of these nine people.
"There are footprints here!" One of the team members shined a flashlight on the ground and shouted.
"It's them, the shoe prints are all the same, new 25th grade Marine boots." A search and rescue team member knelt down and looked at the footprints carefully, and then said.
"These people really don't want their lives. Why are they drilling so deep?" A team member looked at the dark underground fortification tunnel and couldn't help complaining.
"You can't say that. There was such a heavy snowstorm last night and it might not be very warm outside, so they went in."
"It may be that we encountered large animals. We just found wolf droppings in the tunnel. These abandoned fortifications were originally caves for wild animals to escape the cold."
"Yes, I just took a look at the entrance of the cave. There are indeed many animal tracks. I suspect that wolves or other large animals must have come to take shelter from the snowstorm last night. They may have encountered these animals, so they went inside."
"This is troublesome. It's like a maze in here. I don't know where they are hiding."
"Keep blowing the whistle and shouting to see if there is any response." The captain of the search and rescue team was silent for a moment and then ordered.
"Yes." One of the team members picked up the loudspeaker neatly and started playing the previously recorded shouts. The huge sound echoed throughout the fortification, but there was no response.
Everyone waited quietly for a while, but did not hear any response for a long time. The silence inside the entire fortification was a bit eerie.
The captain of the search and rescue team couldn't help but sigh, and then waved to the team members: "Continue to search forward."
Everyone continued to move forward for a while, and suddenly a team member shouted excitedly: "Captain, there's something going on here!"
"What's going on?" After hearing this, other team members went over to watch. Under the illumination of the team members' flashlights, a large two-way arrow was drawn on the wall next to a fork in the underground fortification tunnel. One side of the arrow points to a fork in the road and the other side points to the exit.
Obviously, this is a road sign drawn by someone to indicate the direction of progress and exit.
"Is this a new painting?" the captain asked.
A team member walked to the wall, rubbed the arrow with his finger, then carefully observed the toner on his finger, smelled it, and then smiled: "It was newly painted. The toner is very dry and not affected by moisture. And A little scent of burning wood that won’t last more than twelve hours.”
Hearing the news, people at the scene became excited.
People in the command center also became excited. This evidence was more direct, indicating that eight or nine people entered the fortification within twelve hours and left behind road signs and some household garbage.
With so many coincidences combined, it is now almost certain that these are the clues left by the nine missing people.
At the emergency response center of Haoyu Science and Technology Park, Zhang Jun looked at the three-dimensional model of the Wohuling underground fortifications on the big screen and the positioning points of the team members in the model, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
"According to the map, continuing along this indicated tunnel, they will enter the No. 1 cave hall of this fortification. Then there is a downward vertical cave hall, and there are many forks. If these nine people get there, it is easy to get lost. , and may even be in danger.
This underground fortification has been abandoned for decades, and the facilities have long been damaged. Accidents may occur if you are not careful. "
After hearing Zhang Jun's words, Wu Hao looked at Cave Hall No. 1 on the map and the many tunnels extending in all directions, and his expression became solemn.
It is now basically certain that these nine people are in this underground fortification, but it seems impossible to find them as soon as possible. It is not even sure when they can be found, and there is no guarantee that they will be found.
You know, this underground fortification is very large and there are many roads. Even if search and rescue personnel go in, they may not be able to search all the places.
And one thing that is worrying now is that there are many dangers in this fortification, such as the dilapidated facilities that Zhang Jun mentioned before and the original defensive traps in the tunnels.
If you are not careful, you may fall into these preset traps and die, especially if these people lack adequate lighting equipment. It is unwise to enter rashly.
Moreover, these nine people did not carry much food and water, so they could not last long. If there is no vigorous intake for a long time, these people's physical strength will gradually be exhausted and their body temperature will also drop accordingly. Even in this warmer underground fortification, it cannot last long.
What's more, these underground fortifications are dark and poorly ventilated. If people stay there for a long time, not only the body can bear it, but also the spirit can't stand it.
Once the mind breaks down, the desire to live will disappear, and you may even commit suicide because you can't bear it. Such cases are not uncommon.
Even now, Wu Hao and the others have not figured out why these nine people knew about the Crouching Tiger Ridge underground fortification and chose to come here to escape the snowstorm. In addition, the mystery of why the radio and communication equipment they carried did not work can only be solved after finding these nine people.
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