The night on the Gobi Desert is anything but peaceful.
The wind was blowing, occasionally roaring, occasionally whispering.
Xu Shi closed his eyes, as if he was asleep, and even his breathing slowed down a bit.
Xiao Zhang Fei next to him opened his eyes at this moment and turned to stare at Xu Shi, like a wolf, alert and fierce.
Time passes slowly.
In the silence, it seemed like a long time had passed.
Xiao Zhangfei opened his eyes several times, but Xu Shi remained the same, without moving at all.
From being wary at the beginning, he later became a little more confused in his eyes.
Xu Shi was too calm.
If Xu Shi was really a ghost, there was no reason to be so calm.
It was at this time that the car window was knocked. Xiao Zhangfei was startled. He turned around and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw it was Xiaobei. Rolling down the window, Xiao Bei's voice came in: "Uncle Bei asked me to send this guy over to you. He said that the road ahead is not very safe recently, so you should be alert." After that, a black cloth came out. The bag was handed over by Xiaobei.
After Xiao Zhangfei agreed, he took the black cloth bag.
Xiaobei turned around and left.
It was almost time at this point.
Xia Hapu's voice came from the intercom: "It's almost time. If you need to go to the toilet, go to the toilet quickly. You can't stop on the way." After saying that, after a pause, he suddenly said: "Little Fei, come here."
"Okay." Xiao Zhangfei replied, opened the door and jumped out of the car. When he was about to close the door, he suddenly looked up at Xu Shi, sighed, and said, "If you want to go to the toilet, go quickly. Don't take so long like before!" After that, he reached out and picked up the black Bu Bao closed the door and left.
Xu Shi watched him walking towards Xia Hapu's car through the car window and smiled slightly.
She really made no secret of her wariness towards him.
Xu Shi didn't get out of the car.
Not long after, Xiao Zhang Fei came back. After getting in the car, he opened the black cloth bag, which contained two guns and a box of ammunition.
When Xiao Zhangfei handed over the pistol, he was somewhat reluctant.
When it came to molecular bombs, this reluctance was directly implemented into action. In addition to what was in the magazine, Xiao Zhang Fei only gave him ten bullets, which were not enough to fill a magazine.
Xu Shi didn't say anything. He took the pistol and took it apart to inspect it carefully.
Xiao Zhang Fei was watching the movements of his hands. Seeing his smooth movements when disassembling the gun, he couldn't help but frown and asked, "You seem to be very familiar with this kind of pistol."
Xu Shi nodded: "I have played for a long time before."
Xiao Zhang Fei raised his eyes to look at him, his eyes filled with vigilance and suspicion, as well as a bit of doubt.
In his opinion, Xu Shi had many characteristics that were consistent with being an undercover agent. For example, his fake identity could be confused with the real one, his skills could at least equal ten, and his familiarity with guns. All of these made people feel that Xu Shi was an undercover agent secretly inserted by the police. But an undercover agent would not be so foolish as to expose his identity so easily. Xu Shi was so calm, as calm as a beautiful woman who took off her clothes and stood there for others to admire.
Xiao Zhangfei suddenly understood Long Dao's ambivalent feelings towards Xu Shi.
If people like Xu Shi are really not from the police, then if they can be won over, they will definitely become a great help to Long Dao.
But if Xu Shi is really from the police, it would be too dangerous for him to stay in A County. For such a person, even if you are always on guard, it is difficult to be foolproof.
And as long as there is one mistake, it will definitely be a disaster.
This is why Longdao is so anxious to give Xu Shi a big pie.
If Xu Shi was really an undercover agent, with such a big piece of pie in front of him, it would be difficult for him to remain calm and not tip off the people behind him. And as long as Xu Shi moves, his identity as an undercover agent will be exposed, and Long Dao will no longer have to hesitate.
Of course, just because Xu Shi doesn't move doesn't necessarily mean he's not.
But that’s a story for another day.
"Is everything okay?" Xia Hapu's voice suddenly sounded from the intercom, pulling Xiao Zhang Fei out of his distraction. He watched Xu Shi stuff the pistol into his waist before he looked away, took the walkie-talkie and replied.
Five people and three cars set off again.
It was one twenty in the morning.
The rest of the road is getting harder and harder to walk.
The car swayed for more than forty minutes and stopped at a little past two o'clock.
As far as the eye can see outside, there is flat land without any vegetation. Xiao Zhangfei said that there are salt marshes outside. Except for the road they came in just now, everywhere else there may be a quagmire that they cannot get out of if they step into it.
Xu Shi withdrew his gaze and looked forward.
Xiahap's voice rang from the intercom: "Wang Yuan, get out of the car and get in my car."
Xu Shi did not hesitate.
When getting off the car, Xiao Zhangfei seemed to have struggled a lot and said, "Be careful when walking and walk close to the car. If you feel something is wrong under your feet, don't move. The more you move, the more you will sink." deep."
Xu Shi looked at him and smiled: "Okay."
Something unnatural flashed across Xiao Zhangfei's face.
The car is not far away, just a few steps away. After Xu Shi got in the car, Xiahap started the car again. Xu Shi glanced at the rearview mirror and found that the other two cars had not followed.
Xiahap seemed to have noticed his gaze and explained: "The road ahead is difficult. Our car must keep a distance. If we follow too closely, it will easily get stuck."
Xu Shi didn't answer.
The car drove for about ten minutes and stopped near a small hill. Xia Hapu turned off the engine and lights, and then asked Xu Shi to get out of the car.
After getting off the car, Xia Hapu led Xu Shi towards the hill. As he walked, he warned: "Watch my footing and don't go wrong. The ground here is very thin and will break if you step on it. There is a quagmire below, and it will be difficult to get out if you get stuck. We can't stay here too long. If you get stuck, I may not save you."
Shahap's words were straightforward. Although it was unpleasant, it was true.
Xu Shi smiled, nodded and said yes.
The night sky here is very bright, probably because of the high altitude. It always feels like the starry sky is very low. Although there were no lights, I could roughly see what was going on under my feet.
Xu Shi followed Xia Hapu and walked about fifty or sixty meters to the foot of the hill. Previously in the car, I could not clearly see the situation of the hill. Now when I got closer, I discovered that there were many holes under the hill. The entrance to the cave may be large or small, and most of them can be entered.
Xia Hapu said: "These holes are all naturally formed, and they are full of forks. If someone who is not familiar with them goes in, and once they get lost, they will be trapped inside." As he said, he looked back at Xu Shi, and then He continued: "This hill doesn't look big from here, but it's actually very long behind it and can go all the way to the border. The place where we will meet them later will be inside. After entering, you have to follow closely in case they leave. If you lose it, we won’t look for you.”
"Okay." Xu Shi responded.
After Xiahap got the answer, he dived into a hole that was not too big or too small. After Xu Shi followed in, he asked, "Aren't you going to wait for Uncle Bei and the others?"
"They won't go in," Shahap replied.
Xu Shi stopped asking.
It was very dark inside the cave, so Xiahap took out a flashlight and shined it on his feet. Not long after walking, there was a fork in the road ahead, and Xiahap turned to the left without any hesitation.
The further you go in, the more forked roads there are. The cave is winding and winding, and the surroundings are dark. There is only the flashlight in Xia Hapu's hand. Xu Shi follows behind, and has no idea of the east, west, north, south, or even the specific number of forks. It's hard to tell the difference.
Under this situation, Xu Shi could only follow Xia Hapu closely.
After walking for about twenty minutes, the two came to a large cave.
The cave is very high and covered with various stalactites. There are water stains on the surrounding stone walls, but the salt content in the seepage water is very high, and a layer of salt crystals forms on the surface.
The cave was originally empty.
After Xu Shi and the two entered, Xiahap flashed the lights at a certain location for a few times. Suddenly, lights on the opposite side also lit up, and he responded several times with the same rhythm.
Then, the sound of footsteps came from the cave on the opposite side, and after a while, a group of people filed out of it.
Xu Shi counted the number of people and found that there were seven people.
The leader was actually a woman, with thick eyebrows and deep eyes, snow-white skin, wrapped in a short black mink, tight pants and a pair of high-top leather boots.
The woman is very tall, and her posture and movements indicate that she must have some skills, and they are not bad at all.
Behind her was an equally tall man with a burly build, a bald head, and a beard. He was wearing a short leather jacket and a gun holster hanging from the waistband of his jeans, without any cover.
Behind them, there were four more ordinary-looking men, two by two, carrying two boxes. They were not big, but judging from the posture and expression of the people carrying the boxes, the boxes should be heavy.
Xu Shi thought of the introduction to the other party at that time, saying that he was an arms dealer.
Could it be that these two boxes are really firearms?
Xu Shi didn't quite believe it. He didn't believe that Long Dao would let him participate in such an important transaction just to trick him into revealing his flaws.
He narrowed his eyes slightly and continued to look at the last person in the team.
He was a relatively thin man, wearing a light down jacket. He was shrinking slightly and was rubbing his hands. This person has an oriental face, his complexion is a little pale, and he looks a bit frail.
But when Xu Shi saw him, he became wary.
His intuition told him that this person was much more difficult to deal with than the strong man and the woman at the head.
The other party seemed to notice his gaze and looked up at him. When their eyes met, Xu Shi grinned at him first.
The other party was stunned for a moment, then twitched the corner of his mouth and showed a somewhat stiff smile.
At this time, Xiahap had already stepped forward to greet him. Xu Shi saw this and followed him.
After the two parties came together, the leading woman looked at Xu Shihou curiously and said to Xia Hapu, "Newcomer?" Her Mandarin was unexpectedly standard.
Xiahap said with a smile: "That's right. The boss values him very much and asked me to bring him to see the world."
The woman stared at Xu Shi again, and then asked Xiahap, "Did the journey here go well?"
"It went well. Uncle Bei and the others are guarding the wind outlet and will send a signal at any time if there is any problem." Xia Hapu replied.
It can be heard from their conversation that the two parties are very familiar with each other.
The woman nodded and then motioned for Xiahap to lead the way.
Xiahap didn't say much. He turned around and told Xu Shi to stay behind, and then walked back and forth along the way.
