Chapter 11 The Mysterious Disappeared

　　I got out of the car in a daze, only to be stunned when I looked around... Are you kidding me? Camping in the wild? Uncle Lai laughed at my expression and said, "What? First time sleeping in the wild? Then you need to get used to it, there will be many more opportunities like this in the future!" 　　"What kind of place is this?" I asked Uncle Lai with a blank face. 　　"This is Lop Nor, our final destination is Kumukuduk." 　　I heard a pang of regret in my heart and couldn't help but fight a cold war. It seems that this money really isn't that easy to earn. I raised my hand and used my watch to measure the current outdoor temperature, which was actually less than 10 degrees above zero! But fortunately, the trunk of the car is full of things, food and clothing should still be able to solve. 　　Looking around the desolate scene, my heart is also a burst of drums, have been missing for decades, which can be so easy to be found, if it is really buried in yellow sand, I'm afraid to dig three feet. 　　Among the other four people there is a stout man, his wilderness survival experience should be very rich. It didn't take him long to light up a campfire, and then he and the only girl among all of them started to prepare dinner. 　　During the meal I took the initiative to introduce myself, we will have to work together in the future, not knowing the name is definitely not the same thing. Once they saw that I took the initiative to talk to them, naturally they were too embarrassed to put up a front. 　　That woman's name is Ye Zhiqiu, she is a doctor, her looks are quite iconic, she said that she often participates in some wild hiking activities, so she was invited to be the team doctor this time. And the man with a very strong body mentioned just now was called Zhao Qiang, a professional leader of wilderness trekking, who had led trekking enthusiasts across Lop Nor for more than a dozen times. Wild life-saving experience is very rich, so this time we did not hire a local guide. 　　The remaining two were very low-key, did not say what they were responsible for this time, just simply said their names. The tall and thin man is called Luo Hai, and the fat little brother who is a bit fat is called Liu Ziping. 　　They were unwilling to say more and I naturally wouldn't ask more, just like I also didn't say that my profession was a corpse hunter. Ding Yi's self-introduction was even shorter, just four words, "My name is Ding Yi." 　　Among the several people, Uncle Li was the commander-in-chief, and everyone's actions had to be directed by him, and I could also see that Luo Hai and Liu Ziping spoke to Uncle Li in a very respectful tone. I think they must have known each other before, it seems I have to find a chance to ask Uncle Li if these two people are his people. 　　I don't know if it's because it's the first time I'm living in the wilderness, but I always feel a cold chill on my body, one cold battle after another. 　　"In the middle of nowhere, don't encounter any wild animals!" I muttered in a low voice. 　　Ding Yi beside me glanced at me and said, "Don't worry, as long as we don't encounter wolves, these people won't be in danger." 　　"There are still wolves here!?" I said in surprise. 　　At this time Zhao Qiang, who was adding firewood to the fire, smiled and said, "There are very few now, wolves are also afraid of people, if they aren't starving or just happen to come across them, they definitely won't take the initiative to chase after humans." 　　Thinking about it, as the city continues to expand, it will definitely slowly encroach on the territories of many wild actions, and they will eventually have to choose to give up their homes to humans and migrate to live far away from the human population. 　　I was alone, looking at the red bright fire and fuming, thinking that the smell of death could really be felt here at all times! Not far from our campsite, the white bones of a mother and son camel were buried under the yellow sand there. 　　They should have been trapped in the dunes by a big storm and died of thirst. It is reasonable to say that camels seldom get lost or can't find water, but I can feel that this pair of camel mother and child had already been hungry and thirsty when they arrived here, and hadn't found any food to eat for many days, and that big storm was just the last straw that overwhelmed the camels. 　　It seems that under such harsh natural conditions, all living beings are so fragile and small. It makes me wonder why the biologist who disappeared decades ago came here alone. 　　According to the not much information in the data can be seen, he was to participate in a scientific research activities, but why he was lost, the information inside did not mention half a word ...... 　　Uncle Li look at me half a day without talking just look at the distant fire daze, then gently pushed me, made a wink to me, signaling me to go to the car with him, I will understand after immediately get up and follow Uncle Li. 　　Look at this old guy face mysterious, do not know in the trick what mystery ...... 　　I just walked to the side of the car, he handed his cell phone to me and said, "Take a look at it, remember the appearance of this person." 　　I took a look, but it was a black and white mug shot of a middle-aged man wearing glasses. It seemed that this was the missing person we were looking for this time. Although the photo was taken with a cell phone, the picture was still very clear, and as I looked at the somewhat yellowed black and white photo in my cell phone, I was only afraid that this original photo should be older than even I am. 　　"Is that him?" I asked Uncle Lai in a low voice. 　　Uncle Lai nodded, but didn't say anything more. 　　"Is there anything else? Only a picture won't do, and it was taken with a cell phone." I said honestly. 　　Uncle Lai glanced in the direction of the fire, Zhao Qiang and the others were chatting, none of them were looking our way. I was wondering what Uncle Lai was looking at, when I suddenly felt a coldness in my hand, and a very old metal pocket watch appeared in my hand. 　　The moment the watch entered my hand, I saw a blurred image. The scenery around me will be real for a while and unreal for a while, and it is a bit erratic ...... At this time, I saw a pair of dry and cracked hands holding a kettle that was opening the lid on it, and the result was that after opening it and pouring it for a few times, I found that there was no water at all in it! Looking around, all around a desolate, without any green plants ...... 　　"Jinbao? Did you ...... see something?" Uncle Lai asked in a low voice. 　　I came back to my senses and looked at the pocket watch in my hand, I know that this is what Uncle Lai just stuffed over, but why did he make it so mysterious? 　　"I'm fine, I did see some images just now, but the time was too short to have any useful information, why did this photo and watch sneak up on me?" I asked in puzzlement. 　　I only saw Uncle Lai glancing with his eyes to the few people by the fire and said, "I can't fully trust those people, you have to keep this pocket watch, this thing can only work if you're here, otherwise it's just a pocket watch." 　　I nodded and carefully put it away, then took out a few sleeping bags and blankets from the car and walked back, I distributed the sleeping bags and blankets to them and then I was ready to sleep as well, although the temperature here is not too high right now, but because the sand on the ground was scorched by the blazing sun during the day for a day, this would be just the right amount of warmth to lie on. 　　Soon I entered the dreamland ......