Chapter 37 second quarter

I don't know how many days passed like this, and finally one day, the captain brought the news, and there are two hours to stop at Guangdong Port, let us get ready. According to the plan, we disembarked from Guangdong, and then someone there arranged for us to return to Beijing. It must be an exciting thing for us to go home after experiencing the amazing and mysterious incident. Mr. Lei still didn't show any expression, but Da Zhang and I were very excited.We went to say goodbye to the crew one by one, and stopped by the chef for a so-called farewell meal.In the era of material scarcity, the life of having fish and meat on board was really unforgettable.

It was already 4 o'clock in the afternoon on August 2, 1965. Looking at the gradually approaching coastline, the shadow in my heart for many days seemed to have been diluted a lot.I can finally go home. When the ship was firmly on the pier of Guangdong Port and the three of us were about to disembark, Captain Gao hurriedly ran to our side and handed Mr. Lei a telegram.If you don't look at it, it's enough. After watching it, Dazhang and I immediately wilted like that deflated ball. "Mr. Chu is seriously ill. Doctors Lei, Zhang, and Liu are requested to arrive at the destination with the boat." The inscription is "Head Nurse Chen"...

"Damn it! Did Lao Chen use our brother as a donkey? He just crawled out of the water and was sent to Africa again. Did he try to send us there to feed the lions to see if we didn't drown? 091 Is there no one else?" Da Zhang was completely unwilling. I also felt a bit rushed, after all, we had just escaped from the monster in the water, and we were sent directly to Africa, which seemed unreasonable. And Boss Lei turned out to be like a submissive little daughter-in-law at the moment.He paid no heed to such orders, and instead gave us a glare. "Do what you are told. The duty of a soldier is to obey. Xiao Chu has been in Africa for more than two months, and I heard that he has encountered some troubles. Now Minister Chen leaves so many people in 091 unused, and instead sends us who have just been fished out of the sea. Those who come here naturally have their own arrangements. Go to the east of the river, duckweed on the water, leaves on the trees, and return to the sea by different routes. What are you arguing about? If you don’t want to go to Africa today, maybe tomorrow you will be sent to the Gobi to support the nine groups of veterans Zhang. From the day you entered 091, you should always bury your complaints in your heart."

Da Zhang winked at me and dared not say anything more. Obviously, Captain Gao also got instructions from his superiors, and gave us a general explanation of their purpose. The thing is like this, in early 1965, President Nyerere of Tanzania visited China and expressed the hope that China could help the country build a railway from Tanzania to Zambia.Although the head of the central government did not agree at the time, he sent an early assessment and exploration team in May, hoping to have a general scientific understanding of the local environment.As a result, a working group of more than 50 people has been stationed in Tanzania, and our freighter Xiangyang is transporting the second batch of personnel and equipment.

In view of the fact that it is a relatively major foreign-related project, 091 also secretly dispatched observers to follow the working group into Africa to prevent possible troubles in the work. As for Mr. Chu, who is seriously ill, he is about the same age as us, and he is a member of the 9th group of Lao Zhang.I heard that this person is proficient in psychology and knows how to use hypnotism. He was considered stable and experienced when he was on missions before, and he basically didn't have any troubles. Although it is difficult to send to Africa, there will be no danger to his life. It is also a good job .Now that he actually asked the headquarters for help, God knows which god this uncle has offended.

We went back to the fairly comfortable cabin, and it seemed that we would not be able to get off the ground for a while.Mr. Lei still likes to go outside to see the sea.Mr. Lei received information about this mission in Guangdong Port, but he didn't pass it on to us. Who knows what kind of medicine he sells in his gourd.We are also used to the days when we only know the content of the mission when we arrive at the mission location, and we don't ask much.Dazhang and I brag and chat all day long, but we are happy. One day, Mr. Lei suddenly asked us: "If someone is missing, but the clothes are left in place, and it doesn't look like he took them off, why?"

"Why?" Dazhang said, shaking his half-dream head, "I was kidnapped, what else can I do. I never heard of Penglai in Africa. I only heard that there are people who cannibalize there. Damn it. , could it be that he was tied up for dinner?" "If it's a simple kidnapping, I don't think Minister Chen needs to send us there so urgently." I thought about it and expressed my doubts. Mr. Lei looked at us solemnly: "Xiao Chu and his group of nine people suddenly disappeared one evening while having dinner. Only their clothes were left at the scene, but the people were gone. Xiao Chu was in the tent at the time. Reading materials, waiting for dinner."

"What's the problem? The person who tied them probably didn't pay attention to the inside of the tent." Da Zhang didn't understand yet, and neither did I. "On the surface, it is no different from an ordinary kidnapping incident, but this incident happened in just a few minutes. Xiao Chu went into the tent to check the information, and the people outside were cooking. There was no abnormal sound for at most ten minutes before and after. When he realized that the situation had changed and rushed out to see, all the people were gone, and there were only clothes on the ground. This is the first time I’ve heard of such a thing!” Mr. Lei told us word by word.

I was stunned and said: "How is that possible? Xiao Chu is also a person who has received special training, and he didn't even notice such a big thing. Could it be that there was nothing abnormal at that time?" Mr. Lei nodded and said: "This is where the strangeness lies. In terms of actions, Xiao Chu is much more stable than the two of you. Normally, he would not have such negligence, but it just happened. It was still in our 091 It happened under the noses of the people. As for the truth of the matter, it seems that we have to wait for us to find it." "It's very simple to tell, but it will be too much trouble if it is found out. You two stop bragging and talking nonsense all day long. Let me reveal something to you and think about it more often. You don't have to wander around and cause trouble." After Mr. Lei finished speaking, he got up and walked out of the cabin.

"Fuck, Datou Chu, this unlucky boy, I just thought he was not pleasing to my eyes when I was eating in the cafeteria, and you got into trouble in Africa and let me clean it up!" Da Zhang covered his head with the pillow, and began to complain again . How could such a thing happen?How can a person disappear out of thin air in an instant?Is there really a so-called other space? I don't know when the wind blew up on the sea, and our boat began to shake slightly just like my uneasy mood... I don't know how many days we walked on the sea, we finally set foot on the remote and mysterious African continent.After several days of long-distance travel, we finally arrived at a small town on the border between Tanzania and Zambia.The name of the town is very interesting, it is called Boram, and the exploration team that Chu Shaoqun followed set off there at that time.When we arrived, it was already evening, and it was August 22, 1965.

For northerners like Da Zhang and I who had just entered Africa, it was terrifying.Especially in the hot weather, it can often reach 60 degrees Celsius at noon.And the surface temperature is frighteningly high, and drinking water has become a more habitual thing than smoking.Dazhang and I were completely out of spirit on the boat, and the skin on our bodies was sunburned and peeled off several layers.Mr. Lei didn't seem to care much about the heat, he was always very interested in watching the scenery along the way, and from time to time he called us to see bison and elephants.But Dazhang and I reluctantly agreed, we really couldn't bear such a climate. Our external identity is a doctor, and only a few military officials in Tanzania know our true identity.Due to the particularity of the matter, everything can only be done in secret. We stayed in a small hotel in the town.Da Zhang went to arrange the room, while Mr. Lei and I went directly to Chu Shaoqun's room. Pushing open the door and entering, I saw Chu Shaoqun lying on the table, shaking his head and writing something.This buddy's head is bigger than ordinary people, and his appearance is a bit funny. When he saw us coming in, he immediately stood up and saluted Mr. Lei: "Mr. Lei!" Mr. Lei waved to him: "Sit, sit. We are all doctors now, so we don't need to be so strict with the army." "Yes!" Datou replied. "Xiao Chu, what happened? I still don't understand something about your report." Without too much pleasantries, we went straight to the point. "Oh, Chief, I wasn't outside when the incident happened. I went out to see when it was too quiet outside, and all the people disappeared." The big head shook his head and said, "It's not that I can't understand, but it happened. Things don't make sense." "Oh, that's it. I heard that you are proficient in psychology and can also practice hypnotism. A person like you should be very careful. Didn't you notice anything happened outside?" Mr. Lei continued to ask. "I didn't notice anything. According to my impression at the time, before the incident, the outside situation should have been too normal. Everyone was talking and laughing, and they were busy cooking. I was stung by a poisonous scorpion that day. Everyone took care of me and let me rest in the tent. After a while, there was no sound outside. When I went out to see, there was only a piece of clothes. I have been in 091 for many years, and I saw a lot of strange things. At that time, I was scared I was all hairy. In such a big camp, suddenly I was the only one left, and the others seemed to evaporate in an instant." The big head looked terrified.To be honest, it has never happened that someone in 091 can be scared like this. "Have you ever checked their clothes?" "Well, I saw it." "Is there any blood?" "There wasn't any blood." "Is there anything missing with you?" "Except for the disappearance of people, nothing is missing." "and……" "And what?" "And none of their clothes buttons were unbuttoned. In other words, it wasn't external force that took off their clothes, but disappeared directly!"