Chapter 24 Chapter 22 Two Hypotheses and Three Possibilities

Regarding Li Cu's idea that "there is something very dangerous in it", no one else commented.For them, the sudden appearance of this thing was just an episode. If they hadn't rested by the lake, the equipment wouldn't have been thrown into the lake, and this thing wouldn't have happened.From the perspective of those who rely on inspections to obtain projects, the most urgent thing at hand is to see if the equipment is still usable, so as to judge whether this inspection should continue—whether the project can continue represents many things: money , honors and opportunities for advancement.

So only Wu Xie agreed with Li Cuo's idea.After the others dispersed, a few of them built a fire beside Haizi on the spot, and continued to discuss this weird matter. Wu Xie, who was the first to speak, said: "Last night, these equipment must have been deliberately thrown into the bottom of the water, and the purpose of throwing them into the bottom of the water is nothing more than two: the first is to stop us from moving forward and let us This time the investigation ends here; the other is to induce us to discover this thing at the bottom of the water." "From a common sense point of view, the first possibility is more likely, but when you think about it carefully, there are very subtle contradictions. First of all, how did the perpetrator know that these instruments cannot be used after being thrown into the water. Generally more advanced The detection instruments are all waterproof, dustproof and shockproof, but most of the things he threw into the water happened to be not waterproof. This shows that the perpetrator is very aware of the conditions of our various instruments here." Wu Xie took a breath, Looking at the endless sand dunes in the distance, he continued, "If this hypothesis is true, then the perpetrator may be in our team, and it should be one or a few of the archeology students, because it is unlikely for the few of us So familiar with those unpopular instruments."

"Then what? Where is the contradiction?" Li Cuo asked Wu Xie. "Secondly, the contradiction is that no one can be sure whether these instruments will be completely damaged if they simply enter the water, or whether they will be completely irreparable. Assuming that these things are like mobile phones, they can be used immediately after being taken out of the water. Then the farce that the perpetrator painstakingly managed was in vain? Moreover, after this incident happened, we are bound to be more careful, and the perpetrator will almost have no chance to attack next time." Wu Xie said, "Do you understand? Unless This is an impulsive crime, otherwise, no matter who it is, if they don't want this team to go to Gutongjing again, the best way is to smash all these instruments, or burn them, and completely destroy them, instead of just throwing them into the lake middle."

Li Cu understood what Wu Xie meant. If this was the case, then the first hypothesis would basically be invalid.It is possible that it is the second kind—someone hopes that they can discover what is under the sea.According to his thinking, it is impossible for this kind of sealed container to appear here alone, because it is a storage device, and the key is the content in the container.That is to say, this kind of container is only used in the process of transporting or storing "something".So why is all this?Why would anyone want them to discover this container? In this desert, there are several possibilities for the appearance of this thing: the first is that when a transport convoy passed by here, the container was dropped from the vehicle.However, here is a desert and there are no roads. Generally speaking, the transportation only depends on camels. That is to say, if there is a transport convoy passing here, it must not be an ordinary transport truck, but a special transport armored vehicle on the sand.So, where in this desert are these things being shipped?

The second is that a truck or armored vehicle transporting this kind of thing got lost in the desert, and the whole vehicle was trapped nearby. After years of disintegration by wind and sand, the cargo on the vehicle collapsed?This possibility made Li Cu hesitate a bit, because the thing was found in the water.There's no way this thing is in the water unless a truck or an armored vehicle drives right into the sea here.And the oasis and Haizi here can be seen several kilometers away, which careless driver would make such a mistake.Even if this is the case, there will not be only one such container, and it must be all over the bottom of the lake.Unless, this Haizi moved here later.

The third possibility is similar to the second one. It is possible that this place itself is an old storage area, and if this Haizi was moved here later, it may have been moved to the ruins of a warehouse.That's why a container left in the warehouse was submerged by Haizi. The temperature in the desert is getting higher and higher. Li Cuo thought about these three possibilities, and said to Wu Xie: "I think we can know more things as long as we go to the bottom of the water again." Wu Xie nodded and asked him, "What do you want to see underwater?" "See if there are any wrecks of transport vehicles, or if there are any building ruins."

"It's the same as I thought, but your injury is still not healed, so you can't touch the water easily, just let the two of them go at night, and we have to avoid people's eyes and ears during the day." Wu Xie said. "Boss, it's very dark here at night. There shouldn't be any strange fish in the water, as you often told me before..." Wang Meng was a little startled. "This place is only so big, there won't be too many fish." Wu Xie glanced at Wang Meng, "Unless you memorize a little bit and encounter an unfortunate event with a very small probability."

"I've been reciting a little bit, boss. If I really die, is there any pension?" "No, but I can sell your ashes. My former creditors must have liked it very much." Wu Xie took a big puff of smoke and said to him, "Go blow up the rubber raft and talk to those pedants , Rest here today, we are going to the center of the lake to do geological sampling at night." Li Cuo said, "What if the equipment is fine and they want to move on today?" "I'll put two bottles of vodka in their camel feed." "Drunk driving?" "Yes." Wu Xie said, "Their camels will try to ride them."

Fortunately, it took much longer than expected to dry those instruments. Even in a climate like a desert, it may still take two to three days for the instruments to dry completely. An old professor complained that there was no wind, because the hot wind in the desert can quickly dry anything, and the soldiers next to him looked at the old professor with crazy eyes. Wu Xie told Li Cu that no one likes the wind in the desert, no one likes it. If people always move forward, then everything they experience now, whether it is pain or happiness, can eventually become a story in their own conversation.If you know this, there is no need to endure this kind of thing. The most important thing is to make sure that you are really moving forward. ——Wu Xie