Chapter 6 Chapter 5 Going Deep Underground Is Like Entering Hell

An hour later, they entered the range of the coal mine.I had obtained a full picture of the coal mine in advance, so I knew that the mountain with at least a dozen hills in front of us, and the entire Vichichi Mountain, were all rich and extremely high-quality anthracite coal.This coal mine has been mined for more than a hundred years, and it is estimated that it can be mined for at least two hundred years. Aoganguda's car was parked at the entrance of a mine pit.Several coal mine managers greeted me, and when I got out of the car, many spectators surrounded me.There are not many local Chinese in the first place, and if one Chinese becomes the "killer king" and another Chinese comes, it will naturally become the target of the masses.

We received our helmets and safety flashlights from a mine clerk who escorted us into the elevator. When the elevator descended, we couldn't talk at all, because the sound of various machines in the coal mine echoed dozens of times in the hollowed out underground. But when the elevator fell below 150 meters, it fell silent again. Looking from the elevator, one could see tunnels spreading out in all directions like spider webs, and each tunnel led to a mine.When the bucket truck carrying coal rumbled over from the tunnel, there was a thrilling sound. The elevator continued to descend, and we didn't speak. I was thinking in my heart that on a certain day half a year ago, maybe at this time, Cai Genfu and the workers from the 144 team also went down this elevator.They were talking and laughing in the lift!

The elevator stopped at 330 meters. Pilar said: "We have arrived! We have to walk down forty meters to reach the mine pit!" The elevator door opened and we walked out together.I saw a slanting tunnel in front of me. Because of the turning point, I couldn't see the end. A look of hesitation appeared on the employee's face for a while.Ao Ganguda patted him on the shoulder: "I am not here for the first time, I know the way, you can go up, you don't have to accompany us!" As soon as the clerk heard what Aoganguda said, he thanked him repeatedly, as if a death row prisoner had heard the amnesty order, and entered the elevator, which immediately went up!

Aoganguda made a strange expression to me: "You saw it! All the people in the coal mine mentioned the mine pit of the 144 Group, as if they mentioned hell!" At this moment, Aoganguda suddenly used the word "hell", which made me stunned for a while. I am now more than 300 meters deep underground, and the elevator has gone up. The place where I am is almost isolated from the world. In such a deep place, human voices sound very strange.And there was nothing to be heard all around except the dull, regular hum of the ventilator.This situation is really reminiscent of "hell".

I didn't make a sound, the three of us, led by Pilar, walked forward together.The tunnel sloped downwards at an angle of about twenty-five degrees. After traveling about 100 meters, the tunnel turned a corner, and then went forward, and after traveling another 100 meters, three forked roads appeared in front of us. Auganguda pointed to the one on the left and the one in the middle, and said: "These two tunnels were originally planned to be extended forward to open up new mines, but because of the tragedy, the construction has also stopped!" I took a look at the two tunnels, and the two tunnels only extend about 20 meters forward, which is the end.

The tunnels we came all the way up, down, left, and right were supported by huge wooden pillars and boards, so we couldn't see the coal seam.In the unfinished tunnels of these two buildings, there is no such equipment, so you can see the black and bright coal seam. When the light of the torch shines on it, the reflection of the coal seam is so crystal clear. imagine. Aoganguda murmured a few more words, probably this coal mine, the anthracite mine with the richest reserves and the best quality in the world, and so on.And Pilar has led us to the tunnel on the left. I knew that I would be able to reach the scene of the tragedy soon, so I couldn't help but feel a little nervous.After walking another hundred meters, I saw a rather large pit.

Generally, coal mining in coal mines starts from the end of the tunnel, and the pit is formed during the coal mining process, and the more it is mined, the larger it will be.Until the engineer thinks that it is time to switch to a new coal mining area, then go back and gradually open up both sides of the tunnel until the adjacent tunnels are connected together and become a large mine. Now, the mine I saw was obviously not mined for too long, and the volume is not very large.It looks like a cave surrounded by black and bright coal, about four meters high, and about ten meters horizontally and vertically.The ventilation equipment in the pit is loud.I saw three more hydraulic shearers in the pit, and some messy debris.It seems that this is an ordinary coal mine, no different from the coal mines I have been to before.

Now, of course, no appalling tragedy ever took place in this mine.I don't think there's anything particularly scary about it either. As soon as we entered the mine, Pilar's expression was very peculiar. His expression at that time can be said to be an extremely terrifying expression, pointing forward, his lips moved, and he couldn't speak a word. Aoganguda looked forward as he pointed, and his expression changed abruptly.I knew there must be something wrong with this, so I hurriedly looked at Pilar. Only then did Pilar catch his breath, and his voice became very sharp because of his rapid panting: "In my After leaving, someone has mined coal here!"

As he spoke, he walked forward quickly until he reached the end of the pit, and then he stood still, with his hand still pointing ahead, where he was pointing. Only then did I notice that there was a The meter-high hole, that hole, looks pretty deep. At this time, Aogang Guda also walked forward quickly, and I hurried forward too. The hole was very dark. The three of us shined in with the flashlight. The hole became narrower as we went forward. The purpose of the person in this hole is not to mine coal, but just to open a passage, and his purpose of opening this passage is as long as it can only be squeezed by one person!

As the hole narrows as it goes forward, the light from the three powerful flashlights cannot reach the end. Pilar straightened up first, and before the two of us could speak, he said, "I have lived here for a month, and I can point out any protruding or concave places with my eyes closed!" Aoganguda murmured: "At the beginning there were army guards, but later the guards withdrew, but I never believe that anyone would have the courage to enter this mine." Pilar was still panting: "Such a hole will not appear in the mine by itself!" I said: "This is not so much a hole as it is a passage, and it is not easy to dig such a passage in the coal mine."

Pilar said: "There are also three hydraulic shearers here. Those who know how to use them can easily do this kind of thing!" Auganguda called out: "You two, what are you trying to explain?" Pilar and I looked at each other and said in unison: "Cai Genfu!" Ao Ganguda's body shook: "Cai Genfu? You mean, after Cai Genfu escaped, he came back here and opened such a passage?" I said, "Except for Cai Genfu, who do you think opened this passage?" The opinions of the three of us obviously differed. Pilar and I agreed, but Oganguda disagreed with us. He waved his hand and said sarcastically: "Maybe Cai Genfu is inside. You just need to face the cave entrance." Call, and he will come out!" Pilar said coldly: "It's funny!" I said: "Did you see that this passage is very long, maybe it leads to somewhere. Cai Genfu may be hiding in it! Mr. Oganguda, have you ever received reports that there is a person similar to Cai Genfu?" who, in a supermarket, stole large quantities of food?" Aoganguda sneered: "But don't forget: the ventilation equipment here is only started when we come down!" Pilar said: "What are you arguing about, just go in and see if it's okay!" While speaking, Pilar kept his body low and went into the hole, but Aoganguda stretched out his hand to stop him: "You can't go!" I said: "Are you afraid that Cai Genfu will harm him? I will go! Cai Genfu will not hurt me!" As I said that, I shouted towards the entrance of the cave: "Gen Fu, I am Wesley, and your fourth uncle called me here! Now I come in to see you, don't be afraid, I will try my best to help you!" I called twice, all in my native dialect.My voice was transmitted in that cave, and I believe that if there was someone in the cave, that person would be able to hear it. After I finished calling, I waited for a while, hoping that there would be an answer in the cave, but there was no sound in the cave. I looked at Aoganguda, but Aoganguda still shook his head: "It still doesn't work, I am responsible for the safety of both of you, and I don't want to take risks myself!" Pilar was a little angry: "What should we do? Suddenly there is such a strange hole here. This should be the biggest breakthrough since we started studying the whole incident, but you have obstructed it a lot!" Okanguda said: "You think I don't want to find out the truth of the matter? Of course someone has to go in to find out what's going on, but it's not us. I immediately summoned armed men with radio walkie-talkies and let him in. Then, we went further. search!" Pilar looked at me, although I was willing to go in by myself, but judging by Oganguda's expression, he must not agree, so I had to adopt his method and said, "That's fine!" Seeing that I also turned to support Oganguda, Pilar sighed and kept silent. Aoganguda came to a wooden box and opened it. Inside the box was a telephone.He picked up the phone and asked the main control room to be transferred to the guard room.I watched his phone call and imagined that Cai Genfu also used this phone to make an urgent request to find Engineer Doug through the main control room.Later, a terrible incident happened, and the phone was never hung up. Although no one saw what happened in the mine, the sound was recorded. At this time, I guessed that Cai Genfu probably felt that he had nowhere to hide after he escaped, so he came back here after stealing a large amount of food.He is a very experienced miner, and he may know that a passage can be opened from here to some safe place for him to hide. If Cai Genfu stole a large amount of food, then of course he is not prepared to commit suicide again.What is the use of food for a person who is about to commit suicide? Okanguda put down the phone soon: "Someone will come soon, don't worry!" Pilar was really in a hurry, because he kept using the flashlight to shine inward, and he almost got in. When Oganguda said that, he grabbed his collar and pulled him back. I said: "We were attracted by this passage as soon as we came in, see if there is any difference!" Pilar seems to have been reminded by me, walking around, I also looked at everything in this mine, but it seems that there is really nothing special about it.If I was alone, I wouldn't even pay attention to that passage. Pilar came to a place, there was a wooden box, there were some tools and some waste in the wooden box, Pilar leaned over and rummaged in the wooden box for a while, and suddenly called out: "Look!" While he was shouting, he picked up something from the wooden box. It was a can of beer. Oganguda and I were baffled, but Pilar's expression was inexplicably excited: "I didn't before, Cai Genfu must be here." over here!" Ao Ganguda said: "There is no record that Cai Genfu likes to drink beer!" Pilar stared and pointed at the passage: "Of course he doesn't like beer. If he likes beer, he must have brought it in! I think it's part of the food he stole. When he brought food here Later, I found a can of beer in it, and he doesn't like beer, so he just threw it in the toolbox!" I hurriedly said: "The goods sold in that supermarket should have signs!" Oganguda hurried over, and Pilar threw the beer at him. He reached out to catch it, looked at it, and said, "That's right, it's the product in that supermarket!" Pilar was extremely excited: "Cai Genfu has been here before, do you have any questions?" Ao Ganguda said: "There is no doubt! The more certain that he may be inside, the more careful we must be! Don't forget that he once killed twenty-three people!" Pilar said: "I agree, but be careful, it doesn't mean we give up not searching!" Okanguda said: "Who says no to search?" Just after these words were uttered, footsteps came, and an armed military personnel walked in with a large bag of things.The Negro was very young, I guess no more than twenty years old.Judging from his uniform, he was a low-ranking non-commissioned officer. As soon as he entered, he saluted Oganguda and said, "Sergeant Harigou reports for duty, ready for any mission!" Ao Ganguda said: "Have you brought all the equipment I ordered?" The sergeant said: "I brought them all!" As he said, he put down the automatic rifle on his shoulder and opened the bag. I saw that there was a bulletproof vest, a helmet, a gas mask, a radio, and a powerful gun in the bag. Portable lighting equipment. At that time, Pilar and I couldn't help laughing when we saw this! This is indeed very ridiculous. The equipment of this sergeant is by no means inferior to that of the soldiers who landed in Normandy and went to fight bloody battles. All he has to do is to explore the passage That's all! Pilar and I laughed together, and when Okanguda gave us a hard look, we both couldn't help laughing at his fuss.Although later, Pilar and I felt extremely regretful for our laughing, but at that time, we really could not imagine the development of the situation, there would be such serious consequences! After glaring at us, Aoganguda said to the sergeant: "All the equipment, are they all in good condition?" The sergeant replied, "Everything has been checked!" Okanguda's expression was very serious, and his serious expression made Pilar and I feel embarrassed to continue laughing.Ao Ganguda said: "Sergeant, I want you to perform a task, this task may be very dangerous!" The sergeant blinked, obviously not understanding what Aoganguda meant. He glanced at the equipment again, and his intention was very clear. He was thinking in his heart: "With these equipment, you will not be afraid to carry out any mission!" Aoganguda pointed to the entrance of the cave again and said: "Your task is to enter this cave. There is a passage in this cave. You have to find out where the passage leads. If you find anything, please report to me through the radio communication device." Report! If you encounter any difficulties, exit immediately, is there any problem?" Under the influence of Aoganguda, the sergeant also became nervous: "What's in the cave?" Ao Ganguda said: "There may be a very dangerous murderer!" The sergeant let out an "oh" and immediately became relaxed again: "What weapon does this murderer have?" Okanguda said: "We don't know, maybe there is no weapon at all, if he attacks you, try not to shoot him!" I was shocked when I heard this, and hurriedly said: "You must not shoot him!" Oganguda looked at me unceremoniously: "Mr. Wei, I am a fair person, and I hope you are also fair! If the sergeant must not shoot the opponent, but the opponent attacks the sergeant, do you think it is fair? ?” I stayed for a while and had nothing to answer. "So, my order is not to shoot him as much as possible, and if the sergeant feels his life is threatened, he has the right to protect himself!" Oganguda said. I took a breath: "Well, I don't think he's carrying any weapons even if he's inside!" Aogang Guda said to the sergeant again: "Do you understand everything?" The sergeant gave a salute: "I totally understand!" Aoganguda said: "Then, put on all the equipment and start to act!" The sergeant agreed loudly, and put on all the equipment, skillfully and quickly, and when he was ready, he walked towards the entrance of the cave.Okanguda was holding another communicator, and Pilar and I also went to the entrance of the cave, and saw the sergeant bending over and walking into the cave. We all leaned down, and the light of the torch used by the sergeant was quite strong. We could all see him in the front for the first 30 meters. After 30 meters, the passage obviously turned, and we could still see him at the beginning. I saw the flash of the flashlight, but after a while, I couldn't see anything. Since turning the corner, the sergeant had been in radio contact with Oganguda.The sergeant kept reporting: "The passage is getting narrower and narrower. I'm going forward in a prostrate manner, surrounded by coal... The passage turns another corner, so narrow that when I am advancing, my back is pushed against the wall above. The coal seam, the channel is still stretching forward." Okanguda asked, "Can you see the end?" The sergeant said: "I can't see it. There seems to be another turning point ahead. I have passed through three turning points. The passage starts at the second turning point, and it slopes downward. The slope is not very high—" Hearing this, Aoganguda glanced at Bilal, and Bilal said, "This is the deepest pit in the entire Vichichi coal mine. If the passage goes down, it is impossible to lead to other mines!" Aoganguda hurriedly said again: "Sergeant, pay attention to your oxygen equipment!" The sergeant's voice was very clear: "The oxygen equipment can last for more than an hour, I'm moving on—" Okanguda asked, "Have you calculated how many meters you have penetrated?" The sergeant said: "Yes, about 300 meters!" Pilar and I glanced at each other immediately, three hundred meters!It seems that our previous assumptions should be overturned!Even if Cai Genfu is a very skilled mining worker, a narrow passage of 300 meters is definitely not something he can do alone, let alone this passage, which has not yet come to an end! As soon as I thought of this, I suddenly felt very scared, and I didn't know where this feeling of fear came from, so I just said to Oganguda immediately: "Tell the sergeant to come back! This passage, very strange, we can-" As soon as I opened my mouth, I could tell from Aoganguda's expression that he had the same idea as me. When I was halfway through the talk, he nodded, raised the walkie-talkie, and was about to give the sergeant an order to retreat, but at this moment, there was a terrified cry from the walkie-talkie, and then , is a series of gunshots. All of this happened so suddenly. Oganguda, Bilal and I were by no means unresponsive people, but we were also stunned by the sudden change. We stayed there for about two or three seconds. Then they shouted together, and Aoganguda said: "Sergeant, what happened? What happened? Sergeant, report quickly!" However, since that scream and a burst of gunshots—it was from the firing of an automatic rifle, at least thirty rounds of bullets were fired—after that, there was no other sound from the intercom , Okanguda kept asking the walkie-talkie, but got no answer. I don't know how Pilar and Oganguda felt, but I just felt an extreme chill running through my whole body. I jumped forward, screamed, and as soon as I got short, I headed towards the hole. wear in.I could hear Oganguda and Pilar screaming behind me, but I kept my body low and moved forward as fast as I could. After moving forward for about 30 meters, the passage turned a corner and became very narrow. I couldn't move forward with a low body, so I had to bend down and crawl forward. And when I just fell down, my ankles suddenly tightened, and someone had already firmly grasped them.At the same time, behind me, I heard the voices of Oganguda and Pilar: "Come back! Wesley, come back!" The passage was narrow, and I couldn't turn my head to talk to them. I struggled desperately, as if I wanted to crawl forward, and said: "The sergeant has an accident, I must help him!" Ao Ganguda said: "What do you use to help him? He has such good equipment, and something happened, why do you help him?" I struggled hard again, but the two of them not only grabbed my ankle with force, but also pulled back hard, and I was pulled back two or three feet by them. I quickly supported the coal seam with my arms, panting: "Even if I can't help him, I have to go and see what happened?" Ao Ganguda said: "I don't allow you to go! I don't want to hear another scream, and there is no sound at all. The matter is troublesome enough. I don't want to make it more troublesome because of your stubbornness! " Bilal said: "Maybe it's just that the walkie-talkie is broken, the sergeant will be back out soon!" I said angrily: "Don't lie to yourself, the walkie-talkie is hanging on his body, how can it be broken if it is good? Don't pull me, let me—" I just said this, and the two of them pulled back hard, pulling me back a foot or two. In such a narrow passage, I couldn't use my strength. Although I tried my best to move forward, the two of them The combined strength of the people was stronger than mine, and I was gradually pushed back foot by foot by them, and finally came to the passageway at the entrance where people could bend down and stand up.When I got to that passage, I could turn around. When I turned around and saw the two of them sweating profusely, I realized that it would not be easy for them to struggle to pull me back. . Okanguda gasped for breath: "Wesley, be sensible, it's useless for you to go in!" I also gasped: "You can't ignore the sergeant!" Aogan Guda smiled wryly, his voice was dry. I turned my head to the depths of the tunnel and took a look. What happened to the sergeant at a depth of about 300 meters? If he met Cai Genfu, Cai Genfu's body would definitely not be able to withstand thirty rounds of bullets, then the sergeant should report to Ao Ganguda immediately!Or, is there really something wrong with the walkie-talkie?Well, the sergeant should come out soon, too! My mind was in such a mess that I couldn't concentrate and think about it.Pilar said: "Let's get out first!" I stared at Okanguda, "You think the sergeant is dead?" Aoganguda murmured: "We will figure it out, we will definitely figure it out! Get out first and then talk!" I also had no choice but to sigh, and as the two of them were determined not to let me in, I had no choice but to nod in agreement.