Crossing the Western Tianshan Mountains

The others were not busy. The technicians were the vanguards of this project. Where to dig the hole and how to dig the hole required the most detailed preparation and a very high degree of foresight. Because if the hole was not dug well, there was a possibility of encountering unexpected and very difficult problems at any time during the subsequent tunnel construction.

Even the choice of direction, geographical location, rock formation properties at the hole opening, and technical difficulty during excavation must be evaluated in advance.

The engineering and technical team led by Li Jianguo naturally became busy as soon as they entered the site.

Wu Yongjie found the cafeteria and said, "Prepare a special meal for the technical team. Give them an extra meal and some meat tonight."

The canteen was in a difficult position, but since it was Wu Yongjie who said it himself, they had no choice but to nod their heads repeatedly.

After walking around the camp, Wu Yongjie felt a little stuffy in his chest. He didn't know if it was because of gas or because he walked too much and lacked oxygen. He was too lazy to find out.

We directly had the documents printed and distributed to each tent. Starting from this week, there will be three classes every week to study the Five Lectures and Four Beauties and the Party’s spiritual civilization construction.

The tents that received the documents naturally didn't take the matter seriously. They just ate, drank, and had fun. The engineering team always just went through the motions with such documents. Who would take them seriously?

Then Wu Yongjie went to Fang Ya's medical room.

At this time, the sky was dark again... The mountains were too high and easily blocked the sun, so the sky seemed to get dark particularly easily. Fang Ya's figure was more slender and graceful under the light, and at the same time, there was an indescribable sense of boldness and seriousness.

She was writing something in a notebook when Wu Yongjie stumbled in, holding his chest.

"Ouch... I'm having trouble breathing... Please help me, am I dying..." Wu Yongjie's face was full of pain, and he slumped over in the chair opposite Fang Ya with an exaggerated expression, "Doctor Fang, please save me!"

Fang Ya was also frightened by his appearance.

Fang Ya quickly put down the pen in her hand, took the stethoscope and stuffed it into Wu Yongjie's clothes on his chest without saying a word. Wu Yongjie was still "acting", but when he felt her hand touching the skin of his chest, his body stiffened and his old face turned red.

Fang Ya didn't notice his little movement at all and was still listening carefully to the sound coming from the stethoscope. After a while, the solemn expression on her face turned into confusion.

Still worried, he took out his stethoscope and put it on Wu Yongjie's back again...

Wu Yongjie twisted his body to avoid it, "I'm really uncomfortable now, okay."

Fang Ya was stunned for a moment, "Okay?"

Wu Yongjie said hesitantly, "I just felt a little uncomfortable just now, but after seeing you, I feel better. I don't know why, I just feel better."

Fang Ya watched him tidy up his clothes, then she looked down at her stethoscope and suddenly realized that she had been fooled. Her face was immediately filled with anger.

"Wu Yongjie! How old are you? You're still playing this kind of game! You're going too far!"

Wu Yongjie quickly apologized, "Keep your voice down! Don't be angry, don't be angry, I didn't mean it, I was really upset just now..."

But Fang Ya didn't listen to his explanation at this time, "Get out! Get out now!"

Before Wu Yongjie could explain, Fang Ya had already opened the curtain. "Leave immediately! If you deny me, I'll report you to my superiors!"

Wu Yongjie quickly begged for mercy, "Okay, okay, I'll leave. Is it not okay for me to leave?"

In the evening, Wu Yongjie came to the workers' camp. Lin Jinghui had already gathered most of the workers in the open space in front of the tent. The weather was cold, and everyone was sitting on the ground wrapped in quilts. In the night, they looked like short tree stumps. Some people were eating roasted sweet potatoes, while others were still sitting in a circle, playing cards.

Wu Yongjie coughed twice to indicate his presence. However, because it was after get off work, the workers didn't realize the seriousness of the situation. Instead, some complained, "Boss, can we just leave it at that? We can't concentrate on the lecture in this damn weather. We need to go back to our tents and rest."

"Yeah, boss. We're suffering just sitting here. I heard it's going to snow soon."

"It's snowing?" Wu Yongjie was also stunned. "Who said it was going to snow?"

Lin Jinghui raised his hand, "I told you! Boss, it's going to snow tonight."

"How did you know that? The weather forecast here is not accurate."

"I'll look at the sky, and it will definitely snow today." Lin Jinghui said with certainty.

Wu Yongjie immediately thought of something else and asked, "Has Li Jianguo come back?"

Everyone looked at each other and shook their heads, "I haven't seen him for a while."

"He didn't come back."

Wu Yongjie's heart sank slightly. "When he went out, who went with him?"

Everyone was still looking at each other. Wu Yongjie knew something was wrong and simply ordered, "Lin Jinghui, immediately find a way to confirm the number of people and show me whether Li Jianguo is there or not."

No one mentioned the "Ten Majors" at this point. They were all taken aback by Wu Yongjie's solemn tone. About half an hour later, Lin Jinghui said, "Li Jianguo is definitely not here. The measuring equipment in his tent is missing. He must have gone up the mountain."

Wu Yongjie said, "You said it will snow tonight?"

Lin Jinghui nodded confidently, "It will snow tonight. In about two hours, there will definitely be snow."

Wu Yongjie's face gradually became ferocious. "Then what are you still standing there for? Go find Li Jianguo, bring him back quickly! Right now, right now! Find him!"

Li Jianguo's measurements were not limited to the predetermined exit, but were carried out along the entire length of the tunnel. The actual measurement range exceeded five kilometers, while the surrounding radiation measurement range reached within a circumference of ten kilometers, because it was necessary to find a route that was easiest to open, most cost-effective, time-saving, and most reliable.

Li Jianguo’s measurement task can be said to be extremely heavy.

Because the project was still in the preparation stage, he went out alone. He wanted to first see the difficulty of the surrounding surveying tasks.

He went up the mountain at noon. He took some water, bread, chocolate, etc., a small level, a stick and a recorder, and went straight up.

He planned to measure within a two-kilometer range and would definitely be back before sunset.

Climbing the mountain is still very tiring. Fortunately, although he is thin, he still has enough physical strength. He has gradually adapted to the climate here during this period and no longer feels as uncomfortable as when he first came here.

The small level weighs about two kilograms. If you are at the foot of the mountain, this weight is nothing, but it is really tiring to carry it when climbing.

For convenience, I didn't bring a tripod.

When he climbed to the second hill on the left side of the camp, it was lunch time. He found a rock, sat there, opened his backpack, took out bread and water, and ate while looking down.

The people in the camp became very small, like busy ants.

He looked up again and his vision became very far away. He could see fertile fields and a natural village with only a few households in the distance.

Suddenly I wanted to call my family, but when I took out my phone, it showed "No Signal".