Crossing the Western Tianshan Mountains

Wu Yongjie was also extremely disappointed when he saw him like this.

He said calmly, "I said it was a transfer. If you don't want to be fired, then I will exercise my authority to fire you. But until this matter is concluded, you are not allowed to leave the camp."

This one sentence completely stunned Si Yuguang.

He didn't know how to respond next.

Several comrades from the technical department came over, patted Si Yugang on the shoulder, and then said to Wu Yongjie, "Si Yugang has cooperated well with us recently, and the tunnel construction has been going smoothly. In another month, we will be able to completely cross the glacier. We also trust Si Yugang's character and rely on his skills. No matter what, we believe he definitely didn't do it on purpose. Let's wait and see the final results before making a final decision."

Since the comrades in the technical department also said so, Wu Yongjie had no choice but to say, "Okay, do as I say first and conduct a comprehensive investigation."

Ye Minglang finally understood what was going on. He exited the tunnel and reported to Ling Fengxi by phone. Ling Fengxi said, "I've also arrived at the camp and will go up to take a look. Please fully cooperate with them and do a good job of the investigation. Tell Captain Wu that if he needs professional investigators, call me. I will also fully cooperate with his work."

Ye Minglang said yes.

After conveying Ling Fengxi's meaning to Wu Yongjie, Wu Yongjie said, "Xiao Ye, your eldest brother is becoming more and more responsible. I like him more and more."

Ye Minglang's tone became proud, "The secretary is extremely charming, and there are many people who like him. One more or one less won't make a difference."

"Hey, you brat!" Wu Yongjie laughed out loud. "Now that you're hanging out with Gulinar, your mouth is getting more and more aggressive. You know how to be offensive."

Ye Minglang rolled his eyes at him and said, "Let's check it out quickly before anything really happens."

Wu Yongjie patted his chest and said, "Xiao Ye, do you feel a tightness in your chest today, as if a big rock is pressing on you? To be honest, I have a bad feeling. I always feel that something bad is going to happen."

Ye Minglang was shocked by what he said, because he was indeed not feeling well today, and felt like something was wrong.

He became serious. "Captain Wu, is it really impossible that Si Yugang miscalculated the number of explosive packs? What would happen if this thing was lost?"

"The lighter ones are just frying fish in the swamp, the more serious ones are trying to kill people and set fires, and the more serious ones..." Wu Yongjie paused here, as if he didn't want to say anything more.

"Could it be worse than killing someone and letting them go?"

"Of course, that's dynamite. If it were any heavier, they'd probably destroy the tunnel!"

Ye Minglang shuddered involuntarily, "No way, who would be so boring? Who has such a dark heart?"

Regardless, the investigation must continue.

Wu Yongjie gave a strict order that the tunnel must be ensured to be safe, so every inch must be checked. In order to not miss any inch, three teams of people checked repeatedly.

By this time, the tunnel was already ten kilometers deep, and the investigation naturally took quite a while. But until the investigation was complete, they couldn't even go to the camp to eat. Without a thorough investigation, they couldn't eat in peace. During this time, Wu Yongjie didn't leave the tunnel. He called Ling Fengxi several times, but the number always indicated they were out of service.

Letting Xiaoye fight is also a situation.

Wu Yongjie said, "This is really strange. At least the phone can't be reached? Didn't they say at noon that they were halfway back to the camp? Why is the phone not working now?"

Ye Minglang also said, "Something is wrong. If the secretary returns to the camp, he will definitely come to the tunnel first."

Wu Yongjie said, "Go look for it in the camp."

Ye Minglang nodded, quickly walked out of the tunnel and headed towards the camp.

After arriving at the camp, Fang Ya and the canteen chef were both at the intersection. Seeing Ye Minglang, they hurriedly asked, "Is it serious? The workers on duty didn't come back for lunch?"

Ye Minglang said, "It's just that a bomb was lost and we're investigating. There's no rush to eat. The chefs, please heat up the food and keep it warm."

The canteen chef said, "It's not hard at all. I'm just worried something might happen to you."

Ye Minglang nodded and asked Fang Ya, "Doctor Fang, have you seen Secretary Ling?"

Fang Ya said, "Around eleven o'clock, I saw his car had returned to the camp. Shouldn't it be in the tunnel now?"

"Is the car back?"

Ye Minglang glanced into the next yard and saw that the car was indeed there. Ye Minglang said, "He didn't go to the tunnel."

Fang Ya also looked puzzled and asked, "Is it in the dormitory?"

The two went to Ling Fengxi's dormitory together. No one answered when they knocked on the door, and their phone call was unavailable. Ye Minglang pushed the door open. The quilts in the dormitory were neatly folded, and there was a sense of coldness. Ling Fengxi probably did not enter the dormitory after returning.

"That's strange, where did Secretary Ling go?"

The two were wondering when they saw Ayala also came here with a bag. Seeing Fang Ya and Ye Minglang, she felt a little embarrassed, "Uh, I brought some food to Secretary Ling... Since you are here too, it's perfect, I'll give it to you too."

As he spoke, he opened the bag, revealing freshly baked scallion and pork naan. The smell was delicious, but Ye Minglang and Fang Ya were in no mood to eat. They only asked Ayala, "Why is Secretary Ling missing? We are looking for him. Have you seen him?"

Ayala was stunned for a moment, "I just came out of the tent and didn't see him."

Ye Minglang and Fang Ya were completely dumbfounded. How could such a living person disappear at such a critical moment when they were checking for explosives in the tunnel?

Meanwhile, Wu Yongjie in the tunnel was receiving messages one after another. "Captain Wu, we've checked, and everything is normal."

“It’s normal here too.”

"It's normal."

The three teams checked repeatedly and did not find any mistakes. At this time, Si Yuguang breathed a sigh of relief. It was very likely that he had made a mistake in remembering it.

But Wu Yongjie still felt something was wrong.

He still said the same thing, Si Yuguang has been with his engineering team for ten years, and there has not been any problem in the records in ten years.

He didn't believe Si Yuguang would slip up.

At this time, Wu Yongjie gradually realized, "I'm afraid the explosives have already left the tunnel."

This really stumped everyone. If it was inside the cave, they could still investigate. But if it was outside the cave, where could they find it in the vast Western Tianshan Mountains?

Wu Yongjie had also thought of this and said to Lin Jinghui, "Send security to impose martial law in the tunnel. Everyone except the security personnel must retreat to the camp. But no one is allowed to enter the dormitories. Wait in the courtyard. As for the dormitories, send people to search each dormitory."

At this time, even Lin Jinghui felt that Wu Yongjie was making a big fuss.

But Wu Yongjie's attitude was very clear. As the boss, he had the power to arrange these things, and the people below could only do as he was told. After all, Lin Jinghui was Wu Yongjie's right-hand man, so he immediately followed Wu Yongjie's arrangements. All the people in the tunnel were evacuated, and only An Bao stayed at the entrance.

Wu Yongjie did not go out himself. He returned to the tunnel face, checked carefully, and then moved forward little by little. He had to make sure that the tunnel was 200% safe.

Lin Jinghui led the troops back to the camp. Now everyone knew something had happened. It was hard to say what exactly had happened, but it was probably just some explosives that had been lost...

Lin Jinghui led his men to check the dormitories, searching each one one by one...

This search was too slow, so Lin Jinghui simply asked everyone to return to their dormitories, take out bedding and other items and spread them out on the open space in front of the dormitories, leaving only tables and empty bed frames in the dormitories, so that the search could be clear at a glance.

The dormitory did speed up, but nothing was achieved.