On the way to find the second cave dug by the weather station, Eric shouted Leo's name at the top of his lungs from time to time, but unfortunately, it was not until they arduously walked five or six kilometers of the mountain road that they finally stopped at There was no response from the foot of the highest peak.
After taking a short rest to relax their bodies, the two moved the sleigh behind a large rock leeward and tied it with a rope. Then they filled up all the kerosene lamps on the sled with fuel. Then they each picked up a dazzling kerosene lamp, picked up their ice axes and started climbing halfway up the mountain.
At the southwest corner of the highest peak on Bear Island, there is a gentle slope that winds upward. This gentle slope is not only the main path for the snow on the mountain to roll down, but also the only path up the mountain.
The only good news is that thanks to the blizzard that has raged for several days, there is not much snow on this gentle slope, at least there is no need to worry about triggering an avalanche and being buried.
But this does not mean absolute safety, especially after they climbed halfway up the mountain, they were no longer covered by the mountain, and the wind speed suddenly accelerated. If they were not careful at this time, they might fall all the way. At the foot of the mountain.
Under the guidance of the hand-drawn map, the two of them walked and stopped, and finally stopped panting when they reached less than a hundred meters from the top of the mountain.
"That's it... right here"
Eric pointed to an iron gate in front of him that was mostly buried in the snow, and then sat down on the thick snow. Xue Shang said, "Let... let me take a rest."
Wei Ran, who was also not feeling much relaxed, glanced at the two-meter-wide iron door, and then sighed silently. tone.
There is no doubt that no one has been here. Otherwise, at least there would not be so much snow outside the iron gate, and there would not be so many large and small things that have been frozen with the ground. gravel together.
Soon, Eric, who had come back from a break, also realized this. He searched around relentlessly, and finally asked in a panic, "We... what should we do? ?”
“Go in and take a look first”
Wei Ran looked at the bare mountain top and replied, “See if there is a radio station inside. If so, just like you said. Yes, at least we can try to call the police."
"Yes! We still have a chance to call the police!"
Hearing this, Eric felt a little excited again. Hope, hurriedly took out the shovel from the bag he was carrying, and urged Wei Ran to help clean up the relatively small amount of snow outside the iron gate.
Compared with the cave in the valley, this cave is much simpler. There are even large and small gaps around the iron gate. In other words, this gate is more Most of them are just to block the snow, so there are no chains on it, just a T-shaped iron pin.
After barely clearing most of the snow, the two of them worked together to open the iron door that was frozen on the ground, but their eyes widened in shock at what they saw.Eye.
This cave is not too big, only less than three meters deep. There are two iron shelves on both sides of the uneven rock walls, with wooden boxes placed on them. And between these two iron shelves, there was a half-track motorcycle with its butt facing outward and spray-painted with white paint!
But what really surprised them was that in addition to the shelves and half-track motorcycles in the cave, behind the iron door, there were four frozen ice sculptures sitting side by side against the wall, and there were no Head corpse!
Eric subconsciously took a step back, but tripped over the gravel under his feet. The kerosene gas lamp in his hand also fell to the ground, breaking the windshield cover above.
Recovering, Wei Ran quickly straightened the still burning kerosene gas lamp, and then pulled Eric up.
"Why are there bodies here?" Eric asked in surprise.
Wei Ran did not reply. Instead, he held a kerosene lamp and walked over to the corpse to observe them carefully.
After a long time, he replied, "The hands of these corpses were tied behind their backs, and there were still bullet holes in their chests. Judging from their clothes, they should be people working at the weather station at that time."< /p>
"But how did they..." Eric stopped mid-sentence. Obviously, he had vaguely guessed the answer.
"It seems that not many people escaped from this weather station at that time."
As Wei Ran spoke, he used the tip of the ice scraper to pull it open. The neck collar of a corpse. As expected, there is no soldier card or anything like that on the neck of this corpse. After changing the body and looking through the pockets of the other party, I couldn't find any documents that could prove their identity.
"Did Jonas' father kill them?" Eric asked in disbelief, "Why? Why did he kill them?"
Wei Ran stood up, He replied with an unusually sure tone, "If I had to guess, maybe Jonas's father is not a meteorologist."
"What do you mean?" Eric looked at Wei Ran's face in confusion. Back view.
"The meteorological team sent by Germany at that time, in addition to the professionals responsible for weather forecasting, also had military leaders."
Wei Ran paused and continued, "Probably It's like a bodyguard. Although this description is not accurate, the general direction should be correct."
"So?" Eric asked.
"Compared to the professional staff of these weather teams, military leaders are obviously more loyal to their leaders. Correspondingly, these people will also receive more severe sanctions after the war. At least, at that time The military leader should think so."
Wei Ran turned around, looked at the pale Eric and continued, "So, what is the best way to survive?"< /p>
"Kill these people to prevent your true identity from being revealed?" Eric looked at Wei Ran in disbelief, "This is too exaggerated!"
"OrMaybe the murderer at that time had the intention of pretending to be one of these meteorological workers and returning to Germany using the other person's identity, otherwise there would be no need to cut off their heads. Of course, there may be many identities. "
Wei Ran circled the half-track motorcycle in the cave, while rummaging through the wooden boxes on the surrounding shelves, he continued to guess, "A secret that only you know is a secret, that person The military leader, let's assume he is Professor Jonas's father.
He is a smart man. He knows the value of this weather station in the military field. He also knows that the best way to keep the secret of Bear Island is to keep the secret firmly in his own hands. . Even the work notes that Professor Jonas mentioned that his father left behind might be the work of someone here. "
"But in that case, why did he leave the body here? This is not..."
Eric belatedly looked at the headless corpse behind the door, "He wants to prove that he killed these people when necessary to clear himself... No No, no, he wanted to prove that he was one of the dead? "
Wei Ran looked back at the only one among the headless corpses who was wearing a German uniform, and responded absently, "Maybe, that's why I said the other person was a smart man. But compared to the truth more than 40 years ago, Eric, we now have good news. "
"What good news? "Eric, who still hasn't recovered from the shock, asked subconsciously.
"This half-track motorcycle"
Wei Ran pointed to the track whose tracks were frozen on the cave floor. Tie Gupda, "I just searched around. Although there is no radio station or accessories that can be used for a radio station in this cave, if we can activate this thing, maybe it can help us get to the simple and easy way faster." pier. "
"It has been here for almost half a century. Are you sure it can still be repaired? Eric asked with a frown.
"How will you know if you don't try?" "
As Wei Ran spoke, he unscrewed the lid of the half-track motorcycle's radiator tank. Fortunately, the water inside has been drained, which is good news.
"But it's a waste of time to fix it" Eric said reluctantly
"So Eric, can you ski?" "Wei Ran asked the question he had asked when he left the valley.
"Uh... no" Eric awkwardly gave the same answer again.
< p>"So repairing it is not a waste of time. We just walked five kilometers and it took that long. If we wanted to walk to the dock 20 kilometers away. "Wei Ran paused here, "Of course, I can ski. So to be precise, if you want to walk to the pier 20 kilometers away, maybe by the time you get there, the polar day on Bear Island will be almost over. "
"How could it be so exaggerated? Eric rubbed his face vigorously, "Okay, I'll listen to you.", what do we do now? "
"Go down the mountain and bring up all the gasoline stoves, stainless steel pots and oil drums on the sleigh. Wei Ran said as he opened the tool box of the half-track motorcycle, "Leave the rest to me."
Eric looked above his head, and then looked at the west side of the island. After a moment of hesitation, he gritted his teeth and walked out of the cave, "I'll go get what you need." ”
After sending Eric away, Weiran also paid attention to this weird half-track motorcycle. It was weird because its front wheel was changed into a sled. Look. Obviously, this small modification is to adapt to the local environment of Bear Island.
In addition, there are several wooden blocks under its tracks and sleds. There was a barrel of lead-sealed lubricating oil and a barrel of gasoline in the cargo compartment, which was not too big but seemed to contain a lot of dried blood.
This seemed to prove that. The person who left this half-track motorcycle might have been ready to come back when he left.
He picked up the unopened barrel of lubricant and shook it open. Akira, the slightly sticky texture inside made him worry about whether it could still be used.
At the same time, Wei Ran was also secretly thinking about the people who left here alive, and he was planning to come back here again. Is the reason for Professor Jonas's escape not long ago the same purpose?
On the other hand, since that person was so prepared, why didn't he come back or be more prepared? Tell me, has he ever come back?