The landing ground was not flat and had a slight slope. Fortunately, the helicopter did not fall very high, so it shook for a long time but barely avoided turning over. After it stabilized, people with empty hands rushed forward to check on the pilot.
Yan Jue was protected by someone and did not move forward, but judging from the behavior of the person in front of him, he guessed that the person should be fine.
As long as no one is okay, Yan Jue breathed a sigh of relief. After sending Ah Qing back to the kindergarten, he looked at the helicopter again with confusion in his eyes.
To pick up the monster, the helicopter they used was definitely not an ordinary helicopter that could be bought by the public, but a transport aircraft of the latest model produced by the military, which had gone through countless tests before it was officially put into use.
It's not some old model stored in the warehouse. The helicopter would have been inspected before departure to ensure that every part was in excellent condition. How could it have overturned just before landing if it had been fine all the way here?
Operational error? It is impossible for the driver to make such a simple mistake.
The pilot dismounted the helicopter, his face pale as he gazed at his hands and the fuselage, his eyes filled with confusion. Everything was working fine, he'd checked everything before takeoff. How could something go wrong? It had been years since he'd been in the cockpit, and this was the first time something had gone wrong. It was just like the dream he'd had before his first flight.
But the fact is, there really was a malfunction.
Putting aside his distracting thoughts, the driver quickly grabbed his satellite phone to report the accident. He then approached Yan Jue, his face brimming with guilt. "Advisor Yan, I'm sorry for my dereliction of duty. I've already contacted someone, and they should be sending another helicopter."
It was not his decision whether to send a helicopter or not.
"It's okay." Yan Jue patted his shoulder. "The machine is going to malfunction, and who can stop it? By the way, do you know how to repair it? We're waiting anyway, so let's go and do a quick check first."
He really didn't think the driver was to blame, but he didn't know how to comfort people, so he could only divert their attention so that they wouldn't blame themselves too much.
The driver couldn't repair it but he could do basic inspections. It was his job to check it, but now that he had the chance, he couldn't wait to get to work.
Yan Jue asked the soldiers who were protecting him to go up and help, while he and Lao Liu Qi Xue stood aside and continued to wait for people.
"It's a mixture of luck and bad luck today," Old Liu sighed. "I've never heard of a machine malfunctioning during a mission before. I've only seen it in foreign news."
Qi Xue said softly, "If the ape hadn't been chained up and unable to move, I would have suspected it was the one behind it."
Old Liu reacted and said quickly: "Yes, yes, this is a strange thing, and there are monsters present. It is very likely not human-made."
He hadn't really meant to say the new model of helicopter wasn't easy to use; he was just being surprised because he'd never seen one before, and he was just casually complaining, hoping the Special Management Bureau consultant wouldn't take it personally. With that in mind, Old Liu stole a glance at his superior, Consultant Yan.
Yan Jue didn't think Lao Liu had any other intentions. In fact, he was also wondering if the cause of the malfunction was related to supernatural forces.
The gibbon can be ruled out first. The product description of the demon-locking website clearly states that a trapped demon is just an ornament that cannot speak or use its demonic power. Besides, the gibbon has no special skills, nor is it known as an evil demon. It barely has the legendary ability of "knowing the past but not the future", but it is not known whether it is true.
If it wasn't a monster, could it be the spirit stone mines in the mountains, affecting the magnetic field or something, interfering with the helicopter's operation? But, that couldn't be right. Spirit stones are the crystallization of spiritual energy, and spiritual energy is floating all over the world. I haven't seen anything like this happen anywhere else. If spiritual energy can affect the magnetic field, there's no way China wouldn't be able to detect it.
Yan Jue had no choice but to say, "Let's wait until the test results come out. I don't know if another fight will... Bah, bah, bah, I was just talking nonsense."
He didn't want to see a scene like the Calabash Brothers escaping from their grandfather. Besides, there was no place to put the helicopter, and it couldn't be stacked. If an accident happened, it would fall down the mountain, and both the people and the helicopter would be seriously injured.
The other two were naturally worried when they heard this. Old Liu frowned and thought, "How about we go down the mountain? Cover it with a piece of cloth, and it should be fine, right?"
We went up the mountain before because it was convenient to take the aerial route, but now that it’s no longer possible, we’ll just have to walk on land.
Qi Xue thought it was feasible, but it would be tiring for the people carrying the monster. However, it didn't seem difficult to carry a monster ball down the mountain. When the time came, they could find a strong rope to tie it to, hold on to the rope like rolling a hoop, and roll down.
She was just an ordinary employee. After expressing her ideas, she waited for her two superiors to make a decision.
Yan Jue frowned, but before he could finish his words, a soldier came over with a satellite phone, saying it was Director Pan from the Special Management Bureau. It seemed that the news had already reached Director Pan.
"Director Pan?" Yan Jue took a few steps to the side, holding the phone. "You know everything? By the way, did you receive the message I sent you?"
The incident happened suddenly and he forgot to check it just now.
Pan Wencheng was anxious on the other end: "What else could we do? We just received your news and had no time to be happy when the emergency call came in. Are you all okay?"
"It's okay. The cause of the accident is still unclear. If it's a problem here, no matter how many planes we send, it won't help. We're just thinking about sending the monster down the mountain."
He didn't explain it clearly, but Pan Wencheng, a shrewd man, could easily hear his suspicions. After a moment's hesitation, he said, "We're concerned about the same thing. I'll trouble you to make the trip. I'll send someone over to investigate as soon as possible. Little Duke, please stay in Guizhou Province and look after him for the time being."
"It's my duty." Yan Jue did not refuse.
After a few brief words, he hung up the phone and returned to Old Liu Qixue, telling her that he would no longer be sending a helicopter. "For safety's sake, let's go down the mountain."
Finally, he looked hesitant and said apologetically, "I want to wait here for the results. Can you take the ape down the mountain first?"
Lao Liu and Qi Xue agreed without thinking. It was nothing. They believed in the power of the Demon Locking Net and Yan Jue's ability.
Yan Jue left two people to help, and persuaded the rest of the protectors to transport the ape. The method to go down the mountain was according to Qi Xue's instructions. He found a few ropes, tied them into one, and passed them across the gap in the monster-locking net. He had people hold on to it and walk down.
After the others left, Yan Jue went forward to watch the pilot inspect the helicopter.
It was impossible to dismantle it. After a series of operations that Yan Jue couldn't understand, the driver went to a certain place with a suspicious look on his face and smelled it. After smelling it, his expression became even stranger.
"Is there a problem?" Even though Yan Jue was an amateur, he knew something was wrong.
"I smelled something burning." The driver couldn't believe it. "How could it be a short circuit..."
Yan Jue and the other two soldiers leaned over to take a sniff. The smell wasn't very distinct, but it definitely smelled like something was burning. The four of them looked at each other, unsure what to say. They didn't understand the mechanisms inside a helicopter, but if it was burned, how could such a serious problem go undetected? And they let the pilot fly the helicopter out?
Moreover, why didn't it break down earlier or later, but just happened to break down when it reached Dongshan, half a meter from the ground - a distance that was not too serious or light?
Everyone was lost in thought. Yan Jue remained silent, and the others didn't dare to speak either. Finally, Yan Jue noticed someone hesitated and took the initiative to ask that person, "Advisor Yan, from what you've discussed, it seems you suspect the helicopter accident might have been caused by the mountain. Well, I'm just curious, if the repair team can't come by helicopter, when will they arrive? And how will they be transported away?"
The soldier pointed at the driver and asked, "What about him?"
You can't just squat in the mountains and watch forever.
Yan Jue: “…” Yes.
The driver was stunned. "It's okay. If I can't make it today, I can stay here for a few days. There's plenty of space here, and we can even set up a tent."
If all else fails, he'll be able to sleep in the helicopter wrapped in a blanket. He didn't ask for anything. He was more concerned about the cause of the accident than these external things. If it was really caused by his improper inspection...
The pilot covered his face and sighed, he still wanted to fly the plane.
Seeing this, Yan Jue didn't know where to start to persuade him. He just said dryly, "It may not be your fault" and nothing more. He didn't know why the internal parts of the helicopter were burned.
The four of them squatted in a row, staring at the helicopter with the same haggard faces, feeling indescribable melancholy in their hearts.
After watching for a while, the satellite phone rang.
Before Yan Jue answered, he thought it was Pan Wencheng giving him some instructions. Only after he answered did he realize it was Director Liu, who had just come down the mountain. Why was he calling him so suddenly, so soon after? Could something have happened?
Yan Jue's hand tightened around the phone, "Director Liu?"
"Yan Jue, there was a small accident. It has been resolved, but I still feel like I need to tell you."
Hundreds of meters apart, Lao Liu's expression was exactly the same as Yan Jue and others'.
"Didn't we string the Yokai Ball onto a rope and roll it down the mountain? You know how rough the roads are on the mountain. Besides dirt, there are a lot of rocks sticking out. For convenience, we just kept the Yokai Ball on the ground and didn't lift the branches when we encountered rocks."
"Yan Jue, you should be able to understand our behavior, right?"
"Well, it's normal to do this for convenience when going down the mountain."
Yan Jue didn't expect that someone would ask questions while listening to something. He was anxious but didn't show it on his face. His voice was the same as always, just a little lower. He asked softly, "Could it be that the monster ran away?"
Then he has to go to 91 to have a good argument with them about why they are selling products without any quality assurance.
Old Liu quickly denied: "No, no, the monster is fine."
"We just kept dragging it along the ground. Who would have thought that after we'd walked for more than ten minutes, the chain of the demon-locking net would start to produce sparks when it rubbed against a stone? Holy crap! It's just an ordinary stone, and it actually produced sparks. Consultant Yan, do you think this is scientific?"
"That's not the end of it. After the friction produced sparks, the flame flew out and ignited a piece of hay. Can you believe it?" Old Liu stood there, stamping his feet in grief. "I have to believe it."
They were just ordinary humans, and they went down the mountain at the same speed as ordinary humans. How could they have created fire by rubbing the demon-locking net against the stone? The fire even accurately ignited a piece of dry grass and started burning. It wouldn't have been so fast even in winter, let alone summer, when most of the grass on the ground was green.
Yan Jue's expression was blank after hearing this. He asked, "Is the fire out?"
"It went out. Just stepped on it." Old Liu said dejectedly, "It's not a big deal, but it's very strange. It's just like the plastic bag that caught fire at noon. It makes sense, but not so much. So I just wanted to remind you in time to see if there's anything else wrong on the mountain."
He really wanted to know if there were other monsters.
"I understand." Yan Jue understood his implication and said seriously, "I will search the mountain thoroughly. Be careful when you go down."
After hanging up the phone, Yan Jue looked at the helicopter in front of him and simply sat down on the ground.
In less than a day, three accidental "fires" occurred. When coincidences become too frequent, they are no longer coincidences. After solving the problem of the ape, could there be another cunning monster hiding?
Thinking that there is a suspected spirit stone mine in this mountain, this speculation immediately became reasonable.
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