Qiao Xuejun: "I'll bring it over." With something to do, Qiao Xuejun completely forgot about Zhao Xian asking her to wait for him to come back.
Zhao Xian suddenly spoke up on the intercom: "It's slippery outside. You just got here. Take a break."
Qiao Xuejun: "It's okay, I'm walking smoothly now."
Zhao Xian compromised: "Be careful. Shan Yang, go to my room and get the spare pair of snow boots for Teacher Qiao."
Wu Haifan: “Yes!”
Qiao Xuejun was curious: "Snow boots? I have shoes."
Zhao Xian: “I know.”
They met often during the period of their cooperation. During this period, no one had much shoes. Qiao Xuejun only had two pairs of boots to wear. Although they were thick boots, they were not enough for such heavy snow.
Zhao Xian: "Find out the gloves from my locker for Teacher Qiao, and prepare a baton for Teacher Qiao."
Wu Haifan: “Received!”
After walking all the way through the snow, my hands and feet were indeed numb from the cold.
Qiao Xuejun was a little embarrassed to accept it: "I have it myself, Lord, you..."
Zhao Xian: "They've all been washed, don't worry."
Qiao Xuejun: "Don't you want to keep some for yourself?"
Zhao Xian: "Just use it."
Qiao Xuejun didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "But what size are your shoes? I can't wear them."
Zhao Xian paused, as if he had just remembered this question: "..."
Qiao Xuejun: “The gloves can still be worn.” But they are definitely too big.
Tailor Li next to him suddenly laughed: "Hey, isn't this my job? The Lord and Teacher Qiao are calling me. I don't have enough shoes and gloves. Don't worry, when Teacher Qiao's rabbit fur is delivered, it will be much looser."
Qiao Xuejun was a little embarrassed by the joke and changed the subject: "I can still have 20 kilograms of rabbit hair next month."
Tailor Li smiled brightly upon hearing this: "That's great! I've been waiting for it!"
After that, Tailor Li added, "Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Qiao. If my sister were still alive, she would be the same age as you. She is very delicate and doesn't like to go out in such weather. She just stays at home."
Qiao Xuejun didn't want Tailor Li to recall those sad things, so she comforted him, "...I just like going out. To exercise."
Tailor Li just mentioned his sister, and his expression became a little gentle, but he quickly calmed down and patted Qiao Xuejun's hand: "Be careful."
Wu Haifan found a pair of gloves and a baton from Zhao Xian's room as instructed by Zhao Xian, returned to the front door, and handed the things to Qiao Xuejun.
Wu Haifan swung the baton downwards, and the baton suddenly became very long.
Wu Haifan turned a mechanism on the extended stick and fixed the length of the stick before handing it to Qiao Xuejun: "This was custom-made for the captain. He is tall, and this stick is 1.4 meters long. The captain told you to use it to walk, so you don't fall."
Qiao Xuejun put on her gloves and took the baton. Her hands felt weighed down by the heavy weight.
Qiao Xuejun: "So heavy?"
Wu Haifan nodded: "The captain said that if it's light, it feels light in your hand, and hitting someone is like tickling. The heavy one is more comfortable in your hand."
Okay.
Qiao Xuejun held the steel baton against the ground and found that it was quite stable.
"Then I'll be back soon."
Zhao Xian still didn't leave the intercom: "The base is short of manpower, otherwise I'll have someone take you there."
Qiao Xuejun: "No need. Don't I understand why I'm going back to my own home?"
Zhao Xian: "Did you bring a walkie-talkie with you?"
Qiao Xuejun: “I brought it.” After all, in this weather, it’s better to be safe.
Zhao Xian: "Stay in the same main channel as before. Call me anytime if you have any questions."
Qiao Xuejun: "Okay, I understand."
Qiao Xuejun walked out while talking to Zhao Xian, and Wu Haifan opened the door for her.
He walked onto the snow again. Without Zhao Xian's snow boots, it was still chilly when he stepped into the snow. The wind was also strong, blowing on his face, as cold as a knife.
But having an extra walking stick is very convenient. I can lean on it and stick it directly into the snow, making each step more stable.
She also bought a walking stick at first, and used it when she went up the mountain to collect supplies. Later, when she had collected most of the supplies, she put the walking stick away and put it away.
Now that it's snowing and the roads are slippery, I can find it and use it again.
The intercom was on, and Qiao Xuejun could hear their conversations on the intercom.
"Captain, the south slope has been severely damaged. Rocks have fallen over a large area. The houses of the survivors at addresses E07, E08, and E09 have been destroyed, and some are missing."
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"Captain, the damage on the north slope was relatively minor. We found the body of a survivor. His head was shattered by a rock, his blood was coagulated, and his clothes were stripped off. The preliminary diagnosis is that the cause of death was hypothermia."
Qiao Xuejun felt heavy-hearted as she listened on the intercom.
People who die of hypothermia will abnormally take off their clothes before they die. This phenomenon usually occurs at around minus 28 degrees Celsius.
Did the temperature reach minus 28 degrees Celsius last night?
If they had listened to Zhao Xian and arrived at the first base earlier, they would not have encountered this kind of thing.
“Captain, Captain! We found Professor Huo’s watch!” Suddenly, Ren Wangwang’s voice rang out over the intercom, as if he had made some amazing discovery. “This watch is near the original site of the Seventh Base!”
Zhao Xian's voice turned cold and serious: "Huo Antu's watch? Are you sure?"
Ren Wangwang: "Yes, this is a multi-million dollar item, and I only saw him wearing it! It appeared here, buried under the surface of the snow, which means it didn't fall off before, but last night!"
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