So that night, everyone fell asleep expectantly. Lu Wuyai lay at the tunnel entrance and slowly closed his eyes.
The next morning, after everyone washed up and ate something, they grabbed all their phones and rushed toward the nearest mountain.
Perhaps because of the cold weather, the snow this morning was frozen solid, making it exceptionally difficult to walk.
Everyone was holding a cell phone, constantly dialing numbers they remembered.
"It still doesn't work." Lu Wuyai was somewhat disheartened. After climbing the mountain, he still couldn't dial any numbers.
"And you."
Several women shook their heads, but still wanted to make the call.
After making a call on this phone, transfer it to another phone. If this mountaintop isn't suitable, go to another one.
The time continued until noon. Lu Wuyai stood on a hilltop and threw his phone away.
"sweet"
"Don't fight."
Lu Wuyai sat on the ground. The woman beside him also looked exhausted. After walking for several hours, her fingers were so tired that she couldn't even make a phone call.
Just when everyone was about to give up, the general and the marshal suddenly ran back from the mountainside, with the phone that Lu Wuyai had just thrown out still in their mouths.
At that moment, everyone's attention was focused on the phone, because the originally black screen was flashing, accompanied by a familiar melody, and someone had actually made a call to this phone.
At this moment, everyone's eyes fell on the general's mouth.
On the snow, the general, who was running towards the people, slowly came to a stop. Its senses were extremely keen.
Lu Wuyai waved to the general, but his gaze kept falling on the phone whose caller ID was still flashing.
Soon, the general started running, threw his phone on the ground, and ran away with the marshal.
At this point, Lu Wuyai quickly picked up the phone from the ground. Without even looking at it carefully, he pressed the answer button and turned on speakerphone.
But looking at the phone number, Lu Wuyai couldn't remember who it was. He seemed to have dialed it randomly.
"Hello!" Lu Wuyai shouted impatiently.
However, the other party's response was always noise, making you want to smash your phone.
"Hey hey hey..."
Suddenly, a muffled sound came from the phone, accompanied by a crackling noise, attracting everyone's attention.
"Hello," Lu Wuyai called out, "Is anyone there? Can you hear me?"
On the screen, Lu Wuyai saw the signal was intermittent and became nervous.
As for the others, they all pricked up their ears and opened their mouths wide, eager to explain the situation on the deserted island to each other so that they could be rescued more easily.
Moreover, judging from the voice on the other end of the phone just now, it's obvious that he and Lu Wuyai are from the same country.
"Hello, hello!" Lu Wuyai was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, but there was only static on the phone.
"Yang Jian, don't rush," Song Xiaoyou said. "Let's go to the top of the mountain."
Lu Wuyai took a breath and nodded. Perhaps the signal is better at the top of the mountain.
Soon, amidst everyone's anxiety, Yang Jian grabbed his phone and quickly climbed up the snow-capped peak.
Maybe it really does have something to do with height. The noise from the phone gradually stabilized. It didn't disappear; instead, it became clearer.
"Hello," Lu Wuyai made another call, hoping the person on the other end would respond.
Hello, who are you?
The sound from the cell phone was like a thunderbolt to the people on the deserted island. After a brief silence, they immediately showed their joy.
"Hello, can you hear me clearly? I'm a survivor of the plane crash. Do you know about flight ZL327?" Lu Wuyai was extremely nervous, fearing the call signal would be cut off.
After a brief silence, a voice came from the other end.
"I know you're still alive." The other person's voice was hoarse, and it didn't sound like they were overjoyed.
“Okay.” When Yang Jian heard that the other party knew about the crash of flight ZL327, he suddenly became excited.
“Many of us are still living on a deserted island. The exact coordinates are unknown, but Han Shuyi from country H and her company should know them.” Lu Wuyai quickly recounted the story of how Han Shuyi knew the coordinates of the deserted island.
But then, a strange, cold laugh came from the other party.
Upon hearing the laughter, Yang Jian and the others felt their hearts sink, sensing that something was amiss.
"Just stay on this deserted island, no one will come to rescue you." The other person finally said this.
"Why?" Lu Wuyai took a breath, suppressing the anger and confusion in his heart.
The call was still being dialed, and the other party did not hang up, but after a while, there was no response.
Lu Wuyai looked up and found that the woman beside him was not caught up in the chaos caused by the phone call. On the contrary, they quickly dialed their own cell phones, hoping to call some more numbers.
"Speak quickly!" Lu Wuyai turned around and shouted into the phone.
But then the phone rang again. After a series of scratching sounds, the signal was cut off.
"I'm so sorry." Lu Wuyai couldn't help but curse, feeling a fire burning inside him.
Just then, Su Xi's phone was dialed.
"Hello, is this Xiaoxia?" Su Xi asked excitedly. She finally dialed a number, a number that her best friend, Lu Wuyai, also knew.
"Hello, who is this...?"
There was a lot of noise coming from the phone, and Tang Xin kept raising the phone higher, hoping the signal would be more stable.
Hello Xia, this is Su Xi.
"Su Xi. Yes, it's you."
"I'm here too. Xiaoxia, we're stranded on a deserted island, please come and rescue us!" Su Xi was so excited she almost cried. Today had been so tough.
Suddenly, Xiaoxia's voice stopped, and the signal was cut off.
After that, Su Xi made several calls, but could not get through.
As for the others, they couldn't make any calls at all. They had dozens of cell phones, and so far, they'd only managed two.
Seeing Su Xi's dejected expression, Lu Wuyai comforted him, saying, "It's not bad. Now that Xiaoxia knows we're still alive, she'll definitely notify the relevant departments. We just need to wait patiently."
Su Xi nodded. She and Xiaoxia were very close. Logically, they should have notified relevant government departments to rescue them.
After that, they went to several more hills. From the highest point, they could even see the distant beach.
At 3 p.m., everyone abandoned their plans to continue exploring. Before it got dark, they quickly slid down towards the cave to ensure they reached it before nightfall.
On the way back, everyone put their phones in their backpacks, planning to continue making calls tomorrow.
To everyone's surprise, one of the phone screens flickered.
"Hey, this is mine." Tang Xin looked at her phone and took it out of her backpack.
Everyone looked and saw a text message on the screen. Tang Xin said that the number belonged to Xiaoxia.
After clicking, Lu Wuyai saw that the text message contained only one sentence of nonsense.
"Cherish it, don't call, number."
Everyone was surprised. Molloy even asked Lu Wuyai if there was any special meaning hidden in his country's language.
There's no deeper meaning to it, of course. The first impression this text message gives is that it was sent without being fully edited.
“Call them,” Yang Jian said.
Su Xi quickly dialed the number, but although the call went through and the signal was fine, no one answered.
After staying there for half an hour, it gradually got dark, and everyone had to leave.
Before leaving, Su Xi sent Xiaoxia a text message, asking what had happened and hoping the rescue team could find them as soon as possible.
As night fell, the seven hurried back to the cave and covered up any traces at the entrance. The day was finally over.
Sitting in his small cubicle, Yang Jian ate the Wagyu beef in front of him, his feelings a mix of emotions. He had made contact with the outside world, but whether he could get out was still uncertain.
Everyone else fell silent. Su Xi, who used to enjoy eating and watching movies, stared dejectedly at her phone, hoping Xiaoxia would reply.
That night, no one slept well, wondering if the rescue team would come.
The next day, everyone was sore all over. We had climbed many snow-capped peaks the night before, and our calves were still aching.
By seven o'clock, everyone was ready to test the signal again. After all, no one wanted to give up.
This time, instead of sliding onto the deserted island, they left the island and raced across the sea.
"Are you sure the signal is better at sea than on a deserted island?" Yang Jian asked.
Molloy: "Give it a try, I'm not sure."
The worst part is that there's no signal, and everyone continues to live together on the deserted island.
"Let's go then." Lu Wuyai shrugged, squatted down, and, relying on inertia, flew towards the sea like an arrow released from a bow.
"Don't rush, wait for us."
The women were shouting behind his back, each one filled with complaints about Lu Wuyai.
“Let’s drive there,” Su Xi rolled her eyes and said immediately.
Yes, we have a car.
Five minutes later, two off-road vehicles loaded with gasoline broke through the snow and sped freely across the ice.
This time, however, it was Lu Wuyai's turn to continue chasing after that woman, and he soon found himself out of breath.
"I'm so angry." Lu Wuyai stood on the ice, watching the vehicles driving on the horizon, panting heavily.
"Don't you know how dangerous it is?" Lu Wuyai shook his head. The ice and snow are starting to melt, and some ice layers are probably not as thick as before. If they collapse, the consequences will be unimaginable.
Fortunately, the off-road vehicle didn't go too far and soon stopped in front of those small black islands.
You're trying to wear me out.
Lu Wuyai sat on the ground, his legs aching, swollen, and tight.
The six women secretly laughed as they looked at Lu Wuyai's bitter expression, then took out their phones and dialed various numbers.
The signal still cannot be connected.
“Let’s try nearby. If we still don’t get results in ten minutes, we’ll move on to the next place,” Yang Jian said.
Everyone agreed and quickly circled the area around the off-road vehicle.
Yang Jian, holding his phone, began climbing one of the small, dark islands. He wanted to see if he could still struggle to get out from the top.
Although it is a small island, it is likened to a deserted island. If you put it anywhere else in the world, the black rocks under your feet would look as huge as several mountains.
It took Lu Wuyai half an hour to climb to the top of the mountain. Standing on the bare rocks, a gust of wind blew by, making him feel inexplicably uneasy.
"If you fall from here, you will either die or be crippled."
Taking a breath, Lu Wuyai began making calls. He had five cell phones and hundreds of numbers. Apart from a few that Lu Wuyai had memorized himself, almost all of them were written in his phone book.
One number after another went unanswered. Lu Wuyai was becoming numb. If it weren't for the biting cold wind, he would have long since lost in thought.
Looking down from the mountaintop, Lu Wuyai could clearly see the locations of the others, who were all searching for a possible signal.
"Keep it up," Lu Wuyai cheered to himself silently. This was a rare opportunity to go home. No one should give it up.
Soon, Lu Wuyai came down from that mountain and climbed to the top of another mountain as quickly as possible.
Before we knew it, the midday sun began to shine on the ice, reflecting a long-lost golden glow.
Everyone sat at the foot of the mountain, busy all morning. Neither phone calls nor text messages could be connected or sent.
Needless to say, I was frustrated, but more importantly, my desire to get out of the house kept growing during this time.
Lu Wuyai breathed a sigh of relief. It was easy to imagine that such actions would occur daily for the next few days.
Just like when you first land on a desert island, everyone's first thought is to leave.
During lunch, Lu Wuyai noticed that Su Xi seemed to have little energy. After asking her, he realized that she was still thinking about the text message from yesterday.
"Lu Wuyai, what was the last thing Xiaoxia said that you were referring to?"
In fact, everyone could sense the eeriness of that text message.
Why would you say "cherish" when you know your friend is stranded on a desert island?
Putting aside any notion of formality, why can't we just make a phone call?
What exactly does that unclear "not" mean?
"Did you make a phone call today?" Yang Jian asked.
The answer is yes, and the result is yes: unable to connect, and always disconnected.
“Look ahead.” Lu Wuyai glanced at the woman beside him and said, “Even if we can’t get through this, it doesn’t seem like there’s anything to be discouraged about…”
“No, that’s not it.” Anna suddenly shook her head, her blue eyes filled with tears.
“We all want to go back. People who want to stay here.” Anna stood up, pointed at everyone, and looked a little excited.
"Do you want to?" Anna glanced at Jin Xilu, then turned to the others, finally fixing her gaze on Lu Wuyai.
"You're the only man in the team, you have to find a way to get us out of here."
"If you can do that, I will give myself to you. Without reservation."
After hearing Anna's words, the other women looked at Lu Wuyai with somewhat strange eyes.
Lu Wuyai's face was gloomy. He thought to himself that Anna's words were too easy to misunderstand, but he still had to be cautious.
After Anna vented for a while, they saw her slump to the ground. No one blamed her, but some people thought they shouldn't go out.
Lu Wuyai thought for a moment, changed his mind, and comforted him, saying, "You already knew about radiation before."
"Perhaps beyond the deserted island, the mainland is already engulfed in flames, and the end of the world may be possible."
Lu Wuyai recounted his encounter with Huo Shaoyun a few nights prior, adding more details. In the end, even he felt that something significant must have happened in the outside world, otherwise there would be no explanation for the radiation.
Anna opened her mouth, her face showing disbelief, thinking Lu Wuyai was joking.
"It's not impossible," Song Xiaoyou added, "nuclear weapons exist all over the world, and the radiation we've been experiencing these past few days is all caused by them."
Lu Wuyai was also stunned, thinking, could it really be a nuclear bomb explosion?
He recalled the photos he had found in the shipping container, the familiar mushroom cloud, and the black and red shadows in the photos; his heart skipped a beat.
"Pah, pah, you jinx."
After resting for a while, everyone saw that Anna's mood gradually recovered and she was ready to move on.
It wasn't until 3 p.m. that the two off-road vehicles returned to the deserted island from the ice.
The atmosphere in the car was extremely heavy. Today's gains were zero, and no information was received.
Lu Wuyai said, "Don't be discouraged, let's go around the island tomorrow."
"A roundabout."
"Alright." Lu Wuyai was just thinking that, having been on the deserted island for so long, he seemed to have no idea how big it was.
"Let's go check out the deserted island. At least we need to know how big it actually is."
Soon, Yang Jian's proposal was unanimously approved. After arriving at the cave, his gloomy mood gradually worsened, and he was no longer as depressed as before.
That night, we probably ran around all day, so everyone slept very well.
The next day, Yang Jian and the others carried food and drinks and drove slowly along the beach, across the frozen sea.
The car was moving very slowly on the ice, quite slowly.
"You can't go any faster." Tang Xin was getting impatient, lowered her head, and sighed.
Lu Wuyai was also helpless: "The ice is too slippery, there's nothing we can do."
If it weren't for the off-road vehicle's tires having such good grip, it would likely be impossible to drive this vehicle at all if it were another vehicle.
“Take your time. Since you brought food and water, and the gas tank is full, you won’t have any problem finding accommodation for the night,” Jin Xilu said.
Before going out, they were worried about an accident, so they brought enough supplies and prepared for the worst.
Cars should stay close to the beach as much as possible for safety.
Along the way, apart from Yang Jian and Song Xiaoyou driving, everyone else was still dialing numbers. Although the chances were slim, they still wanted to try.
At nine o'clock, the car stopped. Yang Jian and the others got out of the car and relieved themselves in a nearby snowdrift.
At 9:05, the team set off again. The sun shone down from the sky, making everyone in the car feel a little warm.
At this point, they were in an unfamiliar environment.
Looking ahead through the glass, there were continuous curves. I really had no idea how big this deserted island was.
At some point, Yang Jian, who was driving in front, saw that the SUV behind him seemed to have stopped as well, so he turned his car around and drove in reverse.
The car window rolled down, revealing Song Xiaoyou's delicate face.
"What's wrong? Why can't I open it?" Yang Jian asked.
"The cell phone just got a signal."
Upon hearing this news, the others immediately took out their phones and tried to make a call.
"Forget it, let's not try." Song Xiaoyou shook his head. The phone call they just made was also unsuccessful.
Lu Wuyai pursed his lips, turned the steering wheel, and continued his island-hopping plan.
This time, the cell phone signal didn't reappear until 1 p.m., and the people on the bus looked very tired.
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