At night, they rested according to the arrangement that had been made long ago. Su Nian slept in the sleeping bag at the innermost side, and Chu Beichen's sleeping bag was next to her. The campfire was burning all night long, and the men took turns on duty.
Su Nian was extremely tired and fell asleep almost the moment he got into the sleeping bag.
Chu Beichen listened to his wife's regular breathing, then reached out and touched her exposed skin. Finding that Su Nian was not cold, he closed his eyes with relief.
Perhaps because she was too tired that night, Su Nian felt that she did not sleep well. She seemed to have many dreams in a daze, some nightmares and some happy things.
When she opened her eyes again, it was already bright outside and the tent was empty. Su Nian quickly sat up. She knew that the men thought she was too tired, so they let her sleep without waking her up.
Chu Beichen and Sha Qilin were just outside the camp, discussing something. When they saw Su Nian come out, they smiled and asked her if she slept well last night.
The sun had not risen yet at this time, so Su Nian hurried to the Blue Water River to take water samples for testing.
The results of water quality tests show that the concentration of heavy metals here is three hundred times higher than other places.
Su Nian was shocked when he saw this data. Apart from anything else, this alone made it almost certain that the source of pollution was nearby.
The results of the water quality test again also confirmed Sha Qilin's idea. He gathered all the personnel and divided them into five groups. Su Nian and Chu Beichen stayed in the camp, while he and the other three groups searched the surrounding areas in a fan shape.
This time, Su Nian did not object to Sha Qilin's assignment. Her main task was to test the water quality. As for finding the source of pollution, she was not an expert, so she did not force herself to get involved.
Moreover, he was with Chu Beichen, who was not a member of this group at all.
Only after Sha Qilin and his men set off did the couple finally relax.
Only then did they have the energy to take a closer look at where they were camping.
They were located on a platform halfway up the mountain. The platform was not big and was surrounded by steep slopes. There were many nameless trees growing nearby, their roots stubbornly embedded in the mountain.
"Fortunately, I didn't wander around last night. This place is so steep. If I hadn't stepped on empty air, I would have fallen down!" Su Nian looked at the situation around him with lingering fear.
"What are you afraid of? I'm here for you." Chu Beichen pinched Su Nian's nose and tried to negotiate with her.
"Once we're done with this mission and back at camp, let's head back to the capital. I heard they've already assigned a water quality testing expert to this team, and they'll be here soon!"
Su Nian smiled and nodded. "Okay, actually, my job isn't to test water quality, but no one expected Liu Xiping to do something like that, so I had no choice but to bite the bullet and take up the job."
Hearing Su Nian say this, the tension in Chu Beichen's heart finally relaxed.
Su Nian agreed to leave with Chu Beichen. This meant that she insisted on staying because she was worried about the lack of professional personnel in the team to test the water quality.
Instead of what Chu Beichen had been worried about, a personal relationship developed between Su Nian and Sha Qilin.
The couple was whispering to each other when suddenly a strange sound came from the hillside. They looked over and saw several people climbing up from the foot of the mountain.
Due to the angle, Su Nian and Chu Beichen couldn't see the appearance of these people clearly, but judging from their clothes, they were not Sha Qilin and his companions who had just left to carry out the mission.
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