Chapter 318 Reaching the Summit
These cockroaches seemed to have no power to fight back. Almost in one attack, the entire group of cockroaches was wiped out.
The whole process was so quick that it seemed like it took less than a minute, and everything was done.
Even after the cockroaches were cleared from their bodies, the team members still kept a vigilant eye on the surroundings. During this time, the eight members of the professor group, although well protected by the team members, were still frightened. Professor Pei, the oldest in particular, was so frightened that he stepped back repeatedly and accidentally fell. Fortunately, the person next to him supported him, otherwise—
After the danger was eliminated, Captain Zhang first inquired about Professor Pei's condition. After seeing that there was no problem, he said, "Let's leave here first. It seems that nothing is coming."
How could they pack up their luggage since they hadn't even put it down in the first place? Almost as soon as Captain Zhang finished speaking, they headed up the mountain again.
It was easy for them to talk, but Pei Xin, who was tied up and taken up the mountain together, started to make a fuss. She stopped where she was and refused to move. "I won't go, I won't go. I'm so tired. I can't walk anymore."
"Then you can just feed the cockroaches here."
In the team, a foreign male student replied nonchalantly, which immediately attracted Pei Xin's insults, "What do you mean by leaving me here alone? Why don't you just throw me on the boat?"
This was how things were originally arranged. If Pei Xin did something wrong, someone would naturally have to keep an eye on her on the boat and report her to the base for punishment after she returned. But before leaving, Professor Pei said that there were some things here that only Pei Xin could do, so he had to bring her up with him.
Of course, they definitely didn't know what Pei Xin knew, but Professor Pei really went to great lengths to exonerate Pei Xin.
If Pei Xin really contributed to this matter, no matter how powerful Shen Zhiyan's family background was, even if it couldn't allow Pei Xin to move freely in the future, it would still be possible to save her life.
So Pei Xin followed along.
But this person went up the mountain. If he didn't commit suicide, it would be fine. But he did commit suicide.
Shen Zhiyan only glanced at her and said bluntly: "What good can it be to go up the mountain? If you can go up alive, you have to come down alive."
Well, the situation on the mountain is indeed more dangerous than below. Regardless of whether Shen Zhiyan meant to let Pei Xin come down, she seemed to be determined that Pei Xin could not come down.
Looking at Lan Jin's meaningful expression, Shen Zhiyan said, "Don't think too much. There's no need for me to do anything. With her personality, she's going to kill herself along the way."
Judging from the current situation, Pei Xin has already started to do it.
Pei Xin fretted for a while, but he couldn't really rest with the cockroaches. Captain Zhang snapped, "Go up the mountain."
However, Pei Xin was unwilling. Suddenly, she looked in Lan Jin's direction, pointed with her hand, and said, "I want her to carry me. If she doesn't carry me, I won't go up the mountain."
Ling Jiang stepped forward and started cursing, "I'm giving you face, right?"
Lan Jin stopped him and said bluntly, "Since you don't want to walk by yourself, then hold a rope and drag you along."
Whoever wants to carry it can carry it, she is the only one who doesn't want to carry it.
What's more, he was originally a guilty person. No matter what Professor Pei planned for Pei Xin, he hasn't done anything meritorious yet, so all assumptions are invalid.
But when she heard about the leash, Pei Xin instantly remembered that Lan Jin had a dog. She usually loved to "wander around" the base with the dog leash, and there were many times when she got annoyed by seeing it.
"What do you mean, who are you calling a dog?"
"Whoever is barking here is the one who is barking. I'm not saying anything to you. Why are you barking like that?"
Professor Pei wanted to help, but was stopped by Xi Yu beside him. Xi Yu was Professor Pei's closed disciple. When they had a conflict with Pei Xin earlier, it was Xi Yu who apologized. I don't know what he said in Professor Pei's ear just now. Professor Pei, who originally wanted to help, did not step forward, but instead walked up the mountain first.
What did Xi Yu say? "Pei Xin is so afraid of death that he can't possibly stay behind and leave on his own. Besides, it's a good thing for these team members to temper Pei Xin's temper. Please don't make things worse."
Professor Pei thought about it and shook his head. He turned around and went up the mountain.
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Seeing that no one paid any attention to her, Pei Xin was afraid that she would be treated like a dog, so she followed the team up the mountain in a dejected manner.
Professor Pei took the time to take a look and realized that the other person did have a better solution than him.
"Hey, I hope this mission can save Xinxin's life. I'm not a child anymore, who knows how long I can live. It would be good if this mission can make her turn over a new leaf."
Although Xi Yu really wanted to say that it was impossible to make Pei Xin turn over a new leaf with just one mission, who would really say such words?
Not long after, Xi Yu heard Professor Pei say again, "If I can't go back this time, could you please take care of Xinxin for me? I don't need you to do anything, just help me out at this critical moment."
Xi Yu didn't agree directly, but only said, "Professor Pei, we can all return safely together this time."
Professor Pei understood what Xi Yu meant, sighed, and shook his head again.
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They had originally planned to take a rest, but after being delayed by the cockroach swarm, they walked up the mountain for a while and found a place that looked relatively safe, and then they rested there.
Rest breaks like this have happened several times during our long journey up the mountain.
Team members at the base certainly don't need to rest so frequently, but we can't ignore Professor Pei's age. When it's time to rest, we can't waste a moment. But it's not time for dinner yet, so the group first ate some compressed biscuits on the spot, drank some water, and then continued to walk towards the top of the mountain.
It would certainly be difficult for an 80-year-old man to climb an entire mountain in one day, but the flood had not receded yet, so it was not a whole mountain to climb, and it was not too difficult for Professor Pei. Finally, he reached the top of the mountain at dinner time.
However, the top of the mountain wasn't a particularly good place to rest. After Professor Pei and the others rested for a while, Captain Zhang said, "Professor Pei, it's not a good place to spend the night. Let's rest for a while and then go over there."
After saying that, Captain Zhang pointed to a pavilion not far from the mountain and said, "Let's go over there and rest later."
Professor Pei nodded and sat down again on the chair that the base team members had prepared for him.
However, Pei Xin had just seen it, and she almost collapsed at the "far" distance between them. She said impatiently, "Why is it so far? Can't we just rest here?"
(End of this chapter)
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