The raindrops on the small street were a little smaller than before, the wind was still blowing, and then came the sound of "tap tap" footsteps. 。Yu Dongnan's men ran to the door and brought the two people in. Although both were wearing raincoats, they were soaked through. Both of them looked extremely panicked and were panting heavily. 。The Director of the Provincial Bureau of Geology, Yu Dongnan, personally handed them paper towels and said, "Wipe your tears..." 。“Deputy Captain Luo Xin wiped the rain off his face and hands with a tissue. The team members behind him wanted to take off their raincoats, but Yu Dongnan stopped them. “Don’t take off your raincoats yet,” he said. “We want to hear what happened from you and we’re going down into the mine pit with you.” 。You have 5 missing team members, we definitely need to go look for them, so you guys are still going to have to work hard today. 。The player had just taken off one sleeve of his rain jacket, and then awkwardly had to put it back on. 。Yu Dongnan handed him another tissue. The player took it and wiped his face haphazardly before tossing it into the trash can. 。Yu Dongnan said: "Captain Luo, you tell me, what exactly happened? Get to the point." 。All eyes turned to Luo Xin, curiosity and shock etched on their faces. They all wondered what had just happened? Luo Xin's expression was still laced with panic. He looked around at the crowd and began to speak. 。The situation was that it started raining heavily as soon as they entered the mine, with constant lightning and booming thunder. At this moment, the captain, Tong Guorui, received a call from Director Yu, asking everyone to come back together. 。Just at that moment, a strange phenomenon occurred. Suddenly, a branch appeared from the sky's dragon lightning, as if directly connecting to the ground. A red circle appeared in the mine pit, looking very regular, like a giant eye suddenly opened! Captain Tong couldn't resist his curiosity about this mysterious thing, so he took his team and rushed towards the "big eye" in the "heavenly pit". 。Of course, Team Leader Tong was an experienced veteran! He wouldn't blindly rush in. He divided the seven-man team into two groups: four followed him to investigate the red circle, while Luo Xin and another teammate remained on the perimeter in case of any emergencies. 。The unexpected happened nonetheless. As Captain Tong and the other 5 approached the bottom of the mine, a searing beam of light suddenly erupted from the red circle, engulfing Captain Tong and his group. It even blinded the two who were standing far away. 。When they opened their eyes again, the red circles were gone. The red lightning that hung in the sky like a vine had also disappeared. 。They rushed over together, but Captain Tong was gone! The other four team members were also missing! All that remained was the heat rising from the ground.
They circled the area many times, but couldn't find anyone. There wasn't a single trace, no figures, no clothes, shoes, or anything else. 。That's why Luo Xin got anxious and called Yu Dongnan, the director of the provincial geological bureau. 。"You just said that place was steaming?" Professor Li Jiao asked, "Was it struck by lightning and 'vaporized'?" Everyone looked at Li Jiao in surprise. They didn't expect her to say something like that. 。Li Jiao also realized that what she had just said was too emotionless. 。She added, "I was just making a guess." 。"Indeed, there are all sorts of possibilities," 。But, no matter what, we still have to go to the site to take a look!" Professor Yunqi's way of working is on-site inspection. Only when he sees, hears, and sometimes even "feels" it with his own hands can he make a judgment. 。Yu Dongnan is the director of the provincial geological bureau. This time, he brought out 108 team members. He is the first responsible person! For others, these members "vaporize" and that's it, but Yu Dongnan can't... 。First of all, the disappearance of 5 team members out of thin air is unacceptable. How can this be explained? Secondly, accidents during geological exploration must be investigated and responsibility must be held accountable. How will this responsibility be pursued? Finally, from a colleague's emotional standpoint, this is also an issue. 。Yu Dongnan is a man of strong emotions. Behind these five people are five families, and their loved ones are waiting for them to complete their mission and return home safely!
So, no matter how you look at it, Yu Dongnan bears the heavy responsibility of bringing them back. 。He didn't say much, just said: "Come on, take me to see it again." 。Then, Yu Dongnan suddenly remembered something and turned to Xiao Zheng, saying: “Department Head Xiao, you don’t need to go...” 。Today's weather is terrible, it's unsafe in the mine! You should rest early or chat with Professor Yunqi some more. 。"No, I'm going with you." 。On the one hand, I also want to see the mine pit. 。On the other hand, these five team members came here because of me. If I hadn't come to look for Professor Yunqi, they wouldn't have come here in the near future! So, I also have a responsibility to bring them back!"
Yu Dongnan said: "This... actually, Minister Xiao, you really don't need to..." 。“I must go, Director Yu. We are all people who value loyalty!” This statement made Yu Dongnan look at Xiao Zheng, it seemed that Xiao Zheng understood him 。Sometimes, between people, it's about fate. People who understand you, once you meet them, it's like meeting an old friend. 。In fact, after meeting Xiao Zheng, Yu Dongnan felt that he was like his younger brother!
Xiao Zheng probably felt the same way, otherwise, he wouldn't have told him that Gu Cuiping was already divorced and single. Now, now, the phrase "We are all people who value righteousness," makes Yu Dongnan even feel that it is impossible for Xiao Zheng to stay here to rest. 。Then, he readily said: "Okay, let's go together." 。"Ren Yongle and three other guards also stood beside Xiao Zheng, they would certainly go with him too." 。。Yunqi said, "Let's go on a trip together." 。Yu Dongnan said, "Professor Yunqi, since you just came back from the mine pit, there's no need to go down again." 。"Yunqi said, 'I won't feel at ease until I find the 'keng mineral.'" 。“Let’s go,” said Li Jiao. “I’ve never seen the situation they were talking about before, and I want to take a look.” 。So, everyone put on their raincoats. Professor Yunqi's team led the way in front, some of them even wore miner's headlamps to light the way, while others carried flashlights. 。Then came Yu Dongnan and other people from the provincial geological bureau, followed by Xiao Zheng and his team... A group of dozens of people trudged into the sinkhole in the rain. 。<<
At the edge of the "Sky Pit", Xiao Zheng saw a huge, hazy outline. Lightning still danced in the air, illuminating the Sky Pit intermittently, making it appear alternately dark and bright. The excavation site where Professor Yunqi's team was mining had several searchlights shining, making that low and distant place much more conspicuous. >>>。The rain has almost stopped, making it much easier for everyone to go down "the sky pit". 。It took them more than half an hour to arrive at the place that Luo Xin and the others had mentioned. 。As expected, here in this spot, a circular shape, no, to be precise, resembling a gigantic avocado, is emitting plumes of hot vapor. 。But, besides the heat, there's really nothing here at all. 。Everyone began searching everywhere, but found nothing. It was completely clean, without a single trace!
What on earth is going on? Everyone was utterly astonished. 。Yu Dongnan questioned Luo Xin and others again. Luo Xin pointed to a pile of stones beside him and said, "These were placed here by us before to remember the location, so the place is definitely right." 。Then where did those people go? This left everyone bewildered! “Look everyone, another red ‘vine’ is coming down from above!” Li Jiao suddenly cried out. Everyone looked in the direction she was pointing. In the high sky, lightning constantly darted back and forth, and a red vine suddenly hung down towards the ground. 。Suddenly, the rain that had just stopped poured down again like a curtain. 。Luo Xin shouted, "It's this red lightning! Everyone, get out of the way!" However, it was too late at this point. The speed of the electric light was incredibly fast, and how could anyone's reaction speed be faster than the speed of light? Everyone had no time to dodge, and the red lightning vines had already poured down! In the sky, it seemed like just one vine, but on the ground, the area it pierced was as large as a football field. 。Suddenly, everyone was splashed with red light. 。Then, as if into a magical world, everyone present vanished at once. 。You're right, it's gone. 。On this patch of ground, only Xiao Zheng remained, everyone else had vanished into thin air! The red "vines" also retracted at this moment, leaving only the lightning-like dragon, still shining in the high sky! Where did the others go? It seems that what Deputy Captain Luo Xin said just now was true. 。That red light poured down, capable of making people disappear! Could it be that the red light opened another world? Like magic? But where was this other world? And why hadn't he disappeared? Xiao Zheng felt like he was in a dream. Was this even real? He pinched himself hard, it hurt. He tapped his forehead, feeling the sensation. This wasn't a dream. 。Then, what about humans?
"Professor Yunqi!" "Director Yudongnan!" "Professor Lijiao!" Xiao Zheng shouted, but besides the echo given by the celestial pit, there was nothing else!
Suddenly, he faintly felt that underground, it seemed to move, and under his feet, there was a piece of cyan soil! It seemed to have a slight arc, and beneath the soil, it was emitting a ruby red, but it felt soft. 。Xiao Zheng was extremely surprised. He reached out and lightly touched the ground. Suddenly, the blue earth receded to one side, and where he was squatting, it seemed as if a gigantic eye suddenly opened! It truly was an eye, but not a human eye. It seemed older, deeper, more complex and ever-changing, with countless layers. 。Suddenly, a light shot out from the red eyes and flew towards Xiao Zheng's eyes. 。Xiao Zheng was startled and wanted to dodge, but human reaction is often not fast enough. In an instant, that gaze seemed to fly into Xiao Zheng's eyes. 。Xiao Zheng suddenly felt an incredibly clear and refreshing sensation, just like he had been dreaming and sleeping before, but now he was completely awake!
And the land beneath his feet seemed to be reviving as well. From where he stood, a long and wide crack appeared extending outwards on both sides, like drawing an irregular diameter in a large pit. 。
And the lightning, dragon-like and suspended in the sky, suddenly broke free from the confines of the heavenly pit and flew southeast. It was like a ray of light, or a shooting star, or perhaps a fiery meteorite falling upon one location in the Yangtze River Delta... 。Everybody saw the light, the fire, but couldn't find it anywhere. Even the most professional meteorology and astronomy departments couldn't explain where it went!

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