Because the radio was being interfered with, Zoe and we lost contact.

After losing contact, Zoe was very worried. The reconnaissance mission was already very risky, and the mountain conditions were harsh. If they encountered wind and snow, they could easily run into danger. She was pacing back and forth anxiously, unable to focus on observing the scientific expedition team's camp.

Han Yu, on the other hand, was unexpectedly calm. She comforted Zoe, "Don't worry too much. It's just signal interference. The signal is weak to begin with because we're in the mountains, and there's also the 'water droplet' effect. Communication failures are normal."

"But our supplies only have about ten days left. What if they have an accident or can't return on time?"

Zoe's anxiety wasn't unfounded. She was starting to regret letting me and Fatty go on the reconnaissance mission. If she had to choose again, she would definitely stop us from going.

Han Yu, however, maintained her usual composure, as if me and Fatty were just on a spring outing. This calmness also stemmed from her trust in Fatty's strength. I guessed that Fatty's incessant military stories on the way from Old Zhang's wooden house to Yadong County might have made Han Yu particularly admire him. Naturally, Han Yu also believed in Fatty's strength and was quite relieved about him going on the reconnaissance mission.

Han Yu's main focus was currently on researching the secrets of the "water droplet." After me and Fatty left, Han Yu had tried to approach the "water droplet" at close range several times, but Zoe had stopped her. Zoe felt that Han Yu was becoming obsessed with researching the water droplet, so she asked Han Yu to stay in the tent, and if she wanted to go out, she had to be accompanied by Zoe.

Han Yu didn't resist and obediently listened to Zoe.

It would take about half a day to get from our camp to the vicinity of the scientific expedition team's camp. Our initial plan was to scout for two days and return in three days at the latest, but five days had passed without a sign of them. At this moment, the sky was getting dark, and a strong wind was blowing through the mountains, with snowflakes swirling. https:/

Not only was Zoe anxious, but even Han Yu couldn't sit still, fearing that me and Fatty had encountered some kind of accident. So, Zoe and Han Yu planned to wait until daybreak and then follow the route me and Fatty had taken to find us.

As they were discussing the plan for the next day, me and Fatty braved the wind and snow to crawl into the tent. When Zoe saw us, she jumped up and excitedly hugged me and Fatty: "Oh—my—god! You're finally back."

Even Han Yu, who wasn't good at expressing emotions, had tears welling up in her eyes.

Me and Fatty brushed the snowflakes off our bodies and asked, shivering, "Is there anything to eat? We haven't eaten for two days..."

Although the supplies were severely depleted, Zoe still found almost all the food and urged us to fill our stomachs quickly.

Me and Fatty devoured the food, even the compressed biscuits that everyone usually disliked tasted delicious, because we were so hungry.

After eating our fill and resting for a while, me and Fatty told them everything we had discovered during our reconnaissance.

That day, after me and Fatty accidentally picked up the scientific expedition team's communication channel on the handheld radio, we had been "fighting a guerrilla war" near the scientific expedition team's camp.

Through eavesdropping and observation, we learned that there was a secret "underground base" beneath the Devil's Col.

The scientific expedition team originally had three groups, one of which, led by Dr. Schiller, mainly worked in the underground base. We didn't know what was specifically underground, but we found that whether they were working above ground or below ground, they faced the same problem, which was how to deal with the "water droplets." They called the "water droplets" "mucilage."

The guard was sucked into the "water droplet" and disappeared, and later, some kind of accident occurred underground, causing all the members of one of the groups to be killed. With colleagues around them having accidents one after another, the scientific expedition team members were on the verge of collapse.

Originally, me and Fatty were scheduled to return in two days, but the members of the scientific expedition team's camp were suddenly going to be replaced, and a new scientific expedition team was about to arrive. Fatty thought this was an excellent opportunity to sneak in, so we lurked for another two days.

Because of the lack of a guard, there were loopholes in the scientific expedition team's security. During the replacement of personnel, Fatty took me and sneaked into the camp on a pitch-black night.

Although most of the data had been taken away, we obtained some information that we hadn't had before from the remaining documents and materials.

First, there is a huge underground palace below the Devil's Col. No one knows who built it or where it extends to. The disappearance of Dr. Schiller's team is related to the underground palace.

Second, someone had entered the "water droplet" and walked out, but other than that, no information was obtained.

The second piece of information was undoubtedly the most exciting, indicating that the missing members of the Mormon scientific expedition team might still be alive.

Faced with the reality of insufficient supplies, dwindling food, and increasingly bad weather, Zoe suggested, "Why don't we go down the mountain first and then consider our next move?"

Me, Fatty, and Han Yu agreed, so we started packing our things and planned to leave early the next morning.

Through this close observation of the Z organization, I discovered that the Z organization's research progress on the Devil's Col in the Himalayas was continuing to advance, but they had encountered difficulties in dealing with the "water droplets."

As for why they were so eager to find us, I suspected that we might have important keys to unlock the mystery of the Devil's Col. As for what form the keys existed in and how the Z organization determined it, I had no idea.

The three American Mormon scientific expedition team members who were killed were people who had been excluded by the Z organization. The keys were definitely not on them, otherwise the Z organization wouldn't continue to hunt us down.

Then there was only one possibility, that is, one of me, Fatty, Zoe, and Han Yu held the key, but I wasn't sure who held it yet.

As I was thinking, the tent was suddenly pulled open.

It was pitch black outside, with heavy snow falling. No mountaineers or explorers would appear here.

Who exactly opened the tent?

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As we were stunned, Fatty was the first to react. He grabbed a military knife and lunged out of the tent.

When he pounced on the opening of the tent, Fatty suddenly stopped. After a brief pause, he slowly retreated into the tent. His burly body blocked my view, and I didn't know what was happening outside the tent.

It wasn't until Fatty slowly squatted down and raised his hands that I saw a tightly wrapped stranger approaching step by step, walking into the tent. At the same time, he was holding a gun in his hand, with the muzzle pointing at Fatty's head.

The stranger took off his goggles and pulled down his mask.

It was a middle-aged foreign man. His hair was dark brown, and his deep blue eyes were hidden in deep sockets. His carefully trimmed mustache made him look cunning.

He stared straight at Zoe, then laughed and said something in English.

Fatty didn't understand the man's words, but me and Han Yu did. We looked at Zoe in shock.

The sentence was:

"hello, my_sweet_daughter, long_time_no_see."

(Hello, my dear daughter, long time no see.)