The dead branch touched the alien plant, but there was no change in the plant. Ye Han applied a little more strength, but there was still nothing unusual. He finally felt relieved, threw away the branch and walked over.
Ye Han planned to stroke the sand off the tree crown to see if there were any scars.
Unexpectedly, Luo Qi rushed up, stood in front of Ye Han and said: "Chief, I'll do it!"
Ouyang Ping was a step slower and rushed to Ye Han's side without having time to speak.
Ye Han smiled and said: "I'm not that rich yet!"
The two people didn't give Ye Han a chance at all. They rushed forward together and wiped away the sand with all their hands.
Luo Qi knocked on the crown of the tree curiously and said in surprise: "It's quite hard, not like wood!"
Ouyang Ping also knocked on it and said in agreement: "It's like a rock, you need to add some semi-dynamite before it can explode!"
Luo Qi couldn't help but rolled his eyes, ignored Ouyang Ping who was suffering from an occupational disease, and asked while observing the tree crown: "Chief, where should the samples be taken?"
Ye Han curled his lips: "Where can I go? If you take a good look, it's over!"
Luo Qi pursed his lips helplessly and honestly observed the appearance of the tree crown.
This thing looked like a mushroom from a distance, but looked like a cactus up close. Luo Qi looked up and down carefully, but couldn't find anything wrong. He was about to ask the scientific expedition team how to take samples to observe another alien plant.
Ouyang Ping had already let out a cheer: "Found it!"
Luo Qi turned his head in astonishment and thought to himself, "Aren't you too fast?"
Ye Han and others immediately gathered around and looked at where Ouyang Ping was pointing. They saw several very conspicuous cuts on one side of the dark green crown, with obvious defects at the cuts.
"Great!" Xiao Yuan kept shouting excitedly.
Ye Han was also very happy, but the happy mood disappeared in an instant: "Okay, okay, everyone spread out and look for other clues!"
The cut marks on the plants can only represent that the scientific expedition team has been here, but they cannot judge the direction of the scientific expedition team's next move. There is really nothing to be happy about.
Others also realized this, and everyone experienced ups and downs in their moods, and had to regain their composure in the face of reality.
The soldiers moved very quickly and immediately spread out in all directions with these plants as the center point. However, no matter which direction, they were full of sand and could not find any useful clues at all.
Ye Han immediately revised the search direction and sent his men to the northwest, focusing on the next place with plants.
The information provided by Beiyuezhou includes a high-definition satellite photo. Several points are marked on the photo, and each point has more or less several plants.
Connecting these coordinate points together is basically the route of the scientific expedition team.
The distance from the landing point to these plants was not that far, but the distance to the next point was not that close. Judging from the disappearance time of the scientific expedition team, they had not arrived at the next coordinate when they disappeared.
Not long after, the soldiers of Luo Qi's group found a tall and thin super plant in the northwest. After careful inspection, they found no traces of sampling.
After receiving the news, Ye Han immediately ordered: "Luo Qi, make a few cuts on the plant and observe the cut marks!"
Xiao Yuan asked curiously: "Captain, what are you..."
Ye Han said: "Alien plants, be careful, what if this thing recovers very quickly?"
Xiao Yuan suddenly realized, but he quickly asked: "If not...that is to say, the location where the scientific expedition team disappeared is between these two points?"
"Yes!" Ye Han nodded, "Then we will focus on searching this area."
Xiao Yuan looked around and couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly.
As far as the eye can see, there are all large and small sand dunes. Nothing but sand is sand. Where can I find clues?
At this time, Ye Han received a report from Luo Qi. The cuts on the super plant were all normal and there was no sign of recovery. The missing location of the scientific expedition team was basically determined.
Ye Han drew a circle between the two points on the map: "Let's start, search carefully!"
Xiao Yuan's face looked as if he had just finished a pot of coptis: "How do you search for this?"
Ye Han sighed: "We must do our best to obey fate and do the best we can...sigh...let's not feel ashamed."
"Yes, I understand." Xiao Yuan said, "Captain, I will lead the team!"
"Let's go, I'll go too!" Ye Han said.
The two men returned to their respective teams and led the soldiers to launch a dragnet search between the two points, searching over and over again like sifting through a sieve.
Half an hour later, Ye Han, who had gained nothing, sat down on the sand. The sand under his butt immediately fell apart and slid down the sand slope.
Soldiers, look at me and I look at you. No one dared to approach Ye Han. Only Xiao Yuan, Ouyang Ping and Luo Qi walked to Ye Han step by step.
Xiao Yuan raised his head and looked at the sky. The bright sun made him panic: "Captain, I really can't find any clues. Keep searching like this is not an option. Why don't you tell the truth to the boss?"
"What nonsense!" Ye Han stood up suddenly, "Expand the scope and continue searching!"
"Still searching?" Luo Qi cried out in surprise.
Xiao Yuan was furious and raised his hand to slap Luo Qi's helmet: "Just search if I ask you to. Where's all the nonsense?"
Luo Qi also knew that he had said the wrong thing, so he hesitated and did not dare to say another word.
Ye Han sighed: "Let's search. We must do everything we can to obey fate. We must first do everything we can."
The determined search area is not small, but it is still too small compared to the task area designated by superiors... But these are not the key points. The key point is that the task must be completed with all efforts. If the superiors do not cancel the task for one minute, Ye Han will not give the order.
Stop searching.
Even if everyone knew it, it would be impossible to find any useful clues.
Ye Han was helpless, and the soldiers were also helpless, but the mission could not be discounted.
After a short rest, the soldiers continued their action, expanding the search area in groups and measuring the desert step by step under the bright sun.
Two hours later, the soldiers had covered most of the mission area, but each group still found nothing.
As time goes by, Ye Han's mood becomes more and more impatient - the longer the delay, the smaller the chance of rescuing the scientific expedition team. If it is delayed for a while, even if the clues are found, there will be no chance of rescuing the expedition team.
Scientific expedition team.
At this time, Ye Han suddenly received a communication from the Ningwuguan: "No. 1, No. 1, bridge call, please answer when received!"
Ye Han stopped and said, "I am number one, please speak!"
"Chief, four seconds ago, the positioning signal briefly appeared in the southeast direction!"
"What did you say?" Ye Han couldn't believe his ears, "Where is it?"
"To the southwest, the straight-line distance is forty-seven kilometers!"
"Are you sure?"
"OK!" Lin Yi said, "I have connected to the satellites, and at least three satellites have received the same signal!"
