Chapter 1373

Mars.

Above the surface.

Driving a spare Rover to its destination, two researchers in space suits jumped out of the vehicle.

"The target position has been reached..." Looking around, Han Kangyu's face was full of dignified words. He opened the communication channel and reported to the base, "no Dr. Fan was found nearby or his Mars rover."

This is the coordinates 15 ° south latitude and 128.1 ° west longitude, that is, the position declared in the last message sent by Dr. Fan before he was disconnected.

But let alone people.

Even the tire marks left by the Mars rover can't be seen here.

Soon, a calm voice came from the communication channel.

"It may have moved to other positions when avoiding the sandstorm, and the positioning system made errors under the influence of the sandstorm Search the neighborhood. "

"Yes."

After receiving the instruction of Captain Liang Youcheng, the two men immediately aimed their eyes at the nearby mountain called the gate of hell. If it's to avoid sandstorm, it's the best choice compared with the sand dunes in the open area.

Think of here, two people immediately launched the action, as expected discovered the new clue.

"The rover is here..."

The rover used by Dr. Fan was found near a steep rock wall. Plaintext zhe opened the door and looked inward, frowning slightly. "There was no one in the car and the toolbox was not there."

After hearing the sound, Han Kangyu quickly walked to his side, looked at the empty driver's seat, and cold sweat suddenly slipped down his forehead.

A blow on a man's high tire, he couldn't help but scolding.

"Damn Where the hell has this guy gone? "

He is the deputy leader of the research team going to Mars. If someone has an accident on Mars, he and Liang Youcheng will bear the first responsibility.

Of course, compared with a living human life, it's a small thing to be responsible for.

If someone dies here, there is no doubt that it will give those who are envious of China's achievements with ulterior motives an excuse to attack them, and it will undoubtedly be a heavy blow to the whole Mars colony plan!

Now, they don't even know what happened to them.

At this time, standing at the door of the car, plaintext zhe suddenly said.

"There is a possibility."

Han Kangyu immediately looked at him and asked.

"What is possible?"

"According to his message on the rover Before losing contact, he should have witnessed the disappearing fault structure near here. Considering that there was a sandstorm at that time, the visibility outside the car was not high, and the location of the crack should not be far from here. "

Looking at the gradually ugly expression on vice captain Han's face, plaintext zhe kept silent for a while, and continued to say the guess that was hard for everyone to accept.

"But now, the cracks are gone."

"You mean that he jumped under the crack himself, and then the crack closed quickly after he went down?"

Mingwenzhe nodded in silence.

"This is the only way." Although

knew that this was the most probable case, Han Kangyu still couldn't help but make complaints about it.

"What structure moves so fast that Close in a second? No chance to climb up? "

"I don't know. I'm not engaged in geological research," said mingwenzhe, with a bitter expression on his face. "To be honest, I feel that there is some evil gate here, because it's called the gate of hell? Let's give the mountain a new name. "

Their communication module is on public channel.

Liang Youcheng, standing in the communication room of the base, has been listening to the communication between the two.

After thinking for a moment, he gave the order in a deep voice.

"It's no use worrying now."

"Let's make a bold guess. If that crack is around 128 abnormal points, there should be a large free space under this area. From this point of view, the fallen Dr. Fan is probably still alive. Of course, I am not an expert in this field, and I can only say that everything is going in the most optimistic direction. "

"You expand the scope and search along the edge of the mountain. If he is still alive, he will not be waiting for death. He must have gone to the opening of the next earthquake crack to wait for rescue."

"In addition, I will apply to the ground command center for support."

“…… No matter what the final result is, we have to bring people back. "

It may not be difficult to drill a rock core on the surface of Mars, but it is quite difficult for the existing conditions of Mars colony to dig through the rock layer more than 20 meters deep and pull people up from below.

There may be such engineering equipment on the moon, but it can't be here, so all they can do is apply for support.In fact, it's just a consolation to say that it's to apply for support.

Even if the support from the Moon Palace really came all the way and brought reliable digging equipment, all they could do was collect the body for him.

Listening to the captain's instructions from the communication channel, Han Kangyu clenched his fist and kept silent for a long time.

Finally, he unclenched his fist and sighed.

“…… Now that's the only way. "

"I would like to apply for permission to use the Xufu optical observation module," mingwenzhe suggested

Liang Youcheng: "it has been assigned to you. We will also help you to see if there are any new ground cracks nearby. Remember, if you find that Abnormal cracks, do not act rashly, especially prohibit to explore downward! "

"No matter what his situation is now, we can't afford a second loss."

……

As soon as Liang Youcheng sent the scene and the rescue information back to the earth, the whole ground command center had entered a state of emergency because of the sudden situation.

An astronaut is missing!

It's less than a week since the colonial module landed. It's not just a space accident, it's a serious political accident.

Now the whole country is still celebrating the success of the manned fire landing.

If it gets out, where do they have to put their faces in the office?

In the office.

Hearing director Chang's report on the scene, Lu Zhou was stunned.

Although he had considered the possible risks of the 128 outliers research project before, he didn't expect it to come in this form.

When people go down, the cracks close?

It sounds like being "eaten" by something alive.

After a long silence, Lu Zhou couldn't help asking.

"Is man alive?"

"Life and death are uncertain," said Chang, with a bitter expression on his face. "The problem now is that there is a signal from Mars base asking for reinforcements, but even if we send rescue now, it will not help."

This is really a problem.

Even considering the most optimistic situation, Dr. Fan Tong's supplies can only last for about three days at most. Even if their magpie bridge is now on its way from the Moon Palace, it will take at least two weeks to reach Mars.

It's not discussed whether we can solve the problem after we go.

After all, the environment on the moon is quite different from that on Mars. The engineering equipment tailored for the moon may not be perfectly compatible on Mars.

After thinking for a moment, Lu Zhou made a decision and said.

"Do not send reinforcements for the time being."

"But --"

"I know what you are worried about," Lu Zhou continued calmly, seeing the worry on Director Chang's face, "but now the most taboo is that we ourselves are in a mess."

"Since it's just missing now, and we haven't confirmed that our astronauts have died, don't make this public for the time being."

"At the same time, let our outpost on Mars use all available resources to search and rescue the missing astronauts."

"If it turns out to be an irretrievable situation..."

"I will take all responsibility."

Hearing this, director Chang shook his shoulder and couldn't believe looking at the boat.

It was a long time before he looked down heavily.

“…… Yes. "

The door of the office is closed.

In the spacious room, there was only one person left.

Listening to the footsteps of the door, the boat behind the desk was silent for a while. Finally, it sighed gently and looked at the smartphone on the desk.

"AI."

The light blinked slightly and a message appeared on the screen.

What are you calling me, master? O ("'▽'") O]

"did you hear the conversation just now?" After a pause, the ship continued, "connect me to the reptiles and search for the missing astronauts."

In less than a second, that filled with reliable dialog box, pop up again.

[yes, master! (??????)??]