Li Du thought it was a good deal to trade two individual radio stations for information about the location of the treasure, so he agreed.
So he got another map, a detailed, hand-drawn map of the Arctic.
"It's not easy to find the invisible cemetery. You have to travel over the ice sheet and the ocean, and eventually dive into the sea. You have to know that narwhals don't die on land," said the old man with the plait.
Li Du pointed to the map and said, "Are you sure it works?"
The old man with the plait took out an official map for him to compare. The two maps were almost identical, but the hand-drawn map was smaller in scale, and there were some characteristic landmarks on it, which the official map did not have.
The veterans were experts at drawing maps. In their time, scouts had to be able to draw maps, which was their job in times of war.
The map went all the way north, deep into the polar region, and drew a red dot next to an ice sheet. "This is where the invisible cemetery is. You can find it if you dive down."
Li Du nodded, and Brother Wolf gave the veterans two radio stations. They checked them as soon as they got them, and the deal was done.
The northern part of the Severnaya Zemlya, such as Komsomolets Island, belonged to the Arctic Circle, but the invisible cemetery had to go north, all the way to the polar region.
In uncertain weather conditions, they could not take a helicopter to the polar region. Otherwise, if they encountered an ice storm, the helicopter would crash, which was very dangerous.
"If you want to go, you have to take a boat." The old man with the plait rubbed his hands and said, "We're going there by boat. If you need, we can give you a boat."
"That good?" Li Du was surprised by their enthusiasm.
Driving the car, the old man with the plait took them to the seaside. The Polar Forest was only 20 kilometers away from the nearest coast. The old men drove back and forth all year round. There was originally no road, but they made a road, so it was much faster to drive on it.
There was a simple dock on the coast, almost made of logs, and several wooden boats wrapped in iron were hanging on the dock.
Looking at these shabby boats, Li Du asked, "Are these the boats you're talking about?"
The old man stroked the pigtail under his chin happily and said, "Yes, that's them. How about it? If you'd like to do us a favor, you can choose any one. "
"What kind of help?"
"We found out that the pirate ship is at sea. They approached the island before, and the bastards we caught got off the ship. So, you know, we want to deal with the pirate ship, and we need your help."
Listening to the old man with the plait, Li Du thought of the transport ship he had seen in the car. At that time, the transport ship had been sailing deep into the ocean, and he had not seen the ship clearly. That must have been the pirate ship.
Steve looked at Li Du and asked, "What do you think?"
Li Du shook his head. "I can't do this business. First of all, catching the remaining poachers is their and the local police's responsibility. Secondly, I don't dare to take these boats into the Arctic Ocean."
The veteran forest rangers were too tough. The boat looked like it was made by them. They were able to ride it in the Arctic Ocean and chase a narwhal to its grave.
Li Du knew that they would not be able to do that.
The old man with the plait was somewhat unwilling and asked, "Can you help us with this? There are no damn police on this island, and those bastards from the mainland are not reliable at all. We need your help, especially your helicopters. "
Steve rubbed his nose and said, "Li, come with me."
Li Du followed him to the side. Steve said, "You're going to the Arctic? Are you sure you want to leave soon? "
"Yes."
Steve said, "I don't like to owe people favors. The forest rangers don't know the value of the meteorites they gave me. I know, so I want to help them deal with those bastards."
He paused and added, "Of course, I really hate those bastards. That's the main reason I'm willing to stay."
Li Du said, "In this case, we can split up. I'll go to the Arctic to look for treasure, and you guys stay here to help. They just need helicopters anyway."
Steve nodded and said, "That's what I'm thinking too. You guys go slowly, we'll catch up with you later."
Li Du waved his hand and said, "No need, buddy, I can handle it myself. You guys continue to look for meteorites."
Steve was a little embarrassed. "That's not good, is it? Li, we have to thank you for getting these meteorites. You've been a great help … "
"Then do me another favor," Li Du said with a smile. "Bobby Blodwen has a good boat that can go to the Arctic Ocean. Help me borrow it from him."
Steve laughed. "That's easy. Well, let's do it this way. I'll help you get a boat, and I'll arrange your itinerary in the Arctic, but I won't go with you."
According to the information received by the veterans, the poachers would reach the shore for the first time in ten days.
The other party had landed not only to deal with the veterans, but mainly with the loggers. They wanted to trap the veterans first and then start the logging work.
That was why the 30-odd men could not fight, even though they had guns. They had no intention of fighting with the veterans. Their purpose was to trap them in the camp.
Steve and his party had enough time. They took the helicopter with Li Du to the Blodwen family's camp.
Bobby Blodwen was searching for meteorites on the island. When he saw the helicopter coming, he quickly got in the car and rushed to the camp.
However, there were no roads on the island, and the car drove very slowly, so there was an hour and a half gap between when he saw the helicopter and when he returned to the camp.
On the way, he received a call. One of his men shouted, "Boss, someone is going to take our ship, the Hammerhead Shark. They are going to take the Hammerhead Shark …"
"Kill them!" Bobby Blodwen roared anxiously.
The voice on the other end of the line changed. It was Steve's laughter. "Hi, Bobby, my brother. I want to borrow your icebreaker. I have a brother who's going to the North Pole."
Bobby Blodwen stepped on the gas and said, "Wait a minute. I'll tell you when I get there. We'll talk face to face."
"There's no need to talk face to face. Everyone is very busy," Steve said. Steve said, "Come, tell your men to lend me this boat for a while. Don't worry, I will return it to you. Your crew will definitely take good care of it. When the time comes, I will return it to you along with the helicopter."
Bobby Blodwen roared, "F * ck! Leave the helicopter to me! Leave it! Otherwise, don't even think about taking it! And my meteorites! Leave my meteorites too! "
Steve said, "We'll use it for two months at most, and then we'll return the helicopter to you. Don't worry, brother, we don't care about a helicopter. Well, the ship is leaving. Bye, brother! "
"F * ck!"
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