Li Du had to find Steve. First, because of the promise, he carried Elson's hope. Second, because Peter knew his secret, and his companions might know it too.
He also had to know about the space-time bug. After listening to Peter, he had a hunch that if he could find Steve, he might be able to find out the identity of the space-time bug.
So he cleared an area on the island and temporarily set up camp on it. However, there were only supplies in the camp, and the people still lived on the opposite shore.
The Island of the Lost was somewhat strange. He did not know the situation on the island and did not dare to stay on it for too long. He believed that the Inuit teenager's warning made sense.
There were helicopters and some supplies on the island. The bodyguards and other supplies were on the shore. Every day they went to the island to search during the day and returned to the camp to rest at night.
These days, their diet was good. Lake Angikuni was rich in all kinds of freshwater fish. The cold freshwater fish grew slowly and had good meat, which made Li Du very happy.
After a careful search, no one was found on the Island of the Lost, but some traces of human life were found.
However, this did not prove anything. When they were inquiring in Fruity Town, someone said that adventurers occasionally landed on the island. Perhaps these were traces left behind by adventurers.
Elson spared no effort in finding Steve's whereabouts. He used his connections to install a mapping radar on the helicopter. Through this radar, after scanning the entire island, a 3D topographic map could be made, including traces of life.
However, the ore on the Island of the Lost contained some strong magnetic substance, and the resulting 3D topographic map was blurry and of little help.
3D scanning of the topographic map was of no help, even if it was clear. Brother Wolf and his men searched almost the entire island with the help of Ah Meow and Ah Ow, but there was no sign of anyone.
There was nothing on the island, nothing on the lake, so to find someone, they had to turn their attention to the lake.
Li Du did not believe that anyone could live underwater. It was a little too mysterious. He would not have stared at the lake, but the Inuit teenager had disappeared into the lake right under his nose. That did not make sense.
These days, he bought a lot of diving equipment, diving suits, submersibles, thrusters, underwater video cameras, and so on. All kinds of tools were in place.
After confirming that there was nothing on the island, Li Du led the team into the lake to search.
This was a bigger project, and it was dangerous.
Lake Angikuni was a large lake. Its average depth was 55 meters, and its deepest point was nearly 600 meters. Without the help of a submersible, it was impossible to search it by relying on humans alone.
Knowing that he was going to search in the water, Elson specifically called him.
The old man sounded even more tired. "Li, are you going to search the entire lake?"
Li Du said, "Now that I haven't found anything on the surface of the water, I'll have to go underwater to take a look."
Hearing this, Elson sighed and said, "That's going to be hard. Lake Angikuni is too big."
Li Du smiled. "That's not a problem. I'll use the Island of the Lost as the center and radiate in all directions. No matter what, I have to search carefully. Otherwise, I'll regret it if I miss anything."
Elson said gratefully, "Thank you very much. I'm sorry that I can't help you directly. There are too many things to do with the business of the two families, some news, and other things. I can't get away."
Li Du readily agreed, "This is what I should do."
Elson was unable to arrive at the scene, but he was available for supplies.
The connections of the big families began to show. The Canadian Navy contacted Li Du and they sent a team of frogmen to assist in the investigation.
Li Du first arranged for the frogmen to place cameras underwater for surveillance. Because the lake was a little muddy, the cameras were not very useful. But it was better than nothing.
A vigorous underwater search began, and Elson was preparing to transport small submarines by air. Of course, he was not mobilizing a military submarine, but a small tourist submarine, which Li Du had seen in Australia.
The Island of the Lost was a protrusion of the earth's crust in the lake, starting from the edge of the island and gradually going deeper into the lake.
Li Du arranged for the frogmen to place the cameras step by step, and he first monitored the surroundings of the island.
After more than a week of busy work, tens of thousands of cameras were set up, but this was just a drop in the ocean. It only monitored the surroundings of the island, and most of the lake was still hidden in mystery.
In mid-July, in the morning, Li Du was studying the map of the waters. He was going to use a 3D mapping machine to examine the bottom of the lake to see if there was anything unusual at the bottom.
Just then, his walkie-talkie rang, and Young Markelov's voice came through, "Boss, there's an Inuit visiting. He's looking for you."
Li Du immediately said, "Let him in."
He set up a small camp by the lake, just like a military camp, with all kinds of tools and instruments. Because these things were very valuable, to prevent people from stealing them, he also arranged for guards, making it look more like a military camp.
Young Markelov brought a middle-aged man. He was dressed simply, was short, and had the physical characteristics of an Inuit. But what caught Li Du's attention most was that his skin was very white, just like the Inuit teenager Li Du had seen before.
When the two sides met, the middle-aged man went straight to the point. He did not even introduce himself, but asked in stiff English, "Hello, sir. What are you doing here?"
Li Du smiled and said, "I'm looking for something in the lake."
The middle-aged man said, "Are you fishing in the lake? There are no sunken ships or treasures in this lake. "
Li Du said, "I'm not looking for treasures or fishing. I'm looking for a missing friend of mine."
The middle-aged man stared in surprise and said, "Your friend swam in the lake and drowned?"
Li Du shook his head. "I don't know the details, but I have to find him. In fact, I'm not looking for one person, but a group of very important people. I have to search carefully. Why are you looking for me?"
The middle-aged man took a deep breath and said, "I'm just curious, seeing so many people appear by the lake for so long …"
"Where are you from?" Li Du suddenly interrupted him and asked.
The middle-aged man was stunned and said, "I, I, where am I from? Why do you ask this? "
Li Du instinctively felt that there was something wrong with him, and the man's reaction and answer confirmed his feeling.
So he immediately asked, "Don't worry about what I'm doing. You entered my camp, of course I have to know you. How old are you? Where are you from? What's your name? What documents do you have? I need to know your specific identity! "
The middle-aged man rubbed his hands and said, "My identity, my identity has nothing to do with you. I mean, sigh, I'm here to deliver a letter …"
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