Most of the time, people only realized how fragile life was when they had a close brush with death.
Wei Kang had only taken a few seconds to get stuck in the quicksand. Getting out of the window, climbing onto the roof, and being dragged out of the quicksand by the traction rope had only taken a minute or two. However, it was as if he had walked through the gates of hell and returned to the living. His whole body was shaking like Wu Laoer next door, and beads of sweat were dripping down.
The others who were on standby had vaguely guessed that something had happened to them from the intermittent radio calls. They didn't care about anything else and immediately drove over to rescue them.
Nabari saw the convoy approaching from afar. He was afraid that another car would get stuck in the quicksand, so he quickly called for them to stop.
Wei Kang had just escaped death. He had just taken two breaths when he pushed away Zhang Zian's hand that wanted to support him. He struggled to turn around and point to his car. "I'm fine! Hurry and save the car! "
In the blink of an eye, almost half of the car had already sunk into the sand, just like another off-road vehicle that was half-buried in the sand.
However, it might be that the size of the car was relatively large, and the door was closed, so the speed of the car sinking into the sand had already slowed down. The car half-sunk in the sand had a strange sense of beauty. It was like static slow motion, like the moment a sugar cube was dropped into coffee.
The people who came later had already understood the situation at the scene. Although they hadn't seen the dangerous scene with their own eyes, just thinking about it made them shudder — the desert had opened its huge mouth and was trying to swallow both people and the car into its stomach.
A few students ran over to help Wei Kang up.
Salem swallowed his saliva with difficulty. This scene was so familiar! It was like a hidden offshore current under a calm sea, quietly reaching out its claws to drag people into the bottomless darkness.
The sea and the desert were really similar to each other to some extent!
More than a dozen bright headlights converged on the trapped car.
The value of the car itself was very high. More importantly, the materials and scientific research equipment in the car would have an immeasurable impact on this operation if they were lost.
If they wanted to pull the car out of the quicksand, they had to send someone over to hang the traction rope on the trailer hook at the back of the car. However, no one knew how big the area of the quicksand was, and it would be dangerous to approach rashly. The flow of the quicksand had slowed down, but once there was a disturbance, no one could guarantee that it wouldn't sink again.
In any case, he had to make a decision as soon as possible. Once a large part of the car sank into the sand, he wouldn't be able to pull it out even if he pulled it out, unless he got a crane.
While everyone was at their wits' end, Zhang Zian's eyes fell on the luggage racks on the roof of each car. Each car's luggage racks were tied with tents, uninflated moisture-proof mats, white cloth, aluminum alloy brackets, and other sundries. These things took up a lot of space in the compartment, so it was convenient to tie them to the roof of the car. They could also prevent the roof from being exposed to direct sunlight and cool down the inside of the car.
He took out a telescopic aluminum frame from the roof of his car and said concisely, "Build a ladder and go over from the sky."
The others were stunned for a moment, but they immediately understood.
The aluminum alloy bracket they carried had strong expandability. In theory, if necessary, it could be extended indefinitely through the adapter bayonet. Of course, in practice, it would not be so ideal.
However, in order to reduce its weight, the support was hollow and was used to build a roof. Whether it could bear the weight of a living person … no one could be sure.
Everyone worked together and connected the four sets of supports together, forming a long enough H-shaped ladder. One end of the ladder was placed on the roof of the nearest off-road vehicle. A few strong people supported it, while the other end crossed the quicksand and carefully rested on the roof of Wei Kang's off-road vehicle.
The ladder was set up, but the question was, who would go over?
This was quite dangerous. Were the supplies and equipment in the car worth the risk?
"I'll go."
Everyone looked over and saw that it was Salem who had volunteered.
This young Bedouin in his teens looked like a kid to everyone, but the look on his face was clearly more mature than his peers in the big city.
"I'm the lightest, and I'm good at fighting. Let me try," he said, puffing out his chest.
Excluding the female detective and He He, he was indeed the lightest man in the team.
Along the way, Salem had learned a lot from Nabari's words and deeds. Most importantly, he had learned his own ignorance. He used to think that as a Bedouin, he understood the desert very well. Now, he realized how arrogant and ignorant he had been.
This young man, who was in the throes of puberty, was growing up quickly under harsh training.
Some people felt that it was not appropriate. After all, he was still a kid, and they could not let him take such a big risk. Nabari patted him on the shoulder and simply said, "Be careful."
Salem threw off his jacket and spat on his palms. Like a monkey, he climbed onto the support. His hands and feet wrapped around the long aluminum rod, his body dangling below.
Zhang Zian tied the lead rope through his belt as a safety device. As long as his luck was not too bad, even if he accidentally fell from the support, he would not lose his life.
Everything was ready. Salem alternated his hands and feet, climbing along the other end of the support.
Because half of Wei Kang's off-road vehicle had already sunk into the quicksand, the height was lower, and the off-road vehicle here was higher, so Salem did not have to spend too much effort crawling.
His movements were very small, and his crawling speed was also very slow. The cross-section of the support rod was round, and it was not very stable between the roof of the car. Even though there were a few big men holding down one end, if he climbed too fast, it could cause horizontal sliding or vibration up and down. That would be more dangerous.
Everyone stared at his movements nervously, not even breathing heavily. They were worried that he would slip and fall into the quicksand. He He turned her head away, not daring to look.
When he climbed to the center of the bar, the hollow aluminum rod was pulled by his weight. It was obviously pressed into a curve, and the swaying became more obvious. But the toughness of the metal was still there, and it did not immediately fall apart.
Salem sped up his movements slightly, trying to quickly pass through the center of the swing.
When he finally reached the other end of the ladder, he turned over and grabbed the luggage rack on the roof of the car. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
The front of the car had sunk into the quicksand first, and the entire position of the car was upside down, with the rear of the car tilted up.
Salem leaned on the rear of the roof, holding the luggage rack with one hand to stabilize his body. The other hand untied the lead rope on his belt. After swinging it a few times, he finally hooked the rope to the trailer hook.
Following his series of movements, the quicksand around him seemed to have a tendency to liquefy, flowing slowly like water.
At this time, he had to go back first, so the others could tow the car. No one was sure if they could successfully tow the car out, or if it would cause the disturbance of the quicksand and cause the car to sink completely.
The way back was equivalent to climbing a slope. In addition to being more laborious, they had also lost the protection of the safety rope.
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