Chapter 1373: Search and rescue

Mars.
Above the ground.
He reached his destination in a spare Mars rover, and two scientific researchers in space suits quickly jumped off the car.
"Having reached the target position ..." Looking around the situation, Han Kangyu's face was full of dignity, he opened the communication channel to report to the base, "No Dr. Fan was found nearby, nor his Mars rover."
Here are the coordinates of 15 ° south latitude and 1281 ° west longitude, which is the position stated in the last message Dr. Fan sent before disconnecting.
But don't say it's human.
Not even the tire marks left by the Mars rover can be seen here.
Soon, a calm voice came from the communication channel.
"Maybe it moved to another location while avoiding the sandstorm. The positioning system caused an error under the influence of the sandstorm ... searching in the vicinity."
"Yes."
After being instructed by Captain Liang Youcheng, the two immediately aimed their eyes at the nearby mountain range called the Gate of Hell. If it is to avoid sandstorms, it is undoubtedly the best choice compared to the open sand dunes.
Thinking of this, the two immediately launched an action and found a new clue.
"The Mars rover is here ..."
Dr. Fan's Martian rover was found next to a steep rock wall. Mingwen Zela looked inward at the door, and frowned slightly. "There is no one in the car, nor is the toolbox."
After hearing the voice, Han Kangyu quickly walked to his side and looked at the empty driver's seat. Leng Han suddenly slipped from his forehead.
With a hammer on a one-man tyre, he couldn't help cursing.
"Damn ... where did this guy go?"
He is the deputy captain of the scientific research team heading to Mars. If anyone has an accident on Mars, he and Liang Youcheng are the first to bear the responsibility.
Of course, compared with a living human life, it is trivial to bear responsibility for everything.
If anyone dies here, there will no doubt be an excuse for those jealous people who are jealous of what China has achieved. It will undoubtedly be a heavy blow to the entire Mars colonization plan!
And now, they don't even know what happened.
At this time, Ming Wenzhe standing at the door of the car suddenly said.
"There is a possibility."
Han Kangyu immediately looked at him and asked.
"What is possible?"
"According to his message on the Mars rover ... Before losing contact, he should have witnessed the disappearing fracture structure near here. Considering that there was a sandstorm at that time, visibility outside the car was not high, and the crack should appear from here It won't be far. "
Looking at the ugly expression on Vice Captain Han's face, Ming Wenzhe was silent for a while, and went on to say a guess that was unacceptable to everyone.
"But now, the crack is gone."
"You mean, he jumped under the crack by himself, and then the crack closed quickly after he went down?"
Ming Wenzhe nodded silently.
"That can only be the case."
Although he knew this was the most likely scenario, Han Kangyu couldn't help but say something.
"What tectonic movement is so fast, and can ... close in an instant? No chance to climb up?"
"I don't know, I'm not doing geological research," Ming Wenzhe's expression appeared bitter, "To be honest, I feel a little evil here, is it because it's called the gate of hell? Or should we give this mountain range? Forget it again. "
The communication module of the two people is on a 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 a command in a deep voice.
"It's useless to worry now."
"Boldly guess that if the crack appears randomly around the 128 anomalous points, there should be a large free space below this area. From this perspective, it is likely that Dr. Fan who fell down is still alive. Of course, I am not an expert in this field, and I can only say that everything is thinking in the most optimistic direction. "
"You expand the range and search along the edge of the mountain. If he is still alive, he will definitely not sit there waiting for help, maybe he has gone to the opening of the next earthquake crack and waited for rescue."
"In addition, I will apply for support from the ground command center."
"... No matter what the end result is, we have to bring people back."
It may not be difficult to drill a rock on the surface of Mars to get the core, but it is still quite difficult for the existing conditions of the Mars colony to want to dig through more than 20 meters deep rock layer and pull people from below.
There may be such engineering equipment on the moon, but it is not possible here, so all they can do is apply for support.
In fact, it is just a comfort statement to apply for support.
Even if the support over the Moon Palace really came over thousands of miles and brought reliable excavation equipment, all they could do was collect his body for him.
Listening to the captain's instructions from the communication channel, Han Kangyu clenched his fists and remained silent for a long time.
Finally, he let out his fist and sighed.
"... It can only be this way now."
Ming Wenzhe suggested: "I would like to apply for permission to use the Xufu optical observation module."
Liang Youcheng: "It has been assigned to you, and we will also help you to see if there are new ground cracks nearby. Remember, if you find that ... abnormal crack, you must not act lightly, especially forbid further exploration! "
"No matter what he is doing now, we can't afford the second loss."
...
The first time Liang Youcheng transmitted the situation on the scene together with the information for help to the earth, the entire ground command center had entered an emergency because of the sudden situation.
An astronaut is missing!
Such a serious incident happened less than a week after the landing of the colonial capsule. This is not only a simple space accident, but also a serious political accident.
At present, the whole country is still celebrating the successful atmosphere of manned ascension.
If this matter spreads out, where will the faces of their manned ascension office be left?
In the office.
Hearing the situation reported by Director Chang, Lu Zhou was totally frightened.
Although he also considered the possible risks of this "128 outlier" research project before, he did not expect that it would appear in this form.
The crack closed when people went down?
It sounds like it was "eaten" by something alive.
After a long silence, Lu Zhou couldn't help asking.
"Is anyone alive?"
"Life and death are unknown," a bitter expression appeared on his face, and Director Chang continued. "The problem now is that the Martian base has sent a signal asking for reinforcements, but even if we send out a rescue now, I am afraid it will not help. "
This is indeed a problem.
Even considering the most optimistic situation, the supply of Dr. Fan Tong can only last for about three days. Even if their Luanqiao now departs from Lunar Palace, it will take at least two weeks to reach Mars.
This does not discuss whether the problem can be solved after going.
After all, the environment on the Moon is very different from Mars. 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 now."
"but"
"I know what you're worried about," seeing the worry on Director Chang's face, Lu Zhou continued calmly, "but now the most taboo thing is that we mess up ourselves."
"Since it's only missing now and we haven't confirmed that our astronauts have died, then don't disclose this matter for the time being."
"At the same time, let us use all available resources at the outpost on Mars to search and rescue missing astronauts."
"If it still turns into an irreversible situation ..."
"I will take all responsibility."
Hearing this sentence, Director Chang shook his shoulder and looked at Lu Zhou in disbelief.
After a while, he nodded heavily.
"... Yes ~ EbookFREE.me ~ The office door is closed.
In the spacious room, only Lu Zhou was left alone.
Listening to the sound of footsteps going away from the door, Lu Zhou, who was sitting behind the desk, was silent for a while, and finally sighed softly, and set his sights on the smartphone on the desk.
"Xiao Ai."
The semaphore flashed slightly and a message appeared on the screen.
[Master, are you calling me? (〃 \ '\' 〃)]
"You should have heard the conversation just now?" After a pause, Lu Zhou continued, "Connect me to the reptile and search and rescue the missing astronaut."
In less than a second, it was filled with reliable dialog boxes and popped up again.
[Yes, master! 】