The plane took off again, this time with two inflatable boats on board.

This was still reconnaissance, but not just aerial reconnaissance, they had to investigate on the ground.

It was only reconnaissance, not combat. If they found any human activity, they would just retreat. So Gao Guang and his team did not carry more combat equipment. They only had five pistols and two AKs.

As for reconnaissance equipment, such as radar, binoculars, and thermal imaging, they were useless because the dense vegetation would block everything.

People in the south, especially in tropical areas, knew what extremely dense vegetation meant.

In the rainforest, even if you could see ten meters away, it was normal not to be able to detect someone deliberately hiding less than a meter away behind a tree.

Therefore, tracking traces in the rainforest was a very important skill. People who were not familiar with the rainforest would die if they rashly entered and fought against the locals.

Moreover, there were all kinds of deadly creatures everywhere in the rainforest, such as poisonous spiders, snakes, strange insects, poison dart frogs, leeches, and mosquitoes carrying deadly viruses.

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Also, the place Gao Guang and his team were going to was a zone where swamps and seasonal lakes alternated, which meant they would have to go underwater and face threats from caimans, electric eels, leeches, and giant pythons.

In short, the rainforest was a very, very dangerous place. And if there were the most dangerous creatures on earth, humans, it would be even more terrifying.

But they had to go there because there were 400 million dollars waiting for Gao Guang and his team to find.

The plane landed on the small lake they had chosen last time.

As the plane began to glide towards the shore, no one spoke. They just nervously scrutinized the surroundings of the small lake.

George controlled the plane well and stopped it completely about ten meters away from the shore.

After turning off the engine, the cabin became quiet. Frank gestured lightly and said, "Let's move, guys."

John's face was only excitement and excitement, without any trace of last night's frustration. He opened the plane door, jumped onto the plane float, took the inflatable boat handed over by Rubber, put it on the water surface, and then connected an electric inflatable nozzle to the rubber boat to inflate it.

Soon, a three-person inflatable boat was fully inflated, followed by the second one. After inflating, an electric motor was installed at the tail of the inflatable boat.

After preparing the inflatable boats, they tied the plane with a rope and all five of them got on the inflatable boats, paddling towards the shore with oars.

The vegetation was too dense, and there was no land on the lake shore, so there was no concept of a shore. Either it was mud or shallow water that just covered their feet.

The good news was that there was no grass on the ground, but the bad news was that they could not paddle the boat. To enter the rainforest, they had to walk through the mud.

Sitting on the boat and tying the rope to a big tree, Frank whispered, "Let's look for a waterway first. It's impossible for anyone to move in this terrain. If there's no waterway, we'll abandon this landing point and look for a suitable river to land on again.

The biggest task now was to explore whether there were any signs of human activity, not to start treasure hunting. So it wasn't the most difficult time yet.John looked around and shook his head. "I know why Mr. Smith doesn't want this huge sum of money. I would rather rush into a building occupied by a hundred Syrians than wade through this mud and water in this ghostly place."

Rubber looked despairing. "Shut up. You wouldn't dare rush into a building with a hundred people. You wouldn't even do it with ten people."

"Think about how we could become millionaires. Don't you think it's difficult?" Frank pointed to a nearby area and said gravely, "It seems like a river channel. Let's start exploring from there. Guys, this is not a job that can be done in a day. Don't rush, take it slowly, and don't miss any clues."

Rubber took out the GPS and looked at it with a worried expression. "Damn, the straight-line distance to the coordinates is 2,600 meters."

It would take who knows how long to walk 2,600 meters, but they had to do it now.

Frank sighed and said, "George, you stay here to guard the plane. The four of us will search together. When necessary, we'll split up into pairs and search separately. Turn on the walkie-talkies and GPS, let's go."

"Wait, this allocation is not reasonable!"

Several people looked at John, and they were all a little stunned. John said with a straight face, "If we split up into pairs, then who will be with him? Is it me again?"

John pointed to Gao Guang, who was surprised. Frank frowned and pondered for a moment, saying, "I'll be with the kung fu kid. Is that okay?"

John pointed to Gao Guang again and said, "He has no experience in the jungle and no combat experience. Captain, this is not a treasure hunt. We're not dragging things out of the mud. We're scouting. What do you think he can do? You can let a rookie be a laborer, but you can't let a rookie who knows nothing go with me to scout."

Frank looked at Gao Guang and then at George, frowning. "But only Joey can fly the plane, and the kung fu kid can't fly a plane."

John said calmly, "That's why the kung fu kid should stay behind to guard the plane. Guys, it's not that we don't trust you. Even if Joey can fly the plane, he can't fly it into the rainforest to pick us up. We're not rookies anymore. At this time, isn't it better to ensure that no one escapes alone?"

Rubber's face sank, saying, "Caps, that's too much."

Joey waved his hand and said, "No, he's right. I should be with you guys. Rubber and I will be a team. After all, we have better cooperation. Captain and Caps will be a team, how about that?"

Frank hesitated for a moment but finally nodded and said in a deep voice, "Okay, that's the plan. The four of us will act together. If necessary, we'll split up into pairs."After speaking, Frank looked at Gao Guang and said sternly, "Stay and watch the plane. Don't stay inside the plane, try not to go into the water, be careful of mosquito bites, drink water promptly when sweating, spray insect repellent every hour, pay close attention to the surroundings, try to hide yourself well, and absolutely do not leave the plane. Contact us every ten minutes on the walkie-talkie, and if communication is lost, continue calling until contact is restored. Notify us immediately if you find any abnormal situations. If you find someone approaching, shoot them and immediately notify us!"

Frank had actually told Gao Guang this several times before, but he couldn't help repeating it again. Finally, he even grabbed Gao Guang's collar and said in a severe tone, "This plane is our only way out. Even if you die, you must protect this plane, understand?"

"I understand! I will never leave this plane!"

The captain sighed and let go of Gao Guang's clothes. He whispered, "Don't make mistakes. Call us immediately if there are any problems, even if you are bitten by a mosquito. I don't want to come back and find your corpse. Be careful."

Although he was a bit verbose, the captain was actually a good person. He might not have much business ability, as John had said, but he was a qualified leader.

Gao Guang got off the boat and stood on a tree root exposed above the water. He whispered to the four people who were about to leave, "Be careful and stay safe."

John looked back at Gao Guang, sneered, and said coldly, "Ha, rookie, take care of yourself!"

Frank was now the captain. He whispered, "Let's go!"

The electric motor started, and the inflatable boat made little noise, but it was not slow as it moved along the lake and turned into a river less than two meters wide. Then it quickly disappeared.

The understory vegetation under the treetops was not too dense, and the sight was still good, but it could not exceed thirty meters. From now on, Gao Guang had to rely more on his hearing to monitor the surroundings.

But it was unlikely that anyone would come here.

Gao Guang sighed lightly. He was now feeling somewhat complex, mainly because he was worried about John.

Although John's every word was sarcastic, even accusing Gao Guang of being a rookie, everyone understood that everything he said and did was to protect Gao Guang, the rookie.

John even said some heartless words that hurt morale and friendship in the end, but Gao Guang felt that he said those things to protect him.

Gao Guang understood John's intention to protect him, but he didn't understand why John was so good to him, after all, they had only known each other for just over half a month.

It was impossible not to be moved, and it was impossible not to care, but Gao Guang also knew that he was indeed a rookie and really couldn't bear the task of scouting the surrounding environment, so he was worried about John but couldn't help much.

He still had to grow quickly.

Gao Guang sighed inwardly, then picked up the walkie-talkie when the time was up and pressed the transmit button, whispering, "Kung Fu Kid calling, everything is normal, over."

"Captain received, everything is normal, over."

Ten minutes later, Gao Guang pressed the walkie-talkie button again and whispered, "Kung Fu Kid calling, everything is normal, over."

"Captain received, everything is normal, over."

The conversation repeated twelve times, which was two hours later, and the conversation became a three-way contact between the captain, Rubber, and Gao Guang because they had separated.Three hours later, when Gao Guang tried to make the call again, he suddenly heard the captain's voice.

"I am the captain. We have landed. The land is dry. Over."

Gao Guang waited for a moment, first for Rubber to reply to Frank's report, then whispered into the intercom, "Kung Fu Kid received. Everything is normal. Over."

Ten minutes later, when Gao Guang tried to report again, he suddenly heard Frank's urgent cry in his earpiece.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! Caps is hit! I am returning and requesting support! Receive me. Over!"

Along with Frank's urgent cry in the intercom, there were also clear but not dense gunshots.

And John had not uttered a word from beginning to end, even though he also had an intercom on him.