bestfiction Chapter 1039
Chapter 1039
Qi Mingyu turned his head to look.
Mu Mu excitedly moved several empty containers, revealing the bottom row of containers.
He waved to Qi Mingyu.
Qi Mingyu swam over hurriedly and moved the containers, only to find that they were all filled with items.
Through the helmet of the diving suit, I can clearly smell the familiar smell of gasoline.
Mu Mu smiled at him excitedly.
Their mission is accomplished!
However, Qi Mingyu counted carefully again and found that there were only three containers filled with fuel.
The fuel in these three containers will not sustain them for long.
Qi Mingyu trusts his intuition.
The containers are stored here just to avoid being seen.
The real large reserves of fuel must be hidden somewhere here.
It must be extremely covert, so hidden that anyone who sees it will just glance past it without any suspicion.
Qi Mingyu's gaze suddenly fixed on a cracked cement patch. A section of rusty metal railing was faintly visible beneath the plastic sheeting, discarded bricks and seaweed.
He swam over, squatted down, and used a dagger to push away the seaweed. There was a hidden crack in the ground under the railing. The mud and sand accumulated in the crack were mixed with some black oily mud.
Qi Mingyu had an idea and signaled Mu Mu to help move the bricks and stones.
The two men gritted their teeth and used the buoyancy of the water to push the bricks and stones aside.
After pushing away all the debris, a square manhole cover was revealed underneath.
There are unclear and faded markings welded on the edge of the manhole cover.
But Qi Mingyu had already guessed that this was the port gas station facility before the end of the world.
No wonder He Shicheng was so generous, it turns out they had been guarding a gas station all along!
Qi Mingyu used a dagger to pry open the manhole cover, and a stronger smell of diesel hit him in the face.
There is no pipe under the manhole cover, but a steep metal staircase that extends into the darkness underground.
The two men looked down with flashlights in hand. At the end of the stairs was a cylindrical oil tank half-sunken to the bottom of the sea. The diameter of the tank was ten meters. The oil pipeline at the top was broken in the water, but the huge tonnage still made it very clear that this was a place with a huge storage of fuel.
This is He Chengshi’s real fuel reserve!
Mu Mu's eyes suddenly lit up.
Qi Mingyu was the first to step onto the stairs. The metal stairs groaned slightly under the water pressure, but remained stable.
Mu Mu followed closely behind, and the two of them went down to the bottom of the tank and checked the sealing degree of the oil tank. It was preserved very well.
There were several oil pipes of varying thickness scattered on the ground, one end of which was connected to the oil tank outlet, and the other end was thrown on the ground casually.
The valve at the interface was still stained with fresh oil, obviously it had been used not long ago.
He Chengshi's men first used these pipes to pump the fuel from the tanks into oil drums in containers, and then moved the filled oil drums onto a small boat and transported them away.
But there were only two of them, and even if they found the oil tank, they couldn't move the oil barrel entirely by manpower like He Chengshi did.
Qi Mingyu actually had a plan in advance. Just as he was about to raise his hand, a loud roar suddenly came from above his head in the distance!
"Boom——!"
The roar penetrated the sea water and the concrete layer, causing the dust on the seabed to fall, and even the metal steps underfoot were shaking slightly.
Immediately afterwards, there were several more loud noises in succession. This time the sound was clearer, with the sharp tail tone unique to artillery explosions, and one could even feel the vibration ripples coming from the sea water.
The two froze in an instant, looked at each other, and saw surprise in each other's eyes.
That sound is a cannonball! And it's right on the sea!
Qi Mingyu turned around abruptly and rushed up the stairs in two steps.
But they were too far away from the sea at this time and could not see clearly what was happening on the sea.
Only the faint roar of the boat's motor and the sound of faint gunfire could be heard.
It’s Wanwan!
He Chengshi must have seen that his men were unable to catch them, so he turned to attack the cruise ship on the sea!
There were only three people in the ship, Zhou Shuwan, his parents, and even if the cruise ship was protected by boiling point alloy, it would not be able to withstand the bombardment of artillery shells!
"go!"
Qi Mingyu waved his hands hurriedly at Mu Mu.
He picked up the connector of the oil pipeline and reconnected it to the high-pressure hose in his backpack.
This was the last weapon in his bulging backpack.
He Shicheng was determined to play the role of a gentle leader and did not search them at all. Even when he saw that both of them were carrying weapons, he did not care.
He didn't even expect that Qi Mingyu had already taken a light but flexible hose that was sufficient to transport fuel when he got off the boat.
There is no time to take it slow. The hose must be connected to the cruise ship's oil port as soon as possible. Even if only a portion of the fuel can be extracted, Zhou Shuwan must start the cruise ship first!
However, someone must be left here to open the valve of the oil pipeline at the right time.
Therefore, one of Qi Mingyu and Mu Mu must stay.
It seems that the person who left is in danger and has a heavy mission.
But in fact, the person who stays behind is about to face fatal danger.
Because He Shicheng will sooner or later guess that they are interested in fuel and their purpose of coming here is to search for fuel on the seabed, so he will send more people here.
The reason why they were able to find this place successfully was because they stationed people nearby, so people could easily guess the location of the fuel.
He Shicheng was unwilling to take risks, so he evacuated all the personnel.
However, unless he is extremely stupid, he will immediately send people here if he finds that he has not caught them for a long time.
At that time, the person who stays behind will not only have the responsibility of opening the valve, but also have to fight to the death with the other party!
Send the signal first!
Qi Mingyu grabbed Mu Mu's wrist, pointed at the backpack, and then pointed in the direction of the sea.
Mu Mu understood immediately and quickly unzipped his backpack.
Qi Mingyu took out the flare launcher and checked the waterproof device.
This is a pre-apocalyptic military model that can be launched normally within 30 meters underwater.
He pulled the trigger towards the sea.
"call out--!"
The red flare broke through the water surface and exploded a dazzling red light above the sea. The red light penetrated the smoke and was particularly eye-catching under the gray sky.
Qi Mingyu stared at the blurry red above his head.
As long as Zhou Shuwan can see the signal in time, he can adjust the cruise ship's position and shorten the distance between them and the oil pipeline interface.
Otherwise, the hose may not be long enough.
As soon as the flare was fired here, they had to decide who would stay and who would leave.
The roar on the sea surface exploded again, and this time the vibration was even stronger.
I stayed.
Mu Mu suddenly grabbed his wrist, her eyes firm enough to leave no room for argument.
Qi Mingyu frowned and was about to shake his head to refuse.
Mu Mu pointed to the valve of the oil tank, then pointed to the harpoon at his waist, and finally patted Qi Mingyu's shoulder hard.
The meaning was very clear: he would guard the valve, and Qi Mingyu would go to the cruise ship to pick him up. With Qi Mingyu's skills, he was more likely to break through the blockade on the sea than him.