This story was also heard at the wine table. The person telling the story was an old driver named Zhao, who drove his whole life for an exploration team in a certain area in southern Xinjiang. (I won’t tell you the specific area, for fear of meeting someone I know)

I retired in my 50s.

That incident happened in 1992. The exploration team decided to conduct a thorough geological survey of the Lop Nur area. At that time, Lop Nur had completely dried up and truly became a barren land with no grass growing. The exploration team sent 7 members and two Beijing Jeeps

(There were no Land Rover, cruisers or the like at that time). Lao Zhao was the driver of one of the cars.

The exploration process went smoothly. The team spent three days going deep into the hinterland of Lop Nur and obtained first-hand geological information. However, on the way back, an accident occurred. Another driver's car was driving at high speed to avoid the Gobi Desert.

Unfortunately, the car overturned due to rocks on the beach. Fortunately, the team members inside were only slightly injured. But the old jeep was scrapped. Because Lao Zhao's car was already full of equipment.

, the seats were full, and the three team members in the scrapped car could not squeeze in no matter what. The team leader made a quick decision and stayed here with the three team members, while Lao Zhao and the other two team members drove to the county as soon as possible.

Find a car to pick them up. In order to reduce the weight of the car, Lao Zhao unloaded some equipment. After leaving enough water and food for the remaining team members, Lao Zhao and the other two team members hurriedly drove towards the county town.

Since the scrapping site was still in the hinterland of Lop Nur, it would take about a day to drive to the county seat. Lao Zhao rushed there as fast as possible, exceeding his target. After walking for two hours, Lao Zhao suddenly saw a figure in the distance ahead. Lao Zhao

He was surprised, how could there be anyone in this barren land? The place where the man was was also a place where the car must pass. His strong curiosity drove him to increase his power and drive towards the figure. As he got closer, Lao Zhao saw

I figured it out, it turned out to be an old man! Although now

It's important to be on the road, but you can't ignore people you meet in a place like this. Old Zhao got out of the car and called to the old man. The old man didn't look tired and walked over briskly. Old Zhao said: Comrade, why are you here alone?

Here? The old man said: I am from the expedition team. I went out to look for water and got lost. Old Zhao felt pity and decided to give the old man a ride. Old Zhao said: We are going to the county town. You take our car. The old man looks like

Neither excited nor excited. Calmly said: OK.

The people in the car made room for the old man. The old man got on the car. The old man looked very bookish and wore glasses. During the drive, Old Zhao asked the old man where he was from. The old man said: Shanghai. Old Zhao asked again

Let’s talk about the reason why he came here. The old man didn’t seem to talk much, so he just said it briefly.

During the inspection, Lao Zhao thought that the old man might be exhausted, so he didn’t ask any more questions. The team members in the car handed the old man some water, and the old man didn’t show any signs of hunger or thirst, so he drank a few symbolic sips.

People thought it was a little strange. It didn't look like the old man was trapped here and was rescued, but he was here to travel and hitch a ride.

The old man didn't say a word on the road. The car drove for a long time. Lao Zhao and the other two team members wanted to relieve themselves, so they stopped the car. The three of them got out of the car, leaving the old man in the car. The three of them peed.

They poured it into a plastic bottle they carried with them for later use. In this barren land, urine can also save lives. The three of them finished filling the urine and prepared to get in the car. One of the team members suddenly shouted: The old man is gone! Old Zhao

I was shocked and hurried over to take a look. Sure enough, the old man who was in the car just now was gone!!

Lao Zhao hurriedly ordered his team members to search around. The strange thing was that there were open areas all around, but the old man seemed to have evaporated and was gone!! Lao Zhao felt very incredible. It was almost afternoon, and Lao Zhao felt that he should go back to the county seat now.

The most important thing was to find a car to save the four teammates, so I decided to stop looking and leave first!

In the early morning of that day, Lao Zhao rushed back to the county town smoothly, found a Jeep, and rushed back to Lop Nur overnight. At nearly noon the next day, the rescue vehicle found the remaining team members. So the two vehicles left Lop Nur smoothly.

Completed the survey mission.

In the car, Lao Zhao reported to the captain that he saw the old man and then disappeared. The captain was also extremely surprised. He said he would report it to his superiors when he got back.

After returning home, Lao Zhao could not forget this strange incident. He asked his superiors many times to report the situation, but received no reply. The captain also reported it, but there was no result. Xinjiang was not very stable at that time, so how could he have time to care about something like you?

Things that seemed true and false were gradually suppressed.

Two years later, Lao Zhao read in a book about the case of a scientist who disappeared in Lop Nur in the 1980s. He suddenly felt that the old man's face was indeed somewhat similar to the missing scientist, but then he thought again, the scientist was in Lop Nur.

He disappeared in the 1980s, but he saw the old man in 1992, which was many years later. But the more Zhao thought about it, the more he felt that the old man did look like this scientist. If it was really him, the scientist had been wandering around Lop Nur for nearly 10 years.

10 years!!
Chapter completed!