The 244th chapter explores the radius of two miles
The case is closed, so there were only three of us in this operation. Wan Li even gave up the plan of borrowing a bus from the local public security department and chose to take public transportation throughout the whole journey.
When we arrived at the county where the crime occurred, it was already the evening of the second day.
Wan Li arranged accommodation in a guest house in the county town. Chujiu was happier than anyone else and once again fulfilled his dream of staying in a guest house.
According to my opinion, accommodation does not have to be too particular, and there is no need to spend a lot of money to live in the best place.
Wan Li replied that the department has strict regulations on accommodation and food conditions, and must ensure that the personnel performing the task have sufficient energy and physical strength. If this affects the results of the task, then it is a real penny gain.
After hearing what Wan Li said about food security, Chujiu began to ask excitedly about what kind of food he could eat. Wan Li proudly said that he would be chosen by Chujiu. If the funds were not enough, he would subsidize it. How much food can one person eat?
Two hours later, at a hot pot restaurant, Wan Li looked pale. Looking at Chujiu who asked the waiter to add another portion of mutton, he probably felt extremely regretful about what he had done in the first place, and promised to treat the refugee Chujiu to a full meal.
On the way back to the guest house, Wan Li kept asking Chujiu how he managed to eat eleven plates of mutton. Chujiu replied that maybe it was his talent.
Wan Li was unhappy and said that he must apply for reimbursement from Mr. Xu when he returned. One meal actually ate up his week's allowance, and we realized that Wan Li's salary was not as high as we thought.
After breakfast the next day, Wan Li first took us to the department store and purchased some equipment, including a coarse cloth travel backpack, hiking shoes, a sun protection hat, a water bottle with a shoulder strap, and some items for survival in the wild.
When we got on the bus, even the ticket seller could tell at a glance that we were engaged in geological work. Not long ago, she met people in the same dress on the bus, but they were slightly older.
After getting off the bus, we walked for two hours and finally saw a small village. After Wanli checked the map, he said that the place we wanted to go was on this mountain.
"Chujiu, are the conditions like this in your countryside here? It's no different from going to your village."
Looking at the majestic mountains in front of me, I felt like I was back in Chujiu Village again.
"Tch, you haven't heard that the road to Shu is difficult to reach the Qingtian Man?"
We found a house in the village with a relatively large house, and negotiated with the owner on the ninth day of the lunar month. We are geological survey workers and wanted to have a simple meal at home.
After receiving the 20 yuan that was forced upon him on the ninth day of the lunar month, the owner said in embarrassment that a meal of rice would not cost him so much, so he killed the big rooster that had been raised at home for more than a year.
A pot of braised chicken nuggets, two plates of vegetarian vegetables, two pickles, and steamed rice with sausage. Wan Li bluntly said that it was more delicious than the food at the Capital Hotel, so he simply ate an extra bowl of rice.
After the meal, the kettle was filled with boiling water. The host heard that our destination was near the forest farm and kindly reminded us that the plague had only occurred there.
Wan Li patted his backpack and told the owner that we were going to disinfect the surrounding flowers and plants again.
When it was about to set again, I didn't remember walking past a few hills, and finally saw two dilapidated wooden houses in the distance.
"It matches the information, it's right here. I don't have time to investigate the surrounding situation today, so let's spend the night here first."
Wan Li quickened his pace, urging us to take the time to tidy up the house before it got dark so that we could spend the night.
The forest rangers stay in two wooden houses surrounded by trees in a courtyard. The facilities in the wooden houses are relatively complete and sufficient for daily life.
There are two low beds and wooden tables and chairs in one wooden house. The other wooden house is a warehouse and kitchen. There is a stone stove with an iron pot on it. There are some commonly used items in the cabinet next to the iron pot.
kitchen utensils, and next to the cabinet is a small water tank.
Wan Li picked up the water ladle and scooped up the water in the water tank. He smelled it and said it could be used for washing. It took too long to drink it.
In addition to a simple cowshed, there is only a water storage tank in the yard. At this time, the water in the water tank has deteriorated somewhat, and there are some small insects floating on it.
There was no water source within a hundred meters around the house. In order to save drinking water, we chewed the instant noodles we carried in our bags dry.
"Look around to make sure it's safe at night."
Wan Li suggested that we check our surroundings again before it gets completely dark.
On a flat ground two hundred meters away from the yard, the burial place of the body recorded in the heald volume was found.
Looking further to the ground, we found several small white powder particles. Wan Li told us that this was where the posture and location of the corpse had been marked, which was the scene of the crime.
Chujiu took out a piece of talisman paper, recited a long spell, buried the talisman paper in the soil at his feet, then opened his heavenly eyes, and told us in a puzzled tone that there was no residual information about any abnormality.
There was only some hay on the bed inside the wooden house. Wan Li laughed and said that this was the second time he slept in his clothes after joining the department. Sleeping in his clothes before was a common occurrence in the army.
Wan Li grabbed a bed first and lay on it. He laughed and asked Chujiu and I to squeeze into another bed. Then he unzipped his clothes and took out a pistol and put it on the bedside.
"How do you think you can bring a gun on a plane? I read in a magazine that you can't bring weapons on a plane."
Chujiu asked curiously, and Wan Li explained that he had borrowed it from the city bureau just in case. He had to return it after use, but there was no need to write a report on the purpose of the bullet. The gun had a serial number, and losing it would constitute a crime.
The whole night was quiet, except for the fact that Wan Li and I were woken up a few times by Chujiu talking in his sleep. There was even one time when Chujiu was talking in his sleep and made too much noise. Wanli was so startled that when he woke up, he raised his pistol and looked around cautiously.
"It's better to change to a candle, otherwise I'm really afraid that in the dark I might accidentally injure Chujiu."
At this time, Wan Li was probably itching his teeth with hatred for Chu Jiu. He walked out of bed like a zombie with red eyes, and his every move showed fatigue.
After changing the candles, Wan Li stared at Chu Jiu who started snoring again, and said in despair that it was too torture. No wonder the most powerful torture method used by beautiful country's spies is not to let people sleep.
"Beautiful country?"
I didn't react to this word for a while, so Wan Li angrily said that my English level was not as good as that of the ninth grade student. Then he turned around and covered his head with the quilt.
"Laziness is the root of all evil."
Wan Li was uncharacteristically not the first to wake up in the morning, and Chu Jiu, the culprit, actually started scolding the Bing King for daring to neglect his daily morning exercises.
After another half hour, Chujiu saw that Wanli had not woken up yet, and he doubtfully guessed that Wanli might be sick because he was not used to life in the mountains.
Chujiu told me about the sweet dream he had, in which he ate all kinds of delicacies, and some people even tried to steal the delicious food from him regardless of their ability.
I really couldn't stand Chu Jiu's appearance, so I could only tell him the truth. Because he always made noises at night and woke up the King of Soldiers many times. He probably fell asleep just before dawn.
"Guo Guo, why are you okay? I see you are in great spirits."
"When you sleep in our dormitory one night, you will know that you are just a child."
I remembered that when I first entered college, I couldn't sleep a single night. Zhang Feng and the other three were not snoring, they were just thundering.
Chujiu curled his lips, smiled sheepishly for a long time, and then asked me to chat with him in the wooden house next door.
I thought Chujiu had found out that he couldn't bear to make noise to Wanli again, but he didn't expect that Chujiu actually asked me to help him cook instant noodles with an alcohol lamp.
"Brother Wanli, are you awake? The instant noodles have just been cooked. Come and eat quickly."
After Wan Li woke up, Chujiu was as attentive as usual. But all he got in return was Wan Li's cold snorts again and again.
"The King of Soldiers is nothing more than that. Such a little interference will mess up your mentality."
In the end, Chujiu lost his temper after being ridiculed by Wan Li, provoking Wan Li and threatening a duel.
Half an hour later, the two still couldn't tell the winner. They both panted heavily, then looked at each other and smiled and collapsed on the ground.
"This morning exercise is very enjoyable. It's much more enjoyable than when I was in the army. At the beginning, there was no one who could fight. Now I feel more energetic. Let's go have breakfast!"
Perhaps because he had exercised his muscles and bones for thousands of miles, he was no longer as sluggish as before, and he was full of energy and shouted that he was hungry and wanted to have breakfast.
The instant noodles had been delayed by the two of them for a long time, and had already become cold. Wanli refused to heat them with an alcohol lamp.
If you cannot confirm the specific time required for the investigation and only have a spare amount of alcohol as a backup, it must not be wasted.
"Cold instant noodles are not as delicious as dry chewing." This is the consensus reached by the three of us after breakfast.
We were divided into two groups, Wanli acted alone, Chujiu and I were in a group. Our task in the morning was to search for abnormalities within a two-mile radius of the wooden house.
When I first heard that the distance was only two miles, I was surprised that Wanli's arrangement was too relaxed and a complete waste of time.
When the sun passed over my head and was about to set again, I really realized how difficult it is to explore a distance of two miles.
I can no longer remember how many two-mile journeys I walked back and forth. In the novel, a certain place is explored in a carpet-like manner and an army is frequently dispatched. It turns out that it is really necessary.
We still had instant noodles for dinner. While the instant noodles were cooking, Wan Li took out a piece of green string and told us that he only found this piece, but we found nothing.
I stared at the string, and it always felt very familiar, and I couldn't remember where I had seen such a string.
"It is the most common key rope. According to the results of my observation and analysis, the key rope should have been torn off by catching something hard like a branch while running."
Wan Li raised the key rope in his hand and told us how to judge the common signs of rope breakage.
"It seems that Qin Feng can only rely on you to guide his next actions. After all, this mountain forest is not small. If we continue searching like this, the food we brought will definitely be consumed first."
Wan Li casually threw the broken key rope aside, took the travel pot of boiling water off the alcohol stove, and while unpacking the instant noodles, he stared at me seriously and said.