Both sides looked at each other and seemed to feel strange, especially Xu Youzhi, who looked at Gu Chen with fear in his eyes.
I can't say what's wrong? But I seem to feel that my behavior has aroused Gu Chen's suspicion.
Xu Youzhi smiled and said: "Officer Gu, why are you carrying a backpack when you need to go to the toilet?"
"Then where did you go? Why didn't I see you?" Gu Chen directly threw the question back to Xu Youzhi.
Xu Youzhi grinned: "I...I also go to the toilet."
"I thought you left early? You didn't even bring your equipment." Gu Chen deliberately pretended to be confused.
After all, Xu Youzhi abandoned his equipment and drove a long way forward alone, and Gu Chen saw this.
But Gu Chen still doesn't know what Xu Youzhi's purpose is?
Or is Xu Youzhi really going after Hu Peng as he guessed?
It seems that meeting Hu Peng is Xu Youzhi's most urgent task at the moment.
Xu Youzhi also looked embarrassed.
Faced with Gu Chen's doubts, he didn't know how to explain it, and it seemed unclear whether Gu Chen knew what he had just done?
After thinking about it, Xu Youzhi could only say slowly: "I just wanted to go to the toilet, and then I saw something moving not far away."
"Because you also know that few people pass through the forest here, and there may be wild animals in the dense forest."
"For safety reasons, I went to explore the front to see what's going on?"
"Then what did you see?" Gu Chen asked again following Xu Youzhi's statement.
Xu Youzhi chuckled: "I didn't see anything, I feel like it was a false alarm."
"That's why I hurried back, for fear that some wild beasts would attack the lone humans."
After listening to Xu Youzhi's explanation, Gu Chen nodded slightly and said with a slight smile:
"It seems you are still quite vigilant."
"Isn't that right? When I was young, I came here and crossed this mountain range with a few friends to Haibei City. At that time, I felt that crossing this mountain range was a cool thing."
"However, crossing this mountain range also means taking great risks, especially at night."
"There were a lot of wild animals at that time, especially wild boars, which often attacked humans."
"When we were walking together at night, one of our friends was attacked by a wild boar and had his little finger bitten off."
"Is there such a thing?" Although Gu Chen couldn't tell whether it was true or false, what Xu Youzhi said seemed to be quite reliable.
And Xu Youzhi also grinned: "Don't underestimate this mountain. Although the mountains and forests contain endless treasures, they are also full of crises."
"You can only be in awe of this mountain, and..."
Having said this, Xu Youzhi suddenly hesitated to speak. After a while, he slowly said:
"And you almost fell to death in the mountains during the day. This is the best proof that many people have died in this mountain."
"Oh?" Listening to Xu Youzhi's words getting better and better, Gu Chen felt more and more that this Xu Youzhi seemed to have many things that he had not explained clearly to himself.
At least there are a lot of hidden things. For example, what does it mean that many people died in this mountain?
Seeing that Gu Chen seemed to want to know this, Xu Youzhi also sat on the big rock and said slowly:
"That was decades ago. There were still several gangs in Haidong City, and they were doing some shady things and committing illegal crimes."
"Because these gangs were very influential, they were later eliminated by the Haidong City police."
"However, the remnants of these gangs later began to operate other businesses, and gradually gained influence in Haidong City."
"These small groups actually belonged to the same gang at first. Anyway, I don't know much about it. Eventually they separated and were divided into different industries."
"But there are certain interest relationships between these industries, so these people have begun to fight to the death among themselves."
After a pause, Xu Youzhi turned his head and glanced at the hilltop not far away, and sighed and said:
"Later, this group of people used this mountain range as a cover and started doing some illegal activities between Haidong City and Haibei City."
"Based on the wild roads of this mountain range, we began to secretly transport some illegal supplies."
"Gradually, this mountain range began to form a natural transportation line. Sometimes, horses were even used to transport goods."
"But because of a conflict of interest, a fight broke out between the gangs in Haidong City and the gangs in Haibei City."
"In the end, both sides lost several lives on this mountain before they stopped."
"Later, with the clues provided by the informant, the police quickly eliminated the gang in one fell swoop."
With a faint sigh, Xu Youzhi also said with emotion: "So, later on, the descendants of these gangs no longer engaged in illegal activities and began to run some normal businesses."
"And the influence of those gangs is getting weaker and weaker, and many of the members who joined back then can no longer stand out as individuals."
Having said this, Gu Chen also picked up on the clues, and then asked tentatively: "Xu Youzhi, the person who provided clues to the police and helped them take down this criminal gang, couldn't you be you?"
"Ah?" Seeing Gu Chen suddenly mention it, Xu Youzhi, who had not yet reacted, was stunned for a moment.
"You are the police informant, right?" Gu Chen asked him again to confirm.
But this time, Xu Youzhi no longer concealed anything, but nodded slowly and proactively admitted:
"That's right, I was the informant back then, and I joined this gang out of necessity to make a living."
"However, in my heart I don't want to embark on the road of crime. I hate the way these people do things. I want to make money cleanly. I don't want to be involved with this group."
"Especially, I saw this group of people doing things recklessly. I know that if these people continue to be so arrogant, they will be arrested sooner or later."
Sighing softly, Xu Youzhi tried to calm down, and then said: "In the end, I wanted to prevent myself from being involved, and I also wanted to make meritorious deeds."
"So, I took the initiative to contact the Haidong City Criminal Police Team and became a police informant."
"Finally, under the arrangement of the Haidong City Police, I provided them with the time and location of an important transaction."
"It was at that time that the police dispatched a large number of personnel. With my close cooperation, they almost uprooted the criminal gangs in Haidong City and Haibei City in one fell swoop."
"And I was exempted from punishment because I was not deeply involved in the criminal behavior of this gang and actively cooperated with the police to destroy this criminal gang."
With a heavy sigh, Xu Youzhi rubbed his face with both hands, as if the years had been wasted, and every bit of it reappeared in front of his eyes.
When Gu Chen learned about Xu Youzhi's past, he sighed softly and asked Xu Youzhi:
"So, you later started working as a scrap collector, right?"
"There's nothing we can do about it." Looking up at Gu Chen, Xu Youzhi sighed and said:
"I originally wanted to live a good life, but when the gang was blamed, even the smartest people knew that there must be something wrong with it."
"And those who are not implicated must also be related to this matter."
"So, in those two years, in order to protect my safety, the Haidong City Police helped me arrange some work in other places."
"The main reason is to avoid those people's retaliation against me, and also to avoid arousing unnecessary suspicion."
"That's it, I stayed out of town for two years before I dared to return to Haidong City."
"But I didn't dare to show my face too much in the city, so I hid in Hushan Town and started a scrap purchasing business."
"Fortunately, Hushan Town is comfortable enough. For people like me, life is just right. I also quite like this place."
Having said this, Xu Youzhi looked at Gu Chen and said with a smile:
"So, I am more familiar with this mountain than any of you, and I know how dangerous this mountain is."
"Moreover, there were many lives left here back then, so I always feel like it's not very safe here."
"Especially when I was in the bamboo forest and it seemed like I had encountered a ghost beating the wall and couldn't get out, I started to panic, and I also developed a natural fear of that bamboo forest."
"Later, you fell to the edge of a cliff for no apparent reason and almost died. Only then did I confirm that it was really not a good place to stay for a long time."
"Okay." After listening to Xu Youzhi's words, Gu Chen nodded silently and said involuntarily:
"Maybe you are overly nervous. So, were you really just exploring the road just now?"
"I'm always uneasy about this mountain, especially at night. I can't sleep at all."
"I always feel like there are always eyes staring at me when I sleep, and I feel uncomfortable all over."
"Moreover, I noticed that there were some strange movements not far away, so I wanted to go over and see what was going on."
"But when I turned back again, I found that you were missing, which made me even more scared."
After saying this, Xu Youzhi also patted his chest and tried to catch his breath. It seemed that the fear just now still spread throughout his body.
Seeing that Xu Youzhi had explained the situation clearly and Gu Chen didn't want to embarrass him, he gave up and said:
"Okay, since this is the case, then you should rest quickly. I will guard you for the rest of the night."
"What?" Hearing what Gu Chen said, Xu Youzhi looked confused: "Aren't you going to sleep?"
"I've slept enough." Gu Chen told the truth. At this moment, he was already full of energy.
Seeing this, Xu Youzhi thought for a few seconds and then said slowly:
"Okay, if you're sleepy, you should take a rest. After all, you have to continue your journey tomorrow. I don't know when I will catch up with Hu Peng. Take more rest and reserve energy."
"Understood." Faced with Xu Youzhi's nagging, Gu Chen could only nod in agreement.
In this way, Gu Chen watched Xu Youzhi slowly fall asleep, but at night, Gu Chen had already lost his sleepiness.
However, in this dense forest, even if Gu Chen had master-level observation skills, he could not use them.
The next morning, 5 o'clock in the morning.
A touch of fish belly white began to appear in the sky.
At this time, Gu Chen had finished wiping with a wet wipe and was taking out breakfast and starting to enjoy it.
At this moment, Xu Youzhi slowly opened his eyes.
Seeing Gu Chen staying beside him, he quickly took off his sleeping bag and walked to Gu Chen: "Officer Gu, we will be on our way soon."
"If we hurry up, we might be able to catch up with Hu Peng later today."
"Understood." Gu Chen said casually while drinking mineral water:
"It would be best if we could catch Hu Peng at night."
"Let's go." Xu Youzhi took out his wet wipes, wiped his face casually a few times, and hurried on.
Gu Chen couldn't control him, so he could only follow behind.
The two of them walked one behind the other on the ridgeline of the mountains.
Along the way, Gu Chen also discovered that a lot of discarded garbage seemed to be fresh.
Therefore, Gu Chen felt more and more that Hu Peng seemed to be not far from him.
When the two came to a mountain top, Gu Chen stood on the edge of the cliff and looked at the opposite side. There seemed to be a faint object above the mountain, which looked very different from other vegetation.
Gu Chen squinted and found that the object seemed to be a human figure.
Since the other party seems to be wearing a conspicuous coat, he can be seen clearly from a distance from the top of the mountain.
"Is that Hu Peng?" Gu Chen turned to look at Xu Youzhi.
After receiving Gu Chen's reminder, Xu Youzhi quickly walked to the edge of the cliff and began to look towards the opposite mountain.
A few seconds later, Xu Youzhi looked at Gu Chen excitedly: "Officer Gu, there is indeed someone over there."
"That guy has never climbed that slope. It is possible that he arrived there at night. Climbing at night is dangerous, so he found a gentle terrain and rested there."
"Then how long will it take for us to go down from here and go up to that mountain?"
Although Gu Chen saw that the straight line distance from the opposite mountain was relatively close, he was not sure how long it would take to go down to this valley and then climb up that hillside.
Xu Youzhi grinned: "Based on the pace of our mountain climbing yesterday, I estimate that we can reach the opponent's area in less than an hour."
"An hour?" Although there seemed to be no problem with the time, Gu Chen felt that one hour seemed a bit extravagant in terms of time.
Xu Youzhi smiled and said: "Officer Gu, it does take an hour."
After a pause, Xu Youzhi pointed at the feet of the two of them with his hiking pole, and said: "Look, at the foot of our mountain is a steep cliff. If you want to go down to the valley from here, it will cost ninety-nine dollars."
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"If you are not careful, you may fall off the cliff and reach the bottom of the cliff. This is not over yet. Next, there is the hillside that makes you a little desperate."
"The slope over there is similar to the downhill angle here, or even steeper. The average slope is about 70 degrees."
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