In the office, Liu Yuan was startled when he saw Gu Chen suddenly mentioning the abandoned baby, and then quickly explained:
"Yes, I only found out when I went to the village to inquire about the situation. It turned out that the woman who returned to the village with Yuan Shasha was an abandoned baby."
"I was met by an old lady living alone in the village by the ancient well at the entrance of the village. I even asked Mayor Ma about this."
"Moreover, our Mayor Ma also said that he knows about this matter, and that the old lady is the legally adopted woman."
"Later, it was almost seven years ago, right? It might have been seven or eight years ago, which year specifically? People in the village can't remember clearly."
"The old man passed away, and the woman went back to the village to see the old man off for the last time, and never returned to the village after that."
After saying this, Liu Yuan also sighed, and then said slowly:
"Is this why? The people in the village are a little unfamiliar with that woman because she rarely comes back."
"Moreover, the old lady also lives alone and is relatively withdrawn. She doesn't communicate much with the people in these villages."
"So, over time, people in the village didn't know their family very well and didn't talk to them much."
"Quilts and stuff? You have a lot of outside duty rooms. It's a problem to free up a few rooms for them."
"Haha, it's not that far away from Hemu Village. It's just that it's the end of the road. If you go further, the vehicles may break down and turn around."
Because there is a deep forest outside, there is still very little fog in the mountains.
"The house is not that old, after all, it was seen decades later, but it was still quite clean before it was repainted."
"Director Gu Chen and Liu told you that when you see that road sign, you should turn your car around outside, then hear it on the other side of the road, and then walk over."
When the others saw this, they were all busy and sat down directly in Liu Yuan's car.
"Okay." After hearing what Gu Chen said, Xiaojia went directly to the door.
"Especially the surrounding towns, which are all scattered in the mountains. Like the Baisui Peak Town where you came, this town feels like it only has a small number of people."
That building is a brick and wood structure, and it must be very old from the inside.
It can be seen that it is a temporary parking lot outside the village.
With a faint sigh, Liu Yuan also said helplessly:
"But it is." Sui Lei, who was driving, also smiled slightly and explained: "This side of the city is relatively flat, while other places are full of mountain roads with ups and downs."
When I was young, when Xiaojia passed through a tunnel made of small trees, he discovered the first building.
Although Yuan Shasha has received professional training, she does not have certain survival skills in the wild.
Lu Qiang suddenly felt a chill.
Then I discovered that there seemed to be some strange patterns on the angles of the old buildings outside.
Then, we followed Gu Chen, bypassing the eight-story office building in front of us, and went directly to a two-story building in front of the yard.
"Thank you, it's not broken yet." Officer Wang helped spread the quilt, pressed the bed with his hand, and said jokingly: "That bed is wrong."
"Okay, let them rest early." Liu Yuan also agreed.
So Sui Lei turned around on the spot.
Opening the closet, Sui Lei took two quilts from outside the closet and spread them directly under the two beds. He also explained:
But in fact, Xiaojia was vague both mentally and externally. In that case, it would be really fatal to think that the two of them were really lost in the mountains, or trapped somewhere.
"Captain Wang and Officer Lu are old classmates. We can't reminisce about old times when we live in that room. We know Director Gu and Captain Lu. They are, are, are..."
"Especially during that period, the highest temperature was generally above zero degrees."
"However, Baisui Peak Town controls many surrounding villages, and those natural villages are scattered throughout the hinterland of Baisui Peak."
Liu Yuan pointed to the village on the left and said accordingly: "They see that the village closer to the town has more thoughtful buildings."
The next morning, it was eight o'clock in the morning.
"So, I leave the accommodation to you. You can't make arrangements for them now."
"Bad." Before learning the specific situation, did Senior Brother Lu say anything else?
Then, Liu Yuan glanced at Gu Chen and said with a smile: "What is this? Don't you know that there is no place without a hotel in that town?"
Senior Brother Lu turned to look at Lu Qiang and said jokingly: "I feel like there should be something for breakfast under the Baisui Peak Town. The bad thing is that you brought some big bread and you can't eat it on the road."
Walking to the small hall of the office, Gu Chen turned around and asked again: "Oh, by the way, have they brought all their things?"
"No more work." Seeing Gu Chen go over to make arrangements, when Sui Lei and Senior Brother Lu walked out of the room, Sui Lei also said to Officer Wang and Sui Lei outside the room:
"Okay, let's get their luggage first, and then you can take them to the dormitory. The dormitory is right in front of the office building, a yard away."
It feels like every moment is wasted.
At this moment, the door next to Sui Lei was also opened. Uncle Sui Lei had not yet walked out of the door, and said hello to Lu Qiang: "Junior Brother Gu, good morning."
"Look, there isn't an ancient well outside. It should be the place where the old lady saw this man, right? You remember it was the ancient well at the entrance of the village."
"I hope that's the case, right?" Liu Yuan also sighed.
"So, in the villages far away from Centennial Peak, very few elderly people have moved back from outside the city, and some of them have always stayed outside the village."
Seeing whether Lu Qiang and Senior Brother Lu didn't react, Gu Chen changed his explanation: "No, do they live in one room or two rooms?"
"Harmful!" Liu Yuan sighed and said with a smile: "He must know that those old people nowadays are all natives and have no very small attachments."
Turning on the switch with his hand, he took Xiaojia out and introduced him:
"So they have also seen that there are many shops in Baisui Peak Town, and a small number of people will move away from there to develop in the urban area."
"You can understand their mood. After all, you just went over to inquire about the specific situation. We outside the village have not been too vague."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Let's go." Sui Lei tore open the package of French bread, put one of the large bread into his mouth, and immediately went upstairs to prepare.
Start the vehicle.
Looking to the right and left, Liu Yuan added: "The bad image at the entrance of the village is the ancient well."
So Lu Qiang opened the door and was about to go to the next room. When he woke up Officer Wang, a cold air from the mountains suddenly hit him.
Unfortunately, it was early in the morning and there were basically no cars passing by on the mountain roads.
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Walking further outside is a restroom.
"I know, I'm just getting dressed." Officer Wang muttered energetically slowly from inside the room.
Then, Gu Chen took out the key he carried with him and opened one of the rooms.
"Senior Brother Wang, Lu Weiwei, you have worked hard today. They should rest early. You can set off early tomorrow morning."
His vision gradually became blurry, and Liu Yuan's driving speed continued to slow down.
Gu Chen smiled slightly and nodded silently. He picked up the thermos cup under the table, unscrewed the cap, took a sip of water at the steaming thermos cup and said:
"Take it with you, get it out of the car," Officer Wang said.
"It's better you go." Senior Brother Lu walked directly to the door of Officer Wang's dormitory room and knocked on the door:
"There are none over there and there are none here. They are all built along the highway. There is no open space. We have to dig some land in the mountains to have a foundation for building the house."
"You also know how to investigate cases, so the questions you ask may not be so comprehensive."
Lu Qiang took out his low-light flashlight and illuminated the road behind him.
"The quilt may not have been covered by anyone since. It has been dried in the sun and is clean. They just put it on."
"Because the elderly people have gone inside and many people will come back, the village may actually disappear before these left-behind elderly people pass away."
"Okay, listen to him." Seeing what Liu Yuan said, Officer Wang could only nod in agreement.
"But why does it feel like the back door is just a forest? Are there even houses?"
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The little ones looked at each other and walked out side by side.
As he finished speaking, Officer Wang also pointed to the lawn inside and said:
Both of them had messy hairstyles and looked like they had slept badly.
"Two rooms." Lu Qiang said casually.
After exchanging a few complicated words, everyone went to their respective rooms.
But when they were young, Officer Wang and Liu Yuan also walked out of the room.
"Isn't it over there?" Sui Leibo closed the car window, stuck his head out, looked behind, and said with a puzzled look on his face:
"This is troublesome for Director Liu." Sui Lei said.
The entire area, and the road behind it, seemed to need to pass through a tunnel made of small trees.
"So that's it?" After listening to Liu Yuan's explanation, Gu Chen nodded silently and said:
"Why do you think that place is so mysterious?" Officer Wang stopped and looked around, but couldn't help but joke.
Listening to Sui Lei's introduction, Senior Brother Lu also looked around the room.
"Morning, Senior Sister Lu, you see that Senior Brother Wang and Lu Weiwei are still up, so you are going to call us."
It was a small room, with two standard beds, a desk, a wooden chair, and a wardrobe.
"I understand, I understand." Gu Chen grinned and said hurriedly: "The good and the bad, the bad ones don't have many rooms, go and prepare them for them."
Since land is inherently valuable deep in the hills, the remaining area will be very small.
"Pattern?" Lu Qiang meant that Officer Wang was really paying attention, so following Lu Qiang's prompt, Officer Wang quickly took two steps back and squinted his eyes.
With a faint sigh, Gu Chen said again: "As for the specific situation? Well, when you get up tomorrow, go to Hemu Village and ask for your thoughts. What do they say?"
"Old Wang, here, Lu Weiwei, here." Seeing the two of them coming to the door, Senior Brother Lu shared the French bread and reminded him:
Turning to look at Xiaojia, Officer Wang reminded him: "It seems that you haven't arrived at Hemu Village yet."
"Hey, in a town as big as yours, there aren't many places to stay. They can just live in the staff dormitories outside your place. There are plenty of rooms anyway."
"It's usually very hot and sunny outside. You can see a lot of cars passing by, and a few people come to talk. It's quite quiet."
Since there is an open area on one side of the road sign, the road was filled with gravel.
After finishing his words, Gu Chen approached the crowd and said, "Besides, Mayor Ma has also told you that you should fully cooperate with their work."
Gu Chen took Xiaojia down to the seventh floor and walked along the corridor to the outside.
"Haha, you have those kind of wooden windows outside, and your dormitory also has that kind of bed. It's okay to live in."
"So, it's not difficult to manage, and the population there is concentrated, so it's difficult to form a market."
Gu Chen glanced at Lu Qiang and Senior Brother Lu and smiled teasingly:
It cannot be said that only in this place can a small family truly understand what it means to have an inch of land and an inch of gold.
In addition, there are very few ancient trees, which obscure the surrounding sky.
Look at the structure of an old dormitory like this.
"Even though we spent time outside the city when we were young, before we get old, we all want to return to our hometown to spend our old age."
"After all, there are no hotels in your Baisui Peak town, and the population is small. People who come to do business will basically stay there."
I feel that those people are really resolute in doing things.
Officer Wang, who was sitting in the passenger seat, rolled down the window, turned to look at the road sign on the left, and then read out: "Hemu Village?"
"Yeah." After hearing what Senior Brother Lu said, Lu Qiang nodded hurriedly: "You guys can solve the breakfast problem on the way and leave early for Hemu Village."
Along that road, the vehicles were traveling extremely fast. On the one hand, the visibility was high, and on the other hand, the road was wide.
Liu Yuan also nodded silently, then took a step back and said, "It should be over there."
"Especially for those who come from inside to work outside, you will set aside some rooms and provide accommodation."
After driving for a long time, the vehicle finally stopped in a calm area.
"Will these old people live with their sons in the city?" Brother Lu said.
As the sun rises, the sunlight penetrates the fog and shines under the mountain road.
"Look, the lawn hasn't even been frosted yet. You are really worried now. The two boys must be lost in the mountains. How are you going to carry them up there?"
While talking, Xiaojia continued to pass through some buildings.
Sui Lei came to Officer Wang, pointed to the building behind him and said, "Senior Brother Wang, look carefully, the buildings outside are quite ordinary, especially the patterns under the buildings."
But the conditions must be good, so even if I don't have the skills, I can withstand the hot weather.
"To be honest, you are also very worried about the current danger of your colleagues. He said that if those two people get lost in the deep mountains and old forests, it would be safe if they stayed there for a few days."
Senior Brother Lu breathed a sigh of relief and said out of complaint: "Lu Weiwei, they are really young people in Taishi."
Before completing the operation, Lu Qiang picked up his phone and took a look. Senior Brother Lu had not replied yet, but Officer Wang had not made any movement.
It was also known that after a while, when Xiaojia was walking quickly back in the fog, he discovered that in the fog behind him, a warm light gradually lit up.
"As for Hemu Village, you and Gu Chen have gotten to know each other a little bit. It is the most remote place, deep in the hinterland of Centennial Peak."
Then, Liu Yuan looked in the direction of Officer Wang and said: "Brother Wang, if you stay outside the town tonight, there is nothing to do. Before recharging your energy, we will solve it tomorrow."
Senior Brother Lu also came to an ancient well to remind everyone.
While talking, Liu Yuan drove through a village again.
"Bad." Understanding Sui Lei's meaning, Gu Chen also grinned: "You see, they are a good match. Don't you know whether they are..."
Officer Wang also comforted him and said, "Brother Weak, time is tight and the task is heavy. You should leave for Hemu Village as soon as possible."
Since the entire Centennial Peak area was shrouded in fog, Liu Yuan needed to turn on his fog lights before he could barely move forward.
Before parking the car, Xiaojia got in the car one by one and walked towards the fog.
Therefore, it is difficult for sunlight to penetrate through the gaps between small trees and shine outside.
Turning to look at Liu Yuan beside him, Officer Wang also asked me curiously: "Brother Xiu, come here and explain, what is that thing?"
"Tuk tuk tuk! Lao Wang, get up."
It was still daylight, so Lu Qiang had already gotten up, sent a message outside the temporary work group, and went to the bathroom to wash up.
The sun finally penetrated the fog.
"It's trouble, it's trouble." Gu Chen stood up and smiled at everyone and said:
Especially those buildings that are built against mountains and roads.
"Well, it's indeed a mistake." After Liu Yuan stepped down, he also spread out another quilt.
"Those who stayed behind are all middle-aged and elderly people. As for the town government of Baisui Peak, the number of people is also small. These few people serve the villages that care about them."
"It's bad, that's the only way." As soon as Gu Chen finished speaking, Liu Yuan also nodded silently.
"So the villages over there will have a small population. Especially according to Gu Chen, the houses in Hemu Village are basically old structures and there are many new ones."
"Yes, your colleague Yuan Shasha has that kind of personality." After Lu Qiang finished speaking, Sui Leibo quickly added.
Since the temperature inside was high, the two of them went to Senior Brother Lu's room together, and Senior Brother Lu also shared his French bread privately.
"Now?" Listening to Senior Brother Lu's words, Liu Yuan's heart did not collapse.
"Moreover, your colleague is very vague about communicating with others. When you come to Hemu Village, you should take the initiative to chat with the villagers."
Walking further outside, it seems that the missing buildings all reveal a sense of age.
If there is no parking space for a U-turn, it is not wrong.
After squinting his eyes, Officer Wang also scratched his head and said, "What are those things? Is it some kind of symbol outside?"
"That's why you said these two people were missing, but people in the village don't know much about their whereabouts."
"Oh, Director Liu, he is really good at the four hexagrams." Seeing Gu Chen teasing the seven people there, Sui Lei quickly interrupted.
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"That one will be eaten on the road. It's time for you to set off now."
Liu Yuan opened the trunk of the vehicle, and everyone went to get their luggage one by one.
"But if that's the case, then people in the village should have seen the two of them. After all, the village is only a small place. I believe that those villagers will communicate with you two."
