Everything is ready except for Ah Jin. Without Ah Jin's presence, everyone can't set off at all.
But a long time had passed since the originally agreed time, and no one on Ajin's end answered the phone.
An ominous premonition came to his mind. Gu Chen frowned and immediately said, "Let's go to Ajin's house to check the situation."
Just as everyone was preparing to go to Ajin's house, a tall and thin figure suddenly appeared in the distance.
Lu Weiwei quickly pointed forward and said, "Look, who is that?"
"Is...is it A Jin?" The sharp-eyed police officer Xiaozhuang also immediately discovered that the person coming was none other than A Jin.
Only then did everyone let out a long sigh of relief and watched A Jin slowly approach.
Officer Xiaozhuang complained a little: "I said Ajin, what did you do? It's already past the agreed time, and you didn't answer your phone call. What's going on?"
"I...I..." Ah Jin hesitated for a moment, then said again:
"I set the vibrator on my phone, so I didn't hear it."
"So that's it?" Although he was dissatisfied, everyone had to rely on Ah Jin to lead the way to that island, so Officer Wang couldn't say anything more and could only say lightly:
"Then what? Let's go quickly, we have limited time."
"Let's go." Yuan Shasha also said.
Everyone immediately followed Ah Jin and walked towards the dock.
Gu Chen had been walking side by side with Ah Jin, looking at Ah Jin with a sad face, as if he had been hiding something on his mind.
"Ah Jin." Seeing this situation, Gu Chen couldn't help but shout.
"Ah?" Ah Jin was stunned and turned to look at Gu Chen beside him.
"Are you okay?" Gu Chen asked.
"Oh, no...it's okay. I just didn't sleep well last night and had some insomnia. It's okay." Ah Jin waved his hand and quickly explained his situation.
When Gu Chen saw this, he didn't say much.
Ah Jin took everyone to the side of the pier, then jumped on a speedboat, turned back and used the rope tied to the pier to keep the speedboat close to the shore.
Then everyone jumped on the speedboat and found a good seat to sit down first.
Afterwards, Ah Jin distributed a life jacket to each person and then said: "Usually when we go to the island to deliver supplies, we usually take a larger boat."
"But aren't we going to visit the island today? Besides, the work of transporting supplies to the island is not under my control now, so we will go directly by speedboat."
"Okay, let's set off quickly." Officer Wang didn't have many requirements, as long as he could land on the island.
Ah Jin nodded silently, turned around and started to get to the driving position.
Not long after, the speedboat's engine roared, and Ah Jin skillfully operated various instruments and began to steer the speedboat away from the dock. After turning the bow, it immediately headed towards the sea quickly.
In order to relieve everyone's boring time, Ah Jin turned on the speakers on the speedboat.
Suddenly, a huge sound quickly covered up the roar of the engine.
Everyone's mood began to calm down.
Ah Jin was an old captain, so the sailing was relatively smooth. After adjusting the position numerous times, the boat sailed for about two hours.
Only then did the prototype of an island appear vaguely ahead.
At this time, the sun had already risen, and everything on the sea began to become clear.
Ah Jin pointed to the island in front of him and said, "Have you seen that island? That's where the old man worked as an island guard before. And have you seen the wind power generation on that island? There are quite a lot of them."
"I saw it." Lu Weiwei nodded silently and couldn't help but said: "But it seems that we have been driving on the island for a long time."
“Because it’s a bit far from our Gimpo Pier, that’s why it takes so long.”
Akin drove the speedboat and also explained: "This is why the new company that took over does not use my boat, because the distance from the other pier to the island is shorter."
"Because the people from the previous Jintuo company had some friendship with me, so they used my boat every time, and I would also give them some rebate discounts on the fees."
"But now this company seems to be related to the boss of the ship I used, so I can no longer take on this kind of business."
While speaking, Ah Jin seemed to have dissatisfaction written on his face.
I feel like the other party is taking away my business, but I can't do anything about it.
Gu Chen nodded silently, and then asked: "How is this company operating on the island now?"
"I don't know about this." Ajin shook his head and said with a smile:
"Anyway, these things are not my business. Look, we are almost there."
While he was talking, the island in front of him was getting closer and closer.
Everyone held on to the handrails of the speedboat, and the speedboat quickly sailed to a pier on the island.
The pier here is not very big, and it seems that it can only berth some small and medium-sized boats.
Ah Jin parked the speedboat sideways at the pier, tied the rope, and then stepped ashore first.
Then help everyone get ashore together.
After everyone gathered at the pier, Gu Chen carefully observed everything on the island.
The scenery here is beautiful, and the islands are spread out in a long and narrow shape, so the wind power generation equipment here is also lined up.
And where visible to the naked eye, there seem to be some buildings.
At this moment, Ah Jin walked up to Gu Chen, pointed at the building in front of him and said:
"That's where the island guards usually live. The entire island, that's the place where people can live. The area is relatively flat and open. It's not suitable for other places because the terrain is not very convenient."
"Also, I heard that there is a tourism development company that wants to turn this place into a tourist attraction."
"Make this place a tourist attraction?" Listening to Ah Jin's explanation, Officer Wang was a little surprised.
But Ah Jin smiled and said, "You don't have to be so surprised. This place has beautiful scenery. Many people have been here before for travel and adventure."
"At that time, they all rented boats, and among that group of people were the CEOs of tourism development companies."
After a pause, Ah Jin continued: "The boss, after inspecting the island, decided to invest here and develop some tourism projects."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "How to do this kind of place?" Officer Wang was a little confused.
Yuan Shasha smiled and said: "It's actually very simple, just build some accommodation huts, and then open a shop to provide accommodation and food for tourists."
"Yes." Seeing that Yuan Shasha knew a lot about this aspect, Ah Jin also snapped his fingers and echoed:
“To engage in tourism, the most important thing is to have tourism resources.”
"In the past, our place was just a small wind power island, and no one would pay attention to it."
"But it's different now. Today's young people prefer novel ways of traveling."
"For example, hiking, climbing snow-capped mountains, and cave exploration have become very popular in recent years."
"So, the tourism bosses have also seen this and are preparing to develop some tourism projects on this island."
"Then, set up a ticket office at the pier, buy the ticket and take you there by boat. Anyway, this model has already become popular abroad."
"So that's it?" Listening to Ah Jin's explanation, Officer Wang nodded silently.
Afterwards, everyone continued walking towards the building.
We didn't go far before the prototype of the building ahead became clearer and clearer.
Only then did everyone realize that there was only a small house here, surrounded by a stone yard.
Ah Jin walked to the door of the courtyard, reached out and opened the iron bolt from the inside, and then greeted everyone into the courtyard, murmuring:
"It seems like no one lives here?"
"Why is there no one? Aren't there people who are guarding the island?" Officer Xiaozhuang took two steps forward, also looking confused.
But Ah Jin said slowly: "The Jintuo company used to arrange island guards, but how does this company operate now? I don't understand."
"They may send people to the island regularly for inspections, right? They may not arrange for people to do inspections on a regular basis, but who knows?"
While Ajin was speaking, he had already arrived at the door of the hut.
After briefly checking the door of the hut, Ah Jin shook his head and said involuntarily:
"There is no one inside. The door of this house is locked, which means they have not arranged for island guards to work here."
"Is that so?" After listening to Ah Jin's explanation, Lu Weiwei hurried to the window.
Since the curtains were drawn, I couldn't see clearly what was going on inside.
At this time, Yuan Shasha also came to the kitchen in the backyard. Through the glass of the kitchen, she could see some of what was going on inside.
So Yuan Shasha quickly explained: "There are quite a lot of tools in this kitchen, but it looks like no one has been here for a long time. There are also a lot of spider webs?"
"Spider web?" After listening to Yuan Shasha's words, Gu Chen quickly came to the window and checked the situation in the room.
Sure enough, as Yuan Shasha said, the entire kitchen was covered with spider webs.
This seems a little strange.
Seeing all this, Ah Jin also smiled and said: "This company is really good, the people who guard the island have withdrawn."
"Every time I came here before, everyone would be cooking in the kitchen, and everyone would gather together to eat. It was so lively at that time."
After a pause, Ah Jin continued: "But at that time, I felt that there was actually no need for island guards on this island."
"Although I am a little unhappy that this company has not given me the task of delivering supplies, to be honest, I think their current operating model is the most scientific."
"Because in my opinion, there is no need for island guards here at all. Arranging one person to guard the island is simply unnecessary."
"I even think that we can just send people over regularly to inspect the island's infrastructure. Really, this is the most scientific way."
Hearing what Ah Jin said, Gu Chen also fell into deep thought.
Because I don't know much about the work here, I can't make a conclusion yet on whether island guards are needed.
But Gu Chen was more curious about the situation around the house.
For example, I heard the bearded man who was a technician from Jintuo Company say before that the leader usually leaves through the back door of the house.
While everyone was cooking, he would leave for an excuse, and he would stay away for a long time every time, often appearing only when everyone was eating.
So based on that clue, Gu Chen took the lead and walked to the back of the house.
Only then did I realize that there was indeed a road leading to the top of the mountain.
However, because no one has been here for a long time, this trail has long been overgrown with weeds, but you can still vaguely see the prototype of some roads.
Gu Chen took a deep breath, pushed open the courtyard door, and started walking toward the back mountain.
Lu Weiwei saw this and followed closely.
Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha looked at each other and followed behind.
Finally, there were Officer Xiaozhuang and Ah Jin, both of whom stood where they were and didn't want to go anywhere else.
However, Officer Xiaozhuang decided to stay outside the house and conduct inspections around the house.
"Rustling!"
Gu Chen walked through the weeds and reached an open area on the hillside.
Looking around, you can see the location of the pier.
Lu Weiwei used her hands and feet to climb up a steep slope with difficulty, then raised her head to look at Gu Chen, and then turned to look in the direction of the dock according to Gu Chen's gaze.
"Junior Brother Gu, what are you looking at?"
"It's nothing." Gu Chen shook his head and said involuntarily:
"The view here is relatively wide, but I don't know. Yesterday, the technician said that their leader went up the mountain from here to inspect the equipment on the island. I was wondering how he should go?"
"It must be walking along the ridgeline." As soon as Gu Chen finished speaking, Lu Weiwei quickly replied:
"Junior Brother Gu, look, if you go up from here, you will definitely reach the starting point of the ridgeline."
Pointing to the other side with her finger, Lu Weiwei added: "Then, we can go directly to the other end of the island along this ridgeline."
"In this way, no matter which direction you want to go, it will be relatively close. As long as you are careful, you will be there just down the slope. It is much more convenient than patrolling around the coastline."
"Yes." As soon as Lu Weiwei finished speaking, Gu Chen realized the essence of the leader's inspection of the island, and smiled and said:
"Yes, that's what that person did. In this way, on the surface, he went up the mountain from the back of the yard, but in fact, he could walk to other places along the ridgeline."
"In this way, even if this person wants to do something, others will not be able to find out."
"In other words, others don't know which direction he should be at all?"
"Yes, that's what I mean." Seeing that Gu Chen had completely understood what she meant, Lu Weiwei also smiled and said.
When Officer Wang, who was following Lu Weiwei, heard this, he waved his hands and said:
"Although you, Lu Weiwei, have guessed what I mean, this island is relatively long and narrow, and we don't have any target. If we just search blindly, we will undoubtedly be looking for a needle in a haystack."
Taking two heavy breaths, Officer Wang added, "It would be great if someone knew what was going on here. At least there would be a direction."
Officer Wang, who spread his hands and turned around, sighed helplessly: "But now, although we have arrived at the island, what can we do?"
Listening to Officer Wang's complaint, Gu Chen lowered his head and thought for a few seconds, then said again: "Find that Ah Jin and ask."
