"That will be easy. If we can find these people, we can find traces of Xu Yaxuan."
Officer Wang touched his growling stomach and said involuntarily:
"By the way, can you get me something to eat? I've been busy for a long time, but my stomach is still empty."
"Yes." Seeing what Officer Wang said, Ji Zhe immediately responded:
"We have already prepared dinner and left it for you."
"Then what are you waiting for? Let's eat first, and we can talk about anything else after dinner."
"Officer Wang also kept what Gu Chen said just now in mind, and then took everyone to have dinner together."
Since it was already late at night, it would be difficult to find traces of Xu Yaxuan in the middle of the night.
But it is actually not difficult to find Xu Yaxuan, because as long as we find those two guides, all of Xu Yaxuan's whereabouts will be revealed.
At least Xu Yaxuan can appear and disappear, but the two guides cannot.
They could not escape, but the monk could not escape from the temple. Gu Chen knew this very well.
So after Officer Wang's team finished dinner, everyone began to look for a place to rest.
Due to the small population of this village, many villagers have empty rooms in their homes.
Just enough to temporarily provide the police with one night's accommodation.
At night, Gu Chen was also in his room, quietly thinking about the plan for the next day.
And keep text messages with Jiang Xiaomi for questioning at any time.
After sorting out the information for a night, Gu Chen discovered that those who had hiked in this mountain spent an average of three days and two nights.
Some people may need to spend four days and three nights, but the overall time is controllable.
Moreover, if you want to enter the mountain forest, you cannot cross it. You can only return the same way after reaching a certain place.
And there are huge caves in the mountains and forests, which the villagers have mentioned before.
Moreover, there are also some outdoor teams who have explored the road and have confirmed it.
After Gu Chen sorted out the situation, he directly called Jiang Xiaomi.
Not long after, Jiang Xiaomi answered the phone and said jokingly: "Gu Bureau, you have been looking for me quite often this day."
"Isn't there no way to do it? I just want to ask you, you said in the text message that someone discovered that there is a huge cave inside, which is still undeveloped. Is this true? Or are you exaggerating on purpose?"
"How is that possible, boss? A hiking team told me that they found a huge cave inside. It was so gloomy that they didn't dare to go in."
"Because if you want to enter the cave for caving, you need professional equipment, but these people are here for hiking, not caving."
"So for them, the most they can do is to take a photo at the entrance of the cave, then put a cross in their WeChat moments, and that's it."
Having said this, Jiang Xiaomi quickly added: "Oh, by the way, I still have a few photos of those people at the entrance of the cave. I planned to take a look when I have time, so I saved them. I will send them to you now.
Just wait a moment."
While talking, Jiang Xiaomi began to look for the photos on his phone.
Not long after, Gu Chen received a picture from Jiang Xiaomi in his WeChat dialog box.
It is easy to see from the picture that several men wearing professional outdoor clothing are standing outside a huge hole, performing various cool moves.
The photo is very clear, it was a sunny day, but inside the cave, it was pitch black.
Especially the entrance to the cave is covered with many plants, which makes it look a bit spooky.
"Xiaomi, can you contact these people in the photo?" Gu Chen asked.
"What? You want to ask them for help?" Jiang Xiaomi seemed to realize something?
Gu Chen agreed and said, "Yes, I would like to ask them to be my guide and go into the mountain early tomorrow. See if you can help me contact them."
"This...it's already very late now." Jiang Xiaomi also reminded.
I feel like we can put this matter to another discussion tomorrow.
But Gu Chen insisted: "The current situation is quite special. We are all in a hurry. If possible, you can help me contact them tonight no matter what."
"Then let them come to our village early tomorrow morning, join us, and then go up the mountain together."
"Uh..." Listening to Gu Chen's arrangement, Jiang Xiaomi felt a little guilty:
"Gu Chen, your idea is very good, but the other party may also have their own affairs. Of course, I will try my best to contact you and let them help you investigate."
After a pause, Jiang Xiaomi said again: "Well, I'll contact them now and ask them to come out and help."
"Okay, then I'll wait for your good news." Seeing Jiang Xiaomi's willingness to help, Gu Chen was grateful in every possible way.
Then he hung up the phone.
About 10 minutes later, Jiang Xiaomi called again.
Gu Chen quickly opened the answer button and asked: "Xiaomi, how are you?"
"They have already done it for you. They said they will get up early tomorrow morning and drive to your village." Jiang Xiaomi said.
"Thank you so much, Xiaomi, those people's contact information..."
"Don't worry, I've already sent it to you. You can just call this number tomorrow morning."
Jiang Xiaomi also knew that Gu Chen was in trouble, and at this moment, only she could help him.
So I quickly explained it to Gu Chen in detail.
Gu Chen expressed that he was very satisfied, and the two briefly chatted about home affairs before hanging up the phone.
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The next morning, 7:30 am.
When the people in the village were gradually waking up, there was already a roar of car engines outside the village.
The engines of these cars are very powerful, and the movement makes this originally quiet village suddenly become lively.
Gu Chen woke up early and sat under the big tree at the entrance of the village, waiting for the arrival of these guides.
Not long after, two hard-core off-road vehicles stopped steadily at the entrance of the village.
Different from many police cars, these two hard-core off-road vehicles are particularly eye-catching.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Four men walked out of the two cars and came directly to Gu Chen.
"Are you the mountain guides that Jiang Xiaomi contacted last night?" Gu Chen took the initiative to step forward and asked.
"That's right." A man with a strong build and dark skin took the initiative to communicate with Gu Chen:
"Because we have only been to that place once, but at that time, we didn't have professional tools, so we didn't dare to go into the hole. We could only stand outside and take a few photos."
"I was a little bit regretful at first, thinking how boring it would be if I didn't go around the cave?"
Spreading his hands, the strong man continued: "Isn't that right? Zhengchou has no reason to go here, but Jiang Xiaomi happened to contact me and said that someone from the police station wanted us to help find someone."
"I was thinking, isn't this the time to show our value? So last night, we started packing our equipment overnight just to be able to get here as early as possible."
Looking left and right, the strong man is also the Circuit de Versace: "We are not late, are we?"
"No, no." Gu Chen waved his hand and continued to explain: "You came very early, and you came with professional equipment. This is very important to us."
"That's good, that's good." Seeing what Gu Chen said, the strong man also sighed and quickly introduced himself to Gu Chen:
"My name is Xu Enping. I am a professional guide. I usually lead a group of novice hikers through various jungle canyons."
After a pause, Xu Enping continued to explain: "Of course, we will occasionally go on adventures, so we should be the best at the situation you mentioned, because many places are not developed and still maintain their most primitive appearance."
"It's our honor to have your help." Gu Chen also said politely, then looked at the appearance of the two cars and asked curiously: "Can I see your equipment?"
"Of course." Seeing that Gu Chen wanted to see his equipment, Xu Enping immediately brought Gu Chen to his red off-road vehicle.
Then, he opened the rear door and immediately unloaded a lot of equipment on the spot.
Everyone was stunned to see that this guy actually had a rope and all kinds of helmets.
Lu Weiwei, who had just had breakfast, saw the car parked in the square and hurried to Gu Chen and asked curiously:
"How about it?"
"Xiaomi introduced me. I've been to those caves before, those are the people in the photo."
Hearing Gu Chen's urgent expression, Lu Weiwei quickly raised her head and took a look.
I found that except for the guide Xu Enping, everyone else was average-looking.
Lu Weiwei asked hurriedly: "When can you leave?"
"You can do it at any time," said a young guide, who Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei had also seen in the group photo.
So Lu Weiwei quickly asked him: "Is it now?"
"Of course." The young guide quickly unloaded the equipment in the car and reminded:
"We brought a lot of good equipment here for caving."
"Then you have brought the right things. I think these things will be very crucial for our next caving expedition."
After the simple exchange, everyone seemed to understand each other better.
Among these four people, except for the older guide Xu Enping, the remaining guides are almost all young people.
At this time, Officer Wang, who had arrived late, stared at the chicken coop and asked everyone, "Did Xiaomi introduce you here?"
"Yeah." Xu Enping nodded silently and couldn't help but said: "If you have already had breakfast, then let's go and explore the cave early, right?"
"After all, time is limited, and I don't know how long I will stay there? So I can go early and come back early."
"Okay." Lu Weiwei expressed her understanding, turned to look at Officer Wang, and asked quickly: "Old Wang, are you ready?"
"Always be prepared," Xu Enping said.
So after everyone had a brief exchange, they were led into the mountain by these four guides.
But this time, this group of people was well prepared. Each of them was equipped with a strong flashlight and a lot of strong ropes.
Of course, it is impossible for these few people to bring all the equipment.
So after negotiation, everyone helped these four people share some of their luggage.
When the guides took everyone to the foot of the mountain, Xu Enping couldn't help but tie a bright red silk to the only route.
Then this long piece of red silk was tied to the tree so that the route could be clearly defined.
Seeing Gu Chen and others making a fuss, Xu Enping quickly explained:
"Every time we come here, we have to mark the road to make it convenient for ourselves and other tourists."
"Okay." Gu Chen expressed his understanding, and then explained: "My senior brother Wang took a guide from the village up there yesterday. There may not be many exciting places in this section of the road."
"Yes, the main reason is that there are few tourists. When there are more tourists, do you think they will open it for development?"
While talking, Xu Enping also kept looking for the road he had come before based on the faded cloth strips.
Officer Wang couldn't stand it any longer, so he took the initiative and suggested: "Should I lead the way on this stretch?"
"After all, we already went there last night."
"Okay." Seeing Officer Wang, Xu Enping took the initiative to ask for help. In addition, nearly half a year had passed since the last time he went there.
Many journeys are actually based on feeling.
But plants will continue to grow, and this is a primeval forest, so many roads may look one way half a year ago, but look completely different half a year later.
Afterwards, Officer Wang relied on his exploration last night and led everyone further inside.
After a while, everyone came to a fork in the road.
At this time, Xu Enping also quickly stepped forward to explain:
"Did you see it? Three clicks over there, right at that location..."
Having said this, everyone immediately turned their attention to it.
So Xu Enping said again: "There is a cave entrance below, but it is too deep. If you go down, you need to take a lot of unnecessary steps, so we have not gone there for the time being, but have taken a mature route."
"Okay." Officer Wang wiped the sweat from his forehead and continued:
"Then let's continue on our way."
"Okay." Xu Endong seemed a little excited, so he hurried forward and quickly surpassed Officer Wang.
This time, Xu Endong became the team's guide.
During the walk, Xu Endong seemed to transform into a senior tour guide, constantly educating everyone about the strange mountains and rocks here.
But that doesn’t seem to be everyone’s interest.
So Xu Endong seemed to be talking to himself.
At a fork in the road, Xu Endong suddenly stopped.
Gu Chen quickly came to him and asked hurriedly: "What's wrong?"
"Let me think about it." Xu Endong crossed his arms and started thinking.
Not long after, Xu Endong looked up and quickly pointed to the right and said: "Go to the right?"
"Isn't this obvious?" Seeing that Xu Endong was looking mysterious when walking to the right, Lu Weiwei couldn't help but tease him.
After all, a faded cloth strip is not far away.
Xu Endong also smiled awkwardly and quickly explained: "It's been a long time and I can't remember the route. I'm sorry, but I basically know the road ahead. You just need to follow me and I'm sure you can get to the entrance of the cave."
