The mysterious village that appeared strangely surprised Gu Chen. It seemed that a village should not appear here.
Just walking through this underground cave is enough to make people feel incredible, but now, there are actually traces of people living in it, which simply subverts everyone's previous understanding.
"Let's go in and take a look." Gu Chen said hesitantly.
So everyone rowed the simple bamboo raft to the shore.
It seems like no one has been here for a long time, everything seems so quiet and depressed.
Maybe some villagers once lived here, but now, it seems to be a village that has been abandoned for a long time.
"Teacher Xu, how old is this village?" Gu Chen also asked Xu Enping beside him.
At this time, Xu Enping also scratched his cheek and looked like he was thinking.
But soon, Xu Enping also frowned and said involuntarily:
"It looks like it's hundreds of years old. After all, from the way these houses are wrapped in plants, it's easy to tell that no one has lived here for a long time."
"Yes, uninhabited villages are like this. Without any human habitation, plants and animals will quickly take over everything." Lu Weiwei couldn't help but say.
Gu Chen also took a few thousand steps, and the dead leaves on the ground crunched when he stepped on them.
Gu Chen also felt that he seemed to have entered a world like the Wizard of Oz.
After hesitating for a moment, Gu Chen also looked back towards the river.
Although the river is not wide, it still looks a bit strange in this deep mountain.
Gu Chen looked back at the uninhabited village in front of him and said: "Judging from this situation, I feel that it might be unrealistic if the villagers came in from the cave."
"Because when walking through the cave, you have to pass through those narrow passages, and there are underground rivers next to it."
"If you fall, you will die. Not all of these people's houses can be built with local materials, and they will definitely need to be obtained from other places."
"Yes, but how did they transport it in?" Lu Weiwei was also curious.
Because according to normal logic, this is difficult to do.
Gu Chen blurted out: "This shows that this place is not completely closed. There should be another exit, and this exit is the main passage for these aborigines to the outside world."
"It's just that this passage is very secret, and outsiders haven't discovered it yet."
"Is there another passage?" After listening to Gu Chen's explanation, Xu Enping was thoughtful, nodded silently, and couldn't help but say:
"What you said makes sense. It is indeed possible. If materials are transported from the cave, the mortality rate will be very high."
"No one with a smart mind would choose to take this path. So, theoretically, there should be another channel."
"That might be a mountain road." Lu Weiwei said.
"It's hard to judge now." Gu Chen picked up the phone and found that it still had no signal.
But Gu Chen's mobile phone can make satellite phone calls, which means that Gu Chen can contact the outside world.
What Gu Chen needs to do most right now is to accurately find out his location and other possible roads to the outside world.
After all, if Xu Yaxuan had been here, she might have gone to other places through other channels.
"Teacher Xu." Looking back at Xu Enping, Gu Chen reminded him:
"Send the other two colleagues over for me."
"Okay, leave this to me." Xu Enping readily agreed, then took the oar and started to walk back to the raft, paddling it and disappearing into the river around the corner.
As for Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei, it was not advisable to rush into this uninhabited village before meeting up with Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha.
When Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha come over, they may not be able to find anyone.
So all Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei can do now is wait on the shore.
Fortunately, it didn't take long before Xu Enping appeared in Gu Chen's field of vision with Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha.
Everyone met at the shore. Officer Wang looked at the uninhabited village in front of him and couldn't help but sigh:
"Oh my god, there is an uninhabited village in this place? Who are these people living here?"
"Maybe they are the ancestors of the villagers at the foot of the mountain?" Yuan Shasha guessed:
"These people may have come here to escape the war, and then they slowly began to move away from here and live under the mountains after they found it was calm outside."
"After that, this place became an uninhabited village."
"What Xiao Yuan said may make sense, but now, we must conduct an on-site investigation to see what the situation is like."
Gu Chen now also wants to enter the uninhabited village to investigate, especially this village, which has a strange atmosphere from the inside out.
So after everyone briefly communicated on the shore, a search team was formed.
Everyone held weapons in their hands and walked slowly towards the uninhabited village.
Because a body was found in the cave, it is still unclear who killed the other party?
So be careful and don't dare to enter rashly.
If the murderer is hiding here at this time, then everyone will face one thug, or two, or maybe three.
"Everyone starts searching from the first house. Be careful, form a search formation, and don't walk around when searching." Gu Chen also reminded him when he entered the outermost house.
Everyone nodded silently, and everyone had already formed a tacit understanding.
So Gu Chen turned on a strong flashlight and began to pull away the green stems on the door before entering the hall.
Because the houses here are all wooden houses, and because no one has lived here for many years, the smell is very strong.
But the moment the door opened, everyone couldn't help but retreat.
"Ahem!" Lu Weiwei coughed twice and couldn't help but said, "The smell is too strong, it feels like it's full of methane gas."
"Is it poisonous? It would be nice if I wore a gas mask." Yuan Shasha also complained.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Officer Wang fanned his nose with his palm and then said:
"The smell is a bit strong. It doesn't look like there is anyone inside. Just open the door and let some air out. Check the next one, right?"
"Okay." Gu Chen agreed with Officer Wang. After all, if a living person was brought in with this smell, he would most likely be poisoned to death.
So everyone started to check the second building, the third building...
However, after inspecting the houses one after another, they all seemed to be the same, with no trace of anyone living inside at all.
Especially when looking at the plants on the door, it is not difficult to see that they have been abandoned for many years, and even wild animals may not go inside.
Everyone walked around and found that there seemed to be no one living in this small village.
Yuan Shasha couldn't help but sigh: "It seems that the murderer did not stay here, but the murderer provided us with an idea, that is, there may be another route leading to the outside world."
"Because these building structures are absolutely impossible to transport in from the cave."
"Yes, Junior Brother Gu made the same analysis just now." Seeing what Yuan Shasha said, Lu Weiwei quickly agreed.
So everyone turned their attention to Xu Enping.
After all, Xu Enping is an outdoor explorer, and that's what he does.
At this time, Xu Enping also looked calm and said slowly: "Don't worry, everyone, there is a second way to the outside world, that's for sure."
"I need some time to find this road, so please be patient."
"Okay, we believe you." Officer Wang also agreed. After all, at this time, you are here to do this.
Xu Enping may be more experienced in exploring the way.
So Xu Enping started his own path exploration operation.
He began to wander around the village, and Gu Chen and the others could only follow behind him, trying not to disturb him.
Not long after, Xu Enping discovered a mountain trail and excitedly reminded everyone:
"There is a trail in the back mountain of this uninhabited village, which should lead to the outside world."
After the words fell, Xu Enping was about to turn around and walk away, but was stopped by Gu Chen in an instant:
"etc."
"What...what's wrong?" Xu Enping's expression was stunned, and he turned to look at Gu Chen behind him.
Gu Chen didn't say anything, he just used his right index finger to his mouth to make a warning not to speak.
Although Xu Enping didn't know what was going on, he didn't dare to move for a moment, and his eyes began to scan around.
At this time, he heard a faint "hissing" sound in his ear.
Xu Enping's head slowly turned, and then he realized that above his forehead, a green snake was spitting out a message at him.
"It's a snake!" Lu Weiwei exclaimed, but was quickly reminded by Gu Chen not to speak too loudly.
Just when the green snake was about to attack Xu Enping, Gu Chen, with quick eyes and quick hands, immediately grabbed the green snake's seven inches and skillfully held the green snake in his hand.
Although his hands were a little slippery, after several adjustments, Gu Chen finally controlled the green snake.
"Huh!" Seeing this situation, Xu Enping also sighed heavily, and then he felt relieved.
Gu Chen also smiled and said: "Maybe Teacher Xu disturbed it. It should have been wrapped around this tree trunk just now."
"So that's it?" After hearing what Gu Chen said, Xu Enping also sighed and couldn't help but sigh:
"It seems that I was careless about this place. After all, this is a dense forest and there are many wild animals in it."
"Wild animals dare not go to areas where humans gather, so this kind of place is their natural place to live. We are disturbing them."
"Yes." Gu Chen sighed, and put the green snake on the tree trunk aside, then let go.
The green snake quickly followed the trunk of the tree and continued to crawl further away. It did not forget to look back at Gu Chen, and then continued to crawl further away.
In less than a moment, the green snake disappeared into the woods.
"Senior Brother Gu, if you just let the green snake go, aren't you afraid of meeting it again?" Yuan Shasha was still more afraid of this slippery creature and couldn't help but say.
Gu Chen smiled and said, "Just be careful. There is no need to get into trouble with a little green snake."
"And there should be other snakes in this forest, especially venomous snakes. Everyone must be more careful."
"Now it's not a matter of carelessness, it's a matter of whether you can come out after entering. This dense forest trail is covered with moss everywhere. It feels like a poisonous snake can spring out anytime and anywhere."
Officer Wang was also a little panicked at the moment. After all, for him, a veteran in the workplace, cherishing his life was more important than anything else.
And I don’t know where this dense forest trail will lead? Therefore, Officer Wang will also have his own anxiety.
But Gu Chen comforted him and said, "Senior Brother Wang, you don't have to worry too much. What do you think this is?"
Following Gu Chen's prompts, Officer Wang looked down at the side of the dense forest trail and found a human footprint.
Officer Wang's eyes suddenly lit up: "Has anyone been here before?"
"And there's more than one person, there's a different footprint here." Gu Chen also pointed in another direction.
At this moment, Officer Wang suddenly became energetic: "Since these people can get in, we should be able to too."
After taking two steps forward, Officer Wang added: "Judging from the size of the footprints, one of them should be a woman."
"Maybe it's Xu Yaxuan." Lu Weiwei said.
Yuan Shasha couldn't help but said: "It's really strange, why would Xu Yaxuan come to a place like this? Moreover, he was following another guide."
"Sometimes I really don't understand. What is the relationship between them? Why was the guide assassinated?"
"Is the murderer Xu Yaxuan? Or another guide? Or is there some kind of agreement between them?"
"Any speculation now is in vain. If we can find these two people, that is the goal." Officer Wang was no longer afraid. He quickly found a thick branch nearby and reminded everyone:
"Don't be idle, hurry up and find a weapon that you can use to drive away snakes on the road."
"I know." Lu Weiwei finished her words and quickly found her branch.
Everyone is following suit. After all, in the jungle, a stick that suits you can save your life at a certain time.
"Everyone, get ready, let's go." Gu Chen also warned, holding the branches in his hands and walking into the dense forest path.
The roads here seem to have been built by the previous Aboriginal people.
But after years of baptism, it is now full of plants.
Walking on it, you can also see various insects.
Lu Weiwei frowned slightly and formed a mutual aid group with Yuan Shasha. Anyone found with strange bugs must be removed as quickly as possible.
Everyone just walked along the path for a while, and then they discovered that they had come to an open area.
"This place is so mysterious. I really can't imagine. What is going on? What does this woman Xu Yaxuan want to do?"
Although Xu Yaxuan could not be found, Officer Wang still couldn't help but complain.
After all, Xu Yaxuan has made everyone very anxious. If Xu Yaxuan cannot be found, everyone seems to be very frustrated.
But this time, everyone is not sure whether Xu Yaxuan is nearby? Is he also walking the same path?
