There are supplies prepared, indicating that someone will move in here soon, but what does this have to do with Zhang He and Zhang Li coming here?
Gu Chen wasn't sure, but there might be a subtle connection between the two.
Gu Chen continued to look for clues. It could be said that a lot of new supplies had been prepared here, but none of them had been touched.
After checking around, I didn't seem to find anything.
Gu Chen then walked out of the canteen and came to the square.
The basketball court here looks dilapidated, and even the iron frame of the basketball hoop is crumbling.
The backboard is still the earliest wooden board, and it has long since rotted away.
Everything here seems extremely depressed, as if there were hundreds of people living here the day before, but overnight, all the people here disappeared.
But time has stopped here.
"Gu Bureau, we have searched, but there are no clues."
"We have also searched, and all the wooden doors are locked, and the iron locks are all rusty, and there is no trace of anyone moving."
"We have also checked here, everything is normal, and there are no damaged entrances and exits."
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As several teams came over to report on their work, Gu Chen suddenly realized that there seemed to be no trace of those two people here.
"Are they really in the Jiaxiang mine?"
After hesitating for a few seconds, Gu Chen looked up at the various teams returning from the inspection, feeling mixed emotions in his heart.
It's really not easy to find clues in such a huge living area.
You only need to check the doors and windows at the entrance and exit to see the problem. Everything here is still as it was before, and there are no signs of damage.
The only door lock that has been touched here is the canteen in front of the square.
It is used as a place to store supplies.
"Gu Chen, why don't you go down the well?" Officer Wang said.
"Okay." Gu Chen took a deep breath and reminded everyone again: "Has everyone brought all their search equipment?"
"We all have them with us, strong flashlights, one for each person," said a young police officer.
Gu Chen was very satisfied, and then led everyone along the hillside section again until they reached the railway track.
There is an old steam train here, but it is now abandoned and it is impossible to start it.
Gu Chen could only lead everyone forward along the railway track.
After walking for about 20 minutes, Gu Chen found an iron gate in front of him, with four big characters welded on it: Jiaxiang Coal Mine.
On one side of the railway track is the important station of Jiaxiang Coal Mine.
The coal trucks of Jiaxiang Coal Mine are transported from one of the exits of the mining area to the side of the station.
To enter the inside of the mine, you need to pass through another hole, which is the entrance to the mine.
Generally speaking, miners will choose to mine from here.
At the entrance of the mine, there is also a duty booth, which is usually responsible for checking the various conditions of the miners, discovering problems, and correcting them in a timely manner.
And this duty station is now in a dilapidated state.
Lu Weiwei took the lead and walked to the guard box. With a gentle pull of her hand, she was able to open the door of the guard box.
Turning to look at Gu Chen, Lu Weiwei reminded her, "Junior brother Gu, the door is unlocked."
"Besides, it looks like someone has entered here."
"Well, let's go in and take a look." Gu Chen also discovered the problem. The door lock here seemed to have been picked open a long time ago.
But why aren't abandoned coal mines locked? Aren't we afraid that some naughty children might run in and play, eventually causing an accident?
Although he didn't understand what the mining area was doing, Gu Chen believed that this might be Zhang Li's doing.
Turning on the strong flashlight, Gu Chen first shined it at the entrance of the mine.
Only then did I realize that this was a long step with a very steep slope.
Entering the cave entrance means officially entering the mine.
Gu Chen walked at the front of the crowd, illuminating everything in front of him with his light.
Walking down the steep steps into the mine, you feel as if you have entered the inner world of the earth.
The sound of footsteps kept echoing in the passage.
Gu Chen stopped and looked back. At the exit in the distance, there was only a bright spot.
"Do you have any questions?" Seeing that some police officers didn't seem to be used to it, Gu Chen also asked.
"No problem, no problem."
Everyone's answers were sparse.
So Gu Chen said again: "If you have any questions, you can ask them. If you are not used to this dark environment, you can go to the cave entrance and wait. Is there any problem?"
"No."
There were originally a few police officers, and they seemed a little resistant to this environment.
But when Gu Chen said this just now, everyone seemed to have nothing to say and quickly responded.
"Okay, let's keep walking." Seeing that no one had any objections, Gu Chen continued to lead the way.
The further down he went, the more Gu Chen felt a chill.
I don’t know how long I walked, but when I looked back, I saw that the small spot of light at the exit had long since disappeared.
When Gu Chen looked back, he saw that the passage in front of him seemed to have two forks.
The passage on the right has been blocked by an iron gate.
You can continue walking on the left passage.
So Gu Chen led everyone to look to the left.
Not long after, I discovered an old piece of equipment on the left side of the passage.
And walking further, I found a device similar to a conveyor belt in front of me.
It was also the first time for Gu Chen to see this kind of device. It was similar to a ropeway, but it only had a simple seat and a foot position.
"Junior Brother Gu, this is the monkey cart. When miners go down into the mine, they usually take this cart." Seeing that Gu Chen was curious, Lu Weiwei hurried over to explain.
"Senior Sister Lu knows about this?" Gu Chen turned around and asked.
Lu Weiwei nodded silently: "I know, I've seen this thing in the news before."
"That's right, it seems to be called the Monkey Car." Officer Wang also came over at this moment.
"But it's out of service now, so we can only walk there," Yuan Shasha said.
Gu Chen smiled slightly: "Then keep walking."
Since everyone went down into the well in a team and everyone was illuminated by strong flashlights, everyone did not feel much fear in the dark passage.
But if someone is alone in this place, the fear will be overwhelming.
Gu Chen walked along the old monkey car cableway. He didn't know how long he walked, and finally came to the end of the cableway machine.
Today's equipment has long been rusty, and Gu Chen looked to the left and right sides and found that many of the sides of the mine here were supported by jacks.
In one place, there are many jacks placed there to support the cave.
And walking further inside, it seems that you can smell the smell of coal.
There will be some coal residue in many places on both sides, and the smell is very strong.
In the mine passages, it seems that you need to keep turning and extending. In some places, you need to squat down and crawl through some narrow and low passages with small steps.
This puts great psychological pressure on everyone.
After all, I can only squat down and walk through the passage every time. Everyone feels like a gopher.
And this extremely narrow area, coupled with the dark space, makes people unable to see the road ahead, which will cause extreme fear.
Fortunately, Gu Chen was bold and opened the way ahead, which made everyone feel better.
But when Gu Chen squatted down and carefully moved in the dark and narrow passage, he found that there was suddenly a circular space above his head.
Only then did Gu Chen stand up and relieve the pain in his body.
Then Lu Weiwei, Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha came out and stood up. There was basically no extra space.
"Senior Sister Lu, can you continue to move forward? The people behind us are all stuck in this narrow space. It's very uncomfortable."
Some police officers from behind started to complain. After all, no one wants to stay in such a small space all the time.
Lu Weiwei quickly replied: "Understood, let's keep going forward. Those of you who came out from behind should take a rest here and give the space to others immediately, do you understand?"
"I know." Some police officers from behind replied nervously.
So Gu Chen and others continued to move forward along the low and narrow passage.
I don't know how long I moved before a wider passage appeared.
The passage still goes all the way down, with steps, but the steps are very narrow, and it feels like you are going underground.
But here, Gu Chen realized that he seemed to have entered the real mining area.
The passage is made of wood and steel, with many jacks supporting it on both sides.
And the coal here seems to have changed color.
As you walk further in, the passage under your feet begins to become a little soft.
Gu Chen lowered his head and shined a strong flashlight on it. Only then did he realize that there was coal under his feet.
As we continue walking forward, there seems to be an open area, which is a resting point in the passage.
There are also some old work signs and some worn-out tools placed here.
Gu Chen studied it carefully and found that this was an area where the miners' daily lives were recorded.
Since the mine is relatively narrow, this place should be a place for miners to eat and rest.
Some old and damaged clothing, as well as some safety helmets, all look very old.
Several electric lights installed overhead are now unusable.
"Everyone, let's take a rest here." Gu Chen saw that everyone was already exhausted.
Especially in such a narrow and claustrophobic space, it will give people a kind of psychological fear.
From the way everyone crouched down and moved in the narrow passage just now, it is easy to see that this narrow space has caused a psychological shadow on many police officers.
At this time, we need to give everyone some time to rest and adjust their mentality, otherwise problems will easily arise.
"Oh my god, this place is too scary."
"Yeah, that passage just now was really scary."
"This place feels a bit evil."
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Listening to everyone's nagging, Officer Wang said angrily: "What's there to nag about? This is where miners work, and this is their daily work."
"Every day when people go down the mine, they pass by the same place. This shows how great our miner brothers are."
Looking at the young police officers who were nagging just now, Officer Wang said again: "You are still men, so why do you feel more timid than women? Lu Weiwei and Xiao Yuan are not afraid, look at the bears of you guys
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"Senior Brother Wang, after all, this is our first time in a place like this, but we are a little uncomfortable with it." A young police officer retorted.
"Okay, okay, so isn't this a time for you to rest? Adjust yourself. This mine is still very long, and I don't know what the road ahead will be like. You can't do it like this."
"Yes." As soon as Officer Wang finished speaking, Yuan Shasha on the side quickly agreed:
"Everyone has come anyway. Now if we want to go back the way we came, it will take a long time."
"It's better to follow Brother Gu and keep going forward. Besides, we also saw two mines when we went down the mine just now."
"One is the entrance, which is the channel we are taking now, and the other channel is the exit of the mine."
"I think if we keep walking along the road ahead, we can come out of another mine exit. Please cheer up."
"Did you hear that? Xiao Yuan asked you to cheer up." Lu Weiwei also reminded her quickly.
Since everyone is nagging, there won’t be so many complaints.
At this moment, Gu Chen took a sip of water and roughly checked the environment of the mine based on the introduction of the old people.
Since no one has entered here for a long time, many things are in a state of ruin, and there are no traces of human beings at all.
But along the way Gu Chen walked, he discovered that there were footprints of two people at the foot of the mine passage.
Obviously, the footprints of these two people are Zhang He and the person suspected of Zhang Li.
"Everyone, please pay attention." Seeing that everyone began to relax and rest in the open area, Gu Chen also reminded:
"Those two people are currently in the mine. We can judge from the various traces underground."
"What we have to do now is to concentrate all our energy. After all, the mine is so big, and it's not easy for them to hide."
"So, we can only walk in the mine tunnel. I think it will be a matter of time before we meet them."
"What everyone has to do now is to not fall behind. From now on, everyone must pay close attention to their partners to prevent sneak attacks from the other side."
After a pause, Gu Chen looked around and said, "Especially the comrades at the rear, be careful of ambush."
"Did you hear that?" As soon as Gu Chen finished speaking, Officer Wang quickly echoed:
"For those of you behind you, it's best to walk backwards, two abreast, so as not to leave behind your companions."
"And other people in the back should also pay close attention to the colleagues behind, because there will be some gaps on both sides of the mine more or less."
"I'm just afraid that those two guys will disguise themselves and hide in these gaps."
"Now that we know Senior Brother Wang, we will pay attention."
"Yeah, anyway, there are so many bright flashlights and there are so many bright lights, those two people can't hide."
"Don't be careless." Before Officer Wang opened his mouth, Gu Chen continued to remind him:
"It's very possible that they're using some obstructions as cover, so you have to keep your eyes open so you don't miss any details."
After a pause, Gu Chen looked at the unknown area ahead and continued: "Let's continue setting off."
