At first, no one thought too much about it, and they never thought about the specific location of the sheepskin map?
But now after Gu Chen's analysis and judgment, it seems that the old sheepskin map, which is worthless to everyone, has a new purpose.
Because the voices of several people were very low, He Wenjun, who was leading the way, and the senior travelers who followed behind did not hear them.
And as the sun completely set, the entire forest suddenly fell into darkness.
There is no light pollution here, and the stars in the sky can be seen clearly with the naked eye.
"He Wenjun, wait a minute." Gu Chen suddenly called to He Wenjun in front of him.
He Wenjun stopped, turned to look at Gu Chen and asked, "What's wrong?"
"We're not going this way, we're going this way." Gu Chen pointed to the other side.
He Wenjun was stunned: "But this is not a road? This is a forest."
"I know, just listen to me and change the route." Gu Chen said.
"No." He Wenjun heard this and began to be confused about Gu Chen.
Speaking of Nanshan Forest Park, I have been there many times with the boss Zhuang Hu.
In terms of familiarity with this place, I am definitely better than Gu Chen.
But Gu Chen, a policeman who had never been here before, actually asked to lead the route. This seemed a bit incredible.
Especially the route Gu Chen requested to change, the front was completely a forest and there was no road at all.
So when Gu Chen made this request, He Wenjun was completely confused and didn't know what Gu Chen was thinking?
Lu Weiwei, who walked to He Wenjun, quickly patted He Wenjun on the shoulder and reminded him:
"Don't think about anything, just follow us, you won't go wrong."
"But what kind of walking method do you think this is? You can't walk like this on foot?" He Wenjun was a little dissatisfied.
But Officer Wang also reminded: "Did your boss tell you that you must follow the established route?"
"That's not true," He Wenjun said.
"That's it, let's keep going." Officer Wang said.
Seeing Gu Chen and others walking towards the woods, and walking so resolutely and confidently, He Wenjun, who was standing there, was confused and couldn't figure out the situation at all.
Then the three traveling friends who came after them also looked at each other and seemed a little confused.
The man with glasses touched He Wenjun's shoulder and asked, "Did you let them leave like this?"
"I didn't, it was them who wanted to leave like this." He Wenjun also looked aggrieved.
The bespectacled man frowned and said in confusion: "Anyway, we came here to find someone together, but the current walking trajectory has seriously deviated from the trajectory I downloaded before."
With a faint sigh, the man with glasses continued: "Anyway, I've never seen anyone looking for someone like this, but I don't feel very safe."
After a pause, the bespectacled man looked at his two companions and said, "Mark this area to avoid getting lost and unable to get out."
"Okay." Upon hearing this, the strong man immediately took out the colorful ribbons from his backpack and began to tie them on nearby branches.
Another man began to mark his current trajectory on the offline map to avoid being unable to find the direction when he came back.
After completing the basic operations, the four of them quickened their pace and began to keep up with Gu Chen and the others.
Gu Chen, who was walking in front, had always been the leader of the crowd.
Where to go? How to go? Gu Chen knew very well, because he had already memorized the various lines on the sheepskin map.
Especially those altitude coils, Gu Chen remembered clearly. Judging from the direction of the altitude line, it was bound to lead to a canyon.
The trees in front seemed to start to become sparse. After a while, Gu Chen indeed passed through the woods, and the terrain ahead was really the same as the altitude circle on the sheepskin map.
Gu Chen sighed deeply and expressed how useful this sheepskin map was.
And He Wenjun and the others who came later were also out of breath.
When they saw the magnificent canyon terrain in front of them, several people also looked at each other.
"What? Never been here?" Yuan Shasha asked He Wenjun.
He Wenjun shook his head and said involuntarily: "I didn't take this route before, but kept walking along the road over there. We will go around a big circle and come to the lower part of the canyon."
After he finished speaking, He Wenjun started gesturing with his hands.
"It seems that this route will obviously shorten the distance a lot." Yuan Shasha said.
"Maybe, eh? Where are we going?" He Wenjun still doesn't know where Gu Chen's destination is so far.
At this moment, Gu Chen was standing on the edge of the cliff, quietly looking at everything around him.
"Let's start the search from here." Gu Chen said.
"Here? You mean, start recruiting people from here?" When He Wenjun heard this, he was stunned.
He looked left and right, and randomly shined a few flashlights on it, and said, "This is the top of the canyon. Start looking for people from here? What's the point?"
"Being at a high position gives you a broad view," Gu Chen said.
He Wenjun was speechless for a moment.
Yes, what Gu Chen said is absolutely correct. It is indeed condescending to start looking for someone from this place.
Find people from here, the view is good.
He Wenjun was once impressed by Gu Chen's way of doing things. He sighed and agreed: "Okay, let's start looking for people from here. Should we go to the foot of the mountain?"
"Yes." Gu Chen said.
"Okay, I understand." He Wenjun nodded silently and said nothing more.
So everyone began to search along the direction down the mountain.
Three senior travel friends came to the far left, and they also gathered together and chatted.
It seemed to express dissatisfaction with Gu Chen.
Mainly the roads here, or there are no roads at all.
Moreover, Gu Chen was relatively young, so having a young man lead the way, who had never been here before, made everyone even more distrustful of Gu Chen.
Especially these senior travel friends are accustomed to walking according to the established track.
But now it was completely off the hiking trail, which made a few people a little panicked.
After all, no matter how good a veteran travel friend is, he is afraid of getting lost.
Gu Chen led everyone to search to the right, heading down the mountain.
Lu Weiwei walked quickly to Gu Chen and asked curiously: "Junior brother Gu, which direction are you going?"
Gu Chen pointed to a location in front of him and said, "If you guessed correctly, there is a path at the foot of the mountain over there that can pass through the canyon and reach another area of the forest."
"We are here now because we have a commanding position and a broad view, so we can find people easily."
"If we listen to them and follow the trajectory, we will most likely make a big circle and reach the bottom of the canyon."
"How can the view be broadened like this? The view is blocked by all kinds of vegetation, so looking for people is simply futile."
"That's right." Listening to Gu Chen's words, Lu Weiwei instantly understood Gu Chen's intention.
Indeed, if you follow the previous hiking route, your view will be completely blocked by vegetation.
Gu Chen chose this route that cuts through the woods. Although it is difficult to walk, it can greatly shorten the distance and reach the best observation angle of the canyon.
It will be an excellent angle to overlook the mountain from here.
In the night, the search for people was still going on, but Gu Chen had already reached the bottom of the mountain, putting a long distance away from everyone.
Lu Weiwei followed closely beside Gu Chen and began to move closer to Gu Chen: "Junior Brother Gu, we have reached the bottom of the mountain and there is no sign of anyone. Where should we go next? Is that over there?"
"Yes." Gu Chen nodded silently and couldn't help but said: "It is written on the sheepskin map that there is a route leading to this place."
"It's almost like walking through a canyon, but it's off the beaten track because from an altitude perspective, this is the area between two canyons."
"Then I'll get the others anxious and let's all go this way together?" Lu Weiwei said.
"Okay." Gu Chen nodded silently and couldn't help but said: "Senior Sister Lu, pay attention to safety. If you find someone, let them come over as soon as possible."
"Okay." Lu Weiwei nodded silently and quickly ran towards the distance.
Not long after, while Gu Chen was still analyzing the terrain, everyone else came towards this direction one after another.
He Wenjun's physical strength is good and he doesn't seem to be tired.
Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha were breathing relatively steadily, but the three so-called senior travel companions were already panting from exhaustion.
It seems that this formation is too harsh for them.
This made Gu Chen a little puzzled. After all, judging from their various equipment, they were also professional. At first glance, they were at the level of experienced travel enthusiasts.
But how far did they just walk? They just passed through a forest and then went down to the bottom of the canyon. With this intensity, the three of them were already tired and panting. At first glance, they didn't look like senior travel friends, but more like a group of people.
Hiking novice.
"Are you okay? Do you need a rest?" Gu Chen saw that the three of them seemed to be in trouble, so he asked kindly.
As soon as Gu Chen finished speaking, the man with glasses hurriedly said: "Hugh... take a rest, walking like this is really tiring."
"No way? I haven't walked much, then? Where do you usually go?" Yuan Shasha also looked puzzled when she saw a few people around her who were panting from exhaustion.
The man with glasses waved his hand and said, "Maybe it's because we haven't had the habit of walking at night for a long time, so we're a little uncomfortable with it."
"Yes." The man with glasses here finished speaking, and the strong man quickly answered:
"We usually don't walk at night. At this time, we huddled in the tent and slept. Maybe we were walking too fast just now, so we were a little out of rhythm."
"Yes." At this moment, another travel friend also started to answer.
The three of them gave themselves various reasons, which made Gu Chen become a little wary.
After all, Gu Chen has met many travel companions over the years. You can know what level they are by following Gu Chen for a while.
But these three people seemed to belong to the ranks of novice hikers.
But at this level, the three of them still dare to say that they are experienced travel enthusiasts, and they have rescued many outdoor people in distress.
Now it seems that this boast is a bit exaggerated.
Gu Chen also saw through it without saying anything. After all, everyone is here to help. There is strength in numbers, so Gu Chen quickly said:
"Then let's take a break first. Let's stop and have a rest and drink some water."
"Okay." Upon hearing that Gu Chen had arranged to rest, the man with glasses quickly found a place to sit down, then took out a cup and started filling it with water.
Seeing the way several people stretched their hips, Gu Chen also sighed, turned around and came to He Wenjun, and asked:
"He Wenjun, every time you come here to hike with your boss, which route do you take?"
"That one." He Wenjun pointed to the direction of the canyon opposite and said:
"We always walk from that side. Along the middle of the canyon, there is a narrow path there. We just walk from there to this side, and we can enjoy the scenery along the way."
"And there is a river on the other side of the canyon, which is the river we passed when we came here. In this part of the canyon, the water flow is still a bit fast."
"Have you ever been here?" Gu Chen pointed to a location in the middle of the canyon.
He Wenjun's expression was stunned, and he said weakly: "This place? I heard that there is a route, but it is relatively deserted and has a lot of weeds, so we usually don't go this way."
"Because the main reason for hiking here is to see the scenery, and secondly to exercise. We usually don't go on wild roads like that."
"Wild road?" After hearing what He Wenjun said, Officer Wang quickly said:
"So there is a road over there, right?"
"Yes, there is a road, but I have never walked through it, and neither has my boss," He Wenjun said.
"Then let's go this way this time." Gu Chen finally decided to take this wild road based on his own analysis and judgment.
He Wenjun was stunned for a moment and thought to himself that Gu Chen was really weird. He didn't follow the route at all.
But he seemed like a guide who was very familiar with this place, as if he knew every plant and tree here like the back of his hand.
He Wenjun had never seen this kind of person before, at least he couldn't understand someone like Gu Chen.
The three senior travel friends were very tired. The three of them were lying on the slope to rest. They were breathing heavily, and He Wenjun couldn't help but shake his head.
I thought that at this level of hiking, even female hiking friends might not be able to compare.
"How are you guys resting? It's time for us to get on our way." Gu Chen looked at the time and found that he had rested for four minutes and it was time to set off.
The three senior travel friends also stood up in a difficult state.
Although I haven’t rested enough yet, compared to the continuous hiking just now, it is already a very valuable rest time.
Seeing Gu Chen and the others turning around and walking forward, the three travel companions were also angry. They could only endure their exhaustion and follow Gu Chen.
In this way, the search team began to move towards the hinterland of the canyon, the wild road He Wenjun mentioned.
As soon as he reached a weed pile, Gu Chen stopped and immediately squatted down.
Seeing this, Lu Weiwei quickly followed suit and squatted down with Gu Chen.
But Lu Weiwei soon discovered that there were some broken weeds on the road, which were signs of someone passing by.