I felt that it was a bit risky to do this, so I took the initiative to give him advice. It was best not to spread the army too thin. If someone was left alone and something happened, it was no joke.
Captain Wang glanced at me and asked me if I had any good plans. I couldn't answer and was thinking about what to do. Suddenly I heard someone shouting my name. The tone sounded like Wang Jie's voice, so I ran over quickly.
, asked Wang Jie if he had discovered anything.
He pointed to a group of trees and told me, "I just found a set of footprints in front of me. They were very small and seemed to be left by a woman."
I was stunned and quickly asked where the footprints were. Wang Jie said, "Follow me," and then walked ahead to lead the way. Soon, we found a trace of footprints under the shade of the trees, and squatted down to study them carefully.
Captain Sun became more and more curious as he looked at it. He frowned and said, "It's strange, in this deep mountain and old forest, how can someone walk barefoot under the shade of the trees?"
I looked over in response, and sure enough, the footprints were not big, only about 34 to 50 yards. The average adult male's feet are basically between 41 and 43 yards. Such a small pair of footprints could only be left by a woman.
But this place is full of snakes, insects, rats, and ants, and it is impossible for a woman to walk barefoot.
Team Sun pondered for a while, and then said, "No matter, since there are footprints, it means there are probably survivors nearby. If we follow the footprints to find them, we will gain something!"
Captain Wang also agreed, and soon summoned the troops again and continued walking along the shade of the trees. I was the only one who looked at the small footprints on the ground and felt inexplicably uneasy.
The footprints were so new that they looked like they had just been left. The travel group had probably entered here a week ago. Even if someone had left bare feet and left these footprints, they would have almost disappeared after being washed away by the rain.
Obviously, this footprint does not belong to anyone in the travel group.
Captain Sun caught the change on my face, pulled my sleeves, and asked me what I had discovered. I told the questions in my heart, and his expression suddenly became strange. He also felt that my analysis was reasonable, so he
He shook his head and said, "This place is indeed not very peaceful. In short, everyone should be careful when entering the mountain and try not to break away from the large group."
After walking along the footprints for a while, we came to a shady slope. At this time, many people in the team had discovered the entrance and hurried to the front without warning. One of Captain Sun's subordinates also ran over excitedly.
, dancing at us, saying that they had discovered the entrance to the cave.
I hurriedly took a look, and sure enough, I found a small cave in the shady corner of the slope. There were vines crawling around the cave wall, green hanging low, and the exposed black hole was about one meter wide, just enough for an adult to pass through normally.
Most of the entrance to the cave was covered with ivy, making it very hidden. Without the guidance of these footprints, we might not have been able to find it even after spending half a day.
I squatted near these footprints, looking at them from time to time, and my eyes moved along the footprints, extending to the bottom of the dark cave. The hole was like the mouth of a python, black and straight to the place where it was invisible.
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I don't know why, I always feel a little uneasy in my heart, as if there is some danger waiting for me in the dark,
At this time, Captain Sun brought the horse guide forward and pointed to the environment at the edge of the cave entrance, asking him to confirm whether this cave was the one he had drilled before?
Guide Ma looked at it for a long time and said yes. Then Captain Sun asked him again if he knew how deep the cave was? Guide Ma looked confused and said that he didn't know. When they were hiding from the rain, they basically stayed outside the edge of the cave.
, didn’t know what was going on in the cave, and didn’t dare to go too deep.
Captain Wang suggested, "Now that we have found the entrance to the cave, we naturally have to go in and take a look. However, the environment in this cave is complex and we cannot let everyone in at once. We need to leave some people to guard outside and be ready to support at any time."
Captain Sun nodded and said, "The way I see it, half of us will go in, and the other half will make a fire outside the cave and wait. If there is really danger inside, you can run outside quickly and we will immediately use guns to support you."
At this point, that's all we can do. Then Captain Wang looked at the horse guide and said, "You have been in the cave before, so you should be familiar with the road conditions in the cave. It's better for you to lead the way."
However, the horse guide immediately shook his head like a rattle and refused loudly, saying no, as long as he entered this hole, he would lose his memory, and something would definitely go wrong by then!
At this point, he felt weak all over, his face turned pale, and big beads of sweat kept pouring out. When Captain Sun saw this, he said, "You have a serious problem now. If you don't fully cooperate with us to investigate the matter clearly, we will wait."
After you go back, the prosecutor will definitely prosecute you, at least for manslaughter. You can think about it yourself before answering."
Guide Ma suddenly became anxious, "I was wronged, I really didn't kill anyone..."
Captain Wang said with a fierce face, "We also believe that you did not kill anyone, but the evidence is here. If you are unwilling to cooperate with us and find other evidence to prove your innocence, it is not up to us to decide how the court will decide."
These two sentences were very lethal. The horse guide immediately nodded without making any noise or fuss, expressing his willingness to lead the way, but there were conditions, and we must ensure his safety.
After we were done, Captain Sun came to me again, he was hesitant to speak. I understood what he wanted to say, so I offered to go in with the advance troops to have a look. Captain Sun immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said to me, "Thank you for your help.
When this matter is over, I will definitely hold a celebration party for you."
I smiled and shook my head, saying that there was no need for a celebration party, as long as you remember that you owe me a favor.
In fact, the reason why I agreed so happily was partly out of curiosity and wanted to see if there was really anything scary in this cave.
On the other hand, I have great confidence in these fully armed warriors. No matter how powerful the mountain elves are, they are just low-level monsters that are good at creating illusions to confuse humans.
Secondly, I am not a fool. After being nourished by the God-Eating Gu for several months, I feel that my abilities are steadily improving. When necessary, I should not have any problem in protecting myself, let alone killing everyone.
With this in mind, I readily agreed. Out of caution, Captain Sun took off his gun, put it into my hand, and whispered, "I know you are good at it, but it is more convenient to bring a pistol with you.
Do you know how to shoot? Let me teach you. You have to set the safety first..."
While he was talking, he conducted an assault training for me. I quickly mastered the essentials of shooting, and I was eager to try it. At this time, Captain Wang had already mobilized his troops and arranged the personnel properly, and looked back at me.
, "After entering, you'd better not run around casually, just follow us honestly."
His words fully exposed his distrust of my abilities. I didn't bother to defend him and nodded to express my understanding.
Then Captain Sun distributed a flashlight to each of us, and brought nylon ropes, fishing nets, folding sabers, cinnabar and other items. Captain Wang took the lead. The group carefully carried the flashlight and slowly groped into the cave.