At around six o'clock in the morning, Zhao Yu woke up from his sleeping bag.
This night's sleep can be described as miserable.
it's too cold!
Even though he had a house for shelter and a sleeping bag to keep him warm, Zhao Yu still felt a heartbreaking coldness!
In fact, the outdoor temperature has not yet reached below zero, but for some reason, Zhao Yu feels very, very cold.
At this moment, when he woke up in the morning and looked outside through the steamy window, he finally realized where his coldness came from!
It turns out that this coldness is not felt in the body, but comes from the heart.
When he stared at the vast wasteland outside the window, his loneliness and loneliness were infinitely magnified, making his heart feel chilly...
At this moment, Bian Dong, who was sleeping in the same room as Zhao Yu, was still snoring and huddled in his sleeping bag. The young man himself is not a field worker and rarely suffers like this.
call…
Zhao Yu stabilized his mind, and the first thing he did was to check his system interface.
Although more than a day has passed, the three characters "Kungen·Li" still firmly occupy the Kaigua area.
For some reason, when Zhao Yu looked at these three words carefully now, he suddenly felt a ferocious meaning.
Tsk tsk…
What's going on here
Did you feel something bad
That’s right…
Zhao Yu pondered for a moment and quickly realized the answer. That's right, the reason why he looked at the ferocious hexagram was precisely because he was worried about what bad consequences would arise in the disappearance case of the exploration team!
When the Kun hexagram comes out, someone will die!
This is the summary of Zhao Yu's long-term experience, so as time goes by, he becomes more and more worried about the safety of the missing exploration team members.
He had promised Director Jiao that he would do his best to rescue the hostages and rescue his brother-in-law Chu Peng, but... the case in front of him was obviously not as simple as he thought.
It was dark and cold last night, so Zhao Yu could not survey the external conditions of the base, so he had to check every room of the exploration team members.
It was exactly as described in the report. Except that the person was missing, everything in the room was as normal. It really seemed like it had evaporated out of thin air.
Where have all these people gone
Oh ah…
Zhao Yu got out of the sleeping bag, stretched, then put on his down jacket and went to the outdoor survey site without caring about eating, drinking and washing.
In the early morning on the plateau, the cold wind is still there.
Zhao Yu turned around and found that the ground was indeed made of hard gravel. It was indeed difficult to leave any traces on this kind of landform.
On the way, he did find some tire marks, but those marks were not obvious and could no longer be used to collect evidence.
Moreover, since the incident, vehicles from multiple departments have passed through here, and the exploration team also has its own vehicles. Therefore, the probability of finding the missing person's whereabouts based on traces alone is extremely slim.
During this period, Zhao Yu also tried to use his own footprint identifier, but ultimately failed.
"There must be a car!" Unexpectedly, just when Zhao Yu was immersed in checking the traces, the female Tarstan officer named Ana suddenly appeared, showing her sweet and friendly smile. Said to Zhao Yu, "Chinese Detective, you got up very early! How did you sleep last night?"
"Very bad," Zhao Yu responded, raised his head and asked, "What did you just say? What car?"
"I said, if criminals want to rob 12 people, they must have suitable transportation!" Ana said, "Unfortunately, we can't judge now where their cars came from and where they went. Got it!"
While talking, Zhao Yu noticed that Ana was holding a stack of documents in her hand.
"This is the work log of the exploration team and some documents," Ana explained quickly, "I'm worried that there are other reasons for the disappearance!"
“Yes, I’ve thought about this issue too,” Zhao Yu said, “Maybe it’s not polite to say this, but to be honest, I think you need to investigate those two Tarstan security personnel.
"The kidnapping case can be carried out so cleanly and efficiently. It is very likely that the inside and outside are working together!"
"I've thought about this," Ana said bluntly, "I've sent people to investigate, but... I'll tell the truth, those two people were transferred from the Border Defense Department. They are the kind of people with strong ideas who can Trusted colleagues.
“Their wives and children are in Tashbian (the capital of Talstan), I believe they will not betray easily!
"But..." Ana still smiled sweetly and said, "Let me tell you the truth again, I also think that there may be someone with evil intentions among the hostages.
"That's why I got their work logs!"
"No way? Do you think that they did geological survey and dug up some treasure, and then..." Zhao Yu shook his head, "You have too much imagination, right?"
"I also hope that I have a rich imagination!" Ana curled her lips and said, "Because if I guess right, then these 12 people will be really in trouble!"
Hearing this, Zhao Yu's heart skipped a beat, and the ominous cloud rose again.
"So..." Zhao Yu pointed to the documents, "Did you find anything?"
“I haven’t read it yet!” Ana said frankly, “Besides, my Chinese is still a bit weak, so I’d better let my assistant read it!
"By the way," Ana suddenly remembered something and hurriedly pointed in the direction of the camp and said, "You haven't had breakfast yet, right? Come, follow me and eat some of our hand-caught mutton. You will definitely like it!"
"Hey!" Zhao Yu grinned, "Aren't you tired of eating mutton this early in the morning?"
"It doesn't matter, there are mutton soup and white steamed buns!"
"Oh, that's pretty much it..." After saying that, the two of them walked towards the camp together, and Zhao Yu couldn't help but say, "I have to remind you about something. If it is really the mole who did it, it may also be from food and drinking. There is something fishy in the water, I encountered a similar case last time!"
"No need for this," Ana said, "Mr. Lu sent someone to test it yesterday, and there is nothing wrong with the food and water!"
"Oh, one more thing..." Zhao Yu asked again, "Have you checked the personal belongings of all the missing persons? Especially their mobile phones and computers, may there be anything abnormal on them?"
"We have checked them all," Ana replied, "We checked the numbers everyone called, as well as the emails and chat records sent, etc., and there are no problems!
"Let me see, the biggest hope now is that the army can find something! Of course," she pointed at the documents in her hand, "and these work logs!"
…
Twenty minutes later, Zhao Yu felt more comfortable after eating a bowl of steaming mutton soup. The coldness that had accumulated in my heart seemed to have been mostly dissipated.
"Officer Zhao, this is the map you want, come and take a look!" At this time, Ana unfolded a huge map in front of Zhao Yu and introduced, "This is the base of the exploration team, with this as the center. Spreading outward, within an area of 100 kilometers in diameter, there are a total of 46 villages, 5 small cities, and two large cities.
“Right now, our army is focusing on searching those villages and small cities, while the two big cities have all been handed over to the local police.
"But, let's be honest," Ana shook her head and said, "If I were a kidnapper, I would never hide in these places!
"Either go further, or simply find a hidden cave and hide the person in the cave, that would be the most appropriate!
"I'm not exaggerating. There are at least 100,000 caves on the Tauz Plateau!"
"Hmm... these two big cities... um..." Zhao Yu looked at the map carefully and asked, "The one on the left seems to have reached the border, right?"
"Yes," Ana nodded and replied, "Beyond the border is Vakria, an unowned area, a country that is not a country!"
"Oh...it turns out to be Vakria!" Zhao Yu suddenly realized, "No wonder those English letters look familiar! Hey..."
I don't know what he thought of, but when he heard the name Vakria, Zhao Yu seemed to be faintly touched by something...
However, at this moment, Lu Kaixuan suddenly walked quickly from outside. As soon as he entered the room, he patted the door eagerly and said to Zhao Yu and Ana:
"Quick, you two get ready, the helicopter will be here soon! Now there is a new situation..."
(End of chapter)