Just as Zhao Yu had worried before, the disappearance of the exploration team seemed to be in a dead end with no clue.
He read the exploration team's log several times and found nothing suspicious.
There were no torn pages or traces of smearing or modification. The work of the exploration team had always been normal, and there had been no unexpected incidents.
In order to make sure there was no problem, Zhao Yu even personally checked the latest exploration well drilled by the exploration team. There was nothing in the exploration well, which was consistent with the exploration log.
According to Zhao Yu's understanding, all the 12 exploration team members, including two Tarstan security personnel, have clean financial backgrounds, good backgrounds, no bad habits, and no contact with any criminals...
Looking at the survey site, in the past seven days, Zhao Yu visited almost every corner near the base and tried various props such as footprint identifiers and invisible trackers, but still found nothing.
As for the suspicious vehicle, Zhao Yu, Bian Dong and others watched all the surveillance videos that could be found nearby on that day, and found no suspicious signs.
It’s so strange!
At this moment, Zhao Yu was sitting in a pickup truck near the base, looking gloomily at the sunset in the distant wasteland, feeling a sense of loss in his heart.
He is considering whether he should apply to his superiors to transfer his team to help
However, he himself was not optimistic about this proposal. Because in the past seven days, he had video calls with Miao Ying, Zeng Ke and others almost every day to discuss the case with them.
Although the team members are not around him, it is no different from working on site. Everyone helped Zhao Yu put forward many constructive suggestions, but in the end they were all rejected...
Tsk tsk…
The afterglow of the setting sun reflected on Zhao Yu's face, but Zhao Yu could not feel any warmth. In ten minutes, darkness would cover the entire wasteland, indicating that another day had passed.
For such a long time, he was really worried about the safety of the exploration team members.
Through investigation, Zhao Yu was able to understand the family situation of each exploration team member. Their relatives, wives, children, and families were all waiting for their safe return.
But after searching for so long, I couldn't find any clues. I feel so ashamed, so ashamed!
Before coming, I had promised Director Jiao solemnly, but now it seems, alas...
While lamenting, Zhao Yu suddenly felt heavy in his belly and wanted to let go.
So, he jumped out of the pickup truck, walked to the outside of the pickup truck, unbuttoned his belt, and prepared to solve the problem on the spot.
This place is located in a wasteland, so of course there is no need for the exploration team to build any toilets. All personal problems can be solved anywhere.
Wow…
Perhaps out of habit, Zhao Yu faced the pickup truck and put all the water on the wheels of the pickup truck...
However, as he kept it, he suddenly saw a small hole in the ground next to the tire.
The small hole looks very inconspicuous, especially when the sun is about to set. If you don't look carefully, you won't notice it at all.
Men all have a natural naughtiness, and Zhao Yu is no exception. When he saw this small hole, he subconsciously turned the "muzzle" and poured everything into the small hole...
However…
After Zhao Yu finished pouring the "water", his brows wrinkled unconsciously.
Why
That's not right, I have a lot of water, so this little hole... why isn't it full
this…
In an instant, Zhao Yu thought and suddenly realized a problem:
What is this little hole for?
The ground here is made of solid earth, stone and gravel. It is not an easy task to punch a small hole in the ground. At least you need to use tools such as hammers and awls!
Moreover, I have a lot of water, but I haven’t filled this small hole, which means that the small hole is very deep!
It seems that such a deep hole is even more difficult to dig, right
This is…
Zhao Yu hurriedly raised his eyes and looked around. The first thought that popped into his mind was that someone should have set up a tent here, and they stayed here after setting up a tent.
But...it's right next to the exploration team base. Who would set up a tent here? is this necessary
and…
Zhao Yu took two steps into the distance and soon had new doubts. If he was setting up a tent, it would be impossible to just drill a small hole. Then there would inevitably be another small hole within a few meters nearby.
However, he carefully checked the ground nearby and did not see any other potholes.
Why
This is strange. What is this small hole used for
Tie a horse
No... to tie up horses and animals, you should at least find a place with leeward wind, right
This is a relatively open and open area of the exploration team base. Do you want to tie the animals here and drink from the northwest wind
Also...what else is the reason
While Zhao Yu was thinking about it, the sun finally set, the earth suddenly fell into darkness, and the small hole under the car quickly fell into shadow.
However, Zhao Yu was already interested at this time. Although he did not think that this small hole was necessarily related to the case, out of curiosity, he still wanted to find out what the purpose of this small hole was.
Thinking of this, he called Bian Dong on the walkie-talkie and asked him to come with local technicians to check it out together. While turning on his invisible flashlight, he climbed on the ground and took a closer look...
…
Ten minutes later, with the efforts of Bian Dong and several local police officers, they pushed the pickup truck aside.
Under the bright light, everyone could see the small hole more clearly.
"Officer Zhao," Bian Dong pointed at the local police officer and said, "They said they don't know what this small hole is for? Should we dig it up and take a look?"
"No..." Zhao Yu waved his hand and asked with a frown, "Is it because of the sandstorm that the wooden piles were built for the camp?"
"No way..." Bian Dong pondered, "There are no sandstorms on the Tavuz Plateau. There are some strong winds, but..." He pointed to the camp in the distance and said, "The camp is so far away, even if the wooden stakes are tied, It shouldn’t be here either!
"Besides, the campsites are all wooden houses, so the wooden stakes must be very thick. This hole is obviously smaller!"
"Yes!" Zhao Yu nodded and added, "It's often windy on the plateau. If such a small hole hadn't been dug out recently, it would have been covered by dust or gravel, right?"
"Yes," Bian Dong nodded, "That is to say, this small hole is the latest one to be drilled! Did... the exploration team members play golf or set up some kind of equipment to drill this hole?"
"Well, it's possible..." Zhao Yu ordered, "Let's go look for it separately and see if there are any similar holes!
"If there is really any equipment set up, there can't be only one!"
"Yes!" Bian Dong nodded, hurriedly mobilized the police officers, and began to use flashlights to search on the spot...
As a result, after only ten minutes of searching, someone immediately raised his hand and found another identical small hole more than ten meters away from the small hole...
(End of chapter)