Gao Ya's estimate was good. At 10 noon, the special service team's vehicle discovered a man-made road and a lot of domestic garbage in the valley.
It means that they are very close to the valley town.
After driving here, the jeep drove more cautiously, and the special service team members sitting in the car had been carefully observing the surrounding environment.
Of course, Zhao Yu not only turned on the stealth detector early in the morning, but also used points to strengthen it and expand the detection range.
"Huh? Isn't that right?" Guan Ying's confused voice came from the intercom, "It stands to reason that when you drive here, you should at least see a few figures, right? Where are the people?"
"Yes," Wu Diqiu, who was driving, said to Pu Jiayou, "Captain, let's fly the drone to explore the road?"
"Hmm..." Pu Jiayou thought for a moment and nodded in agreement, "Okay, prepare the drone!"
Following Pu Jiayou's order, the two cars suddenly stopped on the side of the road. The team members quickly got out of the car and began to prepare the drone...
Zhao Yu also got out of the car. There is a big temperature difference between day and night in the valley. At this moment, the sun is shining and the temperature rises sharply, making Zhao Yu feel a little stuffy.
He stopped and observed the environment, and his mood couldn't help but become more complicated.
However, I saw various domestic garbage scattered on the roadside, and there were very few trees around. Although there were weeds growing in many places, the color of the weeds was yellowish, which still gave people a sense of desolation.
The ditch next to the road was filled with a foul stench. He took a few steps forward and looked down the ditch, but he saw that the ditch was full of putrid stinky mud. An animal carcass was lying beside the ditch. Due to the time, only the white bones remained.
Judging from the shape of the bones, it should be a yak...
Tsk tsk…
This place... is too bad, right? Who can live from here
"I saw it, I saw it!" At this time, shortly after the drone was launched, the special service team member named Guanying sent feedback, "The village is more than 100 meters ahead, and there is really no one... Captain look… "
Pu Jiayou looked at the video sent back by the drone, and sure enough he saw a desolate and dilapidated scene, but the entire village was dead silent. Both the roads and the houses were all covered with a thick layer of yellow dust...
"Tsk tsk..." Pu Jiayou frowned slightly and said, "It seems that this town has been abandoned for a long time! I don't know if it is because of the war or the deterioration of the environment..."
"It's hard to find someone if there's no one!" Gao Ya shook her head in disappointment.
"No matter what, you must go in and take a look!" Pu Jiayou saw that the town was close in front of him, so naturally he couldn't miss it. He immediately assigned tasks to the team members and said, "Guanying, expand the detection range of the drone; Gao Ya, Kong Shuo, You stay with Guanying and be ready at any time!
"Others, get their equipment, let's go in and take a look! Well..." After the order was given, he saw Zhao Yu and asked quickly, "Detective Zhao, what do you mean..."
"What do you think?" Zhao Yu dusted off his clothes in a leisurely manner, "Of course I have to follow him in! Just because there is no one there doesn't mean that no clues can be found!"
"good!"
Pu Jiayou winked at one of his men, and the man immediately stood behind Zhao Yu.
Zhao Yu understood that Captain Pu was sending someone to protect him. He originally wanted to say a few words and tell them that he didn't need to take care of them, but then he thought about it. It was still important to find the whereabouts of the exploration team, and there was no need to be pretentious.
So, after making some adjustments, Pu Jiayou led Zhao Yu and others towards the unknown town ahead.
Since this was not a special force completing a mission, they did not hold guns, line up in a specific formation like soldiers, and enter the town concealing their traces at all times.
They are all merchants who come to do business, so walking is more natural.
However, no one knew what was going on in the town, so everyone quietly pressed their holsters and were always ready...
This unknown town is located at the foot of the mountain on the south side. Looking into the distance, you can see a canyon between the mountains, leading inland.
It is obvious that through this town, one can enter the Wakria hinterland from the Muia Valley. On the whole, the town is more like a station in the valley!
Not long after, the team members had entered the small town. The buildings in the town were low and backward, and the building materials were of various types. There were brick houses, wooden houses, and thatched houses, which were even seen in primitive tribes. There are tents covered with mud.
Zhao Yu looked at everything in front of him and quickly made a calculation in his mind. Judging from the thickness of the dust alone, this town had been abandoned for at least a year.
Moreover, he paid attention to the dry wells and some vegetable fields covered with weeds. From this, he estimated that the desolation of the town was probably related to the lack of resources and the deterioration of the environment.
In addition, he also noticed that although the town was deserted, each house was relatively intact and each room was very empty, which showed that the residents had planned to evacuate.
If it was a war, it shouldn't be like this.
"Tsk tsk..." The town is not big. After checking most of the town, Captain Pu Jiayou said to Zhao Yu with a slight embarrassment, "Detective Zhao, now, we have encountered a problem!
"Well..." He pointed to the direction leading to the interior of Wakria, and then pointed to the Shiya Valley on the other side, and said, "Should we go to the interior of Wakria, or should we continue to search along the valley? Where are the clues
"Although the danger factor in the hinterland of Vakria is high, at least you can find living people to inquire about the news!" Captain Pu said, "But if we continue to advance along the valley, I'm afraid there will be problems with our supplies!"
"No, don't worry yet," Zhao Yu said, observing the ground of the town carefully, "Did you see that there are fresh tire marks on the path we just came from!
"Here..." As he spoke, Zhao Yu bent down and squatted on the ground, pointing to the traces on the ground and said, "These traces are very fresh, indicating... that a vehicle has been here in a short period of time!"
"Oh?" When Zhao Yu said this, the team members' eyes lit up, as if they saw hope. One team member couldn't help but ask, "Could it be related to the exploration team and the hot air balloon?"
"Not sure," Zhao Yu said, "I can only tell that the car came from outside the town and there is no sign of reversing..."
"Oh?" Pu Jiayou immediately knelt on the ground and looked at the tire marks and said, "Looking at these marks, the car should have driven towards the hinterland of Vakria, right? So..."
"Wait..." Zhao Yu bent down to search and found a row of unusual things on the pillars of a wooden house.
"What is that? Is it a bullet?" A special service team member discovered the problem and immediately took out a knife and pulled the bullet out of the wooden pillar.
Next to this bullet, there are more identical bullets embedded in it.
"Is this...AK?" Zhao Yu asked, "Is this used by terrorists?"
"No!" The experienced Pu Jiayou recognized it at a glance, "This is the bullet for the AM17 short rifle! This model... should be the latest!
"This..." After seeing the bullet, Pu Jiayou's face changed slightly, showing obvious worry.
"What's wrong? Is there something wrong with this bullet?" Zhao Yu asked hurriedly.
"It's the regular army!!" Pu Jiayou said worriedly, "AM17 has just come out not long ago, there is no way it can reach Vakria so quickly!
"Oh my God!" Captain Pu said with clenched fists, "Is the disappearance of the exploration team an international conspiracy?"
PS: Thanks to Zizhan 2017 for the reward and encouragement!
(End of chapter)