Gaotang Town relies on Donghu City. It has convenient transportation and developed economy. It is like a small town. However, its forestry resources are quite poor. Both its financial income and extra money are quite limited. Compared with the majestic police station dozens of meters away nearby, the forestry industry is very poor. The station looked a little dilapidated and desolate.
Luo Yuan walked into the lobby on the first floor. The service window was deserted. Several civil servants were either playing card games or chatting. He took one look and went straight to the second floor!
There was no one in the webmaster's office, so Luo Yuan had to knock on the deputy webmaster's office.
"Come in!"
He opened the door and saw a fat middle-aged man sitting in the office. He had heavy bags under his eyes and looked a little swollen. Seeing Luo Yuan come in, he glanced quickly: "What do you want?" Then he stared at the documents on the table and started reading.
Although Luo Yuan felt a little uncomfortable with this feeling of being ignored, he still smiled and said: "Hello, I am Chen Weiqiang's brother-in-law. Yesterday he went to Gaotang Town for an inspection with Director He of the Municipal Bureau, but he still hasn't done anything yet. When they didn’t come back, my sister asked me to come over and ask, do you know where they went?”
The middle-aged man finally raised his head, with obvious surprise on his face: "Director He and Xiao Chen have not gone back. Wait, let me make a call."
He stood up, took out his cell phone and kept dialing. The sweat on his forehead became more and more. After a few minutes, he finally sat down slumped.
"Where did they go yesterday?" Luo Yuan couldn't help but asked curiously.
"Yesterday, Director He, Mayor Xia, Station Master Wang, and Xiao Chen went to the mountains for inspection after lunch. Logically speaking, they should have returned yesterday. Have you called Xiao Chen? You can't be mistaken, maybe you went somewhere to play," he said in panic.
Luo Yuan was shocked and had a bad feeling.
He quickly said: "My sister has called me several times. In the morning, I went to the Municipal Forestry Bureau again and asked the leaders of the Forestry Bureau. It turned out that Director He did not come back. They are probably still on the mountain. The top priority now is, I’m asking the police station to help me search in the mountains!”
"Yes! Yes!" He nodded repeatedly. If there was a problem with the leaders of the municipal bureau, the deputy mayor, or the webmaster, not only would the town government want to name and criticize them, but he, the deputy webmaster, would also be the one to blame. He quickly stood up and dialed a phone number.
"Hey!"
"Director Xie? I'm Cao Minghua from the Forestry Station... Yes... I'll go to your place later... I can't tell you clearly on the phone... I'll be right over!"
He hung up the phone: "Come on, come with me to the police station!"
Luo Yuan and Deputy Station Chief Cao quickly walked out of the forestry station and walked towards the nearby police station.
Ten minutes later, Deputy Station Director Cao led Luo Yuan into the director's office and explained the cause and effect of the incident. Director Xie also felt his scalp was numb. He stood up and said dissatisfied: "It's been almost a day and a night. Why didn't you find out until now?" Seeing Cao Minghua's ugly face, he waved his hand: "I'll call Secretary Zhao first!"
After saying that, he took out his mobile phone and walked out of the office. When he came back, he had a serious look on his face: "You go back and wait for the news. I will immediately send a few people up the mountain to search for him. I will definitely find him."
"Okay! Okay! Then please leave to Director Xie!" Deputy Station Director Cao nodded heavily, stood up and left.
Luo Yuan saw that he had nothing to do. How could this be possible? How could the task be completed without his own personal experience? He quickly said: "Thank you, Director, I want to go too!"
"The mountain is very dangerous, and we don't have the power to protect you. Can you wait here with peace of mind?" Director Xie frowned and refused.
"I also know that it is very dangerous in the mountains, but it is my brother-in-law who is missing. How can I wait for the news with peace of mind, and I have practiced fighting for a period of time, so I will never cause you any trouble." Luo Yuan said excitedly.
Director Xie glanced at Luo Yuan and saw that he was tall and well-proportioned with well-proportioned muscles. He obviously exercised regularly. He might be able to help in the mountains, so he said: "That's good, but all actions must be obeyed!"
"I promise to obey the command!" Luo Yuan said quickly.
After Director Xie finished speaking, he called again: "Captain Chen, please call three people on standby immediately, and then come to my office!"
After he hung up the phone, not long after, a middle-aged man with dark skin and a lean build walked into the office: "Director, are you looking for me?"
"Well, please put the work at hand aside for a moment. There is an urgent matter. Several city leaders and Mayor Xia are missing in the mountains. I want you to go into the mountains to find them immediately!"
His expression changed slightly and he immediately became serious: "I'll go right away. Director, do you have any other orders?"
"Well, this is Luo Yuan, a relative of one of the missing persons. He also wants to go with you. Take him with you!"
He glanced at Luo Yuan: "Okay, I'll leave right away!"
After speaking, he said coldly to Luo Yuan: "Follow me!"
The two walked out of the office, and there were already three people waiting in the corridor, two men and one woman, most of whom looked to be in their thirties.
Luo Yuan's eyes were naturally the first to pay attention to the beautiful young woman. She had fair skin, a light blue short-sleeved police uniform, and a police uniform on her lower body. She had a slender waist, fair skin, and a pair of big eyes, which was particularly eye-catching.
Luo Yuan glanced at it, not daring to look further, and then looked away.
Among the other two, one was tall, about thirty, with pimples all over his face and a shaved head. If he wasn't wearing a police uniform, he would look more like a bandit. The last one had a childish face, as if he had just been a police officer for a short time.
"Captain Chen, what's your mission today? Why are you in such a hurry!" He asked Captain Chen carelessly, his tone not very respectful.
"We'll talk about it later. Everyone should put on their long-sleeved police uniforms and prepare guns and ammunition. We are going into the mountains. Wang Fei, find a suit of clothes for Luo Yuan as well. He is going too." He glanced at the blunt head and said, He ordered another young policeman.
"Yes, captain!" Wang Fei responded immediately, turned to Luo Yuan and said: "Come with me, your figure should be about the same as mine, don't you mind wearing mine?"
"No way. Thank you then!" Luo Yuan asked with a smile: "Officer Wang, are you a civil servant who took the exam this year?"
Wang Fei smiled and said: "Shit, I didn't pass the exam, but I graduated from the police academy and had some connections, so I came here to be a joint defense team member. But if you do well and make meritorious service, you can become a full-time employee. Anyway, let's do it first. chant!"
"That's not bad. At least there shouldn't be any shortage of benefits!"
"Pretty much, just fooling around!"
Even so, there was a hint of reserve in his tone. He took out two sets of police uniforms and two pairs of police boots from the closet, and threw one set to Luo Yuan.
The weather has been warm and humid recently. This set of long-sleeved shirts has obviously not been worn for a long time and has a bit of a musty smell, but it is still clean. When Luo Yuan changed his clothes, Ban Cuntou also walked in and patted him. Luo Yuan's head said: "You have the temperament of a policeman. Where did you come from? Why do you want to go into the mountains?"
Luo Yuan was slightly unhappy. He moved his head away calmly and said with a smile: "My brother-in-law is missing in the mountains. I will follow him to look for him. By the way, my name is Luo Yuan. What do you call the police officer?"
"Just call me Zhao Qiang." Zhao Qiang also knew that he had offended this young man, so he grinned and said, "Don't mind, this is an old habit! By the way, who is your brother-in-law?"
"Municipal Forestry Bureau." Luo Yuan said vaguely. After saying that, he didn't want to talk to Zhao Qiang and asked Wang Fei, "Can you also give me a gun for self-defense? I heard it's quite dangerous in the mountains."
"Can you take a gun casually? This is against the rules. Absolutely not!" Wang Fei shook his head repeatedly.
"Then can you give me a knife? You can't go up the mountain with bare hands!" Luo Yuan retreated and asked for the next best thing. This is an F+ mission, and it will obviously be very dangerous without weapons.
"Okay, let me ask Captain Chen!" After saying that, he walked out of the changing room.
After a while, he came back and said: "You can't use guns, but you can take knives. Anyway, there are a lot of knives collected. I will take you to the storage room!"
The two came to the storage room at the end of the corridor. Wang Fei opened one of the big boxes. There were all kinds of short weapons everywhere: knives, watermelon knives, daggers, fruit knives, machetes, butcher knives... It was simply a collection of folk cold weapons. .
"Choose one at will!" Wang Fei said generously.
Luo Yuan thought that there were snakes and other creatures on the mountain, and there were many vines and branches. Short weapons like daggers were basically useless. The watermelon knife seemed light and had no power when cutting it. He picked and chose one. A machete suitable for chopping.
Luo Yuan punched the air several times and tried the feel. It felt pretty good. At the same time, he silently recited the appraisal in his mind, and a piece of information suddenly appeared in his mind.
"A sharp machete."
"Material: Alloy."
"Rarity: White."
"Weight: 2.5 kg."
"Sharpness: 10-15."
"Equipment Requirements: Strength 9"
"Evaluation: This is a modern farming weapon. It is suitable for clearing land and cutting firewood. It can also be used to chop people. The quality is average and the blade is strong. It is good for chopping!"
It’s pretty good, much sharper than the kitchen knife at home, and he said, “This is it!”
"Then let's go! Captain Chen is waiting for us." Wang Fei said.
The two walked out of the gate on the first floor. Captain Chen and others were already sitting in the police car. Luo Yuan quickened his pace, opened the car door, got in, and the car started heading out of the town.
After a while, the police car got off the avenue and turned to a small road. Both sides of the road were green and rolling!
"This should be farmland!" Luo Yuan asked uncertainly. The fields are full of lush weeds. Surprisingly, these weeds have grown to more than one meter high, and the color of the land can no longer be seen at all. When the wind blows, the weeds undulate and look like a green ocean.
"It seems so." The female police officer sitting in the passenger seat was also surprised: "I remember coming here more than ten days ago. The grass was not so lush yet, so why has it changed so much? The grass has almost grown to the cement road. "
"Since the grass here has grown like this, wouldn't it be more difficult to walk on the mountain? Captain Chen, how can you take on such a mission? Maybe some of us will also be missing by then!" Zhao Qiang laughed.
"Yeah, I heard it's dangerous to go up the mountain now." The policewoman advised.
"If you have the guts to tell Xie, what's the use of telling me?" Captain Chen in the cab said with a gloomy face. He was also a little depressed. The number of missing persons cases has increased sharply recently. Five people have disappeared so far. Most of the villages are at the foot of Zhushan Mountain. He knows the dangers of Zhushan Mountain better than anyone else. But what can he do? Can he still handle the tasks assigned by the director himself
"It shouldn't be that dangerous in the mountains, right? Besides, we all carry guns. Even if there are large creatures like wild boars, we can deal with them." Luo Yuan interrupted at this time, and continued to let them discuss like this, maybe the police would be there Maybe you can walk around outside and then go back directly.
Only then did everyone notice that there was a family member of the victim here!
"Okay, let's not discuss it anymore. We are police. We don't back down when we encounter difficulties and let others laugh. This mountain must be climbed, but if it is too dangerous, we will go back. This can be regarded as an explanation. Ronaldinho, what do you think?" Captain Chen said.
"No problem. If even we are in danger, my brother-in-law may also..." Luo Yuan said in a low voice.
This is all we can do, just take it one step at a time. If it is too dangerous, you can only give up the mission. Although this will deduct a lot of experience, it is better than losing your life. Luo Yuan thought silently in his heart!
Half an hour later, the car drove into a remote village and finally stopped.
Luo Yuan got out of the police car and looked forward. It was a dark green undulating hill with a height of less than 200 meters. However, the height of less than 200 meters made Luo Yuan feel slightly depressed.
"It's almost eleven o'clock. Let's have lunch first and go up the mountain in an hour!" Captain Chen glanced at the hills in front of him, then looked at his watch and said, then walked towards a small restaurant on the roadside.