I heard that I'm a tomb robber

Chapter 81 The Valley
The special police team leader deliberately told them to leave quickly, so as not to be an eyesore.

But Yan Zhiming, who had led the three of Mei Qian and the others before, had received a lunch box, so he was not at ease just letting the three of them wander around in the dense forest, who would be to blame if they disappeared?
Moreover, the situation ahead is unclear, and it is not known whether the criminals have other ambushes. At present, there may not be enough manpower, and it is impossible to allocate troops to escort.

Even if you don't want to, you can only take it with you.

This was exactly what Mei Qian wanted. He had wanted to catch Bai Lao and A Fei for torture from the very beginning, but now that the target seemed to be in front of him, this idea became even stronger.

Zhang Yu picked up a rifle from the body, and the team leader only glanced at it, but said nothing.It seems that he also knows who is his own.

But Zhang Yu held the gun in his hand, and did not distribute it to Mei Qian and Ning Chi.

So, after a short rest, a group of people marched deeper into the dense forest.

Along the way, almost no one spoke, and every soldier held a gun, handled lightly, and remained vigilant all the time.

Even Mei Qian was infected by this atmosphere, unconsciously she also relaxed her pace, and walked in the middle of the team step by step.

However, because the front team left marks along the way, their progress was not slow.

It wasn't until the team discovered an abnormal situation that they stopped.

First, the connection with the former team completely disappeared after a burst of electricity, and then all communication equipment was found to be useless, and even the satellite signal was interrupted.

More than a dozen people gathered together and discussed a lot.

Although some people were worried about the safety of the former team and suggested to go on, the leader of the cruel team thought for a moment, and still ordered all the staff to return, and wait for the next step to be made after re-establishing contact with the higher-ups.

However, an hour later, the communication was still not connected. What was even more incredible was that this extremely powerful and experienced team found itself lost in the dense forest.

"No..." The captain pointed to two arrow marks on a small tree, and the arrows were in opposite directions: "The upper one was left by the captain, and the lower one was drawn by me. This is where I found out that I lost contact with the outside world. Decided to return to the place."

"That is to say, we have been going around in circles for more than an hour? But we have been following our footprints, there is no reason why we can't get out!" Someone in the team said a little grumpily.

Everyone was silent. In fact, if this situation continues, if you pay attention to the changes in your footprints while walking, you should be able to go out.

But one hour for one lap is equivalent to successful contact with the outside world. I don't know how long it will take.Therefore, the previous suggestion was mentioned again.

Rather than going around in circles here, it is better to continue forward. After all, the front team has police dogs, and it will be very convenient to return to find the way after completing the task.

The small captain stared blankly at the mark on the tree for a while, then nodded: "Then go meet the captain." Then he twitched the corner of his mouth: "Maybe the captain has already caught someone by now." Like ice His face seemed to be about to smile, but Mei Qian felt that he might as well not smile, it was cool to look at, at least not awkward.

Mobile phones, watches and all other electronic equipment have lost their function here. Mei Qian doesn't know how long the march took. She can only deduce based on the condition of her stomach. It was about noon before their team came out. the woods.

After a few bites of compressed biscuits, everyone waded across a small river and arrived at a valley smoothly.

However, as soon as she stepped into the valley, Mei Qian couldn't help frowning, looking at other people, she could see a little nervousness on every face.

Along the way, be it dense forests or grasslands, all of them are full of vitality. To be exact, this is what Nanyun should look like in spring.

But the valley in front of him is full of bare stones, not to mention trees, there is not even a green grass, let alone the annoying insects before.There are only wisps of wind in the air, accompanied by strange tones.

Moreover, the valley is narrow, and there are places where the sun is blocked in front, which inevitably looks gloomy.

Anyone can find it unusual.

"I've lived in this mountain since I was a child, and I didn't even know there was such a place." A soldier beside Mei Qian took off his helmet, wiped off the sweat stains, put it on again, and sighed.

Mei Qian was surprised that most of the places with such strange sights had already been discovered, either developed into tourism projects, or became ancient legends passed down by word of mouth.

Judging from the soldier's tone, he seemed to be a local, and was about to ask another question.

But at this time, a soldier walking in the front suddenly squatted down and made complicated gestures behind him.

Mei Qian couldn't understand this kind of sign language, but she also squatted down with the people beside her, and then saw two soldiers holding guns, approaching a stone cautiously.Seeming to have found something, he froze for a moment, and sent a signal to the captain.

Then everyone got up and walked forward quickly.

It turned out that behind the stone was a pale skeleton wearing a green mountaineering suit.

"Could this be Ah Fei?" Mei Qian asked Zhang Yu as he kicked the bandages scattered around the body.

But Zhang Yu was also full of disbelief at this time.

Mei Qian remembered that A Fei was wearing this dress when he was about to set off. Of course, there are many people wearing mountaineering clothes this season, but the gold necklace around the corpse's neck and the bloody bandage were enough for him to confirm the identity of the deceased.

The only question is, how could Ah Fei, who was still alive and kicking last night, become a skeleton in just one day?
Suddenly, Mei Qian remembered that she had seen a similar scene, and hurriedly listened to the sounds around her, but all she could hear was the sound of the wind, and no trace of insect activity was found.

In order to be cautious, he still quietly took out the Hualing seal, and hung it around his neck while Zhang Yu was staring at the corpse.

"Brother, look at this..."

Just as he stuffed the Hualing Seal into his neckline, Ning Chi seemed to have discovered something, squatted down hastily, and handed a fist-sized stone to his eyes.

It was a squashed corpse of a bug, about the same size as a cockroach, with a black body and no wings. It looked familiar.

"It really is this thing." He and Ning Chi met each other's eyes, and they both saw shock in each other's eyes.No way, the scene they saw in the ghost ship restaurant really left a deep impression on the two of them.

"What kind of charades are you playing? Ah Fei? Is one of our targets?" The special police soldiers over there were naturally curious when they saw the strange behavior of a few people, and the team leader asked coldly.

"Although, just looking at the degree of rot, he has been dead for at least a month, but this person is very likely to be the target of our hunt." Zhang Yu straightened up, sighed, and his tone was full of puzzlement.

"How is this possible?" The captain finally couldn't keep his cold face this time, and then exclaimed.

"Maybe it's because of the target's suspicion that he put something that can identify his identity on the dead body. The specifics need to be restored through the skull." Zhang Yu touched his chin, frowning from beginning to end.

"It may also be due to the gnawing of animals." Mei Qian showed the stone with the corpse of the bug in front of everyone: "This kind of bug can eat the flesh and blood of the dead very quickly. If the number is enough, it can take half a day. Turn it into a bone."

As he spoke, he narrated what he could tell about his experience on the ghost ship, and focused on describing the first time he saw bugs crawling out of the corpse.

Most of the soldiers present actually knew Mei Qian's identity, even if they didn't recognize them before, they all knew now.

Hearing him mention the ghost ship, someone recalled what was on the news back then, so they believed it eight out of ten.

Amidst a series of gasping voices, Mei Qian threw down the stone and looked straight into the deepest part of the valley.

At this moment, he already had some guesses in his mind.

Maybe those people who died on the ghost ship had something to do with Bai Lao or A Fei?

The so-called big loss at sea probably refers to the ghost ship that smuggled antiques?
Whether the skeleton in front of him is A Fei or someone else, it will be clear after chasing.

It's just that the rustling sound in my impression can't be heard here. Where did those bugs that ate the corpse go?

(End of this chapter)