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Seeing that the man in the red jacket was quite honest, he could tell the guide how they had brought them here.

But Gu Chen now urgently wants to know the details of this group of people.

In particular, when Gu Chen was going up the mountain, he also discovered the footprints of another person walking directly up the mountain.

Judging from the size of the footprints, the person who went up the mountain was another person, and he was an adult man.

He seemed to be on the same road as these two people, but Gu Chen couldn't say much at the moment. He could only gradually analyze their specific situation through communication with these two people.

So Gu Chen quickly asked, "Is this guide from the village?"

"Uh, this..."

"What? It's not convenient to say?" Seeing this, Lu Weiwei quickly asked.

The two looked at each other again.

The answer this time was the man in a blue jacket, who also said slowly: "That guide is someone we met in the town before. He said he is a local and knows this area very well."

"And we eagerly wanted to go to Centennial Peak to watch the sunrise before, but we have never been here."

"In particular, I heard that some tourists who came to the mountains were blocked by villagers and did not enter the mountains and forests."

"So, we also urgently want a local guide to take us along and avoid unnecessary troubles."

After a pause, the man in blue jacket continued: "So, we asked the guide to lead us up the mountain."

"But you haven't told me the specific situation of that guide yet." Officer Wang heard this and continued to urge.

The man in the blue jacket grinned and said in retrospect, "We didn't know that guide before."

"I just heard him say that he is very familiar with the local area, and we also want to ask him to lead the way."

"So, he charged us 500 yuan as a guide, and then took us up the mountain."

"Is this the same path?" Lu Qiang asked.

"Yes." The man in blue jacket nodded silently, and couldn't help but said: "We are going up the mountain, we only know this way."

"Because that's how the guide led the way before, and he seems to be really familiar with the terrain here."

"It wasn't until we came to this place, where we set up camp now, that we felt that we had come to the right place, and that the 500 yuan was well worth it."

Hearing what the man in blue jacket said, Gu Chen also looked around.

I have to say that the scenery here is indeed stunning, giving people a sense of sudden enlightenment.

Especially the various alpine meadows here feel like you have arrived at an alpine grassland.

Being able to camp here, open the tent, and you will see the vast grassland, it is difficult not to feel relaxed and happy.

But thinking of this, Gu Chen felt more and more, had he wrongly blamed these two senior travel companions?

But after all, Yuan Shasha and Yanzi did disappear on the way up the mountain, so he had to investigate the matter clearly.

So Gu Chen asked the two of them again: "Did you go up the mountain with the guide?"

"Yes." said the man in red jacket.

"Then the guide also brought you here at night?" Gu Chen asked again.

The man in the red jacket still nodded: "Yes, because the guide seems to know that the villagers in Hemu Village at that intersection will not let people go up the mountain."

"It is said that it is because the natural environment in the mountains is relatively fragile and the climate is unstable. Some people once got lost in the mountains and died in the mountains."

"Besides, this route is not a mature outdoor route. There are no supplies and no signals."

"Once something happens in the mountains, there may be no one to rescue the person, and the rescue team cannot be contacted at all."

With a faint sigh, the man in red jacket continued:

"It's because of this situation that the villagers don't care how professional you are. Unless they have permission from above, they generally won't let outsiders go up the mountain."

"Then how did you go up? Did the guide take you up the mountain secretly?" Lu Weiwei asked.

The man in the red jacket nodded silently: "Yes, that guide is very professional and knows the terrain in this area very well."

"So, he took us to Hemu Village, and then hid us behind an old house."

After a pause, the man in the red jacket continued to explain: "Because you also came from Hemu Village, right? So you should have seen it too."

"Hemu Village is a primitive village. Many of the houses are relatively old and uninhabited."

"So, we hid in the back of an empty room and waited until dark."

"At this time in mountain villages, most villagers will hide at home and will not go out."

"But it is precisely this time period that is the window period for us to enter the mountains."

"So, the guide took us quickly through Hemu Village, towards the mountain, and took us to this campsite."

"What happened next?" After hearing this, Gu Chen asked again.

"Later?" The man in the red jacket hesitated for a moment, then looked at the tent behind him and said involuntarily:

"Later, my companion and I set up two tents here. My friend and I lived in one tent, and the guide lived in our other tent."

"We slept in this place until dawn, and then headed forward under the guidance of the guide."

After the words fell, the man in the red jacket pointed directly to the area ahead and said, "Just go that way."

"You didn't go back the way you came?" Officer Wang said.

The man in the blue jacket shook his head: "We came here just to hike through Centennial Peak. How can we return the same way?"

"Moreover, the guide was very familiar with this place. He said he knew another way down the mountain and could see the waterfall."

"Then, we followed him and kept walking forward. Anyway, later I actually came to the foot of a waterfall. After washing and playing there for a while, I followed him down the mountain."

Looking up and thinking, the man in blue jacket continued: "I remember that he took us all the way to the town at the foot of the mountain before he parted with us. I feel that the guide fee was well worth it."

"Is that so?" Listening to the two people's hiking and camping experience, Lu Qiang on the side was curious and couldn't help but said:

"I didn't see your vehicle over there at Hemu Village. Could it be that you were hiking up the mountain?"

"Yes." As soon as Lu Qiang finished speaking, the man in red jacket quickly replied:

"Because driving up the mountain is easy to be discovered by the villagers, and the villagers do not allow outsiders like us to go up the mountain."

"So in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, we chose to park the vehicle in one of the villages on this mountain road, and then hiked to Hemu Village."

"Then, wait here until dark, and then continue to climb the mountain."

"You dare to walk at night in a place like this. You are quite capable." Officer Wang listened to the explanations of the two people and felt that these two people were indeed not simple.

You know, walking on this steep mountain road during the day is already exhausting enough energy.

But these two people actually went up the mountain at night, and they were carrying heavy tents and other supplies.

It can be seen that these people are not simple.

The man in the red jacket also grinned and explained: "We are all experienced outdoor travelers and have been playing outdoors for many years."

"So, how many times have you come to Centennial Peak this time?" Gu Chen asked again.

"The third time." said the man in blue jacket.

"The third time? The third time you don't need any marks. You can find this place just by memory. It seems that you are more powerful. Could it be that you didn't hire a guide for the second time?" Listening to a few people Lu Qiang was also curious about the explanation.

But the man in the blue jacket grinned and explained, "Yes, because we have been here once, we are very familiar with this area."

"Moreover, we use offline software to mark the tracks we walk."

"So, as long as we follow our previous walking track, we can't go wrong."

"So the second time we came here, we didn't ask for a guide."

"Okay." Seeing what the two of them said, Gu Chen quickly asked, "How many people are here this time?"

"Ah?" Seeing Gu Chen say this, neither of them seemed to react.

Lu Weiwei on the side continued to remind: "I'm just asking you, how many people are here this time? Is there anyone else besides you?"

"Uh, yes." After a brief hesitation, the man in the red jacket replied hesitantly.

"What about the other people?" Lu Weiwei looked around and asked curiously.

"Those other people, they took another path, completely opposite to us." The man in the blue jacket also answered immediately.

Officer Wang frowned and continued to remind: "Keep talking."

"Okay." The man in the blue jacket calmed down briefly, then said again:

"That group of people also often go hiking with us."

"Moreover, that group of people have been here before at Baisuifang and are very familiar with this area because they have been here a long time ago."

"Later, we separated in a gentle area, and they continued to walk up the mountain, while we still walked to the right along the track we had come before."

"You have to walk through a tall forest before you get here."

"However, after we camp here, we have to go to the waterfall, and I heard that the group of people said that they went to the waterfall first and stayed and camped nearby at night."

"Then wait until daybreak and then shuttle over from the place we mentioned."

"That means those people will also come here?" Gu Chen finally understood what the man in the blue jacket meant.

It feels like two groups of people climbed up the mountain from different roads and then walked in opposite directions.

The two people went to the waterfall and then went down the mountain from the waterfall. The group of people went to the waterfall and then came from the other side of the waterfall. They walked down the mountain on the road that the two people were walking on, so that they could meet on the road.

Listening to Gu Chen's inquiry, the man in blue jacket nodded silently and said involuntarily:

"Yes, they will come here. We may meet them on the road."

"How many are there in total?" Officer Wang asked.

"Three people." said the man in blue jacket.

Lu Qiang quickly asked, "Are you a boy or a girl?"

"They're all men," said the man in a red jacket.

After hearing this, everyone looked at each other in confusion, seeming to doubt these statements.

After all, two groups of people came to camp at Centennial Peak. It seemed that the time was staggered when Yuan Shasha and Yanzi went up the mountain.

But are what these two people said true or false? As far as the current situation is concerned, it is difficult to judge.

Officer Wang hesitated for a moment and then continued: "Can you lead the way? Take us to the direction of the waterfall. We are also looking for someone."

Afterwards, Officer Wang also shared the purpose and specific situation of everyone's coming here with the two of them.

When the two heard this, they looked at each other, feeling a little baffled.

The man in the red jacket also said in advance: "You said those two women have been out of contact for several days?"

Seeing everyone nodding silently, the man in the red jacket continued: "That's quite dangerous. The temperature in this mountain is very low. We use professional snow mountain climbing equipment to withstand the cold."

"And if it's as you say, these two people are probably lost in the mountains."

"I can't bear it for a few days, especially at night."

"Yes." As soon as the man in the red jacket finished speaking, the man in the blue jacket beside him quickly echoed:

"In this season, the temperature in Baisui Peak Mountain is very low. It is difficult for ordinary people to withstand it if they do not have professional outdoor equipment."

"So, they may not have really come to the mountains. Especially, one of them is a local of Hemu Village, so they should know how dangerous the mountains are."

"I hope you are right, they have never been here." After listening to the two people's analysis, Gu Chen also nodded slightly.

But soon, Gu Chen insisted: "Since you are here to camp outdoors, can you take us to the waterfall?"

"Uh..." After a brief hesitation, the two of them looked at each other.

But soon, the man in the red jacket nodded in agreement: "Well, originally we wanted to stay in this camp for a while, enjoy the nearby scenery, and have something to eat before leaving."

"But since you need our help, okay, let's clean up and take you there."

"Thank you then." Gu Chen thanked him.

Although it is still unclear how much of what the two said is true? How much is false?

But as far as the current situation is concerned, in a place like this, it seems that we can only rely on two people.

Especially since the two of them have been here three times, they should know the terrain very well.

From the fact that the two of them were able to find this place without relying on road signs, it is enough to show their professional expertise.

Gu Chen, on the other hand, used his master-level observation skills to track the two people's footsteps and finally arrived at this location.

Now letting these two people serve as guides is a good choice.

Since the two of them needed to pack up the tent, everyone had no choice but to go up and help.

After fussing for a while, the two of them packed up the tent and collected all the supplies.

After putting on their respective outdoor hiking bags, the man in the red jacket also signaled: "Let's go, I will take you there."

Without too much hesitation, everyone quickly got on the road.

The team of four turned into a team of six in the blink of an eye.

Two outdoor tourists walked in front, and everyone followed. Since the two outdoor travelers were both carrying heavy outdoor equipment, they were not walking very fast.

But everyone has enough patience.

But along the way, I don’t know how long it took, but I still didn’t see anyone coming from the other side.

At this moment, the fog in the mountains is gradually dissipating in the gust of wind.

A more vast mountain scenery appeared in front of everyone in an instant.

Two senior outdoor enthusiasts immediately took out their camera equipment and took pictures of the scenery along the way while walking.

Not long after, everyone had browsed several hills in succession.

At this moment, the two travel companions carrying heavy backpacks seemed to be severely exhausted.

Also turning to look in the direction of Gu Chen, the man in red jacket suggested:

"How about we take a rest here?"

"It doesn't matter. We'll help you carry your things. If you can walk, keep walking." Gu Chen needed to hurry up now, and especially needed to know the specific situation of the other team.

So I asked to carry backpacks for the two of them.

The two outdoor travelers looked at each other and seemed very embarrassed.

At this moment, Officer Wang also took the initiative to ask for help and said: "It's okay. When you are tired, just give us your backpack and we will carry it for you for a while. We can save energy and time."

"I'm so sorry, this thing is quite heavy." The man in a blue jacket on the side said.

"You're welcome." As he spoke, Officer Wang had already come to the man in the blue jacket, and took the initiative to unbuckle his hiking bag, unloaded the other man's heavy hiking bag, and placed it directly on his body.

But as soon as he put on the hiking bag, Officer Wang immediately regretted it.

Mainly because I didn’t expect that the weight of this mountaineering bag was completely beyond my imagination.

But now, Officer Wang can't complain, he can't say it, and he can't bear it.

Seeing that Gu Chen had already wrapped another tourist's hiking bag on his body, Officer Wang could only reluctantly put the backpack on his back.

After fastening the belt, Officer Wang followed Gu Chen, and everyone continued to move forward.

After that, everyone spent the time in constant ascents and descents, constantly shuttling in this alpine meadow.

He didn't know how long he had been walking, but Officer Wang felt like he was carrying a huge mountain on his back, and his whole body was severely exhausted.

Classmate Lu Qiang noticed Officer Wang's embarrassment and looked at Gu Chen in front of him. He was still walking vigorously.

So Lu Qiang quickly came to Officer Wang and reminded him, "Brother Wang, how about I carry it for you for a while?"

"Okay." There was no way to go down the steps, but now Lu Qiang said this, which just solved Comrade Lao Wang's urgent need.

Officer Wang took off his backpack without saying a word.

Lu Qiang took the backpack and frowned immediately, feeling as if there was a huge weight on his back.

Seeing Officer Wang and Lu Qiang exchanging backpacks, Lu Weiwei quickly quickened her pace and came to Gu Chen's side to remind her:

"Junior Brother Gu, how about I carry this backpack for you for a while?"

"No need." Gu Chen declined directly: "I'm not tired yet. I can still stick to this important point."

"But..." Looking back in the direction of Officer Wang and Lu Qiang, Lu Weiwei said again:

"But it seems that Lao Wang can't stand it anymore."

"Haha, it's okay." Gu Chen still declined.

Seeing Gu Chen's persistence, and then looking at Gu Chen's expression, he seemed very relaxed.

But looking back at Officer Wang and Lu Qiang, both of them had ugly expressions, and Lu Weiwei suddenly felt confident.

It feels like this kind of physical work is something Gu Chen can barely cope with.

But for Comrade Lao Wang and Lu Qiang, it is indeed a bit embarrassing.

Since they had taken off their burdens, the two experienced travel companions walked with light steps and kept chatting.

Occasionally pick up the camera and take in the surrounding scenery.

Since Officer Wang had no baggage, he was finally able to make his way from the back of the team to a position parallel to Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei.

Seeing the two senior travel companions in front talking and laughing, Officer Wang was furious and whispered to Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei:

"How do you feel that we have become the porters of these two people? These two people are quite carefree."

"There's nothing we can do about it." After hearing Officer Wang complaining, Lu Weiwei also recognized the reality and said:

"Now we have something to ask for. If these two ancestors are exhausted, it will waste a lot of time."

"And time is quite precious to us now, right?"

"Okay." Seeing what Lu Weiwei said, Officer Wang also felt that what he said made sense.

It just feels like I have become the coolie of the other party now.

I feel bad in my heart.

But fortunately, everyone can take turns to relay, so Officer Wang no longer complains.

At about three o'clock in the afternoon, Gu Chen, who was carrying a hiking bag, finally saw three figures resting on a mountaintop ahead.

It seems that he is also taking pictures of the surrounding scenery.

Gu Chen quickened his pace and came to two traveling friends who were taking pictures, and reminded him:

"Are the three people on the mountain over there the same people who went up the mountain with you?"

"Ah?" The man in the red jacket was stunned, and quickly followed Gu Chen's gaze and squinted his eyes.

After a while, the man in the red jacket nodded silently and said involuntarily:

"Yes, it should be them. Unexpectedly, they walked for a long time to get here? It's really slow."

"Could it be that the place where they are is very close to the waterfall?" Lu Weiwei heard this and quickly asked.

The man in the blue jacket quickly replied: "The distance is not very far. Once we get to their place and go to the waterfall, I estimate that we can walk there in an hour and a half."

"Okay." Listening to the man in the blue jacket, Lu Weiwei sighed heavily and said helplessly:

"I estimate it will take 40 minutes to walk from our place to theirs, plus an hour and a half, that's two hours and ten minutes."

Thinking that she would have to walk for more than two hours, Lu Weiwei suddenly felt bad.

Police officer Wang on the side also said helplessly: "This Centennial Peak looks quite big. It takes so long to hike in this mountain?"

"That's for sure." Seeing what Officer Wang said, the man in red jacket quickly explained:

"The mountains here are spread out over a wide area. The ridgeline we are walking on is very wide."

Pointing to the area ahead, the man in red jacket continued to remind:

"Those people, don't look at where we are now. It doesn't look like it's too far away."

"But you must understand that this is a mountain. If you look at the mountain, you will be killed. You should know this truth."

After a pause, the man in red jacket carefully observed the situation on the other side and continued to explain:

"Based on our past experience, it takes less than 50 minutes to reach their place from this place."

"50 minutes?" Lu Weiwei felt a little discouraged when she heard what the man in the red jacket said.

After all, Lu Weiwei has felt very physically exhausted along the way.

Especially walking on this kind of mountain road, going up and down, is very exhausting.

In particular, some of the mountain roads are very steep, which delays a lot of time.

"Are you okay?" The man in the blue jacket also glanced at Lu Qiang, who was at the back of the group.

Lu Qiang took a deep breath and said with difficulty: "It's okay."

"How about I carry it? Thank you for your hard work." The man in the blue jacket felt a little sorry, but he also took the initiative to ask for his backpack back.

Seeing this, the man in the red jacket reminded Gu Chen, "Can you give me the backpack?"

"It's okay, I'm okay." Gu Chen glanced at Lu Qiang behind him and reminded the man in the red jacket:

"How about that? Are you going to be trapped by that one?"

"Okay." Seeing Gu Chen insist, the man in red jacket didn't care.

Anyway, if you are willing to carry it, that is your business.

On the contrary, everyone was at ease.

Thinking about hiking outdoors and having someone carry your backpack for you is simply not a good idea.

After replacing Lu Qiang, everyone continued to walk forward.

Since there is no signal in the mountains and forests, everyone can only bury their heads in the road.

The three travel companions on the opposite hill didn't seem to be in a hurry. They still stayed at that spot and had no intention of setting off for a long time.

And when Gu Chen's team arrived at the top of the mountain after spending nearly 50 minutes, they discovered that the three travel companions had already unloaded their backpacks and seemed to be planning to set up camp here.

"Hi!" Upon seeing this, the man in the red jacket took the lead in greeting the three people:

"Why are you still here?"

"Yes, the scenery here is nice. We are going to set up camp here tonight." said a burly man with scars on his face.

The man looked menacing and not easy to communicate with.

The other two men looked much more ordinary and had normal builds.

But the three of them were all wearing black jackets, and they looked very uniform.

The scarred man also glanced behind the two senior travel companions and asked curiously:

"That's weird, aren't there two of you? Why are there four more people?"

"Oh, we met on the road, so we came together." said the man in blue jacket.

The man in the red jacket continued to ask: "Did you camp near the waterfall last night?"

"Yes, last night, the three of us camped right next to the waterfall." said a man in a black jacket.

"Oh." The man in the red jacket just said "oh" and then looked at Gu Chen and the others.

Walking to Gu Chen's side, the man in the red jacket also reminded him, "We don't know them too well. We just met them when we were shopping for items in the supermarket in the town."

"If you have anything to ask, you can ask them now. They may stay here tonight anyway."

"Okay, thank you." Hearing what the man in the red jacket said, Gu Chen thanked him and took the initiative to walk up to the scarred man and introduce himself:

"Hello, we are from the Jiangnan City Public Security Bureau. We came to Tai City this time to find our missing colleagues."

As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Chen directly opened the photo album on his phone, showed Yuan Shasha's photo in front of the scarred man and asked:

"Excuse me, have you ever seen this person?"

"This person?" After being stunned, the scarred man squinted his eyes and began to observe carefully.

The other two men in black jackets immediately gathered around the scarred man, and the three of them stared at each other.

After a moment, everyone shook their heads in denial.

"never seen it."

"Have you really never seen her while you were traveling through the forest?" Seeing this, Lu Weiwei wanted to hold on a little longer.

But the scarred man continued to shake his head: "Indeed, I haven't seen anyone else. We haven't seen anyone else along the way."

"Moreover, the hiking routes here are not mature and have not yet been developed, so hiking here is full of dangers."

"We male travel friends have to endure a lot of hardships when we come here, and it is even less likely for female travel friends to come here."

"She came here with a local from Hemu Village." Officer Wang finished speaking and took the initiative to walk up to the scarred man.

The two looked at each other, but soon, the scarred man also smiled and said:

"Then I don't know. Along the way, we didn't even see an animal, let alone people."

"If this were summer, there would still be some wild animals out and about, but now it's winter, and even birds are rarely seen, let alone people."

"Then when you were in the town, did you see them?" Lu Qiang continued to ask after hearing this.

The scarred man shook his head: "Sorry, we have never seen it. If we have seen it, I will definitely tell you."

"Did you find any traces along the way, the traces of walking?" Gu Chen felt a little disappointed, but he continued to persevere.

The scarred man and his companions looked at each other, then looked at Gu Chen and asked him curiously:

"You mean...has anyone walked the way we came?"

"Yes, is there?" Gu Chen asked.

The scarred man hesitated for a few seconds and continued to look at his companion.

So the three people quickly gathered together and seemed to be discussing something?

After a moment, the scarred man looked at Gu Chen and shook his head in denial: "We didn't pay much attention to this, but when we were camping at the waterfall last night, I found a pair of gloves."

"Gloves? What gloves?" After hearing the scarred man's words, Lu Weiwei quickly stepped forward and asked.

The scarred man also thought about it and said slowly: "It's just a pair of ordinary gloves, they look quite new, and they just fell near the waterfall."

"I thought to myself, maybe it was left by the people who came here before. Maybe they would come here to look for it themselves, so I didn't pick it up. It should still be there now."

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