I am a super cop

Chapter 2672 Underground River
Gu Chen's lack of understanding left explorer Xu Enping unable to answer for a while.

Because this is a very realistic question. When exploring a cave, you should at least leave a mark, right? This is basic common sense.

Since those two are both experienced guides, how could they not know?
So Gu Chen's question made Xu Enping a little embarrassed.

However, Gu Chen asked himself and answered: "Maybe there is another possibility."

"What's possible?" Seeing this, Xu Enping hurried over and asked.

So Gu Chen quickly replied: "That's the group of people. Maybe they came here at some time before."

"Moreover, they may have come here to explore the cave a long time ago, so they are very familiar with the situation here and know what the structure inside looks like."

After a pause, Gu Chen continued: "For example, they know that if they go straight in from the cave entrance, they can reach this open area."

"But if they want to go from here to the next location, they have to mark it accordingly."

Looking around, Gu Chen also reminded: "Everyone try to look for it, they will definitely leave marks in the cave."

"Well, what you said makes sense." Seeing Gu Chen say this, Xu Enping also agreed with this statement.

Because even the most experienced explorer cannot find the way without marking the route.

Moreover, the situation inside the cave is complicated, with all kinds of strangely shaped rocks, which actually look similar, so it is difficult to rely on any one of them as a target.

Even people with the best memory can make mistakes.

But you can guess right 10,000 times, but if you guess wrong once, you will be trapped in this area forever.

"There's nothing here, it's pitch black." Lu Weiwei couldn't help but complain while searching with a high-intensity flashlight.

After all, it is really difficult to find a mark in a dark cave.

Besides, perhaps only the two pioneer outdoor guides themselves know this mark.

"Senior Sister Lu, don't be anxious, take your time to look for her." Seeing that Lu Weiwei was a little impatient, Gu Chen quickly comforted her.

This was said not only to Lu Weiwei, but also to everyone else.

Because Gu Chen could clearly feel that as everyone went deeper into the cave, the sense of fear was spreading.

It seemed eerily quiet here, with only the sounds of people talking and some footsteps.

But the more extremely quiet the environment is, the more uneasy and frightened people will feel.

Especially in the dark, this feeling of fear will be infinitely magnified.

"Yeah." Lu Weiwei simply agreed, feeling that at this moment, she really shouldn't be too anxious and should stay calm.

At this moment, Yuan Shasha shouted, instantly breaking the silence in the cave:
"Brother Gu, I seem to have found a mark."

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately gathered around with flashlights.

"Look at this." Yuan Shasha pointed at one of the walls.

Everyone then realized that this was a white mark.

And this place happens to correspond to a cave.

Gu Chen quickly looked around.

Since we are currently in a huge, empty cave, and there are many small caves in the big cave, it is difficult for us to judge which way to go.

But at this moment, the white mark discovered by Yuan Shasha became crucial.

"It should be here." After careful identification, Gu Chen confirmed that this was an arrow left behind by humans. He took two steps forward and used the high-intensity flashlight in his hand to illuminate the cave.

Inside is a stair-shaped corridor that extends upwards.

"It seems that they are coming this way. Senior Sister Lu, Xiao Yuan, remember to measure the distance." Gu Chen reminded.

"I understand." Lu Weiwei nodded silently, and then she and Yuan Shasha continued to use the green rope in their hands to measure the situation on the scene.

And everyone continued to walk towards the cave under the guidance of the arrow.

Xu Enping also did not forget to spray a red arrow next to the white arrow.

In this way, everyone climbed up along the cave steps to a narrow area. At this time, everyone discovered that what appeared in front of them was a long and narrow walkway, and in this narrow area, the rock wall at the top was very high.

But only one person can enter at a time.

Everyone stood at the entrance and began to hesitate.

Gu Chen even heard the other young guides whispering to each other, and they seemed to be planning to back off.

"Go and take a look." Seeing this, Gu Chen also reminded.

But a young guide in the team stood up at this time and reminded Gu Chen:

"Officer Gu, this place is too weird. I feel it would be dangerous to enter."

"Yes... yes." It was another young guide who answered the question. This guide also seemed to be a rookie, that is, the kind who only dared to stand outside the cave, take pictures, and then post them on WeChat Moments to show off.

It seems that these two people do not have enough courage to really go into the cave to explore.

This made Xu Enping feel a little embarrassed, after all, he came here with this team to help.

But now, after only a few hundred meters into the cave, two people in the team began to back out.

But as an expedition leader, Xu Enping still has some experience.

At this time, if the team's emotions cannot be stabilized, this panic will continue to spread.

Then this panic will continue to spread to the entire team, and then everyone will hesitate and back down.

So Xu Enping quickly comforted him and said, "We have seen this kind of small scene countless times during previous cave explorations. Isn't it just a long and narrow passage?"

"There are so many of us together, what are you afraid of? If you are afraid, why would you be an outdoor guide? First of all, you don't have the courage."

At this point, Xu Enping did not forget to compare Lu Weiwei and Yuan Shasha:
"Look, the two little girls are not afraid at all. Are you even worse than them?"

"Not really." After hearing what Xu Enping said, one of the young guides seemed a little embarrassed and quickly defended himself:

"It was mainly because it was my first time in such a dark place. To be honest, I was not mentally prepared."

After a pause, the young guide looked at Lu Weiwei again and said quickly: "But the two girls are not afraid. What are we men afraid of? It's just a long and narrow passage."

Seeing his companions pretending not to be afraid, the other young guide who had just been shaken also tried to find a way out:

"Yes, since the two girls are not afraid, then there is no reason for us to be afraid. Let's keep going."

Actually, I have no choice but to say this.

After all, if you back out at this time, others will definitely not go back with you.

There are also marks along the way. If you are afraid, you can actually walk out of the cave by yourself according to the marks.

But in this mysterious, unexplored cave, the most abundant thing is uncertainty. If you gather in large groups, the mysterious creatures in the cave may not attack you.

But if you are left alone, there is a chance that this mysterious creature will emerge from some undiscovered cave and attack you.

The young guide was just scared, but not stupid.

It would be really stupid to choose to be alone at this time.

So I have to make a few excuses for myself.

Seeing that Xu Enping had calmed everyone's panic, Gu Chen also said:
"If everyone has no problem with this, let's keep going. I'll go first, and everyone else will follow."

Gu Chen did not have any worries about this. He thought that since the two guides had been here before, it would not be a problem for him to enter here. He just had to be more careful.

So Gu Chen took the lead, walked at the front of the team, and began to illuminate the surrounding situation with a high-intensity flashlight.

Officer Wang followed closely behind him, as Gu Chen's most trusted security guard.

Then there is Xu Enping and his guide.

Gu Chen was exploring the way ahead, but he also found that the passage of the cave seemed to be getting narrower and narrower, similar to the terrain that everyone had just passed through.

So Gu Chen began to choose to lie sideways, but after a while, Gu Chen needed to bend his back and squat again.

In this way, everyone kept changing their walking posture and moved deeper into the cave little by little.

When everyone came to a slightly more spacious place, Gu Chen signaled everyone that they could take a short break.

Then, Gu Chen walked up to Lu Weiwei and asked, "Senior Sister Lu, how far into the cave are we?"

"It's almost two kilometers." said Lu Weiwei.

Gu Chen couldn't help but sigh: "I really didn't expect that there would be such a deep and long cave in this place."

"They are all deep mountains and old forests. Any kind of terrain is possible. In many places, even the locals themselves dare not go there rashly." Xu Enping also explained.

After all, Xu Enping himself had no idea about wild caves like this.

The reason why I didn’t enter the cave last time was because I didn’t bring professional tools.

But more importantly, there is a lack of a reason to go into the hole.

This time, the police's invitation gave Xu Enping the determination to convince himself to enter the cave and find out what was going on.

Especially this kind of mysterious cave actually has a natural attraction for explorers.

"Listen quickly." Xu Enping pricked up his ears and listened carefully.

"There is the sound of dripping water." Gu Chen, who possesses master-level observation skills, has also heard some sound of dripping water.

"Yes, it's the movement of water, right in front." Xu Enping pointed to the area ahead.

And that area is also a long and narrow passage, but it is still quite spacious.

It's not a big problem for two people to walk side by side.

So everyone continued to move forward, and soon they came to a low-lying area.

It was only then that everyone realized that water was dripping from the cracks in the rocks above.

The water that fell down formed a low-lying pool in these low-lying areas.

After the water in the pool overflowed, it began to flow along the low-lying areas.

When he arrived here, Gu Chen could clearly hear some signs of river flowing.

"It's an underground river." said Gu Chen.

"That's right." Xu Enping was also very excited and quickly reminded:
"This kind of terrain should logically have underground rivers."

"It seems that we are not far from the underground river, but everyone must be careful. Places with underground rivers are often very dangerous."

"Once you fall through these cracks, there is no way to rescue you. You will be swept deeper underground by the underground river."

"And that place is more like a bottomless pit. It's not an exaggeration to think of it as an abyss."

"So this is how the abyss is understood?" After hearing Xu Enping's reminder, Lu Weiwei's heart skipped a beat, and she felt that everyone was in an unknown risk.

As everyone continued to move forward, the sound of the running water began to become louder and louder.

Soon, everyone came to an area of ​​​​cracks.

Here, on the side of the rock where everyone is walking, there looks like a crack in the rock.

And below the gap is the flowing river.

From the noise, we can tell that the water drop here is very large, so the noise of the water hitting the rocks is very obvious.

"It's an underground river." Officer Wang shone his flashlight on it and said sarcastically:
"If this falls, won't it be covered in bruises?"

"If you fall, your body might appear dozens of kilometers away." Lu Weiwei also said jokingly.

Xu Enping watched Lu Weiwei and Officer Wang teasing each other and thought that at this time, these policemen could still entertain themselves, which showed that they were not afraid at all.

Perhaps it is because people who go on adventures frequently have seen too many dangerous terrains, so they value their lives more.

When he discovered this unknown crack in the cave, Xu Enping felt very nervous and uncertain.

Should we continue to move forward? Xu Enping seemed to be starting to waver.

"Mr. Xu, Mr. Xu?" Seeing Xu Enping standing there in a daze, Gu Chen reminded him.

"Ah? Oh." Xu Enping was suddenly awakened and returned to reality from meditation. He also quickly reminded Gu Chen:
"Officer Gu, I think we can't continue like this."

"Based on my many years of experience in caving, we have already come to the underground river area and discovered the underground river in the cave, which flows through this kind of ground cracks and makes a lot of noise."

"This shows that there are ground fissures in this cave, and the drop in the underground river is also very large. If someone accidentally falls in, the body may really appear dozens of kilometers away."

"What's wrong? Mr. Xu is scared?" Gu Chen could see the fear in Xu Enping's expression.

This can scare a veteran outdoor explorer, and Gu Chen believes that the road ahead will be even more dangerous.

That's why Xu Enping began to re-evaluate whether he needed to move forward.

"Officer Gu, I'm not afraid of you making fun of me." Seeing Gu Chen say this, Xu Enping also communicated frankly and explained:
"I have been to many places for adventures and encountered many dangers. I also had some good friends who died on the way to adventures."

"Over the years, I have come to respect life more because I understand the power of nature."

"It was not easy to get here this time, but we didn't find the two guides."

With a deep sigh, Xu Enping continued, "To put it bluntly, the two guides may have died in the cave."

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