I am a super cop

Chapter 2675 Hanging Coffin
After the binding was completed, Xu Enping smiled at everyone and said, "I'm used to it. The road signs made by others may not be reliable, but the road signs made by myself are definitely pleasing to the eye."

"Okay." Gu Chen expressed his understanding and continued, "We can move on now."

No one said anything. Being able to walk out of the cave was a victory in itself.

Everyone had been walking in the cave for a long time and was under a heavy psychological burden.

But now we can breathe the fresh air outside, which is a physical relief for everyone.

Therefore, everyone walked much faster than before.

Keep going along the narrow road, or rather, it doesn't even belong to a road.

However, due to people walking on it, many of the vegetation showed signs of being broken.

But all these provided Gu Chen's team with a basis for their search.

All we have to do is follow the traces and move forward to find the relevant people.

Since the body of one guide had already been found in the cave, everyone became very cautious while searching for the other two.

I don’t know how long we walked, but we had passed through several small caves and came to an open area.

Standing on the mountain here, you can overlook most of the primeval forest.

"So this is the location?" Xu Enping couldn't help but sigh when he saw all this.

Officer Wang turned his head and asked hurriedly, "What do you mean?"

"It's just that I was able to see this high ground in the forest from a long distance before, but I didn't pay much attention to it at the time."

"But now it seems that Yuan has come here, and has come all the way here from that mysterious cave."

Speaking of this, Xu Enping seemed a little excited.

This is definitely a happy thing for an explorer, but Gu Chen is not in that mood.

Because the person he was looking for was still missing, Gu Chen just hoped to find Xu Yaxuan as soon as possible.

So Gu Chen simply agreed and continued walking forward.

Since this is a downhill section and the rocks here are relatively loose, it would be a bit dangerous to walk on.

If you are not careful, you may roll down the cliff.

Although it is difficult to find each other's footprints in the cave, there are traces of each other's passage everywhere here.

This is undoubtedly a great help for a jungle expert like Gu Chen.

"They went downstairs, we must find them as soon as possible." Gu Chen said.

Lu Weiwei didn't care too much at this moment and quickly followed Gu Chen.

Xu Enping was instantly pulled to the back of the team, which made Xu Enping, who had always been strong-willed, feel a little embarrassed, and he could only quickly catch up with the team.

But Gu Chen's team are all very skilled, and facing this steep mountain road, everyone can walk on it as if it were flat ground.

After going downhill continuously, Gu Chen gradually discovered that there was a river not far away.

So Gu Chen quickly looked around and found that this river was located in the middle of the primeval forest and was almost isolated from the world.

"Teacher Xu." Gu Chen turned his head to look at Xu Enping, who was at the end of the team and trying his best to hurry, and asked, "Are you familiar with this place?"

"Are you talking about that river?" Xu Enping also saw the river and hurried over to say.

"That's right, there is actually a river in this kind of place, and judging from the situation, it seems that no one has ever set foot in this river." Gu Chen said.

"It's a bit strange indeed." Xu Enping nodded silently and said:

"But if it's this kind of terrain, then it's not surprising at all."

"Because there is an underground river in this kind of cave, and the inside of the underground river leads to other areas in the mountain."

"So according to the terrain, the river in the mountain will eventually flow down the mountain."

"And isn't there a river next to the village where we started? Maybe this is the lower reaches of the river."

"It's possible." Lu Weiwei nodded silently and said without hesitation: "But if we continue walking like this, it seems that we can only reach the edge of the river."

"Let's go and take a look first." Gu Chenke didn't know the specific situation, so he could only make plans after going down the mountain.

So everyone continued to walk in, and after a lot of effort, they finally reached the edge of the river.

Coming down from the mountain, the road is wild all the way.

And beside the river, there are some strange plants growing.

This makes the river look very green.

Officer Wang walked to the river, looked around, then broke off a branch nearby and began to probe the water.

However, he discovered that the depth of the river was far beyond his imagination, so he quickly reminded everyone:

"Don't get too close to the river, there's a big drop in water."

At this point, Officer Wang used the wooden stick in his hand to do an experiment for everyone: "Look, the shore is very shallow. Use the wooden stick to poke it to the bottom, and it is about this deep."

Officer Wang continued to walk forward a few steps and pushed the stick downwards again. Everyone then realized that the river water had completely submerged the stick.

"So deep? Such a big drop?" Lu Weiwei was also surprised.

Xu Enping was not surprised: "The terrain of the river in this primeval forest is very complicated. You'd better not go into the water without permission."

After he finished speaking, Xu Enping continued to remind him: "By the way, don't drink the river water here."

"Of course we know this. After all, there may be a lot of microorganisms and bacteria in it. It cannot be drunk before it is filtered." Yuan Shasha couldn't help but reply.

After all, these are outdoor attempts, and everyone already knows that.

Of course, Xu Enping was also afraid that everyone was not clear, but soon, Xu Enping pointed to a location not far away and said: "There seems to be something over there."

"It's a raft." Gu Chen also saw it and couldn't help but exclaimed: "It's actually a simple raft."

"It looks like there were people active here before, and there were more than one or two people."

"Someone has turned this place into a secret base. We must be careful."

With the corpse in the cave, Gu Chen is now sensitive to everything.

Especially the many things that shouldn’t be here have overturned my previous understanding.

Yuan Shasha couldn't help but sigh: "There is a simple raft in this place, which means that someone has been here before and brought tools with them." After a pause, Yuan Shasha turned her head to look at Xu Enping and asked curiously:
"Teacher Xu, you often hang out in the outdoor circle. Has no one in your circle ever posted photos and videos of this place?"

"No, absolutely not." Seeing Yuan Shasha suddenly asked, Xu Enping also hurriedly explained:
"In our outdoor circle, nothing can be hidden. For example, if someone knows where they have been, they will definitely share it."

“It’s also convenient for everyone to check in, but this place, let alone sharing it, no one has mentioned it.”

"Especially in this place, because the mountain road is difficult to walk on, many experienced outdoor people who come here don't dare to walk too far, and just walk around the village."

After a pause, Xu Enping continued, "To be honest, the commercial value of developing the outdoor hiking trails here is not great."

“Because most people can’t accomplish it, but at the same time, these people don’t share. I think they must regard this place as some kind of secret base that they don’t want outsiders to know about.”

"But it's also difficult to get here," said Officer Wang.

"Of course." Xu Enping did not object.

At this moment, Gu Chen had already come to the side of the raft and discovered that it was just a simple raft.

Basically, it is to use some thick tree trunks and tie them together with ropes to form a simple raft.

But even though it is simple, judging from the overall condition of the raft, it is made quite professionally.

"Even the materials for the raft can be obtained, which means that the other party brought some professional tools," said Lu Weiwei.

Yuan Shasha on the side reminded: "Should we take a raft to the other side of the river?"

"Of course, let's check it first." Gu Chen was still relatively cautious. He was not sure whether this kind of raft could carry people.

A thorough inspection of the raft was then undertaken.

After confirming that the raft can carry people, they began to tow the raft to the shore.

"This small raft can only carry three people at most. We have five people now. My plan is to leave two behind and let the other three go ahead to explore the way."

"If necessary, another person will come back with the oar to help the other two."

"No problem." Everyone said there was no problem after hearing Gu Chen's words.

So under Gu Chen's arrangement, Gu Chen, Lu Weiwei and Xu Enping took a raft and started moving along the river.

The oars for rowing were made of the suggested wood, which was also readily available.

But as we rowed forward, we discovered that canyons were beginning to appear on both sides.

The width of the river is not fixed, sometimes it is wide and sometimes it is narrow.

But when they rowed to a body of water, Lu Weiwei suddenly exclaimed at the cliff: "Look, there is something on the cliff."

Hearing Lu Weiwei's words, everyone immediately turned their eyes to the top of the cliff on the right.

Only then did I discover that there was a piece of wood hanging on a certain spot on the cliff.

This frightened Xu Enping so much that he couldn't help but ask, "Oh my God, why are there hanging coffins here?"

"What? Hanging coffins?" When Lu Weiwei heard the word "hanging coffins", her heart skipped a beat, thinking how could it be possible?

But at this time, Xu Enping pointed to the cliff on the right and said, "Look, this is a typical hanging coffin. I have seen it in many places, and it is similar to this structure."

"It is said that this was the way some ancient people were buried after they died. This tradition existed in Jiangnan City a long time ago."

"It's just that this tradition has been gone for many years, so perhaps someone has lived in seclusion here many years ago."

"Recluse?" Hearing this, Lu Weiwei frowned slightly and continued:

"If the hanging coffins really exist, it really shows that people did live here many years ago."

After the voice fell, Lu Weiwei continued to observe the hanging coffin on the cliff on the right side, and then said:

"Look at the wood. It seems that many years have passed. It looks a bit old."

"Yes." Xu Enping also nodded silently, and said without further explanation: "It looks like it was from many years ago, but it requires professionals to move the coffin to the side of the cliff."

"But this technology has long been lost."

“Lost? Maybe not?” Lu Weiwei questioned.

But Xu Enping continued to explain: "Don't disbelieve me, this kind of technology is actually a tool for the ancients to survive."

"In the early years, maybe hundreds or even thousands of years ago, some ancient people, in order to survive, turned to rock climbing."

"But at that time, I didn't go there to get eight-pack abs, but to look for bird's nests."

"Because places like this will have a lot of swallows coming here to build nests."

"I see." Hearing Xu Enping's words, Lu Weiwei couldn't help but sigh:
"No wonder all I smelled was the smell of swallow droppings when we came here just now."

"Also, there are always many swallows circling above our heads. It seems that if the ancients had mastered this rock climbing technique, they could really find a lot of bird's nests."

"Yes." After Lu Weiwei finished speaking, Gu Chen also quickly said:
"Finding bird's nests is one way they make a living, but another is to place coffins for the dead."

"Due to some customs, villagers in many places will be placed in coffins after death, and then these people who are good at climbing will move the coffins to the middle of the cliff."

"How did they move it up there? The coffin is very heavy." Lu Weiwei also looked curious.

But Gu Chen shook his head and said: "I'm not sure about this, but I know that they must have their own way."

"Yes." Seeing that Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei were discussing this issue, Xu Enping couldn't help but remind them:
"Since hanging coffins can be found in this place, I dare to conclude that there must be some hidden primitive villages around here, that is, on the banks of the river."

"Then let's continue to look over there." Gu Chen pointed to a bend in the water ahead.

"Okay." Xu Enping nodded silently and continued to row hard with everyone.

Not long after, everyone discovered that what Xu Enping said was indeed correct.

We just turned a corner in the river and found that there was an open space on the left side of the river.

And in the open space, there seems to be a primitive village.

This surprised everyone present.

I originally thought that it would be very difficult for outdoor hikers, especially experienced outdoor hikers, to come here.

But I never thought that there were people living here.

"Is this a ghost village? Why is there no one here?" Lu Weiwei observed the village on the shore, which seemed to be dead silent, and she felt unsure.

At this time, Gu Chen also discovered that the houses here were very primitive and seemed to have been dilapidated for a long time.

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