I am a super cop

Chapter 2676 The Wizard of Oz
The mysterious village that appeared out of nowhere surprised Gu Chen very much. It seemed that there shouldn't be any village here.

Just passing through this underground cave is incredible enough, but now, there are traces of people living in it, which completely overturns everyone's previous cognition.

"Let's go in and take a look." Gu Chen said hesitantly.

So everyone rowed the simple bamboo raft to the shore.

It seemed like no one had been here for a long time, and everything looked so quiet and desolate.

Perhaps some villagers once lived here, but now it seems to be a village that has been abandoned for a long time.

"Teacher Xu, how many years of history do you think this village has?" Gu Chen also asked Xu Enping beside him.

At this time, Xu Enping was scratching his cheek, looking thoughtful.

But soon, Xu Enping also frowned and said without hesitation:
"It looks like it has a history of several hundred years. After all, it is not difficult to tell from the way these houses are wrapped in plants that no one has lived here for a long time."

"Yes, all uninhabited villages look like this. Without any human habitation, plants and animals will quickly take over everything." Lu Weiwei said without hesitation.

Gu Chen also took more than a thousand steps, and the dead leaves on the ground crunched under his feet.

Gu Chen also felt as if he had entered a world like The Wizard of Oz.

After hesitating for a moment, Gu Chen turned around and looked towards the river.

Although the river is not wide, it still looks somewhat strange in this deep mountain.

Gu Chen looked back at the deserted village in front of him and said, "From this situation, I feel that if the villagers came in from the cave, it might not be realistic."

"Because when you walk through the cave, you have to go through those narrow passages, and there is an underground river next to it."

"If they fall down, they will die. These houses of these people cannot be built entirely with local materials. They must also obtain raw materials from other places."

"Yes, but how did they transport it in?" Lu Weiwei was also very curious.

Because according to normal logic, this is difficult to do.

Gu Chen blurted out: "This shows that this place is not completely closed. There should be another exit, and this exit is the main passage for these indigenous people to the outside world."

"It's just that this passage is very secret, and outsiders haven't discovered it yet."

"There is another passage?" Xu Enping nodded thoughtfully after listening to Gu Chen's explanation, and then said:

"What you said makes sense. It is indeed possible. If materials are transported from the cave, the mortality rate will be very high."

"Any smart person would not choose to take this path, so, theoretically, there should be another channel."

"That might be a mountain road." said Lu Weiwei.

"It's hard to judge now." Gu Chen picked up the phone and found that there was still no signal.

But Gu Chen's mobile phone can make satellite calls, which means that Gu Chen can contact the outside world.

What Gu Chen needs to do most right now is to accurately find out his location and other possible roads leading to the outside world.

After all, if Xu Yaxuan had been here, she might have gone to other places through other channels.

"Teacher Xu." Looking back at Xu Enping, Gu Chen also reminded:
"Please help me send the other two colleagues over."

"Okay, leave it to me." Xu Enping agreed readily, and then took the oars and started walking back to the raft, paddling and disappearing into the river around the corner.

Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei could not rashly enter this uninhabited village before meeting up with Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha.

By the time Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha come over, they may not be able to find the person.

So now all Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei can do is wait on the shore.

Fortunately, not long after, Xu Enping appeared in Gu Chen's sight with Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha.

Everyone gathered at the shore. Officer Wang looked at the uninhabited village in front of him and couldn't help but sigh:
"Oh my god, there is actually an uninhabited village in this place? Who on earth lives here?"

"Maybe they are the ancestors of the villagers down the mountain?" Yuan Shasha guessed.
"These people may have come here to escape the war, and then after finding that the outside world was peaceful, they slowly moved away and went to live in the mountains."

"Then, this place became an uninhabited village."

"What Xiao Yuan said may make sense, but now, we must go in and investigate on the spot to see what the situation is like."

Gu Chen now also wants to enter the uninhabited village to investigate, especially this village, which exudes a strange atmosphere from the inside to the outside.

So after a brief communication among everyone on the shore, a search team was formed.

Everyone, holding weapons in their hands, slowly walked towards the uninhabited village.

A body was found in the cave, but it is not clear who killed the person.

So it is better to be safe than sorry, and no one dares to enter rashly.

If the murderer is hiding here now, then what we will face will be one thug, or two, or possibly three.

"Everyone start searching from the first house. Pay attention and form a search formation. Don't walk in disorder when searching." Gu Chen also gave a reminder when entering the outermost house.

Everyone nodded silently, and everyone had already reached a tacit understanding.

So Gu Chen turned on a high-intensity flashlight and began to pull apart the green vines on the door before entering the hall.

Since the houses here are all made of wood and no one has lived here for many years, the smell is very strong.

But the moment the door opened, everyone couldn't help but retreat.

"Ahem!" Lu Weiwei coughed twice and said involuntarily, "This smell is too strong. It feels like there is methane in it."

"Will it be poisonous? It would be better if we had a gas mask." Yuan Shasha also complained.

Officer Wang fanned his nose with his palm and said:

"The smell is a bit strong. It looks like there's no one inside. Just open the door and ventilate the room. Shall we check the next one?"

"Okay." Gu Chen agreed with Officer Wang. After all, if a living person was brought in with this smell, they would most likely be poisoned to death.

So everyone started to check the second building, the third building...

But after checking all the houses, they all seemed to be the same, with no signs of anyone living in them at all.

Especially looking at the plants on the door, it is not difficult to see that it has been abandoned for many years, and even wild animals may not go inside.

After walking around, we found that this small village seemed to have no one living there at all.

Yuan Shasha couldn't help but sigh: "It seems that the murderer did not stay here, but the murderer gave us an idea, that is, there may be a route leading to the outside world."

"Because it is absolutely impossible to transport these building structures in from the cave." "Yes, that's what Junior Brother Gu analyzed just now." Seeing Yuan Shasha say this, Lu Weiwei quickly agreed.

So everyone turned their attention to Xu Enping.

After all, Xu Enping is an outdoor explorer, and that's what he does.

At this time, Xu Enping also looked calm and said slowly: "Don't worry, there is a second road leading to the outside world, that's for sure."

"I need some time to find this path, so please be patient."

"Okay, we believe you." Officer Wang also echoed. After all, this is what you are asked to do at this time.

When it comes to exploring new paths, Xu Enping may have more experience.

So Xu Enping began his own exploration.

He began to wander around the village, and Gu Chen and his companions could only follow him, trying not to disturb him.

Not long after, Xu Enping found a mountain trail and excitedly reminded everyone:
"There is a small path in the back mountain of this uninhabited village, which should lead to the outside world."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Enping was about to turn around and walk away, but Gu Chen stopped him again:

"and many more."

"What...what happened?" Xu Enping was stunned and turned to look at Gu Chen behind him.

Gu Chen didn't say anything, but just put his right index finger to his mouth as a reminder to keep silent.

Although Xu Enping didn't quite understand what was going on, he didn't dare to move for a moment, and his eyes began to scan the surroundings.

At this time, he heard a faint "hissing" sound in his ears.

Xu Enping slowly turned his head and found that above his forehead, a green snake was spitting out its tongue at him.

"It's a snake!" Lu Weiwei exclaimed, but was quickly reminded by Gu Chen not to speak loudly.

Just when the green snake was about to attack Xu Enping, Gu Chen was quick-witted and immediately grabbed the green snake's vital point and skillfully held it in his hand.

Although his hands slipped a little, after several adjustments, Gu Chen finally controlled the green snake.

"Huh!" Seeing this situation, Xu Enping also sighed heavily, and then he felt relieved.

Gu Chen also smiled and said, "Maybe Teacher Xu disturbed it. It should have been entangled on this tree trunk just now."

"So that's how it is?" After hearing what Gu Chen said, Xu Enping also sighed and couldn't help but sigh:

"It seems I was careless about this place. After all, this is a dense forest with many wild animals."

"Wild animals don't dare go to areas where humans gather, so places like this are their natural habitats. We are the ones who are disturbing them."

"Yeah." Gu Chen sighed, put the green snake on the tree trunk beside him, and then let go.

The green snake also quickly crawled along the tree trunk, continuing to crawl farther away, not forgetting to look back at Gu Chen, and then continued to crawl farther away.

In less than a moment, the green snake disappeared into the woods.

"Senior Brother Gu, you just let the green snake go like this. Aren't you afraid of encountering it again?" Yuan Shasha was still quite afraid of this kind of slippery creature, so she said without hesitation.

Gu Chen smiled and said, "Just be careful. There's no need to be fussy about a little green snake."

"And there should be other snakes in this forest, especially poisonous snakes, so everyone must be extra careful."

"It's not a matter of being careless now, it's a matter of whether we can get out after we get in. This dense forest path is covered with moss everywhere, and it feels like a poisonous snake could jump out at any time."

Officer Wang was also a little panicked at this moment. After all, for a veteran in the workplace like him, cherishing his life was more important than anything else.

And no one knows where this dense forest path will lead to? Therefore, Officer Wang also has his own anxiety.

But Gu Chen comforted him and said, "Brother Wang, you don't have to worry too much. Look at what this is."

Following Gu Chen's suggestion, Officer Wang looked down at one side of the forest trail and found a human footprint.

Officer Wang's eyes lit up immediately: "Has anyone been here before?"

"And there is more than one person. There is also a different footprint here." Gu Chen also pointed in another direction.

At this moment, Officer Wang suddenly became alert: "Since these people can get in, then we should be able to too."

Taking two steps forward, Officer Wang said, "Judging from the size of the footprints, one of them should be a female."

"Maybe it's Xu Yaxuan." Lu Weiwei said.

Yuan Shasha couldn't help but say: "It's really strange, why would Xu Yaxuan come to a place like this? And he was followed by another guide."

"Sometimes I really don't understand. I don't understand what the relationship between them is? Why was the guide assassinated?"

"Is the murderer Xu Yaxuan? Or another guide? Or is there some kind of agreement between them?"

"Any speculation now is useless. If we can find these two people, that's our goal." Officer Wang was no longer afraid. He quickly found a thick branch nearby and reminded everyone:

"You guys should not be idle either. Hurry up and find some weapons that can be used to drive away snakes on the road."

"Got it." Lu Weiwei said, and quickly found her own branch.

Everyone followed suit. After all, in the jungle, a stick that fits you well can save your life at a certain time.

"Everyone get ready, let's go." Gu Chen also reminded them, holding the branch in his hand and walked into the dense forest path.

The roads here seem to have been built by the original inhabitants.

But after years of baptism, it is now full of plants.

Walking on it, you can also see various insects.

Lu Weiwei frowned slightly and formed a mutual aid group with Yuan Shasha. Whenever they found strange bugs on anyone else's body, they had to remove them as quickly as possible.

We walked along the path for a while and then found ourselves in an open area.

"This place is too mysterious. I really can't imagine what's going on. What on earth is going on? What does this woman Xu Yaxuan want to do?"

Although he couldn't find Xu Yaxuan, Officer Wang couldn't help but complain.

After all, Xu Yaxuan has already made everyone anxious and worried. If they can't find Xu Yaxuan, everyone seems to be very frustrated.

But this time, no one is sure whether Xu Yaxuan is nearby or taking the same path.
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