I am a super cop

According to the map, there was nothing wrong, and the location markings were accurate, but now Gu Chen was confused.

You know, when Zhuang Tianhe handed the sheepskin map to the old man for safekeeping, he made it clear that this sheepskin map was his life.

If he does not go back to retrieve the sheepskin map after five days, he will be handed over directly to the police.

From this we can see that the secret of this map cannot be given to outsiders under any circumstances, especially Zhuang Hu.

But now, Zhuang Tianhe brought Zhuang Hu here, which clearly meant that he had told him the secret of the map. Then what about the sheepskin map that was entrusted to the old man? At least Gu Chen couldn't figure it out now.

But seeing that the traces ended here, Gu Chen was also very clear that Zhuang Tianhe and Zhuang Hu were currently in the cave.

"Junior Brother Gu, what's wrong with you?" Seeing that Gu Chen seemed a little dazed, Lu Weiwei beside him reminded him. Gu Chen waved his hand and said:
"It's okay. Maybe I just feel like this is all irrational?"

"Yeah, I think so too." Lu Weiwei nodded silently and said:

"I don't know what Zhuang Tianhe is doing to us. Why did he give us the eyelid map and bring Zhuang Hu here? Isn't this unnecessary?"

"No." After hearing Lu Weiwei say this, Gu Chen's eyes suddenly lit up, as if he understood something.

He also said slowly: "Zhuang Tianhe may not have done anything unnecessary. He may want us to come here."

"You mean, he wants to lure us here?" Lu Weiwei was stunned, and she was incredulous.

Officer Wang came over and whispered, "Don't underestimate Zhuang Tianhe. I think this guy is full of bad intentions."

"Didn't you hear what the old employees of the company said about Zhuang Tianhe? He's just a playboy who doesn't do his job properly."

"Besides, Zhuang Tianhe's reputation was extremely bad a few years ago. Do you expect such a person to change his ways? It's difficult. He is evil at heart."

"That's not necessarily true." As soon as Officer Wang finished speaking, Yuan Shasha on the side also refuted:

"These were the lives he led when he had no worries about food and clothing. But now, his parents are dead, and the death of his relatives must have been a big blow to him."

"Besides, he is now bankrupt and has been abroad for several years. His habit of spending money lavishly in the past probably made him go bankrupt even faster."

"He may have suffered a lot abroad for a while and finally came to terms with it, so he returned to China to develop his career."

"People will reflect on themselves in this situation, and he wants money right now. I think he wants to negotiate a deal with Zhuang Hu."

"Zhuang Hu may have made a promise to him before, but Zhuang Tianhe was worried, so he gave the things to the old man for safekeeping."

"But now, Zhuang Hu seems to have satisfied his greater interests, so Zhuang Tianhe made a compromise and gave up the principles he had always maintained before and brought Zhuang Hu here."

"In this case, Zhuang Tianhe will be in danger." Gu Chen seemed to realize that what Yuan Shasha said seemed to make some sense.

But in this case, if Zhuang Hu cheats, Zhuang Tianhe will suffer a great loss.

Thinking of this, Gu Chen quickly looked at the mountainside.

At this moment, He Wenjun and three other hikers did not seem to dare to move forward. They were all standing on the steps, discussing something.

Seeing Gu Chen and the others coming over, He Wenjun said, "You guys should lead the way."

"Yes, we are here to help find people. To be honest, before when we went to assist those trapped in the mountains, we set out as a large group."

"There are only three of us now, and with you there are eight of us, we..."

"I understand." When the man with glasses said this, Gu Chen already understood that he was afraid and didn't dare to walk in front.

Gu Chen also took a deep breath and then started to walk to the front, preparing to climb up the steps of the dirt road.

"Junior Brother Gu, be careful." Lu Weiwei reminded and followed closely behind.

Next came Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha.

Seeing that everyone had already climbed up, He Wenjun felt that there was no reason for him to stay down there, so he followed closely behind.

As for the remaining three hikers, they looked at each other and seemed to have not made up their minds yet.

"Do you want to climb or not?" asked the strong man.

"It might be dangerous up there." The man with glasses was also rather cunning, or in other words, he had a lot of concerns.

The man of medium height reminded them, "Let's not go up yet. Let's wait and see what's going on."

"If they have no problems, then it won't be too late for us to go up."

"That makes sense. If there are wild beasts in the cave, we can escape safely. After all, in this wilderness, an attack by wild beasts can be fatal."

The man with glasses took a deep breath and looked up at the people in front of him.

He Wenjun followed behind Gu Chen's team and kept a distance between them. He looked back and saw that the three people were still standing there.

He Wenjun used a strong flashlight to scan the three people below and asked in a low voice: "Why don't you come up?"

"Let's take a break first and slow down before going up." said the man with glasses.

"Okay then." He Wenjun had long seen that these people were rather timid, but they had already done their best by following them all the way here.

They have no obligation to come up, and there is no need to ask more questions.

But Zhuang Hu is his boss, and now his boss is missing. He was entrusted by the boss's wife to come here with Gu Chen and others.

If I don't go up, it will be difficult to explain when the time comes.

After thinking about it, I had no choice but to climb up.

The dirt road is quite steep, but fortunately the steps are dug tolerably well.

It felt solid when I stepped on it, but when I looked up, Gu Chen's team had already opened up a large distance between them.

He Wenjun looked around and felt the cold wind blowing into his neck. He Wenjun shrank his neck and quickened his pace, walking quickly towards Yuan Shasha.

He Wenjun didn't know how long he had been climbing, but he only felt that the distance below was getting farther and farther, and the figures of the three people had been blocked by the rocks.

"Oh, this is so painful." He Wenjun took a deep breath and continued to climb up despite gritted teeth.

But when he climbed to a gentle slope, he found that Gu Chen and others were all standing there.

He Wenjun quickly climbed up, walked to the side of Gu Chen and the others, and asked in a low voice:

"What's wrong? Why don't you leave?"

"Shh!" Officer Wang made a sign language gesture to He Wenjun to stop him from making any sound, and then turned his gaze to Gu Chen.

At this time, Gu Chen squatted down and used the flashlight to illuminate the road ahead.

"Junior Brother Gu, how is it?" Lu Weiwei asked in a low voice.

"The steps of these two people here are very messy. It is obvious that they are in a panic." Gu Chen said in a low voice.

"Wasn't there a fight?" Yuan Shasha asked. Gu Chen shook his head: "If there was a fight, there wouldn't be such footsteps."

After a pause, Gu Chen pointed the light at the ground in a circle and said:

"Look, the footsteps on the ground are all in the same direction. Moreover, these footsteps in the same direction appear to be messy, but they are always moving forward."

"If there was a fight, the person in front would have definitely turned around, and their footsteps should have moved backwards, but they didn't, which means there was no sign of a fight between the two."

"On the contrary, they may have encountered something, so they acted panicked."

Speaking of this, a strong light suddenly flashed in Gu Chen's mind, and the virtual characters of Zhuang Tianhe and Zhuang Hu soon appeared in front of him.

At this moment, both of them were walking forward, but suddenly they encountered something terrible. They began to panic and looked around, but they did not dare to retreat and could only move forward.

And after a moment of panic, the two people's pace began to become hurried, which was obviously a sign of running.

"That's right." Seeing this, Gu Chen nodded silently and basically judged the situation of the two people at that time.

A strong light flashed, and the virtual characters of Zhuang Tianhe and Zhuang Hu disappeared. Gu Chen stood up and turned his head to look around, only to find that there was a slightly flat rock not far behind him.

Based on the walking signs of the virtual character he had just simulated, Gu Chen clearly saw the situation behind him.

"Could it be that the two of them discovered something behind them?" Gu Chen frowned and became alert.

Based on Gu Chen's judgment, Lu Weiwei quickly pointed the high-intensity flashlight at the flat rock behind her.

Seeing this, Officer Wang shone his flashlight over there.

But after shining several lights across the sky, nothing was found.

"Maybe they were both extremely scared at the time, so they felt the shape of the rock behind them was a bit weird. After all, the shape of that rock looked weird and scary." Police Officer Wang also expressed his opinion.

Before he could make a better judgment, Gu Chen could only nod silently and said:

"That might be the case. Let's keep going. Everyone, watch your step."

"Understood." Everyone responded, then followed Gu Chen and continued walking forward.

Gu Chen led the way in front and casually glanced at the location below the mountain, so he asked He Wenjun who was guarding the rear: "He Wenjun, didn't those three people follow us?"

"Oh, they said to slow down first and then come up, but I don't think they will come up. They seem a little scared," said He Wenjun.

"Okay, leave them alone and let them stay down there." Gu Chen didn't say anything after hearing that and continued to lead everyone forward.

I don’t know how long I walked, but the road ahead began to become wider, and Gu Chen also discovered that the cave was just ahead.

But this cave on the mountainside looks much larger than the one everyone saw at the foot of the mountain before.

When everyone arrived at the cave entrance, Gu Chen also felt a cool breeze.

"There's wind? This isn't groundless, it must be leading to other places." Gu Chen said.

"Yes, there was wind when we passed through the cave just now. It was obvious that the cave was open," said Officer Wang.

"Everyone, pay attention. We are about to go in." Gu Chen reminded, and walked carefully to the entrance of the cave, then shone the flashlight in.

The cave inside seemed to be somewhat winding, and Gu Chen also discovered two more messy footprints at the entrance of the cave.

"What's going on? Why are you walking so hurriedly?" Seeing this, Gu Chen didn't dare to rush into the cave.

Because the footprints on the ground showed that the two people's footsteps were full of panic.

Yuan Shasha frowned and came close to Gu Chen to remind him quietly: "Junior Brother Gu, I feel that this place is a bit eerie and scary. It feels weird."

"Although I can't really tell why, it just feels weird. Besides, these footprints aren't normal either."

"Yeah." Gu Chen also had this feeling, but it was said by Yuan Shasha.

So Gu Chen pulled out a mechanical baton from his backpack and swung it hard.

As the mechanical baton was thrown out, Gu Chen immediately took a defensive posture and began to walk inside carefully according to the footprints on the ground.

Following closely behind were Lu Weiwei, Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha.

He Wenjun, who was the last to walk into the cave, was shaking violently and his legs became uncontrollable.

After he took a few steps, he couldn't help but look back.

But suddenly he discovered that there seemed to be another black shadow at the entrance of the cave, which quickly disappeared the moment he turned around.

"Uh!"

He Wenjun was stunned on the spot, completely shocked. In the low temperature condition, his legs became uncontrollable and He Wenjun trembled with fear.

He also quickly turned around and looked at Gu Chen and the others.

But when I turned around, I found that Gu Chen and his friends had already gone far away.

"Hey, wait... wait for me." He Wenjun might have been frightened, and his voice seemed to become weak.

And my movements became a little difficult because of my cold legs.

He quickly looked behind him again, and everything seemed to be back to normal.

So He Wenjun shone the flashlight at the entrance of the cave, and after making sure there was no problem, he turned around and ran.

Although he ran slowly and it was very tiring, He Wenjun did not want to fall behind. He knew what it would mean to fall behind in such a remote place.
So He Wenjun gasped heavily and used all his strength to rush forward.

I don’t know how long I have been walking. The light source in front always seems to be very weak, and it seems that no matter how hard I try, it can’t keep up with the pace of Gu Chen and the others.

Just as He Wenjun was running forward recklessly, he was grabbed by a big hand from the side.

"Ah!" He Wenjun was so frightened that he trembled and wanted to shout for help, but his mouth was covered by a big hand.

He Wenjun became even more panicked now, thinking that he might be finished. But when he turned around, he found that Gu Chen and others were standing there, and the one covering his mouth was Officer Wang.

"Shh! What's your name?" Lu Weiwei made a gesture to He Wenjun to keep quiet.

Officer Wang then let him go, and whispered unhappily, "What are you doing?"

“I, I, I…”

"Where did you go just now?" Yuan Shasha asked curiously.

"I, I, I, I was behind you, and I felt something was following me, but...but I felt my movements were a little slow, so I tried my best to catch up with you, and then, and then..."

"Okay, I get it. Don't say anything for now." Gu Chen said.

...(End of chapter)