I have a deep mountain

Chapter 96 Mysterious Disappearance
After hearing Hao Fang's words, Han Dong was even more puzzled.

"Sister Fang, you said that Grandpa Zheng's family is in good condition, why do you still ask me for leftovers?"

"Well, he has two dogs. I think you run a restaurant. I think there must be some leftovers every day. He takes them back to feed his dogs."

Only then did Han Dong understand, no wonder he said just now that there is no need to waste the packing box, it turned out to be feeding the dog.

"Okay." Han Dong said.

Hao Fang smiled and said goodbye, she was going home to do housework too.

Han Dong turned around and walked back to the shop with the bayberry wine in hand.

After cleaning up the yard and kitchen, Han Dong took out a glass and poured half a glass of bayberry wine given by Sister Fang.

It was already dark at this time, and the red bayberry wine looked very attractive under the moonlight.

Han Dong took a few sips, the taste was really good, sweet and sour in the mouth, and the faint aroma of wine made people greedy.

After drinking bayberry wine, Han Dong, who was slightly drunk, was in a happy mood. Opening a private kitchen restaurant in his hometown has always been his little dream. He never thought that the dream would come true so soon. He looked around the entire yard and felt extremely happy.

If only his mother was here, Han Dong suddenly felt a little sad.

Han Dong drank the wine in the glass, stood up, taking advantage of the pleasant moonlight and starlight, he decided to go for a walk.

Walking out of the yard, although the road at the door is wide, but because it is located in the outskirts of the county, there are very few vehicles and pedestrians at the moment.

This area is all the courtyards left over from the original countryside, old and new, some of which are inhabited, and some have moved to the county seat.

Han Dong walked along the road, and there was a river not far ahead. He planned to take a walk by the river.

After walking a few steps, he heard a dog barking. Han Dong turned his head to look in the direction of the barking dog. The sound came from an old two-story building with a short courtyard wall, and a yellow lamp was lit inside. lamp.

Han Dong glanced at the house number, and it was indeed Grandpa Zheng's yard No. 16.

At this time, Grandpa Zheng was sitting in the yard drinking tea, and when he saw someone standing outside the door, he got up and came out to look.

Seeing that the well-meaning restaurant owner was standing outside his house, Grandpa Zheng smiled and invited Han Dong in for tea.

Grandpa Zheng's kindness was hard to turn down, so Han Dong agreed, and he met two neighbors on the first day of opening, which was also very good.

Grandpa Zheng pointed to the two yellow dogs in the yard with a smile, and said:

"Today, I asked you for leftovers, which are used to feed these two little guys. Who knew that you packed good food, so I understand that you misunderstood."

"I'm sorry, Grandpa Zheng." Han Dong apologized for misunderstanding him as a beggar.

"What's so embarrassing about this, it's all because I didn't make it clear." Grandpa Zheng was puzzled for a moment, "How do you know my surname is Zheng?"

"Sister Hao Fang told me. Do you live alone?"

The two pastoral dogs of Grandpa Zheng's family were sniffing around Han Dong, their tails wagging non-stop.

"Isn't there Saihu and Saixiong here? It seems that they like you very much."

"Saihu, Saixiong, these names are interesting. Grandpa Zheng, do your children work in other places?"

A strange look flashed in Grandpa Zheng's eyes, and then he smiled and said, "Haha, I have no children, and I have never been married. I have been chic all my life."

Grandpa Zheng smiled as he poured black tea into the scalded cup and handed it to Han Dong.

"Thank you." Han Dong said softly, hearing Grandpa Zheng say that he had been single all his life, it was absolutely rare for people of his age.

As for why Grandpa Zheng wanted to be single, if he didn't take the initiative to mention it, Han Dong would not take the initiative to ask, after all, this is personal privacy.

Seeing that Grandpa Zheng was silent while drinking tea, Han Dong took the initiative to say:
"Grandpa Zheng, I heard you are a retired soldier?"

"Well, I fought in wars before, and then I worked in a forest farm in the county during peacetime."

Han Dong only knew that there was a state-owned forest farm behind Hanjia Village, where his mother Han Ru disappeared. Out of curiosity, Han Dong continued to ask:
"Then do you know the No. 85 state-owned forest farm in Hanjia Village?"

"I work in that forest farm. You know that place too?"

"My home is not far from there." Han Dong paused for a moment, then remained silent for a moment, "Grandpa Zheng, I want to ask you a question."

"go ahead."

"Do you know that someone disappeared in your forest farm in 02?"

Grandpa Zheng frowned and thought for a while, "I had retired for many years at that time, but I have encountered people missing several times when I was working."

Hearing what the other party said, Han Dong's curiosity grew stronger.

"Grandpa Zheng, can you tell me about the disappearance you encountered?"

Grandpa Zheng looked at Han Dong strangely, "Why are you interested in this?"

"My mother disappeared in the forest under the jurisdiction of the forest farm, so..." Han Dong told the truth.

"So that's the case, then let me tell you about our forest farm." Grandpa Zheng put down the teacup and said slowly:

"Our Tianhe County has a very high forest coverage rate. Forest Farm No. 85 is the largest state-owned forest farm in southern Shonan Province, with a vast area under its jurisdiction. It is rich in animals and vegetation, and there are many rare species.

Many villagers in the county will go into the forest area to pick wild vegetables and fruits. We generally don't care about this. We mainly focus on fire prevention and logging and poaching prevention.

I remember the first missing incident was in 79. In the middle of the night, two men broke into the forestry outpost and knocked on the door. There were many scratches on their faces, and they looked very embarrassed. They said that their brother disappeared in the forestry.Because I came here to poach, I have been afraid to ask for help.

The two found it in the middle of the night and still couldn't find any trace, so they had to come to ask us for help. "

"What happened next?" Han Dong asked impatiently.

"The next day, all our forest farm staff and village officials went out to help find someone. Although they were poachers, their lives were at stake. We all wanted to find someone first before talking about other matters.

In the place where he disappeared, we found it from early morning to evening, but we couldn't find any clues, as if... It seemed that the man disappeared out of thin air.

Some people in our team suspected that wild animals did it, while others said that it fell into the river in the valley and washed away.But I don't think it looks like it. First of all, not to mention that there are no wild beasts found in the forest farm, even if there are, it is impossible to eat up people and bones.

If it was washed away by the river, then the body should have surfaced downstream. Anyway, it was very strange, and no trace of the disappearance was found. "

Han Dong's eyes widened. Isn't this situation exactly the same as that of his mother's disappearance?

"Grandpa Zheng, how many times have you encountered such disappearances?"

Grandpa Zheng thought about it carefully and replied:
"Later, I encountered three more disappearances, but I have encountered two disappearances like this without any clues. The other one that happened was a colleague from our forestry farm. He was on a mountain patrol. Lost.

well!Reasonably speaking, the colleagues patrolling the mountain are already familiar with the terrain, so this situation should not have happened. Who would have thought that he also disappeared from the world, but we blocked the news at the time, and then blocked the forest farm for several years. Villagers enter. "

Grandpa Zheng thought of his former colleagues and sighed regretfully.

At this moment, Han Dong became more and more suspicious. Is there anything special about the forest in the area under the jurisdiction of the forest farm?So that there are always people missing for no reason one after another inside?
Is the disappearance of mother Han Ru the same reason as those people?What is the reason?
Han Dong's face was serious, he was eager to know the answer.

"Grandpa Zheng, do you still remember the exact place where they disappeared?"

What Han Dong was thinking at this moment was, if he also went to investigate in that forest area, would he find out the truth about his mother's disappearance?

Grandpa Zheng thought for a while and said:
"I definitely can't remember this, but I can take you to the forest farm to ask, there should be records from that year."

"Thank you so much!" Han Dong repeatedly thanked you.

(End of this chapter)