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Luo Zheng had investigated before coming. There was only one armed force within a thousand miles, and that was the guerrilla group composed of drug traffickers. These people came to check on the poppy situation. They were obviously drug traffickers, members of the guerrilla group. Following them, they should be able to find the guerrillas. Luo Zheng was a little tempted by Tie Diao's proposal, but he quickly rejected it. It was not difficult to find the guerrillas' base camp. Just wait for the brothers to come over and contact the outside world with the signal transmitter. The most important thing is to find out clearly. Is there anything else suspicious about the surrounding terrain and perimeter?

Tie Diao saw that Luo Zheng was deep in thought and didn't say anything. The two of them continued to observe the surroundings, but found nothing. Tie Diao saw that Luo Zheng had no intention of leaving, so he couldn't help but curiously asked: "What? Not leaving?"

"Don't worry, the view here is good, stay and observe, maybe you will get something unexpected." Luo Zheng smiled and changed the direction to continue observing. The view ahead is wide, the terrain is relatively low, and dozens of kilometers of wasteland are being sniped. It can be seen in the mirror, so why should we change the viewing position?

The two lay quietly, no one spoke, time passed by unconsciously, the mountain breeze was gentle, the sky was blue, the white clouds were long, and occasionally a few wild birds flew up and played in the sky in the open wilderness in the distance. After leaving, everything was so peaceful and peaceful.

The two men lurked motionless, as if they were integrated into the big rock below. Several wild birds flew over inadvertently and chased them on the surrounding messy rocks. They didn't notice the two men lurking on the top of the mountain. They were about to arrive. It was noon and there was still nothing found around. This result made Luo Zheng a little disappointed. Just as he was about to get up, he suddenly saw a team walking towards the valley full of poppies.

The same number of teams, the same route, the same marching speed, the same undisciplined formation. Luo Zheng continued to lurk curiously and observed carefully. After waiting for a while, the team stopped above the valley, pointing. What, about ten minutes later, they pulled the sparse formation back to the original route.

Luo Zheng glanced at his watch, wrote down the time, and said in a deep voice to Tie Diao: "Did you see that team? They come to check once in the morning, once at noon, and again at night, for fear of being sabotaged. Their poppy attitude shows how seriously they take it, and this is a clue that can be used.”

"Well, that's true." Tie Diao responded casually.

"Okay, it's time for us to go back." Luo Zheng said calmly, stood up, and carried the sniper rifle down the mountain. Tie Diao followed quickly, keeping a distance of more than ten meters from Luo Zheng, and looking around warily from time to time.

The two came to the canyon and returned along the original path of the canyon. They arrived at Duanpo Cave before they knew it. All the brothers had come back, many of them. When everyone saw Luo Zheng coming back, they all moved to make space. He sat down, looked at everyone and asked, "Tell me, how is the investigation? In order, southeast, northwest, northwest."

It was Xiaolang and Tigress who were investigating in the east. Xiaolang glanced at Tigress and said in a deep voice: "Report, a team of thirteen people appeared in the east and stopped in a valley. There are nearly a thousand acres of land below the valley. Poppy, the poppy fruit is about the size of a fist, something special. I went down and got a few. In addition, the group of people probably came to inspect the poppy. After seeing that there was no damage, they went back. At 12 o'clock in the afternoon, another small team rushed to the valley. , and returned after observing for a while, and found nothing suspicious." He said and took out a few poppy fruits.

Luo Zheng took it and looked at it. It was indeed different from the poppy fruit he had seen before. It was obviously much larger. He thought that it might have something to do with the soil and geographical environment here. He looked at Xiaolang and continued to ask: "Anything else to add? ?”

"There is a report." Xiaolang quickly organized his words and said seriously: "I have observed two teams at close range. They should be locals. They have loose discipline, frivolous steps, and dull eyes. They look drug addicted, but their eyes are cold. They are all ruthless characters who are capable of killing, and they are more likely to be drug traffickers."

"Very good." Luo Zheng said with satisfaction. Xiaolang actually touched and observed them at close range. This was very risky, but he did the right thing. Luo Zheng praised them, and his eyes fell on Ji Wu and Gongsun Wu.

Ji Wu took the topic knowingly and said: "I didn't see anything suspicious along the way south, and I didn't even encounter a single person. There was a small mountain village with about a dozen households, slate houses, but no people. When the building was empty, it looked like it had been moved away more than ten years ago. There was a small river but nothing else."

"What about the west?" Seeing that there was nothing in the south, Luo Zheng couldn't help but look at Shi Qian, Cao Xi and Xia Jie who were going to the west to investigate. Shi Qian took the words and replied: "We found a large mountainous area about 20 kilometers to the west. The terrain is very difficult. Thinking about where the Kibaro tribe’s ruins are located, the mountains are higher than the surrounding areas, which looks very similar to the aerial topographic map, but no people were seen.”

"Oh? Please give me more details." Luo Zheng became interested and asked in a deep voice.

"The mountain ridge is conical in shape, big below and small above. There are other hillsides connecting it, winding forward like a giant dragon. To the south of the mountain is an open wasteland with a small river winding through it. The mountain ridge is overgrown with dead grass and rocks. There were piles and no trees. What was strange was that we found that there were many cave entrances on the mountains, like tunnels, layer upon layer, from the bottom to the top of the mountain, in rows. They were not very big, and no one came in or out. The distance was too far. I was worried that I would be exposed if I got close, so I didn't see clearly." Shi Qian said quickly.

"Oh, rows of holes?" Luo Zheng was shocked.

"Yes, the whole mountain is like a huge pyramid, big at the bottom and small at the top. There are steps, layer upon layer. The height of each step is basically the same. There are holes on the steps. Of course, they are not very obvious. I feel like It is a city buried in the soil, but it still retains its general appearance." Cao Xi said in a deep voice.

Luo Zheng knew that Cao Xi was an expert in ancient culture and was proficient in codes, mechanisms and the Five Elements. He had studied ruins and other monuments better than anyone else present, and his opinions were worthy of attention. Luo Zheng looked at Cao Xi in surprise and asked, "You are The outline of the entire mountain looks like a pyramid, with layers upon layers. Each layer is a higher step with holes on it? What about the mountains on both sides?"

"The two sides are scattered very ordinary, and you can't tell the depth. I suspect that the main peak was transformed into an earth city in the style of a pyramid many years ago. Because I didn't go to the north to see, I don't know if the back is the same. If the back and front are Basically the same, which means that the entire mountain was a city a long time ago. It was buried by the soil for other reasons, and only the outline is left. If the back is just an ordinary mountain, it means that most of the mountain on the front has been transformed into a triangular city. , I prefer the latter, there are so many mountains, the entire reconstruction project is too big, it is difficult to achieve with ancient methods, and it cannot be lived in such a big city." Cao Xi analyzed in a deep voice.

"It's interesting. Let's go and have a look in the afternoon." Luo Zheng smiled and looked at Sanji and others who were scouting north.