Lao Qiu was the first to walk down the tunnel, and the two criminal policemen also followed, followed by Ye Shichao Xinpet.

It was very dark in the tunnel, Lao Qiu turned on the flashlight he was carrying, and the cave instantly brightened, and everyone saw the surrounding situation clearly.

It's a not-so-narrow tunnel, it looks like it's been built for some years, and the wooden stakes used to support it are a little decayed. The width is enough for a person to stretch out his arms, and the height is less than one meter eight, Xin Pet and one of the shorter criminal policemen can walk effortlessly, but Lao Qiu and Ye Shichao have to bow their heads and bend down, and it is very laborious to walk.

Authentic dirt roads are occasionally littered with household garbage, as well as rows of footprints of various sizes.

The short criminal policeman squatted down to look at the footprints, looked up and said to Lao Qiu: "Boss, the footprints eat very deep soil, and they look like they are walking with heavy objects." ”

Lao Qiu nodded, turned around and asked Ye Shichao, "How did Dr. Ye suspect these people?" After all, it is normal for truck drivers to stop at a small roadside supermarket, go to the toilet, eat instant noodles, and take a break.

"Clothes and hair. Ye Shichao's face was calm, "Before entering, those people were clean, and the clothes and shoes that left the shop were obviously stained with soil, and one person even had leaves on his hair. ”

In this way, everyone understands that the only door of the small shop is in the front, even if there is a back door, when the rear people go out, there is soil on their shoes, and their bodies will never be stained with soil, not to mention that there is no back door in this store at all.

Xin Pet added: "There are also instant noodles. I saw instant noodles hanging from their car windows, why did they buy instant noodles again? And their body language was telling me that they didn't want to eat that bowl of instant noodles, and since they didn't want to eat it, they must have stopped here for some other purpose. During this time, the most noticeable thing in this resort area is the case of the rotting corpse jumping off the cliff, what are they worried about? I think it is necessary to look into it. When I looked at the surveillance, I thought that they were actually the ones who threw the corpses, and that there was more than one corpse that had been brought here. What can we do by secretly transporting corpses? Combined with the recent unsolved important cases in the city, there can only be one answer, that is, a corpse selling gang that sells female corpses with a yin marriage. ”

Lao Qiu admired it so much that he even gave a thumbs up, "You two are really a great partner." ”

Xin Pet was a little proud, turned his head and glanced at Ye Shichao, but Ye Shichao didn't receive her signal at all, but buried his head and walked forward, walked for about five minutes before finally coming out of the hole, the exit was actually at the foot of Xixia Mountain, an area not open to tourists, and perfectly avoided, the route that the ranger will patrol is covered in bushes and rocks, even if he deliberately looks for it, he has to grope for a while to find it.

There's a reason why this half of the mountain is not open to tourists, because the terrain is very complex, rocky cliffs are everywhere, and there are dangers everywhere, and there is no way out.

Everyone turned around and looked around, but they couldn't find the shopkeeper who had fled, so in order to avoid getting lost, they had to turn back into the hole in the ground.

"I can only call in support to search the mountain. Lao Qiu patted his bald head and jumped to his feet angrily, "But there are few people in the bureau recently, and when there are enough people to search the mountain, it is estimated that it will be tomorrow...... There are many dreams at night. ”

It is indeed the case, the criminal police look up at the vast mountains, it is like the marines thrown into the water, and the water ghosts are thrown into the desert, and there is nothing to be done.

"You don't have to search the mountains. Ye Shichao squatted down as he spoke, and pulled out half of the worm from the moist soil at the entrance of the tunnel, the worm was black, and the lower half of the body had been eaten by natural enemies, leaving only a small round head with red on the top, and two black wings. "I know where he is. ”

"You know?" Xin Pet pointed to the half of the worm in his hand, "What did the worm tell you......?" Firefly. ”

"The red-headed turnip, also called the chicken cock insect, looks a little like a firefly, but he doesn't have a luminaire and can't shine light......" Ye Shichao was excited at the mention of insects, and began to talk about science endlessly, Xin Pet couldn't bear it, and grabbed his hand, "Talking about the point." ”

Ye Shichao realized that he seemed to be out of control, and cleared his throat, "This insect likes to eat white-flowered paulownia, and this piece has no white-flowered paulownia at all." Yesterday, when we went up the mountain to check the dumping site, I saw a white-flowered paulownia forest on the mountainside, which was also the only one on the entire mountain. ”

"This kind of insect can't appear here, then it can only be brought by people who come in and out of here, maybe it's stuck to the shoes, maybe it's stuck to the trouser legs, anyway, normal people go in and out of the mountains, it's impossible to pay attention to whether there are half-eaten insects on the body. Lao Qiu understood what he meant, a pair of bull's eyes widened, and he hurriedly said, "Trouble Dr. Ye to lead the way." ”

Ye Shichao has an excellent sense of direction, even in this vast mountain, he can correctly identify the right path, Xin Pet asked, "Is your sense of direction born or acquired......?" Ahem...... Scientists, of course, are acquired.

Sure enough, Ye Shichao said proudly: "If you live in the mountains for half a year, your sense of direction will also improve." ”

Xin Pet immediately shook her head in a rattle style, saying that forget it, she still likes modern civilization.

Approaching the paulownia forest, Lao Qiu led two of his subordinates to search separately, Xin Pet and Ye Shichao were arranged to wait in place, and after they dispersed, the surroundings were quiet, only the rustle of the leaves in the wind blew, and the sound of insects in the ears from time to time.

Xin Pet listened to the sound of the wind and the sound of insects, looked at Ye Shichao with a comfortable face, and couldn't help but be curious, "Isn't it lonely when you are alone in the mountains?"

Ye Shichao's dark eyes shone brightly, "How is it a person?" You see, stick insects, rhinoceros beetles...... There's a little bulge on the rattan over there, and if you cut it, I'm guessing there must be a kudzu rattan worm in it......"

Xin Pet listened and looked around, the little creatures around him were vivid and beautiful, integrated with the environment, enjoying themselves, and couldn't help but feel a little comfortable in his heart.

But it didn't last long before the comfort was gone, and she still liked modern civilization. If they really become a couple in the future, she won't stop him from entering the mountains, she can stay in the city, while jumping, while waiting for him to come back.

Just as she was imagining this picture, her neck suddenly felt cold, a shiny dagger was pressed against the back of her neck, and the hoarse voice of the owner of the small supermarket sounded from behind her: "Don't move, or I'll stab you to death." ”

Xin Pet immediately looked like a winter bug, frozen there and didn't dare to move.