Chapter 4 The Lake

Shen Mingde returned to the office and picked up the phone. The call was made from the Ligou County Police Department. After Shen Mingde reported the case, the city police assigned the incident to the police station of the jurisdiction closest to the missing place for investigation. However, the content of the call puzzled Shen Mingde. Because he was told that there was no "lake" in the location he provided, and that they would also check the villages in their jurisdiction. Even the police station in the jurisdiction has no record of the "lake", could it be that Zhou Tengfei made the wrong location? Shen Mingde once again looked up the information about the "lake" left by Zhou Tengfei. Although the location of the lake in the "address bar" is vague, the route to find the lake described in the "Attraction Description field" is very clear. There are two known routes: one is to walk down the western slope of Wonton Mountain to the top of the lake. However, this road is somewhat dangerous and is not recommended; The second is to take the intercity highway, pass the "Tomb River", and continue to go up about 1 kilometer, at this time you can see the peak of the wonton. Find a small dirt path in the wooded forest on the west side of the road, which can be accessed by car. At the end of the dirt road, walk in a straight line for about 30 minutes (about 7,8 km) to reach the lake. Judging from the above description, this lake is not difficult to find.

Shen Mingde took these materials and walked back to the reception room slowly. At this time, the two sat in silence in their original positions. Xiao Jing was using her phone to send a message. Yang Guangcheng put his arms around his chest, leaned upright on the back of his chair, and looked ahead. And the solemn atmosphere of the first meeting just now has dissipated a lot. After Shen Mingde sat down at the table, Xiao Jing put down her phone, turned her head, and looked at him with a look of anticipation for good news. At the same time, Yang Guangcheng measured his body again and faced Shen Mingde. The difference was that this time the wrinkles on the corners of his mouth were a little deeper, and they seemed to be smiling. Shen Mingde truthfully retold the content of the phone call to the two. He didn't use any negotiation skills or reservations, after all, they were on the same side now, and it was his wish to be able to quickly find clues between the two men.

When Xiao Jing heard the retelling of the contents of the phone call and read the information in Shen Mingde's hand, she silently hid her delicate face behind her hands. Obviously, her expectations just now were dashed. Yang Guangcheng also looked disappointed, he pursed his lips tightly and looked around at the two people in the room.

Suddenly, Yang Guangcheng said: "In the past, in the field army, a comrade-in-arms said that things in the mountains and forests are evil. They had a task to find a lake or a river, but they couldn't find it after two days in the mountains. As soon as this man entered the forest, he was blinded, and if the leaves were dense, he would not even be able to see the sun, and he would not be able to distinguish between the east and the west. You said that there are only a few people in that county police station, and it is impossible to go up and down the mountain every day, so I think it is normal that they don't know about the lake. “

Yang Guangcheng said these words very easily, perhaps planning to comfort Xiao Jing, but Shen Mingde felt that he wanted to comfort himself more. I don't know if these words really worked, Xiao Jing used reason to control her emotions again. She said gently and firmly: "Tengfei often climbs mountains alone, and it is impossible to get lost. It should have been attacked by nearby villagers, maybe he escaped and hid somewhere. The investigation of the village will be left to the police, and I think that the location of the accident will be determined before more clues can be provided. “

"This girl is right," Xiao Jing's voice just fell, and Yang Guangcheng said impatiently: "We must first determine the location of the disappearance, or the police may not believe it, do you say?" Mingde, according to what Uncle said, we should go to the missing place together to check, if we can find more clues, if not, at least the location is determined, and the police can help us more attentively, isn't it? “

Shen Mingde didn't speak, just nodded silently. He agreed to go to the missing place of Zhou Tengfei and Yang Chuan with the two of them to check, in addition to his hope that he could find the two of them quickly, so that Xiao Jing would not cry because of the loss of her husband, and Yang Guangcheng would not be sad because of the loss of his son, he hoped to make himself reasonable in conscience. He didn't want to disappoint anyone who would follow him, let alone go missing. However, in the deepest part of his heart, there was a faint ethereal voice calling, and Yang Guangcheng's proposal just now seemed to help him make the determination to respond to this call.

Seeing him nodding, Yang Guangcheng was instantly excited. He took Shen Mingde's hand and said with a smile on his face: "Mingde, I was a little too excited in the morning, because my son lost this, please understand." I'm so sorry. Shen Mingde waved his hand, and saw Xiao Jing smile a little. At this point, he could probably guess what the two of them had said when he left here.

According to Yang Guangcheng's meaning, the three of them set off immediately. At this point, it was past noon. According to Shen Mingde's instructions, a simple working meal was prepared for the three of them. But in fact, none of them have much appetite. Moments after the meal, they got into Shen Mingde's car and rushed out of the city along the main road.