In the blink of an eye, five days have passed. According to Gu Li's request, Shu Qing checked all the items that Qin Yu left at home day and night, including the information stored in the computer. The result was a big disappointment, except for some obscure R&D materials that Qin Yu brought back from the company, nothing could arouse Gu Li's interest.

So far, two full weeks have passed since Qin Yu's disappearance. Looking at Shu Qing, who was getting haggard day by day, and the bell who was often making noise to find his father, he really couldn't keep his previous calm.

Holding the report sheet with coordinates in his hand, Gu Liao made the most irrational but resolute decision in his life, he wanted to go to the place where the coordinates were to find out. Although he didn't know if this piece of information was useful or not, and perhaps it would be a wasted effort, he couldn't convince himself to give up the only clue, if it could be called a clue.

On the afternoon of August 28, 2015, the weather in R City was still as hot as ever. People take refuge in air-conditioned rooms or in the shade of trees, and the bustling streets look deserted at first glance.

Gu Liao braved the scorching sun and struggled forward, and after walking for a few minutes, he felt sweat running down his neck.

The shops along the street are all closed and look like they're closed. Gu Liao turned a corner at the intersection and pushed open the door of an outdoor goods store, and a cool air instantly enveloped his whole body.

Before he could come to his senses, an energetic female clerk immediately greeted him and asked enthusiastically, "Sir, what kind of outdoor products do you want to know?" ”

Gu Liao greedily took a few breaths of cool air, took off his sunglasses, looked around, and finally fell on the chubby round face of the female clerk, and asked, "Where is your boss?" I made an appointment with him to meet here. ”

"Brother Fang went to buy ice cream next to him, he just lost the bet to me." The female clerk said playfully. As soon as the words fell, I saw a sunny and refreshing big boy push the door and walk in, holding three boxes of Häagen-Dazs. He handed the strawberry-flavored ice cream to the female clerk and said resentfully: "Every time I bet with you, I lose, I seem to have invited you four times this month, isn't this equivalent to a salary increase in disguise?" ”

The female clerk laughed a few times and said triumphantly: "Boss, you can't blame me for your bad luck." However, if you give me the money you paid for Häagen-Dazs, I have no problem! ”

"Okay, I won't talk to you, sooner or later I'm going to let you lose a big one." The boy said unconvinced, and then he handed the vanilla ice cream to Gu Li, and said with a smile: "I guess you're coming soon, hurry up and eat two bites to cool down the heat." ”

"Thanks, you're still thinking about me."

"Of course, it's rare for you, a busy person, to come to my store as a guest, so if you don't entertain you well, how can I be happy to go." As he spoke, the boy scooped a large piece of ice cream with a spoon and put it in his mouth, then put his arm around Gu Li's neck and walked towards the rest area inside.

This enthusiastic and cheerful boy is named Fang Liang, 23 years old this year, and he is a friend Gu Li met in the gym. Because both of them love sports, they occasionally play basketball together, and they become familiar with each other.

Gu Liao came to him this time, firstly, to get some better equipment for himself, and secondly, to ask Fang Liang about the situation in Liangshan. After all, this kid is rich and capricious, and he comes on a trip at every turn, with footprints all over most of China, and he has rich hiking experience.

"I heard you're going to go far away? Where to? As soon as he sat down, Fang Liang couldn't wait to speak. He's always been interested in topics like this. If the other party wants to go to a place he has been, he can immediately make a comprehensive plan with the same level of detail as an online travel guide. If the other person is going to go to a place he hasn't been to, his interest will become even stronger.

Gu Liao understood Fang Liang's "fetish", so before he officially spoke, he first said to Fang Liang: "Declare in advance, I'm not going out to play this time, so you don't have to bother to introduce me to the local food and scenery." ”

"Cut, boring." Fang Liang pursed his lips, feeling a little bored.

Gu Liao smiled bitterly and shook his head, roughly explaining the situation of the disappearance case, then entered a location on the map of his mobile phone, handed it to Fang Liang and said, "Have you been there in Liangshan?" ”

Fang Liang carefully looked at the names of the unfamiliar villages around him, and said slowly: "I've been there, but the location you marked is too remote, it seems to be still in the mountains, and I don't know the specific situation." After a slight pause, Fang Liang's expression became excited again, "Eh, I said, this case is quite mysterious, you have to go so far to find clues?" ”

"Didn't I just say it, I'm not sure if there's any value in running to that place in person, so this operation is completely my personal intention."

"In other words, you're going to venture there alone?"

"Actually, I just want to go there." Gu Liao sighed softly, "After all, the case has reached an impasse, and there is no way to wait, and I am unstable in my heart if I don't do anything." ”

"Liangshan is not very far from us, and it can be a bit of a hassle to get there by car. We can fly to Xichang first and ...... from there"

"You wait." Gu Liao interrupted Fang Liang's suggestion, "What do you mean by 'we'?" ”

"That's us. I'm ...... with you."

"You want to come with me?"

"yes." Fang Liang smiled slyly and said, "I'm not at ease if you go to such a remote place alone." ”

Of course, Gu Liao knew what the hell Fang Liang was thinking in his heart. He was worried that he was real, but this guy had also been in the city for too long, and wanted to take the opportunity to go out and have fun. Thinking of this, Gu Liao asked, "I'm afraid that this time I will be delayed for more than a week, and you won't do business?" ”

Fang Liang laughed twice and said, "I don't have many customers in this store, just leave it to Jiajia to take care of." Anyway, it's not the first time this kind of thing has happened, just go back and invite her to a few good meals! ”

"This ......" Gu Liao was still a little hesitant, but Fang Liang made up his mind for him, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Okay, this matter is decided." Don't you still want to look at outdoor equipment, let's go, I'll pick you a high-end outfit. ”

"Don't kill me, you profiteer!"

"Look at what you said, I can't slaughter my own people if I don't have any business in the store. If you like anything, just ask, I'll sell it to you at a 50% discount. ”

For the matter of asking for leave, Gu Liao had a big quarrel with Qiao Sheng. Although the process was very difficult, at the end of the argument, Qiao Sheng reluctantly made concessions. Aside from the relationship between the two of them as distant cousins, Qiao Sheng has always appreciated Gu Li's talents, whether it is in terms of brain or skill, Gu Li's is one of the best among young police officers, and even several leaders of the city bureau are very optimistic about him.

For the sake of Gu Li's positive work attitude and extremely high efficiency in handling cases, Qiao Sheng let him be willful once, after all, Qiao Sheng can also understand Gu Li's anxious mood.

Taking advantage of the rare seven-day holiday, Gu Liao and Fang Liang began their journey to Liangshan.

Gu Lian knew that his wayward request had brought a lot of trouble to Captain Qiao Sheng, not only to help him lie and conceal it, but also to worry about him. Therefore, he wanted to get rid of his knot as soon as possible and return to the team as soon as possible. At the same time, he also hopes that when he returns, Officer Zhang's work will make a breakthrough.

On the morning of September 2, 2015, Gu Liao and Fang Liang took a plane from R City to Xichang, and then took a ride and walked all the way from Xichang to a small village near the target area. Because it was late at that time, it was inconvenient to enter the mountain, so the two spent the night at the house of an old couple in the village.

Early the next morning, Gu Yan woke up to the sound of roosters and dogs barking. The unsteady sleep did not alleviate the fatigue of the journey, and when he got up from the bed with sleepy eyes, he felt dizzy and groggy and had a dull pain in his temples.

After a simple breakfast, Gu Liao packed his bags and prepared to leave. He originally wanted to find a villager who was familiar with the route to take them into the mountain, but Fang Liang said to him confidently: "Don't trouble others. Looking at the map, the destination is not very far from this village. We had a locator with us and should be able to find that place in no time. ”

However, the so-called distance is only a straight-line distance. It wasn't until they actually entered the forest that they realized that the terrain here was much more complicated than they had imagined.

From early morning to afternoon, two people, one holding a pre-printed topographic map and the other holding a GPS locator, constantly adjusted the direction and planned the route. But after seven or eight hours, they were still some distance from their destination.

After walking through so many places, Fang Liang had never encountered such a strange thing, and he couldn't help but feel a little depressed in a hurry. He regretted that he had not found a guide in the village in the morning to guide them, and that he had made a wrong judgment based on his previous experience. Although Gu Liao didn't mean to blame him, he still felt very sorry in his heart.

At about three o'clock in the afternoon, the two of them took a short rest on a hill on higher ground. Gu Liao held up the binoculars and carefully inspected the surrounding environment. After a while, he pointed to a depression in the southeast direction and said, "I think our destination should be around there." ”

"It doesn't look far, but the woods in this area are complex, and some roads are impassable at all, so you get lost if you go around." Fang Liang said a little discouraged, with a guilty expression on his face, "I'm really sorry, if I listen to you and find a guide, we might have arrived now." ”

"Don't blame yourself." Gu Yan punched him and comforted, "You have helped me a lot these days, making an itinerary, preparing equipment, and carrying sleeping bags and tents along the way, I feel a little sorry to go." ”

"I'm used to it, it's not much to me. And you have come to shoulder an important task this time, so it is right to conserve your strength. After speaking, he opened his backpack, took out food and sports drinks and handed them to Gu Li, "Eat something to pad your stomach, we still have a long way to go before dark." ”

The two of them chatted while eating, and their anxiety eased a little. However, the good times didn't last long, just as Fang Liang got up to sort out his backpack, Gu Lian saw his instantly stiff body and frightened eyes, and immediately realized that something dangerous was lurking around them.

"What do you see?" Gu Yan asked Fang Liang in a voice so low that he couldn't hear it clearly. Fang Liang still maintained the movement of bending down to pick up things, gritting his teeth and spitting out a word with difficulty, "Bear." ”