When everyone arrived, Sun Weifu took out a map of the northwest, quickly unfolded it, starting from the natural gate station, circled three times with colored pencils, turned to the general, and asked: "When did the first group of mountain searchers set off?" ”

The general replied, "The exact time is that at 8:45 that day, we set off from the vicinity of the Natural Gate station. ”

"Oh," Sun Weifu said thoughtfully, "Then the two missing centaurs set off from the vicinity of the Natural Gate station, and until they disappeared, it was within two hours. Judging by the speed of the search, the specific location of their disappearance should be in this area. Sun Weifu said as he marked a small area with a colored pen on the map, pointed to a point close to this place, and beckoned Yuexiu and Hengken: "You two bring the necessary mountain-seeking equipment and sufficient dry food and water, and take a plane with me and Gao Xuan to the Nature Gate, and when you arrive at the Nature Gate, you will go straight here." As soon as you arrive at your destination, you quickly find a place to lurk, carefully observe and monitor everything around you, and contact us every quarter of an hour by means of communication and frequency as we have agreed. Be sure to remember that your task is to observe and monitor until we arrive, and you must not take any other action without permission. ”

"Yes! Master! Yuexiu and Hengken replied solemnly.

"Okay, let's split up and get ready, and board the plane and leave in five minutes." After Sun Weifu gave the order, he said to the general: "Please remember my entrustment just now and wait for our good news." ”

The general saluted, his eyes full of anticipation.

As soon as the plane landed at the natural gate, Yuexiu and Hengken took all the equipment to the destination. And Zeng Shunquan on the other side had already rushed towards Sun Weifu, and his bitter mood was still full of humor: "I said brother, you are fat-hearted and fat-mouthed here, isn't it hidden in your food?" ”

"Old brother, your half pot of wine is not delicious, it's choking, it's hard to swallow!" Sun Weifu said while holding Zeng Shunquan's hand and rushing to the natural gate.

As soon as he sat down, Sun Weifu sighed and said: "I originally planned to use the general's manpower to arrest Jin Gengsheng as soon as possible, and recover the looted things as soon as possible, so as not to cause trouble in the society." As everyone knows, there are branches in the middle of the way, and in the end, the person who should take it does not get it, and the person who goes to take it is lost, which is really unpredictable in the sky, and the underground is changing rapidly. Then, he repeated the situation he got from the general to Zeng Shunquan in detail, and then asked, "What do you think about this?" ”

Zeng Shun said with a full sense of shame: "I don't want to cause such a big trouble to you and even the whole society because of my carelessness, I really damn it!" ”

"It's useless to blame yourself, and now is not the time to blame yourself." Sun Weifu said, "Brother, the lesson must be learned, in the future, we must be cautious and low-key." However, in my opinion, at present, whether or not your disciple Jin Gengsheng absconded against the water to steal information, this mysterious force has actually existed for a long time, and the interweaving of the two events is purely coincidental. ”

"So, this mysterious force didn't come to Jin Gengsheng to steal my information?" Zeng Shunquan breathed a long sigh of relief, and at the same time, an inexplicable sense of loss welled up in his heart.

"I'm more and more inclined to think that this mysterious amount of work is already lurking under your nose, but we are not aware of it. It was precisely because of the occurrence of the Jin Gengsheng incident that we inadvertently poked this hornet's nest and made it have to surface. We don't know why it's here, or where it came from, that is, what its purpose is. After Sun Weifu finished speaking, he smiled at Zeng Shunquan and said, "Your so-called achievements that were stolen by Jin Gengsheng may not be of much interest to the rulers of this force." ”

As he was talking, Gao Xuan came in and reported: "The spirit ape has entered the designated position, the situation is normal, and it is waiting for instructions." ”

"Tell the ape that everything is going according to plan." Sun Weifu said.

The spirit ape is the operation code of Yuexiu and Hengken, and they have entered the designated lurking location and made the first contact and report.

Gao Xuan turned and left. Sun Weifu continued: "Since the hornet's nest has been poked by us, the hornets that fly out will sting. In order to prevent being stung, why don't we simply take the opportunity to find a way to remove it completely. ”

"No, no! Blind man, you see, the present signs show that although this mysterious power is of great energy, it still behaves very gently, and if you don't provoke him, he will never take the initiative to provoke you, so it is difficult to distinguish whether it is friend or foe. In this way, there is no need to remove him. Besides, have you weighed it, if we have to get rid of him, do we have the ability to do it? Even if there were, what price will we pay, and will the gains outweigh the losses? ”

"Friend, I don't think so. It's a friend, lurking under your nose, it's impossible for us not to know it! But it doesn't have to be an enemy, and it may also be a third-party force that is neither friend nor foe. After a pause, Sun Weifu continued, "What is worrying is that the other party is indeed our enemy, and the reason why we have not taken action against us for a long time may be that we have not yet understood us and dare not act rashly; On the other hand, they themselves are not well prepared, the conditions are not ripe, and they are still waiting for the opportunity. In that case, when the time is right for them, we may sit back and wait. Therefore, we need to find out where the other party came from as soon as possible and confirm their identity. If it is an enemy, eradicate him at the first opportunity, and eradicate him mercilessly, so as to prevent future troubles! ”

While talking, Gao Xuan came to report again: "Spirit Ape report, everything is normal!" ”

Sun Weifu said to Gao Xuan: "If the situation on the Spirit Ape's side is normal, there is no need to come and report every time." But if there is a difference, it must be reported early. ”

"Okay!" Gao Xuan replied and turned to leave.

"Barbarian, this time we go into the mountains to find out, you and I have no room for negotiation! If nothing else, for the safety of the more than 300 soldiers, we must also enter the mountain as soon as possible! ”

"I agree and will respond positively!" Zeng Shunquan said, "Blind, I don't mean anything else, what I advocate is that we must draw up a feasible plan to search the mountain before we enter the mountain." If we don't do this, we may not be able to do so, and we may even be stuck in a difficult situation from which we cannot extricate ourselves. ”

"Barbarian, that's the point! I think that now the other side is indistinguishable from friend and foe, and we have 300 warriors who may still fall into their hands, and their fate is uncertain. We don't dare to act rashly. Moreover, the other party's origin is unknown, how much energy they have, and when we fight, we are not sure whether we can win them. Therefore, it is best for us to conduct a mountain search in stages: the first stage is the detection stage, that is, to conduct a thorough investigation. Imagine, once we enter the mountain this time, the most obvious situation is that he is secretly aware of us, and if the other party is an enemy, he will deal with us with all his might, even at the cost of putting us to death. If the other party is neither friend nor foe, because we don't have much of a holiday, they may first hint or warn us to let us retreat. In the process, as long as they are not trying to obstruct us, or cannot stop us, we must quickly find out their exact location, and tentatively look for the traces of those lost fighters, in order to obtain more clues. In short, it should be emphasized that we must be cautious and swift in this operation; It is necessary to obtain as much information as possible, but not to stay for a long time to avoid extraneous complications. Sun Weifu elaborated.

"Then you think it's best for us to plan this operation into several phases?" Zeng Shunquan asked.

"It will be divided into several phases, and we will wait until we have completed the tasks of the first phase before making a decision. This is called exploring the truth and reality, and then responding, so as to achieve the goal of knowing oneself and knowing the other, and not being defeated in a hundred battles. Of course, the fewer phases we have in this operation, the better. That will shorten the time it takes us to complete the task and speed up the process of dealing with the incident. Sun Weifu said, "Next, let me talk about my vision of how the first phase of the operation will be carried out: we have no weapons and equipment this time, and it is impossible for too many people to participate." The number of people is determined to be eight, not one more, let alone one less. You, I'm the manager, you have to be there. Four people have come over from my side, including me, and you have sent three more besides yourself. Remember, participants must be knowledgeable and experienced, calm and agile. Don't let the participation of a few inappropriate candidates drag down the overall situation. ”

"Good! When are you going to act? ”

"The action is scheduled after lunch." Sun Weifu said.

Zeng Shunquan shouted outside the door: "Notify the kitchen and cook immediately." Everyone is ready, and after lunch, we have action. After that, he took Sun Weifu's hand, "Let's go, choose someone." ”

After a short time, Zeng Shunquan selected three more suitable people from among the many disciples of the Natural Sect, they are: Li Mo, twenty-seven years old, with a doctorate degree, has been a soldier, is knowledgeable, and agile; Zhao Kuo, twenty-seven years old, master's degree, born in a martial arts family, has excellent housekeeping skills; Tan Fangwen, 30 years old, with a master's degree, has worked as an anti-narcotics policeman and made many meritorious contributions. Judging from the conditions, all three people are the best candidates to participate in this operation.

After Sun Weifu was introduced by Zeng Shunquan one by one, he summoned the three to him, told them about the beginning and end of the incident, and made a detailed arrangement, and at the same time put forward the overall requirements and specific precautions for this operation. Then he said to Zeng Shunquan: "Why the number of participants in this operation must be eight, you should already understand the reason!" ”

Zeng Shunquan smiled and said nothing.

Sun Weifu said meaningfully: "Brother, the commander-in-chief of this operation is you, and the responsibility on your shoulders is not light!" I promise, the four of us will be the first to do it for you! ”

Zeng Shunquan pulled Sun Weifu's left hand with his left hand, bypassed his right hand behind Sun's back, climbed on Sun Weifu's right shoulder, hugged him half-hugged and said, "Be polite with me, can't you do it?" And he said, "Lunch should be ready, let's go, let's eat." ”

Everyone came to the restaurant, and sure enough, the meal was already ready, and everyone sat down to eat. Since there was a task after the meal, everyone did not drink. While eating, someone suddenly came to report: "Oh no, the spirit ape is missing!" ”

Sun Weifu's face turned pale, and when he looked at the time, it was exactly half past twelve, which was the time when the first group of Soshan soldiers disappeared! So he hurriedly dropped the dishes and chopsticks and greeted Zeng Shunquan: "Quick, choose two more from among your disciples, bring the necessary equipment, go, and see!" ”

Everyone hurriedly brought some necessary items and hurriedly followed Sun Weifu to the accident site.