Chapter 48: The Iron Mask
Since I was on a tree, I reacted more slowly, and Yuan Rui and the others, who were not far from the tree, heard Gu Wenmin's cry, and took the lead in running in the direction where the sound came from. I didn't care about drawing any more, and hurriedly went down the tree trunk, but I saw that the place where the sound came from was a sparse forest, and at a glance, I could already see Zhen Rui and the others gathered together, and Gu Wenmin was surrounded by them in the middle, as if he was saying something.
I hurriedly ran over, looked Gu Wenmin up and down, and found that she was not injured, so I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and said, "What's wrong?" What just happened? Gu Wenmin's eyes flashed, his expression was afraid, as if he was recalling something, his breath was a little panting, and he said, "Xiaodou asked me to come over to help, and then I saw something hiding behind the tree." ”
Help? I wondered, "What help?" Only after this question did I know that it was tofu that went into the forest and wanted to hunt some game to eat. Everyone has been in the mountain for two days, tired of running, eating compressed biscuits, the mouth is light and uncomfortable, and it is understandable that tofu wants to eat some game. He thought that Gu Wenmin's eyesight was good, so he invited Gu Wenmin together with Zhen Ji, and the three of them were going to go into the forest to hunt some rabbits and wild birds.
Gu Wenmin's eyes were good, and before he entered the forest, he suddenly found that behind a tree in front of him, there was a pinch of yellow things, like the fur of some animal. She was overjoyed, thinking it was a yellow-haired rabbit, and thought that she would clean up and give us food for a while, so she didn't make a sound, and slowly raised her gun, ready to give that thing a shot.
Who knows, at that moment, a human face suddenly appeared in the fur behind the tree, and this sudden suddenness frightened Gu Wenmin a lot, so he screamed violently.
Tofu and Zhen Ji were looking for their prey separately at that time, so they didn't see the so-called human face, and when they heard Gu Wenmin say this, Tofu couldn't help but hiss, and said, "Human face? Is there anyone else in this place besides us? What does that man look like? Scare away by you? ”
Gu Wenmin shook his head, stared at a big tree not far away, and said, "Just hide behind that tree, he is wearing an iron mask, and he doesn't know if it's a man or a woman, as soon as I scream, he disappears." ”
Everyone's eyes followed the past, but they saw that it was a big tree about two people hugging together, about 20 meters away from us. When everyone heard Gu Wenmin's description, they immediately became vigilant, took out their weapons one after another, and formed a semicircle to outflank the past very tacitly. As I walked, I observed the ground. The soil is damp, and it stands to reason that if you walk by, you will leave footprints, but bizarrely, there are no traces here.
Soon, everyone approached the big tree, but they saw that it was empty, and there was no one anywhere, let alone people, not even a footprint. Tofu couldn't help but say, "Gu Da Beauty, are you too tired, so you are dazzled?" Where are there any people with masks? ”
Gu Wenmin was probably stunned, and on his beautiful face, a pair of slender eyebrows were furrowed tightly, and he muttered, "I obviously saw it, strange ......"
Tofu's eyes rolled, and he suddenly looked at Zhen Rui and said, "Tuhao, could it be that you are pretending to be a ghost?" ”
When Zhen Rui heard this, he raised his eyebrows and said, "Why is it on my head?" ”
Tofu said, "In our team, you are the only one who has a mask." ”
At this time, Gu Wenmin shook his head and said, "No, Mr. Zhen is wearing a silver half-mask mask, and that person is wearing a black all-inclusive mask, just like an iron man." Probably remembering that bad memory, Gu Wenmin pursed his lips and didn't speak again. I believe in her more, she is a policeman, she has strong professional ability, she is also very psychological, she has always been organized in her speech and deeds, and she is not very good at what Tofu said, she is dazzled.
So I went under the tree and looked around carefully, hoping to find some clues.
There are no footprints around the tree, so how did that person hide behind the tree? Could it be that he is climbing on a tree? Thinking of this, I couldn't help but look upward, and at this moment, I suddenly noticed that above the tree, there was a half-broken branch that had been crushed, swaying under the blowing of the morning wind.
My heart moved, and I said, "I'll go up and see." ”
It was not difficult for me to climb the tree, I climbed about ten meters high without much effort, and when I looked at it, I found that the branch was obviously crushed by something, and there was a faint black mud mark on the branch. In an instant, I immediately understood that Gu Wenmin was not mistaken, there was indeed another person around here, and he was a person who was very good at climbing trees.
Although the forest is sparse, each tree is very large, and the canopy is so dense that if there are animals such as monkeys, they don't have to go down to the ground, they can jump and shuttle on the canopy with their dexterity.
This skill is not only possessed by primates, but also by humans.
In the mountains of western Henan, some villagers live by hunting or reselling mountain goods for a living, they are thin and thin, dexterous, and like apes on the trees. I know a young man named Ah Zhuang in western Henan, his ancestors have been mountain people for generations, and he is a good hand at climbing trees, and I once witnessed his ability to shuttle in the jungle without going down to the ground, just like Tarzan of the apes, shuttle between the canopies of trees by branches or vines, and can dig out a bird's nest with a copy of his hand.
At the sight of this mark, I immediately concluded that the man must have wandered among the canopies, but he had not completely fallen to the ground, so the dirt from his shoes was brought to the trees.
In the depths of this swamp, in the belly of the crater, how could there be anyone other than us?
And the man is still wearing a mask?
What kind of person wears a mask? Except for the reason of disfigurement like Zhen Rui, there seems to be only one possibility, that is, this person does not want us to see his true face. I chuckled in my heart, and my heart said, "Could it be that this person is still the one we know?" Why else would he cover his face?
And what is he hiding behind a tree to peep for?
This series of thoughts came to mind, but I couldn't figure it out for a while, I looked around, but saw that from a height of more than ten meters, there was a lush canopy of trees in all directions, blocking people's sight tightly. To be honest, in this case, even if the person was still nearby, or hiding in a nearby tree, I probably wouldn't have noticed.
When I think of this, I feel that it is not safe in the canopy, and if the man suddenly suffers, he can move like an ape in the tree, and I can't do it, and it will be terrible then. So he hurriedly got down from the tree and told everyone about the situation, and Zhen Rui muttered: "I don't know if that person has any ill will towards us, just in case, let's leave here first." When he said this, he gestured to the way back, but secretly glanced at us people, and I immediately understood that this kid said one thing and did another, and this was not for us, but for the man hiding in the shadows.
A few of us understood, except for the stupid fork of Tofu, the rest of us understood what Zhen Rui meant, and cooperated to go back. Tofu is occasionally cute when he is smart, and he is so stupid that he even has the heart to kill him, so he heard Tofu say: "No, local tyrant, don't you usually block and kill people, and Buddha blocks and kills Buddha?" How can you be afraid now? Alas, do you have cramps in your eyes? What's going on? ”
As soon as I heard this, I was so angry that I almost vomited blood, pulled the person to the side, grabbed his neck, and said: "Who said that the local tyrant wants people to block and kill, and the Buddha blocks and kills the Buddha, we are taking the peaceful route, what is the cramp of the eyeballs, you don't know that Mr. Zhen is disabled, and the eyelids on the right side of his face are half rotten, can the eyeballs be normal?" ”
After saying this, I don't think it's right, this is not equivalent to scolding Zhen Rui, it's all because of this kid Tofu, who even took me crookedly.
As we spoke, a few of us hurried to leave the woods, but at this moment, we heard a sneer overhead, and everyone was shocked, and when we looked up, we saw a figure in addition to the green canopy. It seems that the man has been hiding in the tree all the time, but it is not easy for us to see with the naked eye.
Zhen Rui shouted and said, "Hurry up!" "I don't know why the cowhide coaxing Yuan Rui on weekdays is suddenly so cautious, but just with this person's stealth ability, we can't help him, being in the woods is really bad for us, and the exit of the woods is about twenty meters away from us, everyone quickly quickens up and prepares to rush out.
At this moment, a sudden change abruptly appeared, and as soon as I saw a flower, I felt a yellow and clear shadow flash from the direction of the edge of the woods, it looked like some kind of animal, maybe a weasel, maybe a yellow-haired fox, or something, in short, the body was very fast, and I couldn't see it clearly for a while.
As the thing flashed, the exit from the woods disappeared!
Outside the exit was originally a clearing, and outside the clearing was a swamp, but now, both the clearing and the swamp are gone, and the outside of the woods ...... It's still woods.
My heart chuckled and sank sharply.
Everyone stopped at this moment, and at this moment, Tofu's forehead was already sweating, and he stammered, "What, what's going on." Xiao Jing was almost crying, pointing at him and saying, "It's all you, stupid to death, hanging, I said earlier that you shouldn't fool around with him, sooner or later you will be killed by him." ”
Tofu and Xiao Jing quarrel on weekdays, but they have never really blushed, after all, they are a big man, and they don't really want to be rough with women, but Xiao Jing's words don't know which string of tofu touched, Tofu's face turned red instantly, panting, as if he was not angry, and with a wave of his fist, he actually wanted to do it.
I've never seen Tofu be rough with people, let alone waving his fist at a woman, and I was shocked for a moment, so I hurriedly reached out to block it, clasped Tofu's wrist, and said, "Xiaodou, calm down, how can you make a move on a woman......"
Tofu was stopped by me, slowed down, gasped, didn't say a word, and finally flashed to the side with a cold snort, and ignored anyone who spoke. His appearance is really different from usual, but the current situation is weird, and I don't have the heart to ask the reason at this time, everyone stares at the extra trees in front of them, and no one dares to rush forward again.