The so-called path deep into the mountain is a series of bluestone steps, on both sides of the steps are dense layers of bamboo forests, looking left and right, a green wall is formed a few meters away, blocking the view; Looking up, the bamboo branches and leaves swaying in the wind obscure the sky, and the gloomy sky can only squeeze in from time to time in the gaps.

The whole world was shrouded in verdant shade, and further in, other tree species, tall and short, began to appear in the mix, and all kinds of vines and mosses became more and more, and gradually, there were fewer and fewer traces of people, and those vines that grew wantonly like green snakes spread from the trunks on both sides to the bluestone steps, until they completely covered the stone slabs, leaving only the shape of a faint road. The road curved forward, sometimes hidden in the bushes, and then turned and appeared in front of you, but it was obviously inaccessible, and sometimes there were even a large number of bushes and vines blocking the way, as if it had reached the end, and it was only possible to split a narrow passage with a firewood knife in the hand of the old Acuo.

I asked the old man suspiciously, why didn't he bring back the fragments from the mountain, and why it seemed that no one had walked this way. He smiled and said that they all took a smaller, narrower and more dangerous path into the mountain, and outsiders couldn't walk at all, which was also the route decided after discussing with Leader Ke.

Liang San had a subordinate who was full of energy, carrying a burden that was nearly one person high, while shouting and asking Lao Acuo why this is called Black Cat Ridge, are there many black cats on it? Your village is also called Black Cat Town, but I haven't seen any black cats. Old Acuo this time, I just said that they are all names that have been passed down from generation to generation by the older generation, and I don't know how they came about.

In the first few hours, there was a conversation without a word, and I climbed up the path that came and went, but then the path became narrower and narrower, and the slope became steeper, so I could only move forward one by one. Along the way, the layers of trees cover the field of vision, making people not know where they are, in front of them are other people's backpacks and legs, looking back at other people's heads, everyone can't talk, only Ke Wenfeng in front of the occasional "pay attention to the steep slope on the left", "be careful of falling rocks ahead" or "hurry up and follow" reminders and "don't use trekking poles to pull people" warning, even Ai Qingying, who kept complaining, was speechless for a long time after shouting a few words.

The boring scenery, the sticky and soft soil after the rain, the slippery rocks, and the physical exertion of continuous climbing made my steps start to be heavy, and I can only grit my teeth and persevere, and the configuration of trekking poles plays a big role, not only helping to maintain stability on slippery slopes, but also saving a lot of physical strength, so that I can still support. Du Xin and Cao Ye behind him let out a heavy wheezing sound, I looked back at them, and what I got were two wry faces, Cao Ye was holding a trekking pole, panting heavily, and laughing at himself: "Sure enough, there is no money to earn." "But seeing that the old Ah Cuo and Ke Wenfeng in front are still non-stop, and the load-bearing team with equipment on their backs is still calm, we are embarrassed to complain. But I suddenly found a problem - Liu Yuecheng is gone.

My team was on a relatively straight ramp, and I stood in the middle of the line, with an almost unobstructed view of the upside and down, and I clearly remembered that there were ten people in this group, and now there are only nine people in the count. Liu Yuecheng was originally behind Ai Qingying and was the last in the team, and the task given to him by Ke Wenfeng was to take care of everyone in the team and avoid falling behind. And now, Ai Qingying is empty behind her, and there is nothing.

Liu Yuecheng is a person with no sense of existence, because he stutters slightly, rarely speaks, and his personality seems to be a little withdrawn, except for occasional communication with Ke Wenfeng, he has almost no communication with others, and he is hiding in a corner when he eats in the car, and it is even difficult to find his existence if he does not look carefully. But in this deep mountain and old forest, he disappeared inexplicably, this is not some adventure novel, and he is not a mysterious person with some magical background, who often disappears to do something big.

I hurriedly called out to Ke Wenfeng and told him loudly what I had found.

Everyone was stunned, and they all turned around to look at the back of the team, Ai Qingying ran back a few steps, and then turned around and yelled at us: "No, that stutter is really gone, it's not and peeing, it's really gone - I said this is evil." ”

"Shut up!" Ke Wenfeng drank, took out a walkie-talkie from his arm pocket, ran sideways from top to bottom, and then repeatedly said into the walkie-talkie: "Chengzi, Chengzi, please answer when you receive it, it's over." ”

The three heavy-bearing men led by Liang San took the opportunity to unload the equipment on their shoulders and rested against the hillside on the side of the path, looking surprised, as if they couldn't figure it out about this matter, but because of their identity, they didn't express any opinions, just stared at Ke Wenfeng and Ai Qingying, as if they were just waiting for the arrangement. Du Xin and Cao Ye also looked puzzled, but they didn't want to go down, they sat directly on the steps and gasped, I was the discoverer, I was embarrassed to look at it, so I followed down to see what I found.

There was silence on the walkie-talkie, Ke Wenfeng's face was still gentle, and he only frowned slightly, but his hand that grabbed Ai Qingying's shoulder was obviously exerting force, and he asked with some reproach: "You didn't pay attention to Liu Yuecheng?" ”

Ai Qingying struggled to shake off Ke Wenfeng: "It hurts, it hurts, it hurts, tap it." Then he said with an innocent face: "Whoever pays attention to this stutter and does not speak, it is not interesting at all." But he seems to have seen a rabbit or something, so he might have gone to catch a rabbit. He's not patrolling the forest, he's also fishing in the forest, flying freely, what's he worried about? "As he spoke, he sat on the ground." Let me rest, I'm tired from climbing the mountain. ”

Ke Wenfeng was thinking about something, his fingers subconsciously tapped on the walkie-talkie, and then summoned the walkie-talkie every other moment, but there was no response, Ke Wenfeng's brows were no longer stretched, and they tightened more and more. The leaves covering the sky above their heads also began to rattle, and some droplets of water dripped down the gaps in the branches and leaves, and it rained again.

The walkie-talkie used by Ke Wenfeng is an ordinary civilian product, and he should hold one with Liu Yuecheng before departure, which is used for emergency contact at the head and end of the team, I know that the effective communication range of this walkie-talkie is about 2-3 kilometers, and even if it is discounted in the mountains, it can at least cover the range of one kilometer, and now there is no response, there are only a few possibilities - Liu Yuecheng left the team beyond one kilometer; or he is within this distance, but has suffered a special circumstance and is unable to respond; The last one could be that he didn't turn it on or that the walkie-talkie was missing. But Liu Yuecheng is a forest patrol familiar with the mountains and forests, and it is unlikely that he will make any low-level mistakes, nor should he encounter anything but he has no resistance, and he disappears without warning at all, unless—he is active, so for what?

At this time, Ke Wenfeng no longer hesitated, called Lao Acuo, and asked him to quickly lead the team over the hill in front of him, go to a cliff cave in front of him to rest and wait, find a distance back, and meet us in the cliff cave later. As he spoke, he pulled out another walkie-talkie from his backpack and handed it to me, motioning for me to turn it on and take it with me to keep in touch as much as possible.

The mountain rain was getting heavier and heavier, and the others had no experience in this emergency, let alone any other suggestions, so they listened to Ke Wenfeng's arrangement, followed Lao Acuo and hurried forward, turned around and ran down, and quickly disappeared in the mountains and forests.

I took over the important task and replaced Liu Yuecheng at the end of the team, but Cao Ye had a strange expression and wanted to pull me to say something, but when I saw Ai Qingying in front of me turning around, he stopped talking, smiled at me, and then quickly ran back to his original position, taking care of Du Xin and keeping up with Lao Acuo.