Seeing the mark left by No. 33, the string that had been tense in Jiang Chanji's heart for several days finally relaxed all of a sudden.

Before that, whether it was the housemaster's analysis that No. 33 was not necessarily dead, or Arabella's premonition that Catherine was not dead, or they thought that No. 33 and the nuns would not sit still, these were all subjective expectations, all metaphysics, and most of them were used to comfort themselves and cheer themselves up.

The mark on the stone is unequivocal evidence, and the arrow alone may not say anything, but there will never be a second person in the here and now who will mark it with "33".

He choked up a little when he looked at the mark, if No. 33 was a boy and standing in front of him, he would definitely give No. 33 a punch, and said, "You made us look so hard!"

"Team 3, Team 3, what's going on over there?"

A voice over the walkie-talkie interrupted his reverie.

He came back to his senses and heard Arabella also asking worriedly, "Chanji, what did you find, why is there no sound?"

The location of the marker was the angle between two boulders, which could both shelter from the wind and rain and not facilitate the transmission of sound, and Arabella heard him walking and suddenly lost his voice, and feared that something had happened to him.

"Arabella, I'm fine, I've got good news for you, I've found a clue about your sister. He raised his voice.

"The Virgin Mary is above, and I know they are not dead!" Arabella folded her fingers in excitement and looked up to thank God for her protection.

Jiang Chanji picked up the walkie-talkie, "Team 1, team 2, here is team 3, I found the situation! Repeat, I found the situation!"

Aurora and his two helicopters searched for nothing and found no useful clues, and when they heard his report, they immediately asked, "What did you find?"

"I found that the height was suspicious of the marks left by No. 33, and I also found that it may have been a tool used to collect rainwater last night. Jiang Chanji replied, he glanced at Arabella, and did not say that there were only two wooden bowls.

"Got it, we'll go over right away. ”

The ridge where Jiang Chanji is located is more conspicuous, and they should be able to find it.

He had wanted to follow the arrow up the ridge before they came, but he dismissed the idea of leaving the blind Arabella alone.

Using this time, he cleaned up the rocks in the vicinity a little, mainly to make room for Frigga to take off.

After ending the call with Jiang Chanji, Aurora directed the helicopter pilot to fly to the area that Jiang Chanji was responsible for searching.

Two helicopters arrive at their destination one after another, find Pegasus on a boulder on the side of the ridge, and everyone hangs down the rope to the ground.

Everyone saw the mark, and they all agreed that it was left by No. 33, and in addition to being happy, the number of two wooden bowls also left some kind of hidden worries, and last night No. 33 they used the corner position of the stone to shelter from the wind and rain, but that position can accommodate two or three people at most, and no more can be squeezed.

Jiang Chanji asked them to take care of Arabella and Friggia, climbed up the ridge by themselves, and after some searching, finally found another mark, which was exactly the same as the first mark, except that it pointed to the forest on the other side of the ridge.

33 left two markers, so it's reasonable to think she'll leave more marks along the way, but she's pointing to the forest, which means that if you want to follow her mark, you'll have to go on foot.

The two helicopters had been hovering over the ridge with limited fuel, and they could not hover for too long, and they had to turn back for half an hour at most, otherwise they would not be able to fly back to the outpost.

Frigga also needs to go back to eat and drink, and flying consumes a lot of physical energy.

Everyone got together for a moment to discuss what to do next.

"There's nothing negotiable, right? Of course it's chasing down! I won't hide it from you, I'm a good hand at tracking, and Senior Sister Chanji can testify for me! As long as I'm here, even if that 33 or something escapes to the ends of the earth, don't even think about escaping from my hands!" Mio crossed his waist, and then pointed at Gavin again, "So, you can take this dog who is in the way, having it will hinder my play!"

Miao and the dog have never dealt with each other, the dog named Kuroko barked at her all the way last time, this time Gavin is well-trained, as a hunting dog never barks, Mio takes the initiative to provoke it and does not bark, which makes her very shameless.

Seriously, everyone's trust in Miao is not as good as their trust in this dog.

"Senior Sister Meow, pay attention to the words, don't say that No. 33 looks like a wanted criminal......" Jiang Chanji corrected.

"The dog is put aside in advance, of course we have to chase, of course we have no problem, but the problem is that the road in the forest is not easy to walk, and there is no need for everyone to go, Arabella is not very convenient to move, I suggest that Arabella go back to the camp with the helicopter first, and when we find conclusive news, we will notify you by radio, and it will not be too late for you to come by helicopter." "Spiky is very thoughtful.

Ron listened to the simple translation made by Aurora for him, nodded and said: "In a primeval forest like this that has not been entered for a long time, thick fallen leaves have piled up in many places on the ground, and it looks like flat ground at the rough, and you may fall into it if you step on it, and at least you will break your foot, and the consequences will be more serious, I also think it is a safer choice for Arabella to go back to the camp first." ”

It's one thing to search on a pegasus or a helicopter, it's another to search on foot, even Ron, a professional hunter, says so, and everyone else agrees.

Arabella shook her head lightly and said resolutely: "Thank you for your kindness, but don't worry about me, Ron's worries, I just need to follow behind you and walk in your footprints, and I will never drag everyone down." ”

Qianyang: "But ......"

Arabella snapped: "I know that you are out of concern for me, but please also consider from my standpoint, my relatives and my sisters are in danger, I am desperate to find them as soon as possible, although I think my sister is safe and sound, but I am really worried about the safety of the other sisters." Besides, I am not weak, and I may not be as strong as you, but please believe that my heart is as strong as yours, and I am confident that I can overcome difficulties, and that I may be able to provide you with some help within my ability, so please do not let me go back alone. ”

I don't know if it was her words that persuaded everyone, or if she exerted "persuasive power" in her words, in short, everyone put themselves in their shoes and could understand her feelings, so they no longer objected.

The helicopter returns to the camp and when it is refueled, it comes with packed food and water to drop supplies.

Everyone worked together to help Frigga deal with the rocks and clear a runway large enough for it to take off, and Jiang Chanji told it to return to the outpost camp to rest and eat.

They all wanted to leave early, but sharpening their knives did not mistake the woodcutters, and since they were forced to cut wood into bowls, they must have been thirsty and hungry, and food and clean drinking water were necessary.

After the two helicopters returned after refueling and full of supplies, everyone re-boarded the helicopter in order to save the physical strength to climb the mountain, let the straight plane climb over the ridge, and put them down on the other side of the ridge.

The helicopter returned to the camp again, and the rest of the road was left to them.

It was imperative to find the mark left by number 33.

Ron had just asked Gavin to sniff the two wooden bowls they had left behind on 33, and Gavin sniffed around the edge of the forest for a few minutes before finding a tree carved with an arrow.

Everyone is very encouraged, as long as they look for and walk, it is only a matter of time before they find No. 33.

Ron and Gavin led the way in front, Mio ran around restlessly, and the others were a few steps behind, forming a rough diamond-shaped position, Rafe was in front, Aurora was in the center, Qianyang was responsible for pulling Arabella behind Aurora, Xiao Sui and Chen Yiyi were separated from each other, and Jiang Chanji walked at the end to protect the most vulnerable position of the team.

The head of the black goat just now is very suspicious, No. 33 does not have so much strength, Arabella said that Catherine can do it, so it is possible that Catherine did it, but Catherine will not and cannot break the horns of the sheep, so everyone does not dare to take it lightly, and always be on guard against possible enemies.

Number 33 they leave marks that can be tracked by them and by others.

This uninhabited primeval forest is really struggling, not only the deciduous traps mentioned by Ron, but even the subtle poisonous snakes lurking, everyone just hopes to find the 33rd and them so that they can leave this hellish place.

As Aurora walked, she looked up at the dense canopy of trees, the distance between the trees was too dense, even at noon, the forest was still not very bright, such dense branches and foliage would greatly reduce her ability, and the hail rain falling from the sky would be blocked by the trees before hitting the enemy, and when it fell to the ground, it would be neither accurate nor powerful.

As he walked, Gavin suddenly barked, everyone knew that it might have noticed an anomaly, and he redoubled his vigilance, and several pairs of eyes stared at the surrounding woods.

Gavin deviated from the course and jumped into the woods on one side, and shaved with his paws in a pile of fallen leaves, thinking that he had found something terrible like a corpse, and he dug out several empty cans.

Ron took a few steps, tugged between the cans with a twig, and walked back to the group, "Not long ago, someone else may have passed by. ”

"Is it No. 33?" As soon as Qianyang spoke, he knew that he had asked a stupid question, because it was unlikely that No. 33 was carrying canned food with him.

Number 33, Kali, or the mysterious transcendent can be ruled out, and none of them are in a position to carry canned food with them.

"The date of production of the cans is very new, and there is a wrapper for the chocolate, and someone has made a fire here, doused the fire before leaving, and covered the ashes with leaves, and no one wants anyone else to find out. Ron spoke his mind.

Everyone looked at each other, who could this be?

"Didn't we meet two people when we arrived at the abandoned village before? They went into the forest to find survivors with a bounty, maybe this person was too?"

"It's not this man, it's these two people. Ron corrected, "Given the number of empty cans and the amount of solids labeled on each can, it's a bit more than enough for one person to eat in one meal, unless it's a particularly large guy, or it's about the same for two people." ”

"At least one of the two is a woman. Ron picked up a crumpled wipe, the wipes had a faint pink residue on them, I don't know if it was lipstick or lipstick, it should have been left over when he wiped his mouth after eating.

Everyone nodded secretly, Ron was a professional hunter, and he could deduce so many details from this small pile of ashes and garbage.

"I don't understand, aren't these people stupid? Don't you know that the forest is dangerous? Also, the authorities are already trying their best to find survivors, why do the families of those passengers still privately issue rewards?" Qianyang said angrily: "Isn't this causing trouble for us?"

Ron listened to the translation and said, "I can answer this question, because in an air crash like this, I am afraid that it will be recognized as missing for a long time before the body of the passenger is found, and the missing state cannot issue a death certificate...... Society is complicated, and there are people like Miss Arabella who are desperate for her sister's safety, and people who secretly covet the deceased's estate and life insurance compensation, and these people are anxious to find the body, get money through the death certificate, or get other benefits, so they will offer such high rewards. ”

Everyone was speechless for a while, especially the few rich daughters in the team, and it was difficult for them to understand why they were in a hurry to prove that the victims were dead, even though it was the husbands, wives, parents, and children of those people who were killed on the plane, and why they were in a hurry to prove that the victims were dead?

"Forget it, let's keep walking, everyone just pay more attention, don't rush to attack when you see a strange figure, in case you accidentally hurt others, it will be troublesome. Aurora said.

As everyone walked on, Ron took one last look at the ashes and empty cans, and was about to beckon Gavin to come along, but as soon as he got up and took a step, there was a soft rattling sound under his feet.

He looked down and saw that he had crushed a pine cone.

"Ron, is there anything else?" everyone said when they saw that he hadn't followed.

"It's okay, let's go, Gavin. ”

Ron and Gavin returned to the front of the group and continued to lead the way.

After walking for a few more minutes, Ron still felt that something was not right, he looked closely at the trees around him, and the ridge was full of deciduous broad-leaved forests, and he didn't see any coniferous trees, and certainly not pine trees like pines, so where did that pine cone come from?

Blown in from somewhere else by last night's storm?

Ron came to this side of the ridge and noticed that the ground here was not very wet, apparently last night's storm was blocked by the ridge, mainly concentrated on the other side, there was very little rain on this side, only slightly wet the wet surface, so it was unlikely that the pine cone was blown from a distance.

Strange, so where did it come from?

It can't be brought by the two people who made the fire, right? Who would go into the forest with pine cones?

Ron was puzzled, and then Gavin discovered something new in front of him.