pjbooks Chapter 75 Calling for Support
Chapter 75 Calling for Support
Shan Yaowen thought he had made a discovery as soon as he arrived.
Upon reaching the mountain, they discovered that the silly bird's warning was actually given by a group of police officers who had withdrawn.
So the group could only patrol along the established route while asking the local villagers for information.
"That expert only has the appearance of an expert, not the substance," a man with a long pipe complained as he led the group.
The old man was from a nearby village and was familiar with the area.
The public security leaders specifically asked him to guide the group.
Not only Shan Yaowen's team had locals, but other police teams also had them, to prevent any losses caused by being unfamiliar with the area. At this moment, Uncle Liu, who was leading Shan Yaowen's team, was complaining about that expert, Liu.
In the morning, Liu, the expert, had a very unpleasant argument with the local villagers over the matter of leading the way.
And the village is a place where there are no secrets; what happened in the morning spread throughout the village by noon.
Sending that expert Liu back was also to protect him. Otherwise, if he got into a conflict with the village, no matter if he was an expert or not, he would just get beaten up for nothing.
This is why Expert Liu was so angry. He had come down to make a name for himself, but instead, he was tricked by the villagers and made a fool of himself. He had to slink back home in disgrace.
He happened to run into Su Lang and couldn't help but make a few sarcastic remarks.
In addition, he had a conflict with the villagers, and incidentally he also cursed Shan Yaowen.
"Uncle Liu, what you said is absolutely right." Shan Yaowen lit a lighter for Uncle Liu, the villager. "That expert is a complete idiot. He even mocked me, saying I was meddling in other people's business."
Upon hearing the expert mock the people, the middle-aged man instantly flew into a rage. "This kind of person should be sent for reformation, to let him see the power of the people. Even the great man once said that during the three major battles..."
Shan Yaowen didn't expect Uncle Liu to be so temperamental; as they talked, he decided to seek an explanation for Shan Yaowen.
He quickly grabbed the older man, explaining that he hadn't come to argue with the older man about Expert Liu.
For him, a few complaints were enough; the two of them would never cross paths again anyway. His main purpose was to ask the uncle about the hidden soldier cave.
"Uncle Liu, I heard that the expert got caught in a trap, which led to the conflict. With this heavy snow, didn't you collect all the traps?"
"We collected them, but the snow fell too quickly, and some were buried and can't be found. That guy deserved it. So many people walked by before and after, but he was the only one caught. What does that mean? He deserved to be caught. Even the trapping guy should be punished."
Shan Yaowen looked at the uncle with a mixture of amusement and exasperation. He hadn't expected the uncle to harbor such deep resentment towards that expert, Liu.
After talking about lassos for a while, Uncle Liu finally realized what was going on and looked at Shan Yaowen curiously, "You know how to hunt?"
"Of course." Shan Yaowen whistled, and the silly bird patrolling in the sky immediately landed.
Looking at the majestic bird perched on his arm, Uncle Liu's eyes immediately lit up with excitement.
"You can train birds?"
"Of course, I'm not a police officer. I got here thanks to this." Shan Yaowen proudly showed the silly bird to the uncle.
It would be a lie to say that the uncle who saw this was not envious, but he knew that no one would sell a bird that he had tamed himself, so he could only look on with envy and then talk to Shan Yaowen about how he tamed it.
"Hunting is simple. We live in a mountainous area with dense forests, so a trip out can take a whole day. Luckily, there's a base left behind by the Japanese that we can rest at... Oh, by the way, Uncle, do you have any caves like this around here?"
Shan Yaowen inadvertently steered the conversation toward the hidden tunnels left behind by the Japanese soldiers.
Uncle Liu shook his head without even thinking, "We don't have any here, but the Japanese used to build pillboxes."
Shan Yaowen frowned slightly. "No?"
Could it be that I remembered it wrong?
At this moment, Old Wolf, who had been listening for a while, leaned over and looked at Shan Yaowen, "You think those guys are hiding in the Japanese base?"
Uncle Liu probably didn't know why Shan Yaowen was asking these questions, but Lao Lang, who had been listening nearby, quickly realized what was going on.
After saying so much, Shan Yaowen probably just wanted to ask if there were any Japanese bases left behind on the mountain.
"Yes." Shan Yaowen nodded. "Otherwise, with the heavy snow blocking the mountains, they would have nowhere to hide."
"No, the director had thought about it before, and even sent someone to the Geological Bureau to retrieve the data. There are no hidden troop caves on this mountain or even nearby."
This left Yaowen somewhat confused.
He tried to search his memory, but he couldn't recall anything, except for a hidden soldier's cave.
Unable to recall, Shan Yaowen could only send the silly bird to look for it, while a group of people patrolled along the pre-arranged patrol route.
Uncle Liu spoke up after patrolling for only a short while:
"The road ahead is difficult; we need to take a detour."
"What's wrong?" Old Wolf asked, unfolding the map in confusion. There was nothing blocking the way.
Uncle Liu tapped the snow off his shoes with his pipe. "There's a ravine ahead, it's not on the map, you could easily fall in if you're not careful. Only people in the neighborhood know about this place."
"Oh, okay then, let's take a detour."
Old Wolf nodded, explaining that having a local guide was to prevent such an incident; if something went wrong due to the terrain, it would truly be a loss.
Shan Yaowen didn't think much of it at first, but when he was taking a detour, he suddenly noticed that the silly bird was circling in the sky, and how should I put it about this mountain stream?
Although the outside is a natural terrain, it's a bit strange to peek inside. Last time, when Shan Yaowen rescued Shi Tingyue near his home, he went inside to see this kind of mountain stream terrain.
"Wait."
The more Shan Yaowen thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong, and then he stopped the patrol team just as they were about to take a detour.
"A discovery?" Old Wolf stopped and turned to look at Shan Yaowen.
"Do you check inside?"
"Inside?" Old Wolf shook his head. He and Shan Yaowen had come together, and it was their first time here. How could they possibly go inside? So he looked at the villager who had led the way, "Brother Liu, what's the situation in there?"
Uncle Liu waved his hand, "It's just a deep pit, you can't get in."
Hearing that they couldn't get in, the people around them gave up the idea of going to check it out.
But Shan Yaowen had a feeling, so he pointed to the silly bird circling in the sky and said, "No, there must be something in there, otherwise the silly bird wouldn't keep circling."
Upon hearing this, the people around suddenly looked up at the silly bird in the sky. The old wolf seemed to have grasped something. "Let's go back the way we came and go up there."
Uncle Liu wanted to say something, but then he realized that he was just a guide and the real decision was up to the police officers, so he didn't say anything, turned around and led them back up the stairs.
Something's really going on.
The group trudged through the snow and finally reached the top. After searching around, the old wolf found a rope hidden under a tree at the edge of the ravine.
The rope stretched all the way down into the ravine.
Although the group didn't see anyone moving around below the mountain stream, they were able to determine that something was amiss just by looking at the rope.
"Hey everyone, back up! I'm calling for backup." Old Wolf immediately told everyone to retreat after noticing this, while he took off his backpack.
This is the equipment the county provided when we arrived. Inside, there is a walkie-talkie, which allows the various patrol teams to communicate with each other and call for backup immediately if there is any situation.
At that time, walkie-talkies were not as small as they would become later. The walkie-talkie that Lao Lang took out was like a brick, looking rather heavy and clumsy.
But even these kinds of things are extremely rare now. If it weren't for this unified arrest operation, the banner wouldn't have brought out such a thing.
"Chief, why don't we go down and check first? What if it's not what we expected? Wouldn't we have wasted our time?" Officer Lin couldn't help but ask as he watched Su Lang pull out his walkie-talkie and start removing the antenna.
"What do you know? If those guys are really down there, you'll be sending yourselves to your deaths. Those guys have guns. I'm responsible for you. I don't want your families to be seeing you off during the New Year." Old Wolf glanced at his men:
"Don't just think about making a name for yourself; you need to consider the situation. Besides, if you share some of the credit with the other officers, they'll remember your kindness..."
Old Wolf fiddled with the walkie-talkie while instructing his subordinates.
In fact, Officer Lin really wanted to refute this, saying that last time, Chief Lin had risked his life to chase after those criminals, and if it weren't for Shan Yaowen, they might have died in the mountains.
He glanced at the ravine below, chuckled awkwardly, and said nothing.
He knew that the director was fearless when he was alone, and that he was doing this for the sake of himself and the others, especially since there were two herdsmen in the team who were helping out. If something happened to him, it would be fine, but if the people were hurt, it would be a big problem.
"Hey, hey, hey, Old Wolf is calling! Old Wolf is calling! There's an emergency! Teams nearby that have received this message, please assemble with me immediately!"