Just as Zhao Yu had been worried about, the disappearance of the exploration team seemed to have fallen into a dead end, with no clues at all.
He read the exploration team's log several times, but he didn't find anything suspicious.
There were no pages that had been torn off, nor were there any traces of alteration. The exploration team's work had been normal, and there had been no accidents.
In order to make sure that there were no problems, Zhao Yu even checked the exploration team's latest exploration well. However, there was nothing in the well, which was consistent with the exploration log.
According to Zhao Yu's understanding, the 12 members of the exploration team, including the two Tarstan security personnel, were all clean and had good backgrounds. They didn't have any bad habits, nor did they have any contact with lawbreakers.
In the past seven days, Zhao Yu had gone to almost every corner of the base. He had also tried a variety of devices, such as a footprint recognition device and an invisible tracker, but he still hadn't found anything.
As for the suspicious vehicles, Zhao Yu, Bian Dong, and the others had watched all the surveillance videos that they could find that day, but they hadn't found anything suspicious either.
It's so strange!
At that moment, Zhao Yu was sitting in a pickup truck near the base, looking at the setting sun in the wasteland in the distance. He felt a sense of loss.
He was thinking about whether he should apply to the higher-ups to transfer his team over to help.
However, he wasn't optimistic about this proposal. For the past seven days, he had video calls with Miao Ying, Zeng Ke, and the others almost every day to discuss the case with them.
Although his team members weren't around, it was no different from working on the spot. Everyone had put forward a lot of constructive suggestions for Zhao Yu, but they were all rejected in the end.
Tsk tsk …
The afterglow of the setting sun shone on Zhao Yu's face, but he didn't feel any warmth. In another ten minutes, the entire wasteland would be shrouded in darkness, indicating that another day had passed.
After such a long time, he was really worried about the safety of the exploration team members.
Through the investigation, Zhao Yu was able to find out the family situation of each exploration team member. Their relatives, wives, and children were all waiting for them to return safely.
However, after investigating for so long, he hadn't found any clues at all. It was really shameful!
Before he came, he had promised Division Chief Jiao. But now, it seemed that … Sigh …
While he was sighing, Zhao Yu suddenly felt his abdomen become heavy, and he wanted to relieve himself.
Thus, he jumped out of the pickup truck, turned to the outside of the pickup truck, and unbuckled his belt, ready to settle things on the spot.
Since they were in the wilderness, there was no need for the exploration team to build a toilet. All personal problems could be solved in a random place.
Hua hua …
Out of habit, Zhao Yu poured all the water on the wheels of the pickup truck.
However, as he was putting it down, he suddenly saw a small hole on the ground beside the tire.
The small hole looked very inconspicuous, especially when the sun was about to set. If one didn't look carefully, they wouldn't notice it at all.
Men were naturally mischievous, and Zhao Yu was no exception. When he saw the small hole, he subconsciously turned the muzzle and poured all his energy into the small hole.
However …
After Zhao Yu finished peeing, he couldn't help but frown.
Eh?
That's not right. I used quite a lot of water. This small hole … why isn't it full?
This …
At that moment, Zhao Yu suddenly realized a problem.
This small hole … what was it used for!?
The ground was made of solid soil and gravel. It wasn't easy to make a small hole in the ground. At the very least, it required tools like hammers and awls!
Plus, I used quite a lot of water, but it didn't fill the small hole. This meant that the small hole was very deep!
With such a deep hole, it seemed like it would be even more difficult to dig, right?
This is …
Zhao Yu quickly looked around. The first thought that popped into his mind was that someone had set up a tent here, and this hole was left behind to set up a tent.
But … the exploration team's base was right next to it. Who would set up a tent here? Was it necessary?
Plus …
Zhao Yu took two steps away, and soon had a new doubt. If someone had set up a tent, they wouldn't just make a small hole. Then, within a few meters, there must be another small hole.
However, when he looked carefully at the ground nearby, he didn't see any other potholes.
Eh?
That's strange. This small hole … What was it used for?
To tie a horse?
No … To tie a horse to a beast, shouldn't they at least find a leeward place?
This is the exploration team's base, which is relatively open and spacious. To tie a beast here, wouldn't it be starving?
And … What other reason could there be?
Just as Zhao Yu was thinking, the sun finally set. The ground was suddenly plunged into darkness, and the small hole under the car was quickly cast into shadow.
However, Zhao Yu was already interested. Although he didn't think that the small hole was related to the case, he was curious and wanted to know what the small hole was used for.
Thinking of this, he called Bian Dong through the walkie-talkie, asking him to bring the local technicians over to take a look. He turned on his Invisible Flashlight, then crawled on the ground to observe from a close distance …
…
Ten minutes later, with the efforts of Bian Dong and a few local police officers, they pushed the pickup truck to the side.
Under the bright light, everyone could see the small hole more clearly.
"Police Officer Zhao," Bian Dong pointed at the local police officer and said, "they said that they don't know what the small hole is for. Should we dig it up and see? "
"No …" Zhao Yu waved his hand, then frowned and asked, "Is it because of the sandstorm, so they made wooden stakes for the camp?"
"No …" Bian Dong pondered. "There are no sandstorms on the Tauz Plateau, but there are some strong winds. But …" He pointed at the camp in the distance and said, "The camp is so far away. Even if there were wooden stakes, it shouldn't be here!
"Besides, the camp is made up of prefab houses. If there were wooden stakes, they would have to be very thick ones. This hole is obviously smaller!"
"Yes!" Zhao Yu nodded and said, "The plateau is often windy. Such a small hole, if it wasn't dug recently, should have been covered by dust or gravel, right?"
"Yes," Bian Dong nodded. "That is to say, this small hole was dug recently! Could it be that the exploration team played golf or used some kind of equipment to make this hole? "
"Mm, that's possible …" Zhao Yu said. "Well, you guys split up and look for similar small holes!
"If there was really some equipment, there couldn't be only one!"
"Yes!" Bian Dong nodded, then hurriedly mobilized the police officers to start searching on the spot with their flashlights.
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