Gaotang Town was located next to Donghu City. It had convenient transportation and a developed economy. It was like a small town, but its forestry resources were quite poor. Its financial income and side income were quite limited. Compared to the majestic police station dozens of meters away, the forestry station looked a little shabby.
Luo Yuan walked into the hall on the first floor. The service window was empty. A few government employees were either playing cards or chatting. He took a look and went straight to the second floor.
There was no one in the station chief's office, so Luo Yuan knocked on the deputy station chief's office.
"Come in!"
He pushed the door open. A slightly plump middle-aged man with heavy eye bags was sitting in the office. He glanced at Luo Yuan as he entered. "What do you want?" He then stared at the documents on the table.
Although Luo Yuan felt uncomfortable being ignored, he still forced a smile and said, "Hi, I'm Chen Weiqiang's brother-in-law. He and Director He went to Gaotang Town for an inspection yesterday, but they haven't returned yet. My sister asked me to come over and ask if you know where they went."
The middle-aged man finally raised his head. He looked surprised. "Director He and Xiao Chen didn't go back. Wait, let me make a call."
He stood up, took out his phone, and kept dialing. His forehead was sweating more and more. After a few minutes, he finally sat down.
"Where did they go yesterday?" Luo Yuan asked curiously.
"Yesterday, Mr. He, Mayor Xia, Stationmaster Wang, and Xiao Chen went to the mountains for an inspection after lunch. Logically speaking, they should have returned yesterday. Did you call Xiao Chen? Are you sure you didn't make a mistake? Maybe they went somewhere to play," he said in a panic.
Luo Yuan was shocked. He had a bad feeling about this.
He quickly said, "My sister has already called several times. This morning, I went to the Municipal Forestry Bureau and asked the leaders of the bureau. In the end, Director He didn't come back either. They might still be on the mountain. The most important thing now is to get the police station to help search the mountain!"
"Yes! Yes! " He nodded. If something happened to the leaders of the Municipal Bureau, the deputy mayor, and the station chief, not only would the town government criticize them, but he would also lose his position as the deputy station chief. He quickly stood up and dialed a number.
"Hello?"
"Is this Director Xie? I'm Cao Minghua from the forestry station … Yes, yes … I'll go to your place later … I can't explain it clearly over the phone … I'll be right there! "
He hung up the phone. "Let's go to the police station with me!"
Luo Yuan and Deputy Station Chief Cao quickly left the Forestry Station and walked towards the nearby police station.
Ten minutes later, Deputy Station Chief Cao led Luo Yuan into the director's office and told him everything that had happened. Director Xie felt his scalp tingle. He stood up and said unhappily, "It's been almost a day and a night. Why did you only find out now?" Seeing Cao Minghua's expression, he waved his hand and said, "I'll call Secretary Zhao first!"
After saying that, he took out his phone and walked out of the office. When he came back, his face was serious. "You guys go back first and wait for the news. I'll immediately send a few people up the mountain to look for them. I'll definitely find them."
"Alright! Good! Thank you, Director Xie! "Deputy Station Chief Cao nodded heavily and got up to leave.
Luo Yuan realized that there was nothing left for him to do. How could he complete the mission without experiencing it himself? He quickly said, "Superintendent Xie, I want to go too!"
"It's very dangerous up there. We can't protect you. Why don't you just wait here? "Director Xie frowned and rejected him.
"I know it's very dangerous up there, but it's my brother-in-law who's missing. How can I just wait for the news? Besides, I've been practicing martial arts for a while. I won't bring you any trouble," Luo Yuan said 'excitedly'.
Director Xie took a look at Luo Yuan. He was tall and muscular. It was obvious that he had been training regularly. Perhaps he could be of help on the mountain. She said, "That's great, but you have to listen to my instructions!"
"I promise!" Luo Yuan said quickly.
After Superintendent Xie finished speaking, he made another call. "Captain Chen, immediately call three people to standby, then come to my office!"
After he hung up, a middle-aged man with dark skin and a lean body walked into the office. "Superintendent, are you looking for me?"
"Yes, you can put down your work first. There's something urgent. A few city leaders and Mayor Xia have gone missing in the mountains. I want you to go into the mountains to look for them immediately!"
His expression changed and he immediately became serious. "I'll go now. Is there anything else, Superintendent?"
"Yes, this is Luo Yuan. He's a relative of one of the missing people. He wants to go too. Bring him along!"
He glanced at Luo Yuan and said, "Alright, I'll go now!"
He then turned to Luo Yuan and said coldly, "Follow me!"
When they walked out of the office, there were already three people waiting in the corridor. There were two men and a woman, all of whom looked to be under 30 years old.
Luo Yuan's eyes first fell on the beautiful young woman. She had fair skin and was wearing a light blue short-sleeved police uniform. She had a slim waist, fair skin, and a pair of big eyes. She was very eye-catching.
Luo Yuan glanced at her but did not dare to look at her any longer.
One of the other two was tall, about 30 years old. His face was full of pimples, and he had a buzz cut. If he was not wearing a police uniform, he would have looked more like a bandit. The last one had a young face, as if he had just become a police officer.
"Captain Chen, what's the task today? Why are you in such a hurry? "The man with the buzz cut asked Captain Chen in a disrespectful tone.
"We'll talk about it later. Everyone, change into long-sleeved police uniforms and prepare your guns and ammunition. We're going into the mountains. Wang Fei, get Luo Yuan a set of clothes too. He wants to go too. "He glanced at the man with the buzz cut and ordered another young police officer.
"Yes, Captain!" Wang Fei replied immediately. He turned to Luo Yuan and said, "Follow me. Your body should be about the same size as mine. You don't mind wearing mine, do you?"
"Of course not! Thank you! "Luo Yuan asked with a smile," Officer Wang, you're taking the civil service exam this year, right? "
Wang Fei smiled and said, "I didn't get in, but I graduated from the Police Academy. I used some connections to become a defense team member here. But if I do well, I can be promoted. Anyway, I'll just do it for now! "
"That's not bad. At least there will be plenty of benefits!"
"That's about right. I'm just trying to get by!"
Even so, there was a hint of reservation in his tone. He took out two sets of police uniforms and two pairs of police boots from the closet and threw one of them to Luo Yuan.
The weather had been warm and humid recently, so the long-sleeved shirt had obviously been unused for a long time. It smelled a little moldy, but at least it was clean. When Luo Yuan was done changing, the man with the buzz cut walked in and patted Luo Yuan's head. "You look like a police officer. Where are you from? Why are you going into the mountains too?"
Luo Yuan was a little annoyed, but he moved his head away and smiled. "My brother-in-law went missing in the mountains. I'm going to look for him. Oh yeah, my name is Luo Yuan. How should I address you, Officer?"
"Just call me Zhao Qiang." Zhao Qiang knew that he had angered the young man, so he grinned and said, "Don't mind me, it's a habit! Oh yeah, who's your brother-in-law? "
"The Municipal Forestry Bureau," Luo Yuan said vaguely. After that, he ignored Zhao Qiang and asked Wang Fei, "Can you give me a gun to protect myself too? I heard it's dangerous in the mountains. "
"You can't just take a gun! That's against the rules! Absolutely not!" Wang Fei shook his head.
"Can you give me a knife? I can't go up the mountain with my bare hands!" Luo Yuan asked for the next best thing. This was an F + mission, so it would be very dangerous without a weapon.
"Alright, I'll ask Captain Chen!" Luo Yuan said and walked out of the changing room.
After a while, he came back and said, "You can't take a gun, but you can take a knife. We've collected a lot of knives anyway. I'll bring you to the storage room! "
The two of them went to the storage room at the end of the corridor. Wang Fei opened one of the big boxes. There were all kinds of short weapons inside: knives, watermelon knives, daggers, fruit knives, machetes, butcher knives … It was an encyclopedia of cold weapons.
"Just pick one!" Wang Fei said generously.
Luo Yuan remembered that there were snakes and other creatures on the mountain, and that there were many vines and branches. Short weapons like daggers were basically useless, and the watermelon knife was light and did not have much strength. He looked around and finally chose a machete that was suitable for chopping.
Luo Yuan chopped the air a few times to try it out. It felt good. At the same time, a message appeared in his mind.
"Sharp machete."
"Material: Alloy."
"Rarity: White."
"Weight: 2 kg." "Weight: 5 kg."
"Sharpness: 10 – 15."
"Requirement: Strength 9."
"Remarks: This is a modern agricultural weapon, suitable for reclaiming land, chopping wood, and of course, killing people. The quality is average, but the blade is strong and suitable for chopping."
It was not bad. It was much sharper than the kitchen knife at home. Luo Yuan said, "This is it!"
"Let's go! Captain Chen is waiting for us, "Wang Fei said.
The two of them walked out of the door. Captain Chen and the others were already in the police car. Luo Yuan quickened his pace, opened the door and got in. The car started and drove out of the town.
After a while, the police car went down the main road and turned into a small road. Both sides of the road were filled with green.
"This should be a farmland, right?" Luo Yuan asked uncertainly. The farmland was full of lush weeds. Surprisingly, the weeds had grown to more than a meter tall. The color of the soil could no longer be seen. When the wind blew, the weeds moved up and down, looking like a green ocean.
"Looks like it." The policewoman sitting in the passenger seat was also surprised. "I remember coming here about ten days ago. The grass wasn't so lush back then. Why has it changed so much? The grass is almost growing on the cement road. "
"If the grass here has grown like this, wouldn't it be even more difficult to walk up the mountain? Captain Chen, how could you accept such a mission? Maybe we'll go missing too!" Zhao Qiang laughed.
"Yeah, I heard it's dangerous to go up the mountain now," the policewoman said.
"Tell Chief Xie if you have the guts. What's the point of telling me?" Captain Chen said gloomily from the driver's seat. He was also a little upset. Recently, there had been a sudden increase in the number of missing people. So far, five people had gone missing, and most of them had been in the village at the foot of Zhu Mountain. He knew better than anyone else how dangerous Zhu Mountain was. But what could he do? How could he refuse a mission assigned by the police chief?
"It shouldn't be that dangerous in the mountain, right? Besides, we all have guns. Even if there's a wild boar, we should be able to handle it. " Luo Yuan interrupted them. If they continued to discuss like this, the police officers might just go back after a round outside.
Only then did everyone notice that there was a victim's family member there.
"Alright, let's stop discussing. We're the police. How can we retreat when we encounter difficulties? We'll be a laughing stock. We have to climb the mountain, but if it's too dangerous, we'll go back. That way, we'll be able to explain ourselves. What do you think, Xiao Luo? "Captain Chen said.
"No problem. If even we're in danger, I'm afraid my brother-in-law …" Luo Yuan said in a low voice.
That was the only way. They could only take one step at a time. If it was too dangerous, they could only give up on the mission. Although they would lose a lot of experience, it was better than losing their lives. Luo Yuan thought to himself.
Half an hour later, the car drove into a remote village and finally stopped.
Luo Yuan got out of the police car and looked in front of him. It was a dark green hill with a height of less than 200 meters, but it made Luo Yuan feel a little depressed.
"It's almost 11 o 'clock. Let's have lunch first. We'll go up the mountain in an hour!" Captain Chen looked at the hill in front of them and looked at his watch. He then walked towards a small restaurant by the road.
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