Hardcore crisis

Three hours later, nearly seven months later, Zhang Yan stood in front of the abandoned mine again.

"Is this what you mean by guessing?" Zhe Zhe looked at him in confusion.

Behind them, groups of armed police officers formed neat units, entered the mine along the abandoned road, and began to search the mine.

"Well, that's right, it's right here."

Zhang Yan stared closely at this mine that had been abandoned for countless years. On the day of the incident nine months ago, this was where the tragedy began. Unfortunately, due to the heavy rainstorm at that time, many clues were washed away, not to mention a sudden mudslide that completely covered up the possible traces.

However, somehow, even though no useful clues were found here, Zhang Yan's intuition told him that this was the beginning of everything, and there must be a clue somewhere in a corner.

It's a pity that if he really wants to handle the case according to his ideas, I'm afraid he really has to dig through the entire mine. Not to mention how much time it will take, how can he get the permission of the people above him just for the money spent in this way? The idea can only regrettably end in vain.

"Is there anything here that deserves your attention?" Zhezhe had no chance to participate in the case because he went out to study at a party school nine months ago, so he naturally couldn't understand what Zhang Yan meant.

"Although this mine has been abandoned for a long time... as far as I know, there are at least seven mines excavated here. Three of them have collapsed due to age and natural causes, but four of them still exist. "

"You mean..."

Zhe Zhe suddenly said: "Do you think that thing...may be hiding in here?" When he said the last sentence, his expression suddenly became serious. If the monster that left an unforgettable impression on them is really hiding here, they must take precautions immediately.

"Maybe, I'm not sure."

Zhang Yan seemed to be thinking about something. He paused for a moment before continuing: "But the environment here is very hidden. As for where the monster would hide, I think this must be a good place."

Zhezhe nodded, raised his watch and looked at the time. Eleven hours had passed since last night's incident, and the longer time passed. He became less and less hopeful about the survival rate of the missing Cat Team members. To say that he had not given up until now, it was just that the heavy responsibility as the captain could not drive him to give up.

The weather has been dry this month. It has been two weeks since the last rain. The mine is currently very dry. There is no need to worry about the muddy and slippery effects during the search. We stand on the high ground and look down. Groups of armed police officers could be seen divided into several areas. After clearly dividing their respective jurisdictions, they were conducting careful searches.

"Well, okay, then I'll ask Captain Liu to make arrangements. Immediately separate several teams to enter the mine... Wait, be sure to check whether it is safe before entering the mine."

Holding the walkie-talkie, Zhezhe contacted Captain Liu, who was commanding the armed police force on site, and asked him to arrange for some personnel to enter the mine to search.

Just put down the intercom. Zhe Zhe quickly grabbed Zhang Yan again: "Okay, Lao Zhang. Now just stay here for me. There is no need for you to go in person. With your current physical condition, don't go in and cause trouble."

indeed. It is true that Zhang Yan has repeatedly stated that he is not tired, but his red and bloodshot eyes make it difficult for people to believe this man's explanation of not being tired. Zhezhe didn't want his friend to go down in person. If he fell down due to lack of oxygen or other reasons in the mine, that would be troublesome.

"No, let them stop first."

Unexpectedly, Zhang Yan opened Zhe Zhe's hand and grabbed his hand, frowning and staring at Captain Liu who was gathering the people below.

"Lao Zhang, you..."

"They didn't pay attention."

Zhang Yan's tired expression showed a high degree of vigilance: "You know how that thing behaved last night. If you go in with their attitude, if that thing is really hiding inside..."

Hearing what Zhang Yan said, Zhe Zhe took a closer look at the people gathered below. In terms of attitude, every armed police officer was very serious, but the attitude problem Zhang Yan mentioned was that they were dealing with wanted criminals. He went into battle with a certain attitude and did not realize what kind of terrible thing he and others were dealing with. Obviously, as long as those who have not experienced last night's incident, it is difficult to attract attention in people's minds. In addition, the important impact of last night's incident is not explained in detail to everyone, but only arranges their own searches. Task.

This seemed very dissatisfying to Zhang Yan. Since he allowed so many people to participate in the search without any explanation, it was obviously irresponsible for life. But Zhang Yan considered that after all, it was a search operation by a large force. If that thing took over the night and the environment like it did last night, it would be impossible to catch them off guard. As soon as that thing appears, it will be impossible to escape from the pursuit of the large army. After all, the helicopter in the sky is not a decoration.

But the mine here is different.

Although the diameter of these mine tunnels reaches almost the height of a tunnel, they are ultimately a dark underground environment with no bright sunlight compared to the surface. It would be too dangerous to encounter that thing there.

"Then don't go, just stand here and I'll come back as soon as I go."

He still didn't agree with Zhang Yan to go on. First of all, Zhe Zhe felt that Zhang Yan's mood was very wrong at this time. He was not as calm as him, but in a repressed and explosive state. If he went down, he might be annoyed by his tone. others.

Frowning, Zhang Yan finally nodded and did not object to Zhe Zhe's request. He just watched Zhe Zhe walk down the high ground and enter the mine. After saying something to Captain Liu, Captain Liu had a look on his face. He nodded solemnly, it seemed that Zhezhe had convinced him, and then he took the walkie-talkie to ask his superiors for instructions. After getting permission from his superiors, at least all the armed police officers and soldiers who were preparing to enter the mine to search were all armed with live ammunition and the safety was on. status.

Of course, in a place like a mine tunnel, it is undoubtedly dangerous to open the gun safety. Once the gun goes off, it may cause personal injury due to rebound. But compared to the terrible threat posed by that thing, this damage is obviously within the tolerance of the leader.

There were four abandoned mine tunnels. Each mine tunnel was entered by a team of twenty people as a unit. After entering the mine tunnel, the radio could not be contacted, so we had to temporarily interrupt the contact. However, after Zhezhe's repeated instructions, the Captain Liu specifically issued an order to retreat if anything went wrong.

"...Are there dark clouds again?"

Zhang Yan looked up at the sky. The sun that was still there before was now gradually blocked by dark clouds, and the sky in the distance was even more cloudy, as if symbolizing an upcoming heavy rain.

Yes, after more than half a month of hot weather, it's time for a heavy rain to cool down the temperature, but now it comes at the wrong time.

When a heavy rain comes, there are many dangers in staying in the mine tunnel. Therefore, in order to prevent such natural disasters, the search mission must be completed before the heavy rain comes.

Fortunately, those dense dark clouds are still far away and should not arrive so soon.

Rubbing his temples tiredly, Zhang Yan also felt that his body was very tired. Judging from the fact that he had worked for three days and three nights in a row, he shouldn't have been so exhausted after staying up all night. But as soon as he closed his eyes, the faces of his sacrificed colleagues would appear before his eyes, condemning his own soul from time to time, making him feel very painful. Probably because of this, Zhang Yan's face seemed to have aged several years in just one night.

Squatting on the ground, Zhang Yan's mind reappeared in the faces of those people nine months ago. How did that incident relate to this case?

If there was a connection, why did it happen again nine months later after so many searches with no clues?

To say that there is no relationship, he absolutely does not believe it. There is no such coincidence in this world, but they all happened in Xiaoqun Mountain, and they all happened to be friends who came to play.

There is just one big doubt. The injuries on the corpses last time were obviously different from this time. Although they were all the same horrific ones, one had his head pierced by a sharp object, and the other had his head bitten off. , you can see the difference from here. (To be continued ~^~)