I am a super cop

Chapter 2851 Supply Depot

Lao Gao now has his own logic, or rather, it is his judgment based on many years of experience that William and his gang, perhaps after discovering that their plan was exposed, began to flee from the forest area.

Perhaps they originally wanted to avoid the search route, or avoid the cameras.

But now it seems that the weather here changes suddenly, especially in the forest area. Coupled with the lack of familiarity with the terrain, it is very easy to get lost.

But in Lao Gao's opinion, it was too late to get lost in such a large forest area, with no signal and encountering bad weather.

It would be a miracle if we could stay here. If we couldn't find a guide, we would basically freeze to death in the forest.

You should know that the temperature here is generally below -20 degrees Celsius.

And without supplies, it's no different from suicide.

But just as everyone continued searching, Gu Chen suddenly stopped.

Along the way, Gu Chen had been thinking about a question: if there were supplies in the forest area, or in other words, a hiding place, would they hide there?
After all, it takes some courage to go into the woods in this kind of weather.

William should have a high IQ and would not be stupid enough to joke about his own life.

Thinking of this, Gu Chen suddenly called out to Lao Gao: "Lao Gao."

"Ah?" After being called by Gu Chen, Lao Gao stopped and turned to look at Gu Chen and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Is there a supply station in the woods?" Gu Chen said.

Lao Gao was suddenly stunned.

Seeing that Lao Gao remained silent, Gu Chen continued to ask, "Is there any supply station in this forest?"

"Ask you if there is a supply station?" Seeing Lao Gao standing there in a daze, Lu Weiwei quickly reminded him.

"Oh, there are some, but the distances between the supply stations are quite far."

"Why didn't you tell me earlier that there was a supply station?" Han Yun couldn't help but complain when he saw this.

Lao Gao also said slowly: "This supply station is just an ordinary wooden house without heating. It is usually a temporary place when we patrol the mountains."

"It's such a pain to live inside in this weather."

"But if the other party has prepared cold-proof supplies, then hiding in the supply station should be able to withstand the severe cold." Gu Chen thought for a moment and continued:

"Also, if they are still in the supply station and have prepared enough food, then they can hide in the supply station for many days, right?"

"Uh……"

Stumped by Gu Chen's question, Lao Gao hesitated for a moment, but still nodded and agreed: "In principle, it is possible."

"That's a possibility." Officer Wang thought for a moment and continued:

"If this is the escape route for these people, then they should be hiding in the supply station and waiting for the right time to leave here."

"If that's the case, then we can determine the direction, go to these supply stations, and find these people."

"Yes." At this moment, Yuan Shasha also hurriedly urged: "We should now determine the direction we want to go, instead of just searching aimlessly in this sea of ​​forests."

"Uh, this..." After everyone discussed it, ranger Lao Gao also began to become hesitant.

Gu Chen also seemed to notice something unusual about Lao Gao, which was in stark contrast to his previous positivity.

So Gu Chen asked curiously: "What's wrong, Lao Gao? Is it inconvenient?"

"Uh, no...no." Lao Gao shook his head and explained quickly:
"The main reason is that these places are relatively far away and scattered, and some of the supply stations are in disrepair and are actually just a pile of rotten wood."

"Lao Gao." Hearing what Lao Gao said, Gu Chen also hurriedly said:

"We have gone through wilderness survival training before. With enough cold-proof supplies and various warm sleeping bags, we can withstand the severe cold in the wild."

"Also, if there is a supply station, it will be an extra place to shelter from the wind and rain for people outdoors."

"It's a great place to camp there. Moreover, if there is enough food, for people with strong survival ability in the wild, staying there for 10 days or half a month is not a problem."

"Yes, and that's a supply station, a wooden house." Lu Weiwei also quickly agreed.

Seeing this, Han Yun hurried to Lao Gao and reminded him:
"Lao Gao, mark the locations of those supply stations for us now, and we will analyze and decide which location to search first."

"This will be more efficient and much better than searching aimlessly in the forest."

"Okay." Seeing that everyone was so insistent, Lao Gao seemed unable to persuade him and could only start analyzing the situation with everyone.

Everyone first determined their location, and then Lao Gao began to draw a rough topographic map on the draft paper.

"The forests here are roughly distributed within this area. Then, there is a river here. We should be here now."

Having said this, Lao Gao drew a circle with a pen to indicate the approximate area where everyone was.

"What about the supply station? Where is it?" Lu Weiwei asked quickly.

"Here is one." Lao Gao drew one of the supply stations.

Gu Chen frowned as he took a look and asked quickly, "Lao Gao, we could have gone to this supply station, but why did you take us in this direction?"

"If we had walked over there just now, it would have been on the way, but now, we have completely deviated from the direction of the supply station."

"I know, it's not my feeling. The person you are looking for should be walking this way, right?"

"Lao Gao, the route you judged is a bit off. No, it's seriously off." Han Yun also saw the problem and immediately corrected him:
"Now, take us to this supply point immediately, for example, the nearest one."

"Okay." Seeing that everyone was so insistent, Lao Gao felt that there was no need for him to stick to his previous judgment, so he quickly said:

"Then I'll... take you to the nearest supply station."

After he finished speaking, Lao Gao turned around and started leading everyone back the way they came.

When everyone came over, they left deep footprints in the snow.

And the time is not long, so the footprints have not been completely covered by the snow. You can walk back according to the footprints.

Many police officers began to whisper and complain:
"I shouldn't have walked this way before."

"Yes, you took so many detours, but you didn't check such an important place as the supply station? This is the most likely place for the suspect to hide."

"Oh, luckily Gu Chen reminded us, otherwise we might be looking for a needle in a haystack."

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Everyone's complaints continued, and they all seemed to feel that if Gu Chen hadn't reminded them, they might have been getting further and further away from the supply station.

Ordinary people know that they should check these supply stations because they are the most likely places where suspects are hiding, but ranger Lao Gao did not lead everyone along this route, but instead deviated further and further away.

At this moment, Gu Chen kept staring at the guide Lao Gao in front of him, and seemed to feel that there was something wrong with this Lao Gao.

Gu Chen had already seen through it when Lao Gao asked Han Yun for a guide fee and even asked for more money.

This Lao Gao seems to be obsessed with money, and he only has money in his mind. Moreover, as a forest ranger, he privately opened a small farmhouse store. You can think that he is supplementing his family income, and you can think that he wants to earn more hard-earned money, and then ask for the guide fee.

But you led everyone into the woods with no particular route, which was obviously illogical.

Especially avoiding that important supply station, which is very illogical.

And if it weren’t for my reminder just now, Lao Gao seemed unwilling to turn back.

All of these things were conveying some bad information to Gu Chen.

"How long will it take to get there?" Gu Chen felt that Lao Gao was leading everyone to walk slower and slower, and the pace had obviously slowed down a lot.

Upon hearing this, Lao Gao also hurriedly explained: "I have to observe more, because the snow is very thick now, and the route is covered by heavy snow. We have to be more cautious."

"Okay." Gu Chen had no reason not to let Lao Gao do things his own way.

Han Yun also reminded him, "Lao Gao, don't dawdle. Speed ​​up. We need to get to the nearest supply station as quickly as possible."

"I know, I know, don't push me."

Having said that, Lao Gao took out his thermos cup and started drinking some hot water.

Soon, he led everyone forward again.

This time, he quickened his pace, which was obviously much faster than before.

As everyone's pace quickened, they began to see a small wooden house vaguely on the top of a hill.

"Is it there?" Gu Chen walked forward and pointed at the small wooden house on the hill ahead and asked.

Lao Gao squinted his eyes and thought for a few seconds before he nodded and confirmed:

"Yes, that's the supply station we are looking for now."

"It looks like we're not far away." Seeing this, Gu Chen let out a long sigh and quickly looked towards the cabin.

Han Yun couldn't wait to say, "Everyone, pay attention. The target cabin is the supply station. Go ahead and keep your eyes open. Don't miss any suspicious targets."

"Got it." Everyone responded one after another, and then everyone started walking towards the cabin in front.

Since we found our target and the ground was now covered with thick snow, there was no road left.

So there is no need to estimate too much, just aim in the direction and start walking through the snow.

But when everyone finally arrived at the cabin, they found it deserted and there seemed to be no signs of human activity at all.

Gu Chen looked at the cabin and after thinking for a few seconds, he walked over first.

Then, he cleared the snow at the door of the cabin, grabbed the door lock of the cabin, and pulled it outwards with force.

The door of the cabin was opened instantly.

And this seems to be another world.

Gu Chen squatted down and went into the cabin to check. Nothing here seemed to have been touched.

In the middle of the cabin, there is an iron pot rack made of wood.

In the middle, there was something like a large iron pot, and the bottom was covered with various charcoal dust.

And some fresh charcoal was placed on top of the wood ashes, intact.

On the other side of the cabin is a longer wooden shelf with many packaged foods on it.

Gu Chen walked over and took a rough look. They were mainly compressed foods, some self-heating foods, and vacuum-packed vegetables.

In this kind of weather, everything here is like a big refrigerator, so the food is preserved relatively well.

"This is where our forest rangers warm themselves by the fire." As he spoke, ranger Lao Gao lit a piece of newspaper from the cabin, let it burn fully, and then threw it into the middle of the iron pot.

Then he put some new charcoal from the surrounding area on top and said:

"It's usually too cold, so you can add some charcoal here and burn it to keep warm, but the wooden house cannot be closed, and there needs to be ventilation."

At this point, Lao Gao pointed to the top of the wooden house and said:

"We left some gaps around the top of the cabin, mainly for ventilation."

"This way, when you are warming yourself by the fire, it won't be stuffy, and the air can circulate, preventing you from suffocating to death in the cabin."

"Indeed." While Han Yun was speaking, he took off his ski gloves and placed the palms and backs of his hands over the flame to warm them.

Seeing this, other police officers quickly gathered around the fire and stretched out their hands to keep warm.

This bad weather made everyone feel the cold outside.

But when you enter the house, you suddenly feel warm.

Especially since there is charcoal burning in the middle, it is such a blessing.

But the cabins here are small in size, and it seems that the original construction of the houses was intended to save costs, so the supply station is relatively low.

Everyone needs to bend down to enter the cabin.

One or two, three or four people sitting inside, warming themselves by the fire and eating food is indeed a kind of enjoyment in the snow.

But with a bunch of people crowded inside, the experience is much worse.

Fortunately, everyone could roast a fire, which was simply a pleasure, so everyone was crowding towards the center of the fire.

"Everyone, please don't crowd. The room is small. Don't crowd it."

I saw everyone crowding into the cabin, but it couldn't accommodate so many people.

So Han Yun suggested: "Everyone go in separately to warm themselves by the fire. First a group of people go in, and then another group goes in. This is a good choice for everyone."

As he spoke, Han Yun immediately pulled some police officers out of the periphery, muttering:

"You, you, and you, the rest of you, go outside first, and then go in to warm yourself by the fire. And the rest of you, go out too."

Also under Han Yun's command, everyone began to split into two groups.

One group of people needs to wait outside for a while, and then go in to warm themselves by the fire when the time is up.

Gu Chen ignored all this and continued to observe the surrounding houses.

Since this is a supply station for forest rangers, the nutritional mix of various foods is relatively balanced.

But Gu Chen couldn't see any signs that anyone had been here. The best proof was that the gate was covered by heavy snow.

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