I am a super cop

Zhao Zhuowen became more and more excited as he spoke, and he also reviewed everything he had heard from Zhao Xiaochuan.

Gu Chen listened carefully and roughly understood what Zhao Zhuowen meant.

After checking according to the map on my mobile phone, I found that the straight-line distance from the cave entrance to the reservoir was not very far, but it required passing through a mountain road.

Finally, you will appear in an area with good career.

"Let's go, let's set off now, and you can come with us." Gu Chen is a man of action and will not tolerate any hesitation.

Now that he has got the clue, Gu Chen hopes to find Zhao Xiaochuan as quickly as possible.

Otherwise, if Zhao Xiaochuan moved, it would be even more difficult for everyone to find him.

The fact that he had been elusive these days had made everyone suspicious of Zhao Xiaochuan. Who would hide during the Chinese New Year? It was obvious that there might be some unspeakable secret.

With doubts, everyone left the room, got into the police car, and drove towards the reservoir.

As a local, Zhao Zhuowen began to lead Gu Chen and others based on his own experience.

Soon, everyone drove along a small path.

Since this road is parallel to the road leading to the mine, everyone can see that the cave may be a branch of the mine.

"Go this way, there is no road over there." Zhao Zhuowen also reminded at a fork in the road.

Gu Chen continued driving forward and finally drove to the foot of the mountain.

Turning his head to look at Zhao Zhuowen in the back row, Gu Chen asked, "Is this the place?"

"Well, it should be here. There seems to be a small path leading to the destination." Zhao Zhuowen said.

"Let's go, get off the car." Gu Chen reminded.

Afterwards, everyone put on their equipment and got off the vehicle one by one, and finally completed the equipment inspection next to the vehicle.

Gu Chen walked up to Zhao Zhuowen and reminded him, "You are a local and should be more familiar with this generation. You can lead the way for me."

"Okay, but can we find the cave? I'm not sure, but I know it's probably in that area."

"This is what Zhao Xiaochuan told me before. Of course, if the cave really exists, it will always be there. We just need to find it."

"The cave won't move away by itself." Officer Wang also said jokingly.

"Then let's go." Lu Weiwei said impatiently.

Everyone packed up their equipment and headed towards the trail.

Since no one walks here, there are a lot of weeds and no fixed roads, so we have to move forward in the grass.

But this gave Gu Chen a good condition, that is, if Zhao Xiaochuan had been here, the grass and trees here would show traces of walking.

However, in the current search area, no signs of broken plants were found, which made Gu Chen very alert.

Just like that, everyone followed Zhao Zhuowen and began to check the surroundings.

"Wait a moment." Zhao Zhuowen suddenly stopped moving forward after walking to the side. He looked around and stared at the rock for a long time before he slowly said:

"Going up the mountain should be this way."

"Let's go." Gu Chen didn't say much and continued to follow Zhao Zhuowen.

Zhao Zhuowen also continued to guide Gu Chen and others based on his own experience.

Finally, we found the way up the mountain.

Zhao Zhuowen reminded excitedly: "See? It's here. This is the way up the mountain. It's right here."

"Wait a moment." Before Zhao Zhuowen could step forward, Gu Chen stopped him and then walked ahead.

Gu Chen also wanted to find out whether Zhao Xiaochuan was going up the mountain this way?

And hard work pays off. Gu Chen actually found signs of weeds being trampled in one place.

Gu Chen raised his lips slightly and said, "Someone has been here before. There are traces of someone walking here."

"It really is." Yuan Shasha quickly found the relevant area based on Gu Chen's gaze and said:
"This should be Zhao Xiaochuan's footprints. It seems that someone has really been to that cave."

"Let's go." Gu Chen also reminded.

Everyone suddenly became alert and didn't care about anything else, and followed Gu Chen one after another.

At this time, Gu Chen no longer needed Zhao Zhuowen to lead the way.

After all, Zhao Zhuowen had never been here, and Gu Chen could now completely judge the other party's walking trajectory based on the footprints of the grass and trees.

"Swish..."

Amid the grass and trees, everyone began to quicken their pace, turning left and right in the mountains and forests.

It would be very easy to get lost in such an environment, but fortunately Gu Chen is a trace expert.

Able to accurately determine the direction of travel through traces.

Soon, Gu Chen quickened his pace and began to climb a steep slope.

After climbing a steep slope with a large arc, Gu Chen soon discovered that there was indeed a place similar to a cave not far ahead.

From the mountainside, the area of ​​the cave entrance can be clearly seen.

"It should be there." Seeing this scene, Gu Chen was overjoyed, so he quickly took action and crawled up the mountain.

This is the steepest area of ​​the entire mountain. Many areas are inclined at 70 to 80 degrees, and you need to use your hands to crawl.

But after climbing up the steep rock, Gu Chen found that the road ahead was much flatter.

At this moment, everyone has caught up with Gu Chen's pace and come to Gu Chen's side.

"Gu Chen, it should be the cave in front." Officer Wang said breathlessly.

Gu Chen stretched out his right index finger and placed it on his lips, making a sign language gesture to silence everyone, and whispered:
"Everyone try to keep your voices low, we will approach stealthily."

"Okay." Seeing this, everyone nodded.

Afterwards, everyone began to follow Gu Chen and lined up in a line.

When Gu Chen drove into the cave, he found a simple wooden door inside the cave.

The outline of the wooden door has been modified, and the corners have been flattened so that its shape fits the shape of the hole.

In order to camouflage the entrance of the cave, a lot of weeds were wrapped around the wooden door.

In this way, if you don’t stand very close, it is difficult to find the cave here.

Seeing this, Gu Chen was overjoyed, so he walked carefully to the entrance of the cave.

After pressing his body close to the wooden door, Gu Chen heard snoring coming from inside.

Obviously, someone was sleeping inside, but Gu Chen seemed to have guessed who that person was?
Gently hold the wooden door handle with your hand, and then carefully pull the wooden door open.

After making sure that he had not alarmed anyone inside, Gu Chen walked in carefully. Although the cave was not big, the lighting was good.

There is a man-made fireplace structure with an exhaust vent, and in another part of the cave is a natural light window.

This kind of window is sealed with a plastic bag, which provides good lighting.

Gu Chen's gaze shifted again, and this time, he finally saw that an area cut in half by rock bricks was actually a handmade bed.

The protruding parts of the rock have been filled with stones.

Spread some soil on it and smooth it out, and it becomes a handmade bed.

Put something on top to keep it warm and use it as a bed.

At this moment, a young man was lying on the bed and sleeping soundly.

In another place in the cave, Gu Chen found many small bags of compressed biscuits.

It seems that this man has been surviving on compressed biscuits these days.

Gu Chen saw that the man was lying on his side on the bed with his back to everyone, sleeping soundly, so he quickly waved his hand and asked Zhao Zhuowen to come over to identify him:
"Is Zhao Xiaochuan him?" Gu Chen asked in a low voice.

Zhao Zhuowen squinted and said, "The body shape is a bit similar, and the back view is a bit similar, but I can't see the face."

"It's okay." Seeing that Zhao Zhuowen had some concerns, Gu Chen didn't waste any words and walked straight to the young man.

At this moment, the man sleeping in the bed seemed to realize that there was some movement around him.

The young man woke up immediately due to his instinctive reaction.

But when he suddenly sat up and looked at the people in front of him, he was completely confused and at a loss.

"Are you Zhao Xiaochuan?" Seeing the man's appearance, Gu Chen quickly confirmed in his mind that the man in front of him was Zhao Xiaochuan, whom he had been looking for these days.

When Zhao Xiaochuan heard this, he became even more frightened and quickly denied it:

"You may have the wrong person."

"Zhao Xiaochuan, is it really you? But why are you sleeping here?"

Zhao Xiaochuan was about to refute, but the next second, Zhao Zhuowen, his junior high school classmate, quickly noticed him and took the initiative to walk up to Zhao Xiaochuan and say hello.

This made Zhao Xiaochuan feel slapped in the face.

"Are you Zhao Xiaochuan?" Lu Weiwei came over again to confirm.

At this moment, Zhao Xiaochuan seemed to feel that he could no longer pretend, so he could only nod and agree:

"Yes, I'm Zhao Xiaochuan."

"Then why don't you go home for the New Year? Why do you sleep here?" Yuan Shasha also felt incredible.

At this time, Zhao Xiaochuan was also panicking. After thinking for a few seconds, he slowly said:
"I went home for the New Year and ran into a few old acquaintances, and we played cards together."

"But I didn't expect that I would lose all my money in a short time."

Speaking of this, Zhao Xiaochuan also sighed, feeling quite helpless.

"We know your situation. Those people are cheating. How could you possibly beat them?" Lu Weiwei also felt sorry for Zhao Xiaochuan.

At this time, Zhao Xiaochuan was also quite surprised: "What? What did you say? Are those people cheating?"

"Look, you don't even know this. No wonder you were defrauded of all your money." Officer Wang couldn't stand it anymore and couldn't help but complain.

Zhao Xiaochuan gave a bitter smile: "So that's how it is? It's good that he's caught, it's good that he's caught, then can I get my money back?"

"Of course." Seeing Zhao Xiaochuan asking, Lu Weiwei quickly replied:
"For those of you who have been defrauded of your money, we have now started the refund process."

"All the other victims have received their lost money, but you are the only one missing and you don't even answer your phone."

"There's nothing we can do." When Lu Weiwei said this, Zhao Xiaochuan immediately complained:

"I lost all my money, and I had some conflicts with my family."

"They always look down on me. It's boring for me to stay at home. They always think I can't find a job and say I'm a waste. How can I tolerate this?"

With a heavy sigh, Zhao Xiaochuan also said aggrievedly:

"So, I didn't dare to turn on the phone at that time, and I was thinking of various ways to escape. Then I remembered my secret base, so I came here."

"You shouldn't tell me that you spend every day here during the New Year holidays?" Yuan Shasha still didn't quite believe it.

But Zhao Xiaochuan said indifferently: "What can we do? This is the situation."

"Anyway, I don't dare go home now. My parents will laugh at me if I crawl back home."

"Making fun of you? Making fun of what?" Officer Wang also felt puzzled.

Zhao Xiaochuan said slowly: "I had a quarrel with them before. They said I couldn't find a job and had no future. Then they said they spent so much money to send you to college."

"They said that after I graduated, I repeatedly came to them to ask for money, so they said a lot of nasty things, and then I ran away from home to work."

"I originally thought that I could show off the money I earned from working outside in front of them during the New Year, but fate played a trick on me. In the end, all my money was swindled away by this group of swindlers."

With a heavy sigh, Zhao Xiaochuan shook his head and said helplessly:

"There's nothing I can do. What else can I do? So I thought, let's hide here first. Anyway, I still have some compressed food in my bag. I'll go down the mountain after I finish eating all these things."

"Are you crazy? Are you really planning to stay in the cave forever?" When Lu Weiwei heard this, she also felt that Zhao Xiaochuan was inexplicable.

However, based on the various evidences collected from Zhao Xiaochuan's parents, teachers and classmates, we finally figured out Zhao Xiaochuan's character.

So as soon as Zhao Xiaochuan opened his mouth, Gu Chen knew what he wanted to say?
"Zhao Xiaochuan, pack up your things quickly and follow us down the mountain." Officer Wang was also a little impatient and kept reminding him.

But Zhao Xiaochuan acted like a rogue and complained: "What can I do outside? In the cave, this still makes me feel the warmth of home."

"This place is like a harbor, it can provide me with shelter, but now..."

Speaking of this, Zhao Xiaochuan felt extremely regretful.

"Do you know this person?" Gu Chen didn't come here to listen to complaints, so he quickly reminded.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Xiaochuan hurried over to take a look.

But when Zhao Xiaochuan saw that the person in Gu Chen's phone was Gao Cheng, Zhao Xiaochuan's face suddenly turned ugly.

He looked up at Gu Chen, thought for a few seconds, and shook his head: "No... I don't know him."

"Then you must know him, right?" Seeing this, Officer Wang quickly pulled Zhao Zhuowen over.

The moment he saw Zhao Zhuowen, Zhao Xiaochuan had a bad feeling and became extremely nervous.

Zhao Zhuowen slowly walked up to Zhao Xiaochuan and took the initiative to greet him:
"Zhao Xiaochuan, do you still remember me?"

...(End of chapter)