World War I

Chapter 122 The map is fine

Turgenev said there were four people. Luo Ye listened carefully and still couldn't tell how many there were.

"Who is it, a hunter or a lumberjack?
The group of people talking were getting closer and closer, and everyone could hear clearly that they were a group of tomb robbers. They were muttering about why they couldn't find the fortress and they would never find it even if they died.

The white-haired bear was so excited that she wanted to stand up, just like Dou E had found her husband.

There was nothing wrong with the map he drew; there was indeed a fortress built by the German army nearby.

There were four people coming. The two in front were carrying hunting rifles and shovels, while the two behind them only had digging tools.

The policeman suddenly stood up from the bushes.

The two guys in the front would never have thought that policemen who were catching tomb robbers would appear in such a remote place. They were stunned and raised their hands in unison.

After Luo Ye put down their hunting rifles, he asked with a smile, "You didn't expect that, didn't you? The net of heaven is vast and nothing can escape it. Did you dig up anything?"

The man in the gray shirt said bitterly, "Officer, we didn't find anything. Can't you see? This is the first time we've done this kind of work."

The others nodded and bowed desperately.

"Did you know there was a German fort here?"

It was obvious that these people were experienced tomb robbers and were fully equipped.

"We, we heard it from others."

The white-haired bear stepped forward and said, "Hatib, hand over the map."

"Boss Bai, why are you here?!"

"Stop talking nonsense and hand over your map, quickly!"

The man in the gray shirt hurriedly took out a map from his pocket.

Luo Ye opened the map and said with a smile, "My map is more professional than yours, Boss Bai."

He pointed to a location marked with a small red circle on the map and asked, "Is this the German fort you're looking for?"

"Yes, yes, I can't find it no matter how hard I look. The map is correct."

"Your name is Khatib."

"Yes, officer, we—"

"Don't talk nonsense. Find the red circle on the map. As long as you find it, the police won't bother you."

Several tomb robbers were skeptical. White Bear said, "Captain Luo is a reputable police officer. Let's look for it together and find it."

Khatib pointed at the map and said, "Officer, look, the hills, the nearby swamps, the canyons, and the pointed peaks all match up, but I can't find the fort. It's as if someone moved it away overnight, leaving nothing behind."

Luo Ye remembered that the fortress was built next to a low cliff.

"See the cliff?"

"I saw a high cliff. I don't know if it was the cliff the officer mentioned. There were forests and wastelands around it."

"Take us to the edge of the cliff. How far is it?"

"About four kilometers."

"lead the way."

The two groups merged into one and headed towards their destination.

"How long have you been here?"

"I've been wandering around here for almost two days, and my legs are broken."

"Did you notice anything wrong?"

"Not yet. If you want to tell me what's wrong, the map clearly says there are old German defense sites there, but there's nothing there. Oh, and I always feel that this forest is different from the forests we usually see, but we can't tell where the difference is. It always feels weird. I've noticed that there are no living things in the forest, not even a single insect." Luo Ye stopped when he heard this.

Everyone stopped and pricked up their ears.

If there are no living creatures in the swamp and no living creatures are seen in the forest, what does that mean?
Suddenly, there was a sound of flapping wings coming from the treetops, and two crows flew away from the treetops.

"This is a living thing, don't scare yourself!"

Luo Ye said, Irina: "What an ominous black crow! Can't a bird like an eagle appear?"

The group turned back along the original direction of the four tomb robbers.

"You see a very high cliff, don't you?"

Khatib said, "Yes, it's very steep and rare in the mountains of Siberia."

As the two were talking, Irina stopped.

"What did you find?"

"Look, there's a large group of crows on that larch tree. They're observing us. See? They're tilting their heads, observing us like a group of people, right?"

Dozens of crows were perched on a six-story larch tree, each tilting its head to look at the people walking beneath the tree.

Khatib muttered, "Oh, where did these crows come from? We've been walking around this area for two days and haven't seen a single one. They're watching us. Are we trespassing into their territory, Chief Luo?"

Crows are common, but it is not common to see a large group of crows staring at people, every single one of them staring at people.

“They treat us as enemies.”

Turgenev found that Luo Ye and his companions had not caught up with him, so he turned around to look.

"what's the situation?"

"Crow, a crow that is extremely curious about humans, look, Comrade Colonel."

Turgenev looked over.

"It's very interesting. They all tilt their heads and look at us. We are animals in the zoo, and they seem to be human."

Turgenev picked up a small stone from the ground and threw it up with force.

The crows were frightened and flew around cawing, as if cursing the colonel sheriff for his recklessness and rudeness.

"You are really capable of getting along with a group of crows."

After a brief interruption in the rhythm of movement, the application's speed is restored.

Not long after walking, more crows appeared on the treetops ahead, in groups and patches.

"Khatib, we said there were no living creatures, so where did the crows come from?"

The tomb robber leader scratched his forehead, not knowing where the crow came from.

Turgenev wanted to shoot, but was stopped by Luo Ye.

"The atmosphere is not right. All the crows are staring at us."

"Maybe they rarely see people. There are a lot of crows in Siberia."

The Twolegs ignored the crow and headed towards their destination.

The sky grew darker and darker, and darkness filled the air under the dense tree canopy.

The temperature suddenly dropped, and Irina sneezed because of the cold. Luo Ye asked everyone to put on their coats.

"This is the weather that Siberia should have. Comfortable!"

(End of this chapter)