During the dinner, Shen Hu told Song Jiang and the others that he had participated in Xu Liqiang's search and rescue activities before, and also went to the air-raid shelter mentioned by Zhou Rui, but did not find any traces left by Xu Liqiang inside...
After hearing this, Song Jiang asked curiously, "Is the terrain of Danglan Mountain complicated?"
Shen Hu sighed and said, "How should I put it? Compared with the terrain in surrounding areas, the terrain of Danglan Mountain is still a bit complicated. I have participated in several wild rescues in Danglan Mountain over the years, and most of them were travel companions who encountered extreme conditions. Lost in bad weather. Because there are many underground caves in Danglan Mountain, the environment inside is extremely complicated. Let alone ordinary travel enthusiasts, even those with professional caving experience dare not try it rashly... But something happened to Xu Liqiang, It did take us a little by surprise.”
Deng Kai heard that the other party knew Xu Liqiang, so he casually asked, "Do you know Xu Liqiang?"
Shen Hu nodded and said, "Xu Liqiang and I have participated in several wild rescue activities together. Based on my understanding of him, it is true that nothing should have happened in Danglan Mountain."
"What's going on with that air-raid shelter? Zhou Rui said they saw an underground cave inside, with traces of human sacrifice inside?" Song Jiang asked solemnly.
After hearing this, Shen Hu shook his head and said, "I really don't know this... I was responsible for searching the outside of the air-raid shelter at that time. However, few people usually go up to that air-raid shelter. Except for some outdoor adventure enthusiasts, the locals will never go there." Up."
At this time, Meng Zhe suddenly asked, "Do you know any legends about Danglan Mountain?"
Shen Hu thought for a while and said, "This is indeed true... It is said that this Danglan Mountain was once the fiefdom of a king with a different surname hundreds of years ago. At that time, a local indigenous tribe had a great battle with the king with a different surname. Later, the tribe was The clan was exterminated, and the king with a different surname was also seriously injured and died."
After hearing this, Deng Kai sighed and said, "The ancients were impatient. Why can't we sit down and talk about it? Why bother when Taoists and soldiers meet at every turn? In the end, both sides will lose..."
Meng Zhe's focus was on the indigenous tribe, so he asked, "Are there any documents about that indigenous tribe left in the county?"
Shen Hu shook his head and said, "I don't know about this, but the Huaili County Museum does collect some stone axes, stone shovels and other tools that were unearthed in Danglan Mountain decades ago, as well as some broken clay pots. , should be what the indigenous tribe left behind."
Seeing that Meng Zhe was very interested in that indigenous tribe, Song Jiang asked in a low voice, "Is there any problem?"
"Many early tribes believed in some unpopular evil gods. In fact, to say that they are gods is to praise them. At most, they are demons. Their methods of sacrifice are usually very bloody..." Meng Zhe said in a deep voice.
Song Jiang thought for a moment and asked, "You mean the eyes in the broken porcelain bowl that Zhou Rui mentioned?"
Meng Zhe nodded and said, "Absolutely...but we won't know the specific situation until we see the stone statue."
At this time, Gu Hao seemed to have thought of something, so he turned to look at Shen Hu and said, "Has a similar situation happened in Danglan Mountain before?"
Shen Hu sighed after hearing this, "Of course. The most recent time was three years ago. An outdoor adventure enthusiast named Han Zhengyuan was lost in Danglan Mountain... We searched for him for almost three days. By the way. , if I remember correctly, Xu Liqiang should have also participated in that search and rescue operation."
Upon hearing this, Gu Hao asked curiously, "Has the last person been found?"
Shen Hu said with some regret, "No..."
"No one has been found?!" Deng Kai asked in surprise.
Shen Hu said helplessly, "This is a result that none of us want to see, but Han Zhengyuan's situation is very special. He has always been a loner, and even his online name is Lone Traveler, so we were The clues we have are very limited, we only know that he did enter the Danglan Mountain...unlike Zhou Rui and Xu Liqiang this time, at least we still know that their destination is the air-raid shelter."
"Wait a minute...you said the name of Han Zhengyuan, who disappeared three years ago, was the Lone Traveler?" Deng Kai asked in surprise.
Shen Hu nodded and said, "Yes, Han Zhengyuan is very famous in the outdoor adventure circle, because he always likes to be alone... Although some people have advised him that it is not safe, but he is very confident about it. , but something happened in the end.”
After hearing this, Deng Kai looked at Song Jiang and the others and said, "Do you still remember that Zhou Rui said that the reason why he knew there was an air-raid shelter in Danglan Mountain was because he saw a post on the Internet by a guy named Lone Walker! Yes! Could it be the same person?"
"It should be a coincidence. After all, the name Lone Traveler is very common..." Zhou Shiwu said.
But Song Jiang didn't think so, "It's definitely not a coincidence... First of all, this post must have been posted by an outdoor adventure enthusiast. Brother Hu said that Han Zhengyuan is very famous in this circle, and he has been missing. status, so most people would not have the same online name as him. Furthermore, the Danglan Mountain mentioned in the other party’s post happens to be the place where the real lone traveler disappeared. The direction is too obvious, and it is unlikely to be coincide."
Gu Hao frowned and asked, "You said someone deliberately lured Zhou Rui and Xu Liqiang to Danglan Mountain?"
Song Jiang nodded and said, "At present, it seems that this possibility is very high..."
Shen Hu on the side quickly interrupted them and said, "Wait a minute, why am I getting more and more confused the more I listen? If it is like what Brother Song said, then what is the purpose of the other party doing this? To avenge Han Zhengyuan? But Han Zhengyuan’s disappearance is not directly related to Xu Liqiang? Besides, we all volunteered to help with the search and rescue back then. We didn’t even go to the air-raid shelter, so how could we blame Han Zhengyuan’s incident on Qiangzi?”
Gu Hao sighed, "It shouldn't be revenge... By the way, when the previous rescue team entered the air-raid shelter, did they really not see any caves caved in on the ground?"
Shen Hu said seriously, "Absolutely not... We were divided into three groups to search the mountain. The team in charge of the air-raid shelter searched everything inside and outside. Except for some debris abandoned in the early years, there was nothing in the air-raid shelter. They are all gone, and even Zhou Rui was found in a dry ditch six or seven kilometers away from the air raid shelter. If we had not expanded the search scope at that time, we probably would not have been able to find him."
After hearing this, Song Jiang thought of the red backpack Zhou Rui mentioned, so he asked Shen Hu, "Brother Hu, when you were searching, did you see a red sports backpack near the air-raid shelter?"
(End of chapter)
