Chapter 584: Something's Wrong!!!
Just as he finished speaking, an expert walked over and said, "Mr. Zhou, there should be a coal mine down there. Shall we go down and take a look?"
Zhou Wansheng frowned: "Can you tell how large the area is?"
The man shook his head: "I'm not sure, but Dabai Mountain has always been a coal mining area, and judging from the size of this sinkhole, it should be quite large."
Zhou Wansheng immediately decided: "Record the location, mark it, and leave it for now. We'll have someone come in and check it carefully after we get out!"
They don't know the situation down there, and they don't have any equipment, so they can't act rashly.
Upon hearing this, those people sprang into action, and Secretary Zhou also joined in the work.
Gu Yin looked down and saw nothing but trees, all dark and gloomy.
"001, can you find out if there's a coal mine down there?"
001 blinked: "So this is a coal mine. No wonder it's so dark underground! When I flew past this place, I was a little confused, but I couldn't sense anything, so I just flew over. If this is a mine, then if there are large areas of yellowish-green stuff, are those also mines?"
Gu Yin exclaimed in surprise, "Isn't that jade and gemstones? Didn't you see them before in Myanmar?"
001 shook his head: "It's neither jade nor emerald, but it feels like it should be a gemstone. I just don't know what it is, and the area is huge! A while further ahead, you'll pass a volcanic cluster. Those volcanoes, like Tianchi Lake, are dormant. The surrounding area is full of those things. I was so overwhelmed by the green color! 30 meters down from the ground, it's yellow, but it gets greener and brighter as you go down. It should also be a gemstone."
Gu Yin thought for a moment and said, "Remind me when we get there. The people Grandpa brought should be quite capable. I'll remind them then, and they should know."
001 nodded: "Okay!"
After marking the route, the group changed course and continued forward along the cliff edge.
Along the way, mushrooms were everywhere, big and long, and especially tender. Gu Yin picked some at first, but then stopped. She couldn't pick them all, and besides, she had added gravity to herself so she couldn't pick any more.
If you see some wild fruits, you can pick them and eat them.
Gu Yin realized that the experts the old man brought were like treasure troves! They knew everything!
For example, when Gu Yin saw the bunches of bright red berries, she didn't recognize them and was about to miss them, but an expert in the team picked a few bunches and said, "These are Schisandra chinensis. The fruit can be used as medicine or eaten as fruit! The taste is quite unique, with five flavors: sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, and salty. It's a natural fruit juice drink, you can try it to refresh yourself."
Gu Yin refused to try it after hearing the smell, but the others were more curious and picked some to taste.
Gu Yin looked around to see if there were any other wild fruits, but something hit her on the head. Gu Yin immediately looked up, but saw nothing. She looked down at her feet and saw a fresh pine cone, not yet ripe, but already very plump.
Gu Yin looked at the gap; it was fresh, clearly not something that had fallen naturally.
"001, are there primitive people living in the Great White Mountain?"
001 shook her head: "No, not here. I've never been to the other side of that lake, so I don't know if it's there."
Gu Yin breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this; at least it wasn't a savage! So Gu Yin took a few steps back, looked at the tree again, and began to search carefully.
"There's a sable in the tree branch! So cute! So fluffy! Its tail is so bushy!" 001's excited voice reached Gu Yin's ears.
Gu Yin looked over and, sure enough, saw a brownish-black sable squatting in the tree branch. When it saw Gu Yin looking over, it picked up a pine cone and threw it at Gu Yin!
Gu Yin: "...Cute is cute, but a little fierce. I didn't do anything! Why did you hit me?!"
"What hit you?"
Zhou Wansheng's voice came from behind.
Gu Yin pointed to the tree branch: "That sable."
Zhou Wansheng was also surprised: "Wow! I knew this was a specialty of Dabai Mountain, but I'd never seen it before. I never expected to see it today! The little guy isn't afraid of people at all!"
As Zhou Wansheng spoke, he took a bag of pine nuts out of his schoolbag, placed it under the tree, and then called out to the sable, "Little guy! Here, have some! After you finish eating, hurry home! If you see any humans coming in the future, don't show yourself! Hide!"
The sable glanced at the nuts on the ground, ignored them, and continued to toss pine cones to Gu Yin.
Gu Yin: "...Fine, fine, I'll leave, I'll leave, okay?!" Is she really that unfriendly to animals? That can't be right!
Those around couldn't help but laugh at the sight.
After walking for about ten minutes, 001 spoke again: "Host, that cute ferret is catching up."
Gu Yin turned around in surprise and saw it leaping through the jungle.
"Hey! How did you get on me?"
Everyone turned around and saw the sable.
The sable ignored them, but stopped when it saw them stop.
Zhou Wansheng smiled and shook his head: "It's probably seeing humans for the first time and is curious, so it followed us. It's a mischievous weasel. Let's go, let's continue on our way."
Hearing this, the group continued onward. Gu Yin walked for a while and then looked back. The sable was following them the whole time.
Gu Yin kept glancing back, and Zhou Wansheng said helplessly, "Watch where you're going, don't fall!"
Gu Yin nodded: "I'm watching the road!" As she spoke, she looked back again, but this time she couldn't see Diao'er anymore.
Gu Yin assumed it had hidden again, as it had done so several times before, so she didn't pay much attention.
When she turned back three more times, the ferret still hadn't appeared. She couldn't help but take a few steps into the nearby woods: "Could it have left? It's good that it's gone. It's not good for it to be too close to humans."
After looking around carefully but not finding Diao'er, Gu Yin turned around and prepared to leave.
Gu Yin's expression changed drastically as she took a step forward. She immediately turned around and ran a few more meters before stopping and listening carefully. Sure enough, that unique sound came again!
The sound was very faint! This meant they were some distance away! Due to the system, her physique had been greatly altered; both her hearing and vision were far superior to those of ordinary people!
Gu Yin didn't go any further and hurriedly ran back. She had only run a few steps when she ran into Zhou Wansheng and the others who had caught up with her!
"Why are you running in such a big forest! Are you crazy?!" Zhou Wansheng scolded her as soon as he saw her return safely.
Before Gu Yin could explain, she put her index finger to her lips and whispered, "Grandpa! There was a gunshot! I heard it! Two shots!"
Zhou Wansheng's expression changed!
The security captain next to them also heard Gu Yin's voice and immediately waved his hand. The bodyguards who were originally behind immediately surrounded them, forming a circle around them and looking around warily.
Then two more bodyguards quickly and silently rushed into the woods.
Zhou Wansheng patted Gu Yin on the shoulder: "Don't worry, let's wait and see, maybe it's a forest ranger."
Bai Mengshan, standing nearby, also looked very grim: "Forest rangers have no right to carry guns! It must be poachers!"
Gu Yin frowned. Poachers, outlaws! They're ruthless criminals who commit all sorts of evil! They're criminals who dare to open fire on people with guns!
Bai Mengshan frowned and immediately said, "Mr. Zhou, this place is not safe now. We need to leave immediately. Even if we outnumber them, they have weapons. And even if we are their match, bullets can hurt anyone!"
The bodyguard captain next to him laughed and said, "Don't worry, unless they send a whole company, even if they have guns, they're no match for us. One of our men is worth dozens of others. This is nothing. If a fight breaks out later, just stay out of the way!"
Zhou Wansheng shook his head: "Let's wait and see. If we don't encounter them, that's fine. But if we do, we can't just sit idly by, or the animals in this forest will suffer!"
He knew the capabilities of the people he hired, so Zhou Wansheng wasn't worried about this unexpected incident.
The bodyguard captain checked the time, took out a knife, and cut some tree branches around the area, sharpening the ends.
Gu Yin originally thought they were preparing to make arrows, but after they finished one, they stopped making arrows.
Gu Yin raised an eyebrow: "You used javelins?"
The bodyguard captain laughed and said, "Let's use whatever we have on hand and have some fun."
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