Chapter 476 Beast Disaster. New Clues
Chu An summoned ten willow leaf darts and mouthed to Gu Ye, "There's a snake, don't move."
But most sea snakes only attack humans when they are harassed, and she wasn't sure if that was the case with this one.
It looked around, as if it hadn't spotted Gu Ye, and moved forward slowly.
Gu Ye turned his head slightly and looked down, cold sweat instantly breaking out. The blue and white stripes had already swam out half a meter and were only about 40 centimeters away from his ankles.
He swallowed involuntarily, wondering which was faster, Xiao An's willow leaf dart or the snake. Seeing that Xiao An hadn't made a move yet, he probably wasn't sure.
If it bites him, will it move away after biting him, or will it turn around and attack Xiao An? Although he thinks it probably won't, there's always a chance.
In order to eliminate this possibility, he decided to catch the snake when it bit him, and Xiao An must not get hurt.
Brush, brush, brush...
Just when Gu Ye was thinking about how to catch the snake, ten willow-leaf darts nailed the water snake about ten centimeters away from Gu Ye's feet.
Chu An sneered. The snake pretended not to see its prey and took the opportunity to attack. It was a cunning animal. However, no matter how fast it was, it could not be faster than the prepared willow leaf dart.
Gu Ye quickly jumped onto the rock, and without waiting for Chu An to speak, he put his arms around her waist and ran towards the shore with her.
Chu An's sneer turned warmer, and she stretched out her hands to hug Gu Ye's waist. His arm was thin and strong, and the feel of... ahem... She put the willow leaf dart back into the space, afraid that it would be contaminated by snake venom, so she put it aside and wrote a note.
The two returned to the shore, and Gu Yeshang breathed a sigh of relief, "What kind of snake is this? It's very colorful. Is it very poisonous?"
"I don't know. I've never seen one."
Gu Ye was just asking casually. As long as the two of them were safe and stayed away from the water, it would be fine.
He focused his attention on the sweatshirt. Except for the collar, it was almost a strip of cloth. There was no main label and the size could not be seen.
Gu Ye barely found the shoulder straps, "This size is about right for me, and it's a little big. Is your brother stronger than me?"
"No, he's not as strong as you." Chu An also realized that it wasn't Mou Ci's clothes, and he felt a little relieved. Everyone has selfish desires, and this is an inevitable psychological effect.
She looked carefully at the places where the cloth was torn into strips. Although they were all wet, there were two obvious wrinkles, as if they were tied into a knot, and could only be smoothed out with a hanging iron.
Gu Ye watched her fumbling with the wrinkles and said, "This clothing is obviously from the army. Could it be that they twisted the clothing into a rope and took Mr. He to the other side of the river?"
“It’s possible.”
She was just guessing that Mou Ci's team was chased by wild beasts and fled to the river, and the only way out was to cross the river.
The river was not so shallow at that time, and there were ordinary people in the team, and perhaps some who could not swim, so the best way was to set up ropes.
When they fled here, they naturally had very little belongings on them, so they tied their clothes together to use as ropes.
"It seems that our direction is correct." Gu Ye said, "I just don't know if we really went there. How about we go to the other side first?"
"Wait." Chu An used his mental power to sense the space, but there was still no one there.
Gu Ye was right. Since they were sure they were walking along the river, there was no need to expand the search area. She decided to change her strategy and search on both sides of the river.
She told Wang Guan and Lao Chu via the intercom.
The two men came very quickly when they heard about the discovery. However, because Lao Chu was close to the river bank, he arrived first. He held the kettle and sweatshirt and looked at them for a long time, repeatedly feeling for the bloodstains on the kettle, his face very heavy.
"Girl, do you know what I am most afraid of?" Old Chu suddenly spoke seriously.
Chu An raised his head and met his gaze, with a vague guess in his mind.
"Hey, I'm most afraid that your brother is a big fool." Old Chu seemed to be angry. He threw the kettle and sweatshirt on the ground, picked up his Yuanyuan, and took a deep breath. "He is a soldier. He has the responsibility to protect the people. And he came here with a mission this time. I'm most afraid that he will save people at all costs."
Chu An was also worried about this. He was... too upright and too kind.
Gu Ye suddenly thought of squad leader Fu Hening, and felt a little sad. Good people may not be rewarded in this world. He squatted down and stroked the fur of both the big and small ones.
Just when the atmosphere was becoming dull, Wang Guan came running over with a hare.
"Xiao An, I shot a wild rabbit for lunch."
The dog following the crown also looked up proudly for praise.
"Okay." Chu An stroked the dog's head and suppressed his annoyance. "Let's rest here for ten minutes. Next, I'm going to search along the river."
No one had any objection.
Wang Guan saw the kettle and sweatshirt on the ground and squatted down to check. He first touched the clothes and found the wrinkles, then picked up the kettle and looked around. "No, there is something wrong with this kettle."
"What's the problem?" The three people pricked up their ears quickly.
Wang Guan pointed at the bottle and said, "This kind of pot is no longer in production. It shouldn't belong to Team Mou. But this sweatshirt should be theirs."
Chu An took the kettle and asked hurriedly, "How long has this kettle been out of production?"
Wang Guan thought for a moment and said, "It must have been seven or eight years. I can't remember the exact time."
Chu An pondered over Wang Guan's words, and suddenly an idea flashed in his mind. He remembered that Li Qing used to often take out some military stuff to show off to them.
She was only four or five years old at the time, and she didn't understand why the army's stuff was so good. She only remembered that there were lunch boxes, water bottles, socks, and hats.
Those things were stolen and brought home by Li's mother's younger brother, who worked in a factory that produced supporting products for the military. What he stole were not items that were being produced, but rather obsolete inventory.
One time, she heard Li's mother's brother bragging about his work to a neighbor. He mentioned that factories like theirs always have surpluses and that models are replaced very quickly.
The surplus and obsolete ones cannot be easily handled and are all piled up in the warehouse, waiting for regular cleaning every few years. Some are directly destroyed, some are used to support workers in remote mountainous areas, and some are given to people in special jobs such as tower keepers and forest rangers.
Since this pot was a discarded item, it was probably from the ranger. Maybe someone really survived in that cabin, met Mou Ci and others, and left with them.
If this is true, it is good news. Forest rangers often work in the forest and are very familiar with it, so their chances of survival will be much higher.
Without further ado, she decided to focus on both sides of the river and divide the four people into two teams, one team searching on this side of the river and the other team going to the other side of the river. Everyone still had no objection.
Chu An released the battle axe in the space, asked Gu Ye and Wang Guan to form a team, and prepared water and bread in the car. Then he used Zi Liu to send himself and Lao Chu to the other side of the river and took out the Hummer.
As for the dogs, they were still allowed to run around freely, but only at the edge of the forest, one to alert the animals in the forest, and the other to continue searching inside.
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