Chapter 326 Hidden Cave
Xu Keshan is a rigorous and steady person. He doesn't need to worry about the two roads he and Feiwen checked for the time being. He and Lu Jingheng have checked and made sure there is nothing suspicious.
The three items that Zhang Yong and Bai Han had checked had to be checked again, so she had to go in person to avoid any more mistakes. It was not a good idea for everyone to be trapped in the mountains.
Feiwen is right, we have to end it quickly, get out of the mountain quickly, and go home quickly.
Without any hesitation, Bai Yangfan turned and walked towards the first road that Zhang Yong and Bai Han were checking.
Seeing her serious expression, Xu Keshan was afraid that he might have made some mistakes as well, so he told Feiwen to go back and review it again.
Zhang Yong pulled Bai Han to check another one. These small forks actually have one thing in common: basically, there are no traces after about 200 meters.
To put it bluntly, they are just a series of detours designed to confuse people, which shows how meticulous the thoughts of the desperate couple are.
They probably set up this maze the moment they entered the mountain, hoping to waste time and forever prevent anyone from finding them. And then what? Were they hiding and watching from the sidelines, waiting to pounce and capture them all?
Even though they have no background and little education, they are still ruthless and vicious when killing people.
After searching the first path and finding nothing, Bai Yangfan immediately headed towards the second one.
Zhang Yong and Bai Han had just found this road. Lu Jingheng was planning to call her and find another one, but thinking of his wife's persistence, he swallowed the words back.
It’s good to walk it again. Everyone’s focus is different, and you might discover something.
Bai Yangfan carefully inspected the fallen bushes on the road and the extent to which the surrounding grass had been trampled. Halfway along, he saw Zhang Yong curiously staring at a very large tree trunk nearby.
Lu Jingheng followed his gaze and said, "What are you looking at? The tree is just a little thicker, nothing special about it!"
Zhang Yong came back to his senses and said to Bai Yangfan, "I just saw a little squirrel. It had golden fur and a big, fluffy tail. It was so pretty, but it disappeared in the blink of an eye."
"squirrel?"
Bai Yangfan was a little bit surprised. Logically, at this time, most of the pine trees would have gone into their tree holes to hibernate, so how could they come out?
Based on her observations from living in the forest for many years in her previous life, she learned that squirrels generally reduce their activities, stop eating, and enter a state of pseudo-hibernation in October every year.
What is pseudo-hibernation?
When people don't see any of them, they may think that some animals are hibernating. In fact, they are just finding a place to hide to avoid being harmed by the severe cold.
Squirrels are warm-blooded animals, and unlike snakes, they hibernate differently. They don't sleep through the entire winter. Instead, they reduce their activity, or even become largely inactive, relying on stored food to survive the long, cold winter.
When spring comes and flowers bloom next year, they will appear in everyone's vision again.
"Are you sure you saw a squirrel?" Lu Jingheng realized something in his mind. "Squirrels are very good at hiding food. At this time of year, they should all be hiding in tree holes. How could they come out?"
When he said this, his eyes were always on Bai Yangfan, and the meaning was very clear. What did the appearance of the squirrel at this time mean?
Their eyes met in the air, and they both understood the meaning in each other's eyes.
If a squirrel appears, someone must have disturbed it.
And you don’t have to guess who this person is.
"Let's go up and take a look." Bai Yangfan suppressed the excitement in his heart and quickly walked towards the big tree.
The branches of the tree are so big that at least eight people holding hands can't surround it. There are many branches growing on the sides, and it seems that the entire area is covered by the crown of the tree.
Zhang Yong and Bai Han saw the eldest brother and Xiaobai walking towards the tree, and they followed behind.
Especially Zhang Yong, he really wanted to catch the little squirrel. It was so cute and it would be nice to take it home and raise it.
Nothing could be seen on this side of the tree, but there were signs of human activity around the tree, and Bai Yangfan's heart became excited.
But on the surface he remained calm, without a trace of joy or anger.
Lu Jingheng had already walked around to the other side of the tree towards the fallen bushes, and after pushing aside the thorn bushes blocking the side, a deep cave suddenly appeared.
"Oh my god! Why is there a big hole in the middle of this tree trunk?"
Zhang Yong was curious and wanted to go in to find out what was going on, but Bai Yangfan stopped him: "What are you doing? Don't rush in yet. We need to check it out first."
"Why should I check? It's just a tree hole, what's there..."
Before he could finish his words, he received Lu Jingheng's death stare. Zhang Yong didn't dare to argue anymore. He shrank his neck, stood aside, and said nothing.
How could he have forgotten? They were here to check the cave where the cunning man was hiding, and Xiaobai was right to say they needed to check. The man had a homemade gun and homemade dynamite. What if he went in here and then threw out another dynamite from the other side?
Half-dead from the bombing? Seriously injured?
No wonder the boss glared at him, he really didn't consider everything clearly.
If something really happened to him, it would be his own fault, not anyone else's. The boss reminded him because he didn't want to see him get hurt.
"This place should be what we're looking for." Bai Yangfan stood at the entrance of the cave, took a look, and took two steps back. "You all wait here. I'll find a way to call the squirrel out and ask him."
Zhang Yong and Bai Han took the initiative to step back, and Lu Jingheng still stood beside Bai Yangfan: "It's okay, I'll help you keep watch, you can rest assured and do your own thing."
After hearing what the boss said, Zhang Yong and Bai Han looked at each other and became alert.
Xiaobai said that she wanted to find the squirrel to question it, which would definitely distract her, so they had the obligation to protect her safety.
"Don't make any extra noise, so as not to scare the little thing." Bai Yangfan didn't object to Lu Jingheng standing next to him, but he had a request.
"Okay!" Lu Jingheng never refuses his wife's request.
Bai Yangfan looked at Zhang Yong and Bai Han, and the latter two nodded slightly, agreeing to her request.
After calming his breath, Bai Yangfan let out a hoarse yet sharp "squeak" sound from his throat. After pausing for a moment, he launched the second and third attacks.
After five times, a little squirrel with golden fur, fluffy tail, and a cute and adorable appearance came out of the tree hole.
If Zhang Yong hadn't promised Bai Yangfan not to make any noise, he would have wanted to shout, "That's it, that's it! That's the squirrel I saw earlier."
"Squeak! Squeak! Squeak!" The squirrel climbed up the tree trunk and looked down at Bai Yangfan. "What are you doing?"
Bai Yangfan also made a corresponding sound: "In the cave, food."
The squirrel seemed very angry, jumping up and down on the tree trunk, looking anxious: "It was taken away."
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