Chapter 41 Diaolou (1)
Each of them ate a roasted steamed bun and buried the ashes from the fire with soil. Wu Fei and the other two had sorted out the equipment and set off.
While having dinner, Wu Fei asked Xiaole a few questions through Xiaotong, all of which were about how to contact Uncle Guo.
From him, Wu Fei knew that when they were camping last night, Uncle Guo had already set up several traps around him, and he himself was resting on the trees at the entrance of the forest. The night in early spring was still a little cold, and it was still in the mountains, with no fires or many things to keep warm. I don’t know how Uncle Guo survived this night, and even had to take care of the three of them sleeping soundly in the forest. This was not an easy thing to do.
Xiaole led Wu Fei and Xiaotong to the last place where Uncle Guo left the mark. According to the mark, he should have hid somewhere around this. However, when the three of them searched all this large area again, they could not find him, and they did not find any marks or other signs.
In Xiaotong's heart, he didn't expect that this might be Mr. Guo was testing them. He thought that Mr. Guo had really had an accident and seemed particularly anxious. However, Xiaole seemed to have learned about Uncle Guo's thoughts, and seemed to be unhurried and carefully observed and searched. Wu Fei found from time to time that he would look at him secretly, which inevitably Wu Fei suspected that he knew the inside story, and it was very likely that he was still a "traitor".
After the search was fruitless, Wu Fei suddenly realized that the aimless search of the three of them was useless. He did not care about it anymore, still searching for possible forgotten corners, and walked to the edge of the woods alone and studied the surrounding terrain.
He didn't know much about fighting, but it didn't mean he wouldn't choose. His purpose was to infer that the place where Uncle Guo settled to rest last night. There were so many trees in the forest, and it was obviously not realistic to look at it one by one. Of course, the best way was to come out and see. Wu Fei used the same point of view as Xiaole and the others to look for it, but at this time he regarded himself as Uncle Guo and inferred from his perspective and thinking. The reason why Uncle Guo didn't rest together was to alert himself to three of him. Since the primary thing is to be a broad vision, Xiaole also said that Uncle Guo would rest on the tree, which was very simple. As long as he walked out of the forest, he could see at a glance which tree was most suitable for observation.
Looking back at the woods, Wu Fei soon saw several prominent trees. Combined with the direction and the position where he camped last night, the goal was easily locked.
This forest is different from what I have walked along the way. Although Laiyuan is at the intersection of the three mountains, it is mostly stone mountains covered with rocks and small shrubs. At most, there are a few acorn trees. It is rare to see such high trees and dense forests. It should have been a long time ago. However, Guo Shufei brought them here to rest. Obviously, he had some considerations and probably couldn't think about it from a safe perspective alone.
Perhaps he was watching somewhere in this forest now. When Wu Fei locked the tree that he thought was most likely to be Uncle Guo hiding, he suddenly found that a branch of the tree was shaking. He thought that his eyes were blurred, and he rubbed it for a while before, but the branches that had swayed slightly before were as calm as before.
Standing under this tree, Wu Fei soon discovered that there was indeed trace of someone stepping on it, which made him a little unsatisfied. After all, this was the first time he had considered something with Uncle Guo's thinking, and now it seems that his thinking is not wrong.
The young man's nature made Wu Fei feel energetic. In Xiaole and Xiaotong's dumbfounded, Wu Fei quickly climbed up the big tree like a monkey, and found artificial traces on a branch: footprints and several broken branches.
Looking from the tree towards the direction they camped last night, although they could not see the pile of new soil burying ashes, Wu Fei could clearly see the dry land where Xiaole and Xiaotong were sleeping together last night, which further confirms that this is where Uncle Guo is.
"Wu Fei, have you found the mark left by Uncle Guo?" Xiaotong shouted under the tree. He was the most anxious of the three. After all, he was the only one who didn't know that this was a test.
Hearing his screams, Wu Fei then looked for the marks that Uncle Guo might have left on the trunks and branches, but he was very disappointed. Apart from the footprints and broken branches found when he came up, he still found nothing else. He was about to respond to Xiaole and Xiaotong and was about to slip under the tree, but he accidentally found a place far away outside the forest, with a pile of people gathering in the ground. Those people were busy, as if building a building.
Wu Fei didn't take these people too seriously. All he thought about was the markings left by Uncle Guo, but the moment he withdrew his eyes, a few lights suddenly reflected over there. When he looked closely, he found several red balls.
"Ghost!" Wu Fei blurted out. He saw it clearly. The bayonet on Guizi's gun reflected the light, and the red balls were the small plaster flags held at the muzzle.
"Where are the Japanese? Where are the Japanese?" Xiaotong asked screaming when she heard Wu Fei's exclamation.
Xiaole's reaction was completely different from Xiaotong. He quickly took off the gun on his shoulder, pulled the bolt and pushed the bullet into the load, and the person flashed behind the tree, and his eyes were vigilantly scanning the surroundings, looking for the alarm sent by Wu Fei.
"It's far away from here." Wu Fei pointed to the direction of the crowd and told Xiaole and Xiaotong.
While speaking, he also thought of Uncle Guo's sudden disappearance, which may be related to these people and the Japanese among them. He hurriedly slipped down from the tree and told them what he thought: "The Japanese seem to be supervising the people to repair something. Uncle Guo may have discovered this, and he is afraid that we will follow him and will leave without saying goodbye. He should be there now."
Wu Fei did not say what they should do next, but he already suggested that if he wanted to find Uncle Guo, he had to go there nearby. If he went there, there would be some danger. He believed that Xiaole would understand what he meant and would make his choice.
Sure enough, after hearing what Wu Fei said, he thought for a moment and then gestured to Xiaotong.
"Xiao Le said that Uncle Guo cannot take risks alone, we must help him." Xiao Tong translated Xiao Le's words. He now roughly understood his current situation and lost his previous anxiety and panic, which indirectly showed his attitude, that is, to help Uncle Guo.
"Okay, since we have decided to help Uncle Guo, let's go." Wu Fei took the lead like a commander.
In fact, Wu Fei felt that Uncle Guo would not be there. The scene where the branches swayed when he saw this tree outside the woods was still in front of him. He was very likely to be observing them nearby. As for the Japanese appearing in the distance, it might be just a coincidence.
Chapter completed!