Chapter 18 Rainy Night Tracking (1)

"In the middle of the night last night, my... future mother-in-law woke me up and asked me to bring you some food. She felt uneasy about my father-in-law doing that during the day. I took a chance and slipped out along the beach. I found the reef where we engraved the words, and then I saw cloth strips tied to some trees in the forest, so I followed the cloth strips to find your camp."

Ah Cheng wiped the sweat from his head, and leaned against the rock dejectedly.

"When I left, there was some chaos in the camp, and I didn't pay attention to it, but when I went back, there was no one in the camp, and even the tents were taken away. If it wasn't for the blood, I thought it was I'm lost."

"People disappeared again?" Lin Tian was also surprised.

"No, it's different this time. Before, they used to go to the forest during the day to find food or do something. I didn't follow them. This time I tried to walk in the rainforest, but it was too dark. I couldn’t find it, and I was afraid, so I hid in that coconut tree for another night.”

"No wonder I'm so thirsty." Lin Tian opened the shoulder bag that he hadn't put down yet, opened another can of luncheon meat that Ah Cheng sent, and heated it on the fire, "Let's eat something later, not today You stay with us tonight."

"I opened my eyes in the morning and found that it was still empty. They didn't come back. I tried to follow the footprints, but those footprints were messy, and they were in every direction. I tried several times and couldn't find them until I reached the edge of the rainforest. It's footprints."

Ah Cheng looked extremely hungry. He grabbed the luncheon meat and stuffed it into his mouth before it was completely hot. His tongue stuck out from the heat.

"It's too late today, you sleep with us first, and we'll look for it tomorrow." Lin Tian comforted.

"No, if it rains later, those footprints will not be seen clearly. Aren't you a veteran? You must be able to tell the difference, please!" Ah Cheng cried out anxiously.

"Okay, finish your meal quickly, we'll go and have a look."

returning a Favour many times more.Just because Ah Cheng was able to bring food to him in the dark, Lin Tian had to help with this.

"Let's go!" Ah Cheng urged.

Lin Tian was still thinking about making a torch for lighting, but he picked up a branch of suitable length from the firewood, and the flame at the top of the branch went out after a few strokes.Lin Tian was really reluctant to use the half bottle of alcohol as fuel for the torch, so he had to lead Ah Cheng out in the dark.

The spring tide brings rain late, and this tropical island, which should have rain every afternoon, unexpectedly also rains at sunset.

However, after seeing many unreasonable plants in the rainforest, Lin Tian is no longer surprised by this abnormal weather.

Half an hour later, Lin Tian and A Cheng appeared near the previous "ghost camp". Lin Tian looked around cautiously and repeatedly confirmed that there was no one around, and then led A Cheng to the front with confidence.

Looking at the messy scene in the dark, Lin Tian couldn't help but sigh with emotion. Fortunately, he had served in the field army. If he had been assigned to the rocket army who drilled mountains all day long or the tank soldier who repaired a good car, he would definitely not understand such a condition after investigation. Poor scene, not to mention field tracking, a subject that only special forces are good at.

Two or three wooden sticks that originally supported the white canvas tent were scattered on the ground, but the number was far from enough. Lin Tian guessed that they left in a hurry, and only took some of the sticks for the tent, and the other part was scattered here. Reasonable.

The footprints on the beach are of different shades, but after a day of wind blowing, the conditions for exploration have basically been lost, and the only few well-preserved footprints can only guess the direction of travel—it can go anywhere, but A large number of footprints eventually converged in one direction, which must be the direction they left.

After choosing a section of sand that was blocked by stones, Lin Tian first drew a line on the sand, then took a step forward with the largest stride, and drew a line parallel to the one just under his feet.

Lin Tian lay down and carefully identified the number of footprints between the two lines.

The distance between the two lines is a little larger than a normal person's walking step. Just count the number of footprints in between, and you can roughly determine the number of people walking in this direction.

This method is simple and effective to deal with small groups of people. Ordinary troops rarely pay attention to handling these in actual combat marches. Even elite special operations troops rarely go to them unless they are in serious long-term infiltration or ambush operations. Deal with the footprints left by themselves. After all, they have time to analyze the footprints. They have already completed their mission and retreated.

"There's something strange here!" Lin Tian called Ah Cheng over, "How many people are there in your camp?"

"Counting me fourteen, six or seven are employees and family members of my future father-in-law's game studio."

"But look, there are at least [-] footprints here. Even if the error is counted, it will definitely not be left by thirteen people. You see, the direction of these footprints is one-way, and no one goes back and forth."

Lin Tian said firmly, after all, this is a skill he is proud of.

"Ah... could it be that they... encountered pirates?" Ah Cheng's breath trembled.

"I'm not sure about this, I have to look for clues."

"I've looked at it during the day, but I didn't find any clues."

"There is a specialization in surgery, let me look for it again."

Lin Tian carefully walked around the large sandy beach to check the bloodstain that looked suspicious during the day.The pool of blood had long since dried up and turned black, even Lin Tian couldn't see any way to do it.

wrong!

Yesterday during the day the leading middle-aged man said they killed a dog!

They have sufficient supplies, and there is no shortage of canned food for the time being. Why do they kill dogs to eat meat?

"Ah Cheng, what's the matter with this dog?" Lin Tian turned his head.

"That's the Shiba Inu who is the main planner of Xiaomengjia. I often play with it on the boat. When Auntie Xiaomeng fell into the water, it kept biting Auntie Xiaomeng's clothes to prevent her from sinking. I didn't expect to see it yesterday. It's gone." Ah Cheng was very sentimental, and seemed to have a deep affection for this little animal.

"Why didn't I find any traces of a fire in the camp? You don't eat raw dog meat, do you?" Lin Tian repeatedly confirmed that the entire camp area did not have burnt black left after burning.

"Yeah! I didn't notice that they lit a fire. I've been eating canned food and biscuits these days." Ah Cheng scratched his hair, "It's really strange."

Lin Tian poked the blackened blood on the ground with a wooden stick, and shook his head, "I don't know if this is dog blood, but I have a very bad feeling..."

"What? Say it quickly!" Ah Cheng squatted beside Lin Tian.

(End of this chapter)

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