Chapter 37: The Mysterious Cave

  "They wanted to go up the mountain to pick herbs, and we warned them that they couldn't go up there, but those kids didn't listen." The older sister sighed: "Especially that young couple, hand in hand wanting to jump into the fire pit, no one could stop them." The older sister mentioned Wula and Song Jian, completely forgetting that Yanfeng had said that one of the four people was his girlfriend.

  Yan Feng heard these words in his heart, and didn't know what kind of taste it was. Last night, Nai Qie didn't lie, the first to betray was Wula, Song Jian as her determined pursuer, had already won her heart, but why did she still want to entangle herself with him? Was it love or possessiveness? But this couldn't make him feel any lighter, he should have been better to Wula, and now that she's in this state, maybe he also has some responsibility.

  He came here to investigate the case of misplaced corpses, but unexpectedly got entangled in another bizarre matter. However, he can't be impatient and must take it one step at a time, first solving the mystery of the misplaced corpses, then investigating what led to the strange deaths of those eleven people that year. Of course, the top priority is to rescue Linglong.

  Just as Yan Feng was studying how to find Linglong, someone sent him a letter, asking him to go up the mountain alone that night, otherwise he would have to collect Linglong's body. The letter also asked him which part of the hostage he wanted, head or body?

  In the face of such psychological attacks, Yan Feng forced himself to ignore them, but he decided to do as the letter said and solve this matter himself, because he understood that if he didn't, Linglong would surely die. He thought it was likely that Wula and Cheese had kidnapped Linglong, both of whom had special abilities and were not easy to deal with. He even wondered, if the other party didn't kill Linglong but instead gave her a new man's body or head, would he still have those feelings for her?

  As for Ula, the previous night when she knocked out Yanfeng to protect herself, Yanfeng already understood. Ula was no longer the original Ula, either because the environment forced her to change or this was the true nature of humans. He didn't know what he would become if he were in Ula's position. But he couldn't blame her, only feeling heartache.

  This has nothing to do with emotions. Because before Wu La's disappearance, their emotions had already appeared problematic, so if she and Song Jian had something, no matter whether it was infatuation or a momentary impulse, it wouldn't be considered a betrayal of him, but rather a re-choice. As for what happened after she got into trouble, she didn't go find Song Jian, but instead entangled herself with Yan Feng for ten years. Maybe it's because her love for Song Jian wasn't deep enough, maybe it's because the same circumstances made the two of them feel awkward, or maybe it's simply because she had been dependent on Yan Feng since childhood and it had become a habit. When she lost her entire world, the only thing she could hold onto was this immature emotion. Regarding this, Yan Feng felt very powerless.

  But after receiving the letter, Yanfeng put down his heart, because this proved that Linglong would not have any trouble for the time being. And although he was going to venture into the tiger's den at night, he had time to sort out the doubts in his mind during the day, and then contacted Gu Long, who informed him that a major breakthrough had been made through the clues he provided last time. These breakthroughs were also very useful for him.

  As soon as the sky turned dark, he went up the mountain. Below the middle of the mountain, there was no problem, and he walked very quickly. But after passing the middle of the mountain, the road became more rugged, and climbing also required a lot of effort. Fortunately, the moonlight was good, and the mountain path was very bright, which prevented him from falling off the cliff or getting lost.

  What secrets could this small hill possibly hold? Inviting him here was clearly a trap, and what he hoped to see wasn't some kind of super-advanced scientific laboratory, that would be just crazy!

  Suddenly, a figure flashed in front of him. Because the distance was a bit far, he couldn't see his face clearly, but based on intuition, Yanfeng knew that it was the person who came to guide the way. So, without thinking, he followed behind the black shadow. The black shadow walked slowly and steadily on the mountain road, always keeping a certain distance from him. He tried several times to quicken his pace, wanting to catch up, but never succeeded.

  He climbed up a bit more, and just as he was about to reach the top of the mountain, the black shadow suddenly turned down the slope. Yanfeng looked down and saw that this side was a very steep slope, from which you couldn't see the situation at all, only seeing the dark forest swaying in the mountain wind, as if beckoning him.

  Since you are here, then stay, Yan Feng did not hesitate and also walked down the mountain slope.

  The slope was steeper than imagined, and also longer. The dark shadow in front seemed to understand this, slowing down its pace, allowing the swallow wind to carefully follow up, passing through the trees until it reached a turning point on a mountain peak, where the shadow suddenly disappeared.

  Yanfeng looked around and saw that this flat area was a small mountain platform, only 20 or 30 meters square. Moving forward a bit, the ground rose again, revealing another peak. And just below this small and steep mountain ridge, there was a cave hidden by grass and trees, with a faint glow of firelight at the entrance.

  He understood where he was going.

  This is the slope of the two-stage mountain, steep and ordinary, with no rare plants or beautiful scenery. If there's nothing special, people won't come here easily. Moreover, the cave is hidden behind dense grass and trees, making it extremely difficult to discover. Even if he wasn't led by a dark shadow and attracted by the firelight, he wouldn't be able to find the entrance even in broad daylight, let alone at night.

  Looking at the terrain, Yanfeng understood that it was right not to bring people here. Due to the topography and angle, anyone trying to approach the cave would be discovered. If a large group of people came, Linglong would have been exposed before even approaching the entrance. With her cautious personality, she must have left herself an escape route, so this cave must have another exit.

  Thinking of this, he no longer hesitated and slowly walked towards the entrance of the cave.

  Through the wild grass that was taller than a man and the dense shrubs of low trees, Yan Feng arrived at the cave. As soon as he stepped inside, he felt that the cave was very deep, and there were at least three or four people inside, with the firelight shining from the deepest part. He hesitated for two seconds, then walked in boldly.

  "Don't move!" After walking twenty or thirty meters and turning three corners, Yanfeng arrived at the deepest part of the cave. But before he could see the situation inside clearly, a handgun was already pressed against his neck. With a slight glance down, he saw that the black handgun was held in the large hand of a man, behind whom was a beautiful face.

  His heart ached. They had known each other for almost twenty years and been in love for over ten, but today it had all come down to mutual hostility and her ruthless rejection.

  "Ula, you actually pointed a gun at me." He let out a light sigh.

  "If I don't make the first move, I'll be the one who's in trouble next," Ula said through gritted teeth.

  "Are you so sure I'll harm you?"

  "Aren't you here on an adventure for Cheng Ling? Then what can't you do?"

  Swallow Wind was speechless, knowing that arguing would be futile. Wula had completely changed. Originally, she didn't understand that he was a police officer. Even if Linglong wasn't the one being kidnapped today, how could he ignore it and disregard the hostage's life?

  "No need to keep the gun on him, just check if he has any weapons." A hoarse male voice came over, "With a hostage in hand, he won't dare to move."

  Yan Feng followed the sound and looked over, only to see that the innermost cave had an area of about 100 square meters, with a height of 4 or 5 meters, wider on the outside and narrower on the inside. At the very back, there was a half-person-high opening, from which one could feel the wind blowing through, obviously coming out of the opening. It was precisely because it formed a through-cave wind with the entrance that the stone cave was not damp at all.

  If it weren't for the strange landscape in the center of the cave, this would be just an ordinary living cave. But what's strange is that a lawn appeared in the center of the cave. This is a stone cave, which has not seen sunlight for years, and the ground is also stone. How can grass grow out of it? And how can it be such a regular, neatly trimmed fan-shaped lawn?