On the first night of her marriage, she was hospitalized

Chapter 439 Traces Left by Predecessors
She can just carry everyone's water bottles over by herself.

As for the others, they can just wait for her at the foot of the mountain.

The black monkey did not refuse.

After they finished eating, they set off.

The plan is to go into the forest in the basin today.

Luo Haiqiang, who experienced hallucinations last night, has returned to normal today.

He didn't remember clearly what happened last night, so when he woke up in the morning, he was a little confused as to why he was tied up.
He only realized what was going on after Chen Jie explained it to him.

At the same time, I was extremely annoyed.

Now that they were about to leave, he stepped forward to apologize to Jiang Tang.

"I'm so sorry, Comrade Jiang. Last night I was completely out of my mind and did a lot of rude things. I apologize."

He was hallucinating and couldn't control himself, becoming extremely irritable.

He felt quite remorseful and guilty upon learning that he had actually laid a hand on Jiang Tang.

Fortunately, Jiang Tang was unharmed, otherwise he would have been held accountable.

His guilty expression seemed completely unnecessary to Jiang Tang.

"It's okay, you can't beat me."

Luo Haiqiang...

“If you really threatened me, you wouldn’t be standing here talking now.”

Jiang Tang continued to add.

Luo Haiqiang...

Although it's true, it still hurts to hear. What's going on?

After Jiang Tang finished speaking, she paid little attention to Luo Haiqiang.

She was fiddling with the crossbow and arrows on her wrist, and after tying them up, she bent down to tuck her trouser legs.

Tighten and secure the laces of the military hiking boots.

She finished packing, and everyone else finished packing too.

Jiang Tang and the rest of the team walked down the mountain to the flat area in the distance.

After walking for a while, she first took their water bottles and went to the black monkey's cave to fill them with water.

The baby monkey, born before dawn, let out a soft humming sound nearby.

Jiang Tang glanced at the mother and baby monkeys.

Her stepmother noticed her gaze and nodded at her.

Extremely perceptive of human nature.

Jiang Tang left with the water bottle.

The black monkey was howling at her from the platform outside the cave.

It maintained its opinion and did not want Jiang Tang to enter that fierce forest.

Jiang Tang patted its head.

"I have to go."

It's not just about the mission, but also about that place, where she can go back to her old home.

Don't be fooled by Jiang Tang's cold and aloof appearance, which makes her seem like nothing can happen to her even if the sky falls.

But in reality, when such a person's heart softens, it truly is.

She couldn't possibly not go back to see her hometown after it had suffered a disaster.

Even if there are no direct relatives of the ginseng there, there are still neighbors who have been with them for hundreds of years.

Putting everything else aside, she wanted to go back and see that old locust tree just for the sake of it.

The black monkey watched Jiang Tang leave, then imitated a human, making a whimpering sound.

This is a kind black monkey.

If it could, it would definitely be willing to be Jiang Tang and the others' guide.

However, it is an animal, and animals are naturally inclined to seek good fortune and avoid misfortune. The black monkey's animal nature meant that even if it wanted to repay the kindness, it dared not go to that forest.

The team members slowly walked forward.

Not only the black monkey in the cave, but also Deng Ping and the other members of the team felt a very oppressive sense of danger.

"Jiang Tang".

Deng Ping moved closer to Jiang Tang, looking at the basin in the distance, and asked, "Is there something over there?"

Why do I feel more and more anxious the closer I get?

They have now descended the hillside, bypassed the leech-filled stream, and officially entered the basin.

There wasn't much vegetation along the edge of the basin. Compared to the towering trees in the distance, these trees, which were only a little taller than a person, were hardly trees at all.

Xu Hui led the way with a machete.

Deng Ping walked beside Jiang Tang and spoke to her in a low voice.

The others in the group didn't say anything, but their thoughts were similar to Deng Ping's.

The land beneath their feet seemed to hold something hidden, causing them inexplicable unease. Even though they were just carrying a backpack, they felt as if they were burdened by a mountain.

It was so overwhelming that they couldn't breathe.

My heart was still pounding, accelerating rapidly.

Jiang Tang looked at the woods in the distance. "Anything that can cause a watch, compass, and magnetic compass to malfunction at the same time can naturally make people feel uneasy and their heart beat faster."

"what is that?"

Deng Ping rubbed her chest and asked.

Jiang Tang shook her head.

She had a guess in her mind, but she wouldn't make any rash statements before it was confirmed.

"We'll see it once we get there."

As soon as she finished speaking, they continued walking.

After taking only a few steps, someone in the group suddenly spoke up.

"Look what that is!"

The person who was moving forward stopped and saw a tattered piece of clothing.

Upon closer inspection, I saw a name on it.

"Li Lai?"

Xu Hui frowned, took out a small notebook from his backpack, and flipped through the list recorded inside.

"He is Li Lai, a member of the eighth batch of teams to go into the mountains."

"The eighth batch? That's from early last year. How did his clothes end up here?"

Chen Jie, who found the clothes, asked.

Xu Hui was also unaware of this.

He turned to Jiang Tang and asked if she wanted to look around.
"Ah."

Jiang Tang nodded.

Xu Hui then instructed his team members to look around the area to see if they could find anything else useful.

"This place is very mysterious. After you find something, try not to touch it with your hands or make any physical contact with it."

Xu Hui was still thinking about the leeches from yesterday.

I'm afraid it might be hiding something like a leech.

The rest of the team members were also still shaken by what happened last night.

People became more cautious.

After searching the area, they actually found some things.

A severed hand bone.

"Team Xu!"

Upon discovering the bones, Luo Haiqiang called out to Xu Hui.

Xu Hui stepped forward.

The other team members also stepped forward.

Upon seeing the hand bone with three fingers broken, they fell silent.

This piece of hand bone was torn directly from the shoulder; it's a complete hand bone.

Judging from the extent of the bone fractures and the severed thumb, the arm looked as if it had been violently torn off by something.

Upon seeing this, everyone couldn't help but gasp.

This……

If this arm was torn off after a person had died, then it would be somewhat better.

If it weren't for that, and it were torn off while the person was still alive, one can imagine how painful it would be for that person.

"Captain Xu..."

The team members looked at Xu Hui and asked him how to treat the bone in his arm.

Xu Hui took out a bag from his bag and put the hand bone inside.

The piece of clothing they found was also put inside.

No matter what, we have to get them out of here.

After finishing packing up, the group continued moving forward.

The closer they got to the forest, the more traces of human activity they found.

Even at the edge of the forest, there were traces of a campfire.

The fire marks were quite large, proving that at least several people had gathered around it to warm themselves.

"Comrade Jiang..."

Xu Hui looked at Jiang Tang with a puzzled expression in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)