Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared-Chapter 1619: Still Followed

The vanguard forces quickly set out, including Gu Fan, Lu Yi, Leng Feng, and Gu Xiaojin, who had insisted on tagging along.

After a long journey, everyone arrived at a range of mountains that interconnected like a barrier, with no visible path to traverse through them.

Gu Fan examined the map; the mountain range was enormous. It would take at least twelve hours to cut through it from any direction, and looping around it could take almost three days.

Locating the enemy’s weapon base within such a vast area was easier said than done.

The female team member who gathered intelligence only inquired about the importance of the enemy bases, their contents, their defenses, and their locations. She hadn’t thought to ask how to enter the weapons base from a particular direction.

With no other options, they had to resort to deploying drones for reconnaissance, while the others split into groups to circle the mountain range, hoping to find an entrance, crude as the method was.

Gu Fan started to study the map. Without knowledge of the surrounding geography, he couldn’t determine the best route construction approach nor guess from which direction the enemy might access the range.

But, putting himself in the enemy’s shoes, if Gu Fan were to establish a base within these mountains, significant construction work would be necessary, requiring substantial material transport. From which city would the enemy marshal supplies?

Lu Yi couldn’t help complaining—if they had satellite navigation, they could easily locate all the roads nearby, making their current search seem foolish.

Hearing this, Gu Fan was struck by inspiration. He immediately ordered someone to capture an enemy soldier, hoping to seize their equipment and gain access to all the roads within the mountain range through their devices.

But then Gu Fan shook his head. Firstly, capturing an enemy wasn’t guaranteed, and even if they did, seizing their equipment was another matter. It would certainly alert the enemy, and he didn’t want to spook them prematurely.

There had to be a way to find the entrances and exits.

Just as everyone was pinning their hopes on good news from the scouts, they learned that both squads had encountered trouble. They found some roads difficult, and in places, there were no roads at all, with rivers and woods acting as barriers. Encircling the entire mountain range was proving too difficult.

What to do? If finding the entrance was already so challenging, breaking into the weapon base seemed even more daunting.

Suddenly, Gu Fan slapped his thigh and exclaimed, "How could I have not thought of that?"

At these words, everyone was stunned, sensing that Gu Fan must have come up with a good idea.

Gu Fan pointed at the map and then said, "Although I don’t know the exact location of the entrances to the mountain range, what would I do if I were the enemy, knowing that the weapon base was at risk of exposure?"

It was time for everyone to brainstorm. Gu Xiaojin was the first to raise his hand and speak: "I would definitely deploy more personnel to guard the weapon base."

Leng Feng nodded his agreement: "I would also relocate some materials out to prevent as much as possible from falling into rebel hands."

Seeing everyone eagerly contributing, Lu Yi couldn’t hold back and chimed in: "I would definitely... Uh... I would definitely... What would I definitely do?"

Just as everyone was about to persuade him to give up, Lu Yi had a sudden flash of inspiration and excitedly shouted: "I would set numerous elaborate traps, all kinds of lethal weapons, waiting for you."

Everyone looked at Lu Yi with disdain, leaving him feeling perplexed and wondering, "What’s wrong? Didn’t I say the right thing?"

Gu Fan shook his head and sighed inwardly, realizing that in his lack of vigilance, the doomsayer’s words might bring upon them many more difficulties and casualties.

"Thank you, Lu Yi. With your insights, we’ll definitely find that weapon base," Gu Fan could only comfort the team with these words.

Gu Xiaojin caught on. Since Lu Yi’s doomsday predictions tended to come true, if he spoke of the team being ambushed by various enemy tactics, then they would surely face many enemy ambushes. However, the prerequisite was to locate the weapon base.

Back to the matter at hand, Gu Fan believed that even though the exact location of the entrance was unknown, it must certainly connect to a highway.

Looking at the map, there were neither too many nor too few highways near the mountain range. By holding key points, they could observe any unusual enemy movements, which would help approximate the location of the entrance.

Gu Fan’s plan quickly gained everyone’s support, and they followed his directives willingly. Some looked at Gu Fan with hopeful eyes, which he found a bit overwhelming.

Then Gu Fan began assigning tasks. Based on the highways marked on the map, he ordered people to take positions and observe the traffic, with instructions to note any unusual vehicle movements, recording the time and direction.

Initially, Gu Fan had mentioned that this method might not work and they were betting on luck, but everyone seemed full of confidence, as if a plan from Gu Fan was guaranteed to succeed.

Watching everyone follow through with his plan, Gu Fan felt a mix of emotions. He was accepted by everyone, which was good, but he wondered how they would react if the plan failed—whether they would begin to distance themselves from him again.

Seeing Gu Fan’s concern, Leng Feng said indifferently, "You’ve done better than any of us could have expected. Do what you can and leave the rest to fate. Don’t put too much pressure on yourself."

Hearing this, Gu Fan paused before nodding in agreement, his expression somewhat awkward as if he was still not fully comfortable with Leng Feng’s sudden change in attitude.

Gu Xiaojin glanced between Gu Fan and Leng Feng, sensing a quick improvement in their relationship.

Driven by curiosity, Gu Xiaojin promptly pulled Lu Yi aside to inquire what had happened recently that could have changed Leng Feng’s opinion and attitude towards Gu Fan.

Lu Yi responded with a cunning smile, insisting on a fee of two hundred yuan from Gu Xiaojin for the information, refusing to reveal anything without it.

Gu Xiaojin found it odd because it wasn’t the first or second time that Lu Yi had demanded money from her, it had been more than a dozen times, each time with various excuses, but each time it was only two hundred yuan. She wondered why Lu Yi was so fixated on this amount.

Of course, Lu Yi wouldn’t tell Gu Xiaojin that her previous life as Lin Xi owed him two hundred yuan that had never been repaid. Lu Yi believed that just because one is reincarnated, debts don’t simply get wiped clean. What was owed in a past life must be paid back in this one, or else it will carry over to the next. After all, he worked in a bank and was somewhat obsessive about these things.

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