"That's the direction, right?"

Facing the woods, the warmth of noon and the cold wind of winter converge, and the fallen leaves are all over the ground.

They walked down the cobblestone path into the woods, the sweet smell of fungi and the smell of earth rushing into their nostrils, and the silence around them was like a freeze of time, except for the cracking of the wind through the bare treetops.

There was a rustling of bushes ahead.

The two slowed down and walked forward cautiously.

It's not a big movement, if it's a monster, the size obviously doesn't match, if it's a ghost, can the ghost touch the entity?

As they got closer and closer to where the sound came from, they all held their breath, and Qi Qiong peeled off the weeping willows that blocked their vision, and Qi Qi followed, a petite shadow in the bushes, a little like a cat or a dog.

"Boom-"

Qi Qiong attracts the attention of "it" with an internationally accepted method.

The petite shadow seemed to be rummaging for something, perhaps picking at the dirt. Hearing the sound, "it" raised its head suddenly, Qi Qiong was immediately startled, his arms fluttered and retreated, if it wasn't for the situation behind him to catch him in time, he would even fall on the spot.

That's a little animal, it's clearly a little girl carved in pink!

"Is that you?" said Qi Qi's eyes.

The person in front of him was the young six-star demon hunter he had met with in the Demon Hunter Gathering.

"It's not bad, I found a partner so quickly. The girl raised her eyebrows, her face covered in dust and dirt stuck between her fingers.

She looked at Qi Qiong, who was still palpitating, "But I look at him, he is not qualified to be a demon hunter, and he is scared so easily." Apparently the girl was not surprised by the presence of the two of them.

"Little girl, do you think this is an insect paradise?" Qi Qiong was not very satisfied with the girl's evaluation, "There have just been dead people here!"

"So what?" said the girl calmly, "I have come for this. ”

Qi Qiong was dumbfounded for a moment, and after a while, he turned his head to look at the situation, "Senior brother, I listen to her tone, you seem to know her?"

"I've met once. Guo Qiqi nodded.

"What's the matter?"

"I only know that it's a six-star demon hunter. ”

"Demon hunter?" Qi Qiong heard the unfamiliar term for the first time, "What's that?"

"As the name suggests, he is a demon hunter. The girl interjected, "So you're not his partner, I say, how bad it must be to have a vision to take a fancy to a coward like you." ”

"Hey, hey, hey, who are you talking cowards! I thought you were a ghoul because your whole face was covered in mud!" Qi Qiong blushed.

"What about a ghoul, what are you afraid of?" the girl sneered.

"You made that scream just now?" said Qi Qi suddenly.

"yes. The girl nodded generously.

Qi Qiong looked excited, as if she had grabbed her handle, and just wanted to speak, but saw the girl suddenly

Then he took out an object, and immediately after, the same scream came from it, which was even more inspiring because it was closer than before. It was a miniature recorder.

"Are you a pervert!" Qi Qiong covered his ears and said loudly, "Or did you sneak out of a ghost movie crew!"

"Idiot!" the girl spat out two words coldly, "I am here to determine whether the two deceased have sent a distress signal before they died, and if so, how close can the people around them hear it, and how long it will take to come to the rescue." ”

Qi Qiong had nothing to say, and for the first time in his life, he felt that he was even a stupid kind of person. He looked at the girl strangely, and said in his heart What is the origin of this little sister, she looks like she is only thirteen or fourteen years old, and Lingwen has not yet awakened, so she dares to come to the scene of the crime that has just died alone, isn't she afraid that ghosts and monsters will eat her?

The girl looked at the silent situation: "Hey, stunned, if you want to turn positive, cooperate with my investigation, where were you just now, how far are you from here, and how long did it take to come over?"

"Not far. "It's only a hundred meters, and when the voice comes, it's been weakened by fifty percent." ”

In other words, there was no one within a radius of 200 meters at the time of the crime, but this is also normal, with this seal, ordinary people dare not come in. The girl muttered to herself.

"What were you rummaging in the dirt just now?" asked Qi Qi rhetorically.

"You say this?" the girl raised her hand, a gray cloud between her fingers, and she blew out the dust that covered the thing, revealing a "shell".

"It's supposed to be some kind of monster scale, because it was buried in the earth, those police didn't find it, but even if they did, they wouldn't take it seriously, this kind of thing that only a professional demon hunter like me would take seriously. ”

"Show me. After a while, Qi Qiong raised his head: "This is an ordinary shell, how can you tell if it's a monster scale?"

"Think about it with your pig brain, this is the river in the school and not the seaside, even if it's a shell, you can't say it. The girl turned her back and reprimanded him.

"Don't be so categorical!" Qi Qiong also knew that the question he asked was too stupid, but he still stiffened his neck and retorted, "The magic capital is a coastal city, and this school river is not a backwater, and it is not impossible for shells to float from the sea and then float to the shore at high tide." ”

In reply, the girl just glanced at him coldly and did not speak, believing that there was no need to continue talking with such a fool.

She took back the scales and said to Qi Qi, "To tell you the truth, I also took on this unknown task, and now it seems to be a bit interesting." I'll take this thing back for inspection first, and see if it's a shell," glared at Qi Qiong, "It's still a monster scale!" Don't worry, if it can be completed in the end, I will explain to the official that I and you completed it together, and then the bonus will belong to me, and the chance to become a regular will belong to you, how about it?"

Qi Qi hesitated for a moment and nodded: "Okay!"

With the help of a six-star demon hunter, it's better than him fighting alone, people

After all, he is very experienced, like this monster scale, even if he picks it up, he will only think it is a shell like Qi Qiong and miss this clue.

"Don't rejoice too soon!" the girl poured cold water, "We are still far from the final answer, and now I have given you a task to find out the details of those who died before, including their social circles, I think the death of these people is definitely not a coincidence, but a serial murder." Find the intersection of their social circles, then it will not be far from solving the case!"

"Yes. Qi Qi was thoughtful.

"Sounds like a lot of fun, add me to it!" Qi Qiong was eager to try.

"Cowards aren't eligible to participate. The girl rolled her eyes.

"I'm not a coward!" Qi Qiong was annoyed, "I'll say it again, it was a mistake, I'm bold, ordinary people don't have the courage to tear the seal, think about it." ”

"But is it in your interest to get involved?" the girl tilted her head, "and you're not a demon hunter. ”

"I can be!" Qi Qiong's face was red with enthusiasm to contribute to a great cause.

"You'd better not. The girl's face was cold.

"Where can I sign up?" Qi Qiong pestered the girl.

The girl was pestered by him impatiently, "Count yourself lucky, there is a demon hunter meeting place nearby, and it just so happens that I also have something to ask, you can go with me, but okay, keep quiet on the road, I hate noise!"

"No," Guo Qiqi shook his head, "It's still early, I'll go ask the deceased's friends first to see if there is anything else to discover." ”

"It's so motivating. The girl's tone was indistinguishable from compliment or irony.

After a pause, she wiped her dirty hands against Qi Qiong's clothes, then took out a silver business card from her pocket and handed it to Guo Qiqi, "There is my contact information on it, if you find it, call me directly, and send messages such as pictures to this mailbox." The girl's fingertips pointed to the bottom right corner of the card.

Guo Qiqi held his business card.

【Lin Lingling】

【Chief Investigator of Zero Zero Seven Demon Hunting Office】

Then there are two phone numbers, one landline and one mobile. And then there's an email address.

"Gone. Lin Lingling waved his hand and left on the trail when he came, Qi Qiong said sorry to Qi Qiqi and hurriedly followed. Seeing them leave, he lowered his head and continued to search around, the girl should have searched almost enough, but maybe there would be some omissions.