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I immediately picked it up and held it up to my eyes to take a closer look. Wen Jing was right behind me, and when she saw that I was looking at something, she immediately squatted down: "What is this?"

"Bullet shell!" My heart was racing, and I suddenly thought of something, and I just responded casually to Wen Jing's question.

Hong Kaiyuan, who was behind, also surrounded him: "Is this the stumbling block that this thing gave you?" But he immediately sighed: "This should be the cartridge case of the pistol bullet!"

I had already thought of something, and I replied, "Yes! This must have been left by the man who took the pistol, the murderer of the man in the gravel cave!"

"It seems that my original assumption was correct!" Wen Jing grinned.

"Wouldn't it?" Hong Kaiyuan was a little confused, "It stands to reason that there were only two people who came in at the beginning, and besides himself, the other one had already been killed by him." What is he shooting for?"

"Is there another person in here?" Wen Jing was a little puzzled.

"Probably not!" I said slowly.

"Yes, we only saw two pairs of footprints when we came in, there shouldn't be a third person!" Hong Kaiyuan also fell into deep thought.

"It's not a human, it should be something else!" I said in a deep voice.

The two people next to them exclaimed "ah" at the same time, obviously startled by my statement.

Then I spoke my mind.

First of all, there were only two pairs of footprints left at the entrance to the cave five years ago, and there was no third person.

Secondly, I can be sure that what we get is what the deceased left behind. Because I've already sorted out all the clues, I didn't expect it at first, but after such a radical moment, it became clear all at once.

The first thing that came to my mind was the word left on the stone, and it was the word "mouse" that reminded me. I was the first to spot the round object, and it was on the back of a rat corpse. It was tied to the back of a mouse, and I didn't know what the rope was at the time, but later it was discovered that the deceased's right shoe had no lace!

Moreover, the dead rat should have been prepared in advance by the deceased and had been trained. When he found out that he had been plotted, he knew that he could not save the thing, so he tied it to the back of the mouse with the lace of his right foot, thus frustrating the murderer's plan.

It is more likely that the thing was not originally in this cave, but was brought by the deceased, and should have been used to activate the device on that stone platform. But it is clear that the deceased was killed before he could enter the cave with the device!

And here it can be concluded that the deceased in this gravel cave is likely to be the Dong family, or someone sent by the Dong family.

If you speculate further, the clue that the murderer followed in the first place is likely to be because of that thing. Of course, the murderer must have known that there was a secret hidden in that thing.

The meaning of the word "mouse" on the stone, then, is obvious, and the deceased is reminding his successors that the thing is in the mouse! Although we don't know the meaning of the other words, when we connect all of them, the answer is obvious.

In the same way, since the murderer failed to get the thing, he should not give up so easily, it must be because of some reason that he finally had to give up, otherwise, he risked killing people and followed him with all his might, how could he easily stop?

And this bullet casing, it can explain all this!!

When Hong Kaiyuan and Wen Jing heard me say this, they were both stunned and didn't say anything for a long time.

I smiled wryly and continued: "The lost pistol and magazine, and even the missing bayonet, must have been taken away by the murderer!"

"So, I have a question!" Hong Kaiyuan finally spoke, "Why is the dust in the middle of the device on the stone platform thinner than the surrounding area, and something has obviously been taken away." You know, that's where that thing is placed. According to your reasoning, the dead brought it in, so what was it that was there in the first place, and where did it go?"

"If I'm right, the thing was taken by the murderer! And the thing that was taken was definitely fake! Or it wasn't used there at all. I sighed and continued: "Actually, the reason is very simple, what happens after we put that thing in, if it is the real thing that is taken away, or if it is something that is used somewhere, the device will definitely not be activated only when we put it in! There are only two possibilities for what is placed there, one is to confuse, and the other is to use it for other purposes!"

Hong Kaiyuan suddenly realized, and immediately slapped me fiercely: "Lao Qi, you really shouldn't just do design, it's too waste! You should go to criminal investigation!!"

"Silly melon, I can't imagine that you are really a genius!" Wen Jing on the side was shocked by my reasoning.

"Then according to what you say, I understand what happened next. Hong Kaiyuan suddenly frowned again, "It seems that our current situation is not good!"

"What do you mean by that?" Wen Jing was confused.

But I knew it in my heart, and I didn't talk, just quietly listened to Hong Kaiyuan say what he thought.

Hong Kaiyuan believes that what happened later is obvious, after the murderer got the object, he found that there was no way to activate the device, and he found that the deceased had the same thing as him, and he must be guessing that his thing was either not used here or fake. So, he tried to get what was in the hands of the deceased.

But man is not as good as heaven, and in the end he did not get the object. But he didn't give up, so he searched frantically in the cave. Unfortunately, in this environment, how can he be compared to a mouse, so in the end he still did not succeed.

And while he was still searching, something else happened. It was this incident that forced him to abandon his original plan completely!

"Then what forced him to give up completely?" Wen Jing was still puzzled.

"It's hard to say right now, but what happened is definitely related to this place, and there is definitely something going on here!" I said this, with a faint uneasiness in my heart, and I had to take a deep breath.

"Maybe the answer is ahead!" Hong Kaiyuan's tone was also full of doubts, and he seemed to be preoccupied. "Go on?"

I didn't say anything, put the shell in my pocket, and stood up. Started to move on again.

The two behind didn't say anything more, and they both followed me sullenly.

After walking for another ten minutes or so, I found nothing along the way, except for a few sporadic bullet casings.

Suddenly, Wen Jing, who was walking behind me, said softly, "Silly melon, will it be done later?" As soon as I turned around, I borrowed the flashlight and found that her face was flushed, and her face was full of shyness. I wondered, "What's wrong?"

"I.I." Wen Jing squirmed for a long time before she said in a voice as thin as a mosquito fly: "I, I want to be convenient." ”

Hearing this, I was also embarrassed.

So he said, "Wait a minute, I'll find a place next to me!" I was worried that there was an insecurity around me.

Wen Jing nodded gratefully.

We should be close to the source of the Dark River, which is less than a meter wide. I found a clearing more than ten meters away from the river, surrounded by stones, and there were no traces of snakes and insects, so I beckoned Wen Jing to come over.

He went back to Hong Kaiyuan's side to smoke.

"Lao Qi, what did you say the murderer was chasing?" Hong Kaiyuan frowned.

"You know how to use the word 'chase!'" I laughed. "What he was chasing must have something to do with the purpose of his trip! Judging from the fact that he had shot him, he had followed him all the way. As for the purpose of his shooting, he must have wanted to intercept that thing!"

"Then you said that in the end he was forced to give up the purpose of his trip? What do you mean is obvious, he escaped in the end!" Hong Kaiyuan stared at me.

"My thoughts are funny, do you want to hear it?" I glanced at Hong Kaiyuan with a smile.

"Don't give Lao Tzu nonsense, hurry up!"

"Have you seen 'Cat and Mouse'?"

Hong Kaiyuan nodded.

"There are often such shots in it: Tom is desperately chasing Jerry, that's called a forgetfulness, and the result is often a headfirst collision with a big dog, or a rush into the kennel, and then Tom realizes that something is wrong, turns his head and runs away with his life!" After speaking, I looked at Hong Kaiyuan with a smile.

"Damn, although your analogy is a bit funny, it's still very reasonable!" Hong Kaiyuan couldn't help but laugh. "Unexpectedly, you Lao Qi still has a great sense of humor!"

After a pause, he added, "Then, according to you, that person must have encountered something here that he can't control, and this matter is likely to endanger his safety?"

I nodded, but didn't answer, and fell back into thought with my cigarette.

Hong Kaiyuan saw that I was distracted, so he didn't bother, and he also ordered one for himself.

Just as the two of us were pondering, we suddenly heard an exclamation, it was Wen Jing!