Chapter 30: The Hunt for Trolls
Niu Dingtian carefully searched the one-kilometer-diameter area of the shore at an inhuman speed for three hours.
He used everything he had learned, what he had watched in books, what he had learned on videos, what he had heard from others, everything. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
The tracking method and the convenience of combining perception can test their abilities on the spot while searching for differences in the forest.
In three hours, he found the fur of various small animals, footprints, claw marks on the trunk, and crawling traces, but none of them matched Niu Dingtian's guess.
In addition, traces of the people who came to the scene after the accident a few months ago were found, including tree branches, footprints, cigarette butts, toilet paper, and even chewing gum.
All in all, there were no giant pythons in the forest that he had guessed before, and no traces of any large animals were found, and the biggest traces left by the animals in the forest were only scratches left by a few broken face dogs and traces of the activities of a few bamboo rats.
The water also drove the perception to probe carefully, and searched up and down the river, but still found nothing.
Niu Dingtian sat on the rocks on the bank and recovered his "blessings", staring blankly at the Namu River flowing down the river in a daze: "It is impossible for such a place to not even have a single fish." Without the disturbance of large animals, where did the fish in the water go? Not on land, not in the water. ”
"Without the pungent smell of the pharmacist's medication, there would be no boats running in the river, and the electrician would not have been able to cause such a strange situation. What went wrong? ”
Niu Dingtian always felt that he had overlooked something, but he tried hard to recall what Wanbao said, but he couldn't find what he had forgotten to ignore!
Ding Ding ...... Ding Ding ...... The phone rang suddenly, startling Niu Dingtian, who was pondering, and he took out the phone to see the number connected: "Brother Bao." ”
"Where did you kid go? I haven't come back after eating. Wan Bao's voice came from the other end of the phone.
Niu Dingtian got up and went into the woods: "Mmmm, I'll be back in a while, I'm in your nut field." ”
"What are you running to! I'm coming back for dinner. Wan Bao didn't doubt what he said, and hung up the phone after speaking.
Niu Dingtian, who had burrowed into the forest, summoned a thorn aura to bless himself, and strode towards the direction of the stockade.
By the time he returned to Wanbao's house, it was almost twelve o'clock.
Wan Bao squatted in the shade of the eaves with his top bare body, and was eating a bowl of rice without a bite: "What are you doing in the fruit field, the fruit is not ripe." It's almost time to eat. ”
Niu Dingtian looked at him half-dead, and smiled: "Brother Bao, just tell you not to be reckless, look, a glass of wine, a day of scenery, right?" I see that you have a hard time getting off the ground today. ”
Wan Bao glared at him: "Get out." ”
Niu Dingtian laughed and ran into the house, Ah Ying heard him come back, and had already brought him a bowl of chopsticks to serve a good meal, listening to the two laughing, Ah Ying pouted at Niu Dingtian: "You are getting more and more powerful, you can drink over the five old men, let the aunts and them take a look next time." ”
This is obviously looking for a place for her husband, Niu Dingtian drinks behind his aunt's back, and they know that he has to do it.
He still dared to be arrogant, and hurriedly said to A-Ying with a dry smile: "Sister-in-law, I'm here to help you get Brother Bao to cut off the wine." Brother Bao drank all day and learned a license, and his aunt said that he should stop drinking. I drank him a few more times and he was uncomfortable, and he didn't dare to drink it. ”
A-Ying was also amused by his words: "Can you stop drinking?" I think it's getting bigger and bigger the more you drink. Sit down, eat, eat. ”
Niu Dingtian sat down and looked: "Where's Auntie?" ”
A-Ying smiled: "Look at the shop!" I'll send it in a moment. She said and turned her head to look at Wan Bao outside: "Bao, you are not allowed to drink today!" Boss Guo is going to come over to see the land in the afternoon, don't get drunk and ugly at that time. ”
Wan Bao looked up at the sky: "I don't know if he will come, it will rain today." This year's rain has been hell. Don't come when you should come, and show up when you shouldn't. ”
Rain, rain, upstream rain and downstream, Wan Bao's words are like lightning across Niu Dingtian's mind.
The fish in the green yin pool have disappeared completely, except for the possibility of man-made, then they must be their natural enemies in the water.
But what kind of powerful natural enemy can clean up the fish in more than a dozen acres of water?
There is only one answer: large predatory fish are in the water.
Large carnivorous fish swim up the river only when the water is swollen, when the width and depth of the water allow for their extraordinary size, some for breeding and others for predation.
Brother Bao, what they saw that evening was most likely not a water ghost, but a large fish.
It's a river troll that is huge, can tear through nets, and can drag people into the water.
They even dare to attack people.
Then the next time the river swells, maybe you can hope to see them again.
Niu Dingtian's mind flashed through everything, and his eyes also looked at the sky outside the house, and he silently thought in his heart: "Let's go down!" I'm going to plant flowers, let's go down! I'm going to sprout. ”
said to Wan Bao: "Brother Bao, I've eaten and walked around to take a look." Find a suitable place to catch big fish along the river. ”
Wan Baohu looked back at him suspiciously: "You kid, don't make any moths with me?" You are not allowed to go to the Green Yin Pond, you know no. ”
Niu Dingtian pretended to be serious: "What am I going to do there, it's gloomy, I'll find a place to fish along the river, don't worry!" Come back on time for dinner in the afternoon. ”
"By the way, Brother Bao, did it still rain heavily when you went out to find someone that day."
Ah Ying, who was sitting opposite him, knocked on the bowl with chopsticks: "Eat!" Don't talk about that. ”
In the presence of pregnant women, this kind of terrible and unlucky thing naturally cannot be said much. Wan Bao didn't say anything, just nodded to Niu Dingtian silently.
The moment Niu Dingtian looked at Wanbao and nodded, the tension in his heart finally let go, no wonder he always felt that he had neglected something, it turned out that he had ignored the weather they were talking about.
Seeing that the sky outside became gray, Niu Dingtian's heart itched like a cat scratch, looking forward to the big fish coming soon.
A-Ying had finished eating, got up and cleaned up, and was ready to deliver food to her in-laws, and when she went out, she didn't forget to remind Wanbao not to drink at noon, and not to forget to get down to business.
Then I went out.
The great pregnant woman left, and Wan Bao immediately rushed back to the house, took out the wine jug from under the cabinet, poured a glass for Niu Dingtian, and filled himself with a glass: "Finally gone." I've been uncomfortable for a day, so it's more comfortable to take two bites. ”
Niu Dingtian looked at him speechlessly: "Brother Bao, I said you take it easy, I haven't seen anyone who drinks and feels uncomfortable." You're drunk on top of drunk. ”
Wan Baocai didn't care what he was comparing blindly, and snorted: "You kid is just a wine barrel...... Don't pretend to me, I'm telling you not to go to the Green Yin Pool. Otherwise, I won't be able to explain it to my uncle and aunt if something happens. ”
"There's nothing in this water like anything else. If you go down, it's gone. Wan Bao's voice became deep, and he watched Niu Dingtian warn him.
Niu Dingtian picked up the wine glass in front of him and took a sip gently: "Brother Bao, don't you want to figure out what the hell is going on?" ”
Wan Bao shook his head and raised his glass: "I don't want to." The case has been closed at the police station. ”
Niu Dingtian didn't open his mouth to eat slowly, but said silently in his heart: "But I want to." ”
PS: Broken face dog: a kind of civet cat, covered with brown and yellow stripes, pointed beak and vertical ears, short limbs, long tail, generally weighs about one kilogram, and there are also large ones that can reach seven or eight kilograms, the meat is fresh and tender, and the yellow stew tastes unique.