The autopsy judged that the time of death was about half an hour, which was consistent with what Zhang Yilei said, and he should have been attacked and died when he came out.

Xu Xiaobin's death signs are exactly the same as Fang Lang's, the modus operandi and the location of the attack are very similar, proving that it is likely to be committed by the same murderer.

Meng Tianchu carefully observed the situation around the corpse, the temporary camp of the fans was in a relatively gentle place halfway up the mountain, and the direction in which Xu Xiaobin went was obliquely downward, but the slope was relatively gentle, and it was only dozens of steps away from the temporary camp, and it could be seen from a distance.

But the key thing is that when the deceased was killed, it was the darkest time before dawn, it can be said that he couldn't see his five fingers, in this case, of course, it was difficult for the deceased to find the murderer close to him, and it was difficult to find that the murderer was ambushed nearby, so there was no vigilance, and the fatal injury was a brain laceration on the top of the head, this kind of injury can be fatal instantly, there is no way to call for help and warning, and the murderer can calmly escape after committing the crime.

The murderer took advantage of the darkness to assassinate Xu Xiaobin, unfortunately, because the place where the deceased died was in the grass near their temporary camp, and this area was demarcated for convenience, so all the people had been here, and there was no rain in the past few days, and the soil had been dried by the sun for days, leaving no obvious footprints.

But Meng Tianchu did not give up, and conducted a detailed search of the body inch by inch, but found nothing, until he searched next to a small pool, he stopped, squatted down and took a closer look. This is a small pool formed by the heavy rain a few days ago, about the size of a foot basin, and the water is relatively turbid.

Meng Tianchu checked the situation on the edge of the waterhole little by little, and suddenly. His gaze was fixed - there was a broken footprint by the waterhole! Although there is only a small part of the forefoot ground, which cannot be compared under normal circumstances, after looking at the mutilated footprints, the corners of Meng Tianchu's mouth still showed a sneer.

Now that the investigation has been completed, Meng Tianchu ordered Xu Xiaobin's body to be carried and buried.

was killed two times in a row, and everyone really felt the grim smile of death.

After burying Xu Xiaobin's body, everyone sat in a makeshift camp to discuss countermeasures.

Meng Tianchu asked everyone to express their opinions.

Except for the ship boss, these people are all veterans of reconnaissance. But in the face of this strange murder, I didn't know what to do, and I was quiet for a while.

Yu Xinlong said: "Who did this? Hurry up and confess yourself. Otherwise, once it is pulled out. Yu is going to break your body into thousands of pieces! ”

The cabbage worm hurriedly laughed and said, "Chief Yu, the murderer is not me." I've been sleeping. ”

"Me too!" Wang Jinhua also said with a smile, "I was on duty with Commander Xiao in the first half of the night, and I slept until I was woken up by you. ”

Yu Xinlong stared at Su Wen with blazing eyes: "You haven't slept, have you?" What are you doing when you're on duty? ”

Su Wen was very nervous: "I... I have been in charge of guarding the west direction according to your arrangement, and I have been squatting on the tree to carefully check the surrounding situation. Didn't leave for a moment. Until I hear you shouting, something is wrong. I just got down the tree. ”

"Who can prove it?"

"It's... I'm standing guard in a tree alone, they're all sleeping, who's going to prove it? Captain, aren't you embarrassing me? ”

Xiao Zhenpeng smiled coldly: "Commander Yu." It seems that you are also on duty in the second half of the night, and listening to your words, you seem to be able to find proof for yourself, right? ”

This Su Wen and Caiqing Worm are Xiao Zhenpeng's subordinates, he was originally a bit of a top cow with Yu Xinlong, but now when he heard Yu Xinlong directly question his subordinates, he came out to protect his shortcomings.

"Me? I've been in charge of keeping the foreman safe at the entrance of the cave, and I've never left the cave. Yu Xinlong said brazenly.

"And who can prove it?"

"Chief Xiao, what do you mean by that?" Yu Xinlong said coldly.

"It's not interesting, I'm just saying, all of us here, except for the foreman and the two grandmothers who are in the cave and can't have a chance to commit crimes, the rest of us are suspected of this. If there is to be an interrogation, it should be cross-examined by the foreman.

Yu Xinlong retorted: "Then does Chief Xiao have a witness who can prove your alibi?" ”

Yu Xinlong, Zhang Yilei, and Su Wen were on duty in the three directions of the temporary camp, unable to see each other, so they couldn't prove each other, and Xiao Zhenpeng, Cai Qingworm and Wang Jinhua, plus the boat boss, a total of four people slept in the temporary camp, and they all fell asleep, of course, there was no way to prove it. It can be said that except for Meng Tianchu, Xia Fengyi, and Feiyan who can prove each other in the cave, no one else can prove that they were not at the scene of the murder at that time.

So Xiao Zhenpeng snorted and said: "I don't, I was sleeping at the time, because of this, so I don't ask others, only Master Meng is qualified to ask here, and only has the ability to solve this case, we just need to follow Lord Meng's wishes, and the murderer will naturally come to light!" ”

Hearing him move Meng Tianchu out, of course Yu Xinlong didn't dare to talk nonsense, but he couldn't get used to his slapping beard, and scolded in a low voice: "Sycophant!" ”

Xiao Zhenpeng's martial arts skills are not as good as Yu Xinlong, but he is very thick-skinned, and the expression on his face remains unchanged at all, and he said to Meng Tianchu: "My lord, please give me instructions and command me to arrest the real murderer." ”

Meng Tianchu didn't like this Xiao Zhenpeng either, ignored this stubble, looked around, and asked, "In addition to suspecting that there is a murderer in us, do you have any other opinions?" ”

When everyone heard this, they were all stunned.

Di Feiyan, who was sitting next to Meng Tianchu, cleared her throat and said in a low voice, "Young Master, can the concubine speak?" ”

"Absolutely, now it's up to everyone to brainstorm. Meng Tianchu patted her shoulder approvingly.

"Well, I think, it's still the white eagle on dry ground."

"Why?"

"Whose eyes can see in the dark of night but the eagle?"

Zhang Yilei said in a low voice: "But... But if it's an eagle, it's only a few dozen paces away, and I should be able to hear it flapping its wings..."

"Not necessarily, the sea is rough, and the waves crash against the rocks below so loud that you might ignore it. I thought it was the sound of the waves. ”

Zhang Yilei didn't dare to fight with the foreman's concubine, although she said yes again and again, the expression on her face obviously disagreed.

Meng Tianchu said: "What Feiyan said has a certain truth, if it is Xu Xiaobin who is pecked to death by an eagle, it doesn't need to flap its wings at all, it only needs to fly down from a high place - for example, from the top of the hill behind us, it can glide down directly, and it can't be seen in the night, and the sound of flapping wings can't be heard." ”

"Yes! The foreman's analysis is really thorough, and it makes people laugh! This must be the truth! Xiao Zhenpeng nodded in admiration. Other fans also chimed in.

Meng Tianchu said again: "In addition to gliding, the eagle actually has other ways to get close to Xu Xiaobin. For example, walking on the ground, you haven't seen an eagle walking on the ground, have you? The same quietly. In addition, you can also squat and wait, just wait there, wait for our people to go, and wait for the rabbit to suddenly attack. ”

After such an analysis, everyone nodded their heads.

Xiao Zhenpeng's face was already full of smiles before he could speak: "I originally thought that the second grandmother was reasonable, and I listened to Master Meng's analysis. I am even more convinced of this. Zhang Yilei, who was blinded by the black light, definitely couldn't see the eagle, and the waves below were so loud. And at dawn she was most sleepy, and even if the eagle flapped its wings, she did not hear the sound of the eagle flapping its wings in a daze. So, it must have been the eagles who did it. ”

Feiyan heard Meng Tianchu and the others support him, and was a little proud: "Have you ever seen that white eagle, its wings stretched out almost a zhang wide, its claws bigger than a human hand, and its sharp beak pecked through the rabbit's head at once, and it was not easy to peck someone to death." ”

Su Wen was a dead brain, and he was stunned and said, "I don't agree that the eagle did it." ”

"Why?" Feiyan asked.

Xiao Zhenpeng was a little angry, and said in a deep voice: "Su Wen! If you haven't thought about it, don't talk nonsense! ”

Meng Tianchu said: "It's okay, let's talk about our thoughts and brainstorm ideas." ”

With the support of the foreman, Su Wen was also a little bolder, thought about it and said, "The little one thinks that there is something wrong with the motive of the eagle to kill. Why did this eagle peck us two brothers to death? What about my brother? ”

Feiyan hurriedly said: "The boat boss said that the eagle is to avenge the talent..."

"But after all, that's just a legend, how can the case be solved based on a legend.

"Su Wen!" Xiao Zhenpeng shouted, "How can you talk to the second grandmother like this?" ”

Su Wen was so frightened that he hurriedly stood up and bowed: "Little rudeness, please punish the foreman and the second grandmother."

Meng Tianchu beckoned him to sit down: "I said it's okay, you go on." ”

Su Wen sat down cross-legged, thought for a while, and continued: "Xiaodi just thinks that the legend may not be credible, the eagle kills people in order to peck at the brain, this is a bit far-fetched..."

Feiyan pouted and said, "What's so far-fetched, maybe the eagle likes to eat brains... What about the brain? ”

Su Wen glanced at Xiao Zhenpeng and didn't dare to answer.

Xiao Zhenpeng's eyes widened: "Master Meng told you to go on, what do you see me doing!" Say it."

"Yes, Xiaodi thinks that this island is full of hares and small animals, if the eagle just likes to eat brains, it should be enough for it to eat, so why bother to hunt people, Fang Lang and Xu Xiaobin's martial arts are very high, it is not easy to hunt them, and we have been paying attention to the observation during the day in the past few days, and we have not seen the eagle appear. Besides, even if the eagle is particularly fond of eating human brains, why not make them bigger and eat all the brains inside, since he pecked people's heads open? Why only eat the brains in the hole that has been pecked? ”

This question is not easy to explain, Feiyan was dumbfounded, and she couldn't think of a suitable answer for a long time.

Meng Tianchu shook his head and said: "Many legends of gods and ghosts are true, otherwise, how could so many fishermen believe it, I heard the boat boss say that in the past, fishing boats that passed through the waters in this area, as long as they threw wine and meat, they could pass smoothly." Isn't it, Ship Boss? ”

The boat boss slapped his thigh: "What the lord said is right! The old man has been fishing in that sea since he was a child, and the nearby fishing villages all know this legend, everyone has prepared wine and food when they go out to sea to fish, and almost no one has encountered strong winds and waves, really! Old men never lie. And those fishing boats or merchant ships passing by, who don't know about it and don't throw away wine and food, will most likely encounter huge waves and capsize and sink! ”

Su Wen snorted: "Then why did we meet too, didn't you throw away the wine and food?" ”

The boat boss didn't dare to collide with the people in the East Factory, and he didn't dare to answer with a smile.

Meng Tianchu said: "Maybe we have a lot of people this time, but we don't throw enough wine and food, or maybe there are people on the boat who are hated by this unjust ghost." Or maybe it's something else, we just don't know yet. ”

"Yes, yes!" Su Wen said in a loud voice. He didn't dare to refute the boss's words.

Meng Tianchu continued: "We have seen the matter of the eagle pecking at the brain, as for why the eagle hunts people and pecks at the brain, this is also easy to explain, the rabbits and fish in this sea area are not afraid of people, which means that almost no one has come to this area, so the eagle does not know that people are much more dangerous than rabbits." And if the eagle is the result of the ghost of the fisherman who died unjustly, then it would be better explained. Fei-Teng-Hand Strike This ghost must have some grudge against us, and it has set off a big wave that has overturned our ship. And hunt down those who we narrowly escaped! So, he only pecked through the head and ate part of the brain. And not all of them are eaten, because it may not really like the brain, it just wants us to die! ”

There was a chill all around everyone. Xia Fengyi leaned closer to Meng Tianchu's side and said in a low voice: "Husband, when you were in the ancient temple before, didn't you say that there are no ghosts in this world at all? ”

"This time and that time. The case was clearly the work of a human being. And I can't really think of anyone who did this case except for ghosts. Meng Tianchu's face was solemn. Cong Huai slowly took out the waist card of Liu Lian, the female fan of Dongchang, "This is what I found in Fang Lang's corpse before, it turned out that I hung it on Liu Lian's grave." Somehow it got into the hands of the dead. If it's not a ghost, who does it? “

Feiyan shuddered. also leaned close to Meng Tianchu: "Young Master, you... Why didn't you say it before? ”

Meng Tianchu smiled bitterly: "This matter is too weird, I'm worried that saying it will scare you." ”

At this moment, even Yu Xinlong, who had the highest martial arts, was a little nervous, and hurriedly asked: "My lord, since it was a ghost who did it, then let... We don't know the Dao, how can we deal with this evil ghost? ”

Meng Tianchu thought for a while and said: "Don't worry, according to the legend, combined with the things we have experienced during this time, this ghost does not appear in the form of an ethereal ghost, but transforms into a white eagle, since it is an eagle, it can be seen and touched, in my opinion, we only need to hunt this eagle in broad daylight, so that the ghost has nowhere to live in the sun, and it will naturally be wiped out!" ”

This is the experience gained from watching ghost movies in modern society, and many plots in ghost movies are described in this way.

Hearing Meng Tianchu say this, everyone nodded one after another, and they had some bottom in their hearts.

Yu Xinlong said to the crowd: "In the future, we all have to have a heart, we can't just look at the feet, we must pay attention to the sky at any time, there is no sound when the eagle glides, don't be pecked through the head and don't know!" ”

All the fans subconsciously looked at the blue sky and hurriedly agreed.

Meng Tianchu said: "This isolated island is very evil, we must build the ship as soon as possible, leave here as soon as possible, we have to work overtime to build a ship, and leave one day earlier, there will be less risk." From now on, more than two people must travel together, and no one is allowed to go alone. It is necessary to set up latrines in safe places again, and to strengthen vigilance, as for how to strengthen them, do you have any good suggestions for Chief Yu and Chief Xiao? ”

Xiao Zhenpeng said: "Otherwise, let's sleep during the day and build ships at night, how about it?" During the day, we have a wide field of vision, we sleep on the beach, and one or two people on duty are enough. The beach is so wide, there's no way the eagle can escape the surveillance raid on us anyway! ”

Meng Tianchu nodded: "This is a good idea, but I don't know if it is feasible to build a boat at night?" Ship boss, you are an expert in this area, you can give your opinion. ”

The ship's boss looked embarrassed: "This shipbuilding is no better than anything else, it must be well lit, otherwise there will be a slight mistake in the splicing and inlay painting, and I can't see it at the time, and I will find it after sailing for a while, which will cause a big disaster!" The villain doesn't dare to be sloppy. ”

"Well, shipbuilding is the first place, or build ships during the day and rest at night, although the eagle is fierce, after all, it is just a beast, as long as we are careful and vigilant, we should not let him have a chance. How to guard this camp, Commander Yu, you are the leader of the guard, you can decide. ”

Yu Xinlong agreed, thought about it, and said: "The field of vision is relatively wide during the day, as long as we set up a guard and be careful, the eagle should not have a chance to take advantage of it, but it will be troublesome at night, this temporary camp is surrounded by trees, and it is difficult to prevent it." Therefore, in the opinion of humble duty, we still cut down the trees around us, and then light a few bonfires around it, and everyone standing guard and waiting behind a pile, so that the field of vision is wide, and there is fire lighting, whether it is an eagle or a ghost, in short, we will definitely be afraid of fire, so there should be no problem. ”

"Good!" Meng Tianchu praised, "Just do it according to the opinion of the commander!" Cut down all the trees around the camp that obstruct the view, prepare plenty of wood for the campfire, and light a bonfire at night! ”

Everyone agreed in unison, and each went his separate ways.