Under the moonlight, Ji Yan, Mei Yuning, and Sun Dayong squatted on the ground one by one, forming a triangle.

They all looked down at the contents of the vellum at the moment, frowned, and thought to themselves.

Several pieces of vellum paper were spread out one after another, recording the battles between the Cochin and Champa states, and even some troop movements between the two countries, as well as a brief map of the border between the two countries.

Now Ji Yan regretted it a little, he shouldn't have let Mei Yuning kill this young man just now, if they had known that this person had these things, they would definitely keep him for a while longer, and interrogate him to find out what the origin of this person was.

It's a pity that now that the wood is in the boat, the dead can't speak, and they can only guess the identity of this young man.

Ji Yan raised his head, looked at Mei Yuning and Sun Dayong and spoke first: "You say, could this person be a spy of the Jiaozhi State or the Zhancheng State?" ”

Mei Yuning said noncommittally: "If he is a spy of one of the countries of Jiaozhi or Zhancheng, he shouldn't record the content of the two countries?" Looking at these records, whether they are cochines or occupy cities, they are recorded without distinction. ”

Sun Dayong nodded, obviously agreeing with Mei Yuning's opinion, he said: "What Captain Mei said is true, I guess this person should be from a third country." Perhaps they wanted to collect information about the battles between the Cochin and Champa states, and then saw the opportunity to take advantage of the situation. ”

Ji Yan scratched his head, as if he was talking to himself: "A third country? There are still a few powerful countries around this Jiaozhi country and the Zhancheng country, but they all have a common characteristic, that is, they are all subject countries of my Ming Dynasty, and in addition to Jiaozhi having two hearts, I have not heard of several other countries having disrespect for my Ming Dynasty. Other countries, do they really dare to invade these two countries in front of the Ming Dynasty? ”

As soon as this question came out, Mei Yuning and Sun Dayong were a little stunned, and they really couldn't answer it.

It seems that no conclusions can be drawn at the moment.

Ji Yan then ordered Mei Yuning and Sun Dayong to rummage through the clothes of the other four again, including the clothes in the luggage.

Check to see if you're wearing the same clothes with layers as the young man.

The search result was no.

It seems that the other four did not have the same mission as this young man, and did not participate in this matter.

Ji Yan thought about it again, this is what Lao Zhao should have said before he died, he should have discovered the strangeness of this young man, so he regarded this secret as the last straw.

However, it is a pity that although this straw did allow Ji Yan and others to discover the new situation, it did not save his life.

"I have military intelligence to report." Lao Zhao's complete words at that time should be like this.

Taking advantage of Mei Yuning and Sun Dayong's efforts to re-examine the other four, Ji Yan carefully observed the young man who fell to the ground in the bright moonlight.

Not very old, fair-skinned.

Ji Yan picked up his palm and looked at it, touched it, it was very smooth and delicate, and it didn't seem to be from a manual work background.

He thought about it again, what was the reason why the young man had been silent throughout the whole process?

Can't speak?

It shouldn't be, he was with the other four people, and he should have also participated in the bloody case of Chen Laohan's family, it is hard to imagine that he is a mute, so he should be able to speak.

Then there is another possibility, there is something in his mouth.

Thinking so, Ji Yan reached out and broke the man's mouth.

But he was disappointed again, the man's mouth was empty, and there was still nothing.

It seems that the direction of thinking is wrong, and we have to think differently.

Ji Yan was looking at the young man when he was looking at whether there was something in his mouth.

Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed a tattoo-like pattern on the young man's right chest, which drew his attention.

Tattoos have been around since ancient times.

It's just that the materials used in ancient and modern tattoos, as well as the favorite patterns, are different.

For example, there is a record in the Water Margin that there are at least three very famous people with tattoos in Shuibo Liangshan in the Song Dynasty, one is the flower monk Lu Zhishen, the other is the nine-pattern dragon Shi Jin, and the other is the prodigal son Yanqing.

In ancient Chinese classics, there have been tattoos, cuts, tie green, dot qing, carved green and other words, and there are other examples of tattoos used as warnings, such as mother-in-law tattoos, which are also a kind of tattoos to some extent.

So it's not strange that this ancient man had tattoos on his body.

Ji Yan ripped off the young man's clothes and looked carefully at the tattoo pattern.

It's a very modern pattern, and according to modern parlance, this design pursues minimalism.

A black circle, and inside the circle is a black cross.

It's a bit like a car steering wheel.

This pattern made Ji Yan a little familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it for a while.

At this time, Mei Yuning and Sun Dayong were busy and returned to Ji Yan's side.

The three of them had to decide the big question of where they would sleep tonight.

It was a long day, they climbed the mountains during the day, hurried in the afternoon, and killed people at night to take revenge.

Basically, I didn't stop for a day, and the life-and-death struggle I experienced just now consumed a lot of physical strength.

However, the three of them decided to return to the five families at the foot of the mountain.

After more than an hour of travel, they returned to their place.

They were so tired that when they rushed back, they really didn't have any strength at all, so the three of them had to find a few other houses to live in.

And he plans to wake up the next day, recover his strength, and bury Chen Laohan and the other five people.

Ji Yan found a pen and paper in the house, redrew the pattern, lay on the bed, and looked at the paper in a daze.

But after all, he is a mortal fetus, not steel and iron bones, this person's energy is limited, he is too tired, and he has no clue.

So soon, in the silence of the night, he fell asleep.

The next day, he slept until almost noon, looked at Sun Dayong and Mei Yuning, and it seemed that neither of them had woken up yet.

After all, the two of them were the main force yesterday, and it is understandable that they are more tired than Ji Yan.

After sleeping for a long time, after waking up, Ji Yan only felt that his mouth was very dry, so he turned over and got up to find water to drink.

Ji Yan walked to the edge of the stove, stood next to a water man, scooped a bowl of water with a water scoop, and was about to stomach.

Suddenly, a memory came alive in his mind, yes, he remembered.

Ji Yan was as if he had been struck by lightning, motionless in place, still holding a water scoop in his hand.

He remembered when and where he had seen it.

It was the big water urn in front of him that gave me enough hints.

Ji Yan immediately ran into Mei Yuning's room and hurriedly woke Mei Yuning up.

Mei Yuning was sleepy-eyed, watching Ji Yan suddenly appear beside her bedside, a little shy and surprised.

However, after Ji Yan told Mei Yuning about the origin of that pattern.

Mei Yuning was only surprised.