Hao Minyuan took two steps and then turned around.

"Brother, you...... You just said there are water monkeys? ”

The last time he ran to the river with Fa Dian and mentioned the water monkey, Hao Minyuan was also there, but at that time he didn't seem to believe that there was such a thing in the world.

The old man sneered at Hao Minyuan: "Pretend!" Dare you say you're not here to catch water monkeys? What people like you! I know too well. After saying that, he spat on the ground.

I was confused, Hao Minyuan hesitated, and took out his criminal police card from his pocket: "Brother, you misunderstood, a few of us are from the criminal police brigade of the district police station, and for the homicide that happened by the Yellow River last night, this is not a casual visit." ”

The old man stared at the criminal police card in Hao Minyuan's hand for ten seconds, then slapped the back of his head and nodded again and again in apology: "I'm really embarrassed!" Comrade officer, I thought you were...... I'm so clumsy! ”

Hao Minyuan also smiled and waved his hand: "It's okay, it's okay!" It's also to blame that we didn't reveal our identities in advance - you just said water monkeys? Water monkeys in this area? ”

Hearing this, the expression on the old man's face froze for a moment, and after a few seconds, he glanced left and right before he whispered: "Yes!" Many people have seen ...... The water monkeys appeared a month ago, and many people have seen them, and since the water monkeys appeared, there are more fish in the river, and our income has increased...... That's why they all call it the god of the river. ”

Hao Minyuan looked stunned and asked rhetorically: "I didn't expect there to be a water monkey!" This...... What does this water monkey look like, has my brother seen it? ”

The old man grinned, revealing a mouth full of yellow teeth: "I haven't seen it before—I heard that it looks like a big monkey, more than a meter tall, dark all over, and swims faster than a frog in the water...... I heard that they all come out at night and occasionally go ashore. ”

While talking, he also gestured.

Hao Minyuan glared, glanced at a few of them, and smacked his tongue: "Is there really such an animal in the world?" A look of surprise.

Unexpectedly, the old man's face suddenly showed displeasure, and his voice sank: "The water monkey is a water god, not an animal!" ”

"That's right! Right! I also said this casually......" Hao Minyuan may have realized that he had made a mistake in speaking, and quickly apologized with a smile.

Only then did the old man's face return to his previous demeanor: "Wu Laosan from our village has seen it, and that night...... That night, Wu Laosan went ashore in the middle of the night, and in the moonlight, he saw a water monkey squatting on the shore, holding a big carp in his hand, and eating it!" After finishing speaking, the old man couldn't answer Hao Minyuan, so he went straight to the fast food restaurant, it is estimated that he didn't eat breakfast, he was hungry!

"Team Hao, you seem to be quite interested in water monkeys! We...... Let's not solve the case? ”

I vaguely remember that the little detective who spoke was surnamed Li, and everyone called him Xiao Li, who was smart and diligent, and was considered a close confidant of Hao Minyuan.

Hao Minyuan glared at him and snorted coldly: "You kid knows a fart!" Didn't listen to Liu Ke! People are torn to pieces, and if they have such strength, will they be people? ”

I heard it and my heart trembled, yes! When I saw the bloody corpses this morning, I thought that the murderer must be very cruel, but I ignored the most important point, that is, this kind of thing cannot be done by normal people.

"Also, you didn't notice the scratches on the shoulders of the dead body, the wound was about a dozen centimeters, no more than 0.5 centimeters wide, but it was very deep, it was not a human scratch at all." Hao Minyuan continued.

I couldn't help but interject: "Brother Minyuan, you ...... Do you suspect that the water monkeys did this? ”

Hao Minyuan nodded: "Aren't we here to find clues!" Now I'm just skeptical. ”

As he spoke, he returned to the fast food restaurant.

In the simple tent on the riverbank, the old man who had just come ashore sat opposite the other old man, and the two of them had already chatted.

Hao Minyuan leaned in again, sat down on the side of the two of them, and greeted them with a smile.

When the old man saw a few of us coming, his face was obviously displeased, maybe because of his identity, and he was embarrassed to say anything.

"Brother, it's still what happened just now, I still have to ask clearly."

The old man on the other side didn't know what was going on, and asked what was going on with a smile.

Without waiting for Hao Minyuan to speak, the old man just now opened his mouth first: "They are from the police station, and they are here to ask about the water monkeys." ”

Unexpectedly, when he heard the word water monkey, the old man opposite slapped the table, and his face suddenly blossomed: "I know this clearly!" ”

"Oh?"

Hao Minyuan hurriedly turned his head to look at the old man: "What is this old brother called?" ”

This old man has a pockmarked face, lacks half a front tooth in his mouth, and his speech is not very neat, which made me think of Fa Dian for the first time, and I don't know how he and his uncle are "fighting".

"My surname is Wu, and my acquaintances call me Wu Er!"

After speaking, he gritted his teeth and smiled, showing his honesty.

It turned out that he was Wu Laosan, and then looked at the old man opposite Wu Laosan, his face was earthy gray, and he stared straight at him.

Hao Minyuan was also stunned, and suddenly his eyebrows were overjoyed.

"Yo! Wu Laosan? So you're Brother Ang! That's really...... That's great! "Ranwen

It is estimated that when the old man mentioned Wu Laosan just now, he didn't expect Wu Laosan to eat at a fast food restaurant, and it is estimated that if he had known, he would not have mentioned him.

"Brother Wu, can you tell us about the water monkey?" Hao Minyuan hurriedly handed over a cigarette.

Wu Laosan took it, glanced at the cigarette brand on the filter, and it was another joy, and stuffed it directly into his mouth.

Hao Minyuan's eyes were quick, and he quickly took out a lighter and lit it for him.

"That's fine! Anyway, I'm full, so I'll tell you about it! ”

Wu Laosan is from Shuanghe Village, just by the small wharf, because it is close to the Yellow River and very close to the wharf, there are more than a dozen fishermen in Shuanghe Village, but they are all over 60 years old, including the two old men sitting in front of us.

Nowadays, it is no longer enough to make a living purely from fishing, and they also farm the land, so during the busy farming season, most of them work during the day, and when they are not tired, they only go to fish at night. Gradually, it became a habit to go out to the river to fish at night.

On that day—it seems to have been last month—that is, a few days after those heavy rains, Wu Lao went out to fish after three days of darkness, and at about two or three o'clock in the morning, he went ashore, and just wanted to stop the boat, and when he turned around, he saw a black monkey squatting on a big rock on one side, holding in his hand and eating only half of the fish left.

Wu Laosan was startled and couldn't help shouting, and after the monkey was startled, he slowly turned around.

At this moment, Wu Laosan saw the most terrifying and unforgettable scene in his life.

This black monkey was wet, it should have just come up from the water, its eyes were blood-red, its claws were thin, and it didn't look like a monkey when you looked closely.

Wu Laosan was stunned, the black monkey slowly opened his mouth, revealing a mouthful of fangs, which frightened Wu Laosan all over, and the person also relieved himself, and he wanted to turn around and run away, but his legs were weak in fright, where did he still have the strength to run!

Seeing the "monster" more than ten meters away, my heart was cold, my mind was chaotic, and in a panic, I actually came up with the line commonly used in the storytelling, "My life is over!" ”

The "monster" watched him open his mouth and make a few sounds similar to a baby's bark, then his neck shrunk, his legs seemed to press a spring, and he jumped into the water with a "whoosh", and when Wu Laosan reacted again, there were only circles of ripples left on the surface of the water.

Trembling, he ran home and drank half a catty of liquor in one go, which restrained the panic and excitement in his heart.

Wu Laosan's wife had already fallen asleep, and was woken up by her old man, so she asked what was wrong.

My third child told me about what I had just experienced.

The next morning, the news spread like wings throughout the village, and the people in the neighboring villages knew about it that afternoon.

Immediately afterwards, a few more fishermen claimed to have seen this thing, some were on the river, and some were in the river, which looked similar to what Wu Laosan said.

There is an old man surnamed Du in the neighboring village of Sanhe, who is in his eighties and is a living old fisherman, and he said that this thing is called the water monkey, which is the god of the river and comes to protect them from fishing.

Originally, they didn't think so, but when they heard Old Man Du say this, they thought about it for a while, and it was true! During this time, there were significantly more fish in the river, and almost every time they went out of the river, everyone returned with a full load, and their income significantly doubled.

It turned out that there were water monkeys!

The discovery of water monkeys in the river near Shuanghe Village spread far and wide, and later many people from the city and even outsiders came one after another, some claiming to be reporters and wanted to make a special program with water monkeys as the theme.

Some say that they are from the Wildlife Conservation Association and want to know about the water monkeys, so it is best to take a few photos of the water monkeys for publicity.

There are other reasons, in short, all kinds of targets, all of which are water monkeys.

The fishermen were not stupid and saw that most of the "visitors" were carrying rectangular packages or boxes, and experience and intuition told them that there were guns inside.

The real purpose of these people coming to find the water monkey is also very clear.

As a result, all these people did not have their wishes, and they came in a huff and returned disappointed. The fishermen in the vicinity also spread the word of mouth and reached a tacit agreement that no one could reveal the news of the water monkeys.

It should be for this reason that when he saw a few of us just now, the old man looked unwelcome.

"Brother has really seen a water monkey with his own eyes?"

After listening to Wu Laosan's words, Hao Minyuan asked in a somewhat questioning tone.

Hearing Hao Minyuan's question, Wu Laosan was anxious, and his face suddenly pulled up.

"What are you talking about, if you don't believe it, you can ask and ask, I Wu Laosan spit and a nail." Wu Laosan looked stunned, "Huh? Guys, you won't pay attention to this water monkey, right? That's not going to work! We still count on it to bless us with wealth! ”

Both old men were like angry roosters, staring at us with their necks outstretched.

Hao Minyuan hurriedly explained: "The two big brothers also know our identities, and this time they came purely for the murder in the Yellow River last night, and they want to find some clues!" ”

"Oh?" Wu Laosan exclaimed again, "It turned out to be this!" ”

"Listening to the tone, my brother seems to have heard about it?"

Wu Laosan nodded hurriedly: "I went to see it in the morning!" It is...... It's just that you don't let you get close, and you don't see clearly. ”