"No, you can't visit people every day! Go around the reservoir village and verify some information. ”

"However, if the murderer accidentally knows that we are investigating this case, won't it be a surprise?"

Chihiro's concerns are not unfounded.

Hong Liangcai's suspicion was ruled out, and the murderer may be a neighbor or relative who knew their family well.

Hachi touched his chin and thought for a while to agree with Chihiro's statement: "You're right. If the murderer is really that alert, there seems to be nothing wrong with startling the snake. The more scared they are, the more action they make, and the more clues they have. ”

Chihiro nodded in agreement.

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In the dimly lit hall, a pale-skinned man glowed in front of a row of consoles, with an endless sea of stars behind him.

"Warning, the parasite is currently there, do you want to continue to turn on the search function?"

An electronic screen in front of him emitted the sound of an alarm.

The man didn't speak, and a green button on the console seemed to come to life and automatically sag.

"Please enter the conditions of the search."

"Male." The man spoke.

The voice sounded cold, as if it had been frozen for a thousand years.

After a long time, he reported the second and third conditions: "non-human, donor." ”

The green button is sagging again.

"Searching for ......"

More than a dozen fluorescent electronic screens rang out at the same time, and the characters jumped so fast that it seemed as if the display would be scrapped in the next second.

The largest piece in the middle shows a hint.

"Please select a mission level."

"Two levels higher."

This time the man did not hesitate.

A loading bar appears on the electronic screen, and at 100% of the time, a row of prompts appears.

"Setup successful."

"Next task start setup."

The control room remembered the last prompt of the electronic sound, and the man was long gone.

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The next day, the two rented a horse-drawn carriage and went to the reservoir village.

At the entrance of the village, there is an iconic locust tree, under which three elderly people are chatting, and a group of children are playing next to them.

In the distance, three people saw a carriage with ordinary decoration heading towards the entrance of the village.

These days, they have seen too many such cars, and many better than this kind of car.

When Hachi and Chihiro got out of the car, the three old men asked tremblingly, "Who are you looking for?" ”

"Old man, we have made a special trip to visit Hong Yuanwai."

Hong Liangcai was given an idle position because of Princess Mingyue.

The three old men all laughed, since Hong Mingyue became a princess, people from their village came to visit almost every day. Therefore, in addition to the Hong Yuan in the mouth of the little eight, it must be Hong Liangcai.

"Oh, you're on the wrong side," said one of the old men with a cigarette pouch in his mouth, laughing, "and the family has moved to the county seat." The house here is empty! ”

"That's a pity, our brother and sister can only stay here for two hours, and I'm afraid it's too late to go to the county again!"

Hachi stepped forward and chatted with the three old men.

"That's it, their house is empty anyway, if you want to, you can go and see it, and get some aura." The old man suggested.

The former residence of Princess Mingyue has become a well-known tourist attraction.

Xiaoba smiled and nodded: "That's okay, I can't let my sister come for nothing, my daughter's house now, I want to be beautiful in my dreams!" ”

Everyone present laughed, they only thought that Hachi was an older brother who doted on his sister, and that sister was a person who wanted to be as beautiful as Princess Mingyue.

Everyone has a love for beauty.

Chihiro pouted with her back to them, not saying a word. She opened the brocade bag she was carrying, grabbed a handful of caramel from it, and beckoned to the children who were not far away from the two strangers.

The white nail-sized sugar cube mixed with cooked sesame seeds is sweet and sticky, and it is very popular with children. Chihiro almost just took it out and grabbed the attention of all the little ones.

A handful of candy was quickly divided, and the children held out their dirty little hands to Chihiro in their mouths, indicating that they still wanted to.

Chihiro actually wanted to say that it is not good for children to eat too much sugar and will have tooth decay, but she finally kept her mouth shut.

Hachi once told her that this Begonia Flower Earring was the only translation machine he hurriedly found before he set off, but unfortunately the language of the translation was fixed, and he needed to get close to hear it.

It's really not high-tech.

Chihiro reluctantly took out another handful of candy cubes, and the children immediately came forward to grab them when they saw it.

These imps!

I don't want you to get it so easily!

Chihiro raised her hand a little higher, and the group of six or seven-year-olds couldn't reach it.

Hachi watched Chihiro grabbing a handful of candy and teasing the child to jump around, and the corners of his mouth curved.

"What do you call this son?"

The old man with the cigarette pouch asked Hachi to draw his gaze back.

"Under the surname Xiao." Xiao Ba arched his hand, "Then asked, "I heard that Hong Yuanwai is the uncle of Princess Mingyue?" ”

"Yes, 4 months ago, the princess came alone to join Hong Yuanwai." Said one of the old men with gray temples.

It's not a secret, and it doesn't hurt to say it.

"I guess you've seen the princess's celestial appearance!" Xiaoba said enviously, "It's a pity that our brother and sister didn't have the opportunity to meet." ”

"What is there to envy," said a thin old man, in a hoarse voice, "and we have never seen a princess like you!" ”

"Actually, it's not that I haven't seen it, when Princess Mingyue went to the imperial capital, I also sent the princess off. At that time, the princess was wearing a hat, and she was vague and unreal. But that guy is too tall to be seen. The thin old man gestured, then waved his hand in a strange gesture.

Xiaoba laughed when he heard this, and joked: "How tall can a woman be, is it possible to be taller than me?" ”

"Don't believe me, I see," the thin old man circled around Hachi, then confirmed something, and said, "Well, it's about the same as you, about the same." ”

Princess Mingyue's height is slightly shorter than herself, it is estimated that the time interval is too long, this old man can't remember clearly, Xiao Hachi thought to himself.

From this point of view, it makes sense that Hong Mingyue, who is dressed as a woman, is rare among women.

"It was a spectacular send-off scene!"

"Well, there were a lot of officers and soldiers who came that day, and the people in the village had never seen that kind of battle in their lives, and many people watched from afar, but there were not many people who actually saw them off." The thin old man squeezed his eyes at Xiaohachi and added, "Even the county magistrate is here!" ”

"The county magistrate is really discerning," Xiao Hachi said approvingly, "I think that the family of Hong Yuanwai must be very reluctant to come here at that time." ”

"That's not it," continued the thin old man, "Hong Yuanwai's wife, Zhao, was crying all over her body, and began to cry a few days before the princess left, and she didn't get up on the day of the send-off, and Hong Yuanwai's face was not happy, and she looked like she was running for mourning. ”