The screen is a dimly lit field scene, with chest-high trenches dug in the undulating terrain, and several Chinese-made military rifles scattered on the ground, but they have been torn in half at the gun's body. Several soldiers wearing army camouflage uniforms fell to the ground with frightened faces, and on their chests were three huge scars that were visible to the bone.

"It's ...... What's wrong? ”

I flipped through the photos, raised my head, looked at Uncle Hu with a solemn face, and asked.

Hu Kunming let out a long sigh, took out an A4 paper document that had been folded in half several times from his arms, handed it to me, and said:

"Look, this is our internal military briefing document, don't spread it."

I nodded, and flipped through the paper, which was already a little wrinkled.

On the headhead is the bright red name of the unit, the Army Staff Headquarters of the Northern China Military Region, but the rest is all in black and white.

"The general staff, armed forces, arms, political commissars at all levels, and logistics departments of all armies: During the 'anti-terrorism and anti-invasion joint exercise' held by our army on 26 September, a certain unit of the blue army was attacked by an unknown creature, causing serious injuries to three soldiers. After the incident, the General Staff Headquarters of our military region immediately stopped the military exercise and issued an order to go all out to search for the attacking creatures and treat the wounded comrades. After five days of searching, no trace of the creature was found in the acting area, and there is reason to suspect that the creature has escaped from the exercise area. After the decision of the General Staff Meeting, the emergency filing of the Beijiang Military Region is now opened, and the alert level is raised to the second level of alert, and it is hoped that all departments of the Military Region will always pay attention to the abnormal situation in their jurisdictions, and if they find any traces of suspected creatures, please report to the General Staff Headquarters immediately......

"It's not certain that it's a warlock, but if it's some wild beast, it can also cause such damage."

After reading the short incident report, I was confused. If I just follow the contents of this army report, I am not sure that this is the scope of my solution.

Hu Kunming shook his head with a wry smile and explained:

"This is just a report on the case within the military, and we can't openly claim that what we encountered is a youkai. Several of our current top leaders in the military region agreed that this was not just an invasion of unknown creatures, but most likely an incident of a monster attack. ”

"Youkai Attack?!"

It's not that I wasn't surprised that this was a yokai attack, but what really surprised me was hearing it from an officer with the rank of colonel. You must know that the army and the police are violent organs of the state, and they resolutely uphold materialism, believing that such monsters and ghosts are just groundless and scary.

Hu Kunming saw that I was a little suspicious, and understood that they were indeed not the kind of people who should believe in monsters, so he hurriedly explained:

"Although we claim to the outside world that we don't believe in ghosts and monsters, in fact, after so many years of army building, it is inevitable that we will encounter some ghosts, and later our military high-level acquiesced in the existence of ghosts. In the past, there were still some warlock officers in the army, but in this century, the only warlock officer in the whole army also left fifteen years ago, which means that there is no one in our army who can solve this problem. ”

I kind of know why Uncle Hu told me about this matter even at the risk of leaking secrets, and it seems that the army is really desperate about this matter.

"But that doesn't prove that this is what youkai do."

I'm still a little cautious, not because I'm worried that the army will not be good for me, but because I'm worried that if this is a case of a beast attack, then I'll be a little bit of an egg to hit a stone.

Hu Kunming didn't answer as if he expected that I wouldn't believe it so easily, but just took out a plastic evidence bag from his arms, but inside was a long black strip of substance the size of a little finger.

"This is something we found at the scene of the accident, and it should prove that it was a monster."

As he spoke, he held the transparent plastic bag up in front of my eyes. It was only then that I realized that it was a piece of calcareous tissue mixed with blood, not much different from a human fingernail.

"Feel it with your soul."

Hu Kunming reminded in a low voice.

I came back to my senses, a faint fluorescent emblem flashing on my brow, and the power of my soul spread out, lingering around the black object.

The rich demonic aura surging out from the dark black substance was more brutal than any of the ghosts and demonic qi I had encountered before, so much so that it was just a fragment of the body, and the evil demonic aura carried on it almost tore my soul apart.

I withdrew my soul into my body, rubbed my head, and asked with some tears and laughter:

"It's a monster, but how did you come across it? It stands to reason that monsters of this level will not leave the deep mountains and forests casually. ”

Hu Kunming also shook his head and said in a deep voice:

"There are some previous things involved in this, but all of them are in the state's confidential archives, and I don't even know the specific details, in short, this kind of monster is not the first time it has appeared."

"So how did you solve it before?"

As if because he needed my help, Hu Kunming still patiently replied:

"Like I said, there used to be officers in the army who specialized in this kind of thing, but he left fifteen years ago, and now even we don't know where he is."

"That's why you remembered to look for me?"

I said with a smirk.

"If you hadn't come back this time, I wouldn't have remembered. But even if I don't come looking for you, someone will find you sooner or later. Don't forget, these ten miles and eight towns, but we all know that you have extraordinary abilities. Hu Kunming said, but the style of painting changed, "Shi'an, this time it is a favor to help my uncle, please be sure to help us solve this matter this time, just tell my uncle what conditions you want." ”

Seeing Uncle Hu breathing in such a low voice, even I was a little ashamed, waved my hand again and again, and said:

"Uncle Hu, don't do this. You are my elder, and you can be regarded as half of my father, and it is only natural that a son does things for his father. Even aside, my master taught me from a young age that whenever I encounter a monster or a ghost, no matter how heinous the victim is, I must take action. You're not a heinous person. Don't worry, I'll help you with this. ”

Seeing that I agreed, the corners of Uncle Hu's mouth curled up in relief, stretched out his thick palm, which was somewhat rough, and patted me on the shoulder.

"It's really like an arrow, it turns out that it's still a little kid who follows my ass, and in the blink of an eye, my uncle will have to ask you for help."

I scratched my cheek with some embarrassment.

After all, Hu Kunming was an officer in a high position, and the smile on his face did not last long, but he returned to the topic.

"Shi'an, this matter is kept secret in the army, and in addition to me and you, only a few senior generals of the General Staff of our military region know about this matter, so I hope you can keep this matter a secret."

I nodded.

When I was a child, I stayed with Uncle Hu for so long, and I still knew a little about the army's secrecy regulations. Not to mention that some units of the document have not even been known to the outside world, and the secrecy regulations are even stricter for such things that can cause panic in society.

If it weren't for the fact that there were no people in the army who could solve this kind of thing, I don't believe Uncle Hu would have told me about it.

"How are the wounded soldiers doing? If this monster's demonic aura was so strong, their injuries wouldn't have healed in a while. ”

I remembered the three wounded soldiers and looked up again.

"The situation is very bad, all three people have been hit hard in the chest, the most serious one almost directly cut the sternum, they have undergone emergency surgery, and they are still in the intensive care unit, and they have been in the emergency room three times."

Uncle Hu's expression darkened, obviously very worried about the officers and soldiers under his command being so seriously injured.

When I heard this, I became anxious, and said in a hurry:

"Not good! If the sternum is really injured by the monster, with the demonic energy on this monster, the soldier is very likely to have been eroded by the demonic energy, if measures are not taken in time, the death is still a trivial matter, there are so many patients in the intensive care unit, it is difficult to say that it hurts people. ”

As soon as I finished speaking, the phone in Uncle Hu's hand rang vividly, and he made an embarrassed gesture and turned around to pick up the phone.

"Hey, I'm Hu Kunming."

I don't know if it's because the earpiece is too loud, or if I'm better at hearing, but I listened to the voice on the phone.

"Chief, I'm Xiao Wang, I'm on my way to you, there is news from the military hospital, saying that the comrade who was injured by the monster is in some abnormal condition, and the guard company of the military region has rushed to the hospital, and the chief of staff ordered us to take you back to the headquarters immediately."

Hu Kunming's brows furrowed instantly, he glanced at me, and said in a deep voice:

"You know where I am, but I need to bring one more person, and you contact the General Staff and say that it is someone who can solve this matter."

"Yes!"

On the other end of the phone, he didn't talk nonsense, and he answered energetically and neatly.

Hu Kunming hung up the phone, turned around, and explained:

"Xiao Mu, I may have to trouble you to come with me, my guard said that the soldier who was injured by the monster is in a very abnormal condition, and it is very likely that there has been the phenomenon of being eroded to the heart by the demon qi you said."

I heard the trace of anxiety in Uncle Hu's tone, nodded firmly, and said comfortingly:

"Uncle Hu, I've heard it all, don't worry, it will take two or three days from the appearance of the situation to the complete mutation, and we still have time."

"Those are all young men in their prime of life, if something happens, how can we explain to their parents." Hu Kunming looked up at the sky that had sunset in Shanxi, still muttered to himself with some concern, turned his head again, and said, "Xiao Mu, my guards will come to pick us up immediately, but we may have to go directly to the provincial capital, the distance is a bit far, and it is estimated that we will not be able to come back tonight." ”

"It's okay, I'll go talk to my parents."

The foyer was still a steaming scene, and when the three men saw me running in in a hurry, they all gave me questioning looks.

"Dad, Mom, Uncle Hu has something to deal with over there, and I may not be able to accompany you two elders tonight."

My parents were indeed enlightened, and understood what I was talking about, and they did not ink, nodding, and with some concern, they said:

"Either way, stay safe."

I turned to Aunt Hu again, and just wanted to speak, but she interrupted:

"Xiao Mu, I know how dangerous it will be for your Uncle Hu to help solve the matter, you pay attention to safety. I'll accompany your parents for you tonight, so you two can go with confidence. ”

Before the words fell, a piercing brake sound came from outside the door, and I heard Uncle Hu's thick voice shouting:

"Xiao Mu, come on, we're leaving."

I answered, bowed lightly to my parents, and then turned and ran out of the courtyard.

But I heard my parents shouting inside the house, telling me to be careful.