Lu Yao's excited voice came from the other end of the phone-

"Li'er, what you asked me to do, it's okay!"

I listened quietly, a little nervous.

"The rust on your dagger is indeed a natural cause, not a man-made one...... There is an even more unbelievable discovery - there are traces of sweat and blood on the handle of the knife, and after DNA comparison, there is no doubt that it is Tong Liu himself! ”

My heart shook.

"And colleagues in the laboratory department said that these traces were not left six years ago, at most three or four months!"

Tong Liu really didn't die?! But where has she gone all these years? Why don't you reach out to your family? And why did it suddenly appear in the extremely cold and harsh primeval forest?!

I ended the call and walked up to Professor Tong, "I'll take this business." ”

Professor Tong's old face instantly showed a childlike smile, "I knew—"

"But I have three conditions."

"You said, as long as you can do it, I will satisfy you!"

"First, no less commission can be missed."

"Of course, I understand the rules of your industry, rest assured, the funds are absolutely guaranteed!"

"Second, all of your people can't participate, including you and Tong Yang."

"I knew we were going to be a drag. Also, you don't ......" Professor Tong hesitated, but the word "trust" still didn't come out, "What about the third?" ”

"A month later, if there is no news from me, this matter will be stopped, and no one can be sent over-" I also said this to Du Longbiao and Luo Zhouyi, no matter what is there, let it be buried under the deep snow and away from the world, "In addition, I must know, what are you and your peers investigating in 'Longhugou'?" ”

Professor Tong hesitated, "There, it seems that 'abnormal creatures' have been found. ”

I waited for him to continue.

"But I really don't know what it is, the expedition team didn't find anything but Koyanagi's dagger, and my team lost contact......" The professor didn't seem to be lying.

Subsequently, Du Longbiao asked Professor Tong's father and son to identify the blurred face of the woman in the tape, but unexpectedly, the picture was even more blurry, and it was no longer even possible to see that it was a human figure, Professor Tong sighed deeply, "It seems to be similar to what I guessed, there is a strong magnetic field there, and the tape degaussing is quite serious, and it is likely that the picture will never be played again." ”

I gave the black bracelet I found in the hole to Professor Tong, and he looked at it with a magnifying glass for a long time, "The corrosion is very serious, and it needs further treatment before it can be identified." OK...... Will you stay with me for now? ”

I shook my head, Professor Tong had to remove rust and take pictures, the whole process did not leave my sight, and when it was handed over to me again, the silver bracelet had a new look.

When we were leaving, Professor Tong held my hand tightly, very emotional, probably wanted to say some words of thanks, but still swallowed back, only from the pocket to take out a small instrument and stuffed into my hand, six years ago I saw, is the flashing "old man", he said this is the latest upgraded version, mainly used to detect the biomagnetic field - in fact, as small as ants to whales, there is a magnetic field in the body, but it is very weak, the detection has no practical significance, but some "abnormal organisms" are different, Their biomagnetic field is unusually strong, and the detector will sound an alarm whenever they get close.

I remembered the past six years ago, when Xie Gong, who had become a host, approached us, the "old man's machine" did flash frequently, and if Professor Tong had warned earlier, we would have at least had more time to deal with it.

This was one of the reasons why I didn't want to trust him.

When we went out, Professor Tong stopped me again, hesitated for a long time before saying, "Xiao Li, this trip may be very dangerous, you must be more careful, always ......."

Before he could finish speaking, I stepped out the door, only to hear another deep sigh......

……

In the evening, Du Longbiao brought Lu Yao and them together again, this time the people were all counted, and the banquet was very lively. Du Longbiao and Luo Zhouyi didn't mention the matter of "Dragon and Tiger Gou", and the wine talk still revolved around the bits and pieces of the past, and after the banquet was dismissed, Du Longbiao asked the driver to send Lu Yao and them home, and took me to drink the second meal alone.

There was no one else present, and he became serious and asked me if I was sure about this trip.

What do I say? Rescue the investigation team, or find Tong Liu's whereabouts?

He took a big sip and looked at me, "At least you're going to come back alive." ”

"You think I'm going to die?"

"At least I know that going deep into the iceberg and snow forest alone is no different from sending him to death."

I laughed, "Alone? No, no, no, I'm not 007, what kind of lonely hero I play. ”

Du Longbiao also smiled meaningfully, "Li'er, I have also been in contact with your industry, and there seems to be a rule called 'three do not do one, nine do not form a team.'" ’”

Indeed, we belong to the adventure in an alternative sense, and the target is not only dangerous mountains and rivers, but also dangerous places, and it is inevitable that there are many dangers when the number is small, but it is too obvious to attract the attention of all parties - after all, we often wander on the edge of law and morality, and sometimes even cross that "red line" - so the "team" strives to be lean and keep the focus to a minimum.

"What about this time? How many people are you going to bring? Du Longbiao asked again.

I smiled and didn't answer, filled his glass, looked out the window at the snow, and took out my phone.

The phone was called to "Brother Mu", he is a senior in our industry, although he is not very old, but he debuted very early, and he has long stopped working with the team, and now he is only responsible for contacting and setting up the team, which is equivalent to scheduling in the factory. Although he is thousands of miles away, his information resources are extremely huge, weaving a "big net" covering the whole world, and if there is anything in the industry, he is the first choice.

Brother Mu listened to my intentions and said to help me take a look at it immediately. Du Longbiao and I didn't have a stomach for two beers, and his phone call came back, saying that he had found a few people who happened to be going into the mountain, and whether they could form a team and had a detailed discussion with them in person.

The next day, Du Longbiao waited for me outside the guest house early, and Luo Zhouyi came with him in the car.

Du Longbiao also helped her speak, "Okay, sooner or later, I will be a police officer, and let her have a long experience." ”

We arrived at the agreed place, it was a snow park, just in time for Sunday, there were many tourists sightseeing, Luo Zhouyi was a little excited, and asked me if I also had any joint code, and my big eyes looked around and blinked.

Du Longbiao frowned, "Pick such a place with so many people, it seems that your 'teammates' are not good masters, and they will run away at any time when they see the wind and grass." ”

Luo Zhouyi's smiling face suddenly turned cold, and he grabbed my arm, "Brother Yang, look there-"

……