After 1 month of surveillance and reconnaissance, James found nothing useful. He didn't give up, and as a good agent, he needs to be patient.

While monitoring and scouting the research institute, he also paid attention to collecting some news about the area. He also went to investigate the legend of the giant python that once made a lot of noise, but unfortunately the so-called giant python has disappeared. And the crocodiles that slipped away were not found, not even one.

Although he felt that there should be a secret of life hidden in it, no matter how much he investigated, he could not find the result, and in the end he could only give up and turn to the research institute patiently.

Finally, after a month, he saw a large truck drive into the research institute. It was the first time in a month that he had seen a truck drive into the institute. He swears by his JJ that there is definitely something wrong with this big truck. He resolutely turned his attention from this institute to this big truck.

"Where did it come from? What is it used for? ”

He quickly packed his things, prepared his things before the big truck left, and then drove a car to follow the big truck. Changing cars, overtaking, and changing lanes, it took a lot of tricks to carefully track and avoid being discovered by large trucks.

He was pleasantly surprised by the truck's performance, which stopped in a lot of places, and then drove away after a short period of time, and the route felt like it had no purpose.

"There's a door!!" James snickered, quickly wrote down all the locations, and continued to follow the big truck around for a "ride". Finally, when I was changing cars and changing lanes, I accidentally lost the car.

Although he didn't see where the big truck ended up, and even though he didn't put a special transmitter on the truck, James was still happy because things had opened a gap. He believes that with his own skills, he will soon be able to open this gap even wider and wider.

Subsequently, while monitoring the research institute opposite with a remote camera, he also began to investigate the recorded locations, and easily found out that these places were places where animals and plants were collected and sold. Finally, one day, he found a clue that all of these places had a common source of flora and fauna - around the town of Amto.

"Isn't this where that python happened?"

James, who had obtained this precious clue, dressed up non-stop, signed up for a tour group, and came to the town of Amto. Under the guidance of the tour guide, he visited a lot of scenic spots, botanical gardens, botanical gardens, botanical gardens, and botanical gardens, and there was no zoo at all.

"Why is this happening?"

Just as James was about to ask this question, a visitor had already asked the question: "Guide, why haven't I seen a zoo here?" ”

"Well, it's because a lot of animals were poisoned to death at that time, and I heard that it was related to food, and then the zoo was simply changed to a botanical garden."

"It doesn't matter if others believe it or not, James doesn't believe it anyway. Thinking of the Institute's strange behavior, James was even more sure that there was something wrong here.

Unfortunately, James only focused on the animals and did not notice any changes in the plants in the botanical garden. Because James didn't know much about plants, he didn't notice that the plant image here was slightly different from the original image. The tour guide is also here for the first time, and many of the introductions are based on the internal information of the tour agency, so she herself does not know that the plants here have changed.

After the tour, James returned to his hidden surveillance location and checked the situation of the research institute, but found nothing of value. There was no progress here, and James decisively decided to go to the mountains to find clues himself.

He disguised himself as a wild traveler, held a video camera, and went into the mountains and forests of the town of Amto.

However, he soon discovered that something was wrong: with his professional experience, he soon discovered that there were many hidden cameras installed in the jungle, and the installation method was very sophisticated.

He was so happy and surprised that he didn't dare to stay longer, so he pretended to be in a hurry and left in a hurry as if he had received a call and had something urgent.

The monitoring center on the edge of Amla village found out about the situation, but it did not attract the attention of the monitoring center staff, because James acted too similarly. And they are inexperienced after all, and they have never dealt with elite agents in the United States.

For a variety of reasons, James managed to escape from surveillance. Cautious, he no longer stayed, went directly back to his hiding place during this time, packed all his things, and left China directly from Xishuangbanna and entered Laos.

According to the location of the map, most of the attached jungle in the town of Amto borders Laos, so James chose to flee to Laos.

After arriving in Laos, James plans to hire local guides to cross the Lao border to avoid surveillance and continue to investigate.

Due to the chaos of law and order here, the tourism industry is not as developed as Xishuangbanna, so the guides here are basically people who often go into the mountains to hunt for a living. If someone hires them, they can easily be transformed into a tour guide.

James followed the instructions of the hotel attendant to the "guide" gathering place, Mangbata Bar.

Dirty and messy, that's the first impression this bar made on James.

"I have a friend who is missing and want to find a guide to go in and search for him, does anyone want to go?"

When they heard that the gringo was going to hire a guide, many of them were eager to try it, because the gringos were generally richer and could be slaughtered.

"Where are you going?"

"Aina!" (Aina is a place in Laos that intersects with the town of Amto)

"Aina??! It's a dangerous place, and I advise you not to go. ”

"Your friend must have died a long time ago, maybe in the belly of a tiger, or bitten by a poisonous snake."

When they heard that they were going to that horrible place in Aina, everyone flinched.

James was very curious, and after inquiring, he found out that more than a dozen people had disappeared there in the previous month, and later sent a few more people in to look for them, but they did not return. So a lot of guides don't want to go there now.

However, there must be brave men under the heavy reward, and after James offered three times the mercenary payment, the two guides finally agreed. The task of the guide is always easier than the task of hunting and catching wild beasts, not to mention the amount of money you take.

The next morning, after negotiating the price, the two guides took James's six-seater boat and entered a stream from the Nanwu River and headed upstream.

It's still the rainy season, the stream is deep, and it's not raining, so the flow is relatively smooth. The boat sailed steadily and quickly, and in less than three hours, the three of them almost reached Aina.

"Stop!!" James caught something special underneath the stream ahead, several large pieces of light white lying at the bottom of the stream. Generally speaking, there will be silt at the bottom of the stream, and white things are rare. Suspicious, he hurriedly called out to the person who was driving the boat.

The boat soon came to a halt, and the three men went up to the shore, approached, and looked down at the bottom of the stream, where a few large pieces of hazy white were laid on the bottom.

"Nothing?" One of the guides said.

James glanced at him and replied, "Those large pieces of white, I suspect they are pieces of the ship, didn't you say that someone is missing here?" Maybe that's the boat they're on. ”

The two guides looked at each other, as if it made sense, and finally decided to go down and have a look. If you can find a clue, you can sell it for some money when you go back.

One of them took off his clothes, leaving only his underwear, striped. He sprang into the water with agility and then swam nimbly through the water like a fish, and his swimming skills were superb.

Soon, he surfaced, climbed ashore, and with a not very good face, said: "It is the wreckage of the ship, and it is broken, and part of it is buried in the mud, and it cannot be pulled out." ”

James pondered for a moment and said, "At the current speed of the water, this wreck should have been destroyed about 200 meters upstream, and then floated all the way, sank all the way, and finally reached this place after a month's current impact." Let's take a look upstream. ”

Although it was only 200 meters away, the road in the jungle was not easy to walk, so the three of them returned to the boat, drove the boat carefully, and slowly drove upstream.

However, when they had driven less than 100 meters, they saw another small boat leaning against the shore in front of them, which looked as if it had been destroyed.

The boat slowly approached.

30 meters, 20 meters, 10 meters.

The three of them finally saw clearly, only to see that the six-seater boat had been damaged to the point that it was not in shape, and only the boat frame was intact. The most frightening thing is that the boat was not wrecked, but was destroyed by an unknown animal.

The ship was littered with huge five-finger claw marks, which were evident from the claw marks about the size of a basin. To add insult to injury, the claw marks are filled with shocking tears, all of which are 2 centimeters wide.

You must know that these ships are made of polymer materials, and even if you use a big axe to vigorously chop this material, you may not be able to cut out the axe marks. You can imagine how sharp this claw is, and what terrifying power the owner of the claw has.

A shadow of death hung over the hearts of the three of them.

James was not afraid, but very excited. He felt that the truth was right in front of him, and a wave of blood was stirring in his heart.

The two guides are opposite, and they are beginning to regret being hired here.

"We're getting out of this hellish place." The two guides didn't want to stay here for a moment.

However, having come here, you can't just walk if you want to.

By this time, Aoki had already noticed them.

"The opportunity has not yet presented itself, and it is not yet time to expose yourself. So, you have to die. ”