I've always been a very confident person, and sometimes it's not an exaggeration to say "conceited".

Before I didn't understand how big the world really was, I always had the mentality of being the biggest grandfather and my second child. In the three years I was out of the home, I didn't even ask my grandfather for help once in order to prove myself.

But after a series of events, especially after my grandfather's death, my mentality has changed a lot. I don't dare to be complacent anymore, and I have become a little cautious.

If it had been before, I might have boasted about Haikou and vowed to eradicate those harmful corpse control insects. Now I don't dare to say big things, I will only carefully consider the consequences.

With my own strength, when facing the attack of the corpse control worm, I can retreat with my whole body, and I can even take Xiaobai out of this quagmire with me.

But it is too difficult to completely get rid of the corpse control insects. The unknown is terrifying, I don't know much about corpse control insects, and I don't know how many of them are there, how can this kind of battle be fought?

On second thought, I'm going to back down? After rescuing Xiaobai, he left with Xiaobai, and even fled abroad as grandpa said? That's not my style!

I don't know if my grandfather planted the talisman in my body that can deal with the corpse control insects, whether it was to protect me from the difficulties, or let me face the difficulties and eradicate the corpse control insects.

But when I think of my grandfather, I always remember everything he ever did. What would Grandpa do if this happened to him?

I believe that when my grandfather took me to escape from Shanghe Village, I must have been very heartbroken and ashamed. The talisman in Xiaobai's body and I is likely to be the hard work of my grandfather in the past twenty years, and he has not given up looking for a way to deal with corpse control insects for many years.

When I think about this, I have a feeling of enlightenment. Grandpa once told me to refine the talisman in my body as soon as possible, if I refine the talisman, I should be able to drive the talisman at will, right?

Grandpa still hopes in his heart that I can replace him and get rid of those corpse control insects. Of course, my grandfather was also worried about me, so he persuaded me to leave and not to go through the troubled waters.

All the choices are up to me, and my choice is ......

"Have you really figured it out? Are you sure you don't want to get out of here after rescuing Xiaobai and never be swept in again? Suddenly, Xiaobai's voice came into his ears.

My body shook unconsciously, and I looked back with a lot of confusion. Xiaobai's figure stood on the bank of the river not far behind him.

"Xiaobai, you ......," I exclaimed.

The other party smiled: "You know, I'm not Xiaobai." Chen Fan, are you sure you don't want to leave here? Sometimes, it's wise to hold back. ”

I frowned, the "Xiaobai" in front of me should be the mysterious person I met at the bottom of the river, who took away Da Meng's body.

"What choice do I make, it's none of your business? Where is Da Meng's corpse, hand him over quickly! I yelled and struck a defensive stance.

This mysterious person in front of me brought me great pressure, and the aura on his body was very strong. I can be sure that I am no match for him, and of course I will not think of attacking actively, it is self-defeating.

But at the same time, I didn't feel his malice. The reason why I was cautious about putting on a defensive posture was only because I was afraid that I would provoke him.

He smiled and shook his head: "It seems that you have made up your mind, even if you have created so many difficulties, you are not willing to back down." This is very similar to your grandfather. ”

My brow furrowed even deeper, I didn't know what he meant, why did he suddenly mention my grandfather again? Who is he?

"I did it on my own to let you float here along the river. I just want you to know that the water is so deep that if you step inside, you'll be completely submerged. He spoke again.

I stared at him with wide eyes, let's drift here, did he do it?

He seemed to have said something similar to my grandfather before, and wanted me to stay away from all of this and stop investigating what had happened in Shanghe Village. I didn't know his true intentions, but I could sense that he wanted to persuade me to retreat.

According to him, he let us drift here to let us know that the corpse control worm is not so easy to deal with. If you want to inquire about the affairs of Shanghe Village, it will be very difficult and you will face various dangers.

Seeing that I didn't speak, he smiled: "That's it, since you have made your choice, then you can do it yourself." I hope that when you die, you still don't regret it. ”

With that, he turned around, turned his back to me, and walked towards the river. I was stunned at first, and then shouted, "Who the hell are you?" Where is Da Meng, hand over Da Meng! ”

"Who I am, you'll find out later. Da Meng's corpse is a good material for refining evil corpses, so I took it away. His voice floated by the river, and the man had disappeared from my sight.

To be honest, I still had a vague affection for him just now. Because whatever his intentions, he was just trying to persuade me to retreat, and he didn't seem to have any ill will towards me.

But his last words completely erased my good impression of him, and I only hate him now. He took away Da Meng's corpse in order to refine the evil corpse?

I don't know much about the methods of refining evil corpses, but I know that refining evil corpses requires sealing part of the soul of the deceased in the corpse. In other words, Da Meng's soul is also in the hands of that person!

"Bastard, you get out of here! What's there to come at me and let go of the big one! I screamed in the direction he had disappeared.

No one responded to me, and I couldn't even hear an echo here. There was silence all around, and a gust of wind blew, and I felt a sense of gloom.

Before I knew it, my eyes were filled with tears, my nose was sore, and tears rolled down my eyes. It was I who caused the big harm, and he can't get peace now that he is dead.

I sat on the ground depressed, recalling the scene when I played with Da Meng as a child, and my heart was even more uncomfortable. Damn, I'll definitely find him and snatch Da Meng's corpse and soul back!

I don't know how long I've been sitting here, my satellite phone rang and someone sent a text message. glanced at it, that kind of tone should be Tian Jianjun.

"Before dawn, I rushed to the abandoned brick kiln ten miles east of Xiuhe Village. I hope your performance can satisfy me, everything depends on you. ”

As I expected, Tian Jianjun already had a plan. What I have to do is to act according to Tian Jianjun's arrangement, and as for what I do, I have to make my own decisions.

Dealing with an old fox like Tian Jianjun is a very energy-consuming thing. He wouldn't be very straightforward about his intentions, but left me guessing on my own.

Of course, this style of doing things is the safest for those of them who mix in officialdom. If I hadn't guessed his true intentions, he wouldn't have been affected in any way, and at most it would have been a pity.

As long as I can guess his true intentions, everything must go according to his plan, and he is the ultimate beneficiary. And how to do it is my own idea, and if something happens, he will not be involved.

I believe that Tian Jianjun is determined that I will figure everything out. A scheming guy like him, if he doesn't make a move, he doesn't think he'll lose.

I mourned for Ma Long for a few seconds in my heart, this half-hung Mr. Yin and Yang, who dares to break ground on Tian Jianjun's head, will suffer sooner or later. This time, Tian Jianjun wanted the right to speak, and even drove Ma Long away.

After guessing Tian Jianjun's thoughts, I didn't look for a place to hide, waiting for this moment. Time is pressing, now there are only more than ten hours, Tian Jianjun is even more anxious than me, wanting me to show up in time.

I haven't been to the abandoned brick kiln in the east ten miles of Xiuhe Village. However, accurate maps can be found on satellite phones, and Xiuhe Village has reached the Red River ten miles to the east.

According to the map, I only had to walk a few miles downstream along the Red River to reach my destination. The Red River is in that section, turning a corner, and the abandoned brick kiln should be in the protruding area on this side of the river.

Walking at night is more difficult than you think, especially in such an unfamiliar place. Even with satellite positioning, I almost got lost several times.

Luckily, I was able to reach the abandoned brick kiln just before dawn. Generally speaking, the location of the brick kiln is very particular, on the one hand, there must be a water source, and on the other hand, there must be enough soil.

The site of this abandoned brick kiln makes sense, there is no shortage of water near the river, and it is surrounded by wasteland where you can dig at will.

Perhaps it was a long time before the soil on the surface was hollowed out and the place was abandoned. If you continue to dig, the river will back up during the rainy season, and there will be a big problem.

I arrived at the abandoned brick kiln at around 3 a.m., some time before dawn. I don't know why Tian Jianjun asked me to come here, but out of an abundance of caution, I should have surveyed the nearby terrain first.

In the old-fashioned brick kiln, there must first be a cave for firing bricks. The mound by the river, which is five or six meters high, has been hollowed out inside, which is the most suitable place to build a cave.

The mound is backed by the Red River, and a few dozen meters ahead of the front is a large waterhole, the size of two football fields. This waterhole was completely excavated by hand, and the soil has long been burned into red bricks and sent to various places.

After getting a general idea of the nearby terrain, I found a hidden place to hide. After about an hour, I finally heard the footsteps of Si Suosuo.

Judging by the sound of footsteps, there were thirty or forty people who came. They had approached as cautiously as they could, not daring to make a sound.

I couldn't help frowning, if it was really Tian Jianjun and the others, as well as Ma Long and the group of armed police under him. I can basically conclude that the commander-in-chief of this operation is not Tian Jianjun.

True, the actions of these people are indeed stealthy enough. But they can't even hide it from me, and if they want to deal with the corpse control insects, this group of people is tantamount to a live target.

With Tian Jianjun's character, he would not be so careless. In other aspects, Tian Jianjun may not be as good as Ma Long, but Tian Jianjun's leadership ability is definitely not as good as Ma Long.

"Captain Ma, are you sure this is the nest of corpse control insects? The lives of our people are in your hands! "Suddenly, I heard Tian Jianjun's voice.

Hearing it, he was very dissatisfied with Ma Long, but he had to listen to Ma Long. If my guess is correct, Tian Jianjun was very opposed to this operation.

"What, you're afraid of death? If everyone is as scared of death as you are, who will get rid of the corpse control worms? I am disappointed by your performance and I will follow the advice of the above when I go back and transfer you back to the police force. Someone sneered and retorted.

This book was first published in Reading Books