Li and Wu sat down slowly.

Seeing Shen Lian's view, Li Xu immediately understood, lowered his head and said, "My subordinates have something to report." ”

Shen Lian nodded: "Say it." ”

"In the territory under our jurisdiction, there are six villages that have had accidents one after another, and the same thing has happened, and a large number of people have gone missing!

"Missing" Shen Lian frowned, more than 800 people disappeared for no reason, human traffickers can't do such a thing.

"Here's the details!"

Li Xu handed over a roll of paper, Shen Lian took it and read it carefully, and couldn't help but hold his breath when he saw it.

"Giethoorn Village, one hundred and twenty-three people are missing. The villagers found that there was a strange light coming out of the fart hole in Sheephorn Mountain, and they rushed to enter the cave to hunt for treasure, but they never came out again, and no one was dead or dead. ”

"Liujiazhuang, one hundred and fifty-five people are missing. In the dense forest outside the village, there is a strange light flickering at night, the owner of the village led the villagers to hunt for treasure late at night, did not return all night, after reporting the case, the yamen searched for three days and three nights, and did not find any clues. ”

"Erdaogou, ninety-six people are missing. In the abandoned mine, the treasure is shining, the village chief organized a group of villagers to go into the cave to investigate, and then there were five officials who went into the cave to look for people, and they never returned. ”

......

Six villages, six bizarre disappearances.

The common denominator is that there is a sudden sparkle of treasure near the village, which attracts people's attention, and all the people who go to explore are gone, and no one is alive or dead.

Shen Lian raised his eyebrows and said in a deep voice, "Has this happened before?"

"Yes!" Li Xu nodded, "My subordinates specially retrieved the previous files, and found that every twelve to fifteen years, similar disappearances occurred, and they could be traced back to more than three hundred years ago. ”

Shen Lian was surprised: "After such a long span, I haven't found out the reason"

Li Xu sighed heavily, shook his head slightly, and said: "On the file records, there is a suspicion that a monster is eating, but no one has ever seen this monster, and there is no trace of any monster left. ”

Shen Lian fell into a deep groan.

"There must be a demon in the abnormal! In such a large-scale case of missing persons, there is no trace of the modus operandi, and it is absolutely not the work of man!" Shen Lian was sure that this was a demon disaster.

There is a youkai who is low-key and cautious, and does not use any savage and violent means, but lures people into the ambush circle through treasure light, omens, etc., quickly exterminates them, eats and leaves, and then goes to the next place, and then hunts in the same way.

"This monster, very cunning, very tricky. After thinking about it for a while, Shen Lian's eyes flashed, and he thought about it.

"Li Xu, you go and find those files and sort them out, count the time and place of all the missing cases, and mark them on the map. Shen Lian's expression was serious, and he quickly ordered.

Li Xu was a little confused, he didn't know what Shen Lian was going to do, and hurriedly responded: "Yes, my subordinates will do it." ”

Wu Yanzong also arched his hand and said: "Go down and take a hand." ”

About an hour later, Li and Wu completed the statistics and handed over a topographic map, on which an area was marked with dense information.

Shen Lian looked at it again and again, the corners of his mouth gradually curled, and a playful expression flashed.

Li Xu and Wu Yanzong glanced at each other, unaware of it, and they both felt that Shen Lian at this moment was unfathomable!

"If I'm not mistaken, this monster's lair should be in this area. Shen Lian pointed his finger at a certain place on the map.

"What, I don't know what kind of monster is committing the crime, even the monster's lair has been found!!"

Li and Wu were shocked, puzzled, and even incredulous, and immediately said in unison: "How can you see it?"

Coming to this conclusion involves statistics, big data analysis, and statistical analysis of the hunting locations of yokai every ten years, so as to find out the rules of their activities.

It is almost impossible to explain these complex things, considering the limitations of the knowledge of Li and Wu.

Shen Lian pondered for a while, but still tried his best to explain, and said: "The world we live in is vast, and the territory occupied by the human race is actually only a small part, as well as the vast deep mountains and old forests, as well as the places with harsh environments, are occupied by many monsters.

If youkai want to eat people, they will inevitably build nests not too far from the Terran settlement.

As far as this disappearance case is concerned, the monster who committed the crime is cautious and very restrained, and the possibility of an individual committing the crime is extremely high.

Here, I'm assuming that there is only one youkai who is doing the murder, and that he runs out to eat every ten years.

This youkai is very cunning, he never eats continuously in a certain area, this time to the west, the next time to the east, in rotation.

Suppose he hunts in the direction of the sun, which is clockwise, ahem, and eats in four areas, east, west, south, and north, and then forty or fifty years have passed.

Moreover, there are many villages in the same area, and he goes to one village this time, and the next time he comes in forty or fifty years, he will go to another village, and he will not commit a crime in one place repeatedly.

In this way, it seems irregular, with very few clues, untraceable, and unpredictable, so that no one has found this monster for more than 300 years.

Because he is like cutting leeks, hunting and eating one after another over a long period of time, this model is very scientific and in line with the path of sustainable development......

Ahem, all in all, how can you walk by the river without getting your shoes wet, this monster is extremely shrewd, but he forgets that his lair is fixed. ”

Shen Lian's finger drew a circle on the map and pointed it to Li and Wu, "Take a closer look, whether all the locations of the missing cases are around this area!"

Li Wu's eyes had already widened.

"It's true, this area is blank, and all the disappearances are outside the blank area, in a circle. Li Xu was shocked and exclaimed.

Wu Yanzong was dumbfounded, in fact, he didn't understand too much, but he felt that what Shen Lian said was very reasonable, and it seemed to be like this.

"Elder Shen is Elder Shen, even Cao Chengdu was played to death by him, awesome, really awesome!" Wu Yanzong looked at Shen Lian in awe, completely convinced!

Li Xu also obeyed, the puzzle he couldn't figure out, in the hands of Shen Lian, it was solved in two clicks, and the high judgment was set, the strength is not as good as people, and the wisdom is not as good as people, so I can't disagree with it!

Shen Lian ordered: "You immediately send people to this area to investigate, be sure to find out the lair of the monsters, it is best to find out what kind of monsters it is, and then concentrate your forces to exterminate them." ”

"Yes!"

Li and Wu replied very seriously.

......

On the same day, Gu Garden.

A bounty was put out:

Cangya Mountain, exploration mission, task points 600 points

"Hey, the exploration mission of 600 mission points, Cangya Mountain, has anyone been there?"

"Cangya Mountain, I have been there, the mountain is majestic and majestic, full of flowers and grass, the scenery is very good. ”

"This is a reconnaissance mission, asking if there are any monsters in Cangya Mountain"

"Probably not, there are a lot of beasts over there, especially the golden cobra, there are a lot of them! But I also went around the periphery, and I didn't go deeper, so I can't tell you what happened in the mountain. ”

"I want to take on this mission, does anyone want to team up with me?"

A moment later, a scout team of three Gu masters unveiled the bounty order, and after registering, they set off with a little preparation.

Three days later, the three arrived at Cangya Mountain.

As far as the eye can see, the cliff mountain is swirling, the strange rocks are craggy, the trees are towering, you can hear the roar of the beasts in the mountain from afar, it is lively and abnormal, it is not a place of dead silence.

"What a mountain, endless scenery!"

Jin Renyu is young and in good spirits, looking back and forth from afar, the Adam's apple is flattened, and at a glance, he knows that he is a woman dressed as a man.

"Brother Jin, the Angry Kun Gang will not issue a search bounty for no reason, there may be powerful monsters lurking in Cangya Mountain, so it's better to be careful. ”

The middle-aged man next to Jin Renyu is named Song Chengzuo, his surname is Song, and his original profession is Song Chengzuo, everyone calls him Song Chengzuo, and over time, even he himself has called himself like this, and his original name is no longer used.

Song Yanzuo's face was serious, his eyes scanned the surroundings, and he looked extremely cautious, which was in stark contrast to the grinning Jin Renyu.

"Uncle Song is right, we have to be careful. The third companion is called Zhou Xuan, a young man who has just become a father, with a calm expression, playing with a green snake in his hand, and his eyes are attentive.

Jin Renyu stuck out his tongue and said arrogantly: "Is there any danger, I don't know yet." ”

As she spoke, her ears suddenly became longer, erect, fluffy, and clearly a pair of rabbit ears, making her look cute and cute, delicate and lovable.

The rabbit's ears turn back and forth, and the ears listen in all directions.

Jin Renyu listened for a long time and chuckled: "There is a large beast in Dongfang Sanli, either a tiger or a leopard, and it is safe in other directions." ”

"Rabbit ear Gu, it's really practical and beautiful. Zhou Xuan was greatly surprised, and looked at Jin Renyu's gaze and couldn't help but feel a little more eager.

Song Qizuo nodded: "Then I will enter the mountain from the south." ”

Zhou Xuan took the initiative to walk in front and said, "There are many snakes in Cangya Mountain, my snake control Gu is the nemesis of snakes, so let me open the way." ”

"Good!"

Song Qizuo and Jin Renyu naturally have no opinion.

The three of them entered the mountain in such a finished shape, and along the way, relying on Jin Renyu's super hearing, they avoided many large beasts.

Unconsciously, they encountered more and more krait cobras, but Zhou Xuan opened the way, and all the krait cobras gave way.

Suddenly!

The green snake lying on Zhou Xuan's shoulder trembled violently, and Zhou Xuan then stopped, his expression becoming extremely vigilant.

"Be careful, there's a powerful snake hiding ahead. Zhou Xuan held his breath.

"Snake" Jin Renyu listened carefully, frowned, and shook his head. "I didn't hear anything. ”

"It's that I can't hear it, or there's no sound at all, right" Song Qizuo narrowed his eyes and asked in a low voice.

Jin Renyu's face changed suddenly: "There is no sound, there is dead silence ahead." ”

Zhou Xuan looked at the green snake that was trembling more and more, and said with a solemn expression: "Something is wrong, it seems that there is more than one snake." ”

Before the words fell, a piece of bark suddenly moved slightly between the branches and leaves of a big tree in front of him.

Jin Renyutu's ears trembled, and he raised his head suddenly, looking at the big tree in front of him, his eyes searching back and forth.

"You three livestock, you actually ran to the territory of the Golden Snake Demon Clan, who gave you such courage" The strange voice sounded in vain, echoing in the forest.