During the day, they had already checked the terrain, and according to the information provided by the shopkeeper, they learned that the place of the transaction was in a small room at the back of the inn's backyard, just against a small corner gate at the back. Every time the food is delivered, the Taoist priest is at midnight, from the back of the corner door, quietly in, back with a big burden of that kind of "dish", after entering the house, will simply say a few words to the shopkeeper, both sides inspect the goods to collect the money, and then after taking the money, do not stay for a moment, immediately go out from the back corner door, and soon disappeared without a trace, no one knows where he went.

According to this information, the professor made a strict arrangement, he asked a student to lie in ambush behind the firewood and grass stack inside the corner gate, responsible for observing the situation inside the house, because the corner gate behind is a must for Taoist priests, so the remaining three people, all behind a few big trees outside the corner gate.

The night slowly deepened, and it happened to be "a dark moon and a cloudy day", although it was not a stretch of hand and could not see five fingers, but it was already very difficult to see objects a few steps away, according to this situation, the professor and Tang Chizhou discussed it, and decided to put the hidden location again, and then get a little closer to the corner gate. Fortunately, on either side of the corner gate, two lanterns were hung, and although the light was dim, it was a little bright.

The street behind the corner gate is a very remote alley, and there are very few people passing by in normal times, and in such a dark night, except for a few people who occasionally pass by at the beginning, as it gets later and later, no one appears again.

Nine o'clock, ten o'clock, eleven o'clock, the time passed minute by minute, and the spirits of several people became more and more excited. From time to time, the professor took out a fluorescent pocket watch and looked at the time over and over again. But when it was nearly twelve o'clock, there was still no movement, could there be any surprise, that Taoist priest would not come tonight?

The professor thought to himself, not only were they waiting for the Taoist priest to appear, but the shopkeeper and the shopkeeper were also waiting. Until nearly one o'clock in the morning, the Taoist priest still did not appear. The professor felt that the student next to him seemed to be a little impatient, and yawned several times in succession. He was also a little anxious in his heart, but Tang Chizhou, who was behind him, seemed very calm, calm and relaxed, without the slightest anxiety and anxiety, and even his breathing was so even.

Suddenly, they heard a slight footstep in the distance of the alley, in this silent night, and in the deep alley, this slight footsteps, as if amplified, the spirit of the three people suddenly tensed, held their breath, hid behind the tree, quietly observed.

The footsteps came from far to near, but because the night was too dark, there was no figure to be seen, and the distance of the person could only be judged from the footsteps. It was not until not far from the corner gate, by the dim light of the lantern, that I gradually saw a man wearing a robe, carrying a large burden, and carrying a hat—it was strange enough to wear a hat even in such a dark night.

The man walked to the corner door and knocked lightly a few times, but no one answered the door, he knocked a few more times, and there was a sound of footsteps in the corner door, and he shouted in a low voice, "Coming, coming." Then, the door creaked open, and the figure flashed in.

The professor knew that it was the Taoist priest who delivered the food when he arrived, and the shopkeeper did not lie to them, and their plan was to wait for the Taoist priest to come out, and several people followed the Taoist priest and managed to catch him.

After the Taoist priest entered, the professor took out a small circuit board from his bosom and looked at it from time to time as if he had just looked at a pocket watch. There is a green light on this circuit board, and if the Taoist priest does not go out through this corner door, but walks through the front door, the student who is ambushed inside will press the button in his hand, and this circuit board will receive the signal, and the green light will turn on. But because the green light has not been lit, it shows that the current progress is still in the plan.

After half an hour, I saw that the corner door suddenly opened, and the shopkeeper carried a lantern and sent the Taoist priest out. The two of them said a few more polite words, and the shopkeeper retreated to the door, waved goodbye to the Taoist priest, and then closed the door. The Taoist priest walked out of the alley with a bag that looked very heavy in his hand.

The professor, Tang Chizhou, and another student immediately followed. This kind of ray tracing is very difficult - too close will be noticed, but too far away will be lost.

Thankfully, the scout-only boots on the trio's feet were very useful, and when they were put on, they made a smaller sound than ordinary cloth shoes when they walked. However, the Taoist priest didn't know if it was because the burden in his hand was too heavy, or because of the habit of walking, the movement of walking was very loud, rustling, and spread far away.

Therefore, the three of them can keep a considerable distance from the back, and as long as they listen to the walking sound of the Taoist priest, they can easily follow them.

The Taoist priest did not walk very fast, and after coming out of the alley, he walked directly outside the city. Because it was already early in the morning, and it was very dark, the road was empty, and there might be occasional lanterns on the streets, but the Taoist priest walked through the dark alleys, and he seemed to be familiar with the terrain of the city, and he went around and around, and soon came outside the city.

The professor seemed to be very good at tracking, and he skillfully controlled the distance of the tracking, trying not to be lost or detected. Tang Chizhou and another student followed closely beside the professor.

After coming out of the city, if you want to go up the mountain, you must pass through an open field, this land is usually used for the New Year, festivals and singing, if there is little rain in any year, the practice of asking for rain, will also choose here.

The ground is all made of bluestone slabs, although it is not too flat, but it is also a relatively clean and tidy place, especially after the rain, the soil on the ground has been washed away, and it looks clean as new. During the day, the professor repeatedly surveyed the terrain for a long time, and finally decided to do something here.

Because if you go further into the mountains, it is a hillside full of trees and grass, and when you follow it, it is not only easy to be discovered by the Taoist priests, but also easy for the Taoist priests to escape.

The professor quickly slapped his palm, turned on the two strong flashlights in his hand, and shone them on the Taoist priest, Tang Chizhou and another student, carrying a plastic bucket full of "aromatic phosphor" in his hand, and rushed in the direction of the Taoist priest.

The Taoist priest was stunned by the strong flashlight, but he seemed to react quickly and ran towards the mountain. The professor held a flashlight, Tang Chizhou and another student, carrying a plastic bucket, chased after him, Tang Chizhou ran a little slowly, but the other student was young and strong, and often participated in sprint races in school, so the speed was very amazing, plus the Taoist priest was wearing a robe, cloth shoes, and the speed of running was very limited, the student chased two or three meters behind the Taoist almost instantly, quickly opened the lid of the plastic bucket, and splashed the Taoist priest with "aromatic phosphor", and the blue fluorescent powder sprinkled the Taoist priest's back.

The Taoist priest turned around, picked up the bag in his hand, and smashed it at the student. When the students stopped to hide, the Taoist priest took the opportunity to run up the hill and burrowed into the half-human-high grass in an attempt to escape. But the shimmering phosphor on the back was particularly noticeable in the dark night. This made it easy for the three of them to discover the whereabouts of the Taoist priest.

The Taoist priest may be surprised, he is very familiar with the terrain here, it is said that in the grass, this desperate run in the woods, should have gotten rid of the trackers, but why can the people behind them entangle themselves to death? In the process of escaping, the robe outside has been torn into strips. So, he wanted to stop a little, shake off the robe outside and run again, but he didn't notice the student in his panic, he had already caught up, and when the Taoist priest slowed down a little because he was about to take off his clothes, the student jumped up and crushed him to the ground.

The tall body of the Westerner could almost fit the thin Taoist priest, so the Taoist priest was pressed to the ground, almost without the power to resist, and struggled a few times, feeling that it was useless, so he stopped and was at the mercy of the student.

The professor and Tang Chizhou also rushed over, and the two ** mouths gasped for breath, and after a long while, the professor shone a flashlight on the student and said, "Pick him up."

After this moment, the student also gasped more evenly, and as soon as he heard the professor's order, he quickly stood up, and then grabbed the Taoist priest lying on the ground, and grabbed him like an eagle catching a chicken. Now the Taoist priest's hat had been lost, and the cloth covering his face had been torn off, and when the professor's flashlight found the Taoist priest's face, all three of them couldn't help but be surprised—because the Taoist priest's face looked as if it had been skinned! It's the kind that has no skin and only muscles, which is creepy.

All three of them have seen this kind of human body after being stripped of their skin in medical books or with their own eyes, especially Tang Chizhou, who can see this kind of skinned human specimen almost every day when he was studying in Western medical schools. But it was all dead, and the one in front of them turned out to be alive, how could it not make the three of them creepy, although they had already prepared for it, but the shock and fear when they saw it with their own eyes was far beyond their imagination.

Because there seemed to be no skin on his face, he couldn't see the Taoist priest's expression, only that on that bloody face, there were two eyeballs with almost no eyelids, gurgling. His mouth was also squirming, and other than that, there was no joy or sorrow on his face.

After about a minute of stalemate, the professor suddenly ordered the students, "Let the Taoist Master go." After the student let go, the professor said to the Taoist priest with a pleasant face: "I'm sorry, Taoist, offended, let me introduce myself, do you remember the Shanghainese who slapped you and was cursed by you to let the meteorite die?" That's my student. This time, I didn't want to take revenge on the Taoist chief, nor did we plan to hand it over to the authorities, because if this kind of thing was in accordance with legal procedures, we couldn't find any evidence, and the reason why we stopped the Taoist this time was to know something else. ”