In a suite in a high-end hotel, Dongfang Chen asked Akama, "That's all the information?"

"In the past, lynchings were very common in countries like the Persian Empire, and most executions were resolved within the clan or religion, mixed with external cases, and it was difficult to inquire about what you were looking for," Akama replied with a cartoon-shaped avatar on the monitor.

In the sixties and seventies of the last century, Iran gradually entered a civilized society with a legal system, and the situation improved. In terms of disappearances and unsolved murders, it seems to be at a normal level. ”

Dongfang Chen asked again: "What about the special circumstances? ”

Akama let out a happy laugh: "Haha, my esteemed captain, are you a detective who has seen too much?"

What kind of place is this? It's Iran, big brother. Let's not mention whether Alyus committed a crime or not, even if it is an ordinary murder in human society, if the murderer throws his body into the wilderness, it won't be long before the corpse will be dried up by the dry and abnormal climate here. How do you check this, Captain?

I want to warn you, don't blame Alyx and Quicksand for all the dried corpses. ”

Dongfang Chen was stunned when he heard this, and reacted instantly. It turned out that his initial theory was simply untenable. There are only two states of a corpse: decomposition and dehydration and carbonization, and these two states can occur depending on the environment. Normally, nine out of ten corpses will decay and disappear, and only dry or wet corpses will appear in special environments with very little water content or no oxygen.

After evaporating the victim's body with Shadow Quicksand, Alyux disposes of the corpses in a humid aerobic environment, where they will also decompose. By the same token, if any dehydrated corpse is found, it does not necessarily mean that it is the work of Alyux.

Dongfang Chen understood that his biggest problem during this period of time was that he was too confident in subjective judgment, so it was easy to ignore objective factors, and things fell into a dead end all of a sudden. Solomon was also lost in thought, taking off his glasses and rubbing his brow from time to time.

A few minutes later, Akama suddenly burst out laughing again, startling the two of them: "Whahaha, Captain, Pulsatilla, you two are so stupid." ”

Brains are bound by habitual thinking, isn't it? You can start with legends!"

Dongfang Chen was shocked when he heard this: "Legends, but legends must also be based on a trace of facts, if Aliux commits murder, it will also be carried out in the shadows, in ancient times, wars and lynchings were rampant, who cares about the disappearance and life and death of a person?"

Akama replied: "Nothing disappears for no reason, including life. If someone goes missing or dies, no matter how indifferent people are, they will inevitably leave traces, which is due to the conservation of mass and energy, and cannot be erased.

Since it was impossible for people to know the true circumstances of the incident at that time, why not look for clues from the rumors they used to spread falsely?"

Solomon whispered, "Rumors? Achilles did nothing but murder. When it comes to killings, new killings are being made every minute all over the world, including in Iran, what are the rumors? Are there still few exaggerated legends about butchers and executioners? How can we distinguish between them?

Akama sneered, "Hehe, I said you were stupid, don't you admit it?May I ask what will happen to Alyux if he uses the Shadow Quicksand to kill people?

Dongfang Chen and Solomon were shocked at the same time: "Vampire!"

Akama continued to laugh: "This is your habitual thinking. Who said that vampire legends are only European patents? Iran, as an old *** country, do you think that it is impossible for vampire legends with strong Christian overtones to circulate here?

People's feelings of fear come from instinct, not from politics or religion. If Alyux uses the wrath of Elan to commit crimes here at every turn, then there will inevitably be a legend similar to that of a vampire circulating among the people!"

Dongfang Chen was overjoyed when he heard this: "Akama, there is really you." Please check the relevant information as soon as possible. ”

Akama grinned, "Hehe, Captain, I've already prepared it for you." Please look at the map, through my analysis, you should go the most...... It's here: Keshval!"

......

A day later, Dongfang Chen and Solomon flew alone without any means of transportation, through the mountains, to a small village hidden deep in the Zagros Mountains: Keshvar.

The reason why Akama chose this place is because in addition to the legend of a vampire-like fire demon here, it is also one of the sacred places of Zoroastrianism somewhere in the nearby mountains.

Zoroastrianism, also known as Zoroastrianism, was the state religion of the ancient Persian Empire. The ancient Persian Empire sent many envoys abroad to spread Zoroastrianism, including China. From the Northern and Southern Dynasties to the Two Song Dynasties, and then to the early Ming Dynasty, ancient China should be very familiar with Zoroastrianism. It's just that at that time, China respected Confucianism, and religions that were not very useful for governing the country were always kept as if they were leaving, and as long as they became bigger and stronger, they would be suppressed. Therefore, Zoroastrianism has not developed in China, and it is considered a small minority, far less prosperous than Buddhism and Taoism.

Originally, Dongfang Chen had little interest in Zoroastrianism, but one detail had to make him pay attention to this religion of ancient Persia. Shadow quicksand, also known as Elan's Fury, is generally in a state of quicksand, but due to its excitation behavior, it looks more like a flame about to move.

The lesser-known Keshwar, deep in the surrounding mountains, is said to be the birthplace of Zoroastrianism, as it enshrines the unquenchable flame. Many people have seen the sacred fire with their own eyes, and Zoroastrian texts also record that the holy place here is called Avisena, which means the footprints of Mitra, the god of fire.

However, there is also a legend about the fire demon that has survived to this day. Legend has it that those who have sinned but escaped the judgment of the world will not escape the judgment of the god of fire, and will one day be devoured by the demon of fire. Because Zoroastrianism worships fire but opposes cremation, cremation can only be enjoyed by sage-level grandmasters, and ordinary people practice sky burial. Therefore, once there is a deceased person who has been burned dry and has no signs of burning, he is regarded as a sinner who has been devoured by the fire demon.

Dongfang Chen came to the judgment based on the above two legends that this place must be one of the hidden places of Alyux, otherwise how can all this be explained? Except for active volcanoes and places rich in oil and gas, how can there be a perennial fire that cannot be extinguished? And the death of the person who was devoured by the fire demon in the legend is simply a sure way to die in the form of a swift shadow quicksand.

When they arrived in Keshwar, Dongfang Chen and Solomon did not disturb the local residents, but immediately went to the nearby mountains and used all means to start searching.

Soon, Dongfang Chen's large group of clones found clues: a large number of human corpses were found in a certain valley, and there were all kinds of dead states. Then, one after another canyon crevices comparable to mass graves were discovered. After Akama's exploration, it was found that the corpses inside were full of bones and gloomy energy, and they were basically integrated with the earth and stones, and they could not be found without careful searching, and they were full of all kinds of creatures that lived on the bones and carrion.

Dongfang Chen got the doppelganger report and said "It's almost all humanoid bones, who would go to this kind of place to kill people?"

Solomon was also frightened: "Hundreds of canyons and peaks have been discovered, this ...... How many people has this guy killed? Over a million, right?"

Dongfang Chen gritted his teeth and said: "Aliux got the artifact more than six hundred years BC, and now it is a full three thousand two hundred years, it is normal to count the killing of one million, and this frequency will never cause too much attention." This guy is smart, but unfortunately he doesn't use it on the right path!

The horde, apart from the bones, haven't you found the movement of Achilles or the quicksand?"

Several voices simultaneously sounded to him: "No, there is no one living except the inhabitants of Keshwar and us. ”

Dongfang Chen licked his lips and said with a cruel smile: "This guy must have gone out hunting." Then we're here...... Waiting for him!"