After coming out of Jinli Casino, Meng Lei and his party did not delay too much on the road and went straight back to the Rongshui Apartment.

Although Serge has always been puzzled, he can't figure out where Meng Lei and the others came from, and why they would risk saving themselves from fire and water.

But Meng Lei's face was solemn throughout the whole process, and there was no superfluous explanation.

Therefore, Serge didn't dare to ask more, and honestly followed Huo Ye and the others, all the way back to the Rongshui Apartment.

After several hours of cleaning and ventilation, at this moment, the almost sweet stench and filth in the meltwater apartment have almost dissipated.

The filth and a large amount of mucus in the 401 apartment were also cleaned up by Zhang Chao and his party, and they were finally cleaned a lot.

Only the ceiling and chandelier still have some residual slime, which has not been thoroughly cleaned due to the strange location and inconvenient to clean.

However, on the whole, it can be regarded as a return to normal cleanliness.

The matter of looking for the guide came to an end, and Meng Lei kept thinking about the monster from before, so his steps were fast.

Soon after he walked through the door of the apartment building, someone had already informed Zhang Chao.

Knowing that Meng Lei had returned, Zhang Chao immediately ran out of room 401 in a hurry, took the initiative to greet him, and asked with concern:

"How's it going, Commander, is everything going well?"

Meng Lei nodded heavily, and said in a deep voice: "Fortunately, the person has been found, at least we have dealt with a key task at hand, and we don't have to worry about finding a guide anymore." ”

"Good, that's good!"

Hearing this, Zhang Chao breathed a sigh of relief, and before Meng Lei could continue to speak, he took out a strangely shaped pipe from his pocket and said with a serious expression;

"By the way, Commander, when we were cleaning the room just now, we found a lot of strange things, most of which are not recognizable, and the preservation is not particularly complete, only this pipe is relatively intact, you can take a look at it first."

In order to investigate the origin of the strange creature, Meng Lei told Zhang Chao and them before leaving, clean up the house, and no matter what unusual findings there are, they must be carefully preserved and notify themselves as soon as possible.

From this point, it can be seen that Zhang Chao's execution is still good, and he quickly completed the task assigned by Meng Lei.

Taking the strange-shaped pipe handed over by Zhang Chao, Meng Lei took it in his hand and looked at it carefully.

He found that this pipe was a little different from the ordinary pipes sold on the street in many places.

First of all, the material, ordinary pipe materials are generally all kinds of alien common metals, such as iron, copper, titanium, etc., placed under the light, the surface is glowing with a layer of surging metal ghost.

And the pipe that Zhang Chao found in the room of apartment 401 is obviously not metal, and the whole body is crystal clear.

It resembles jade, and it seems to be carefully polished from the bones of some kind of creature.

Through the crystal clear surface, you can even faintly see that there are surging bloodshot threads, or some strange nerve veins, which are strange in the magnificence.

In addition, in terms of workmanship, this pipe is also more delicate than a regular pipe.

In addition to the finer polishing, the surface of the pipe used to fill the tobacco is also inlaid with a layer of gold wire with a gilding process, which makes the whole look gorgeous and atmospheric!

In comparison, it is more like a craft than a commodity.

Meng Lei took the pipe in his hand, turned it over and looked at it carefully for a long time, and in addition to the ones mentioned above, this pipe had no other value and clues.

"This item was found on the bedside table on the second floor of the apartment, along with a small half-bag of raw tobacco and a lighter."

Looking at Meng Lei's thoughtful expression, Zhang Chao introduced: "The pipe itself did not attract too much attention from us, but when we cleaned up, we found that in addition to the bedside table on the second floor, the other places were also covered with mucus, but the bedside table seemed to be a pure land, only sporadic traces of drying up attached to the surface of the cabinet, this phenomenon is a little abnormal, we think that this may be a clue worth paying attention to, so we retained." ”

After a pause, Zhang Chao continued to add:

"We suspect that the monster may have a soft spot for the pipe and is unwilling to defile it, so it deliberately avoided it.

But as to why a monster would be interested in pipes, this is still something we are wondering about, or maybe we guessed wrong, but we can't find any other reason to explain this situation. ”

Meng Lei nodded lightly when he heard this, and didn't say much.

He fixed his gaze on the surface of the pipe, focused, and woke Goldfinger again.

Soon, golden words emerged, twisting and wriggling in the void, arranging into a line of recognizable characters.

(A finely crafted pipe, made of rare materials, taken from the cartilage between the cranial lining of the trampler, is more collectible than useful, and may have been the personal possession of an important person, and a closer look reveals that the mouthpiece is engraved with some kind of mark, which seems to be a sign of identity.) ）

"There's a mark on the cigarette holder?"

Seeing the hint of the golden finger, Meng Lei frowned suspiciously.

After carefully observing it for a long time just now, he didn't seem to notice the mark mentioned by Goldfinger, and there was nothing noteworthy about the flawless and smooth pipe like clotted white jade, except for a few gold wires used for embellishment.

But the tip of the golden finger has never been wrong.

After a little groaning, Meng Lei looked at it again, followed the hint of the golden finger, carefully observed the position of the cigarette holder, and gently stroked it with his fingertips to experience a more detailed feeling.

This time, he finally noticed something unusual.

On the surface of the smooth pipe, it seems that something is really engraved on it, and it is pitted to the touch.

However, because the surface is too smooth and the color is not very obvious, it is difficult for the naked eye to make a detailed distinction and is easy to be missed.

"Zhang Chao, bring a flashlight!"

At that moment, Meng Lei explained to Zhang Chao, although Zhang Chao was a little incomprehensible, he still answered the order, turned around and walked to the 402 apartment where everyone stayed.

At this time, Huo Ye, who had been following him, stepped forward, looked at the pipe in Meng Lei's hand, and said suspiciously:

"Commander, what's so nice about this pipe? Does that monster still smoke? Got it! ”

Meng Lei didn't answer directly, squatted on the ground and wiped the dust casually, and gently rubbed it on the cigarette holder.

Suddenly, black dust piled up on the shallow ravine, revealing a surging shape.

It was a hexagonal-like figure, and it was made into an invisible micro-wither with a very delicate process.

That picture is very familiar to Meng Lei, and he has encountered it frequently recently, it is the family emblem of the Moken family!

In addition, behind the hexagonal diagram, there is a letter engraved on the pipe.

But the lighting in the meltwater apartment was so weak that the light flickered on and off, and it emitted a dim light similar to that of a setting sun, and it was impossible to see the shape of the letter.

However, Zhang Chao took a flashlight from the apartment next door and ran over at this time and handed it to Meng Lei.

Meng Lei turned on the flashlight, and the bright and snow-white pillar of light shone brightly, reflecting on the surface of the pipe, and finally illuminated a clear outline.

I saw that the mysterious mark engraved near the cigarette holder was a capital letter "G".

If there is no hint from the gold finger in advance, this series of hidden marks is really difficult for outsiders to find.

"Is this something left behind by the Moken family?"

At this time, Zhang Chao and others also saw the family badge on the tail of the pipe, and the letter "G" representing the name of the pipe owner.

However, for these clues, everyone is still confused.

"What does the room where the monster hides a pipe with pipes left behind by the Moken family? That monster has something to do with the people of the Moken family? ”

Huo Ye asked a question, feeling a thick sense of doubt.

"A pipe doesn't mean anything."

Hans shook his head and retorted: "The landlord of this meltwater apartment is a member of the Moken family, and it is normal to find some traces of the Moken family here, maybe this pipe was left by the previous tenant, and when he left, he forgot to take it with him, so he casually put it on the bedside table, it is not impossible." ”

Hearing this, Zhang Chao shook his head and said, "When we were cleaning the room, we found a large amount of soot on the carpet on the second floor, which should have been left not long ago.

Moreover, this pipe is worth a lot of money at first glance, and under normal circumstances, no one would leave such a valuable belongings around.

Even if it is lost, it will be searched for as soon as possible.

Therefore, the explanation of the previous tenant is not tenable at all, and it is most likely related to the monster. ”

After a pause, Zhang Chao turned his head to look at Meng Lei:

"Commander, what do you think?"

When the words fell, several pairs of eyes around looked at Meng Lei, and several people wanted to hear his opinion.

Meng Lei played with the pipe in his hand, stared at the light-colored letters, and silently muttered for a moment.

After a while, he said thoughtfully:

"There's no point in dwelling on other things here now, whether it's who accidentally dropped the pipe, or what connection it has with the monster, the first priority is to find out who the owner of the pipe is."

Meng Lei looked around, met everyone's deep gazes, and continued:

"This pipe is exquisitely made, and the materials used are quite expensive, and it is obviously not a standard commodity produced on the assembly line of the production table, and the identity of the owner of such a valuable pipe will not be easy to imagine.

Let's start with this clue, check the source of the pipe, and then according to the secret marks engraved on it, it should not be difficult to find out the identity of the owner. ”

"When the identity of the other party is confirmed, it will not be so troublesome to investigate."

Hearing this, everyone nodded and agreed with Meng Lei's opinion.

At present, the strange creature that escaped through the window in apartment 401 has long disappeared into the high-rise Modo City living area, and no one knows where it is hiding.

And the clues left behind are also extremely limited.

Instead of searching aimlessly around the city, it is better to put it aside for a while, start with the clues that are currently known, and investigate along this line, there will always be a result.

As the crowd gathered in the hallway, chattering about the mysterious origin of the bone pipe.

On the other side, Serge, who followed Meng Lei and Huo Ye back from Jinli Casino, paid silent attention the whole time, but never spoke.

He stood silently in the crowd, and no one paid attention to him, like a transparent person, watching and listening.

When I heard Meng Lei and the others constantly mention words like "monsters", and there were frequent people coming in and out of apartment 401, cleaning up a large amount of unknown slime.

Serge was a little flustered, and couldn't figure out what the hell the group was doing.

He hesitated again and again, but finally couldn't help but pull Meng Lei's sleeve, and asked with a nervous expression:

"Benefactor, what the hell are you talking about monsters?! When did a monster appear in Modo City, and why had no one ever mentioned it? ”

Hearing this, several people around him, including Meng Lei, noticed Serki's existence.

Zhang Chao glanced at him suspiciously, then turned his head to look at Meng Lei:

"Commander, who is this guy? The guide you're looking for? ”

Meng Lei nodded, and didn't explain anything to Zhang Yuduo.

In the face of Serge's doubts, Meng Lei thought about it for a while, and finally decided to tell the truth.

After all, for the next period of time, he intends to keep Serge firmly in his hands, forbidding him from contact with the outside world until the fleet sets sail again.

After all, this guy is a gambler, and his character is not reassuring.

Even if there is a favor of 50,000 marks here, it is inevitable that he will not have any other thoughts, so it is easier to control.

And in this way, it is impossible for them to hide all their next actions from each other.

It's better to tell him the truth directly, so that he can be mentally prepared.

In addition, Serge is a native of Modo City, and knows more about the situation in the city than anyone present, and may need his help in many things.

Therefore, Meng Lei briefly recounted what had happened to Serge to raise his vigilance.

After listening to this, Serge was completely stunned.

He never imagined that in the most densely populated living area of Modo City, a monster lurked unknowingly.

Such a thing had never happened before, which made him feel a little panic inexplicably.

"Benefactor, since you have found the monster, then hurry up and report to the security office, what are you waiting for?! Are you going to catch monsters yourself? ”

Serge was uneasy, and at the same time very puzzled, not understanding what Meng Lei and the others were thinking.

"Call the police? We bribed and smuggled into the city, and when we went back to the Security Office to investigate, you carried the mine for us?! ”

Huo Ye muttered dissatisfiedly, and his tone was not good.

At this time, Serge was about to refute something, but was coldly interrupted by Meng Lei: "Don't call the police in advance, we have other plans, but I have a question to ask you."

Are there any private handmade pipe workshops in the city? ”