Originally, Yu Chuxue wanted to comfort the old man, saying that there was no so-called punishment from God, it was all caused by demons; But after hearing Ming Chen's words, he wisely closed his mouth.

The old man sighed again, sat down in the dirt, and shook his head.

Seeing this, Ming Chen also sat down and looked at his eyes sincerely.

In the end, the old man really couldn't stand Ming Chen's eyes, and his tone was a little gloomy.

"A month ago, people kept going missing, first the elderly, then the young, now women and children; Neither the city lord's mansion nor the official mansion above could find any clues, but the people were still missing; Even if you hide in your home, you will disappear into thin air. ”

"Isn't this God's punishment?"

The old man looked distressed, folded his hands, and bowed to the sky.

He also aimed his gaze at the quietly flowing Wangjiang River, "The older generation said that relying on the mountains to eat the mountains and relying on the water to draft the water, it is hoped that the river is here, and this is the blessed land; The well water is also aura, but not long ago, the original sweet and delicious well water has changed its taste. ”

Hearing this, Ming Chen and Yu Chuxue glanced at each other.

Sure enough, there was a problem with the well water.

"Strangely, except for the elderly and children, no one else noticed that the water had changed its taste."

"Old man, the smell of the well water is not a punishment." Ming Chen asked deliberately.

The old man was anxious, and said angrily: "Why don't you count? Ever since those people ate the stagnant well water, their tempers have become bigger than the other, and they have been beaten or beaten for three days, isn't this still a punishment? ”

"Dr. Wen is really a good man."

After learning the information they wanted, the two were just about to leave, when Ming Chen suddenly stopped, "Who is this Doctor Wen?" ”

When the three words of Dr. Wen were mentioned, the old man was interested, with a smile on his face and a thumbs up, which was full of praise, "Dr. Wen is the shopkeeper of the Dongcheng pharmacy, since the number of injured people has increased, there is a sign in his pharmacy that says, 'Patients receive money, and the injured are free', but in fact, he rarely charges money for medical treatment." ”

"Not only that, his medical skills are really good, his magic hands are rejuvenated, and the medicine is cured, what is such a person who is not a great good person?"

The old man seemed to have rested enough, stood up and patted the dirt on his body, with a posture of rushing people, "In short, you should leave Wangcheng quickly, it is indeed not peaceful here." ”

Yu Chuxue, who had not spoken, couldn't help but ask, "Since there is danger, why are you still here?" ”

It's a pity that the old man didn't answer her, but looked at Wangjiang blankly.

In the end, Ming Chen and Senior Sister Yu returned to the inn together.

The food on the table was also replaced, and the three wine jars were in Ming Chen's room, marking their time with wooden signs.

Yu Chuxue asked curiously: "Is wine still useful?" ”

Ming Chen's answer was very affirmative.

"Yes!"

After thinking about it, he added, "Except for the new wine from January this month, there is no problem with the rest, which can support the old man's words, and also makes me have a conjecture." ”

"Remember his words? Only the elderly and children are not affected. ”

"Children are not affected because they are simple-minded and innocent; What about the elderly? In fact, the elderly are also children, and the older they get, the more they look like children, and they have already understood and seen through, which is wisdom. ”

"It doesn't look like it, you just put the words out in a few words." Yu Chuxue was a little unconvinced.

"What if, I mean, he was going to tell us? What if he sees that we are extraordinary? What if he's been waiting for us to show up? ”

Ming Chen's expression was very serious, but for Yu Chuxue, it was like a thunderbolt, calling it impossible.

"He's just an ordinary old man, and our outfit is not flawed, are you thinking too much?"

"Senior Sister Yu, you're right, he is indeed an ordinary old man, and there are no flaws in our dress; However, he was an old man of wisdom, and our outfit was not entirely impeccable. ”

"Wise people don't just look at a person's appearance, conversation, temperament, and eyes are difficult for a person to disguise, and this happens to be the most important standard for this kind of person."

As soon as these words came out, Yu Chuxue was silent.

Ming Chen continued: "Remember the last question you asked him? ”

Yu Chuxue nodded.

"Ordinary people can't leave a city in their lifetime, they are destined to be born here, grow up here, and die here."

At this moment, Yu Chuxue was stunned, but she still didn't believe that an ordinary old man had seen through their disguise, "But this is what I said last." ”

Without refuting, Ming Chen said softly: "I mentioned the first arrival in Wangcheng at the beginning, and like your words, it is all to show that we can come and go at will. ”

"Then why do you say he's waiting for us?" Yu Chuxue was still a little unconvinced.

Ming Chen smiled slightly, "He is waiting for us, not us; It doesn't matter who it is, the important thing is that as long as he doesn't wait, he will always be there. ”

This time, without waiting for Yu Chuxue's reaction, he said to himself.

"As long as someone can find out that there is a problem with the water, they will definitely not let go of Wangjiang, they will definitely come to Wangjiang embankment, and they will definitely be able to see him."

Yu Chuxue muttered to herself: "In this way, he is indeed waiting for us." ”

"Hmm" Ming Chen nodded heavily, "He's gambling, betting on the appearance of people like us, even if we aren't, it won't hurt to tell us, but if we're the ones he's waiting for......"

"There are only good, no harm." Yu Chuxue added.

"Yes!"

"He's still reminding us that there's something wrong with Dr. Wen,"

Yu Chuxue bowed slightly, "I also heard that there was something wrong with that Doctor Wen, but I didn't expect the old man to deliberately remind us." ”

"In the end, the old man also told us to leave Wangcheng, and the subtext was, don't give your life in vain if you don't have the ability."

After hearing Ming Chen's explanation, Yu Chuxue was full of emotion, "How could such an old man be affected by a mere demonic aura?" ”

"Mingchen, what should we do next?"

"Wait until it's dark!"

......

In the room, Ming Chen finally gathered three clues.

The problem of water source, that is, the source of demonic energy, this is the initiator of the anger of the people of Wangcheng.

The second is Dr. Wen, who has a big problem.

The sick receive money, the injured are free!

Thinking of the long queue in the pharmacy before, it is very doubtful, even if it only treats injuries, it is necessary to consume medicinal materials, and it is prostituted like this every day, is there a mine at home?

To earn fame?

It's not uncommon to lose money and make money, but it's too much to sell blood to please people, and it's unreasonable.

The first two clues have nothing to do with the disappearance case, and he has not forgotten the main purpose of his visit.

The only thing that can be related to the disappearance of the population is the problem of the demonic water source, the elderly and children are not affected, the first to disappear is the elderly, and most of the people who have disappeared recently are children.

This is the only relationship between them.

Therefore, it is still necessary to consult the file.

After discussing with Senior Sister Yu, he decided to follow the clues step by step first, and wait until tomorrow when there is no special harvest before he can try fishing.

In the evening.

Yu Chuxue was responsible for investigating the water source problem, and Ming Chen was responsible for going to the government office to steal the files.

The two went their separate ways, using the teleportation charm as a means of communication.

For Ming Chen, the government is simply a place where he can come and go freely.

I went into the inner courtyard and found the room where the file was kept, but there was no one to guard it, so I looked around, pushed the door open and entered.

There were no pitfalls in it, and all in all, it went surprisingly well.

With spiritual awareness, you can see very clearly in the dark.

After a while, I found what I was looking for.

The case of missing persons!

But when I opened it and scanned it, I knew that it was spam and useless.

At this time, Ming Chen thought that since he couldn't check it later, he would check it forward, maybe the first one who disappeared was not the old man recorded in the file at all.

Do what you think.

Outside the city, in a mountain forest, two figures were watching Ming Chen's actions through the Circular Light Technique.

The arrogant middle-aged man snorted coldly with disdain, "I only found such a thing after using the magic weapon, I have no clue, and the difference is too far." ”

The burly man standing side by side with him said in a somewhat stiff tone: "This is just the beginning, are you afraid that you won't be able to find the truth if you have clues?" And the magic weapon is also your own ability, otherwise you let Luo Yang buckle the eye on the top of his head? ”

"You must know that Luo Yang has discovered the traces of the alien demons, and now he is chasing the alien demons, and I believe that it will not be long before the task can be completed." Fan Jie's expression was particularly proud.

Du Wei said indifferently, "We'll see." ”

......

On the other side, Ming Chen finally found the information he wanted.

Wang Ergou!

A month ago, five days before the first old man disappeared, several people died unexpectedly, almost at the same time.

Except for one Wang Ergou, the rest of the people didn't even have names, they were all gangsters from Dongcheng, one died of falling into the water, one drowning in the dung pit, one was killed by mistake, and the other was choked to death by drinking saliva.

Wang Ergou died the worst, being gnawed by a wild boar and eating his lower body.

After investigation, without exception, it was an accident and the case was hastily closed.

It's fine if it's just one, but five people in a row didn't pay attention?

So why is the disappearance of the first old man recorded in detail? Everyone decided that he was the first to go missing.

Is it because Wang Ergou is a gangster? Gangsters have no human rights?

Without thinking too much, he found the information of Wang Ergou's residence, and Ming Chen left the mansion and went to Dongcheng without touching the ground.

I passed by the alley again and saw a pharmacy with the gate closed.

According to the records, I came to the residence of Wang Ergou, which was very remote and dilapidated, the weeds outside the wall were overgrown, the earthen wall was also dilapidated, and half of the house was directly gone, apparently no one lived in it for a while.

At this time, a rough voice sounded behind Ming Chen.

"Don't look at it, Wang Ergou is an orphan, just such a place to stay, otherwise he wouldn't have become a gangster."

The second person with a heart came, Ming Chen lowered his head and smiled, but he was stunned when he turned around and saw the person who came.