Zhang Dingshan never seemed to sleep, no matter when Lu Ming came to him, he always looked awake, and it seemed that he would never be tired after being awakened.

The same is true for He Wei.

So, on this rainy night in the mountains, the three of them gathered in Zhang Dingshan's tent again.

Regarding Lu Ming's late-night visit, He Wei had some expectations in his eyes.

She found that whenever the situation was deadlocked, the investigation was delayed, and she was facing a great dilemma, this guy who claimed to be a part-time science fiction writer would always have some whimsical ideas in his head to find a way out of the already deadlocked situation.

The original proposal to find common ground, to find clues from historical materials, and to think that the place of worship of the mountain god found at this moment was fake, all came from this guy. So now, when the situation is once again deadlocked and his side is at a loss, this guy may be able to surprise himself again?

Sure enough, Lu Ming's first sentence lifted He Wei's spirits.

"I feel like we're stuck in a misconception."

"What misunderstanding?"

He Wei couldn't wait and immediately asked.

Lu Ming organized his language and said slowly: "I carefully counted our search routes since the beginning of the search operation, and I found that after conducting a search for the easier to reach places in the early stage, the focus of all subsequent searches was placed on those places that were difficult to reach and the terrain was harsh. ”

For example, deep mountains and valleys, such as cliffs and other places.

It is precisely because these places are difficult to reach, that the search is extremely difficult, that the search operation is so difficult, and there are a large number of injuries.

Zhang Dingshan's brows furrowed: "What's wrong with this?" ”

"Why is this right?"

Facing Lu Ming's rhetorical question, He Wei was stunned.

Is there a reason for this question? Shouldn't such a strange and bizarre place as the place of worship of the mountain god be born in an inaccessible place such as a cliff? If it exists in a relatively accessible place, wouldn't it have been discovered long ago?

"It's not right, it's not right." Lu Ming shook his head: "So I said, we have fallen into a misunderstanding of thinking." Why can't the shrine of the mountain god be found in a place that is easy to reach? ”

"Why?"

He Wei is still a little difficult to accept this.

"Let's first assume that the so-called 'mountain gods' do belong to the existence of some supernatural force and do exist in this world."

For this hypothesis, the two can accept it without any obstacles. After all, the investigation has been carried out so far, and there are too many clues that faintly point to this mysterious existence.

"What exactly the mountain god is, and what purpose he came to the earth, I can't know for the time being. But it doesn't matter, we can infer some of its characteristics from the behavior it exhibits. Its characteristics are also very simple, that is, you give me the right sacrifice and I give you the benefits you want. ”

This is the "principle" of the mountain god, and it is the basis for the poor boy to make a fortune, the Tang family to become strong, and even the existence of the X organization.

"For the mountain god, what it wants to achieve is to exchange enough benefits for a suitable sacrifice, that is, a human body with the Hag.1 gene. And to do that, it has to give itself a certain level of exposure, that is, the opportunity to discover itself.

In this way, it can be concluded that if its sacrificial place is located in a place that is extremely difficult to reach, even with the ability of the ancients, how can it be discovered? No one could find out at all, how could it achieve its purpose of obtaining sacrifices? ”

Well?

To put it this way...... There seems to be some truth to that, too.

"It's not right, it's not right."

Facing Lu Ming's words, He Wei shook his head: "According to what you say, why does the mountain god still put his place of sacrifice in the deep mountains?" Wouldn't it be better to put it in the middle of nowhere? It's easier to spot that way. ”

Zhang Dingshan said in a deep voice: "I think the primary goal of the mountain god must be to ensure his own safety, that is, not to be exposed to the sun. ”

The existence of the mountain god could not be made public in the society pursued by Confucianism at that time. The only consequence of exposure to the sun is the destruction of the human world. After the poor boy's secret was exposed, local officials and villagers flocked into the mountains to 'eliminate demons', which is a realistic manifestation of this consequence - in private, you can sacrifice to the mountain god to obtain benefits, but not on the surface.

The place of sacrifice must be set up in a place that is inaccessible to people, but it is not completely inaccessible. Deep in the mountains is a better choice, you can hide yourself and not be exposed to the public, and at the same time, there are medicine farmers, hunters, business travelers and other people passing by accidentally.

"I think so." Regarding Zhang Dingshan's statement, Lu Ming agreed: "There is another point, there is a huge difference between ancient and modern times. What seemed inaccessible to ancient people may be a smooth road for us modern people, and it is very easy to reach. At this moment, those cliffs, deep mountains and valleys, which are very difficult for us to reach, may not be accessible to the ancients. That's why I think we might have misthought. ”

He Wei muttered: "In this way, our previous hard work was all useless work? The place of worship of the mountain gods may be in a place that we have neglected before? We don't have to take such a risk to search for those dangerous places? ”

"It's possible to be dark under the lights."

In this regard, Zhang Dingshan made his own judgment.

"Then if the place of worship of the mountain god is really in a relatively easy place to reach, why has no one found it for so many years?"

Lu Ming said: "The mountainous area is vast, and there are some places that are easier to reach and not many people will pass by, and no one will search for them, which is also a normal thing." What's more, the traffic situation in the mountainous areas has increased dramatically, and the number of people has increased many times compared to before. ”

He Wei thought seriously for a moment, and finally had to agree with Lu Ming's statement.

"So, on the day before the end of this mission, we will do our best to search for the places that we have overlooked and are easy to reach?"

Lu Ming said: "Let's take a gamble." Now that the weather is so bad, even if you try your best to search those hard-to-reach places, you can't find much area. It's better to withdraw them all and gamble. It also prevents the recurrence of injuries. ”

Zhang Dingshan nodded slowly.

"In that case, let's take a gamble."

"Perhaps, we can use another auxiliary means."

Lu Ming thought about it and said slowly: "Since the place of sacrifice of the mountain god may exist in a relatively accessible place, then we cannot rule out another possibility, that is, in the past few decades, the local residents may have passed by, or even discovered the cave where the mountain god's sacrifice is located, but they did not pay attention to it, did not delve into it and ignored the past. It may be helpful to survey the local villagers, mountain dwellers, and elderly people and ask them if they have found anything similar when they have been in the mountains in the past. ”

"It's the last day anyway, so give it a try. I'll coordinate this. ”

The follow-up arrangements were thus determined. Before five o'clock in the day, Zhang Dingshan found the person in charge, completely overturned the previous search plan, and reformulated a new search plan with the help of the map.

Later, he contacted the local government and the security department, and a large number of people braved the rain with the slightly strange question - "Have you ever seen or heard of an undiscovered cave in a certain area when you entered the mountain?" He visited every village and family in the surrounding area and carried out a survey.

The ability to mobilize the forces belonging to the human world on a large scale and in an open manner is the greatest advantage of the second team in the face of Organization X. And now, on this last day, in the last chance, Zhang Dingshan has taken this advantage to the extreme.

The time for departure has finally arrived. Under Lu Ming's watch, many search team members took their equipment and entered the deep mountains again under the night.

For the search team, the atmosphere was a little more relaxed than ever. After all, there is no need to go to places full of danger today.

The figure of the last member of the search team also disappeared from Lu Ming's eyes. But he still stared there, as if he was thinking about something.

I don't know why, Lu Ming always feels that he seems to have forgotten something very important. He tried to think hard, to think seriously, but no matter what, he couldn't remember what it was.

"Maybe it's just too much pressure and uneasy."

Sighing, Lu Ming shook his head, giving up his intention to continue thinking about this problem, and instead put his energy on thinking about the search task.

He didn't sleep all night, but Lu Ming didn't feel tired at all. Under the tremendous pressure, his mind became more active.

He was trying to figure out what other clues there were, or what methods might help the search mission at this moment, to help really find out the place of sacrifice of the mountain god in this last day's opportunity.

As he thought about it, he was suddenly woken up by an exclamation from beside him. When he looked up, he saw the cook in the field kitchen holding a rabbit in his hand, which was struggling on all fours.

"You brute, you dare to bite me, and I'll stew you in a while......"

The cook swore and walked into the kitchen.

A smile appeared on the corner of Lu Ming's mouth.

"How do you say that sentence, the dog jumps off the wall in a hurry, and the rabbit will bite when it is forced to be anxious, it turns out to be true."

This can probably be regarded as an adjustment in the midst of an intense task. Lu Ming smiled and threw away the matter.

But the next moment, he suddenly tensed, and suddenly remembered what he had forgotten.

Yes, rabbits bite when they're in a hurry......