It's dark.

The rookie inspector of the third outpost, Xing Peng, together with the senior inspector "Wu Lun", strode towards the direction where Ning Pingfang was located.

A sturdy mastiff was leading the way, flicking its tail happily from time to time.

The purpose of the two people and one dog is to investigate whether there are any missing people in Ningpingfang.

This is an urgent task personally assigned by the Sentinel.

A result must be given today.

"Squeak!"

The sound of stomping on snow is very rhythmic.

In the past few days, the strange reversal of day and night, as well as the strange cycle of the four seasons, have all stopped, and the harsh winter has come again.

The heavy snow that has fallen in the past few days has once again given Anhua City a new look.

The brown oil street lamps on both sides of the road have long been lit by professional lamplighters.

As you walk, the shadows cast on the snow are constantly changing, as if they are about to move.

Wu Lun talked about the past with emotion: "When I was a child, I was most afraid of shadows, and I hid under the quilt every day when it was dark, and I didn't dare to go out. ”

The dog moved his ears, and a pair of dog eyes were full of surprise.

Xing Peng asked in surprise: "Inspector Wu, could it be that you witnessed the 'strange shadow' when you were a child?" ”

This is the most logical guess.

Because only in this way, leaving a serious psychological shadow, will there be these abnormal behaviors.

Wu Lun nodded: "When I was five years old, I saw a carriage swallowed by a ghost, and along with the six passengers and the coachman on the carriage, they didn't even have time to jump out of the carriage. ”

Xing Peng commented: "The level of this shadow is very high. ”

Wu Lun bowed: "Yes, my parents were in the carriage, if I hadn't been too naughty at the time and jumped off the carriage, I'm afraid I would have died." ”

He sighed again: "If I had called them down at that time, maybe the tragedy could have been averted." ”

The mastiff glanced back, and its tail stopped waddling.

The smile on Xing Peng's face disappeared: "Inspector Wu, it's not your fault. ”

Wu Lun shook his head and sighed: "Almost forty years have passed, and I have almost forgotten the faces of my parents. ”

Xing Peng didn't know how to answer, so he had to be silent.

After turning a corner.

Wu Lun changed the subject, and asked with a smile: "I heard that you got married yesterday, and the wedding will be held in six days, and the woman will bring a dowry worth three hundred gold coins?" ”

Xing Peng let out a "hmm" and tried his best to suppress his smile.

He muttered proudly in his heart: I won the first place in the director's assessment, and the dowry promised by my father-in-law was 800 gold coins, but I was worried that it would be too eye-catching to spread out, so I announced that it was only 300 gold coins.

Wu Lun congratulated sincerely: "Congratulations! ”

Xing Peng replied seriously: "Thank you! ”

"Wang!"

The dog barked.

Xing Peng laughed "hehe" and replied: "Mufu, thank you!" ”

The "fungus" in this sentence is the name of the spirit mastiff.

The words were finished.

A strange thought popped into the mind of this rookie inspector: Wu Lun was full of jealousy of me and developed considerable malice.

Xing Peng was taken aback by this thought.

He was a little skeptical, would he think too badly of people?

Xing Peng immediately had a second thought: Wu Lun's childhood experience made him a psychologically twisted guy, and he hated all good things.

Then came the third thought: human nature can't stand the test, a psychologically twisted guy can't stand the test, and I'd better be careful.

He was persuaded "by himself".

Xing Peng didn't notice at all that in his spiritual sea, an obscure existence flashed a glimmer of light, and then disappeared.

This is the opportunity for Cheng Han to follow the assessment before, and quietly planted an extraordinary mark.

Xing Peng stole a glimpse of Wu Lun's shadow, his pace was slightly half a beat behind, and he no longer walked side by side with him.

Ten minutes later.

Through the dim light of the street lamp, you can vaguely see the outline of the gate of the community in front of you.

"Wang!"

The fungus screamed.

It's saying: Ning'an Fang has arrived.

"Wang! Woof! ”

The barking of dogs drifted from the entrance of the community.

This is the mastiff guarding Ning'an Fang.

Xing Peng walked to the gate of the community and stroked a few dog heads affectionately.

He has always felt that one of the advantages of being an inspector is that he can masturbate the mastiff at will.

Wu Lun had already lost interest in petting the dog, and urged: "Xiao Xing, the weather is so cold, let's complete the task early and go back early." ”

He added: "I heard that tonight's supper in the canteen is specially served barbecue, and I am afraid that I will be robbed if I go back late." ”

Xing Peng swallowed a mouthful of saliva and responded, "Okay! ”

The sumptuous meals provided in the outpost canteen were another benefit he felt was being a patrolman.

Wu Lun rubbed his hands vigorously and said with a smile: "Since Director Cheng took office, the Charity Committee has donated a large number of materials to the Inspection Department, and the food level of the outpost is much better than before. ”

Xing Peng didn't know how the food was before, so he just nodded in agreement.

*

Winter Garden.

In the warm conservatory garden, it is a different scene.

More than ten exquisite gray crystal lamps in the shape of glass lamps illuminate the huge director's office and the small pond next to it.

A fine copper barbecue grill was set up next to the pond, and a chef hired by the Fang family was concentrating on roasting a few leg of mutton.

The charcoal used in the oven is the finest fruit charcoal.

The leg of lamb on the barbecue grill is the most tender lamb, and the price is as high as 30 silver coins per catty, which is equivalent to a month's salary of an ordinary person for a month and a half.

"Wow! Multiply! ”

The grease drips and is ignited by charcoal.

An alluring aroma wafts through the garden.

The female secretary, Ying Beibei, plays the role of a waiter, first slices the leg of mutton, then neatly arranges it on a silver plate, and finally places it in front of her boss.

In the afternoon, the director chatted with the female secretary and casually mentioned that "lamb shanks are the most suitable for barbecue", and the Fang family prepared all this as quickly as possible.

The life of a big man is so boring that he can't experience the fun of hands-on at all.

Fang Qinghuai, the lord of the Winter Garden, personally brought over a cup of Jin Feng's sweet tea, and his tone could almost be called kneeling and licking: "Director Cheng, please use it slowly!" ”

Cheng Han nodded lightly, picked up a piece of roast mutton with chopsticks and stuffed it into his mouth.

Take a bite and your taste buds explode instantly.

He nodded at Fang Qinghuai: "Not bad!" ”

Fang Qinghuai hurriedly bowed and replied: "Serving the director is the greatest honor of the Fang family!" ”

The Lord of the Winter Garden did not disturb the Lord's meal any longer, and respectfully withdrew.

Ten days ago, he would never allow anyone, including himself, to barbecue in the greenhouse for the family's treasured Winter Garden.

But today, he likes to hear about it.

As long as this big man is happy, let alone tonight, it doesn't matter if Director Cheng roasts it every day and bakes it every day.

Cheng Han ate a few bites of barbecue, and with the help of the perspective of "chess pieces", that is, Xing Peng, a rookie inspector, watched the investigation process of Ning Pingfang.

It's kind of evening entertainment.

The various thoughts that came out of Xing Peng's mind were naturally his hands and feet that he did quietly.

Wu Lun...... Shadow ......"

Cheng Han muttered secretly, and silently made a deduction with Wu Lun as the relevance.

The illusion flashed:

A carriage dragged by the shadows.

And shouts of terror.

"Lun Lun, run!"

"Lun Lun, don't come here!"

When life and death are at stake, parents are most concerned not about themselves, but about the safety of their children.

After the blink.

The carriage was dragged into the shadows.

Only deep ruts were left in place.

And crying children.

Cheng Han sighed secretly.

Subsequently.

The lens has changed again.

The boundless black fog obscured everything.

It is another world, the Plain of Eternal Darkness.

In the midst of a pile of rubble, a badly damaged carriage was lying quietly on the ground, which was naturally a carriage dragged into another world by a shadow.

One of the wheels flew more than ten meters away.

But the driver and passengers were all gone, and even the bodies were gone.

Undoubtedly.

They have long been reduced to the rations of otherworldly monsters.

That's when it happened.

A shrill voice came from a black mist.

"Lun Lun ......"

The black mist suddenly surged.

An extremely twisted monster emerged from the darkness, moving like a wriggling speed.

It circled around the carriage, and somewhere it made a sound.

“…… Come on! ”

For a moment.

The illusion vanished.

Cheng Han was slightly moved: "Before Wu Lun's parents died, they had a strong spiritual obsession, and the monster devoured them, and they actually remembered the obsession. ”

He grinned lightly at the corner of his mouth again: "The past decades ago can also be traced back to the other world, and the all-knowing eye of level 6 is more powerful than I expected. ”

*

Ningping Fang.

Two inspectors approached a steward and asked about the situation.

"I've never heard of the disappearance."

The steward recalled for a moment and gave another message: "Several families in District C just moved out a few days ago, and I heard that they moved to the south of the city. ”

The two of them looked at each other, and both had a hunch that there might be something wrong with it.

Wu Lun immediately asked, "Where is their house?" Is it still empty? ”

The steward nodded again and again: "Empty!" No one has come to rent a house yet. ”

Ningpingfang is a welfare community for low-level civilians, all housing property rights belong to the government, and all residents here are rented.

Wu Lun waved his hand: "Take us over." ”

The steward hurriedly led the way: "Please come with me, two of you." ”

The three of them and a dog walked through the community for a while and came to an old house.

The steward took out the key to open the door and introduced: "The old Zhang family who moved away used to live here, the house area is less than 40 square meters, and the whole family of five is crowded here. ”

The two inspectors inspected the house and found that there were many items that had not been taken away, and there was a lot of garbage scattered on the ground.

The mastiff fungus also sniffed around the house, carefully inspecting every item.

On the surface, it can be seen that Lao Zhang's family seems to be in a hurry.

The steward remembered one thing: "Lao Zhang probably made a fortune, and some of the dishes and chopsticks in the kitchen were not taken away, and were later taken away by the family next door." ”

Wu Lun said softly: "It's not quite right! ”

Xing Peng nodded, and his voice was very low: "It's really missing." ”

The so-called "broken house is worth a thousand dollars", for the poor, no matter how tattered the belongings are, whether they are useful or not, they will usually be taken away.

The old Zhang family didn't even want dishes and chopsticks, which was obviously a big problem.

Wu Lun turned his head to look at the steward and asked, "Which neighborhood in the south of the city did Lao Zhang move to?" ”

The steward shook his head: "I haven't heard of this. ”

Xing Peng's eyes flickered.

If it is really a move, there is no need to hide the whereabouts at all, it seems that the family is most likely missing!

Wu Lun waved his hand: "Go to the next one." ”

The steward hurriedly replied, "Okay! ”

*

Winter Garden.

Through the "live broadcast", Cheng Han watched the investigation of Ningpingfang throughout the whole process.

That's the benefit of planting "nails", even though you sit in the office, you still have a clear understanding of what's going on.

The results of the investigation turned out to be worse than expected.

There are more than 700 households in the entire community, and eight families have moved, and all of them have been concentrated in the last half month.

Many people did not notify the steward at all, until the steward came to check, only to find that the person was missing.

Is this a coincidence?

Apparently not!

Every time Xing Peng inspected a household, Cheng Han used the items left in the house as a correlation to make a deduction.

The result is – a blank slate.

Without exception.

This is to be expected.

Cheng Han muttered in his heart: "The actions planned by the Mengsheng Society must be related to the awakening of the alien gods, and the concealment of divine power is inevitable. ”

He had a vague premonition that the Dream Life Society was making final preparations for the revival of the alien gods.

The matter is not limited to Anhua City.

It doesn't just involve the Tai'an Small Spirit Realm.

Rather, it is the majority of the small spirit realms that spread across this side of the world.

Cheng Han shook his head slightly, knowing in his heart: "This is the highest level of game, which is completely beyond my ability. ”

The female secretary Ying Beibei, seeing that her boss sighed and shook her head, and her expression was not very good-looking, she asked softly, "Director, what's wrong?" ”

Cheng Han didn't answer, but just ordered: "Remove these." ”

Ying Beibei replied and gestured to the servant.

Several servants immediately rushed up and worked with the chef to quickly remove the barbecue items.

*

Outside Ningpingfang.

Wu Lun and Xing Peng completed the investigation and walked out of Ningpingfang.

Next.

They also need to investigate the situation in two other communities.

The two inspectors had only walked for a while when they suddenly heard a faint whimper.

"Woo~"

Wu Lun was stunned for a moment: "The wind is blowing!" ”

As soon as the words fell.

A fierce wind howled by.

"Wow~"

The surrounding trees shook, and a large number of branches and leaves rubbed against each other.

Xing Peng looked at the night sky and frowned: "How can I have a feeling that this wind seems to be mixed with something else, and I can't tell what it is." ”

Wu Lun's expression was a little strange, he put on a posture of listening, and said, "There is a sound in the wind." ”

Xing Peng glanced at his colleague and asked curiously, "Inspector Wu, what did you hear?" ”

Wu Lun suddenly showed a strange smile and spat out a word: "Sin! ”

Xing Peng looked at the other party's smile, and his heart was a little hairy: "What do you mean?" ”

Meanwhile.

In the mind of this rookie inspector, a warning suddenly appeared: Wu Lun is mostly contaminated with something, and I had better stay away from him!

This thought was so strong that Xing Peng instantly believed it.

Wu Lun's tone was almost chanting: "I just heard a sentence from the wind, every life in the world is born with sin ......"

"Bang!"

Xing Peng decisively kicked the snow, and the whole person quickly retreated.

It's Dengque Pose!

He was in mid-air, and he shouted, "Mu'er, run away!" ”

"Wang?"

The barking of the dog revealed a hint of doubt.

But the dog obeyed the order and ran straight into the distance.

Wu Lun looked up at the sky, with a frightening madness: "I was born with sins!" ”

The next moment.

There has been a terrible change in this person.

The eyes turned into strange dark green vertical pupils, that is, the pupils that resemble snakes and lizards, and countless tiny scales appeared on the skin of the body, and they also glowed with a strange luster.

At this time, Wu Lun didn't look like a human at all.

"Bang!"

Xing Peng's feet fell to the ground, and he looked at the appearance of his colleagues, only to feel chills all over his body.

Oh, my God!

How did Lao Wu become like this?

Wu Lun suddenly stuck out his tongue, and the tip of his tongue turned into a fork: "Atonement for your sins!" ”

He jumped to his feet and pounced.

*

Winter Garden.

Cheng Han was extremely surprised: "What did Wu Lun hear, how could he become such a person who is not a human being, a ghost or a ghost?" ”

He made a decisive deduction.

The coolness of the scalp is like a tidal surge.

The spirit value plummeted by more than forty points in an instant.

Cheng Han was not surprised.

With such a large drop in spiritual value, something terrible must have been resolved, most of which are related to other gods.

After half a breath.

Cheng Han heard a mouth-shattering murmur.

It's not human language, though.

But he understood it perfectly.

It means: "To live is to sin!" In my name, I will be born in sin all my life, and I will carry my sin and walk in it, and I will die in it! ”

The All-Seeing Eye also gives a key message: the speaker's name is the Serpent of Sin and Life!

This is the name of the priesthood!

Cheng Han was shocked.

He had previously guessed that God's name was "Lord of Life," but now he seemed to be only half right.

Subsequently.

Visions come unexpectedly.

It's a boundless stretch of black water.

Or rather, the black ocean.

Countless illusory souls are struggling on the surface of the black water, and they are constantly wailing.

"I'm guilty!"

"I was born sinful!"

This situation is enough to give people nightmares.

And in the depths of the black water, a vague black shadow with an incredibly long body, roughly judged to be no less than ten kilometers, was sleeping quietly.

Cheng Han's heart suddenly swelled with monstrous waves.

It's a god body!

It turns out that the new vest of the Lord of Darkness is called - the Serpent of Sin and Life!

Then.

The black shadow seemed to sense prying eyes, and the long tail suddenly quivered.

"Boom!"

A huge wave suddenly rose on the surface of the black ocean.

Illusory souls float and sink in it.

The wails grew louder.

"I'm guilty!"

"I was born sinful!"

These voices converged into a huge torrent, frantically impacting Cheng Han's head.

He snorted, his nose bloodshot.

The illusion was interrupted.

That's the price of spying on a god.

And that's not all.

Cheng Han's illusory murmur of "I'm guilty" sounded in his head, and the skin on his chest squirmed slightly, as if something was about to pop up.

He did not hesitate to communicate with the True Flame Remnant Seal, and said silently: "Extinguish!" ”

Within the sea of spirits.

The ball of light, which represented the remnant seal, instantly expanded dozens of times, releasing boundless light.

The illusory murmur is gone.

A hot current rushed to his chest like a tidal wave.

The skin is restored to its original shape.

The power of the alien gods, biased towards "darkness".

The power of the True Flame Remnant Seal is the purest "light".

The latter is naturally the nemesis of the alien gods.

Cheng Han's heart swelled with realization: "The alien god has awakened partially, but it has not completely awakened, and the murmur that Wu Lun heard is his voice!" ”

Fortunately, the alien god has not fully awakened, otherwise the snooping behavior of the appropriate talent will definitely attract an even more terrifying counterattack.

A message flashed out: "Proficiency +5623, current proficiency 23990/30000, spirit value is 76.8/120.5." ”

This analysis involves alien gods, and the level is surprisingly high, which naturally brings a lot of proficiency, and it is worth more than half a month's effort.

The Omniscient Eye is not far from being upgraded.

Cheng Han quickly conducted a second deduction and began to pay attention to the situation of the rookie inspectors.

Xing Peng is a very useful chess piece, and it would be a pity if he would die like this.

According to the analysis information, he has understood that the voice of the serpent of sin and life is specifically aimed at people with serious psychological problems like Wu Lun.

Or rather, a flaw in the heart.

Wu Lun witnessed the death of his parents as a child, and he always carried a strong sense of guilt in his heart.

The "words of sin" of the alien god penetrated Wu Lun's heart through flaws, luring him into a "sin basilisk".

I have to say that just by whispering, people can be turned into monsters, and the methods of the alien gods are really terrifying.

Thank you for the book friend 'Shangyun Feiyang' for the reward!

(End of chapter)