"Oh, thank you, little girl, for coming here alone in the evening. ”

The corners of the farmer's mouth were trembling, and it was still a piece of cake for him to entertain the detectives who came to solve the case, but ......

This little girl is too good to eat, I thought that the little girl, a little food is enough, but this kind of evil ghost that seems to be stuffing the day after tomorrow into the stomach is the first time I have seen it.

Not nasty though.

"Well, as I explained just now, thieves generally don't steal many chickens, and they don't kill chickens to arouse suspicion, so this time the chickens looked dead and should be done by animals like weasels. ”

Taking out the gap between eating, while lamenting that Hua's life is not good, Claire replied, "After staying for a while and taking protective measures, let's go to the scene together to take a look, speaking of which, the chickens that are still alive should be transferred quickly, otherwise the chicken's corpse may cause some infectious diseases." ”

"That...... I also knew about infectious diseases, so in the afternoon I had asked the guards to drag the dead chickens away and burn them, leaving only a few as samples...... This ......"

The farmer looked at Claire cautiously, because this little girl seemed to be different from Fei, who was a soft girl at first glance, and there was a smell of "wild" that only tomboys have.

"It's out of the way, right?"

"As long as you leave a sample that is normal, a bitten chicken is fine. Claire wiped the corners of her mouth, "A small part of this mass death may have died from trampling on each other, but I can't see any clues to that." ”

One weasel bit and killed more than a hundred chickens. This is unrealistic no matter how you look at it, because even if you are hungry, at most you will bite a few to death and bring them back. Unless this weasel has a bad taste for biting and not eating, otherwise, this should be a group crime.

But there are exceptions to everything, maybe there really are such weasels infested? The farm uncle was worried about the epidemic and buried most of the dead chickens early, which is honestly not an ideal thing. But now that he is helping Fei to complete the commission, it is safer to have a better temper.

Presently. I can only hope that there are special clues in those chickens.

"Well, can I ask?"

Probably seeing that Claire, the "starving ghost", had no mind on eating, the farmer asked in a low voice. "You...... She's a friend of Detective Fei, isn't she......?"

"Hey, that's right, Fei She's sick today, and she really can't solve the case anymore, so I'll help her for a while, this is my business card. ”

Claire said as she handed the farmer what he had prepared for a long time, though there was still not much interest on his face.

The only sales pitch......

"Then, is the condition serious?"

"In my opinion, it's quite strict. It's probably due to exertion. ”

Claire stood up, "Fei's health is not good, so she said something unpleasant." A commission like yours that can be seen at a glance and can be handed over to the guards to do, there is really no need to give it to Fei to do it anymore. Do you think she's a sick girl who can help you catch those fast weasels?"

“......”

"Ahem...... I'm sorry, but that's what I'm going to say as a friend of the Philippines. This kind of miscellaneous dù thing. Actually, I can do it. ”

"Yes, I'll look for you next time. ”

It worked...... This should be regarded as attracting a source of customers. But. This kind of psychology of expecting something to happen to their family again is really not what a detective should have.

You can't curse the unfortunate things that happen in the world just to receive a commission. This is the most basic credo of being a detective.

"Anyway, let's go see the dead first*. ”

Holding on to her reproach, Claire shook her head.

......

"Killed by a weasel, and it looks like there is more than one. ”

After carefully observing the wounds of the two dead chickens, he said while sighing at the lucky Claire.

Among these dead chickens, it is also a lucky thing to find samples with different wounds. Every dead chicken has left on its neck the bite marks of a weasel-like animal with fangs. At this moment, the two blood holes have long been gone, and the chickens have long been dead.

It's just that this is really rare, is it some new type of weasel? Generally speaking, weasels, wolves, wild dogs...... Even if it's a fox, they don't bite a chicken like that...... Unification. They basically bite off the blood vessels and trachea of the chicken with sharp teeth, in other words, bite off a piece of meat directly on the neck, and directly let the chicken return to the west, but this kind of bite method that only leaves a bloody hole caused by fangs is the first time I have seen it.

Claire could already imagine the chickens fluttering on the ground after being bitten. No wonder there are a lot of chickens that have trampled to death, and there are two holes in their necks, and anyone will jump in pain.

"Speaking of which, uncle, how long have these chickens been dead?"

Claire, who was wearing gloves, tried to touch the chicken legs, and the delicious taste that would have been made by plucking the feathers and roasting them over the fire was now stiff like a stone, "These chickens seem to have begun to stiffen without exception." ”

"A day or so, it happened last night. ”

"One day?"

Claire frowned, this time is not short, but it is still not right, to be honest, from death to the stiffness of the corpse, even if it is completely stiff, ten hours at most is enough, but after a day, it is still such a stiff corpse, it is really the first time to see it.

"Uncle, your chickens are not malnourished, right?"

"What malnutrition. This kind of problem is probably a big taboo for a farmer, the old man roared, "My chickens eat the best feed and lay the best eggs......

"Okay, okay, I got it. ”

Claire took off her gloves, and after a preliminary judgment, there were two suspicions, the first was that the chicken's death was strange, I thought it was a corpse with one less neck, but now there are basically only bloody holes under the fangs. It looks like a weasel prank. The second is the time it takes for the corpse to stiffen to soften, these chickens are certainly not made of stone, but. It hasn't softened yet, and it's been too long. It's not winter anymore.

"Anyway, I'll stay here tonight, and if those weasels are still not full, I'll come over today after tasting the sweetness. ”

"I can do this kind of thing, a little girl's house, don't you hurry back at night?"

"It's all said that this is solving the case. Take a step back and help others to the end. I also want to see what kind of weasels are so funny. ”

Claire said and found a chair and sat down, Faye had Watson taking care of him, the tall one, who looked quite tugging. But forgive him for not having the courage to do anything to the Philippines, otherwise his ancestors would not know him when he went back to fight.

And most importantly...... The weasel that bites the chicken this time is quite strange, and it always reminds people of things that only appear in fictional novels.

Only one bite, two blood holes, and the corpse stiffened for a long time...... Isn't that what that kind of thing would do?

......

On spring nights, animals like frogs tend to make noise at night as if they're not crazy enough, but that's a good way to keep Claire's pajamas away. But. The farmer next to him, who was attentive and waiting with a shotgun, was a little new to Claire.

However, the thought of chickens being bitten to death so much. It is estimated that he is also in a hurry and can't sleep.

"By the way, uncle, why didn't you see your wife today?"

Normally, it is the women who cook, but today the meal was made by the farmer himself.

"Ah, my wife was sick yesterday. To this day, there is still no spirit. The farmer replied, "Wait until tonight's matter is settled." Take her to the doctor tomorrow, this girl is too sick to get out of bed, and she is afraid of spending money and refuses to see a doctor. Most of the chickens died because of a lot of losses, but it was not so much that they didn't have money to see a doctor. ”

"Well, you should go and see it, your wife fell ill at the same time the chicken died, and there may be a possibility of contracting the disease. ”

“...... Shhhhh ”

The farmer, who was sharper than Claire, made a silent gesture as he grabbed the shotgun in his hand, the barrel of which was filled with lead bullets, which would eject immediately when shot, which was perfect for dealing with an army of paired animals.

"Be careful, little girl. ”

Here it comes...... It seems like a lot.

In the dim night, a pair of red eyes slowly appeared, and from a distance, it was actually a little seeping. Many of the eyes of animals do glow at night, which means that they have the ability to see at night.

But...... The eyes of these guys can always remind people of something bad. In the forest, when did this creature mutate.

"It's you who should be careful...... These chicken thieves don't look that easy to deal with. ”

Claire grabbed the farmer who was about to rush up, "There are too many of them, they will bite if you mess with them, but you only have a shotgun." ”

According to the farmer, all the surviving chickens have been transferred to a friend's house for fear of being looted again, so there is no need to worry about the chickens now.

"But ......"

"It's nothing, anyway, it doesn't make sense for you to rush up and kill a few, and maybe you'll get yourself in. ”

Like a farmer, just rushing out in anger will not work at all, after all, a blood is not a bullet, it cannot kill a chicken thief.

"You step back a little bit, and I'll take a look. ”

Under the cover of night, Claire, who was hiding in the house, looked in the direction where the weasel pack was moving.

[I concluded that the weasel pack in front of me was the murderer of the chicken. 】

I saw it, but ......

"Wow, it's disgusting. ”

Although she didn't expect much, Claire couldn't help but gag after seeing the weasel's appearance clearly with real magic.

Blood-red eyes, dripping with unknown liquid, and dry hair, this look is completely different from the weasels you see on weekdays. It felt like they were infected by something.

Infect...... The act of biting the neck without biting it...... Stiff corpses.

Could it be that these weasels have mutated into a species similar to sucking blood? This is not good news, eating chicken today, it is estimated that they will bite people tomorrow.

I'm really ...... Bad luck or luck, Bang Fei's first commission was such a discovery without weight, but this kind of incident must not be solved by detectives alone.

"Uncle, these animals are probably infected by something and have become extremely violent, in short, in the past few days, you and your wife will go to a friend's house for a few days to stay for a while. Claire turned around, some of the reminders had to be said early, and whether the other party listened or not was his business.

"I'll go and inform the guards tomorrow, it's not something you can solve alone. ”

(Once again, Happy April Fool's Day, go write Easter eggs right away.) (To be continued)