Chapter 275 274.Why did you go back the same way?

"This ...... It's a bit disrespectful to the deceased, isn't it? ”

Lloyd looked at this deserted grave like a mass grave, and somehow, his heart was a little hairy.

Under the influence of all the mysterious and transcendent elements of this world, 'Rise from the Coffin' is not a joke, but it will happen!

Therefore, the people of this world respect the concept of 'the dead are greater' than the other side of the earth, and mass graves like the one in front of them should not appear in theory.

Especially in this kind of small mountain village, everyone is a little bit related to the past, and there is no reason for a place like a cemetery to be so deserted.

Besides, wasn't the original cause of this incident because the father dug up his daughter's grave?

"According to the old people in the village, the young people have gone to work in the lumber yard, and there is no one to take care of it here, not to mention the dangerous behavior of the suspect, which makes people afraid to approach the cemetery.

Investigator Jacquezon explained the situation to Lloyd, and then gestured to another path across a few fields of farmland.

"And what about the tomb of the suspect's daughter?"

Lloyd asked again.

"Over there, it's covered by weeds."

Another investigator pointed to a corner on the edge of the cemetery.

There is indeed a tombstone there, and it is still very clean around it, and there is no grass, but because of the perspective, it is covered by the weeds of the surrounding graves.

And the soil around that tombstone does look relatively new, unlike the dirt near other tombstones, which has been completely crowded with dense weeds.

But although the tombstone itself looks quite clean, the handwriting engraved on it has been crossed out, and the names, births and deaths, and epitaphs are all blurred, and it is impossible to distinguish them at all.

If you put aside the previous rumors, the situation that Lloyd saw in front of his eyes is more like a father who only cares about cleaning his daughter's grave and ignores the other neighbors, so it leads to conflicts?

"Anyway...... Well...... Although it may not be quite suitable...... But have you seen it with inspiration or vision? ”

Lloyd asked cautiously again.

In an era where the 'dead are greater' than on the other side of the earth, this kind of use of extraordinary abilities to explore other people's graves is actually very taboo, and it is even more likely to suffer all kinds of accidents and dangers.

That's why Lloyd asked, didn't he spread his inspiration and open his vision.

The faces of the trio of the investigation team changed slightly, and they were not very good-looking, but they also understood Lloyd's thoughts, so Investigator Jackson explained:

"Uh...... This one...... Not really, isn't it necessary for the time being? After all, our mandate is to find and deal with the suspect. ”

Scholar Condin also added:

"In general, we don't offend the dead unless it's absolutely necessary."

"Well, I can understand that your work often involves these things between life and death, and it is indeed a bit evasive...... Of course, my usual executions and autopsies are the same, so I just ask casually. ”

Since they were not willing to commit taboos, there was nothing to investigate in this mass grave, and the makeshift team immediately quickened their pace and continued to rush to the side of the lumberyard.

The four of them are very fast, Lloyd, who exercises every day, naturally needless to say, the three experienced investigators are even more physical, not to mention that they are all in their 40s, but they are not slow at all, and the pace is almost like a trot.

After all, those who do what they do, sometimes run slowly, and they have to open a table......

So the villagers had to walk for an hour on the mountain road, and it took more than half an hour for the four of them to reach the lumber yard.

During the journey, Lloyd also stuck the time and performed two more divinations, and the [omen] he interpreted was still inclined to be optimistic, and the direction was still pointing to the side of the lumberyard.

This made him more convinced of his own judgment, and the suspect must be hiding in this direction.

My own [divination] has never been wrong.

The scholar Condin was powerless to complain about his child's playful divination technique, and he was too lazy to argue with Lloyd, so he just muttered in a low voice:

"Today's young people really don't know how to respect the skill of divination......

Compared to the quiet mountain village in front of it, the lumberyard was quite lively, with the noise of mechanical work, workers wielding axes and saws everywhere, and the faint smell of the wood in the air.

On the other side of the lumber yard, there is a flat road, and a truck is loading, and looking down this road, you can see a forward base under construction in the distance.

It's similar to the '22nd Stronghold' that Lloyd had been to before, but it's much smaller, and it should just be a supply depot and a transit station, right?

No wonder they want to operate a lumber yard in violation of regulations in this place, and this location and location will change me to a capitalist and I will choose here.

Lloyd muttered to himself in his heart, raised his voice again, and asked about the three temporary teammates who were taking a break:

"Is the boss here? Shall we go to him first? ”

"It shouldn't be there, that guy is a decent tycoon, he has a lot of property under his name, it's impossible to stay in this hellish place, this place has always been entrusted to a supervisor hired by him to be in charge of management."

Investigator Jackson replied.

"Okay, are you resting? Shall we go to the Director? ”

"Haha, young man, it's better than running away...... Oh no, I mean he's in a hurry, he's not as good as us old guys, let's go, that guy's office is over there. ”

The three of them went to the office area of the lumberyard - several small cabins were tightly surrounded by all kinds of raw materials, scraps, wood chips, finished products, etc., which seemed too simple.

And the safety hazard is quite high, once those logs piled up like a hill fall off or collapse, they will die.

On the contrary, the director here was quite warm and polite, with a smile on his face, and prepared coffee for Lloyd and them, and patiently answered their various questions.

But he always vaguely mentions the word 'construction period', probably urging the investigation team to resolve the incident as soon as possible.

Lloyd also asked a few questions, and the other party politely replied:

"He shouldn't have hid in the depths of the forest area, we haven't been around for a long time, and at the moment we are only mining the outer areas, no one has gone deeper, and no one has seen anyone moving inside."

"As for your second question, how did the outside world know about this incident, I think it must have come from the police station over there in Yorktown, right?

After all, we called the police first at the beginning, but the police refused to arrest that guy on the grounds of insufficient evidence, and our big boss could only invite a few of you strong people. ”

The trio of the investigation team had already asked the director various questions, so Lloyd couldn't find any more clues, so he could only nod and say:

"Okay, I see, can we take a look around here?"

"Of course, as long as you don't hate the mess we have here...... But it's best to be careful, because we've only been in production for a long time, and a lot of safety measures aren't in place, so please be careful. ”

The director kindly reminded him, and then continued to bow his head and sort out the large pile of orders on the table.

It seems that business is really booming here......

After walking out of the office, the scholar Kang Ding also shook his head helplessly, and said:

"Well, we'll have to go into the woods and see it ourselves...... As long as it is confirmed that the guy is not inside, it means that he escaped from the village by another route, and this commission can be regarded as an explanation to the employer. ”

"Well, then let's do it together? Or do you go your separate ways? ”

Investigator Jacquezon asked.

"Let's separate, this forest area doesn't look very big, and it's on the route of the Great Exploration, it's safe, even if there are hidden monsters, it won't be very powerful, but you can't spend the night in it-

We have to make a fire overnight, and making a fire in such a dense forest area is a more terrible thing than encountering monsters, so we must come out after dark no matter what happens. ”

Condin said, took out his pocket watch and looked at the time, and said:

"If it's okay, we'll split up, it's four o'clock in the afternoon, and when it's seven o'clock in the evening, we'll have to come back here and meet."

None of the three objected, and each nodded.

Then the four of them each chose a direction for the investigation, and Lloyd, as a newcomer, was politely given the right of first choice.

He also took out a match and performed a simple divination.

"Well, it's still an optimistic result, then I'll go here."

He stretched out his hand and pointed to the northeast.

"Be careful not to get lost, do you need me to lend you a compass? Oh, and don't play with fire when you get inside, it's going to be a big deal. ”

Investigator Jackson kindly reminded.

"Don't worry, even if I get lost, I can use divination to find my way back, and I'm quite confident in divination."

Lloyd said, and walked into the woods without looking back.

"I hope everyone is safe."

The scholar Condin whispered, choosing the opposite direction from Lloyd.

The remaining two divided the remaining area, and the remaining four people formed a fan shape and began to walk deeper into the wooded area.

……………………

As soon as Lloyd entered the forest area, looking at the primitive natural scenery surrounded by birds and flowers, his previously low mood gradually became relaxed, and he felt a little comfortable returning to the embrace of nature.

Although he had come in to find someone, his eyes were mainly wandering near the roots of the trees, near the bushes, trying to find the delicious mushrooms that might refresh there.

As a result, I didn't go far, and sure enough, I found a cluster of red mushrooms with bright colors, smells, and full appearance.

Lloyd hurriedly plucked one and weighed it in his hand, wondering if he could control such a bewitching variety with his cooking skills?

It's not that I'm worried about being poisonous, mushrooms are not poisonous, but the flowers that are not well cooked may not be cooked or forget to enlarge the garlic.

So he's just worried about how it tastes? Is it delicious to make? Is the taste tender or not?

"I should have brought the little milk cat with me if I knew it, and let it taste it?"

Lloyd said with some regret, and finally chose to give up this kind of mushroom, which is difficult to control at first glance.

He continued to go deeper, looking for the wild termite nest and the mushrooms that grew on it.

He still remembers that the mushroom was the most delicious and delicious of all mushrooms, and perfectly interpreted the meaning of the word 'mountain treasure', which made Lloyd unforgettable, even after all these years.

It's a pity that after walking for a while, I couldn't find this delicious mushroom.

Maybe it's because there's not much rain around here, right?

Lloyd could only regretfully take out the quaint pocket watch that was not used much, and divined the location of the suspect again.

As a result, the hands on the pocket watch turned around, and finally pointed to Lloyd himself very outrageously......

It's really impossible to interpret now, it can only be explained as feudal superstition......

Let's keep looking for mushrooms!

Lloyd took another step, but this time he had only just walked a few meters, and he actually heard a panel prompt:

【Ding~Madness +1】

After a few more seconds, a second prompt came:

【Ding~Madness +1】

Well? Is there really a monster in this?

Lloyd tilted his head and complained in his heart:

But that's too weak, isn't it? With this intensity and frequency, it is difficult to deal with ordinary people, let alone transcendentals.

Hey? Wait, something seems wrong......

He suddenly remembered that he had not suffered from the spiritual pollution emitted by low-risk monsters for a long time, and his body had long been immune to it, and only at the moment of killing them would he be affected by that wave of spiritual pollution that he could not escape and was not immune to.

That means that this spiritual pollution is not emitted by the monster, but from something else.

Lloyd hurriedly turned on the spiritual vision, and then dispersed the inspiration, covering an area of more than ten meters around him, like a small-range humanoid radar.

【Ding~Madness +1】

When the panel prompt came for the third time, he really caught something, so he quickly turned around and looked behind him.

And this direction happens to be the direction that the pointer finally indicated when divination with a pocket watch was used before.

But that should be the direction I'm coming from, right? Going back again?

Could it be that I came all the way to look for mushrooms and missed something?

But why didn't you suffer from spiritual pollution when you came?

Lloyd was a little puzzled, but he continued to walk towards the source of the spiritual pollution that the inspiration had discovered.

Every few seconds, the panel receives 1 madness point, which helps his inspiration continue to calibrate.

As a result, as he walked, Lloyd found himself actually returning to the lumberyard?

I just changed the area and came to a storage area where the raw materials were stored.

Thanks to the cat _ED for tipping me 100 points

(End of chapter)