Within a stronghold, even with well-trained and disciplined troops, it is impossible to be as quiet as it is now. Lu Wenzhao called this silence the sound of a dead place, and even the sound of insects fighting was heard clearly, it was so quiet that it made us a little panicked. Zhao Jinhai made up his mind and led us into the stronghold.

When we stood at the door of the colony, all four of us froze there. It was a long time before I said to them in a trembling voice, "This ...... What's going on, what's going on, it's like it's been a terrible attack. ”

"It's either like it, it's just a serious blow, don't say anything more, go see if there's any life first. After I finished asking, Zhao Jinhai was the first to rush in, and while checking the dead body lying on the ground, he said to us: "Give me a little more careful, don't leave any clues." ”

There were dozens of corpses lying in this stronghold, all of which were fatal with one move, and seeing how neatly the people who did the work were done, there was no delay at all, so you can imagine how resolute his heart was at that time. In addition to these, there are several deep pits and traps on the ground, all of which have been picked out in plain sight. Looking down from above, there are rows of thick bamboo sticks, extremely sharp, if one accidentally falls, it must be tied into a hornet's nest.

Looking at the rows of bamboo sticks, several of us broke out in a cold sweat, and after Zhao Jinhai checked the last corpse, he asked the four of us to squat in a circle and said to us: "The death time is not long, and from the perspective of stiffness, it is basically what happened last night." From the traces of the fight, it is not difficult to find that the person who came to attack here yesterday was a master of one top, and judging from the footprints, there was only one person who attacked here. ”

"What? who could it be?" I exclaimed, as I widened my mouth in surprise.

"I also want to know who it is, to be able to take out this stronghold alone, you must be extremely confident in your own skills, and you really have real talent and learning, a fight against dozens of people is not something that anyone can do casually. I really can't see any clues from the situation at the scene, and I don't know why this person did this. Zhao Jinhai frowned and thought.

"It's already like this here, and it won't help us to stay here, so let's hurry up and go to the next stronghold, and then we'll investigate who has the ability to do so. Lu Wenzhao said to us with a map.

Zhao Jinhai took the map, estimated the distance of the next stronghold, and after a while, stood up and said to us: "Yes, just do it, when we are done and we are studying, the next stronghold is not far from us, only one street away." Standing up, Zhao Jinhai looked at the person lying on the ground hesitantly, and frowned thoughtfully.

Seeing him like this, I thought he had found some clues, so I patted him on the shoulder and asked, "Brother Hai, have you made any new discoveries?

Zhao Jinhai waved his hand: "It's okay, maybe I'm too careful, let's hurry up." ”

Since the second stronghold was only one street away from us, and there was nothing to say on the road, we were in a hurry, so we quickly arrived at our destination. This time, Zhao Jinhai didn't let us find a secret place to hide, because the situation here was the same as the first place, it was very quiet. In order to prevent fraud, the four of us walked towards the gate by sticking to the wall. When he confirmed that there was indeed no one moving, he rushed in as fast as he could, but the situation in front of him was the same as the first stronghold, with traps and dead bodies in the spot. A little examination revealed that the cause of their deaths was the same as that of the first stronghold, and that it was done by the same person.

Zhao Jinhai turned around a few times in front of these dead corpses and said: "It's getting more and more interesting, if I'm not mistaken, the next stronghold should be the same situation, where is Lu Wenzhao's next stronghold?"

Lu Wenzhao hurriedly took out the map and estimated it, saying, "The nearest stronghold is on the eastern hillside. He pointed at us with his finger.

Raising his eyes and following the direction of his finger, there is really a mountain to the east of us, Zhao Jinhai beckoned to us without saying a word: "Let's go, go over and have a look, if it is the same situation here, then it means that my guess is not wrong." As for the specific situation, I'll tell you when I'm done. ”

Zhao Jinhai didn't say anything more, and ran directly towards the position on the marked point, don't look at this mountain seems to be not far from us, but after walking, it is not like that, this time we ran for half an hour and only ran to the foot of the mountain. After a short break, continue on to your destination.

Only this time things changed a little, and we saw a few corpses scattered on the road, as well as countless crossbow arrows shot at the trees and the ground. The closer you get to the stronghold, the more dead there are, and the fewer and fewer crossbow arrows there are. Zhao Jinhai's mood became more and more anxious, and when he arrived at the door of the stronghold, he directly omitted the link of observing the situation, and ran in like a fly. He was very fast, and by the time we joined him, he was already sitting on a large rock.

The three of us sat on the ground in front of him panting again and again, not even caring about what was going on around us, gasping for breath, Lu Wenzhao asked: "Brother Hai, this is somewhat different from the previous place, but the result is the same, what is the situation you just said?"

Zhao Jinhai spread out the map in front of us, then sat up straight and said to us: "We don't need to go to the next few places, take a rest, and it's best to catch the last ferry back." ”

"Why?" the three of us asked in unison, puzzled by Zhao Jinhai's decision.

"Come and see. Zhao Jinhai casually picked up a small wooden stick, gestured on the map and said to us: "These strongholds are all related, for example, the first stronghold we go to is very close to the second stronghold, the reason why they are so distributed is so that the garrisons within these strongholds can provide mobile support to the place where the situation occurs at any time." The place I chose at the beginning was actually the center of these strongholds, and then I could figure out their strength and support time by walking down the nearest direction. However, someone had already arrived before us, and his purpose was to destroy the strongholds, and he had a message to tell us. ”

"What is he going to tell us?" I asked, curious.

"What he wants to tell us is the truth of these strongholds. Judging by the number of traps and garrisons, this stronghold is used as a cover. In fact, to be more accurate, these strongholds are bait for our troops. Moreover, the Demon Wheel Sect only accounts for a small part of these people, judging from the tattoo patterns, more of them are Dongying travelers, so I am more convinced that this must be a trap, Kong Sanshi acted in a play in front of you, but what I never expected was that his acting skills were so high that even Zhou Da was deceived. If I hadn't insisted on surveying it, I'm afraid the army would have gone in vain. ”

"Aren't that the most famous killer organizations in the East? Could it be that they also began to believe in the Demon Wheel Sect?"

"They don't believe in any wild cults, and in my opinion, there must be something that has intertwined the two groups of forces. And there must be a big conspiracy behind this, the reason why Shi Fan didn't find out was because these things were only known to people inside the Demon Wheel Sect. And the arrangement of these traps is also quite interesting, all of them are set in the position where large-scale fighting is most likely to occur, and this is not a trap or what it will be. ”

"You mean to say that Kong Sanshi and the others have already thought that something like this will happen today, and then they have set this trap for us, waiting for us to drill into it. The reason why Kong Sanshi was so cooperative during the trial was to convince us that everything he said was right. Even if we carry out an investigation in the early stage, it will not reveal a flawed plan, their main purpose is to completely annihilate our encirclement and suppression troops, is there a problem with my understanding of this?" After listening carefully to Zhao Jinhai's words, I said what I understood again, in order to keep our thoughts on the same straight line.

"No problem, that's what happened, that's what Kong Sanshi and Sikong Xuan think. Zhao Jinhai said firmly.

"But there's one thing I don't understand, is it too costly for them to do this?"

"What do they have to lose, why don't they use such two good chess pieces in front of them. I know what you're going to say, if it weren't for someone secretly helping us solve these people, we would have lost it. If we succeed in falling into the trap, they will lose nothing more than two used up pieces, and giving up two useless pieces is not a loss for anyone. ”

"Doesn't Zhenxingtang still need Kong Sanshi's money as support? And Kong Sanshi is such a shrewd person, can't he see Sikong Xuan's thoughts?"

"As long as the pie is well drawn, many shrewd people will fall into it, which is very simple for a person who is good at scheming. If you lose the three stones, there may be four stones, five stones, and one hundred stones. Compared to dealing with a strong opponent like Wu Detang, that little money is really nothing. ”

Hearing Zhao Jinhai say this, it was a sudden enlightenment. The minds of this group of people are really complicated, and it seems that I am still young in the WTO, and I am too naïve to think about problems. I can also vaguely feel the intention of Uncle Da asking me to follow Zhao Jinhai on this trip, and I really gained insight with him.

When Zhao Jinhai was analyzing the problem with us, there was a person standing on the high wall of the stronghold, who let out a sneer, and said to himself in a very sharp voice: "This little brain melon is really smart, worthy of being the warden of the original Exile Island, we don't know, how can such a good brain be in prison for so many years." I don't know, we don't dare to ask, hahaha......"