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【Chapter 488, past events】

Lao Mo didn't pay special attention to the pavilion in the center of the lake. When he heard what Xiao Lou said, he immediately followed Xiao Lou's gaze and looked towards Zuiyue Pavilion - under the moonlight, with Zuiyue Pavilion as the center, he saw There are a large number of moonlight fragments scattered on the lake. If you observe carefully, those moonlight do look a bit like disrupted maze fragments.

Lao Mo took out his handkerchief and carefully checked the maze plan he drew last night. Soon, he said excitedly: "Professor Xiao is right. The pavilion in the middle of the lake is very much like the starting point of the maze. Let's go and have a look."

Yu Hanjiang directly used Qinggong to fly Xiao Lou into the pavilion, and the other four people quickly followed.

After arriving at the pavilion, Lao Mo looked around and wrote and drew on the handkerchief with a pen. Xiao Lou walked up to him and asked, "How is it? Have you discovered the mystery of the maze?"

Lao Mo looked up at the moonlight in the sky, then looked down at the floor plan on the handkerchief, and said thoughtfully: "If this pavilion is the center of the maze, the winding roads around the lake radiate out from the center. Honeycomb branches. We couldn’t find the exit last night. It’s probably because the maze is rotating according to a certain pattern.”

Xiao Lou said: "In other words, the entire maze rotates around the pavilion? After the peripheral rotation, the exit of the town will be hidden. This is why we couldn't find the exit last night. Today, the maze rotates back to its original shape. location, so you just followed Miss Zhao and Chen Yu and found the exit of the town?"

Liu Qiao came over and said: "Yes, we saw Chen Yu walk out with our own eyes. There is still a stone tablet of 'Qingfeng Town' standing outside the town gate. However, there seems to be a transparent barrier at the door of the town. We Can’t get out.”

Qu Wanyue nodded in agreement: "We also tried, but we can't get out."

Xiao Lou looked down at the lake in confusion. A breeze blew by, and the fragments of moonlight on the lake were disrupted. When the lake finally calmed down, the moonlight shining on it seemed to have changed slightly.

As Lao Mo said, the maze is always rotating dynamically. They couldn't find the exit last night, but they found the exit tonight but couldn't get out. Because the maze was too big, they were in it and couldn't see clearly the specific rules of the maze rotation from a God's perspective, whether it was clockwise, counterclockwise, or in the direction of the maze. How many degrees do you turn left and how many degrees do you turn right?

If they cannot figure out the rules of the maze rotation, it will be difficult for them to get out of the "town exit".

what to do? Xiao Lou looked at his own shadow reflected on the lake and suddenly said: "How about jumping into the lake and taking a look? Since the lake in the middle of the town is the key to the maze, maybe there will be any clues in the lake?"

Yu Hanjiang said simply: "Liu Qiao, turn into a mermaid and get into the water together."

Liu Qiao took out the card and turned his teammates into mermaids. Everyone jumped into the water and groped towards the bottom of the lake.

This lake is much deeper than imagined.

After swimming for a while, he came to the bottom of the lake. His vision gradually became dark. Yu Hanjiang took out the night pearl for lighting. He found some water plants at the bottom of the lake, which looked like... human hair?

As soon as he realized this, his waist was suddenly wrapped around something, and his body began to fall rapidly!

Yu Hanjiang didn't panic at all - he was now in a mermaid state and could move freely in the water. He was not afraid of drowning even if he was dragged to the bottom of the lake by aquatic plants. The knife in Yu Hanjiang's hand swung away neatly, cutting off all the things that looked like "water plants".

Liu Qiao's voice came from the side: "There seems to be a water ghost in the lake, and we are entangled!"

Xiao Lou said: "Don't worry, the mermaid state is not afraid of drowning. Take a closer look at what is entangling everyone."

He illuminated the area at the bottom of the lake with night pearls. Yu Hanjiang quickly swam to him and helped him cut off the water plants wrapped around his waist. Xiao Lou gently swung his fish tail and swam to the bottom of the lake flexibly, pushing aside a large number of water plants in front of him - —I saw a person lying quietly among the water plants.

The man was dressed in red, and because he had been soaked in the water for too long, the body had already shown the typical "giant sign". It was very swollen and his face could not be seen clearly. Her long hair was tangled with the water plants, and Xiao Lou keenly noticed that the end of her long hair was tied into a tight knot with the water plants at the bottom of the lake.

Yu Hanjiang swam up to him and asked, "What's going on?"

Xiao Loudao: "A body was found at the bottom of the lake. On the surface, the deceased was a young woman around 20 years old. The cause of death should be drowning and murder. Look here -" He pointed at the hair of the deceased.

Yu Hanjiang glanced at Xiao Lou's instructions and frowned: "His hair is tied together with water plants and tied into a tight knot?"

Xiao Lou nodded: "This is also the reason why the body has been at the bottom of the lake for so long but did not float to the surface. Someone deliberately tied her hair with water plants and used the water plants to entangle her body to prevent her from being discovered."

Liu Qiao sighed: "The murderer's water quality should be very good. In such a deep lake, you have to drag the deceased down and use water plants to firmly fix the body to the bottom of the lake. You have to hold your breath for at least several minutes, right?"

Xiao Lou said: "Yes. The murderer can swim and has excellent water skills. He is more likely to be a young and middle-aged man. Most women do not have that much strength to drag an adult into the bottom of the lake..."

At this moment, Qu Wanyue suddenly exclaimed: "There's more here!"

Xiao Lou immediately swam towards where Qu Wanyue was. He pushed aside the water plants and saw that there was the body of a young woman there, also tied to the bottom of the lake with water plants.

Yu Hanjiang's expression changed, he took out his saber and quickly chopped off all the nearby water plants.

Everyone searched the bottom of the lake, but the result was that

Everyone was extremely horrified——

There were actually more than ten corpses of young women at the bottom of Zuiyue Lake!

Zuiyue Lake looks peaceful and beautiful on the surface, but deep inside the lake is actually a terrifying cemetery.

***

At the same time, outside Qingfeng Town.

Lu Jiuchuan, Tang Ci, Chu Huaying and Gui Yuanzhang arrived at the gate of the town.

They have now confirmed from Orion that they have come to the world three years ago. Once they have come, they will make peace with it. Lu Jiuchuan said: "Three years ago, it should be the time when the murderer started committing crimes. Maybe we can find some clues from the source. .”

Tang Ci agreed and said, "Let's wait and see at the gate of the town."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a man coming out of the town in a hurry. In the middle of the night, he looked panicked, stumbled when walking, and was obviously restless. Lu Jiuchuan winked at Chu Huaying, and Chu Huaying disappeared instantly, following the man like a shadow.

A few minutes later, a girl wearing a pink dress also came out of the town gate.

Unlike the man who looked flustered, the girl walked calmly. She held an embroidered purse in her hand and a bright smile on her face. Lu Jiuchuan was hiding behind a tree. When he saw this, he winked at Lao Gui. Let him follow.

Lu and Tang continued to guard the gate of the town. After a while, Lu Jiuchuan pressed the voice earphone and asked in a low voice: "Hua Ying, Lao Gui, what's going on?"

Chu Huaying's cold voice came from the earphones: "This man is kneeling by the woods and burning paper money, muttering in his mouth - Father, you have a grandson. Your spirit in heaven must protect our family." An'an."

Lu Jiuchuan was startled: "Running out in the middle of the night to burn paper money?"

Chu Huaying said: "Well, I was crying and burning paper at the same time. The sound was quite exciting. He must be Chen Yu, right? On a rainy night three years ago, the only one who gave birth to a child in the small town was Chen Yu's family."

When Tang Ci heard this, he said, "Hua Ying, please continue to follow up and write down everything he said."

Chu Huaying said "Yeah" and sat on the tree and continued to listen to Chen Yu's words.

On the other side, Gui Yuanzhang said: "The identity of this girl should be Zhao Zesui, the fourth daughter of the Zhao family. She ran out in the middle of the night to have a private meeting with a mysterious man. The man was wearing a mask. Zhao Zesui gave him a hand-embroidered purse. "

The clue discovered by Lao Gui was very crucial. Tang Ci immediately asked: "Wearing a mask? What kind of mask? Is it the silver mask of a hunter?"

Lao Gui shook his head: "No. He was wearing a black mask with a strange pattern on it... It seemed like a wolf totem? The man's voice was low and gentle. He accepted the purse sent by Zhao Zesui, and then said softly, Suisui , you are still young now, and your sister has just gotten married. When you grow up in a few years, I will definitely marry you in a big sedan chair."

Lu Jiuchuan asked: "What was Zhao Zesui's reaction?"

Lao Gui said: "She was very happy and personally sent the purse to the man's waist."

Tang Ci looked at Lu Jiuchuan, who touched his chin seriously and thought.

During the day, Xiao Lou and the others went to the Zhao family to investigate, and also told Lu Jiuchuan and the others through voice earphones. I remember Xiao Lou once said that an unfinished handkerchief was found in the room of the fourth lady of the Zhao family, and the content on the handkerchief was a mandarin duck, so he inferred that This fourth lady probably already has a sweetheart.

Now, I personally saw her having a secret meeting with the mysterious man on the night of her sister's wedding three years ago, which proved that Xiao Lou's speculation was correct, and she really had a sweetheart. However, the timing of this sweetheart's appearance was too clever. The wedding team had just been led away by the sound of rattles, and he happened to be having a private meeting with Miss Zhao near the woods... Coincidentally, or was it intentional?

Gui Yuanzhang said: "Miss Zhao has finished delivering her purse and is ready to go home."

Chu Huaying also said: "Chen Yu has to turn around and go back after burning the paper."

Lu Jiuchuan came to his senses and said, "Continue to follow up."

Not long after, Chen Yu, who looked calm, and Miss Zhao, who was full of joy, walked back to the town one after another. However, before the two of them entered the town gate, they suddenly heard the sound of rattles coming from nearby. , clang, clang... In the silent night, the sound of the rattle was extremely clear.

Within a few seconds, Chen Yu and Zhao Zesui seemed to have lost their souls, their eyes widened, and they turned around and walked towards the mass grave.

Lu Jiuchuan saw them walking into the woods like puppets on strings. His face couldn't help but change, and he whispered to Tang Ci: "It seems that the murder case three years ago was not simple. Zhao Zesui and Chen Yu were led alone. Let’s go.”

Tang Ci wondered: "But we just heard a lot of footsteps in the woods. In other words, after the wedding team was led to the mass graves, there was a wave of people who followed them to the mass graves. Those people Who could it be?"

At that time, they were following the wedding procession and were almost disturbed by the magic sound. They didn't even see who was being led up the mountain. Now, Zhao Zesui and Chen Yu appear outside the town respectively. The former is dating a mysterious man, and the latter burns paper for his father. It doesn't look like something happened to his family...

Gui Yuanzhang said: "On the rainy night three years ago, are you sure that the only missing people are the Chen family and the Zhao family?"

Lu Jiuchuan and Tang Ci looked at each other.

uncertain. Since these two families disappeared collectively, they easily attracted attention. But in fact, these two names are not the only ones with red crosses on the mayor's list. In other words, it is very likely that the murderer committed the crime three years ago. In addition to wiping out the Zhao and Chen families, he also killed many lonely elderly people living alone. The footsteps heard in the woods just now belonged to this group of people.

Lu Jiuchuan said: "After dawn, meet Han Jiang and the others as soon as possible and tell them these clues."

Soon it was daybreak.

Lu Jiuchuan pressed the voice earphone and asked in a low voice: "Hanjiang, can you hear me?"

He thought that the voice earphones lost contact because Yu Hanjiang and the others went to the ghost town at night and would be restored after dawn. However, there was still no sound in his ears.

Lu Jiuchuan simply went to the Fulai Inn in the center of the town, found the waiter, and said: "Waiter, there is a friend of mine in the Tianzihao room. Please call him down and say that I have something important to discuss with him."

The waiter looked confused and said: "Sir, there is no one living in the Tianzi room!"

Lu Jiuchuan was stunned: "What about the Xuanzi room?" He remembered that Mr. Shao and Ye Qi lived here.

The waiter smiled and said: "No one is staying there. Sir, do you want to stay in the hotel?"

Tang Ci gently pulled Lu Jiuchuan's sleeve and whispered in his ear: "Brother Jiu, something is wrong."

Lu Jiuchuan put his ear closer: "What?"

Tang Ci said: "It's dawn, it's still three years ago - we stayed in the world three years ago, and we can't go back."

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