Tang Qi Tan

Chapter 265
In the end, the mutilated body of the Aunt from the Tian family, whose skin was mostly torn off, was dug up by dogs in the ditch near the tea shed; A preliminary result and conclusion were drawn.

After rejecting Zhao County Magistrate's hospitality and Cheng Yi, Jiang Tian and his party set off again with the newly obtained captives/special samples in the bottom warehouse.Linghu Xiaomu, who was watching everything on the boat with cold eyes, couldn't help but said: "Officer, this Zhao Xianzun, I'm afraid there are quite a lot of falsehoods."

"I know that this matter is not something that a county magistrate can handle; so I decided to go back and secretly investigate the disappearances and collective relocations in remote places over the years." Jiang Tian nodded: "After arriving in Xijing, I still need you Investigate Wu Desi's archives."

"But that's not the point at the moment. The point is the ghost man we got right now." Jiang Tian continued: "Not only does it change back to a human form after the murder, it can also temporarily disguise itself as the victim's appearance, no doubt It’s another mutated sample, and a countermeasure must be found as soon as possible.”

"At least, we must first confirm that this is just an occasional case, or a group phenomenon that can be replicated;" Jiang Tian continued: "If it's just the former, it's fine. But if it's the latter, it will be a big trouble. Must In this way, we can quickly find the means of screening and targeting."

"After all, this method of pretending to kill people is simply impossible to guard against for most people; but in any case, we have to return to Xijing as soon as possible before we can conduct in-depth research on the conditions and venues; The problem can only be investigated slowly in the future.”

In addition, there is something hidden on the ship as a valuable item, which is actually an inducer with residual effects that ordinary people cannot feel; the purpose is to target a certain person and living thing carried on this ship.Judging from the remains of Xia Cang's body, it is also somewhat unusual.

Because the quantity is too much.And by examining the relics among the corpses, we also found fragments of broken ropes and restraints that were easily overlooked; this seems a bit meaningful.What kind of passengers or living things need to be bundled or restrained for transportation?

Coupled with the case of missing people in the mountains exposed in Pinglu County; this simply added a series of new mysteries in a short period of time.In other words, compared to the new animal disaster on the surface, a tall and tall figure with a huge layout seems to have only exposed a few corners.

As a result, that night, Chu Yu's nocturnal excursions reappeared without warning.This time, she didn't even wake up Linghu Xiaomu, who was in charge of her roommate, and jumped out of the window without a sound; she wandered around the boat like a female ghost for a while;

As a result, Jiang Tian's small mechanism outside the room was triggered, and he subdued him again.It's just that Chu Yu, whose hands and feet were twisted, woke up faster than expected this time.I saw her pleading with a gloomy face: "Since this is the case, it is irreversible, please give me a death."

"Let you die? Why, is it not good to be alive?" Jiang Tian looked at her with interest, but suddenly thought of it in his heart, as one of the seriously injured and dying people rescued from Yinhou Le Xingda's mansion. , does the concubine in Cheng Shilian's family also have this kind of problem?
"My lord, do you think I'm still a human being with the appearance of my family?" Chu Yu, who was involuntarily straightening his dislocated limbs like a worm, said in a pained voice, "My family I don’t want to become a monster that harms people, so I can only ask you to release me, at least I can die in a human form..."

"You're wrong!" Jiang Tian stretched out his hand to signal, waking up Linghu Xiaomu who was standing by the sword-holding gate to stop talking, and then said: "Why do you think that this appearance is an inhuman What about monsters, instead of the gifts and opportunities given to you by God in the rest of your life?"

"Gifts and chances? How is this possible, how is this possible." Chu Yu, whose deformed limbs have mostly recovered, but whose face is still pale and frightening, murmured unconfidently: "Noble man, please don't be comforted; the slave family has changed. When I became like this, I really felt the urge to harm someone..."

"What is impossible!" Jiang Tian did not hesitate to interrupt her self-pity and self-pity: "You should have heard of the weird things I found in Luodu Underground Water City! To be honest , There will be big changes in this world, and your little change is just a mere example in the torrent of the times."

"And why do you think I should recruit you?" Jiang Tian then continued: "Didn't the Dark Censor Department be established at the beginning to deal with this kind of situation, and specially recruit those voices in the torrent of the times, so A strange person who has encountered and changed, but can serve the country and protect the people."

"Could it be that this inhuman appearance of the slave family can also serve the country and protect the people?" Upon hearing this, Chu Yu widened his eyes in disbelief and said, "My lord, you must think too much of the little girl. I...I really feel the desire to suck blood and eat flesh..."

"So what's the matter, as long as you find a way to control and master this kind of change and impulse, and tame it to be driven by your will; you won't take the initiative to hurt others, even if you have a desire to suck blood and eat flesh?" Jiang Tian is Some people who hated iron but shook their heads said: "Could it be that my subordinates still can't afford to feed mere pig and sheep blood?"

"What's more, the principle of being human is not human, and it's not just about the behavior on the surface; it's more about whether you still uphold the righteousness and moral conscience of being born as a human being; and practice punishing rape and eliminating evil. In this way, even if there are many killings, it is also protecting the common people and living up to the country."

"On the contrary, your silent lurking and melee attack ability, as long as you are properly taught and honed, can be put to great use. To tell you the truth, under my command, a situation like yours , neither the first nor the last! Why can't we look to the future and take a longer-term view."

"I heard that you suffered some hardships for some reason and almost died, and it seems that you have awakened to this change." Speaking of this, Jiang Tian suddenly looked into her eyes and said: "You Don't you want to take revenge and make those who caused you to fall into this situation pay the price?"

"So, let me ask you again, Chu Yu. You still think this is just a kind of inhuman torture and suffering, and you continue to seek death with all your heart, wasting this rare chance and talent in the world, and letting those who have been hurt Will your people continue to live freely in this world?"

"No, I understand; the officer's teaching is correct." The next moment, Chu Yu lowered his head to the ground, and said in a grateful and pious voice: "From now on, this crippled body is willing to be an officer. Run as hard as you can; however, the slave family still has a great kindness, and I have not yet repaid it, and I still ask the magistrate for permission..."

"You mean, the one who secretly rescued you from the Le family's mansion." Jiang Tian interrupted her secretly a little funny: "It's a good thing to repay your kindness, and if necessary in the future I will also help you when the time comes. At least his methods and means are quite to my liking. "

After completing the enlightenment and consolation of Chu Yu, Jiang Tian saw Linghu Xiaomu who was beside him, his face was also flushed, and his eyes were watery, as if feeling something.So in the quiet second half of the night, as soon as Jiang Tian closed his eyes, he felt a familiar breath, and quietly walked back to his room.

After passing the relatively narrow water surface of Sanmenxia, ​​the next journey by car and boat will be smooth and smooth, but a bit lacklustre.On the third day of sailing against the current, we arrived at Fenglingdu, where the Weihe River and the Yellow River meet near Tongguan.However, he was surprised to see a Jinwu soldier who was performing a mission locally.

After inquiring about the situation on the shore, they found out that they were actually near the river bank of the ferry. They had just used seine nets, winch crossbows, and live animals as bait to kill a brood of giant fish suspected of harming human life.Then, after Jiang Tian saw the so-called giant fish suspended on the pier, he couldn't help but look sideways.

Because, there are several huge catfishes; the largest one is two or three meters long, and the smallest one is more than one meter long. Each of them has dense fangs and fangs, and they all eat belly rolls; therefore, they were called After the winch on the ferry wharf was hoisted up, the people nearby shouted and yelled, and there were faint crying and cursing.

Then, as a sergeant raised his knife, he slashed open the largest blue-black belly of the fish; in an instant, a stench came from far away, accompanied by black blood, and a large piece of falling weapons The dirt almost submerged the sergeant's knees.

Then, the crowd of onlookers also seemed to be exploding, covering their faces and shutting their mouths one after another, wailing and screaming and retreating; they bent down one after another on the ground, vomiting loudly.At this moment, Jiang Tian, ​​who was watching from the car and boat, also noticed the things flowing out of the belly of the fish.

In addition to bloody organs, sludge-like body fluids and residues, there are also some obviously digested, gray-gray human limbs; this is a bit frightening to think about.You know, it is not surprising that the bigmouth catfish, a highly adaptable omnivorous fish, grows so huge.

Because it basically eats everything and digests everything easily, even smaller ones of the same kind.Even food-deficient or polluted waters can continue to survive by scavenging, swallowing sludge and excrement.But the probability of actively attacking and devouring humans is much smaller.

So, where did these limbs or remains come from?What is the environment and conditions that allow these catfish to grow to such a huge size? You know, this is a densely populated area along the Yellow River/Wei River, where ships are frequently sailing all year round, so why did they suddenly appear.

In Luodu Underground Water City back then, those unusually large creatures were caused by a source of pollution in a special environment;Then these catfishes with the same exaggerated size escaped from the source and the relatively closed environment?

Next, Sergeant Jin Wu, who was forced to endure the stench, continued to cut open the stomachs of several other catfish, and there were more or less human remains in the stomachs; this also somewhat verified Jiang Tian's faint conjecture; Not human beings who were swallowed whole, but corpses that were disposed of as garbage.

(End of this chapter)