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Chapter 34 Chapter 34, Photographs and Evidence
34,

"Prison" and "Forest"

This was the only message left by the poor beggar before he died, and Dai Pingan and the others dug a hole in the woods and buried him.As for those dedicated train station employees, Dai Pingan brought them all back to Pingjing Station. After a careful search, without finding any useful clues, he burned the house and people.

Facing the raging flames, Dai Ping'an remained silent. He had vaguely guessed the location of the "prison" in his heart, but he still didn't dare to make this decision lightly.

It was already midnight when they returned to the camp.Except for a few guards on the outside, most people in the camp took a rest, and Hosea did not rest, but waited for them by the fire pusher while making coffee.

"It can't be in Valentine's Prison," Hosea concluded, "Lanny has checked there, and Susan confirmed yesterday that no one is imprisoned there."

"Is it possible that it's not Valentine, but somewhere else, such as the prison in Strawberry Township or Blackwater Township. They haven't been seen for several days. This time is enough time for them to transport people to other states and lock them up."

No one responded, even if Dai Pingan suspected something, it was just a suspicion, and there was no way to speak out.Seeing that no one answered, Hosea, who had been up almost the whole night, seemed to be even more haggard. He asked everyone to rest first, and continued to think about it by himself.

In addition, Hosea asked Dai Ping'an to check on the new mother and child in the camp before resting. Mrs. Downs did not show any special "friendliness" to the gang members after waking up.

Dai Ping'an nodded in agreement, and he came to his tent, where Downs' mother and son were placed.He didn't know if the people inside were sleeping or not, so he coughed softly a few times. Unexpectedly, after a while, someone opened the curtain and came out.

It was Archie, the son of Thomas Downs.

"My mother has already rested. Let's try to keep our voice down." Like his father, 16-year-old Archie is gentle and gentle, always thinking of others first:

"I remember you, my father saved you before, your appearance has changed a lot, and you are not as embarrassed as before, so I didn't recognize you all at once tonight." As he spoke, Archie seemed to think of something:
"Someone left a sum of money at my door a few days ago. Was that person you? Since my father left, everyone else has stayed away from us for fear of being infected with misfortune. Even my father's friends and his Those who have helped before his death are no exception, except for those who come to collect debts, no one comes to my yard at all."

"I've always wondered who would come over in the middle of the night without leaving any information except the money. Now that I think about it, this person can only be you."

Speaking of this, there was a faint smile on Archie's face, but for some reason, Dai Ping'an always felt that his smile was a bit bleak.

"Maybe it was your father who helped, someone else." He didn't admit it directly, but changed the subject: "It's not peaceful outside these few days, you guys stay here for a while. Believe me, I am It won’t harm you, and I’ll send you back after a while when it’s safe.”

To Dai Pingan's surprise, Archie agreed and promised to help persuade his mother.After finishing this matter, Dai Ping'an asked what he wanted to ask with confidence.

It turned out that yesterday evening, the bald and bearded members of the O'Drisco gang came to Downs Ranch wearing police badges. They said that the bandits from the Van der Lin gang would attack the townspeople of Valentine, and the target was likely to be living in They outside the town.

Mrs. Downs was a little skeptical at first, but when she thought of Arthur's ferocious appearance when he went to collect the debt, she finally agreed to leave and went to Valentine's town to take shelter, so there was no trace of struggle or fight in the pasture. .

"That's how you believe it?" Dai Ping'an was a little surprised.

"No, but they showed evidence, but I didn't fully believe what was said."

"What evidence?"

"a photo."

While talking, Archie took out a photo from his pocket, and Dai Pingan just wanted to take it, but was snatched by a hand stretched out beside him.

"You're a bastard! Thomas was your fault! Now you're hanging out with the loan sharks who killed him, you devils! Why don't you die! You bastard..."

Mrs. Downs was finally persuaded by Archie to enter the tent, and the photo was torn into pieces and fell on Dai Ping'an's face.Mrs. Downs' scolding broke the silence of the camp, but surprisingly, no one was woken up. Even Hosea, who was warming up by the fire in the distance, didn't seem to hear it, and didn't even turn her head.

After Archie's persuasion, the tent was finally quiet, and Dai Pingan, who was squatting outside, finally picked up the fragments of the photos and pieced them together bit by bit.

Dai Ping'an's face was livid.

The photo was taken in a very dark room. In order to ensure the light, the person who took the photo lit a lot of candles on both sides of the room.Under the illumination of many candles, the faces of the two people in the center of the photo are clearly displayed.

The one in front is Dach, who is sitting on a chair in the middle, barking his teeth and screaming; standing behind the chair is Arthur, holding a gun in his hand, staring angrily at looking at the camera ahead.

If this is just a simple photo of two people, it’s okay, but the key is the environment in which this photo was taken—from the background behind the two people, to the left and right sides, to the floor under their feet, there is no place that is not placed Remnants or remains of humans.The numerous candles on both sides are directly fixed on the human skull, and the chair that Daqi is sitting on is directly built with sections of leg bones and skeletons.

There is also a row of small characters in the lower right corner of the photo

- Ogre Dutch Van der Linn and his minions!
There are pictures and the truth, this is a real hammer!
No wonder Mrs. Downs was so terrified when the carriage was stopped. No wonder she opened fire and nearly knocked Dai Ping'an's head off when the Van der Lin gang was mentioned. It was because of this photo!
In this age when cameras were just popularized and PS was still a myth, photos were the most authentic evidence, and nothing could prove everything more than this.What's more, this photo is indeed taken in real scene, even Dai Pingan knows where the scene is, and Daqi in the photo is very "cooperative":
His eyes were fierce, his nose was dripping with saliva, his body was twisted, and his limbs were showing teeth and claws. At first glance, people would believe that Daqi was possessed by Satan, let alone an ogre.

After thinking about it again and again, Dai Pingan still handed the assembled photos to Hosea.Seeing the above clearly, the elderly man was so frightened that he fell off the stool. It took a lot of effort for Dai Pingan to help him back.

"It's not true, it can't be true!" In desperation, Hosea grabbed Dai Ping'an's arm tightly, and the veins on the back of the old hand bulged.

Because of the tight grip, some fragments of the photos fell into the fire and were burned to ashes. Hosea didn't bother to stop them, and neither did Dai Pingan.

"I know." Dai Pingan's voice was calm.

"You know, yes! Yes! Yes! You know, you know everything." Hosea suddenly reacted:
"I knew Daqi was right, I knew it, that's right! You know, you must know it's fake, right, tell me, I'll give you all the money, and I'll give you all the gold. We Those who are rich, really, we still have a lot of money hidden in Heishui Town, as long as you say..."

Dai Pingan stopped Hosea who was in a hurry.

"Listen, it's not about the money, I believe it's fake because I know who the ogre is."

"Do you know who the ogre is?!" Hosea was shocked: "You always knew who the ogre was?"

"Yes, not only do I know who the ogre is, but I also know where his lair is, and this photo was taken there."

"This photo?" Hosea came back to his senses and found that most of the fragments of the photo had fallen into the fire. He turned his eyes to Dai Pingan again: "Where is that place? It must be the 'prison'! Dach must be There, just tell me the address, and you can spend as much money as you want."

"If I say it, what will you do?" Dai Pingan's voice was still calm.

"Of course I went to save people, Javier, Bill..." Hosea was about to call out as he spoke, but after all the yelling just now, many people had already been awakened.They were all shocked by the entanglement of Hosea and Dai Pingan beside the fire, no one dared to come over.

Dai Pingan stopped Hosea and said word by word:

"Sorry, I can't tell you the address."

　NO.2. Who knows where that "prison" is?

　　
　
(End of this chapter)