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Chapter 1336 Where is the clue? (Meow is unhappy because there is no game)

Duanmu Huai is already rubbing his hands in preparation, eager to give it a try, intending to have a fierce battle with the opponent to prove his strength.

but……………

"clang------"

Listening to the clear sound of the bell and looking at the black and white portrait in front of him, Duanmu Huai looked as if he had lost all hope in life.

The reason is simple and there is no doubt about it.

According to the information obtained by Duanmu Huai, Grandpa Xiujiu's death was very normal. There was an earthquake here some time ago, and everyone came out to take refuge. Grandpa Xiujiu had difficulty walking, and he accidentally fell when he walked out, and unfortunately his head hit the stone next to him.

He was already an old man, and after this, it would be a real problem if he could survive.

Moreover, many people were watching nearby at the time, and they can all prove that Grandpa Xiujiu did fall down by himself, so this... will definitely not lead to any result.

You can't say earthquakes are suspicious! Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and typhoons are common in Japan.

  So they really just came back to attend the funeral and clean up the mess for this relative as written in the diary?

However, Duanmu Huai did not give up. After all, he had been through many battles and had seen a lot. Many games start like this. He came back to attend a relative's funeral, and then accidentally discovered some hidden seal or secret in his house... This kind of development is not uncommon!

You’ll find out after you attend the funeral and search the house!

Of course, with Duanmu Huai's identity, he didn't even need to search the house. After all, he was set to be a relative of this grandfather, and he came back to deal with his funeral. So after the funeral, Duanmu Huai could use the excuse of dealing with the remains to search Grandpa Xiujiu's house carefully from inside to outside!

However……………

"What a ghost, there really is nothing here?"

Standing in the empty living room, Duanmu Huai was completely numb. Grandpa Xiujiu lived in an ordinary farmhouse, a one-story building with a small courtyard, and raised some chickens in the back. It was not a large house with a private entrance, and there was no hidden basement. The warehouse was also filled with farm tools. As for the warehouse, Duanmu Huai naturally searched it, but did not find any strange ancient books or any special relics. He even used his Thousand Eyes to search the entire house, but the result was - nothing.

There's really nothing.

This is unscientific and doesn't make sense.

Duanmu Huai scratched his head, looking puzzled. He thought he had not missed anything, after all, everything here had been reviewed by Duanmu Huai, and to be on the safe side, he even asked Sha Jiuye to help deal with it to see if she would be the plot trigger.

In the end, nothing happened.

"elder brother?"

Just then, Sha Jiuye's voice rang out. Duanmu Huai turned around and saw a girl in a black sailor suit standing quietly in the corridor, looking at him with her usual unhappy expression.

"The last truck carrying supplies has already left."

"Oh, it's already this time."

After hearing what Sha Jiuye said, Duanmu Huai realized that it was already dusk, and the sky outside had been dyed blood red. The entire courtyard was now empty, with nothing left. Sha Jiuye walked into the living room, looked around the room that had been disposed of and nothing was left, and sighed slightly.

"It's all over now. To be honest, I never thought I would come back this way..."

“When a person dies, it’s like a light goes out. All we can do is let the deceased rest in peace.”

Duanmu Huai said this lightly and then turned around.

"Okay, let's go too."

"Okay, brother..."

Sakuya nodded, folded his arms and looked around.

"what happened?"

"I don't know why, but I always have an uncomfortable feeling, as if something is secretly watching us..."

"Uh... maybe it's just your illusion."

Duanmu Huai coughed and silently retracted the thousand eyes that had opened in the shadows.

Now it seems that the biggest threat to Sha Jiuye in this place is himself.

The two of them naturally had no place to stay here. They could have stayed at Xiujiu's grandfather's house, but Duanmu Huai obviously thought it was too unlucky to live in the house of a person who had just passed away. And Sha Jiuye seemed to be uneasy because he sensed the Thousand Eyes that Duanmu Huai had opened at that time, and was unwilling to stay there for long.

Fortunately, there was a hotel in the town, so Duanmu Huai and Sha Jiuye chose to rest there. Perhaps because of the exhaustion from the journey, the funeral, and the subsequent cleaning, Sha Jiuye went back to his room to take a shower and rest after dinner.

Duanmu Huai also took a shower and changed his clothes, but he did not go to rest. Instead, he went to the bar in the town.

After all, no clues were found in the old man’s house, so now the only thing we can do is to look in the bar.

Duanmu Huai's arrival caused a small commotion in the bar, but no one paid much attention to it. According to the system's description, Duanmu Huai and Sha Jiuye grew up here when they were young, and everyone knew them. Duanmu Huai in particular was really hard to forget (system language).

Duanmu Huai just took it as a compliment.

After ordering a glass of wine, Duanmu Huai sat aside and began to listen to the people chatting. As expected, just as Duanmu Huai thought, these people were talking about the death of Grandpa Xiujiu, and then according to the usual divergent thinking of human beings, they naturally talked about the death of Grandpa Xiujiu and then... the earthquake.

"Then again, the earthquakes have really been getting more and more severe in recent times."

"Really?" "Yes, didn't Tian Cun who worked at the construction site die in the earthquake? His son was only nine years old. How unlucky."

"Mr. Tamura, is it because of the earthquake as well?"

Hearing this, Duanmu Huai asked curiously, and soon someone nodded.

"Yes, I remember he was repairing the machine that day, and then there was an earthquake. He fell down before he could run... It was so tragic..."

"Speaking of which, earthquakes seem to be particularly frequent during this period, and the animals in the mountains and forests have also become much more ferocious."

Another man spoke up.

"I went hunting in the mountains before, and even saw bear-like paw prints on the outskirts..."

"Have you reported it yet?"

"Of course I reported it, but to be honest there's nothing I can do. I can only ask everyone to be careful and not go up the mountain for the time being..."

"Come to think of it, what on earth was this earthquake about? It wasn't reported on the news."

"Are those people in the Earthquake Bureau just for show? They don't do anything when we need them!"

People who drank too much naturally started to complain, and Duanmu Huai could understand that. After all, when it comes to earthquakes, you can't find the source to solve the problem. Apart from drinking some wine to vent their dissatisfaction, there is really nothing else to do.

Duanmu Huai only got three pieces of information from these people.

First, earthquakes have been quite frequent recently. According to them, the elderly people who have lived here all year round said that they have never seen such frequent earthquakes before.

Second, apparently because of the earthquake, the wild animals in the mountains began to become ferocious. Several people had reported being attacked by wild animals, and some had even witnessed monsters. Of course, everyone agreed that they might have mistaken the bear for a monster.

Thirdly, well... this can only be regarded as incidental information. Since the people from the Earthquake Bureau didn't care, a teacher named Yamahara who taught geography in this small town went to the mountains to detect and investigate the source of the earthquake. This testimony came from a convenience store worker. According to him, the teacher went to the convenience store to buy a box of mineral water and a sleeping bag before leaving, and it was obvious that he planned to stay in the mountains for a long time.

Of course, it was the second piece of information that caught Duanmu Huai's attention, the wild beast in the mountain. Although many people thought that they just mistook the bear for a monster, Duanmu Huai still planned to go and take a look. After all, it seemed that there was no useful clue to be found from this old man, so the only thing he could do was to see if there was anything wrong with this place itself...

So the next morning, after breakfast, Duanmu Huai and Sha Jiuye left the hotel and headed towards the mountain.

The reason why I brought Sha Jiuye with me was simple. During breakfast, Duanmu Huai said that he wanted to go for a walk in the nearby mountains, so Sha Jiuye said that he wanted to go with him too…

What else can I do? I have to take it with me.

only……………

“Haaaah…Haaaah…”

As a typical delicate and frail girl, Sha Jiuye was obviously not good at mountain climbing. She started panting for breath after only reaching halfway up the mountain.

"So I said, why don't you just take the cable car?"

Looking at Sha Jiuye who was following behind him with trembling legs, Duanmu Huai rolled his eyes helplessly, while the latter was panting and staring at Duanmu Huai with dissatisfaction.

"Then why don't you sit down, brother?"

"Do you think that thing will collapse if I sit on it?"

Duanmu Huai spread his hands and stared at Sha Jiuye, who was silent for a moment and sighed again.

"I've come this far, I need to take a break... woo..."

At this moment, Sakuya suddenly frowned and covered his nose.

"What's that smell? It stinks..."

"smell?"

Duanmu Huai was stunned for a moment, then he sniffed carefully, and sure enough, a foul smell came towards him, but this smell was not unfamiliar to Duanmu Huai, it was...

  The stench of rotting corpses!

“Rustle, rustle…”

At the same time, the bushes not far away began to shake, as if something was approaching.

"Sakuya, hide behind me."

As Duanmu Huai spoke, he walked in front of Sha Jiuye and clenched his fists. Sha Jiuye seemed to instinctively sense some kind of danger and stepped back uneasily.

Duanmu Huai stared at the bushes and saw the rustling sound getting closer and closer. Then—the bushes suddenly parted, and a tall black shadow roared out and pounced towards Duanmu Huai!