The red moon returns

Chapter 60 The whereabouts of the female reporter
  It was a face that could not be told like a wolf or a dog. The face seemed to be covered with a layer of rubber, and there were traces of decay and ulcers on it. The mouth was full of sharp teeth, and drool was dripping from the corners of the mouth. .

Lin Qi felt his stomach twitching, and he held it back so as not to spit it out. In a daze, he only felt a hard hand gently patting his back, making his rumbling stomach feel a little more comfortable.

Fortunately, the strong feeling of vomiting soon subsided and his consciousness returned to consciousness. Lynch gasped for air and asked feebly in his mind.

'Neighbor, what's going on? It's understandable that I felt disgusted when Simon was burned to death and Granville turned into ashes. Although the things in the photos were indeed ugly and disgusting, they didn't make me react so much. Well, it's far worse than most horror movies, I should be less vulnerable. ’

[This is not a normal physiological reaction. This is because strange images outside common sense impact your consciousness and have a serious impact on your sanity. Nausea and madness are both spontaneous protective reactions produced by your instinct to protect your brain and disperse stress. Once your will has successfully withstood the impact, the reaction quickly subsides. 】

"Thank you, I'm fine." Lynch regained consciousness and waved to the police officer, "I saw a very strange photo. I don't know if this is the impact of the mysterious document on the will, but it has recovered now. Okay, I'll continue, you can read it later."

As he said that, he pressed the photo to calm down and took another look at the monster in the photo.

I was still frightened for a while, but at least there was no physical reaction like before.

Then continue.

In the subsequent photos, the situation has changed. There are lights and other people in the cave. These people are all dressed as mountain people. Their expressions were quite friendly when they were photographed. Some people even took photos with the beautiful girl.

Lin Qi was very surprised. With the monster in the photo just now, why did this girl continue to move forward calmly and even dared to take pictures with the residents here? Didn't she see the monster when she was taking the photo... No, that's it.

In the next few photos, Lynch saw several hoods hanging on the rock wall. They were exactly the monsters seen in the photos just now. In addition to the hoods, they also had matching claws and leather clothes. They seemed to be among the totems of the tribe. Sort of like, in one picture you can even see someone wearing a hood.

Phew, it seemed that it was just a mountain man wearing a hood, not a monster at all. No wonder she could still laugh.

Lynch smiled to himself, raised his head and described his findings to the police officer.

"But you won't have such a big reaction when you look at the next few photos."

The smile froze on his face, and Lynch immediately realized something was wrong. He quickly pulled out the photo of the monster just now and placed it with the hood hanging on the wall.

They look very similar, but they feel completely different.

Although the picture of the monster has been viewed many times and the excitement has faded away, the feeling of panic is still there. However, in the picture of the hood, everything is normal, it is just an ordinary photo.

Without asking Ms. Luna or the police officer, Lynch already realized the reason. The one in the first photo was definitely not a mountain man wearing a hood, it was a real monster that was photographed.

The beautiful girl later mistakenly thought she was dressed as a mountain man, so she could live with the mountain people without fear.

So, are there really monsters in this cave?

A little worried about the heroine in the photo story, Lynch stopped reading for a minute before continuing. However, the experience in the cave only lasted a few pictures and then came to an abrupt end. I don’t know why he didn’t continue shooting, and Lynch Holding the last photo taken in the cave, my scalp felt numb.

The photo shows an old man from the mountains, with a weak smile and deep eyes that seem to suck the soul into him.

Lynch will never forget this person for the rest of his life.

A few days ago in the gray fog area, on the big tree outside the abandoned factory, he witnessed the power of the old man with his own eyes.

A strong mountain man with at least level six power.

It turns out that these can all be strung together.

Lynch was stunned for a long time, until the police officer suspected something was wrong with him and came up to wake him up. Then Lynch shook his head and continued to look through the photos.

The photos that followed turned out to be some documents taken. Judging from the title, they should be detailed information about the Nolin-Rhine Railway, including the records of the Hall of Order that the two had seen in the city hall and that they had not seen later. Lynch's eyes lit up, this was exactly the information he was looking for.

However, after just two glances, he punched his thigh hard.

The photography technology of this era was simply appalling. It had been taken at a close range, but the small print and tables in the photo were still blurry and not a single word could be seen clearly. It was as bad as the truth was waved in front of him and then taken back. .

I gave a cordial greeting in the pronunciation of my hometown, damn steam technology, damn the Victorian era, and high-definition digital photography, you should hurry up and invent it.

I quickly looked through the blurry document photos, and the movement slowed down until the last dozen or so photos.

These can be seen clearly because they are patterns. They are drawings of various sections of the Rand Railway.

Lynch recalled that he had seen similar drawings in the city hall's documents, but they were not so detailed. There was only a design drawing of the Nolin-Rhein railway, and the photo included the entire rail network.

Putting down the last photo and looking up at the bright flames from the gas lamp nozzle on the roof, Lynch felt that the mystery in his mind not only did not decrease, but instead increased. He lowered his head and smiled comfortingly at the police officer, and pushed the photo over:

"Take a look. It seems that it is indeed not a mysterious document. It is very safe. Except for a picture of a monster, everything is very ordinary. Please confirm whether I have missed anything. I will first look at the other evidence you found. .”

Lynch put the pocket watch next to him, making sure to remind the police officer the time every minute, and then took out the other items in the evidence bag.

In fact, there are only three things, a letter, a photo frame, and a newspaper.

The letter was in an envelope. It was written by Maya to Donnie, but it had no stamp or address. It was signed on the 12th and was probably delivered by little Martha along with the photo. The content is relatively simple. It probably means that I haven’t been feeling well since I came back from Best Mountain, so I submitted the manuscript hastily without even completing the follow-up investigation. She suspected that she had encountered some strange incident in the mountains, but she was not physically able to come forward on her own, so she passed on all the recent photos recording her experiences to Downey, hoping that Downey would find the store owner whom he had told him about the strange incident before and ask her about it. What's wrong with your body?

The newspaper was from the 13th, and half of the second page was devoted to Maya's report. The mountain people and their conflicts with the railway project are introduced in relatively detail, but the subsequent bloody conflicts and their causes are briefly mentioned. It feels like an anticlimax, and it also confirms the bad state mentioned in the letter.

However, after Lin Qi read it again, it was the first time he understood the origins of the mountain people in detail.

These people are the aborigines near Best Mountain in the Carlos Mountains. They are used to living in caves and leading a relatively independent primitive life. These people believe in Kaia, the Mother Earth Goddess, and respect the mountains, so they have strong opinions on tunnel digging and have tried various methods to stop it.

They even convinced the engineering staff who entered the mountain to start construction of supporting facilities in the early stage that doing so would offend the gods and cause huge disasters. After several fatal accidents, most of the engineering staff believed it and protested with the mountain people, asking the government to change the plan. , allowing the railway to be rerouted.

If he had seen these photos, Lynch might have believed this report, but after seeing the monster in the photos, Lynch believed that things were not as simple as the reports said. Now he must first find out the reason for the conflict between the two parties. Then distinguish their respective positions, and then confirm each party's calculations, and finally find the purpose of the shadow alliance behind them.

Even if there is no entrustment from Duke Wen, he still has to give them a hard blow. Lynch has always been very vindictive and does not intend to easily let go of this organization that plots against him.

Let's go step by step, our game has just begun.

Lynch sneered secretly, put down the newspaper, picked up the last photo frame, and sighed after looking at it.

The photo above is of a man and a woman standing in front of a small wooden house. The man is in a straight formal suit and has a serious expression. The woman is wearing a half-length skirt that is rare in this era, exposing her ankles. She is smiling all over her face. Don't care about the camera.

The man is the dead Downey, and the woman is the heroine in the photo just now, who must be the missing Maya. The cabin looks like it is in the woods, with many plants around it, and towering mountains can be seen in the distance.

Lin Qi's mind moved and he remembered the habits of many people. He immediately took the photo out of the frame and turned it to the back.

Sure enough, there was a line of small words written on the back.

May our friendship last forever and never fade. 1398, taken in a secret base.

(End of this chapter)