The red moon returns

Chapter 95 Where is this?

Under the dim light of the kerosene lamp, shark-like sharp teeth tore into the fresh meat, and the crunching sound of chewing was particularly clear in the silent environment.

This is the underground cave of the Thorn Flower. The passage leading deeper has been blown up. This is the most suitable hiding place.

Female reporter Maya was sitting on the floor next to the kerosene lamp. The dirt on her face had been washed away, and she had changed into a set of clean clothes. She looked much fresher.

He should not be old, about twenty-one or twelve years old, with a petite figure and fair skin. He can be seen somewhat like in the photos, but his appearance has become extremely ugly, especially the two rows of fangs, which look white under the light. Brutal.

At this time, she was holding a huge turkey leg, tearing it apart and swallowing it hard. She had already eaten one of the nine-penny turkey legs and was attacking the second one. But looking at her hungry look, Lin Qi could only sigh and refill her cup of coffee.

It seemed that she hadn't had a solid meal for several days, and Lin Qi couldn't bear to disturb her meal. After buying her food, he helped her transport daily necessities from the building on the ground to let her You can live a little more comfortably these days.

"Whatever you want to know, just ask."

Seeing that Lynch had finished his work, Maya finally let go of the remaining half of the turkey leg and carefully put it away lest it run away. Then she took the towel and wiped her mouth, regaining the elegance befitting her status.

"Can you trust me? You were quite suspicious of me in the carriage cemetery."

"The old man with the white beard is the leader of the Nikolai tribe of the mountain people. It is said that he is a very scary and powerful person."

Maya turned on the kerosene lamp. Even if she turned into a monster, her eyes were still shining under the light:

"You let me run away without thinking. If I couldn't run away, you blocked me behind me. If those policemen had come a little later, you might have gone up and fought with them. What else should I suspect? Forget it, it's okay. You don’t need to ask, I’ll tell you all my experiences during this period. If you don’t understand anything, you can always ask.”

Lynch nodded, poured himself a cup, and then put the coffee pot on the kerosene stove.

"Today is May 5th, I guess. Well, I went to the mountain in early May. I wanted to interview the mountain residents and write a report on the Best Tunnel dispute."

"Well, I saw the stack of photos."

"Donnie's?" Maya's eye circles immediately turned red, she wiped her eyes and said in a choked voice, "Those are the records. The journey into the mountain was actually very smooth, and the mountain people were also very friendly, although I accidentally took a few pictures along the way. It’s a monster, but Chief Nikolai explained that it was their national costume for sacrifice, so I believed it.”

"That's it? In fact, you know that it's not a prop?"

"As reporters, we will hear some strange rumors. For the safety of our lives, we will not take it seriously, but we will not think it is false. As ethnic minorities, those mountain people enjoy preferential treatment policies in Rand for hundreds of It’s been 20 years, and the nobles in the capital are not stupid. They must have their own reasons for doing this. I’m not surprised at all that the mountain people have any secrets.”

The female reporter did not drink coffee, but directly took the red wine that Tolinqi bought and drank several sips before wiping the corner of her mouth and sighing:

"They stated their reasons for blocking the tunnel. There are relics of their ancestors buried under Best Mountain. Once excavated, it will bring huge disasters. The mountain residents hope to change the route, but the people in the city government, especially Speaker Grant, have no idea. They refused to accept it, saying that this was the only feasible route and that it must be excavated. So the mountain people tried every means to resist, and even incited workers on the preliminary projects to go on strike."

"Those workers just started making trouble with them?"

"Those workers did encounter many strange accidents. Not only did they see monsters, but several people even died. So they were very scared, thinking that if they continued to work, even they would be threatened by the curse. The strike started under instigation. In fact, you should also know what happened to the monsters those workers encountered."

"Yeah, but are the mountain people the only ones responsible for those workers?" Lynch asked, "What about the other weird deaths?"

"I don't know. I won't have the energy to continue investigating later, but other things should have nothing to do with the mountain people. Just because they were behind the workers' misfortunes, I didn't write down the ancestral ruins and disasters they mentioned in the manuscript. Ugh, because I'm not sure that's their excuse."

Lynch nodded in understanding.

"Everything went well until the last night, when I drank some fruit wine brewed by the mountain people and had a dream."

Lin Qi straightened his back and his expression became serious.

"I dreamed that I was in a huge abandoned city, surrounded by monsters, and no one could see me. I walked to a place that looked like a temple, and followed a long black shadow deep into the temple. Deep in the temple, I saw a huge group of..."

"Ok?"

"I don't know what I saw. I just felt that my mind went blank, as if the black shadow touched me with something, and then I woke up with a fright."

Maya's expression became distorted with fear. It wasn't until Lynch held her hand and patted it gently that her breathing gradually calmed down and she said in a dry voice:

"As soon as I woke up, I found that the mountain people gathered together to perform some kind of very strange ceremony. Many of them even turned into monsters. They shouted the name Mordiggian with a pronunciation that I couldn't understand. It seemed to be Zul-Baha or something. I was very scared at the time. I took the negatives of the photos and interview records, and didn't even take a camera. I escaped from the cave all the way and fled back to the Rhine City overnight. I thought that was what happened. It was over. Unexpectedly, a few days later, I discovered that there was something wrong with my body. Not only was the smell of decay getting stronger and stronger, my face became more and more monster-like, but I also had nightmares every night, dreaming about that horrible abandoned city." Lynch's lips moved, but in the end he said nothing. Based on his current understanding of the mysterious world, this was obviously related to the mystery, and it was no longer a problem that could be solved by running away.

"The situation was very minor at first, so I didn't pay much attention to it. I continued to investigate the tunnel dispute and took the photos behind it. Since the other party was represented by Speaker Grant, I also went to interview him several times, but one time I accidentally saw He had a secret meeting with some homeless people."

"Hiss...are those today?"

"Well, they also mentioned Mordiggian and Zul-Bah. I ran away without daring to listen carefully. I found out later when I saw them turning into monsters and getting into the sewers. They were the same kind as those mountain people. Later, I became more and more like a monster, and I no longer dared to see people, because I really didn’t know whether what happened to me was related to my interview experience, to nightmares, or to continuing the investigation after returning. It was related, so I gave all the photos to Donnie and hid them in the cabin."

"But why did you leave so suddenly? And leave that empty frame?"

"When I was interviewing some big shots, I heard them mention a strange intelligence organization, so I tried to create one to ask myself what was going on. Unexpectedly, a person actually appeared inside and told me about those mountain people. They are coming to me soon. The mountain people actually looked for me once before and wanted to take me back to the cave. There were many people around at that time, but they did not dare to take action, so I ran away. As soon as I heard about the man in the frame Even though I was reminded, I didn’t dare to stay in the wooden house, so I ran back to the city, hid in the abandoned carriage, and lived with the homeless.”

After telling everything she knew in one breath, Maya yawned and asked sleepily: "Is there anything else you want to know? I'm so scared that I can't sleep every day. I don't know why today, but suddenly I can I feel sleepy and want to take a nap, can you..."

"Ok?"

"Can you..."

"Oh, I understand. I'm still here waiting for Officer Natalie to come over. I won't leave. Just sleep peacefully. I'll be with you."

"Yes." The female reporter glanced at Lin Qi gratefully and wrapped herself in the quilt given by Lin Qi. After only a few seconds, her breathing became even.

Lin Qi laughed and shook his head, knowing that this ordinary girl had suffered too much psychological torture during this time.

Even worse than myself, at least I still have gentle neighbors to harass.

【Um? 】

No, she is to be her most solid spiritual support, but this girl has nothing, and she has not gone crazy yet, which shows her inner strength.

Lin Qi felt a little pity in his heart and didn't want to disturb the other party's rest, so he turned the kerosene lamp to the minimum and used the weak light to sort out the information he had just received.

Some of the contents were similar to what he imagined. Some of the mysteries about the Best Mountain Tunnel were beginning to emerge, but the entire conspiracy behind the entire Nolin-Rhine Railway was still far from being clear, and continued investigation was needed.

From the available information, Lynch discovered that he had made two big mistakes.

Although the mountain ghouls and sewer ghouls are the same species, they seem to have different stances. One opposes tunnel digging, but stands with Speaker Grant who supports tunnels.

As for the second mistake, I always felt that the black hand in the picture frame wanted to guide the mountain people to find Maya. Now it seems that it is the opposite. He is causing trouble, which means that he does not want the mountain people to find Maya. From this point of view, he is Aren’t you more inclined to support tunnel construction?

It's hard to say, I need to put a question mark, I hope... huh?

The darkness seriously affected his vision, but made his hearing more sensitive. After sorting out his thoughts, Lin Qi suddenly heard some faint rustling movement nearby.

Officer Natalie is here? It shouldn't be so fast. Or are those spiders coming back? It shouldn't be.

Full of doubts in his heart, Lin Qi looked around calmly. Although the light was very weak, his eyesight seemed to have improved a lot since receiving the favor of the cat. With the dim light, he could barely see the surrounding environment clearly.

The moment he saw it clearly, he suddenly felt a chill running down his spine.

At some point, he was no longer in the cave under the Thorn Flower, but appeared in an unknown building.

What the hell kind of place?

(End of this chapter)