Mystery Leaks

Chapter 257
"Then where are we going?" I asked again.

"It's on the side of the Hezhai Wharf. Hu said that there is only one underground river that passes through our Jinpen Township. There is a section that coincides with the river on the ground. We will guard it there." Cao Nan said.

"Okay!" I immediately locked the store door and ran to Hezhai Pier with him.The snow on the ground was already deep to the calves, which hindered our speed. After half an hour of trekking, we arrived at Hezhai Wharf.

Stopped and looked around, except for the river, there was nothing but a vast expanse of whiteness.The heavy snow kept coming, and the sky was getting dark, so the vision was not very good.

I immediately called Huang Mao, but the phone was turned off there. It seems that he was afraid that the phone would expose their latent surveillance.

Cao Nan and I found a hidden place and squatted down, looking around with binoculars.

About half an hour later, I suddenly discovered that the water in the river had an unusual eddy current, and there were waves, which were quite high, and went from downstream to upstream.

"In the river!" I whispered hastily.

Cao Nan turned his gaze, looked at it and said, "There is something in the river, it's not small!"

At the same time, my mobile phone vibrated, it was the call from Huang Mao; when I pressed the answer button, a nonsense voice came: "Have you found out?"

"There's something in the river, and it's going upstream." I said hastily.

"Is there anyone around there?"

I said: "I didn't see it, we just watched it with a telescope!"

"Damn it, there's no worm driver, but the horned worm is heading upstream." Hu Lai cursed, and said, "Follow up, let me know if there's any situation, and we'll come over right away."

I answered and hung up the phone, pulled Cao Nan along the embankment and rushed upstream.During this period of time, there has been a lot of rain in the countryside, and the water level in the river has remained high, almost reaching the level of the river.

To make such a big noise, there must be a big guy in the river.

Running wildly through the snow, we ran as fast as possible, because the horned worms were faster than us, and they were getting out of our sight little by little.

After running wildly all the way, half an hour later, the river suddenly calmed down, and the waves upstream disappeared.

"Lost after chasing?" Cao Nan asked hurriedly.

"Shouldn't be, maybe it's sneaked into the ground, or entered the intersecting waterway." I said, I kept staring at it with my binoculars, it was impossible to let it out of sight.

After thinking about it, I immediately picked up the phone and called Huang Mao.

"How is it?" came Hu Lai's voice.

I briefly talked about the situation, and Hu Lai said: "Wait for us, we will be there soon."

Soon Huang Mao and Hu Lai rushed over, both of them were out of breath.Hu Lai ran to the water's edge and sensed it carefully for a while, and said, "The horned worm has stopped, it's deep underground."

"But where is that insect expelling master?" Cao Nan asked doubtfully, looking at the vast surrounding fields.

Huang Mao put his hips on his hips, "This method is not to drive away insects, but to control insects. People must not be around."

Hu Lai also frowned, and sighed: "This kind of insect control method has never been heard before, and it is an eye-opener."

I was speechless, the last time the python was messing around, I suspected that it was not chasing insects, but controlling them.Because the python swallowed the iron box at first, and then swallowed the corpse with all its might, and finally they both died.

If it wasn't for insect control, the python would be so hungry that it would eat the invulnerable corpse?

But Hu Lai, a rookie in the worm driving group, has never heard of worm control, and there are all kinds of weirdness in it.

"Could it be something left over from the age of mythology?" A flash of light suddenly flashed in my mind, and I tried to ask.

The most typical example is Wang Shi. She is obviously not a Gu seedling, but she knows how to control Gu. The reason is that she got something suspected to be from Jinpen Mountain, and now she is being targeted by Na Guzha.

Since Mrs. Wang was able to obtain something obviously out of the ordinary, is it also possible for the worm expelling master?

Hu Lai fell into deep thought, and nodded slowly: "I'm afraid it is really possible. In the age of mythology, thousands of flowers are blooming, and there are countless magical things. This insect control technique is very likely to exist, but it has slowly evolved to the end of the era. The method is lost, only the technique of repelling insects remains."

"If this is the case, then the insect control master is likely to be from Jinpen Township like Wang's." Huang Mao said.

"But there are so many people in Jinpen Township, how do you find it? This is already a village, and he can completely control this horned worm at home." Cao Nan said.

"It's not that there are no clues." Hu Lai pondered for a moment, and said, "The horned worms came from the west of Fujian. No matter how good the insect control master is, it is impossible to control the horned worms from hundreds of miles away. He must have been there. Minxi."

"Check who has left the village recently, and there will be clues." Huang Mao added.

I nodded. Although this method is troublesome, it has a high accuracy rate, and it is the only clue right now.

"Then let's check it secretly. The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and the villagers are rushing back. There won't be too many people going outside this season." Cao Nan said.

"As soon as possible, he got another big worm. He must have sensed what was going to happen and was about to make a move. I think it has something to do with Weak Water and Youtan in all likelihood." Huang Mao analyzed.

We all agree, because there is no other hot spot recently, just that Youtan, its magic circle has been artificially destroyed, and now all forces are surrounding Youtan, there will definitely be some actions.

Below the pool is the coffin of Mrs. Jindi.

Afterwards, when we returned to our hometown, it was already dark, and it was not easy to inquire about it, so we had to wait until tomorrow.

After dark, Cao Nan and I fought in the snow.

I don't know if it's because of the worms lurking, but the night became deadly quiet again, and the barking dogs that were quite lively a few days ago stopped barking again.

Cao Nan and I stepped into a snow pit, which was particularly loud at night.

……

The next day we started secretly inquiring to see who was not in the village these days.

I arranged for Feng Sanshun to help the Feng family. As long as this grandson has money, he will do anything.

Liu Erlong was also arrested by us. There are more than ten people behind this guy, so it is more convenient than us to inquire about such things.

Until noon, although there was no definite news, there were a few suspected people, and further confirmation was needed. At this time, almost all inquiries could be made.

So Cao Nan and I rushed back, planning to gather with Liu Erlong, rule out those suspected personnel, and then focus on the investigation.

"Xiao Lei!"

At this moment, a familiar voice came from behind, and turning around, it turned out to be the third uncle.

"Uncle Three!"

I yelled, and at the same time my heart moved slightly. There seemed to be loopholes in our interrogation.

Because people who leave the village are easy to ask, but some people count as leaving but not leaving.

Masons, carpenters, and strippers like Uncle San, who go to Linxiang to work from time to time, usually come back, but sometimes they work late, so they stop at the owner's house to avoid rushing back and forth.

The third uncle must have just returned from the vegetable market. He brought a pork knuckle, a bag of water, and bought some daily necessities.

Since my aunt recovered from her illness, after my third uncle worked day and night for more than half a year, the family situation has gradually eased. Meng Shuisheng was at home on vacation, and my third uncle and aunt improved the food a lot. It is also more presentable. Meng Shuisheng often brings me some when he comes to my shop.

"I saw you wandering around from a distance before, what are you doing?" Third Uncle asked me with a smile.

"Oh, it's nothing. I just want to find out if anyone has left the village during this time." I said.

The third uncle looked strange, "Why are you asking about this?"

"Well... I can't explain clearly in a few words." I didn't intend to explain, and asked: "Third uncle, have any of your workers left the village recently, or left some time ago, just recently? came back?"

The third uncle thought for a while, "No, it's the Chinese New Year soon, and there's been a lot of rain recently, so we can't start work at all. We all stopped and plan to start work after the beginning of spring next year. Now we're all resting at home."

"Oh."

I nodded. Uncle San had a good reputation among the workers he knew. If he said no, there should be no.

The third uncle didn't pursue this issue, and said with a smile: "Come to eat elbows at home for dinner, and I'll let your aunt do it when I get back. Look at you, you've lost weight."

I promised and chatted with my third uncle, and my third uncle went home.

Cao Nan looked at his third uncle's back and said, "Leizi, your grandfather is the leader. You didn't know it was because you were young, but your third uncle didn't know anything?"

"What do you mean?" I was taken aback, and said, "You doubt my third uncle?"

"I don't think so, but I think your grandfather is hiding it too well, even your third uncle doesn't know about it." Cao Nan rubbed his chin in doubt.

I shook my head straight away and said affirmatively: "My third uncle can't possibly be knowledgeable. If he was knowledgeable, do you think he would let a mandrill lie on my aunt's back for three or four years? The family was impoverished, and he brought my aunt all over the world." The whole world goes to the hospital to see a doctor, doing useless work?"

I didn't have any skills at the time, so I simply used a peach branch to sweep off the silver-eyed mandrill lying on my aunt's back, and captured it alive.

Mandrills can be seen by anyone who is a Dharma practitioner. If the third uncle knows how to do it, how could he not discover it after spending three or four years together day and night?
I said again: "Even if my third uncle knew something about it, he wouldn't think of practicing Fashi. In addition, my grandfather has always kept a low profile, so it's even more difficult to find out; if you take ten thousand steps back, even if you find out, you don't understand what it means." .In addition to the fact that my grandfather is so kind to him, it is even more impossible for him to suspect that there is something wrong with my grandfather."

Cao Nan nodded and said, "That's true."

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(End of this chapter)