Red Moon Returns

This is trouble.

Lin Qi felt a headache, and the joy of killing a powerful enemy just now was instantly diluted.

Now that he still couldn't think of leaving the town, it meant that the incident was not over yet.

If this person died, where could he go to ask for details of the incident?

If the problem is not solved, won't everyone die?

"Huh, headache, how did he die? What are these two?"

"Snake people, aliens living underground, are probably at level 2 to 3 in power. Most of them worship the Lord of Snakes, and are relatively rare on the ground. You have only been in this world for 50 days, and I really didn't expect you to be able to kill one alone. I still remember your embarrassment when facing the Terror Claw. You have really grown up."

Lin Qi smiled: "What if I don't grow up? I can't just watch some people fight alone."

The policewoman blushed, glared at him, and abruptly changed the subject: "Remember, this kind of thing is cunning and cruel by nature, bloodthirsty and violent, and very dangerous. I suspect that Trevor made a mistake during the sacrifice, accidentally summoned the snake people, and was killed by the snake people."

"Is there such a possibility?"

"Very high, sacrifice is always dangerous, whether for others or for the cultists themselves." The policewoman frowned, "But it's just a possibility, there are other possibilities."

"Let me see."

The palm slapped the ground, and the ability was activated.

【Power, death, ability, perception of death】

The scene in front of me turned black and white, and the death scene reappeared with blurred lines.

Indeed, Will Trevor knelt beside the blood pool and chanted for a while. The blood pool suddenly began to churn violently, and then two snake men came out. The panicked Will had no time to stand up before he was cut in the throat by the snake man.

"That's the process, but is it really wrong?"

Lin Qi was very upset that the murderer took the lead in making evidence, but things had come to this point, so he could only accept it temporarily.

The townspeople were looking for the contract signed with Will Trevor, but they hadn't found it yet. The gentlemen didn't stop them, but helped to maintain order on the side. Anyway, Trevor was dead, and these accounts might end up like this.

It seems that they will get a bargain, but the premise is that everyone here can survive this level. The mysterious incident has not been solved yet, and who knows when people will die.

Maybe in the next second?

Tat tat tat.

The sound of hurried footsteps came from a distance, and someone ran over with a torch, running out of breath.

As soon as he ran to the crowd, he had not even caught his breath, but he had already stuttered and shouted, and even his voice became sharp.

"Cows, cows, our cows are dead! Everyone's cows, all dead!"

There was an uproar, and the farmers who were searching had red eyes. They just thought that they didn't have to pay back the debt and earned the loan for nothing, but in the end, there was nothing. The strong contrast made this group of people almost crazy.

Everyone rushed to their homes like crazy. They were the result of years of hard work, and there were many calves that had not grown up. If they all died, it would be really over.

However, the truth was extremely cruel. All the cows died in the cowshed.

Fortunately, people and other livestock were fine.

It was almost twelve o'clock at this time. The fat mayor dragged his round body and brought everyone in the town to gather under the bell tower.

Too many tragedies have happened tonight, but no one can sleep.

In front of everyone, the fat mayor began to solemnly announce the crimes of banker Will Trevor.

He killed everyone's livestock and caused three families to be wiped out. His crimes were so heinous that they were outrageous.

For a moment, everyone was excited, their eyes were red, and they wanted to tear down Trevor's villa together.

The whole venue was full of curses.

Lynch and the police officer were watching and listening to Will Trevor's crimes. They felt extremely ironic.

Now the incident is still going on. What's the point of counting his crimes? In the end, he still couldn't escape the result of death.

And the death of those cows in the end was a bit strange. I always felt that something was wrong.

"What's the problem? At least the cows didn't turn into mummies with only skin and bones left." Officer Natalie sighed softly, "Otherwise..."

"Wait." Lynch's face was more solemn than ever, and he asked in a low voice, "What did you say just now?"

"The cows didn't turn into mummies, have you thought of anything?"

Lynch raised his hand, signaled the policewoman to be silent for the time being, then lit his pipe and took a deep breath of the smoke of the tranquilizing grass.

An invisible thread strung together in his mind, and the doubts that had existed since the beginning of the investigation gradually became clear.

I understand.

Lynch's eyes suddenly lit up, and he grabbed the hand of the policewoman who was protecting him, and whispered a few words in her ear. The policewoman looked puzzled, but she turned around and ran all the way, and disappeared into the darkness in a blink of an eye.

It was not until more than ten minutes later that she ran back with a puzzled look on her face and nodded to Lynch.

That's right, it's my time now.

Just as Lynch's mouth curled up, his accusation against Will Trevor continued.

"Although Mike McLennan committed suicide, the death of his wife and children also made me extremely sad." The fat mayor sniffed and choked up and said, "Will is so cruel that he even killed a child. I..."

"Wait a minute, Mr. Mayor." Lynch pulled the police officer and walked out in front of all the townspeople. He took the tin horn and said loudly, "I think we all made a mistake, Will. Mr. Trevor is probably not the murderer of this incident, at least not entirely. "

What? The venue was in an uproar, everyone was making noise, and there was chaos all around.

The police officer took a step forward suddenly, and a thunderous voice burst out from her well-proportioned body: "Shut up, everyone, and listen to him!"

[Power, law, ability, shock]

The noise stopped suddenly, no one dared to make any more noise, and the venue became eerily quiet.

"Ha, actually I thought so until just now, but we were all wrong. He did commit a heinous crime, but there are some things that cannot be blamed on him."

"There is no connection between the death of the cow and the massacre of the family. The two were carried out independently, so the dead cow will have two different appearances, a shriveled corpse and a normal corpse."

"I just realized that this time was actually two independent incidents. Didn't you notice? The carcasses of the last dead cows were all normal, with no signs of shriveling. This shows that the original four so-called rinderpest victims The cow was the one who died through Mr. Trevor’s means, and the cow’s shriveled body was not caused by him, but by the culprit who caused the three massacres.”

"How is this possible? All their cattle are dead."

The mayor who witnessed everything was the most shocked, his eyes widened in disbelief.

"Nothing is impossible, and it starts with the state of the cow."

The more Lin Qi spoke, the more determined his tone became and the clearer his mind became:

"Cows have four states. First, they die first and turn into mummies after death. Second, they directly turn into mummies and die. Third, they are not dead but just hide in the stable. Fourth, they die without turning into mummies. ”

"Among these four states, the third state, the cows hiding in the animal pen, is very similar to the three families hiding home, but they are regarded as the same state, while the first and second states, the death state The deaths of the three families that were wiped out also belong to strange deaths, and can also be classified together. In other words, the first, second and third states are one and the same as the situations of the three families that were wiped out. They should be the consequences of one event. "

"The fourth state, dead but not mummified, seems very redundant. I thought their existence was awkward before, but I just couldn't figure out the reason. Just now I finally realized that this means it is probably an independent event. The result was that there was another murderer in the first four 'rinderpest' deaths, and this murderer was the deceased Mr. Will Trevor. He only wanted to kill cattle, not anyone else. ”

Lynch's analysis was very fast and his explanation was very complicated. For a while, even though the effect of the police officer's ability had long ago passed, there was still silence below.

In fact, it was a bit of a wink to the blind. Most of the uneducated farmers couldn't understand it at all. They were just shocked by Lynch's determined attitude and nodded frequently with a blank look on their face.

But several town officials understood what was happening, and they were all extremely shocked. Officer Natalie stood in the shadows with her top hat pressed down, covering her soft eyes with the brim of her hat.

"Then who did it!"

The mayor finally came to his senses and asked everyone's thoughts.

"Yeah, who did it?" Lynch said with a half-smile, "This starts with the death of Mr. Trevor."

"Officer Angel and I thought his death was an accident, but if we think about it carefully, it may not be intentional. If he had mastered the method of killing those cows, of course it might have been an accident, but if it was If others taught him, there would be too much room for maneuver. He succeeded the first few times because the other person taught him the correct method, but this time he failed because the method itself was wrong. "

"No, it can't be said to be wrong. It's possible that the monster just happened to be attracted by mistake. This is too coincidental. There are no coincidences in the mysterious world. It's very possible that this method itself is to attract monsters and turn poor Trevor into a trap. Sent off sir."

"Who is this person? Someone from outside? No, the last sacrifice was obviously a temporary one, so this trap against Mr. Trevor was also temporarily arranged, and no one can leave here now, so the person who arranged it is not It could be people from outside, only these people in the town. But why would Mr. Trevor listen to that person? Does anyone know who he trusts the most? "

Everyone looked at each other in confusion. This miser only loved money. He didn't even have a wife or children. Apart from money, the thing he trusted most was probably the safe.

"I happen to know." Lynch sneered, "Someone accidentally said that he is Will Trevor's best friend, right, Mr. Mayor."

boom.

Lynch's last words almost ignited the entire venue, and all eyes turned to the chubby mayor.

How is it possible? It is impossible for the mayor who has always been a good guy and has been doing his best for the town for many years to do such a thing. This person is absolutely talking nonsense.

But...it seems to make sense. It can't be true.

"You're talking nonsense."

The fat mayor never expected that the suspicion would fall on him in the end, and his expression was quite angry:

"I have been in the town for forty years. When have I ever done anything that was sorry for the town? Even if you are a member of the city government, you can't insult me ​​like this. I have no reason to do such a thing."

"If you ask me how you did it, I really don't know, but I can probably guess the reason for doing it."

Under the gaze of hundreds of eyes, Lin Qi stood tall and said calmly:

"There is a saying in the Mythical Age: If you talk too much, you will inevitably expose your flaws. You must remember it next time."

The corners of the fat mayor's eyes twitched and he opened his mouth but said nothing.

"The land purchase orders in the past few years have put Wilson Town in huge trouble. Mr. Mayor, if this continues, sooner or later the land in the town will be acquired by the rich and factory owners in the city. When everyone disperses, the town will no longer exist. You just said in the afternoon that you would do anything to protect the town, including today's incident?"

The fat mayor pursed his lips and remained silent.

"You also said that everyone refused to sell their land until they died. The townspeople would rather die on their own land than leave. So, you helped them achieve their goal and died on their own land?" Lin Qi sighed, "Mr. Mayor, you were very cooperative with us today. We all cooperated very happily. I personally don't want this to be true, but your suspicion is really too great. You were so cooperative this afternoon. In fact, it is Let's direct our attention to Mr. Trevor. I admit that these are all my guesses and there is no definite evidence, but...the Kingdom Watcher and the Governor's Palace Advisor are not police officers, as long as there is enough suspicion. That's enough, we don't need evidence. But one thing I still can't figure out is, do you really want everyone to die here? "Why do you want to protect the town in this way?"

"Why not? It's this town I want to protect, not them, they all deserve to die." The fat mayor's expression suddenly turned twisted and ferocious, and he gritted his teeth and said excitedly, "Damn Will, he actually colluded with outsiders, He used contracts to trap other people and wanted to swallow up all the land in the town. He knew that I believed in the Father of Snakes and actually asked me to help him find a way to fake rinderpest to scare people. He must die! There are still these people who have been here for generations. They actually mortgaged the land. They didn’t really want to coexist with the land. They just wanted to make more money. They must die too!”

"This is my town. I have fought for it for forty years. No one can take it away. Hahahaha, I want everyone to stay here with me, stay forever, no one can leave!"

Laughter echoed under the bell tower. Perhaps the laughter was too crazy, but the furious townspeople calmed down. The strong malice made everyone look ugly. They were silent and speechless, and could only let the town go. A long man laughs.

"So what method did you use?" Lynch asked.

"How can I tell you, hahaha, it has matured, it is waking up, and before long, we will all die here and never be able to leave. So what if you expose me, you can't do anything, We can only die together, hahahaha, I will never tell you, just give up."

Lynch sighed, shook his head and said, "Don't be so excited. I'm just asking casually. In fact, we already know where the problem is."

"Impossible." The mayor's eyes almost bulged out, and he glared at Lynch fiercely.

"You have already revealed everything, Mr. Mayor. As soon as you mentioned it, we knew that this was a special anomaly. We are professionals who specialize in handling this kind of incident, and we always have some experience that ordinary people do not have." Lynch explained patiently, "Now that we have discovered the special changes in the grass, of course we will not ignore it. The crazy growth of the grass almost covers the town, but only almost. As long as you pay attention, you can easily see it. Out of range."

"I have asked Officer Angel to confirm just now. It is indeed a circle-like edge. You can find the center point with a simple measurement. If nothing else, the center point is the location of this alien, right. Although now I don’t have time to measure, but with a little estimation, I can tell that the center point is the center of the town, so that the entire town can be covered.”

"I guess the problem is the bell tower behind you, am I right, Mr. Mayor?"