[Chapter 497, twenty years ago]

Ren Yuan said: "Actually, after most of the bandits on the mountain died in internal fighting, the town was quiet for several days. Many of the survivors would go out to exchange food with each other during the day, and some would go to the woods outside to find food together.

, relying on weeds and fruits to survive. Unexpectedly, some of the remaining people were so crazy that they actually started arresting people and eating human flesh!"

Ye Qi carefully sorted out the timeline of the story he told, and concluded: "In other words, at the beginning of the famine, a group of robbers first appeared in Qingfeng Town, breaking into homes and robbing gold and silver treasures. Those people went outside the woods to

A bandit stronghold was built on the mountain, but there was civil strife in the bandit stronghold. Some people killed their companions and ran away with the treasure...and then, another hound organization appeared in the town?"

Ren Yuan nodded and said, "That's right."

Ye Qi glanced at Shao Qingge and asked in his mind: "Could they be the same group of people?"

Shao Qingge said: "Are you saying that the people who killed their companions and ran away with the treasure are the same people who established the Hound Organization?"

Ye Qi carefully analyzed: "Robbery first, arresting people, and cannibalism later. Obviously, those who robbed the treasure were in civil strife due to uneven distribution of the spoils. Some ruthless people simply killed their companions and embezzled a large amount of money."

However, there is famine everywhere now. They take the money and run away. If they go to other places, they may be robbed by bandits in other places. It is better to return to the safety of the small town. After all, they have no respect for the hometown where they have lived for many years.

Only you know best."

Shao Qingge carefully thought about Ye Qi's words and agreed: "It makes sense. In such troubled times, it is actually very dangerous to run away with money. On the contrary, they are very familiar with the people in Qingfeng Town and know which ones are not to be trifled with and which ones are.

They are soft persimmons that can be pinched at will. So, they come back here with money to bully the old, weak, women and children who are unable to resist."

Ye Qi said: "This can also explain why they wear masks. After all, living by cannibalism is not a good thing, and it will also affect the reputation of future generations. They hold a large amount of treasure in their hands. When the famine is over, they can take it off.

Mask, transformed into a local rich man with a good reputation."

If this is the case, the person who committed the crime was extremely scheming. Perhaps he had already planned an escape route for himself from the very beginning when he brought a few brothers with him to rob.

Thinking of this, Ye Qi looked at Ren Yuan and asked, "Brother Ren, were the people who smashed up your shop and took away the silver in your shop also wearing masks?"

Ren Yuan was stunned: "How do you know?"

Ye Qi understood clearly and continued to ask: "I guess. I masked my face during the robbery to avoid being recognized by you, right? These people must be acquaintances in your town. By the way, the masks they wore were the same as those of the Hound Organization.

Do people wear the same masks?”

Ren Yuan was deeply impressed by these people and immediately shook his head and said: "It's different. The group of people who robbed all used black scarves to cover their faces; but the people who arrested people that night were wearing black masks with ghost faces on them.

Strange patterns."

Shao Qingge raised his eyebrows and said, "Ghostface mask? Can you tell whose family it belongs to?"

Ren Yuan smiled bitterly and said: "They are sold everywhere during the Ghost Festival. Anyone can buy them. I don't know who those people are just by looking at the masks. Moreover, the voices don't sound familiar to me. They must have lowered their voices deliberately to let people know.

People can’t hear clearly.”

Ye Qi and Shao Qingge looked at each other and continued to communicate with each other.

Shao Qingge said: "If your guess is correct, then these people are quite smart and deliberately put on different masks to make the residents of the town mistakenly think that the robbery gang and the later Hound Organization are not the same group of people."

Ye Qi said: "I don't think the number of people in this 'hound' team will be too large. After all, it has swallowed so much treasure, and it will be difficult to distribute it if there are too many people. Moreover, normal people cannot do such a thing as eating human flesh. It's very difficult.

Most likely, they are a few friends who have a relatively strong relationship with each other, and after discussing it, they agreed to act together."

Shao Qingge also thinks so: "Why don't we wait until dark and explore this organization in person?"

Ye Qi did not agree directly. He was silent for a moment and asked doubtfully: "I have a question, how long can we stay in the world twenty years ago? Should we teleport back after dark or dawn, or should we stay in it forever?

here?"

Shao Qingge was stunned by Ye Qi's question - he had ignored this key point.

I remember that at that time, Xiao Lou arranged for three teams to split up. Xiao Lou led the team to the ghost town at night. Brother Jiu led the team to the woods to intercept the possible murderer. He and Ye Qi were waiting at the gate of the town to teleport at any time. Xiao Lou would also

Two Tao Yuanming cards were given to him to prevent the teleportation skill from cooling down.

However, after coming out of Peach Blossom Spring, he and Ye Qi came to the world twenty years ago.

Time was completely messed up. The team voice headphones were still in my ears, but I never heard the voices from my teammates again.

How should they go back to meet Xiao Lou? Can they still go back?

Shao Qingge frowned slightly and said: "Well, all questions will have to wait until midnight tonight. This time the scene in the secret room seems to change when day and night alternate. After zero o'clock, if we are not teleported back, that means

… We may very well be left twenty years ago.”

Ye Qi was a little confused: "But in this case, how should we contact Professor Xiao and the others?"

Shao Qingge was helpless: "I didn't think of a good idea either. I'll look around as we walk and find out what happened with the Hound Organization first."

That's all they can do. If Zero Point can be teleported back, their worries will be unnecessary.

Ren Yuan noticed that the two brothers were in a daze in silence. He thought they were frightened, so he coughed lightly and comforted: "You two, this matter is indeed shocking, but don't worry too much, I will accept you."

The jewelry will definitely help you. I have a way. The three of us will never starve to death together."

Ye Qi glanced at the food on the ground and said, "You can eat these sweet potatoes for several months by yourself. If you include our brothers, you can only eat them for about a month, right? Do you have any other way to get food?"

Ren Yuan nodded: "In the woods outside the town, there is a place where you can find food."

Ye Qi pretended to be grateful and said: "Brother Ren, I'll leave it to you."

After dark, Ren Yuan asked the two of them to go together.

He was wearing old clothes with an unclear color. He found some mud and wiped it on his face, got some weeds in his hair, and then secretly left the cave with Ye Qi and Shao Qingge.

In order to avoid being suspected by him, Ye Qi and Shao Qingge did not use displacement cards. They followed him all the way, leaning on the wall and walking lightly against the wall. It took about half an hour for the three of them to walk out of Qingfeng Town.

The bright moon hung high in the sky, and the surroundings were so quiet that only the breathing and footsteps of the three people could be heard.

By the moonlight, Ren Yuan led the two of them into the woods.

The trees in the forest had long since dried up, and it looked like it was winter. The cold wind was biting, and Ye Qi's teeth chattered from the cold. Shao Qingge gently shook his hand and asked in his mind: "Is it cold?"

Ye Qi said: "It's okay, it's okay, I can bear it."

Compared with the hungry and cold people, at least the two of them were not hungry and wore several layers of clothes.

After a while, Ren Yuandao said: "It's right in front."

Ye Qi and Shao Qingge followed him forward and found that this place was a cliff. Ye Qi looked up and happened to see the mountain where he first entered the K secret room. I remember that on a rainy night, there were mass burials on the top of the mountain.

A sudden transformation occurred in the gang, and countless zombies crawled out of the graves, forcing them to the edge of the cliff.

The cliff was bottomless and they had no way to retreat. Finally, Brother Jiu and Mr. Tang flew down the mountain on Suzaku, found a safe place, and teleported everyone away. The next day, when Brother Jiu and the others went to investigate,

I discovered that there was originally a forest below the cliff of this mountain, and a vine hanging down from the top of the mountain.

According to Xiao Lou's speculation, the murderer probably relied on this vine to get up the mountain.

But now, this cliff appeared in front of Ye Qi and Shao Qingge.

There is one more thing...

Thick and long vines.

I don't know if it was because of the biting cold wind, but Ye Qi and Shao Qingge suddenly felt that the blood in their bodies was cold, as if someone had poured a large basin of cold water on their heads in the cold winter.

Ren Yuan knows this place.

He even slowly climbed up along the vine.

Ye Qi shuddered suddenly and said in his mind: "Mr. Shao, could it be that you gave the sapphire necklace to the murderer again?"

Shao Qingge: "..."

In the Q secret room at that time, Shao Qingge gave the sapphire necklace to Xiao Lou's sister Xiao Rou. It was finally confirmed that Xiao Rou was also a clone and an accomplice of the oss behind the scenes.

He can't be so unlucky that he gave the "favorability-increasing" item to the boss twice in a row, right?

At this moment, Ren Yuan turned around and said with a grin: "Don't be stunned, hurry up and climb up with me."

Ye Qi and Shao Qingge: "..."

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[Chapter 497, The world three years ago]

After the four of Lu Jiuchuan returned to the inn, Chu Huaying proactively suggested: "We still left too few clues for Xiao Lou. The five people who saw the ghost at night are just suspicious, but there is no evidence to prove whether they are related to the murderer. I

I think we should continue to keep an eye on Qin Feng, the mayor’s behavior has been very strange.”

Gui Yuanzhang asked: "Huaying, do you want to follow him?"

Chu Huaying nodded and said decisively: "My physical fitness has been strengthened by the card. Even without the help of the invisibility cloak, I can follow him quietly without being noticed by him."

Lu Jiuchuan smiled and said: "Of course I trust Hua Ying's tracking ability. I will leave this clue to track Qin Feng to you."

Chu Huaying: "Okay, I'll take action as soon as it gets dark."

Lu Jiuchuan looked at Tang Ci and lowered his voice: "Have the drones at the Zhao family been arranged?"

"Well, the person who is organizing the Zhao family's mourning hall should appear soon."

Lu Jiuchuan added: "There is another person who needs attention. The woman who was crying at Chen's house today said that her sister had given birth and she came to visit. Qin Feng didn't recognize her and asked her if she came from other places. Maybe, we

Can we find some clues about her sister, Mrs. Chen Yu, from her?"

Gui Yuanzhang said: "Leave this person to me. I just saw her staying at Fulai Inn."

Tang Ci said: "Brother Jiu and I will investigate the remaining five witnesses of the evil spirits."

Everyone has assigned tasks.

At night, the four of them split up.

Chu Huaying flew to Qin Feng's residence like a ghost and climbed onto the roof silently.

The light was on in the study room, and Qin Feng was using the candlelight to look at the roster he had written with a thoughtful look on his face. I don't know how long it took, but he actually maintained this action, like a statue.

Motionless.
To be continued...