Qingyun was overjoyed and was about to pick up the net bag and catch the monkey. Suddenly the monkey let out a shrill scream, like a ghost crying, which was terrifying in this silent night. Qingyun was so frightened that the net fell to the ground. Fortunately, the mesh of the net bag was extremely dense. After the monkey entered the net, it was entangled and could not break free in a hurry. I was so anxious that I screamed inside.
Qingyun was about to catch it when Cui Hantang stopped him and said: "Watch its claws and wear gloves!" He turned the pole of the net a few times to make the net bag tighter.
Only then did Qingyun react and quickly put on the deerskin gloves hanging around his waist. Then he carefully reached in and grabbed the monkey.
Here Xiaoqian has prepared a bamboo cage and put the monkey in it.
Liu Xiang, who had already returned to his room, and Lin Baiguang, who worked in the city government, both came over after hearing that "the criminal was arrested."
Cui Hantang proudly pointed to the animal in the bamboo cage and said, "Look, this is the 'corpse baby'."
Under the light of the duty room, the monkey, contrary to its previous activity in trying to escape from the net bag, hid in the corner and remained motionless. Liu Xiang glanced at it and muttered: "This is not a monkey, it is clearly a mouse!"
At first glance, this thing does look like a big rat: it has a long and slender body and a head that is huge relative to its body. The body is no more than thirty centimeters long, and it has a long, fluffy tail that looks like a broom. The dark brown hair is thick and long, but the hair on the face and abdomen is white at the base, and the hair on the neck is very long and has white tips.
The light shone on its face, and Liu Xiang couldn't help but shudder. This thing is really ugly! The gray face has a pair of large yellow eyes and a pair of very large membranous ears. Extremely weird in the night.
Cui Hantang signaled to turn the light away, and he saw the monkey's yellow eyes emitting a mysterious light in the darkness, which looked chilling.
"What kind of ghost monkey is this?" Lin Baiguang asked.
"To be honest, I didn't expect to catch this." Cui Hantang was slightly excited, "This thing is so rare! It's still imported!"
The one caught was a toe monkey native to Madagascar. This thing is like a big rat in size, jumps like a kangaroo, and has a very special way of feeding. It was once classified as a squirrel or a jerboa, or even had a separate category. Because they are mostly active at night, their sense of smell and hearing are very sensitive.
"...This thing is rare, really rare." Cui Hantang said it several times, "I thought it was an ink monkey or something like that. I didn't expect it to be such a rare thing! You have all heard its cry, and it can even sound like a ghost crying. , the appearance is really scary, and it jumps and jumps when walking - it is simply possessed by a zombie. It is said that the locals in Madagascar are very taboo on this kind of monkey, thinking that if it jumps on them, they will die, so they kill them on sight. The body must be nailed to a stake to drive away the bad luck.”
Lin Baiguang stopped him from talking about the natural science course: "Can such a rare species be domesticated?"
"Yes!" Cui Hantang nodded, "Toed monkeys are very curious about humans and often take the initiative to contact humans. Otherwise, why would there be legends about bad luck if a monkey jumps on you? And if a monkey jumps on you, you will die. , it is very likely that this monkey carries some kind of deadly virus or bacteria..."
When he said this, Lin Baiguang and Liu Xiang both involuntarily took a few steps back.
"Hey, this is just my imagination. If you really come into contact with it, you will die. Its owner would have died long ago." Cui Hantang said, picking up the small stick with a cover, extending it through the gap in the bamboo cage, and after a while, The monkey's upper limb was swung around, and it was pulled out regardless of its roaring and beating.
"Look at its forelimbs—actually the same is true for its hind limbs—except for the thumb, which is a flat nail, and the other fingers are sharp claws." Cui Hantang pointed carefully as he said, "Its middle finger is particularly flexible and can dig into the bark of the tree. Pick out the worms..." Suddenly he stopped talking and shouted, "Xiaoqian! Get the tweezers from the treasure bag! Get some more porcelain plates!"
Cui Hantang took the pliers and asked Qingyun to pull the monkey's upper limb. He carefully fiddled with the tip of the monkey's middle finger with the tweezers, pulled it out gently, and placed the object on a white disk.
"Don't move, this thing is poisonous." Cui Hantang said seriously.
Several people looked at it intently. What was on the plate was a black ring-like thing, similar to the nail polish worn by ladies, but it was much smaller in size and extremely delicate in workmanship.
The monkey's ring was removed and he was jumping and screaming in the cage. He looked very angry.
"It should be made of the so-called Baili Steel and other high-quality steel materials." Cui Hantang picked it up with tweezers and looked at it carefully under the light, "This handiwork, tsk tsk!"
"Is this the thing that scratched the glass on my back window?" Liu Xiang asked.
"That's right." Cui Hantang nodded, "When this kind of monkey feeds in the forest, it likes to tap the bark of the tree with its middle finger to determine whether there are holes, and then dig out the insects inside - this habit is just used by people. Training in killing skills. Look at how sharp this thing is, how can it withstand ordinary paper, gauze, cloth, etc. that are used to paste windows! Moreover, this nail cover is jet black and has many fine lines carved on it. It is probably caused by some kind of poison. It has been refined. A little scratch on the skin is enough to kill someone!" Cui Hantang pointed to the monkey's left upper limb, "I guess it's also on the other middle finger."
When Liu Xiang heard this, he broke into a cold sweat. Looking at the jumping and screaming monkey in the cage, I just feel secretly happy! If it weren't for the glass window protection, he would have probably entered Cuigang at this moment.
Lin Baiguang asked: "But how did it find the house where Liu Xiang lives? You said it was guided by scent..."
"Of course there is an evil spirit leading the way." Wu Mu's voice came from outside. Cui Hantang heard his calm and slightly complacent tone, knowing that he would probably succeed.
I saw Wu Mu wearing the black uniform of the Political Security Bureau, walking in proudly, with two political security staff behind him carrying boxes and briefcases, looking very impressive.
"The traitor was caught." Lin Baiguang asked.
Wu Mu nodded slightly. In fact, he already knew who the traitor was during the day. But he stayed until Cui Hantang succeeded in "catching ghosts" before ordering the secret arrest. The prisoner has a profound background, and there must be strong evidence to make a "iron case".
Liu Xiang's face suddenly became very ugly, and he started to look around nervously.
In the courtyard, in addition to a few of their elders, were Cui Hantang's apprentices and other staff related to the case, including the General Security Bureau and the General Political Security Bureau. None of the "Liu Office" and the staff of the General Affairs Department who used to come and go here frequently are here.
Wu Mu signaled, and two Political Security Bureau staff members immediately opened the boxes in their hands and took out several items. One of them was very familiar to everyone present. It was the snake and insect repellent fumigator issued by the General Affairs Department.
"Everyone is familiar with this incense burner," Wu Mu said, opening the incense burner, picking up a pair of hot chopsticks, and taking out an unburned medicine tablet. "This is Doctor Liu's medicine for snakes and insects - it's Chen Liji did it. After the incident, I asked him to check again and again. There was nothing wrong with the tablets. The problem lies here..." Wu Mu picked up a spoon, scooped out a little powder from the ashes, and put it on the porcelain plate on the table. .
"The ashes all look the same, but they are actually mixed with a small amount of other spices." Wu Mu said, picking up the tablets and putting them on a plate, lighting them with a match.
The smoke slowly rose, and the monkey in the cage, which had been huddled in a corner, suddenly became very excited, jumping back and forth in the cage, climbing up and down, and squeaking.
"But aren't these smokers randomly used?" Liu Xiang said hurriedly.
"The smoker is indeed used randomly. However, someone can put the spices in after putting down the smoker." Wu Mu said, "The number of spices is very small. They probably calculated it well, and they can basically be burned together with the medicine tablets. It's clean and leaves no traces. The most important thing is that this person can not only 'add' ingredients to the smoker, but he can also clean out the ashes and even repackage the smoker directly. So the one we studied that day and placed behind the house itself Maybe it's just a smoker with no problems..."
"No, no, no, you are just making a mystery drama with such speculation! There is no rigor at all!" Liu Xiang lost control of his emotions. "I want to talk to Mu Min! She is a professional!"
Wu Mu said: "Director Mu should be interrogating the suspect right now - if it hadn't been for the stolen goods being seized on the spot, we would have never thought..."
"What?!" Liu Xiang jumped up, "Why did you just arrest the person without notifying me?!"
Wu Mu did not answer his question and continued: "The monkey should have followed this scent beacon to find the place where Mayor Liu lives. As for which room he lives in specifically, there is a calming incense burning in the Xuande stove in his bedroom. It's another beacon..." He looked at Cui Hantang and said, "Taoist Master, your guess is correct."
Cui Hantang said modestly: "Where, where, the comrades who returned the political security did a good job."
Liu Xiang rushed to Wu Mu and shouted: "Where did you take Guo Xi'er?!"
Wu Mu said calmly: "She is being questioned by the organization in front - don't worry: she is not the traitor, but she is not clean either."
Hearing that the traitor was not Guo Xi'er, Liu Xiang's face suddenly turned from white to red, and he breathed a sigh of relief. However, he frowned again after hearing the second half of the sentence. He realized that he had been too rude just now. He coughed and asked, "Why is this so unclean? She is a child, what problems can she have?"
"The specific situation is still under interrogation," Wu Mu said expressionlessly, "but one thing that is certain is that Guo Xi'er is the little trumpet around you, and she has leaked many specific situations around you. As for her? Are there any other issues? We are investigating, so she can't serve you these days - the specific conclusion will not be known until the investigation is completed. In my personal opinion: Guo Xi'er is not suitable to work next to the elders." ( To be continued.)
