"I should be the one to ask you this!"
Jiang Qi's bad taste suddenly arose and he opened his mouth to ask directly.
"Who are you? Why are you here?"
"I am Ma Ling, a third-level civilian employee of the Security Bureau of Qingshi Town, Yuezhou. Of course I am working here."
Ma Ling said naturally.
After she finished speaking, she reacted immediately.
His expression became a little cold.
"No, I'm obviously here to ask you. When did you become someone who asked me?"
Ma Ling frowned, put her hands on her hips and asked.
"Stop being verbose and tell me your name, identity, origins and intentions one by one."
"Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude to you!"
Lin Guoer smiled again.
The little girl is really cute and silly.
"We are investigators from the Mystery Bureau headquarters. We have contacted you, Director Zhang, before."
Jiang Qi took the initiative to take out his ID and official documents.
After Ma Ling checked the information dubiously, a smile appeared on her round face.
"It turns out it's really you!"
Ma Ling's reaction made Jiang Qi feel strange, so he took the initiative to ask: "Do you know us?"
"No!"
Ma Ling shook her head.
"Director Zhang told me before that colleagues from the Mystery Bureau may come to Qingshi Town in the past two days, and I must be prepared to receive them."
"I didn't expect you to come so soon."
Ma Ling's explanation temporarily dispelled Jiang Qi's doubts.
So that’s what happened.
"I know you are here to investigate the disappearance of the two brothers a month ago, right?"
Ma Ling's eyes flashed with clear stupidity.
"The director has already told me about this matter. It just so happened that I was the one who received the two brothers when they came to Qingshi Town. I believe you will have many questions to ask."
"Director Zhang is really considerate."
Jiang Qi couldn't help but sigh.
"By the way, where are the others in the Security Bureau? Why are you the only one here?"
I followed Jiang Qi and asked about the situation here.
It was obviously still working hours, but not a single person was seen here, which made Jiang Qi unusually curious.
"They've all gone to rehearsal!"
"Because in a few days we will have the annual Paranuo Festival in Yuezhou, and our Security Bureau will also participate, so there will be very few people in the Security Bureau these two days."
"Then your Director Zhang also went to rehearse?"
"Director Zhang didn't do it because there was no one here, so he went home to sleep."
"Now in the entire security bureau, there is a high probability that I am the only one left."
Ma Ling explained.
Jiang Qi showed the same expression as before.
But this reason is really weird.
The dignified security bureau.
Would you actually do this for a festival?
This is really unimaginable.
However, this place in Yuezhou is full of evil nature.
Even Jiang Qi had to believe this in the little girl's determined eyes.
"But it doesn't matter. The director said, it doesn't matter whether you see him or not."
Ma Ling said with a smile.
"I know everything anyway, so just follow me, and if you have any questions, just ask me!"
Ma Ling patted her chest, looking heroic.
Jiang Qi and Lin Guoer looked at each other, not knowing what to say for a moment, so they could only nod.
"So, let's talk about the disappearance of the two uncles before. Is that what you are here for?"
Ma Ling bent forward, her short shoulder-length hair hanging on her ears, and her eyes narrowed.
"Have you asked this before?"
The corner of Jiang Qi's mouth twitched.
He just asked this question, and the little girl turned around and asked again.
Something is wrong! ?
Ma Ling's little face almost tensed up and turned red at the moment.
"I know, don't worry about these little details."
"I should also say this."
"Then do you still want to know about those two uncles?"
Ma Ling slammed her hands on the table, finally breaking her defense.
Jiang Qi stopped talking immediately and only raised his hand to signal Ma Ling to continue.
Ma Ling took a deep breath and then said: "Although I don't know what your relationship is, I first want to advise you that it is best not to investigate the affairs of those two uncles."
Ma Ling's expression was serious, completely opposite to before.
Jiang Qi looked stunned and almost didn't react.
"Why?"
"Because the two of them violated a taboo!"
Ma Ling said.
"A month ago, those two uncles came to know about our Qingshi Town and said they were going to Shiwanda Mountain and needed a guide."
"I kindly advised them at the time that the Shiwanda Mountain was an absolute taboo in Yuezhou. No one knew what was inside, but everyone knew that as long as they entered the hinterland of the Shiwandashan, no one would be lucky enough to come out alive. "
"But the two uncles refused to listen and wanted to go in. Finally, they hired a guide privately. During this period, the three of them went into the mountain three times. The first time was on the outside, so they all came out alive. "
"The second time we entered the mountain, before we reached the hinterland of Shiwanda Mountain, the guide went crazy."
"The third time, the two uncles disappeared."
Because this was the biggest event that happened in Qingshi Town recently, and it was in her hands, Ma Ling remembered it very clearly.
"I estimate that both of them have no bones left, so whether you want to investigate the situation or collect their bodies for them, don't bother."
"That place is a dead place, no one dares to go in."
Jiang Qi fell into silence as he listened.
According to the information Jiang Shouzhen gave him before, the two brothers Dingshan and Dinghai were on this trip to trace the Danxia Cave in the cave where Xizhenren lived.
But Jiang Qi didn't expect that the location of the cave mentioned by Dingshan would actually be in Shiwanda Mountain.
As Ma Ling said, Yuezhou Shiwandashan is a taboo term.
Even a foreigner like him knows about Shiwandashan.
Going into the mountains is like wandering through the gates of hell.
“If you want to go into the mountains, what exactly should you do?”
Jiang Qi asked in silence.
Ma Ling's eyes widened, "I've told you so much, why do you still want to go in?"
"I mean what if!"
“If you want to enter the mountain, you must first find a guide!”
Ma Ling hesitated and said.
"The mountains are filled with smoke. If you don't know the route into the mountains, you will get lost."
"But because of what happened before, and the Paranuo Festival is coming soon, I guess no one will want to go into the mountain again."
Ma Ling said.
"There's no hurry!"
Jiang Qi smiled slightly, as if he was not the one who asked the question just now.
"I'm going to stay outside Qingshi Town for a while. You said before that Dingshan and Dinghai lived in Qingshi Town for a while. I need to go take a look."
"There is also the crazy guide. Maybe I can find a way to cure him."
Jiang Qi took stock of his next itinerary, and finally showed a sunny smile again.
"Of course, the most important thing now is to find a place for us to live."
(End of chapter)
