Finally, the mutilated body of the Tian family old man, with most of its skin torn apart, was rummaged out by searching dogs in a ditch near the tea shed; this accident of a ship full of deaths was finally revealed. A preliminary result and conclusion was obtained.
After rejecting Magistrate Zhao's hospitality and Cheng Yi, Jiang Tian and his party set off again with newly acquired prisoners/special samples in the bottom warehouse. Linghu Xiaomu, who was watching everything coldly on the boat, couldn't help but said: "Sir, this County Honorable Zhao has made many untrue statements."
"I know that this matter is not something that only the county magistrate can handle; so I decided to go back and secretly investigate the missing persons cases and collective relocation incidents in remote places in recent years." Jiang Tian nodded: "After arriving in Xijing, I will ask you to Investigate the archives at Wude Division."
"But that's not the point right now. The point is the ghost we got right now." Jiang Tian continued: "Not only does it turn back into a human form after committing the crime, it can also temporarily disguise itself as the victim. This is undoubtedly It’s another mutated sample, so we must find a countermeasure as soon as possible.”
"At least, we first need to confirm that this is just an occasional case, or a group phenomenon that can be replicated." Jiang Tian then continued: "If it is just the former, that's fine. But if it is the latter, it will be a big trouble. It must be Use this to quickly find ways to identify and target.”
"After all, this method of pretending to kill people is simply impossible to guard against for most people; but no matter what, we have to return to Xijing as soon as possible before we have the conditions and venue to conduct in-depth research; what exists here in Pinglu County The problem can only be investigated slowly in the future.”
In addition, there is also something hidden on the ship that is regarded as a valuable object. It is actually an inducer with residual effects that ordinary people cannot feel; the purpose is to target certain people and living creatures carried on the ship. And judging from the remains of Xiakang's body, there are also some unusual things.
Because the quantity is too much. Moreover, by examining the relics among the corpses, we also found fragments of broken ropes and restraint devices that were easily overlooked; this seems somewhat meaningful. What kind of passengers or living creatures need to be bundled or restrained for transportation?
Coupled with the cases of missing people in the mountains exposed in Pinglu County, this simply added a series of new mysteries in a short period of time. In other words, compared to the seemingly new beast disaster, a majestic figure with a huge layout seems to have only exposed a few corners.
As a result, Chu Yu's nocturnal wandering syndrome broke out again without warning that night. This time, she didn't even wake up Linghu Xiaomu, who was in the same room as her guardian, and jumped out of the window silently. She wandered around the boat like a female ghost for a while, but she turned back because there was water on all sides and she had nowhere to go.
As a result, Jiang Tian's small mechanism outside the room was triggered, and he was subdued again. Chu Yu, whose hands and feet were twisted off, woke up faster than expected this time. I saw her begging with a pale face: "In this case, it is irreversible, please give me a death."
"Let you die? Why, isn't it good to live?" Jiang Tian looked at her with interest, but suddenly thought of her, as one of the seriously injured and dying people rescued from Yinhou Le Xingda's house. , does the concubine in Cheng Shilian's family also have this kind of problem?
"Your Majesty, do you think I can still be considered a human being with this appearance?" Chu Yu, who was involuntarily straightening his dislocated limbs like a worm in his joints, said in pain with a slight gasp of air-conditioning: "Nujia If I don’t want to become a harmful monster, I can only ask noble people to free me, and at least I can die like a human being..."
"You are wrong!" Jiang Tian stretched out his hand to signal, waking up Linghu Xiaomu who was holding the sword at the door, and then spoke loudly: "Why do you think this look is inhuman? Where are the monsters, not the gifts and opportunities God has given you for the rest of your life?”
"Gifts and opportunities? How is this possible? How is this possible?" Chu Yu, whose deformed limbs have mostly recovered, but whose face is still pale and frightening, murmured unconfidently: "My lord, please don't be relieved; the slave family has changed. When I'm like this, I really feel the urge to do harm to others..."
"What is impossible!" Jiang Tian did not hesitate to interrupt her self-pity and self-pity: "You must have heard of the strange things I found in Luodu Underground City, right! To be honest , there will be big changes in this world, and your changes are just a mere exception in the tide of the times."
"Why do you think I want to recruit you?" Jiang Tian then continued: "When the Anxing Yushi Department was first established, wasn't it just to deal with this situation, and specifically recruit those who were in the torrent of the times, so A unique person who has encountered encounters and changes, and who can serve the country and protect the people."
"Could it be that the inhuman appearance of the Nu family can serve the country and protect the people?" When Chu Yu heard this, his eyes widened in disbelief and said: "The noble man seems to think too highly of the little girl. I...I really feel the desire to suck blood and eat flesh..."
"It doesn't matter, as long as you find a way to control and master this change and impulse, tame it as the drive of will; you won't take the initiative to hurt others, even if you have some desire to suck blood and eat flesh, so what?" Jiang Tian said. Some of them shook their heads and said, "Can't my men still afford blood food for pigs and sheep?"
"What's more, people are not human beings, and it's not just about superficial behavior; it's also about whether one still upholds the right and wrong principles and moral conscience of being a human being, and practices the task of punishing rape and eradicating evil. In this way, no matter how many killings there are, we are still protecting the common people and living up to our country."
"On the contrary, your ability to lurk quietly and attack at close range can be put to great use as long as it is properly taught and tempered. To tell you the truth, under my command, a situation like yours , neither the first nor the last! Why can’t we look to the future and take a longer-term view.”
"I heard that for some reason, you suffered some hardships and almost died, and it seems that you awakened to such a change." At this point, Jiang Tian suddenly looked into her eyes and said: "You Don’t you want to take revenge and make those who put you in this situation pay the price?”
"So, let me ask you again, Chu Yu. Do you still think that this is just a kind of inhuman torture and suffering, but you continue to seek death, wasting this rare opportunity and talent in the world, and letting those who have been hurt Will your people continue to live freely in this world?"
"No, I understand; the officer's teachings are correct." The next moment, Chu Yu bowed his head on the ground, and said in a grateful and pious voice: "From now on, this broken body is willing to serve as an officer." I'm running as fast as I can; however, the slave family still has a great kindness, and I haven't repaid it yet, so I still want to ask the officer for permission..."
"You mean, the one who secretly rescued you from the Le family's house." Jiang Tian interrupted her in a funny way: "Repaying kindness is a good thing. If necessary in the future, When the time comes, I will also help you. At least his methods and methods are quite to my liking."
After finishing enlightening and comforting Chu Yu, Jiang Tian saw Linghu Xiaomu standing next to him. His face was also a little red, and his eyes were watery, as if he was feeling something. So in the second half of the night when the silence returned, as soon as Jiang Tian closed his eyes, he felt a familiar breath quietly returning to his room.
After passing through the relatively narrow water area of Sanmenxia, the rest of the journey by car and boat went smoothly, but was a bit lackluster. On the third day of the boat trip upstream, we arrived at Fenglingdu, where the Wei River and the Yellow River meet near Tongguan. However, I was a little surprised to see a Jinwu soldier who was performing a mission locally.
Later, after asking about the situation on the shore, I found out that they were actually near the river bank of the ferry. They had just used seine nets, winch crossbows, and live animals as bait to kill a group of giant fish that were suspected of harming human lives. Then, after Jiang Tian saw the so-called giant fish suspended on the pier, he couldn't help but look at it with suspicion.
Because they were clearly several huge largemouth catfishes; the largest one was two to three meters long, and the smallest one was more than one meter long. Each mouth was densely covered with sharp teeth, and they all ate the round belly; therefore, they were After the winch was hoisted on the ferry wharf, the people nearby aroused shouts and screams, and there were also faint sounds of crying and cursing.
Then, a sergeant raised his knife and slashed open the belly of the largest blue-black fish. In an instant, a stench hit his face from far away, and along with the black blood rolling, a large piece of the vessel fell down. The dirt almost covered the surgeon's knees.
Then, the crowd of people watching seemed to be exploding, and they suddenly covered their faces and kept silent, and dispersed with wailing screams; they bent down to the ground one after another, and vomited loudly. At this moment, Jiang Tian, who was watching from a distance on the car and boat, also noticed the things flowing out of the fish's belly.
In addition to the bloody organs, sludge-like body fluids and residues, there were also some blue-grey human limbs that had obviously been digested; this was a bit scary to think about. You know, it’s not surprising that the largemouth catfish, a highly adaptable omnivorous fish, grows so huge.
Because it basically eats anything and digests everything easily, even its smaller counterparts. Even in waters where food is scarce or heavily polluted, they can still survive by eating scavenging, sludge and excrement. But the probability of actively attacking and devouring humans is much smaller.
So, where did these limbs or remains come from? What is the environment and conditions that allow these catfish to grow to such huge sizes? You must know that this is along the densely populated Yellow River/Weihe River, waters with frequent boat navigation all year round, so why do they suddenly appear?
In the Luodu Underground City, those unusually large creatures were caused by a pollution source in a special environment; and there were also people who fed them in a targeted manner. So from which source and relatively closed environment did these catfish, which are also somewhat exaggerated in size, escape?
Next, Sergeant Jinwu, who suppressed the stench, continued to cut open several other catfish, which also contained more or less human remains in their stomachs; this also somewhat verified Jiang Tian's vague guess; this did not Not human beings who were swallowed whole, but corpses that were disposed of as garbage.
