It was almost one o'clock in the morning, but in the temporary camp of the International Society for Biological Research, everyone hadn't fallen asleep yet.
Except for the mercenaries who were on routine night patrol outside, everyone else gathered in Lin Shuo's tent.
Because the threat of snipers has not been completely eliminated, the tent surrounded by the fortifications was not lit.
This meeting was initiated by Lin Shuo.
This was the first time since the establishment of the team. Everyone noticed what Lin Shuo was like in normal times. Except for Anne, he could talk to him a few words here, and he ignored everyone else at all.
Everyone was in the darkness, waiting for Lin Shuo to speak.
No one dared to urge, because they knew that Xiao Ba hadn't come back since he went out, and Lin Shuo was actually in a bad mood.
"Before, we all thought that the envoy of the Dragon King was a charlatan." Lin Shuo finally said, "Later, I realized the identity of a member of his sect, but I didn't think about it carefully. Now I have figured it out."
"Mr. Lin, what is a doorman?" He Zihong asked.
"Using ordinary people's words, the people in the family are actually strange people and strangers." Lin Shuo said, "Some of them are inherited from ancient times, and some of them have inherited the various schools of thought in the Spring and Autumn Period. In ancient times, they all They used to be the best in every industry. But now that times have changed and many industries no longer exist, they are not mentioned anymore.
Although in the eyes of the world, they are not well-known now, but after all, they carry the inheritance and are considered to have crossed various thresholds, and their abilities are different from ordinary people, so in our circle, they are collectively referred to as people in the door. "
"Then Mr. Lin must be from the door?" He Zihong asked again.
"Of course." Anne replied for Lin Shuo, "Mr. Lin passed the highest threshold in the world."
This woman praised Lin Shuo very highly, but never mentioned her identity as a member of her family.
"Let's not gossip." Lin Shuo said, "I didn't know what kind of family member this envoy of the Dragon King was before, but now it's obvious that he is a shepherd."
"How did you tell?" Wei Xingshan asked.
"Because the Blackwater Dragon King killed people." Lin Shuo said, "Shepherd, strictly speaking, in ancient times, it was actually a branch that split from our hunting gate. There are many specific categories, but generally speaking, they can be divided into water and drought. Two ways. Water animal husbandry feeds and grazes the strange creatures in the water, while dry animal husbandry controls the strange creatures on land.
They treat strange creatures differently from us hunters, they raise them, we kill them, but the purpose is still the same, which is to prevent these strange creatures from harming mankind. "
"What are strange creatures?" He Zihong asked.
"It's the alien species among the wild beasts." Lin Shuo explained, "These alien species are either powerful, intelligent, or both. The strange creatures that survived so far know how to hide from people. So the current people I have basically never heard of them. Our target hooked snake this time is one of the strange creatures."
"Oh, this is really unheard of." He Zihong shook his head.
Lin Shuo ignored the biologist's emotion and continued on to the main topic: "More than a hundred years ago, most shepherds did well, but since guns appeared in this world, it is difficult for strange creatures to survive in the world. There are fewer and fewer shepherds who make a living. When I saw the envoy of the Dragon King before, I thought he was just a heretic. Maybe he knew the Blackwater Dragon King, but he couldn't control the Dragon King.
But now, the Blackwater Dragon King started killing people, so that can explain some problems.
The Black Water Dragon King has been in the Outer Xing'an Mountains for so many years, and he has never killed a human being. Even if the beast is of a different species, he will not suppress his instinct for so long. Therefore, the nature of the Black Water Dragon King is that of relatives. The sudden murder this time should be instigated by someone.
And the only one who can command such a large and strange creature in the world today is the shepherd.
Combined with what the envoy of the Dragon King said to me, it can basically be concluded that the envoy of the Dragon King is the shepherd, and he should be a water shepherd. "
"You mean, the Blackwater Dragon King is actually controlled by the Dragon King's envoy?" Anne asked.
"Yeah." Lin Shuo nodded, "To be able to control a guy as big as the Black Water Dragon King, he has a lot of skills. I was mistaken before."
"Then what is his intention to kill those snipers?"
"I don't know the exact intention." Lin Shuo said, "But at least, he is showing us goodwill."
"This is quite normal." Anne said, "After all, he has already lured Mr. Lin here. If he doesn't show his favor, won't he lose the Black Water Dragon King?"
"It's not that simple." Lin Shuo shook his head, "Don't forget, there is a hooked snake here."
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After the meeting and everyone left, Anne was still not sleepy, and originally wanted to stay in the tent and talk to Lin Shuo for a while.
But she found that Wei Xingshan handed Lin Shuo a cigarette.
Lin Shuo didn't refuse, and Wei Xingshan lit one himself.
Two cigarette butts were burning faintly in the darkness, and the tent was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
Obviously, Wei Xingshan had no intention of leaving.
Anne felt that it was inconvenient for her to stay for a long time, so she had to stand up.
"Miss Anne." Wei Xingshan took a puff of smoke, "You stay, I have something to tell you and Mr. Lin."
"Oh." Anne's heart moved slightly, and she probably understood what he was going to say.
During the day, Yang Tuo's doubts about the relationship between the gunman and Wei Xingshan were actually suppressed by Lin Shuo and Anne.
Lin Shuo stood by Wei Xingshan at that time, because of logical analysis, he felt that the key point was not here.
And Anne didn't question him at that time because she knew Wei Xingshan's details and trusted him.
"Thank you for today's day." The cigarette butt on Wei Xingshan's mouth flickered, and Anne couldn't see his expression clearly, but his voice sounded very sincere.
"Captain Wei, just say what you have to say." Anne said softly, "Mr. Lin and I are listening."
"I really don't know those gunmen." Wei Xingshan said, "However, I may know who led their team in this operation."
"oh?"
"Although I know who it is, it may not be useful. But after thinking about it just now, I'd like to tell you, lest I be stupid and not think things through thoroughly."
"Team Wei, please speak."
"This man, named Yu Ruifeng, was in the same unit as me six years ago. He was my best comrade-in-arms before. He is capable and reliable."
"Yu Ruifeng? Are you sure it's him?" Anne asked.
"Ours is a secret army. No one knows our names except each other and the superiors. If there is anyone who is a mercenary and knows me now, it should be him." Wei Xingshan analyzed.
"Then since he is a comrade-in-arms, why did he target you?" Anne asked.
"Because I turned my back on you." Wei Xingshan said.
"How could you turn your face?" Anne was puzzled. "The comrades in the army, especially the army you were in before, acted so dangerously, it should be a fatal friendship."
"Who said it wasn't. I can't count how many times the two of us saved each other. Counting it, maybe I owe him more." Wei Xingshan sighed, "Three years ago, an operation by the army went wrong. I sacrificed a comrade-in-arms, for this, Yu Ruifeng hated me."
"Captain Wei, thank you for this information." Anne said, "Although this person named Yu Ruifeng has a personal grievance with you, he should be hired to target us. Knowing his identity, we can use the International Biological Learn the information channels, to find out who he has been in contact with recently. This way it is possible to find out who his employer is."
"I thought so too, so I told you."
"Then why didn't you tell me before?" Lin Shuo asked, "What's there to hide about this kind of thing?"
"I guessed it was him at first, but I wasn't sure. I was afraid of blaming him and misleading you, so I just pretended to be confused." Wei Xingshan said, "But when I was investigating today, I thought it over. If it's not him, let Ms. Anne check it out, it's finally a clue."
Anne thought for a while, then asked softly: "Captain Wei, your comrade who died was a woman, right?"
"En." Wei Xingshan responded.
The tent suddenly became very quiet.
After a long time, Lin Shuo said, "I don't know how you guys are soldiers. At least in our hunter profession, as long as we accept a deal, we can't fall in love. Once a man and a woman fall in love, you will lose your mind. You and that Yu Ruifeng , and that woman, is it just such a mess?"
"almost."
"Looking at how tall you are, I didn't expect your feelings to be delicate." The corner of Lin Shuo's mouth twitched, "Leave half a pack of cigarettes and go back to sleep."
"Hey." Wei Xingshan responded, left the whole pack of cigarettes in the tent, got up and walked out.
"And you." Lin Shuo turned his head to Anne who was still dawdling, "Is it appropriate to stay in a man's tent in the middle of the night?"
"I..." Anne was stunned by this sentence, stomped her feet, and left.
After chasing people away, Lin Shuo walked out of the tent with a cigarette in his mouth.
He stared at the northwest direction blankly, continuing to smoke one after another.
Xiao Ba flew away from this direction.