That night, the four returned to Jia Linda's hotel, and He Zihong called a meeting in his room.
In Anne's eyes, today's meeting was significantly different from the previous ad hoc meetings.
That is everyone's identity and appeal, which is more clear than before.
In fact, Lin Shuo's appeal has not changed, that is to kill the snake hook, and to find out the truth of the Kunlun Mountain incident six years ago. But now, another one was added to find Xiaoba.
Yang Tuo finally unveiled his mask and revealed his identity as the Chinese representative of this operation. His purpose of coming to Xing'an Mountains this time was to find out the final whereabouts of the missing 73 Chinese loggers. People, to die is to see a corpse.
He Zihong was originally very persistent in the scientific research project of hooked snake, but after Wang Yong's sacrifice and Yang Tuo's trump card, the old man was hit hard. His current pursuit is to conduct scientific research and investigation under the premise of ensuring everyone's personal safety.
Wei Xingshan, as the representative of the security force this time, naturally hoped that everyone would get out of Daxinganling alive.
For Anne, as the leader of this team, adding up the goals of the above-mentioned people is what she wants to accomplish on this trip.
In addition, she had to take into account the increasingly sensitive international situation in the Far East.
So, when the entire backbone of the team arrived for the first time in days to start the meeting, Anne definitely felt the pressure on her shoulders.
She straightened her waist, sat up straight with her upper body, and reported to her superior, Professor He Zihong:
"...Professor He, that's all we have experienced before."
"Yeah." He Zihong nodded, "The Research Association has also notified me, let us do our best to cooperate with the excavation work on the south bank of the Heilongjiang River. But this is obviously nonsense, we are on the north bank, how can we cooperate? Go to their opposite bank Are you shouting for cheer?"
He Zihong's joke made the atmosphere of the meeting a lot easier.
Then the old man looked at his student Yang Tuo: "Xiao Yang, when will the construction on the south bank start?"
"It will take two days for the equipment and personnel to be in place." Yang Tuo said calmly, "The construction will start the day after tomorrow. I suggest that Ms. Anne also go there."
"The Chinese side is indeed more responsible than the Russian side this time." He Zihong said with emotion, "Xiao Yang, thank you for your hard work."
Yang Tuo's originally indifferent expression moved slightly. He looked at his teacher and said in a rare sincere tone: "Teacher, thank you for your understanding."
"Let's not talk about this." He Zihong looked at Lin Shuo again and asked, "Actually, I am still confused about some things until now. Mr. Lin, can you help me clear up my confusion?"
Lin Shuo nodded.
"Do you think the envoy of the Dragon King is reliable? After listening to Ms. Anne's narration, I think this person seems a bit capricious."
"Of course this person is unreliable." Lin Shuo shook his head, then looked at Anne, "Miss Anne, I want to know, did you ask the reporter when you received the commission from Russia? Information?"
"That's not true." Anne shook her head. "The Russian side just gave us a briefing, describing the situation at the scene and the number of missing people."
"This is strange." Lin Shuo said, "We went to the scene, and then we found that the missing people were not local residents. From the description of the old Orion in Longxinggou, we can know that not only are they not local residents , not even popular with the locals.
Just imagine, this group of annoying outsiders suddenly disappeared overnight, and then the locals thought it was the manifestation of the Dragon King.
So, will the locals go to report the crime
I think, probably not. "
Hearing Lin Shuo's analysis, everyone couldn't help nodding.
"Indeed." He Zihong said, "Not only will they not report the crime, but they will even celebrate it."
"I remember that when Ms. Anne found me, it was only two weeks after the incident." Lin Shuo continued to ask Anne, "Then when did your International Society for Biological Research receive this commission?"
"Mr. Lin, you are actually very difficult to find." Anne said, "We received the entrustment four days after the incident, and it took ten days to find you."
"Jalinda, the nearest to the crime scene, has a police officer who is a drunkard. It is impossible for him to go on patrol. Even if he gets the news, he will go to the scene and check it responsibly, and then report to the Russian authorities, and then Russia will send someone Verify it, then report it to the higher level, discuss with the higher level, and finally entrust you." Lin Shuo said slowly, "Do you think four days is enough?"
"It's definitely not enough. It takes us three days to go back and forth from Jialinda to Longxinggou." Wei Xingshan shook his head and said, "And that old drunkard, three days may not be enough for one round trip."
"The matter is definitely not this process. Let alone four days, ten days may not be enough." Yang Tuo said, "There must be a reporter who reported the incident to the Russian government as soon as it happened."
Lin Shuo looked at Yang Tuo and nodded, and said, "The question now is, who is this reporter?"
"Mr. Lin, are you suspicious..."
"Yes, I suspect that the reporter is Liu Shunfu, the envoy of the Dragon King." Lin Shuo said.
"But why did he report the crime?" Wei Xingshan asked, "Those generations have worked hard here for so many years, and the Black Water Dragon King is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. If he exposes this matter, it will not increase the number of arrests of the Black Water Dragon King." Or the risk of killing?"
"But the Black Water Dragon King was injured." Lin Shuo reminded.
Yang Tuo quickly understood: "It should be the invasion of the hooked snake, which seriously threatened the Blackwater Dragon King. The Dragon King's envoy felt that it would be better to kill the net and bring in a third-party force than to sit and wait for death."
"It's not just that." Anne added, "He predicted the situation very accurately. He knew that although the Far East is usually not loved by parents, the international situation is very sensitive. The Russian government may not directly take action. As a result, we did not Is it coming? This should be the best result for him, because we will not do anything to the Blackwater Dragon King."
"Or let's change our thinking." Lin Shuo said, "What if the real threat is not the Black Water Dragon King, but the Black Water Dragon Nest?"
When Lin Shuo said these words, Yang Tuo and Anne's eyes lit up almost at the same time.
He Zihong frowned slightly, and asked, "Mr. Lin, is there any basis for your idea?"
"Three evidences." Lin Shuo said slowly, "The first one is the conversation with us after the envoy of the Dragon King was injured. He said that only his father went to the Blackwater Dragon's Nest for several generations of the Liu family. But after his father came back, he made him swear that he would not step into the Black Water Dragon's Nest in this life. I find this statement very strange. The Liu family of Water Shepherd has repeatedly tried to find a place for the Black Water Dragon King migration.
It is human nature that it is hard to leave the homeland. Since they were willing to leave their hometowns to find a lair for the Black Water Dragon King, they finally found the new home of the Black Water Dragon King under the Heilongjiang River. How could they not go and check it out themselves, but wait until his father's generation to go? it's out of the question. "
"Yes." Anne nodded, "I also thought his statement was unbelievable before."
"He said he hasn't been there himself, and I don't believe it. He didn't even go to see his own animal lair, how dare he say he is a herdsman." Lin Shuo shook his head and said, "So, he has been to the black water dragon's lair, And he knows what's going on inside. But he deliberately concealed this fact from us before. This shows that the Blackwater Dragon's Nest is not just an underground cave.
Moreover, between his words, he packaged the Blackwater Dragon's Nest very mysteriously, obviously deliberately asking us to find this place.
So I think, maybe the Blackwater Dragon Nest is threatened by something he can't solve, and he wants us to intervene.
This is the first basis. "
Lin Shuo paused at this point, glanced at Professor He Zihong, then looked at Wei Xingshan and said, "The second evidence is Wang Yong's death."
Wei Xingshan's face darkened, and he sighed.
"At that time, there were several snipers lurking outside that I couldn't even detect." Lin Shuo said, "And they didn't kill me, Anne, or Wei Xingshan at first, but Wang Yong. Why?"
"This is a warning." Yang Tuo said.
"Yes." Lin Shuo nodded, "It can also be understood as a kind of delay. In fact, they did delay us until the Blackwater Dragon King shot and the snipers were killed one by one. The Water Dragon King lost control, and the Dragon King's envoy was seriously injured. This is obviously a process of you coming and going, a game between the two sides. And at this moment, Wei Xingshan, you were attacked."
"Yes." Wei Xingshan nodded, "My whereabouts were exposed, and they caught up with me halfway."
"Why did they attack Wei Xingshan at that time? If Wei Xingshan was going to kill the bullet that killed Wang Yong, why didn't they attack Wei Xingshan?" Lin Shuo asked rhetorically.
"Because it was a warning and delay before, now the time is ripe for them, and they are not afraid that we will find the black water dragon's nest." Yang Tuo speculated.
"Then what is the sign that the time is right? What happened when Wei Xingshan was attacked?" Lin Shuo asked again.
"Earthquake." Yang Tuo patted the table lightly.
"Yes, the earthquake." Lin Shuo looked at He Zihong again, "The earthquake is the third evidence. I think the earthquake was caused by some kind of abnormal movement in the Black Water Dragon's Nest. They have already done something."
"However, if you speculate like this." Yang Tuo frowned, "It seems that our opponents don't exclude us from finding the Blackwater Dragon's Nest. It's just that we came too fast before, so they have to delay."
"It's more than not rejecting." Lin Shuo shook his head, "It's obviously that after preparations are made, I invite you to enter the urn."
"Then, this is a trap." He Zihong frowned, "And the envoy of the Dragon King may not be in the same camp as us. I don't think this person is trustworthy because of his capriciousness. Mr. Lin, do you think the envoy of the Dragon King will He's playing tricks with us, but the Blackwater Dragon King didn't lose control?"
"If that's the case, that's fine." Lin Shuo smiled wryly, "At least Xiao Ba is safe, because he will definitely use Xiao Ba to negotiate terms with me in the future."
"Mr. Lin, is it really possible for the shepherd's beast to get out of control?" Anne asked at this time.
"Of course it's possible." Lin Shuo said, "Look at the herders grazing sheep in the grasslands. If wolves come, will the sheep lose control and run away?"
"Yeah." Anne nodded.
"It's the same with herding animals." Lin Shuo said, "They are also afraid of natural enemies. Once there are natural enemies nearby, they will be afraid and naturally lose control."
"The Keba snake is so big, even the hook snake dares to fight it." Wei Xingshan was surprised, "Is there any natural enemy in this world?"
"Big, not necessarily strong." Lin Shuo shook his head, "There are many strange creatures in this world stronger than Ba Snake."
"You mean, there might have been a strange creature stronger than Ba Snake in Ba Snake at that time?" Anne asked.
"Probably not." Lin Shuo denied, "If there are other strange creatures, I should be able to detect them."
"Then..." Anne was a little confused.
"Actually, if you want Ba Snake to be frightened and escape, you don't need this kind of strange creature to appear, you only need a few hairs." Lin Shuo explained, "The hair of this powerful and strange creature is also called a shepherd. Taking advantage of the animal's fear of natural enemies to tame the animal is a method used by the herders in the past. The smell from a few hairs is very small, and I can't detect it from a little distance."
"So that's how it is." Anne understood.
"So now, I have actually received two invitations to the Blackwater Dragon's Nest." Lin Shuo said, "One was given by the envoy of the Dragon King with his own half-life. It was given in the same way. I know this is a trap, but it doesn't matter, just wait for the news from the South Bank."