At the entrance of Black Light Vine Manor.
A black carriage that was about to depart was stopped by Kaxiu, who stepped forward in two or three steps, signaling the driver, the members of the Spade "A" organization, to set off. In the cold-toned carriage, Hongya, who had been resting with his eyes closed, opened his eyes.
"Wind sign? Why are you here?"
"I'll go with you."
Kaxiu found a comfortable place to sit down.
"All right."
Hongya frowned, but didn't object.
First, Kaxiu also went to Mensa Village, and Bai Niao must have known and approved of it. Second, although the two had some minor conflicts, Hongya had to admit that Kaxiu was very strong in combat. And he was definitely not the so-called pig teammate.
With him joining, maybe things will go a little more smoothly this time.
Soon, the carriage began to move forward. At first, the ground was flat and we could leisurely look at the scenery on both sides.
Later, the road became bumpy. After all, this place was far away from the urban area of Heisha City, and they were heading further out to the suburbs. After the artificially paved road ended, it was the kind of bumpy dirt road that was full of mud when it rained.
Fortunately, we had the foresight to use a horse-drawn carriage. If we had used a sedan, it would not have been able to drive here and would have broken down halfway.
Kaxiu had been sitting by the window looking out. The scenery on both sides changed from the lush trees at the beginning to hilly terrain. There was a large area of pleasing green grass, interspersed with flowers of various colors. There were red, white, yellow, and pink flowers.
Bees dance and butterflies fly occasionally.
The wind blowing in my face carries the scent of summer flowers.
About half an hour later, the carriage stopped beside a slope. Kaxiu and Hongya walked down from it, surrounded by a sea of flowers and the sound of bees buzzing.
Looking to the right, you can see a winding silver ribbon nearly a hundred meters away. It is a tributary of the Mimm River.
Mensa Village is located on the edge of this tributary.
Obviously, the village was built on water.
Kaxiu was not yet at Mensa Village, so he got off the car because the road ahead had long since disappeared. Decades were enough for all kinds of weeds to cover the original road surface.
So we had to walk the next few kilometers.
After determining the approximate direction, Kaxiu and Hongya set off.
When we get close to Mensa Village, there will naturally be people from the assassination department gathering around. Two people are obviously not enough to investigate a village.
Probably around ten in the morning.
Kaxiu and Hongya waded through the grass and came to the top of a gentle slope. Standing here, they could see the outline of the village in the distance.
“Swish!”
Kaxiu suddenly stretched out two fingers and pinched a flying insect next to him. Then, he spread it out in the palm of his hand.
Hongya looked over with some curiosity.
This is a butterfly with alternating black and white colors, about half the size of a palm. Its symmetrical antennae are very long and curled together like antennae. The pattern on its wings looks like a ghost face.
"What's wrong?" Hongya looked up at Kaxiu again.
He saw Kaxiu lowering his head and studying it very carefully.
"Take a closer look." Kaxiu said without even raising his head.
Hongya lowered his head again and immediately made a puzzled sound.
This black and white butterfly surprisingly has two heads, with a head where the butt should be. Its black antennae are as long as a person's middle finger and twitch like a snail.
"These...are really not two butterflies?" Hongya asked.
Kaxiu immediately raised his hand and tore off all the butterfly's wings, leaving only a long worm-like body.
There is only one, but the beginning and end are both heads.
"It seems that this place is indeed a little strange..."
Hongya frowned and looked up at the sky. The weather, which was originally cloudy, suddenly became darker, with dark clouds hanging low, and it looked like it was going to rain soon.
"Let's go to Mensa Village and take a look first." Kaxiu threw the butterfly to the ground, and the two of them started walking towards that place again. When they were getting close, a few people gathered around them.
"Lord Red Fang, Lord Wind Elephant."
These are brothers from the assassination department. They are all dressed in black, have a sharp temperament, and have calluses on the joints of their right hands.
Obviously some veterans with guns.
"Yeah." Hongya responded, and then said: "Have there been any new discoveries so far? Are there any other brothers in there?" As he spoke, he glanced at the abandoned village.
"No new discoveries for now." replied a gunman.
"There are two brothers inside, guarding the two buildings where the five brothers from the intelligence department disappeared." said another gunman.
"Yeah." Hongya nodded.
"Let's go in and take a look." Kaxiu said from the side.
Immediately, the tall and thin gunman who spoke first led the way forward, and Kaxiu Hongya followed behind.
Mensa Village is located at the foot of a mountain, with many houses, some are single-storey and some are double-storey. The overall appearance is white and black, the white is the wall, and the black is the trace of mold and decay after the wall plaster peeled off and was exposed to wind and rain. You can see that these square buildings are covered with various vines.
The tender green leaves sway in the wind like door curtains.
Not only the walls, but also the roads originally built inside the village were overgrown with weeds, and the plump grass seeds were scattered on the ground by the wind.
Mensa Village was very quiet, not even the sound of birds, only the subtle footsteps of Kaxiu and his group. Occasionally, there were dilapidated scenes in sight, the walls of some buildings had collapsed, and some had broken walls, revealing messy courtyards.
Between the vines, dark windows occasionally flashed through everyone's sight, and the wind blew and whistled. It was inexplicably creepy, but it was normal, after all, this was a deserted village.
There is a corner ahead.
Hongya took a quick look and suddenly asked, "Has there been a fire here?"
The entire street ahead was covered with traces of smoke and fire, and black was crawling all over the walls and the ground like mold.
The two big trees on both sides of the road showed signs of withering. They were bare even though they were lush in the summer. The bark was abnormally wrinkled, giving people a sense of the silence of impending death.
"Huh? You were fine this morning..."
The lead gunman also looked puzzled.
Kaxiu frowned. He felt a chill in his pores as he stood on the street, which made him feel very uncomfortable.
"Hmm? There are signs of fighting here."
Hongya suddenly pointed to the wall on the right and said.
Kaxiu immediately walked over and squatted beside him.
This wall was originally uneven and full of pits. But now there are many black parts on the surface, so the white of the bullet holes is more conspicuous and can be seen if you look closely. There are four or five bullet holes in the whole wall, some of which penetrate the wall, and some are just pits.
"It looks like it was left here not long ago..." Red Fang touched the jagged edge of the pit and looked up: "Did you hear any gunshots?"
"No." Three or four gunmen said in unison.
"The area around Mensa Village is relatively empty and quiet. If someone really fired a gun, it would be heard clearly within a radius of several kilometers. If someone fired a gun, we would not be unaware of it."
The tall and thin gunman explained.
"That's weird..." Hongya glanced at Kaxiu.
Kaxiu also looked a little confused.
"My Lords, there are more discoveries here."
A gunman ahead on the road turned and called out.
When everyone walked over, the first thing they saw was some strange scribbles on the wall, which looked like a very ugly graffiti.
"This should have been dug out with fingernails, and it extends all the way to the ground..." Hongya picked the white wall dust from under his fingernails.
Kaxiu shifted his gaze.
There were several long fingernail marks on the ground.
It stretched diagonally all the way, and stopped abruptly when it was about two-thirds of the way across the road. It looked like a person with a strong desire to survive was grabbing the ground with both hands, but was dragged away by a monster.
However, there was no trace of blood on the ground.
And imaginary monster paw prints
"..." Hongya narrowed his eyes and glanced around, especially at some dark windows. But nothing happened, except that the sky was darker than before.
"Maybe Shachen's group is playing tricks to buy time for the relocation of the antique warehouse." Hongya guessed.
"Don't worry about this place for now. Let's go to the small building where the intelligence personnel disappeared and take a look at the situation." After Hongya gave the order, the tall and thin gunman continued to lead everyone and walked quickly towards the back of the village.
About three minutes later, several people stopped.
In front of me was a relatively intact two-story building, covered with dense creepers. Outside was a circle of white walls, the wooden fences had rotted away and could no longer serve as a barrier.
Everyone walked in directly.
The gunman who led the way was the first to enter the lobby on the first floor and shouted, "Jamie, the two masters Red Fang and Wind Elephant are here."
However, no one responded.
"Jamie! Jamie!"
The only sound echoing throughout the building was the gunman's voice.
"Jamie he..."
"Let's go up and take a look." Hongya and the tall and thin man looked at each other and immediately took the lead and walked up the old stairs.
The wooden handrails were peeling, covered with a thick layer of dust, and had rotted and broken off in some places.
On the second floor, the air was full of dust. The house was dark, and the furniture seemed to have not been moved out by the original owner. Now it was covered with spider webs and looked pale.
"Where are the people?"
Four or five gunmen searched all the rooms, but still couldn't find Jamie. It was useless to search through all the boxes and cabinets. Kaxiu walked to the balcony step by step, looking around.
After a moment.
There were dead silent buildings standing there, without any trace of people. Even the sound of birds had disappeared.
There were one or two gunmen in the yard below, and gunmen in black walking along the streets around the house. They were checking the area around the house, and Jamie might be nearby.
Kaxiu stood on the threshold of the balcony from the living room on the second floor, picked up his pocket watch and looked at the time. It was not yet half past ten.
Crunch~
Suddenly, there was the sound of a door opening from behind.
"Hongya, tell them to stop looking. Go directly to the other building. I have a bad feeling." Kaxiu put down the pocket watch.
"Okay." Hongya's low voice came from behind.
This was followed by a series of footsteps coming down the stairs.
Kaxiu put the pocket watch into his pocket and was about to turn around when he suddenly saw something out of the corner of his eye and was startled.
Kaxiu looked over and saw two people talking on the street east of the residence. One of them was the tall and thin man who led the way, and the other was... Red Fang!
He turned his head sharply, his eyes fixed on the black corridor.
Just now, "Red Fang" agreed and continued walking.
Bang!
Kaxiu instantly turned into a black shadow and swooped down at an extremely fast speed. He turned and stepped forward, arriving at the first floor.
At the door, a gunman was about to walk out.
"Wait!" Kaxiu called him back, his tone was very serious: "Did you see Hongya coming down from above just now?"
"Master Red Fang? Isn't Master Red Fang outside?"
The man with a crew cut pointed to the door with a confused look on his face.
“…” Kaxiu frowned even deeper.
"Follow me as we quickly check the rooms on the first floor again!"
A few seconds later, he walked out of an empty room, his face as stern as steel. Nothing was there, just like when he first came in.
Then who was the person who was talking to me on the second floor just now? !
Kaxiu's perception is extremely sharp, it has been mutated through the fusion of magic shadows, plus he has just started the secret technique of the mind's eye.
A familiar person didn't speak, just walked behind him. Kaxiu could guess the identity of that person.
And that aura is exactly the same as Hongya's.
"Demon Shadow?!"
This is the only guess Kaxiu can think of now.
There was absolutely no way that was an illusion just now!
But, the problem arises again. The same kind is quite sensitive to each other. If it was Shadow Kaxiu, he would have noticed it long ago.
"Sir?" The gunman next to him couldn't help but ask when he saw Kaxiu standing there in a daze, deep in thought and not saying anything.
whoosh!
A black shadow quickly flashed out of the door and disappeared.
Kaxiu quickly passed the wooden fence and came to the street east of the residence. Hongya seemed to be instructing the tall and thin man.
"Red Fang."
From a distance of five meters, Kaxiu suddenly shouted.
"Wind sign? What's wrong?"
Hongya turned around, and a sharp wind blew in her face. The strong airflow pushed Hongya's hair to the sides with her forehead as the center, and a black fist in the airflow quickly enlarged in her sight.
"you!"
Red Fang screamed in fear.
call!
The fist stopped in mid-air at the critical moment, and the fist with blue veins was less than half a centimeter away from Hongya's nose.
"Gurgle."
Hongya stayed where he was and swallowed his saliva. He felt the fear again, the fear of having his head blown up by a punch.
If this punch is not strong enough, I will die!
"What are you doing?"
Hongya took several steps back. He was originally furious and wanted to question Kaxiu, but for some reason he no longer had the courage to lose his temper.
He was afraid of angering Kaxiu and was really beaten to death by a punch.
"It seems that you really are..." Kaxiu slowly retracted his fist. He opened his mouth and was about to explain to Hongya, but suddenly his loose fist clenched again. The blue veins on his palm creaked.
Still on this street, five meters past Hongya, a very familiar man with a crew cut was walking towards him, looking around at both sides of the street.
He was clearly in the small building just now!
I even chatted with him for half a minute!!!