Chapter 790 [(*^▽^*)]
However... Zhang Jiao may have sensed something, but the location he chose was exactly at a distance from where Lin Leyou placed the mechanical spider, so that no sound could be heard.
After he mentioned this to Xue Rui, Xue Rui also said that his monitoring equipment couldn't hear any sound either, and he had to admit that Zhang Jiao's choice of location was really good.
Qin Xingyu, Lin Wanyi, and Jiang Xiali all said that they encountered the same problem with the props they placed there.
Very good, it's confirmed now. One or two could be considered coincidences, but the five people placed the surveillance equipment in different locations, yet all of them failed to work.
What does this mean? It means that Zhang Jiao somehow found out the location of their props and then chose a spot that was just the right distance away to build the shed.
Lin Leyou said, "I'm a little worried now. Zhang Jiao's shed is a fake. The real situation is to find a way to remove the talent effect on this person and... force him to reveal the location of the fishman village."
Xue Rui said, "First, we need to find out why Zhang Jiao was so persistent about these villages."
Lin Leyou said, "We can all go back and ask our own orcs about this problem. Maybe we can find out the reason. Even if we can't find out the reason, we can ask about Zhang Jiao's actions when he infiltrated the village. Maybe we can deduce his thoughts."
"Isn't it just about kidnapping the village's little beastmen? Is there some other reason?"
Lin Leyou recalled the snake people's reaction in Golden Snake Village. Judging from the reactions of all the orcs over this period, they were absolutely ruthless towards real thieves. Even the skeletons in the prison near the statue square in Golden Snake Village had many broken bones in their arms and legs.
However, when Zhang Jiao was imprisoned, he was completely unharmed. He could even shout for help with great vigor and remained inside without fear, while the snake-man seemed not to hear anything.
However, the Snake People Village's initial vigilance around the village was genuine, so they still didn't know the specifics of the situation. Should they just ask directly?
He glanced at the gold snake bracelet on his wrist. They were important guests; asking them a few questions shouldn't be too difficult, right? He wondered if it was still safe to knock on their door so late.
Xue Rui suggested, "Why don't we just ask Zhang Jiao directly?"
Lin Leyou said, "We ignored him before, but now if we go to him to ask, will he be able to answer? Besides, I always feel that even if we ask, he probably won't say anything nice."
"Besides, didn't he say he was going to cause us trouble? Even though nothing's happened now, he might still be holding a grudge. If we go to him, we might just be offering ourselves up."
It was still early, so they planned to chat with Qin Xingyu and the others, hoping to get some other information. However, neither Qin Xingyu nor Lin Wanyi knew anything about it.
So far, it seems that only the five of them have cleared the first level in the entire Twin Horn City; the rest have not yet appeared.
Qin Xingyu said, "It might be too early now. We should go back to the village first. There will definitely be some developments after a while. As for the fishmen... since the people of this village have shown their tracks, they will definitely reappear."
Lin Leyou glanced subconsciously at the shed that Zhang Jiao had set up outside the city. "That's true, but we still need to retrieve the props outside. Should we go over there again later?"
Xue Rui: "It's alright, we can retrieve it when we leave the city tomorrow."
Lin Leyou thought about it and agreed, "Then..."
Before they could even finish speaking, the shed, which had been perfectly intact just moments before, suddenly exploded. Not only them, but also other people nearby looked in that direction.
"What happened? Why is there such a loud noise over there?"
"It seems to be the young master's side. The shed that was set up earlier collapsed, and even the cars parked nearby flipped over. Look."
"Hurry up and go check it out!"
Lin Leyou and the others didn't have time to speak and rushed over. When they got closer, they found that Zhang Jiao and the three people he brought were lying on the ground, their fates unknown.
One of them was still limp and hanging on the car, covered in blood.
"Quickly, call someone over here, before anything goes wrong!"
The city lord, who had just left, was summoned again. This time, it was because Zhang Jiao had run into trouble. At the time of the incident, all four of them were in the shed, and now all four of them were seriously injured and unconscious.
Oh wait, besides the four people, there was another person who turned into a fish monster. Everyone just assumed that this fish monster had no ability to resist, so was it him who did it?
How could a fish monster turn into such a thing and still manage to do this to the four of them? Wait a minute!
Lin Leyou only then realized that the fish monster seemed to have disappeared!
"Where's that strange fish? Why isn't it here?"
Everyone noticed this at this point. "Could it be trapped under the shed? Let's move it and take a look?"
"Could this have been done by the person who turned into a fish monster?"
"I don't know, let's find it first."
With everyone's combined efforts, they cleared the collapsed shed. Just as Lin Leyou had expected, the person who had turned into a fish monster had vanished without a trace, leaving not even a drop of blood or flesh behind, as if he had disappeared into thin air.
"There's no doubt about it, it was definitely him."
The city lord had already arranged for people to take Zhang Jiao and the other three back for treatment, and led the established patrol team to investigate the area. Of course, before that, Lin Leyou and the others had secretly retrieved their surveillance equipment.
They were certain that no one else had approached this place when the previous incident occurred, so at that time, besides the immobile fish monster, there were only Zhang Jiao and his three companions in the shed.
The city lord no longer had the relaxed expression he had before. His son had made a serious mistake, and he had only given him a minor punishment as a warning. However, he had now been seriously injured right under his nose.
Regardless of the reason, this shows a lack of respect for him, the city lord.
If you ask who it was, how could the city lord not know? It must have been someone from that criminal gang who took advantage of the fact that there were few people around to rescue the member who had turned into a monster.
The city lord whispered a few words to his deputy, who then quickly left. Within minutes, all the city's entrances and exits were sealed off.
Everyone who wanted to leave Twin Horn City at night was stopped. Since the city had no walls, there were many other paths besides the four main entrances, but there were patrols all around the city.
In other words, it's impossible to leave Twin Horns City quietly.
Lin Leyou also saw patrolmen blocking the entrances and exits in the distance. They got into a car with a compartment in the back. Someone got into the compartment from the back and started operating something inside.
He couldn't see it very clearly, but it was definitely useful for the current situation, so he'd just have to wait and see.
However, Qin Xingyu knew that "the equipment in that carriage is used to detect whether there are any underground tunnels around the city. If there are tunnels, the machine will react, and then they can dig through the tunnel to find people down there. If they can find them..."
At this moment, the city lord standing nearby grinned maliciously, "If we can't find anyone in the tunnels, then we'll fill in all the tunnels that have been discovered."
At this point, he said somewhat apologetically, "I'm sorry, you all may not be able to leave Twin Horn City for the next couple of days."
Lin Leyou raised an eyebrow. He didn't think there was anything wrong with it, but other orcs or humans who were eager to leave Twin Horn City might be unwilling.
Lin Leyou said there was no problem, "It's nice to be able to stay in the city and wander around, but..."
The city lord waved his hand, "I know. I will personally talk to them. I will absolutely not open the city until the person is caught. I hope they can understand my feelings."
After saying that, he led his men to continue searching the area. In particular, the three men who had just called Zhang Jiao to come here were now searching the city. With their combined efforts, the three men captured two people in less than half an hour.
There is another one whose whereabouts are still unknown, and it is unclear whether he has escaped.
If he escaped, then the person who turned into a fish monster was definitely taken away by him, and continuing to blockade Twin Horn City would probably become unnecessary.
Lin Leyou and his group slowly returned to the city. They looked at the vehicles searching the city for any possible tunnels and didn't know what to say.
"I thought they would make a move, and I even thought that Zhang Jiao might have been won over by them. But I never expected that they would dare to use Zhang Jiao to attack him near Shuangjiao City."
Even Golden Snake Village, or almost all other orc villages, were wary of this city lord to some extent, but this criminal gang seemed completely unconcerned.
Lin Leyou had nowhere else to go, so he found a place outside to sit down and observe the situation in the city with Xue Rui. The two people who had been arrested had been taken away and should be locked up, but it was unknown what kind of torture they would suffer.
"Hmm?" Lin Leyou looked into the distance. "Look at that car, it's stopped. Did it find the tunnel?"
Xue Rui saw people get out of the car, and then several patrolmen gathered around and started digging in the ground. "Looks like it."
Lin Leyou said, "The fact that the city lord was able to think of this so quickly means that he must have known about the tunnels beforehand. He probably turned a blind eye to many things because he couldn't go too far, as long as he didn't cause trouble in Twin Horn City."
Xue Rui narrowed his eyes slightly, "However, they immediately played a royal flush."
Lin Leyou sneered, "It really is a trump card. The city lord looks furious, but he hasn't shown it yet. It seems we really can only stay in Twin Horn City for the next two days. We don't need to get up early tomorrow morning."
Thinking of this, he suddenly stood up. "Wait a minute, if that's the case, then we need to hurry up and extend our hotel stay for a few more days. Let's go!"
Xue Rui also thought of this, and the two quickly arrived at the hotel. Sure enough, they saw many people staying there. They immediately found the owner, who was described by the snake people as being able to be both male and female.
"Boss, let's extend it for a few more days."
The fox-man boss said with a smile, "A few days? If I say a few days, then it's a few days. I won't refund any shortfall or overpayment."
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