Qin Jianghe thought about it and said something that seemed unusual, but there was no useful clue.

Zhou Chen, who had been playing the role of a small transparent follower, suddenly interrupted: "Sir, I encountered an unusual thing last night."

Although he didn't want to be in the spotlight, he wanted to use Zhang Long's power to deal with the thing that knocked on the door last night.

"What is it?"

Zhang Long, Qin Jianghe and others all looked at Zhou Chen.

Zhou Chen said with fear and lingering fear:

"Last night at midnight, the missing old man Qin suddenly knocked on the door, found Qin Hongyu and me, and asked us to open the door!"

"I felt something was amiss, and I didn't have a good relationship with Old Man Qin, so I was alert and didn't open the door immediately!"

"Besides, I have been hunting since I was a child, so I have a keen sense of hearing. I was still awake at that time, and I am sure there was no sound of footsteps outside."

"So I told Old Man Qin to talk to me during the day. Anyway, he refused to open the door. The other party called outside for a while, but there was no response!"

"I didn't dare to open the door until dawn today when I opened the door and found no traces."

"But Qin Hongyu and I still went to Old Man Qin's house, and only then did we find out that Old Man Qin was missing, and then we discovered that it wasn't just Old Man Qin who was missing!"

Qin Jianghe's heart skipped a beat. He didn't think that it was Old Man Qin himself who knocked on the door last night. That meant that there might be demons and ghosts appearing in Dahe Village. Zhang Long narrowed his eyes, stared at Zhou Chen, and said thoughtfully:

"Did Old Man Qin break down the door or try to force his way in last night?"

"No, he was just outside calling me and Qin Hongyu to open the door."

"Are there any other abnormalities?"

"there is none left!"

Zhang Long nodded slightly, feeling relieved, and glanced at Qin Jianghe and the other detectives who looked serious, and said calmly:

"Don't be nervous, it shouldn't be anything powerful!"

"If it was something powerful, how could he still be alive?"

"Besides, the missing people are all solitary, which shows that the other party's strength is not that good!"

"Your Excellency is wise!"

Several constables, Qin Jianghe and Zhou Chen all flattered him.

What Zhang Long said makes sense.

The tension in their hearts was slightly relieved.

Zhou Chen and his group returned to Dahe Village, and Zhang Long asked the villagers about various news one by one.

"Based on the moldy food in Widow Chen's home, she must have been missing for more than two days, at least four days. But someone saw Widow Chen and Zhang Dagen dating in the middle of the night the night before yesterday!"

"Based on the situation at Zhang Dagen's home, he probably disappeared the day before yesterday!"

"Before Old Man Qin disappeared, he also had a date with Widow Chen..."

Zhang Long sorted out the information he had collected. On the surface, it seemed to be closely related to Widow Chen. It seemed like Widow Chen murdered other people and then fled for fear of punishment.

But judging from the leftovers and food in Widow Chen's house, it doesn't seem like she's on the run. And Zhou Chen encountered 'Old Man Qin' knocking on the door last night, which doesn't seem to be man-made...

Sudden.

Zhang Long thought of something and suddenly looked at Zhou Chen: "I just heard that your master was eaten by a giant insect while hunting not long ago?"

"good!"

Zhou Chen nodded.

"Did you hear the tiger roar last night?"

"have."

Zhou Chen's mind was moved: "Could it be related to the tiger? Abetting the tiger? "

It is said that after a tiger eats a person, it will turn the person's soul into its own puppet ghost. The old man Qin who knocked on the door last night might be the ghost.

And the widow Chen was probably turned into a ghost long ago, and then she lured old bachelors like Old Man Qin and Zhang Dagen into their trap, and eventually she also turned into a ghost.

Zhang Long's eyes were shining, and he obviously thought of something.

He looked at Zhou Chen, thought for a moment, and said, "What you encountered last night might have been a ghost, and the culprit might have been the big bug that ate your master!"

"After eating humans, the big insect will easily become intelligent and transform into a demon beast. The more people it eats, the faster it will transform!"

"You've been hunting since you were a kid. If a big bug shows up, can you track it down?"

“It should be possible!”

Zhou Chen nodded, and then said angrily:

"I will definitely track down that giant insect and avenge my master!"

"Okay, come with me to the mountains to track down that vicious tiger!"

Zhang Long acted decisively and immediately summoned his detectives to take action.

Zhou Chen took his bow and equipment and followed along.

"Sir, since that vicious tiger likes to eat people, it will most likely come again tonight. Why don't we set up an ambush and wait for it?"

Zhou Chen was a little confused.

"The tiger is very smart, and it has its minions to gather intelligence. It will never enter the village. Even if it comes at night, it will only go near the forest. Once it senses danger, it will run away!"

Zhang Long said casually.

In fact, what he didn't say was that it was very dangerous at night and he might encounter other strange things, so he would rather go into the mountains to hunt during the day than work in the wild at night.

Zhou Chen seemed to be suddenly enlightened and was deeply enlightened.

The group moved very quickly and arrived at the back mountain in less than half an hour. Zhou Chen's advanced tracking skills immediately discovered traces of the tiger's activities.

"I haven't seen any of them when I was hunting before. It seems they appeared in the past few days. If I encounter them alone, I wonder if I can deal with them?"

Zhou Chen was in a heavy mood:

"I must find it and get rid of it with Zhang Long's help. Otherwise, it will become stronger and stronger, and the threat to me will become greater and greater. With it around, I think it will be very dangerous to come here to hunt!"

Following the traces, Zhou Chen led Zhang Long and his group to pursue.

As he tracked the situation, Zhou Chen discovered that this road basically coincided with the road that Old Man Cao took when he went hunting and was eaten by a giant beast.

"It seems that it is very likely that the big bug that ate old man Cao is really the one!"

They moved forward for about another half an hour.

Zhou Chen came to the place where Old Man Cao was attacked.

Sudden.

He smelled a familiar scent.

The breath of old man Cao.

He hurried forward and found a pair of worn cloth shoes in the grass.

“They are my master’s shoes!”

Zhou Chen picked up his shoes with a sad look on his face.

However, the moment he got the shoes, Zhou Chen's heart trembled violently.

The sole of the shoe actually had a layer of material, which was torn by the giant worm, exposing a portion of it. Zhou Chen could vaguely see three large characters: [Yi Archery]

"Old man Cao actually has a secret manual of martial arts?"

Zhou Chen was surprised and happy, and had no time to think. He covered the secret book that had leaked out of the gap with his palm without leaving a trace. He held the shoes in his arms, heartbroken, as if he was grieving for old man Cao.

Zhang Long didn't care about the pair of broken shoes. He knew that Old Man Cao was eaten by a big beast, so it was normal to have shoes here.

What's more, he asked Zhou Chen to track the evil tiger, not because he believed in Zhou Chen's tracking skills, but because he guessed that the evil tiger's lair was most likely near where Old Man Cao was killed.

If Zhou Chen couldn't track down the evil tiger, he would ask Zhou Chen to bring him here to find it.

"Everyone be careful, the vicious tiger may be nearby!"

Zhang Long held the sword at his waist, gave instructions to several constables, and then looked at Zhou Chen who was holding his shoes sadly: "Can you find the evil tiger?"

“It should be fine!”

Zhou Chen put the shoes into his arms and continued to check the surroundings for traces.

Soon, he confirmed the direction and led Zhang Long and his party to track in the two o'clock direction ahead.

"Help, wuwu..."

A woman's cry for help, filled with pain and helplessness, came from a distance.

Zhang Long instantly drew out his sword, took the lead and rushed forward.

Zhou Chen frowned and retreated behind the detectives.

I saw a beautiful woman with disheveled clothes and exposed body lying in the shadow of a big tree in front of me.

The beautiful woman's brows were tightly furrowed, and I felt so pity for her that I couldn't help but hold her in my arms and cherish her tightly.

Who else could it be but the missing Widow Chen? Clang! The crisp sound of a knife rang out, and Zhou Chen saw a flash of blood-red knife light, followed by a scream, and Widow Chen disappeared! "Is this a warrior? Is the blood color covering the blade Qi and blood?"

Zhou Chen stared at Zhang Long closely, full of curiosity.

"Come out here and die!"

After killing Widow Chen, Zhang Long strode forward without any hesitation, his voice as loud as a bell.

"roar!"

The forest trembled, and a huge white-browed tiger with hanging eyes suddenly jumped out from behind the bushes, its bloody mouth opened wide, fangs sharp, and a terrible evil aura rolled in with a fishy wind.

"Hiss! It's much bigger than before!"

Zhou Chen's eyes widened. A Siberian tiger is no longer than three meters, but this vicious tiger is at least five meters long and about 1.78 meters tall at the shoulder. How majestic and powerful it is! "Zhang Long should be able to handle it, right?"

After Zhang Long guessed that it was an evil tiger, he was still full of confidence and not afraid at all. Zhang Long even acted a little positive. It was obvious that Zhang Long did not take the evil tiger seriously.

And killing this vicious tiger will definitely be of great benefit to Zhang Long.

Otherwise, Zhang Long would not have been so proactive as to run into the mountains to fight the vicious tiger.

You should know that the government office faces south, so if you don't have money, don't come in.

The government office here is also very dark.

"Po Jun!"

Just when Zhou Chen was thinking about a fierce fight between Zhang Long and the evil tiger, he saw Zhang Long's sword flash and cut out a three-inch blood-red sword energy.

The ferocious tiger that pounced on him with great dignity was slid open by Zhang Long, and his belly was ripped open and killed with one blow.

"hiss!"

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(End of this chapter)