Chapter 21 Chapter 20 The Devil Appears

Now that Liu Yun's body was found, everyone naturally had the obligation to bury it.However, Liu Yun was different from Wu Qun, burying him in the mountains was only a stopgap measure, and his family members would definitely come to search for the corpse in the future.Luo Fei looked around, hoping to find an easily distinguishable location. Soon, he had his goal: at the edge of the jungle not far from the river beach, there was a big tree standing upright, seventy to eighty meters high, with a diameter of about two meters, and the dense jungle could not hide it at all. It's heroic. After asking, Luo Fei found out that this tree is a first-class protected plant in the country, and it only grows in the valley slopes around Yunnan.Because it is higher than the tops of the trees, it got a very imposing name: Wangtianshu.Judging from the shape of this tree, it must be at least a thousand years old.

Wang Tianshu!Even if it can't see the sky, it should have a panoramic view of what happened in this jungle, right?It's a pity that it can't open its mouth. Although it has insight into the grievances and joys of thousands of years, it can only be buried forever like a secret. Liu Yun's body was temporarily buried at its feet.The mountain wind passed by, the branches and leaves swayed, and there was a rustling sound, like crying or moaning. Why is the tragedy that happened hundreds of years ago still unstoppable today? After disposing of Liu Yun's body, it was completely dark.Everyone sat around the bonfire, waiting to spend the second night after entering the forest.

With the experience of last night, everyone's mood is complicated at this time.The fire light flickered on and off, reflecting their solemn expressions, and the atmosphere was dignified and treacherous. Is that terrible "demon" peeping at them from a dark corner?In his eyes, are these people as weak and helpless as lambs waiting to be slaughtered? "All kinds of signs, including some facts that have already happened, have shown that we are in a dangerous situation." After a long time, Luo Fei broke the depressing silence, "So tonight, vigilance is imperative Less."

"Don't worry." Bai Jian pointed at Zhao Liwen viciously and said, "The two of us will take turns to watch the night." "No! There are two groups of people on night duty, and everyone has to participate!" Luo Fei said resolutely, with an irrefutable tone. "Two people on duty at night? Isn't that necessary?" Yue Dongbei grinned, as if he was very unwilling to participate in this drudgery. Luo Fei immediately narrowed his eyes and looked at Yue Dongbei.Those gazes were like two sharp swords, revealing an irresistible sharpness. Yue Dongbei couldn't meet such gazes, he lowered his head and muttered timidly: "... Forget it, if you must, then do as you say..."

"From now on, everyone's actions must follow my arrangements. I am a policeman, and at such an emergency, I must be responsible for everyone's safety." Luo Fei moved his eyes away from Yue Dongbei, and then scanned them one by one. After passing other people present, "Who has an opinion on this?" No one spoke.Under the current circumstances, they really couldn't find any reason to refute Luo Fei's suggestion. "Since no one objected, I'll arrange the order of tonight's night duty first." Luo Fei had already made the arrangements in his mind, and said methodically at this time, "Master Baizhai and I are on the first shift. from 12:30 am to 12:30 am; then Zhao Liwen and I from 12:30 am to 3:00 am tomorrow; Teacher Zhou and Mr. Yue from the third class from 3:00 am to 5:30 am. Five hours of sleep. And I work two shifts alone, and only have two or three hours of sleep. So before ten o'clock, I will take a nap for a while. During this period, you can't go to bed early."

After hearing Luo Fei's arrangement, everyone was a little dazed.Especially Yue Dongbei and Zhou Liwei, they looked at each other with embarrassment. Yue Dongbei smiled wryly, and said to Luo Fei: "Officer Luo, look at this...can you adjust it? How about me and you on the first shift?" "It can't be adjusted. What time is it now? You two put aside the conflicts in your personal opinions first, and don't mess up internally." Luo Fei's eyes swept over everyone's faces one by one again, and then he stretched out his hands to his waist In the meantime, he took out a pistol.

It was a jet-black Type 54 7.62mm pistol. Although Luo Fei always carried it with him, he rarely used it. In the fight against evil, intellect is far more important than force.This was the first sentence Luo Fei heard from the teacher in the first class after entering the police academy.For more than ten years, this sentence has always been the rule he believes in most when handling cases. But today, Luo Fei invited out this familiar yet unfamiliar partner.What kind of crisis will he face? There was a cold light on the gun body, Luo Fei unloaded the magazine, ejected the bullets one by one, checked them all, and reloaded them one by one.Then he said solemnly: "People on duty at night must maintain 12-point vigilance. If any abnormal situation occurs, the first thing to do is to sound the alarm. If anyone is slack, the consequences will be unimaginable. Please You guys must believe my words!"

Everyone felt the weight in Luo Fei's tone, and even Yue Dongbei became solemn. "I've already loaded this gun, and I'll hold it in my hand even when I'm sleeping." Luo Fei said as he walked towards the tent with the pistol in his hand, "Okay, now I'll start Go and rest for a while. You will wake me up at ten o'clock." The night was getting darker.Bai Jian'e, Zhao Liwen, Zhou Liwei, and Yue Dongbei stayed together until ten o'clock, then Luo Fei got up, Zhou Liwei and Yue Dongbei went back to the tent to sleep, Zhao Liwen rested on the spot, Bai Jian'e and Luo Fei started the first round Night watch.

The night is silent, but there seems to be an infinite crisis hidden in the darkness. At 12:30, Luo Fei and Zhao Liwen were in charge of the second round of night duty, and then the third round... Everything went according to the plan Luo Fei had designed. Luo Fei didn't lie.Even after he had finished his night watch and slipped into his sleeping bag, his right hand still held the pistol firmly, as if he was always ready to deal with the mutation. In an atmosphere of uneasiness, everyone finally spent their second night in the mountains safely.When the morning light illuminated the camp again, Luo Fei woke up from his sleep, and then he let out a long breath.

Nothing happened, does this mean that my arrangement has worked? Others' nerves also seemed to relax a lot.After packing up the camp, everyone had a simple breakfast and started a new day's journey. The whole morning was spent crossing the "Yijian Gorge".It is named "One Arrow Gorge" because the terrain here is dangerous, and the distance between the two mountains is only about "one arrow".The river meanders all the way through the canyon, and some mountains are extremely narrow, and everyone has to wade through the water. But the scenery in the canyon is very unique.The green mountains on both sides are majestic, and the river beside it is gurgling.From time to time along the way, wild beasts went down to the valley to drink water. When they saw people approaching, they retreated vigilantly into the forest, but they didn't go far away, just silently watching the strangers.

At around twelve noon, the group finally reached the end of the canyon.The terrain ahead has become flatter, but there is still a general downward trend that can be felt. "This is Qingfengkou." Bai Jian'e introduced the location of this place to everyone, "Let's take a break and have lunch." "Aren't we already very close to our destination?" Luo Fei remembered that "Qingfengkou" was the last place name marked on that map. "It's still two hours away. Go straight down this river, then turn south, and you'll be there. Uncanny Valley..." Bai Jian'e looked ahead and fell silent, not knowing what he was thinking. After a while , then he turned his head to look at Luo Fei, and said quietly: "If there are no accidents, we can reach the village of the Hamo people today." Everyone found a dry place to rest in the middle of the jungle and the river, took out dry food, and ate separately.After a morning's hard trek, everyone's water bottles are running low.Zhao Liwen went to the river bank and dug a small water storage pit. It didn't take long for the pit to be filled with clean water seeping from the river. "Go and help everyone fill up the kettles." Bai Jianxi told Zhao Liwen. Zhao Liwen agreed, and walked over to pick up everyone's water bottles one by one. Just as he was about to leave, Luo Fei suddenly said, "Wait a minute." Zhao Liwen stopped, not knowing why. Luo Fei smiled: "You put down the water bottles for the three of us, each of us will go to drink by ourselves." Zhou Liwei's mind moved quickly, and he immediately understood Luo Fei's intentions. His expression changed, and he looked at everyone one by one with a little surprise. Zhao Liwen froze in place, looking at Bai Jian'e questioningly.Bai Jian'e, on the other hand, had a sullen face, and asked gloomyly, "Officer Luo, what do you mean?" Seeing the stalemate in the atmosphere, Yue Dongbei smiled awkwardly and wanted to smooth things over: "Hehe, although there is a lesson from Wu Qun, but... Officer Luo, you are being too careful..." "In the current situation, no matter how careful you are, you can't be too careful." After making some judgments, Zhou Liwei stood by Luo Fei's side, "Everyone should follow Officer Luo's orders. Master Bai, don't take it personally." Bai Jian'e sneered: "Okay, then everyone will take their own water bottles and beat each other." Zhao Liwen threw down the water bottles of Luo Fei and the others, and walked towards the river beach. Although he didn't say a word, he seemed very dissatisfied in his demeanor. Zhou Liwei stepped forward to pick up the water bottle, and distributed it to Luo Fei and the two of them: "Let's go too." After speaking, he turned around first and walked ahead. Luo Fei and Yue Dongbei also got up one after another and followed.When they reached the puddle, they saw that Zhao Liwen filled his and Bai Jian'e's water bottles first, then gave Luo Fei an unfriendly look, turned around and left. Zhou Liwei waited for him to walk away, and asked in a low voice: "Officer Luo, do you think there is something wrong with the two of them?" Luo Fei pondered and replied: "I'm not deliberately doubting anyone, it's just that every one of us acts at a critical moment, it's best not to leave any omissions." Zhou Liwei nodded silently, expressing that he understood what Luo Fei meant.Then he squatted down, dipped his water jug ​​into the hole, and filled it with clean water. Yue Dongbei grinned disdainfully, muttering: "How could Wu Qun's death be suspected of the two of them? It's nonsense, it's pure nonsense." Luo Fei was not interested in wasting words with him at this moment, so he just smiled lightly, fetched water by himself, and turned to leave. Looking at Luo Fei's back, Yue Dongbei seemed to shake his head helplessly, muttering in his mouth: "Too vigilant, occupational disease, occupational disease..." This episode made some subtle feelings in the relationship between the people.During the next break, everyone ate and drank water with their heads down. No one wanted to say anything in this atmosphere. Bai Jian'e always had a sullen face, and his mood seemed to be the most complicated. The "uncanny valley" is close at hand, and his guiding mission will soon be complete.But would the mysterious "demon power" let him go because of this? After everyone finished eating and drinking, Bai Jian'e stood up first: "There is still the last part of the journey, let's hurry up and get a good rest when we reach the village of the Hamo people." Luo Fei nodded, and was about to call everyone to leave, when suddenly a strange feeling surged in his heart. That feeling seemed to grow from the deepest part of one's heart. It was faintly present at the beginning, but it soon permeated and quickly permeated the whole body! A feeling of terror! Luo Fei looked around in a daze.At this time, he heard a burst of laughter. The laughter from the yin side was dry and hoarse, piercing people's eardrums.Although it is laughter, it contains too many creepy emotions: sadness, hatred, despair, fear, hideousness... In short, the feeling brought by this laughter is definitely more miserable and terrible than any cry you have ever heard! Everyone stared wide-eyed in amazement, looking at the jungle not far away. The laughter came from that place. Zhao Liwen gritted his teeth, drew the knife in his hand with a "shua", and was about to run towards the place where the laughter came from. Bai Jian'e shouted in a low voice: "Wait, let's go together!" After that, he also drew out his knife, and rushed to Zhao Liwen's side in two or three steps. Luo Fei's breathing became short of breath, his eyes widened in horror, that laughter was like a heavy hammer, constantly beating on his heart, he felt that he couldn't hold on anymore. Zhou Liwei noticed Luo Fei's abnormality, and he stepped forward with concern: "Officer Luo, what's wrong with you?" Luo Fei shook his head in pain, as if he had difficulty speaking.At this moment, a hand suddenly grabbed Zhou Liwei's forearm heavily. Zhou Liwei turned his head abruptly, almost face to face with Yue Dongbei, the other's chubby face was also twisted because of fear at this time, his eyes were wide open, but his eyes were blurred and wandering. "He...he's here,...the devil..." Yue Dongbei muttered indistinctly, as if he had squeezed out these words from the depth of his tongue. Zhou Liwei couldn't help feeling his scalp tingle, he narrowed his eyes and looked at the dark and gloomy jungle. He was seeing Zhao Liwen and Bai Jian stabbing into the dense forest together with sharp blades in their hands. When the laughter just sounded, Zhao Liwen instinctively felt a trace of fear, but immediately, anger took the absolute upper hand in his heart.His eyes were bloodshot, his right hand was tightly holding the handle of the knife, and the veins on his arms and wrists were protruding. It was an anger mingled with sadness, despair, and self-esteem.In just a few days, he had already lost two partners, which undoubtedly made him feel a sense of desolation. The tragedy of Xue Mingfei and Wu Qun's death often appeared in his mind.Will I be the next target?This is an unavoidable question deep in his heart. What makes Zhao Liwen even more unbearable is that the terrible perpetrator has not yet revealed a clue.He knew that that guy was spying on him secretly, and he could strike at any time to give him a fatal blow. It felt like a butcher watching his pigs. Every time he thought of this, Zhao Liwen felt so depressed that he almost went crazy.Although he doesn't like to talk, he is a very proud person in his bones.He hated the other party's contempt for him, and the hatred made him forget his fear. No matter how terrifying power you possess, I will fight you face to face!This was the only thought in Zhao Liwen's mind when he rushed into the jungle. The thought made his blood boil.He identified where the laughter was coming from, and rushed towards it in a daze, without taking any precautions. Facing a brutal opponent, Zhao Liwen's state is undoubtedly dangerous.In comparison, Bai Jian'e was much calmer.But he did not stop Zhao Liwen's reckless behavior. What happened in the past few days also put Bai Jian'e under tremendous pressure.Two powerful men lost their lives inexplicably, but the opponent's spearhead seemed to be aimed at him.Who is he?How could he know the secret of the Rain God Statue?What on earth is he trying to do?These problems are like a cloud of fog, and I am in the center of the fog, and I can't see the path ahead at all. We must break out of this fog!And now, the opportunity has finally come. The sudden laughter made Bai Jian'e feel the hidden crisis.But the depression of the past few days has made him unable to care too much, he is eager to see what is hidden behind the fog.So when Zhao Liwen rushed out, he followed closely behind, looking around vigilantly while running. He didn't believe that the other party could attack two people at the same time.At such an extraordinary moment, if sacrificing Zhao Liwen could give him a chance to fight back, it would be worth it. In this way, the master and the servant approached the unpredictable danger step by step... Suddenly, the laughter stopped, and the woods became silent. Zhao Liwen was like a hunting dog that had lost its target. He stopped suddenly and looked around blankly with the knife in his hand. Bai Jian'e also stopped, and whispered: "Don't panic, stay vigilant, and search carefully." This is a dangerous place in the forest.Not only are the vegetation dense and the branches and leaves cover the sky, but also not far from the front stands a huge boulder. The boulder is about seven or eight meters high, with a steep front and a side that blends with the mountain. It's like a platform deliberately repaired by workers on the hillside. Several tall and sturdy trees grew close to the boulder, and vines entangled in between, attached to the boulder. Soon, both Bai and Zhao fixed their eyes on the boulder.However, what attracted them was not the wonders of nature, but the two lines of striking characters on the boulder. The size of each character is half a foot square, and the color is red.A total of sixteen characters are arranged up and down to form two sentences: "Walk with the devil, be happy and carefree. With a different mind, go to the horror prison! " The edge of the handwriting has a faint feeling of twisting and fluttering, which looks like a gloomy flame, which is very strange. Both Bai and Zhao are descendants of Li Dingguo's subordinates, so they naturally knew the origin and meaning of these sixteen characters, and their expressions changed. After a while, Zhao Liwen took steps and walked slowly towards the boulder. Bai Jian'e kept a distance of about two meters from him. At the same time, he turned his body slightly and looked around with extreme vigilance to prevent any abnormal movements. Zhao Liwen came under the boulder and saw the sixteen characters clearly at close range.The situation in front of him made him freeze there, and his skin felt a chill all over his body.After the initial shock passed, extreme hatred and disgust appeared on his face, and then he raised the machete in his hand, and slashed at those words fiercely. Where the blade touched, the crimson strokes that made up those characters stirred up and scattered in all directions. It turned out to be centipedes with naked bodies and black feet.These centipedes are of different sizes, and they are densely gathered together, which is really scary. Zhao Liwen kept slashing at the stone wall with one knife after another. Every time he cut down, several centipedes had their heads detached, and their stumps fell into the grass below.At the same time, the juice splashed, and a stench spread. Seeing that Zhao Liwen's emotions were a little crazy, Bai Jianxi shouted behind him: "Okay, don't chop any more!" But Zhao Liwen didn't care about it, and continued to do his best, as if the fear, anger and sadness that had been suppressed for several days were vented at this time On these centipedes. The vines on the boulder also inevitably suffered from the seedlings of pond fish, and they broke one after another under Zhao Liwen's chopping.Some of the vines penetrated the boulder up and down, and immediately bounced out quickly after being cut off. Zhao Liwen was taken aback for a moment, feeling a little strange when suddenly his ankle tightened and was tightly entangled by a vine.Immediately, a great force pulled him upside down.Before he had any reaction, his whole body was already in the air, heading towards a high place.Suddenly losing control over himself, Zhao Liwen couldn't help but exclaimed loudly: "Ah~~" This change happened very quickly, after Bai Jian'e discovered the abnormality, he only had time to exclaim "Be careful!" Zhao Liwen's body had already disappeared into the depths of the branches and leaves of several big trees above his head.The swaying between the branches and leaves hadn't stopped, Zhao Liwen's exclamation suddenly stopped, and then, a blood rain passed through the branches and leaves, and fell down. The raindrops fell on Bai Jian'e's upturned face, which was still warm with body temperature.Bai Jian'e's heart was extremely cold at this moment. ... Watching Bai Jian'e and Zhao Liwen rush into the jungle, Zhou Liwei had a very bad premonition.But he didn't stop it. On the first night in the jungle, the skinned snake suddenly landed on everyone's camp.From that time on, Zhou Liwei's heart has been uneasy, as if sitting on a time bomb, trouble may come at any time. What happened later worried him even more.Although so far, the actions of that mysterious "demon" did not point to him, but he knew very well that in such an environment, he and Bai Jian'e and the others were completely in a relationship of helping each other. The confrontation between the two forces will inevitably have a result.From Zhou Liwei's point of view, not only did he hope that Bai Jian'e and the others could turn the tide, but also that the result could not come too late. Now, the head-to-head collision has finally arrived.Where will things go in that dense jungle? About two or three minutes later, a horrible scream seemed to reveal the answer to the above question. Zhou Liwei's heart trembled, he looked around him: Luo Fei and Yue Dongbei were in an extremely abnormal state of mind. Beads of sweat oozed from Zhou Liwei's forehead.He has to do something!Although from the current point of view, his situation is still safe.But what is that terrible and mysterious force in the jungle? What is "his" purpose?Do you have enough courage to face "him" alone? After some weighing, Zhou Liwei finally made up his mind, and then he left the river beach and walked towards the jungle. But his choice doesn't seem to make much sense.Because he had just stepped into the jungle, he was hit hard on the back of the head, and then his eyes went dark, and he fell into a pile of dead branches and weeds. ... The feeling of fear came so suddenly, within a moment, Luo Fei's whole body was icy cold, as if he had fallen into hell. He was surrounded by a thick black mist, and he couldn't see any light that belonged to the world.All the horrible things that had been in his mind all his life were now hidden in that mist, appearing and disappearing now and then.They scream, laugh, cry, and make all kinds of creepy sounds. This is a kind of fear that comes from the deepest part of the soul, but penetrates into every bone marrow, every piece of skin, and even every pore of the body. The feeling wraps you tightly, making it impossible to hide! And an indescribable mysterious atmosphere is still floating around.Something terrible that you can't even imagine is slowly approaching, it's getting closer, you can't see it, but you can clearly feel its existence! A huge fear like this oppressed Luo Fei's heart, making him almost suffocate.He opened his mouth and shouted loudly, but he couldn't hear his own voice.He wanted to condense the last sliver of reason to fight against the terrifying emotions that surged like waves, but his efforts were in vain.Under the continuous mental pressure, Luo Fei felt that something in his brain was broken, and at the same time his heart was beating violently, as if it had jumped out of his chest.He can no longer hold on, and has reached the brink of collapse! The fear floating around finally showed its true form.It was a ghostly black figure, "it" came from the mist, and slowly approached Luo Fei. While avoiding it, Luo Fei wanted to see the face of "it" in horror.But in front of him, there was only a pair of eyes wrapped in black cloth.Those eyes were covered with crimson bloodshot eyes, although they were shining brightly, they did not contain any emotion belonging to the bright world. Those eyes stared at Luo Fei, conveying a trembling sadness, despair, hatred and fear. Then something seemed to touch Luo Fei's face, and then liquid flowed down and seeped into Luo Fei's lips. The sweet and fishy liquid still has a little bit of warmth. "Demon! Is 'it' the demon from hell?" Luo Fei wanted to shout, but he found that his tongue was already stiff. The above is the last memory that exists in Luo Fei's mind.