Chapter 4 The first chapter is missing

I'm listening to a story told by an old woman with a childlike face. The story says that one day, the lion, known as the king of the forest, came before the god. "I am very grateful to you for giving me such a majestic and mighty physique and such incomparable strength, so that I have enough ability to rule this entire forest." The god heard this, and asked with a smile: "But that's not the purpose of your coming to me today! It seems that you are troubled by something!" The lion roared softly and said, "God really understands me! I came here today to ask for something. Because no matter how good I am, I will always be scared by the crowing of the cock every day. Wake up. God! Please, give me another strength so that I won’t be woken up by the crowing of the cock!”

The god smiled and said, "Go to the elephant, it will give you a satisfactory answer." The lion excitedly ran to the lake to look for the elephant. Before he saw the elephant, he heard the "bang bang" sound of the elephant stomping its feet.The lion ran towards the elephant at high speed, but saw the elephant stomping its feet angrily. The lion asked the elephant, "Why are you so angry?" The elephant shook its big ears desperately, and roared: "There is a nasty little mosquito that always wants to get into my ear, and it makes me almost itch to death."

The lion left the elephant and thought to himself: "It turns out that such a huge elephant is afraid of such a small mosquito, so why should I complain? After all, the cock crows only once a day, but the mosquitoes are always there." harassing elephants. Thinking about it, I'm luckier than him." As the lion walked, he looked back at the elephant that was still stomping, and thought: "God wants me to look at the situation of the elephant, probably to tell me that everyone will be in trouble, and He can't help everyone. .In that case, then I have to rely on myself! Anyway, whenever the rooster crows in the future, I will take it as a chicken to remind me to get up. Thinking about it this way, the rooster crowing is still good for me!"

"On the road of life, no matter how smoothly we go, as long as we encounter some unsatisfactory things, we will habitually complain that God treats us badly, and then pray for God to give us more strength to help us get through. Difficulties. But in fact, God is the fairest, just like He is to lions and elephants. Every dilemma has its own positive value. An obstacle is a new known condition. As long as you want, any one Every obstacle becomes an opportunity to surpass oneself.” The storyteller is sitting by my bed right now, summing up with a smile: “This story tells us that adversity is a gift.”

I said "Oh" and asked without looking back: "Now you are in a difficult situation, so you want me to give it to you?" "A helping hand! It's a helping hand, which can also be understood as you have a job to do." Lin Zhiyan said brazenly while twisting her body language. "I'm sorry, I told the old man two weeks ago that I'm going to ask for a month's leave, and now I'm on vacation." I snorted coldly: "I'm busy, don't bother me during the vacation." Lin Zhiyan curled her lips, "You're playing big again. I'm sorry, but the person who approved your leave is now missing."

"You said the old man is missing? How is that possible!" I was a little surprised. "It's true. I haven't been able to contact him for three days. According to normal circumstances, he should contact me once or twice a day." There was no worry on Lin Zhiyan's beautiful face. "I don't accept it. The old man's life is stronger than that of a cockroach, so it's probably not a big problem." I shook my head. "What if there is a problem?" She tilted her head and asked me. "Impossible." I said firmly. "What if?"

"...Cut." I was speechless, and spread out my palms to her with a little worry, "Forget it, show me the information about the case he investigated." "Hey, here you are." Lin Zhiyan suddenly smiled sweetly, and immediately took out a stack of papers from her backpack. This woman seems to have been prepared a long time ago, just waiting to plot against me.After reading the information slowly, I raised my head and looked into her eyes without blinking. After a long time, I said, "Book me a ticket to Lingshan City for tonight." Interesting, it seems the old man investigates more interesting things than my sabbatical.Hey, looks like it won't be boring anymore!

At ten o'clock in the evening, I got on the plane with Lin Zhiyan.I closed my eyes and analyzed the information in the data. Many strange things have happened in Lingshan City in the past three weeks.First of all, many people claim to have seen the "Xiong's mother-in-law", and even said that they have been attacked by it. Most of these nonsense can be ignored, but it is true that there have been several weird incidents in Lingshan City. of homicides. Without exception, the dead were brutally torn apart by a powerful murderer with a sharp weapon. A forensic autopsy confirmed that the murder weapon resembled a bear's claw.

There is no connection between the victims, and it may be another serial murder case. The nearby citizens are in a state of panic because of the murderer who has not yet been arrested. They often go home early and close their doors tightly.There are fewer people traveling at night. There are also some weird things happening on Lingshan in the outskirts of the city.Someone reported to the police that they heard a roar that looked like a bear and a strange voice like a woman whispering in Lingshan. They suspected that there were bears in Lingshan. But this is more nonsense than nonsense.As we all know, there are always fewer types of bears, with only seven in the world, and even fewer in my country, with only three.

The brown bear is the most widely distributed in the bear family, distributed in most parts of Eurasia and North America, but the number is not large.Brown bears in different places have certain differences in size and habits. The largest Alaskan brown bear weighs 600 to 800 kilograms, while the small brown bear weighs less than 100 kilograms. The Alaskan brown bear was once considered a separate species due to its size. Some brown bears in western my country are somewhat different in color and shape from other brown bears. The only thing that can compare with the Alaskan brown bear is the polar bear, which lives near the Arctic Ocean, has strong swimming ability, and can stay away from the coast with sea ice.

Polar bears mainly eat seals and are the most carnivorous bears. Polar bears and brown bears are the only bears that are distributed across continents. There are four other bears in Asia, one in North America and one in South America.These types of bears are smaller than polar bears and most brown bears, and except for giant pandas, they are all mainly black. Several types of bears unique to Asia have crescent-shaped white spots on their chests. Another bear with a special diet in Asia is the sloth bear in South Asia, which mainly feeds on insects. The sun bear in Southeast Asia is the smallest bear. It is thinner than other bears and has superb tree climbing skills. It likes to eat insects and fruits, and also hunts small animals such as birds and rodents. Asiatic black bears are typically omnivorous, with plants making up a large part of their diet but occasionally killing larger animals. The Asiatic black bear is the most common bear in our country, but it is still a rare species. Due to the progress of human civilization, the habitat of bears has been compressed into very small deep mountains, and it is difficult to see them even in the distribution area of ​​our country. What's more, Lingshan has never been recorded in historical materials, or fossil records show that there have been bears. Moreover, there have been no reports of bears missing from any zoos or circuses recently. It seems that it is very likely that the local citizens have psychological panic attacks caused by serial killers.However, the information Lin Zhiyan gave me was already a week ago, and there may be new progress recently. I opened my eyes, and asked Lin Zhiyan in a low voice, "Have you got any new information recently?" "Yes, of course there is, and it's very interesting." Lin Zhiyan, a childlike old woman, replied with a smile: "Recently, not only are there frequent bear calls on Lingshan Mountain, but there are also wolves gathering in the depths of the forest." I frowned, "Is there really a bear there?" "Not at all, at least the police dispatched a lot of police forces to search the mountain and couldn't find it. Some citizens originally thought that on December 27 two weeks ago, five young men and women were killed by unknown creatures on the slope of Lingshan Mountain , It was done by unwarranted bears. However, after the forensic examination, the lacerations on their bodies were exactly the same as those of the serial murders in the city. After it was basically concluded that the same murder weapon was done, they originally insisted that there were bears in Lingshan. Citizens have also become sloppy." "What else? What do you mean the wolves are gathering?" I continued to ask. "It's just that the wild wolves in the mountains gather in the deep mountains. Now there are more than two hundred wolves gathered. It is estimated that all the wolves in Lingshan have come to that place. But, what's so strange about this?" She shrugged. "Of course it's strange." I glared at her, "Although wolves are a highly social species, the average number of wolves in a group in our country is between five and twelve. There are about forty, but more than one hundred, which is rare in the habits of wolves in China. "Besides, although my country used to be one of the countries with the largest wolf population, in recent years, the population survey of Hulunbuir grassland wolf in Inner Mongolia, which has the largest wolf population, shows that the number of local wolves does not exceed 2,000. At present, the largest wolf population Regions are still Northwest, Inner Mongolia, Northeast China and parts of Xinjiang. "Because of the serious damage to the ecological environment and the long-term man-made mass hunting, the distribution area of ​​wolves in my country has been greatly reduced. From the past nationwide distribution, to now it is only distributed in the area north of 30 degrees north latitude, basically in a block. Even in the northern forest areas and grasslands, wolves are only occasionally seen. In a place as close to the city as Lingshan, wolves are almost considered endangered species, and now they are in a short period of time. More than 200 of them gathered in a few weeks, do you think this is weird?" I held my chin in my mind and finally smiled wryly. This thing is too unreasonable.Unless there is some kind of change in Lingshan, which makes the wolves feel the crisis and think that they can only survive if they gather together, this phenomenon is difficult to explain at all. "What's Lingshan City's reaction to this matter?" I asked. "Many experts have the same reaction as you, and some are even alarmist, saying that the reason for this phenomenon may be caused by the movement of the earth's crust. There may be natural disasters similar to earthquakes near Lingshan City in the near future. However, ordinary citizens There wasn't much panic, some people even wanted to make an appointment in twos and threes to go to the deep mountains to see the wolves." Lin Zhiyan replied. "Forget it, put these things aside first." I said with a headache: "You should tell me first, what exactly is the old man investigating?" "I'm not too sure about the specifics. He is always secretive about this matter." She held her chin and thought for a long time, "But in my opinion, it is very likely that it has something to do with Mrs. Xiong." "Grandma Xiong?" I almost yelled in surprise. "That's right, it's Mrs. Xiong." This childlike old woman's face was rarely serious. "Do you know what Xiong's wife is?" "Nonsense, of course I know," I frowned, and looked out of the computer window, "Everyone in Xishu knows this name. If my memory is correct, the earliest text that records the Xiong's mother-in-law should be "Guang Yu" written by Qing Dynasty Huang Chengzeng. "Chu Xin Zhi", there is a story called "The Story of Tiger Widow" mentioned in it." "Oh, you actually know that too? Is this the original text?" Lin Zhiyan handed me a piece of data with a story in ancient Chinese written on it. She lives among the ten thousand mountains, and there are many tigers, and the old and female ones may do harm to others.A mountain gangster asked his daughter to bring a basket of jujubes and asked his grandmother to leave him. My grandmother's house went to Liulisuo, and her younger brother, who was more than ten years old, both left. At sunset, I lost my way, and I met a woman who asked, "How about going?" Said: "I will visit my grandmother's house." The woman said, "I am." , women are not like that." Said: "Of course. I will wash the chaff in the dust." Then seven people who picked up snails by the stream, Fu Yumian.Walking away, the two children said, "Have you seen Heizi?" Believe it, and follow her. Enter through the narrow path from the black forest, until you reach a room like a hole.The woman said: "The Gongfang Jiugong chose wood and built it as a hall. Now he lives here for the time being. The two children will come soon. The old man is so slow." Evening meal with grass.The meal is over, and it's time to go to bed. The wife said: "Which one of the two is fatter, the fatter will pillow me and caress it in my arms." The younger brother said: "Yu Fei." It has hair on its body, and said: "Why?" The wife said: "And the public wears sheep fur, and it is cold, so I wear clothes to sleep in my ears." In the middle of the night, when I heard the sound of eating, the woman said, "Why?" With a jujube, it is cold and pointed at by others.The woman was terrified, and she got up and said: "My son is going to the toilet." The woman said: "There are many tigers deep in the mountain, and you are afraid of being attacked by tigers. Be careful not to get up." The woman said: "The mother-in-law uses a big rope to tie the children's feet, and if you are in a hurry, you can drag them home." Yu Nuo then roped her feet and fucked her end, then the girl got up and dragged the rope away, looking at it under the moon, it was her intestines.Urgent solution to go, the edge of the tree to avoid it.After a long time, she called out to her daughter, and called out again: "Son, come and listen to the old man's words, don't let the cold wind hit your skin, and you will return with illness tomorrow, and my mother will say that I am not good at taking care of you." Women do not arrive. She started to cry, walked and shouted, as if she saw a girl on a tree, and shouted, she shouldn't.She said in fear, "There is a tiger on the tree." The woman said: "The tree is better than the table, you are a real tiger, can you bear to eat my brother!" I went in a rage.Wuhe, Shu, there is a person who has carried the load, and the female name said: "Save me, there is a tiger!" Erer led two tigers to come, pointed to the tree and said: "People are also." The two tigers broke the tree, and then the clothes were also deceitful, and they were angry, so they killed her and went away. I clapped my hands: "Not bad, where did you collect it?" "Hey, my old lady has a very good memory, and she has a photographic memory, so she found it directly from the library." "Come on, I believe you are to blame." I shrugged. "Speaking of which, there are too many books to record this kind of plot of 'going to grandma's house'. The structure of the story is more similar to the fairy tale "Little Red Riding Hood" in the West. Once upon a time, the story of "Little Red Riding Hood" was translated as "Red Scarf" Mother, the so-called mother means aunt or grandma in Sichuan. So Xiong's mother-in-law can also be used as something that parents use to scare children. What does this have to do with the old man's investigation?" "I don't know the specifics, but when the president left, he just smiled mysteriously at me and proudly said that he was going to investigate Mrs. Xiong. This is the only clue about this case that I know. .” Lin Zhiyan curled her lips. I just didn't like her, so I sarcastically said: "You woman, you don't have any conscience at all. My boss has disappeared, so don't worry about it at all. You are heartless. Be careful that you will lose your job and no one will want you." "Don't bother you." The old woman was not angry at all, she was still smiling, but she just put her hands on my thigh and twisted it fiercely, "Besides, aren't you as heartless as me? Hey, similar." pain!It hurts!When she twisted it, I almost broke out in cold sweat.Gao, really tall, knowing that I am a gentleman and disdain to hit a woman, he attacked me badly. Okay, I remember it, just wait for me! The plane flew down the stratosphere, penetrated the troposphere, and began to circle over the airport. Looking at the scenery outside the plane, I asked slowly, "What shall we do later?" "This beauty has already made arrangements." Lin Zhiyan pulled out a piece of paper, and said seriously: "After getting off the plane, we will check in at the Lingshan Hotel, have a good sleep, and sleep until dawn After waking up naturally, I will visit the famous scenic spot of Lingshan, and finally disperse and have free time." I glared at her, wishing I could dig her head open with a drop of blood to see what the structure of her brain was, to be such an idiot. "Hey, may I ask, your arrangement is a little too casual, why do we still have to go to the scenic spot?" "Nonsense, it's rare to come here once, and it's a public fund to eat and drink, so of course you can't treat yourself badly." She raised her plump breasts as a matter of course, "What's more, now that the old man is rarely missing, how much he used and how to reimburse him is entirely up to Miss Ben. How can I not take advantage of such a lucky opportunity. Be good, Be obedient, my sister will take you to play. I will report everything to you for consumption and so on!" faint!I am deeply saddened that the old man hired such a "reasonable" prodigal employee.No wonder he always said that he didn't have much savings, but he was reimbursed by this dead woman! Just as I was about to say something, Lin Zhiyan, an old woman, suddenly grabbed my hand, and leaned her head on my shoulder with a smile on her face.This sudden move made me froze with fright. Just about to resist, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief in my ear, and whispered in a voice like a gentle lover: "Honey, we finally got rid of that villainous president, and it was hard for the two of us to live together. The world is so exciting." As she said softly, she wrote on the palm of my hand with her fingertips: Don't move, let alone look back.We are being followed! I stopped moving immediately, and recalled every person I had an impression on the plane like flying in my head.Soon, the personnel layout in the plane was filtered in my mind once, and sure enough, I suddenly remembered a person who behaved strangely, and that guy had borrowed a lighter from me just now. Hmph, now that I think about it, it's just a joke, no one on the plane would borrow a lighter in the non-smoking area.But at the time, I was a little absent-minded and didn't think too much about it. Seeing the anti-reconnaissance actions taken by the old woman, I knew that I might have let someone else install a tracker or bug at that time. Trouble, let's wait until we get off the plane before solving this matter. I curled my lips, smiled softly at Lin Zhiyan, and wrote in her palm: "Take your head away, it's disgusting."I was getting goosebumps all over my body. Lin Zhiyan also smiled softly, and then gently bit my shoulder. Depend on!This woman's teeth are really good, she almost bit off two ounces of my meat in one bite. The plane landed and stopped, and finally arrived in Lingshan City.