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Duanmu Huai was ready to fight and was eager to prove his strength.

But……………

“Ding——————”

Listening to the crisp sound of the bell and looking at the black and white portrait in front of him, Duanmu Huai looked like he had no desire to live.

The reason was very simple and there was no doubt about it.

According to the information Duanmu Huai had found out, Grandpa Xiujiu’s death was normal. It was just that an earthquake occurred here some time ago, and then everyone came out to take shelter. Grandpa Xiujiu had difficulty walking, and he accidentally fell when he walked out, and then his head hit the stone next to him.

He was already an old man, and it would be a problem if he could survive if he had such an accident.

And many people were watching at the time, which could prove that Grandpa Xiujiu did fall by himself, so this… must be fruitless.

You can’t say that the earthquake is suspicious! Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and typhoons are common in this damn place in Japan.

So they really just came back to attend the funeral and clean up the aftermath for this relative, as written in the diary?

However, Duanmu Huai did not give up. After all, he had been through many battles and had seen a lot. Many games also started like this. Coming back to attend the funeral of a relative, and then accidentally discovering some hidden seal or secret in his house... This kind of development is not uncommon!

You will know after attending the funeral and searching the house!

Of course, with Duanmu Huai's identity, he doesn't even need to search the house. After all, he is set as a relative of this grandfather and came back to deal with his funeral. So after the funeral, Duanmu Huai can completely use the excuse of dealing with the remains to carefully search Grandpa Xiujiu's house from inside to outside!

However...

"I really saw a ghost, there is really nothing?"

Standing in the empty living room, Duanmu Huai was numb. Grandpa Xiujiu lived in an ordinary farmhouse, a one-story building plus a small courtyard, with some chickens in the back. It's not a big house with a single door, and there is no hidden basement. The warehouse was also filled with farm tools. Duanmu Huai had also searched the warehouse, but he didn't find any strange ancient books or any special relics. He even used his Thousand Eyes to search the entire house, but the result was nothing.

Really nothing.

This is unscientific and unreasonable.

Duanmu Huai scratched his head, looking puzzled. He thought he had left nothing behind, after all, everything here had been reviewed by Duanmu Huai. To be on the safe side, he even asked Sha Jiuye to help deal with it to see if she would be the trigger of the plot.

In the end, nothing happened.

"Brother?"

At this moment, Sha Jiuye's voice sounded, and Duanmu Huai turned his head and saw the girl in a black sailor suit standing quietly in the corridor, looking at him with the same unhappy expression as always.

"The last truck carrying supplies has left."

"Oh, it's already this time."

After hearing Sha Jiuye's words, Duanmu Huai realized that it was already dusk and the sky outside had been dyed blood red. The entire courtyard was now empty, with nothing left. Sha Jiuye walked into the living room, looked around at the rooms that had been disposed of and nothing was left, and sighed slightly.

"This way, it's all over. To be honest, I never thought I would come back in this way..."

"When a person dies, it's like a light goes out. All we can do is let the dead rest in peace."

Duanmu Huai said lightly, then turned around.

"Okay, let's go too."

"Okay, brother..."

Sha Jiuye nodded, hugged his arms, and looked around.

"What's wrong?"

"I don't know why, but I always feel uncomfortable, as if something is secretly watching us..."

"Uh... maybe it's your illusion."

Duanmu Huai coughed and silently retracted the thousand eyes that were opened in the shadows.

Now it seems that the biggest threat to Sha Jiuye in this place is himself.

The two of them naturally have no place to live here. Originally, they should have lived in Grandpa Xiu Jiu's house, but Duanmu Huai obviously felt that living in the residence of a person who had just died was too unlucky. And Sha Jiuye seemed to be uneasy because he sensed the thousand eyes that Duanmu Huai had opened at that time, and was unwilling to stay there for a long time.

Fortunately, there is a hotel in this town, so Duanmu Huai and Sha Jiuye chose to rest there. Perhaps because of the rush, the funeral and the subsequent cleaning, Sha Jiuye went back to the room to take a shower and rest after dinner.

Duanmu Huai also took a shower and changed his clothes, but he did not go to rest, but went to the bar in the town.

After all, no clues were found in the old man's house, so now we can only look for it in the bar.

Duanmu Huai's arrival caused a small commotion in the bar, but no one paid much attention to it. According to the system's description, Duanmu Huai and Sha Jiuye grew up here when they were young, and everyone knew them. Duanmu Huai in particular is really hard to forget (system language).

Duanmu Huai just took this as a compliment.

After ordering a glass of wine, Duanmu Huai sat aside and began to listen to the people here chatting. As expected, just as Duanmu Huai thought, these people were talking about the death of Grandpa Xiujiu, and then according to the usual divergent thinking of human beings, they naturally talked about the death of Grandpa Xiujiu and... earthquakes.

"By the way, the earthquakes have been getting more and more violent during this period."

"Really?"

"Yes, didn't Tiancun on the construction site die because of the earthquake before? Alas, his son was only nine years old, so unlucky."

"Did Mr. Tiancun also die because of the earthquake?"

Hearing this, Duanmu Huai asked curiously, and soon someone nodded.

"Yes, I remember that day he was repairing the machine, and then suddenly there was an earthquake, alas, he fell down before he could run... It was so miserable..."

"Speaking of which, the earthquakes seem to be particularly frequent during this period, and the animals in the mountains and forests have become much more ferocious."

Another man spoke up.

"I went hunting in the mountains before, and even saw bear-like paw prints on the outskirts..."

"Have you reported it?"

"Of course I did, but to be honest, there is no good way. I just told everyone to be careful and not to go up the mountain in the near future..."

"Speaking of which, what exactly is going on with this earthquake? It's not reported on the news."

"Are those people in the Earthquake Bureau just eating for free? When they are needed, none of them do anything!"

People who drank too much naturally started to complain, and Duanmu Huai could understand it. After all, you can't find any source to solve the problem of earthquakes. In addition to drinking some wine to vent dissatisfaction, there is really nothing to do.

And Duanmu Huai only got three pieces of information from these people.

First, earthquakes have been more frequent recently. According to them, the elderly who have lived here all year round said that they have never seen such frequent earthquakes before.

Second, it seems that because of the earthquake, the wild animals in the mountains have also become ferocious. Several people have reported being attacked by wild animals, and some have even witnessed monsters. Of course, everyone agrees that it may be that the bear was mistaken for a monster.

Third, well... this can only be regarded as an incidental information. Because the people in the Earthquake Bureau don't care about it, a teacher named Shanyuan who teaches geography in this town went to the mountains to detect and investigate the source of the earthquake. This testimony came from a convenience store worker. According to him, the teacher went to the convenience store to buy a box of mineral water and a sleeping bag before leaving, and obviously planned to stay in the mountains for a long time.

Of course, it was the second information that attracted Duanmu Huai's attention, the wild animals in the mountains. Although many people think that it is just a bear that is mistaken for a monster, Duanmu Huai still plans to go and see. After all, it seems that there is no useful clue from this grandfather, so the only thing to do is to see if there is anything wrong with this place itself...

So the next morning, after breakfast, Duanmu Huai and Sha Jiuye left the hotel and headed towards the mountain.

The reason why I brought Sha Jiuye with me was very simple. During breakfast, Duanmu Huai said that he was going to take a walk in the nearby mountains, so Sha Jiuye said that he wanted to go with him…

What else can I do? I have to bring him with me.

But…

"Haa…Haa…..."

As a typical delicate and weak girl, Sha Jiuye is obviously not good at climbing mountains. She was already panting after walking halfway up the mountain.

"So I said, why don't you just take the cable car?"

Looking at Sha Jiuye, whose legs were shaking constantly, Duanmu Huai rolled his eyes helplessly, while the latter was panting and staring at Duanmu Huai with dissatisfaction.

"Then why don't you sit, brother?"

"Do you think that thing will collapse if I sit on it?"

Duanmu Huai spread his hands and stared at Sha Jiuye. The latter was silent for a moment and sighed again.

"I've already come here, I need to rest… Woo…"

Just then, Sha Jiuye suddenly frowned and covered her nose.

"What's that smell? It's so stinky..."

"Smell?"

Duanmu Huai was stunned for a moment, then he sniffed carefully. As expected, a foul smell came towards him, and this smell was not unfamiliar to Duanmu Huai. It was...

The stench of a rotting corpse!

"Rustle, rustle..."

At the same time, the bushes not far away began to shake, as if something was approaching this side.

"Sha Jiuye, hide behind me."

Duanmu Huai said as he walked in front of Sha Jiuye and clenched his fists. Sha Jiuye seemed to instinctively sense some danger and stepped back uneasily.

Duanmu Huai stared at the bushes, only to see the rustling sound getting closer and closer, and then——with the bushes suddenly parting, a tall black shadow roared out of it and pounced on Duanmu Huai!