Trickster Hunter.

Chapter 9 Oil Painting
After he said that, the sheriffs suddenly woke up from their dreams. They rushed forward in two steps, pinned the woman to the ground, and handcuffed her.

"What's going on?" Captain Huang walked up quickly, "Why can you move? Are you not affected by the mist?"

"I don't know either." Sun Hang shrugged and handed the pistol to Captain Huang, "Captain Huang, your gun."

The sheriffs had already pulled off the hood of the woman's head. She was a middle-aged woman, approximately between 40 and 50 years old. Her cheeks were covered with tattoos of unknown meaning. Her pair of bloodshot eyes were fixed on Sun Hang who was standing not far away.

"Name?" the sheriff who was holding her down asked sharply.

The woman said nothing.

"Those missing people, do you know where they are?" the sheriff asked again.

The woman remained silent.

The sheriff raised his head and glanced at Captain Huang, his eyes seemed to be asking for permission.

Captain Huang glanced at the bodies of his subordinates on the ground, then looked at the woman, took a deep breath, and finally shook his head: "Bring the suspect back to the bureau first, and then interrogate him... In addition, clean up the scene."

While the sheriffs were cleaning up the scene, Sun Hang had already walked back and forth in the empty basement and finally stood in front of the huge oil painting hanging on the wall.

This is a retro Western-style portrait. The person in the painting is a young woman of European descent. She is wearing a fiery red court dress and has an extremely beautiful appearance. Even though this is just an oil painting, Sun Hang can still feel the enchanting charm in her bones.

Especially those eyes. No matter from which angle Sun Hang looked, the person in the painting seemed to be staring at him.

Sun Hang walked closer and reached out to touch the surface of the oil painting.

This giant oil painting, which is more than two meters long and wide, has not been framed, and there is a thin layer of dust on the rough canvas.

Sun Hang bent his fingers and tapped the surface of the canvas lightly.

"Boom."

"Captain Huang." Sun Hang turned around and looked at Captain Huang, who was standing in a daze in front of the body of the sacrificed sheriff. "Behind this painting, there is nothing."

"What did you say?!" Captain Huang, who originally looked tired, suddenly raised his head, his eyes suddenly burst into a gleam of light, "What did you just say? Say it again!"

"There is nothing behind this painting," Sun Hang repeated.

Captain Huang took a deep breath, walked quickly forward, and tapped the surface of the canvas with his fingers.

"Everyone, come here!" Captain Huang said in a deep voice, "Bring the suspect here as well!"

The middle-aged woman with tattoos all over her face was brought to Captain Huang by two sheriffs, one on each side. Captain Huang grabbed her by the collar and asked word by word, "What's behind the painting?"

To the surprise of the sheriffs, this time, the middle-aged woman did not remain silent. Instead, she glanced at the woman in the painting and slowly said, "...It is His palace."

"Captain Huang, those missing women... including Xiao Hu, they are very likely in there." The trace expert said anxiously, "Their footprints all disappeared outside the basement. Unless there is a secret passage leading to the outside world behind the painting, otherwise..."

"Wait a minute!" 0401 suddenly interrupted the trace expert, "Have you forgotten the fog just now? This is obviously a supernatural power! Both this woman and this series of cases are obviously related to strange things! Our mission has been completed. The rest should be reported to the Investigation Bureau and asked them to send a 'special person' to handle it!" "I have completed the report." 0398 put the issued mobile phone back into his pocket and said lightly, "The superiors told us that the 'hunter' will arrive in twenty minutes."

"So, let's not have any unnecessary curiosity!" 0401 emphasized again, "Professional matters should be handled by professionals. We only need to wait here for minutes until those 'hunters' arrive, and then we can call it a day!"

Captain Huang glanced at the two temporary investigators, then at his subordinates, and shook his head: "For me, my mission is not yet completed... Bring the chain saw over here!"

"Don't you want to die?" 0401 shouted, "If you don't want to live, there's no need to drag us to be buried with you."

Captain Huang didn't say anything, but took out the handcuff key from his pocket and threw it to 0401.

0401 was stunned for a moment, then quickly picked up the key and unlocked his handcuffs.

"...Uh, I suggest you not to leave." The young sheriff who was kind to Sun Hang and the others whispered, "If you leave now, you will be considered to have abandoned your post..."

"I know!" 0401 said angrily, "I just don't understand why your captain is so stubborn and wants to die... He won't stop until he finds those missing people!"

"The missing trainee sheriff is actually Captain Huang's niece." The young sheriff whispered in 0401's ear, "Captain Huang watched her grow up."

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A few minutes later, a sheriff came over with a chainsaw. He pulled the rope twice, and the sharp saw chain started to turn rapidly amid a low roar of the engine.

Captain Huang nodded at him and made way.

The sheriff walked forward, picked up the chain saw, and started sawing the painting.

The thick fiber canvas was torn apart in an instant, and the wooden frame underneath was also cut open, with wood chips flying everywhere.

A one-meter square incision appeared on the oil painting. Behind the incision was a deep passage, and no one knew where it led to.

"You two, stay and watch the suspect, and the rest of you follow me."

Captain Huang, holding a flashlight in one hand and a pistol in the other, was the first to enter the passage.

Sun Hang followed behind him and was the second one to enter the passage.

What surprised Sun Hang a little was that, amid a slight complaint, 0401 and 0398 actually entered the passage.

"Curiosity kills the cat, kills the cat..." 0401 complained softly while looking at the inner wall of the passage.

"Aren't you afraid there might be something strange in there?" Sun Hang asked.

"I'm scared." 0401 said frankly, "But I always feel that staying with that crazy woman seems more dangerous... After all, she just killed a sheriff."

"Why did the mist avoid you?" 0398 lifted the hair that fell in front of his eyes with his hand, staring at Sun Hang with burning eyes, "I saw it clearly, when you walked over, the mist automatically moved away."

(End of this chapter)