Conan Rick's Investigator

Kyogoku Makoto quickly chose a leeward side and set up the tent again before his body froze to death.

When Kyogoku was lying in his sleeping bag for the second time and was really ready to relieve his physical and mental fatigue, he suddenly heard the sound of snow being squeezed outside the tent.

The sound was not loud and was difficult to hear in the howling wind and snow, but it was accompanied by the barking of some animals.

Prosperous!

Woo——Wang!

The sound woke up Kyogoku Makoto, who had already closed his eyes. He quickly opened his eyes and dared not move.

Is it a dog?

Could it be that the hunter I met during the day was worried that I would get killed in the snow and wind, so he sent his dog out to look for me?

But why is there no human voice?

Kyogoku Makoto slightly raised his upper body, supported half of his body, and listened carefully to the movements outside the tent.

The dog's voice fell silent for a moment, and then footsteps were heard in the snow again.

Squeak, squeak...

Rhythmic footsteps sounded on the snow. From the strength and regularity, Kyogoku could tell they were human footsteps.

However, the voice did not come towards the tent, but went to the other side of the big rock, just separating Kyogoku Makoto's tent.

Sure enough, the hunter came to find me. Should I come out?

But if I show up at this time, my identity will be exposed...

The only residential area nearby is the villa. If you encounter hunters looking for the mountains, they will definitely have to return to the villa.

Then all my previous efforts would be in vain.

So Kyogoku Makoto plans to hold on for a while and see how the situation develops.

Just as the stalemate was happening in the tent, a strange sound came from the other side of the big rock again.

This time it wasn't a dog barking or footsteps, but some weird and strange sounds.

buzz-

It's a low insect-like sound.

It is a bit like the sound of a mosquito vibrating its wings, but it is much louder than a mosquito, so it can be heard clearly among the wind and snow.

Chapter 692 The Disappearing Strange Mark

insect?

Why do insects make such loud noises?

Kyogoku Makoto frowned, not daring to move at all, and listened carefully to the movements outside the tent.

Buzz...buzz...

buzzing...

Buzz—buzz…

The chirping of this insect seems to have a special rhythm that contains some meaning. It does not sound chaotic or continuous.

If you are a human being, you should speak human language.

But these sounds... are neither human language nor sounds that humans can make.

What the hell is it?

Kyogoku Makoto tried his best to keep his mind calm, but he couldn't help but feel nervous inside.

Although he is an excellent warrior, warriors have always been known for their strong physical and mental qualities.

But that was against a known enemy, a face-to-face enemy, just like in a karate tournament, Kyogoku Makoto often faced an opponent whose name and rank were known.

Rather than some unknown strange existence.

At this moment, even if there was an enemy with a gun pointed at his head, Kyogoku Makoto's brain would not produce more dopamine than it does now.

Because humanity's oldest and strongest fear comes from the unknown.

What exactly is that?

It should be a person...right?

After thinking calmly for a while, Kyogoku Makoto attributed the strange sounds outside to something known.

After all, when the dog barks at the beginning, it is usually humans who act with the dog.

Maybe these people have discovered the tent here and want to scare me in the tent?

Just then, the noise outside the tent suddenly fell silent.

Kyogoku Makoto swallowed the saliva in his mouth, mustered up his strength, and slightly moved his upper body, which was stiff and a little sore.

I put my ears to the tent and found that the strange noises outside had indeed disappeared, leaving only the howling wind and snow.

At this moment, Kyogoku Makoto actually felt that the sound of the cold wind and snow was more than ten thousand times more pleasant to the ear than the unknown sound just now.

have they gone?

But why didn’t I hear the sound of leaving?

Are you still outside?

As a warrior who has experienced many battles, Kyogoku is still very vigilant.

A common plot in horror movies is that the character thinks the threat outside has gone away, and he breathes a sigh of relief. Just as he is about to go out to check, he finds a terrifying face staring at him.

In order to avoid being killed face to face, Kyogoku Makoto secretly rolled a snowball in the tent and held it in his hand.

Although the snowball held in the gloves was very loose, it broke into pieces as soon as it hit the body.

But Kyogoku Makoto used the warmth of his palm to hold the snowball, making the inside of the snowball as solid as possible, while using his body temperature to melt the outside of the snowball into an ice shell.

If this kind of snowball hits a vulnerable part of the body, it will be no worse than a stone.

Before walking out of the tent, Kyogoku Makoto formulated a series of tactics.

If the opponent is five meters away, you can use a snowball to hit the opponent's head first, then rush over and subdue the opponent with karate.

If the opponent is within five meters, you don't need a snowball and can use karate to subdue him directly.

Although there is a rumor in the martial arts world that a gun is faster than seven meters away.

But in fact, at human speed, it is actually six meters away, and the gun is fast.

In addition, it was a windy and snowy day, and the snow was not conducive to running, so Kyogoku Makoto reasonably reduced the distance by one meter.

Although I don’t know who is playing tricks outside, I will defeat him first.

When the snowball was solid enough, Kyogoku Makoto packed up his equipment and got ready to start in front of the zipper of the tent.

After taking a deep breath, Kyogoku Makoto, with a highly concentrated mind, unzipped his pants with lightning speed and rushed out of the tent at full speed.

The moment I rushed out of the tent, I felt the cold wind outside.

Ignoring the sudden drop in temperature around him, Kyogoku Makoto quickly looked around, searching for his target.

But after looking around, the only protrusions on the snow were trees and the big rocks next to them.

Kyogoku Makoto held the snowball tightly and ran around the stone again, but still found nothing.

"Ok?"

Kyogoku was a little puzzled. He clearly didn't hear any sound of leaving, but the strange thing that made the sound disappeared.

Kyogoku Makoto circled the stone twice more until the snowball in his hand melted and had no more killing power, and he didn't see anything unusual within the visible range.

Unwilling to give up, Kyogoku Makoto took out a lighter from his pocket and looked for footprints on the other side of the stone, and finally found some clues.

There were indeed some footprints on the edge of the stone, but the types of marks were a bit mixed.

Dog footprints can be seen, and judging from the size of the footprints, they belong to a medium-sized dog.

In addition, there are human footprints, which can be seen to be two humans.

There was also a line of dragging marks about 40 cm long, which came from a place beyond the range of vision.

Next to this line of dragging marks, there is a string of strange marks that look like insect claws, but are 20 cm long.

These strange marks on the snow all suddenly disappeared near the big rock, with no signs of moving to other places.

"What on earth is this..."

Holding the lighter in his hand, Kyogoku felt a little chilled.

Judging from the human footprints, the people who made the sound just now were two humans, and they were most likely the two hunters we met during the day.

But why did the hunter make that strange "buzzing" sound?

There are also the dragging marks and claw marks next to it...

Why did these marks suddenly disappear near the stone?

Kyogoku Makoto cast a suspicious look at the big rock in front of him.

Touching the surface of the big stone, the cold stone has no temperature at all, and the bumpy texture does not feel very good.

Suddenly, Kyogoku Makoto put away the lighter in his hand and assumed a karate charging stance.

"Oh--"

After the roar lasted for two seconds, Kyogoku Makoto's right leg shot out like lightning and kicked the big rock firmly in the middle.

Peng——

"Bah..."

After a muffled sound, the big rock did not move at all. Instead, his hamstrings felt a little painful, which made Kyogoku Makoto click his tongue.

After all, it is a big stone with a diameter of three meters, and the weight of dozens of tons is no joke.

However, Kyogoku Makoto was sure that there was no secret door or anything like that on the surface of the stone, otherwise he should be able to kick it open.

But why did it disappear?

Now, the only possibility Kyogoku could think of was that this group of people were walking back along his footsteps.

Where will you go?

Kyogoku Makoto thought about it carefully and suddenly thought of the villa.

The only place to stay nearby is Chuidu Villa, and in this kind of weather they can only go back to the villa.

These people were making strange noises, dragging something around, and their footprints were also very strange...

Kyogoku Makoto's eyes widened and he immediately thought of Suzuki Sonoko who was still in the villa.

Although we don't know what the purpose of this group of people is, they are very strange and may be harmful to Yuanzi.

Thinking of this, Kyogoku Makoto, who was eager to protect his wife, didn't bother to pack up the tent and turned around and ran towards Fukito Villa.

Chapter 693 Kyogoku Makoto: I became Huibara's brother-in-law

In Chuidu Villa.

Qin Zhibo took the freshly developed photos out of the darkroom and examined them carefully.

Most of the photos were taken of the sky between the treetops. It seems that Eryuan is obsessed with taking pictures of Mi-GO.

After all, this is a completely new species to the human scientific community, and it caused a much greater sensation than the discovery of the Japanese wolf. It is normal for him to want to use this to become famous.

However, the last three photos are two pure black pictures, and the last one has several huge black spots.

It must be that blood dripped onto the camera lens, which caused such an abrupt photo to be taken.

Seeing the photo in Qin Zhibo's hand, Fenchuan speculated, "This photo must have been taken when Eryuan's finger touched the shutter button when he was murdered, right?"

"That's when the blood dripped onto the camera lens..."