Paranormal Investigation Notes

Chapter 36 Torch

Originally, Lu Ming thought that he would soon be able to see with his own eyes what it would be like for his "seniors" to be sacrificed to the mountain god by those villains who were trying to get some benefits from the mountain god, but Zhang Dingshan arranged for him to stay behind. Here in the general command center, he was not allowed to go to the scene.

"We have to guard against the possibility of surprises before everything is ready."

Zhang Dingshan's expression was still calm, but his tone was unquestionable.

"As the only one of us with the Hag.1 gene, it is not suitable to be near that place at this time."

Lu Ming thought about it, and finally had to agree.

"Don't worry Lu Ming, there will be a live broadcast, and you can see everything here in the command center."

At the last moment, it was He Wei's words that comforted Lu Ming.

Except for Lu Ming and Huang Weimin, the group left in a hurry.The two sat in front of a screen in the command center, watching the scene through the camera.

Relevant records told Lu Ming that the discovery process of the mountain god's place of worship was actually full of chance.

When delineating the search area, according to the records in ancient books, the area most likely to find the sacrificial place of the mountain god was designated as the first search area.Beyond that are the second and third search areas.

The more peripheral it is, the less likely it is to find the place where the mountain god is worshipped.Correspondingly, less search power is invested.

Under such circumstances, when a certain search team was searching the third search area, they encountered a valley.The zoning edge happens to be in this valley.

So the search team came to the bottom of the valley.It happened to be the rest time at this time. In order to find a suitable place to rest, the team left the edge of the third search area and came to a place further outside.So by chance—or in other words, by good luck—the entrance to this cave happened to be discovered.

After entering the exploration and finding more abnormal signs, the team withdrew decisively and called for backup.Finally, after the follow-up support personnel arrived, they found the key evidence that this is the place where the mountain god was sacrificed.

"After all, the search range is determined from the information in the ancient books. After so many years, the landscape will change, and there will be errors. It is normal to find the target outside the third search area."

In this regard, Huang Weimin gave his own thoughts.

Lu Ming had to admit that what Huang Weimin said made sense.

In any case, as long as this place can be finally found and the investigation can be pushed forward, it is always a good thing.

At this moment, in the camera, after the initial survey, more people began to advance into the cave.

The plants covering the cave have been cleared away, and the entrance of the cave is clearly exposed to sunlight.

There is water seeping out from the entrance of the cave, but the water is not strong, it just trickles down slowly along the rocks.

This seems to indicate that the cave was formed by flowing water.In ancient times, there may have been a lot of water flowing out of this cave, and it had been washed out of this cave for a long time, but now, also in a long time, geological and environmental changes have reduced it. The water source can only seep out slowly like now.

The inside of the cave is full of damp and dark atmosphere.Under the strong light, the walls of the cave were covered with traces of water vapor. Even through the screen, Lu Ming seemed to smell that decaying smell.

This cave is not too big.The widest part can only accommodate three people in parallel, and the narrowest part can only accommodate one person to pass sideways.Except for the flowing water channels on the ground, there is a kind of black mud-like thing beside it. I don't know whether it is bird droppings or humus.

On the screen, a group of people were fully alert, stepping on the "mud" and moving forward slowly.

The cave is upward as a whole, and the interior is not straight, but full of bends.Even a bright flashlight can only illuminate a distance of a few meters, and the corner is still deep and dark, as if leading to hell.

Lu Ming originally thought that this cave would be very deep and long, but it turned out that it wasn't that big.

In the camera, a group of people came to the end of this cave only after going deep into the length of about tens of meters.

It is not quite correct to say that it is the end point.Because even at the end, there is still a winding passage that extends into a deeper mountain.But this passage is too narrow, and small animals such as cats and dogs can still pass through it, but it is absolutely impossible for the human body.

Compared with the narrowness of the entrance, this place is unexpectedly wider, with a height of more than two meters, the ground is relatively flat, and the area is about ten square meters, just like a small house.

The camera first scanned around this "small house", so Lu Ming saw the dark and damp rocks that were no different from other places.When the camera was pointed at the front, Lu Ming's body suddenly tensed up.

He once again saw the strange mountain god with big head, small body and thick hair.

This time, the image of the mountain god is displayed through stone carvings.Moreover, the engraving does not seem to be fine, and some places are very rough.But from an overall point of view—especially from the perspective of temperament and demeanor, this statue of the mountain god is no different from the image of the mountain god in Lu Ming's memory.

In the camera, it smiled strangely, and its sight seemed to penetrate the limitation of the lens and the screen, and it was directly injected into Lu Ming.

Lu Ming's body was tense and his expression was solemn.

The camera continued to move and came under the mountain god.Here, Lu Ming saw a "platform" about ten centimeters above the ground, about 40 centimeters wide and 160 centimeters long, like a stone bed.

The stone bed is not smooth, the surface is full of potholes, it seems that the carving is still rough.But the overall appearance of the stone platform can still be seen.

If, if there is a statue of the mountain god in front, then this stone platform here should probably be an altar for worshiping the mountain god.

At this moment, Lu Ming seemed to have in his mind hundreds of years ago, the poor boy who kidnapped his companions, the villagers who kidnapped him, the children who stole him, and the "human beings" that the Tang family would raise in captivity. "Sacrifice" is forcibly placed on this altar, praying for the bestowal from the mountain god.

Maybe, maybe, if it wasn't for that accident, if my fate was also the same as those of those who disappeared, would my fate be the same, being forced to be placed on such an altar by the X organization...

Lu Ming shuddered.

The camera backs up to the entrance of this "little house".So Lu Ming saw that some people wearing full-body protective suits were carrying various unknown instruments and equipment. In this small house, they began to make various noises against the altar, the statue of the mountain god, and the walls. examine.

Beside the stone platform, Lu Ming saw something that looked like a piece of wood.But the thing was almost completely decayed, and seemed about to shatter at the touch.Lu Ming saw several people carefully pick it up and put it in a bag.

On the stone platform, someone also took a cotton swab, wiped it everywhere, and then put the cotton swab in a sealed bag.Some people took the equipment and searched carefully all over the walls and the corners of the cave. From time to time, they took some things with tweezers and put them in bags and sealed them carefully.

Beside him, there was also a figure of a man wearing a full-body protective suit, who was full of vigilance and holding a heavy gun in his hand.

Lu Ming has no doubt that if there is any change in this small house at this moment, those weapons will immediately eject powerful bullets.

And, these people in the camera should be only a small part of the power to ensure the safety of this trip.Based on Lu Ming's understanding of Zhang Dingshan, at this moment, there must be more people outside the cave on guard at any time, ready to meet any accidents.

The camera is always shooting.It took several hours for people to evacuate in an orderly manner.But some equipment is still here.

At night, Lu Ming saw Zhang Dingshan and He Wei.

"Some inspection and analysis results have come out."

Zhang Dingshan showed some documents to Lu Ming: "We found grease and fabric fiber residues at one end of the wood, and the age is at least 200 years old. Comprehensive analysis, this should be a torch made by the ancients.

Next to the stone platform, the remains of plant burning ash and some special minerals were detected in the specimen.Comprehensive analysis, experts believe that this should be incense ash.In addition, we also detected some animal fats, some residues after rotten apples and so on.

Animal fat may have been sacrificial offerings, such as pig heads and the like.The same should be true for melon and fruit residues.

In addition, at the corners of the cave, traces of fiber residues were also detected, which should have been scraped off by rocks when the ancients passed here.

All this shows that, hundreds of years ago, some ancient people performed sacrificial activities here.And combined with the terrain, and the historical change data of the surrounding villages, etc., we have enough reasons to think that this is the place we are looking for. "

For a moment, Lu Ming was slightly in a daze.

Hundreds of years ago, the poor boy in the ancient book came here.People from the Tang family who dominated one side have been here.Even, members of the early X organization may have been here.

Now, it is the turn of investigators belonging to the world government to come here.

"So... what do we do next?"

Lu Ming murmured: "Sacrifice, sacrifice... It seems that the way to offer sacrifices to the mountain god is to place people with the Hag.1 gene on the altar?"

"This should be."

Zhang Dingshan said in a deep voice: "Our researchers have determined that this cave is completely formed naturally, and we haven't found anything in it that we can't understand and belongs to the category of 'supernatural power'. However, if a sacrifice is held, That's how it should be."

Of course, even if it is determined that it is only a naturally formed cave and there are no weird things, it does not mean that there will be no accidents during the sacrifice.

After all, the existence of mountain gods may be beyond human cognition.There may really be some weirdness there, but it cannot be discovered with the current level of human technology.

This is the most important reason why the mountain god must be lured out by sacrificing Lu Ming.

Lu Ming stood up.

"Then, let me try."

　The two changes are over, please ask for a recommendation ticket and a monthly pass, the data is too miserable...

　
(End of this chapter)