Star Trace Gate

In the morning, around 6:40.

In the Kanzi room, Captain Tan Pang picked up the gold coins and fragments of the autobiography next to the portrait.

[Congratulations to everyone, the player inheritance gameplay has been successfully activated. ]

【Gold coins: important items that affect the final settlement. Regular gold coins: can be obtained through task rewards, scratch cards, etc., and the holder cannot give or trade. Inherited gold coins: after the player dies, all gold coins in the consciousness space will become ownerless and explode automatically, becoming inherited gold coins. After the inherited gold coins are placed in the consciousness space, they will be bound to the player and become regular gold coins, and the principle of not being able to give or trade is maintained. 】

[Inherited clue props: Self-report books, clue cards, and most of the props awarded by scratch cards will become ownerless after the player dies. Anyone who gets them and puts them into the consciousness space will be bound to them and become a personal exclusive prop. ]

[This reminder only happens once, please keep it in mind. ]

[Star Gate Message: Although the deceased teammates are not your fathers, they have left you a rich fortune...]

A group of people stood in the secret room of the mourning hall, listening to the reminder from the Heavenly Dao, and all fell into deep thought.

After a while, the woman spoke up, "Isn't this the same rule as taking off your pants to fart? You can't give or trade, which is easy to understand. The purpose is to allow players to compete individually and avoid forming groups. But you can inherit gold coins, but you have to put them into your consciousness space to make them yours... What's the point of this?"

"Of course it does make sense." The old cadre replied, "This is a process of recognizing the master. Otherwise, the gold coins would belong to whoever got them. Now the captain has ten more gold coins than us. This is unreasonable."

The woman thought for a moment and said, "That makes sense. Alas, my mind is already in a mess because of what happened last night."

"It's okay, just take it easy." The old cadre consoled him.

"I just have one question. How do we divide the gold coins and the autobiography?" Xiao Shuai blinked and said, "These ten gold coins may be the deciding factor in the final stage."

"The deadlock hasn't been solved yet, but you keep dividing it up every day." Fatty Tan rolled his eyes: "What I mean is that the ten gold coins and the autobiography are temporarily sealed and not divided up until everyone can pass this level."

"That makes sense." Ren also agreed.

"no problem."

"Okay, that's fine." Xiao Shuai also thought this was fair.

"Okay, it's getting late, let's get moving." Fatty Tan said, "Hurry up and don't dawdle."

"Okay." The old cadre looked at Brother Hong and Xiao Shuai and said, "Then you should go with us today."

"Yeah." Brother Hong nodded.

……

ten minutes later.

After a brief meeting on the second floor, everyone split into two groups and dispersed.

Ren Ye, Tan Pang, and Yin Hu left the first floor of the villa together and came to the courtyard.

"We need to first determine which clue to follow." Fatty Tan analyzed as he walked: "Later, you two should talk about the direction of the clue separately, or you can make your own judgment."

"Ah."

Brother Hu is as aloof as ever.

“Flutter…!”

At this moment, three large white birds rose into the sky from the bushes behind the villa and flew out of the yard.

Ren Ye stood there, staring at the white bird, a little dazed for a moment.

Outside the half-man-high grass, Fat Tan stood on the mottled cement road and turned his head to greet, "Brother, what are you doing? Let's go!"

"Oh!"

Ren Ye came back to his senses and murmured softly, "There are so many animals in this villa...!"

"Whoosh!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a black shadow passed through the grass at an extremely fast speed.

The three of them looked immediately and saw a black wild dog standing in the grass, looking back like a wolf.

Ren Ye looked into the pair of red dog eyes and was stunned for a moment.

He tried to take a step forward, wanting to chase after it and take a look, but unexpectedly the black dog instantly dived into the grass and disappeared.

"Damn, is this a zoo?" Fatty Tan said cleverly, "The sacrificial chicken that died in the hut was not caught in the yard here."

Ren also took a look and said: "You are very careful, I also think this is possible."

"I'm not thin at all. My friends like to call me the big sugarcane from the migrating area." Tan Pang said with a smile.

When Yinhu heard this, he immediately cast a disdainful look: "You are so arrogant, Bibi?"

Fatty Tan was slightly stunned, then clasped his fists and said in a cowardly manner: "Tiger whip, I can't compare, I can't compare...!"

As they were talking, the three of them left the villa together.

A cool breeze blew by, and in the deep grass, an orangutan was climbing a tree, a black dog was wandering around, and several wild cats were basking in the sun on the roof of a villa... It was like a paradise here.

……

On a secluded street.

As Ren Ye walked, he whispered, "I have a video of Song Mingzhe in my hand. The original plan was to use this video as a clue to find out his past workplace, interpersonal relationships, etc."

After listening to this, Fatty Tan frowned and said, "This clue is very important, but its direction is not clear. It is very likely that we will find nothing after a whole day of investigation. Is there anything better?"

After the words fell, Yin Hu considered for a while: "My clues are more specific, and may also be related to breaking the deadlock."

"What do you mean?" Ren also looked at him.

"I told you last night that the two-surnamed supplies store is actually a small black market that circulates banned magic weapons." Yin Hu said truthfully: "Song Mingzhe often goes there to buy sacrifices, so he is very familiar with the boss, but the two sides are limited to transactions and cooperation, and the contact is not deep. Song Mingzhe has never revealed what he does. However, according to the boss's wife... the boss found that Song Mingzhe came to buy things every day, and they were all sacrifices, so he was suspicious and curious about him, and wanted to know what this person does every day. So, one night, the boss secretly followed Song Mingzhe, and then never came back."

"Go on." Fat Tan nodded slightly.

"Since the boss didn't come back, the boss's wife must have been worried and scared." Yin Hu said softly, "So, she reported the case, but the official investigation lasted for a long time without any results. Moreover, the boss's wife was assassinated... She was scared and ran to another city and hid. However, she has been investigating the cause of her husband's death and learned that it was a Taoist priest who tried to assassinate her. It was not until the law enforcement team occupied Fulai County and Song Mingzhe was publicly executed that she came back and reopened the store."

"Well, is there anything else?" Ren Ye asked.

"Then I found the two-surname supplies store. She gave me a task, which was to kill the Taoist priest's entire family to avenge her husband. Because she suspected that this man was the one who killed people to cover up Song Mingzhe's ass, and her husband must have died at the hands of this Taoist priest." Yin Hu replied.

After listening to this, Ren Ye was curious and asked, "Why didn't he kill the Taoist priest? Why did he kill his entire family?"

"Because the Taoist priest is dead." Yin Hu sneered, "After the law enforcement team occupied this place, the Taoist priest and the Taoist temple he was in were all destroyed by the bald team, leaving no one alive. The proprietress couldn't vent her anger, so she could only take it out on the Taoist priest's family."

"You killed the Taoist priest's entire family and completed the mission?" Ren Ye asked.

"Yes. When I went to his house, his parents were with two boys, boiling human oil. I arrested them both, the pot and the people."

"......!" Ren Ye couldn't help but frown when he heard this and cursed: "This is really outrageous! There is not a single normal person in this star gate, they are all bad guys!"

"There's nothing wrong with it. None of the residual souls that interacted with me were good." Fatty Tan echoed, "It's really extreme."

Ren Ye lowered his head and pondered for a while, then turned to look at Yin Hu and asked, "What are your follow-up clues?"

"Investigate the Taoist temple." Yin Hu immediately replied, "The Changsheng Temple outside the county. Originally, I wanted to try it myself today. If it doesn't work, I will ask you to come with me tomorrow. But now it seems that we may have to cooperate today...!"

"Taoist temple."

Ren Ye lowered his head and murmured, then immediately smoothed things over: "The owner of the two shops found out that Song Mingzhe bought sacrifices every day, and he felt something was wrong, and judged that he must be up to no good. So, he secretly followed Song Mingzhe to the villa, discovered the secret in the secret room, and threatened him."

"Song Mingzhe may have a righteous identity, so it is not convenient to deal with this person, so he stabilized the other party and notified the Taoist priest."

"In the end, the Taoist priest took action and the boss was silenced. The boss's wife was also hunted down, and the law enforcement unit in Fulai County investigated but nothing came of it."

"That means... the Taoist priests and the Taoist temple must have known the secret that Song Mingzhe built a secret room and killed people in secret."

After getting to this point, Ren Ye suddenly understood and said, "That's right. If we investigate the Taoist temple, we may be able to figure out how and why Song Mingzhe killed people, and we can also find clues to break the deadlock. No more hesitation, let's go to this Changsheng Taoist temple."

"It makes perfect sense." Fatty Tan nodded: "Let's go to the Taoist temple."

"Then let's go outside the city." Yin Hu said, "I asked about it yesterday. I'll lead the way."

"Okay." Ren Ye responded and couldn't help but sigh: "Looking at it this way, the two shop owners didn't die unjustly at all! He went to threaten them."

Yin Hu glanced at him and said loudly, "After I completed the task, I spat a mouthful of tiger phlegm into the boss lady's mouth. Then I told her that you two deserved it and one death would be too little."

"Haha, Brother Hu is a straightforward man." Fat Tan commented with a smile.

……

At around 7:40 in the morning, the three left the county center and came to a mountain.

They went up along the winding mountain road and finally arrived at the Changsheng Taoist Temple at around 8:10.

This is a Taoist temple that can be felt to be grand and solemn even from a distance. It covers a large area and its scale is similar to some very famous temples on the Blue Planet.

However, this place seems to have been abandoned for a long time, with collapsed walls, dilapidated buildings, and a desolate scene everywhere.

The three of them stood in the distance, looking at the dilapidated scenery of the Taoist temple. Just as they were about to take a step, they heard the reminder of the Star Gate in their ears.

[Congratulations to the three players for finally finding the long-abandoned "Changsheng Taoist Temple". The dust here seems to have buried many secrets. You may be able to take something away from here...]

[Eternal Life Taoist Temple Difficulty Level: SSS+.]

【Warm Tips: It is recommended to travel with more than 5 people. 】

"...!"

After hearing the reminder, the three of them were a little dazed.

"Shit, they suggest a five-person trip?" Ren also blinked, "That's not easy."

"It's too late to call for help now." Yin Hu also raised his eyebrows: "Go in?"

Fatty Tan weighed the pros and cons and nodded, "Indeed, if we look for other people, it will be a waste of time. We may not be able to open the shop in the morning. Since we are here, let's just go in and do it by the three of us."

"Okay." Ren also responded.

After the words were spoken, the three of them took a step forward together.

"Ong!"

When the three were less than twenty steps away from the Taoist temple gate, the surrounding scenery in the mountain suddenly became blurred, and the dilapidated Taoist temple suddenly flashed a dazzling light.

In the dim light, it was no longer dilapidated or deserted, as if it had returned to its former state in an instant.

The tall and majestic mountain gate stood right before the three of them, without a speck of dust.

"Huh?! Why is there a car here?!"

Ren Ye suddenly turned his head and looked to the right side of the Taoist temple's gate, and saw a black car parked in an open space not far away.

The license plate number is "Fu.00001", which looks high-end and classy, ​​and is also full of the majesty of "authority".

He was a little curious, so he walked over to take a look, but he found that the car windows were covered with black stickers and he couldn't see the scene inside at all.

"Crack!"

Ren also tried to pull the door handle, but found that the vehicle could not be opened at all. However, there was definitely no one inside, as there was no movement at all.

"Any clues?" Fat Tan asked.

"No."

Ren Ye walked back and came to the mountain gate.

"Knock on the mountain gate and get started!" Yinhu said.

As soon as he finished speaking, Fatty Tan raised his right arm, grabbed the huge door knocker, and slowly knocked on it, shouting, "Is anyone there? Come and burn incense!"

"Clap!"

The door knocker rang crisply.

"coming!"

Soon, a clear response came from inside the mountain gate.

“Squeak…squeak…!”

Two quaint wooden doors slowly opened, and a figure appeared in the sight of the three people.

The sky was filled with sunshine, and the Taoist temple was filled with golden light.

A young man in a yellow Taoist robe stood at the door with his head lowered and his back straight: "Welcome the three donors to Changsheng Temple."

As soon as he finished speaking, the young Taoist raised his head in the breeze and looked straight at the three people.

The moment he raised his head, his true face was revealed, and Ren Ye, Yin Hu, and Tan Pang were stunned on the spot, their faces turned pale, and their pupils shrank rapidly.

The young Taoist priest inside the door was none other than Xiao Yuan who died at 8:30 last night.

He was bathed in the sun, his face was purple and blue, his blood-red lips were showing a sinister smile, and he said softly: "Three donors, please come in!"

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