To the east of the city, further east, there is a village road leading to a small village.

The car from the Dragon King Palace drove all the way in. Apart from the driver, there were only three people in the car: Lu Ye, Director Fu, and Huang Yunxi.

Faced with a cult member, Huang Ge, who has no realm at all, naturally should not get involved.

On the way, Huang Yunxi and Lu Ye briefly explained the situation.

This time, no one was injured by the cult members who reported the incident, but the number of poultry in the village inexplicably decreased.

It was not until a villager got up at night and found that his duck had been sucked into a mummy by a black shadow that he reported the case out of fear.

The police couldn't find anything, and since the Xiacheng police had experience with the mummy incident before, they handed the case over to the Dragon King Palace.

After checking, Huang Yunxi concluded that there was a high probability that there were cult members in the village, so she reported it to the Jiang Province Branch.

In addition, he wanted to extend an olive branch to Lu Ye, which led to Director Fu coming to Xiacheng.

The car stopped at the entrance of the village. From a distance, it looked like a small village with only dozens of households.

It wasn't too late yet, and most houses still had their lights on.

"You're not going to tell me that you're not sure where the other person is?" Lu Ye glanced at Huang Yunxi and asked.

Huang Yunxi turned her head away awkwardly, "I can't find it."

"Yun Xi's realm is too low. According to the regulations, it needs to be reported and then the district will send someone to deal with it. This is reasonable."

Director Fu laughed and said.

Lu Ye didn't say anything else. It seemed that the Xiacheng branch of the Dragon King Palace was indeed not doing well.

Several people first went to the home of the person who reported the case and explained the situation.

The other party immediately took Lu Ye and the other two to the crime scene, but several days had passed and the dried duck had been disposed of.

"I was right here at the time. When I looked over here, I saw a dark shadow grabbing a duck and gnawing on it. I was so scared that I couldn't stop peeing." The villager told the three people in vivid detail.

As they spoke, the villagers were dancing and gesticulating, fearing that Lu Ye and the other two wouldn't understand.

"A lot of poultry have been lost in our village. You must catch the criminal. In this day and age, there are still people stealing poultry." The villager smacked his lips and said.

It was just some poultry stolen. Even though they were angry, it wasn't a big deal. After all, the lost poultry was spread out among every household, so the loss was actually acceptable to them.

But you still have to be unhappy and report the case if you need to.

"Don't worry, since we are here to investigate the case, we will definitely give you an explanation." Director Fu comforted her, then called Huang Yunxi and began to check the scene.

Lu Ye is definitely not as professional as those in the Dragon King Palace, but he can still see something at this scene.

The villagers fenced off a piece of land at their doorsteps and used it as a place to raise chickens and ducks.

There is also a small shed to shelter chickens and ducks from the rain, as well as items such as food bowls.

Chicken and duck excrement can be seen everywhere on the concrete floor, and the smell is a bit pungent.

Because every household has such a place to raise poultry, the wooden fence is not locked. Instead, a simple door is made and locked with a latch, which can be opened easily.

Therefore, no signs of damage were found on the wooden fence.

As for other parts of the venue, there was nothing wrong, but according to the villagers, a small pile of firewood in the shed was messed up.

This looked like an inexperienced person trying to catch chickens and ducks, and was a little flustered.

But, the cult members all have reached a fairly high level, so how could they be so flustered when trying to catch a duck?

After checking, Lu Ye looked at the villagers and asked, "Has anything gone wrong in the village in recent days?"

"Something's wrong?" The villager recalled and said, "It seems nothing, except that Chen girl's mother's condition has become more serious."

"Ah, she is a miserable person. Her father was addicted to drugs in his early years and squandered the family fortune. He ran away when he ran out of money. Her mother raised her alone, but she was diagnosed with what? ALS?"

The villagers seemed to have opened up their mouths, talking non-stop, "Life was already hard, and now her mother is ill, and she can't survive on the minimum living allowance. She goes out early and comes back late every day, so she must have just returned home at this time."

As he said this, the villager shook his head, his face full of pity.

"We are all from the same village. We also want to help her, but this disease really cannot be cured," said the villager with a sigh.

Lu Ye frowned. What does this have to do with the case?

Director Fu showed an interested look and asked, "Has there been anything unusual with that girl Chen these days?"

The villager recalled and said, "Since her mother was diagnosed, she has become silent and has been away from home for days. I haven't seen her for a long time."

"Are you suspecting Miss Chen? That's impossible. She is very timid. How could she dare to do such a sneaky thing?" The villager said, smiling and waving his hands.

Director Fu chuckled and said, "Just asking as usual."

After chatting for a while, the three returned to the car.

Director Fu looked at Lu Ye and asked, "Little brother, who do you think the criminal is?"

Lu Ye frowned, "Can we identify the criminal so quickly?"

"No, but you can have doubts." Director Fu laughed and said.

Hearing this, Lu Ye carefully recalled what happened at the villager's house and said, "Could it be that girl Chen?"

But according to the villagers, Chen Yatou should be a very simple person.

Seeing Lu Ye's puzzled look, Director Fu smiled and explained, "I have been handling cases for so many years, and although I dare not say it is absolute, most cult members are good at hiding, and this is our only clue at the moment. Let's go and check Chen girl's house."

Lu Ye nodded. This was indeed the only clue at the moment.

Chen Yatou's house is on the edge of the village and is the only house there.

Almost all the houses in the village have been renovated in recent years, upgrading from red brick houses and earthen houses to two- and three-story villas.

But Chen Yatou's home is still that old red brick house, which looks very poor.

In the house, only the living room had a light on. The door was open. A girl who looked to be in her twenties was sitting in the living room eating a bowl of plain noodles.

This girl should be in her prime, but she looks a bit old, which is very inconsistent.

"You guys are here?" As if she knew Lu Ye and the others were coming, the girl said, "Please sit down. If you are hungry, there is still a bowl of noodles left in the pot."

"You don't seem surprised at all by our arrival?" Lu Ye asked with a frown.

The girl took a mouthful of noodles, smiled self-deprecatingly, and said, "I am just struggling to survive. One more day, one less day."

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