Doubtful

Lightning pierced the dark cloud-covered sky, followed by a shocking thunder.Bean-sized raindrops fell from the sky rapidly, pattering this quiet small county——Dinghuai County.

Many people may mistakenly think that such a small county is remote, poor, and has inconvenient transportation, but in fact, not only does it have a railway station connected to the main arterial lines of big cities, but its internal development is far more developed than ordinary county towns.

"Huzi, please answer the call, Over."

"This is Huzi, please speak if you receive a call."

"Have you found anyone over there? Over."

"No, the situation is very bad. Over."

"Keep in touch. Over."

Dinghuai County, which is about to enter April, is in a season of continuous cloudy days with heavy rainfall from time to time.

Because of the unstable weather, three young people entered Qianlin Mountain and disappeared.But at the moment, it was raining heavily, which just added difficulties in search and rescue to the police force who came here on a special trip.

"Boss, have you heard the legend about Qianlin Mountain?"

The person who was called the boss in a black raincoat was a woman named Xia Xue.She was born in the special forces, and was originally assigned to Dinghuai County as the captain of the police force because she received a task from the "superior".Does this sound a bit overqualified or demotion?neither.

Xia Xue found that the longer she stayed here, the more she felt something was wrong with it.

It stands to reason that the south is naturally plentiful with rain.But in the nearly half a year since she came to Dinghuai County, she has actually investigated the weather records here. Overall, there are more cloudy and rainy days than sunny days, and rain is more frequent in special seasons, such as now.

"What legend?"

"Boss is transferred from 'upper', I'm afraid I don't know, isn't there a cave with the word 'Lidong' inscribed on Qianlin Mountain?"

Xia Xue glanced at her subordinate, Chen Xin, and from his weird and mysterious expression, she could tell that this legend was inseparable from ghost elements.And as a soldier, she is even an atheist, and she almost holds the idea of ​​pure nonsense about these strange powers and gods.

Now Chen Xin saw that the boss showed disinterest, but just as the atmosphere was right, he still insisted on continuing the topic.

About the legend of Qianlin Mountain, it has long been impossible to verify when it was spread.But surrounding it is a two-story natural cave "Lidong" on the mountain.In fact, the Laili Cave is not very deep. Apart from some unrecognizable murals and an ancient wordless stele standing there, there is nothing else in the cave.In the early years, the government also sent a group of archaeological experts to investigate, and the results were judged to be an old place for worship.

But for those old people whose ancestors have lived in Dinghuai County for generations, this ritual cave is probably not a place for offering sacrifices... but a cave for suppressing an evil thing.It is rumored that whenever the word "Lidong" becomes "Lidong", a series of strange things will happen in Dinghuai County, and it has been almost a century since the word "Lidong" was seen in the legend.

"It can be used to scare children."

"Boss, I'd rather believe it..."

At this time, the intercom suddenly came and found two of the three young people.Xia Xue and Chen Xin exchanged glances, and hurried to the place mentioned in the walkie-talkie... Lidong.

Speaking of which, Xia Xue has been to Qianlin Mountain several times, but as a foreigner, this is the first time for her to walk along the natural mountain all the way to the "Lidong" mentioned by the local population.

She and Chen Xin rushed to the brightly lit ceremony cave. Apart from the medical and police personnel present, the first thing she saw was a man and a woman lying unconscious near the wordless monument.At this time, Xia Xue listened to her subordinates take the initiative to report to her, but the more she listened, the more she frowned.

"Are you sure the time difference is only a few minutes?"

"This, this is absolutely true, Boss! There were a few guys outside the cave at that time, and Lao Li saw it with me. He can testify."

The person who reported to Xia Xue was a young guy named Xi Liang.He said that Li Tao from the same team was also with him in the cave search again.At that time, Li Tao was walking in his direction with a flashlight, and he happened to walk not far from the wordless stele.

Just after a flash of lightning and thunder, there was a muffled sound of falling not far behind him (that is, the stele without writing), so they decided to go in to see what was going on.

It's okay if you don't look at it, but it really scared the two tall and burly men into a cold sweat.The two young figures fell to the ground in a bright light, and the search and rescue dogs searched here before and found nothing. The more important thing is that they are still holding outdoor emergency searchlights, and it is absolutely impossible to miss them...

Xia Xue carefully observed that the fearful expressions of Xi Liang and Lao Li did not seem to be lying.So, she simply went back to the bureau and went to the forensic doctor who was there.

"They told you everything they found here?"

"Well. How are the two young men?"

"Just passed out, but we still have to see the specific examination results of the hospital."

Chen Yu said, she is one of the few forensic doctors in Dinghuai County.Before Xia Xue was assigned to Dinghuai County, Chen Yuyu had sent her to the Public Security Bureau of Dinghuai County one step ahead of her.In this way, the two of them probably have a bit of a situation where the hero sees the same thing, so that they became acquainted after a few conversations.

"Do you think two real adults will appear out of nowhere? Not even the search and rescue dogs can smell it."

"It's hard to say. There are thousands of worlds, and there are still many problems that science can't explain."

Xia Xue didn't refute what Yan Yu said, and they chatted about the current situation for a while. Seeing that the medical staff began to carry the two young men and women down the mountain on stretchers, there was only one person left in tonight's search.

It cannot be denied that Chen Xin mentioned the legend of Qianlin Mountain, and after encountering such an unexplainable situation, Xia Xue kept an eye out for no reason out of professional habits.

She looked around, and there were still blurred patterns left over from time on the wall.She also took a closer look around the wordless stele.And when she walked past the stele and her shoes stepped on the dirt, Xia Xue suddenly asked, are you sure this is only a place for sacrifices?

"Eh?"

Yan Yu looked at Xia Xue in surprise, but she shook her head to indicate that she was having a convulsion.

That night, the search operation of the Dinghuai County Public Security Bureau was unable to find the last person and had no choice but to close the team.Faced with such a situation, they had no choice but to focus on the rescued man and woman, hoping to learn from them what happened that day.

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