Ning Chi didn't understand why Mei Qian wanted the clay pot in the container.
In fact, the clay pot is just a backup. If anything goes wrong, the monster in front of you will be burned.
Because when the monster's black blood flowed more and more along the wound, Mei Qian could smell the strange fragrance even through the mask.
Then he heard a large rustling sound getting closer and closer.
He could vaguely feel that the reason why the man in front of him turned into a monster was probably related to this scent.
There was no gasoline stored in his warehouse, and even if it was available, it would be inconvenient to take it out at this time. The only thing he could think of was the wine in the clay pot. This wine, which had been buried for who knows how many years, could barely be used as a combustion aid.
A black mass of insects covered the monster's body, and soon, a huge black pupa appeared in front of it. The monster, which was still struggling tenaciously before, began to move its limbs in a faster pace, and let out painful screams from its mouth.
Neighing, Mei Qian could even hear countless gnawing sounds clearly.
Even if you don't have trypophobia, looking at the big squirming chrysalis will make you feel uncomfortable.
The more bugs there are, the bigger the black pupae are. Mei Qian can even hear that more bugs are gathering.
I don’t know why these bugs attack monsters, and I don’t know what will happen if the bugs eat the fragrant substance.
Although he didn't know if his inference was wrong, his intuition told him that just standing around and doing nothing was not a wise choice.
After thinking about it, Mei Qian snatched the clay pot from Ning Chi's hand, weighed it in her hands and patted the mud seal away, then slowly walked towards the still struggling monster.
The insects seemed to be frightened. The entire chrysalis was like an explosion, and its size was reduced by half in an instant, but it was not completely dispersed as expected.
There were still some larger bugs that were attracted by the scent and actually resisted the deterrent of the Spirit Transformation Seal. Although they tried their best to avoid Mei Qian when Mei Qian approached, they still lingered on the monster.
Mei Qian suddenly poured the wine in the clay pot onto the insect chrysalis, and then threw the lit lighter over it.
There was a "boom" sound. I wonder if this aged rice wine is really flammable. There was no need to get a second can. As soon as the flame of the lighter was touched, the whole chrysalis twisted wildly and started to burn. Look at the burning speed.
It seems to be more effective than gasoline.
After a while, Mei Qian smelled a stronger and unique aroma, mixed with the previous aroma, the aroma of wine and the smell of roasted chicken.
Although the smell was quite tempting, and he was curious about the substance that could emit fragrance and attract bugs, he couldn't help but feel nauseous when he thought of the scene in the restaurant upstairs.
Mei Qian raised his mask and backed away in disgust.
Ning Chi, who followed closely, originally wanted to stay where he was and take a good look, but he immediately jumped back to Mei Qian. There was no way, once he was far away from his elder brother, those insects seemed not to be afraid of people, and some even rushed towards him.
Heading towards the flames, just past his feet.
There was still constant rustling all around. As Mei Qian moved away, countless bugs rushed towards the monster at a faster speed. Endless bugs followed one after another. They followed the instinct of creatures, even though the monster at this time had become a
Twisting the howling torch. Once these insects are exposed to the flames, they will instantly turn to ashes.
Maybe the combustion accelerants are these bugs?
Mei Qian and Ning Chi just watched as the monster inside changed from struggling violently to motionless, and then as the insects joined in, the flames grew stronger and stronger.
Until there was no more rustling of insects around, the last group of black beetles threw themselves into it. After a few minutes, the flames gradually extinguished due to lack of fuel.
The monster was burned more thoroughly than expected. It was obviously transformed from a human, but at this time not even a bone could be seen, including the mobile phone and black pants that should be hidden in its trouser pocket. There were not many traces of burning at all. It turned out that
There was only a thin layer of black ash on the ground.
Mei Qian glanced at the long knife stuck on the ground and the large dent around it, and was secretly stunned. Are those bugs covered in grease? But the temperature of the flame is too high, isn't it? It's incredible.
But then I thought about it, could it be that the jumping monster is very scientific?
Mei Qian stepped forward, stirred the ashes with her feet, and even leaned over to smell it. It was really clean inside, and even the scent just now had dissipated.
"It's better to pay for it!" Mei Qian glanced at the smoking long knife. It was burnt and deformed. The boss definitely couldn't take it.
No matter what, after killing an inhuman monster and eliminating the eyesore of corpse-eating bugs, the ship is generally safe.
Then he took Ning Chi into the container.
"These seem to be domestic things." Mei Qian put the empty clay pot back into the wooden box, leaned over to pick up the cell phone that had fallen to the ground, and began to look at the innermost bronze coffin.
He knew nothing about archeology, but the coffins were carved with cloud patterns, auspicious animal patterns, and even small seal scripts that he didn't recognize. These were obviously products of the ancient Xia Kingdom.
A Nidhi ship, transporting cultural relics from the Xia Kingdom, turned into a ghost ship and inexplicably arrived at the Xia Kingdom's offshore waters.
I don’t know whether Xia Kingdom is the origin or destination of this ship.
In addition to the bronze coffin, there are also large and small shock-proof wooden boxes placed in the container.
After counting, there were more than thirty. If they were all cultural relics, it would be a smuggling case involving a huge amount of money.
"Based on what we know so far, it is inferred that for some unknown reason, the crew members pried open the shipping container and secretly drank the wine inside. As a result, everyone on the ship died." Mei Qian frowned, feeling that this reasoning was a bit unreasonable.
Place: "But these crew members are too bold. If they are really involved in smuggling, why do they steal their employer's things?"
"What if it's an employer's treat? Usually when these valuables are transported, there are people who are responsible for packing them. Of course, there will be no trouble how to deal with your own things. Besides, drinks like this will appear during transportation.
It's normal to break one or two of them, right? If you drink a little secretly, the gang boss won't know." Ning Chi curled his lips.
Mei Qian: "..."
So, is this another tragedy caused by greed?
"Brother, I feel that this boat is much more stable. I guess the wind outside has stopped!" In the silence, Ning Chi spoke happily.
Mei Qian was stunned for a moment, then realized that just as the other party said, his feet were indeed much more stable.
He looked at the time and found that before he knew it, the two of them had been on the boat searching for more than two hours.
"Come on, let's go back." Now that the search here is over, it's time to go back so as not to worry the ship owner.
"By the way, brother, why do you think this ghost ship appears here?" At this time, Ning Chi asked again.
Mei Qian did not answer, but turned around and took a look. He had also thought about this question, but after seeing the bronze coffin, two unreliable guesses suddenly appeared in his mind.
Why did the ghost ship arrive at the Xia Kingdom’s offshore waters? There are two possibilities:
The first is that the person in the coffin does not want to leave his homeland.
The second type is that the person in the coffin really wants to return to his homeland.
I don’t know what the answer is?
But these are not things that he should be concerned about anymore. He has enough troubles already, so he should wait until the police are called and hand them over to the public for investigation!
I went back faster than when I came back, but before I even got on the deck, I heard a series of rapid whistles coming from outside.
The two couldn't help but quicken their pace. When they walked out of the cabin, the sun was shining outside, and the darkness was no longer the same. When they turned around, they couldn't see even a dark cloud.
It was as if the violent winds and waves before were just an illusion, with not even a trace left behind.
The yacht carrying them was making a loud whistle. Apparently, the yacht's power had been restored, which was a reminder to them to return as soon as possible...
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A ghost ship appeared off the coast of Xia Kingdom, and all the crew members died.
Preliminary forensic identification showed that all the crew members died half a month ago, and the cause of death was poisoning. A large number of insect eggs that were still in the hatching stage were even found in the abdominal cavities of the corpses, which was extremely horrifying.
Although the police have not disclosed specific information, the cruise ship was towed back to the port this morning. The large number of police cars waiting below and the bodies carried out could not be concealed from anyone.
A boatload of people died, which was undoubtedly huge news. As soon as Mei Qian, the boat boss and others stepped out of the police station gate, they were intercepted by a reporter from a local TV station ahead of their colleagues.
It was already the morning of the next day. As the reporter, all the people on the yacht were naturally invited to the police station to assist in the investigation, including Mei Qian and Ning Chi.
During the voyage, I was questioned by the police who arrived earlier. Although the police towed the boat back to the shore first, I rested for the night in a hotel room provided by the police in the early morning, and was questioned again in the morning.
For such a large cruise ship, all departures and departures from the port are recorded.
There were not many clues that could be obtained from these people. Mei Qian and Ning Chi were questioned for a long time, and they only described the process of searching for the "ghost ship".
Of course, Mei Qian did not mention the information about those bugs and monsters. After all, these were all reduced to ashes. Even if he told them, others might not believe them.
This was also discussed with Ning Chi on the cruise.
Therefore, after the police made a record, they were fine, but they could not leave Yoichi in the past few days.
While at the police station, Mei Qian got in touch with Maomao. After a few brief explanations, the other party first asked about the situation of the two of them, and then reluctantly expressed his apology to the "Longing for Mountain Village" program team in Nanyun.
After all, this is considered a force majeure factor, but the other side is very understanding and agrees to postpone Mei Qian's appearance to the next issue.
After the work matters were resolved, the police did not get too hung up on the details.
Mei Qian was initially troubled by the camera and microphone that suddenly appeared in front of her. Unexpectedly, the female reporter, who looked shrewd and capable, did not recognize the nationally famous writer at all. She completely ignored him and started interviewing the ship owner directly.
Mei Qian felt relaxed and said hello to the ship owner who was being interviewed with high spirits. He covered his mouth and yawned before striding away with Ning Chi.
Yes, even though he had plenty of rest time while waiting for the tugboat on the yacht and in the hotel provided by the police, Mei Qian suffered from insomnia. He was thinking over and over in his mind about the reason why the ghost ship appeared next to him, and he didn't know if it was the system.
What a mess.
This was his first formal contact with this kind of supernatural phenomenon outside of the system. It was strange that he could fall asleep.
At this time, of course I just wanted to go back to my hotel room and catch up on my sleep.
But what he didn't expect was that after the interview was broadcast, someone actually edited the clip of him yawning and posted it online.
So, after a period of fermentation, this short video titled "Yoichi Ghost Ship Incident, look who is covering the face?" became popular.
【Isn’t this Mei Qian? 】
[I have to say, the action of covering your face is really classic. Is it because you are afraid of being discovered? 】
[A boatload of people died, and Mei Qian was a witness? If it were me, I wouldn’t want to be involved in this kind of thing, would I? 】
[By the way, Mei Qian is really miserable. What happened? 】
[I feel like this guy is a disaster star. Wherever he appears, big things will happen...]
[Upstairs, please remove the word "feeling", thank you!]
[No wonder "Longing for Mountain Village" has reissued the announcement. I was originally looking forward to the appearance of the tomb robber master in the show, but I am suddenly afraid that he will come to our Nanyun. What should I do? 】
【Same as above...】
[Cry, the matter of underground tombs is still hanging over the Xiadu Construction Bureau...]
[Latest news, the ghost ship in the news belongs to the Nidi Kingdom cruise ship, and there are a large number of newly unearthed cultural relics of the Xia Kingdom on board. Isn’t this trying to pry into the corner of the Mei Patriarch? You understand! (The dog head saves his life)]
[So, those who died were all foreign smugglers? Or were they criminals who smuggled cultural relics from our Xia Kingdom? I have to support this. 】
[Don’t be ridiculous, if you say this, Grandmaster Mei will probably go in again.]