Tang Li's reaction was alert, and the others were not slow either. Tang Li was just a little faster than everyone else. When he took the initiative to mention the smell of blood, the others smelled it immediately.
While their expressions changed in horror, everyone assumed a fighting stance with tacit understanding.
As a team of adventurers, they will never let down their guard at any time.
Pneumatic drill said: "We are close to the battle scene, which proves that the direction of our investigation is correct. Why are you still hesitating? Come with me to investigate."
Tang Li shook his head: "Brother Feng Zhuan, you are also an old Jianghu. You don't even know what is going on there, so you rush in. This is not what a qualified adventure team leader would do."
Peng Zuan frowned: "Tang Li, what do you mean? You have charged me so much money, and now you are telling me these nonsense? Saving people is like putting out fires. Now that you have reached your destination, of course you shouldn't hesitate. Do you still want to make another hexagram?
How about changing your clothes, taking a bath, burning incense and praying?"
What he said was quite rude.
But Tang Li was unmoved. What was even more annoying was that the others were also unmoved. It was as if these guys had already reached a tacit understanding.
This made the pneumatic drill very angry.
"What do you all mean? Do you really want to default on your debt?" Pneumatic Diamond was really anxious.
Tang Li said calmly: "We charge money to perform tasks, but we don't charge money to die. How to perform tasks should be decided by ourselves. When our team of adventurers receive tasks, we have always made the decision on how to perform tasks. We have never made the decision ourselves.
I heard that an employer wants to instruct the adventure team to carry out tasks. Brother Peng Zuan doesn’t even understand these industry rules, right?"
This is really the truth. No matter how arrogant the jackhammer is, he can't tell lies with his eyes open.
Then he said angrily: "Then what are you going to do?"
"First send someone to investigate and see the situation. There have been fierce battles here, and it is a dangerous place. Brother Wind Diamond doesn't want us to run into a trap and eventually be wiped out, right? If we want to rescue the Bauhinia Adventure Team, we
We can't be too hasty. As the saying goes, care leads to chaos. If we really want to rush into the trap, no one will come to rescue us."
It is simply too reasonable and well-founded. There is no way to refute it.
He could only say bitterly: "Then why are you hesitating? I have two confidants here who are good at reconnaissance and exploration. You can send a few people over there and let them cooperate with each other."
They say it's cooperation, but in fact everyone knows what Pneumatic Diamond is doing, it's just supervision.
They were afraid that the reconnaissance team excluded by Tang Li would be lazy, work ineffectively, and be perfunctory.
Tang Li smiled lightly: "That's fine."
Seeing that Tang Li didn't go against the grain this time, Peng Zuan finally felt better.
Soon, the reconnaissance personnel were released. They also arrived at Yunchou Ao smoothly. However, Yunchou Ao had already been calm and there was no ghost.
After repeated investigations, the scouts returned one by one with confusion.
"Second Master, Yunchou'ao is very strange." The scout hesitated, not knowing how to organize his words for a moment.
On the contrary, the reconnaissance personnel sent by Tang Li seemed more calm.
"Captain, there must have been a battle in Yunchou Ao. The surrounding mountain walls, the bluestones on the ground, and the surrounding giant trees, including flowers and plants, all have obvious signs of destruction. Even ordinary people can see some of the tricks. However,
, the scene there has been cleaned up. There is almost no blood stains, and no corpses or mutilated limbs can be found at all."
To put it bluntly, there was a battle, but the scene had been wiped out. However, due to the rush, the erasure was not thorough enough, and there was not enough time to restore the scene, but there was no other favorable evidence.
of.
"Let's go over and have a look."
Hearing that there was no danger there and that the battle scene had been cleaned up, Tang Li felt at ease. In order to avoid the noise of the pneumatic drill, he simply offered to go over and have a look.
Pneumatic Diamond's face turned pale as he followed.
After everyone arrived at the scene, the smell of blood at the scene did still remain. The traces on the surface could indeed be clearly seen, and the corpses and wreckage could be dealt with quickly, but the smell of blood in the air was not so easy to completely dispel. After all, this is Yunchou Ao.
It is also a low-lying area with low terrain. In addition, the surrounding vegetation is lush, and the air circulation is still poor. Naturally, the smell of blood cannot be completely dissipated for a while.
If it had been another three or five days, I'm afraid it would be hard to smell anything. If it had been ten days and a half, after the vegetation had grown wildly, all surface traces would have been covered up, and it would have been even harder to discover what had happened here.
However, it obviously won't be long before the battle ends, and these traces cannot be removed no matter what.
Pneumatic drill was breathing rapidly, and it was obvious that he was in a complicated mood.
Although everything was covered up and the scene had been cleared, the collapse of the surrounding mountain walls, the shattering of bluestones, and the destruction of giant trees told him that a very fierce battle had taken place here.
And this is not only visible to the pneumatic drill.
Tang Li and others are all veterans, how could they not see this?
Tang Li sighed and tried to look serious: "Brother Feng Zuan, I'm afraid the situation is worse than you think."
Jackhammer felt as if his tail had been stepped on: "What do you mean? What do you want to say?"
Tang Li saw that he looked like a mad dog about to bite someone, but he was not afraid.
"Brother Feng Zuan should know what I want to say. With all due respect, I'm afraid this battle was very tragic, and both sides suffered heavy casualties. Brother Feng Zuan might as well look for it again to see if the Bauhinia Adventure Team has left any clues.
Well. If we can't find any clues, I'm afraid..."
This is obvious.
If the Bauhinia Adventure Team wins this battle, even if they clean up the scene, they will definitely leave some clues.
If this clue cannot be found, it means that the Redbud Adventure Team has probably been abandoned. Otherwise, there is no reason for them not to leave some clues.
Even normally speaking, if the Bauhinia Adventure Team wins, the first thing they should do is to send information to the Wind Diamonds in time and inform them of the current situation. If follow-up assistance is needed, they should contact them in time.
Why not.
The pneumatic drill did not receive any intelligence, and there were no useful clues left here.
The result seems to be self-evident.
Pneumatic Diamond is not stupid, he has thought of these things too. But as the person involved, he cannot accept this reality at all. The Bauhinia Adventure Team is one of the most powerful adventure teams in the Demonic Flower Clan, and only one or two of them can be as famous as them.
Just a branch.
How could such a team be attacked and killed without any warning, and so thoroughly, without leaving any traces, as if it had never appeared here at all?
In such a tragic scene, there was not a single body, and there was not even a trace of blood on the wreckage. This was not consistent with common sense. "Deputy of the Pneumatic Drill Team, please forgive me." Another leader of the adventure team simply made it clear.
The pneumatic drill glared and said anxiously: "Sorry, what the hell are you saying to be depressing? Who told you that I need to express condolences? You are the only one to express condolences. Your whole family should express condolences, okay?"
The man smiled faintly: "I am trying to advise you with good intentions. If you have to act like a mad dog, just pretend I didn't say anything. Anyway, we have already accompanied you here, so we are worthy of the money you gave us."
Pneumatic drill was furious: "What do you mean? Do you just want to give up your choice? We haven't found anyone yet and there is no evidence, so you just want to make a final conclusion?"
"Do you really think that the money of my Bauhinia Adventure Team came from the strong wind?"
Tang Li did not argue with Feng Zuan: "Brother Feng Zuan, we know that the truth is hard to hear, but reason tells me that this battle has ended at least two or three hours ago. The opponent has even cleaned the scene. Although some things are not concrete, but
We also need to be mentally prepared. Our mission is to rescue the Bauhinia Adventure Team. Now that the battle is over, we have no more siege to solve. Logically speaking, this mission is actually over."
Of course Jackhammer couldn't agree.
"Fart, no one alive, no dead body, just one scene to conclude that the battle is over, there is no way around it? What? You really want to see the destruction of my Bauhinia Adventure Team?" The pneumatic diamond has become red-eyed, like a madman.
Like, with a fierce look in his eyes.
"Then according to you, what else can we do?"
"Look, if you are alive, you have to see the person, if you are dead, you want to see the corpse. If you don't see these, this mission is not over. Eighty thousand silver coins, close to a seven-star mission. Is there such easy money? Do you really think I'm a cheat?
How about money to treat you to an outing in the Jiangli Mountains?"
Tang Li smiled faintly: "You can search for it, but I also said the ugly thing up front. We can find the location of the teleportation gate along the way. If we don't find any clues along the way, then I won't accompany you anymore. This is still my opinion.
In the face of these five words, Bauhinia Adventure Team, originally, it would be over here."
Pneumatic drill was so angry that his chest almost exploded.
These bastards, like dogs, dare to act recklessly in front of him now. This is dooming the destruction of the Bauhinia Adventure Team. Is there anything they can do to the remaining people?
The fact is indeed the case. With just the pneumatic drill and the few remaining henchmen, it is difficult to protect yourself, let alone fight these ruthless people.
If the main force of the Bauhinia Adventure Team is really destroyed, relying on just a few of them, let alone revenge, would be too much to support the Bauhinia Adventure Team's brand name.
Thinking of this, Peng Zuan felt an inexplicable panic in his heart, and an unprecedented sense of despair came over him.
In the past, the Bauhinia Adventure Team had a lot of money and a strong team. With the eldest brother Feng Ci as the leader, the Bauhinia Adventure Team was perfect.
His pneumatic drill is protected by his elder brother, and he has always been arrogant and domineering in the industry. Not many people dare to compete with him. It can be said that he is really prosperous.
But he also knows that behind the scenery, there are actually countless enemies.
Once the Bauhinia Adventure Team's sign is smashed, the people he offended in the past may not just watch the fun behind the scenes, but may even break out in groups, pounce on them like hungry wolves, and add insult to injury. Retaliation is inevitable.
Not to mention that the assets of the Bauhinia Adventure Team cannot be saved, even if the lives of these people can be saved, that has to be said separately.
Even now, if you are really anxious, wouldn't these bitches jump over the wall in a hurry?
Several of the guys here were angry with him at first, and their grievances were not as big as usual. If there was a real conflict, these people would be enough to kill them several times.
Although it seems that there are still business rules and regulations, this restriction is very fragile. Especially deep in the mountains, the more remote the place, the weaker the binding force.
Thinking of this, Peng Zuan also calmed down. His only hope now is that people like Tang Li don't go crazy and are still afraid of the Yaohua tribe's territory and the backers behind their Bauhinia adventure team.
Although Peng Zuan knew very well that if his eldest brother was gone, the main force of the Bauhinia Adventure Team would be gone, and the backers behind him would not be reliable at all.
But right now, everything is not completely clear yet, nor is it completely broken. This delicate balance is still being maintained.
Although Yunchou'ao is the main battlefield, due to many breakouts in the later stage, the battlefield actually spread.
Of course, the Bauhinia Adventure Team had actually been broken into pieces by more than half during the first wave of ambush, and the rest barely lasted long.
Including Feng Ci, the leader, in that level of battle, there is still a certain gap between his strength and Yuntu's group. He was also killed long ago and did not persist until the second wave of breakout. That is, the elite men of Yuntu organization broke through.
That wave.
However, due to the breakout and the spread of the battlefield, the difficulty of clearing the battlefield will undoubtedly increase infinitely.
The main battlefield in Yunchou'ao was cleaned very clean, but after it spread, there were still some oversights.
Soon, Feng Zuan, Tang Li and others discovered some clues.
One of the hanging ornaments was delivered to Tang Li.
The hanging ornament was broken into several sections and was stained with blood. It had obviously been cut quickly with a sharp instrument, and there were even remaining skin tissue on it.
This pendant is obviously very noble, and the original owner must be of high status.
The most important thing is that this hanging ornament has a green sign, which is cut into two thirds, with the word "风" vaguely written on it.
Although part of it is cut off, it does not affect the overall character.
"Brother Feng Zuan, please come over here. Have you seen this hanging?" Tang Li had some guesses and took the initiative to greet Feng Zuan who was not far away.
Before the pneumatic diamond man came closer, his eyes were already staring at the pendant in Tang Li's hand, and his eyes instantly showed great fear and panic.
Tang Li and others observed the words and expressions and immediately judged that the owner of this pendant must be someone very familiar to Peng Zuan.
The pendant fell on the branch and was very hidden, so it was not noticed by the people cleaning the battlefield.
Tang Li and his men also discovered it by chance.
Wind Diamond grabbed the pendant in his hand and examined it carefully. Those who were careful could even feel his hands trembling slightly, and his eyes were filled with fear.
"Brother Wind Diamond, what is this thing?"
Peng Zuan's body trembled and he took a long breath, obviously trying to calm down his emotions.
After a moment, he said calmly: "This is the pendant of one of my nephews. It belongs to our Lao Feng family, but he is not in the main team. He is responsible for transmitting and receiving intelligence."
Nephew? Not on the main team yet?
Tang Li and others instinctively didn't believe it. He was just a nephew who was not the main force. How could you, Jackhammer, be so panicked that your hands were shaking? Would your eyes look like you'd seen a ghost?