The Lost City of Alien Beasts

Chapter 42 Illness
The air freezes.

Gao Yang, Qing Ling and Officer Huang were across a table from Fourth Master Gu, their faces expressionless, but the three pairs of hands under the table began to move.

Gao Yang reached out and took out the small dagger in his pocket, ready to use the sword god talent borrowed from Qing Ling at any time, aiming at the heart of Fourth Master Gu.

Qing Ling also quietly drew out the Tang Dao and hid it under the table, looking for the angle to swing the knife.

Officer Huang reached for the pistol at his waist, ready to draw it and shoot at any time.

Wang Zikai and Pang Jun were standing not far from the table, arguing vigorously, when they suddenly realized that something was wrong with the atmosphere.

Wang Zikai looked back and was stunned for a moment. Soon, he opened his mouth wide and raised his fist: "Lizard——"

Gao Yang stood up quickly and covered Wang Zikai's mouth. Although Wang Zikai was impulsive, he understood Gao Yang's intention and just looked at him with confusion.

"Wait..." Gao Yang whispered.

During the few seconds of confrontation with Fourth Master Gu, Gao Yang did not detect even the slightest trace of murderous intent.In fact, this is also the reason why Officer Huang and Qing Ling did not take the initiative.

Fourth Master Gu’s behavior was very strange.

The strange thing is that he is very peaceful, just like the previous humans.

At this time, something strange happened again, and the fourth master Gu's half-animal body turned back into a human bit by bit.During the whole process, he was still drinking tea slowly. When he put down the teacup and raised his eyelids, he realized that everyone in the room was staring at him nervously.

"Why aren't you talking?" Fourth Master Gu was both innocent and confused. "You keep an eye on me no matter what. You...don't suspect that I'm a murderer, right?"

"How could that happen?" Officer Huang took the lead to break the deadlock, and the smile returned to his face, "Haha, Mr. Gu, don't think too much."

"That's good, I am more anxious to catch the criminal than you are." Fourth Master Gu said, and then sighed regretfully: "Poor family, what evil have they done..."

"Fourth Master Gu, it's getting late. Please rest. We'll come back tomorrow." Officer Huang stood up.

Gao Yang and Qing Ling stood up, and Pang Jun quickened his pace to follow them, looking impatient.

Wang Zikai was as big as the other, "Hey, you just left like that? Just now he..."

"Leave." Gao Yang gave him a look.

"Okay, walk slowly, I won't see you off." Fourth Master Gu slowly stood up and watched everyone go out.

……

The five people had nowhere to go and returned to Hua Zi's home.This time, for fear of attracting others' attention, they did not turn on the lights in the living room, and closed the windows and doors tightly. They took out the flashlight and illuminated a place, and the five people gathered around the light.

"He is a lizard man! Why don't you kill him!" Wang Zikai is still worried about this, and he still habitually calls the beast a lizard man.

"Fourth Master Gu doesn't seem to have any ill intentions," Gao Yang glanced at Wang Zikai with ulterior motives, "Beasts are not all bad, there is a kind of beast called the Lost..." Gao Yang briefly explained to Wang Zikai the existence of the crazy beast.

"Then what does it mean when it transforms in front of us?" Wang Zikai didn't understand very much: "Showing muscles?"

Officer Huang touched his chin, "The lost ones are the gentlest and most stable beasts. Even if we say that we are awakened ones in front of them, they will usually ignore it automatically. Unless they are greatly stimulated, they can turn into beasts. and rampage.”

"What excitement?" Wang Zikai asked.

"For example... we use our talents to hurt them." Fat Jun found the right moment to interject.

"I have never seen or heard of such inexplicable beastly behavior as Master Gu." Officer Huang glanced at Gao Yang: "What do you think?"

Gao Yang had been thinking about what Bailiyi had said to him, and he made a bold guess: "I feel that he may be sick."

"Sick?" Qing Ling frowned.

"Let's assume..." Gao Yang stretched out his left and right hands: "There is a switch in the body of the beast, which controls the two forms and personalities of the beast and the human respectively."

Gao Yang clenched his left hand: "Normally, they have the form and personality of humans." Gao Yang released his left hand and clenched his right hand: "Once triggered under certain circumstances and the switch is turned on, they will immediately switch to the form and personality of beasts."

Officer Huang nodded and signaled Gao Yang to continue.

"Beasts are just like us humans. They are living creatures. Living things have a lifespan and will grow old. When they get old, their bodies will become weak, they will get sick, and various problems will occur."

Gao Yang opened his hands and clasped them together: "Now, there is something wrong with the switch in Uncle Gu's body, so the two forms merge together, just like a light bulb with poor contact, constantly flashing on and off, but because it is the most gentle The lost one, so it doesn’t notice this change at all.”

Speaking of this, Gao Yang remembered the summer when he was 4 years old, when he saw his grandfather's arm through the crack in the door. Perhaps his grandfather was also a "sick" beast.

"Before, I didn't believe that beasts could get 'sick'. After all, I have come into contact with many elderly and lost people." Officer Huang smacked his lips, "But now, I feel it's hard to say."

"Ha--" Wang Zikai burst into tears and yawned: "After analyzing a lot, I feel it's useless. Let me tell you, since we can't find the murderer behind the scenes, we might as well slaughter the whole village. Anyway, it's all useless." These are lizard men, once and for all."

Gao Yang was secretly frightened: Wang Zikai, you are a beast after all. You are too cruel to your own kind.

"Brother Kai, this is your typical way of playing games," Fat Jun licked his lips, "I don't think things are that simple."

"Then what do you think we should do? Wait for death here?" Wang Zikai retorted.

Fat Jun hesitated and stopped talking.

"I agree with Wang Zikai." Qing Ling, who had been silent, said, "I can do anything, but I can't die here anyway."

"It's also a way. If we take the initiative, we might be able to force out the murderer behind the scenes." Officer Huang sighed, "But there is no turning back from this matter, and the risk is extremely high. It is impossible for all the people in this village to be lost. The appearance of a few angry beasts is enough for us to drink a pot, not to mention that there may be even more powerful beasts hidden."

"What should we do?" Pang Jun became anxious again, "You can't get out, you can't get out, you can't get beaten, you will die anyway."

"You're worthless, have you forgotten that I'm still there!" Wang Zikai patted his chest, "I can fight 10 now, no problem!"

"That's not enough!"

"You know what the heck! I'll hit you 10 times first, maybe you can stimulate the infinite potential in my body later, and then I'll blow it up one more time, and it'll be done, right?"

"Haha," Officer Huang was amused by Wang Zikai's innocence and optimism: "This is not acting in a movie. Do you guarantee that you will be able to explode by then?"

Gao Yang rolled his eyes at the side: It's hard to say whether he's really capable or not. What if this guy's IQ is really explosive and he finally comes to his senses and realizes that he is also a beast, and if he changes sides again, it will be really over.

"Of course!" Wang Zikai was even more proud, "I am the chosen one, am I Gao Yang?"

"Yes..." Gao Yang's smile was uglier than crying.

"Then let's vote by a show of hands?" Officer Huang spoke, "Those who agree to take the initiative will raise their hands."

Wang Zikai and Qing Ling raised their hands immediately. Officer Huang pondered for a moment and then raised his hands. Pang Jun followed suit with hesitation.Only Gao Yang was left, and he felt that it didn't matter whether he raised his hand or not.

"Okay!" Officer Huang made the decision, "Then let's kill him."

"When?" Qing Ling asked.

"Right now! What are you waiting for!" Wang Zikai was already gearing up.

"Wait a minute," Gao Yang had a different opinion. "Let's rest tonight and do another day of investigation tomorrow. I still have some things I want to confirm. How about setting the time for tomorrow night?"

"I have no objection." Officer Huang said.

Qing Ling nodded.

Fat Jun had no idea and nodded along.

"Really ink!" Wang Zikai was a little disappointed, but decided to obey the majority, "Okay, then tomorrow night!"

(End of this chapter)