Stargate: Lords of Time

It was dark.

Zhang Yuan's home is not in the Qiming community, but on an old street outside the community.

When he was a child, Li Hao liked to play in the old streets.

However, with the development of Yincheng, part of the old street was demolished, and the vendors left one after another. The old street gradually fell into disrepair. Now it is sparsely populated, and few people come to the old street again.

Even the residents, most of them have moved out, even more dead than the Qiming community.

On the quiet street, there are some old houses on both sides and some sporadic lights, which look a little weird.

If time permits, Li Hao should wait slowly, drink a little sword water every day, gradually strengthen himself, and then think about other things.

However, time did not allow Li Hao to do so.

Every day it drags on, the danger becomes more dangerous for Li Hao.

Although he might be stronger, soaking in Jianshui only made him more physically strong, not enough for Li Hao to deal with Hongying now.

Li Hao came to Zhang Yuan's house for one purpose. He wanted to see if the stone knife was still there.

If the stone knife is still there, it may be good news for Li Hao.

If you can't find it, it may be taken away by Hong Ying and the forces behind it, which also means that Li Hao's sword may be exposed, and someone may even be planning on his sword.

The black panther followed Li Hao silently. In the darkness, the black puppy looked extremely inconspicuous.

The sound of slight footsteps echoed slowly in the street.

Li Hao looked as usual, there was an old house in front, with a seal on the door, that was Zhang Yuan's home.

At this moment, he can already see it.

No one was seen, and the panther didn't call the police.

However, Li Hao will not pin all his hopes on the Black Panther.

When he was less than 100 meters away from the gate of Zhang Yuan's house, Li Hao took out the communicator and dialed a number.

In the darkness, the communicator emitted a faint light, illuminating Li Hao's face.

"Beep beep..."

After a while, an angry voice sounded from the opposite side: "It's late at night, have you figured it out, you can't get along in the inspection department, and want to come back?"

Loud!

Through the loudspeaker of the communicator, wandering on the dark street.

Li Hao, who was still a little scared at first, was suddenly relieved at this moment, and said softly with a respectful voice; "Teacher, I don't have that idea yet."

"Then you fucked up the communication!"

On the other side of the communication, there was a somewhat annoyed voice.

"Teacher, I have been investigating the case of Zhang Yuan's self-immolation for a year, and I have found out something different. Zhang Yuan...maybe his death was not accidental!"

"Um?"

In the darkness, Li Hao's face was calm, but there was a hint of embarrassment in it, "I checked, and it wasn't just Zhang Yuan who set himself on fire in Yincheng these years, but several people. Although they didn't seem to be related, there was something vaguely related. , I haven’t found any specific clues yet.”

Over there, it suddenly became quiet.

Li Hao has already walked to the door of Zhang Yuan's old house at this moment, looking at the somewhat broken seal, he said softly: "I am in Zhang Yuan's hometown now, I want to check to see if there are any other clues that prove that Zhang Yuan was murdered , not by accident."

"Li Hao!"

From the communication side, the old man's heavy voice came: "I also know about Zhang Yuan's matter. According to your statement, if it is murder, then don't go there rashly, and be careful of accidents!"

After finishing speaking, he shouted loudly again: "You wait there for a while, I will say hello to the inspection department and the ancient courtyard, if you need help, someone will come right away!"

At this moment, Yuan Shuo who was opposite seemed to understand something.

There is no need for Li Hao to say more.

When Li Hao called the newsletter and told him that he found Zhang Yuan not by accident, but that he might have died of murder, and that he was at Zhang Yuan's old house, Yuan Shuo instantly understood Li Hao's meaning.

May be dangerous!

Li Hao, at this moment, we need some sufficient deterrent force to deter some hidden crises that may exist in the dark.

There is no need for Yuan Shuo to do or say anything.

It is enough to let Yuan Shuo know that he, Li Hao, is here now and is investigating Zhang Yuan's case.

As long as he is paying attention to a big boss in Yincheng ancient courtyard, that's enough.

No one dared to move easily.

Otherwise, the death of Li Hao may arouse the anger of the old man of the ancient courtyard and lead to more troublesome things.

It was rumored that Li Hao and Yuan Shuo had a falling out before.

As it turns out, no.

On this night, Yuan Shuo's voice echoed far away in the empty and silent street. If someone had been paying attention to this place, they would definitely be able to hear Yuan Shuo's words.

The ancient courtyard and the inspection department may come.

...

At the moment when Li Hao was talking, the black panther, who had been silent all this time, suddenly bit Li Hao's trouser leg.

Li Hao didn't find anything unusual.

However, the Black Panther was more sensitive than him after all, so he might have sensed something, or Yuan Shuo's words had exposed some people and attracted the attention of the Black Panther.

Someone really is watching this way.

Li Hao's heart moved slightly. This is not a bad thing, but a good thing. Someone is staring at him, which means that the stone knife representing Zhang Yuan's family may not have been taken away.

During the communication, Yuan Shuo was still talking.

However, Li Hao quickly smiled and said: "Teacher, it's not that serious. I'm calling you just to talk about it briefly. The key is not this, but that I have accepted the protection task of the ancient courtyard for inspection. After a few days , I may protect the teacher and go out to investigate together."

"you?"

Yuan Shuo over there seemed a little surprised, and quickly laughed heartily and said, "Alright, then I'll wait for you! It just so happens that this inspection mission is a bit complicated. You have been with me for two years and have learned a lot, but you have not practiced it. Yes! Li Hao, how about treating it as your practical class this time? If you perform well, I can consider giving you the status of a non-staff student. Although there are many rules in the ancient academy, as long as you make meritorious service this time, I can still give you You graduated!"

"You have to know that even if you can get a graduation certificate, you still have to stay in the Inspection Department. A graduation certificate will allow you to be promoted to two levels! Becoming a first-level inspection is a sure thing, and you have a much better future than you do now. Already!"

Li Hao smiled, "Teacher, let's talk when we meet later. I'll go into the room to see if there are any clues. When Zhang Yuan's case is clarified and the murderer is caught, I don't need to tell the teacher, I will find a way." Return to the ancient courtyard."

"also!"

Yuan Shuo urged again: "Contact me at any time if you have any problems. There is nothing that can't be solved. The inspection department and the ancient courtyard can't solve it. Your teacher still has a bit of face. When it comes to the necessary moment, you just need to fight for me in the future. I will help you." Go all out, it's not like some experts can't invite you!"

As soon as these words came out, Li Hao's heart was suddenly shaken and moved silently.

He knew what Teacher Yuan meant.

When the time came, his so-called expert would probably be a night watchman.

Before, Li Hao never said much to the teacher.

He was worried that the trouble would expand and affect the teacher.

However, with the teacher's wisdom, when he heard Li Hao say that Zhang Yuan's self-immolation might not be an accident, he might immediately think that it might be caused by supernatural factors.

Only then did he say the words of finding an expert.

However, even if Mr. Yuan's status is not low, the night watchman didn't just invite him. Li Hao's business is not a business matter, but a private matter, which may require a heavy price.

"Understood, thank you teacher!"

Li Hao hung up the communication, tore the seal casually, and opened the door of the old house that had been dusty for a year.

...

When Li Hao entered the ancient house with the panther.

Outside the silent street, there was a long silence.

In the darkness, a pair of eyes with a faint blue light loomed.

Under the night, a black figure seemed to be a part of the night. From top to bottom, it was black, except for those blue eyes, which were a bit piercing. On his face, he wore a mask like a ghost, covering his appearance. I don't know men and women.

"Li Hao, Zhang Yuan's classmate, best friend, second-level student of Yincheng Ancient Academy, dropped out of school after Zhang Yuan's death last year to join the inspection department, and has been investigating Zhang Yuan's self-immolation incident. Today, I will report to Wang Jie, head of the inspection driver's office, There are six self-immolation cases in series, and they want to deal with them together.”

Information about Li Hao flashed in Sombra's mind instantly.

Li Hao dropped out of school last year and joined the inspection department, but he has already entered the eyeliner.

What's more, it seems to be more than that, Li Hao may still be a key person, but this matter is not within the jurisdiction of Sombra, so I don't know for now, but someone told Li Hao not to move lightly, it is useful to stay.

Heiying thought in his heart that he must not move lightly.

Was Li Hao talking to his teacher Yuan Shuo just now?

Yuan Shuo, the top veteran of the Yincheng Ancient Academy, the director of the Department of Ancient Civilization Exploration, has cooperated with the night watchman, and is one of the few bigwigs in the entire Yincheng who can directly talk to the night watchman.

"It doesn't matter what others say, Li Hao can't move either..."

The black shadow quietly approached the Zhang family's ancient house, he wanted to know why Li Hao went in?

clue?

Zhang Yuan set himself on fire and died in the ancient courtyard. What clues can there be at home?

Or to find something?

As for what to look for, Heiying didn't know, but his task was to keep an eye on everyone who entered or even approached Zhang's old house.

...

"Woohoo!"

A low cry came from the black panther's throat. It bit Li Hao's trousers, feeling a little anxious.

As if to say something.

Li Hao remained calm, but he was vigilant in his heart.

Is anyone near?

Isn't the phone call between myself and the teacher enough to dispel some people's thoughts?

Without saying much, he lightly stroked Heibao's head and comforted him for a while, before Li Hao looked at the deserted Zhang family's old house.

This is a small yard.

Straight ahead, is the main house.

On both sides, one is Zhang Yuan's second bedroom, and the other is the kitchen. This place is very familiar to Li Hao. He often came here when he was a child. come over.

This time, Li Hao's main target was the Zhang family's stone knife.

He glanced at it, and it seemed that no one had entered this ancient house, but someone must have been there, not to mention anything else, and the placement of some things seemed normal, but to Li Hao, it was clear that they were all passive. Pass.

Apart from Zhang Yuan, Li Hao is probably the most familiar with Zhang Yuan's family.

In the courtyard, even the old tree had been tampered with. It might have been dug up by someone, and then replanted.

"If Shidao is still in Zhang's house, he must not be in the main house or the second bedroom, 100% sure!"

Li Hao didn't come here often, so he knew the situation. If he had been in these two places, he would have seen them a long time ago, so he wouldn't forget.

"The last time I saw the stone knife was when Uncle Zhang beat Xiaoyuan. I remember that Uncle Zhang threw it on the ground at random, but I don't know if he picked it up later."

Li Hao recalled the past, and he vaguely remembered that Zhang Yuan seemed to have turned the stone knife out of nowhere at that time.

Zhang Yuan's father probably didn't remember where he lost it before, but the child found it out and took the opportunity to beat Zhang Yuan up. As for any ancestral items, Zhang's father probably didn't take it seriously.

Just a broken rock!

What heirloom?

Even if it is, it's worthless, why do you want that thing? If Zhang Yuan doesn't dig it out, Zhang's father may never remember that there is still a stone passed down in his family.

Following the unclear direction in his memory, Li Hao paced slowly towards a corner of the courtyard.

There, there are some stones piled up, which were originally used to mend the wall.

Li Hao took a quick look, but he didn't remember the stone.

He remembered that the stone was somewhat similar to the knife.

"Someone is staring at me in the dark, so it's not easy to look for it in a big way."

Just as he was thinking, the black panther, who had been silent all this time, suddenly neighed in a low voice.

"Woohoo!"

It wasn't the sound of food protection, but with some fear, the black panther whimpered.

At this time, Li Hao's scalp also suddenly felt a little numb!

He followed the panther's line of sight and looked in the direction of the main house, his heart skipped a beat. At this moment, his heart was beating even more violently.

The door of the main house was originally closed, and there was nothing.

But at this time, the door seemed to open a gap, and in that gap, a touch of red could be vaguely seen.

"Blood shadow?"

Li Hao's heart beat violently, and the blood shadow came out?

He vaguely seemed to have seen it before, but according to his inference, the blood shadow should be dispatched on a rainy night, why did it appear now, and it was in the Zhang family!

"Could it be... this blood shadow has been staying in Zhang's house, looking for the stone knife, but hasn't left?"

A cold sweat trickled out from Li Hao's head invisibly.

It's too early to meet!

Li Hao was not fully prepared yet, and when he encountered a blood shadow here, once the other party shot at him and burned him, Li Hao had almost no room to resist.

"Why did it appear here?"

"Damn it, it appeared too early, I didn't even see the night watchman..."

Li Hao's body was slightly stiff. At this moment, his body trembled slightly, and he even wanted to turn around and run away.

But outside, there might be someone staring at him.

Yes, the blood shadow is invisible to ordinary people.

I can't escape!

Otherwise, even if he escapes, something will be exposed, such as the fact that he can see the blood shadow, which is also a huge trouble.

If you can't see it, then you have no reason to be afraid.

Countless thoughts flashed through, and the next moment, Li Hao scolded: "What's your name? Be quiet!"

After scolding the black panther, Li Hao looked towards the main house and shouted, "Is there someone inside? I'm an inspector from the inspection department. Who's inside?"

Li Hao pointed at the main house with the third generation of whirlpool, and shouted again: "Is there anyone? Come out!"

He clearly saw the corner of the blood shadow, but he tried his best not to look at the red corner, but kept staring at the door and yelling in the direction of the door.

Li Hao approached the main house door step by step.

Suddenly, with a stride, a kick, and a bang, the door of the main house was kicked open by Li Hao.

A loud bang also attracted the attention of a few nearby families.

Indistinctly, there was a sound of rustling.

Li Hao didn't care about this, he kicked open the door, looked at the dark main house again, and shouted: "Is there anyone? I'm the inspector of the inspection department. If you don't come out, I'll shoot you!"

At this moment, Li Hao stared straight ahead, but sweat was seeping from his forehead, and his arms were trembling slightly.

Under his feet, the black panther had long been lying motionless, frightened.

Without him!

In Li Hao's peripheral vision, in the eyes of the black panther's dog, at this moment, a red blood shadow was actually standing on the left side of Li Hao, and the blood red shadow was even close to Li Hao's cheek.

However, Li Hao didn't seem to see it, and didn't respond at all.

His sight has been falling on the main house.

"no one?"

Li Hao's voice was a little trembling, cursing and cursing in a low voice: "Damn! Fortunately, there are no other colleagues here, otherwise they would all be laughed to death. I was so scared at night, I thought the murderer was hiding here!"

After taking a long breath, Li Hao didn't seem to see the blood shadow.

Wiping the sweat from his forehead, he lowered his head to look at the black panther, and hit him with his hand: "Silly dog, it's nothing, why are you barking, it's frightening to death!"

boom!

Black Panther was beaten, some innocent, some terrified.

Didn't you see it?

The dog saw it!

It doesn't dare to lift its head now.

Because the blood shadow was floating on its head.

But Li Hao didn't seem to know anything about it. He just slapped the panther and even passed through the blood shadow with his arm, but he didn't feel anything at all. Only a trace of invisible coldness permeated his arm.

But he didn't feel the blockage of penetrating anything.

"Invisible existence!"

Li Hao was actually bold enough to test the blood shadow. He wanted to see if it was really invisible and intangible. He beat the panther just to touch the blood shadow logically.

As a result... I really couldn't hit it!

"Damn it, you're in big trouble. This means that the gun is useless at all!"

Li Hao was terrified in his heart, but relying on his strong concentration, he didn't let himself show any strangeness.

In the eyes of outsiders, he should not see the shadow of blood.

So there was no problem with the beating just now.

Li Hao scolded the black panther, and cursed in a low voice: "Damn stupid dog, call me to chop you up again! I kicked Xiaoyuan's house down. I was so scared that I wanted to call the teacher and let him I'm going to find the inspection department and the people from the ancient courtyard!"

Li Hao seemed puzzled, and kicked again!

This time, it still penetrated the blood shadow without touching it.

Li Hao's courage is not insignificant.

This blood shadow attacked him without meeting him, but seemed to be observing something all the time. In this case, he had to pretend that he couldn't see it at this moment, what should he do.

Looking at the dark old house again, Li Hao let out a sigh of relief: "It's quite infiltrating at night, no, why don't you send a message to the teacher... the guys from the inspection department don't feel reliable, It doesn't help at all, they closed Xiaoyuan's case, and they didn't find any abnormality... If it doesn't work, just ask the teacher to find those men in black to come forward."

Li Hao once met the man in black, that is, the night watchman, from a distance, but of course, he had no contact with him.

Talking to himself at this moment is just for intimidation.

If the blood shadow is conscious, then it should understand who the man in black is talking about, the night watchman!

Li Hao also wanted to test whether the night watchman and the blood shadow were on the same team.

At this critical moment, Li Hao calmed down instead.

Not only did he not escape, he was still trying to figure out something.

Escaping is the most stupid choice. Once he escapes, the fact that he can see the blood shadow will be exposed immediately, and he will die if he does not die.

According to Li Hao's analysis, even if he was killed by the blood shadow, it should be on a rainy night, not now. There must be some reasons for this.

Li Hao was still talking to himself, as if hesitating: "Those men in black also look scary. I don't know if the teacher can find them... Never mind, the inspection department doesn't have any clues. It's up to them, I'm timid and incompetent, I can't do anything about it, I was scared to death when I came to see it at night, I'm afraid I can't continue to investigate."

Li Hao looked a little frustrated, took out the communicator, and gritted his teeth: "I can only ask the teacher for help!"

The next moment, Li Hao started dialing Yuan Shuo's number.

But at this moment, Li Hao's heart shook slightly, and the blood shadow around him suddenly began to vibrate. Outside the courtyard wall, a faint red thread spread and connected to the blood shadow.

The blood shadow seemed to have received some instructions, and the next moment, the blood shadow quickly drifted away and disappeared into the yard.

Not only that, after a while, the black panther got up and shook its tail, as if it had become active.

The dog looked at Li Hao with some relief.

"Wow!"

It seemed to say, it’s okay, the person left, and the ghost shadow disappeared.

Li Hao's face was a little dignified.

The blood shadow and the people outside the yard seemed to be in the same group, it didn't matter, he had long guessed that the blood shadow did not exist alone, but organized.

The key is that the people outside the yard seem to be able to see the blood shadow, and even contact and control the blood shadow, so that the blood shadow can leave.

Li Hao said that he wanted to find his teacher and the night watchman, which probably made people outside a little worried, so he chose to leave.

The intimidation tactics worked!

But Li Hao couldn't be happy at all, the red silk thread that spread out was a bit like the starlight he saw when he drank water before, that is, the mysterious power.

"The person outside is a super mystic!"

"The other party and the blood shadow are cooperating or simply controlling the relationship. Is the other party letting the blood shadow test himself?"

"I can't kill the blood shadow with a gun... Then... what if there is a person outside? I kill that person by surprise, what will happen to the blood shadow?"

At this moment, Li Hao suddenly felt that he had grasped something crucial.

The blood shadow is terrifying, but as long as it is a human... even if it is a superpower, as long as it is a human, it is impossible to be invulnerable.

"Blood shadow... the mysterious man..."

Li Hao murmured in his heart, more than that, the moment he just touched the blood shadow, the silent jade sword seemed to be ready to move, Li Hao was guessing, could it be that the starry sky sword could hurt the blood shadow?

"This time, even if I can't find the stone knife, I didn't come in vain!"

Li Hao suddenly became agitated, maybe I can deal with these guys, the premise is that these guys don't care about me, otherwise, just the blood shadow can easily kill me.

"Surprisingly, shoot the people outside with a gun. If the Starry Sky Sword can cause damage to the blood shadow...if the plan is right, maybe we can kill them together!"

Li Hao's eyes instantly became sharp and bright!

Fear the unknown!

When the blood shadow and the forces behind it gradually revealed their clues, he was no longer afraid, and some only had the impulse of revenge.

"But... the blood shadow that came tonight, is it the one I saw before? Is there only one blood shadow? Is the one who is stalking here secretly, not a big shot?"

Thinking of this, Li Hao became a little worried again. How many blood shadows, how many people, and how many mysterious superpowers are there in this blood shadow organization?

Always feel not alone!

"I'm just an ordinary person... It's so difficult!"

Sighing, while they were gone, he might not dare to come back anytime soon, worried about encountering night watchmen, so Li Hao had to hurry up and look around to see if he could find Zhang's stone knife.

...

at the same time.

end of street.

Under the ghost's mask, there was some hesitation in his blue eyes, should he just leave like this?

But... that Li Hao would be in trouble if he could call the night watchman.

Once exposed, I'm afraid it will cause even bigger troubles.

"Forget it, let's leave first, just in case, that guy may not be able to invite the night watchman, even Yuan Shuo can't invite it if he makes it clear, but avoid it first."

The ghost masked man still chose to leave.

Not far behind, the red blood shadow followed like a shadow, quietly followed and left.

The people in the ghost mask don't care if Li Hao finds something, they are looking for something, they have searched countless times, and they almost completely overturned the entire Zhang family, if they don't find it, I'm afraid it's lost, if Li Hao can find it, that's a joke.

One thing is certain, Li Hao left the ancient courtyard a year ago, not because he saw anything, but because he couldn't accept the accidental death of his friend.

If he really saw something, Li Hao would probably pee his pants tonight.

This time, this point was ruled out, and at least there was an explanation.