Liang Ge's Cigarette (Thanks to qinyan723 for the diamond gift)
I understand the despair in Liang's tone, it's clear that this is the lair of the long-haired monster. When Liang entered here, there are two possibilities: one is that the long-haired monster was temporarily not around, he discovered the cave and decided to explore it, then left a cigarette box at the entrance as a warning for us. This is thinking on the positive side. The other possibility is that Liang encountered the long-haired monster head-on and was taken into the cave by it, leaving behind marks in a hurry due to the urgency of the situation. If it's this kind of situation, then Liang must be in grave danger at this moment, the scattered bones and remains on the ground are proof.
No doubt, that long-haired monster is a carnivore and will even... eat people!
No matter what, after finding Liang Ge's cigarette box, he couldn't help but go into the cave to investigate. As he turned around, I made a stopping gesture with my hand, cutting off his words. At this time, saying those things would be too pretentious, since it was clear that I wouldn't stay here alone waiting for him, so there was no need to waste words.
All I saw was the bright black eyes, shining and flickering, suddenly pulling me into his arms, leaning close to my ear, with a gentle voice saying: "Little Nine, you're a good girl." His breath lightly brushed against my earlobe, and for a moment, I felt dizzy, as if I were the girl he loved. But this illusion disappeared when he turned away and entered the cave. I silently followed his figure as it disappeared into the darkness of the cave.
The cave is dark and damp, with a height that remains around half the height of a person, so it's impossible to stand up straight. Sometimes wide, sometimes narrow, but people can barely pass through. Judging from the smell of mud coming from the tip of my nose, this cave itself may have been filled with mountain soil sandwiched in the mountainside, and later discovered by the long-haired monster, which used its claws to hollow out this path. The usual habits of that long-haired monster should still be like those of animals, walking on all fours, so it dug to a height of just over half a person's height. Such a deep and long cave shouldn't have been dug in just one or two days.
Fortunately, the cave didn't smell as foul as outside and there were no bones to step on, it seemed this was a path for the Yeti to pass through. What was curious was where exactly did this passage lead to?
Because it was formed by excavating and filling the soft mud inside the mountain, it is impossible to ask for a flat road. When we turned inward for about 40-50 meters, we found that the front was blocked by rocks, but an opening appeared above our heads.
He stood up one after another, turned inward and shone a flashlight around, then squatted down again with a cigarette in his hand. I was originally puzzled how he had the mood to smoke at this time, but seeing him holding the cigarette and admiring it, I immediately realized that it wasn't from his cigarette case, but from what he had just picked up above.
Liang Ge's cigarette.
He took a few puffs of smoke, bringing it to the tip of his nose and inhaling deeply, his expression somewhat mysterious. Just as I was about to ask him something, he suddenly opened his palm, revealing three small metal devices that looked very familiar - they were the same tracking devices that had been hidden in my jacket zipper earlier.
This... is obviously on Liang Ge, San Kuai Zi and Lao Tie's bodies, but why are they here? Shouldn't they have been discovered and destroyed by Lao Tie's people? I'm getting a bit confused, no matter what, these three devices shouldn't be appearing in this cave.
He smiled with a hint of pride, his eyes shining brightly. "Xiao Jiu, it seems we misjudged the situation. Liang Ge is fine, not only is he fine, but he's also gained the upper hand. He must have removed the trackers from Lao Tie and San Kuai Zi beforehand, probably without them even realizing it."
