Chapter 9 Section 7

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  Two young lives just disappeared like that.

  Even with disguise, people can still feel the pressure of danger and fear.

  Like a fish thrown onto the shore, no matter how hard it struggles, it can't escape the curse of fate.

  As Qiushui was a woman, Wan Liao Hai found it inconvenient to handle the matter directly and had to let Zitian and Fangyuan help Qiushui with her makeup and dressing.

  "We hope she can leave in peace."

  Only death can make people feel the preciousness of life. In the bright moonlight, Zi Die and Fang Yuan helped Autumn Water put on the most beautiful makeup and wear the most beautiful clothes. Even if it was just a corpse, they hoped that Autumn Water could maintain her pre-mortem beauty and dignity.

  Then, Wan Liao Hai carried Autumn Water's body back to the lake and wanted to bury her next to Zeng Ying Jie.

  However, Zeng Yingjie's tomb was dug up and his body went missing!

  Who stole Zeng Yingjie's body?

  The whole day, Wan Liao Hai, Chen Feng, Zhou Guang Ming, Fang Yuan, Zi Die and Qiu Shui were all together, it couldn't be one of them. On the Sea God Island, besides them, what else existed?

  Wan Liao Hai put down Autumn Water's body and squatted down to carefully examine Zeng Ying Jie's tomb.

  The excavated soil is very orderly, and it's definitely not dug up by a wild animal. The temperature and moisture of the soil feel like they were just dug up recently.

  "Who would want Zeng Yingjie's body? What's the use of having his body?" This time, Wan Liao Hai really felt a headache. The death of Qiu Shui had already brought psychological gloom to the remaining people. Now, Zeng Yingjie's body was missing without any reason, and using unexpected events to explain it would be self-deception.

  "Look!" Fang Yuan pointed towards the lakeshore near the tomb...

  On the muddy ground by the lake shore, they saw footprints again one day. This time, the footprints were clearer, leading all the way to the lake's edge before disappearing.

  The crowd approached the lake with trepidation and found a pile of white bones in the water.

  "Such a big bone..." Zhou Guangming's lips were purple and he spoke with difficulty, "It can't be human bones, right?"

  Fang Wan shook her head: "It's not human bones. I'm a medical student, and I can still tell the difference between human and animal bones. From what I see, these should be the bones of pinnipeds, such as seals or sea lions. What I don't understand is what could have hunted them down. As far as I know, in our country, the only natural predators of seals and sea lions are large sharks and whales."

  What is referred to as a large shark is not an ordinary shark, but rather an extremely aggressive shark such as the great white shark that has been used as a movie theme. They are extremely ferocious and even cannibalize each other in their mother's womb. When they grow up, their huge body shape and sharp teeth allow them to hunt all marine life.

  The question is, how can there be such marine life as great white sharks in the ocean? Apart from these marine animals, what else can hunt sea lions and seals?

  Could it be human?

  Indeed, humans are the greatest natural enemy of seals and sea lions. It is said that Canada kills hundreds of thousands of seals every year, and even the female governor-general of Canada eats seal heart. If a mother seal is killed, it is cut open and skinned on the spot, leaving the remaining flesh and blood on the ground; male seals are hooked through the hole in their head with an iron hook, dragged onto fishing boats, and later sent to processing plants for further processing. As for newborn seals that have just been born for a few days, they are directly pulled out of their mother's arms and beaten to death and skinned. These lives with the same intelligence as humans are nothing but more or less money in the eyes of some humans.

  "Never mind what it is, let's just give Qiushui a proper burial first." Zitian said somewhat impatiently.

  This adventure was originally organized by Chen Feng to please Zitian, but he didn't expect it to end up like this.

  "Everyone will die mysteriously and inexplicably, could it be that there's something strange in the house?"

  Zhou Guangming nodded in agreement: "It's possible that our houses have some kind of hidden mechanisms and secret passages that ordinary people can't see. When Chen Feng and Qiu Shui were asleep, the murderer sneaked in and killed them."

  Wan Liao Hai said: "There are no secret passages or mechanisms in the house, I've checked it out early, all solid."

  "But I always feel unsafe in the house."

  "What should we do then? We can't sleep in houses, where will we sleep? On the beach?"

  Chen Feng said: "This idea is not bad, we will sleep on the beach tonight and light a bonfire. I want to see what kind of thing it is that's harming us."

  After some debate, everyone finally agreed with Chen Feng's suggestion.

  Two days ago in the afternoon, everyone was still engaged in group activities, fishing together by the beach. But after lunch, everyone went their separate ways and dispersed.

  Wan Liao Hai wanted to climb the mountain, not only to exercise his body but also to get a bird's eye view of the entire island. He had always suspected that there were other people hiding on the island.

  Zhou Guangming wanted to take a nap, and he would rather die than go mountain climbing. In fact, just by looking at his figure, you can tell that he is so fat, and he must sleep more than ordinary people. These past few nights, he didn't sleep well, and his eyes were all puffy.

  The rest of the people went about their own business. Fang Yuan walked along the beach, while Zi Die lay on the sand listening to music, with Chen Feng keeping her company.

  Everyone agreed to gather on the beach around 6 o'clock in the evening.

  However, at the appointed time, there was no sign of Zhou Guangming.

  The purple butterfly said angrily: "This pig, all he knows is sleep, I haven't seen him all afternoon."

  Fang Wan felt a bit uneasy: "Hasn't come out of the house all afternoon? Could something have happened?"

  Wan Liao Hai said with a serious face: "It's broad daylight, what could happen? Don't scare yourself, maybe you're just tired from last night, I'll go call him."

  Everyone walked to the door of Zhou Guangming's house. Wan Liao Hai shouted loudly, but still couldn't hear Zhou Guangming's response.

  Wan Liao Hai turned back and asked Zi Die: "Strange, he's not inside?"

  The purple butterfly twitched her mouth: "I didn't notice, maybe he went out too."

  After waiting for a while, the sky gradually darkened, but Zhou Guangming still didn't show up.

  "Don't wait anymore, break open the door and see if it's inside."

  This was Wan Liao Hai's third time breaking down a door, so it came naturally to him. With ease and smoothness, he smashed the door open.

  As expected, Zhou Guangming was indeed inside.

  It was unbearable that Zhou Guangming had also become a dead man at this time.

  An arrow was stuck in his chest, blood had already coagulated, a pair of eyes stared extremely wide, as if he didn't dare to believe what he saw.

  Like Zeng Yingjie and Qiushui, the window was closed, the door was locked from the inside, and the key was in his own pocket.

  Another locked room murder?

  Four people discussed for half a day and couldn't come up with a conclusion.

  That night, the four of them lay down beside the bonfire on the beach and spent the night there, but no one could sleep soundly.