Aunt Xiang smiled noncommittally and did not dwell on this issue any longer. She changed the subject and said, "I'm telling you this just to let you know that during this prospecting, you don't have anyone you can trust around your mother. Because of this, Madam arranged for her precious daughter to join the prospecting team" What? Isn¡¯t Yu¡¯s mother¡¯s daughter my own sister Yu? She also wants to go into the mine? When Ning Xiaofan heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned. Aunt Xiang sighed softly and said: "In addition to the madam's daughter, Miss Yun, the madam's niece, Miss Lin, also has to go to the mine, and there is Director Qin. These are the people I'm talking about who are closest to your mother. , they are all weak women, think about it, even they have to go to the mines to take risks, you are so kind as a son, can you help your mother share the burden? Xiaofan had no choice but to express her position quickly and said hurriedly: "Aunt Xiang, I didn't say I would be idle. Even if it wasn't for Ma Yu's reasons, as a member of the company, I still have my duty. " "Well, of course it's best if you have this idea. This time in the mine, you and Director Qin are in the same team. You should know the relationship between Director Qin and your mother, so I don't care about the other people in the team, but Qin The director's safety is left to you, and you must protect her. " "No problem" Ning Xiaofan agreed without thinking. Even if Aunt Xiang didn't remind him, as far as he was concerned, he couldn't let Sister Yulan, who had had physical contact with him, be harmed in the slightest. "Also, After going into the mine, although each team's route is different, according to the mine tunnels that have been explored so far, the team going into the mine is likely to meet in the grotto. By then, they may be able to meet Miss Yun and Miss Lin. By then, you Also try to take care of it. " "Well, I understand. Oh, by the way, I haven't seen Miss Yun. Is she here? " Aunt Xiang's eyes flashed for a moment, and a playful smile appeared on the corner of her lips: "She hasn't arrived yet, but she will be here soon. She should take the helicopter transporting supplies here tomorrow afternoon. When she arrives, make time to make arrangements. You meet this sister Yu" After hearing this, Ning Xiaofan was a little curious about this sister Yu, but he was looking forward to meeting her. At this time, Qin Yulan, who had gone out after answering the phone earlier, returned to the lounge, She was still holding a document bag in her hand, but her expression looked a little solemn. Aunt Xiang noticed that Qin Yulan's expression was wrong. After she sat down, she asked: "Director Qin, you don't look good. anything? Qin Yulan sighed and said, "Something happened. Da Li's body is missing." When Aunt Xiang and Ning Xiaofan heard this, their hearts twitched and they couldn't help but look at each other. Da Li was one of the local employees hired by the little goblin. When he was climbing the Yunwu Terrace, he lost his footing and fell from the cliff. His position at that time was at least two hundred meters above the ground, and he would definitely not survive if he fell. At that time, the Yunwu Tower was likely to collapse at any time. In order to avoid danger, they did not immediately go to the bottom of the cliff to find the body. Instead, they notified the next team to take Da Li's body back when they arrived at the Yunwu Tower. Counting the time, a team arrived today. Unexpectedly, Da Li's body was missing. ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? It¡¯s better to see people when you¡¯re alive, but you want to see your corpse when you¡¯re dead. How could Da Li¡¯s body disappear out of thin air. Aunt Xiang hurriedly asked: "What's going on? It's only been two days, how come Da Li's body is missing? Isn't there anything found at the scene? Could it be that it was dragged away by wild animals?" "There are some discoveries at the scene, oh , I have photos here" Qin Yulan said, opening the file bag and taking out a few photos: "Aunt Xiang, Xiaofan, take a look, these photos were all taken on site." There were five of them. Aunt Xiang took one and looked at it, then handed it to Ning Xiaofan. Ning Xiaofan took a look and saw that the photo showed a pool of blood. He knew it belonged to Da Li without having to guess. Judging from the position shown on the ground, it should be at the bottom of the cliff. There was nothing surprising about it. Ning Xiaofan put the photo he had seen on the coffee table, and while waiting for the next photo, he saw Aunt Xiang looking at the photo horizontally and vertically for a long time, and then handed the photo to him with a strange expression. In his hand. Ning Xiaofan stretched out his hand to take it, glanced at it, and couldn't help but say "Eh". The photo shows a pair of footprints. The footprints are very large and the toes are forked. Ning Xiaofan is not unfamiliar with this pair of footprints. He had been in the camphor tree near the temporary residence of the albino animal area. I saw similar footprints later and by the stream, and took pictures of them with my mobile phone. At this time, Qin Yulan heard Ning Xiaofan's soft "Eh" sound and couldn't help but look at him with doubt in her eyes: "Xiaofan, what's wrong with you? What do you see in this photo?" Ning Xiaofan hesitated slightly. "I have seen this footprint before." "Have you seen it? Where did you see it?" Qin Yulan had a look of surprise in her eyes. "Temporary stay at the albino animal sanctuary"I saw it there" Ning Xiaofan said, turning to look at Aunt Xiang and saying: "Aunt Xiang, you should remember that I once said something shook. At that time, I was there. Checked around. " "Remember, you went to check behind a big tree, and later went to the stream. When I went over to ask you, you said that you seemed to be blind, and I replied to you at that time, saying that you It makes me nervous, eh. When we were camping that night, that thing appeared again, and you showed me the footprints you took" Aunt Xiang has a very good memory. Not only did she clearly remember the conversation between the two at that time, but she also remembered that night. Of course, Aunt Xiang couldn't help but think about the embarrassment of the two of them wrapped in a quilt that night. After saying this, Ning Xiaofan noticed a delicate blush on Aunt Xiang's face. She blushed, thinking about the embarrassing things that night, and felt embarrassed, but Qin Yulan didn't notice the expressions of the two of them, and asked with doubts in her eyes: "What are you talking about? What's shaking? " "Well, what Aunt Xiang said was that I saw a brown shadow. "Ning Xiaofan replied. Qin Yulan's eyes lit up when she heard this: "Brown shadow? This is correct. There is a photo of the hair left at the scene. I remember it was brown. Xiaofan, please look at the photo first and see if the hair in the photo is the same color as the brown shadow you found? " After hearing what she said, Aunt Xiang flipped through the remaining photos in her hand, then took out one and said, "This is it, it shows hair. Xiaofan, take a look. " Ning Xiaofan took the photo, took a look at it, nodded and said, "Yes, it's this color. " With that said, Ning Xiaofan took out a small notebook from his trouser pocket, opened it, and found a small plastic bag inside. Through the small plastic bag, he could see that there were about a dozen hairs inside, and the color and luster of the hairs. The color of the hair in the photo is also brown. Ning Xiaofan picked up the small plastic bag containing the hair and said, "This is the hair I got. You can compare it" "Let me take a look first" Qin Yulan He reached out and took the plastic bag, looked at it carefully, then handed it to Aunt Xiang, and said with a surprised look on his face: "Yes, it's the same hair as the ones in the photo. Xiaofan, where did you get these hairs from?" Coming? " "Don't worry, I will also take photos with footprints here. Let's talk about it after you look at the photos" Ning Xiaofan smiled, then took out his mobile phone from his trouser pocket and called up the photo area of ??the mobile phone. Photos, and then handed them to Qin Yulan. Among these photos of hair and footprints, one was the hair he pulled off the black shadow¡¯s arm after fighting with the black shadow that night. He secretly saved it afterwards, and the other was the photo of him in the creek. He took the photos by the side. After saving these evidences, he never made them public, just because he didn¡¯t want to cause unnecessary panic in the team. After seeing the photos of the footprints taken by his mobile phone, Qin Yulan couldn¡¯t help but said with anger: ¡°I didn¡¯t expect it. You've hidden so many things, why didn't you tell me earlier? Ning Xiaofan smiled bitterly and said, "Isn't it too late? Besides, the monster's whereabouts are unpredictable. Just its hair and footprints can't mean anything?" It's better not to talk about this invisible thing. If you hadn't taken out these photos today, I would have kept it secret. " "monster? You say this thing is a monster? What kind of monster could it be? " "Xiaofan, tell Director Qin about your fight with monsters," Aunt Xiang said. "Ah, you also fought with monsters? "Qin Yulan said in surprise. Ning Xiaofan didn't want Qin Yulan to worry, but Aunt Xiang spoke and had to tell Qin Yulan about the encounter and fight with the monster that night. After listening to this, Qin Yulan felt a little frightened. He exhaled the aroma: "So you have encountered this kind of thing, Xiaofan, you have fought with a monster before, but you didn't see clearly what the monster looked like? "Ning Xiaofan shook his head: "It was too dark that night, and I could only see a black shadow, but I felt that the thing was a bit intelligent, like a legendary savage." "You said it was a savage? " Qin Yulan looked incredulous. Aunt Xiang was better. Although she felt that "Savage" was too legendary, she was somewhat mentally prepared. "Well, I also made a guess. "At this time, even Ning Xiaofan felt a little ridiculous. "The legend of savages in Shennongjia has been around for a long time. It is known to almost everyone, young and old, but no one has actually seen it. Even if there are footprints and hair, it can't prove anything. . Taking hair as an example, many experts have identified it and have come to only two conclusions. One is certain that it is either the hair of a brown bear or the hair of a golden monkey. The other conclusion is more vague. It is the hair of primates. Primates: orangutans, golden monkeys, macaques, and all apes can be called primates. So, are the legendary savages also classified as primates? This is an uncertain conclusion. A scientific explanation, although vague, would not be a big mistake. With this premise, Ning Xiaofan doubted the monster.After becoming a savage, both Aunt Xiang and Qin Yulan seemed a little silent. After all, it is not easy to express opinions casually on such matters that are based on speculation.