Chapter 150 The Reason for Disappearance
Chapter 150 The Reason for Disappearance
He Qing walked to the door and pointed to an alloy cane, saying:
"This is the walking stick of the village secretary's 90-year-old mother. She is old and can't walk very far without it."
Could it be that monsters invaded the village and ate everyone? But there wasn't a trace of fighting or bloodshed, neither in the houses nor on the streets outside. It didn't seem like monsters had invaded the village and eaten people.
He Qing scratched his head, puzzled.
"Check if anyone is home in the other villagers' houses. If no one is home, then something really has happened. But if only the village chief's house is empty, maybe he's driving his elderly mother to see a doctor?"
Zhang Xiaoyuan analyzed.
"Comrade Xiaoyuan is right. Let's go see a few more."
He Qing thought about it and decided it was better to be on the safe side, in case he was just overthinking things.
Don’t seek merit, but seek no faults.
Zhang Xiaoyuan and her two companions left the village chief's house and headed towards the village chief's neighbor's house.
When the three of them saw the layout of the villager's house, they immediately realized that there was really a problem.
"The pot on the stove is still cooking rice, and no one has appeared even after I called out several times. I can confirm that the person has really disappeared."
He Qing looked into the pot; the soup inside had long since dried up, leaving only charred rice and vegetables.
The television in the room was still on, playing cartoons that children love to watch, although He Qing couldn't help but watch for a few more seconds.
"Comrade Xiaoyuan, there isn't a single villager in this village. What do you think is going on?"
He Qing felt a little scared and couldn't help but move closer to Zhang Xiaoyuan, tugging at her clothes and asking in a low voice. At the same time, he nervously looked around, afraid that he would disappear like the other villagers.
"Don't panic, keep looking. If it was really done by a monster, it would definitely leave traces."
Seeing how terrified the other person was, Zhang Xiaoyuan laughed and walked outside.
He recalled the information about the magical beast reported by the village; it was a butterfly magical beast, but it wasn't very strong and had already been killed by the villagers.
Zhang Xiaoyuan came to this village just to patrol and see if any new magical beasts appeared, and then go find Ishida for a meal.
However, judging from the situation in the village this time, the trouble they are facing seems to be quite significant.
However, judging from the rules governing this world, humanity's only enemy at present is the monster, so it is highly likely that the monster did it.
However, this monster was made without leaving any trace, making it very difficult to find.
"If that's the case, then I'll try a different approach."
Zhang Xiaoyuan pondered: if no trace of the monster could be found, then the entire village of humans who were taken away by the monster using unknown means would have left traces even if they had struggled.
He only needs to look for the traces left by humans, and he will soon be able to find the missing humans.
"He Qing, do you know where the villagers often gather and hang out?"
Zhang Xiaoyuan asked.
"Where do the villagers often gather?"
He Qing frowned, caught off guard by Zhang Xiaoyuan's sudden question.
Fortunately, he had a habit of taking notes at any time. He pulled out his notebook from his chest pocket and found the information about the village that he had recorded.
"Hesun Village... The place where villagers often gather is... a teahouse near the village square, which combines entertainment and leisure, and is a good place to rest."
"Little Yuan, I've found it. Let's go there."
He Qing excitedly pumped his fist and immediately led Zhang Xiaoyuan in one direction.
He Qing had only walked a few meters when he returned to Zhang Xiaoyuan's side with a look of lingering fear on his face.
"Ahem, Comrade Xiaoyuan, you're very capable, so please lead the way. It's not far, just a few hundred meters away."
He Qing said awkwardly.
"Ah."
Zhang Xiaoyuan nodded without saying anything more, and strode forward as He Qing instructed.
A few minutes later.
"We've arrived. That's it."
He Qing pointed to a group of rooms and said.
Zhang Xiaoyuan looked over and found that it was a cluster of square buildings with a different style.
There are Western-style rooms, small round rooms, war-damaged rooms, card rooms, karaoke rooms, matchmaking corners, and more.
However, these places, which are usually crowded with people, were completely deserted at this time.
Moreover, after Zhang Xiaoyuan and her two companions entered, they discovered that there were still many half-finished cups of tea and beverages in each room, and some people's personal belongings were even still on the table.
"What on earth happened?! The entire village has vanished in an instant! This is terrifying!"
He Qing stood there trembling, his legs shaking, filled with fear.
"Comrade Xiaoyuan, why don't we go back first and ask for more support from above? I feel that the three of us alone are no match for that mysterious monster."
He Qing was so nervous that he stammered as he spoke.
"Stay put and don't wander off, and you won't disappear."
Zhang Xiaoyuan pressed He Qing down onto a stool and then walked towards the front desk.
"Comrade Xiaoyuan, you can't leave me behind!"
He Qing let out a loud howl and shouted.
Zhang Xiaoyuan: "..."
"Wouldn't it be clear what happened if we checked the security footage?"
Speechless, Zhang Xiaoyuan pointed to the top of He Qing's head, where a camera was moving back and forth, scanning the room and the doorway.
"If we just pull up the surveillance footage, we'll understand what happened."
"Makes sense!"
He Qing was stunned for a moment, then understood and gave Zhang Xiaoyuan a thumbs up.
"Comrade Xiaoyuan, you're so smart!"
He Qing chuckled and quickly moved closer to Zhang Xiaoyuan to check the surveillance footage together.
Knowing what happened and how the villagers disappeared, he certainly wouldn't be afraid anymore.
Zhang Xiaoyuan opened the surveillance footage from that day, rewound it, and turned on double speed.
Finally, half an hour ago, I saw the scene of the villagers leaving the area all at once.
"Huh, is there anything in the human world that can preserve human images?"
Yulia has always stayed in the battlefield of the gods, which is a primitive world compared to the human world, without the development of technology.
Seeing this scene, I couldn't help but feel a little curious.
"Hmm? This little girl doesn't know about the security cameras?"
He Qing looked at the dazed Yulia and smiled.
However, when he saw the previous surveillance footage, he immediately stopped laughing and felt a chill run down his spine.
Just ten minutes later, a butterfly, entirely black with white stripes, flew in through the doorway.
The appearance of this butterfly caused people to gasp in amazement.
As the butterfly flew higher and higher, until it flew right up to the monitor, Zhang Xiaoyuan immediately pressed the pause button, placed the butterfly in the center of the monitor screen, and zoomed in on it.
As the camera zoomed in, a butterfly that was entirely black with white stripes and a pale white face on its abdomen came into view.
"ah!"
He Qing screamed in fright and fell to the ground with a thud.
"Human-faced butterfly, it's actually this kind of magical beast."
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