The branches and leaves in the forests in the suburbs are mixed, and the sun can only shine through the gaps, making the place look dull and quiet.

Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao did not rush to go deeper, and came to the place where Bai Chen and Long Yuehong had parked and hid, and searched around them with this as the center of the circle.

During this process, they all took out flashlights, broke a branch, opened the grass, and searched for traces.

Jiang Baimian was in a relatively relaxed state. While searching carefully, he laughed:

"Those who often hunt in the woods will use a slender stick or branch to hit the grass and bushes ahead, just like we are now, with the goal of scaring away the venomous snakes and insects that may be hidden, so as not to accidentally step on them and get bitten."

"Why do you want to leave in shock? If you are scared, you can use it as food." Shang Jianyao, who is monitoring the surrounding situation, said it is a waste.

Jiang Baimian nodded gently:

"Humans are so hungry that they can do anything, and they have ideas and tools. I have always said that, except for a few populations of abnormal monsters, the most dangerous creatures on the dust are humans. Uh, the 'high-level unintentional' is also considered to be among the humans."

While she was talking, she suddenly squatted down and shone the light of the flashlight towards the ground ahead.

"Sure enough, there are footprints." Jiang Baimian said calmly.

Then, she reminded Shang Jianyao:

"Be careful when you come here, don't destroy other traces, and don't relax your observations around you."

Shang Jianyao immediately took his steps lightly and moved closer to Jiang Baimian little by little.

Jiang Baimian turned around and tested:

"The distance between Xiaobai and the others is about five meters, and Xiaobai and the others' related memories have indeed been tampered with or blurred.

"It seems that compared with the "Wild Grass City", the ability improvement of the true 'priest' is not so obvious. There should be no qualitative breakthrough and has not entered the 'spiritual corridor'.

"Hey, I didn't remind Xiaobai and Xiaohong before, asking them to draw their guns and aim as soon as they find someone entering the ten-meter range, warning them not to get closer. I didn't expect that the real 'father' would target us like this, and the arrest itself did not require him to dig a trap himself."

Shang Jianyao came to Jiang Baimian, squatted down, and said with a smile:

"I think you look down on Xiaobai too much."

Jiang Baimian turned his head and glanced at him:

"You mean, Xiaobai, who knows that the true 'priest' needs to get closer to 'hypnosis' or 'tamper with memory', cannot let others enter her ten meters range. She did not pull out her gun to warn that she was affected by other factors?"

Speaking of this, Jiang Baimian suddenly realized:

“The real 'priest' they saw chasing rabbits was actually a illusion, just like what we had encountered before.

"And the true 'priest' took this opportunity to sneak up next to them. When the illusion ended, they would 'hypnotize' them. Yes, Xu Liyan was 'hypnotized' at the beginning. Well, because the illusion and reality were too close, Xiaobai and Xiaohong were affected again, and some memories were blurred, so the hunter and 'hypnosis' were mixed together to establish a causal relationship.

"No wonder Xiaobai said that the hunter was about ten meters away from them, or even further. She should be ready to warn the hunter to draw his gun when he gets closer, so the impression is not so vague in this regard."

Jiang Baimian suddenly gritted his teeth:

“The true 'priest' is indeed cunning.

"I hope he will use this to deal with me now!"

In such an illusion, the true "priest" seemed to be able to hide his human consciousness or use other methods to hide it from the awakened people present. Zen Master Jingnian did not discover it at the beginning, but Jiang Baimian believed that the true "priest" who did not study science and pursue the most cutting-edge technology would most likely not cover up his bioelectric signals.

At that time, Jiang Baimian will give him a surprise and let him know what "blind sniper" is.

Shang Jianyao did not respond to Jiang Baimian, and suddenly sighed:

"I really want to see the real 'priest' catch a rabbit..."

Jiang Baimian imagined the picture and felt it was quite strange:

A well-known villain who is known for his cunning and good at planning, worked hard to catch rabbits in the woods.

This is so funny no matter how you think about it.

"Check the traces!" Jiang Baimian stopped the divergence of his thoughts.

She pointed the light of the flashlight at the footprints, started to measure it briefly, and finally vaguely estimated:

"The traces are fresh...the height is between 1.75 and 1.80 meters...the male...the weight is lighter, it should be lighter than me. The specific one needs to calculate it based on the soil situation. After that, Lao Ge will be able to extract small clues and take photos and archive...the forefoots are heavy and the back foot is lighter, and the walking posture is relatively forward...the sole pattern is uncertain whether it belongs to the common type in the first city, and the wear is more serious..."

Jiang Baimian then shone the light of the flashlight not far away and looked for the second footprint.

Because the spring rainy and the soil in the woods was relatively soft and rotten, she and Shang Jianyao quickly found a series of footprints - the footprints that were close to Bai Chen and Long Yuehong.

After Jiang Baimian put the track into his auxiliary chip, his brows frowned slightly:

"It's a bit strange to walk, but it doesn't look like I'm drunk."

Normally, as long as you are not blindfolded, a person's progress must be roughly in a certain state, and the direction will be adjusted only after you need to turn.

But the footprints on the ground are sometimes left, sometimes right, sometimes deep, sometimes shallow, giving people a feeling of a slightly staggering goal.

If this change is large, it can be explained that the true "priest" is avoiding Bai Chen and Long Yuehong's attention or being drunk, but the deviation of all the footprints is quite small.

Shang Jianyao nodded seriously and said:

"It seems that he is also a dance enthusiast, or likes to jump around."

A picture suddenly flashed through Jiang Baimian's mind, almost lingering.

That was the scene of the real "priest" and Shang Jianyao dancing "little apple" together.

At this time, Shang Jianyao added:

"Or he's weak."

Jiang Baimian's eyes lit up:

“Combined with his underweight, I suspect that the true 'priest' is not in good condition.

"His three abilities are 'hypnosis', 'memory tampering' and the one related to hallucination, which does not involve physical health, so either the price he paid is related to it, or he is weak in himself.

"Well... I remember that one of the costs of the 'last man' field is 'sleep disorder'... Could this be the true 'priest'? Don't you think these footprints are left by a person who is not very awake and is walking and floating?"

Papa, Shang Jianyao applauded.

"What are the characteristics of long-term sleep disorders? Heavier dark circles, quite tired, haggard face, and dependence on items that can stimulate the spirit..." Jiang Baimian became more and more excited as he spoke.

Shang Jianyao was also excited:

"I have a picture in my mind."

Jiang Baimian fixed these footprints and led Shang Jianyao into the woods.

On the way, footprints were damaged or not left behind, but after enlarging the search range, the two found new traces and followed them all the way.

A long time later, Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao walked out of the woods and came to the other side.

This is also a rammed earth road, with vehicles coming and going from time to time.

The two searched around for a while, but because the traces were too severely damaged, they could not find where the footprints disappeared.

However, Shang Jianyao still picked up something.

It was a cigarette butt covered in dirt.

"Combined with cigarettes, it is possible that the true 'priest' has a sleep disorder. This is probably left by him. Let's find someone to have a checkup." Jiang Baimian put on gloves and put the cigarette butt into a small bag that originally contained medicines.

Where the cigarette butt was found, there were traces of wheel crushing.

"It's like a modified off-road, heavier than normal." Jiang Baimian said visually.

The two searched for a long time and did not gain anything else, so they returned to the place where Jeep and Gray Off-road stops, and asked Gnava to extract clues and take photos on the spot.

After all this, several members of the "old transfer team" drove back to the original city.

To be on the safe side, they did not go back to the rental house on Tiexunzhang Street in Qing Olive District and moved into the safe house in Red Giant Wolf District.

"Huh, contact Zhao Zhengqi tomorrow morning to see what reward you can get." Jiang Baimian threw himself into the easy chair.

Long Yuehong said hesitantly:

"Will he not give us as much as we want? After all, we didn't do anything later. The words we said to the manor were not a promise."

"And, and now he has established contact with General Focas."

"Then we can arm our arms and ask for wages." Shang Jianyao said eagerly.

Jiang Baimian smiled and said:

"But we are under great risks. We almost died at the hands of the real 'priest'. I think he should be able to understand our hard work and at least give us a manor.

"Well, I will also hint him that we will continue this matter until the real 'priest' is solved. Haha, he definitely doesn't want this person to be alive. Although a manor will hurt a lot for the Zhao family, it is not as bad as it is."

Long Yuehong blurted out in surprise:

"I also want to investigate the 'anti-intellectual Church' and solve the real 'priest'?"

Jiang Baimian sat upright:

“This is not whether we want to solve the problem of the true 'priest', but whether he will continue to take revenge on us.

"With such a time bomb hiding around us, we are not at ease in everything we do. Even if he doesn't come forward in person, when we find the opportunity to approach two targets, he can suddenly shout and let us be done."

Speaking of this, Jiang Baimian showed a warm smile:

"And, I've been saying, I'm very stingy!"

Slap, Shang Jianyao's applause is never late.

Jiang Baimian turned to Bai Chen and Gnava:

"But try to keep a good distance from General Focas, at most, through Zhao Zhengqi or Xu Liyan, we can get some interrogation results. We do not have the ability to mix with the internal struggle of "First City" unless the company ends up in person."

After saying that, she patted her palms and said with a smile:

"Xiaohong and Xiaobai quickly take a break to fully restore their emotional state. The clues extracted by the three of us study and get a piece of the introduction to the gray and earth language textbook."

Long Yuehong and Bai Chenshang had no time to respond, and Shang Jianyao asked:
Chapter completed!