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Chapter 167 Tattoos
Outside the Great Library of Yecheng, the fragments of the stone pillars in the last ruins were finally transported back to Yecheng.

"It's a pity, if only this totem pole didn't break."

After these few days of research, August has been able to preliminarily conclude that this stone pillar is not a simple building, but a belief bearer of the ancient settlement in the cave.

"Teacher, can't it be restored with the current technology?"

Due to the protection of the site, all the fragments of the totem pole have been collected, and there is no loss, so in his opinion, it is not so difficult to restore.

"After all, this is not an ordinary cultural relic, but a totem pole with some mysterious power. Mr. Zhu Jue and Officer Chu of the Public Security Bureau said that the monster that suddenly appeared may have disappeared because the pillar was broken. There may be a connection between them, so I think restoring the totem pole needs to be carefully considered."

In recent years, due to the urgent need of the federal government and the major consortiums to investigate those terrorist creatures that suddenly appeared all over the world, the Federal Archaeological Association has suddenly become a hot organization from an unpopular association that no one cares about.

Whether it is resources or equipment, or even some powers that other departments dare not think about, the Archaeological Association can easily obtain it. For example, the Yecheng government assigned excavation teams and guard teams to carry out excavation work in Songmu Mountain. The answer was given within an hour, and a team was even forced to be recruited to start work.

It’s just that there are corresponding reasons for such a high salary. As far as August knows, many of his colleagues in the Archaeological Association have accidents due to negligence for a while, and some even caused considerable disasters. It is always suppressed by the federal government or local consortia in order to ensure social order.

"But those were all things in the cave. Due to the limited conditions at the time, we were unable to respond, but now that the totem pole has been transferred to Yecheng, we can restore the totem pole under a guaranteed environment. In addition, you I also said that this totem pole may hide some kind of secret, if we can discover it before others, it will also greatly improve your status and prestige in the archaeological world."

Looking at his mentor with full expectation, in his opinion, if he really found something that the predecessors did not know, then as a participant, he would also be able to add a glamorous touch to his resume.

To die for the cowardly, to starve to the death of the cowardly!
In his view, archaeologists are now a high-risk, high-reward profession.

"I'll have to think about it again."

Professional ethics told August to stay calm, but the agitation of the students around him made him unavoidably a little moved.
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At the entrance of the seafood restaurant in District C13, Zhu Juegang stepped out.

He specially paid an extra [-] federal coins to the store manager, and temporarily hired a waitress in the restaurant, and asked her to take him to find someone.

Avoiding a floating black plastic bag, and almost bumping into a man wearing an old yellow raincoat next to him, Zhu Jue's eyes wandered around in the dim surroundings. A person was peeling an apple with a short knife, and near them were a few people wearing studded coats and half-square masks on their faces, leaning against the pillars under the eaves, a small part of their bodies hidden in the darkness.

I don't know if it's an illusion, Zhu Jue always feels that they are looking at him.

The chaos and gloom of this old city made him a little uncomfortable, and he walked a little further, and those bright and dark eyes made him frown.

He didn't like the feeling of being spied on.

"Wait here, I'll be right back."

Zhu Jue said to Chen Li who was beside him. He took big strides towards the two people sitting behind him. When they reached the eaves, he raised his hand and pressed the brim of his hat. In So's gaze, he bent down and said in a deep voice,

"Look at Nima, haven't you seen a handsome guy?"

"you"

The sitting person was holding a dagger and was about to attack immediately. When he looked up, he saw a pair of eyes that were still bright in the dark.

For some reason, the next words seemed to be choked by something, and he couldn't say anything.

Zhu Jue didn't bother with them, and backed out of the eaves again. He knew that these two people were just young people, and there was no point in wasting time with them. The scene just now was for someone nearby.

"Mr. Zhu, those two gangsters from here just now have been bullying those of us who came from the island. If you provoke them, it will be very troublesome."

Chen Li said nervously beside Zhu Jue.

"It's okay, I just greeted them, let's go on, how far is it?"

Zhu Jue nodded to show that he knew, and then said.

After walking a little further, Zhu Jue saw a woman on the side of the street dragging a little boy who looked less than 10 years old, crying and standing on the side of the street, holding a few coins in her hand, and greeted everyone along the street. He leaned up as if asking for something.

"What is that doing?"

If you want to talk about begging, you don't have money in your hand, right?

"She seems to be looking for someone who is willing to go to the island, because her husband went back with others some time ago to go to his home on the island to pick up some things, and it is said that he has not come back yet."

"Where's the police station on your side, people are missing, won't they help to find them?"

"Because of the flood, the police station on our island is now busy with its own affairs. In the past, there were some people who also went to the island to get things to help find them, but none of the people who had been there came back. Recently, Because of the weather, the sea is very stormy, and our boat will capsize if we are not careful."

Chen Li was translating for Zhu Jue, and Li Qinglian's voice came from the latter's earphone at the same time.

"That small island is an independent island. Although the residents living on it are under the jurisdiction of the federal government, because there is nothing special to protect and the current bad weather, the government has already implemented a ban on there. Anyone who has an accident returning to the island at this time, they don't care."

The meaning in Li Qinglian's words is very clear. Regardless of whether the government has the ability to rescue these people, they still have enough reasons to refuse even if rescue is really needed after they issue the travel ban.

In this rainy day, go to sea to save those civilians who "killed themselves"?Do not make jokes.

Not to mention the rumors on that small island and the weird weather, anyone who used to have to be terrified.

"Here we are, just around the corner. Uncle Geoffrey should be home."

As Chen Li spoke, she quickened her pace, and Zhu Jue followed. Just as she was about to turn the corner, a little girl whose height was only around his waist bumped into him.

Zhu Jue's reaction was quick, and he abruptly stopped his moving body. He didn't even care about the weapon box in his hand, and threw it directly on the ground full of sewage. Subconsciously, he reached out and pressed the little girl's shoulder, not letting her She bumped into the black, dirty wall next to her.

However, in the next second, Zhu Jue found that the little girl clasped his wrist with two slender arms backhanded. She was lowering her head in doubt when a black shadow flashed in front of her. When she looked up suddenly, she saw a strong man holding a baseball. The stick came down on his forehead.

Frowning, he looked at the little girl who was holding his arm tightly with her head down. Zhu Jue, who could fly even a mutant mental pollution source, hesitated at this time.

Letting the girl clasp his arm, in front of so many people, Zhu Jue didn't call out the scavenger, and the baseball bat hit his forehead in a daze, breaking it in two.

Zhu Jue is not a fool, so she naturally knew that just now she relied on being a child and used adults' natural sympathy for children to restrain his actions.

But at the same time, he also saw the frightened tears on her face and the guilty look in her eyes when she looked at him.

"Don't worry, Uncle is very powerful."

Slowly withdrew his hand, pinched the little girl's cold and thin cheeks, and pulled her behind him.

The strong man holding the remaining half of the baseball bat looked at Zhu Juelian's scarred forehead in a daze, while Chen Li stepped back a long distance holding the umbrella. The sudden situation in front of her frightened her.

"What are you doing in a daze, hit him!"

Someone shouted in front of him, and the strong man gritted his teeth and raised half of the baseball bat in his hand again.

The left leg broke through the rain and kicked the strong man's abdomen.

Bang!
Like a heavy hammer hitting minced meat, the strong man flew straight for a few meters without saying a word, half kneeling on the ground, with his head on the street, blood smeared all around under him.

Zhu Jue also saw the group of people on the other side of the street at this time. The leader was wearing a tattered mechanical armor and was holding a gun in his hand. ever.

"Why are you yelling so loudly?"

He tilted his head and said something, then turned around and pushed the little girl into the next eaves.

"Let's go together, the clothes on this guy are worth tens of thousands of dollars, he must be rich!"

They noticed him from the time he was eating thousands of char-grilled seafood at that old town seafood restaurant.

Foreigner, rich, acting alone, who else will be robbed?

It's a pity that they really don't have the extra brains to think about why such a person dares to come to this place swaggeringly.

The unexpected consequences were somewhat serious.

When Zhu Jue stepped on the leader on the street, the latter understood this truth deeply.

"Hey, do you want to die?"

The short heel of the boot was on the leader's forehead, Zhu Jue looked down at him, as long as he stepped hard, the guy's skull would be lost.

"Please forgive me, I won't dare again!"

The leader's face was half in the sewage, and he spoke the words of begging for mercy neatly.

"What are you?"

Raising his hands to stroke his hair, the cold rainwater slid down his face. Zhu Jue wanted to ask about the girl, but accidentally saw the black tattoo on the leader's neck.

It was a tattoo of some kind of creature's head, and the oval bloated face was surrounded by dense octopus-like beards that grew out to all sides.
Zhu Jue frowned. The tattoo didn't bring him any real discomfort, but he felt a little strange, so he bent down and tore off the leader's shirt.

"Oh, it's quite white and tender."

Accompanied by Zhu Jue's deep sneer, the face of the leader under his feet paled a lot.

　Let’s just take a chapter for the past few days, my body can’t take it anymore, I can only wait for my body to recover after the two scheduled shifts, sorry guys
　　
　
(End of this chapter)