There were two main reasons why he chose to capture these cultists.
First of all, these believers of the "Four Gods Sect" were committing crimes in a group. As long as he caught them all in one fell swoop, he would be able to send one to the entrance of the Beast Tamer Bureau every day.
Secondly, the last time this group of cultists appeared was yesterday! Compared to the criminals in the other two cases, Chen Mo would be able to find their whereabouts more easily.
After a simple lunch, Chen Mo arrived at Ming City Square.
However, after watching the surveillance footage a few times and asking the supermarket owner, he still had no clue.
There were surveillance cameras every tens of meters on this road. There were almost no blind spots.
The only surveillance footage that captured the cultists only flashed for five seconds. Five seconds was not enough for them to escape the range of the nearby cameras.
However, the strange thing was that after five seconds, these people disappeared.
"Could it be that there are spirit beasts among these cultists who can change their appearance? Did they disguise themselves as others and leave? No, no one else appeared in the nearby surveillance cameras in the past five seconds."
"Or did they summon a wind-type spirit beast to leave? That's not right. There were people passing by the nearby streets. If they summoned a wind-type spirit beast to leave, they would definitely have been seen…"
"Damn it, I'm not good at handling cases."
Chen Mo sighed.
"Chirp!" (Master, I have an idea!)
At this moment, the Blazing Flame Fox in his arms rubbed against Chen Mo's palm. Then, it jumped down from his arms and ran in a certain direction.
Xiao Jiu recalled that when it was wandering, it had interacted with the stray creatures in this area.
It was very likely that the stray creatures in this area would know the whereabouts of these cultists!
Soon, the Blazing Flame Fox brought Chen Mo to the end of an alley. There was a lot of old furniture, wooden boards and tires.
Among these messy and dilapidated items, there were many wandering creatures.
They were all ordinary animals or spirit beasts with very mixed bloodlines.
Seeing Chen Mo and the Blazing Flame Fox, all of them revealed vigilant expressions.
"Chirp!"
Worried that it would scare away these stray creatures, Xiao Jiu tried its best to contain its aura and greeted the beasts.
"Meow…?" (You're the… Blazing Flame Fox that came previously?)
A white cat recognized Xiao Jiu, but it was not very sure.
It was mainly because Xiao Jiu had changed too much in the past month. Not only had its strength changed, but its body size, essence and spirit had also changed greatly.
"Chirp!" (It's me!)
The Blazing Flame Fox replied.
After recognizing Xiao Jiu, the beasts relaxed a lot.
"Meow!?" (What are you doing here!?)
The white cat asked, its eyes showing some jealousy and envy.
Its situation was similar to Xiao Jiu's. They both had a bit of spirit beast bloodline, but the purity of their bloodline was low. It was a pitiful mixed-blood spirit beast.
Because of its potential, no Beast Tamer was willing to contract it.
The Blazing Flame Fox in front of it had clearly found its Beast Tamer.
"Have you seen these people?"
Chen Mo took out the photo of the cultists and used his Beast Language talent to ask.
"Meow~" (Why should I tell you, meow~)
The white cat had an unruly look on its face. The other creatures beside it also had a look of refusal to cooperate.
Chen Mo calmly took out two dried fish from his pocket and opened the packaging. Instantly, the fragrance filled the air.
"Chirp!" (This is my dried fish!)
Seeing Chen Mo squandering like this, the little fox's heart ached a little.
"I'll buy it for you again when we get back. I'll buy you your favorite honey flavor."
"Chirp~" (Alright then~)
"Meow!" (Give it to me! I'll tell you!)
Upon seeing the dried fish, the white cat's eyes lit up and its mouth unconsciously twitched. It took the lead to "surrender" to the enemy.
It could not be blamed for not sticking to its bottom line. It could only blame the enemy for being too cunning!
Looking at the white cat's expression, Chen Mo felt sad and amused.
Indeed, no matter what universe it was, this way worked.
He threw the dried fish to the white cat. After the white cat ate it in a few bites, it said in embarrassment,
"Meow~" (Actually, I'm not sure~)
Chen Mo had already expected this outcome, so he was not surprised. He took out three more dried fish and slowly said,
"I'll give all these three dried fish to whoever has the clues about these people. I'll only give them to you after you tell me."
Someone would always step forward if they thought they would be rewarded.
Under the attack of the delicacies, the beasts answered one after another.
"Coo!" (I don't know!)
"Woof woof!" (I didn't notice!)
…
However, they were all negative answers.
Either they did not see it, or they did not pay attention at all, or their intelligence was too low and Chen Mo could not communicate with them at all.
Just as Chen Mo was about to give up, a black-feathered crow in the corner let out a screech.
"Caw!" (I know!)
"You do?"
"Caw!" (Give me a dried fish first and I'll tell you!)
Chen Mo threw a piece of dried fish to the black-feathered crow.
After eating the dried fish, the black-feathered crow replied straightforwardly,
"Caw!" (Sewers! Sewers!)
Hearing this, Chen Mo instantly understood.
These cultists did not disappear or change their appearances. Instead, they entered the sewers through a well cover within those five seconds!
And their hiding place was in the sewers of the city!
"Jiu Bao, you've done a great job this time!"
"Chirp!"
After getting the clue about the cultists, Chen Mo was not in a hurry to move out. Instead, he went to the supermarket just now and bought a set of orange clothes that looked like a sewer repairman and a gas mask before entering the sewer.
As for the diagram of the sewer network, he had Bishop Meow Meow ask the relevant units to synchronize it with his bracelet.
The sewers in Shenghai City were not as dirty and messy as Chen Mo had imagined.
It was summer,and the sewers were very dry. There was no water accumulation and there were aisles for maintenance personnel on both sides.
Chen Mo walked along the aisle. If he encountered a fork in the road, he would mark it on the official website and continue searching.
Since the other party had chosen to enter this sewer after buying daily necessities, there was a high chance that they lived nearby!
After walking for some time, Chen Mo suddenly heard a blurry murmur at a fork in the road.
Chen Mo slowed down and slowly approached the source of the sound.
Soon, when they were about to reach the end of the branch line, Chen Mo vaguely saw a scarlet candlelight.
Four people in black robes were holding candles in their hands and circling around a strange altar. At the same time, they were muttering strangely, as if they were performing some kind of ritual.
"Hello! I'm here to clear the sewer pipeline. Can you move aside?"
At this moment, a young voice sounded in the ears of the four cultists.
A man in orange clothes and a gas mask appeared in front of them.
The moment they saw Chen Mo, the four cultists's eyes erupted with a cold light. They directly controlled their spirit beasts to attack Chen Mo!
In an instant, their killing intent was revealed!