865: Extra shadows

“Is that why you need to buy meat to bring home?”

“Una’s birthday.” Mo De stood rooted to the spot for a long time.

If his guess was correct, this Una was his eldest Hong Lei's daughter.

But judging from the information in the phone call, it seemed that besides buying meat to bring home, he also needed to prepare a gift.

A valuable birthday gift…

…

Returning to the police car with plenty of bullets, Mo De spread out the map, looking for places around the Town that might have wild animals.

Roughly looking at it, there was only the Redwood Forest next to the Town.

This place had clear original terrain, so there should be no shortage of prey.

The Redwood Forest was relatively far.

Mo De was not slow, but it still took him close to ten minutes.

Of course, the main reason for spending so much time was the road conditions here.

The road conditions near Bertha’s house on the edge of the Town were already bad, and this Redwood Forest with its original terrain was completely a dirt road all the way.

By the time he truly reached this dense forest, after Mo De got out of the car, he could see that the police car tires were covered in a lot of red mud.

He could only wait until he got back to wash it clean.

Looking at the forest in front of him, Mo De’s only feeling was silence.

The Redwood Forest mentioned here was not the kind of Redwood Forest composed of mangroves that grow in swamps.

From the appearance, the trees in the Redwood Forest were similar to those in a pine forest.

The main trunks were straight, and the leaves were needle-shaped.

The difference was that the trees here were entirely red!

The main trunks were dark red, and the canopies were bright red.

Under the gray sky, dim light filtered through the mottled red needle leaves, and the ground was scattered with brown pine needles, exuding a sense of decay.

“Coo coo~”

While Mo De was observing this Redwood Forest, he suddenly heard the call of a wild pheasant emerge from the distance, echoing in the solitude.

Looking in the direction where the sound came from, the A Man didn't hesitate, drawing the pistol from his waist and chasing in that direction.

There were many trees in the forest, and accordingly, the visibility was somewhat obstructed.

However, he did clearly see that wild pheasant.

Just as Mo De was about to shoot, this chicken seemed to have discovered him, squawking and flying towards the deeper part of the forest.

He secretly sighed with regret.

The A Man continued into the depths of the forest.

Of course.

When he entered the Redwood Forest, he had the map with him.

This also prevented him from getting lost.

After not walking for long, Mo De stopped in front of a huge dark red tree.

The diameter and trunk circumference of this large tree in front of him could probably only be measured by two people wrapping their arms around it.

There was also a sign hanging on the tree, marking the age of the large tree.

“This must be the largest tree in the Redwood Forest.” Mo De recalled what Corey had said in the interrogation room earlier.

Yesterday, he received a letter from that mysterious person, who demanded that Corey put his police-issued firearm under the large tree!

Presumably, it was placed under this tree.

After fumbling around on himself for a while, Mo De took out a gun from his pocket and placed it under the large tree.

This gun was certainly not Corey’s or his own gun; this was a scrapped police gun that Mo De had taken from the police station when he came to the Redwood Forest.

It could be loaded normally, the safety could be turned off normally, but it just couldn't fire bullets!

After placing the gun, Mo De also applied a layer of paint to the surface of the gun.

If someone really took this gun, unless they were wearing gloves, their hands would definitely be stained with this paint!

If the murderer’s target was really this gun, then the gun he had set up was bait.

After setting these up, Mo De continued walking towards the depths of the Redwood Forest.

…

“Swish swish swish~”

Heavy rain fell from the dark sky.

The entire Town was instantly enveloped by the heavy rain.

And now, it was also evening!

In the dark forest, Mo De wiped the rain from his face in a sorry state, squinting his eyes and laboriously searching for traces of animals around.

He had spent the entire afternoon searching for traces of animals in the Redwood Forest.

But apart from the wild pheasant he encountered at the very beginning, he hadn’t seen any other animals after that!

Now with such heavy rain, he didn't know if the layer of paint he had applied to the pistol was still effective after being washed away by the heavy rain.

“Rumble!”

Amidst the lightning and thunder, Mo De, under the cover of night, used the light to glance at the watch he took out of his pocket.

19:03

It was already seven o'clock in the evening!

He knew his time was tight, which was why he rushed over at noon to increase the margin for error.

But he didn't expect that he still hadn't found prey by this time.

Perhaps his direction was wrong?

If he wanted to buy meat, should he contact a supplier?

He shook his head slightly.

Mo De didn’t think about things he couldn’t change.

Now with only about an hour left, he had to find a way to get some meat.

“Howl!”

Suddenly, a wolf howl with extremely strong penetration, piercing through layers of rain, came from the distance.

Hearing this sound, Mo De felt relieved.

There were wolves, and wolves were also meat!

Amidst the pouring rain, Mo De walked towards that direction.

Under the cover of the rain, the sound of him running quickly was almost completely drowned out.

Driven by the urgency in his heart, Mo De quickly reached the area where the wolf howl came from.

Pushing aside the wet bushes in front of him, looking ahead, he indeed saw three wild wolves of considerable size on an open space in front!

Three, it wouldn't be that simple for a person with a gun to deal with them.

But no matter what, Mo De couldn't let go of the prey he had finally seen.

He cocked the pistol.

“Rumble!”

Under a loud clap of thunder, a dazzling flash of light illuminated the entire Redwood Forest for a moment.

Mo De, who was about to shoot, suddenly became stiff all over!

Because in that instant of lightning and thunder, he clearly saw his own shadow… and a shadow next to his shadow through that large expanse of bright blue light!