There was another problem with carrying the sofa. The sofa would not walk on its own and there was no one to help carry it.
Wu Shiyu could not carry it on her own so she could only pull it to a more secluded spot before she left.
She used Dirty-minded Jun's mind to consider the possible problems. The sofa was sat on, stolen, destroyed or it ran away on its own. What should she do? It was true that he could make another sofa like that, but it was a different matter if he encountered a dangerous situation.
Thankfully, the cat did not need a cushion on the ground. It could jump down from the roof. Other than the pain from the fall, it was not a total loss.
Now, the forest was covered in shadows, but there were no weeds. Everywhere was almost hidden, so Wu Siyu didn't bother with it.
'There are no weeds here, unlike the wilderness, it looks like it has been taken care of for a long time. Furthermore, the trees are well-kept. Is this a seaside residential area? '
Wu Shiyu walked for a short distance before she saw the sea through the gaps between the trees. It was at that moment that she caught a whiff of the scent of blood on the sea breeze.
Her alertness increased. She confirmed that she had enough energy and spirit to escape before she moved closer …
She probably did not jump here for no reason. She wanted to investigate the black goat's abnormal power. That was probably the direct cause. There were clues here.
The leaves of the Mediterranean pine trees swayed in the sea breeze. Wu Shiyu soon saw a lush pine tree that was covered in blood. There were signs of a struggle on the ground and there were things littered around it. There were mobile phones, travel bags, children's toys …
Did no one clean up after the fight? Robbery? Murder?
The further Wu Shiyu moved forward, the stronger she felt the black goat's power. It was similar to when she approached the black fog at Anfu Village.
Something was wrong, it was related to the black goat … But the surroundings were still quiet.
That was strange. The scenery here was beautiful and the sky was not dark. Be it a residential area or a tourist area, it should not be so quiet.
She slowly walked over to pick up the phone from the ground. She pressed it and the screen lit up. There was still 43% battery. The incident had not happened long ago.
15 May, 14: 43. She had slept for 5 days.
"What language is this?"
The text on the phone was not Chinese, it looked more like English. Wu Siyu clicked on the phone's system settings and used her memory to switch to English. There was no Chinese option.
Soon, she knew where she was. She opened the map and looked at the location. Capri, Italy. This was a small island located in the southern part of the Bay of Naples. It was a limestone island with an area of only 10 square kilometers and a population of more than 7,000 people. The highest point, Solaro Peak, was 589 meters above sea level.
Keigo Higashino told her that if she wanted to do an investigation, she had to ask more questions. Why here? What was so special about this island?
Wu Shiyu searched for more detailed information about Capri on his phone. After a while, he frowned and said, "Okay."
The name Capri probably comes from the Latin word Capreae, which means goat.
This island has been inhabited for a long time. According to Suetonius, a famous historian in the early days of the Roman Empire, when the first Roman emperor, Gavis Octavian Augustus, was digging the foundation to build a palace here, people found "huge bones" and "stone weapons", which were regarded as evidence of ancient human habitation.
"Stone weapons?" Wu Shiyu thought. Were these weapons made by primitive people in the Stone Age?
But primitive man was just a man, maybe a little shorter than the Romans. How could he be a "Giant Bones"?
The word giant had the meaning of a giant, a giant beast.
A strange feeling flashed in her heart. She thought of a black goat cub. If it was a leg of a goat, it would be big enough …
The second emperor of the Roman Empire, Tiberius, was described by Roman writers as a cruel and licentious tyrant.
Tiberius spent the last years of his life in Capri and died on this small island. Tiberius built his palace on the island, where he indulged in debauchery every day. Because of his worship of the Greek Faun, this tyrant was called "Old Goat" by the Romans.
[A good shepherd only shears the sheep and does not skin the sheep.]
This was Tiberius's famous saying. There was even a legend that if anyone killed a goat and Tiberius found out, he would be executed for the crime of death.
The third Roman emperor, Caligula, had little hair and a hairy body, resembling a goat, and his temperament was even more violent and crazy …
Looking at these, Wu Shiyu already understood that this was inseparable from the belief in the black goat of the forest.
"Sure enough, not only the ancient Egyptians, but also the Greeks worshipped Faun, and these Roman emperors also worshipped goats."
Wu Shiyu re-observed the surroundings. In addition to the ruins of the Roman emperor's palace, this small island had a most famous natural attraction, the "Blue Hole." It was one of the few sea erosion caves in the world that was flooded by natural refraction of bright blue and emerald light.
It was also once the private swimming pool of Emperor Tiberius, as well as a temple.
In 1964, archaeologists unearthed three statues of the Roman sea god from the grotto; in 2009, another seven statues were unearthed. Now, whether there were more statues inside the Blue Hole, how many, and what kind of statues there were, was still a mystery …
Wu Shiyu looked at the GPS on his phone. He was near the Blue Hole. If he walked a little further, he would be able to reach the entrance of the sea by climbing down a mountain ladder. Tourists could only use paddle boats, pulled by metal chains attached to the walls of the cave to follow the fixed sightseeing route.
The bloodstains on the ground seemed to be heading in the direction of the Blue Hole, as if they had been dragged there.
The feeling in his heart grew worse. Wu Shiyu opened the gallery on his phone. The latest picture was taken 45 minutes ago. The owner of the phone was a middle-aged husband from a white family. There were many pictures of his wife, a son, and a daughter. They looked to be less than ten years old.
Many of the pictures were taken at the tourist attractions. The family was obviously traveling in Capri when they broke into this place …
The Blue Hole, the ancient temple of Goat Island.
Who had injured this family and dragged them away? Bad guys, cultists?
This strange feeling … Was there some kind of sacrificial ritual going on at the Blue Hole? Was that why the normal tourists were harmed, perhaps they were even sacrificed?
But the Blue Hole was a popular tourist attraction. It was guarded by the tourist operators and security. They could call the police if anything happened … What kind of situation caused the cultists to take control of the place?
Many thoughts crossed Wu Shiyu's mind. At that moment, there was movement in front of the forest. She widened her eyes and saw countless ugly brown frogs jumping in her direction. There were also insects and flies. They were so dense that it reminded her of the locusts in Mo Bei. The buzzing was disgusting.
She immediately turned around and ran back to the sofa as she browsed through the news on her phone. She saw many news about disasters.
Many cities around the world, including Capri, were in trouble.
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