He Lingchuan shook his head: "It's not good to compare like this. I have used all my traps, but Commander Fan still has a secret trick that he hasn't used yet."
Bai Ziqi stroked the deer's mane and said, "You are a humble child, but you are too bold. You cost fifty thousand taels in one move. There are hundreds of teams picking lotus. How can you be sure that you will be able to find the Overlord Lotus and take the lead?"
He Lingchuan smiled slyly: "Of course I also have some unscrupulous methods. How many of those who have collected lotus chips over the years really found it with their own eyes and great luck?"
He later learned that there had been a winner a few years ago, and his method of winning was to release a nest of more than two thousand bees to fly around the Lotus Palace in search of the Overlord Lotus.
How can ordinary people compare with that kind of efficiency?
So after that term, Bai Shaqian patched the rules and was not allowed to release group pets.
But the old saying always holds true:
The Tao is one foot high, and the devil is one foot high.
Eternal fairness is impossible.
Both of them knew that there was one sentence that Bai Ziqi did not say:
Zhongsun Mou was killed at that time.
But neither of them mentioned it, because there would be no results if they brought it up.
Bai Ziqi said leisurely: "You have dealt with Mai Xuewen the most, what kind of person do you think he is?"
He has the most dealings with Mai Xuewen? Is Bai Ziqi setting a trap for him? He Lingchuan shook his head repeatedly: "I only followed a few clues he left, and I can't say that I have ever interacted with him. Wu Kai should be more knowledgeable about this answer than me.
clear."
But Wu Kai only saw the illusion created by Mai Xuewen.
Of course Bai Ziqi understood the implication: even the cautious Wu Kai fell into someone else's hands, how could he, He Lingchuan, understand Mai Xuewen?
But He Lingchuan still said: "But Mai Xuewen spared no effort to expose his old superior, and even kidnapped the inspector in front of everyone. It is no longer crazy to describe him. When chasing this person, be careful that he is desperate."
"But this man is not crazy at all, he is very organized."
He Lingchuan shrugged: "Crazy people can also be very organized, right? Bai Duzhi has handled so many cases, what do you think?"
"This case is very complicated, and I'm afraid that the part buried underwater is even bigger." Cen Boqing's identity alone made both Fu Shanyue and Bai Ziqi feel troubled.
"Oh, by the way, I read in the case file that the monster Snail Toad controlled by Mai Xuedong once committed murder on the southern border of Chiyan Kingdom?"
"Yes." At that time, he almost captured his bighorn blue sheep.
"when?"
"About forty days ago." He Lingchuan was alert, not even mentioning that he and Fu Shanyue were at the scene. "A caravan lost two monsters, a cat monster and a hedgehog monster. We are waiting here.
If I don’t see you home for two days, I’ll report it to the official.”
Fu Shanyue killed his younger brother in the ruins of Qianxing City. The King of Chiyan actually issued a hush-hush order about this matter. No Chiyan people present at the time were allowed to mention it, let alone spread it to outsiders. Of course, this order was also sent to the Shimen Chamber of Commerce. Shi Er
The boss said he would abide by it.
"More than forty days ago?" Bai Ziqi seemed to be thinking about something, "How could such a small thing attract your attention?"
"The prince ordered all places to report cases of missing monsters. At that time, we had discovered that snail toads often appeared on rainy nights, and this incident happened just after the heavy rain. And local townspeople said that monsters occasionally disappeared on rainy nights in the suburbs. The number
Not many, and secondly, since it is located at a border checkpoint, no one is sure whether the monsters disappeared or crossed the border on their own, so the local government did not pay much attention."
Bai Ziqi frowned slightly: "There are no witnesses?"
That is a suspected case.
After all, there are many reasons why humans and monsters disappear.
"Even if there was one, it would have been eaten, right?" He Lingchuan smiled bitterly, "I have seen that monster with my own eyes. It attacks from underground. It is really hard to guard against."
"That is to say, if this case is really the work of Mai Xuewen, he went north from the southern border of Chiyan to hunt monsters and retrieve pearls. Well..." Bai Ziqi seemed to be meditating, "From the south to the north, right?
Worth it."
"Huh? What's right?"
"Nothing." Bai Ziqi smiled, "By the way, when you were collecting cases of missing monsters, did you ever notice the checkpoint at the junction of Twilight Plains and the southern border of Chiyan? Several official officials probably disappeared at that time?"
He Lingchuan's heart skipped a beat.
Why don't you remember? Those few officials followed Zhongsun to stumbling against Fushan Yue, and they used the excuse of looking for a witch boy to dismantle and smash the goods of Shimen Chamber of Commerce. How could Fushan Yue stand this kind of birdiness? How many days has he been in the country?
Later, he sneaked back and, in addition to Zhongsun Mou's bodyguards, he also killed all the officials present who were embarrassing him, leaving only Zhong Sun Mou untouched.
As a result, Zhongsun Mou was eventually killed by He Lingchuan's plan, which was a convenient way to avenge Fu Shanyue.
He Lingchuan also asked about it, and Fu Shanyue said that he did not suck blood, but only killed the official and dragged him to the countryside for burial.
Why did Bai Ziqi go to Twilight Plains, and why did he want to pursue these things?
He pondered for a moment and shook his head: "This case is not included in the case file sent to me by the prince, probably because the deceased was a human being."
Every word of this sentence is true.
As a foreigner with no power in Chiyan, what ability does he have to collect cases from various places on his own? Isn't that what the prince gives him, so he just looks at it?
Bai Ziqi also thought of this and stopped asking further questions.
He Lingchuan's heart immediately calmed down.
Although Fu Shanyue and Zhong Sunmou had some conflicts at the front of the checkpoint, the inspectors used their power to show off their power, so this kind of thing would definitely not be recorded in the official files. The local officials just pretended not to have seen it, and maybe they were told not to make any announcement.
The checkpoint also does not record the entry and exit information of each caravan. Bai Ziqi may not be able to check it. He and Fu Shanyue just passed the checkpoint in the southern part of Chiyan nearly forty days ago.
At this time, Bai Ziqi pointed forward: "Wu Kai's private village is this place, right?"
"To the east of Yaohu Lake, there are basically white houses, with a large stone one foot high standing at the door." He Lingchuan thought of Wu Kai's description, "This should be here."
Twenty miles away from Baishajuan, there is plenty of land in the wilderness. The land area occupied by this Zhuangzi circle is not small, and it even includes several ponds and a hill.
With a mountain overlooking the water, the weather is good.
Most of the houses in the private village are built on hills, with two warehouses and several residences.
Of course, in order to save manpower, there are also several large warehouses built on flat ground.
He Lingchuan followed his father from Blackwater City to Xiazhou, and saw many villages in the countryside along the way. Because bandits and famine occurred frequently, private villages in this kind of terrain would be robbed, so all they had to do was build thick walls and secure them.
If you set up a horse pile and hire some reliable strong men to guard it, this kind of village is similar to a cottage. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack. In troubled times, you can live a happy life behind closed doors.
Of course, this is not necessary in Chiyan.
Passing by a small house, the gatekeeper jumped out with an ax in his hand and shouted: "Who!"
The officer behind He Lingchuan showed his sign, and there was a faint yellow light in the darkness: "I am from the Bai Shaqian government, and I am accompanying the envoy in Lingxu City to arrest Cen Boqing! Is he here?"
"Ah?" The gatekeeper was stunned. He might not have seen a single outsider here for ten and a half months. Why did all the official servants and envoys suddenly come? "I don't know, I don't know."
"Trash!" The official passed him and hugged Bai Ziqi and He Lingchuan towards the hill.
Before the crops in the fields are ready to be harvested, the cherry trees all over the mountain have already been harvested in early summer. Now is the time of slack for farming.
Bai Ziqi and others ran all the way and met few people before and after them. They all asked questions and didn't know anything.
But there is one disadvantage:
The hill is surrounded by flat farmland. Standing on the hill, you can see everything going on below.
The road up the mountain is relatively smooth. After all, it is convenient for transporting supplies up and down, but it is a bit narrow. This is also the intention of the village owner.
When we ran to the top of the mountain, among the four or five houses, only one had a light on.
Bai Ziqi waved his hand, and the officials immediately came forward and searched from building to building.
No one.
No one is in any of the buildings.
But there are some discoveries in the lighted room.
Bai Ziqi and others walked in and saw that the windows were closed, the door was ajar, the candles were only half burned, and there were two wooden cups on the table.
He touched the cup and said, "It's warm."
The person in the house had just left.
"Probably they found out that we are here." If Cen Boqing escaped here, he would undoubtedly be vigilant at all times. He Lingchuan pointed to the ground and said, "Does this look like a spell casting site?"
There were a few bird feathers on the ground, a handful of straw, yellow oil stains of unknown origin, mixed with a little bit of red silk, which looked sticky.
To be continued...