"The government is investigating the case, open the door quickly!"
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"A murderer escaped into Chang County!"
"The Yamen is searching for murderers all over the city!"
"Coffin shop owner, open the door quickly!"
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Chang County at midnight.
I was woken up by the rapid knocking on the door and the noise of many people.
Suddenly the whole city was in uproar.
There were Fushou shops, incense shops... The government officials who were angry with the murder knocked on the door all night long, searching the city for the murderer the government was looking for.
"Sir, what is this?"
The owner of a longevity store selling coffins and the grandfather and grandson who were guarding the shop were woken up by the government officials overnight. The grandfather and grandson, who had not yet figured out their situation, watched with fear as the government officials burst into the store one by one with murderous intent.
One of the yamen servants took out a bamboo wine tube, uncorked the wine, and immediately the smell of wine wafted out.
The yamen servant was very forceful and forced the grandfather and grandson to take a sip of wine from the bamboo tube.
"Old people don't need to worry. This is Sanyang wine. It can not only strengthen the body, but also be used for investigating cases. Please don't let the officials in the government embarrass you. We all want the people of Chang County to be safe."
Jin An asked the yamen servant to step down, took the bamboo tube himself, and spoke gently to the old man.
Seeing that the grandfather and grandson were hesitant, the officer on the side did not immediately take the wine bottle and drink Sanyang wine, so he immediately drew his sword.
Jin An did not stop the Yamen servant from drawing the sword this time.
Because now is a critical moment for the city-wide manhunt, and we must race against time.
"Drink...drink..."
"We'll drink right away..."
"I beg you, sir, please don't draw your sword. If you have anything to say, please tell me. We, my grandfather and our grandson, will do it right away."
The older grandfather knew that even a scholar could not explain why he met a soldier, so he did not dare to resist the official's words. Gudong, gudong, he drank a sip of Sanyang wine and fed his grandson another sip.
"Please also ask the old man and your grandson to take off your shirts and raise your arms."
"We are just checking to see if there are any sword wounds on your body. The murderer pursued by the Yamen was injured before escaping capture."
Jin An told a little lie.
Sometimes people only need a simple reason to cooperate with the government, and there is no need to create too much panic.
Xixisuosuo.
There was a sound of undressing and caressing.
After checking that there were no abnormalities in his armpits and chest, Jin An asked his government officials to enter the store and conduct a thorough search to see if anyone else was hiding in the store.
Jin An's current level of cultivation is limited to the number of times he can perform the Qi Watching Technique.
It cannot be used multiple times a day.
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This city-wide manhunt went on all night.
At dawn, these noisy sounds gradually subsided.
However, during this night's city-wide search, Jin An gained nothing. Jin An began to wonder if his thinking was wrong?
The other party didn't use Fushou shop, incense shop... to hide the paper-pricked people?
Jin'an even burned all the paper-jammed people found throughout the city, but he still couldn't find any clues.
Of course, all the money spent to buy these paper sticks was allocated by the Yamen.
After Jin An thought deeply, he found Mr. Feng again. He was hiding secretly during the day and did not dare to come out. He planned to ask ordinary government officials to search every household in the city.
Fortunately, now is the annual Qingming Temple Fair in Chang County, which is the most grand event. Public security is tense, so County Magistrate Zhang agreed to a city-wide manhunt.
But after working hard for two or three days, I still didn't achieve anything.
as if……
Is this matter settled like this?
Jin An originally wanted to fish out a few more people who had been stabbed with paper, so as to earn more yin and virtue.
Regarding the acquisition of Yin De, he gradually had some conjectures in his mind.
The acquisition of this evil virtue seems to be related to being able to change the fate of others?
For example, giving food to beggars and setting up rice porridge stalls to help the poor are just ordinary meals for people, but they are far from being able to change people's destiny.
However, he solved the case twice and changed the fate of the deceased and several families.
Another example is the Zhizharen he killed. These Zhizharen were sinister monsters who had killed people before, disrupting the order of the underworld.
These are also related to changing the fate of others, repaying the grievances of the deceased, and preventing more people from being killed in the world.
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And now.
He has very little moral character.
He also relies heavily on the century-old tonic soup brought by Yin Dechifeng and the century-old medicinal wine practice.
Without these century-old medicines, how could he make such rapid progress? He would be just like the cheating Zhang Wuji every day!
Now, after Jin An killed three paper-pricked people and removed the newly-sealed 100-year-old "Shengui Dabu Decoction" and 100-year-old "Dragon and Tiger Medicinal Wine", he still has a lot of yin and virtue——
Two hundred and five hundred and eighty.
On this day, the whole city was searched for two or three days, but no results were obtained. Fearing that if it continued like this, it would become a nuisance to the people, the government issued an order, and the city-wide search was ended.
As soon as the matter was over, Feng Baotou, who was very good at dealing with people and sophistication, hosted a banquet for Jin An and the old Taoist priest at Deshanlou Restaurant. First, he held a banquet to thank the two for their help, and secondly, he also thanked the old Taoist priest for saving his life.
kindness.
When he heard that Feng Baotou was entertaining guests at Deshan Tower, the old Taoist priest, who had been thinking about the eight-treasure chicken last time, was so greedy that his eyes turned green.
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After a full meal and drink.
The conversation among the three people couldn't help but shift to Zheng Yuanhu and Zhizharen.
"In the past few days, we sent several brothers to Changshangpan Village to re-investigate the gunpowder case. As a result, we received unexpected news that Li Cailiang's body was missing."
"Missed?"
"It is indeed missing, not stolen." Feng Baotou had lost too much blood, and his face was still a little pale.
In addition, after being injured for a hundred days, even if the warrior's physique is stronger than ordinary people and the recovery time is faster, the stab wound on Feng Baotou's chest is still not fully healed, so Feng Baotou cannot have any drinks at this banquet.
They all drink tea instead of wine, holding a celadon teacup in their palms.
"But because the Qingming Temple Fair is approaching, the case of Li Cailiang's corpse can only be left alone. Now the focus of the Yamen is on the Qingming Temple Fair, ensuring that the Qingming Temple Fair can be held smoothly. A large number of foreign tourists have poured into the city to maintain public security in the city.
That’s the most important thing right now.”
Hearing this, Jin An asked curiously: "Captain Zheng became a possessed evil corpse when he was investigating the case in Shangpan Village. Are there no other doubts in Shangpan Village?"
Feng Captou looked solemn and shook his head: "I haven't found anything yet."
Jin An thought for a while: "Then the private gunpowder case that was originally closed by Mr. Zheng will be reopened?"
Capt. Feng solemnly said: "I would also like to ask Mr. Jin An and Daochang Chen to keep the rest of the conversation confidential. To be honest, the voices in the yamen now feel that the time and location of this private gunpowder case are very sensitive..."
"It's very possible that they are here for the Qingming Temple Fair that is coming soon..."
"But now there is a serious shortage of manpower, and we have no time to take care of other places. We can only defend Chang County with all our strength, and use all our manpower to strictly guard the security of Chang County and the safety of the Qingming Temple Fair."
"The county is short of manpower. Magistrate Zhang has already reported this matter to the city. Now we can only wait for news from the city!"
When talking about this, Capt. Feng mentioned another thing: "I wonder if you have ever heard of folk escorts?"