The heat was scorching, and the sun was like fire, beating down on the road with rolling yellow sand, making the already hot weather like a steamer.
Under the scorching sun, Jin Jiuling was leading a group of detectives to question a group of escorts one by one.
At this time, the person standing in front of Jin Jiuling was Chang Mantian, the deputy chief of the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau. This old escort had been in the world for more than thirty years. He was good at using a giant sword weighing twenty-seven kilograms. He was
A well-known master in the world of martial arts.
Although he is getting older, he rarely does escorts in person in the past few years. But the white and underworld in the world usually give him face. This time, because this escort trip is so important, he went to the escort in person.
Unexpectedly, less than half of the way, eight hundred thousand taels of escort money were robbed.
Chang Mantian took out a piece of cloth and wiped his sweat. He was not injured. In fact, no one in the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau was injured. But unfortunately, the escort money was indeed lost.
Looking at Chang Mantian in front of him, Jin Jiuling frowned slightly.
"Captain Chang, don't be impatient. Tell me slowly, what happened? How did you lose the money? Did you see the thief?"
A layer of fine beads of sweat oozed out from Chang Mantian's forehead that he had just wiped dry, and he had an extremely embarrassed expression on his face.
"Jin Captou, I'm telling you the truth. I'm really ashamed. I don't know how the escort and the silver were lost, and I didn't even see the thief's face clearly."
"I didn't see anything. With your martial arts skills, who could steal eight hundred thousand taels of silver for darts silently? That's not a small sum, not to mention that most of it is in cash."
"It's fog."
"fog?"
"That's right, it's fog. Our Zhenyuan Escort Agency was walking well at first, but suddenly we encountered a burst of fog. The weather was hot, and water vapor evaporated from many of the ground, forming this kind of fog. We didn't pay attention at first.
But then the fog suddenly became thicker. We realized that something was wrong and hurriedly took precautions. But by this time it was already too late. Before we knew it, we had already been hit. The fog seemed to be poisonous. Before long, we
Lost consciousness. When I woke up, all the escorts and silver had disappeared."
Jin Jiuling was also greatly surprised when he heard this.
There are countless people who use poison in the world, and there are even more masters. Even he knows how to poison. But this is the first time he has heard of poisoning in the mist in the open air.
It is not impossible to hide poison in mist, it can even be said to be a very subtle idea. But in practice, it is almost impossible.
First of all, fog will not disappear according to people's wishes. Even if you create some fog by means, it will disappear with a gust of wind in the open air. At this time, the person you are waiting for may not arrive.
At the same time, even if the time and place are favorable, if you want to poison the mist, it would be impossible to get more than thirty masters at once.
If you want your poison to be mixed in the mist, your poison must also be atomized. And the atomized toxin will volatilize. In the open air, if you want to use this method to knock down thirty masters at one time
.The poison used may not weigh more than several dozen kilograms. As a result, the painting style becomes a bit strange.
One person or a group of people carries dozens of kilograms of poison. They are sure that there will be fog here today. They are sure that there will be no wind today. They are sure that the Zhenyuan Escort Agency will pass by here. Then the poison is atomized by some means.
Is it possible? It's not impossible. But Jin Jiuling abandoned this possibility immediately. There were too many coincidences and too many uncontrollable factors. These were too many loopholes for a detective like him.
Jin Jiuling's first suspicion was actually people like Chang Mantian. Because the whole case was actually very obvious, the possibility of theft being committed was the greatest.
But after talking to Chang Mantian, Jin Jiuling became suspicious of this idea because he was basically sure that Chang Mantian was not lying.
As a result, things became a little weird. Eight hundred thousand taels of escort money was not a small amount, and the superiors requested that the case be solved as soon as possible. But now, Jin Jiuling found that the entire case was full of doubts, but there was no clue about the real culprit.
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This case gave Jin Jiuling a sense of excitement that he had not seen for a long time. But before he could devote his energy to it, the second case appeared.
A place like Pingnan Prince's Mansion is naturally inaccessible to ordinary people. There are countless secret and important places in the entire Prince's Mansion. And in these places, except for Prince Pingnan, only one person can enter and exit all places.
This man's name is Jiang Chongwei, and he is the chief steward of Pingnan Palace.
Over the years, Jiang Chongwei has been a trustworthy person. Not only is he cautious, calm and loyal, but he has also practiced kung fu to the best of his ability. Although he is not absolutely invulnerable, people who can hurt him in this world have already
Not much more.
His iron sand palm is already 90% hot. It can crack open monuments and crack rocks, and its power is endless.
It was precisely because of his many advantages that he was able to take over the large bunch of keys from Prince Pingnan and take charge of all the warehouses in Prince Pingnan's palace.
Today, Jiang Chongwei was sent by the prince to do a small job. He went to a warehouse to get a bunch of bright pearls and a double-sided jade.
Although these two things were nothing in the palace, if they fell on the market, they would be worth thousands of gold. So Jiang Chongwei decided to pick them up in person.
And when he opened the warehouse door, Jiang Chongwei blinked.
He suspected that there was something wrong with his eyes because the warehouse he saw was empty.
Jiang Chongwei glanced at the warehouse in front of him again, then lowered his head at the key in his hand. Yes, he took the wrong key. He took a step back and looked at the sign of the warehouse. The warehouse was right, but why was it empty?
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Jiang Chongwei just felt confused now and had no other feelings yet. He thought that he had remembered it wrong and that the warehouse might have been emptied by the prince.
But after he thought about it carefully, he determined that there was no such thing. He would have known about such a big thing anyway.
At this time, Jiang Chongwei realized that something had happened. He turned around and hurriedly went to ask the prince for instructions. After learning that the prince had not touched the warehouse, Jiang Chongwei felt his eyes go dark, vomited blood, and fell to the ground.
"Check other warehouses."
This was what Jiang Chongwei shouted before he fell. This also completely alarmed the Pingnan Palace.
Countless servants and servants moved around. Under the leadership of the prince, they checked all the warehouses and finally determined that only that warehouse had been completely emptied.
Although there is only one warehouse, the nature of this matter is shocking. Who can quietly empty a warehouse in a place like Pingnan Palace?
Jin Jiuling's job came again. This time, Jin Jiuling himself was also fooled. He began to realize that something was wrong. Because the previous case of Zhenyuan Escort Bureau had not been solved. Now this kind of thing happened again in Pingnan Palace.
Although there seems to be no connection between the two, Jin Jiuling is keenly aware of the hidden connection between the two cases. First of all, the methods are so miraculous that it even makes people unable to start.
At least before this, there has never been such a person or force in the world who can do this. It’s not that you can’t get those treasures. It’s that no one can move them without hurting others or even alarming others.
A warehouse in Kongpingnan Palace.
Of course, there is a more secret reason that Jin Jiuling will never say. That is, these two places were originally his targets.
Yes, Jin Jiuling also has a hidden identity. He is a gangster who specializes in picking out rich and powerful people.
Jin Jiuling is not a good person. Although he works as a detective. He is even called a divine catcher and is the best of the six sects in three hundred years. But he doesn't like this job.
Because in the process of working, he realized a problem. This job is really offending. He is a lay disciple of Shaolin, the junior disciple of Master Balsam Pear, the magic catcher of the six sects, with all kinds of auras attached to him, and he is also a top master himself
.But I am still powerless in the face of many things.
And in the process of enforcing the law, he offended too many people. There were powerful people in the government and criminal gangsters. Since he is in power now, it will naturally be fine. But he knows clearly that once he retires, all kinds of backlash will be overwhelming in an instant.
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At the same time, Jin Jiuling is a person who pursues the ultimate quality of life. Therefore, he spends a lot of money on food, clothing, housing and transportation. His small salary cannot support it at all.
Therefore, Jin Jiuling is planning to make a big fortune before retiring to ensure that he can still live a luxurious life after retirement.
The above is Jin Jiuling's surface psychology. Deep in his heart, there is a darker thought.
After being a detective for so many years, he has seen many different criminal methods. However, he is dismissive of those criminals in his heart. He thinks that they are as stupid as pigs and do not understand crime at all, so they were caught by him.
Therefore, Jin Jiuling has always had one thought in his mind. That is, he wants to be a criminal and show it to everyone. A real criminal wants to escape justice and commit a crime, but no one can find out.
However, what he didn't expect was that when he was about to implement this idea, he would be intercepted.
The escort from the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau didn't think too much about it, thinking it was just a coincidence. But the case of Prince Pingnan's Mansion was a bit too obvious.
Jin Jiuling had no other skills, and Pingnan Palace was not willing to leave this matter completely to the Six Gates. Therefore, he also used his own power.
When Prince Pingnan found Lu Xiaofeng, he was digging for earthworms by the river.
He had previously made a bet with Sikong Zhaixing about doing somersaults, but lost to the other party. According to the bet, he had to dig up 680 earthworms for the other party.
When the people from Prince Ping Nannan's Mansion found him, he was full of resentment and didn't want to care about such nonsense. But when Master Balsam Pear came forward in person and said that he had prepared a plain meal for him, Lu Xiaofeng still couldn't bear it.
The problem of gluttony has gone away.
As a result, when he went there, he found that two people who made him unhappy were already there.
One is Jin Jiuling. Apart from such a big case in Pingnan Palace, Jin Jiuling must be very busy. But he still has time to come here for a vegetarian meal, and his purpose is self-evident.
The other one turned out to be Lu Xiao. At this time, Lu Xiao was sitting in front of Huamanlou, and the two were chatting happily. When Lu Xiaofeng saw this scene, she felt a little unhappy for some reason.
He always thought that he was Hua Manlou's best friend. But recently he discovered that the relationship between Hua Manlou and Lu Xiao seemed to be closer than imagined.
"What are you talking about?"
Lu Xiaofeng moved a chair and sat between the two of them. His movements were like a child's anger, which made Lu Xiao almost laugh out loud.
"We are talking about my eyes. Lu Xiao has found a way to cure my eyes. But it will take some time and some very cumbersome preparations."
As soon as Hua Manlou said these words, the whole courtyard fell silent. Even the bitter melon master who was busy in the kitchen stuck his head out and looked at Hua Manlou in surprise.
"When you brought this young master here, you only said that he was a miracle doctor, but you didn't say that he could cure your eyes."
Not everyone can eat the vegetarian banquet of Master Balsam Gua. Today, in addition to Lu Xiao, Hua Manlou, Lu Xiaofeng, and Jin Jiuling, there are also his friends Gu Song, the layman, and Mu Taoist.
After hearing what Hua Manlou said, several other people also looked at the two of them with incredulous eyes.
Huamanlou saw this and explained.
"That's right, Lu Xiao has promised to help me heal my eyes. In fact, the treatment started a few days ago, and it has already produced some results. I can feel that my eyes are numb now."
"This is just the beginning. The numbness will get stronger and stronger, and then there will be pain. The whole process will last about three months. The more it goes on, the more uncomfortable it will be, and you will suffer."
"Haha, I have endured the darkness for more than 20 years. I can't bear the pain of these three months. What's more, only by experiencing darkness can I see the light. This may be the experience given to me by God."
Hua Manlou's mentality naturally had nothing to say. After saying this, several people around him nodded secretly. At the same time, their eyes towards Lu Xiao became eager.
Beings like miracle doctors are respected no matter which world they are in. Even those present are the first-class figures in the world, but the more such a person is, the more they abide by the unspoken rules of the world. After all, with
If a miracle doctor builds a good relationship, it will not be wrong no matter what.
There are not many things that can never go wrong in the world of martial arts, and this is one of them.
Now Lu Xiao has not really cured Hua Manlou, but Hua Manlou's trust alone has made Lu Xiao proudly enjoy this status. It can be seen that no matter what time, status in the world is closely related to connections.
Jin Jiuling also looked at Lu Xiao with a strange look. Then his attention was attracted by the vegetarian feast served by the bitter melon master.
Lu Xiao is a carnivore, the kind who enjoys all things meat. But after eating Master Bitter Melon's vegetarian feast, he must admit that there is really no upper limit to cooking.
Being able to make a vegan banquet that suits his taste is considered a masterstroke.
Everyone had a great time eating, but their inner thoughts were all kinds of different. Lu Xiaofeng looked at Lu Xiao, and wanted to say something several times, but in the end she held it back.
On the contrary, it was Jin Jiuling who took the initiative to talk to Lu Xiao while holding a glass of wine.
