Following Shangguan Shaoqin's instructions, Lin Jia had obtained a method to contact the Xuantian Sect from the tavern. Everything was as expected. When he was moving in the city, he was closely monitored by the Jinyi Guards.
However, this kind of blatant tracking was more of a warning than detection, so Lin Jia didn't take it to heart.
At this moment, he should have returned from completing his mission, but the reason why he was still wandering outside the city was because Shangguan Shaoqin's second sentence was unfortunately true.
"Your Excellency has been following me all the way. Don't you have any plans to come out and meet me?" Lin Jia stopped and suddenly turned around and said loudly towards the empty road in front of him.
A moment later, a figure emerged from the night. Lin Jia narrowed his eyes and said, "Are you an official of the imperial court?"
I saw this man dressed as a police officer, with an official hat on his head and an official sword on his waist. He was none other than Xu He, the head catcher of Luoyang Yamen in the Eastern Capital.
"Xu Captou, you are so sneaky, you don't act like a member of the public." Even though he said this, Lin Jia still bowed his hands and asked politely: "I wonder what Mr. Xu is doing?
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Xu He's untidy beard looked a bit haggard, but his resolute eyes were still as bright as stars. He took out the yamen token and said in a deep voice: "I have a few questions that I would like to ask sir. Please stay."
"What you want to ask, my lord, I have already explained clearly a few days ago..." Lin Jia lowered his head and glanced at the token with a more serious look: "If there is anything else you want to ask, lord, please tell me.
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Xu He said: "This police chief is investigating a murder that occurred in Dongdu a while ago. May I ask, sir, where are you going when you leave the city late at night?"
"Homicide?"
Lin Jia was stunned for a moment, and then realized that it was not the first time that he and Xu He met. As early as when Shangguan's family first arrived in Dongdu, the other party had come to ask some random questions, but at that time the other party expressed
It is vague and does not explain the true meaning.
But when he heard Xu He's words, Lin Jia suddenly realized that he was talking about the cases involving the three major families in Dongdu and the Huo family, right?
It was not that he was surprised by the other party's conscientiousness, but that the case had already been settled, and the culprit had been identified by the court as a Xuantian sect. The so-called investigation of the case by the other party should actually be said to be seeking justice.
But Xu He, a young man who dares to seek justice from the Xuantian Sect, is not even a fantasy. He is simply out of his mind and crazy.
Moreover, the other party was completely incapable of committing the crime. Logically speaking, the local government would turn a blind eye to the vendetta and treat it as invisible. Xu He was just meddling in his own business.
As Lin Jia guessed, Xu He really planned to find trouble with the Xuantian Sect.
Although the three major families in Dongdu and the later Huo family are not good people, after all, these are human lives. There are also innocent people among the three families. These people did not participate in the struggle in Dongdu, but they also died tragically with the butcher's knife.
Down.
Although the Yamen had attributed the matter to a vendetta, Xu He was unwilling to be such a fool. He vowed to seek justice for the innocent people who died, so he has been secretly investigating the matter these days.
After the three families were slaughtered and the Huo family was destroyed, Dongdu fell into a strange silence for a period of time. No one dared to cause trouble at this time.
Xu He searched everywhere, but made little progress. After all, he was working alone. Not to mention causing trouble for the Xuantian Sect, he didn't even know where the other party was.
However, the arrival of the Shangguan family caused ripples to appear in the dead lake in Dongdu. First, the Jin Yiwei appeared, and then the Qingcheng faction was involved.
And Xu He was keenly aware that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, because the disasters of the three families and the Huo family were all related to the saint who emerged from the Xuantian Sect, and this saint was related to the Qingcheng Sect.
His disciple Tianquan is deeply involved.
However, Xu He visited several times, but Master Yushu avoided seeing him. In desperation, he had no choice but to find another way and try to start from the Shangguan family.
It's a pity that although the Shangguan family treated him like a distinguished guest, no matter how much Xu He tried to insinuate himself, the other party didn't respond at all.
However, Xu He probably misunderstood the other party in this matter. The person in charge of receiving Xu He at that time was Lin Jia.
The Shangguan family deliberately avoided talking about it.
Xu He was now at the end of his rope, so he had no choice but to make this move. He accidentally discovered Lin Jia's movements, and quietly followed him out of the city, intending to try his luck.
At this moment, Lin Jia also felt a little bit in trouble. The other party was hitting him at the wrong time, and he was a bit unlucky.
At this moment, he was leaving the city to look for the Xuantian Sect. If some minions came, he would just follow Shangguan Shaoqin's instructions and chop them up, but it just happened to be a man from the public sect.
Lin Jia was very upset. After thinking for a moment, he decided to play dumb. He put on a surprised expression on his face and said in a dumbfounding way: "Does Xu Captou think there is something going on between me and the Xuantian Sect?"
Xu He was a little embarrassed. He had just made random guesses, and when he was asked this question, he felt even more embarrassed.
When Lin Jia saw the other party's expression of embarrassment, he knew that the other party was just a blind cat caught in a dead rat, so he felt relieved. But at this moment, something strange happened.
Under the night, a gust of evil wind suddenly rose, and several swordsmen in black appeared from the darkness like ghosts.
"Who?!" Xu He was shocked, pulled out his knife and shouted.
Lin Jia was also shocked. In the darkness, he saw the iconic pale white mask, and his heart suddenly sank.
"Oh, why is there still an agent? A friend of Shangguan's family came to visit late at night, and brought such a hot gift along with him. Shangguan Shaoqin is really getting better and better, and he has the nerve to pull off such a trick."
Gongsun Huan shook his head, and what he said made Xu He stunned. He suddenly turned to look at Lin Jia and said: "You - the Shangguan family really colluded with the Xuantian Sect!"
"I..." Lin Jia was speechless. Although the other party guessed wrong, it was not far from the truth. He really couldn't explain clearly at this moment.
But what he didn't expect was that although Xu He was a little stubborn, he was not pedantic. The question he just asked was more of an attempt to make a splash.
After he feinted a shot, he turned around and ran away. He traded his injuries for his life, took a blow from two swordsmen in black, and rushed out of the encirclement.
Under Gongsun Huan's signal, the group of swordsmen in black did not pursue them. Lin Jia understood in an instant that once Xu He returned to the Eastern Capital alive, it would be a great threat to the reputation of the Shangguan family.
"Why did the Dharma King tell him to run away!" Lin Jia, who was trembling with anger, couldn't help asking coldly, even though he had already guessed the answer.
"Shangguan Shaoqin wants to ask for help from this Dharma King. It must be like this." Gongsun Huan smiled and led the people back into the darkness, leaving only one meaningful sentence.
"Bring the head of the head catcher, this Dharma King will believe in the sincerity and determination of the Shangguan family."