That night, while bathing in a vat of soup, Jiang Tian received another good news. Ming Fei, who had been paralyzed and unable to move, had further recovered. Although he could not speak yet, he was able to make slight movements.
Reaction; even responded to Jiang Tian in a gentle and gentle voice.
The blind Ayun who is responsible for taking care of her is also recovering his vision; it is said that he can already sense light and can see the blurry outlines of some nearby things. This allows Jiang Tian to discover more in his daily life of resting at home.
What fun. But this comfortable status quo is short-lived after all.
In other words, it was just a temporary illusion before a series of sudden changes. As the time came to the fifth day, a freezing rain mixed with ice particles began to fall in Chang'an City, where the temperature dropped sharply.
In the freezing rain, Jiang Tian was summoned to the General Affairs Department.
Here, officials from Jingzhao Mansion, Yushitai, Privy Council, the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Punishment of the Shangshu Province, the Ministry of Justice and other relevant departments have already gathered; and immediately after Jiang Tian arrived on behalf of the Xijing branch, there was nothing.
The representative of the third division and fourth envoy of Kannai Road who has a sense of presence.
The reason why so many departments are brought together in one place is from the notice just issued by the Political Affairs Hall. Because according to the Secretariat of General Affairs and the Privy Council, large and small snares/flying telegrams are available, and a large number of news are suddenly reported from all over the world;
Abnormal incidents are continuing to occur in many states, counties and localities.
In just a few days, the number of reports of strange sightings or suspected abnormal outbreaks from all over the world has increased sharply from the initial dozen per day to hundreds and hundreds of unknown truths.
Hundreds of pieces. And this is obviously only within some cities that the flying telegraph message reaches.
And in remote and remote areas that are beyond the reach of big and small snares, I'm afraid there are more cases where there is no time to report, or there is no chance to report. But the only good news at present, or the common characteristic of these abnormal situations, is that they are far away from
In the outskirts of densely populated cities.
In addition, the winter-like cold weather has greatly limited the spread of abnormal events and minimized its impact on transportation, communications and commerce. Despite this, the outbreak of these abnormal events has still caused a considerable degree of public opinion
panic and rumors abounded.
For example, some people saw ghosts wandering around in the day; others saw dead people crawling out of the ground and devouring nearby living people; there were also villages being invaded by groups of deformed beasts, hurting and preying on humans and animals; and there were business travelers.
He disappeared on the road, leaving only his torn body parts.
There were also reports of merchants and postmen from roadside posthouses disappearing en masse. Therefore, in accordance with the long-term response mechanism of the imperial court, local governments have spontaneously organized group training and rural soldiers to conduct on-site searches and verify authenticity; and requested nearby
Garrison troops and coordinate to suppress and calm the situation.
However, for the center of the imperial court, just such a passive response is obviously not enough, especially for Gyeonggi Province and Guannai Province, which are close to the capital of the world. Therefore, Jiang Tian quickly got a task here and dispatched
Xijing branch gives priority to thorough investigation inside and outside Gyeonggi Province.
However, as the heart of the Guanzhong Plain, Gyeonggi Province is not a small area; it governs Jingzhao Prefecture, Fengxiang Prefecture, Huazhou, Tongzhou, Shangzhou, and Pizhou, a total of 6 prefectures. Among them, Jingzhao Prefecture alone is
It has 23 counties under its jurisdiction, with more than 1.96 million registered households.
But fortunately, most of the dozen or so places where abnormal situations were reported are located in the countryside outside cities and towns; excluding some places close to military mansions or military villages where it is convenient to control the situation; as well as winter beasts
In the event of a break-in, there are only a few top priority options left.
Therefore, not long after, with Deputy Supervisor Yu Cong staying at the headquarters to coordinate, Jiang Tian dispatched three outpost teams to investigate first. Two of them were led by two subordinates, and he led the third team to set off at the same time. Because of the relative
After listening to the report, he wanted to get first-hand the current situation.
Wearing a thick rubber raincoat and a large cloak, we braved the freezing rain and the biting cold wind. Not long after we left Pingyuan Gate in the northwest of Chang'an, the rain mixed with rustling snow particles gradually became thinner and sparse. However, it was gloomy.
Under the gray sky, it is getting increasingly humid and freezing.
Even though the rest of the body has been tightly bundled up in cotton robes and jackets, the omnipresent cold and dampness in the air is still pervasive, constantly seeping into everyone's rain gear, robes and saddles.
Between the tools; and blown by the cold wind, it was like a knife cutting and peeling.
But fortunately, Jiang Tian was no longer an ordinary person, and the dozens of team members and sergeants who followed him also had extraordinary physiques that were far superior to ordinary people. After running along the straight road extending in all directions for a short while, they arrived at the branch line.
Recently, in Xianyang County north of the Wei River.
It is also the most recently reported abnormal location, an inn located on the edge of the mountain forest next to the straight road - Yunyuan Pavilion. However, you can see several buildings scattered here from a distance. The inn located next to a busy commercial road has its doors open and the floor is full.
It was a mess; there was also a faint smell of blood blowing in the wind.
Then, a man dressed as a local police officer, with his body wet and his face covered with rainwater, suddenly ran out from the roadside and shouted: "Are they officials from the capital? The villain Nanxiang Road Patrol Liu Suifeng
, I would like to warn you all, you must not go any further. Please take a detour."
"Why is this?" Jiang Tian, who reined in his horse and stopped for a moment, asked:
"Because there is a monster in the hotel, no one who went in can come out again." Liu Suifeng, a patrol officer, said with a bitter face. He looked very young, and the official uniform he wore didn't fit well.
Several patches: "Three groups of people have gone in before and after, but no one has come out."
"Monster?" Jiang Tian chewed the words in his mouth, thinking, could it be that this kind of thing has been so widely spread among the people in the countryside? He asked casually: "When did this start, and what are all these things?
People have gone in."
"What I'm going to tell you, it happened the day before yesterday." Liu Suifeng, who was obviously shivering from the cold, wiped the rainwater on his face again and said: "Someone who delivered food to the restaurant didn't come back, so I went to find him.
When I saw there was blood on the ground and the postmen and merchants in the hall had not come out, I reported it to the official."
"However, the patrols and idlers from the township, as well as the catchers from the county; a passing Qianniu; under the leadership of several of my fellow villagers, went in one after another and never came out. The villain can only
Can we stay here and wait for further support from the county..."
Afterwards, Jiang Tian led people to the edge of the Yunyang Pavilion, and then jumped up and stood on one of the tallest treetops. Looking down from the top of the Yunyang Pavilion, he immediately saw something.
The problem arises because there is a thin layer of mist floating between several buildings in the museum.
But just such a seemingly inconspicuous layer of fog obscures most of the buildings in the museum; it also makes it impossible to judge what is going on inside. But since there are the words and reminders of this patrolman Liu Suifeng,
Jiang Tian would not let anyone rush in and test himself.
The next moment, he ordered to the left and right: "Bring out the kerosene bombs and prepare the explosive bombs at the same time." Following his order, someone immediately took out the special pyrotechnics from the waterproof rattan box from the spare packhorse.
The oil bomb was again equipped with a fuse and ignited under a temporary tarp.
Then, I saw the sergeant rounding his arms and throwing it with all his strength; he was thrown in an arc in the increasingly sparse rain curtain and hit the outer wall of the nearest building; however, it did not cause any cracks and splashes.
Instead, it bounced a few times intact and rolled to the ground.
It just disappeared silently into the mist covering the ground. But at this moment, Jiang Tian saw the problem with sharp eyes; he took a thrown kerosene bomb and hit the outer wall just a short distance away.
, it seemed that it was blocked by something, and instead of being smashed, it was extinguished.
"Sure enough, there is a problem. There seems to be potential obstacles between the houses; there is also a problem in the fog." Jiang Tian immediately ordered: "You continue, concentrate on throwing it on the roof. I don't believe that the things inside can still throw the whole thing."
All the inns are covered up."
"Get the order!" Everyone from the left and right responded. Immediately, more than a dozen members of the Supervision Division climbed up to the treetops that were higher up and had a wider view. From here, they threw the kerosene bombs in their hands at one of them.
It was at the top of the three-story building. This time, there was no obstruction.
I saw those spheres filled with refined petroleum water, smashing and splashing on the tile surface and at the corners of the tiles; they burned into a smoky fire. Then they spread and flowed and splashed along the wet rainwater ditch.
When it came down, a strange creaking sound and a soft cracking sound were heard in an instant.
The flames that were falling low were actually intercepted by seemingly invisible things in mid-air, and then they were burned out in no time, bursting out, and then spread and splashed on the wall, and scattered on the thin layer below.
In the fog, gray smoke continued to emit, and was extinguished.
However, Jiang Tian had already seen that the invisible things that blocked the falling flames and were burned out were actually some transparent and invisible silk jackets crisscrossing the doors, windows, walls and under the eaves. It was these that made people unable to
The silk jacket that noticed it blocked the initial kerosene bomb.
The mist below is a bigger problem. It looks vague and only waist-high. It can be extinguished directly and continues to burn when it encounters water. The splashing fat water continues to burn. Just as the dripping flames are extinguished, a flame emerges.
Every now and then the gray smoke blows over with the wind, making people feel dizzy.
"Be careful, the fog may be poisonous." Jiang Tian immediately reminded and ordered: "Everyone immediately changed to a windward direction. The third team kept a sufficient distance and continued to throw explosive bombs. The other people held weapons and were ready to fight.
, adopt Category A and Four countermeasures.”
At the same time, with the concentrated throwing of more than ten kerosene bombs, the largest three-story building in the center inevitably seeped into the kerosene, igniting the wooden beams and eaves on the top, and began to
A raging fire broke out in the sparse rain and fog, which also caused noises inside the building.
It was an extremely subtle and harsh hissing sound, and the mist below also moved slightly; it seemed that something was moving in it. At this time, from another upwind direction, another shot was thrown
Explosive bombs also arrived immediately, falling into them without any hindrance.