Chapter 202 Investigation, Weirdness, and the Differences in the World.
"Disciple, come here on your own horse, we will go ahead."
Yi Chen grinned and was about to fly into the sky while grabbing Li Junshou by the collar of his neck when a cat's cry was heard and a strange-looking black cat suddenly appeared on Yi Chen's left shoulder.
The cat glanced at Li Junshou with disdain, wrapped its two paws around Yi Chen's neck, and then meowed again in a complaining manner, urging Yi Chen to hurry up.
Yi Chen looked at his eldest son speechlessly. He knew that this rebellious son thought Fengyun County was too small and that cats would not work. He wanted cats from big cities where there were more cats and they were more lively... However, Yi Chen felt that Miaozi was right.
There are more beautiful women in big cities.
A white stream of light streaked across the sky, and in less than an hour, Yi Chen slowly landed at the Ping'an County Government Office.
Although it was already late at night, the Ping'an County government office was still brightly lit.
A group of detectives gathered together to study the case.
Yi Chen was not surprised at all.
This is what happens when a Tianlong person is lost~ "This is Taoist Master Yi from the Hidden Dragon Temple. You must cooperate with the Taoist Master in everything you do now, otherwise don't blame me for being rude."
Because Yi Chen used Ji Yuan to block the wind from the sky, County Magistrate Li did not look too embarrassed at this moment. He gave orders to everyone in the yamen with dignity, no longer the humble appearance he had shown before, bowing and scraping in front of Yi Chen.
The detectives responded loudly.
Yi Chen quickly got into the role and began to take full charge of the matter.
"Yuan Fang, tell us the whole case from beginning to end." Yi Chen asked the middle-aged man with a long and narrow scar on his face.
This man is the chief constable of Ping'an County. Yi Chen had already learned his name from County Magistrate Li.
One person is short, two people are long.
Yi Chen still wanted to hear about the direction of the Ping'an County government's previous investigation.
"Master, this happened three days ago." Yuan Fang bowed towards Yi Chen with a wry smile, then began to tell him what had happened.
After listening for a full cup of tea, combined with what County Magistrate Li said, Yi Chen also roughly understood the general outline of the case.
County Magistrate Li had just come to Ping'an County to take up his post three years ago. He had only one son, Li Hua, whom he doted on quite a bit.
Mr. Li likes to learn foreign languages and has a special liking for foreign women. Tianxiang Pavilion, the largest people-to-people connection organization in Ping'an County, recently received a batch of new tea, so he lingered here all day long.
I’m so happy here, I don’t miss home.
Magistrate Li was quite henpecked, and relying on his mother's doting, he could only sigh helplessly.
He wanted to discipline her, but his wife pushed him back with just three words.
"We have worked so hard for so long, and our family has gathered together for generations, isn't it just for the sake of enjoying ourselves?"
"Hua'er is spoiled. She is neither good at literature nor martial arts, but she loves to have children. Why don't you, as a father, support her?"
"With Hua'er's talent and character, if he were born in our family, eating, drinking and whoring would be great virtues. I'm just afraid that he would want to do something, husband."
What the lady said made so much sense that he couldn't refute it.
Fortunately, although Li Ye has a bad temper, he is quite self-aware. He does not take the initiative to cause trouble. He quietly goes whoring and pays for services. He is generous and treats people to meals when they disagree. He takes people to Tianxiang Pavilion to taste tea. For a time, the whole village praised him as a virtuous man... "Mr. Li is virtuous." Yi Chen sighed softly, "Since Mr. Li has no grudges with others, then what about those people who came into contact with Tianxiang Pavilion that day?"
Yuan Fang smiled bitterly again: "We checked, we checked everything, we have looked up everyone's ancestors for 18 generations, and there is nothing unusual."
"Mr. Li is usually very cautious. He always brings four guards with him when he goes to the toilet. However, he never came out after he went in."
"We dug three feet into the toilet and found nothing unusual."
"Has Magistrate Li offended anyone recently? Or received any blackmail letters or something like that?" Yi Chen asked again.
"No, nothing. County Magistrate Li has not had any conflict with anyone recently. He loves the people like his own children and is as honest as water." Yuan Fang respectfully bowed in the direction of County Magistrate Li's mansion, his face full of loyalty.
All of a sudden, Yi Chen knew how he got the position of chief constable.
Three years to clean up the county magistrate, 100,000 silver coins.
Too damn honest.
"Take me to the Tianxiang Tower where Master Li disappeared."
"Also, call over the foreign women who accompanied Master Li that day. I want to examine them in detail." Yi Chen frowned.
If one soldier is incompetent, the whole general will be incompetent.
It cannot be said that Chief Constable Yuan has no abilities, but it can only be said that he does not have many abilities, and his talent tree has been focused on other aspects.
He could only go to Tianxiang Pavilion to investigate for the time being.
The group arrived at Tianxiang Pavilion in a mighty procession.
Contrary to Yi Chen's expectation, the county magistrate's son disappeared for no reason, but Tianxiang Pavilion still opened its doors for business and was flooded with customers.
Chief Constable Yuan lagged half a body length behind Yi Chen, following him closely. He noticed Yi Chen's expression and silently pointed towards the sky.
"The background of the provincial capital?" Yi Chen immediately understood.
Chief Constable Yuan had a dazed look on his face, as if he didn't understand.
Putting aside the ability to do things, for a moment Yi Chen seemed to have seen his good disciple... Soon, he entered Tianxiang Pavilion and came to the toilet where Master Li disappeared.
A huge pit overturned and appeared in front of Yi Chen, and the foul smell could not be covered up.
The scene was destroyed in such a mess that Yi Chen could only sigh helplessly.
"Bring here the foreign woman who had contact with Master Li that night."
Chief Constable Yuan considerately handed over a cup of warm tea and told his men to do it immediately.
People arrived soon.
Seeing the crowd of ten blonde and blue-eyed foreign women, Yi Chen spat out a mouthful of tea.
"Mr. Li, you are a bit vain." Yi Chen couldn't help but complain in his heart.
"Is the disappearance of Master Li related to you?" A deep vortex emerged from Yi Chen's pupils, and his bewitching ability was activated. He asked the group of foreign women in front of him.
"No connection, my Lord."
"What did Master Li say to you on that last day? Tell me the truth."
"He told us to wait, because he was going to beat ten of them!"
"Do you like Mr. Li?"
"I don't like it. Mr. Li is a pervert. I have a sister who received Mr. Li before and is still recovering..."
Yi Chen: “….” It’s a prop competition, that’s fine.
Yi Chen felt relieved immediately, and he wondered how an ordinary person who had never embarked on the path of cultivation could be so brave.
After some inquiries, the foreign woman came in confusion and left in confusion.
Fanbang was the land conquered by Dai Viet. Jibei Road was set up in the northwest, where the Feng Army, one of the four major military headquarters of Dai Viet, Fenglinhuoshan, was stationed.
This group of foreign women were probably the new tea brought by the powerful boss behind the Tianxiang Pavilion, for the sex-loving devil in Ping'an County to taste.
Although these foreign women had a strong body odor that had to be covered up with spices, it still couldn't stop the old perverts in Pyeongan County from flocking to them.
Don't ask, the answer is I've never played this.
There is no problem with foreign women. A group of ordinary people cannot hide anything from him under the strict scrutiny of Master Yi.
For a moment, Yi Chen's eyes narrowed slightly.
There must be a motive for murder.
Or seek wealth.
Or revenge.
However, Mr. Li’s disappearance is not related to either of the two situations, which is quite interesting.
Who would take such a big risk to offend a powerful playboy? There must be something about Mr. Li that attracted the murderer.
Suddenly, an idea flashed through Yi Chen's mind.
Mr. Li was never seen alive, nor was his body found after his death, so could it be that the murderer is after Mr. Li’s... body?
"Hurry up and send someone to ask County Magistrate Li about Mr. Li's birth date and horoscope." Yi Chen gave the order sternly.
For a moment he felt that this matter was not so simple.
Normally, even if the fate is different, an evil cultivator with a normal mind would not touch the children of a powerful family like the county magistrate.
This is also the reason why a hemp rope breaks at the thinnest part and why misfortune strikes only the unfortunate.
Whoever is easy to bully will be bullied to death.
Sixteen days had passed since the last strange change in heaven and earth. Yi Chen suspected that it was the purple token that had suddenly disappeared and was scattered across the sky and earth that was causing the trouble.
As soon as he thought of this, his expression instantly became solemn.
If this is true, then we can never be too cautious.
The person who went back to report came back soon and handed Yi Chen a wax-sealed letter. Yi Chen opened it and his expression changed slightly.
Yang year, Yang month, Yang day, Yang hour.
It is indeed a strange fate.
"Captain Yuan, has anyone disappeared in Ping'an County recently?"
Yi Chen asked again.
Yuan Fang bowed and said respectfully: "Master, in such a large Ping'an County, people go missing every day, but the number ranges from a dozen to one or two, and some are even false alarms, and they come back a few days later."
"Although I am not very talented, I thought of this possibility when Master Li disappeared. I sent many detectives to investigate, but in the end, apart from solving a number of old cases and eliminating a human trafficking gang, we found nothing."
"Mr. Li has absolutely nothing to do with those missing people. They have nothing to do with him at all."
"So what does Chief Inspector Yuan think about Mr. Li's disappearance?"
"I think there must be something fishy about this case~" Yuan Fang said hesitantly.
"Don't think there's anything fishy going on. Send all the men out to investigate the recent missing persons cases." Yi Chen immediately shouted angrily.
"Especially those within the last sixteen days, you must check them in detail. Check the wealthy families and other families as well. I want all their information, including their birthdays and the places they visited before they died. I want it all."
"Poor families sometimes don't report missing family members. You have to send people to various villages and towns to inquire."
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
"If this matter is not handled well, if there is any mistake, I guarantee that your position as Chief Constable will end. Do you understand?"
Although both of them flatter their superiors, Chief Constable Yuan is very different from his apprentice. This person is mediocre and incompetent, and has too much bureaucratic air. To deal with such people, he can only be motivated by using his official hat to intimidate them.
After a few instructions, everyone dispersed.
When the Taoist priest opens his mouth, some people run to their death.
The detectives in Ping An County will have to work overtime tonight.
If Yi Chen doesn't let Chief Constable Yuan have an easy life, how could Chief Constable Yuan let his subordinates have an easy life?
For a moment, the entire bureaucratic machine of Pyeongan County started to operate at a roaring speed, and the efficiency was astonishing after the KPI was issued.
After sending away all the detectives, Yi Chen was the only one left. The madam of Tianxiang Pavilion was very considerate and ordered a "big teapot" wearing a green hat to serve him at the side.
Before he knew it, Yi Chen had arrived in the lobby.
On the two platforms, a blonde foreign woman on the left platform was shaking her belly in an exotic manner, swaying up and down, attracting a group of people to watch.
On the high platform on the right, a woman in bright clothes is singing softly, 'People pass by below the stage, and the old colors are gone. The people on the stage are singing a heartbreaking farewell song, and the word love is hard to put into words...'
There are countless flower baskets under the platform on the left, but not many on the right.
Yi Chen looked up and his expression suddenly became strange.
The person on the right turned out to be Huan'er, the one who wanted to sleep with him a few months ago.
At that time, he was still called Fantian Yaozi. On a whim, he gave her a token and the right to choose her life again.
Now it seems that she is doing very well in her career and is even competing in PK... "What's going on?" Yi Chen called over Gui Gong and pointed at the two people on the stage.
"Sir, this is a new trick that our Tianxiang Pavilion's boss has come up with recently. We have a flower contest, and there will be a selection every day. Each flower basket costs ten taels of silver, and everyone can send support to their favorite flower."
Yi Chen understood instantly. In fact, he had already guessed most of it, and now he was just confirming it again.
"Send three hundred flower baskets to Miss Huan'er for me." Taking out three thousand taels of silver notes, Yi Chen turned around and left in a leisurely manner.
In an instant, the platform where Huan'er was standing was filled with flower baskets, and she instantly overtook the opponent.
The foreign woman's smile froze instantly and her belly shook even more violently, but it was too late because her sponsor had already stopped paying.
Three thousand taels of silver cannot be made like this even if it is inlaid with gold.
Who is so arrogant?
The flower visitors all turned their heads to pay their respects, only to see an extremely broad figure striding away.
What kind of income will match what kind of consumption.
When Yi Chen saw his old friend, he was so excited that he casually swiped a flower basket and became the top brother on his old friend's list, thus settling the cause and effect of the day.
"Fantian Yaozi, is that you?" Looking at the familiar broad figure, Huan'er's heart was beating fast. She wanted to ask, but then she held herself back. A mist appeared in her eyes.
After all, we are from two different worlds. What’s the point of it being yes or no?
"Love is hard to write, she must sing with blood, the curtain rises, the curtain falls, who is the guest?"
"I am used to hiding my joy, anger, sorrow and happiness behind my makeup. No matter how much I sing, I am just a passing guest in the end."
For a moment, Huan'er's voice was choked with emotion, and her heart was filled with mixed feelings.
"Good! Great singing! Come and enjoy!"
Suddenly, the singing seemed to be infused with soul. The flower visitors were attracted by the singing and started to cheer.
In the backyard of Tianxiang Pavilion, a cold woman in white was quietly listening to the report of the madam.
"Yichengzi sent three hundred flower baskets to that girl called Huan'er?"
The cold woman in white was surprised, then thought for a moment and began to give orders.
"From today on, I will support Huan'er as the most beautiful courtesan. I will invite a capable teacher of music, chess, calligraphy and painting to train her carefully. From now on, I will no longer accept any customers."
The madam was shocked when she heard this. The Taoist Gao had only casually given her a wave of flower baskets as a reward, but the powerful boss actually took it so seriously.
Who exactly is this person?
Yi Chen himself didn't know that because he gave a wave of flower baskets on a whim, he actually changed Huan'er's fate again.
With his current level of cultivation, his every word and action is carefully considered by others. Even if there is only a one in ten chance, no one is willing to offend him and will instead try to please him carefully.
What is a noble person?
A word can determine a person's future and life, and can bring fortune or misfortune at any time. He is a noble person.
Today's Yi Chen is already invaluable, but he himself is still unaware of it.
This is the cruelty of the world.
Every hair of the superiors is taken care of meticulously, but the common people seldom get any response even though they fight with blood and tears.
The disparity in the world is once again clearly revealed.
…
…
Yueliang Mountain, inside a stone room in the belly of a certain mountain.
A mysterious man took off his hood, knelt on the ground and prostrated himself in worship.
The four glittering night pearls on the wall are the only source of light in this huge stone room.
A circle of mysterious purple lines shaped like a token crept up his face.
Under the illumination of the night pearl, seventy-two corpses were placed in a strange rhythm in the stone chamber.
The last person who was bleeding from all seven orifices was undoubtedly Li Hua.
These corpses were all black and brown in color, with their limbs twisted together in a horrific way. Some were so twisted that one could see their buttocks through their heads, some had their hands and feet tangled like twists, and some simply collapsed and broke apart. They were all different and strange in appearance.
"Praise to His Majesty Asuna, the Supreme Saint Emperor of the Four Poles, Mahakala."
"Praise to His Majesty Asuna, the Supreme Saint Emperor of the Four Poles, Mahakala."
"Praise to His Majesty Asuna, the Supreme Saint Emperor of the Four Poles, Mahakala."
The mysterious man began to kowtow and worship incessantly. As he kowtowed, the purple lines on his face became more and more prominent, emitting a faint purple light. A strange suction force was generated, and various gases began to evaporate from the seventy-two corpses, with different colors of red, green, gray, purple and black.
With a click.
Another body broke due to being twisted and entangled too tightly, and shattered all over the ground.
After a while, the clouds and rain stopped and the purple mark on the mysterious man's face disappeared.
A crazy look came over his face.
"Your Majesty is not deceiving me. By sacrificing seventy-two people with extraordinary fates, my cultivation has been boosted to this level."
"If I complete the final White Bone Gate ritual and successfully usher in His Majesty, what realm will my cultivation reach?"
"Hahaha!"
"Come down, come down, Your Majesty!"
Crazy laughter echoed in the stone chamber.
After an unknown amount of time, the mysterious man put his hood back on and disappeared into the stone chamber.
Truncated to 134 words, all four chapters are truncated.
There will be another chapter later, which will go through the entire cause and effect picture, so it may be late.
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