Angry, fearful, scared, sad...

At the crime scene, Zhou Qing was confused.

Before this incident happened, everything was normal in the village and the villagers were normal, and nothing strange had ever happened.

The bear footprints were confined to this small space, and the evil bear disappeared.

Some of the clothes were torn in advance, but they were swallowed together.

When many factors are added together, it gives people a strange feeling, very strange.

It's strange that this matter was reported to Qin Duguan, and the matter itself is also very strange.

Zhou Qing looked at the crime scene. Apart from the few sunken bear footprints, the place was quite messy.

Compared with normal surfaces, it looked like someone had rolled and struggled on the ground here, but there was nothing else left.

Although it was most likely done by a bear demon, there was no so-called demonic energy left.

In his perception, there was no evil spirit, no dead air, no remaining souls, and no ghosts here.

The time he took to get here after the incident was considered fast. Even if it was handed over to other people from the Ghost and God Department, they would not be much faster than him.

Because this case had just been reported to Qin Duguan.

If the traces were not there, no one would think that a murder had occurred here.

The others looked at Zhou Qing with curiosity in their eyes without disturbing his thoughts.

After a while, Zhou Qing looked at Wang Genzheng and asked, "Captain Wang, if something like this happened on the border, how would the army handle it?"

"Dispatch a large number of personnel to search the surrounding areas centered on the scene. If the murderer can be found, kill him directly."

Wang Genzheng replied: "If we can't find it, then it is most likely the work of the barbarians. We can only take revenge on the battlefield."

"I heard that the barbarians' way of cultivation is different from ours. I don't know what the specific difference is. Does Captain Wang know?"

"I know a little." Wang Genzheng said:

"The barbarians also have warriors and cultivators, but the practice of any kind of cultivator there is related to the demons and barbaric beasts."

"They can draw on the power of demons and beasts. When we fought with the barbarian soldiers, we often saw them enter a state like a wild beast. They were very ferocious."

"Some barbarian soldiers even transform into beasts in the most extreme cases, becoming half human, half beast."

"The bodies of the barbarian soldiers we got were all tattooed with some special patterns. According to the people above, they contain the power of the barbarians. They were made of animal blood and combined with the barbarian secret patterns."

“More than that, I don’t know.”

Barbarians look similar to humans in appearance, and their bloodlines are also similar.

But some people have studied that, compared with humans, the barbarians have something else in their blood. It is these things that make them different from humans, so they are barbarians and are enemies of humans.

After listening to Wang Genzheng's explanation, Zhou Qing nodded, "It does sound different."

What Wang Genzheng said must be true. There is no need to falsify such information.

But it is not comprehensive and not necessarily 100% correct, that is for sure.

I think what he said was only what he could understand at his level.

Zhou Qing asked again: "Why did Captain Wang retire?"

Wang Genzheng is old now, but he has been retired from the army for twenty or thirty years. When he first retired, he was still in his prime.

Wang Genzheng sighed, "There's nothing I can't say."

"In a battle with the barbarians, my team was defeated and many of my comrades were killed or wounded. I survived, but I was also injured, so I had to retreat."

Zhou Qing was silent for a moment before praising him: "You are all heroes."

The trauma caused by the battlefield is obviously enormous. It is not only a physical injury, but also a devastating blow to the soul.

"Defending the country is my duty, but I can't say I'm a hero." Wang Genzheng shook his head and asked:

"Master Zhou, what should we do next?"

"I won't bother Captain Wang anymore." Zhou Qing looked around.

"Captain Wang, go do your own thing. I'll walk around Xiaowangzhuang by myself to see if I can find anything. It will take some time, so I won't waste Captain Wang's time."

"I need to be alone to think about this, too."

Wang Genzheng pondered for a moment and nodded, "Well, Master Zhou is a cultivator with keen perception. If there are any doubts, he will definitely find them."

"If there is anything, Lord Zhou, you can ask someone in the manor to notify me."

"good."

Zhou Qing randomly chose a direction and was about to leave, but before leaving, he stopped and asked a question.

"Where did Captain Wang collect the remaining flesh and blood of the victim?"

"Their home, Xiaocao's home is in..."

Wang Genzheng pointed Zhou Qing in a direction.

Zhou Qing nodded, looked at Wang Genzheng, suddenly laughed, and extended his hand to the old soldier, as if to shake hands.

"Thank you for your cooperation, hero."

Wang Genzheng was stunned. There was no such etiquette in this world, but he could also see what Zhou Qing meant. He did not hesitate and extended his hand to shake hands.

"I just hope we can find the monster that's harming people soon."

"I will definitely try my best."

Zhou Qing turned around and strode away with a torch.

Wang Genzheng also held a torch and disappeared into the night.

The Zangfu realm can see at night, but holding a torch at this time is not only for illumination, but also to tell others your identity.

Otherwise, the monster had just harmed someone, and I always felt like some dirty thing would pop out of the darkness at any time, which was quite scary.

Zhou Qing did not walk fast. His mental power expanded and was limited to the range where he could perceive most accurately. He would not miss anything and explored carefully.

"Grassland barbarians... veterans..."

To be honest, Zhou Qing was a little suspicious of Wang Genzheng.

If everything was normal in this village before, there was nothing strange, and no external disaster occurred, then it is obvious who is the most capable person to commit the crime here.

Zhou Qing wrote down one sentence from Wang Genzheng's words just now.

The barbarians of the grassland can be as brutal as wild beasts, and can even transform directly into beasts.

It would not be surprising if a veteran of the frontier army was given such means.

In fact, Zhou Qing knew about the grassland barbarians from what Lu Qingmo had said. He also knew the information Captain Wang had said, and even knew more about the higher-level information than Lu Qingmo.

When he asked that, he also meant to give it a try. Now it seems that Wang Genzheng is very honest.

Of course, it's just a slight suspicion, not a confirmed fact.

Wang Genzheng made great contributions to Xiaowangzhuang, and everyone here respected and obeyed him.

Outsiders have a very high opinion of him, so objectively speaking, the possibility of him committing a crime is quite small.

Zhou Qing's suspicion was just normal. After all, he came to investigate the case, so of course he had to suspect everyone.

If we trust everyone when investigating a case, then there is no need to continue investigating, right?

During the handshake just now, Zhou Qing did not find any abnormal power in Wang Genzheng's body. Everything was normal, so the suspicion faded a little.

Finally he came to a small farmyard with a faint candlelight. This was the home of the two victims.

There was a faint sound of crying coming from inside, intermittent and very sad.

Standing outside, Zhou Qing had a panoramic view of the entire yard. His Yin-Yang eyes activated instinctively, but he did not find any trace of souls around. Everything belonged to the world of the living.

"Has his soul completely returned to the underworld..." Zhou Qing murmured.

In this case, it would not be possible to find out the truth by asking wandering souls.

The Taoist practices in this world cannot call back souls that have already returned to the underworld. At least Zhou Qing can't do it now.

If you want to keep a person's soul after death, you have to pull the soul out of the body as soon as he dies, and use Taoist magic to make it stay in the human world.

Either you don't let the soul leave in the first place, because once it leaves there's nothing you can do about it.

Voluntarily transforming into a ghost is another matter.

Please...collect 6_9_book_bar (Six//Nine//Book//bar)

Legend has it that when an earthquake occurs, a crack will appear between the underworld and the human world, and ghosts will descend from the underworld to the human world. This is another situation, and the principle and truth are unknown.

Anyway, it is very difficult for the human world to interfere with the netherworld, which is unknown whether it exists or not. The world of the living belongs to the world of the living, and the world of the dead belongs to the world of the dead. They are two parallel lines that may occasionally intersect under special circumstances.

Perhaps masters in the Huangquan Realm have that ability, but Zhou Qing is not in the Huangquan Realm.

Zhou Qing walked into the yard and the door was open.

His appearance also attracted the attention of the people in the yard, including four people.

There were two adults, a man and a woman, who looked to be in their fifties and looked quite old, and there were two children around ten years old.

All four of them were very sad, their eyes were red, and they cried more than once.

"I'm from the Ghost and God Department of Zhongtian City." Zhou Qing said, "I'm here to handle this matter and find the murderer."

After he finished speaking, the woman stumbled over to him, knelt down, and cried incessantly.

"Sir, you must help us and avenge my daughter. I kowtow to you..."

The woman begged repeatedly and wanted to kowtow. Zhou Qing quickly helped her up and comforted her, telling her not to worry.

"That's why I'm here. No matter what it's made of or where it comes from, I won't let it go. This is my responsibility."

The victim's father also came over, supported the woman, said some words of comfort, and asked her to go take care of the children first.

"This Lord from the Ghost and God Department."

"My last name is Zhou."

"Master Zhou, if you have any problem, we will cooperate with you. We just want to find the murderer."

Zhou Qing heard that he spoke clearly and his temperament was elegant, so he guessed that he could read and write.

"Uncle, I just talked to Captain Wang. He said that the village has been very normal recently. Your family and Miss Xiaocao haven't had any grudges or conflicts with anyone, right?"

"That's it..."

The man was about to answer, but was interrupted by the woman's crying voice.

"Of course not! Recently, that kid surnamed Wang has been harassing Xiaocao and the others, and even physically assaulted them. Xiaocao and the others cried several times!"

Zhou Qing asked after hearing this: "Entanglement? What's going on? Who is that kid named Wang?"

"Who else could it be? Wang Dingman!"

Zhou Qing knew this name.

This name was included in the mission information given to him by the Ghost and God Bureau. He was Wang Genzheng's son and also a warrior.

Wang Genzheng also mentioned the matter between Wang Dingman and the victim just now, but he did not use the word "entanglement".

"Please tell me carefully what is going on."

The man looked sad and said, "Wang Dingman fell in love with Xiaocao and wanted to marry her, but Xiaocao disagreed. The boy was a bit naughty, so he kept pestering Xiaocao. Sometimes, he even took the initiative to pull Xiaocao without considering the difference between men and women."

"In fact, Wang Dingman is already married, and we don't agree with this matter."

The woman next to her spoke again, her voice full of disgust.

"That Wang Dingman, relying on the fact that he is Captain Wang's son, usually does nothing good and is hated by everyone. He hangs out with a group of hooligans all day and messes around in the city."

"He still bullies people when he returns to the village. Captain Wang has cleaned up his mess so many times. He has lost all his face because of that unfilial son!"

Zhou Qing nodded slightly. Now he understood why Wang Genzheng didn't need to use this word anymore. It was too embarrassing.

Wang Dingman was a typical playboy, and he knew it.

In the mission information given by the Ghost and God Bureau, all the warriors in Xiaowangzhuang, including their families, were introduced. Wang Genzheng's family was naturally the most important.

Captain Wang is a truly good man and is respected by everyone in the area.

Whenever any family in Xiaowangzhuang encountered any problem or difficulty, he would step forward to lend a hand, helping wherever he could, without hesitation or hesitation, and would not hesitate to give money.

He would also use his status to go to the government to seek some benefits for Xiaowangzhuang, so that the lives of the people here would gradually improve.

All the children in Zhuangzi could go to him to learn martial arts, and he could teach each of them.

No one can talk about Wang Genzheng without respectfully calling him Captain Wang and giving him a thumbs up.

That's why Zhou Qing only had slight suspicions about him, because his reputation was too good.

But compared with Wang Genzheng's good reputation, his son Wang Dingman had a bad reputation.

Obviously he has a heroic father, but this son was obviously raised in the wrong way.

The information from the Ghost and God Bureau clearly records that Wang Dingman had close contacts with some playboys from some families in Zhongtian City and had done many bad things.

It is easy to understand what a playboy with a strong background and power will do.

Wang Genzheng was really worried about his son.

Whenever Wang Dingman got into trouble, Captain Wang would sacrifice his old face and apologize humbly.

This is where Zhou Qing felt sorry for Wang Genzheng after seeing the information before coming to Xiaowangzhuang.

A typical case of a heroic father and a useless son. With such a son, Wang Genzheng’s wisdom can be said to have been ruined.

Zhou Qing asked, "Did Wang Dingman also harass your daughter yesterday?"

"He was not in Xiaowangzhuang yesterday."

"Not here?"

"Yes, it seems Wang Dingman has been away from Xiao Wang for four or five days."

"Where did you go?"

"Someone saw him riding away with his friends in the city. No one knows where he went. No one has seen him today."

I've been away for four or five days...

Zhou Qing pondered for a moment and asked the couple some more questions, mainly about the things between the Xiaocao sisters and Wang Dingman.

Afterwards, Zhou Qing took out the calming incense made by An Lang, lit two sticks for the deceased, and then left.

Zhou Qing thought about it and continued walking around the village. Occasionally, when he met someone, he would stop them, identify himself, and then ask some questions.

What do other people think of the Xiaocao sisters, what do other people think of Wang Dingman, what does other people think of Zhuangzi...

(End of this chapter)