Chapter 204: Pig Scream
Faced with Wang the Butcher's vigilance, Li Qi smiled and retracted his straight knife.
But instead of putting the knife back into the sheath, he held the straight knife in front of him and looked at the blade above.
The originally sharp blade had an obvious notch due to the collision just now, but the seemingly ordinary machete in Wang the Butcher's hand was intact.
Li Qi looked at the machete in his hand and suddenly said:
"A seventh-rank warrior, holding a precious sword, is hiding here inexplicably... Wang the Butcher, do you know that if I report this matter, I'm afraid you will be questioned and wanted by the Six Gates..."
"Stop talking about this useless stuff!"
Wang the Butcher ignored Li Qi's threats and interrupted him, saying bluntly: "I don't know what you six gates are doing now, but anyway, I did rest at home last night! It has nothing to do with the case you are investigating now!
"If you want to fight or arrest me, just give me the answer!"
Butcher Wang clenched the machete in his hand and his tone became even more hostile.
Li Qi wanted to laugh when he saw this: "I still prefer the way you grovelled just now."
"Dog officer——!"
After hearing what Li Qi said, Wang the Butcher's mouth twitched and he was about to get angry.
But the next moment, his eyes suddenly lit up, and a golden light flew from Li Qi's side and landed in front of him.
Butcher Wang almost instinctively held the golden light in his hand, and when he opened his hand, he saw that it was indeed a shining piece of gold!
"…My Lord, what exactly are you going to do?"
With the gold in his hand, Wang the Butcher's attitude changed instantly. He asked Li Qi in confusion, completely not understanding what the other party was going to do.
Li Qi did not ask about the other party's identity, but instead asked: "How long have you been in the city?"
"About two years."
For the sake of the gold, Butcher Wang answered truthfully.
Li Qi continued to ask: "Have you noticed anything strange in the past two years?"
"Strange things?" Butcher Wang thought for a moment and replied, "If you want to talk about strange things, it's the recent rumors about monsters. I heard that someone was sucked dry by a monster and turned into a mummy."
"What else? Didn't you notice anything else?"
Li Qi frowned and asked.
Butcher Wang said frankly, "I will not hide it from you, sir. My identity as a butcher is just a disguise. My real job is not this. Linbian Town is not my hometown, so I naturally will not pay attention to those strange things. If you only want to ask these, sir, you may have found the wrong person."
There are not many seventh-rank warriors in Linbian City.
Jiang Ming is one of them, and the original leader of the Feisha Gang is also one of them. Apart from them, the rest are warriors of the eighth and ninth ranks.
Li Qi originally thought that since Wang the Butcher was at the peak of the seventh rank, as one of the few masters in the city, he should know some secrets of the city.
But I didn't expect that he was the same as Li Qi, or even worse than Li Qi, and knew nothing about anything.
"Did you notice anything strange happening last night?"
Li Qi asked again.
Although this place is far away from the Feisha Gang’s base, the disappearance of the bodies in the Feisha Gang is probably not caused by Wang the Butcher.
But hoping for a lucky break, Li Qi still asked.
"last night?"
This time, Butcher Wang thought about it seriously. He thought for a while and suddenly said, "Oh, by the way, last night...the pigs sent from outside the city suddenly became restless. Is this a strange thing?"
"Pig squeal?"
Li Qi looked at the few pigs left in the yard.
Butcher Wang nodded and said, "Yes, last night... well, it was probably around the time of Yin when these pigs started to cry out for no apparent reason. The sound was very miserable, as if they were in heat."
Hearing this, Li Qi looked at the pigs strangely and asked:
"…These are… castrated pigs, right? You mean in heat…"
"It's just an analogy, but you are wrong about one thing, sir. There is only one castrated pig here, and the rest are sows."
sow…
Li Qi thought of the remaining smell at the scene, and then thought of the reactions of the pigs at Wang the Butcher's place, and his guess became more certain.
The guy who made the corpse disappear this time was indeed a "pig demon"! What Li Qi couldn't figure out was how the "pig demon" stole the corpse overnight under the watchful eyes of two living people.
What made Li Qi even more confused was that if he could silence the two officers, why didn't he do it that night, but instead waited until the next day to silence them?
Is it impossible to do it, or is there another reason? Things are getting more and more complicated, and Li Qi doesn't have much clue now. The only thing he can confirm is that the one who did this is most likely a pig demon.
A monster similar to the bat monster.
However, compared to the bat monster, this pig monster is smarter.
After all, before this incident happened, there had never been any rumors about pig monsters in the entire Linbian City.
Instead, the story of bat spirits sucking human blood became popular among the people.
"Okay, I understand this matter, but there is something I need your help with."
Unable to get anything out of Wang the Butcher, Li Qi stopped asking and started talking.
Butcher Wang weighed the gold in his hand, thought about it, clasped his hands and said, "Sir, please speak frankly. As long as I can do it, I will do my best!"
"This is not difficult for you. In the near future, help me keep two live pigs, one male and one female, and pay attention to their reactions. If they show any obvious abnormalities, immediately go to the Six Gates to inform me. Can you do it?"
"This is a simple matter, don't worry, sir."
Butcher Wang patted his chest and said.
The gold coin given by Li Qi was enough to let him keep two live pigs, and even kill people directly without any problem!
One piece of gold is worth the head of a warrior of at least rank eight!
Li Qi just asked him to look after the pigs. This was just Wang the Butcher's superficial job and really didn't mean anything.
However, after accepting the task, Wang the Butcher still hesitated for a while, and said to Li Qi hesitantly: "By the way, sir, I can complete the task you assigned to me, but my identity..."
"Identity?" Li Qi raised his eyebrows and asked, "Aren't you just an ordinary butcher? What other identity do you have? Or do you want a job at the Six Gates? Hmm?"
"Oh, sir, you are such a joke. I am just an ordinary butcher. How can I be qualified to work for the Six Gates?"
Upon hearing Li Qi's words, Wang the Butcher immediately smiled.
It doesn't matter what the mission for the Six Gates is, as long as his disguised identity is not exposed.
After all, he still had a mission to complete, and he didn't want others to know his identity as a seventh-rank warrior.
Butcher Wang's worries were somewhat unnecessary.
Li Qi is not a real member of the Six Gates, so his identity has nothing to do with Li Qi.
For Li Qi now, the most important thing is to find the pig demon, preferably to catch it alive, and then study it.
He doesn't care about the rest.
After reaching a deal with Wang the Butcher, Li Qi left Wang the Butcher's house and headed straight to the west of the city.
On the way, he met the Six Gates constable who was waiting for him, and was led by the constable to the house of Feng the butcher in the west of the city.
Butcher Feng is different from Butcher Wang.
He is really just an ordinary person.
There is an old mother in the family who is nearly sixty years old. Although she is also single, she is said to have a slight affair with a widow next door. It is said that a matchmaker wants to introduce them to each other.
If nothing unexpected happens, it won't be long before this bachelor in his thirties gets married.
His confession was similar to that of Wang the Butcher. They both said that something was wrong with the pigs last night, but he didn't think much about it. He scolded them a few times and hit them with a stick, and the pigs became obedient.
Other than that there was nothing unusual.
After visiting the two butchers' houses, Li Qi asked Jiang Ming to go to the vegetable market and the morning market to ask about the meat shops there.
But the result was still nothing, and the clue was lost.
After a busy day, everyone returned to the government office without finding anything and sorted out the results of the day's investigation.
Liu Zhi followed Li Qi for a day, and seeing that Li Qi had not found out anything, he said hello and returned to the county government office.
Li Qi was sitting in the study, frowning as he looked at the files in his hands.
He now missed the relics of his previous life, as well as the magic from his previous life.
If the art of finding objects had worked, if those special relics used to find things were still at hand, this case would certainly not have given him such a headache.
"Sir, have some tea and rest for a while."
When Li Qi was flipping through the files, Jiang Ming walked in with tea.
He said to Li Qi with a smile on his face. Seeing Li Qi's bad expression, he couldn't help but persuade him:
"Sir, you don't have to worry so much. There are many unsolved cases in the world, and ours is not a big deal.
"Besides, apart from the two yamen runners, the rest of the suspects in this case are gang members who don't deserve sympathy even if they die. You should not tire yourself out over this case."
Jiang Ming's expression was exactly the same as that of a eunuch in the palace.
Li Qi was too lazy to say anything to him. He took the hot tea, looked at it twice, then took a sip and put it aside.
Just as he was about to continue reading the files, Li Qi suddenly realized something and asked Jiang Ming, "You said... there are many unsolved cases?"
"Uh..." Jiang Ming's expression froze, and he quickly said, "Sir, please don't misunderstand! It's not that we don't work hard to investigate the case, but in most cases, there are really no clues! And we are not sure whether the perpetrator is a gangster or an ordinary person, so..."
"I didn't ask you that!"
Interrupting Jiang Ming's attempt to distance himself from the case, Li Qi said, "Go get all the files on the unsolved cases in the city in recent years. I'll take a look."
"this……"
"What? Is there a problem?"
"It is indeed a bit of a problem. Most of the files on the case are with the county magistrate."
Jiang Ming explained.
Li Qi's eyes turned unfriendly, and Jiang Ming quickly said, "Sir, please don't be angry. The main reason is that most of the cases here have been confirmed not to be done by gangsters, so they are handed over to the county magistrate. You also know that our Six Gates... are not suitable for interfering too much in the affairs of the county government."
Strictly speaking, the six gates do not have many functions.
Most of them can only handle matters concerning people from the underworld, or conversely, only when the county government confirms that something was done by people from the underworld will the matter be handed over to the Six Gates.
Normally, the Six Gates do not have such extensive investigative powers.
Therefore, the files related to many cases are not kept in Liushenmen, but in the county government.
Without a suitable reason, Jiang Ming had no right to view it.
(End of this chapter)
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