Chapter 213 Speculations
The annihilation of the Feisha Gang was a major event in the entire Linbian City.
Therefore, even after a few days, this matter was still being hotly discussed in the city. Li Qiao did not need to investigate deliberately. He could hear news related to the Feisha Gang by just walking around in crowded places.
That's the case now.
As evening approached, the people from the underworld were drinking and eating in the restaurant, and naturally they couldn't help but discuss the latest major events in the underworld.
The Feisha Gang incident was naturally also within the scope of their discussion.
Li Qiao came into the restaurant wearing a bamboo hat and happened to overhear their discussion.
"I think the Feisha Gang was wiped out this time because of their own fault."
A local gang member said loudly while drinking with others in the corner.
Although Linbian City is not a big city, since it is a city, it is naturally impossible for the Feisha Gang to be the only dominant gang inside.
It is true that the Feisha Gang is the strongest of all gangs, but that does not mean that there are no other gangs.
However, the Feisha Gang was so powerful in the past, and with the support of the government, it was in collusion with the local government, so other gangs dared not speak out.
But it's different now.
The Feisha Gang has been wiped out, not even its leader survived. Even if you speak ill of the Feisha Gang loudly in public, you don't have to worry about being in trouble.
That was the case with the other gang member who was shouting loudly at this moment.
Perhaps he had drunk a little too much, he shouted boldly:
"I've seen it for a long time. The Feisha Gang is getting more and more greedy. Sooner or later, something bad will happen! What's going on now? They've been wiped out!"
"Why didn't you say this before?"
Some people in the underworld laughed at him.
This person didn't say this when the Feisha Gang was still there, but now that the Feisha Gang is gone he says something like "I knew it earlier".
If this is the case, then this gangster can also say that he already knew that the Feisha Gang would be wiped out.
It's hindsight, and it's said as if everyone knows how to do it.
The gangster's sneer made the gang member's face turn red.
The gang member's voice became louder:
"You... don't think I'm bragging! I... I really know! Because I saw it that day! The second in command of the Feisha Gang... that... that person..."
He thought about it, but couldn't remember anything, so he skipped the topic and continued, "...Anyway, it was the second-in-command of the Feisha Gang... He had a quarrel with the county government's legal advisor! It was a fierce quarrel! They broke up!"
He clapped his hands and continued, "You all know the relationship between the Feisha Gang and the county government. They quarreled so fiercely that day. There must be a problem with the distribution of interests! "At that time, I guessed that the government must be dissatisfied with the current practices of the Feisha Gang and planned to unload the mill... er, kill the donkey! Look, my guess turned out to be correct!"
The man was talking nonsense with a big tongue.
Most of the people who were listening just laughed it off and didn't take his words seriously.
After all, they brag every day, and anyone who takes their bragging seriously is stupid.
What they didn't expect was that when they were about to laugh it off and pass over the topic.
A female knight wearing a conical hat came up to the gang member.
She quickly pulled out a silver ingot from her pocket and said to the gang member, "Tell me in detail what you just said. If you can satisfy me, this silver ingot will be yours."
The female knight said calmly.
His whole body seemed to reveal an air of wealth that was difficult to conceal.
…
Two days had passed since the incident at Feng the Butcher's house. During these two days, Li Qi was observing the death row prisoner who had eaten the golden elixir and whose strength had improved, while also studying Feng the Butcher who had turned into a wild boar monster.
There was no situation with the death row prisoners, but Li Qi made some discoveries on Feng the Butcher's side.
The wild boar monster that Feng the Butcher transformed into had its main strengthened parts in its skin and limbs. The distribution of its internal organs remained the same as when it was a human, except that it had become a little stronger and more energetic.
In other words, Feng the Butcher is still a human being as a whole. There is no monster blood in his body, and there is no such thing as him suddenly reverting to his original form.
Li Qi could confirm this by analyzing it through the spell of analytical magic.
The transformation of Butcher Feng into a monster was more like the result of some foreign object rapidly assimilating parts of his body tissues in a short period of time.
This causes brain confusion, making the person lose consciousness and reason, and act entirely on physical instinct.
So, out of hunger, Butcher Feng instinctively ate the person closest to him...
Li Qi reverse-engineered the things in Feng the Butcher's body that should not belong to him, trying to figure out the full picture of the thing that turned Feng the Butcher into this state.
But the results were minimal.
The main reason is that the art of analysis is severely restricted in this world, and it is difficult to get anything useful even if you use talismans to do so.
Therefore, Li Qi's analysis got stuck here.
Although there was no progress in the analysis, Li Qiao made a new discovery.
Through a special means of communication between the two, the two agreed to meet at an inn in the city.
As soon as he met Li Qiao, Li Qi heard her say:
"I've been walking around the city these past two days, and I heard that the Feisha Gang seems to have close ties with the government."
"I know that."
"Don't worry, just listen to me."
Li Qiao took a sip of tea and continued:
“Although the Feisha Gang and the government are closely connected, in reality, they have developed a grudge against each other.
"I heard that a few days before the Feisha Gang incident, the second leader of the Feisha Gang had a quarrel with the government's advisor. In the end, the two of them parted unhappily, and then someone saw that Wang, the leader of the Feisha Gang, secretly went to the county magistrate's mansion."
"Master Wang? The leader who turned into a bat demon?"
"It should be him."
Before the Feisha Gang was wiped out, had this leader who had turned into a bat demon ever been to the county magistrate's mansion? Li Qi narrowed his eyes, as if he had realized something.
Li Qiao continued, "Then someone saw this Hall Master Wang coming out of the county magistrate's mansion with a happy look on his face, acting stealthily as if he was holding something.
"The witness didn't see what it was, but he guessed it was some rare treasure."
Li Qiao paused here to give Li Qi time to digest the news, and then continued: "So I went to the gate of the county magistrate's mansion again. Although I didn't go in and didn't find anything useful, there was one thing that concerned me."
"What?"
"Have you ever been to the County Magistrate's Mansion? Do you think it's a little too... 'fragrant'?"
After hearing what Li Qiao said, Li Qi also recalled that when he went to the county magistrate's mansion for a banquet, he did smell a rich fragrance.
The scent is similar to a mix of florals and incense, not too pungent and still smells pretty good.
But then a stronger fragrance came from He Ru, the smell almost made Li Qi's nose fail. Li Qi forgot about it and shifted his main attention to He Ru.
Now, after Li Qiao reminded him, he remembered this matter again.
Seeing Li Qi thinking, Li Qiao said, "As a county magistrate, why would a grown man make his office so nice for no reason? Don't you think it's strange?"
In the era when Li Qi lived, the country called Da Qi was quite masculine.
In fact, most men don’t care too much about their own image and smell. Only a small number of people, such as men from Xihua Palace, will carry sachets on their bodies and apply some scented powder to make themselves smell better.
Or they might be some young masters in the city who would take care of their image a little in order to attract girls or to consider the family behind them.
Apart from that, other men generally don't pay too much attention to things like taste.
The same goes for Li Qi. He didn't carry any sachets with him.
However, since no one has stipulated that men must not make themselves fragrant, Li Qi did not think much about it.
Now after hearing what Li Qiao said, Li Qi felt that something was a little wrong.
County Magistrate Qian came from a poor family and had no family support. At his age, it was impossible for him to use these things to seduce young girls. Moreover, judging from the descriptions of County Magistrate Qian that were circulated in the market, it was impossible for anyone to like County Magistrate Qian, who had a round head and a big belly, no matter how charming he was.
Oh, except for that one Horu who doesn't look normal.
"So, what you're saying is..."
Li Qi had a guess in his mind, and Li Qiao directly expressed his guess:
"I guess he wants to use the fragrance to cover up other smells... For example..."
"Pig stinks!"
Li Qi and Li Qiao said in unison.
Once you understand the problem of fragrance, it is not difficult to come up with this answer.
After all, the only thing that can be covered up by fragrance is stench.
The more you stink, the more you want to make yourself smell good.
"The real pig demon is hiding in the county magistrate's mansion?"
Li Qi thought of this answer, and then his pupils shrank, and he thought more deeply: "...The county magistrate...is that the pig demon?"
If the county magistrate is a pig demon, then what is He Ru who accompanies the county magistrate? Why didn't Li Qi notice that He Ru was wrong... No, Li Qi did notice it!
He Ru's body was cold and her blood flow was extremely slow. In addition to the explanation that she was practicing special skills, there was another explanation.
It's just that He Ru herself is a cold-blooded animal!
Is it a frog? A lizard? Or... a snake?
Li Qi guessed He Ru's identity.
After thinking for a while, Li Qi stood up and said to Li Qiao:
"Sister, I think I have an idea. I need to go back to the Six Gates first, and then... take someone to see if our guess is correct."
"Can I help you?"
Li Qiao asked quickly.
Li Qi shook his head: "Not for now, the people from the Six Gates are enough, just wait for me here."
Li Qiao's martial arts skills are at the seventh level. With the various hidden weapons given by Li Qi, she might be able to kill a sixth-level warrior by surprise.
But that's all.
If the county magistrate is really a pig demon, then according to what He Ru said, he might be a congenital cultivator, and his strength must be far beyond that of everyone in Linbian City!
What's more, there is He Ru, whose background is unknown, by his side. If a conflict really arises, Li Qiao's seventh-grade cultivation may not be enough.
In addition, Li Qiao is very important to Li Qi, so unless something unexpected happens, Li Qi does not want to let Li Qiao take risks.
Just leave the matter of dealing with the pig monster to Li Qi.
Anyway, he has countless trump cards. He is only in the Innate Realm. Even if he can't win, he can definitely escape.
(End of this chapter)
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