Tian Yuan Xian Ji

Chapter 187 Investigation
Time flies like a white horse, and it is another four years in a flash.

Tang Ning was on duty at the intelligence department office and was in charge of intelligence liaison. From the daily and monthly reports, he could clearly sense that the battle between the mysterious and demon factions was about to start again, and the demon sect's actions were becoming more and more frequent.

Based on the occupied mountain spiritual mines, they spread their branches and leaves, slowly permeating the surrounding area, bit by bit devouring the industries that originally belonged to the Taoist sect, and their power grew stronger and stronger.

At present, they are relatively restrained, annexing small and insignificant industries around their respective strongholds. Xuanmen suffered heavy losses in the battle of Xuanyue Mountain, and learned a profound lesson. They want to stop their troops and recuperate, otherwise the war will start long ago up.

In addition to being responsible for his job of intelligence communication and practice, Tang Ning occasionally goes to the alchemy room to refine elixirs. His current level can already refine qi condensing pills, although the success rate is not very high.

He didn't give up on the fairy mother-of-pearl clam, and poured part of his own green spiritual power into it every day, but until now there was still no change.

It is worth mentioning that in the past four years, the spiritual power in the Little White Snake has gradually developed, and has reached the middle stage of the first-order spirit beast cultivation. He does not know whether this is due to its own cultivation or the effect of swallowing the cracking wind beast. It may be a combination of both Of.

Tangning wiped the sweat off her forehead, looked at the mellow elixir in her hand, sighed slightly, and twisted it lightly, the elixir immediately turned into powder and scattered all over the ground. The elixir was not fully fused, and the inner spirit The power is disordered, so when it comes into contact with the interference of external spiritual power, it will be disbanded immediately.

With his current skills, the success rate of refining Qi Condensing Pills is less than [-]%, sometimes waste pills are produced, sometimes in poor condition, more than a dozen of them are waste pills.

Alchemy consumes a lot of consciousness and spiritual power. With his current cultivation level, he can't bear it for several days. Therefore, every time he continuously refines useless alchemy, he has to rest with his legs crossed for a while.

The night was fleeting, and before he knew it, the sky was dawning. Tangning left the alchemy room and came to the intelligence department office. There was no report today, so he stayed in the attic for a while before returning to the cave.

Around noon, Wei Yun, Kong Fanxing's disciple, came to the outside of the cave and asked him to come over for a talk.

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In the main room of the cave mansion, Kong Fanxing sat cross-legged on the futon and said with a smile, "Junior Brother Tang is here."

Tang Ning sat opposite him, "I don't know why Senior Brother Kong called me here? Could it be that he came to me to play chess with nothing to do? I don't dare to play chess with you anymore. My annual salary is not enough to lose a few games What about chess?"

Kong Fanxing laughed: "I was planning to play a game with you. Since Junior Brother Tang said so, let's forget about it this time. We will be playing games in the future. I invite you to come today to let me know something."

"Oh? What's the matter?"

Kong Fanxing flipped his left hand, held a thick file and handed it to him, "Look at it first!"

Tang Ning flipped through the dossier, and found that this dossier was like a list of the Qin Chuan Dou family's characters. It described in detail the current main characters of the Dou family, their children, and their respective grievances, hobbies, etc. There were dozens of pages. as much.

If this volume falls into the hands of people with good deeds among the people, it can write a history of grievances and hatreds of wealthy families.

"This is?" Tangning asked in confusion, wondering why he showed this to herself.

"The detailed information of the Dou family in Qinchuan, we have received information that the Dou family has recently been in contact with the Mozong, and their family power is entrenched in the west of Qinchuan, not far from Xushu Mountain. The Zongmen suspects that they may change their banners, Join the Demon Sect." Kong Fanxing said

There is a spiritual mine in the Xushu Mountains, which was originally under the jurisdiction of the Qianyi Sect, and was later captured by the Corpse Puppet Sect as a stronghold, and settled down nearby. In recent years, the power has grown stronger and stronger, annexing several counties around the Xushu Mountains, Including some industrial resources were also occupied by the Mozong.

Tang Ning frowned slightly. He was in charge of intelligence liaison, and knew all the intelligence information coming and going inside and outside the sect. He had never seen such information in Qinchuan's intelligence report.

"Who gave the information, is it reliable?"

"Senior Brother Lu said that the information came from the internal disciples of the Corpse Puppet Sect, so it should be correct."

"Since it is found that they have colluded with the Demon Sect, it is fine to hand it over to the Inspection Section, but this does not seem to be within our scope of authority. Senior Brother Kong means to let me go?"

"Isn't there no conclusive evidence? The Dou family has a great influence in the land of Qinchuan. If they are convicted and killed rashly, it may cause shocks in the land of Qinchuan, and other families will inevitably feel sad."

"The Corpse Puppet Sect is spying on the land of Qin Chuan. If people turn against the Demon Sect, the land of Qin Chuan may not be owned by our sect. We have to be cautious about this. Brother Lu reported this matter to the head of the sect. The sect ordered us to grasp the conclusive evidence before we can use the power of thunder."

Tangning nodded, "Should our intelligence department detect first? It's probably not easy to obtain solid evidence for this kind of thing."

"Senior Brother Lu talked to me yesterday and wanted you to be fully responsible for investigating the specific situation of Dou's family. Originally, this kind of matter should be the responsibility of Junior Brother Lu. What he meant was that Junior Brother Lu couldn't spare manpower. As you said, if you want to It is not easy to obtain conclusive evidence of the Dou family's collusion with the Demon Sect. This matter cannot be completed overnight. The specific matters of our entire intelligence department are under the control of Junior Brother Lu. He should not stay away from the sect for a long time, so I send you Go investigate this."

Lu Guang is Lu Xingxian's confidant, and has always been regarded by him as the successor of the deacon of the intelligence department. The specific affairs of the intelligence department he is in charge of can be regarded as the most powerful responsibility in the department. The transfer, rewards and punishments of the intelligence department disciples are all up to him. And decide.

Lu Xingxian has never allowed others to get involved in this position. Even if Lu Guang occasionally leaves the sect to perform missions, he still holds this position in person.

Things like investigating Dou's family would take a long time, and may end up being fruitless. Of course, Lu Xingxian would not let Lu Guang do it. Although Tang Ning was in charge of the intelligence department with them, but he The internal status can only be regarded as the younger brother of Kong Fanxing's follower, and he speaks lightly.

Lu Xingxian didn't even need to discuss with him if he wanted to be transferred, he just discussed with Kong Fanxing.

And he really didn't have the strength to refuse. In the Zongmen system, Lu Xingxian belongs to his direct superior, and all intelligence department disciples have to accept his transfer. Tang Ning is no exception. The deacon's assignment of management tasks is originally within his authority. matter.

"Is it a public investigation or a secret investigation?"

The so-called public investigation is to ask the Qinchuan intelligence station to monitor the Dou family members, and the private investigation is Tangning's secret investigation, so that the intelligence station is not allowed to participate in the matter.

"Of course we have to investigate privately. The Dou family is quite influential in Qinchuan. It's very powerful. It's hard to say that there are no casual cultivators recruited by the intelligence station who are closely related to them. Once they startle the snake, the consequences will be very serious."

"It's still in the stage of suspicion. There is no conclusive evidence. It can't be said that there is no such thing. If the persecution is too severe, they will be forced to change their flags and belong to the Demon Sect under self-doubt. You don't have to find out who What's the matter, don't be preconceived by intelligence information, you just need to report the situation of the investigation truthfully, and the sect will distinguish and deal with it.

Tang Ning nodded, as long as he had these words, he was not sure if he had to find out about Chou Yinmao, "When should I leave?"

"Wait a few more days, and wait for the Qinchuan intelligence station to send a memorial."

Tangning asked suspiciously, "Didn't you say we won't let them participate in this matter?
"You have to be famous as a teacher, right? Otherwise, if you go to Qinchuan alone and don't return for many years, can the Dou family not be suspicious? They can be considered a big family in Xingang. Among other things, there are quite a few in our sect. You are a son of the Dou family. As long as you show up in Qinchuan, they will know your identity in a short time. You, a foundation cultivator in the intelligence department, stayed in Qinchuan for so long for no reason. Was it revealed immediately?"

"But, what does this have to do with the report from the intelligence station?"

"Senior brother Lu led a drama, allowing you to go to Qinchuan in a legitimate way, and then secretly investigate the Dou family."

"What drama?" Tangning became more and more confused as she listened.

"Brother Lu has secretly ordered the disciples of the Qinchuan intelligence station to give a false testimony, accusing the head of the intelligence station of stealing information from other intelligence stations in violation of regulations, so you enter Qinchuan in this name, and stay for a while in the name of investigating and rectifying the Qinchuan intelligence station. For half a year, secretly investigate the Dou family."

"I see."

"After you enter Qinchuan, you need to be careful alone."

"Who?"

"Jiang Youzhi, the head of Qin Chuan, was originally a disciple of the Internal Supervision Department of the Yuanyi Palace. He was relegated to Qin Chuan as the head of Qin Chuan because he embezzled the sect's property privately, and the amount was quite large. To be close, after he was demoted to Qinchuan, he married a wife, who was the daughter of the Dou family."

"Brother Kong means that he is also trapped?"

"There is no conclusive evidence. I'm just telling you the situation. If your investigation in Qinchuan is at an impasse, this person may be a breakthrough."

"Investigate Qin Chuan's principal? I don't have the right. If I'm found out, the matter may not end well."

"Don't worry about this, Senior Brother Lu will report this matter to the Secret Precepts Academy, and the academy will give you an authorization document."

"Alright then." Tangning nodded, as long as the procedure complies with the school rules, he doesn't want to be caught by anyone.

"Senior brother Lu said that when you go to Qinchuan, I can allocate five thousand spirit stones for you first. You can ask for anything else. If you need manpower, you can transfer a few people from the following disciples to serve you."

"There is no need for manpower. Since it is a secret investigation, the fewer people who know it, the better. If allowed, I hope that the files of the Secret Security Division can be called up for me to check."

"Whose file do you need?"

"Qin Chuan's principal, Jiang Youzhi, and the files of all his sect disciples."

(End of this chapter)