From the advent of the mountains and seas

Chapter 9

Arriving at the scene with Wu Datou.

The officials of the Lanyang government government surrounded Yizhuang completely.

Except for the ghost moths that were difficult to transport out of the basement, the corpses of the others were gathered in the front yard for inspection by the author.

An Jing sat on the steps in front of the door.

The food boxes originally prepared for warlocks were piled up at his feet and became his spoils of war.

In the left hand is an oily chicken leg, and in the right hand is a jar of spirits.

Facing the corpses all over the floor, An Jing ate the big pieces as if no one was around, replenishing the energy he had just consumed.

"Can you still eat?"

Wu Tantou, who had just come out of the basement, was pale, and sat on the edge of An Jing, breathing a sigh of relief.

"The monster below was slaughtered by myself. It's just an insect. It's not qualified to affect my appetite."

Picking up a jug of unopened spirits and handing it over, An Jing smiled and said,

"Take two sips and take a breath of wine, maybe it will be better?"

Catcher Wu took over the wine jar, looked at the officials around the circle who were still busy, and put it down anyway.

"What did you find?"

Seeing Wu Butou's serious expression, An Jing stopped what he was doing and asked.

After all, it was his first time entering Lanyang City, and he really didn't know much about the situation here. If he wanted to find out the reason, he had to rely on Wu to catch the head.

"The corpses in the basement, most of them are foreigners in Lanyang City. They died here. The corpses were not claimed, so they were buried by Yizhuang. They were all regarded as disgusting!"

Every day in Lanyang Fucheng, a large number of foreigners come and go. These people either come to the city to work or do business. Few people report their disappearances.

To put it bluntly, even if the case is reported, the government will not put in much effort to investigate.

This allowed the ghost moth to take advantage of the loophole.

An Jing didn't respond, but continued to look at Butou Wu, he believed that the latter would not only come up with such a superficial opinion.

Relying on nepotism alone can't get the headhunter position in Lanyang City.

Sure enough, Catcher Wu looked around, and then turned sideways and took out a green jade hairpin headdress from his bosom.

Borrowing the lantern on the porch, An Jing noticed that there were two small characters "Qi Gui" engraved on the jade hairpin.

"This is the hairpin specially given by Qiguidao to believers in the sect. The Qiguidao I found on the warlock is a small local sect in Lanyang Prefecture. It opened a dojo outside the city a few years ago, and the incense is not very prosperous. , I heard that there was a new temple master half a year ago, who has some skills and is very popular among the local dignitaries."

In the end it is a local snake, Wu Butou weighed the jade hairpin and said in a deep voice.

"Do you think there is a problem with this Qi Guidao?"

Hearing that the new Guanzhu took office half a year ago, An Jing's eyes flashed brightly.

"This is the most troublesome place. You should have seen those people in the middle of the basement. The bulges on their bodies were broken and they were full of ghost moth larvae. The warlock is clearly breeding ghost moths with flesh and blood. If he is allowed to cultivate Come out, it is impossible to say that you can use this to control dozens of people, if it is really what Qi Guidao did, the consequences will be disastrous!"

As Wu Tutou said above, Qiguidao has a "market" among local dignitaries.

This means that if Qi Guidao can master the means of cultivating ghost moths.

They have direct channels to contact and control the wealth and power of Lanyang Mansion.

At that time, even in Wu Butou's current capacity, it will be very difficult to continue to investigate.

'control? '

An idea flashed in his mind, An Jing vaguely grasped the key point, and fell into deep thought.

"What are you thinking?"

Seeing that An Jing didn't respond for a long time, Catcher Wu asked anxiously.

"What are you going to do next?"

An Jing, whose thoughts were interrupted, was a little dissatisfied. Considering that Catcher Wu was still a partner, he changed the subject and asked.

"The most important thing at the moment is to confirm the connection between Ghost Moth and Qi Guidao. As long as I find enough evidence, I can seek help from General Lanyang's Mansion and directly mobilize the army to destroy them, but before that, I must ensure that no one is exposed !"

The ghost moth files in the yamen can disappear inexplicably. Wu Butou is almost sure that as long as he starts to investigate those rich households, someone will spread the news immediately, let alone go directly to the dojo that prays for the way of life.

When you don't know your friend or foe, it's never a good idea to startle the enemy.

"There is a way, maybe you can try it."

An Jing turned around and pointed to the messy cups and plates on the table in the yizhuang.

The host of the ghost moth needs a lot of food to maintain the normal growth of the ghost moth in the body. This can be seen from the previous arrest of Yan Dongsheng and his accomplice Chen Si when they ate and drank in the restaurant, and the scene in the Yizhuang tonight reflect.

If there are ghost moth hosts in Qigui Dojo, the number will definitely not be small.

Then their daily meat consumption will undoubtedly be a large number.

There are only a few places in Lanyang City that can provide a large amount of meat every day, and you can get results with a little inquiring.

In this way, evidence can be obtained without contacting wealthy households or sneaking into the dojo at the risk of being discovered.

"That's a good idea. I'll ask someone I trust to investigate secretly later."

Under the premise that the yamen had already been infiltrated, Catcher Wu didn't dare to launch an operation with great fanfare. Even the jade hairpin he found wanted to conceal the news from the outside world. He paused and said,
"Tonight, if we destroy the stronghold here, it will definitely attract the attention of the mastermind behind the scenes. You and I must be careful from now on. Why don't you change into an official's clothes and act with me?"

In the eyes of Chief Wu, An Jing, the person who destroyed the Yizhuang stronghold alone, is undoubtedly the most trustworthy at the moment.

"I went to Liu's car dealership today and found some clues that may be related to the ghost moth case. It is very important. It may be related to the source of the ghost moth. I want to know what happened in Lingnan nine months ago?"

An Jing didn't give a direct answer, but instead asked.

It is not difficult to eliminate the ghost moth alone, but it is difficult to find and eliminate the mastermind behind it.

Otherwise, no one can bear the ghost moths popping up out of nowhere every few months to make troubles.

The former shopkeeper of Liu's car dealership was the first victim, and An Jing always felt that something was wrong, so he took this opportunity to ask.

"Nine months ago?"

Butou Wu was quite puzzled by the question that An Jing suddenly raised, and he frowned and thought for a long time before answering,
"I'm not familiar with Lingnan, so I have to say something. Ah, there was an ancient tomb in Lingnan at that time, and Baoguang appeared in the world. Many tomb robbers and Jiangyang robbers went to steal treasures. There was chaos and it took months for the army to stabilize the situation.”

Treasures were born in ancient tombs, and the gathering of bandits caused chaos in Lingnan, which in turn led to the collective relocation of local wealthy households.

In this way, it matches what Liu Fu mentioned.

Thinking of this, An Jing took out the road map he got before leaving Liu's car dealership, and unfolded it in front of Catcher Wu.

"This is the route map of Liu's car dealership between Lanyang Mansion and Lingnan. No, did something weird happen on this route half a year ago?"

The killing of the ghost moth host made An Jing affirm Liu's car dealership, or the last shopkeeper Liu must have come into contact with the core secrets behind the ghost moth case, otherwise he would not have been deliberately silenced half a year ago.

I thought Catcher Wu would have to think for a while, after all, it happened a few months ago.

Unexpectedly, he stared at the road map for more than ten seconds, and clicked on one of the places.
"Here, in Yuyue County, about eight months ago, a tiger demon appeared in the area of ​​Yuyue County, raging the mountains outside the county. In just one day, the surrounding area of ​​Yuyue County was abruptly turned into a bandit-forbidden area, and the local county magistrate sent people to report several times for this, so I was deeply impressed."

"What about the follow-up, is that tiger demon still there?"

"There has been no news for a long time. It is estimated that they went to other places. We have sent people to investigate. Except for the corpses eaten by tiger demons in the mountains, did they find anything wrong?"

"Tiger demon cannibal?"

Chewing on the key information mentioned by Catcher Wu, An Jing thought that Liu Fu's father might have seen the scene of the tiger demon cannibalizing people at that time, and that's why he had a mental problem.

However, just seeing the tiger demon cannibalizing people, is it worth the trouble of the person who controlled the ghost moth to find him?

His eyes wandered around unconsciously, and he landed on several corpses in the front yard.

Looking at the ghost moth heads on the back of their necks, An Jing seemed to think of something, and suddenly straightened up.

He thought wrong before!

The ghost moth approached Liu Fu's father at first, not to kill people, but to use the ghost moth's control over people to obtain some information!

Liu Fu's father apparently discovered something during the Tiger Demon incident.

"You just said that the tiger demon killed many Jiangyang robbers in a few days. Does it not kill ordinary people?"

An Jing turned to Butou Wu and asked.

"That's right, that tiger demon seems to have no interest in ordinary people, and only looks for vicious people as prey."

"I see. Lend me your badge for a while."

After getting the answer, An Jing got up straight, drew a knife and went straight to the front yard, pulling away the work that was squatting on the ground.

Swing a knife and chop off a ghost moth's head.

Immediately, under the astonished eyes of all the officials, he carried it and walked out of Yizhuang gate.

(End of this chapter)