This Demon Slayer Division doesn’t even follow labor laws!
Li Huaiyun was speechless. He frowned in deep thought, with a few deep wrinkles bulging on his forehead. Kyoto has been a bit uneasy recently. Why are there so many cases?
He asked in a low voice, "Sikyong, what is the case this time? Where are the other monster hunters?"
"I can't trust them!"
Li Huaiyun nodded, looking humble on the surface, but feeling secretly happy in his heart.
"These are three arson cases! Dozens of people have died, and the impact is huge!"
"It's so serious! Did anyone survive this arson case?"
"No one was spared. No one in the house was alive. It seems that the fire was coming for those people!"
"Then there was no warning about the fire, or was it discovered early?"
Qin Gang shook his head, "You forgot about the case of the Ghost Bride. Several people working on duty died. As soon as that incident came out, many people working on duty stopped working! Even they started to be afraid, so what do you think? The situation is serious or not.”
He paused, "The more important thing is that there are even weirder things happening in these places that were burned by the fire."
Li Huaiyun's heart skipped a beat and he became nervous, "Something more bizarre?"
"Yes!" Qin Gang pursed his lips and looked solemn, "There are figures appearing in these burned-down houses."
"Shadow?"
"Nothing was found at the beginning of the investigation. It was not until a few days later that several dark figures appeared in the burned scene. We speculated that they should be some sneaky people. Because of the burned place, people living nearby They are all dignitaries."
"Some people in Kyoto took advantage of this opportunity and sneaked into the burned ruins, hoping to find something valuable."
Qin Gang said in a deep voice, "And there is something hidden in these ruins that turned those people into charred shadows."
"The postures of those shadows seemed to be quite struggling. For this reason, the demon hunter observed the three ruins for a long time, but found nothing special."
"Could it be that these three ruins also contain jade sculptures that can hide the aura?"
"That's unknown."
Li Huaiyun pondered for a moment. Judging from what Sikyong said, if you want to investigate this case, you have to do it at night. During the day, you can probably only check the ruins, but there should be no clues since it was burned by fire.
"That's it! This arson case is quite difficult to investigate. The fire will destroy a lot of evidence at the scene!"
Qin Gang said softly, "Yes, it is true, that's why I need your help to investigate."
"You guys? Could it be that Sikyong sent someone to help me?"
"Of course, this person has some relationship with the deceased in the case, so he was sent to investigate the case. However, she has a special status, so you'd better let her go!"
"woman?"
Qin Gang nodded.
"Hey! What kind of fun is this woman here? Go back and get married. Wouldn't it be better to be a good wife and mother?"
"Then you should tell her yourself! Come to the Demon Slaying Department as early as possible tomorrow. I have prepared the file. Before you leave, go through it a little and have a general understanding of the case."
"OK!"
At this time, Qin Gang raised his arm, and a white light suddenly flashed in the middle of his palm, and then there were things in his hand with special patterns painted on them.
Li Huaiyun looked surprised. He had never seen Sikyong show off his skills. Many times, he felt that this old man with white hair and beard was harmless, like a butler, arranging things at will, and then drinking tea for fun.
Now that I have seen the move of retrieving objects from the air, I know that the other party is not simple.
"When will Sikyong teach me how to retrieve objects from afar?"
"You want to learn?"
"yes!"
Qin Gang said with a smile, "Easy! Let me use the Marrow Cleansing Pill to help you wash away your martial arts practice!"
Forehead! Li Huaiyun immediately responded, "Forget it! I'd better think about it again!"
"What is Sikyong holding in his hand?"
"Human skin!"
"Ah!" Li Huaiyun leaned back slightly, "Human skin! Isn't that right? Sikyong, you also practice Taoist Yin Technique? You were against me before and told me not to touch it. Why did you start practicing it yourself?"
Qin Gang snorted, "What are you thinking, kid? This human skin was found from one of the murder scenes. I brought it here to show you!"
"So that's it," Li Huaiyun straightened up and stared at the slightly bloodshot human skin in Sikyong's hand, realizing that the appearance of this human skin was a bit unreasonable.
Since this was found from the crime scene, and it was in a place that had been burned by fire, isn't it so strange why this human skin was safe and sound?
"Why is this human skin intact? Could it be that he appeared in the ruins later!"
"That's not true. After putting out the fire in the house, I found it inside. As for why the human skin was not burned in the fire, I don't quite understand. I can only think that it is an extraordinary human skin. .”
Qin Gang continued, "The most important thing is that there are patterns drawn with ink on this human skin."
"Is there a pattern on it?"
"Yes! There is a chess game drawn on the human skin, which is very similar to the life and death problem in Go. I remember that you are very good at chess, so I just wanted to let you see if you can figure out the mystery inside."
Li Huaiyun rubbed his hands, then gently picked up the human skin with both hands, placed it in front of him and observed carefully. With the blazing fire around him, he could clearly see the pattern on the human skin.
Looking from a distance, the surface of this human skin looks like many stars, more like the stars in the dark night sky. If you ignore those lines, you will also find that there seems to be a certain pattern between the black and white spots on it.
Since this piece of human skin is not big, it looks relatively cramped when viewed as a whole.
He retracted his hands, placed the human skin scripture in front of his eyes, and then carefully looked at the chess game painted on it.
This chess game composed of black and white dots is majestic and flowing, and there are roughly more than two hundred moves between each other.
The space occupied by the two sides is not much different, and both the black and white pieces have a big dragon, entwining each other, entering the key point of collecting Qi.
The content on the chessboard is quite complex, and each move will lead to many changes in subsequent moves.
This kind of chess game is quite classic, and it is not an exaggeration to be selected as a famous game.
After Li Huaiyun tried to analyze it, his mind suddenly became confused and he couldn't hide the excitement on his face. This chess game aroused his interest.
This is so interesting. In this chess game, both sides fight against each other. If they fall behind one step, the opponent will kill the dragon. However, because the two dragons have a common energy, neither side can pay too much attention to the chess game. Big dragon, otherwise, if you tighten your breath, the opponent will be able to kill the opponent's big dragon.
In addition, there are still some empty spaces on the outside, so the outcome is unpredictable. When both sides have about the same chess strength, the only thing that matters is patience and carefulness.
"Sikyong, I can't figure out the mystery of such a complicated chess game in just a short while!"
Qin Gang also expressed his understanding. He also felt that this chess game was quite profound. It was normal not to be able to see it in such a short period of time. As long as the human skin was still there, he could take the time to understand it.
"Don't be too anxious, this chess game probably has nothing to do with the case!"
However, Li Huaiyun felt that this human skin was still intact after being exposed to fire, which might have something to do with the case. "I will try my best to understand the mystery."
"Well! I believe that given you some time, you should be able to figure it out."
"However, there are also some other problems!" Li Huaiyun said,
"what is the problem?"
"Who will go first in this chess game! Although there is a difference of three or four stones between the two pieces, it does not rule out that they have raised pieces when they played before, so I don't know who goes first for the time being."
"The other thing is that the lines on this chessboard were drawn with a brush? The accuracy is really amazing."
Li Huaiyun picked up the human skin, weighed it carefully, and then used the peeling method to analyze the blood stains on it, "The time when this human skin was peeled off should have been three or four days ago, and the blood stains on it gradually solidified. And there was a slight tear in the incision, which was not cut with a tool.”
"Did this case happen three or four days ago?"
"Um!"
"Then this human skin might belong to a deceased person, but for the specific situation, we still have to go to the scene to have a closer look."
Li Huaiyun said, "Sikyong should keep this evidence for now and wait until the next opportunity to pick it up."
"Okay! You should go back and rest quickly! Come to the Demon Slayer Division early tomorrow."
"Yes!" Li Huaiyun clasped his fists and bowed, then walked aside and returned to the house with A Tian's sister and mother.
Since it was already very late at that time, Uncle Fu came to open the door and saw the two people behind Li Huaiyun. He also wondered who they were and why they were with the young master.
"Who are these two?"
"It's a long story, let's talk about it after we get in,"
Li Huaiyun took A Tian's family into the house.
He led his people to the hall of the mansion and asked his servants to prepare some midnight snacks, and the three of them began to eat.
After a while, Hongyun heard the news that Li Huaiyun was back, and immediately rushed to the hall and saw the three of them sitting there enjoying dinner.
Hongyun saw Li Huaiyun sitting at the table, then turned her eyes to the side and saw two familiar figures, an old woman and a teenage girl.
The candlelight on both sides illuminated the faces of the two women, and she recognized them at a glance as A Tian's mother and sister.
She was curious, why were these two people here in the middle of the night?
Hongyun walked up and bowed politely, "Madam! Why are you and Xiaohui here today?"
The two women were silent, but their eyes were red and they were speechless. This made Hongyun even more depressed. She looked at Li Huaiyun aside, "What's going on?"
Li Huaiyun also looked serious and recounted what happened before.
After hearing this, Hong Yun felt doubly sad. However, since Li Huaiyun said so, she could only agree temporarily. After all, these two women were in a hard-working family.
After A Tian's family finished eating, the servants called by Hong Yun took them to the side room to rest, and then make other plans.
Only Hong Yun and Li Huaiyun were left at the table in the hall.
"I know A Tian is a good brother, but I'm afraid it's inappropriate for you to bring his family into your home."
Li Huaiyun ate the food and said disapprovingly, "There's nothing wrong with this. I can't refuse A Tian's entrustment before he died."
"Besides, these two orphans and widowed mothers, because the mainstay of the family has gone, they are easily targeted and bullied, especially Ah Hui, who is quite young."
"That's why I want to take them and live with us. After all, they are my brother's family."
"It seems that you have always felt guilty about killing A Tian with your own hands, right?"
These words hit his heart directly, making the shame in his heart even greater!
