Lu Ning briefly browsed through the computer and found that there was no landscape painting like this. Judging from the date, it was obvious that this plan had only been formulated not long ago and would definitely not be completed.
"I didn't see anything strange." Teng Xuan also looked through the paintings in the room. They were all normal landscapes. Occasionally there were a few figures, ranging from sketches to watercolors to oil paintings, of various types. There are many types of Qian Yirong.
But no problem is the biggest problem.
Although Lu Ning and others are only here at night these days, Qian Yipeng has been back long ago. According to what he said, this cousin is a bit of a homebody. He usually doesn't leave the house except for eating, bathing and going to the toilet. And when he leaves for a whole day, he must be going outside to collect scenery. Since the attack occurred during the day and Qian Yirong's painting tools were all placed in the room, indicating that he had no plans to go out today, the cleanliness of the room was questionable.
"Wen Yue, I've looked at everything in this room." Teng Xuan put the things back in their places. "There are no suspicious items like you mentioned."
"Do you think it's more likely that Qian Yirong is a prisoner himself, or that he and the two uncles were knocked unconscious and taken away by prisoners?" Lu Ning asked.
"Then I don't know. We're not familiar with each other. I've never seen him again except to say hello to him on the first day." Teng Xuan spread his hands.
Lu Ning walked to the painting that had just been put back by Teng Xuan and observed the thickness of the painting on the drawing board. However, these paintings did not use techniques like stickers on the painting. Qian Yirong did not need to use this. A clever way to hide it.
After leaving the room, the two returned to the main house in front. With the help of everyone, Qian Yipeng has untied the rope for his parents. Although the two people's postures can no longer be changed in rigor mortis, at least they can be separated from each other in such an uncomfortable position. Lu Ning frowned slightly when she saw that the scene was destroyed, but not everyone has the awareness to protect the scene. She didn't warn her before, so if she missed it, she would miss it.
Yan Zidan took out his mobile phone: "I'll call the police... something like this happened..."
No one objected, so Yan Zidan took his cell phone to the door and dialed the alarm number. Lu Ning followed and walked to the side to listen to the situation.
After the call was connected, Yan Zidan quickly explained the situation, but the reaction of the policeman on the other side of the line was not surprised, but...a little annoyed? Although his professionalism allowed him to patiently listen to the location reported by Yan Zidan, Lu Ning could not tell from the other party's tone that he attached great importance to the murder.
This is not normal. Even though Zaoyuanzhuang has become bigger, it is still not a city-level place. If a murder occurred in such a place, even if the group of white ceremony holders had killed several people before, these policemen would not be able to do anything. There was no attitude of surprise or importance.
what's the matter?
At this time, Zhou Shilan also ran out with her mobile phone. Yan Zidan just hung up the phone and looked back at her.
"It's Zhang Xinqing calling." Zhou Shilan said and answered the phone.
"Where are you people?" Zhang Xinqing asked directly after being connected.
"We just returned to Qian Yipeng's house. His parents were murdered. It's not clear who did it." Zhou Shilan didn't hide anything, and told everything about the situation here like pouring beans into a bamboo tube. After hearing this, Zhang Xinqing was silent for a moment and said: "I caught a ghost here in the old garden. It said that it was made by the old rich man here who used the soul of his servant, and that the old rich man gave it to his servant again. The surnames are Zhao Qian Sun Li and Zhou Wu Zheng Wang. I remember Qian Yipeng’s family are locals here, right?”
"You suspected the Qian family back then..." Zhou Shilan asked in a low voice.
"In short, the Qian family is very suspicious. You won't search the Qian family when you search during the day, right? It's dark under the lights - maybe not all of them are involved, but there are one or two who know about Bai Li back then and want to continue people."
"We have no evidence at the moment. The other three members of their family are missing." Lu Ning looked back at the main house, "Zhang Xinqing, are you in the old garden now? Has the circus been dispatched?"
"The situation here in Zaoyuanzhuang is not simple. I have to wait and see. You'd better ensure your own safety first, because the Poker Circus cannot appear as a decisive force here."
"What do you mean?" Yan Zidan asked.
"I have some abilities similar to looking for energy. Right now, the area that should be Dadong Road is rolling with air waves like a battlefield. It must be very uncomfortable to be in there. I will not rashly interfere with Bai Li here. , Bai Shen’s strength is still unknown, and I am the most obvious weakness of the circus, so I cannot take risks.”
"Many of our classmates are in danger now, not just you." Lu Ning said, "Zhang Xinqing, although the circus has many problems, you have still mastered a certain ability to protect yourself."
"Yes, it's just Li Wenyue. I found that in addition to the parts you told me, there are more things about this circus that you haven't explained. I don't know if this is because you didn't have time to say it, or if someone has already conceived the setting behind it."
"...Okay, I understand."
Sirens were already sounding outside. There was also a police station in Xiahe. Soon the police car came over. After meeting, several policemen directly asked for the location, and then walked into the house with some tools.
The police were very efficient in their work. They asked everyone out first, two people stayed at the scene to check and take photos, and two people came out to question everyone in an orderly manner. Of course, it was mainly Qian Yipeng, after all, he knew the place best, and the rest of the people had also been asked one by one.
Although the police quickly controlled the scene, it still took a long time to search the entire Qian family. During this period, the hospital was also notified to call a car to collect the body and contact the forensic doctor. In such a tense atmosphere, Qian Yipeng's mood became slightly calmer.
Finally, an old policeman who looked to be in his forties or fifties came over with a notebook. He comforted Qian Yipeng first and then said, "Are you all here to visit friends?"
"I wanted to come here to hang out. It happened to be a friend's house and I stayed here. I didn't expect this to happen." Lu Ning nodded and said, "Excuse me... did you find anything?"
"The scene needs to be investigated again, and we have to wait for the autopsy report to see if the deceased showed signs of being drugged into a coma. Anyway, we can't give you a result right away. Before that, I hope you can leave your contact information and cooperate with us. After hearing the news, if you don’t have a place to stay, we can arrange a night for you, but I’m afraid you’ll have to take care of yourself after that.”
After saying that, the policeman took out his notebook from his pocket and said to everyone: "Please leave your name and contact information here. It is best to keep it open, because if we can't contact you in the murder case, there may be cases." It’s not a small trouble. Of course, if you really have no suspicion, don’t worry.”
Everyone left their mobile phone numbers in turn, and then the police contacted the place where they were staying and started to block it. It was not until nearly 11:30 that they finalized a B&B and gave the address to Lu Ning and others. people.
"You can still continue to visit here in Zaoyuanzhuang, but please be sure to keep communication open and try not to go to places like mountainous areas. Thank you for your cooperation."
The busyness seemed to be continuing. Chen Hang and Qi Mei went out to drive. The B&B was also in the Xiaheshuo area. It only took ten minutes to get there, so it was not far away.
But after all the hard work, everyone actually felt a bit tired - they were busy from morning to night, and because of this incident, I'm afraid they won't have a good night.
After finding the B&B, everyone took a quick shower and took a rest. It’s just that a lot of people aren’t well rested.
Lu Ning opened her eyes very early the next day. She felt a headache, like some kind of warning sign. She got up and washed her face, then took out her phone and took a look at the status of Solitaire——
[Announcement: If you fail to complete Solitaire on time with a blank sheet of paper, you will lose the qualification to continue Solitaire. The next Solitaire member will continue from this stage. 】
A blank piece of paper, which is the nickname Yang Cai uses.
When it was his turn, he never woke up from the hospital. Now the Solitaire continues to be passed, but what about the people who failed to complete the Solitaire? Lu Ning had no way to confirm with the hospital.
This is not a good start to the day. Lu Ning thought for a while and found Lu Jiangyang from the address book. The two were friends in the story and the same in reality. Maybe they could ask something.
It took a long time for the call to be connected, and there was a half-awake voice inside: "Hey... who is this... in the middle of the night..."
Lu Ning looked up and saw that it was just dawn.
"Lu Jiangyang? Yang Cai failed to complete Solitaire last night. How is he doing? Is it so serious?"
"Good guy...that's it...didn't he go to the hospital because of illness? What can he do...I won't keep asking him. If he is too sick, he can't write, so he can't write. What a big deal... ha--"
Lu Jiangyang yawned.
"Which hospital is he in? Do you know?"
"Let me think about it... it seems... Gengwu Second Hospital, right? Yes, that's right there."
"Thanks."
"You're welcome, just don't call me so early...ha——"
Lu Jiangyang hung up the phone, and Lu Ning went back to the house and took out her computer and started looking for the situation of Gengwu Second Hospital. Normally, if a patient dies in the hospital, they won't announce it casually, but Lu Ning has those apps, and there are many people who like to look for strange news, and you can always gain something by asking.
While Lu Ning was searching for information, people started to get up one after another. There was the sound of someone passing by outside the door. This B&B basically had single rooms, and Lu Ning could only tell who it was from the low voices. Chen Hang, Zhou Shilan, and Tang Haiyao all got up early.
After Lu Ning posted the question on several weird forums, she picked up her phone and called Lu Ping to find out what happened last night. I just called twice and didn't get through.
She stood up and left the room. Sure enough, there were three people standing in the aisle outside. Chen Hang frowned, Tang Haiyao looked worried, and Zhou Shilan was a little panicked.
"What's wrong?" Lu Ning asked.
"Li Wenyue? Can you contact Daoist Master Lu over there?" Zhou Shilan asked hurriedly.
"No, that's why I came out to ask, can't you contact Mr. Jin and Sister Song?" Lu Ning asked.
"I can't get through the phone. I've called my dad and asked him to try, but... I'm a little scared." Chen Hang shrugged, "If something happens to Sister Jin and Lao Song..."
"Don't say such unlucky words." Zhou Shilan interrupted him, "They also found other Taoist priests, at least ten people together, right? Why can't they deal with it?"
But everyone was just silent. In fact, everyone knew that the Taoist forces and the ghost forces had not really faced each other head-on. No one knew which side was stronger in the world.
"Zhou Shilan, call Zhang Xinqing. The circus must have some information."
"Yes! Why didn't I think of that?" Zhou Shilan hurriedly took out her mobile phone and dialed. Half a minute later, the call was finally connected.
"Hello?"
"Zhang Xinqing, I am Zhou Shilan. Well... I want to ask you, do you know the outcome of the battle on Dadong Road last night?" Zhou Shilan asked anxiously.
"That war was not easy. I also lost half of the ghosts here, and now they are being reborn in the circus." Zhang Xinqing sighed, "These ghosts don't know how to talk properly. I just compiled the battle report from last night."
"What's the result?"
"I didn't even know how many forces joined the battle group last night. We met a few ghosts who are connected to the earth's destiny and can continuously absorb the power of Zaoyuanzhuang. They are probably Bai Shen's men. These ghosts basically don't distinguish between friends and foes. , fight whatever they see. There are also some ghosts who are not very strong, but they hold very outrageous weapons in their hands. It is completely unimaginable how ghosts who are not even sane can get such powerful weapons. A group of Taoist priests, I should say the first group Taoist priests, these people are quite united, but unfortunately there are not enough people. There are a lot of ghosts whose strength and weapons do not match. In addition, Bai Shen's men rush in and they are quickly dispersed. After that, some Taoist priests came, and these Taoist priests were obviously Some sects broke up, and they secretly attacked each other, but they were still working together openly. After that... some Taoist priests who didn't know their origin broke in, and there were some ghosts who rushed out of the Yin Qi mass. , probably attracted by the warm atmosphere there.”
Just by listening to Zhang Xinqing's words, you can tell that the situation last night was really chaotic.
"What was the result of the battle?" Zhou Shilan asked hurriedly.
"Many Taoist priests died, and many ghosts were also eliminated. Most of the ghosts with special weapons were wiped out. Both the Taoist priests and Bai Shen's men beat them hard. My circus also stepped on them. But there were many of them, and a few stronger ones came later. They retreated collectively just before four o'clock and could not be tracked. As for the weapons left behind, they were collected together by two people who seemed to have high status. , and the police came to help, the two Taoist priests seemed to be official, and it was difficult for us to meet, so the circus withdrew."
"Are the first batch of Taoist priests... all dead?" Zhou Shilan's voice was dry.
Before Zhang Xinqing could speak, a loud roar came from behind everyone: "Impossible!"
