"The Mingtang was built in an orderly manner, and the construction schedule and regulations were all correct. The saint rewarded Master Bai the day before yesterday. One of the white jade cases was the best in the Nanchen Palace that day... Some people say that Mr. Bai is going to be of great use."
"What nonsense are you talking about? Mr. Bai is already the Prime Minister of Nanya and holds a ministerial post. He also has a military title, so how can he be of great use?"
"What do you say……"
"The friendship between Duke Bai and the saint was formed during the crusade against Nanchen. The saint is telling Duke Bai that he can enjoy this glory and wealth without any fear, because the saint regards Duke Bai as his own. Human.”
"That makes sense."
There were more people in the small courtyard, and naturally there were more people talking. After a while of high-level gossip, it was already noon, and the sun was shining directly, warming people's faces, making the courtyard more lively. The official servant Xiao Gu brought hot tea, and Zhang Xing took it and stood up. He walked to the threshold and leaned against the wall to listen, but did not interrupt.
After a while, he heard more interesting news from Bai Shou, who had just arrived.
"Two major cases occurred in the city yesterday. A general of the Street Tigers and a foreign minister from the Ministry of Industry were killed. Zhongcheng was a little angry as soon as he came back. The black tower is already trembling."
"The case is indeed not a small one, but why is Zhong Cheng angry about it?"
"Because it was done by one person, and he's probably a repeat offender."
"oh?"
"Although the previous case of Feng Yong of Jingshanfang was settled, the name of Zhongzhou hero Li Taibai was left behind, and he even wrote a poem in the air... It's the same this time."
"Isn't it possible that someone is imitating it? Is this common? Especially things like leaving poems and names on the spot, which are usually done by cynical people."
"It may indeed be an imitation...but this time there is something different. The two cases, one in the Xiangfang in the west city and the other in Yanqingfang in the east of the city, are quite different, but they were both committed around midnight. They were all fatal with one blow, and they all had poems written on them.”
"So, this time it was a gang committing a crime, hunting down the imperial officials?"
"Either it's a gang, or it's the same master...the one who can control the true energy at the elixir condensation stage...but it's also possible that the master who has immortality in the Feng Yong case has advanced to the elixir condensation stage."
"So that's it. If that's the case, no wonder Zhongcheng would be furious... I remember Zhang Baishou once wrote a copy and threw it into the Black Tower. Zhongcheng ordered it to be kept as a file. He also sent it to almost all the Black Shou and Zhu Shou to read. What he said Among all the cultivators in the world, only the masters from the Dan Condensation stage to the Cheng Dan stage are the most troublesome and troublesome. They must be tracked, monitored, and won over early like they promoted Zhu Shou before the Great Perfection of Channel Meridians."
"Everywhere, it's something that everyone knows very well. I was just the first to write it down in the copy."
Zhang Xing, who was standing outside the door frame, smiled, drank the last sip of ice tea, took a breath of cold air and entered the room. He sat there again in a daze for a moment - without him, he really only killed one boss. flag.
However, that foreigner from the Ministry of Industry was not unreasonable. He was the main culprit in the copper case that he identified yesterday. If Zhang Xing guessed correctly, it was this guy who directly changed the new copper coming in from the east of the city into scrap copper with a stroke of his pen, which made the copper case in the south of the city so messy.
In other words, he was prepared to kill this person, but he only made the judgment yesterday before the news had passed and the information had been verified, which would have been too presumptuous and easily aroused suspicion.
So, what is this?
It's impossible to be too tired recently and kill someone in a dream?
In the afternoon, more news came through.
For example, after Chai Changjian, who was in charge of the case, personally visited the two crime scenes, he immediately made a clear judgment that the two cases were definitely not committed by the same person, because the two lines of Xiuxianfang's poem were quite Wenhua. Sanwei, on the contrary, the two lines of Yanqingfang's poem are a bit too bad, and you can tell at a glance that they were imitated by someone without literary talent.
Therefore, the crime should be committed by a gang, not by the same master.
This made Zhang Xing feel a little relieved. Fortunately, he was not schizophrenic and remembered things wrongly.
But then, in the evening, the old criminal Ming Hei Shou who was at the Yanqingfang scene came to a new conclusion. It was true that the gang committed the crime, but this did not delay the fact that some of the gang members were masters - Yanqingfang was definitely a master. The words were not written with the help of immortal energy, but were probably written by Ling Kong, a master in the Dan Condensation stage. It is recommended that Taichung check the recent movements of masters on the Earth Ranking.
Zhang Xing, who was about to get off work, suddenly woke up, but his heart became even more confused.
That night, Zhang Baishou returned home. He neither went out to investigate information nor saved up any targets to hunt. Instead, he rarely went to bed early and started tossing and turning.
The next day, the sky was clear and clear, with a slight chilly wind.
Zhang Xing arrived on the island early to take duty, and was ready to continue to sit back and watch the situation develop and change... However, not long after he arrived, no other staff had arrived. Xiao Gu hadn't even started the stove, and suddenly an emergency order came.
"what happened?"
Bai Yousi was away, so Zhang Xing took the order on his behalf, so he couldn't help but ask questions carefully. "The inspection of my house has not come yet, and there is no chance that we will go directly to the river..."
"Stop everyone."
The black ribbon who came to deliver the message was serious. "There was a big mess in the east of the city last night. All the patrol teams have to go to the east of the city to search. Excluding you, the two major cases yesterday were transferred to the Criminal Department."
"I understand... But Shen Changjian, may I ask what happened?" Zhang Xing asked seriously. "What's at stake?"
"Anyway, you patrol team members can't hide it." Hei Shou, surnamed Shen, lowered his head and told him. "Isn't it great that Mingtang was built quickly? The saint was very happy. A few days ago, he rewarded the elders who inspected your home. Then yesterday, he suddenly passed the decree, saying that a Babel Tower was to be built in Ziwei Palace, which is similar to Mingtang Complementing each other..."
Zhang Xingben glanced at the black tower right behind the opponent.
"Then, it is said that a three-hui golden pillar will be built in the south of the city to anchor the center of heaven and earth." Heishou, surnamed Shen, also looked nervous. "Zhong Cheng strongly opposed it, Zhang Gong agreed, and Bai Gong thought that building the Tongtian Tower was easy, but the Tianshu was difficult, and it should be built in order. No one else said anything, which made Nanya and the palace very unhappy... Yesterday Zhongcheng was angry, and we all thought there were two big cases, but today we found out that yesterday our Zhongcheng went to see the saint again, but he came back unhappy."
Zhang Xing was stunned and then asked: "What kind of trouble is that?"
"This incident is accidental." Shen Heishou continued to explain. "Yesterday's Nanya debate called in many officials from the Ministry of Works to make professional inquiries, so of course the news spread throughout the Ministry of Works that day, and then all the officials from the Ministry of Works were talking at the construction site. As a result, that night Rumors arose in the Yiding camp, saying that this group of servants had to postpone the construction of the Mingtang and the Tongtian Tower, and the Tongtian Tower and the golden pillars, and half of them would die of exhaustion in the Eastern Capital... In the last night, seven people escaped Eighty units, no less than four to five thousand people.”
"If that's the case..." Zhang Xing frowned. "How many of our groups can be captured?"
"Catch as many as you can, and chop them up to show the public." Heishou, surnamed Shen, couldn't help but sneer. "The more this time comes, the more likely Zhongcheng will be to enforce the law strictly. Some people in the province say that he has abandoned his duties as a Jing'antai for political opinions..."
"Three to five thousand people are going to be killed?" Zhang Xing was extremely surprised.
"Catch as many as you can." Deputy Inspector Shen reached out and tapped Zhang Xing's stomach. "Brother, if you don't want to get involved in this matter, don't stay on the island. The provincial government has been temporarily mobilized. I just follow you for inspection... In short, if you can't avoid it, just hide behind the tall man."
Zhang Xing nodded, turned around and summoned his servants, asking them to go to various places in Luoshui in the city to find the patrolmen on duty, and to find people at each patroller's residence.
After the instructions were given, Deputy Shen was sent away with many thanks. Zhang Xing himself left the island and went to Chengfufang's home, and then returned with the yellow gelding.
After returning, Jingantai has entered a state of full mobilization. It was the first time that Zhang Xing saw so many Zhu Shou, Hei Shou, and Bai Shou gathered together, and it was also the first time he saw so many patrols acting together. And this may be the mobilization of troops by the most powerful extraordinary force in the world. It is neither a war nor a plot to assassinate the king, but to safeguard the authority of the saint and the court and to show peace. Antai and Zhongcheng's position, so as to catch the escaped servants.
If they were caught, they would all be chopped up and tortured.
When they arrived at the small courtyard, the second patrol team was also gathering. Bai Yousi had arrived as expected. Zhang Xing quickly stepped forward and made his request.
"Are you going to go on field duty too?"
Bai Yousi's face was expressionless as he looked at his 'former' capable subordinate, his eyes passing by the yellow gelding.
"If you stay here, you might get arrested. If you go to arrest the adult, why don't you follow the inspection..." Zhang Xing handed him over and told the truth.
"Okay." Bai Yousi remained calm, showing no signs of joy or anger.
Just like that, in the morning, under the dazzling sunshine of early winter, all the departments in Jingantai were assembled. Except for a few people who asked for leave or were on a business trip, all the others arrived. Two of the four permanent members were left, and the rest were the 12th patrol group and the second permanent group. Each group was divided into groups, either twenty or thirty, or thirty or forty, all dressed in brocade and embroidered with swords. They filed out of Tianjie and went straight to the east.
Along the way, officials, city guards, and people all hid in shock. When passing by Beishi, the originally noisy Beishi suddenly became quiet.
The power of Jinqi is about this.
Hundreds of patrolling cavalrymen in brocade clothes left the East City, passed the civilian camp, and then passed the workshops, kilns, and Changshui Army garrison. They just dismounted and leaned against the garrison, borrowing military supplies and half of the city wall. Lower command center.
However, despite being under unified command, the two regular inspectors were both older and did not want to get involved. On the contrary, the Zhu Shou of the other patrol groups were accustomed to doing their own thing. Therefore, in the end, they only slightly divided the shifts and search areas, and then let each patrol team Zhu Shou go their own way.
Only then did Zhang Xing understand why the Jinyi patrol was needed to conduct the search.
It turns out that in addition to the Luoshui River passing through Dongdu City, there is also the Yishui River flowing out from the Funiu Mountains in the southeast, coming all the way to the northwest, and finally meeting the Luoshui River sixty miles east of Dongdu City. The two rivers plus one The Eastern Capital City formed a closed right-angled triangle area with an extremely large area. The former Yiding Camp, the corresponding workshops, and the military city of the Changshui Army were all located in this area.
Considering that the servants just escaped last night, as long as they keep an eye on the corresponding river section, they can easily grasp their escape route.
Especially Yishui, where the soldiers are most likely to flee, has complex terrain and remote settlements, making it unsuitable for large troop operations.
In short, is there anyone more suitable for this kind of work of blocking the river than the Jinyi dogs of Jing'antai?
"Not to mention that the inspection is going to the river. The remaining twenty-four people will be divided into four shifts."
Zhang Xing roughly proposed the distribution under the call of Hu Yan, a black ribbon. "There is nothing to say. This matter may last for several days. You must have a good rest. Therefore, there must always be one group to rest here and coordinate the logistics at the same time. Then, two groups will be on the edge of the Yi River, another group will be on the road, and four groups will relay the search. .”
"This matter is easy to handle."
Hu Yan raised his hand and pointed. "Me, Zhang Sanlang, Da Qian, and Xiao Li, there are exactly four of us...each with a team. We patrol on our own. If something goes wrong, blow the whistle for help."
Naturally, everyone had nothing to say, and Bai Yousi held the sword in his arms without any extra words.
However, this first search was very difficult, because by now, it was already afternoon, and it was already close to evening after arriving at the designated area by the Yishui River. At least it had started to get cold.
But what made everyone even more speechless was that as far as the eye could see, in the area assigned to the second patrol group, both sides of the Yishui River were actually filled with green, yellow, and white reeds, which were continuous, thick and dense.
How do you find someone in this situation?
Are you going to set a fire?
"You still have to watch the water, and wait until those who are fleeing can't stand it anymore and risk crossing the river in winter, or turn back to find food." Li Qingchen made his judgment, then shook his head, and turned downstream first.
"Let's separate!"
As soon as Li Qingchen's class left, Zhang Xing teased the five people beside him. "Everyone spread out and look around, just make a show. Don't leave too far from here. If you encounter danger, blow the whistle. If it gets cold, come back here and wait for your shift."
Several patrolmen were overjoyed.
Under the setting sun, everyone dispersed. After saying hello to Qin Bao and telling Qin Bao to linger on the spot as a response, Zhang Xing walked some distance further upstream, then took out his compass and recited in a low voice: That sentence:
"The Supreme Lord is as urgent as the law!"
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