Maofeng Mountain is the first peak of Yujie Town, located in a hilly area southeast of the town. The entire mountain range is not that high. Only the highest point is extremely steep. The mountains are like spearheads soaring into the sky, reaching into the clouds and proudly looming over the surrounding plains.
Shi Liang had taken off his armor at this time and was sitting on the edge of a broken stone, looking at the peak standing not far away in trance. Three days ago, the Yujie Guards sent an urgent message: On the 21st of Shancha Month, a serious collapse accident occurred in Shen Laoxiang Village at the foot of Maofeng Mountain, and it was necessary to dispatch personnel from the post camp to assist the local rescue.
This matter was also an urgent matter, mainly because the booming sound that day was quite shocking, even the elegant drinkers in Mingyue Tower could hear it. In just one day, Yujie Posthouse sent out two investigation teams, which shows how seriously Postmaster Lu Pei takes this matter.
Thunder in the daytime, although rare, does not require mechas to be rearranged. However, something bizarre happened soon after. The two investigation teams that set out one after another unexpectedly disappeared inexplicably, which suddenly raised the severity of the incident by several levels.
Back to Shi Liang, all members of the third platoon were dispatched at this time. There were eight people in the group, and they were preparing and resting in a mountainous forest. There is a small stone sentry tower here. Although it has been abandoned for a long time, it can be regarded as a very good temporary residence in the wilderness.
Shi Liang had led his team to visit the village where the explosion occurred not long ago, and the scene was consistent with the information provided by the Yujie Town Hall. In just three days, investigation teams sent from all parties had already searched the place thoroughly. Apart from the remaining burnt blackness and mess, there would naturally be no special clues that would be missed.
Of course, this is not to say that Shi Liang gained nothing. At least judging from the ruins at the scene, one thing can be confirmed again: this explosion must have been a man-made disaster. However, military men are good at marching and fighting, but investigating and solving crimes is not their strong point. Shi Liang, who had no clue, certainly had no good solution, so he spent a long time trying to figure out what to do with a group of brothers who were also scratching their heads. Finally, a preliminary plan was made, and everyone was arranged to start searching for traces one after another with Shenlaoxiang Village as the center.
Shi Liang was still thinking carefully about this mission when Hu Tianye, who had just returned to Shigang, came over. It has been half a year since Geng San left Yujie, and now Lao Hu is the oldest among the three ranks.
Hu Tianye, who was in charge of the search, obviously made some gains. He reported: "Boss, the brothers have just scanned the surroundings. There is nothing abnormal for the time being. However, we met an old man who was collecting herbs in the mountains. He said it was yesterday. Before dark, he saw something black flying out from the direction of the valley to the south."
"The valley in the south?" Shi Liang thought for a while, "I remember that the village said that more than a month ago, in the deserted Spear Peak Valley, a group of vicious men occupied the shabby houses."
"What the old man said is not very accurate." At this moment, Lu Jun, who happened to be walking behind Lao Hu, answered, but judging from his verbal reaction, it was obvious that he only understood the last part of Shi Liang's words.
Mainland China seemed to have some understanding of the Spear Peak Valley mentioned by the leader. He waved his hand and explained the information he knew: "I was also drinking with a friend who was working as an errand in the town, and I heard him chatting a few words. It was completely It's not that. A family did move there. It is said that the master's family is quite powerful and has many servants. However, all the aborigines in Spear Peak Valley have been wiped out by the epidemic. Households, there has been no one for a long time, and the sudden appearance of such a large and ignorant family will naturally make the villagers in the nearby villages uneasy and panic, and within a few days they gathered at the town hall to petition." Lu Dalu swallowed his saliva. .
Shi Liang did not answer the conversation, knowing that there was a follow-up to the matter, so he listened to Lu Jun continue to speak: "For this reason, my friend was sent by the guard master to go over the mountains and ridges to check the records in the remote mountains. According to what he said, it was a wealthy family who moved from Toshiba Town. Their ancestral home was originally in this valley. During the epidemic, the main line was wiped out, and the ancestors had no incense and sacrifices. Naturally, it was absolutely impossible. I had no choice but to give up my property in the neighboring town and move my family back to continue the same lineage."
Lu Dalu babbled and finally finished explaining the ins and outs of what he knew. This matter was quite reasonable from what Shi Liang heard. However, for the sake of caution, he still ordered: "Let's do this. You two will follow me to visit that family again."
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Spear Peak Valley is located in a gentle place at the foot of the mountain, on the south side. There is a stream in the valley, which slowly flows down from the mountainside and collects into a clear pool. Close to the water source, it was originally a water show farmland with about 20 households. Unfortunately, most of the houses in the valley are now only ruins, covered with moss and weeds, and most of them are abandoned and dilapidated.
The mountain road was not easy to walk. Shi Liang led the two soldiers in black and trudged along the way, which also consumed a lot of energy. As soon as we entered the valley, the ruts extending all the way down the slope immediately pointed out to everyone the target they were going to visit. The unusual style of the high-rise courtyard, white walls and black tiles is obviously different from the short houses that can be seen everywhere in the valley. The newly repaired walls are naturally in sharp contrast with the dilapidated surrounding environment.
It was noon when we arrived, and from time to time there would be the sound of laughter in the courtyard. The host must have had his meal, and he might be playing with the children in the courtyard at this moment. You can imagine how peaceful and peaceful he was. Shi Liang smiled and knocked on the door lightly.
The yard suddenly became quieter, maybe because the sudden knocking on the door was a bit abrupt. After a while, the peephole on the door of the house was carefully opened by someone, revealing an alert black eye, which quickly scanned the guests outside the door.
The person who was carefully snooping certainly didn't look like the owner. When he saw the golden fire patterns on the chests of Shi Liang and the other three people outside the door, his pupils suddenly shrank and he hurriedly said: "Please wait a moment, sir. I'm going to Tong Bingxia's house." Master." Then he closed the small hole and ran to report.
Shi Liang was dumbfounded, shook his head and smiled with Lao Hu and Lu Lu. After waiting for a while, the door creaked open. What greeted him was an old man in long robes. He had a boyish face and fair hair, and was slightly stout. Although his clothes were simple, the workmanship was very exquisite. It was not the rough clothes that ordinary people sewed themselves. The hero seemed to be used to making friends with others. As soon as he saw Shi Liang and the others, he became warm and relaxed, and said with a smile on his face: "Have any of the military masters ever had enough food? Lao Zhang, hurry up and let them go." Mother Wu will cook a few more side dishes."
The host was so enthusiastic, but Shi Liang and others felt a little embarrassed. They waved their hands and thanked them for the kindness. After some pleasantries, he finally spoke: "Old man, three days ago, there was an explosion in the nearby Shenlao Alley. I think you must have heard about it. We were ordered to investigate and happened to pass by here when we were searching the surrounding area, so we wanted to tell the owner. Let’s ask about what happened that day.”
"Oh, it turns out that the thunderous noise that day came from Shen Lao Alley. It was really weird and scary that day." The rich man in front of Shi Liang also had a look of surprise on his face, "I don't know. No villagers have been hurt. Since the official has given instructions, the young man is going to prepare some silver for the affected families and do his best." As he said this, he got up and went inside to prepare money.
Shi Liang hurriedly grabbed the old man and hurriedly explained: "Old man, I'm afraid you may have misunderstood. We just want to ask some questions." As he spoke, the man wanted to talk to the overly hospitable old man. Sir asked him to go back to his seat, but there was a heavy weight on his hand, as if he was pushing a huge rock. In just a moment, the old man had softened and returned to his normal body, allowing Shi Liang to help him. Returned to his original position.
The fleeting force of pushback dissipated without a trace in just a moment. The man just thought he had an illusion and didn't pay much attention to it. He sat down with the old man and continued to chat, asking questions during the process. Lots of news. However, the old man had already had such a surprised reaction before, which was to give the visiting three people a feeling that he did not know much about the accident. Naturally, they were not surprised that he knew very little about the explosion. .
In the end, the old man lived up to expectations, and indeed he did not provide much valuable content to a few people. Half an hour passed quickly, and the group of sergeants did not gain anything during this period. Naturally, they could not delay for a long time, so they resigned and left after chatting for a few words. The old man was very enthusiastic and insisted on dragging a group of people to stay and enjoy dinner together. After being declined repeatedly by Shi Liang, he even greeted him outside the door with enthusiasm like a good friend leaving.
Just when the rich old man was about to say goodbye to Shi Liang and the others, a chubby little child suddenly jumped out of the corner of the courtyard and said to the old man in a childish voice: "Daddy, I've found you." Come on! Hide and seek!" The appearance of the little doll made the rich old man stunned for a moment, and then he happily picked up the meat ball and introduced to everyone: "This is my treasure brother."
Shi Liang and others did not expect that the children of such an old man would only be of such average size. The old man is naturally a human spirit. He thought he had guessed what a few people were thinking, and explained: "Little old man, this precious thing is not easy to come by. Although my family is a branch of the family lineage, it has been in decline for several generations. It’s been many years since I’ve been childless.” The old man couldn’t help but sigh a little when he mentioned the past, “I thought I was going to wipe out my family, but thanks to the blessing of my ancestors, we renewed our family’s life after the main line was cut off. I gave up the property that I have worked hard for for many years in Dongzhi Town and returned to this old house in Fengyin to continue the inheritance of this incense for my ancestors."
