Jiang Long and Loma looked at Yan Ming with half joy and half complex expressions.
It hadn't been that long since they last parted, but too many things had happened.
In a short period of time, Yan Ming has transformed from a small catcher to a famous divine catcher in Guanzhong, and his strength is also incomparable.
The two of them were at Six Doors, and they would hear news about Yan Ming almost every few days.
In the end, it was even learned that even Jin Jiuling was suspected of being defeated by Yan Ming.
Now that we meet again, their mentality is indeed a bit complicated.
After greetings, the two announced their intention to come.
"Brother Yan, to be honest, we are investigating the case of counterfeit banknotes this time. When we got nearby, we came to visit Brother Yan."
After speaking, Jiang Long briefly introduced the situation.
It turns out that a large number of fake banknotes have been circulating in the area around Qixia Town recently.
This neighborhood is an important transportation node, with frequent business transactions and more banknotes circulating, but fake banknotes appear suddenly.
After Chase Bank's branch discovered the counterfeit banknotes, they reported it as soon as possible. Jiang Longluoma, who took over the case, rushed over immediately and happened to meet Yan Ming.
Yan Ming nodded after hearing this, but was just thinking in his heart.
The counterfeit banknotes all flowed out from Jile Tower. Now that Jile Tower has appeared nearby, aren't there more fake banknotes?
But thinking of this, Yan Ming glanced at Luoma more.
He knew that in the original plot, Loma, a famous arrester, was the real mastermind behind the Paradise Tower.
But now it seems that there is no difference between Loma's words and deeds. His brows are furrowed, as if he is worried about the case, and there is no clue at all.
Judging from his thick eyebrows, big eyes, and upright look, he really couldn't be connected with the mastermind behind the scenes.
As if he noticed Yan Ming looking at him, Luo Ma's eyes flashed with a hint of uneasiness, but he immediately covered it up.
Yan Ming didn't ask any more questions, and Jiang Long continued.
"We are here, on the one hand, to catch up with Brother Yan, and on the other hand, to investigate the case. We hope that Brother Yan can also help."
Qixia Town and its surroundings are within the scope of Yan Ming's responsibility, so it is natural for him to cooperate.
Then, Jiang Long talked about the findings of their recent investigation.
"There is another strange thing, that is, in places where fake banknotes appear intensively, there are often women around who are inexplicably suffering from hysteria or going crazy. Although there is no clear evidence, we always feel that the two are related. , Brother Yan, please pay close attention recently..."
"Hysteria and madness?"
Yan Ming was startled, this had never appeared in the original plot.
Intuition tells Yan Ming that the counterfeit banknote case in this world seems to have changed, and it has deviated from the original plot, which will lead to new situations.
"Okay, I'll go and ask."
After all, Jiang Long and Loma came all the way, and Yan Ming was not a stingy person, so he would definitely entertain them.
Just in time to send Mo Xiaobei back.
Mo Xiaobei, who had just personally mediated the dispute between the two Sword Qi Sects of the Huashan Sect in the name of the leader of the Five Sacred Mountains, seemed to be very excited.
This is the first time she has used the power of the leader of the Five Sacred Mountains. Although it is just a name, it is enough to make her have endless aftertaste.
"Brother Yan, your idea is really good. Just tell them separately and they agreed! Haha..."
Mo Xiaobei said on the way back.
Seeing Jiang Long and Loma's questioning eyes, Yan Ming could only laugh.
"It's okay, we just mediated a dispute."
the other side.
Feng Buping walked to a deserted place, and the two junior brothers behind him, Cheng Buyou and Cong Buqi, finally couldn't bear it anymore and asked quickly.
"Senior brother, what did Yan Baotou say just now that made you change your mind? Why did you agree? Are we not fighting for the position of leader?"
"Fight? How to fight? At first, I wanted to use the power of the leader of the Zuo Alliance, but now it has been ruined, and we have been exposed. In the future, Yue Buqun and Ning Zhong will only have more defenses, and it will be even harder to attack. Now this Regarding the situation, I think Leader Mo’s mediation plan is not bad.”
With that said, Feng Buping explained.
In the name of the leader of the Five Mountains Alliance, Mo Xiaobei reconciled the two Jianqi sects. Both parties returned to the Huashan sect, but they each promoted their ideals and recruited disciples, and they did not conflict with each other.
Although he still respected Yue Buqun in name, he felt very unhappy, but Yan Ming's analysis with Feng Buping in a low voice just now made him moved immediately.
Now that Zuo Lengchan has fallen, Feng Buping and the others will definitely not be able to defeat Yue Buqun, and the odds of winning will become slimmer as they go on.
But if we reconcile first and then recruit more disciples, it will not only strengthen the power of the Huashan Sect, but the strength of the Sword Sect is that it is faster than the Air Sect and is very strong in the early stage.
From the same starting point, in the first ten years the Sword Sect disciples could stabilize the Qi Sect disciples, and in the second ten years the two sides were evenly matched. After the third ten years, the Qi Sect disciples gradually overtook them after they became successful in their internal strength.
Feng Buping feels that according to this mediation plan, if he develops more disciples, in a few years, his power will grow and he will overwhelm the Qi Sect again. At that time, he will select a few proud disciples to teach him the 108-style violent wind sword. Then there will be a chance to seize power again, which is much better than all-out efforts now.
Feng Buping has endured it for so many years, he can endure it for a few more years.
But similarly, Yue Buqun could also accept this mediation plan and had his own calculations.
As the head of Huashan himself, he now gives face to the new leader of the Five Sacred Mountains, and first strengthens the power of the Huashan sect. After a few years, his Zixia Kung will be more stable, and the strong period of the air sect will come, and Feng Buping and the others together will not be able to do it. Are your opponents still worried about being unable to suppress them?
But in the past few years, the strength that the Huashan Sect can increase is real. When Mo Xiaobei grows up, he will use the power in his hands to compete for the position of the first of the five mountains!
Let Yan Ming analyze it and find out that both parties have their own plans, and they can also give Mo Xiaobei some face, so they happily agree to mediate.
Yan Ming took Mo Xiaobei and Jiang Long Loma to Tongfu Inn quickly.
On the way, Mo Xiaobei couldn't stop talking and kept sighing.
Mo Xiaobei is usually very naughty, and even Tong Xiangyu can't control her, but now this little girl is convinced by Yan Ming.
"Brother Yan, your calculations are really accurate. Last time you said that I could become the leader of the Five Mountains Alliance, and it has come true so quickly. Don't worry, Brother Yan. When I grow up and take over the real power of the leader of the Five Mountains Alliance, I will definitely give you a title. What the hell, how about you become the great protector of our Five Mountains Sword Sect?"
"Ahem!"
In front of Jiang Longluoma, Yan Ming hurriedly coughed twice to stop Mo Xiaobei from continuing.
As soon as he entered Tongfu Inn, Tong Xiangyu greeted him.
Yan Ming originally wanted to take Jiang Long and Loma to Yihonglou, which has better craftsmanship, but seeing Tong Xiangyu's enthusiasm, it was hard to refuse.
Just when I was about to order, I seemed to remember something and looked up at the second floor.
"By the way, where is that Murongzi? She is usually very noisy, why haven't we seen her?"
"Ah? That gold medal writer just went out today. He said he had just written a bunch of articles and was going to send them to Jianghu Monthly. He didn't let us read them. He was stingy." Bai Zhantang came over and complained.
"I definitely can't let you see it. I am a self-disciplined writer. Please trust my professional ethics!"
Just as he was talking, Murongzi walked in from outside. When he saw Yan Ming, his eyes immediately lit up.
"Yan Captou, do you have any time recently? I would like to give you a tailor-made interview!"
"No." Yan Ming refused without hesitation.
"It's okay if you don't. So are there any cases to be handled recently? I can also accompany you for interviews and record your investigation process on the spot. There will definitely be a gimmick in being published in the newspaper!"
Murongzi's eyes shone, as if he had already seen the sales scene of the new issue of Jianghu Monthly.
"Thank God for not causing trouble." Yan Ming complained in his heart.
Too lazy to pay attention to her, Yan Ming just wanted to order food, entertain Jiang Long and Luoma, and say some words at the same time, when Huamanlou also walked down from the second floor.
"Dude!"
Jiang Longluo Ma hurriedly stood up and said hello.
Not only are they familiar with Hua Man Lou, they are even cooperating in investigating the case of counterfeit banknotes, but they are just acting independently.
Hua Manlou nodded and said hello to the two of them.
He walked forward and held his hands to Yan Ming.
"Yan Captou, we meet again."
Although Hua Manlou could not see, the angle at which he turned to speak to Yan Ming was not bad at all. This action was so natural that people often ignored the fact that he was blind.
The few people had just exchanged a few words when suddenly Yan Ming's ears twitched and she heard the sound of hurried footsteps outside.
Then a man poked his head at the door and hurried in after seeing Yan Ming.
"Captain Yan, I have found you, I want to report the case!"
"Um?"
Yan Ming, Hua Manlou, Jiang Long and Luoma turned their heads at the same time.
"What case?"
"I am the land security guard of a nearby village. A girl from a family in our village suddenly lost her mind and went crazy for some reason, talking nonsense."
When Yan Ming heard this, he immediately looked at Jiang Long Luoma.
Several of them were official servants. Once they heard that there was a case, they didn't care about the red tape of recruiting or not to entertain them.
Yan Ming immediately said: "Where is it, take me there!"
Soon, they followed the land security guard and left, and Huamanlou also followed.
After leaving Qixia Town, they came to a nearby small village not long after.
This family seems to be relatively wealthy, and they are pampered and very loving towards their daughter.
As soon as Yan Ming came in, he saw the old couple wiping away tears.
"Stop crying, this is Capt. Yan, here to find out what's wrong with your daughter."
"Ah! Yan Captou!"
The old couple came over in a hurry, and the mother's knees immediately softened and she knelt in front of them.
"Yan Captou, please save my daughter."
Yan Ming has gained a lot of fame recently, and in the eyes of ordinary people like them, he is like a life-saving straw.
"Ah? He is Capt. Yan!"
"Here comes Yan Baotou. Maybe he can be cured."
"What you're saying is nonsense. Yan Captou is a man who catches thieves, and he's not a doctor. Can he still cure madness?"
"You know a hammer. I heard that Yan Baotou has great powers, and there is nothing he can't do!"
There were many villagers climbing up the wall to watch the excitement. They heard Yan Ming's name and started talking about it.
Yan Ming hurriedly waved his hand and used his inner strength to lift them up.
"Don't be anxious, please. Let's talk about the specific situation."
After Yan Ming finished speaking, he roughly understood what the old couple said.
Their daughter is 16 years old and has not yet married. She is usually fine. However, after she came back from offering incense in the temple yesterday, she started to become nervous, her speech was illogical, and she often said that someone was following her.
As a result, by this morning, I was completely crazy.
Most of the villagers are ignorant and just think that they are suffering from a mad disease and there is no cure.
It was the land security guard in the village who suggested that Captain Yan come and have a look, and that's when Yan Ming was called.
After hearing the situation, both Yan Ming and Jiang Long Luoma looked worried.
Just as Jiang Long Loma finished talking about the relevant situation, this happened.
It seems that this is really related to the whereabouts of Jile Tower.
"Where is the girl? Can I see her?"
Hearing Yan Ming's request, the old couple did not dare to delay and led Yan Ming and others to the boudoir.
When I came here, I saw a young woman sitting by the bed, with disheveled hair, a dull face, and a very stiff expression.
He seemed to be slow to react and was completely unaware of the arrival of Yan Ming and others.
Seeing their daughter like this made the old couple cry again.
"My daughter has always been alone, and she hasn't been in contact with anyone recently. Somehow she ended up like this."
The old couple cried and said.
Yan Ming held the knife, activated his eyesight technique, and searched the area.
Similarly, Jiang Long and Loma were not idle either. They were both experienced and famous hunters, and their skills in surveying the scene were needless to say.
Soon, several people met again. Jiang Longluoma shook his head, indicating that he found nothing.
There were no footprints, the doors and windows were intact, and there were no signs of damage. It didn't look like anyone had entered.
Hua Manlou, on the other hand, comforted the old couple and then walked aside.
"Yan Captou, someone has been here."
Hua Manlou lowered his voice and said.
"I smell a stranger here."
Hua Manlou's tone was very determined.
"Can you smell this too?"
Yan Ming was surprised by Hua Manlou's sensitive nose, but this conclusion was not unexpected, because Yan Ming also observed some abnormalities through the eyesight technique.
The two came to the conclusion at the same time.
"This man is a master, and he is very careful. He has erased all traces of his actions, so that even veterans like Jiang Long Loma didn't notice."
But seeing that the girl was neatly dressed, she just looked stupid. She didn't seem to have been violated, and her belongings were not lost. I don't know what the purpose of the infiltration was.
Hua Manlou continued: "The person who infiltrated was a woman, and I smelled the scent of powder on her body."
Yan Ming didn't notice this, and couldn't help but look at Hua Manlou with admiration.
Soon, several people completed the investigation, and it seemed that they found nothing. They took notes and left here.
Seeing Yan Shaotou leave, the villagers watching the excitement gradually dispersed and went about their own business.
A beautiful girl in a family becomes insane, which at best makes them sigh and gives them more food to talk about after dinner.
After nightfall, in the middle of the night, the village gradually fell into sleep.
Suddenly, under the moonlight, a dexterous figure came over lightly and stopped steadily on the wall of the courtyard.
After looking around, it was quiet, nothing unusual, not even the village dog barked, and this figure jumped into the yard.
The old couple was so worried that they couldn't sleep because of their daughter's madness.
The two seemed to hear something. When they looked outside the door, their eyes suddenly lost focus.
This figure walked in, seemingly without hesitation, and walked directly in front of the old couple, but they were like ghosts covering their eyes, unable to see anything, and they continued to worry.
The figure soon arrived at the woman's room and reached out to push the door open.
"Squeaky..."
The door opened, the figure walked to the bed, stretched out his hand and pushed it.
"What are you doing!"
Suddenly, someone sat up on the bed, not the crazy girl, but a man!
When the quilt was lifted, it was Yan Ming!
The figure was so frightened that he almost screamed.
The faint moonlight filtered in through the window and shone on the figure's face.
Only then did Yan Ming see clearly that she was a woman, wearing a black robe, but half of her face was covered by her hair, but her face was ruined, her face was full of scars, and it was extremely ugly!
(End of chapter)
