Yaofang Yamen.
Sitting on a thick-legged wooden chair that is three times as wide as a mortal seat, the man has a strong back and is wearing a black brocade and leather black boots. On top of this majestic and majestic look, there is a face that sounds like he is hearing the name Shaoqing of Dali Temple. After that, it was as if his face changed, his eyebrows and eyes were squeezed together and his face became careless to please.
"Oh, it turned out to be the young minister of Dali Temple from the imperial court who came in person. Xiong is really rude, sir, don't blame me!"
He hurriedly stood up and saluted Zhong Heqing, and the two bear ears buried in his unkempt hair shook softly.
Sun Yuanjing added in Zhong Heqing's ear in time.
"The owner of this demon workshop is a demon from the bear clan, ahem...a black bear spirit."
Lu Gaoxiao only saw that his hands were as thick and broad as bear's paws, and the three of them stood in front of him without showing any stature. Lu Gaoxiao couldn't help but swallow.
Zhong Heqing was also aware of the pressure on the bear demon, but the other party had such a weird flattering gesture. The two sides overlapped, which was completely weird.
But he didn't reveal anything on his face, and he helped the bear demon to stand up according to etiquette. He didn't go around too much and asked the demon directly.
"Has the boss heard anything about the case of a private school teacher who died on the street in Heijiaobo, a city outside Tokyo?"
"Ah...it turns out that Shaoqing came here for this case. I heard that the old gentleman died in a strange way, as if it was caused by a monster. After hearing about it, we paid attention in the shop, but unfortunately we didn't see anything like this. A bloodthirsty and mindless monster has entered."
He held out his hands with a look of pity, and the implication behind his words was that the hunt for the demon had gone in the wrong direction when looking for him.
If Zhong Heqing hadn't found two students who met each other, they probably must have lived here, and maybe they would have been confused by this bear monster theory.
His heart changed slightly, and he did not continue to mention the matter of having a student. He just asked Lu Gaoxiao to take out a picture from his sleeve, which was the corpse scene painted by the painter.
Lu Gaoxiao showed the picture, and the bear demon quickly covered his eyes.
"Yeah, it's such a sin to die in such a miserable state..."
He looked frightened and couldn't stand it.
Zhong Heqing didn't want to pay attention and just asked him, "Can the owner of the workshop tell from the bite marks what kind of monster it was? And what's the meaning of the pattern on the face?"
Master Xiong had noticed Zhong Heqing's intention, so he naturally wanted to take a good look at it, but he just shook his head as he looked around.
"This bite must be from the ferocious beasts with fangs, but there are too many such beasts. For example, there are nearly ten thousand demons in our workshop. There are not even a thousand ferocious beasts with fangs. Eight hundred, not counting the monsters outside that come in and out on weekdays."
The implication is that even if Zhong Heqing wanted to check everything in the workshop, it would be impossible.
Before Zhong Heqing could speak, he looked at the pattern on the deceased's face again.
"Tsk tsk, we haven't seen this picture before. But then again, even if it's a demon killer, I haven't heard of anyone deliberately leaving a picture for others to identify, right?"
He didn't provide the first half of the information, but his attitude was impeccable.
At this time, a little demon servant happened to come over to ask for instructions. The bear demon apologized and temporarily retreated.
As soon as he left, Lu Gaoxiao couldn't help but said, "I thought that demons were straightforward and willing to take revenge. I didn't expect that they are just like us mortals, and they are very slick when they should be. But look. He seems to be very afraid of Wen Ye, the young minister of Dali Temple."
Zhong Heqing thought so too and looked at Sun Yuanjing.
Sun Yuanjing explained in a low voice, "After all, Tokyo is the territory of the mortal world, and it is at the feet of the emperor. Whether monsters build a workshop in Tokyo to practice or trade, it is the palace who nodded. In other words, it is the emperor who gave it to the mortal world. It is the face of the demon king of the demon world that allows the demons to live peacefully here. Then how dare the demon boss boss offend the imperial official? Their demon boss no longer wants to stay in Tokyo? "
"I see." Lu Gaoxiao sighed, but then asked, "But it didn't look like he was really helping us."
Sun Yuanjing didn't need to answer this time, Zhong Heqing also understood.
"After all, he is a demon and not a human being. Naturally, he has to protect his fellow demons first. Not to mention, there may be interests involved."
But Zhong Heqing snorted lightly.
"The more he behaves in such a flattering and deceptive manner, the more it means that he knows the murderer we are looking for, and he is probably within the Tokyo Yaobang."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Gaoxiao suddenly straightened his expression.
"Yes!"
Sun Yuanjing also reasoned, "It is Shaoqing who reacts quickly, but what should we do next?"
Before Zhong Heqing could answer, the bear demon's impatient voice came from the courtyard outside the hall.
"...The directory of all the demons in the demon workshop can be checked by anyone? Let this demon go away quickly, the master of the academy has no time to play around with her!"
After the bear demon finished speaking, he quickly returned to the hall.
He apologized repeatedly, "Don't blame me, Mr. Taoist. There are really some little monsters who don't know the heights of the world. They want to check the directory of the monster house, so I just kicked them out... I don't know how many of them there are, but I still have any questions." of?"
The words referring to Sang and Huai had obvious meaning, but the three of them could not understand.
Sun Yuanjing's face darkened, and Lu Gaoxiao also raised his eyebrows. Only Zhong Heqing's gentle and calm expression remained calm.
He smiled politely and said, "It's nothing. There's been a lot of trouble this time. Don't be offended, Master."
After saying that, he stood up and walked out.
As soon as he left, the bear demon hurriedly bowed to him, his ears soft and submissive, and he said a lot of high-profile nonsense.
Zhong Heqing and his party were sent to the door by him.
He also asked diligently, "There are a lot of people and monsters in the house. Can I send a Yamen servant to take Shaoqing back?"
"No need."
Zhong Heqing thanked him and refused, but in a blink of an eye he saw the fox-tailed demon servant talking to the woman not far from the yamen entrance.
"...Our boss said, can anyone read the directory? Don't think about it, just leave now."
The stone lion of snow jade in front of the Yamen Gate casts a layer of bright moonlight within ten feet around it.
The woman doesn't have bear ears or fox tail. At first glance, she looks no different from ordinary women. However, she is tall and slender. Her eyebrows are not very clear in the moonlight, but her movements have an air of ease and ease.
At this moment, when she heard Yao Yao's words, she crossed her arms in dissatisfaction and stared at Yao Yao without saying a word.
"Hey, why are you staring at me? If the boss doesn't let me, you can't even find out if you say it. If you want to find someone, you should find a way on your own."
She still didn't speak, and her whole body radiated displeasure.
Zhong Heqing looked at her twice inexplicably.
He had never seen this person... or this demon before, but for some reason, the demeanor in his movements felt indescribably familiar.
Perhaps because his gaze was fixed for too long, she suddenly turned her head and looked at him.
Zhong Heqing felt rude when someone looked at her. He nodded gently to her, then immediately looked away and called Lu and Liu.
"Let's go."
On the other side of the Yamen, Jiu Ji was stunned for a moment, unable to figure out where she was.
After Zhong Heqing nodded in greeting, he called Lu and Liu to leave quickly.
Jiuji didn't come back to her senses until the three of them disappeared into the corner of the street.
She didn't use magic beads to pretend to be Tang Yirao now. This appearance was just her own human form.
Zhong Heqing only knew Tang Yirao, and he never knew her. After she left, even if they met by chance, they would never know each other.
Jiuji felt that this was really God's arrangement and couldn't be better.
But what is he doing here? Investigate the case of a private school teacher who died in the street?
That case was really weird, and I couldn't tell what it was made of, but it didn't seem to have anything to do with her stealing the weasel jade.
Jiu Ji withdrew her gaze.
She couldn't find anyone named "Li Umbrella", and the Yamen of Yaofang wouldn't let her check the directory.
Jiu Ji crossed her arms and looked at the fox servant again.
The fox servant was helpless, the big fox's tail was spread out with his hands.
"I said, Auntie, please stop staring at me. If you had the status of a mortal like that just now, our shop owner would give you the roster, but what reputation do you have?"
... ...Ahem, fake Shaoqing’s wife?
Jiu Ji secretly rolled her eyes. If she really said it, she might be arrested and thrown into this yamen.
As for Zhong Heqing, he would naturally not save her for the sake of "a day of kindness to a husband and a hundred days of kindness". He would probably let the demon world exile her to the dry sea...
Since there was no need to investigate, Jiu Ji had no choice but to prepare to leave Yaofang.
However, Jiuji had just walked halfway when she suddenly heard familiar footsteps.
She turned around and saw the man she didn't want to see again.
Jiu Ji raised her eyebrows.
Why did we meet again?
