Zhang Qing and Zhang Zi are responsible for handling cases in the City Guards. They are among the top experts in surveying the scene.
They only need to look at some clues at the scene to make a basic judgment. They can also initially restore the incident and identify the murderer's modus operandi.
On weekdays, Xing Rilong also trusts them very much. With these two people around, many cases can be solved easily without any effort.
However, today, he was very disappointed with these two people.
In such a horrific scene, a piece of human skin was peeled off and hung on the door, and they actually told themselves that this person committed suicide?
"Zhang Qing Zhang Zi! What are you two talking about!? We are handling a case now and we will not tolerate your nonsense!!"
Xing Rilong got angry and felt very unhappy that these two stupid men had embarrassed him in front of outsiders.
"I said...you will definitely blame us..."
Zhang Qing muttered softly.
Zhang Zi on the side looked back at the miserable scene in the room, swallowed, and said:
"Team, Captain... We did check just now. Apart from him, there is no trace of a third person appearing at this scene... And according to our observation, he is really himself, himself..."
Xing Rilong said impatiently with a cold face:
"What about myself? Could it be that he took off his own skin by himself?"
As soon as he said these words, he originally thought that the two of them were going to admit their mistake and apologize, but unexpectedly, after looking at each other, they nodded together.
"He...really did it himself..."
"Really, Captain, at least judging from the traces of our observations, that's how it is..."
"ah!!"
After Na Xiuhui heard these words, she simply rolled her eyes and fainted.
Pei Laoliu also felt chilly at this time.
Xing Rilong didn't believe what they said, but he was different. He felt that the green and purple face was not lying. After all, the person who killed the person was a monster, and the method used was special, so it was naturally possible.
Thinking of this, a picture emerged in his mind.
In a quiet little room, a man held a knife in his hand, stabbed into his body, and then peeled off the skin from his body bit by bit...
Such a weird sight made even him feel hairy in his heart now, and he didn't dare to think too much about it.
"This monster is really ruthless..."
Master Liu shook his head, thinking of something, and felt very complicated for a moment.
Over there, Xing Rilong laughed angrily at Zhang Qing and Zhang Zi.
He scolded them loudly and ordered the two men who were talking nonsense to be taken away. He stepped into the room and inspected it himself.
However, although he knew a little bit about solving cases, he was not a professional after all, and after looking at it for a long time, he didn't see anything interesting.
Pei Laoliu didn't want to stay for a long time again. He thought of the two children Xiuhui mentioned just now, and decided to find a way to find them first.
He, Mr. Liu, always does things from beginning to end. He promised others to save people, so naturally he couldn't give up halfway.
"Dahei, can you find the whereabouts of those two children?"
Pei Laoliu handed a child's object to Dahei beside him. The latter had a similar mind with him and immediately understood what he meant.
"Woof woof woof!"
Dahei shouted a few times, and then rushed out of the house, followed closely by Liu Ye and Li Qiang.
Xing Rilong, who was behind, saw the three running out one after another. He hesitated for a moment and then followed the order:
"Come on, come with me and follow them to have a look!"
He was mainly interested in the master Pei Laoliu and the sword in his hand.
The group of people just followed him out, and all the passers-by on the road retreated when they saw him, for fear of offending the fierce city guards and getting killed in vain.
Pei Laoliu naturally saw the bunch of little tails behind him, but he was too busy looking for people now to pay attention to these guys.
Dahei didn't run for too long. It led everyone to a small courtyard and stopped, with its ears erect and its eyes fixed on the direction of the gate.
"It seems that the monster is inside."
Pei Laoliu touched its dog's head, and then added a spiritual detection technique to himself. When he looked again, he found a figure full of dark energy inside.
"It is indeed a fox demon..."
Liu Ye murmured something, and then said to Li Qiang beside him:
"Boy, you wait here now. Mr. Liu, I will go in and subdue that monster. I will be back soon."
Through the opponent's dark energy fluctuations, he sensed that its strength was weak, and it was one level worse than the Orochi of Dongyuan Village. There should be no problem if he practiced with Dahei.
Mr. Liu touched the deposit in his pocket and thought to himself that this was probably the second time he was doing this serious business of catching monsters and exorcising evil spirits. He couldn't mess it up.
But the door in front of me is a problem. Although the wooden door looks full of dust, the wood is thick and heavy at first glance. If I don't use the physical enhancement charm, I might not be able to break it open.
Of course, it is also possible to directly use sword control to fly over, but Master Liu is now about to fight, and his upper limit of dark energy is not high, so he does not want to waste his mana in these places.
Touching the last spirit scroll in the pocket of his fearless suit, Liu Ye thought about it and resisted the urge to use it.
This kind of talisman can increase one's strength in a short period of time. He doesn't have many of them in the first place, and even fewer of them are placed in the fearless suit. They are usually very precious.
It's not the critical moment yet, so don't waste it yet.
"Dahei, can you go in and open the door?"
Pei Laoliu no longer regards this guy as an ordinary dog. How can an ordinary dog have dark energy fluctuations, and how can it be possible to fight with monsters like Black Snake.
Dahei is very spiritual, and he immediately understood what his master meant.
Li Qiang has long been used to strange things, and he also has an attitude of awe towards Master Liu's fairy pet.
He followed Pei Laoliu's gaze and saw that there was a large dog hole at the corner of the wall.
If Dahei can get through, then with its IQ, it can open the door from the inside.
"Woof woof!"
Dahei glanced at the dog hole over there, but instead of going through it, he came under the wall, bent his hind legs, jumped into the air, and jumped directly over.
A group of city guards who caught up behind happened to see this scene. Xing Rilong rubbed his eyes and asked with some uncertainty:
"What was it that I just jumped over? I remember that this old man had a dog, right? Why has it turned into a cat now?"
Everyone was a little dumbfounded. How could they answer his question?
They had seen masters flying over the walls before, but this was their first time seeing a black dog flying over the walls.
Many people wonder if they saw it wrong just now. Maybe it's not a dog at all, but a cat, right?
Their questions were quickly answered.
"Click"
With the sound of the door bolt being opened, Pei Laoliu pushed the door open, revealing the black figure inside.
"Then, that's really a dog! Is that dog a spirit!?"
Some soldiers couldn't help but let out a low cry when they saw this.
Xing Rilong glared at him, so frightened that the latter immediately shut his mouth.
Master Liu heard the movement behind him, turned his head and looked, then strode into the door.
However, his glance did make Xing Rilong freeze on his horse.
"What's going on with this person's eyes...why are they glowing like that...?"
He was horrified.
"What kind of martial arts does this old man practice? How can he have such a strange effect?"
He did not immediately think of being a Taoist. As a martial arts practitioner, he naturally thought about internal skills and mental methods.
Pulling a soldier over, Xing Rilong asked:
"Let me ask you, where is this yard? The old man followed the black dog and chased him here. Is it possible that the two children of the Qian family are really here?"
When the soldier was asked something, he quickly lowered his head and responded:
"Captain, this is a warehouse in the city. It is the property of the Antique Pavilion. However, after the Antique Pavilion was closed due to poor management, no one has been here."
"storehouse?"
Xing Rilong tightened the reins, got off the horse, and said:
"Let's go in and take a look! What on earth is that old man doing!"
After saying that, he led a group of subordinates and walked in.
The small yard has not been taken care of for a long time. It is overgrown with weeds and mosquitoes. There are many trees planted around it with lush branches and leaves. It does not look like it is in the city, but in the woods outside the city.
Liuye Shanhe Sword was in his hand, he chopped through the weeds and headed straight for the monster inside the house.
In his sense of spiritual detection, he could clearly see the figure of the thing. The other person also looked towards him with his ears raised, obviously he also discovered them.
After carefully checking the surroundings, Pei Laoliu made sure there was no ambush nearby, then opened the door and walked in.
"Swish, swish, swish..."
The dust was scattered and he narrowed his eyes, but he did not dare to be careless at all. While waving the dust away, he watched the monster's every move. If the other party made any move, he would take action immediately.
"Woooooooo..."
At his feet, Dahei let out a low roar. He was obviously ready. He only needed an order from his master to rush out and fight the monster.
At this moment, as the dust dispersed, sunlight also shone in, allowing Mr. Liu to see clearly the scene inside.
What came into view was an empty warehouse, with a small pile of wooden boxes placed in the middle, and two children who looked to be only three or four years old lying on the boxes.
"You evil beast! You are so courageous. You dare to come to the city and kill people in broad daylight. Why don't you come out and be captured without mercy!"
Mr. Liu shouted and walked in. Although his opening remarks were a bit cliché, he was still very powerful and was quite popular among his peers.
As he entered, he saw a flash of white shadow on the pile of wooden boxes, and the fox demon hid directly behind the boxes.
"Dengdengdengdengdengdeng..."
Xing Rilong came over with seven or eight city guards. When he saw Pei Laoliu standing at the door and refusing to go in, he also saw the two children lying on the box and couldn't help but ask:
"Senior, have you found the person? Are those two missing children from the Qian family?"
Several soldiers around him also immediately wanted to run over to check the situation.
"Wait!"
Pei Laoliu suddenly stopped him and said:
"The fox demon in front is hiding behind the box. It may be a scam, so don't go there yet!"
It's just that those two are soldiers of the city guard. They only obey the orders of their superiors. How can they pay attention to Liu Ye's words?
The two of them didn't stop at all and went straight to the box.
"Senior? What did you just say? Fox demon?"
Xing Rilong on the side looked at him in surprise, thinking that he had an ear problem and had heard wrongly.
"Yes, this fox demon is the murderer of Qian Song. When I came here, it was sucking the essence of the two children. It must have accumulated some demon power. Don't go there rashly!"
When Xing Rilong heard this, he was stunned for a long time, and then he put on a serious expression and said:
"Senior, please be careful what you say! Although I respect you as a senior, if you don't want to go against the imperial court, you should stop talking nonsense!"
When he said these words, his expression was solemn, his muscles were tense, and his fingers were pressed on the hilt of the sword, as if he was ready to take action at any time.
Pei Laoliu showed a puzzled look.
What's the meaning? Did you say anything just now? Why do you have to do things right with the court?
No matter how much he thought about it, he could not imagine that his status as a monk was illegal here.
However, Mr. Liu didn't have time to dwell on such an irrelevant topic at the moment. He looked at the two soldiers and saw them standing stupidly beside the box, motionless. , his whole body was shrouded in dark energy.
Xing Rilong also noticed something was wrong at this time.
Logically speaking, they just brought the two children back in the past. Why was there suddenly no movement? And it won’t take that long at all.
"Xiong Wen! Zhang Xishan! What are you two doing standing there stupidly!? Why don't you bring me back quickly!!"
However, the two soldiers did not move at all, as if they did not hear the shouts of their captain at all.
"Damn it! Are the two bastards itchy in their butts!? Didn't they hear me!!?"
When Xing Rilong saw that his subordinates were ignoring him, he rolled up his arms and prepared to walk over and teach the other party a lesson.
"Don't go there!"
Master Liu stretched out his hand to stop him.
"They are obsessed with that demon fox, so of course they can't pay attention to you! If you go over now, you will still want to follow its ways!"
Xing Rilong was stunned by his sudden words, and then he suddenly reacted and said with an angry look:
"Senior, I've warned you, don't say such things again! What a bullshit monster fox! I don't believe there are really monsters in this world! Come on! Go over and catch those two bastards!"
He shouted loudly, but stopped at his feet, called a few men behind him, and asked them to go over and arrest the person.
