"There are patrol soldiers passing by, and they can often hear whirring sounds inside the building, but no one dares to go in."
As he spoke, Xin Kai's voice became hoarse: "I reported it to the police, and they just said don't worry about it."
After hearing this, Master Bai's expression changed several times, and he understood the strangeness of the matter.
When Zhan Jingyi, Ai Li and others heard this, they looked at each other subconsciously. They didn't know what happened in the City Lord's Mansion and why it happened.
Mr. Bai thought for a while and suddenly said: "Have you seen the City Lord in the past half month? Are there any changes in the City Lord's Mansion?"
Xin Kai was stunned for a moment, sat on the ground and thought for a while, and said a little uncertainly: "The city lord can see it often, and there is no change, but..."
Hearing the hesitation in his tone, Zhan Jingyi asked: "But what? You can tell me anything..."
Xin Kai hesitated and said: "I don't know why, but I always feel that the city lord seems to have a very scary feeling. It is different from the previous aura. Of course, maybe it is my illusion."
Hearing his words, Zhan Jingyi and Bai Ye also looked at each other in confusion. Zhan Jingyi asked: "Has the city lord awakened the magic power?"
"No!"
Mr. Bai replied with certainty: "The Xia family can become the lord of Heiwang City mainly because their ancestor Xia Donghe of the first three generations was the leader of the construction of Heiwang City and a great magician, but his descendants, until The current city lord has never had his magic awakening again."
"It is said that it is related to a curse placed by Xia Donghe's big enemy back then when he died. No matter how specific it is, I don't know."
Nodding, Zhan Jingyi mentally sorted out the current situation in Heiwang City. The city lord's palace arranged an expedition to Lingyuan half a month ago. It should be to explore a dangerous place.
For this expedition, many people from the bottom who were worthless were recruited to go with them. What role did these people play?
And, what is the ultimate outcome of the expedition? ? Why, everyone came back intact?
After returning, the city lord imprisoned all the people who knew about it in Building 5 of the city lord's mansion. According to Xin Kai, the people locked there seemed to be dead, and Building 5 seemed to have turned into a hell.
And the night before yesterday, the people from the Samsara Sect entered the city and visited the City Lord's Mansion late at night. In the end, they probably didn't reach an agreement with the City Lord's Mansion. Then, the people from the Samsara Sect left Heiwang City?
Early the next morning, the city lord's palace summoned the heads of the four major families in the city and officials from various departments for a closed-door meeting. No one has come out so far.
It can be seen that the city lord's palace seems to be in turmoil in recent times. No wonder the captain named Xin Kai is so fierce and angry, and is at a loss to deal with Master Bai's threat.
But what exactly was that action done half a month ago? ?
A force as big as the City Lord's Mansion actually needs to recruit people from the bottom at a high price to cooperate with that operation...
Next, Zhan Jingyi thought of Xin Kai's words, which actually explained the reasons for many unreasonable problems. Thinking of this, Zhan Jingyi glanced at Ai Li and saw that she was also thoughtful. He should also have discovered problem.
At this time, Master Bai didn't know whether to believe it or not. He had already begun to interrogate Xin Kai quietly from several other angles, apparently to verify whether he was lying.
But at this moment, Zhan Jingyi and Ai Li already understood that this person named Xin Kai should at least not lie about this matter.
They all have their own methods of identification.
Ai Li bases her judgment on certain interrogation experiences and reasoning gained in Institute 502 over the years, while Zhan Jingyi determines the authenticity of something more through intuition.
…
While Mr. Bai continued to ask, Zhan Jingyi winked at Han Bing. The two of them came to the window, farther away from everyone. Zhan Jingyi opened the window to let in the wind, and then lit a cigarette.
Originally, he didn't plan to smoke in front of Ellie, but since Mr. Bai entered this room, he hasn't stopped smoking. In this case, it's useless to control himself anymore, so he might as well light one. , slowly sort out your thoughts.
"The mission half a month ago caused Wan Gouzi and many people like him to suffer from severe insomnia problems, and eventually they went crazy and died. But it was also after that mission that the City Lord's Mansion knew The insider was locked up in Building 5 for a meeting and never came out again..."
Ellie said while sorting out: "In addition, according to my experience, although the City Lord's Mansion has not changed much, I feel that there have been huge changes, but I really don't know where this change is, and there are still some clues missing. Or point.”
Zhan Jingyi nodded lightly. These were all obvious and he had basically seen them.
"Look now..."
Ellie thought slowly, and then said: "We need to find a way to figure out what kind of task the City Lord's Mansion did half a month ago? Of course, maybe this task has no direct relationship with us."
"Even, we already know that the City Lord's Mansion is not connected with the Samsara Sect now, which is a good thing for us. Then we can stay here with peace of mind, as long as we prevent possible attacks from the Samsara Sect."
"But there is another point. From what Xin Kai said, I vaguely smelled an ominous atmosphere. It seemed that the operation half a month ago had some shocking mystery hidden in it. And I have a feeling that if it is ignored, If it continues to develop, it may pose a threat to our lives."
After hearing this, Zhan Jingyi hesitated and said, "You're right, I feel the same way you said."
"Moreover, even if we are fighting against the Reincarnation Sect, we can't call for support here. It might be a bit difficult to stay close to you and Wang Song. Moreover, this time, the Reincarnation Sect has to deal with so many people from Xiaoweng Town, so, We still have to unite Mr. Bai and the Weng family."
"So, we first understand what the City Lord's Mansion is planning this time, and then unite to fight against the Reincarnation Sect. This is the best choice."
"Well, it's best if you think so!"
After hearing this, Aili nodded, with a happy smile on her face, and said: "Then we have decided to find out everything about the City Lord's Mansion and rescue the three members of the Weng family. There is another thing that is quite strange. Xin Kai said that it was the City Lord who ordered If you ask him to recruit a group of people whose lives are worthless, what kind of tasks would use people whose lives are worthless?"
"For another example, how come these people whose lives are worthless come back safe and sound?"
"And most importantly..."
She paused for a moment and said softly: "Why did you imprison these insiders in Building 5 after you came back, and never came out again..."
"Are all these insiders...dead?"
Zhan Jingyi couldn't help but glance at Ai Li. Not to mention, Ai Li was really thoughtful about issues. He had never thought about these issues so deeply.
"At least a few doubtful points can be determined now."
Ai Li gently twirled the ends of her hair and said: "In terms of time, Xin Kai also participated in that mission with those people. However, even if those people under Mr. Bai did not die, their mental state was completely broken. But this Xin Kai does look normal."
"It is very possible that he used some method to protect himself or there is some inside story that we don't know about."
"In addition, he is also a man with a family, but according to Master Bai's men, he has been wandering outside for a long time and has not returned home. When Master Bai mentioned his family, he was particularly concerned. See It’s not like he’s heartless when he wakes up.”
"Does this also mean that he actually doesn't dare to see his family now?"
"Then the reason why I don't dare to see my family is..."
Ellie's eyes brightened slightly: "...Is he worried about something? Or does he know what will happen to people who have been to Lingyuan?"
When Zhan Jingyi heard this, his expression was a little dazed. It took him a while to react, and he looked like I had already thought of it. In fact, he admired in his heart, it's my leader, it's amazing, he actually thought so deeply?
(End of chapter)
