Because, in the open sealed car, the three ghosts who were supposed to be restrained were left with only red and black body fluids flowing all over the car. Judging from the remaining physical traces on the siding, it seems that something happened midway and melted in a very short period of time.
Later, in another special bronze box, Jiang Tian also discovered more problems. These strange objects, which are said to have various effects in the list sent along with them, have no energy response at all. On the contrary, the box itself still has some residual energy radiation.
This is obviously not because Jiang Tian's ability failed or something went wrong, but because he was intercepted/swapped midway. After hearing the news, Deputy Supervisor Yu Cong rushed over and asked, "Guan Zheng, what's going on?" However, when he saw the situation in the carriage, his expression changed.
Then, Jiang Tian added: "The foreign objects stored in the copper box have also been stolen, and I can no longer see any spiritual light." Yu Cong's face became more solemn when he heard this and said: "In this case, it is even more important to The investigation is complete. The officer is interrogating here, and I will report it right away..."
"No, I'll leave the follow-up interrogation to you." Jiang Tian said decisively: "I will take people to find it along the way. If there is still any residual foreign body aura, we can find the scene in a short time. , and got a glimpse of one or two clues."
So after a while, the door of the monastery military camp outside Chang'an City suddenly opened wide and a team of people came galloping out; and surrounded by many knights, standing in the middle, was none other than the purple-robed Jiang Tian himself. Then, there were two carts with horse-drawn equipment following closely behind.
Only two hours later, we arrived at the first stop of the back-check, the Wusong Station in Lantian County where we had stopped. And this is a place that is at the center of traffic, with people coming and going. Therefore, Jiang Tian only walked around the original site twice and ruled out the possibility of being here.
Because there are so many people talking, and there is almost no rest for a moment, there is no way to hide anything. As a result, Jiang Tian and his party rushed to the next stop without stopping. Then, go all the way through Lantian Pass, Qingniyi, Da'anguan, Henggongyi, Anshanyi...
Finally, before dark, he followed the flat straight road to reach Xian'e Station, Shangzhou City, outside Shangluo County. It was also the place where the escort team, which was traveling day and night, stopped to rest for an hour when it suddenly encountered heavy rain on the way. However, this place was quickly excluded by Jiang Tian.
The reason is also very simple. Although it is an important traffic thoroughfare, it is also full of traveling travelers and merchants. However, the layout of the station itself is quite narrow, and it is located between tall and steep mountains and gorges. There is only one smooth road in front and behind it. Even with internal cooperation, it would be difficult to do anything during a short period of shelter from the rain.
However, after continuing to move forward with a torch, Jiang Tian, who was riding fast, suddenly waved his hand, and the servants accompanying him reined in their horses and stopped. Immediately, Lieutenant Li Huan, who was leading the team, , took the initiative to ask: "Sir, what did you find?"
"I did find something." Jiang Tian nodded and said: The next moment, everyone found the ruins of a tea shed that had just been burned and still had residual warmth on the roadside not far away. However, in the ashes of the charred tea shed, Jiang Tian actually saw the remaining radiation.
Then, along the vegetation in Jiang Tian's field of vision, there was an extremely weak remnant of radiation; until it found a cliff under a mountain wall, it suddenly disappeared. However, Jiang Tian couldn't help but laugh; because there were obvious drag and scratch marks on the mountain wall illuminated by the moonlight.
When he jumped to the top of the cliff, he found more clues; such as the location and footprints that had been used as a lookout for a long time, as well as the traces of rope binding and dragging friction in the vegetation. From this, Jiang Tian could even imagine a vague scene from that time.
For example, with the cooperation of the agents in the escort team, someone opened the cipher-locked copper box halfway under cover of night and replaced the foreign objects inside. But the moment the ghost opened the box, some kind of radiation leaked, causing the ghost in the carriage to fester.
However, the foreign objects that were hung nearby on the top of the mountain wall were contaminated to varying degrees during the transfer and storage process. In the end, the re-sealed foreign objects were sent to the designated location through the rugged mountains and forests through alien beasts driven and tamed by humans.
What happened next was relatively simple. While Jiang Tian leaped on the top of the cliff to look for traces, he also kept emitting signals composed of firelights; guiding dozens of horsemen and horses on the road to follow him. direction. This lasted until the sky began to turn pale.
The long mountain forests and winding roads finally disappeared. What appeared in front of Jiang Tian was Shangluo County, a small city located in a river valley. Amidst the crowing of cocks and the barking of dogs, Jiang Tian, who had remounted his horse, also led the team to a village on the edge of a small market at an intersection on the outskirts of the city.
This manor house, which is close to the mountains and forests, seems to be a bit deserted and old; but the few scratches on the gray-brown rammed earth walls are brand new. But when Jiang Tian completed the siege and alert and ordered to break through the wall, there was no one inside, but Jiang Tian had already found new clues again.
There were several torn and chewed remains of corpses, as well as traces of radiation left on a fragment of a robe hanging by the door. As more and more dogs barked, someone from outside cautiously came over to inquire, which indirectly verified the identity of the original owner of this manor.
Soon after, Jiang Tian showed his identity and was already sitting in the back hall of the county government office in Shangluo County. Accompanied by the cautious local magistrate, he began to summon, interrogate and interrogate one by one. In the past two days, no one had All the public servants and servants on duty in the county government;
Until, after hearing the news, the Shangluo County Lieutenant and the County Magistrate also stepped into the back hall of the county government one after another. They looked at the county magistrate who was sitting next to them with surprise and confusion, and then looked at the " The patrolling censor "Jiang Tian" saluted at that moment. Suddenly Jiang Tian shouted: "Take it down!"
"What?" "What's going on?" In an instant, amidst the shouts and shouts, the supervisors and lay members who were hidden in the second gate of the county government suddenly burst into revolt; The three leaders of Minzhuang who were brought here violently twisted their bodies and arms and pushed them to the ground.
"Shang Xian, is there any misunderstanding about this...this...?" The county magistrate, who was fidgety by this scene, stood up quickly and asked: "Zhang County Lieutenant has always been diligent in his work, and the local customs are up to date. Jia, how could he be involved in colluding with big thieves and intercepting roadblocks and killing people?"
"It may not have anything to do with colluding with giant thieves to rob and kill people." Jiang Tian looked at the obvious radiation contamination on the bodies of the county lieutenant and two of the Minzhuang leaders who were struggling on the ground and having their clothes torn open by the sergeants. He smiled slightly and said, "But if you secretly communicate with the beasts and steal the imperial court's confidential things, you can't escape."
However, after hearing this sentence, everyone present was in an uproar; and the county captain and others in the middle even shouted: "This is unreasonable. Even if you are a noble official in the Constitution, you cannot arbitrarily taint someone's innocence." "The villain and Shangguan are strangers to each other, so why did they create a trap out of thin air?"
"Whether it's a slander or not, all you need to do is check it out." Jiang Tian said unconcernedly: "Didn't you just come into contact with that thing? Come on, follow me to where they came from, and take a good look. After a thorough search, you can naturally tell the difference between Qingming and Qingming.”
"Shangguan Mingjian, Shangguan Mingjian." As soon as the words came out, the county lieutenant's face suddenly changed. In an instant, he lost the strength to struggle. He was pushed to the ground and screamed, "I really don't know what the secret is." It’s a valuable item that someone asked me to keep for a while..."
After a while, Jiang Tian personally came to the other courtyard/outer house owned by Zhang County Lieutenant. Sure enough, we saw more traces of radiation contamination, and the signs became more and more obvious the further we walked in; they eventually pointed to a side house in the backyard. However, the room was empty, and the outer window facing the wall was wide open.
Apparently after the county lieutenant left, someone became vigilant and escaped over the wall with key things. Although the other party had already escaped into the market, the radiation contamination left by his contact with foreign objects was a direct and looming extension. Towards the north gate.
Several hours later, at the Danshui tributary dock on Shangluo Road/Wuguan Road in the south of the city, in a temporarily rented warehouse, there were already corpses strewn on the ground, with the dead lying on their pillows. The perimeter was temporarily blocked, leaving only the exit for Jiang Tian to enter.
Most of the bodies died suddenly and suddenly. Therefore, while he fell to the ground in various postures, his movements and expressions from the last moment of his life were still condensed, giving him a creepy feeling. In the innermost part, there is a human figure that is so shriveled that it is impossible to see its true face.
In the palm of the humanoid shape, which is as dry as a scorched dead branch, it also holds a source of pollution that is constantly yearning to emit radiant energy; an opened bronze round box, and an exposed small jade tube. This is under heavy siege. The opponent is desperate and resists in the last sense.
According to the official report, this foreign object from Shannan East Road was accidentally cracked and fell out of the urn container during the relocation and reburial of the ancestor's remains in a mountain temple, causing thirty people to perform rituals on the spot. Many monks died suddenly in this tragedy...
In fact, just by holding this small jade tube and looking at the warning prompts that were constantly refreshing in his field of vision, Jiang Tian also felt a vague sense of thirst; it was like the water in his body was flowing at some invisible frequency. Down, it continued to overflow and evaporate.
But now that the most important person who handled it has silenced himself, the rare items have also been recovered. The next clues left were Lieutenant Zhang, who was still in custody, and the noble family in Beijing who had entrusted him with temporary custody and presentation.
"Go back immediately." Jiang Tian ignored the county magistrate who looked like he was mourning for his heir, and immediately ordered: "At the same time, in the name of animal disaster, notify the nearby local garrison to assist."
