That night, while taking a bath in a vat of soup, Jiang Tian got another piece of good news. However, Ming Fei, who had been paralyzed and unable to move, had further recovered. Although he can't speak yet, he can make slight physical reactions; he can even respond to Jiang Tian in a gentle voice.
The blind Ayun who is responsible for taking care of her is also recovering his vision; it is said that he can already sense light and can see the outline of some nearby things. This allowed Jiang Tian to discover more fun in his daily life of resting at home. But this comfortable status quo is ultimately short-lived.
In other words, it is just a temporary illusion before a series of radical changes. As the time came to the fifth day, a freezing rain mixed with ice particles began to fall in Chang'an City, where the temperature dropped sharply. In the freezing rain, Jiang Tian was summoned to the General Affairs Department.
Here, officials from the Jingzhao Mansion, Yushitai, the Privy Council, the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Punishment, the Ministry of Justice and other related departments have already gathered; and immediately after Jiang Tian arrived on behalf of the Xijing branch, there was nothing. The representative of the third division and fourth envoy of Kannai Road who has a sense of presence.
The reason why so many departments are brought together in one place comes from a post just issued by the Political Affairs Hall. Because according to the large and small snares/flying telegrams mastered by the General Secretary and the Privy Council, a large number of news were suddenly transmitted from all over the world; abnormal events are constantly occurring in many states, counties and localities.
In just a few days, the number of reports of strange sightings or suspected abnormal outbreaks from all over the world has increased sharply from the initial dozen or so per day to hundreds or hundreds of unknown true or false incidents. Hundreds of pieces. And this is obviously only some cities within the reach of flying telegraph messages.
And in remote and remote areas that are beyond the reach of large and small snares, I'm afraid there are more cases where it is too late or there is no opportunity to report. But the only good news at the moment, or the common feature of these unusual events, is in the countryside away from densely populated cities.
Coupled with the winter-like cold weather, the spread of abnormal events was greatly limited and its impact on transportation, communications and commerce was minimized. Despite this, the outbreak of these abnormal events still caused a considerable degree of panic and rumors among the public.
For example, some people saw ghosts wandering around in the day; others saw dead people crawling out of the ground and devouring nearby living people; there were also villages being invaded by groups of deformed beasts, hurting and preying on humans and animals; and there were business travelers. Disappeared on the road, leaving only torn limbs and fragments.
In addition, the merchants, pedestrians and postmen in the pavilions and post offices along the roadside disappeared en masse. Therefore, in accordance with the long-term correspondence mechanism of the imperial court, local governments have spontaneously organized group training and rural soldiers to search and verify the authenticity on the spot; and have requested nearby garrisons to coordinate to suppress and calm the situation.
However, for the imperial center, just such a passive response is obviously not enough, especially for Gyeonggi Province and Kannai Province, which are close to the capital of the world. Therefore, Jiang Tian quickly got a task here, dispatching the Xijing branch to prioritize thorough investigations inside and outside Gyeonggi Province.
However, as the heart of the Guanzhong Plain, Gyeonggi Province is not a small area; it governs Jingzhao Prefecture, Fengxiang Prefecture, Huazhou, Tongzhou, Shangzhou, and Pizhou, a total of 6 prefectures. Among them, there are 23 counties under the jurisdiction of Jingzhao Prefecture alone, with more than 1.96 million registered households. ….
But fortunately, most of the dozen or so places where abnormal situations were reported are located in the countryside outside cities and towns; excluding some places close to military mansions or military villages where it is convenient to control the situation; as well as winter beasts In the event of a break-in, only a few top priority options remain.
Therefore, soon after, with Deputy Supervisor Yu Cong staying behind to coordinate with the headquarters, Jiang Tian dispatched three outpost teams to investigate first. Two of the groups were led by two followers, while he led the third group and set off at the same time. Because instead of listening to reports, he wanted to get first-hand the current situation.
Wearing a thick rubber raincoat and a large cloak, we braved the freezing rain and the biting cold wind. Not long after we left Pingyuan Gate in the northwest of Chang'an, the rain mixed with rustling snow gradually became thinner and thinner. However, under the gloomy gray sky, it became increasingly damp and freezing.
Even though the rest of the body has been tightly bundled up in cotton robes and jackets, the omnipresent cold and dampness in the air is still pervasive, constantly seeping into everyone's rain gear, clothes, and saddles. With it
for a while; and was blown by the cold wind in front of me, like a knife cutting and peeling.
But fortunately, Jiang Tian is no longer an ordinary person, and the dozens of team members and sergeants who followed him out of the team also have extraordinary physiques that are far superior to ordinary people. After running for a long time along the straight road extending in all directions, they arrived at Xianyang County, which is the closest branch line and north of the Weishui River.
It is also the most recently reported abnormal location, located at Yunyuan Pavilion, a post station next to the mountain forest next to the straight road. However, from a distance, you can see several buildings scattered around this place. It is an inn located next to a busy commercial road. The door is open and the ground is messy; there is also a faint smell of blood blowing in the wind.
Then, a man dressed as a local policeman, wet all over and with rain on his head and face, suddenly ran out from the roadside and shouted: "Are they officials from the capital? The villain Nanxiang Road Patrol Liu Suifeng , I would like to warn you all, you must not go any further. Please take a detour."
"Why is this?" Jiang Tian, who reined in his horse and stopped for a moment, asked:
"Because there is a monster in the post, no one who went in can come out again." Liu Suifeng, a patrol officer, said with a bitter face. He looked very young, and the official uniform he wore didn't fit well. Several patches: "Three groups of people have gone in before and after, but no one has come out."
"Monster?" Jiang Tian chewed the words in his mouth, thinking, could it be that this kind of thing has become so widespread among the people in the countryside? He asked casually: "When did this start and how many people went in."
"If I get back to the official, it happened the day before yesterday." Liu Suifeng, who was obviously shivering from the cold, wiped the rain on his face again and said: "Someone who delivered food to the restaurant didn't come back, so I went to find him. When I saw there was blood on the ground and the postmen and merchants in the hall had not come out, I reported it to the official."
"However, the patrols and idlers from my hometown, as well as the catchers from the county, and a passing Qianniu, led by several of my fellow villagers, went in one after another and never came out. The villain can only Can we stay here and wait for further support from the county..."
Afterwards, Jiang Tian led people to the edge of Yunyang Pavilion, then jumped up and stood on the top of one of the tallest trees. Looking down from a high position in the Yunyang Pavilion, he immediately saw something wrong. Because there is a thin layer of mist floating between several buildings in the museum. ….
But just such a seemingly inconspicuous layer of fog obscures most of the buildings in the museum; it also makes it impossible to judge what is going on inside. But since Inspector Liu Suifeng had said and reminded him, Jiang Tian would not let anyone rush in and test him.
The next moment, he ordered to the left and right: "Take out the kerosene bombs and prepare the explosive bombs at the same time." Following his order, someone immediately took out the special kerosene bombs from the waterproof rattan box from the spare packhorse, attached the fuse, and ignited it under the temporary raincloth.
Then, I saw the sergeant rounding his arms and throwing it with all his strength; he was thrown in an arc in the increasingly sparse rain curtain and hit the outer wall of the nearest building; however, it did not cause any cracks and splashes. Instead, it bounced a few times intact and rolled to the ground.
It just disappeared silently into the mist covering the ground. But at this moment, Jiang Tian saw the problem with sharp eyes; when the kerosene bomb was thrown, it seemed to be blocked by something when it hit the outer wall, but it could not be smashed. Instead it went out.
"Sure enough, there is a problem. There seems to be potential obstacles between the houses; there is also a problem in the fog." Jiang Tian immediately ordered: "You continue, concentrate on throwing it on the roof. I don't believe that the things inside can still throw the whole thing." All the inns are covered up."
"Yes!" Everyone on the left and right responded. Immediately, more than a dozen members of the Supervision Division climbed up to the treetops, which were higher and had a wider view. From here, they threw the kerosene bombs in their hands at the top of one of the three-story buildings. This time, there was no hindrance.
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The flames were actually intercepted by seemingly invisible things in mid-air, and then burned out and burst out in no time. Then they spread and splashed on the wall, falling into the mist below, and continued It emits a hissing gray smoke and extinguishes it.
However, Jiang Tian had already seen that the invisible things that blocked the falling flames and were burned out were actually some transparent and invisible silk jackets crisscrossing the doors, windows, walls and corners of the eaves. It was these that made people unable to The silk jacket that noticed it blocked the initial kerosene bomb.
The mist below is a bigger problem. It looks vague and only waist-high. It can be extinguished directly and continues to burn when it encounters water. The splashing fat water continues to burn. Just as the dripping flames are extinguished, a Every now and then the gray smoke blows over with the wind, making people feel dizzy.
"Be careful, the fog may be poisonous." Jiang Tian immediately reminded and ordered: "Everyone immediately changed to a windward direction. The third team kept a sufficient distance and continued to throw explosive bombs. The other people held weapons and were ready to fight. , take Category A-4 countermeasures.”
At the same time, with the concentrated throwing of more than ten kerosene bombs, the largest three-story building in the center; the kerosene that inevitably seeped into it ignited the wooden beams and eaves on the top, and began to A raging fire broke out in the sparse rain and fog, which also caused a noise inside the building.
It was an extremely subtle and harsh hissing sound, and the mist below also moved slightly; it seemed that something was moving in it. At this time, another bomb was thrown from another upwind direction, and it landed in it without any hindrance. .
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