"Be honest and tell me how you became a stranger, and what is the rare treasure in your hands? Are you organizing teahouse gatherings and secret societies? Is there anyone behind this?"
In the Law Enforcement Hall of the North Office of the Suppressing Demon Division, the stranger who had followed Li Fan out to do something came back. He immediately called his colleagues and took the squire to a small room for interrogation.
The squire was almost scared to death. At this time, he no longer had the arrogance and domineering arrogance he had before. He begged for mercy again and again, and then explained everything.
It turned out that this squire was a rural landowner outside the Holy City. His brother worked as an escort in Wannian County and was somewhat famous in the countryside.
Suddenly one day, he found a jade ring in his name as a long-term worker. He thought it was stolen goods from somewhere. He was furious and hung him up and beat him. Only then did he learn that it was a magical thing that suddenly appeared, and even the long-term worker himself didn't know it. Know where it comes from.
Of course the squire would not believe such nonsense, but he did not intend to care so much and just took it as his own.
One day, he put the thing on his hand and played with it, and unexpectedly discovered that he had the ability to trigger cold air.
Later, I learned the truth from the brother who was a prison guard, and gradually entered the world of strangers.
Although he was not well-informed, he was quite ambitious. He tried his best to get acquainted with some dignitaries in the city, set up a teahouse in the holy capital, and organized gatherings.
Originally, he was planning to take advantage of the turmoil of the times to find an opportunity to collect some rare treasures and enhance his abilities, but he did not expect that he would recruit Li Ao before his career took off.
Li Fan and the two strangers from the law enforcement hall were speechless after hearing this.
"Isn't this a fool? With just a brother's background, he dares to be so public."
"Actually, there are quite a few such people, and they often live well."
"Why?"
"Think about it. If you are cautious, walk on thin ice, and are constrained in everything you do, what can you accomplish? On the contrary, if you just rush in without knowing the heights of the world, you may have a future."
Among the trendsetters of the times, there are many lucky people who are reckless.
A group of bandits became so reckless that they could occupy the county government office and become kings and hegemons, but the scholarly rebellion failed in ten years.
These are the true forms of wild dragons and snakes. Not all of them are the best among men, and they all have the last laugh.
"Master Li, what are you going to do with this guy? Now that you have pointed out the teahouse to Han Zhi, are you going to drive him back to the countryside?"
"I haven't thought about this yet."
Li Fan decided to ask his father.
Li Xin soon learned the whole story. He thought about it and said, "Isn't it related to the Demon Cult?"
There are some hidden demonic cultists who may pretend to be powerful people in the world and win over people's hearts everywhere.
However, running such a teahouse on your own also requires costs. It is more likely to wait for them to become bigger and stronger before making some handovers.
Therefore, Li Fan's judgment is that it has nothing to do with the Demon Coach for the time being.
"In this case, there is no need to argue with this kind of person. Find an excuse to lock him up for a period of time, establish rules, and give him two choices."
"Which two options?"
"The first is to go back and continue to run his tea house. You let Han Zhi take over his property, which is just for a temporary transition. Maybe it will grow in the future and choose another place, and the tea house will be useless.
The other one is to find an official position for him in the Demon Suppressing Department and be responsible for connecting with Caomang Jianghu. In this way, if he has a grudge against Han Zhi, he will naturally keep a close eye on you. "
When Li Fan heard this, he couldn't help but nodded in agreement.
The Baijia Teahouse itself is actually of little value. What is truly valuable are the stranger guests who come to attend the tea party.
And finding an official position in the Demon Suppression Division and being responsible for connecting the Caomang Jianghu can be regarded as making the best use of one's talents.
In fact, in addition to the two options mentioned by Li Xin, there is a third option.
That is to take away the exotic treasure from him and keep it for other uses.
However, doing so would seriously injure the squire's vitality, and the arm housing the strange power would be completely disabled, and he would have to spend the rest of his life with a disability.
Even in this way, the influence of the power of strangeness cannot be completely cut off. It may still be eroded to some extent, and it may even encounter new strangeness in the future and embark on the path of strangers again.
Li Chuan also felt that although this guy was a bit reckless, he could be considered a talent anyway, and it was best to make the best use of him.
"By the way, I have already asked about Lin You. The rare treasure he possesses is a cloud of smoke that resides in his body. He can also transform into smoke and change reality, which is a quite special ability.
I plan to take him as my own to help with some chores. "
"Understood, I will allocate some extra funds for you, and the Demon Suppressing Division can also find him an identity and pay him monthly benefits."
After some discussion between Li Chuan and his son, Li Xin came forward and gave Lin You the identity of a secret agent of the Demon Suppression Division.
This can be regarded as the court's spy in the wild rivers and lakes, but it is not part of the official establishment. It is just for the convenience of handover with the government.
In addition, Li Ao once again talked about Baihualou's mysterious domain.
Li Xindao: "The Second Hall of Capturing Winds and Shadows is already dealing with this matter, because you reported that Wu Xuan was connected with the demon cultists, and that place is also considered to be one of their strongholds, and there may be some secrets hidden there.
If everything goes well, there should be progress in the next two days, and the truth will be revealed by then.
That strange area should also be dealt with and it won't cause any trouble. "
"I can rest assured that."
Li Chuan nodded.
In fact, most of the strange incidents cannot be completely solved. Just like the Baihualou Strange Territory itself, it was dealt with eighteen years ago, but problems have arisen again today.
But that doesn't matter, just deal with it again.
After finally handling the matters here, Li Fan returned to his mansion and began to sort out what he had gained.
During this strange trip to Baihua Tower, he not only obtained several rare treasures, but also confirmed the way to perfectly control his mother's arm.
The end result is an extraordinary body of arms.
But correspondingly, his arm was temporarily disabled, and he didn't know how to recover it in a short period of time.
When he went to greet his stepmother Xiao Qingyue, Xiao Qingyue was so distressed that she burst into tears: "Son, you strangers are suffering so much. Why don't you just stop being strangers and become ordinary people."
"Let's see it again when we get a chance. Mother doesn't have to worry about me."
Li Fan was perfunctory, but secretly sighed in his heart.
How can it be that easy?
Strange treasures can be removed, but contamination is difficult to root out.
Just like the third option for dealing with the squire, it's actually not practical.
After Li Xin returned home, father and son discussed this issue again.
Compared to Xiao Qingyue, he is much calmer.
After all, the Hou Mansion has a legacy, and several effective solutions have been summarized for this situation.
Li Xin quickly said the first way.
"Your biggest problem now is that you are incompatible with the dark gold demon body. You can temporarily cut it off and transplant it into someone else's arm for support."
