Not daring to delay, Lin Ji quickly left the back courtyard of the government office and returned to his study.
"Zhou Ying!"
"Sir." Zhou Ying hurriedly came to the study.
"Are the demon hunters from Linchuan County still there?"
"Waiting in the side hall."
"Call someone here."
Not long after, a demon hunter with a pale face walked into the study.
Lin Ji scanned the opponent with his spiritual consciousness and found that his cultivation level in the second level was pretty good.
He looks to be in his early thirties, but there are not many hairs left on the top of his head.
"Linchuan County demon hunter Shen Li has met Mr. Lin."
Lin Ji nodded slightly, still holding the document in his hand. After looking at it twice, he asked: "The document says that the children of more than a dozen families in Linchuan County have been abducted?"
"Not only children, but also women." Shen Li quickly explained, "The missing children are all under eight years old, and the women are mostly young, and most of them are unmarried."
"How long has this been going on?"
"Someone came to report the crime half a month ago. We checked, but we couldn't find any clues." Shen Li lowered his head. "Later, the arrester asked us to keep vigil in the county, and we found some clues."
"explain."
"It was the work of a monster in the mountains. The monster turned into a human form, but the evil spirit on his body could not be concealed... We followed the monster all the way out of the city. When I left Linchuan County, I did not come back. I only know that they Entering the Qingshan Mountains.”
"Is your headhunting in the third realm?"
Shen Li nodded.
"You dare to follow the monster into Qingshan in the third realm? It's not surprising that you can't come back."
In the Qingshan Mountains, even Lin Ji only dared to wander around the periphery.
For a head hunter to be so reckless, it would be strange for him to be brought back alive.
But after all, the arrester died because of handling the case.
"After this matter is over, I will give you some credit for catching the head in the file I submitted...Does he have any descendants?"
"My wife and children were all in Linchuan County and were kidnapped by monsters."
Lin Ji's expression froze.
"No wonder, you are such a charming person!"
Leaving Shen Li waiting aside, Lin Ji picked up the directory on the desk and began to rummage through it.
This directory is the Directory of the Liangzhou Jiantiansi. All head-catching monsters are recorded in this directory.
Including cultivation level, resume, achievements, punishment, etc., all are available.
After reading for a moment, Lin Ji said: "Shen Li, before you came to Liangcheng, didn't you ask for help from other counties around Linchuan County?"
"If you go, you don't even dare to care." Shen Li smiled bitterly, "In today's world, everyone is sweeping their own troubles. Who has the mind to care about the lives of others."
Hearing this, Lin Ji let out a long sigh of relief.
He finally understood.
This position of chief catcher seems to be a good one, but in fact it has many pitfalls.
If everything was fine before and Liangzhou was calm, how could there be so many troubles.
If something happens below, you only need to issue orders, and you can sit firmly in Liangcheng and remain motionless.
But in today's troubled times, the people below are already so exhausted that they can't even deal with their own troubles. They can't spare the energy to help elsewhere. Once something happens that they can't solve, he, the chief arrester, has to go to various places to help. The county was fighting fires everywhere.
"How far is Linchuan County from Liangcheng?" Lin Ji looked at Shen Li.
"Three hundred miles."
Lin Ji opened the window, and it was already dark outside.
"Let's leave now. We can arrive before noon tomorrow." Lin Ji stood up and looked at Shen Li.
"Let me go with you myself."
"Thank you, sir." Shen Li quickly bowed and saluted.
Lin Ji quickly helped Shen Li up.
This is his duty.
...
In the evening, Lin Ji and Shen Li went out of the city together.
Linchuan County is in the southeast of Liangcheng. Lin Ji took care of Shen Li's footsteps, so he also slowed down.
But even so, the two came to Linchuan County the next afternoon.
After arriving at the place, Lin Ji went directly to the county government office.
When he heard that the Liangzhou chief had been arrested, the Linchuan County magistrate wanted to hold a banquet to welcome him, but Lin Ji scolded him back.
After resting for a moment, Lin Ji asked directly: "Shen Li, where did you enter the Qingshan Mountains from when you were chasing the monster?"
"I don't know." Shen Li shook his head.
Lin Ji asked several other demon hunters, but they all had no idea.
For a moment, Lin Ji had no place to go if he wanted to pursue her.
There is no way, the Qingshan Mountains are too vast, spanning Liangzhou.
But in Lin, when Ji was at a loss what to do, a demon hunter took the initiative and said: "My lord, you don't have to chase him. You just need to wait in the county."
Lin Ji raised his head suddenly.
"Why, that monster killed Jian Tiansi's arrester, and still dares to cause trouble?"
Several demon hunters smiled bitterly together.
"Come every night."
"You won't stop me?" Lin Ji frowned.
"I can't stop it. If the monster didn't seem to have no intention of hurting people and seemed to be afraid of something, we monster hunters probably wouldn't be alive today."
Hearing this, Lin Ji narrowed his eyes slightly.
At first, I just thought it was a monster causing trouble, but now it seems that there is something hidden.
"Are you sure you come every night?"
"yes."
"I will keep vigil tonight, you can just stay in the county office." Lin Ji waved his hand and sent the demon hunters away.
Linchuan County is not like Qingyang County. In addition to arresting heads, there are also third-level monks from the sect who come out to experience.
There is even a third-level Zhong Xiaoyan.
In fact, it stands to reason that the one in Linchuan County is a normal county government, while the one in Qingyang County is beyond the standards.
But precisely because of this, if we really encounter something that cannot be solved, and the head catchers are all dead, it will be difficult for these monster catchers to be of much help.
"It's still the trouble caused by the troubled times. There were so many troubles before." Lin Ji sighed softly.
...
At night.
Lin Ji sat on the eaves of the county government office with his long sword in hand.
It didn't take long for Lin Ji's consciousness to notice something unusual.
There is a demonic energy coming from a distance, not too fast.
Lin Ji could even feel that the demonic aura seemed to be only around the second level.
"It's strange... If it's a big show, you shouldn't restrain your demonic aura. But if it's really just the second level, the demon hunters in the county have taken care of it themselves, so why go to Liangcheng to ask for help?"
But no matter what the background was, since the other party was coming, Lin Ji had to go and greet him.
Lin Ji took the long sword out of its sheath and rushed in the direction of the evil spirit.
A moment later, he had already stopped the monster from entering the county.
"Who is blocking the road? Looking for death!" A sharp voice sounded.
"Which monster dares to do evil in the county? Seeking death!" Lin Ji responded unwillingly.
At the same time, he also saw the monster in full view.
It was in human form, but it had the head of an insect, and it looked extremely ferocious.
Wearing tattered clothes, the arms are not arms but insect legs.
The whole body is covered with legs.
"Centipede?" Lin Ji raised his eyebrows slightly.
"Your uncle, I am Baizu-kun!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the monster turned around and ran away, a little faster than when he came.
"Run away now?" Lin Ji was stunned for a moment before he realized what he was doing, and quickly chased after him.
But he was also alert. This seemed to be worse than he expected.
