Shen Hao had to pay attention to the situation brought by Wang Jian, because it was likely to disrupt the important plans he had been deploying.
The incident took place in a small fishing village called "Little Duck Bay" in the far west of Jingxi. This village is located in a remote area, but its folk customs are simple and it is not completely isolated from the outside world. Heishui and the missionary team have positioned this village as a "low-risk" place during several screenings. There were no suspicious traces of evil monks, nor were there any signs of evil monks who secretly erode people's thinking under the guise of worshiping gods.
There are actually quite a few villages like this in Jingxi, and they are places where the missionary team and the Blackwater spies can feel more at ease. Generally, the patrols are not so diligent, and only one day will pass in January or most of the month.
But at the end of this month, or to be precise, the day before yesterday, Heishui received an urgent report from the spy in front. It is said that people are dying inexplicably in Little Duck Bay, and three people have died in just over a month. It looked like they were sick, because the three people who died were from the same family, but the others were fine.
If this was only the case in Xiaoyawan, Wang Jian would not be like this either. But within almost two days, seven or eight other remote villages with similar conditions to Xiaoya Bay also reported similar situations. Then Blackwater asked frontline agents to follow up in accordance with the screening requirements, and they discovered clues.
"The dead person had shown signs of mental lethargy before, and his complexion would be very bad, especially his eyes would be filled with bloodshot eyes. He would be out of breath after taking two steps. This process will last for more than half a month, regardless of whether he takes medicine. Resting and resting had no effect. Then he quickly lost weight as if he was terminally ill, and then died.
But what is suspicious is that the death of adults in the family has not spread, which can rule out the plague. Moreover, after secret contact with the spies, although the corpses seemed to have died of some kind of disease, in fact they all died of physical exhaustion. "
What is "physical failure"? It means that all functions of the body stop, leading to the end of life. This is just like what normal people look like when they die of old age.
"In addition, the families of these dead people are not extinct. There is one living person left behind, and this living person has never been in the same condition as his family members. Moreover, these living people have obvious fluctuations in true energy, but their details show that They have never been exposed to anything at the monk level before. Some villages have even never seen monks."
Wang Jian concisely supplemented the general content of the information. Then he stood by the side and waited for instructions.
Shen Hao quickly read through the copper bar in his hand, closed it, knocked on the table and fell into deep thought. Because indeed, as Wang Jian said, these situations are too weird.
But it was weird, and Shen Hao could be sure of two things now.
First, the people who died inexplicably in various villages did not really die of illness, but they lost their lives because of conspiracy.
Second, there will be no one else but the evil monks who did these things behind the scenes.
After confirming these two points alone, Shen Hao knew that this should be the evil monk's revenge for the last time he failed to besiege him and was captured alive. It was also a counterattack against the evil-killing operation that was currently in full swing in Jingxi.
In other words, the evil monk is shouting at Shen Hao: Your methods are nothing special, I have plenty of ways to counter you! See what you can do to me!
After a moment of silence, Shen Hao asked: "Where is the missionary team? Did you find anything unusual?"
"No. Even the missionary work in remote villages in Fengcheng and Guangshun City went smoothly, and some of the strongholds where the prisoners had confessed before were directly cleared. However, no more evil monks were captured, only some bewitched lackeys to fill their lives. "
These scandals were similar to the reports Shen Hao received from Tang Qingyuan and the others. In other words, the evil cultivator gave up the previous strategy of confronting the Black Flag Camp and chose to come here as a trap?
"What's your judgment?" Shen Hao was not in a hurry to express his thoughts. It wasn't that he was putting on airs, but that he wanted to hear Heishui's preliminary judgment on the matter first, as a reference.
Wang Jian was prepared for this. Heishui did have a brief judgment and response ideas before he reported it, so he said: "Sir, Heishui's view excludes the possibility of evil monks coming into direct face-to-face contact with the persecution, because the missionary The team has been moving very frequently recently, and the people in the villages where the accident occurred have always been very cooperative with the missionary team, and they are also very conscious in accepting the missionary team's warnings. They would not be stupid enough to join in when they find someone capable.
Therefore, Heishui analyzed that the other party was still using the so-called "god" temples in various villages to cause trouble.
Now that the evil monks have come to change their tactics, we might as well cut him off directly and see how arrogant they can be! "
Shen Hao smiled and said: "How to remove the roots?"
A gloomy look appeared on Wang Jian's face, and he made a slashing motion with his hand while replying: "Completely clear out the so-called "gods" temples everywhere. No matter how big or small, as long as they are not registered by the Ministry of Rites, all of them will be cleared out. As long as they are gone. With these so-called "gods" acting as a cover, the people in remote villages may not necessarily be really brainless."
"Haha, do you think this can cut off the roots of those rats?" Shen Hao did not directly deny the effect of Wang Jian's statement.
Indeed, if all the temples of these so-called "gods" are really eliminated, then the sinister intentions of the evil monks will become more difficult to hide due to the lack of cover and disguise.
But purging the "god" temple may not seem like a big deal, but in fact it is not easy, and big problems can arise if you are not careful.
"Yes, sir, I believe that purging those so-called "gods" temples can help push back the methods of those evil monks."
Wang Jian didn't think that much, and Heishui didn't analyze the matter due to time constraints. He just discussed the matter as it happened. The best way to counterattack the new methods thrown by the evil monks at the moment is to cut off the pretense they used to deceive people's hearts. As for the results, you have to watch them while walking, just like fighting with others, just try to find out what they are doing.
However, although Shen Hao's vision was still lacking in Pang Ban's opinion, it was much higher for Wang Jian. What he saw was not just "dismantling tricks at first sight", but "planning and then acting."
Shen Hao shook his head, looked at Wang Jian and said: "There are "god" temples in remote villages, but not in remote places? How many "god" temples have been registered by the Ministry of Rites? I'm afraid they haven't even reached fifty, right? ?You have cleared out the "god" temples in remote places, do you also have to clear out the ones in other places?
Are ordinary people going to be held hostage even if they worship God? Do you think we can afford such a big pot? Besides, if there is a conflict with the people, do you want to kill them or not? How will these things be spread if they are revealed? At that time, if the higher-ups want to quell the dissatisfaction around us, do you think they should kill me to express their anger or kill you to express their anger? "
