"Wearing white mourning clothes, wearing a high hat, and holding a mourning stick in his hand?"
After hearing Li Shaosuo's description, everyone in the mission room was stunned.
They all thought of the messenger in the underworld - Bai Wuchang.
Of course, they would not think that the big ghost that appears in Kushui Lane and Qingyu Street, tempting people to hang themselves, is the legendary Bai Wuchang.
If Bai Wuchang really comes, those who will be taken away will be those evil spirits who take advantage of the darkness to cause trouble in the city.
"Is this big ghost imitating Bai Wuchang?" Sun Xianzong sneered and said, "How dare an evil ghost pretend to be a true god?"
"It's not necessarily imitating Bai Wuchang."
Qin Shaoyou was thoughtful.
"There is a kind of evil spirit that looks similar to Bai Wuchang, but there is an extra straw rope hanging on its neck!"
It has been some time since Qin Shaoyou joined the Demon Suppression Division. During this time, he read through many notes of the Night Watch seniors.
In addition to being unable to keep up with nutrition, I also gained a lot of knowledge about demons and ghosts.
Because of this, he was able to immediately think of a name after listening to Li Yaosuo's description: "This big ghost is probably Diaoke!"
Monk Ma clasped his hands together, not only to flatter him, but also to agree with Qin Shaoyou's guess: "Amitabha, sir, your eyes are as bright as a torch, that evil ghost must be a guest!"
"Diagram?"
Sun Xianzong was a little confused.
He joined the Demon Suppression Department halfway. He had served in the border army before and had never heard of this name.
Seeing that some people didn't understand, Cui Yougui immediately became energetic and showed off his introduction:
"Have you never heard of Diao Ke? You've always heard of Sangmen, right? Both of these are evil spirits. Evil ghosts like Diao Ke are mostly evil spirits who hang themselves to death with great hatred and resentment, so There is only a rope around the neck. According to Li Yaosuo's description just now, the straw rope around the hanging man's neck is still dripping with blood, indicating that he was not hanged in an ordinary way, and was probably hanged. "
"That's right." Zhu Xiucai nodded in agreement, "The kid that Diao Ke tied with a chain should be the soul of the person he tricked into hanging. But I don't understand, what does it want with so many souls?"
Cui Yougui said: "What else can be done? Either to help it practice and further improve its strength. Or to use it as a substitute. Evil ghosts like Diao Ke need to use it whether they are practicing or looking for a substitute. To the souls of many innocent people.”
After hearing this, Sun Xianzong finally understood the identity and origin of Diao Ke.
Seeing the heated discussion, he couldn't help but interject and asked: "Since it is an evil spirit, it must be difficult to deal with, right?"
Qin Shaoyou nodded and said: "It is indeed difficult to deal with, but it is not impossible."
"That's right." Cui Youyou took the lead and said, "Any ghost that causes trouble must have its shelter nearby. This hanging guest has been haunting Kushui Lane and Qingyu Street in the past ten days, which shows that The object it lives on is nearby. As long as we can find that object and burn it with the flames of pine and cypress branches, we can severely damage the hanging guest and greatly weaken its strength."
"So that's the case, that's really great." Sun Xianzong was overjoyed and asked hurriedly: "Old Taoist, what can the object that the hanging guest lives in be?"
"this……"
Cui Yougui was a little stuck.
The thing where the ghost lives could be anything, and he couldn't say for sure.
Qin Shaoyou was thoughtful: "Senior Brother Cui, did you just say that the hanging guest was hanged?"
Cui Youwei thought Qin Shaoyou was helping him out, and quickly replied: "Yes, the straw rope around his neck is dripping with blood. This kind of situation only appears on hanged evil ghosts."
"Then I know. The object where the hanging guest lives is either a rope or a filial piety suit." Qin Shaoyou judged.
He also gave the reason: "The person who was hanged either committed a capital crime and was sentenced to death by hanging according to the law, or he encountered bandits and was hanged by the bandits. No matter what kind of hanging method he used , it is impossible to have anything else left on his body. The only thing left on his body is the rope around his neck and the clothes on his body. Of course, if he encounters an unscrupulous thief, he may even have his clothes stripped off. All naked."
After hearing Qin Shaoyou's reasons, everyone thought about it and nodded in unison.
Cui Youying even said: "If a funeral procession wearing sackcloth and mourning is robbed by bandits, the belongings buried with it are robbed, and people are killed, it will indeed leave a lot of resentment and hatred. However, Robbery of the funeral procession...are these bandits too ungrateful?"
Zhu Xiucai sighed: "They are all bandits, what else do they care about? As long as we can get property, let alone rob the funeral procession, we can dig ancestral graves."
Then, he shook his head again and complained: "That's why I hate these robbers, they have no technical content at all."
Now that we have a direction, things will be much easier to handle.
Everyone immediately discussed and decided to launch a blanket search in several streets such as Kushui Lane and Qingyu Street to find the suspicious ropes and mourning clothes.
After the discussion, Qin Shaoyou warned: "After you find the suspicious target, don't act rashly. Send someone back to inform me immediately!"
"Yes." Everyone responded in unison.
After a pause, Zhu Xiucai said flatteringly: "Sir, you have also worked hard for several days. Just leave the job of catching and killing Diao Ke to us. You can have a good rest in the Demon Suppression Department and sit in command."
"This is not okay!"
Qin Shaoyou flatly refused.
If I don't steal heads, how can I get new recipes from Diaoke?
That Diao Ke is an evil spirit, and the chances of him coming up with a new recipe are very high. Maybe it's a new recipe that tastes good and has good effects.
What Zhu Xiucai didn't know was that at this time, the statue of Jiutian Demon Patriarch in the lobby cast a dissatisfied look at the poor man.
He was just surprised by Qin Shaoyou's reaction.
Monk Ma, Sun Xianzong and others were also puzzled.
Of course, Qin Shaoyou couldn't tell the truth, so he could only make up an excuse to fool him: "Brothers have worked harder than me. They don't have a rest and are still fighting on the front line. How can I rest? What's more, my cultivation level is higher than that of my brothers. With such a powerful evil spirit, I naturally have to charge forward, so as to reduce the casualties of my brothers."
This excuse moved everyone very much.
Zhu Xiucai gave a thumbs up and said from the bottom of his heart: "Your Majesty, you are so kind and righteous!"
Monk Ma clasped his hands together, recited Amitabha, and sighed: "Your wisdom has grown stronger again."
Sun Xianzong also praised repeatedly: "This move by your Excellency has the style of a famous general in ancient times!"
Shan Daonian was full of emotions: "Your Excellency cherishes his subordinates so much that he is not willing to risk his own life. How dare we fail to use the strength of dogs and horses and then die?"
Only Cui Yougui did not say a word. He just muttered in his heart: "General Qin is really good at winning people's hearts! But don't say it, what he said is really not bad. I have to take note of it quickly when I return to Jade Emperor Temple." , I can also pick up samples and tell them to my junior brothers and sisters, maybe I can move a few people and let them help me draw talisman every day."
Thinking of this, Senior Brother Cui felt a burning sensation in his heart. He hurriedly reached into his arms and took out a pamphlet and a writing brush.
He licked the tip of the pen and opened the booklet. It was densely packed with many pages of content already recorded.
Senior Brother Cui turned to the latest page and wrote down what he just heard.
Qin Shaoyou glared at the guy who ruined the atmosphere, but couldn't say much.
He coughed and waved his hands towards the four people who were flattering, indicating that it was enough, otherwise it would be over.
Later, he asked Li Yaosuo, who was still moved: "Besides the case of tempting people to hang themselves and arresting people's souls, what is another case that has a great impact?"
Only then did Li Yaosuo come to his senses and first echoed: "Sir, you are benevolent and righteous!" This made Qin Shaoyou secretly curse, thinking, is this guy's reflex arc too long?
Immediately afterwards, Li Yaosuo said seriously: "This second case, when we first inquired about it, was even weirder than the first one..."
