A large number of residents who were watching the excitement gathered around in search of the sound, causing a dense crowd to gather at the entrance of the government office.
But what happened was too terrifying, and the crowd immediately became chaotic. People inside wanted to come out, while people outside squeezed in.
The government officials were very nervous. They had never encountered such a situation. Although Magistrate Xu was standing at the front with support, his expression was already on the verge of collapse.
He opened his mouth several times but was unable to speak. In a state of extreme fear, the brain directly loses the ability to speak.
Magistrate Xu had no choice but to stand still, but he didn't know how to deal with it.
When Qin Bai arrived, the situation had eased slightly due to the arrival of the county magistrate.
Taking advantage of his height, he looked out and his expression suddenly froze.
A total of five people stood side by side at the yamen gate, some old and some young, but everyone's body was soaked in blood.
They all had human heads in their hands and looked at the county government with dull eyes. These people came from all over the city, which shows how much attention they attracted.
A sense of panic spread among the crowd. At first, the murder could be used as a topic of conversation after dinner, but now the situation has obviously exceeded expectations.
An old man among the five took a few steps forward. He was holding the largest four heads in his hands. There were many scars on his body, which should have been caused by the other party's resistance during the killing.
The sudden movement immediately aroused the reaction of the government officials. They directly pulled out the sabers from their waists. Many people's eyes were red, fearing that a spark could ignite a fire.
Magistrate Xu was even more unbearable. He sat down on the ground, his legs shaking violently.
When the beheading case happened before, he could still pretend to be calm, but now things are gradually getting out of control, which completely broke his heart.
Like Zhang Song, the old man spoke calmly, as if describing something that had nothing to do with him: "The villain Chen Yuncai is the shopkeeper of Yunlai Inn, and he killed these people..."
The crowd was silent, and he only felt a chill rushing up his back. Seeing this, Qin Bai squeezed out of the office staff.
No one here is reliable. If this matter continues to brew, there will be no need to think about having a good year.
He strode towards the people holding the heads, and then without waiting for the old man to finish speaking, he knocked each of them unconscious with a knife.
"Why are you so stunned? We all went back to the Yamen and were interrogated strictly."
Seeing that Magistrate Xu had no objection, the government officials quickly got busy following Qin Bai's orders. Now that they had a backbone, they were no longer so panicked.
The perpetrators were quickly taken in, and Qin Bai sent some government officials to find out where these people killed, and to deal with the scene as soon as possible to avoid causing greater chaos.
County Magistrate Xu looked at Qin Bai gratefully. He didn't feel that he was overstepping his bounds. Besides, he had a good relationship with Wei Lianzhang.
Qin Bai shook his head helplessly, then pretended to take it out of his pocket, but actually exchanged it for a bottle of Red Bull, and poured tons of it into his mouth.
It seems that I won't be able to sleep tonight. If I can't end the case, I'm afraid many people will die when I wake up.
Just as he was about to return to the Yamen, a scholar shouted from the crowd: "I would like to ask the Lord in the Yamen what is going on. This is not something ordinary people can do."
Many people expressed support, mainly because the perpetrators had no warning, and people were afraid that it would suddenly happen around them.
Qin Bai paused. He turned to look at the scholar and asked, "That's a good question. What do you think?"
The scholar was speechless, and another voice sounded from the crowd. The person who spoke was dressed like a charlatan, but there was no real energy in his body.
"I feel that this method is similar to driving corpses in Western Hunan. Those people are probably already dead..."
Although the old Taoist priest was also very afraid, greed came to his mind, so he made a plan to let others lose money to eliminate the disaster.
Qin Bai interrupted: "I hope everyone can have some discernment and don't spread rumors, let alone feudal superstition."
At this point, he changed the topic: "But as a Xiangxi person, I must clarify that this is indeed used to drive away corpses."
Not to mention the people, even the government officials didn't react. They looked at each other and didn't know what to say.
"So I suggest you return home immediately, close the doors and windows, and be especially careful of people dressed as wild Taoists."
After Qin Bai finished speaking, he took the government servants back to the county government office, and the people left one after another after hearing this.
"Let's go to the prison."
He walked quickly, and the government servant beside him asked hesitantly: "Qin Juren, is this really driving corpses in Western Hunan?"
"It's no good chasing corpses. You can't tell the difference between the living and the dead." Qin Bai sneered and said, whether it was a demon or a magic spell, since he attacked ordinary people, don't blame him for being cruel.
The old Taoist priest outside the yamen looked at the wary eyes around him. Let alone taking the opportunity to make a fortune, he might not even be able to maintain his livelihood in the next period of time.
But he himself felt that what Qin Bai said made sense. Unlike the man-eating demon, there were traces of magic in this matter at a glance, but the exorcism of corpses was indeed said casually.
The old Taoist priest was in a daze for a while, and finally he was left standing alone on the street. As the night became deeper and deeper, he couldn't help but shudder.
As he headed towards the end of the street, the old Taoist priest's eyelids suddenly jumped up, and a figure appeared not far away.
He was also dressed as a Taoist priest, but his clothes were sloppy and his hair was messy and tied up. His face was ordinary, but he looked a bit sinister no matter how he looked at it.
The old Taoist priest suddenly became nervous. He ran in the opposite direction in a panic and disappeared after a while.
The Taoist priest paused on the spot, and he couldn't help complaining: "What's going on in Gusu City? How come seeing a Taoist priest is like seeing a ghost? It's completely different from what Qin Bai said."
This person was none other than Zhi Qiu Yiye. He came a few days earlier than Qin Bai. However, because he had an opportunity to improve his cultivation level, he stayed at his residence and cultivated quietly. He did not expect that he would be struck by lightning when he went out.
"After all, I am also a postgraduate scholar of Kunlun. I am an authentic Taoist sect. Even a wild Taoist can look down on me. This world is hopeless."
Zhiqiu Yiye shook his head, glanced at the closed Yamen not far away, turned around and headed outside the city.
At the same time, he took out the charms from his arms and arranged them, looking like he was preparing to do something.
In his opinion, Buddhism is very powerful in this place. Even if this matter has nothing to do with Hanshan Temple, it cannot be separated from it.
Zhiqiu Yiye touched his pocket and found that he didn't have a penny. Then he thought about Hanshan Temple. This temple covers an area of almost half of the city. It is said that the Buddha statues inside are coated with a layer of gold powder.
The more he thought about it, the more irritated he became, so he planned to take advantage of the night to go to Hanshan Temple to have a look and buy some local specialties, so as not to have any money to cast spells.
After finding a deserted corner, Zhiqiu Yiye escaped underground and headed towards Hanshan Temple at an extremely fast speed.
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