Shendou Continent

Chapter 86 Doubtful Points
On the second day, the activities on the Awakening Day were completely over, and the fire in the west of the city was completely extinguished.

Preliminary search and rescue and investigation results have also been released, and the Holy See declared that it was an accident.The Vatican announced the fire: 13 people were killed, and one fighter from the Vatican battalion sacrificed to fight the fire. Among the 14 people, there are ten ordinary people and four fighters, including three junior fighters and one transformation fighter.Fifteen houses in Hehuachitou were burned down, ten houses in Osmanthus Square were destroyed, and the Osmanthus Tea House collapsed as a whole, with the most deaths and the heaviest losses.

Judging from the announced situation, this is just a relatively large fire accident. Although the loss of casualties is not small, it is not a particularly serious incident.However, according to the investigation situation that Lu Jianyi had mastered, the fire was not as simple as it appeared on the surface.

Lu Jianyi synthesized the preliminary investigations of all parties, and briefly reported the doubts to the Pope:

First of all, it was the kitchen of the teahouse that caught fire first, but the waiter who was in charge of the kitchen at that time died in a private house far from the lotus pond in the north. It was a hundred steps away from the teahouse where he worked, and there was a distance of more than ten in the middle. house, which was also the northernmost house that burned.It is said that after the fire broke out, Xiao Er went out to ask people to put out the fire, and was burned to death outside.But to fight the fire, water is taken from the moat to the west, not to the north, and there is no water in this house.If you ran in the wrong direction in a panic, why didn't you run a little farther, and it was still a burning area?Moreover, it took some time for the fire to burn from the teahouse to the hundred steps away.The most suspicious thing is that this Xiaoer was burnt beyond recognition. If it wasn't for the key to the teahouse he was carrying, outsiders wouldn't know who he was.It stands to reason that it was the outermost part of the fire. The fire was not big, but it burned like this, which made people suspect that there was something hidden.

Secondly, Lu Yanfeng did not see anyone until the scene of the fire was thoroughly cleaned up. Among the people burned to death at the scene, a body was found that was burnt beyond recognition. It had Lu Yanfeng's waist card on it, and Xunchengying and his family members determined that it was him. .But the strange thing is that Archbishop Lu is a veteran fighter in the Void Realm. Even if ordinary fires cannot be saved, he can always escape if he wants to, and this fire is so powerful that even several of his subordinates in the Transformation Realm can escape, but he not only did not escape, but was also arrested. Burning like this is more suspicious than the death of Xiao Er.

Thirdly, one of the principals of the Xuncheng camp died in the fire. He was a warrior who had followed the command of the fire department, but he got separated from them and was burned to death in the courtyard.Strangely, the other people who entered the patrolling camp retreated unscathed one by one, and the Brahma Realm and Magic Realm fighters who were lower than the principal were only slightly burned.Moreover, the appearance of his being burned was very strange, the neck was scorched, but the fire only burned the neck and left shoulder, but did not burn the face, retaining a clear and recognizable appearance, which is also a big doubt.

Although there is no more evidence to prove that the fire was not an accident, it is not easy to make a hasty conclusion based on these doubts alone.The Pope tended to agree with Lu Jianyi's opinion, so he was ordered to continue the full investigation and asked for the results within ten days.

As soon as Lu Jian returned to the mansion, he found Wu Fan and asked about Zhang Yi's situation.Wu Fan reported that Zhang Yi's side was generally normal these days, but there was one strange thing that he didn't understand.As soon as Lu Jian heard the word "strange thing", his eyes were obviously wide open, and he seemed very interested.

On the fifteenth day of last month, that is, the day after Lu Jianyi and Zhang Yi had a big quarrel, Wu Fan arranged for people to monitor Zhang Yi's mansion day and night.Because the five senses of high-level fighters are extremely strong, the person who is in charge of stalking not only needs to be concealed, but also has strong adaptability.Most of the time, Wu Fan would play in person at important junctures, and it was not uncommon for Wu Fan to spend days and nights without sleep outside Zhang Yi's mansion.It was this persistent stalking spirit that also made him aware of a "strange thing".

Seeing Lu Jianyi's expression, Wu Fan talked about this matter: "Almost everyone in the Holy See Hall knows that the Fang and Huang sects are at odds with each other, and the two factions are almost inseparable. It turns out that in Zhang Yi's mansion, It is absolutely impossible for a member of the Yellow Sect to appear. However, on the eighth day of this month, a middle-aged man in regular uniform came up to Zhang Yi's mansion. This man has been seen by his subordinates before. He is Yang Yiyang, the owner of Weiyang Palace who is known as the military advisor of the Yellow Sect. His subordinate, named Huang Cheng, usually wears the uniform of the Holy See blue five-star pattern. Although he changed his clothes, he was recognized by his subordinates at a glance. Therefore, his subordinates immediately arranged for people to go to Yang's mansion and this man's mansion to keep an eye on him. The archbishop under Yi, He Wu, appeared in the Yang Mansion three days later. Four days later, on the fifteenth day of this month, He Wu went to the Huang Cheng Mansion. Song Hao, the commander of the city fire prevention department."

"Song Hao, Commander of the Fire Protection Department of Xunchengying?" Lu Jianyi asked suddenly.

"Exactly!" Wu Fan replied affirmatively.

"In the past 20 years, the Fang and Huang factions have always been at odds with each other. This time it seems that they are really pushed into a hurry."

After Lu Jianyi made such a point, Wu Fan seemed to understand this strange thing a little bit.Elder Lu told him the analysis he gave the Pope today.Now, Wu Fan understood.

"Elder, the security and fire prevention in this city are mainly in the charge of the City Patrol Battalion. The Commander of the City Patrol Battalion, Shen Yifei, and the Commander of the Fire Protection Department, Song Hao, have always been members of the Yellow Faction of the Holy See. At that time, they should have chosen to join forces with the Fang faction. The fire in the west of the city really has something else hidden."

"Well, although the Commander of the Patrolling Battalion is not as prestigious as the Commander of the Holy Seiya, he is still an important position in the Holy See and directly controls the daily life of the Holy See. Shen Yifei himself is also a high-level person at the level of the Metropolitan of the Holy See. He is not reconciled to following in the footsteps of Bufang faction. He has controlled the Xuncheng camp for many years, has influence on the large and small businesses in the city, residents' houses, and Goulan tile houses, and even directly controls the management of the area. If he instructs others to come forward to set up a bureau, maybe this will The matter can be explained. The waiter in the shop may be a pawn, his death is inevitable, and the burn is so bad, he probably wants to cover up something." Lu Jianyi analyzed, his eyes narrowed slightly, and his mind was thinking rapidly What.

"Wound? Yes, he probably wasn't burned to death. Maybe the head of the city patrol camp found something and was murdered to silence him." Wu Fan seemed to have figured out the first question.

"Then why did you let us see the face of the principal?" Lu Jianyi asked.

"Perhaps this is related to the second question. Some people want to explain Lu Yanfeng's death by the death of the principal. Since the fire can kill the principal, perhaps it can also burn Lu Yanfeng to death if it is bigger. And that charred corpse may be someone else. "Wu Fan replied.

"In that case, this Lu Yanfeng is still alive, but he serves the Pope and should be trusted by reason, so why did he pretend to be dead and escape?" Lu Jian asked another question after getting to the bottom of it.

"This...subordinates don't know." Wu Fan had no choice but to respond truthfully.

"Well, Fan'er, you've done a good job, let's go down first." Lu Jianyi nodded in satisfaction at Wu Fan, signaling him to back down.He has always had special feelings for the child he saved, and asked Wu Fan to call him his grandfather several times, but Wu Fan always abided by the Holy See etiquette. trust.And Wu Fan's growth also made him happy. Although he didn't have the unique environment of Penglai, Wu Fan's cultivation had improved rapidly. Not only that, he was also very intelligent.A person who is honest and courteous, has the potential to cultivate, and has an analytical mind is probably a rare talent.He believed that in time, Wu Fan would become a pillar of the Holy See.

Soon, he called the archbishop who was in charge of the investigation, told him his analysis, and asked to focus on the investigation of Song Hao, the commander of the fire prevention department of Xunchengying, and the dead shop Xiaoer.Then, another archbishop named Li Jia was called to ask for a secret investigation of the pope's close archbishop Lu Yanfeng.And he himself entered the palace again, wanting to know about Lu Yanfeng's situation from the Pope.

The investigation seemed to be underway, but something more terrifying than the fire happened not long after.

(End of this chapter)