Tian Yuan Xian Ji

Chapter 1588 Investigation

There are two main reasons why Tang Ning thinks that the missing and murdered people from the Human Chamber of Commerce are related to Shi Qingzhi.

First, this person is from the Human Chamber of Commerce, so he must know the secret market organized by the Human Chamber of Commerce.

Second, the time of his death was coincidental. It was exactly two years before Shi Qingzhi was killed. This period was also the time when the Human Chamber of Commerce organized a transaction.

He was a well-known figure in Liangzhou due to his cultivation in the early stage of integration, and he was backed by the powerful Chamber of Commerce, so most people would not dare to touch him.

Now the entire Liangzhou is working together to fight against the invasion of demons, and all forces are closely united. In this period, no one would dare to risk the disapproval of the world to assassinate a middle-level and senior executive of the chamber of commerce, unless there is a huge personal grudge.

However, the Human Chamber of Commerce sent people to conduct a detailed investigation and found no clues, which means that this person at least did not have any deep hatred against others on the surface, otherwise the Human Chamber of Commerce would definitely find out something.

Combining these circumstances, Tang Ning already had a relatively clear idea in her mind.

The fused monk named Lu Tao of the Human Chamber of Commerce was killed by Zhang Shilin. Zhang Shilin learned from him about the secret market organized by several middle and high-level leaders of the Human Chamber of Commerce. In order to find the elixir to break through the Mahayana, he went to Fufeng County. Fangshi, where he released information about the purchase of Mahayana breakthrough elixirs, and thus learned the information that Shi Qingzhi was carrying a treasure.

As for why Zhang Shilin wanted to kill Lu Tao, a fusion monk from the Human Chamber of Commerce, you have to ask the Human Chamber of Commerce to find out.

Tang Ning had a vague intuition that if she knew the answer, she might be able to find Zhang Shilin's location.

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At night, the moon is as full as a millstone and the breeze is intoxicating.

In Fufeng County, outside the spacious and bright hall of the Liangzhou headquarters of the Human Chamber of Commerce, a thin old man with gray hair on his temples walked in with a smile.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, I'm sorry to bother you." Upon seeing him arriving, Tang Ning stood up and bowed her head.

The old man glanced at him and returned the greeting with a smile: "I never expected that fellow Taoist Tang would come to visit my humble abode and make it look so beautiful!"

"Since I came to Liangzhou, I have always wanted to pay a visit to the heroes from all walks of life in Liangzhou. I have heard of the name of Taoist Fellow Xu for a long time and have admired him for a long time. Today I suddenly came to visit you. I hope I won't disturb Fellow Taoist Xu."

"Although Fellow Taoist Tang has only been in Liangzhou for a short time, his reputation has already spread throughout Liangzhou. How can this old man like me compare to him? Please take a seat quickly."

The two exchanged a few words before the host and guest took their seats.

The old man sat at the head of the table and asked with a smile: "Fellow Daoist Tang is a flag of our Liangzhou. With you on the front line, those of us who stay in the rear feel a lot more at ease. I heard that the monsters in Hanoi County have been quite restless recently, and Daoist Tang is not here at this time." You are on the front line and commanding, why are you here?"

"To be honest, I came here today because I want to find out something from your Chamber of Commerce."

"Oh? I don't know what's going on?"

"I wonder if Daoyou Xu has heard about the fact that Shi Qingzhi, Daoist Fellow Wei Wen's disciple, was ambushed and killed?"

The old man frowned slightly: "Have you heard about this matter? Is this matter also involving fellow Taoist Tang?"

"Yes, it does have something to do with me. The person who killed Shi Qingzhi was named Zhang Shilin. He was originally a monk in the Qingzhou Alliance Army. When I served in the Qingzhou Alliance Army, I was adjacent to his regiment. At that time, there were people outside the city. A space crack appeared, and we went into the inner room to explore together. We were ambushed in a ruined palace. I saw Zhang Shilin die with my own eyes, and the life soul stone left by his sect also confirmed his death. Unexpectedly, he was alive again. He came over, and his cultivation level has improved by leaps and bounds, and he killed Wei Daoyou's disciple for unknown reasons. I was curious about this, so I took the initiative to apply to join the investigation of this case. "

The old man was surprised and asked: "Is there such a thing? I have never heard of it. Fellow Taoist Tang really saw him die with his own eyes? Then why did he suddenly come back to life? Is there anything weird in this? Or is there a mistake somewhere?"

"It can't be wrong. I saw him being attacked and fell to the ground unconscious with my own eyes. Later, due to the emergency, I didn't take care of him. Finally, he disappeared in the ruins palace. The Cangming Sect where he belonged also confirmed Unexpectedly, after so many years, he would appear in Liangzhou again. Taoist priest Guan Yu, the manager of the Taoism Sect in Liang Wuying, saw with his own eyes that it was Zhang Shilin who had killed Shi Qingzhi, and he wanted to capture him alive. But I don’t want to let him escape.”

"So, this Zhang Shilin is still a very evil person? Has fellow Taoist Tang found out anything about him?"

"This man has reached the state of Dzogchen. He killed Shi Qingzhi probably to rob him of the elixir used to break through the Mahayana. The disciples of the Taoism Sect found out that he had been to a secret market before, and that secret market was It was formed by some high-level monks from your Chamber of Commerce to trade the things needed for cultivating the Void Fusion level monks, and it also involved some intelligence transactions. It was probably there that Zhang Shilin got Shi Qingzhi's information."

"Really? What does Fellow Taoist Tang want to know here?"

"Following this clue, Daodezong disciples also discovered that before Shi Qingzhi was killed, a monk in your department named Lu Tao who was in the early stage of integration disappeared and was killed. I think these two things are related, and I guess that monk Lu Tao in your department is also missing. Victimized by Zhang Shilin."

The old man frowned: "The headquarters has sent people to conduct a detailed investigation into this matter, but there was no result. Why did fellow Taoist Tang think that Zhang Shilin was responsible for Lu Tao's death? What evidence is there?" Tang Ning said slowly: "I just doubt it. . Now that the entire Liangzhou is working together to fight against the demons, no one should dare to risk the world's disapproval to provoke internal friction at this time. Lu Tao, as a noble fusion monk, is not an unknown person who can make him disappear silently. It’s definitely not simple.”

"I believe that your department has investigated all clues and conducted rigorous investigations on all suspicious persons, but in the end there was no result, which shows that the murderer has very little contact with Lu Tao."

"In addition, Zhang Shilin was a Qingzhou monk, and the person who took his body was a mysterious person in the palace of the ruins of the space rift. It is impossible for him to know the situation in Liangzhou very well. How did he know about the secret trade organized by some monks in your department? This There must be a root cause."

"So I guess he killed your monk Lu Tao and learned about this secret from his mouth."

The old man pondered for a while: "Fellow Taoist Tang's suspicion is not unreasonable, but why did he kill Lu Tao?"

"This is the purpose of my coming here today. If I can understand the whole story of Lu Tao's case, I may be able to find some clues. I hope fellow Taoist Xu can show his respect."

"Fellow Taoist Tang is so polite. You have made great contributions to Liangzhou and resisted the invasion of demons, and you have been a kindness to the entire Liangzhou. It is rare for Taoist friend to come to the door in person, how can I refuse?"

“Then thank you Daoist Fellow Xu.”

"It's such a small thing, no thanks. Please wait a moment, I'll order someone to find the person responsible for this case." After speaking, the old man ordered the monks from the Chamber of Commerce standing nearby: "Let Wang Xuan come to see me immediately."

"Yes." The man on standby responded and left.

After he left, the old man smiled and said: "Fellow Taoist Tang is so troubled about this matter, I guess there must be many secrets in this Zhang Shilin!"

"To be honest, I don't know what secrets this person has. I'm mainly curious about who took away his body. After all, I saw Zhang Shilin being plotted with my own eyes at the time, so I was very shocked after hearing this."

"It has been several years since Shi Qingzhi was killed. Since Zhang Shilin got the elixir for breaking through the Mahayana in his hand, he must have fled long ago. I don't know where he went. Taoist friend Tang is still here to check an old Old things, did you get any information? "

"I just participated in the investigation of this matter and had no clue for a while. I just finished looking through the case file and discovered this suspicious point, so I came to visit and investigate."

"I have heard about fellow Taoist Tang's deeds for a long time. I heard that it only took six hundred years from integration to the Mahayana realm, and that he has been practicing for less than three thousand years. He is the only one in the entire Tianyuan world, and he is a true pride of heaven. After being promoted to the Mahayana realm, , the first time he fought with the enemy, he killed two Mahayana monsters from the demon clan in one fell swoop. Just with this battle, he was able to dominate the world. "

"There are people in this world, there is a sky beyond the sky, and every mountain is higher than the other. How can people not realize that with my cultivation methods, I am still far behind those demon kings and devils who have been famous for a long time! Only Gui Only a monk at the level of the president of the Chamber of Commerce can fight against him. Not to mention others, there are many people in the Liangzhou coalition who are stronger than me."

"Fellow Taoist Tang is too humble. With your cultivation progress and strength, it will only be a matter of time before you can match them."

While the two were chatting, a tall, burly, middle-aged man with a mid-level Fusion cultivation level came in. His gaze passed over Tang Ning and he saluted the old man respectfully: "Master Xu, what's your order in calling me here?"

"This is Fellow Daoist Tang Ning from the Liangzhou Alliance Army. You should have heard of him. He is here to investigate a case. Some clues involve our Chamber of Commerce. He came to you to understand the situation." The old man introduced: "Fellow Daoist Tang, If you have any questions, just ask Wang Xuan, he is the main person in charge of investigating Lu Tao's case."

"Fellow Daoist Wang, in the case of Lu Tao's disappearance and murder, I heard that the real culprit was not found. I wonder how far your investigation has gone? Are there any clues to the real culprit?"

The man said: "Senior Tang, after confirming that Lu Tao was killed, the headquarters immediately organized personnel to conduct a detailed investigation. The final conclusion was that this was a premeditated ambush. Lu Tao was assigned by the headquarters to go The Chamber of Commerce headquarters reported an important matter. Due to time constraints, he did not wait to take the Lezi ship, but went to Hongnong County alone. "

"After our investigation, we found that he did not come into contact with anyone else. He set off immediately after accepting the assignment from the headquarters. We determined that he was killed on a remote island in the Cangming Sea. There were obvious traces of a fight there, and the person who took action was very powerful. Strong, Lu Tao was killed with little resistance."

"The fight ended quickly and there were no witnesses nearby."

"Lu Tao is a sophisticated and smooth person. He has a good reputation both within the Chamber of Commerce and the outside world. We asked all the people close to him, including his wife and children, and we did not find that he had any enmity with anyone before he was killed."

"We investigated several fused monks who interacted with him before he was killed, and no one was suspected. We even secretly checked the fused monks and above in the entire Fufeng County, and no one had the time to commit the crime."

"We guess that the murderer ambushed and killed him for a very secret matter. This person must have a higher level of cultivation than Lu Tao and has been secretly spying on him. It is likely that he has been lying in wait outside Fang City for a long time, waiting for Lu Tao to appear. "

"Before this, Lu Tao had not left Fang City for a year, and the assignment he accepted was directly arranged by Mr. Fang Xingchen, the head of the department's affairs. Only few people knew about it, and there was no motive or suspicion."

"Due to the interruption of clues, the case has now been put on hold."