Yin Fu Daojun

Chapter 44 The Demon
"My lord, can you tell me what happened?"

Hearing this, Xie Duan simply stepped forward, saluted and asked him.

The master secretary met Xie Duan and knew that he was related to the county magistrate, but he was just puzzled what he was asking, so he couldn't help but look at Li Qing.

"If you ask me anything, just say it, and don't hide anything."

Seeing this, the master book nodded and said yes, and then explained the reason.

"Since it was discovered that the food in the Yicang had been stolen, the Snitch came here almost every once in a while, and it was like a ghost."

With a sullen face, he explained the situation clearly.

"The amount of food that the snitch stole each time seems to have no rules at all. Sometimes it will be more, and four or five stones will be lost in one night, and sometimes it will be less, only a few buckets."

"As for the time interval between committing the crime, I can't tell! Occasionally it is stolen once a few days, and more are lost continuously."

Xie Duan listened carefully, deducing repeatedly in his mind.

"Can you take me to the warehouse to have a look?"

The chief bookkeeper looked at Li Qing again, but saw that he didn't respond.

"Of course, I'll take you there."

He took the lead and walked ahead to lead the way.

Pass through the yard, enter a corridor, and turn at the end, suddenly it becomes clear that the central part of the entire grain hall is the official warehouse.

The largest warehouse is of course the main warehouse. There is a lot of vacant space in it right now, and most of the grain and grass have been transported to the army. As for the other three smaller warehouses, only the righteous warehouse stores more grain.

At this time, everyone came to Yicang, and there were more than a dozen yamen guards on the periphery, and within this range, there were even some people patrolling back and forth.

Inside the Yicang, because the space is not large, only four yamen guards are arranged, and they are replaced every hour, and they are on duty in shifts.

"I've seen my lord, my lord, the magistrate!"

The leader of the guards at the gate was Wang Cheng, one of the two big arresters in the yamen. Seeing them coming, he hurried forward to salute.

"Wang Catcher, what's the matter?"

Li Qing came close and asked questions bluntly.

"Master, everything is normal!"

Hearing this, Li Qing nodded, telling them not to relax.

Entering the warehouse, Xie Duan raised his eyes to look at the surrounding environment, only to see the interior space, the floor is all made of bluestone, including the walls, with blue bricks inside and lime on the outside, and the seams are tightly fitted to prevent insects and rodents.

On the edge of the wall, there are various containers in the silo, which contain a lot of food, and they are all sealed to avoid water, damp and mildew.

"The lost food is in these square bins."

The master led Xie Duan and others to two Fangcangs that were taller than each other, and said, there is another bucket next to Fangcang.

Xie Duan circled around the warehouse, glanced up and down, reached out and knocked on the top of the warehouse, the sound was crisp and clear, obviously it was empty.

Li Qing asked someone to open the lid of the warehouse, reached out to grab a handful of grain, checked, and found no other problems except that the warehouse, which was originally full, was now more than half empty.

Xie Duan frowned slightly, and cast his eyes on the wooden bucket next to him. He stepped forward and lifted the lid, but when he was investigating, he suddenly sensed a strange aura, which made him excited.

He leaned closer to the wooden bucket, sniffed, and really smelled a strange smell. The smell was very faint, and if you didn't smell it carefully, you would think it was the smell of food, but since Xie Duan practiced, his sensory abilities have improved greatly, so This peculiar smell couldn't be hidden from him at all.

"Boss Wang, according to what you said, the one who stole the food was a Snitch. What is the basis? Have you ever seen a Snitch with your own eyes?"

Xie Duan turned his head to look at Wang Cheng at this moment, and asked him a question.

"Needless to say! A few days ago, I was on duty in person. I saw with my own eyes in the middle of the night that someone was carrying food and galloping away. It's just that he was so fast that he disappeared in the blink of an eye, so he couldn't be captured."

When he saw Xie Duan saying this, he thought it was because he didn't trust him, and since the county magistrate Bo adults were all here, he immediately said firmly.

"So, have you met the Snitch face to face?"

Xie Duan persisted and continued to ask questions.

"This... Mr. Xie! Didn't I just say that..."

"You don't need to explain so much to me, you just need to tell me whether you have ever seen the real face of the snitch!"

Xie Duan interrupted him without waiting for him to finish.

Seeing his serious expression at this time, Li Qing also helped him.

"Wang Butou, it's time to tell the truth."

His words, like a golden-skinned arrow, possessed a deterrent force, and Wang Butou's complexion changed instantly, and he said the truth immediately.

"I haven't had a face-to-face meeting with the Snitch, and I didn't even see the person clearly. I only saw food flying in mid-air and a few dark shadows passing by on the ground, so I judged that it was related to the Snitch."

He was submissive and dared not hide anything about it.

"What? So you don't even know if it's snitches stealing food?" Hearing this, Li Qing couldn't help being furious.

Wang Butou lowered his head, remained silent, his face was very ugly.

"But besides the Snitch, how else can I explain it?"

He still believed in his own judgment and believed that he would not be wrong.

"Of course there is an explanation!"

As soon as Wang Butou finished speaking, Xie Duan spoke directly.

"According to what the Master Registrar said, four or five stones of grain were stolen overnight at most. According to this inference, one stone is 120 catties, and five stones is six hundred catties. No matter how powerful the thief is, he is a human after all. Such a heavy thing climbed over the wall and passed the courtyard without being discovered by you? Have you never thought about whether this is reasonable?"

When Xie Duan said this, it was like pouring a basin of cold water on their heads, waking them up instantly. Li Qing realized that it was too weird.

"Perhaps there is more than one Snitch?"

Wang Butou continued to refute.

"If so, I can only say that it is your fault!"

Wang Butou felt embarrassed and felt that he was wronged, so he didn't say any more.

Snitches come and go freely, which already shows that they are useless. If the snitches still come in groups, one can imagine what it means.

"Zhengming, could it be that you have seen something?"

Hearing his analysis and seeing his expression, Li Qing knew that he must have seen the clue, so he couldn't wait to ask him.

Xie Duan smiled lightly, and said slowly.

"As expected, this matter is probably related to evil spirits."

He didn't shy away from it at all, and said it directly in front of everyone.

Because of the theory of evil spirits, Li Qing had already seen it in Shanyin County, so he believed it!As long as he believes, nothing else matters.

"It's a demon again!"

Hearing this, Li Qing frowned, a little resentful.

"I'll stay here temporarily for the next few days! Once there is a situation, I can respond as soon as possible to avoid further incidents."

Judging from the strange aura he sensed before, it wasn't even a monster aura, so it can be seen that the other party's Taoism is not deep.

With my current strength, plus the Yin-Yang Talisman money, it shouldn't be a problem to deal with it, and maybe I can gain something.

"You? If it's really a monster, how can you handle it?"

Li Qing only knew that he was learning medical skills from Taoist Cuixu, but he didn't know that he had already mastered spells, talismans, so he couldn't help but feel a little worried.

"Brother-in-law, don't worry! In the past half a year, in addition to studying medicine with the immortal master, I have also learned the skills of drawing amulets and reciting spells, exorcising ghosts and subduing demons. Besides, even if I lose the enemy, I can still escape!"

Xie Duan showed a relaxed look on his face, and he simply stopped hiding it.

After all, paper can't contain fire. His ability to perform spells has been suspected long ago, but it was difficult to explain it at the time. Now, taking this opportunity, it is better to be honest, and it will be convenient for him to act in the future. Why? Have fun!

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