Demon detective

Chapter 211

Against the backdrop of the morning glow, I saw that the majestic demonic building before had turned into a black and gray ruin.

He looked like a burnt giant, with only a black skeleton left.

Black smoke was steaming from the beams that had turned into charcoal, and there were still firelights in some places, which showed how terrible the previous fire was.

"No... no..." Lian Ji knelt down and cried out loudly, "My demon tower... my people, where are my people? Where are my people..."

"We...we were already on fire when we came," Cai Jin said regretfully after hearing this. "Unfortunately, the fire was too strong. I'm afraid all the people inside...sigh..."

what?

Hearing this, everyone present was shocked and horrified.

Unexpectedly, Ning Zangfeng was so vicious that he even burned down the demon building.

In addition to the captured rebels, there were also four beauties, dozens of brothel girls, and countless men working in the brothel.

Lian Ji fainted on the spot after hearing this, and the two surviving spies who entered the hospital quickly helped her up, but they were also so stimulated by the bad news that they were in pain and trembling all over.

"All...all dead!?" Sima Xin couldn't believe it and hurriedly asked Cai Jin, "Master Cai, where is that Ning Zangfeng man?"

"Well... he... um..." Cai Jin was trembling with fear, as if he had lost the ability to speak at the critical moment.

"Speak quickly!" Sima Xin urged, "That Ning Zangfeng is a traitor to the party. He planned all the cases and killed all the people. This person is the culprit!"

"Ning...Captain Ning..." Cai Jin hesitated, "His house is also on fire, a fire...life or death...life or death is unknown now."

"What?" Sima Xin asked angrily, "Speak quickly, what is going on? Tell me quickly!"

"I..." Cai Jin finally came to his senses and finally told the whole story, "I received the letter yesterday afternoon. I heard that Captain Ning led the city defense team to surround the Demon Tower, so I hurried over to check.

“However, Captain Ning’s people refused to let me in, saying that they were performing some top-secret mission.

"At my level, you also know that I can only go back to the Yamen and wait. However, as soon as I returned to the Yamen, I got another news. There was a tragedy in the county prison. Many people died... many people died!"

"Ah?" Sima Xin gritted his teeth with hatred and asked quickly, "How many people died?"

"They're all... almost dead!" Cai Jin muttered. "When I went to see them, there were at least dozens of them. Almost everyone in the prison was dead. Not even the prisoners in the cells were spared. !”

Speaking of this, Cai Jin's eyes showed fear and his whole body was trembling.

"No one... was spared..." Sima Xin's eyes were bloodshot and his fists clenched loudly.

"It's so tragic," Cai Jin said. "I have been an official for many years, and I have never seen such a tragic incident! I was frightened and ran to the government office to report the news. I knew that Lord Wu, the governor, was not here, but I didn't expect that you, Sima The adults are not here either.

"There is no other way. I can only send someone to the Holy Capital to report the news, and at the same time return to the Demon Tower again to discuss with Lieutenant Ning.

"But this time, Captain Ning still refused to let me in, so I began to wonder if the people who massacred the county prison were related to the Demon Tower, and Captain Ning was suppressing bandits inside?

"So...so...I can only wait, I can only wait..."

"Wait? You..." Sima Xin was so angry that his teeth were chattering, "It's already like this, and you're still waiting!? Waiting for the thunder to strike!"

"I...what can I do?" Cai Jin felt aggrieved, "I have the smallest official position in Daguan City. I am not the governor or the army member. Captain Ning, who is the only one who holds the military power, has not been seen or ignored. I...I still What can I do?"

"Then what happened next?" Sima Xin understood Cai Jin's nature, so he immediately stopped entangled and continued to ask.

"Later, the Demon Tower caught fire!" Cai Jin said, "When the fire started, everything was in chaos. The soldiers ran away and scattered. No one could care about anyone else. They all seemed to be running for their lives.

"I took advantage of the opportunity and took advantage of the chaos to enter the demon building, only to see fire everywhere. It was really dangerous.

"I searched around and didn't see Captain Ning. I wanted to catch a soldier and ask for details, but they ran too fast and I couldn't catch them.

"The fire was really so big that even the houses near the Demon Tower were set ablaze," Cai Jin said. "I was afraid that the fire would spread, so I had to go back to the county government office to find someone, and then organized the people in the village to put out the fire together. Well... all the time... It was only at this point that the fire was finally under control.

"Lord Sima," Cai Jin pleadingly bowed to Sima Xin, "please tell me what is going on! Why are you hiding in these ruins? Why were you not burned to death by the fire? ? Who set this fire...?"

"No," Sima Xin, although emotional, was not confused and asked immediately, "You just said that Ning Zangfeng's house was also on fire. What's going on?"

"Yes, yes," Cai Jin nodded, "About three o'clock, I was still fighting the fire here, and I heard news from someone that the Ning Mansion was also on fire, and the lives of Captain Ning and his family members were unknown.

"I was already numb at that time, so I sent some people to Ning Mansion to put out the fire. I guess by this time, the fire in Ning Mansion should have been saved, right?"

Oh?

is it?

Listening to Cai Jin's description, Xu Zhen was full of doubts. Because he found that Cai Jin's hair was neat and tidy, his face was clean, and his whole body was not messy. How could he look like he had been putting out a fire all night?

And... there is a sedan next to Cai Jin, and the bearers are standing with their hands down, making it easy for people to form the picture of Cai Jin leisurely sitting in the sedan.

Xu Zhen thought that either this guy was lying; or... he was exaggerating and his narrative was true, but he was not very active in putting out the fire.

"Sir Sima," Cai Jin was obviously panicked. He trembled and bowed to Sima Xin again and said, "Such a big thing has happened to our Daguan City. If you can't give a satisfactory explanation, I'm afraid a few of us will... No one...no one can even think about living!"

Gee...

Sima Xin was silent. Apparently he thought Cai Jin's concern was right. So many people died in Daguan City. No matter what the reason, they were all to blame.

So, after thinking for a moment, Sima Xin told Cai Jin the truth and began to tell the whole story.

Seeing Sima Xin describing the case, Xu Zhen turned his attention to the other side, wanting to see what was going on over there at Dongfang Meiyan.

I wonder if the Taoist nun who was talking to Dongfang Meiyan was Dongfang Enchanting, the legendary head of the Divine Catcher Department?

However, as soon as his eyes turned around, Xu Zhen suddenly took a breath of cold air.

Because there was no one in sight, not only the Taoist nun was missing, Dongfang Meiyan was also missing!

Oops!

Xu Zhen's heart skipped a beat, and he instinctively realized that the situation had changed.

Since the beginning of the investigation, the only reason that kept Xu Zhen calm was the existence of Dongfang Meiyan.

This beautiful lady with extraordinary martial arts skills can bring him a deep sense of security.

Therefore, the sudden disappearance of Dongfang Meiyan at this time made Xu Zhen feel bad.

woohoo...

I don't know when, the sound of hunting wind came to my ears. In addition to the unpleasant burnt smell, the wind was also mixed with a depressing chill.

At this moment, Xu Zhen heard something.

The movement came from the darkness in all directions, as if something was approaching them quickly and silently.

not good!

Xu Zhen quickly turned around, wanting to notify everyone to evacuate.

But when I looked back, I found that there was no one behind me! Lian Ji, her two subordinates who entered the memorial hall, and Jing Liang and other detectives from the Divine Catcher Division were all missing.

Depend on!

What's going on?

Xu Zhen was completely dumbfounded, as if he had seen a ghost.

He quickly looked to the other side, and fortunately, Sima Xin was still talking to Cai Jin there, talking in a lively manner.

"Quick!" Xu Zhen quickly grabbed Sima Xin's sleeve and dragged him towards the courtyard gate.

"Hey? What's wrong?"

Sima Xin was startled.

"Hey? What's wrong?"

Cai Jin didn't know why.

However, Xu Zhen took Sima Xin and ran a few steps when he discovered that a large group of men in black had appeared in the darkness.

These people were as light as swallows and moved quickly. After pouring out from all directions, they immediately surrounded Xu Zhen and Sima Xin.

"Ah? This..." Sima Xin was shocked and confused.

"Ah? This..." Xu Zhen was even more shocked to see that among the group of men in black at the front, there were two people who were tied up.

The two people are a man and a woman, the man is Meng Zhixiao, and the woman is - Shen Yu! ! !

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(End of this chapter)