Daily life of slaying demons in the government

Chapter 158 Uncompromising

Yang Qian's initial plan for himself after traveling through time was to live a good life and live like a decent human being, so that this bizarre encounter would not be in vain.

So Yang Qian practiced martial arts diligently every day and treated everything seriously and cautiously.

Later, the experience panel began to emerge, and Yang Qian's plan for himself also changed, becoming: make good use of the experience panel and become a strong man.

So what is a strong person?
Yang Qian is still exploring. He thinks the more things he can decide on his own, the stronger he will be. And there will be a step-by-step change.

Is Yang Qian considered a strong man now?
Yes, but you don’t have to.

In the eyes of most people in Sandao City, Yang Qian was already unreasonably strong. But among those cultivators who practiced immortality, Yang Qian was far from being strong.

At least he has no way to easily solve all the problems in his hands now.

From time to time, Yang Xun and Xu Ying could be heard talking in the backyard. Today, Wang Xiang could walk more steadily, so he stopped using the stick and strolled in the yard, which was just the right time to relieve Xu Ying's boredom and chat about family matters.

When Yang Qian thought of what happened to Wang Xiang, he felt that he could not delay the matter any longer.

A strong person must not only be able to dominate himself, but also have the courage and wisdom to face challenges and difficulties. Now Yang Qian has to face a big challenge on his own path to becoming a strong person.

Should I keep quiet and act like a deaf-mute insect?

Or be a bug that dares to stand up to a chariot?

Sitting in the study, looking at the jade talisman and a small piece of burnt cloth on the table, Yang Qian frowned.

It's not that he has no solution at all, but he is weighing the risks and how to avoid them as much as possible.

Playing dumb? Yang Qian had not thought about it since he started investigating this matter.

What is troubling Yang Qian now is the three people from Piaomiao Peak. Are all three of them evil or just one of them?

If all three of them were evil, then Yang Qian would probably face the worst outcome if he acted rashly. If only one person was evil, then Yang Qian felt that he should still have a lot of room for maneuver.

Yang Qian tried to think from another perspective, using the information he had now and his limited knowledge of evil magic weapons to imagine how he would react before, during, and after the incident if he were the woman who had been confirmed to have committed the crime.

There were only the footprints of a thousand-mile beast, the prints of a trampling shoe, and a small fire in the small cold pond, the ashes of a suit of clothes.
The most important thing is why they chose to start the fight near Sandao City, which they were about to visit. This is actually very unreasonable.

Just like a thief wouldn't steal from his neighbor because it would be easier to be discovered. Wouldn't it be better to choose a place that is not on his route?

Once Yang Qian puts the problem into the murderer's perspective, he comes to two conclusions: either there is something special about Wangzhuang that makes it worth the murderer's risk; or he has no choice but to do so.

Yang Qian felt that the former could be ruled out directly.

How many years has Wangzhuang been here? Special? There is nothing special about it.

The latter is a bit more complicated.

The murderer may have chosen to commit the crime in Sandao City before coming to Sandao City due to personal reasons or external reasons.

Yang Qian couldn't think of any internal reasons, after all, he didn't know the female disciple from Piao Miao Peak at all, and she hadn't even told him her name before. But he could guess the external reasons.

For example, whether to come to Sandao City or when to come to Sandao City is not something that the woman can decide on her own. So why does she do something seemingly unwise like "stealing neighbors"?

Of course, there are still many loopholes in these deductions, but at least they provide Yang Qian with a framework to continue deducing.

With this framework, he can use "possibility" to fill it in reasonably. As long as it conforms to the logic of this framework, he can form a complete context and conclusion of event deduction.

For example, the evil means forced the murderer to kill at a certain time to feed himself. And this time happened to overlap with the time to come to Sandao City. Under the premise that the route and time cannot be changed, the murderer can only choose to kill nearby, so there is the tragedy of Wangzhuang?
Yang Qian rubbed his forehead. This was the most complete result he could deduce for the time being. But he was not very sure. Too many things in it were his imagination. Once any key mistake was made, the deduction framework would collapse and there would be no conclusion.

Yang Qian stood up again and walked back and forth in the study.

After a while, he sat down again, staring at the talisman on the table in a trance.

"Let's give it a try and see how Master Lu reacts first."

Having made up his mind, Yang Qian picked up the green jade talisman and crushed it. Instantly, a green light swam around him, and a magical force guided him on how to use his thoughts and spiritual energy to interact with each other in the green light to leave the message he wanted to convey.

Yang Qian did not hesitate and filled in a piece of tentative message that he had thought over and over again in advance and felt was of moderate strength.

Then, the green light turned into nothingness and disappeared.

"Master Lu, I am Yang Qian. We have made new discoveries in the bloodbath at Wangzhuang in Sandao City. Some remnants of burnt clothing were found in a cold pond more than ten miles away from Wangzhuang. The water in the pond smelled fishy and black, and there were thousands of animal footprints along the way.

It can be confirmed that the murderer of the Wangzhuang massacre did not leave immediately after committing the crime, but stayed near Wangzhuang.

I found some clothing scraps by the cold pond. There seemed to be some markings on them, but I couldn’t tell which was which. Master, if you have time, please help me identify them.”

Although Yang Qian didn't know what method was inside the jade talisman that could send a message from a thousand miles away, he was sure that Master Lu from Piaomiao Peak would respond soon after throwing this bait. What he had to do was to be prepared to face the various changes that might come.

The next day, as soon as Yang Qian entered the police station, he was called by government officials to wait outside Cui Mingsheng's office. After waiting for a while, he was called in.

"Yang Qian pays respect to the Lord of the Yamen!"

"Okay, sit down and talk."

"Yes, my lord."

Cui Mingsheng smiled and leaned back in his chair, saying, "You've made a big splash this time. Palace Master Liu and Deputy Attendant Hu are full of praise for you, and they've come to me to snatch you away."

"It was all thanks to the cultivation of the Lord Yamen. Not to mention the distant past, the Lord Yamen also appointed me as the leader of the vanguard battalion to suppress bandits and exterminate monsters, which allowed me to enter Mount Paektu and gain credit. Yang Qian will never forget the Lord Yamen's kindness in supporting me!"

It's fair to say that Liu Chuan and Hu An had said that much at the dinner table, so how could Yang Qian not understand? Cui Mingsheng was probably going to talk about his whereabouts today.

So let me express my gratitude without charging any money first.

"Would you like to be the chief officer of the Patrol Office?"

(End of this chapter)