Daily life of slaying demons in the government

Chapter 361 The Reason for Betrayal

The next morning, Juan presented some new investigation results on Zheng Yue to Yang Qian.

"Sir, Zheng Yue's house has been searched. There are obvious signs of rummaging inside, but we don't know if anything is missing. But we did find a lot of things that seemed amiss.

One is that there are a large amount of gold, silver and banknotes in Zheng Yue's residence, and the amount is far beyond what his salary can explain.

The second is that Zheng Yue's home has a large number of medicinal materials, but there are only three types. Judging from the residual medicine jars in one of his secret rooms, these three medicinal materials are used to prepare medicine. But the main medicine is not these medicinal materials but human blood. Some jars contain residual human blood, as well as semi-finished products and medicinal soups.

Third, some letters were found in Zheng Yue's study. They should be for his family. His wife, children, and clansmen. The contents were also very strange, as if he was doing something big and asked his clansmen to wait for him.

We will sort it out carefully and then show it to the adults for review."

Juan's face was still filled with shock. After receiving Yang Qian's order yesterday, he personally led people to Zheng Yue's residence in the city.

The result is surprising. There are too many things in Zheng Yue's residence that are not what a normal official should have. Even the first item "a large amount of gold, silver, and banknotes" can be said to be "normal". Who would use human blood to make medicine for no reason?
The key point is that there are so many medicinal materials left. How many people’s blood must be soaked in this medicine?

You know, Juan has seen a lot of human blood. It will become mushy in a short time after it is released. It stinks so bad that flies don't even bother to stay. It is impossible to use it to make medicine. If it is, it must be fresh human blood.

I'm afraid there are few evil monks who would drink human blood raw.

What exactly happened to Zheng Yue in Shuangqing Prefecture? Why did he suddenly change so drastically?

Of course, we cannot completely rule out the possibility that all this is a false illusion deliberately arranged by Xiao Cangyu. But Juan has not yet seen the clues of these "false illusions", so he is very upset.

This completely overturned Zheng Yue's reputation as an official. It is no exaggeration to say that he has changed a lot.

Yang Qian's reaction was not as strong as Hu An's. At the banquet yesterday, Xiao Cangyu even offered him a magic pill to bribe him. For an official like Zheng Yue who had experienced many ups and downs for decades, there was no lack of means to win him over.

If you can get the elixir, then wouldn't it be easier to make other lower-level elixirs that can be used by ordinary people?
But at the moment it seems that Zheng Yue really did not stand on the same side with Xiao Cangyu.

After all, the people who died in the city had their souls and blood sucked out. The "blood jar" at Zheng Yue's residence was obviously inconsistent with the Huashen Sect where Xiao Cangyu was.

If it wasn't the method of Huashen Sect, then it was some other evil sect? Or was it directly classified as a demon sect?
Money? Women? These things couldn't tempt Yang Qian, and they shouldn't tempt Zheng Yue either. Even if Zheng Yue really fell for it, he should stand on Xiao Cangyu's side. But now it seems that he didn't.

It is impossible for a normal person to pour human blood into his mouth as if it were sugar water.

There must be enough incentive to eliminate their bottom line.

As for what the cause was, Yang Qian didn't have to spend too much time guessing. All these weird methods were only for one thing: immortality.

The splendor of life and the infinite possibilities of life will become worthless in the face of the brevity of life.

If you are unwilling to give up, you will become more sensitive to and yearn for immortality. Once a crack appears, even if it looks stinky, but you can still see the way to immortality while lying in the gutter, you will naturally go forward without hesitation. Because this may be the only way.

"Deputy Hu, forgive me for being blunt, but your talent in cultivation is actually very average. It is difficult for you to advance from the middle stage of Qi training to the late stage, let alone the Jindan stage. Have you thought of a solution?"

Hu An was still feeling upset at Zheng Yue for betraying the emperor's kindness and immediately turning traitor when he came to Shuangqing Mansion. He was stunned when he heard Yang Qian's seemingly nonsensical question.

"Sir, I have a mediocre talent and have known for a long time that I will never be able to form a pill in this lifetime. There is nothing I can do about it. This is my fate and I don't care about it anymore." Juan answered honestly. Although he didn't understand why Yang Qian suddenly mentioned this.

Yang Qian continued: "If I tell you that there is a way to make your cultivation no longer restricted by your talent, and you can break through the Jindan stage and even rush into the Yuanying stage, but it requires you to betray the country and even betray everything you have protected before, what will you choose?
You don’t need to say it out loud, just think it through in your heart and you will know the answer. Think it through carefully.”

Juan's expression suddenly became solemn. Although he knew that Yang Qian was hinting and guiding him, and understood what Yang Qian was referring to, he still couldn't stop fantasizing about the Jindan and Yuanying realms.

Betrayal? At this moment, Juan's breathing was rapid. He didn't need to answer, in his heart he had to face the selfishness and desire in his heart.

For a moment, Juan's chest heaved violently, and he found that he seemed unable to say "no" with certainty.

"My Lord, I understand what you mean."

"It's good to understand. In Shuangqing Prefecture, it's not impossible that Zheng Yue would defect. You can't investigate with a preconceived idea. You have to investigate this case from an outsider's perspective.

Xiao Cangyu is suspicious, the evil spirits and bandits are suspicious, and Zheng Yue himself is also suspicious. Find out the possible reasons for Zheng Yue's disappearance. No matter which party is involved, there will be a direction for further investigation later.

Do you have any idea now?"

Hu An nodded and said, "Yes, I found a land deed in Zheng Yue's house. It is a farm outside Bianxia City. The documents handed to you by the police officers in the police station also mentioned that Zheng Yue often went to Bianxia.

So I want to send someone to Bianxia to see if there will be any new discoveries there."

"Be careful and send more people over there."

"My subordinate understands."

"Well, go and do your job. By the way, call Chen Xing, the head of the Jiazi Banner, over."

Chen Xing is an old police chief who is almost 60 years old. He has a long resume. He has been in Shuangqing Prefecture since he first put on the black robe with red patterns. He is a native of Shuangqing Prefecture. He has worked his way up from a yamen runner to the current position of police chief in the prefecture police station.

When they met before, Yang Qian noticed that Chen Xing's cultivation was at the initial stage of Qi training. The magic power in his body was empty and he was just in a state of some sense of Qi. This could not be considered as cultivation. At most, he was just a little stronger than an ordinary warrior and lived a few years longer.

Chen Xing knocked on the door and came in quickly.

"I greet you, sir. I don't know why you sent me here. Please tell me what you want to do."

Yang Qian did not speak, but just looked at Chen Xing who was bowing. Without him speaking, Chen Xing did not dare to straighten his bent back, or even raise his head. He could only look at his toes, and at the same time, he could feel a gradually heavy pressure beginning to weigh on him.

"Yesterday I went to a clinic near Dajing Lane, visited the charity hall behind the clinic, and talked with the doctor there for a while.

He told me that the dozens of bodies placed in the charity hall were those who had died recently, and none of them were natural deaths or accidental deaths.

It stands to reason that if someone dies, even if we don't have to investigate thoroughly, we should at least have an explanation, right? Is this considered a case?

Why is there no mention of these cases in the documents you sent? There is no file of these cases in the case library?

Tell me, why? "

(End of this chapter)