Daily life of slaying demons in the government

Chapter 411: Want to follow the clues
The people in Beisan Village would never have thought that their secret conversations at night would be overheard. They would never have thought that a child-sized array disk had been set up on the roof beam in their secret room, and their every move and word was recorded and transmitted by the array disk.

The formation disk was refined by Yang Qian. One end of it had the functions of concealment and receiving sound and images, while the other end was in the hands of the imperial city's inner guards.

Yang Qian is the most powerful person in Shuangqing Mansion after all. He can't do everything himself, right? If he does that, he will be exhausted to death.
The case under investigation was Zhou Zhong's, and there was no such thing as hiding anything from the Imperial City Guards. On the contrary, making the Imperial City Guards feel more involved was in disguise making the emperor feel more involved, which would be good for Shuangqing Prefecture's need for various supports from the Hongwu Dynasty in the future.

After all, we can't let Shuangqing Prefecture recover slowly on its own, right? Given the tragic situation Shuangqing Prefecture has been in for decades, it would take at least 30 to 50 years to recover on its own, and it would have to rely on the Hongwu Dynasty for a transfusion.

On the second day after the conspiracy among the people in Beisan Village, the news had already reached Yang Qian in the capital.

Juan rubbed his hands and said excitedly, "Sir, you are really smart. Zhou Zhong's minions are indeed hiding in Linshui City, and they are plotting to play tricks on you."

Juan was sincerely complimenting him. He had been following Yang Qian's investigation into Zhou Zhong's whereabouts since he first entered Shuangqing Prefecture, and had watched Yang Qian, who had no clue at all, gradually and meticulously but not slowly, uncover Zhou Zhong's flaws and follow the clues to find the real cause.

Not only in Linshui City, but also in Hengcheng, there are Zhou Zhong's minions, and they are also being watched by people arranged by Yang Qian.

Moreover, Hu An was certain that the outside world thought that Yang Qian was cleaning up the affairs in Shuangqing Prefecture and wanted to firmly grasp the lifeline of Shuangqing Prefecture's grain, but that was just an appearance. The truth must be divided into two lines, one open and one hidden. It was really killing two birds with one stone. On the surface, he grasped the lifeline of grain, and secretly overturned the stoves of Zhou Zhong's minions.

This is how we got this urgent report today.

Juan understands that you have to play the long game to catch the big fish. Just like the latest news, the targeted small fish seems to be preparing to return to the nest.

"Tsk, these bastards actually set their sights on salt? Which places in Shuangqing Prefecture produce salt?" Yang Qian put down the urgent report, and realized that his actions targeting the grain in Linshui City were now effective.

Hu An had done his homework before coming. So he quickly replied: "Sir, there are only two places in Shuangqing Prefecture where salt is produced. One is Changjing Town under Pingcheng, and the other is Zixing Town behind Huimu Pass.

The salt in both places is well salt, and the output is similar. However, because Zixing Town is close to Huimu Pass, the output and transportation are greatly restricted. Generally, it is supplied to the soldiers of Huimu Pass and a few surrounding cities. The salt in the prefecture city is produced in Zixing Town.

Most other places use salt from Changjing Town.”

"These bastards are smart enough. They came up with a plan right away. If they can seize the salt in Changjing Town like they did with the grain in Linshui City before, then the initiative will indeed be back in their hands.

However, this also indirectly proves that the divine ash is very important to Zhou Zhong. We are not wrong to follow this line.

Also, try to see if you can get the blood pills they mentioned."

"Sir, the blood pill should be some kind of evil thing that some evil cultivators use to improve their cultivation. It should be very important to Zhou Zhong's minions, and it is not easy to get it. I think it would be better to keep an eye on the source and then kill them halfway."

Yang Qian nodded to confirm Juan's statement. At the same time, he said, "Salt cannot be destroyed by these guys. We should make arrangements in advance. It is best to find out where their lair is this time." "Don't worry, sir. I am already preparing. I have also found out the situation in Changjing Town. It is a well owned by a local squire. I will control it in advance. I will also have people keep a close eye on those thieves. Once there is a clue, I will send back the news immediately."

Yang Qian nodded and said, "This matter must not go wrong, and it must be kept secret first.

By the way, what was the reaction after eating the food before? "

"Your Excellency, we have followed your instructions and collected and replaced as much of the problematic grain that was contaminated with divine ash as possible. All the collected grain will be used as food for the exiled prisoners.

After eating the food, none of the prisoners died, but they were obviously weak. They should have recovered gradually with sufficient food supply, but in fact, they were not. They were full but still looked weak. In particular, they had poor sleep, always waking up in the middle of the night or having nightmares.

We have checked using the method you taught us, and found that these prisoners' blood, qi, and soul energy all show signs of deficiency.

It was as if it had been sucked away.

After they stopped feeding these people with problematic food and switched to normal food, they showed a big improvement and recovered a lot. However, they still could not be compared with the physical fitness that normal people should have under this kind of food.

Sir, the conclusion we have found so far is that eating food contaminated with divine ash will cause irreversible damage. If you eat it for a long time, you will end up like a tuberculosis patient and eventually die miserably.

I have to say that you have saved the people of Shuangqing Prefecture once again. If you had not discovered and stopped it in time, the people of Shuangqing Prefecture would have been killed by Zhou Zhong and his gang before they were squeezed dry by Xiao Cangyu and the evil bandits. "

Yang Qian was a little scared after hearing this. Fortunately, he didn't take too long to deal with Xiao Cangyu, and he didn't choose the strategy of slowly dragging Xiao Cangyu, but went straight to the point and cut the Gordian knot. This freed up his hands to collect the food in Linshui City, and as Hu An said, saved the lives of most of the people in Shuangqing Prefecture.

To be honest, Yang Qian's disgust towards Zhou Zhong reached a new height. This bastard was just like when he was in Jizhou Prefecture. He had no scruples about human life. Even different from the "long-term exploitation" that the evil spirits wanted, Zhou Zhong's method was to kill them all.

When you arrive at a place, kill them all. If worst comes to worst, you can just move to another place and continue killing.

It is said that demons eat people. Yang Qian feels that Zhou Zhong, a creature born as a human, is much more powerful in eating people than demons!

Just five days later.

The spies in Linshui City sent back news again. They said they had found a hideout of Zhou Zhong and his gang deep in the mountains. They were afraid that there might be high-level cultivators inside so they didn't dare to get close. This might require Yang Qian to go there in person.

In addition, Juan's men in Changjing Town had just come into contact with the squire who owned the salt well, and some outsiders came to join them. Their purpose was to work in the salt well, extract salt, carry bags, and drive carts. They would accept any job that offered.

(End of this chapter)