polar demon

Chapter 35 Murder Case ([-])

Wang Li and the others didn't know what happened last night, and apparently the night guards didn't make any noise.

As for whether it was the case committed by the night guard who escaped last night, Jiang Yuan was still not sure, he asked:
"Just because the murder is brutal, do you think it's a ghost?"

Wang Li hurriedly shook his head:

"It's not like this, Mr. Headcatcher, please take a look."

Wang Li led Jiang Yuan to the shredded meat on the ground, knelt down and pointed at the pile of dark red meat.

Jiang Yuan took a closer look, and saw a thin layer of black thorns growing on the surface of the meat, which at first glance looked like a layer of fluff growing out of the meat.

Wang Li said:

"That's the weird thing, we've never seen a dead body with thorns. And these black thorns are still growing slowly. When we first came here this morning, they didn't grow so long. We cut the flesh with a knife Look, these thorns are not inserted by humans, but seem to grow out of the flesh."

Jiang Yuan stretched out his hand, about to touch it.

Wang Li hastily dissuaded:

"Jiang Baotou be careful! These thorns are tough and sharp. A brother even pricked his finger this morning."

Jiang Yuan hesitated for a while, then withdrew his hand.He went on to ask:

"Did someone follow the footprints?"

Wang Li nodded and said:

"The brothers were sent out to chase after the first time, and they disappeared in the mountains and forests."

Jiang Yuan stood up and walked out of the house.

In the rest of the rooms, there is such a tragedy.

After Jiang Yuan looked at them one by one, he sighed and told Wang Li:

"Go and call the brother whose finger was pricked by the black thorn."

After a while, the policeman was brought over by Wang Li.

Jiang Yuan is no stranger to him, and had a drink together yesterday, but Jiang Yuan didn't remember the name.

"What's wrong with your body?" Jiang Yuan asked.

The policeman's fingers had been bandaged, and he clasped his fists and replied:

"Brother Yuan, I'm in good health and don't feel any discomfort."

Wang Li on the side reprimanded:
"It's not big or small! What's the name 'Brother Yuan'? Now it's Jiang Butou!"

The catcher was taken aback for a moment, obviously only then did he realize that Jiang Yuan had been promoted to head catcher.

Jiang Yuan pointed to the bandage on his finger:
"open!"

Although the policeman was puzzled, he quickly removed the cloth strips from his fingers.

As the cloth strips were removed, both Jiang Yuan and Wang Li frowned.

I saw that the catcher's fingers had turned black, and there was even a layer of black thorns growing on them, exactly the same as those on the pair of flesh.

The policeman himself was taken aback, and said in panic:

"How did this happen? Am I poisoned?"

Speaking of this, the policeman's expression suddenly twisted, and he couldn't help stretching out his hand to scratch the back of his neck.

Jiang Yuan noticed his small movements and asked:

"What's on your neck?"

The catcher was taken aback, and replied:
"It's nothing, it's just itchy."

Jiang Yuan said in a deep voice:

"turn around!"

The catcher looked at Wang Li, then at Jiang Yuan, and finally he could only turn around.

Jiang Yuan and Wang Li went up to take a look, only to see a row of spikes growing on the back of the policeman's neck.

"This..." Wang Li felt goosebumps all over his body.

The policeman seemed to realize something was wrong, and his voice was already crying:

"Brother Li, Jiang Butou, what's wrong with my neck?"

Jiang Yuan didn't answer, but stretched out his hand and tore off the catcher's clothes, revealing the catcher's back.

Wang Li took a breath for a moment, and couldn't help but take a few steps back.

I saw a dense layer of black thorns growing on the entire back of the policeman, which looked ferocious and terrifying.

Jiang Yuan turned his head and told Wang Li:
"Find a house in the village and lock him up. No one is allowed to approach him without my permission! Also, check to see if anyone else has the same situation, and lock him up together!"

Wang Li hurriedly took orders, and quickly retreated with the arrester.

At this time, Xiao Liu also helped Hong Kun who had vomited back.

"Jiang Butou, how is it?" Hong Kun asked nervously.

Jiang Yuan sighed and said:
"Send someone to inform the night watchman to come."

Patrol the government office at night, inside the meeting hall.

The meeting hall is spacious and solemn, but the surrounding windows are drawn with thick curtains, making the light in the hall dim and gloomy.

There were already three people sitting around the table, all of whom were heavyweights in power in Yangcheng, namely Xia Mingxuan, the captain of the night patrol guard, Zhou Cunjian, the county captain, and the county magistrate of Yangcheng who arrived later.

But the discussion has obviously not started yet, they are all waiting for tea, and it seems that there are still important people who have not yet arrived.

After a while, footsteps suddenly sounded.

The three present hurriedly got up, as if the status of the visitors was particularly honorable.

I saw an old man walking slowly in a splendid robe. The old man was wearing a high crown, and the clothes were embroidered with stars.He has white hair and a childlike face, although his appearance is old, but his steps are steady, and the brilliance in his eyes is even brighter than that of a man in his prime.

The old man came to the main seat and sat down, waved to the three people, and the three sat down.

The old man said slowly in a hoarse voice:
"The order from above has been issued, and the blockade of Taiping Town can be lifted. Send people to Taiping Town to check immediately. If there is no danger, open the road to the Acropolis earlier."

Zhou Cunjian stood up and answered:
"Yes! Master Star Supervisor, I will handle it later."

The star supervisor is the night patrol and core leader of the local area, and also the person who really controls the power behind the scenes.

It's just that if there is no major event, the star supervisor generally does not show up.Therefore, even in Yangcheng, few people know that there is a star watcher in the night patrol.

I only heard the old man who was in charge of the Star Envoy speak slowly:
"This year's sacrificial field appeared so suddenly that even the supervisor in the royal city couldn't figure it out in advance. It may be an ominous sign that it suddenly appeared in Taiping Town."

The three people in the chamber fell silent after hearing the words.

The sudden appearance of the sacrificial field caught everyone off guard, and large-scale casualties were inevitable.

It is also fortunate that the sacrificial field appeared in Tianping Town. If it appeared in Yangcheng, how could there be lives among those present.

The old man continued:
"Since the sacrifice is over, there is no need to worry about it in the short term. There are still two important things to deal with right now. First, Ye County has been granted by the king to Dong Chongjun as a food city, and the government of Ye County will also be evacuated. The order from above is to merge the officials of Ye County into our Yang County on the spot, the magistrate of Ye County will serve as the magistrate of this county, and the county lieutenant of Ye County will serve as the head arrester of this county, do you have any objections?"

Ye County and Yang County are only separated by the Xuan River, and the jurisdiction of Ye County is small. It is not surprising that the county magistrate and county lieutenant of Ye County were downgraded to Yang County.

The magistrate of Yangcheng stood up and replied:

"The next official has no objection."

Zhou Cunjian hesitated a bit:

"The position of head arrester in this county has just been appointed to a rising star. If it takes another important role in a short period of time, I'm afraid."

The old man turned his eyes to Zhou Cunjian and asked:
"The new head arrester, is it yours?"

Under the gaze of the old man, Zhou Cunjian broke out in a cold sweat. He stood there, not knowing whether he should answer "yes" or "no".

Just listen to the old man continue to say:
"Appointment from above is one thing, and our arrangement is another. How can you be indisputable about becoming an official? You can handle such trivial matters by yourself, and don't bother me."

Hearing the old man's statement, Zhou Cunjian breathed a sigh of relief:

"The lieutenant knows."

The old man paused for a while, sat up straight, and said solemnly:

"The second thing is very important! You have to listen carefully. If you are not careful, it will lead to the destruction of Yangcheng!"

Everyone was stunned and listened intently.

"This matter is about the coffin that floated in the Xuan River a few days ago. The coffin is dangerous, and I dare not open it lightly. The higher-ups are very interested in it and will send someone to take it over."

Having said that, the old man changed his subject:
"The most important thing is that I also got other news. The monsters of Shi Shen Dao and Wu Gui Dao are also very interested in that coffin."

When the three of them heard this, they couldn't help but stare, their faces full of horror.

There are countless ghosts in the world, and some of them form a group of powerful ghosts.In the southern lands, the most terrifying ghost organizations are the Corpse God Dao and the Five Ghost Dao.

If it is true that these two gangs of ghosts come to Yangcheng, they will definitely burn all lives and stain the earth with blood.

The old man saw the appearance of the three of them, and said:

"As for those ghosts, the higher-ups are free to arrange. This time, awarding Ye County to Dong Chongjun is one of them. You don't have to worry too much."

Although the old man said so, the three people present were still chilled all over, as if they had fallen into an ice cave.

"At this juncture, I will not go out again, and will always guard the coffin." The old man said, "You must do your best to ensure the order of Yangcheng, don't let the ghosts arrive, and you will mess up first."

Hearing this, Xia Mingxuan hesitated for a moment, then stood up and said:
"Master Supervising Star Envoy, my subordinates have learned something. On the bank of the Xuan River last night, there was a worm infested and killed two inspector brothers. The worm escaped from the body of a brother. I'm afraid... it's about to Transformed."

It was the first time Yangcheng county magistrate and Zhou Cunjian heard about this, and they couldn't help but look at Xia Mingxuan nervously.

When the old man heard this, the criss-cross wrinkles on his face wrinkled together:
"Wangchong. Is it really troublesome? It seems that even if the ghosts of the Corpse God and the Five Ghosts don't come, this Yangcheng will suffer a catastrophe."

Then, the old man regained his majesty, and ordered in a deep voice:
"Immediately send people to strictly guard the main gates of the city, and anyone who is polluted by insects will be killed! The city gates will be closed at [-] o'clock, even if you are sick, give birth, or die.

The three immediately took orders:

"Subordinate to obey!"

After arranging everything, the old man showed a bit of depression:

"Now that Yangcheng is at a critical moment of life and death, I am not the only one who can turn it around. You all need to work hard!"

After finishing speaking, the old man ignored the three people's answers, got up and left the hall slowly.

The discussion ended like this. Now that the storm is coming, the three of them still have many things to deal with, so they dare not stay for a long time and leave in a hurry.

Xia Mingxuan walked out of the conference hall, and a night guard who had been waiting hurriedly greeted him:
"Master Lieutenant! Just now, a police officer came to report that a massacre occurred in Xishan Village on the outskirts of the city—"

"Presumptuous!" Xia Mingxuan was upset at the moment, and immediately said angrily, "No matter what kind of tragedy, the city's government will deal with it, so what does it matter to us?"

After speaking, Xia Mingxuan left with a flick of his sleeves.

The night guard hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth and continued:

"Master Captain, according to the description of the policeman, we judge that it is probably Wang Chong"

Xia Mingxuan stopped abruptly, and turned to look at the night guard:
"Where did you say it was? Oh, Xishan Village! I'll go and see it myself!"

After taking two steps, Xia Mingxuan changed his mind again:

"It's really getting more and more chaotic! Wang Chong will come and go at night, so let's mobilize the elite to have a good rest during the day, and there will be important actions tonight! As for Xishan Village, Lu Xing, Boss Lu, will be notified to deal with it."

(End of this chapter)