After the immortal disappeared

He Lingchuan coughed lightly: "This is the Feitian Pioneer of Chiyan Kingdom, General Ling."

"General Ling?" Zhongsun Mou's eyes narrowed slightly, "The military order has been issued. You should be on your way to the front line now. Why are you still staying in Zhitian Township?"

"It's up to you..." General Ling wanted to slap him in the face, but suddenly he remembered this guy's authority and changed his mind abruptly, "We'll arrive within the period, it's still early!" Zhongsun Mou couldn't take him down directly, but if It was also disgusting to send a report letter to the capital of Chiyan.

So he quickly changed the topic: "The victim was also a soldier of my Feitian Army. I want an explanation! Where is the murderer, what is his identity, and how to deal with it, ah?"

"It is a rule that secrets must not be leaked until the case is completed." Zhongsun Mou said calmly, "General Ling, let's go to war with peace of mind. By then Lingxu City will notify Chiyan Kingdom, and you will have the answer."

Where is General Ling willing to leave? By the time he returned from the front, at least a few months later, the day lilies were already cold.

He did not trust this "inspector" from the bottom of his heart.

He Lingchuan opened his mouth to help him: "Before I came, the prince asked me to investigate thoroughly and make sure that the final result, not this -" He pointed to the golden paper in the guard's hand, "-sent to him. Do you have If you have any questions, just ask the prince, I can’t stop midway.”

Zhongsun Mou was stunned and was about to retort when someone suddenly walked in outside the courtyard gate and said "Oh" when he saw the scene here.

This is an old man in his fifties, with half-white beard and hair, and he is carrying two oil paper bags in his hands.

The gang of vicious people in the courtyard made him turn around and run away.

But how could everyone let him go? Zhongsun Mou's bodyguard rushed out, grabbed his shoulders, and dragged him back.

If you use your true strength to find out, you will know that this is just an ordinary person.

Without waiting for serious questioning, the old man took action.

It turns out that he is the servant responsible for taking care of this place. The owner, Mr. Mai, only comes here three or four times a year. He stays for less than ten days at a time and then leaves. After that, the courtyard becomes completely quiet. He usually sweeps the floor, grows flowers, and prepares some side dishes to go with his wine. His life is quite comfortable.

When asked what Mr. Mai did for a living, the old man said he was not sure, but he was probably a businessman. Because as soon as Mr. Mai comes, customers will come here every now and then, sometimes several times a day.

When these people entered the study and sat down, Mr. Mai closed the door, but no sound could be heard.

General Ling asked him, "Have you never thought about eavesdropping?" Although these people were doing shady things, they might have put up a barrier during the discussion.

"No. Mr. Mai also praised me and said that my greatest advantage is that I have no curiosity."

Zhongsun Mou also spoke: "Do you know Mr. Mai's full name?"

"I don't know, he didn't mention it."

"What is he doing here?"

"Well, most of them are reading and drinking tea in the study. Occasionally they go out, and then they don't know where they go."

He Lingchuan asked him: "How many days did Mr. Mai stay this time?"

"Five days... no, six days."

"So where is he now?"

"I don't know." The old man looked confused. "Logically, he should be at home. Mr. Mai likes to take a nap."

However, when He Lingchuan came to find him, the courtyard was already empty.

Did Mr. Mai smell danger and escape in advance?

However, He Lingchuan's sudden trial of tens of thousands of households took only a short time, and then he rushed to Shuanglu Town without stopping, with only two quarters of an hour left. How could Mr. Mai know this in advance?

Who leaked the news and when?

Zhongsun Mou asked a few more questions. Seeing that the old man couldn't get out any useful information, he waved his hand and asked someone to take him down to dictate the portrait.

The old man's unexpected appearance gave both parties present time to relax.

Zhongsun Mou looked at He Lingchuan and was about to speak when Tiger Jiao Yu said first, "Lord Zhongsun, I suggest we jointly investigate the case so that we can concentrate our advantages."

He Lingchuan smiled and said: "Either we can find out the truth, or you can send a note to the King of Chiyan now and ask the prince to recall me."

General Ling said loudly: "That's right! You are standing on Chiyan's land and want to forcibly expel the crown prince's envoy? You must first ask us if we agree!"

He Lingchuan glanced at him.

General Ling looks bold and straight, but is actually a very cooperative red-faced person.

What General Ling means is that it doesn't matter if you don't agree. The token can only bluff others, and I will still beat you out.

Smart people are afraid of being generous.

Zhongsun Mou was also making rapid calculations in his mind at this time.

He had a deep feud with Fushan, and of course he would not be polite to his subordinates.

The so-called prince's special envoy was so stubborn that he refused to obey. Zhong Sunmou only thought it was ridiculous. That's hell coming without any door, and there will be plenty of opportunities later. If you don't send him away, you'll let him take the blame.

So he pondered for a moment and his expression softened: "Whether it's a matter of exchanging information or not, we can explain it to our superiors. What clues did you get?"

Zhong Sunmou's attitude suddenly softened, and He Lingchuan became more vigilant.

When he wants to do something bad, he also likes to suppress it first and then boost it.

But on the surface, he still needs to soften his temper: "I have found several cases of missing monsters here. Including the descendants of General Ling, dozens of monsters have disappeared in the central and northern part of Chiyan in the past six months. They have nothing to do with Lingxu City. The messenger case is similar.”

"Are you saying that there was a murderer who hunted the demon clan, and the Lingxu City messenger was just accidentally killed?"

"Hunting in secret." He Lingchuan corrected him, "Wan Dahu from Zhitian Township has confessed that he and his nephew teamed up to kill monsters and obtain pearls."

"Get the pearl?" Zhongsun Mou frowned, "What pearl?"

He Lingchuan stopped talking: "Lord Zhongsun, it's your turn."

Commander Zhongsun heaved a sigh of relief: "I found out from the north that it was not limited to the territory of Chiyan. Several bird monsters saw the white-shouldered eagle flying to the cliff to take shelter from the rain, but they didn't seem to come out again after dawn. I asked repeatedly , they didn’t dare to confirm. Later, I collected evidence under the cliff, and the evidence finally pointed to Shuanglu Town, Zhitian Township, which is...here!”

General Ling interjected: "Then the man named Mai got wind of it and ran away early."

Zhongsun Mou was dismayed: "General Ling, be careful what you say."

"I just want to know, what should I do now?" General Ling is a pragmatist. "He has run away, how can we continue to investigate this case?"

"There is a reward for the man surnamed Mai." Zhongsun Mou said, "The portrait will be out soon, and it will be posted in nearby towns and villages. There are so many pairs of eyes in the sky and on the ground staring at him, it will be difficult for him to escape."

This is a country of monsters. Not only humans are staring at bounties, but also various monsters. Whether you are eating or squatting in a pit, you never know where a pair of inhuman eyes will be watching you silently, making it impossible to guard against them.

He Shi Shiran walked out, taking only one guard with him, and said to He Lingchuan: "I still have some news, you come with me."

There was a big hole in the study door, so it was certainly not suitable for keeping secrets.

He Lingchuan and Jiao Yu looked at each other and followed him to the main house.

Of course General Ling followed.

He was about to tell the two wind-drilling beasts to guard the study, but before he could say anything, He Lingchuan, like a prophet, patted his long neck and whispered: "Don't worry about anything."

General Ling swallowed his words and silently followed him into the main room.

Zhongsun Mou closed the door himself and even put up a barrier before saying in a low voice: "This case must be handled to the emperor's satisfaction."

The emperor is the master of Lingxu City and the demon emperor who rules the entire Bega Empire.

So this sentence carries a lot of weight.

He Lingchuan heard something behind his words: "Then how can the emperor be satisfied?"

"The timing of this case was strange. The emperor believed that it was the work of overseas spies." Zhong Sunmou looked at He Lingchuan and said, "But the conclusion of your analysis clearly has nothing to do with this."

"The messenger of Lingxu City was killed because someone secretly hunted down sporadic little monsters? Hey, how can such a conclusion be trusted by the emperor?"

The emperor doesn't believe this is an accident, and they will be unlucky as their subordinates.

He Lingchuan humbly asked for advice: "So, what do you think, Master Zhongsun, should we do about this matter?"

"We still need to dig deeper into this aspect." Zhongsun Mou said sternly, "If it is as you said, the white-shouldered eagle just encountered an accident, then the people behind the scenes should have ceased their activities and gone into hiding after knowing that they killed the messenger of Lingxu City by mistake. It’s time to get up, at least until this period of limelight has passed, why do you continue to commit crimes one after another, and the more you do, the more eye-catching you are, so that you can seize the clues? "

This guy has a bad mouth and talks as if the clues they can find are all given by the people behind the scenes. General Ling's mouth moved, and he finally swallowed the sentence "Mom".

He Lingchuan's heart moved when he heard this. Zhong Sunmou was right, but he still said: "Perhaps there is a disconnect between the top and bottom, and Wan Song did not understand the intentions of the people behind the scenes; or maybe the tasks assigned by the superiors were too heavy, and they were lucky."

It is actually very difficult for an organization to issue orders from top to bottom, and it is normal for confusion, entanglement, and disorder to occur in the process, not to mention that everyone at the top and bottom has their own selfish interests and their interests collide with each other.

The larger the organization, the greater the bias.

Those at the top know they have the wisdom, and they want to follow their words, but the soldiers and crabs at the bottom will execute it and make trouble for you.

This is often the reason why good intentions lead to bad deeds.

General Ling glared and said: "Master Zhongsun, if you have to say that it was a spy, the flight route of the White-shouldered Eagle is only known to the people in Lingxu City! If you don't go back to Lingxu City to find out, you are always wandering around Chiyan. What is the use?"

"There are already people in Lingxu City investigating." Zhongsun Mou said quickly, "The White-shouldered Eagle disappeared in Chiyan after all. Even if its itinerary was leaked in Lingxu City, the shooting down would be carried out in Chiyan. Find the murderer. Solve the problem yourself.”

He asked He Lingchuan: "You said Wan Dahu's nephew Wan Song was the murderer. Where is he now?"

"I don't know." He Lingchuan said cheerfully, "Since you can find Buffalo Lane, I also hope that you can also find the whereabouts of the murderer."

"Both the White-shouldered Eagle and the descendants of General Ling have disappeared near Zhitian Township." Zhongsun Mou raised his chin, "The murderer likes to hang out here, so we might as well use Wan Dahu as bait to lure him out."

"That's what I meant." He Lingchuan said with a smile, "Why don't Lord Zhongsun hurry back to Youtian Town? The news that Wan Dahu is actually controlled by us must not be exposed, otherwise Wan Song will not be fooled."