White Bone Monkey King

The sun sets at Youshi.

There was a strong wind in the capital tonight, and the wind was biting, bringing with it the chilling feeling of winter.

The weather had just been sunny for a few days, but then suddenly cooled down again. People in the capital were wondering if there was going to be another heavy snowfall?

"it's too cold."

"it's too cold."

"My feet are so cold that I can't feel anything anymore. I feel like my old cold legs are about to relapse again. I need you to lend me your stove to roast my old cold legs."

The old Taoist priest and the old dog ran tremblingly into the hall of the Criminal Investigation Department and stood in front of the stove to warm themselves up.

The old Taoist priest felt that his body temperature was warming up too slowly. Standing in front of the stove, he lifted up the hem of his Taoist robe and let the temperature of the stove reach his knees as quickly as possible to prevent the recurrence of the old cold legs.

Woof.

Although the old dog was wearing a thick cotton-padded jacket, he was still very cold and stayed close to the stove to keep warm.

There were more than one person and one dog keeping warm in the hall. The Peacock Buddha Mother, whose cultivation was sealed, had long since abandoned all her reserve and aloofness and stood in front of the stove in the hall to keep warm. The Peacock Buddha Mother stood for a long time, walking around a few times from time to time, and walked to the desk to watch Jin An review the case files. The colorful peacock accompanied the martial arts immortal, and the painting style was quite fairy-like.

"Today Taoist Master Thousand Eyes was still talking about you, Peacock Buddha Mother, in the Five Zang Taoist Temple. He said that since my little brother moved to the Criminal Investigation Department, I haven't seen you Peacock Buddha Mother for half a month. I asked when you will come back. A trip to the Five Zang Taoist Temple?”

The old Taoist priest hesitated when he said this: "But I feel that Qianyan Taoist Master misses you little brother when you go back. Without you, little brother, you will be with a sheep like a tiger, and you will be worried all day long."

The old Taoist priest has long known that Jin An, who is reviewing the national case files in the hall, is the clone of the holy fetus of lead and mercury. The old Taoist priest also knows that Jin'an's body and the clone share the same mind and soul. What he said to the holy fetus of lead and mercury will be felt by Jin An, who is practicing in seclusion. Yes, so when he was talking to the lead-mercury holy fetus, he looked as normal, without any grudges.

Jin An, the holy child of lead and mercury, who had been reviewing the case files for a day, looked away from the case files in his hand and was about to speak. At this moment, Fatty Li suddenly ran into the hall with an ugly face, as if he wanted to see Jin An for something urgent. .

"Taoist Master Jin'an, Shi Youde is missing!"

"Shi Youde didn't come on duty today. When I went to his house to look for someone, I learned that Shi Youde didn't come home all night. His family always thought that he was still in the Criminal Investigation Department because he was busy with business! Until I found him When he was at home, his family discovered that Shi Youde was missing!"

The matter was urgent, so Fatty Li did not greet the old Taoist priest. He nodded slightly as a greeting.

Um?

Jin An raised his eyebrows.

Fatty Li continued anxiously: "I didn't want to disturb you, Taoist Master Jin An, so I directly found the Thousand-Eyed Taoist Statue in Wu Zang Taoist Temple and asked him to help the Criminal Investigation Department find someone. As a result, even the Thousand-Eyed Taoist Statue was Can't find it, Shi Youde seems to have suddenly disappeared from the world, and there are no clues."

Snapped.

Jin An pressed his fingers together and put down the case file in his hand.

Jin An looked serious: "Who was Shi Youde's colleague who last met yesterday?"

Fatty Li: "It's Lao Qian, Liu Bing, and Zhong Hui."

"I have looked for the three of them. The last time they met Shi Youde was after they came out of the Juyuan Tavern last night. They separated at the door and went home."

"Lao Qian, Liu Bing, and Zhong Hui all got home safely. Only Shi Youde didn't come home all night, and he didn't come to the Criminal Investigation Department to report today."

Jin An believed that Fatty Li was meticulous in his work. Fatty Li said that he had not found anyone, so he must have tried his best.

Jin An frowned and thought for a moment, and asked calmly: "Have you visited the people on the road from Juyuan Tavern to Shi Youde's home? Can you determine the scope of Shi Youde's disappearance?"

Fatty Li nodded: "I have arranged for several brothers on night watch to investigate, but the results will not be available so soon."

Jin An's eyes were stern: "It is impossible for a person to be able to see people alive and dead, and to disappear out of thin air. Even the Thousand-Eyed Taoist Master's Thousand-mile Vision cannot find a person. Fatty Li, take the old dog to find someone." , it has the best nose for finding people.”

"In addition, please pass on my order to conduct an internal self-inspection within the Criminal Investigation Department to see if Shi Youde's sudden disappearance is an exception and if there are anyone else missing. If a person can be made to disappear out of thin air, perhaps the truth behind this It’s not that simple.”

Fatty Li received the order, took the dog leash from the old Taoist priest, and was about to take the dog out to find someone, but at this moment, Deputy Commander Sun also approached Jin An with a solemn expression.

"Lord Commander, someone in the Criminal Investigation Department is missing..."

Deputy Commander Sun was interrupted by Fatty Li, who asked anxiously: "Isn't Shi Youde?"

Deputy Commander Sun looked at Fatty Li with a surprised expression: "Shi Youde is also missing?"

Then he said: "It's not Shi Youde, it's Zhu Baihu."

Zhu Baihu here, whose full name is Zhu Pannan, is Lao Zhu who accompanied Jin An to investigate the case of the theft of the imperial master's tomb last time and went to the Widow's Mansion together.

"What, Lao Zhu is missing too!" Fatty Li's expression changed.

According to Deputy Commander Sun, Zhu Pannan led a night patrol last night and went home directly after work during the day. He and Zhu Pannan are neighbors, and they originally made an appointment to come to the Criminal Investigation Department together tonight.

But he waited and waited and couldn't wait for Zhu Pannan. When he went to Zhu Pannan's house to look for him, he learned that Zhu Pannan had never returned home during the day.

Finally, Deputy Commander Sun came to the Criminal Investigation Department alone and found that Zhu Pannan was not there. He asked several colleagues who had good relations with Zhu Pannan, and they all said that they had not seen Zhu Pannan for a day, and Zhu Pannan disappeared mysteriously. Zhu Pannan has been acting normal these days. He doesn't engage in prostitution or gambling, his family relationship is harmonious, and he doesn't look like someone who would go missing if he has something on his mind.

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Jin An suddenly stood up, a gust of cold wind blew up from his Taoist robe, and the flames on several stoves in the hall shook violently, like the trembling before a violent storm.

Jin An's tone was cold and his eyes were intimidatingly cold: "Fat Li, let me go ahead with the internal self-examination of the Criminal Investigation Department, and focus on investigating the brothers who went to the Imperial Master's Tomb and the Widow's Manor with me that day to confirm the truth. Several people are missing. As for the disappearance of Shi Youde and Lao Zhu, I will personally investigate."

"Taoist Master Jin'an, do you suspect that someone is targeting the people that day?"

"Okay, I'll check it out right away."

Fatty Li put down the dog leash and hurried out of the hall.

"Deputy Commander Sun, please pass on the order and tell the brothers not to travel alone from today on. Also, please investigate whether the brothers have encountered anything strange recently. By the way, we will also go to Shi Youde and Zhu Pannan Go home, bring a few belongings for the two of you, you may need these things to find someone later."

"Old Taoist priest, go to the Five Zang Taoist Temple and ask Qianyan Taoist Master to help you find Lao Zhu. See if you can find where Lao Zhu is."

Jin An calmly gave orders one by one.

Then he put on the dog leash, got on the Biyan carriage, and went to the Juyuan Tavern in person to look for Shi Youde, who was the first to go missing.

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Juyuan Tavern.

Jin An took Lao Qian, Liu Bing, and Zhong Hui, who drank with Shi Youde last night, and went to the tavern owner to ask for details.

As you can imagine, no useful clues were found in the tavern.

The owner of the tavern was very impressed by the few people: "Is there anyone suspicious? I haven't found any, but the person from the Criminal Investigation Department you mentioned, Marquis Shenwu, took away another roast goose before leaving. He said he was bringing Go home and share it with your wife and children.”

"Because several of the officers of the Criminal Investigation Department don't like to eat mutton and are incompatible with the people around them, which is very impressive, so I remember it very clearly."

Jin An thanked the tavern owner and left a few copper coins as compensation for the food boxes.

After leaving the tavern, Jin An asked Lao Qian and the other three about the details of last night. How much wine did they drink last night? Was Shi Youde drunk?

The three of them answered that they had fulfilled their duties and knew that security tasks were heavy these days. They did not dare to drink too much that night, for fear that getting drunk would delay the business of the next day.

Next, Jin An took the three of them and searched along the way according to Shi Youde's route home. The old dog sniffed along the street and helped find the person together.

With Jin'an's current reputation, everyone in the capital knew about it. When everyone saw Shenwu Hou leading a big yellow dog wearing a large cotton-padded jacket while patrolling the streets, they were all attracted by the human-like old dog, and looked at him in amazement.

Passers-by pointed at the old dog and discussed: "This Lord Shenwu has very curious tastes. He raises strange animals, but I have never seen the Five Zang Taoist Temple raising normal animals."

Fortunately, Fatty Li discovered Shi Youde's disappearance in time. The smell on the street had not completely dissipated, and the old dog stopped in front of the entrance of an alley.

Woof, woof.

The old dog barked several times in the alley.

"Commander, are you here to see Shi Youde?" Several brothers from the Criminal Investigation Department who were investigating Shi Youde's last whereabouts saw Jin An's appearance and hurriedly came over to salute.

Well, Jin An nodded: "How is the investigation going?"

Several people pointed to the alley in front of them and said: "Your Majesty Commander, we followed Li Baihu's instructions and asked shops and vendors along the street. The location where Shi Youde last appeared has been basically confirmed. After he came out of the tavern last night, he was as usual. Go home along Changhong Street, Guanhe Road, and Muqiaotou. However, when passing here, Shi Youde encountered a robber thief robbing him in the street. After we repeatedly found people to confirm, Shi Youde chased the robber thief into this alley. "

After reporting the situation, several people were surprised and asked the commander how did you find this place so quickly?

After giving a general explanation, Jin An took the dog leash and entered the alley.

The environment in the alley is dim and the visibility is poor, which does not disturb the old dog much. The deeper you go, the more turbid and foul-smelling the air is, which is the biggest disturbance to the dog's sense of smell.

However, this old dog was no ordinary dog, and this environment did not faze it. Finally, after wandering around in a complicated alley, it found a food box that had been knocked over.

Several wild cats were lying next to the food box and gulping down food, when they saw a group of people holding torches. The wild cats were afraid of open flames and roared a warning in a low voice. Their green eyes were scary, as if they wanted to eat people. Seeing humans approaching, the wild cat picked up the roasted goose's neck from the ground, ran into the dark depths of the alley, and disappeared.

The food in the food box was heavily chewed by wild cats, but you could still tell it was a roast goose.

The food box is still new, and the roast goose is clean and has not gone bad.

"Master Commander, Shi Youde must have dropped this. Something happened to him!" Lao Qian and the other three picked up the food box, their expressions were livid and ugly.

The old dog was still sniffing in the alley and walking deeper into the alley.

Jin An followed the old dog.

Suddenly, Jin An raised his hand to stop the others. He squatted down and looked at the ground under his feet. There were a few ashes left on the ground.

Only the soul of a strong person in the three realms can notice such small details without fear of the dim environment.

"Commander, who is this?" Several members of the Criminal Investigation Department held torches in their hands and looked very closely before finally noticing the black ashes.

Jin An raised his hand to silence a few people. After carefully collecting the ashes and wrapping them in a handkerchief, he snorted and said, "This is the ashes after the exorcism talisman burned."

"Exorcism charm?"

Several people changed their colors.

"Master Commander...you mean that Shi Youde's disappearance was not caused by a living person, but by a ghost..."

Jin An stood up and let the old dog continue to lead the way.

The old dog found its way for a while, then circled back and forth in the alley, like a lost person who had lost its sense of direction, and finally returned to Jin An, barking softly.

"Master Commander, do you know what it's talking about?" Lao Qian asked doubtfully.

Jin An raised his eyebrows and looked around: "It said that Shi Youde's scent disappeared here."

What?

Disappeared?

Several people were collectively startled, with astonished expressions.

The smell disappears and the smell is difficult to distinguish. These are two meanings. The former means deliberately artificial and erasing traces.

Jin An jumped onto the wall of a house and looked down at the entire alley area. The alley extended in all directions and the area was very large, like a maze. The complex and secluded terrain here was the most suitable for an ambush. Thinking of this, Jin An's face became more and more grim.

He has been able to confirm that the disappearance of Shi Youde and Lao Zhu was definitely not an accident, and the captors were targeting them.

Jin An was multi-tasking and his mind was like a storm. He sorted through all the clues. The biggest thing in common between Shi Youde and Lao Zhu was that they had both visited the Widow's Mansion recently.

Ancient country!

The undercurrent behind the scenes is not coming from the Punishment Chasi, but from the ancient country!

"Will it be Tianshi Mansion?"

"The Tianshi Mansion has been quiet these days, and there is no news about the retrieval of the Imperial Master's body from the Imperial Master's Mansion. It should be that the progress of the ancient country is not going well. Maybe the old King Ling has not found a way to enter the ancient country yet."

"Tianshi Mansion..."

Jin An's eyes flashed with cold light, these people dared to touch the Criminal Inspectorate because they thought they were weak and could be bullied because they had no intention of participating in the dispute.

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Criminal Investigation Department, a separate courtyard where Jin An lives.

In the room, Jin An's body, who was practicing in seclusion, opened his eyes, his eyes were like cold lightning, and there was a flash of light, which was breathtaking.

"It doesn't matter if it's the Tianshi Mansion. Since I can destroy the Holy Land of Wusheng and the Everlasting Mountain, the Tianshi Mansion can't escape either."

Jin'an's body snorted coldly and offered Luo Geng's jade plate.

Half an hour later, Jin'an's clone, the old Taoist priest, Fatty Li, and Deputy Commander Sun, who had gone out to investigate, returned to the Criminal Investigation Department almost at the same time. After receiving the news, several other deputy commanders dropped what they were doing and showed up at the Criminal Investigation Department to help find the person.

The old Taoist priest and Fatty Li brought bad news and good news.

The bad news is that there is no trace of Zhu Pannan in the Thousand-Eyed Taoist Statue, just like Shi Youde.

The good news is that currently only Shi Youde and Zhu Pannan are missing.

"Have you brought the things that Deputy Commander Sun asked you to find?" Jin An took out the Luo Geng jade plate.

The other party quickly handed over two bags, which were their daily clothes.