After the immortal disappeared

It seems that only pilots can achieve such excellent mobility.

Goshawk immediately denied: "Yes, but I wouldn't do such a thing."

"Oh?" He Lingchuan became interested, "Which demon king are you talking about?"

"The king of Shanyu Kingdom is a red-crowned giant eagle. There is a record of eating a whole elephant, but it was not swallowed whole. In addition, the master of Mianbing Kingdom who presides over the Winter Palace is Xue Luan. I heard that he can transform into a giant eagle. He has a huge figure." Goshawk said, "Other than that, I can't think of a third one."

Although these two people are capable, given their status, it is unlikely that they would go to Chiyan Country to commit crimes.

Goshawk continued: "The spiritual energy is thin, and it will be difficult for the Yu clan to produce another giant."

The larger the size of the monster, the stronger the support it needs. Today's conditions are insufficient, and it is no longer the era of giant monsters like the ancient and early medieval times.

Even Monarch Shan Yu and Imperial Master Mian Bing relied on powerful Yuan Power to maintain such a figure.

"Then it's Lu Xing's monster."

Jiao Yu helped the staff officer: "There may not be only one."

"That's right." He Lingchuan pondered, "They committed crimes in Niutoushan. Why did they come here to unload the goods?"

"It is difficult to detect corpses found in deep mountains and old forests." Jiao Yu replied, "Besides, this is already within the boundaries of Baishi County. Even if the corpses are found, there are no missing persons in the county, and most likely they will not bother to investigate."

Outsiders and passing monsters died in the wilderness unattended.

It's not just Bega, it's the same in every country.

Apart from the fact that the local officials don't want to take care of it, it is objectively difficult to investigate. There is no information between states and counties. How can it be so easy to coordinate with each other to investigate cases?

The murderer knew this very well, so he took advantage of the opportunity and dumped the body across the county.

"Is that just that?" He Lingchuan also agreed with his reasoning, but there was still doubt here, "But this place is far away from the county line, and there are deep mountains and old forests everywhere. Why did you go deep here to dump the body?"

"In your opinion?"

He Lingchuan stood up and looked around: "There is no sky here all day long, the earth is humid, and the rocks are dripping with water. This is probably the environment the murderer likes. Don't forget that the last few times it appeared, they were all on rainy nights."

"Although this thing is committing crimes everywhere, it should always have a habitat, right?"

"You mean, its lair is nearby?"

"Otherwise, how would the body be excreted here?" He Lingchuan asked, "If you live in the east of the county, would you go to the west of the county and squat in a pit?"

"...I don't have that hobby." Jiao Yu raised his head and looked around, "There is also a faint fishy smell mixed with the corpse odor."

"It's a pity that you weren't there the day the sheep thief came to steal the blue sheep." He Lingchuan jumped on the ground, took a water bag and washed his hands, and specially rubbed it with soap several times, otherwise the corpse smell would not go away. "By the way, who has a better sense of smell, you or Fu Shanyue?"

Jiao Yu was startled, then thought for a moment and said, "Then the young master should still win."

He Lingchuan took out the branch with mucus from the storage ring: "Smell it, does it smell like this?"

The tiger came up and sniffed carefully, its nose almost touching the branch.

He Lingchuan believed him. From this posture, it could be seen that Ba's sense of smell was more sensitive.

Finally the tiger made the decision: "Yes, that's it!"

He Lingchuan took a deep breath.

Okay, it turns out that this murderer is the real sheep thief. Sure enough, the official and private grudges can be settled together, and Fu Shanyue did not entrust the wrong person.

He thought for a moment and then said: "I'm here now, I want to see Hao Zhu Nest."

"Yulun Mountain?" Jiao Yu was also present when he interrogated Wang Mazi and knew what he was referring to. "On the other side of Zhitian Township. It's getting dark. Do you want to spend the night in the countryside?"

"Yes." So far, a lot of information has been collected, but He Lingchuan knew very well that the most important thing was missing in the investigation:

Breakthrough.

The other party acted covertly, and although they left clues, they were not enough to track.

Why is this monster eating people and monsters everywhere in Chiyan?

Simply to satisfy your hunger?

…

The income of Zhitian Township alone accounts for two-thirds of the entire Baishi County.

Therefore, the county government office of Baishi County was directly located in Youtian Town, Zhitian Township, to facilitate the handling of various affairs.

It was already dusk when He Lingchuan entered the town.

The streets in Youtian Town are obviously more regular than those in Shuangyi Town, and street lights are hung under the trees to make it easier for pedestrians to walk at night.

Every house has lights on, and He Lingchuan can always smell the aroma of food and hear the voices of people talking in the streets.

There are many large houses here, some of which cover a considerable area, with smooth exterior walls and exquisite tiles. It is obvious that wealthy people live inside.

Jiao Hu also introduced him: "The townspeople basically grow herbal medicines, and there are a few big herbal business owners. When they get rich, they buy land and build houses."

The ecology of a town is very simple. Some people plant crops, some harvest them, and some transport them out. This is how goods circulate.

He Lingchuan asked:

"Where do monsters live?"

"Most of them live in the mountains and forests near the town." Jiao Yu replied, "If they are monsters that work with humans to grow medicine, they will also live in these houses."

There are several inns in the town, and now that He Lingchuan's travel expenses can be reimbursed, of course he will choose the largest and most expensive one.

The decoration of the guest room is also very unique. It is a small courtyard with a single door. In the courtyard, an old tree stump is covered with purple mushrooms and white mushrooms.

The crow didn't dare to compete with the goshawk for the tree stump, so it had no choice but to sit on the tree in the yard.

After completing the check-in procedures, He Lingchuan said to Jiao Yu: "I would also like to trouble Mr. Jiao to go to the county government office and report the cases we handle to the government."

Jiao Yu nodded: "You are right, these cases are difficult and the cooperation of the local magistrate is essential."

It left for half an hour.

When Jiao Yu showed up again, he brought back an invitation:

The magistrate of Baishi County hosted a banquet for the special envoy and General Ling, and asked them to show their appreciation.

He Lingchuan immediately touched his stomach and stood up, and agreed: "Okay, I just happened to not have dinner."

It had been dark for a long time and he didn't even order a meal. Jiao Yu suspected that he was just waiting for this meal.

The banquet was held at Xihonglou, the best restaurant in town.

The Baishi County Magistrate and seven or eight people stood waiting at the door of the restaurant. Seeing He Lingchuan and others arriving, he immediately stepped forward to greet them: "This must be the Crown Prince's special envoy, hello General Ling, hello Lord Jiao, hello Lord Wu!"

Mr. Wu refers to the goshawk.

He Lingchuan was also very agile in the matter of welcoming and sending people. The two met like old friends for many years, exchanged greetings, and then went upstairs to sit down.

The magistrate of Baishi County toasted He Lingchuan with a glass of wine, and then introduced the people around him: "These are the sages of Zhitian Township. I heard that the special envoy and General Ling were coming, and they all wanted to come and meet them."

When he mentioned the special envoy, he would also bring General Ling with him to show his respect for the old sheep.

General Ling hummed, lowered his head to drink, and paid little attention to others.

The cups used by humans are too small, so it is designated to use a sea bowl, and it can drink half the bowl of wine with just one bow of its head.

The county magistrate seemed not to be surprised by his attitude, so he only introduced He Lingchuan one by one, and these people also raised their glasses one by one.

The so-called rural sages are actually the wealthy and wealthy households in Zhitian Township. Needless to say, this meal must come from their own pockets.

They represent the highest level of financial resources in Zhitian Township.

He Lingchuan took a look and saw that they were all human beings.

There was a lot of drinking and drinking, and the dishes were served at reasonable prices.

The restaurants here also have the characteristics of Zhitian Township, which is famous for its medicinal food. What about braised old crabs with blood vine, stir-fried mutton kidneys with Eucommia ulmoides, fried liver slices with Shouwu, and fried ground ginseng...

He Lingchuan even suspected that a normal person would get a nosebleed after eating this table of medicinal food.

Fortunately, the wine used at the banquet was sweet rice wine instead of medicinal wine. It was warm, mellow and generous, smoothing the throat and suppressing dryness.

Jiao Yu had previously described the case process to Baishi County Magistrate, who then said to He Lingchuan: "Special envoy, I have ordered someone to register the wind-drilling beast case, and then compare it with the past files to see if there are any No new leads.”

The nobles from all the villages said: "I didn't expect such a thing to happen in Zhitian Township."

"That monster is so bold and arrogant!"

He Lingchuan asked everyone: "There has been no missing case reported in Zhitian Township?"

Everyone shook their heads: "Not in recent years."

"Nothing unusual usually?"

Everyone looked at each other and shook their heads: "Farming in the fields and countryside is normal, there is no problem."

He Lingchuan then said to the Baishi County Magistrate: "Tomorrow I want to go to the Haozhu Nest at the foot of the Moon Mountain to take a look."

"Hao Zhu Nest?" Baishi County Magistrate was surprised, "No one has been there for a long time. Is it possible that this matter has something to do with the case of the missing courier?"

"If there was no connection, I wouldn't be here." He Lingchuan's words made the county magistrate feel numb.

"I heard that an entire litter of piglets died in the burrow last year, which is quite bizarre." General Ling was rude as soon as he opened his mouth. "Didn't this matter be investigated in detail?"

"At that time, heavy snow closed the mountains, and it was already the spring of the following year when the villagers discovered them. The demon nest was smashed by a huge boulder from above, which should be the cause of death." Magistrate Baishi said, "These are all recorded and can be checked by the special envoy."

"What do you mean it should be?" General Ling was displeased, "If it is, it is, if it is not, it is not. Didn't they send a police officer there at that time?"

"Send it, I'll send the best widower in the county." Magistrate Baishi didn't want to take this responsibility, "But after all, after a winter and spring, the bones have already rotted, so there is really nothing else that can be found. "

When he said this, he sighed: "How can a litter of pigs be related to Lingxu City?"

He Lingchuan asked instead, "I heard that these pigs are very popular in the countryside?"

"Well, it's not very good." A village official said, "Both water sources in Zhitian Township pass through their territory first, and then flow into our fields. These pigs often find reasons to cut off our water supply."

"Have you ever done anything?"

Everyone looked at each other again, and then one of the village nobles said slowly: "They are a local tyrant. They have injured many people, been sued, and lost money in the end, but none of us can do anything about them. The county magistrate tried to mediate with us many times, but in the end we made some concessions."

General Ling sneered: "Give in? I think those pigs must suffer the consequences. You guys are much smarter than monkeys."

The wealthy man opened his mouth to argue, but was interrupted by the person next to him pulling his sleeves.

Why are you arguing with the big monster?

He Lingchuan asked again: "What is the source of the contradiction?"

This time the local nobles were silent. Magistrate Baishi coughed and said, "It's still a source of water."