Embers Ad Infinitum

Unjust is doomed to destruction? Jiang Baimian rolled his eyes slightly and smiled:

"It seems he has done a lot of bad things."

Lao Chen lowered his head to handle the ingredients and said in a deep voice:

"He killed countless people for his arms business."

Lao Chen was not angry at all about Jiang Baimian's behavior of staying at the door of the kitchen and watching him cook, because this was completely in line with the teachings of the Vigilant Sect:

Always be vigilant and never trust blindly.

If you want to eat something in your stomach, you must watch it in person, and you cannot give the chef a chance to do something wrong.

While chatting like this, Lao Chen prepared one dish after another, and every time he made one, he would pick up a pair of chopsticks and stuff it into his mouth in front of Shang Jianyao and others.

In this regard, his explanation is:

"If I don't try the food, do you dare to eat it?"

"Dare." Shang Jianyao replied without hesitation.

He had already taken out several small plastic bottles.

These are all medicines dispensed from the first aid kit, including but not limited to "biological cleaning tablets" and "neutralizers."

Facing this guest wearing a monkey mask, Lao Chen had nothing to say.

Fortunately, Shang Jianyao was always thinking quickly and changed the topic:

"It's not good for your stomach."

"?" Lao Chen was confused.

Jiang Baimian sighed and explained helpfully:

"Every time a guest comes, you have to try the dishes again. You eat too much and in pieces, and you always eat past the meal time, which is not good for your stomach."

Lao Chen pointed to his face:

"How do you think I gained weight?"

In the dusty world, there are not many people who are qualified to be fat.

Jiang Baimian and the others were quite satisfied with this meal. Although Lao Chen's cooking skills could only be considered average and he abused spices, after many days of canned food, biscuits and energy bars, as long as the food was up to standard, All delicious to the "Old Tune Group".

"This tender mutton stewed with peas is good. It combines the characteristics of gray soil vegetables and red river vegetables. It is invincible when paired with rice." After putting down his chopsticks, Jiang Baimian praised with a smile.

"Exclusive secret recipe." Old Chen was a little proud.

Being able to make the soup more juicy and rich enough while maintaining the same taste is a skill he has slowly figured out.

After leaving the "drug-free restaurant", the old police team took the escalator down to the ground floor and entered the security station.

Han Wanghuo had returned from the area where the Gray Whisperers were hiding, and was sitting behind the desk at the back, looking through some documents under the fluorescent lamp.

If it weren't for the fact that he had two deep scars, one horizontal and one vertical, on his face, and his eyebrows were messy and he looked quite fierce, Long Yuehong would have thought he had returned to the "Pangu Creature", entered the place where his parents worked, and met their leader boss.

"Good afternoon." Jiang Baimian greeted with a smile.

Han Wanghuo raised his head and glanced at them:

"sit down."

Shang Jianyao was not polite at all and immediately moved a few chairs from other places.

——There is only one chair in front of Han Wanghuo’s desk.

"You want to ask me how the investigation went this morning?" When the "Old Adjustment Team" all sat down, Han Wanghuo said "hmm".

He was looking at Jiang Baimian.

This was because he had seen the "Old Tune Team" without masks, and his intuition told him that Jiang Baimian was the leader of the team.

Of course, he also hesitated on Shang Jianyao's positioning, but the other party's performance successfully dispelled some of his thoughts.

"Yes. This is one of the requests." Jiang Baimian responded with a smile.

Han Wanghuo put down the information in his hand and leaned back on his chair:

“Basically nothing was gained, no one acknowledged it, and no clues.

"If I were not a Gray Whisperer, I would definitely be kicked out directly."

He vaguely nodded at the internal conflicts of Hongshiji.

"You lost." Shang Jianyao suddenly interrupted.

"Huh?" Han Wanghuo frowned slightly, expressing confusion.

Shang Jianyao said seriously:

"You will lose if you admit that you are a Gray Whisperer.

"We are all human beings and should not form cliques."

Han Wanghuo didn't know how to respond for a moment, so he had to turn his attention to Jiang Baimian.

Jiang Baimian skipped the previous topic and made a second request:

"Can we borrow some materials?"

Han Wanghuo's eyes suddenly became sharp:

"What information."

Jiang Baimian smiled and said:

"Information on deaths caused by shock over the past few years."

This is to see if there is an awakened person or a murderer who can create the corresponding cause of death.

Han Wanghuo glanced at the masks on the faces of the four members of the "Old Tune Group" one by one, and finally said:

"You are smarter than I thought.

"This makes me a little confused. Why do you smart people want to take on the task of having arms stolen? Don't you see that there is a lot of danger hidden in it?

"In other words, you are very confident in your own strength?"

He is also a smart person... Long Yuehong was slightly impressed when he heard this.

"How can you catch tiger cubs if you don't enter the tiger's den?" Jiang Baimian cleverly answered.

Shang Jianyao took the opportunity to help her add:

"As a villain, are you still afraid of such danger?"

Is this guy out of his mind? The reason why their team took on the task of having their arms stolen was because they were not in their right mind? I heard that the crazier you are, the smarter you are... Han Wanghuo looked at the four people opposite him warily and said nothing.

After a while, he said to Bai Chen, who was wearing a fierce man's mask:

"The amazing thing is that there is only one 'intermediate hunter' in your team, and it's you."

"She was kidnapped by us!" Shang Jianyao explained.

Bai Chen was a little uncomfortable with this joke, but given her character, she didn't say anything.

"You can make up a more reasonable story." Long Yuehong couldn't help but mock.

Bang bang bang, Shang Jianyao clapped his hands, as if praising Long Yuehong for her tacit cooperation.

When Long Yuehong was confused, he smiled and said:

"We tied it back with friendship and trust."

"Pfft..." Jiang Baimian laughed.

Bai Chen pursed his lips.

Han Wanghuo couldn't understand the group of people opposite him more and more, so he sighed, pointed at the stack of documents in front of him and said:

"This is the information you want.

“In the past two years, the police station has not received any similar cases, and has not received any news of anyone dying due to shock.

"Push forward one year..."

Speaking of this, Han Wanghuo said with a serious expression:

"There's enough going on."

"What about pushing it further?" Jiang Baimian asked.

Han Wanghuo shook his head:

"Three years ago, the management of the police station was very chaotic. Many cases were not recorded and a lot of information was lost."

"You took office three years ago?" Jiang Baimian had a clear understanding.

"Yes." Han Wanghuo nodded lightly, "But I asked some colleagues, and they all said that there must have been three years ago. I'm not sure how many there were. And there seemed to be similar ones among the teams that attacked Hongshiji. The person who died.”

Jiang Baimian turned his head and glanced at Shang Jianyao and others:

"Do you have any more questions?"

Bai Chen didn't give Shang Jianyao a chance to "talk nonsense" and asked:

"Are there any connections between those four cases two years ago and Herwig's death?"

"This is what surprised me the most." Han Wanghuo pushed the information in his hand, "These four cases have some things in common. For example, the people who died were all Gray Whisperers. For example, they were either against The Red River people have done some not-so-good things, or they have taken a large share of the corresponding business and suppressed the Red River people, but Herwig does not have these things."

Jiang Baimian took the information and read it casually:

"Bao Xuan, 27 years old at the time of death, was a radical among the Gray Whisperers. He had hunted and killed three Red River people in several conflicts... He died in the basement where he had been hiding for a long time. He was later found by his wife Wang Xian several days later. Found... Cause of death: Excessive fright... Investigate the situation...

"A lot of comments were added later... Are you still investigating these cases?"

After reading for a while, Jiang Baimian raised his head and looked at Han Wanghuo.

Han Wanghuo responded with a serious expression:

“Since I agreed to be the Sheriff of Hongshiji, I have the responsibility to catch the murderer.

"As for what background he has, what abilities he has, and how dangerous he is, these are not issues that need to be considered.

"In the past two years or so, I have never given up."

Bang bang bang, Shang Jianyao clapped again.

"Aren't you worried about affecting your relatives?" Jiang Baimian asked curiously.

Han Wanghuo laughed at himself:

"As a former wilderness wanderer and relic hunter, I have no relatives for a long time, and my past companions also went to other places when I chose to be a sheriff."

"You don't have a wife?" Long Yuehong was keenly aware of a problem.

Han Wanghuo said "hmm":

"When the public security order in Hongshiji is initially established and I have some savings, I can resign and then think about it."

As soon as he finished speaking, Shang Jianyao stretched out his hand towards him.

When Han Wanghuo was confused, Jiang Baimian sighed and helped explain:

"You have a goal, and he also has a goal. You are willing to make certain sacrifices for this, and he is also willing to make certain sacrifices for this. Therefore, he feels that he should shake your hand."

...The team leader was infected by Shang Jianyao's "reasoning clown" mode... Long Yuehong listened in amusement.

Although Han Wanghuo still couldn't understand it, he could feel the other party's kindness, so he didn't refuse. He stretched out his right hand and shook Shang Jianyao's hand.

Jiang Baimian no longer gave Shang Jianyao room to develop, and asked instead:

"In other words, you suspect that Herwig's death is different from the previous cases?"

This is not impossible. The previous murderer has been quiet for more than two years, and there may be similar awakened ones appearing recently - provided that the "fright" is in the realm of Zhi Sui's "Yugu" and within the scope of the vigilant sect. Within, otherwise, the probability is very low.

This remains to be confirmed.

"Yes." Han Wanghuo pushed another stack of paper over, "This is the list of suspects I compiled. They are all those who have enmity with Herwig and have conflicts of interest."

Jiang Baimian took it and took a look and found that the first one said:

"Carl Staley, Mr. Dimarco's butler and the largest arms dealer in Hongshiji, is competing with Herwig for Lehman's line..."

She scanned it again, smiled and asked:

"Is there a copy machine?

"Let's make a copy and go back and read it slowly."

Han Wanghuo laughed:

"A can."

Being at the smuggling node of the "United Industry", they do not lack some common machines, but they are not that popular.

After getting the information and leaving the security station, Jiang Baimian sighed:

"I overlooked something before:

"Herwig's mission to find outsiders and gain trust to alert the sect is not necessarily to detonate conflicts and deal with the Gray Whisperers. It may also be for the purpose of the 'Underground Ark' and Dimarco...

"Haha, this is all speculation and needs further investigation."

Long Yuehong immediately asked Jiang Baimian:

"Team leader, where should we investigate next?"

Jiang Baimian responded hilariously:

"Didn't I say that? Let's be lazy for a couple of days and see who else besides Teresa will come forward to look for us."

As she spoke, she stretched again:

"Let's go back and take a nap, and let Shang Jian Yaoduo try to conquer the island."