Chapter 123: Stuck in the quagmire and unable to get out
The dark shadow in the shadows chuckled, "Neither. β
The man was a little puzzled: "Then you came here to ......"
Before the words fell, the black shadow that was a few steps away suddenly came to him in the blink of an eye, and his voice was a little bewitching: "What's the point of killing people and setting fires, do you dare to play something exciting?" β
And when he heard his words, the man's eyes widened instantly.
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The unsolved case of the headless corpse was put on hold for several days, and no trace of the murderer was found.
So in the end, there were even rumors that the shopkeeper was haunted by something dirty, so he died mysteriously and his body was in a different place.
This matter attracted the attention of the above, and even the emperor of Canglan Kingdom heard the news, and specially dispatched a few capable people around him to investigate thoroughly.
However, although the body was well preserved, after a few days of changes, there were still some clues that could not be confirmed at the first time, and the local officials were severely reprimanded for this, and if they had reported it earlier, the situation would not have become so serious.
Now that the hidden murderer has not been found, the safety of the people cannot be guaranteed, and if this continues, once the fear in their hearts erupts, it will be difficult to stabilize them.
Qi Moqi is not very famous in Canglan Country, but there are very few people who don't know him.
He was an orphan whose parents had died, and he had been wandering around until he was a teenager, and then somehow he suddenly became a city guard.
The position of city guard is actually not a popular position, not only is the official rank not big, but the monthly salary is pitiful, not to mention the lack of oil and water, and it is thankless.
Those who entered the city were indispensable to some extremely vicious outlaws, and if they didn't agree with each other, their lives might be gone.
So every time, many officials were sent outside the city to guard here to suppress, and the city guards could change several people a year, either because they were worried that their lives would be threatened, or because they thought that this errand was too hard, and no one wanted to stay here.
Only except for Qi Mo.
Since he took office, the city guards have not changed for decades.
Not only that, but because of his existence over the years, there have never been any messy people in Canglan Country, and there are also a lot of troublemakers, and they have never been courted by Qi Mo.
Because of his meritorious governance, the mystery of the Canglan Kingdom and the great difficulty of entering it attracted more people to come, and the emperor also sent an order to increase his monthly salary several times, and he admired him very much.
This makes people who have been city guards in the past, but quit halfway, very red-eyed, I don't know how such a young hairy boy can make this little city guard so handy.
Obviously, he looks like such a white and thin scholar who falls down when the wind blows, how can he rely on his own strength to stop so many people entering the city?!
Yes, on your own.
After Qi Mo took office, he applied to the above that he didn't need so many troops to guard the outside of the city, and only needed to keep two people down and help him deal with some trivial things on weekdays.
It's been like this for decades, I don't know how much manpower and troops have been saved, and it's no wonder that the emperor doesn't appreciate him.
He alone is worth nearly a hundred soldiers.
However, in recent years, there has been a cute, well-behaved and cute little girl by his side, and he said to the public that this is his child daughter-in-law.
The investigation of the headless corpse case in the city is in full swing, and outside the city, Qi Mo took his child and daughter-in-law to guard the gate of the city as always.
I don't know if it's because of the murder that happened in the past few days, and I haven't seen anyone who came to break into the city to play.
The girl sat obediently on the small bench behind the wine table, her eyes were a little empty, and she had a lollipop in her mouth, losing a little of her former agility.
"Is Meowth tired? Xianggong will take you back to rest, okay? Qi Mo squatted down in front of her with concern, and reached out to touch the little twitch on her head that looked a little listless.
Meow Meow's eyes slowly focused, then shook his head, and squeezed out a smile at the man: "I'm not tired, Brother Mo don't worry." β
Qi Mo's eyes flashed, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything.
"Meow meow."
At this moment of silence, a smiling female voice suddenly came from behind her.
The two looked over at the same time, but saw that Ye Leng'er was slowly walking towards them, followed by two slender and tall men, one cold and noble, the other was demonic and evil, and their faces were extremely outstanding, it was Jun Yan and Yi Fei Lian.
Qi Mo nodded slightly at them: "How many people are?" β
Meow Meow on the side was very happy to see Ye Leng'er, and her eyes seemed to be a little more lively: "Beautiful sister, are you here to play with Meow Meow?" β
Ye Leng'er bent down slightly and looked at her with a smile: "Yes, because my sister is going to leave in the next two days, I came to fulfill the agreement and take you to have a good day." β
"Are you leaving?" Meow Meow looked a little lost, her eyes dimmed, and her reluctance was written on her face.
Ye Leng'er nodded and comforted her: "Because I also came to Canglan Country to play, I have to go to many other places to see different scenery in various places, and meeting is fate, so before leaving, let us all leave some of the most beautiful memories for each other, this is also a perfect ending, isn't it?" β
Meow pursed her lips and was silent for a while before she smiled again: "Okay." β520
Then, she raised her little face and didn't forget to ask Qi Mo's opinion: "Brother Mo, can I be with my beautiful sister today?" β
There was longing and begging in her eyes.
Qi Mo's eyebrows frowned and he didn't speak.
"Don't worry, I won't kidnap her, just play around in the city, you won't find her, I'll send her back in person later." Ye Leng'er joked with a smile.
The residence of the city keeper is not a secret, just ask a little about it.
She said so, Qi Mo naturally didn't want to refuse again, especially the girl's look at him so earnestly, which made him unable to refuse, "Then please ask the girl to take care of Meow Meow more." β
In this way, he can also find time to deal with his own affairs today.
After saying goodbye to Qi Mo, Ye Leng'er took the little girl, said hello to Jun Yan, and took her to the place in front of her that sold snacks.
When their figures gradually disappeared, Yi Fei Lian said leisurely: "Your guess is right, that man did make a deal with some evil force. β
To say why Jun Yan would agree to accompany this guy who has always coveted the little fox, is because he can see some hidden forces more thoroughly.
As a great demon who terrifies the Six Realms, any dark power will have nothing to hide in front of him, and in this regard, Jun Yan is really not very good at it.
After Jun Yan cast an inquiring look, he took the following with a smile: "He sold his soul and made a deal with the demon in exchange for what he wanted, but it is easy to change from white to black, but it is difficult to change from black to white, I am afraid that he will not be able to get out of this whirlpool before he dies." β
"There's no room for turnaround?" Jun Yan asked.
Nor was it surprised: "Do you want to help him?" β
Although this man is a real god, as far as he knows, he has nothing to do with zealous kindness, except that he is not as murderous as himself, but his temperament is very ruthless.
Jun Yan heard his voice, and glanced at him indifferently: "Leng'er can't bear to see that little girl suffer. β
It's not a ripple.
Also, except for Xiao Yezi's matter, how could this person be so concerned, this is exactly the same as him.
But he could only tell the truth.
"You are a god, you should know the meaning of the word karma better than me, even if I have a way to cleanse his soul corrupted by darkness, but as an ordinary human being, he takes a crooked path, and indiscriminately kills innocent people with so many people's blood on his hands, and he can't last long."
He had just seen that the blood in that man's body could not be born overnight, it must have been accumulated over time.
In this way, how can the sins that have penetrated deep into the marrow of the bone be washed away?
Jun Yan understood, and didn't ask any more, since this is the case, it is useless for him to say more, he has tried his best, and he can't change it, so let it be.
After finishing speaking, they went in the direction that Ye Leng'er left, and Yi Feilian suddenly smiled and teased: "It's really rare to see us coexist so peacefully now!" β
Back in the day, this man was going to kill him once he saw him.
Well, it seems that he abducted Xiao Yezi five times, so this man finally showed the true face of the cruel and tyrannical Lushan, and now it may be that he is still safe and has not pestered Xiao Yezi anymore, so he left him alive?
Oh, naΓ―ve.
His move was just to paralyze the other party, and when he completely let down his guard against himself, he would be able to abduct people again!
It was not Lian who thought proudly in his heart.
Unexpectedly, Jun Yan only said expressionlessly: "Every time, I can't do more than a hundred moves under my hands, if I kill you by mistake, the outside world will only say that I am a bully." β
The corners of Lian's mouth, which were originally raised high, instantly froze on his face, and his expression was very good-looking.
Then, for the rest of the day, his face was gloomy and he didn't speak.
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After Meow Meow and Ye Leng'er left, Qi Mo did not continue to stay outside the city alone, and ordered people to temporarily close the city gate today, and then he also left.
There seems to be something important, and I am in a hurry.
Only the two soldiers who had just closed the city gates were left, and when they turned to speak, they were empty and no one was in front of them.
"Lord Qi has been a little weird lately." One of them spoke.
"I think so." The other nodded in agreement, "I always feel that he has a lot on his mind, and he rarely comes." β
In the past, he would come early every day to guard in person, even if there was no one, he was rigorous and serious.
Qi Mo, who left the city, did not go back to his residence, but carefully looked at the person behind him and no one was paying attention, so he jumped up to the high place very quickly and went straight to a place.