Chapter 40: General County

Jian Zhiqiong is on his way to Jiangjun County, and he takes on a solo mission to investigate a strange incident.

Jiangjun County is about an hour's drive away from Tianjing City and is one of the satellite cities of Tianjing City.

Due to the limited living area of Tianjing City and the high cost of living, many ordinary people still prefer to live in satellite cities, even though the defense strength of the satellite cities is not as good as that of Tianjing City, and the risk of demonic invasion is also greater.

Jiangjun County can be called a large satellite city, and the defense facilities are relatively sound, and mercenaries are hired as their own defense forces.

The actual speaker in Jiangjun County is Li Yali, who was a local real estate developer before the demon descended and owned a large area of land. After the demon came, Li Yali used his financial resources and influence to run Jiangjun County with all his might, attracting many technical talents and homeless people.

In troubled times, skilled personnel and the working population are the most important. Under Li Yali's careful management, Jiangjun County has gradually become a force to be reckoned with. When Li Yali asked the Demon Suppressor Army for help, the Demon Suppression Army did not slack off, and soon handed it over to the Xuan Demon Palace to deal with it.

"Mr. Jian Zhiqiong?" Jian Zhiqiong got out of the car, and someone had already come up to greet him.

Jian Zhiqiong nodded and showed the appointment card of the Xuan Demon Palace. The certificate of appointment is specially made by the Xuan Demon Temple, which is used to prove the identity of the holder, and cannot be forged, and no one dares to forge it.

"I am Mr. Lee's personal secretary, Ye Qiang, and Mr. Lee has ordered me to come and greet Mr. Jane. Mr. Jane, please come with me and settle down first. 」

Jian Zhiqiong sat in Ye Qiang's car and went all the way to the highest mountain in Jiangjun County. At the top of the hill, Li Yali built a castle full of Western flavors, and the castle was surrounded by two large circles of thick stone walls. The castle is built on solid rock, and from a distance, it looks like the whole mountain and the castle are connected together, and the momentum is amazing.

The guards in the ancient castle are very strict, and there are also many secret post positions, it seems that Li Yali has put a lot of effort and time into building this military fortress.

The castle is decorated with beautiful embroidery, ornate carpets and hanging curtains, as well as ancient weapons and heads of prey, and some of the stone walls are painted with special pigments.

Jian Zhiqiong's first sight of a castle in the West was also an eye-opener.

Ye Qiang arranged a luxurious room for Jian Zhiqiong, and also arranged for two maids to take care of Jian Zhiqiong's living and eating.

"Mr. Jane, Mr. Li will hold a banquet for you tonight, please go to the banquet hall at seven o'clock. Ye Qiang said to Jian Zhiqiong before leaving.

"Mr. Li is so polite, I will definitely show up on time. Jian Zhiqiong said.

Jian Zhiqiong's room had a balcony, and Jian Zhiqiong pushed open the glass door of the balcony, looking at the distant scenery while thinking about how to complete the mission.

According to the mission summary of the Xuan Demon Temple, there have been dozens of unusual deaths in Jiangjun County recently. There were no injuries on the deceased's body, there were no hidden illnesses before his death, and no cause of death could be found after examination, but the faces of all the deceased were also very frightened, as if they had seen something quite terrible.

However, they were all first found dead in their own beds, and there was no sign of anyone else at the scene. Investigators have no clue about these cases. However, what is even more terrifying is that a few days later, the personnel in charge of the investigation also died one after another, and the death was exactly the same as those of the dead.

In the blink of an eye, it was evening, and Jian Zhiqiong arrived at the castle's banquet hall at seven o'clock on time.

In the main seat of the banquet hall sat a silver-haired old man with a warm smile on his face. Jian Zhiqiong looked at the data of the mission and recognized this old man as Li Yali. Ye Qiang stood behind Li Yali.

"Heroes come out of youth, I've heard of your name a long time ago, and seeing real people is really extraordinary. Li Yali laughed.

"Overrated, overrated. Jian Zhiqiong said modestly.

Li Yali and Jian Zhiqiong said some polite words, and then motioned for Ye Qiang to officially start the banquet. The long dining table consisted only of Li Yali and Jian Zhiqiong, whose family had been killed by the time the demon came.

Li Yali just gossiped with Jian Zhiqiong throughout the banquet, and didn't mention anything weird at all. Seeing this, Jian Zhiqiong also did not mention the task with interest. The whole banquet was held in a harmonious and friendly atmosphere.

After the banquet, Jian Zhiqiong returned to the room to prepare for rest.

"When did this mirror hang in the room?" Jian Zhiqiong said curiously.

Jian Zhiqiong sat on the bed and suddenly noticed that there was an extra mirror in front of the bed, and Jian Zhiqiong in the mirror stared at Jian Zhiqiong on the bed. Jian Zhiqiong looked at the mirror for a while, and then fell asleep.

Nothing was said all night.

The next day, Jian Zhiqiong got up early and came to the scene where one of the victims was found. Coincidentally, there was also a mirror hanging in front of the head of the victim's bed, which was exactly the same as Jian Zhiqiong's room.

Jian Zhiqiong then visited the murder scene of the remaining victims one by one, and came to a conclusion that there was also a mirror hanging in front of the victim's bedside.

"Something is wrong, such an obvious clue, it is impossible for the investigators not to find it, but why is it not recorded?" Jian Zhiqiong was full of doubts.

Jian Zhiqiong returned to the castle with doubts, intending to ask Ye Qiang directly. However, the subordinate informed Jian Zhiqiong that Ye Qiang accompanied Li Yali to leave Jiangjun County.

"Looks like something big is going to happen tonight. Jian Zhiqiong said in his heart.

Since Li Yali and Ye Qiang were not in the castle, Jian Zhiqiong was eating dinner alone, looking extremely lonely. Jian Zhiqiong felt that the atmosphere in the ancient castle was obviously wrong tonight, it was unusually quiet, and there was no one to be seen.

"Looks like they're confident they can kill me tonight, without any shying about it. Jian Zhiqiong sneered. "But this is also their ploy, knowing that there is obviously a trap in front of me, I will jump into it too. 」

Jian Zhiqiong took a hot bath, put on pajamas, and went to bed.

The dungeon of the Kasbah.

"Master, did you say that Jian Zhiqiong would be tricked?" Ye Qiang asked.

"He will, even if he knows it's a trap, he'll get into it, it's their strong mentality. What's wrong? Do you think Wan'er will fail?" asked Li Yali rhetorically.

"Of course not, it's just that I'm worried that once Jian Zhiqiong falls, I'm afraid that the Xuan Demon Palace will definitely be traced to the end, and everything will be revealed at that time. Ye Qiang had a sad look on his face.

"Don't worry, the back road is ready, and the soul of a strong person like Jian Zhiqiong is a great supplement, Wan'er can definitely be reborn after getting his soul!" Li Yali looked at the trapped people in the dungeon with a gentle and expectant look in his eyes.

"Then I congratulate the master in advance on the fact that he will be able to reunite with his family soon!" Ye Qiang looked at the man with an unnatural look on his face.