The nature of human beings is actually simple, Ding Mu just participated in a worship activity at Tanah Lot Temple, which seemed a little pious, and when he went back on the second day, the attitude of all the people of Zhangjia Village was different, and he was obviously much more friendly.

Some villagers even took the initiative to greet and salute.

It should be Yanwei Zhang Erleng, who was born in this village, spread it out, saying that this Mu Gongzi is young and still a child, which is even more respectful.

In a village, if there is a child, it is definitely a matter of celebrating with wine. Generally, there are dozens of such villages in a township, and there are only three children every year, and this rotation is down, and it is good for a village to produce one child in five or six years.

Moreover, it is said that this Mu Gongzi is only thirteen years old.

Ding Mu went to Tanah Lot Temple this afternoon and found that there were only four or five people who worshipped, and they came and went.

Uncle Fu said: "It may be that the villagers did not go to sea because of the storm just yesterday, but there are more people. ”

"That's also, where do people worship God all day long, how should life be lived, since you have arrived in this land, let's follow the customs, wait for Qin Gang's news in the past few days, I will come to worship once a day, which can be regarded as showing respect for this god. ”

Although Uncle Fu had some doubts about Ding Mu's move, he did not object to it.

"Maybe the young master's personality has changed after the catastrophe. ”

This is a good thing, if this is before, the young master even worshiped the temple of war that the old master believed in. Unless the old lord is in Kyoto, the young lord may be pretty.

As Ding Mu expected, there were fewer pilgrims today, and it took even longer to collect the power of faith, a full half an hour, which made the third progress bar increase by another one percent.

Today, however, the spirit seems to have adapted a bit, and is not as weak as yesterday.

After worshipping the temple and returning to his residence, Ding Mu even practiced the Star Fist seven or eight times, feeling more and more mellow.

"It seems that this can also exercise the power of the divine soul, which is equivalent to double cultivation. ”

Ding Mu has joy in his heart, but he has been a human being for two lives, but he has not been shocked by the humiliation, and his joy and anger are invisible, and even Uncle Fu can't see Ding Mu's mentality.

At night, I finally waited for Qin Gang to come back.

"Young master, the county town is now sealed with the city gate, and only allowed to enter but not out, it seems that it is a little difficult to enter in a short time. ”

"Well, it doesn't matter, let's stay in this village for a few days, that Zhang Erleng is still relatively simple, so let him buy some grain for us, you go with him tomorrow, buy some other utensils by the way, and also inquire about the news. ”

Ding Mu and Qin Gang said something, but it was something for women's makeup.

These cosmetics are naturally used by Ding Mu to dress up himself, and he can't always appear in the county town with his current appearance.

"If Zhang Erleng asks, I will wait for the party and not return to Huaikou City, you will say that our merchant ship sank, only brought some change with him, and did not entangle, and he would send someone back in a few days to notify his family to pick him up. ”

"Yes!

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Penglai County, County Governor's Mansion.

"My lord, the statistics are clear, there are a total of twenty-seven people in this county who are above the third level of martial arts, and the specific information is in this booklet, please take a look. ”

Luo Chenghou took the book, mumbled in his mouth, and began to flip through the pages.

A few of them, Luo Chenghou frowned and thought about it, Huang Manshan knew that this was the county lieutenant thinking, so he didn't bother.

After a stick of incense, Luo Chenghou finished reading the book.

"What is Huang Zhutou's opinion?"

"Your Excellency, these twenty-seven can use the method of elimination to first investigate the time of each person's murder and find out if there is alibi evidence in them. This requires borrowing some county soldiers from adults, and it will be enough for about three days. After the exclusion, the remaining ones are the suspects, and then the next step of investigation will be carried out. Of course, if someone from another county commits a crime in this county, this law will not work. ”

"People from other counties? Generally not, the gangs in the nearby counties are not stupid enough to assassinate the imperial officials, unless, unless they are professional assassins, this will be difficult to do. ”

"Professional assassin? This should not be, judging from various information, Hu Yancheng did not have a big vendetta. Invite a professional assassin, but not ordinary people can afford to invite it, and this Penglai County can afford to kill a person with a salt price, I'm afraid there won't be too many. ”

"Well, that's only possible, but there's something we don't know. Forget it, that's all for today, tomorrow, I will transfer 50 county soldiers to you, plus 30 people in the county, and within three days, I will investigate the results. In this city, after a day of searching, there has been no result, and it is not a way to close the door for such a long time, and the county commander can't say it, so it will return to normal tomorrow. ”

"Yes, sir!"

For three consecutive days, Huang Manshan did not stop, and the final result came out, 27 people, and only 16 people had definite alibi evidence.

That is, eleven others had no alibi.

This range is a bit large, especially these eleven people, as well as gangs and temple people.

"The Three Tigers Gang and the Wanjin Gang, these two gangs are the most suspicious, but the people of the temple can't investigate at all. ”

In fact, what Huang Manshan is most worried about is the people of the temple, if the people of the temple can be excluded, but there are two temple owners who cannot be excluded.

Luo Chenghou knew Huang Manshan's worries.

"What two temples!"

"One is the owner of the Bright Temple in the city, and the other is the owner of the Ten Mile Mountain and Sea Temple outside the city. These two are both martial arts quadruple realms, but they are not something I can check casually. ”

Luo Chenghou also showed embarrassment, and thought for a while before saying: "I will personally inquire about these two places, and try it, you just have to take people to the Three Tigers Gang and the Wanjin Gang." ”

"Yes, sir. In addition, the Three Tigers Gang and Hu Yancheng are extremely close, and all kinds of evidence show that these Three Tigers Gang are Hu Yancheng's partners, and businessmen from other places use the Three Tigers Gang as intermediaries, and the Three Tigers Gang is responsible for directly connecting with Hu Yancheng. ”

"What is the strength of the Three Tigers?" Hearing this, Luo Chenghou's eyes flashed.

"There are three leaders in the Three Tigers Gang, the gang leader Wei Tanghu, the martial arts fourfold, and the good sword. The second master, He Shaohu, a triple martial arts, makes good use of darts, and is responsible for contacting merchants from all over the world. The three masters are Lianhu, the martial arts are twofold, and the strength is mediocre, it is this person who is responsible for the specific task of receiving goods, and it is also this person who has the most contact with Hu Yancheng. ”

In fact, at this time, Huang Manshan no longer had any information in his hands, but with his eyes closed, he could also treasure the forces in the county.

"The Three Tigers have this strength, but they have no motive!"

Luo Chenghou analyzed.

"What about the Wanjin Gang?"

"My lord, Wan Jin, the leader of the Wanjin Gang, is said to be at the peak of the four levels of martial arts, and is known as the first person in Penglai County, but the Wanjin Gang is not mainly based on the salt industry, but on darts as the main income. ”

"There's no motive for that, huh?"

Luo Chenghou was completely confused.

"Regardless of whether there is a motive or not, let's talk about it first, there is nothing to do in normal times, I can let it go, after all, they have their own way of survival, and it is not easy, but now that there is something, someone has to come out to top the tank. In this way, you lead the people, first go to the Three Tigers Gang to invite Wei Tanghu, if he comes, he can answer, naturally there is nothing to do, if he does not come, there is a problem, and the person who tops the tank is him. ”

It is said that this Yan Cheng was killed, and the news has already spread to all parts of the county, including the Three Tigers.

In the past few days, Lian Lianhu has been sitting on pins and needles, and he almost didn't run away a few times.

Ban Lianhu is not a fool, he naturally knows that although there is nothing in the middle, the things between this gang and Yan Cheng will definitely be exposed.

"Third brother, don't panic, my three brothers have never experienced any storms over the years, but they are just a little salt and die. Besides, at this time, it has nothing to do with our brothers, so why be afraid!"

This is the second brother He Shaohu who saw that Ban Lianhu was not giving up, and came to comfort him.

"Second brother, this is not a little Yancheng, it is an official of the imperial court, Zheng Jiupin!"

Speaking of which, He Shaohu is also a little bottomless.

"Don't worry, help the master of the martial arts fourfold, in case something happens, there is no problem to save your life, it's a big deal for me to wait for my brother to change places, with your and my brother's ability, it is not difficult to start from scratch. But this time, it is really a little strange, it stands to reason that Hu Yancheng is low-key, there should be no blood feud, how could he be killed in Yancheng Mansion. Also, the murderer is also really bold, sometimes the second brother has to admire this person, go deep into the tiger's den, kill people and leave, leaving no traces, I am afraid that he is extremely vicious. ”

The two were chatting, and suddenly heard the sound of shouting outside, and a bald head rushed in panting, shouting: "Oh no! Oh no!