024. A two-pronged approach
After realizing the possible mystery of the Mingxin Pill, it is also necessary to find evidence and find out who is really behind the scenes. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info
Qing Ming thought for a long time, and decomposed his analysis to everyone in the room: "Mingxin Dan has been out of stock for many days, and it is expected that the person who made it will definitely find another way to steal the soul again, because the greedy person's desire for gold is not easy to stop. In addition, from the current point of view, although he has already exceeded the ban, but it has not yet reached the point of directly stealing the souls of ordinary people in a frenzy, there is a commotion in the dungeon, and he also knows that it will be temporarily restrained, so it can be seen that if he wants to continue to steal souls, it is very likely that he will go to the dungeon of the Ministry of Punishment!"
Seeing that everyone was listening, especially the research and Du Sheng looking at him with respect, Qing Ming was encouraged, and continued: "According to his past performance, such as selling the Ming Heart Pill in a high-profile manner, and not caring about the dungeon jailer at all, before the black spirit appeared, he committed crimes on time every night, as if he was laughing at the guards of the Criminal Department, it can be seen that he is quite confident in his skills, and he is very proud! Such a person is extremely competitive and conceited, and the possibility of adjusting his methods to challenge the dungeon of the Criminal Department again should not be low!"
Everyone felt that Qing Ming's analysis was reasonable, and when he continued to speak, at this time, Qing Ming looked at the general and asked: "General, you are the most proficient person in soul alchemy among us, the junior has a reluctant request, I want to ask the general to personally go to the dungeon of the criminal department tonight to guard, it is best to catch the villain who steals the soul with his own hands, let him be a human or a snake! Let's gamble!"
The research student nodded: "The subordinates have an unshirkable responsibility!" It's just that tonight's cultivation cannot be broken, please ask General Watari to accompany His Highness!"
Wataru gave his hand to the research student: "Don't worry, general, your subordinates will do their best!"
Qing Ming glanced at General Dusheng gratefully, then turned to look at Long Xing and Yang Yong, and said to Dusheng: "Tomorrow, General Lao will come with me to meet the person who sells medicine!"
Qingji suddenly got angry, blushed, and said angrily: "Hmph! It's not big, it's not small! It's only been a few days! A junior has begun to give orders! You say the truth, so they all listen to you, that's it." Your uncle and I'm still here with a pestle! It's too unreasonable not to ask for the opinions of the elders!"
Qing Ming amused him, and felt that he was indeed a little reluctant to hang Qing Ji, so he hurriedly approached him and asked: "Oh, I'm sorry uncle!
Qingji coughed twice deliberately, straightened his body, and said loudly: "Well! Your arrangement just now is okay, so let's do it! However, I will go to the market tomorrow to investigate! Who let my little nephew, the newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, I have to take a good look at him! Otherwise, I, who is an uncle, will not be able to explain to his father and the princess!"
Listening to him, the atmosphere in the room suddenly became much more relaxed, and General Yusheng explained the key points of the night's cultivation to Dusheng, and then set off to the dungeon of the Criminal Department.
General Shen Sheng changed into the costume of a jailer of the Criminal Department, and he used his general's waist card to open the way, and lurked among the jailers who were in charge of keeping vigil that night.
Until late at night, there was nothing unusual in the dungeon, many of the jailers were leaning against the wall, and they couldn't help but feel a little tired, but the general was in good spirits, and he pretended to be the same as his companions next to him, leaning against the wall, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he looked tired.
In the dim light, after waiting for more than an hour, General Shen Sheng looked around and said in his heart: "The Criminal Department has arranged such a large number of night watch jailers, and the murderer still has to do it, it is inevitable that he is a little too bold, I am afraid that he will return in vain tonight! It is not impossible to come back in two days!"
While he was thinking about it, suddenly, he heard a slight sound coming from the ground, and he was shocked, knowing that although the sound was subtle, it might not be small, and he shouted in his heart, "Not good!"
Hurry up and be prepared. Sure enough, the slight noise ceased for a moment, then resounded again until it reached a prisoner in a corner. General Shen Sheng is worthy of being a profound soul refiner, his ears and eyes are bright, and in the dim light, only he, the "jailer", can see everything in that corner.
He mobilizes his internal force, condenses it in his hands, and is ready to attack at any time.
Sure enough, I saw that where the sound disappeared, a small piece of dirt loosened, and suddenly a strip-shaped thing emerged from the ground, only the thickness of a little finger, the strip-shaped thing swung its body, and the pointed head was aimed at the direction of the prisoner's head, saying that it was too late, that time was fast, between the lightning and flint, the general made a move Qingying long-arm fist, but not with a fist, but with a finger that condensed a strong internal force, stretched out to the body of the strip-shaped thing, his body did not move, but the arm stretched out when he exerted his strength in an instant, and the thing was absorbed by the strong internal force of the finger。 He grabbed it with his fingers and pulled it to the ground.
When the arm was withdrawn, the research student looked at it fixedly, and it turned out to be an earthworm, but it was much larger than an ordinary earthworm, but the color and shape were indeed earthworms.
The general shouted, "Haha! I've finally caught you!"
This shout woke up the jailers who were in a trance, they had been vigilant to keep vigil, they were indeed too tired, and they couldn't help but be in a trance, and after being awakened at this time, their eyes were bright, full of energy, and they came over to watch, and then they began to talk about it:
"Last time I said it was a snake, I was still scared! If it weren't for the death order from above, who would want to take the risk!"
"It's an earthworm!"
"Is this earthworm really doing it?"
The general said loudly: "I saw with my own eyes that it was about to commit murder, so I caught it!
A jailer came over with a glass box, and General Yungong opened the box, for fear that the earthworm would escape, he didn't dare to relax for a moment, stuffed the guy in, and then Yungong closed the box tightly.
The research student carried the box and hurriedly went to the Qingzhen Palace, which was supposed to be reported to the Qingyuan King in charge of the Criminal Department, but after all, the research student was a subordinate of the Qingzhen King, he did not dare to exceed his authority, but sent the jailer to the Qingyuan Palace.
In order to avoid startling the snake, the news was ordered to be blocked. Of course, no one believes that an earthworm is really the culprit, and it should be kept for subsequent investigations, and maybe it can lure the snake out of the hole.
As soon as it was dawn the next day, Qing Ming took Long Xing and Yang Yong down the mountain to the market, and Qing Ji shook his head and followed him. The time was too early, the market was closed, there were few people on the road, they came directly to the shop where Mingxin Dan was sold before, Yang Yong banged on the door, and a middle-aged man rubbed his sleepy eyes and opened the door.
I saw that his face was obscene, with a sharp beak and monkey cheeks, squinting his eyes, and roaring: "What are you doing? It's so early! Don't let people sleep! Mingxin Dan has no goods! Didn't you see the notice posted outside?"
Qing Ming smiled: "Mingxin Dan is out of stock, then we have come to the right place!"
The man's eyes widened, and he was about to get angry, Yang Yong grabbed him and pressed him on the shoulder, he knew that the person who came was not good, so he was not in a hurry to get angry, changed his soft tone, and said politely: "Yo! Guest officer, the gentleman doesn't move his mouth, why is he so rude?"
Qingming said: "Let's go in, we have something to ask!"
Yang Yong didn't let go, the man turned around and glanced at Hercules, and said stupidly: "Oh!
A few people entered the store, found a place to sit down, and looked at the inside of the store, there was nothing unusual, just an ordinary drugstore.
Qingji always stood next to Qingming, and there was some meaning that the elders protected the younger generations. Qing Ming didn't step on him, glanced at the person who sold the medicine a few times, and said straight to the point: "You have to be honest, otherwise I, a warrior, will definitely make you look good! Tell me about your own situation! Where did the Mingxin Pill come from?"
The man was held by Yang Yong, unable to move, his voice trembled slightly, no longer as arrogant as he was at the beginning, although he didn't know the specific identity of the person who came, but from the clothes and posture, he guessed that the other party should be not small, so he had to answer: "The little one is Zeng Wannian, the third in the family, and everyone calls me Xiaosan outside, and I have been selling medicinal herbs here." This Mingxin Dan, the little one doesn't know the specific origin, it's my younger brother, he got it, put it here for sale here, I just charge him a little venue fee, very little, very little!"
Qing Ming was stunned for a moment, and asked: "Your younger brother, but he is called the fourth child, and he used to be an errand boy in Yunhui Shangshu Mansion?"
Zeng Wannian nodded, looked at Qing Ming in confusion, and said, "Yes, how do you know?"
Qing Ming stood up, did not hide him, and said: "I was doing business in Yun Huishangshu Mansion yesterday, and I happened to encounter a strange thing, a servant named Xiao Si, yesterday at noon, suddenly bleed to death! I heard that your name is Xiao San, so I guessed if that Xiao Si is your younger brother!"
"Ah?" Zeng Wannian's face was like ashes, if it weren't for Yang Yong driving him, he would have collapsed directly to the ground, his face twitched, it was very ugly, his legs trembled, and after a long time, he cried out: "What about my little four!
Qing Ming felt that many chaotic clues in his mind seemed to be connected, and many things he didn't understand could be explained. The person who sold the medicine was really important, so he immediately ordered Yang Yong to escort Zeng Wannian, and the group went directly to the Qingzhen Palace, and rushed there to meet the general who was on duty in the dungeon of the Criminal Department last night.
When I arrived at the hall of the Qingzhe Palace, General Yansheng was already waiting there, and the two princes of Qingyuan and Qingzhe were sitting in the hall talking, and Master Zhong Quan was also invited in advance.
Seeing Qing Ming, King Qingyuan stepped forward, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Ming'er did a good job!
Qing Ming couldn't help but blush when he heard his admiration, and hurriedly humbled himself, and then, when he saw the "spirit worm" caught by General Yansheng, he couldn't help but exclaim: "Hey! Isn't this the same earthworm I saw in Yun Huishangshu Mansion yesterday? It's also so big!"
Everyone was shocked, and General Wataru continued: "Yes, this is raised by Senior Brother Yunshi, his exclusive fishing bait!"
Everyone began to think, and all the clues converged together: the advanced soul alchemy, the big earthworm that served as Yun Shi's exclusive bait, the snakeskin fragments found in the bamboo forest outside Yun Shi's bamboo house, the little fourth brother who provided the Mingxin Pill who died violently in Yun Hui's mansion, and the little fourth brother who helped sell the pills......
All the clues point to the senior brother that General Watatsu trusts and admires very much-Yun Shi.
King Qingyuan sighed, and seemed to breathe a sigh of relief: "Come on, take my token, go to Yun Hui Shangshu Mansion to get people! No matter what, Yun Shi should also be interrogated!"
King Qingyuan's men and horses came to Yun Hui's mansion, regardless of Yun Hui's drinking, they broke directly to the bamboo house, Yun Shi was calmly fishing, and the soldiers tied him up, he did not resist at all, but looked calm, and lived in the exclusive room of the dungeon of the Criminal Department.
The matter has come to this point, but Qing Ming is still not at ease, and quietly arranges a task for Long Xing.