A few hours later.

In the afternoon.

The wind and snow have stopped, and Chen Zheng led the team to hurry up all the way in the ice and snow, and finally arrived in Liangshan County.

Liangshan County is a small county town with a population of only about 100,000, and the city walls are low and dilapidated, far less majestic and prosperous than Lingqiu County.

Several sergeants wearing tattered cotton jackets were stationed at the gate of the city, and after Chen Zheng and others showed their identities, they entered the city smoothly, and then went straight to the county office.

The county town, with a population of only about 100,000, is naturally not very big, and the city looks bleak in the middle of winter.

The snow on the main thoroughfare has been simply cleared, but there are few pedestrians on the streets, and from time to time you can see stiff figures huddled on the side of the street corner, like frozen wild dogs, and no one pays attention.

However, after traveling a mile or two on the avenue, Chen Zheng saw no less than ten homeless beggars who froze to death.

Nowadays, beggars and homeless people are everywhere, especially in the middle of winter, these people can't keep warm from the cold, so naturally they can only freeze to death.

In this regard, he secretly shook his head, sped up his speed, and arrived at the county office with his subordinates in the inquiry.

Although the whole Liangshan County is in ruins, but the county government is the same majestic and majestic, after Chen Zheng and others arrived, they turned over and dismounted, and showed their identity to the officials stationed at the door to explain their origins, and they were immediately greeted respectfully.

Walk through the vestibule and come to the side hall of the county government.

As soon as I sat down and drank a cup of hot tea, two figures walked out quickly behind the screen and laughed loudly:

"Which one from the Inspectorate has arrived?"

The first person was wearing a heron green robe, obviously the parent official of a county, and the one next to him was dressed as a master.

Chen Zheng immediately got up to greet him, his eyes were slightly surprised, and he arched his hand and said:

"But Ou Shuhuan Ou County Order? Under Chen Zheng, the new patrol envoy of the Supervision Department, he was ordered by the command to come to Liangshan County to investigate and support. ”

The county magistrate of a small county like Liangshan County is from Qipin, and the inspector of their supervision department is at the same level, and the two are of equal status.

However, the person who came was handsome, magnificent, and looked no more than twenty years old, and it was a bit too much to be young in the position of the county commander, and I don't know which family it is.

Ou Shuhuan smiled and raised his hand:

"Inspector Chen has come from afar, please take a seat."

Chen Zheng sat down and looked around:

"Ou County Order, dare to ask where is Inspector Li Hongda of our Supervision Department?"

Ou Shuhuan also sat down and sighed lightly:

"Inspector Li is still visiting and investigating outside, and may be investigating the situation at Doctor Hu's medical center."

Chen Zheng asked, "Who is Doctor Hu?" We have just arrived, and we don't know what the trickery in the county is, so please let the county order know. ”

Ou Shuhuan's expression was solemn, and he said slowly:

"It all started more than half a month ago. Around that time, there were frequent inexplicable people in the county, and once the disease broke out, the qi and blood would decay in just a few days, and even the healthiest people would become skinny, as if they had been sucked dry of life.

This disease is unprecedented, extremely strange, and spreads very quickly, with dozens of attacks every day, and doctors and doctors in the county are helpless to do anything about it, and they can't even find the cause.

Fortunately, at that time, a divine doctor surnamed Hu came to this place to diagnose and treat some patients, and it turned out that these patients were all infected by a strange Gu worm into the body, entrenched in the heart and sucking qi and blood, which led to the decay of human essence and qi, and the bones were erected.

However, although Doctor Hu was able to rejuvenate and use strategies to remove the Gu worms in some patients with relatively mild symptoms, some of the more serious conditions were also helpless and could not be treated. ”

Chen Zheng's brows furrowed suddenly:

"It is impossible for Gu worms to come out of thin air, and there are evil demons to do it?"

Ou Shuhuan nodded and said:

"Yes, we also suspect that there are evil demons secretly working to spread poisonous Gu. Sure enough, after Li inspected and investigated, he found the existence of Gu worm eggs in several wells in the county, and ordered that the well water in the county must be boiled before drinking.

Even if I sent someone to block the well, the people who have been in the Gu have been connected for a long time (this chapter is not over!). )

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There are endless interpretations, Doctor Hu is a person who lacks skills, and there are more and more people who have been killed by evil Gu, if you don't find out the mastermind behind the scenes as soon as possible, I'm afraid this Liangshan County will ......"

The situation was even more severe than imagined, and Chen Zheng immediately said:

"Where is Divine Doctor Hu's medical hall, can Ou County Ling send someone to take me to see those people who have fallen into the Gu?"

"As it should be."

Ou Shuhuan gave a few instructions to the master book beside him, and the other party went out for a while, and it didn't take long for a short middle-aged man in a strong suit to walk in:

"The prefectural magistrate is looking for me?"

Ou Shuhuan nodded:

"Wang Zhutou, this is Inspector Chen from Lingqiu County, and he has come to Liangshan County to assist in the investigation of the evil Gu, you take him to Doctor Hu's medical hall to have a look."

The man promised in a deep voice: "Yes!" ”

Ou Shuhuan said to Chen Zheng again:

"This is Wang Qingshan, the head catcher of Liangshan County, who has rich experience, and Inspector Chen can find him for matters such as the case and the mobilization of manpower."

The head catcher known as Wang Qingshan is not young, but his temperament is capable and calm, Chen Zheng nodded to him:

"We're tired, let's go to the infirmary."

After speaking, he got up and said goodbye to Ou Shuhuan, and took his subordinates and Wang Qingshan out of the county office together, and went to the so-called Hu Shenyi's medical hall.

Along the way, both pedestrians and vendors are sparsely scattered, and there are not a few to see, which makes this small city reveal a tense and depressing atmosphere.

Wang Qingshan was silent, just leading the way, Chen Zheng took the initiative to ask:

"Wang Zhutou, how many people are in Liangshan County now?"

Wang Qingshan thought for a moment and replied:

"So far, there are more than 500 people, half of whom are in a slight condition, and their condition has improved after taking Doctor Hu's Gu Repellent Soup; The other part of the condition is slightly more serious, and it is barely controlled under the constant supervision of Dr. Hu; But there are also some who are seriously ill, found too late, and have died of exhaustion of qi and blood.

This part of the people who died sporadically for more than half a month, there are more than 100 people. ”

So many people died?

Chen Zheng frowned slightly: "It's all ordinary people? ”

Wang Qingshan sighed and shook his head:

"No, it's strange to say, most of the people with mild symptoms are ordinary people, but some people who are physically strong and have martial arts are quite deep in Gu and difficult to pull out. If you don't find out the mastermind behind the scenes as soon as possible and get rid of the Gu poison, the fate of these people is also very worrying. ”

Chen Zheng raised his eyebrows: "That's indeed a bit strange......"

Generally speaking, the qi and blood of martial arts practitioners are strong and strong, and they should be more resistant to any Gu worm toxins and the like.

The result is not as good as ordinary people, which is really contrary to common sense.

Wang Qingshan glanced at Chen Zheng, his voice was low, and said:

"Inspector Chen, a certain family can see that you are a capable person, and the county government will fully cooperate, I hope you will find out the beast as soon as possible, otherwise I don't know how many people will die!"

In the end, Wang Qingshan had already gritted his teeth a little, and Chen Zheng nodded:

"I'll do my best."

The county seat is so big, and while learning about it all the way, the group soon arrived at a medical center.

However, at the entrance of the medical hall, there are all kinds of people crowded at the moment.

Most of them were thinly dressed people with blue faces from the cold, and a small number of them were strong and strong, obviously martial artists who practiced martial arts, but they were all shouting:

"Divine Doctor, Divine Doctor Hu, I'm not feeling well, will it be a Gu, please show me!"

"Doctor Hu, help, help, I've been fooled too!"

"Saving someone's life is better than creating a seventh-level floating slaughter, please come to your rescue, I don't want to die!"

Between the shouts, several officials with white cloth bands on their shoulders struggled to maintain order:

"Don't rush, don't rush! The hospital is full, you wait ......! ”

The noise shook the sky, and Chen Zheng looked at this scene: "...... these are these? ”

Wang Qingshan said helplessly:

"Although the county magistrate gave the order, the news of the evil Gu in the well water still spread, and the people up and down were panicked. These days, people come to ask for treatment from Dr. Hu every day, but in fact, there is at least one (this chapter is not finished!). )

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Half of them are not in the Gu, let's enter through the back door. ”

Chen Zheng nodded, and Wang Qingshan bypassed the noisy and eager crowd and came to the back door of the medical hall.

The back door was also locked, and Wang Qingshan knocked on the door for a long time and revealed his identity before it was opened by an apprentice in the medical hall.

I saw that in the backyard, the smell of medicine was tangy.

The originally spacious courtyard set up a straw shed, under the straw shed are rows of straw mats, curled up and lying a skinny figure, emitting bursts of weakness.

Coming and going, many medical hall apprentices were boiling decoctions, bringing in from outside one by one from time to time, or carrying corpses covered with white cloths and leaving through the back door, very busy.

In the courtyard, which is not big or small, there is almost nowhere to put your feet, and from here, you can see that the houses of the hospital hall are even more crowded.

Chen Zheng frowned and looked at all this, then took two steps forward and came to the corner, in front of a man with a dark face and only skin and bones, and looked carefully.

I saw that his popularity was like a gossamer, his consciousness was lost, his pupils were already in a state of contraction, and his skin was in a shriveled state, as if his flesh and blood were dry, close to the state of a dry corpse.

I didn't know what was going on with the Gu worm, and Chen Zheng didn't dare to contact it rashly, but Wang Qingshan next to him suddenly shouted after some searching:

"Inspector Lee!"

At this moment, a tall man was walking out of another room with a solemn face, and when he heard this, he suddenly looked at him.

Then he looked at Chen Zheng who was wearing the robe of the patrol envoy with a little hesitation:

"This Mo is not a colleague of the Supervision Department, why haven't you seen it?"

Chen Zheng stood up and bowed his hand:

"Chen Zheng, who just took up the post of patrol envoy last month, has to be ordered by the commander to come to Liangshan County to support Inspector Li."

"I see."

Li Hongda, who had not returned to Lingqiu County for two months, was puzzled, and looked at the four evergreen people behind Chen Zheng:

"The situation in Liangshan County is very complicated, I have already mentioned to the commander that Inspector Chen only brought such a few people?"

Chen Zheng said: "Teng Qilong came to Liangshan County with me, but his footsteps are a little slower than ours, and it may take a while to get here." ”

"Teng Qilong is here too?"

Li Hongda's eyes moved slightly, as if he was a little helpless:

"Let this master come to Liangshan County, Lord Liu will really arrange it......"

Obviously, the other party also knew Teng Qilong's reputation, Chen Zheng did not answer, but looked around and asked:

"Inspector Li, these are all Gu people?"

Li Hongda nodded and sighed:

"Yes, but these are only a part, and there are many serious cases next door, and it is difficult to save them with only one breath left."

Chen Zheng groaned:

"What does the so-called evil Gu look like, and how did that Divine Doctor Hu treat it?"

Li Hongda said in a deep voice:

"I haven't seen a Gu worm yet, it is said that its whole body is black and purple, resembling an earthworm, and when it is fully mature, its head is even more similar to a human face, so it is called a human face evil Gu. As for Dr. Hu's treatment methods...... Follow me. ”

As he spoke, he gestured with his eyes and took Chen Zheng and the others to the big house of the medical hall.

The inside of the big house was also overcrowded, and the people who were lying or lying in the corners were all Gu people.

Walking through the corridor to the innermost room, Chen Zheng saw a middle-aged man in a white robe with a tired face, lighting incense, holding a golden needle in one hand and a medicine bowl in the other, and ordered two officials to pour a decoction on a skinny man on the bed.

After the decoction was poured, the man trembled slightly after a while, but he was held down by two powerful servants and couldn't move.

After a while, the man's trembling was a little smaller, and the white-robed middle-aged man pulled his chest open, and then took out several golden needles and slowly pierced them through his chest.

Seven or eight golden needles pierced in a row, and the tail of the needle trembled endlessly, and the man on the bed suddenly struggled violently, letting out a heart-rending scream.

And from this angle, Chen Zheng clearly saw with extraordinary eyesight that there seemed to be something on his chest that was constantly bulging, wandering, extremely weird.

At this time, the middle-aged man in the white robe was quick and suddenly picked up his hand (this chapter is not finished!). )

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Knife on the side, stab, pick!

The chest was pierced, the blood flowed, and I saw that on the knife and sword, a strange insect with the length of an index finger was twisting and struggling wildly.

The man in the Gu passed out instantly, and the man in the white robe placed the Gu worm in a clay pot next to him and covered it, and then stopped the bleeding and treated the wound for the man on the bed, and said with a tired face:

"Okay, the Gu worm has been eliminated, and it should be okay to recuperate for a while, take him down."

The two officials respectfully carried the man down, and Li Hongda walked over with Chen Zheng and said politely:

"Doctor Hu has worked hard, the method of removing the human face Gu has been perfected?"

The white-robed man called Doctor Hu was over forty years old, and even if he was tired, he could not hide his compassion, and said:

"Not yet, the human face Gu is very vicious, and its vitality is extremely tenacious. There are still very few Gu worms who can expel Gu worms with the assistance of decoction and the Golden Needle Acupoint Technique, and only those who have undergone a long period of decoction suppression to stop the Gu worms from developing and suck blood qi have a chance of success.

However, my strength alone is limited, and I can't take care of so many Gu worms at all, so it's better for Inspector Li to find the initiator as soon as possible and get the method of removing Gu worms from him, so that he can save these lives......"

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