It seems that only a pilot can achieve such excellent mobility ability.

Goshawk immediately denied: "Yes, but not to do such a thing."

"Oh?" He Lingchuan became interested, "Which demon king are you talking about?"

"The king of the country is a red-crested eagle, who has a record of eating an entire elephant, but he does not swallow it; In addition, the Sleeping Ice National Master who presides over the Winter Palace is Xue Luan, and I heard that he can transform into a huge body." Goshawk said, "I can't think of a third place other than that."

Although these two are capable, their identities and status are there, and it is unlikely that they will go to the Red Yan Kingdom to commit crimes.

Goshawk then said, "The aura is thin, and it is difficult for the Feather Clan to produce giants again."

The larger the size of the demon beast, the richer the aura it needs to support. Today's conditions are insufficient, and it is no longer the era of trolls like the ancient and early Middle Ages.

Even the Yamaba Monarch and the Sleeping Ice Monarch relied on the strong Yuan Force to nourish them to maintain such a size.

"Then it's a land-traveling youkai."

Jiao Yu helped the staff officer: "There may not be only one."

"That's right." He Lingchuan groaned, "They committed crimes in Niutou Mountain, why did they come here to unload their goods?"

"There are corpses in the deep mountains and old forests, and they are not easy to detect." Jiao Yu replied, "Besides, this has reached the boundary of Baishi County, even if the remains are found and there are no missing people in the county, most of them will not bother to investigate."

Outsiders, passing demons, died in the wilderness and left no one to care.

It's not just Bega, it's all about the country.

Except that the magistrate doesn't want to take care of it, it is objectively difficult to trace. The news between states and counties is blocked, how can it be so easy to cooperate with each other to investigate cases?

The murderer knew this very well, so he took advantage of the loophole to throw the body in the county.

"That's it?" He Lingchuan also agreed with his reasoning, but there were still doubts here, "But this place is far away from the county border, and there are deep mountains and old forests everywhere, why do you go deep into here to throw corpses?"

"In your opinion?"

He Lingchuan stood up and looked around: "There is no sky here, the ground is humid, and the rocks can drip water, which is probably the environment that the murderer likes. Don't forget that the first few times it has been around, it was also on a rainy night."

"Although this thing is committing crimes everywhere, it should always have a habitat, right?"

"You mean, its nest is nearby?"

"Otherwise, how would you excrete here?" He Lingchuan said, "If you live in the east of the county, will you run to the west of the county to squat in the pit?"

「…… I don't have that hobby." Jiao Yu looked around, "There is a faint fishy smell mixed with the smell of corpses."

"It's a pity that you weren't there on the day the sheep thief came to steal the rock sheep." He Lingchuan jumped on the ground, took a water bladder to wash his hands, and specially rubbed it with fragrant pancreas several times, otherwise the smell of the corpse would linger. "By the way, who has the brighter sense of smell, you or Fushanyue?"

Jiao Yu was stunned for a moment, thought for a while, and said, "Then it should be the young master who wins."

He Lingchuan took out the branch with mucus attached to it from the storage ring: "You smell it, is this the smell?

The tiger came up and sniffed, its nose almost touching the branch.

He Lingchuan believed his words, and from this posture, it could be seen that Mian's sense of smell was more sensitive.

Finally, the tiger clapped: "Yes, this is it!"

He Lingchuan took a deep breath.

Okay, it turns out that this murderer is the real sheep thief, and sure enough, public and private grievances can be settled together, and Fu Shanyue didn't entrust the wrong person.

He thought for a moment and said, "It's all here, I want to go and see the pig's nest."

"Jade Wheel Mountain?" When he interrogated Wang Mazi, Jiao Yu was also present and knew what he was referring to, "On the other side of Zhitian Township. It's getting dark, why don't you go to the village for the night?"

"Yes." So far, a lot of information has been collected, but He Lingchuan knows very well that the investigation is missing one of the most important things:

Breakthrough.

The other party acted in concealment, and although he left clues, it was not enough to track them.

Why does this monster eat people and demons everywhere in the territory of Chiyan?

Just for the sake of hunger?

......

Zhitian Township alone accounts for two-thirds of the income of the entire Baishi County.

Therefore, the county government of Baishi County was directly located in Youtian Town, Shibata Township, which was convenient for handling various affairs.

When He Lingchuan entered the town, it was already twilight.

The streets and alleys of Youtian Town are obviously more regular than those of Shuangyi Town, and street lamps are hung under the street trees, making it convenient for pedestrians to walk at night.

Every house has lights on, and He Lingchuan can always smell the aroma of food and hear the voices of people in the alleys on the street.

There are many mansions here, some of which cover a considerable area, with smooth exterior walls and exquisite tiles, and it is obvious that rich and noble families live inside.

Jiao Hu also introduced him: "The townspeople basically grow herbal medicines, and there are a few big families in the herbal medicine business, who buy land and build houses when they get rich."

The ecology of a town is very simple, some people plant, some people harvest, some people transport it, and this is how goods circulate.

He Lingchuan asked:

"Where do the youkai live?"

"Most of them live in the mountains and forests on the edge of the town." Jiao Yu replied, "If it's a youkai who cooperates with humans to grow medicine, they will also live in these mansions."

There are several inns in the town, and now He Lingchuan's travel expenses can be reimbursed, of course, choose the largest and most expensive to live.

The decoration of the guest rooms is also very distinctive, it is a single-door courtyard, and an old tree stump in the patio is overgrown with purple mushrooms and white spirit mushrooms.

The crow dared to grab the stump with the goshawk, so he had to stop at the tree in the yard.

After completing the check-in procedures, He Lingchuan said to Jiao Yu: "I also have to trouble Master Jiao to go to the county government and report the case we handled to the government."

Jiao Yu nodded: "You're right, these cases are tricky, and the cooperation of the magistrate is essential."

It was gone for half an hour.

When Jiao Yu reappeared, he brought back an invitation:

The Baishi County Commander invited the envoy and General Ling to a banquet and asked them to appreciate the light.

He Lingchuan immediately touched his stomach and stood up, and agreed, "Okay, I just didn't have dinner."

It had been dark for a long time, and he hadn't even ordered food, and Jiao Yu suspected that he was waiting for this meal.

The banquet is held at the best restaurant in town, Xihong Building.

The Baishi County Commander stood at the door of the restaurant with seven or eight people waiting, and when he saw He Lingchuan and others coming, he immediately stepped forward to greet him: "This must be the prince's envoy, General Ling is good, Lord Jiao is good, Lord Wu is good!"

Lord Wu refers to the goshawk.

ushered in this matter, He Lingchuan was also very good. The two sides met like old friends for many years, had a cold meal, and then went upstairs and sat down.

The Baishi County Commander gave He Lingchuan a glass of wine, and then introduced the people around him: "These are the sages of Shibata Township, and when they heard that the envoy and General Ling were coming, they all wanted to come and meet them."

When he mentioned the envoy, he also brought General Ling with him, showing his respect for this old sheep.

General Ling snorted, lowered his head and drank, and didn't pay much attention to others.

The cup used by humans is so small that it specifies the use of a sea bowl, and it can sip half a bowl of wine when it bows its head.

The county order didn't seem to be surprised by its attitude, and only introduced He Lingchuan to the past one by one, and these people also toasted one by one.

The so-called township sages are actually the nobles of Zhitian Township. Needless to say, this meal must have been paid for by them.

They represent the highest level of financial resources in Shibata Township.

He Lingchuan saw that it was all human.

After a lot of staggering, the dishes are also served at a low price.

The restaurant here also has the characteristics of Shibata Township, which is famous for its medicinal food. What blood vine stewed crab, fried lamb loin with eucommia, what shou wu fried liver slices, and fried ground ginseng...

He Lingchuan suspected that normal people would have nosebleeds if they ate this table of medicinal food.

Fortunately, the wine used at the banquet is sweet rice wine instead of medicinal wine, which is warm and generous, and smooths the throat and presses dryness.

Previously, Jiao Yu had already told the Baishi County Commander about the process of the case, and the latter said to He Lingchuan at this time: "Special envoy, the lower official has ordered someone to register the Diamond Wind Beast case, and then compare the previous files to see if there are any new clues."

All the villagers said, "I didn't expect this kind of thing to happen in Shibata Township."

"That youkai is so bold and arrogant!"

He Lingchuan asked everyone, "Zhitian Township has not reported any disappearances?"

Everyone shook their heads: "Not in recent years."

"Nothing out of the ordinary?"

Everyone looked at each other and shook their heads again: "The farming in the fields and suburbs is normal, there is no problem."

He Lingchuan then ordered to Baishi County: "Tomorrow I want to go to the pig's nest at the foot of Yulun Mountain to have a look."

"Pig's nest?" "No one has been there for a long time. Could it be that this has something to do with the disappearance of the messenger?"

"If it weren't related, I wouldn't be here." He Lingchuan's words made the county commander's heart tingle.

"I heard that last year, the whole litter of pigs died in the crypt, which is bizarre." As soon as General Ling opened his mouth, he was not polite, "Didn't you investigate this matter carefully?"

"At that time, the snow covered the mountains, and the villagers found that they were already in the spring of the following year. The demon nest was smashed by a boulder above, which should be the cause of death." Baishi County ordered, "These are all recorded, and the envoy can check them."

"What do you mean by what it should be?" General Ling was displeased, "Yes, yes, no, no, didn't you send a servant to the past at that time?"

"I've sent it, I've sent the best piece in the county." The Baishi County Commander didn't want to take this responsibility, "But after all, after a winter and spring, the bones have rotted, and there is really nothing else to detect."

When he said this, he sighed: "A litter of pigs, how can it have anything to do with Lingxu City?"

He Lingchuan didn't answer and asked, "I heard that these pigs are very popular in the township?"

"Well, it's not good." A villager said, "Both water sources in Shibata Township pass through their territory before they flow into our fields. These pigs often find excuses to cut off our water."

"Did you do it?"

Everyone looked at each other again, and only then did a villager say slowly: "They are local tyrants, they have injured many people, suffered lawsuits, and finally lost money, but none of us can do anything about them. The county government has mediated with us many times, but in the end we made some concessions."

General Ling sneered: "Give in? I think it must be the pigs who are at a loss. You people are much better than monkeys."

The big man opened his mouth to argue, but was interrupted by someone pulling his sleeve on the side.

What are you fighting with the big monsters?

He Lingchuan asked again, "What is the source of the contradiction?"

This time, the villagers stopped squeaking, and the Baishi County Commander coughed: "It's still a water source."