Volume 3: The Case of the Hundred Ghosts Chapter 72: What is the Purpose
Walking quietly on Meridian Street, Xu Shizhong was still pondering what Duan Ming had just said.
He always felt that every word and line of Duan Ming seemed to have a deep meaning.
Duan Ming, on the other hand, carefully looked at the sides of the Meridian Street, trying to find the slightest clue related to the night walk of the hundred ghosts.
"Huh?" Suddenly, Duan Ming's footsteps stopped, he squatted down, and frowned slightly.
"What's wrong?" Xu Shizhong looked at Duan Ming suspiciously.
"This ......" Duan Ming reached out and picked up a small white cloth from the ground, put it in front of his eyes and looked at it carefully.
"Mr. Duan, did you find anything?" At this moment, Xing Qianqiu slowly walked over from the direction of the city gate.
"Command!" Xu Shizhong hurriedly bowed to the torture Qianqiu.
"Old Criminal, come and see this." Saying that, Duan Ming handed the white cloth in his hand to Xing Qianqiu: "I have already confirmed that many people did see a hundred ghosts walking at night that day, and they also saw a female ghost in white flying around in the sky. ”
"I've asked a lot of people, and that's what they said." Xing Qianqiu took the white cloth and said suspiciously: "This is ......"
"Tulle, white tulle." Duan Ming said.
"Tulle?" Xing Qianqiu hesitated: "But how can it be so smooth?" ”
"This one has been waxed to increase the reflectivity of the tulle and prevent it from catching fire." Duan Ming said in a deep voice.
In this world, the waxing process should not exist.
"Waxing?" Xing Qianqiu said suspiciously: "What is that?" ”
"You can think of it as a process, it's like applying a coating on top of tulle." Duan Ming explained: "However, this is not right. ”
"Not really." Xing Qianqiu nodded: "It's winter now, who will walk around with tulle when they have nothing to do?" Besides, the woman wears white yarn for the sake of lightness and breathability, so why bother to carry out this kind of process on it. ”
"Indeed." Duan Ming nodded.
This would be normal in the previous life, after all, the craftsmanship in the previous life has reached a height, even if the wax can be kept light and breathable, but in this world it is absolutely impossible.
Doing more than this is bound to be problematic.
"Moreover, I just discovered a contradiction while collecting clues." Duan Ming looked at Xing Qianqiu and said, "How long did it take you to walk here from the city gate?" ”
"A quarter of an hour." Xing Qianqiu thought for a moment and said.
"Yes, a quarter of an hour." Duan Ming nodded: "But Chu Hao and Chen Zheng said very clearly, they saw the hundred ghosts walking at night in Hai Shi that day, so the time when the hundred ghosts traveled here at night should be from one moment to two o'clock in Hai. ”
However, Sun Wu and Sun only walked back after telling Yuema, and they were delayed in finding their companions because of fear. Add to that the fact that you have to cross the Surin River and get here from it, it takes time. ”
"So, I guess they should have arrived around four o'clock when they arrived." Duan Ming said, "In that case, why did they encounter a hundred ghosts here? Is it because the hundred ghosts have been waiting for them here for two quarters of an hour? ”
"That's something I didn't expect before." Xing Qianqiu nodded: "Stayed here for two quarters of an hour?" Or are they slow? ”
"It should be the latter." Duan Ming said: "There must be something that restricts the speed of the Hundred Ghosts Night Walk, or maybe the Hundred Ghosts have done something to reduce the speed. ”
"Witnesses!" Xing Qianqiu suddenly said: "Could it be to let more people see them?" ”
"Very likely." Duan Ming nodded: "The Hundred Ghosts Night Walk deliberately slowed down so that more people could see them more realistically. and then confirmed the statement that a hundred ghosts walk at night. ”
"That's right, that's the only way to explain it." Xing Qianqiu said in a deep voice: "The purpose of the night walk of the hundred ghosts is to cause panic among the people. ”
"What the hell is this Immortal Sect trying to do?" Duan Ming said in a deep voice: "The last few big cases seem to be so strange and abnormal, what do they want to follow?" ”
Duan Ming thought about it for a long time, but he couldn't think of a reasonable explanation.
At the beginning, Duan Ming also pondered whether the Immortal Sect wanted to overthrow the Great Qi Dynasty and gain unique authority.
But during this time, Duan Ming thought a lot and felt that this matter was impossible.
In the last world, the history of mankind has passed for so many years, and all kinds of heroes have emerged one after another.
However, there are almost no people who ascend to the imperial power as members of the sect, and even if there are countries where the monarchy is divinely granted, there is no situation where the pope and the emperor are the same person.
Although we don't know much about the history of this world, judging from the fact that the religion of this world is very similar to the original world, even if there is a gap, it will not be much worse.
In other words, there should be a similar consensus in the world.
So, what are the benefits of subverting Great Qi for the Immortal Sect? If the people of the Immortal Sect can't become emperors, then what exactly is their purpose?
Gaining higher authority? This is impossible, in today's Great Qi, the authority of the Immortal Sect has almost reached its peak, except for His Majesty today, no one dares to slack off in the face of the several hall masters of the Immortal Sect.
Even if it was the last time in Fanxing Temple, Xing Qianqiu knew that the Hall of Eternal Life was here to find faults, and he had to pay attention to proportions in the face of the master of the Hall of Forgetting.
And the Hall Master of the Forgotten Machine is one of the last hall masters in the Immortal Sect.
Therefore, it is almost impossible for the status of the Immortal Sect to be elevated.
On the other hand, once the current saint is overthrown, can the position of the Immortal Sect be as consolidated as it is now?
A sect that tries to change the dynasty, no matter who re-ascends the throne as emperor, I am afraid that it will do everything possible to get rid of it.
After all, no emperor would want his position to depend on someone else's decision.
I don't understand, Duan Ming can't understand the practice of the Immortal Sect, let alone why a person like the Immortal Sect who pursues immortality would do this.
In addition, whether it is the karmic fire case of the Fanxing Temple or the current Hundred Ghosts Night Case, the Immortal Sect has even sent a hall master to control and close it.
It's like digging a hole and filling it yourself, it's full of confusion.
"Okay, if you really can't figure it out, don't think about it yet." Xing Qianqiu patted Duan Ming on the shoulder: "Mr. Duan, do you have any thoughts next?" ”
"First, send someone to investigate Song Yi." Duan Ming said in a deep voice: "I always feel that there is something wrong with this person. ”
"Second, be doubly vigilant, since the Hall Master Chi Yuan is here in person, I don't think the Immortal Sect will be so calm."
"Third ......"
Before Duan Ming's words were over, he saw a Spiegel official walking over quickly, and said to Xing Qianqiu: "Commander, Chu Hou is here again!" ”