Anyuan County is located more than 300 miles northwest of Tai'an City, because it is backed by the Demon Mist Forest, the main livelihood of the people in the city is various industries related to demon beasts.

Jianghu warriors gather here, go in groups to hunt demon beasts, and then bring the corpses of demon beasts to Anyuan County for sale, and business travelers from all over the country will also come here to buy demon crystals, animal skins, and animal meat, and then transport them to all parts of Jingzhou for sale.

When the sun was about to set, the outline of Anyuan County finally appeared in the field of vision of Su Yu and his group of twenty people.

"Is this Anyuan County?"

While washing his horse's nose by the river, Su Yu looked at Anyuan County in the distance, and his heart was speechless.

Anyuan County, which came into view, was like a fierce beast lying dormant on the ground, and it was not an exaggeration to say that it was a city.

"There are more than one million people living in Anyuan County, all of whom are engaged in various industries of processing demon beast corpses, and there are nearly 10,000 warriors in the rivers and lakes who make a living here all year round."

Lu Ze on the side introduced: "It is said that Anyuan County could have been planned as a city, but because there are many warriors in the rivers and lakes here, the public security is extremely poor, and the proposal to build a city has been shelved. ”

Speaking of this, Lu Ze looked around and ordered: "A large number of Jianghu warriors have gathered in Anyuan County, and everyone should change the flying fish suits on their bodies to avoid unnecessary conflicts in the city. ”

"Yes!"

Everyone responded, and then took off their bags one after another, changed the flying fish suit on their bodies, and put on a warrior's power suit.

Anyuan County has warriors from all over the world, but they are accustomed to strange people and strange clothes.

However, for the Zhen Wusi who suppressed the rivers and lakes, the warriors on the rivers and lakes had almost no good impression of Zhen Wuwei, and the two sides had a natural hostile attitude.

"Tsk, this Anyuan County is really big enough."

Ji Longcheng couldn't help but sigh, and then changed his words and said: "I just don't know if there is a place like Goolan Qinglou here, otherwise it would be too boring to stay here for such a long time." ”

When the people around heard his words, their faces couldn't help twitching violently.

Co-authored this is tired of listening to the hook column in Tai'an City, and decided to change places to experience the humanistic customs?

The corners of Lu Ze's mouth twitched, forcibly maintaining the majesty on the surface, and said: "Ji Longcheng, in this Anyuan County, in addition to the lack of a teaching department, there are Qinglou, brothels, Goolan and other Fengyue places. ”

"But you have to be careful, this is not at the feet of the Son of Heaven, most of the people who linger in these Fengyue places are also warriors on the rivers and lakes, these guys are all hanging their heads on their trouser belts to beg for a living, and they will draw swords against each other if they disagree."

"Maybe even the girl you slept with tonight was his friend, and he dared to rush in with a knife to cut the mandarin ducks."

"You don't want to be disturbed by a Jianghu warrior rushing in with a knife, right?"

After Lu Ze finished speaking, everyone's expressions when they looked at Ji Longcheng became playful.

Facing everyone's eyes, Ji Longcheng's face turned green.

He still remembered the experience of going to Ningxi County to carry out the mission last month, if Su Yu hadn't rushed to inform him, maybe the fate of him and Chen Beijiang would have been extremely miserable.

Even if the other party estimated that his identity as a martial guard would not kill people, and hang him in a brothel and beat him, it would be unacceptable.

He didn't want to go through this again.

"Okay, let's go ahead and try to get to Anyuan County before dark."

Lu Ze's voice fell, and everyone who had already changed into a strong outfit got on their horses one after another and went straight to the direction of Anyuan County.

As the saying goes, Wangshan ran a dead horse, until nightfall, the shops on both sides of the streets of Anyuan County had also lit up lanterns, Su Yu and his party finally rushed to Anyuan County, and then went straight to the county office.

For the county government of Anyuan County, the biggest responsibility of the county government is to protect the personal and property of ordinary people from the infringement of Jianghu warriors.

If it is a battle and fight between the warriors of the rivers and lakes, the biggest use of the county government is to wait for the two parties to separate the birth and death, and then arrange someone to collect the body

But once the ordinary people of Anyuan County die at the hands of the warriors of the rivers and lakes, then the county government will ask the town martial secretary for help and ask him to send someone to arrest the murderer and give justice to the deceased.

Guo Yuantao has repeatedly committed murders, and even abducted the good family to defile it, which has long been rumored in Anyuan County.

The warriors on the rivers and lakes watched all this coldly, with a posture that they had nothing to do with themselves, and even secretly ridiculed Zhen Wusi for being a group of wine bags and rice bags, and the matter had not been resolved in the past few months.

……

Anyuan County, county government.

In the living room, a middle-aged man paced back and forth with a blue face.

He is the county magistrate of Anyuan County, Xue Hong.

Just today, the people of Anyuan County rushed to report that a thirteen-year-old girl in the city disappeared unexpectedly while playing on the street last night, and then when she was found this morning, she was in a remote alley in the city, and the girl's body was dressed in disheveled, and the words "Guo Yuantao" were engraved on her face.

Guo Yuantao's move is undoubtedly a provocation and ridicule of the Zhenwu Division and the county government.

Now the people in the city are already panicking, and even the wealthy families with slightly better families are already preparing to move their families.

After all, no one knows, Guo Yuantao's next target will be his own family?

Although the main business of the wealthy families who settled in Anyuan County was to process the corpses of demon beasts for a living, when the lives and property of themselves and their families were threatened, was that business still important?

Once these wealthy households move to their homes and take away the business that originally belonged to Anyuan County, it will inevitably have an impact on various industries in Anyuan County.

You must know that Jiuling County, which is the closest to Anyuan County, is only fifty miles, and once these rich people choose to move to Jiuling County to continue to engage in the business of various industries of demon beasts, it will be a fatal blow to Anyuan County.

"Why haven't you come yet?"

Xue Hong muttered in a low voice anxiously.

According to the news from the Zhenwu Division, the Zhenwu Guard, who has already taken over the task, will arrive today.

But now it's dark, and the figure of Zhen Wuwei hasn't been seen yet.

Not only that, but he heard that the people who took over this task were still two school captains, which made him a little worried, even the hundred households of the Iron Bone Realm failed to bring Guo Yuantao to justice, can the school captain who came solve this matter?

"Alas"

Xue Hong looked at the night outside the door and couldn't help but sigh lightly.

In the past few months, he has been disturbed by Guo Yuantao's affairs.

If Guo Yuantao killed a warrior on the rivers and lakes, he would not be so anxious, and he was even happy to watch a good show and let them go dog-eat-dog.

But the people Guo Yuantao is eyeing are mainly rich families in the county, which makes it difficult for him to accept.

The business engaged in by these wealthy households is itself an industry of processing the corpses of demon beasts, and the warriors on the rivers and lakes hunt demon beasts, mainly selling them to these rich households, and then transporting them to various places for retail through them.

The main source of income in Anyuan County is these wealthy households.

Wealthy households are willing to pay taxes, but they need the protection of the county government, so that they can do business here in peace and security, without the threat of Jianghu warriors.

But when life and property are impacted, who dares to continue to do business in Anyuan County?

In this Great Wei Dynasty, the demon beast forests are all over Kyushu, so if you change places and continue to do business, you may earn a little less, but compared to your life, it doesn't matter.

"My lord, there are people out there who want to see you."

At this moment, a guard guarding the door walked in quickly and said respectfully.

"No, no one wants to see this official now." Xue Hong flicked his sleeves irritably.

"My lord, the man said they were from Tai'an City." The guard said again.

Tai'an City?

Xue Hong's eyes lit up and said, "How many people are there in total?" ”

"There were about one or twenty men, each leading their horses, as if they had driven a long way." The guard said.

One or twenty? From Tai'an City?

Xue Hong hurriedly said, "Hurry up, please. No, the official went to pick it up in person, and immediately ordered the kitchen to prepare good wine and good food! ”

He was almost certain that the person who came was Zhenwuwei of Zhenwusi.

In any case, these are the only people who can solve his urgent needs now.

"Yes."

After the guard finished speaking, he went straight out the door and walked to the back kitchen.

"You're from Zhenwuji?"

Xue Hong walked briskly to the county office, looked at the group of people in front of him, walked in front of the first two, and asked tentatively.

They weren't wearing flying fish suits, and Xue Hong wasn't sure if they were from Zhenwusi.

"Not bad"

Lin Canglan nodded and said with a smile: "Lord Xue, this mission is for me and Lord Lu to participate with my subordinates. ”

Then he introduced: "This official Lin Canglan, this is Lord Lu Zelu. ”

Zhenwusi did not participate in the government and was only responsible to the emperor, so even if he met with a local official, regardless of the rank of the other party, he could treat him as an equal.

"Lord Lin, Lord Lu, Xue has lost his welcome, and he has lost his welcome."

"Come on, quickly lead your horses to the stables and entertain them."

Xue Hong said happily: "Hurry up, please, everyone rushed three hundred miles to Anyuan County, presumably it was already a tiring journey, Xue has already arranged a banquet in the back kitchen to catch everyone and wash the dust." ”

Half an hour later, the maid kept bringing the dishes to the table, and there were two tables of various dishes in the living room.

Su Yu couldn't help but sigh secretly, the monster beast resources in this Anyuan County are really rich, and there are at least twenty kinds of monster beast meat gathered on the table.

The three squads under Lin Canglan arranged a table, and the three squads under Lu Ze arranged a table.

As for Lu Ze and Lin Canglan, and Xue Hong, the three of them arranged another table.

As a regular customer of the Grand Hyatt Inn, Su Yu also has an estimate of the approximate price of these three tables.

The cost of these three tables of dishes alone may not be worth a thousand taels of silver.

After careful cooking in the back kitchen, the price of this table of dishes is at least 2,000 taels of silver in the restaurant.

"Made, this county order of Anyuan County is really rich."

Ji Longcheng looked at this large table full of dishes, and couldn't help but lower his voice and sighed: "Even if this is a county order to exchange Taishou for him, I'm afraid he won't change it." “

The others couldn't help but nod their heads in agreement.

As the county magistrate of Anyuan County, Xue Hong is the most powerful person in the county.

and just happened to be assigned to a county full of oil and water, who would want to go to a poor mountain and remote place to be a Laoshzi Taishou?

With the treatment they have encountered when they go out on missions many times, it is rare to encounter such a sumptuous hospitality.

Sure enough, the treatment of following the captain out to carry out the mission is different.

Xue Hong raised his wine glass, looked around, and said loudly: "Everyone has come from afar, prepare a little thin wine, and where the hospitality is not good, please have a lot of Haihan!" ”

"There are a lot of people, if Xue is allowed to drink them one by one, then Xue will probably have to climb off the table today, otherwise, Xue will drink three cups in a row, and Xue will have the right to honor everyone."

"Xue will go first!"

After speaking, Xue Hong poured glass after glass of wine into his mouth.

After three glasses of wine, Xue Hong's face became rosy.

Perhaps staying in a place like Anyuan County all year round, Xue Hong also contracted some reckless habits of martial artists.

"Okay, Lord Xue is really massive!"

Lu Ze praised: "Lord Xue, a person who has never learned martial arts, can toast three times in a row to everyone, how can you let Lord Xue underestimate it?" ”

After speaking, Lu Ze also got up and said, "Everyone salutes Lord Xue for three cups!" ”

"To Lord Xue!"

Everyone got up one after another and toasted three times in a row.

A smile immediately appeared on Xue Hong's face, for him as an ordinary person, drinking three glasses of spirits in a row was not an easy task.

Everyone present did not play false, and all of them saluted him with three glasses of wine, which undoubtedly gave him enough face.

Xue Hong beckoned: "Everyone eat quickly, these are the demon beasts that are hunted and killed in the Demon Mist Forest, and I don't know if the Fu is not to everyone's appetite, let's try it and see how it tastes." ”

The way to promote friendship between men, the wine table and the hook bar listening to music are undoubtedly the fastest way.

When the wine has passed three rounds and the food has five flavors, Xue Hong and Lu Zelin Canglan have almost reached the level of being called brothers.

As for the six squads under the two captains, they also became acquainted with each other in the process of toasting each other.

"Brother Lin, Brother Lu, don't you know, Xue was assigned to Anyuan County as the county magistrate, it seems that the scenery is unique, but Xue is bitter in his heart."

After drinking a few more glasses of wine, Xue Hong also opened the conversation clip, and his tone became choked.

"That guy named Guo Yuantao has appeared in Anyuan County since April, and to this day, he has committed more than ten unspeakable crimes in the city."

"Zhenwu Si has also sent six groups of people, each time Guo Yuantao can be captured or even killed, I have also seen that guy a few times in the prison, and even saw his dead body with my own eyes."

"But every time I feel that he is dead, and even send someone to inform the people in the city, but that guy will appear out of thin air again, and he is still alive and well?"

"You say, 'What can I do?' I can only continue to ask Zhenwusi to send someone to solve this matter, if I can, I don't want to see that guy alive again than you Zhenwusi. ”

"I know that Zhenwu Si may be too upset, but you say, what can I do?"

"If this matter is not resolved, everyone in the city will be in danger, and now the people in the city are even spreading that Guo Yuantao's guy is a powerful ghost, he can't kill him at all, and he is even ready to move to other places at home."

Xue Hong took a deep breath, looked around, and said in a deep voice: "Now that Anyuan County has reached the point where it is difficult, please do more to help Anyuan County through this difficulty!" ”

"When the time comes, Xue and the people in the city will be thanked!"

"Lord Xue is serious."

Lu Ze said with a smile: "Since we have taken on this task, we naturally hope to make it perfect." ”

"Please also rest assured, Lord Xue, whether it is to capture Guo Yuantao or kill Guo Yuantao, we will continue to stay in Anyuan County for a while, until we are sure that Guo Yuantao is really dead and will no longer harm the people in the city, and then we will return to Tai'an City, what do you think?"

Hearing Lu Ze say this, Xue Hong's face couldn't help but look a little excited.

"Thank you, Brother Lu and all the brothers, for thinking about the people of Anyuan County."

Xue Hong said: "This move is very good, brothers please rest assured, your food, clothing, housing and transportation in Anyuan County are all covered by Xue." ”

His words immediately made everyone feel good about him.

A county order, being able to toast everyone present with a glass of wine three times in a row is undoubtedly a sight for everyone to see his boldness.

Now he promised to cover all the consumption of everyone in Anyuan County, even if it was a scene, it was enough to make people feel that he was a good person.

When the dinner was over, the servants removed the leftovers and served hot tea, Lin Canglan couldn't help but say, "Brother Xue, what is the current situation in the city?" ”

"Well, the situation is very bad."

Xue Hong sighed lightly: "Early this morning, someone came to the county government to report that a thirteen-year-old girl disappeared while parading the street last night, and when she was found today, she was already a corpse, disheveled in a remote alley on the street, and her face was engraved with the word Guo Yuantao." ”

When everyone heard this, their faces couldn't help but sink, this Guo Yuantao was so mad that he didn't even let go of a thirteen-year-old girl?!

Lin Canglan frowned slightly, and said: "Is it possible that other Jianghu warriors committed this case, and then deliberately blamed Guo Yuantao, so that the government mistakenly thought that this case was also committed by Guo Yuantao?" ”

"It's possible."

Xue Hong nodded and said: "After all, after Guo Yuantao committed a murder, he would engrave the three words Guo Yuantao on the other party's face, and now many Jianghu warriors in the city also know this, so it cannot be ruled out that someone is to blame Guo Yuantao." ”

Speaking of this, Xue Hong frowned slightly and said, "But."

Lu Ze and Lin Canglan glanced at each other, and asked in unison, "But what?" ”

"However, according to the corpse examination, it can be roughly inferred that Guo Yuantao did it."

Xue Hong frowned and said: "All the murders and women who were defiled by Guo Yuantao have a significant feature, that is, the deceased's tendons and tendons will be broken by sharp weapons, and it can be inferred that they were picked off before the woman's death. ”

"And this kind of thing, only Guo Yuantao will do this, because his method of picking off the tendons and tendons is very unique, if other martial artists on the rivers and lakes commit a crime and want to blame him, it is almost difficult to do."

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but feel a chill rise in their hearts.

Guo Yuantao did this, undoubtedly to amplify the despair in front of the deceased.

Imagine having the tendons of your hands and feet broken no different from cutting off a woman's limbs.

"What was his purpose in breaking the tendons of the woman's limbs?"

Lin Canglan looked puzzled and said, "He is a Copper Skin Realm martial artist, dealing with a weak woman, why should he break the woman's tendons and then commit violence?" He has many ways to control women's movements, right? ”

"I don't know."

Xue Hong shook his head and said, "But according to my guess, he may want to amplify the fear in front of the deceased, so that the deceased has no ability to act first, and then commit violence, and then enjoy the pleasure brought by this violence." ”

What a complete pervert.

Everyone was terrified, and their hearts couldn't help but secretly say.

Just think about a woman's tendons being broken, and then being defiled by violence, how desperate she must have been at that time?

Lin Canglan said: "Lord Xue, is there any connection between the locations where Guo Yuantao committed the crime?" ”

"Nope."

Xue Hong shook his head and said: "The locations where Guo Yuantao committed the crime are all over the various regions of Anyuan County, like randomly selecting targets to commit crimes. ”

"Then how did the six groups of people sent by the Zhenwu Division to participate in this mission capture or kill Guo Yuantao?" Lin Canglan asked again.

Xue Hong replied: "I don't know much about this, I also asked, but they didn't tell me about the plan. ”

Hearing Xue Hong's words, everyone couldn't help but fall silent.

Since the first six groups of people can successfully capture or kill Guo Yuantao, they must all use the same method tacitly.

And this method is unwilling to be known by Xue Hong, which means that most of the people in Zhenwu Division know this way, but in order to avoid being criticized, they will not mention it to outsiders.

Lu Ze and Lin Canglan glanced at each other, and immediately understood the method used by the six groups of people in front of them.

Fishing!

This is the most common and effective method of the Zhenwu Division.

Since Guo Yuantao's main way of committing crimes is to rob the property of rich families and defile young girls.

So if you want to catch him, you need to focus on these two aspects.

Send someone to keep an eye on the rich family's house that has not been looted, or follow the young girl, once Guo Yuantao appears, immediately fire a signal flare, let the town guards in other positions rush over, and then work together to capture him.

It's just that what surprises everyone is that this Guo Yuantao is so fearless?

has been arrested again and again, and he can still be caught by Zhenwu Si in this way?

As the saying goes, if you eat the first time you go fishing, you will definitely not fall for the same trick the second time.

But this Guo Yuantao was unexpected, and he was able to be won by Zhen Wusi every time.

"Or does this guy think he can't die, so he dares to have a fearless trap?"

Su Yu couldn't help but say secretly in his heart.

Judging from the previous file records, in the end, Guo Yuantao would die in various ways, and then the body disappeared for no reason, and after Zhen Wuwei returned to Beijing to recover his life, he would commit crimes in the city again.

Even if he is captured alive, he will find a way to die and be reborn.

It can be seen that he should need to let himself "die" before he can be reborn again in a specific place! ”

"Is this mission completed as long as it is done so that it does not die?"

Su Yu glanced at Lu Ze, judging from the fact that he dared to take on this task, he must have also visited some of the town guards who participated in this task at the beginning, so he had a certain amount of confidence, and even found some clues.

Previously, Lin Canglan said that Lu Ze needed to prepare for three days and gave him three days to consider whether to participate in this mission.

It seems that Lu Ze is also making various preparations after capturing Guo Yuantao alive.

Just like now, Lu Ze has never asked Xue Hong about various subtle experiences, it is estimated that he has already obtained a lot of information from the other six groups of people involved in this mission in the Zhenwu Division.

It can be seen from the previous file that if you want to complete this task, you must not kill Guo Yuantao or let him die, otherwise he will be reborn again.

Su Yu couldn't help but be a little curious, what was Lu Ze's preparation?

"What method will he use to capture Guo Yuantao alive and keep him from dying?" Su Yu said secretly in his heart.

(End of chapter)