Maofeng Mountain is the first peak of Yujie Town, located in a hilly area southeast of the town. The whole mountain range is not very high, only the highest point is extremely steep, and the mountain is like a spear rising to the sky, piercing the clouds and proudly looking over the surrounding flatland.

Shi Liang had already taken off his armor at this time, and was sitting on the edge of a broken rock, looking at the peak that stood not far away. The Yujie town guard sent an urgent message three days ago: on the 21st day of the Camellia Month, a serious collapse accident occurred in Shen Laoxiang Village, located at the foot of Maofeng Mountain, and it was necessary to send personnel from the post station camp to assist the local rescue.

This matter is also urgent, mainly because the rumbling sound of that day was quite amazing, even the chic drinkers who were far away in the Mingyue Building could also hear it. In just one day, the Yujie Post Office has sent two investigation teams, which shows how seriously Lu Pei attaches this matter.

Daylight thunder, although rare, is not so much that it is necessary to rearrange the armor. However, bizarre things also followed, and the two groups of investigation teams that set off before and after lost their whereabouts inexplicably, raising the severity of the incident by several notches at once.

Speaking of Shi Liang here, the three rows at this time were already fully dispatched, with a total of eight people, and they were preparing and resting in a mountainous forest. There is a small stone watchtower here, and although it has been abandoned for a long time, it can be regarded as a good temporary station in the middle of the wilderness.

Shi Liang had led a team to the village where the explosion occurred not long ago, and the scene was the same as the information provided by the Yujie Town Guard. In just three days, the investigation team sent by all parties had already searched the area very thoroughly. Except for the remaining scorched and messy place, naturally there will be no special clues that will be missed.

Of course, it does not mean that Shi Liang has gained nothing, at least judging from the traces of ruins at the scene, it can still be determined again: this explosion must be a man-made disaster. However, the soldiers and men are still able to fight on the march, and investigating and solving cases is not a strong point. Of course, Shi Liang, who had no clue, had no good way, and he patted his brains for a long time with a group of brothers who were also scratching their ears and cheeks. In the end, the preliminary plan was decided, and everyone was arranged to take Shen Laoxiang Village as the center and start searching for traces one after another in the surrounding areas.

Shi Liangzheng was still thinking carefully about this mission, and Hu Tianye, who had just returned to Shigang, came over. It has been half a year since Geng San left the Jade Festival, and now Lao Hu is the oldest in the three-row team.

Hu Tianye, who was in charge of the search, obviously still had some gains, and reported: "Boss, the brothers have just swept the surroundings, and there is no abnormality for the time being. However, we met an old man who was collecting medicine in the mountains, and said that he had seen something black flying out of the valley to the south before dark. ”

"The valley to the south?" Shi Liang thought for a moment, "I remember that the village said that more than a month ago, in the deserted Spear Peak Valley, there was a group of vicious tyrants who broke the house. ”

"The old man wasn't quite right." At this moment, Lu Jun, who happened to be walking behind Lao Hu, answered, but judging from his verbal reaction, it was obvious that he could only hear what Shi Liang said in the last paragraph.

The mainland seemed to have some understanding of the spear peak valley mentioned by the leader, and waved his hand to explain the news he knew: "I was also drinking with a friend who was on an errand in the town, and I listened to him chatting a few words, but it was not that at all. There is indeed a family that has moved there, and the main family is also said to have some strength, and there are many servants in the house. It's just that the original people in the Maofeng Valley have all been wiped out in that epidemic, and no one has suddenly added such a big family that doesn't know its roots over time, which will naturally cause the villagers in the nearby villages to be uneasy, and within a few days, they gathered to petition the town guard's mansion. The mainland swallowed.

Shi Liang didn't answer, knowing that there was a follow-up, so he listened to Lu Jun continue to speak: "It is also for this reason that my friend was sent by the town guard to cross the mountains and mountains, and went to the remote mountain col to check the household. According to him, it was a wealthy family who moved from Toshiba Town, and their ancestral home was originally in this valley. So he had no choice but to give up the industry in the town, move his family back, and continue the lineage. ”

The mainland chattered, and finally explained the ins and outs of what he knew. This matter was reasonable since Shi Liang heard it, but for the sake of caution, he still ordered: "In this case, you two will follow me to visit that family again." ”

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The Spear Peak Valley is a gentle place located at the foot of a high mountain, on the southerly side. There is a stream spring in the valley, which flows slowly down from the mountainside, and accumulates into a clear pool. Adjacent to the water source, it was originally a water-show farming village with about 20 households. Unfortunately, most of the houses in the valley are now in ruins, covered with moss and weeds, and most of them have been abandoned and dilapidated.

The mountain road was not easy to walk, Shi Liang led the two black-clothed soldiers, and the trek was hurried, which also took some energy. Fang entered the valley, and the rut marks that stretched all the way down the slope immediately indicated the target to be visited. The courtyard of the tall house, with white walls and black tiles, is obviously different from the low houses that can be seen everywhere in the valley, and the newly renovated walls are naturally in stark contrast to the dilapidated surrounding environment.

It was noon, and there would be "giggles" in the courtyard from time to time, and the host's family should have already eaten the meal, and at the moment there were children playing in the courtyard, and a sense of peace and happiness could be imagined. Shi Liang smiled and knocked lightly.

The courtyard was a lot quieter, probably because of the sudden knock on the door. After a while, the peephole on the door of the house was carefully opened by a person, revealing a sharp black eyeball, which quickly swept through the door.

The person who snooped carefully naturally didn't look like the master's family, and when he saw the bronzed fire pattern on the chest of Shi Liang and the three people outside the door, his pupils suddenly shrank, and he hurriedly dropped a sentence: "Wait a minute, I'll go to Tongbing's master." So he closed the small hole, and he should have run to report.

Shi Liang was dumbfounded, shook his head and smiled with Lao Hu and the mainland. Wait a few more moments for the door to squeak open. He was greeted by an old man in a long robe, with a childish face and crane hair, a slight figure, and although the clothes were also plain, the workmanship was very exquisite, not a rough coat sewn by ordinary people. The hero seems to be accustomed to making friends with people, and when he saw Shi Liang and the three of them, he was warm and enthusiastic, and said with a smile on his face: "How many military masters have used food?" Lao Zhang, hurry up and let Wu's mother make a few more side dishes. ”

The host was so enthusiastic, Shi Liang and the others were a little embarrassed, waved their hands again and again, and smiled and thanked them. After some greetings, he spoke: "Old man, three days ago, there was an explosion in the neighboring Shen Lao Lane, and I think you will definitely hear about it." We were ordered to investigate, and we happened to pass by here when we were searching for the surrounding area, so that we wanted to ask the master's family about the situation on that day. ”

"Oh, it turns out that the thunder and noise of that day came from Shen Lao Alley, and it was really strange and scary that day." The rich man in front of Shi Liang also looked abrupt, "I don't know if I hurt the villagers, the official has orders, and the little old man is going to prepare some silver taels for the affected people's families, and do his best." And as he spoke, he arose and went into the chamber to prepare money.

Shi Liang hurriedly grabbed the old man and hurriedly explained: "Old man, I'm afraid there is a misunderstanding, I'll just ask some questions." As he spoke, the man was about to invite the overly hospitable old gentleman back to his seat, but his hand was heavy, as if he had an illusion, as if he had pushed a boulder boulder, and only in an instant, the old man had already recovered his normal posture softly, and was sent back to his original position by Shi Liang's support.

The fleeting force of the thrust had dissipated in only a moment, and the man only thought that he had a delusion, but he didn't pay too much attention to it, and sat down with the old man to continue to greet him, during which he asked a lot of information. However, the old man had already had such a surprised reaction before, which was to give the visiting three people a feeling that he did not know much about the accident, and everyone was naturally not surprised that he knew little about the explosion.

In the end, the old man lived up to expectations, and he really didn't provide much valuable content to a few people. Half an hour passed quickly, and the sergeants did not gain anything here, so naturally they could not delay for a long time, and after chatting a few words, they resigned and left. The old man was very enthusiastic, and he had to pull a group of people to stay and enjoy dinner together, but after being repeatedly rejected by Shi Liang, he was even more enthusiastic about sending them outside the door as if they were friends.

Just when the rich old man was inseparable from Shi Liang and the others, a little boy with a meat dun dun staggered, and suddenly jumped out of the corner of the courtyard, and said to the old man: "Daddy, I found you!" Hide-and-seek! The appearance of the little doll made the rich old man stunned, and then happily picked up the meat ball and introduced it to everyone: "This is my brother." ”

Shi Liang and the others didn't expect that for such an elder, a child would only be of such an average size. The old man is naturally also a human spirit, thinking that he has already guessed what a few people think, and explained: "It's not easy for this baby bump to come from the little old man." Although my family is a side branch of the clan, it has been withered for several generations, and I have been childless for many years. When the old man mentioned the past, he inevitably sighed, "I thought that I was going to destroy the family, but I lost the blessing of my ancestors, so that after the main vein was cut off, I continued this bloodline for our family." In the same way, I reluctantly gave up the property that Toshiba Town had worked hard for many years and returned to this old house to continue the inheritance of this incense for my ancestors. ”