Chapter 24: Puzzle Clearing
Originally, I was very curious about the contents of the notebook, because according to my father, this notebook that recorded the internal strength of the Quanzhen Sect has been around for some years, but judging from the state of the notebook, it is not old. This made me slightly suspicious of the contents of it, not only worried that it was not what my father said, but also thinking about how I would go about cultivating if it was.
Now this curiosity was interrupted by Liu Jiuri's outburst, he held the envelope and stationery in his hand and trembled, and asked Wenhao with his eyes, "Where did this thing come from?"
"I saw it in the courier box at the door, didn't I go to get a notebook for Brother Xiao just now, and then I heard the people downstairs say that there is a courier for you. As soon as I saw that the parcel was in the delivery bag, I was afraid that there would be an emergency, so I opened it, but I never expected that what was written inside was this. ”
Everyone leaned towards Liu Jiuri and focused their eyes on him. Liu Jiuri looked around, first asked Xian Tong to close the door of the practice room, and led these people to sit in the rest room.
Liu Jiuri put the letter in his hand on the table, and said extremely angrily: "I didn't expect it, I didn't expect that the seventy-two people, including the chief dart head ghost elder, were all wiped out by the Demon Wheel Sect, and there was not a single living mouth. Ghost Dart Head Hero I, I never thought he would end up like this. This Demon Wheel Sect is simply lawless, and it dares to do such a heinous thing on the heavily guarded Isle of Exile. Erlang, before you eat, you told me that when you destroyed that Demon Wheel Sect's stronghold yesterday, did you mention any special activities they had recently?"
Hearing the question, Liu Erlang frowned and replied: "Yes, their special activity is the matter of this Exile Island, but what we destroyed last night was only a small stronghold, and the order they received was to be ready to go to the Exiled Island to support at any time." But they told me that it would be three days later, and they didn't say that they would be doing something to the Isle of Exile so soon. ”
"It must be the Demon Wheel Sect's plan to change temporarily, I'm afraid something else happened that made them have to attack the ghost elder in advance. No, I'll have to call the lieutenant of the Zhenwu Division later and ask what we plan to do next, so let's make some preparations as soon as possible. The ghost elder has the best relationship with us, and if this matter is left alone, I will never agree. Let's not talk about how much we have benefited from him, just talk about the old man, and he is also a cool person I rarely see. ”
After saying this, he suddenly stood up and said to us, "You sit here and wait for me, I'll call him now, I can't wait for a while." As soon as he finished speaking, he turned and left.
Seeing that everyone was nervous, I didn't look at the notes in my hand, took it into my arms, and asked Liu Erlang beside me, "Second brother, who is this ghost? Why is Brother Liu so angry, what is the place of the Island of Exile?"
Hearing this question, Liu Erlang was stunned for a moment, and said puzzledly: "You, a person who grew up in the Eastern Holy Islands, don't even know the Island of Exile?"
I smiled awkwardly, scratched my head and said very embarrassedly, "I'm not afraid of your jokes, I'm so big, I really haven't walked the entire Eastern Holy Islands." But what I know is that isn't it just the main island plus the eight sub-islands of the famous Qiandao, Kan Island, Gen Island, Zhen Island, Xun Island, Outlying Island, Kun Island, and Dui Island, and how can there be an island of exile? I have never heard of it. ”
When Liu Erlang heard me say this, he looked a little helpless: "Okay, then I'll tell you what the situation is like on this Island of Exile and the ghost elder." The Island of Exile, as the name suggests, is used to hold prisoners, and unlike the prisons on the East Holy Island, the prisoners held on the Island of Exile are all felons, mostly life imprisonment and where those who lived before the execution of the death penalty. There are also some inhabitants on the island, but the standard of living of these inhabitants is not very high, and most of them are poor. The Wujie Dart Bureau, run by the ghost elder, is responsible for distributing materials to various departments for Wudetang and Zhenwusi, which is usually no different from ordinary courier companies. Except for the people of Wudetang, basically no one knows the true identity of the ghost elder. Sometimes, we will also ask him to pass on some special information for us, and you should know that this information usually does not use electronic communication and ordinary mail, in order to avoid leakage of information. And the character of the ghost old man is also rare and neat, and the people here are very close to him, especially your brother Liu, who will drink and chat with him when he has nothing to do. But why the ghost elders were targeted by the Demon Wheel Sect, they didn't ask yesterday, and they could only be known after he came back. ”
"Sometimes, I really don't understand, this Demon Wheel Sect has become rampant like this, why can't you use firearms to deal with them, isn't it more time-saving and labor-saving. Now that technology has developed to such an extent, why do we still stick to the old rules in the Eastern Holy Islands. Whether it is an official position or living habits, they are the same as in ancient times, why can't we make some improvements, and let's make progress a little more?" After Liu Erlang finished explaining, I suddenly came up with these few words. In fact, this idea has been in my mind for a long time, but I have never received a reasonable explanation or explanation.
For me, these people have a sense of familiarity and familiarity, so I don't look like I've just met them, but in my heart I still trust them very much, otherwise I wouldn't have said such a few words without any scruples.
The writer rushed ahead of Liu Erlang and explained my question, he said: "This is the charm of our Eastern Holy Islands, in the world of the Eastern Holy Islands, everything must be based on ability. Even if you don't work as an errand in Wudetang, the quality of this kung fu determines your status and identity on the island. Of course, if kung fu is commonplace, Wudetang will not absorb it. You are also a martial arts practitioner, and you should feel it. In the hearts of our group of people, we all look down on those who rely on firearms to decide victory or defeat. Such a barbaric way is also shameful for us martial arts cultivators. Firearms can never assess a person's strength, and only martial arts can truly show how strong a person can be. It's like a vicious organization like the Demon Wheel Sect, and it is a reason that they will not use firearms. Otherwise, with their way of doing things, it would be strange not to use firearms. As for the living habits you mentioned, there is no way to do it, our Eastern Holy Islands are not outdated, we just passed down these rules left by our ancestors. Whether it is communication or transportation, whether it is a residence or an entertainment venue, it is not all closely following the pace of scientific and technological development, the charm of the Eastern Holy Islands is reflected in these, otherwise, how can people from all over the world be so fascinated by us. ”
It's not the first time I've heard the writer say this, and I've heard different people say it in different places many years ago, but the words he said were much more verbose than I had heard. And almost all I hear from others are prevarications, and the simplest is only the words 'this is the rule'.
Liu Jiuri's phone call took too long, and it was really boring for us to sit in the practice room. The topics of conversation were also all about the current situation in the Eastern Holy Islands and the rules to be followed outside.
However, in this small talk, I also learned that there is more than one place like Hongbo Kudanyaki in various cities. In some cities, there are even as many as eight families, but there is only one in Hecheng. After asking about the situation, I learned that Hecheng was guarded by a few of them, and it was already a lot more peaceful, and the city was not big, so there was no need for so many people.
According to Liu Erlang's guess, he thought that this time Wu Detang was afraid that he would have to completely wipe out the Demon Wheel Sect, after all, the place that was attacked was the headquarters of the Criminal Division and the largest dart bureau on the Island of Exile, and Wu Detang would not tolerate this kind of thing. From now on, everyone has to enter the preparation for war, and it is impossible to say when they will return to the Eastern Holy Islands.
During the chat, I also asked them what mission they went to perform yesterday, and Liu Erlang didn't hide anything from me, and said calmly: "There is nothing to hide from this matter, we found out before that there is a small teahouse in the south of the city, which is a small stronghold of the Demon Wheel Sect." There were not many of them, only a dozen of them, and they were just doing some work of spreading doctrine and brainwashing people. Compared with those relatively large strongholds, those big places can do all kinds of things that hurt nature and reason, either kidnapping for ransom or gathering crowds to make trouble. Our main responsibility for the Zhenwu Division is to destroy these places one by one, and not let them cause any harm to innocent people. The Demon Wheel Sect is like a cockroach, no matter how you kill it, you can't get rid of it. This is also the meaning of the existence of our Zhenwu Division, and when the Demon Wheel Sect is completely strangled, our group of people will be able to go home. ”
Looking at Liu Erlang's face full of yearning, I didn't know what to say. At first, my understanding of the Demon Wheel Sect was only at the level of a cult, but today, after listening to all the things they said, I suddenly felt that this Demon Wheel Sect was not only a cult but also a terrible terrorist organization. What they do is not only to the comfort of the people, but their biggest threat is to make these people have paranoid thoughts, so that the world will not be peaceful.
Liu Jiu finally finished the phone call and returned to the practice room. Sitting back in his original position with a gloomy face, Liu Erlang saw that he was unhappy, so he asked with a smile: "What? Did Lord Duwei scold you? No matter how you think about it, we have a lot of achievements in his hands every year, more than in several other big cities, he has no reason to scold you!"
"I'm not in the mood to mess around with you right now. Liu Jiu returned in a bad tone.
Liu Erlang knew that he knew some big things from the headquarters, so he treated people like this, so he put away his grinning expression and asked, "What did Lord Du Wei say?"