Chapter 118: The Tracing Beast
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The merchants are still selling, the farmers are also looking for some odd jobs to do in the winter, and as a member of the criminal department, Liu Wei is not only not idle, but also shows a state of anxiety, leading an animal like a dog, searching around.
Early this morning, he received a very serious task, it is said that just yesterday, when everyone in Penglai City was sleeping deeply, someone actually wanted to enter the palace to assassinate His Majesty the Emperor.
However, in the end, he was stopped and repelled by Pang Yuan, the commander of the guards, and the huge people stopped the other party, stopping this crazy conspiracy.
For this reason, Liu Wei really wanted to scold the person who dared to assassinate His Majesty the Emperor a hundred and eight times, and in fact he did so.
Since he had just received the order from the commander in the morning, Liu Wei had been cursing in his heart, if it weren't for that damn assassin, although he couldn't sit on the chaise longue and drink tea leisurely at this time, he would definitely have a very comfortable life.
Like now, in the biting winter, he still has to search for the enemy's traces outside, which is very difficult for him to be just an ordinary person.
However, these are not the things that worry him the most, what worries him the most is whether his partner Wangcai will have an impact on his sense of smell when he goes out to handle cases in this weather.
Wangcai is not a dog, although he has the same name as the country dog, but after the identification of relevant people, it is a rare beast with extraordinary natural abilities.
So much so that someone offered 1,000 taels to buy this inconspicuous-looking "earth dog" from him, and he didn't sell it.
What pleased him was that during his tenure in the Criminal Department, he relied on his talent to be prosperous and rich, and repeatedly cracked many cases before his colleagues, so his official career was getting smoother and smoother, and his status in the Criminal Department was also soaring.
In just five years, he has been a member of the Arrest Supervision Department, specializing in arresting some court felons, and has been repeatedly killed.
He believed that as long as he was given a few more years, his promotion to Langzhong would be just around the corner.
This capture of the Assassin was a good opportunity, because this was a case involving His Majesty the Emperor, and it would inevitably be presented to His Majesty himself, and if his name could appear on the Concerto, even if it was only brushed aside, it would leave an impression on the Emperor's mind.
This will be of great help to his career development in the future.
It was only when he heard that the assassin was skilled and that he was a cultivator, that he immediately dispelled those small calculations in his heart.
He wanted to be promoted, but he wanted to stay alive.
When he came out of the office with Wangcai, he had no intention of finding out the murderer.
Even if he finds out, he can't bring the information back alive, and cases like this that can't make some real achievements have always been called drudgery by their criminal department, and it's thankless, that's what they're talking about.
It is impossible to wait for a period of time after the case is shelved, and they will have to be scolded by their bosses, this kind of unfortunate thing, he has only encountered three times in Penglai City in the past five years.
The end of the year is approaching, and those murderers with ill intentions can't settle down a little?
Liu Wei complained indignantly.
Liu Wei suddenly frowned, looking at Wangcai, who was being led by himself with a rope and suddenly became excited and impatient.
Based on his years of experience as a partner with Wangcai, it can be judged that Wangcai should have smelled the smell of the prisoner.
Could it be that the Assassin is somewhere nearby?
Liu Wei was very surprised in his heart, but his hesitation at this time was much more than surprise.
In the past, he would desperately follow the guidance of Wangcai and quickly pursue the whereabouts of the criminals.
It's just that this time the prisoner is a little special, should he go?
After thinking about it in his mind, his professionalism finally overcame his cowardice.
Slowly loosening the rope in his hand, looking at the small figure of Wangcai running farther and farther, Liu Wei gritted his teeth and followed without hesitation.
How many times can life be crazy? Young is the season of frivolity......
After running behind Wangcai for half an hour, finally, Liu Wei bent over panting, swallowing a thick white mist, observing the magnificent mansion in front of him, a little dazed.
He didn't expect Wangcai to take him to such a place where it seemed to be obviously the residence of high-ranking officials and nobles, looking at the momentum of this mansion, the identity of the people living in it must not be low, could it be that Wangcai said that the murderer wanted by the imperial court was in this mansion?
Even if he believes in Wangcai's ability very much, he can't help but have doubts at this time, Wangcai can't be in the wrong place.
The plaque outside the gate of the mansion has two big words written in gilt powder - "Mo Fu", which looks like new.
'Mo' is a very rare surname, and in the past few years in Penglai City, Liu Wei has never heard of that big official surnamed 'Mo'.
It's just that Penglai City has a large population, and there are even more officials, big and small, and he can't guarantee that he knows them all, so he stood outside the door for a while and hesitated, not knowing what to do.
"Squeak-"
At this moment, the door was slowly opened from the inside, and under Liu Wei's gaze, a young man who was much younger than himself raised his right leg high, crossed the high threshold, and walked out, looking a little lazy, as if he had just woken up.
And in fact, Mo Xiaoye had indeed just woken up.
Since it was late at night when he got home last night, he only slept for just over an hour before getting up, and his expression was inevitably a little sleepy.
After eating, Allure went back to the bedroom on the second floor to catch up on sleep, citing lack of sleep.
And in the face of the door that had been inserted from the inside, Mo Xiaoxie touched the ashes of his nose again.
In desperation, Mo Xiaoye returned to the 'storeroom' where he slept last night, and after consciously practicing the exercises he got from the mysterious kettle for a while, he also took a short rest.
By the time he woke up, it was already noon, and the sun was already on his buttocks.
Out of the storage room, Mo Xiaoxie asked his subordinates to know that during this period, Allure had always been nested in the room and never came out, which also made him sigh that Allure's kidney function was really not ordinarily good, if he was just afraid that he would not be able to hold it back.
After a simple freshening up and cleaning, Mo Xiaoxie looked at his dress at this time in the bronze mirror with satisfaction, and raised his legs to prepare to go outside for a walk.
Yesterday, before leaving, he had already obtained the address of the other party's temporary residence in Penglai City from Brother Jiang, if he had nothing to do, it might be a good choice to ask Brother Jiang to go to the teahouse to have a drink again.
Before he stepped out of the gate, he saw a middle-aged man holding a creature that was supposed to be a dog standing in front of the door, staring blankly at the plaque on it, so he walked forward a few steps and asked with a smile, "Is there anything you have to do here?"
Looking at the young man with a gentle attitude in front of him, Liu Wei instantly put aside his thoughts, pointed to the door of the mansion, and asked suspiciously, "May I ask if you are the young master of this mansion?"
Mo Xiaoye looked at each other with a little amusement, and said lightly: "If you want to find the young master in this mansion, then I am very sorry, there is no young master in the Mo mansion at this time." ”
"But if you want to find the owner of 'Mofu', I know you. Mo Xiaoxie looked at him with a narrow smile and said.
"Oh, do you know the master of the house? I wonder if you can introduce me to me. ”
As soon as he heard that he was not the young master of the house, Liu Wei nodded in understanding, if it was really this young master, the brocade and satin silk cover would not be a problem, and he was also in a hurry at first, so he asked like that, looking at Mo Xiaoxie's simple dress, it should be a subordinate of the house.
"Introduction, then you don't need it, because I am the master of 'Mofu', if you have anything, tell me. Mo Xiaoye pointed at himself with a smile and said seriously.
"Oh. Liu Wei didn't react at first, and when his head turned around, he looked Mo Xiaoye up and down in surprise, and said, "You said that you are the master of 'Mo Mansion'?"
"It's like a fake. Mo Xiaoxie still had a light smile on his face.
However, Liu Wei looked at him with suspicion and asked in a deep voice, "What is the proof?"
This sentence alone made Mo Xiaoxiao speechless, I saw that he opened his mouth several times without saying anything, and finally scratched his hair, helplessly spit out the words from his mouth, and said, "This...... Proof also required?"
"Of course. Liu Wei replied with a straight face.
After thinking about it for a long time, Mo Xiaoye didn't think of how to prove that he was the owner of 'Mo Mansion'.
Looking at Liu Wei, whose suspicion was getting worse and worse, he had no choice but to smile awkwardly, and said tentatively: "Why don't you go and ask the eldest prince, oh, that is, His Royal Highness King Wen, this mansion was given to me by him the night before yesterday, I believe he should still have some impressions." ”
His Royal Highness King Wen, Liu Wei was shocked in his heart, and when he saw Mo Xiaoxie's look that did not seem to be fake, he secretly smiled bitterly.
He is just a small outsider, how can he think that he can see His Royal Highness King Wen.
However, if it is really as he said, this mansion was given to him by His Royal Highness King Wen, then his identity must not be something he can offend.
"Can I ask you what you are doing here?" Mo Xiaoye asked with some curiosity when he saw his embarrassed look.
"Actually, this matter is not a secret, if you really know His Royal Highness King Wen, it doesn't hurt to tell you. Liu Wei did not hesitate when he heard his question, and said bluntly: "Just last night, someone wanted to assassinate His Majesty the Emperor, although he did not succeed, but he still escaped, and I came today to arrest the criminals and arrest them." ”
"Your Majesty was assassinated?" Mo Xiaoye secretly shouted in surprise.
His Majesty is the father of Xuanyuan Hao and Xuanyuan Fenglian, but who did it?
From the news from Yun Shang Feiyu Jian, it can be known that the situation in the Penglai Kingdom is now turbulent, and the two royal highnesses King Wen and King Wu are competing for the position of prince, and the outcome is mixed.
Judging from his two short contacts with Xuanyuan Hao, he will never be able to do the thing of killing his father, so will it be His Royal Highness King Wen who did it?
is also the son of His Majesty, logically speaking, it should not be done by him.
It's just that...... , recalled that day in Yingluan Pavilion to see His Royal Highness King Wen on the second floor from a distance, the kind of other people he had seen, deep as water, the majesty of the water, he was not sure about this matter.
If he really did it, then he is a terrible person in itself.
"Have you thought of anything?" Liu Wei hurriedly asked when he saw his thoughtful look with his eyebrows locked.
"Oh, nothing. Mo Xiaoye shook his head, then glanced at Liu Wei curiously, and said, "You investigated this case and actually found my house, you don't think that I did it, right?"
"Actually, it wasn't you I found, but my family's Wangcai found this place based on the smell left at the scene. ”
Squatting down and touching Wangcai's supple fur with his hand, Liu Wei smiled faintly and said.
"Tracing Beast?!"
On an attic in the 'Mo Mansion', Lian Fu squinted his eyes slightly, looked out of the mansion, and with Liu Wei's words, when his eyes fell on the creature that looked like a dog, he suddenly exclaimed in surprise.
"What is a tracer?"
Allure, who was also standing in the attic and was supposed to be sleeping in the house, suddenly appeared here, looked at the creature suspiciously, and asked.
"The tracer beast is also a demon beast of the demon clan, it has no attack ability, but on the contrary, its sense of smell is very sensitive, as long as it smells something, even if it is hidden in a gold mine dozens of meters deep underground, it can easily find it. ”
"It's amazing. Allure looked at the unsightly "earth dog" and couldn't help but exclaim.
"Of course, it's just that their intelligence is quite low, and they can't awaken the 'Dao Heart' at all, let alone transform into a human form, so many people also keep it as a pet. ”
What a troublesome look, Allure pursed his lips with some disgust and said, "'Wangcai', what an ugly name." ”
"Huh. Lian Fu smiled and said, "You are glad to have left Yingluan Pavilion, at least they don't dare to trespass at will here, if you are outside, your identity is likely to be exposed in advance." ”
"Hmph. Allure shook his head slightly, his silky hair swept through the air, looking at Mo Xiaoxie, who was lowering his body outside the mansion at this time and caressing 'Wangcai', a trace of disdain flashed in his eyes.
Even if you really help me, don't want me to accept your affection.
And Mo Xiaoxie was squatting on the ground, looking directly at 'Wangcai' with a smile on his face, stroking it.
Liu Wei didn't stop it, just stood in place holding the rope.
Suddenly, 'Wangcai's eyes inadvertently met Mo Xiaoxie's golden eyes hanging down from the hair curtain.
Immediately, as if encountering something frightened, the hair on his body exploded, broke free from the rope in the unprepared Liu Wei's hand, and ran away like crazy.
"Looks like I was really mistaken, sorry. Liu Wei was stunned by the crazy behavior of the always well-behaved 'Wangcai', arched his hand apologetically, and left in a hurry.
Only Mo Xiaoxie was left staring at their departing figures in place, with a blank expression.
......
And at this time, inside the palace of King Wu.
Xuanyuan Hao was holding the white-flawed jade slip in his hand tightly, sitting on the edge of the bed, his face was very ugly...... (To be continued.) )