Outside the Blade Scar's abode, Li Chong was about to say something, but Arrester Little Su interrupted him with a smile, "Arrester Li, where can I find delicious local food here? Can we drink there while talking about the case . "
That was exactly what Li Chong wanted to do . A smile emerged on his wrinkled face . "You have the right guy, Arrester Little Su . In Yamen, I know a lot about the delicacies of Yangxia . The Fish and Goat Restaurant on Lan Street is famous for its jelly, roast lamb leg, and boiled fish fillet . "
They turned onto Lan Street while in the midst of talking, and then found the restaurant . It looked dilapidated outside, but it was brisk on the inside . It was crowded although it was not dinner time yet .
Compared with the Drunken YangXia across the street, the latter looked more splendid, with musical sounds consecutively coming out from its backyard, demonstrating that it was an upscale restaurant . But now it had few guests, even the errand boy was dispirited .
"Although this restaurant is shabby, most of the rich who patronage the Drunken YangXia would furtively send their servants to buy some delicacies here . They just eat in the Drunken YangXia to show off, but they are fond of the delicious food here . " Li Chong got them the only empty table, and their food and drinks would be served quickly as the Turf Lord was acquainted with the owner .
Meng Qi took a sip of the jelly, and he felt its delicious flavor entering into his stomach, head, and soul .
"How fresh! Is the chef better than that of the little foodie's . . . " Meng Qi was so moved by the delicious flavor that he could not stop eating .
After several drinks, Li Chong was a bit relaxed . "Arrester Little Su, what should we do next?"
"Do you have any suggestions?" Meng Qi asked him back instead of answering the question .
As Li Chong drank, he became a little bold . He said while waving his hand, "It's courteous that you respect me, but don't be so polite, and just call me Old Li . "
Meng Qi nodded, and then held a cup of wine to propose a toast . "I shall obey your orders . "
Drinking up the wine at one chug, Li Chong pursed his lips with satisfaction, and then said in a low voice, "Old Zhong is quite sophisticated!"
Speaking of this, he tapped himself on the thigh, making a clear sound, " . . . since the case was ghastly weird, I should've considered earlier that Old Zhong was behind all of these . "
"Is he eccentric?" Meng Qi asked in a sober-minded state .
Li Chong lowered his voice again . "Old Zhong suddenly arrived in Yangxia 20 or 30 years ago . He lived around the mortuary outside the city, and has kept a low profile . But, it's the ghast mortuary . Can you imagine how horrible it is at night? Someone's even heard of ghost's screams . However, he's lived there for over 20 years and turned himself from a middle-aged scholar into a skinny old man . Very strange isn't it?"
"A notorious thief robbed Old Zhong's house when he passed by Yangxia several years ago . Can you guess what has happened to him? He became totally insane . An Eight Acupores master urinated himself and cried as if his parents died . He's been committed to turning himself in, and no one could stop him . "
"Did he end up dead?" Meng Qi got inspired, thinking that the thief must have collapsed .
"Yes . He's strangled himself to death in prison before being interrogated . " Li Chong drank a cup of strong wine to calm himself . "Based on the rotten guts inside his body, Arrester Cai was already dead for about six months, but his appearance and actions seemed normal . Thus, I should've guessed that Old Zhong was behind the whole thing . "
"Since he had to live in the vicinity of the mortuary, he might be adept at some ghost kung fu . "
"Good point . " Meng Qi agreed with him .
Li Chong sighed, and said while putting down the cup, "Thus, Arrester Little Su, we should prepare ourselves if we want to investigate Old Zhong . "
"We better dispatch the others to the job . "
"Old Li, great minds think alike . " Meng Qi said with a smile," Yan Xiao has opened his nine acupores, and dominated Yangxia . He's mighty, but he's also in awe of him . Based on this, Old Zhong must be terrifyingly powerful . Perhaps, he's opened the Hidden Latch of life-and-death, built the bridge between the heaven and earth, and even linked the Exterior with the Interior . Thus, we should think twice before we come to him . "
Li Chong was so touched that his eyes were filled with tears . "That's the point . "
Li Chong was so touched that his eyes were filled with tears . "That's the point . "
"Arrester Little Su is expectedly smart and not arrogant at all . Besides, he takes the lives of his subordinates and himself seriously . "
"If we were in a solo investigation, we would've probably stopped by now . But, since we uphold justice and worked for the imperial court, we should report it to the Governor, and then invite the legends and the hidden masters to embark on a joint investigation . " Meng Qi was not a moron . He would utilize the identity of Six Fan School rather than risk his own life .
In Yi City, the Governor Arrester Huang Zhiqing had gathered some strong masters from several families to besiege "Evil Avatar" .
It was not his business to care about whether Old Zhong would cooperate with the School and tell what had happened . If Old Zhong chose to tell the whole story, he would feel beneficial; if Old Zhong refused, he could directly leave for Mao Ling with the excuse of the dead-end clues . By then, he would visit some heroes of the River East, especially "Shapeless Sword" and "Ledgerkeeper of Lives" .
"Oh, how responsible am I!"
Li Chong was startled at his words, and he then gave him his thumbs up . "You're right . Let's report it to Governor Zheng as soon as possible . "
"Haha! If the sky were about to fall down, the taller people would jack it up . "
"Relax . Let's think about the Qiu family . Why did Arrester Cai get off their ship on a dark night?"
Since Meng Qi was not in a hurry, Li Chong became more relaxed, hoping that Old Zhong would run away as soon as he heard the news . "Are they accomplices? When they were conspiring some schemes to stir up troubles in Maoling, Arrester Cai figured them out, and made a search of the ship on the sly, but he ended up being killed . In an attempt to cover it up, they took advantage of Old Zhong's abilities to manipulate him to get off the ship and march toward the mass graves to bury himself . Unfortunately, the sailor found him when he was stealing things . "
As an experienced arrester, he had made up a reasonable story . Of course, he said something wrong on purpose, and waited for Arrester Little Su to correct, presenting a good opportunity for him to curry favor with his boss .
Meng Qi shook the head . "They weren't partners . "
"What?" Li Chong had such a guess, but to his surprise, Arrester Little Su firmly ruled it out .
"What?" Li Chong had such a guess, but to his surprise, Arrester Little Su firmly ruled it out .
"If they were partners, they would have no trouble disposing of the body, and simply thrown the body into the river center . What's more, even if the sailor coincidently found out, they could kill him as well on that night . So if they had collaborated with each other, they would've furtively buried the whole thing up, leaving nothing for 'Blade Scar' to finish up . "
Li Chong put his contempt towards Arrester Little Su away, and began to treat him seriously . Now, he understood that in addition to his Kung Fu, Little Su had become an Assistant Arrester due to his talents in solving crimes . As thus, he could not fool Little Su .
Meng Qi said while licking his jelly . "If they weren't accomplices, the whole thing would make sense . "
"Under the control of Old Zhong, Arrester Cai sneaked into the ship of the Qiu family to investigate something on that dark night . After all, a dead walker without heartbeats and breath couldn't easily be detected, so the body-disposing thing didn't exist at all . "
Li Chong added while swirling his glass of wine . "If the sailor found him lying on the ground dead, he would be afraid to scream . If the ship had secrets, the Qiu family must send some masters to protect it . Naturally, his screams had to draw their attention . Therefore, Old Zhong couldn't kill the sailor in front of them, and he had to order 'Blade Scar' to annihilate him . "
According to Meng Qi's explanation, he could determine what had happened at that time .
"Now, we must find out why Arrester Cai traveled from Mao Ling of the River East to Yangxia . Did he target the Qiu family's ship or Old Zhong?" Meng Qi said thoughtfully .
Li Chong touched the wrinkles on the corners of his eyes, and said with confusion, "Even though he could've behaved normally, he's been dead for more than 15 days . Even if driven by the Zombie Fist, he couldn't travel such a long distance within half a month . "
"If he's been healthy, and he's taken the initiative to investigate, he would've spared a little time to report it to the Six Fan School . But, he's been missing as a result . " Meng Qi clinked the cup's edge . "Unless Old Zhong manipulated him, and then carried him from Mao Ling to Yangxia . However, there is also one unsolved problem . If Old Zhong just needed some dead man to search the ship, he could easily find one in the mass graves . Why did he bother to bring Arrester Cai back?"
Li Chong drank and said while shaking his head, "I don't understand . "
"Neither do I . We have to find out where the ship came from . " Meng Qi ate up all food, and said with satisfaction, "Old Li, let's go back to Yamen, and report the information to Governor Zheng . We then go to the pier . "
"Okay!" Li Chong's nose was flushed .
Suddenly, he pointed outside . "What a coincidence! Here comes Governor Zheng!"
"Okay!" Li Chong's nose was flushed .
Suddenly, he pointed outside . "What a coincidence! Here comes Governor Zheng!"
Meng Qi also looked outside and saw the Governor Arrester of Yangxia, Zheng Jushan . He was entering the Drunken Yangxia with a group of people .
There were two young men aged around 17 or 18 years old . They dressed like Taoists, but one had a bun and a Seven Star Turban on the head while the other wore a headscarf .
Meng Qi was quite familiar with the one wearing a headscarf .
He was short and good-looking . With his head rising and eyes rolling up, he emitted a visible sense of arrogance . Babyish and immature, he carried a long and a short sword on his back .
"He . . . he's Yao Xingliu, the small kid of the Yao family who had a crush on his senior sister?" Meng Qi slightly inhaled while identifying the domineering youth . "Over the past year, he has at least opened the Six Acupores, so now he is on a journey?"
After recognizing the Youth Yao, Meng Qi had already speculated the identity of the other little taoist .
With medium height and a round face, he was wearing a smile, looking comfortable with his senses . He had a long sword in a green shark-skinned sheath strapped to his waist . His action appeared to be normal, but each move was filled with meanings . Under these circumstances, Meng Qi believed that he was a Six Acupores or Seven Acupores master .
"Governor Zheng and the others paid more attention to the little taoist than Youth Yao, so such a respectable young man from the Zhen Wu Sect is . . .
Though Youth Yao takes the lead, looking more important than the little taoist, he's crazy about Kung Fu and gives little attention to courtesy . . .
He's probably Yang He?"
Yang He, the prodigy in the Zhen Wu Sect, had achieved his Dharmakaya movement after enlightening his Acupores . He was always compared with Jiang Zhiwei from Sword Washing Pavilion .
Outside the Blade Scars abode, Li Chong was about to say something, but Arrester Little Su interrupted him with a smile, Arrester Li, where can I find delicious local food here? Can we drink there while talking about the case . That was exactly what Li Chong wanted to do . A smile emerged on his wrinkled face . You have the right guy, Arrester Little Su . In Yamen, I know a lot about the delicacies of Yangxia . The Fish and Goat Restaurant on Lan Street is famous for its jelly, roast lamb leg, and boiled fish fillet . They turned onto Lan Street while in the midst of talking, and then found the restaurant . It looked dilapidated outside, but it was brisk on the inside . It was crowded although it was not dinner time yet . Compared with the Drunken YangXia across the street, the latter looked more splendid, with musical sounds consecutively coming out from its backyard, demonstrating that it was an upscale restaurant . But now it had few guests, even the errand boy was dispirited . Although this restaurant is shabby, most of the rich who patronage the Drunken YangXia would furtively send their servants to buy some delicacies here . They just eat in the Drunken YangXia to show off, but they are fond of the delicious food here . Li Chong got them the only empty table, and their food and drinks would be served quickly as the Turf Lord was acquainted with the owner . Meng Qi took a sip of the jelly, and he felt its delicious flavor entering into his stomach, head, and soul . How fresh! Is the chef better than that of the little foodies . Meng Qi was so moved by the delicious flavor that he could not stop eating . After several drinks, Li Chong was a bit relaxed . Arrester Little Su, what should we do next? Do you have any suggestions? Meng Qi asked him back instead of answering the question . As Li Chong drank, he became a little bold . He said while waving his hand, Its courteous that you respect me, but dont be so polite, and just call me Old Li . Meng Qi nodded, and then held a cup of wine to propose a toast . I shall obey your orders . Drinking up the wine at one chug, Li Chong pursed his lips with satisfaction, and then said in a low voice, Old Zhong is quite sophisticated! Speaking of this, he tapped himself on the thigh, making a clear sound, . since the case was ghastly weird, I shouldve considered earlier that Old Zhong was behind all of these . Is he eccentric? Meng Qi asked in a sober-minded state . Li Chong lowered his voice again . Old Zhong suddenly arrived in Yangxia 20 or 30 years ago . He lived around the mortuary outside the city, and has kept a low profile . But, its the ghast mortuary . Can you imagine how horrible it is at night? Someones even heard of ghosts screams . However, hes lived there for over 20 years and turned himself from a middle-aged scholar into a skinny old man . Very strange isnt it? A notorious thief robbed Old Zhongs house when he passed by Yangxia several years ago . Can you guess what has happened to him? He became totally insane . An Eight Acupores master urinated himself and cried as if his parents died . Hes been committed to turning himself in, and no one could stop him . Did he end up dead? Meng Qi got inspired, thinking that the thief must have collapsed . Yes . Hes strangled himself to death in prison before being interrogated . Li Chong drank a cup of strong wine to calm himself . Based on the rotten guts inside his body, Arrester Cai was already dead for about six months, but his appearance and actions seemed normal . Thus, I shouldve guessed that Old Zhong was behind the whole thing . Since he had to live in the vicinity of the mortuary, he might be adept at some ghost kung fu . Good point . Meng Qi agreed with him . Li Chong sighed, and said while putting down the cup, Thus, Arrester Little Su, we should prepare ourselves if we want to investigate Old Zhong . We better dispatch the others to the job . Old Li, great minds think alike . Meng Qi said with a smile, Yan Xiao has opened his nine acupores, and dominated Yangxia . Hes mighty, but hes also in awe of him . Based on this, Old Zhong must be terrifyingly powerful . Perhaps, hes opened the Hidden Latch of life-and-death, built the bridge between the heaven and earth, and even linked the Exterior with the Interior . Thus, we should think twice before we come to him . Li Chong was so touched that his eyes were filled with tears . Thats the point . Arrester Little Su is expectedly smart and not arrogant at all . Besides, he takes the lives of his subordinates and himself seriously . If we were in a solo investigation, we wouldve probably stopped by now . But, since we uphold justice and worked for the imperial court, we should report it to the Governor, and then invite the legends and the hidden masters to embark on a joint investigation . Meng Qi was not a moron . He would utilize the identity of Six Fan School rather than risk his own life . In Yi City, the Governor Arrester Huang Zhiqing had gathered some strong masters from several families to besiege Evil Avatar . It was not his business to care about whether Old Zhong would cooperate with the School and tell what had happened . If Old Zhong chose to tell the whole story, he would feel beneficial; if Old Zhong refused, he could directly leave for Mao Ling with the excuse of the dead-end clues . By then, he would visit some heroes of the River East, especially Shapeless Sword and Ledgerkeeper of Lives . Oh, how responsible am I! Li Chong was startled at his words, and he then gave him his thumbs up . Youre right . Lets report it to Governor Zheng as soon as possible . Haha! If the sky were about to fall down, the taller people would jack it up . Relax . Lets think about the Qiu family . Why did Arrester Cai get off their ship on a dark night? Since Meng Qi was not in a hurry, Li Chong became more relaxed, hoping that Old Zhong would run away as soon as he heard the news . Are they accomplices? When they were conspiring some schemes to stir up troubles in Maoling, Arrester Cai figured them out, and made a search of the ship on the sly, but he ended up being killed . In an attempt to cover it up, they took advantage of Old Zhongs abilities to manipulate him to get off the ship and march toward the mass graves to bury himself . Unfortunately, the sailor found him when he was stealing things . As an experienced arrester, he had made up a reasonable story . Of course, he said something wrong on purpose, and waited for Arrester Little Su to correct, presenting a good opportunity for him to curry favor with his boss . Meng Qi shook the head . They werent partners . What? Li Chong had such a guess, but to his surprise, Arrester Little Su firmly ruled it out . If they were partners, they would have no trouble disposing of the body, and simply thrown the body into the river center . Whats more, even if the sailor coincidently found out, they could kill him as well on that night . So if they had collaborated with each other, they wouldve furtively buried the whole thing up, leaving nothing for Blade Scar to finish up . Li Chong put his contempt towards Arrester Little Su away, and began to treat him seriously . Now, he understood that in addition to his Kung Fu, Little Su had become an Assistant Arrester due to his talents in solving crimes . As thus, he could not fool Little Su . Meng Qi said while licking his jelly . If they werent accomplices, the whole thing would make sense . Under the control of Old Zhong, Arrester Cai sneaked into the ship of the Qiu family to investigate something on that dark night . After all, a dead walker without heartbeats and breath couldnt easily be detected, so the body-disposing thing didnt exist at all . Li Chong added while swirling his glass of wine . If the sailor found him lying on the ground dead, he would be afraid to scream . If the ship had secrets, the Qiu family must send some masters to protect it . Naturally, his screams had to draw their attention . Therefore, Old Zhong couldnt kill the sailor in front of them, and he had to order Blade Scar to annihilate him . According to Meng Qis explanation, he could determine what had happened at that time . Now, we must find out why Arrester Cai traveled from Mao Ling of the River East to Yangxia . Did he target the Qiu familys ship or Old Zhong? Meng Qi said thoughtfully . Li Chong touched the wrinkles on the corners of his eyes, and said with confusion, Even though he couldve behaved normally, hes been dead for more than 15 days . Even if driven by the Zombie Fist, he couldnt travel such a long distance within half a month . If hes been healthy, and hes taken the initiative to investigate, he wouldve spared a little time to report it to the Six Fan School . But, hes been missing as a result . Meng Qi clinked the cups edge . Unless Old Zhong manipulated him, and then carried him from Mao Ling to Yangxia . However, there is also one unsolved problem . If Old Zhong just needed some dead man to search the ship, he could easily find one in the mass graves . Why did he bother to bring Arrester Cai back? Li Chong drank and said while shaking his head, I dont understand . Neither do I . We have to find out where the ship came from . Meng Qi ate up all food, and said with satisfaction, Old Li, lets go back to Yamen, and report the information to Governor Zheng . We then go to the pier . Okay! Li Chongs nose was flushed . Suddenly, he pointed outside . What a coincidence! Here comes Governor Zheng! Meng Qi also looked outside and saw the Governor Arrester of Yangxia, Zheng Jushan . He was entering the Drunken Yangxia with a group of people . There were two young men aged around 17 or 18 years old . They dressed like Taoists, but one had a bun and a Seven Star Turban on the head while the other wore a headscarf . Meng Qi was quite familiar with the one wearing a headscarf . He was short and good-looking . With his head rising and eyes rolling up, he emitted a visible sense of arrogance . Babyish and immature, he carried a long and a short sword on his back . He . hes Yao Xingliu, the small kid of the Yao family who had a crush on his senior sister? Meng Qi slightly inhaled while identifying the domineering youth . Over the past year, he has at least opened the Six Acupores, so now he is on a journey? After recognizing the Youth Yao, Meng Qi had already speculated the identity of the other little taoist . With medium height and a round face, he was wearing a smile, looking comfortable with his senses . He had a long sword in a green shark-skinned sheath strapped to his waist . His action appeared to be normal, but each move was filled with meanings . Under these circumstances, Meng Qi believed that he was a Six Acupores or Seven Acupores master . Governor Zheng and the others paid more attention to the little taoist than Youth Yao, so such a respectable young man from the Zhen Wu Sect is . Though Youth Yao takes the lead, looking more important than the little taoist, hes crazy about Kung Fu and gives little attention to courtesy . Hes probably Yang He? Yang He, the prodigy in the Zhen Wu Sect, had achieved his Dharmakaya movement after enlightening his Acupores . He was always compared with Jiang Zhiwei from Sword Washing Pavilion .
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