Chapter 305 The Ghost in the Underground Network-
“Sir, we found that the half shoe print on the roof of the medicine hall is most likely from a grudge-breaker named Lu Chi in the Underground Network.”
"Lü Chi?"
Ding Heran's words made Mo Tingfeng frown, he remembered him.
Although Si Chen Mansion is named according to the order of the stars of the Thirty-Six Tiangang and the Seventy-two Earthly Demons, it has thirty-six Tianluo and seventy-two Earthly Networks, with tens of thousands of resentment-breaking divisions under its jurisdiction. It was impossible for Ting Feng to recognize every grudge-breaker, but Lu Chi was no stranger to him.
Lu Chi is the leader of the first team, "Di Kui", among the seventy-two underground network teams that Ye Wujiu is responsible for commanding, and he has very senior qualifications.
Ye Wujiu has only been the leader of the underground network for about five hundred years, while Lu Chi has been the leader of the "Digui" for more than seven hundred years. Rich and successful.
In the case of Nianniang, it was he who discovered something abnormal in the open cave during routine inspection.
And he is also one of the members of the underground network special operations team that entered Pingyang in the case of the ghost husband. He is deeply trusted by Ye Wujiu and Mo Tingfeng. Such a person is actually a mole?
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"How did you target him?" Mo Tingfeng's tone was normal, and his emotions could not be heard.
Although the robes of Tianluo and Diwang have different colors, their hakama boots are of the same style, and the sole patterns are exactly the same. In addition, most of the resentment masters are similar in height and shape, and their feet are smaller. It's more or less the same. With only half a red mud shoe print, it's not easy to identify someone among tens of thousands of grudge breakers.
Besides, the fact that there is a mole in Sichen Mansion is not suitable for a thorough investigation. Ding Heran and Ye Wujiu have to take the time to conduct secret visits, which makes it even more difficult.
Ding Heran presented a roster.
“This is the list of grievance-breaking masters who came to the Assistant Manager of Houshan Mountain on the day of the eldest princess’s forest banquet registered by the palace manager. There are 120 people in total.”
Mo Tingfeng flipped through it casually. Lu Chi's name was not on it. He smiled slightly. If it was really on it, it would be so obvious and easy to "see". Ding Heran and Ye Wujiu, the two leaders of the dragnet, probably wouldn't need it. Did it.
Ye Wujiu once again handed over a roster.
“There have been murders in the house in the past few days. First there was a corpse in the water, and then Du Juan hanged herself in the venerable house. The subordinates were worried that something might go wrong at the banquet in the forest, so they sent two shadow men over in advance to observe secretly. ”
The shadow people that Ye Wujiu mentioned are also grudge breakers. To be precise, they come from the earth. The last team on the Internet, "Digou", are very good at finding traces and secretly observing and recording - but more than half of Digou's grudge breakers are exploring the connection between the "hidden grid" and the ghost market, and the remaining Several of them are also hidden in the core of important civilian intelligence hubs. These two people were specially sent back temporarily by Ye Wujiu, and no one in the mansion knew about them.
“The list of grievance breakers given by the film man has three more people than the list of grievance masters. He Ran and I believe that these three people are the key to solving the problem of the half red mud footprint on the roof of the medicine hall. .”
Ye Wujiu reported the results of the investigation to Mo Tingfeng in detail——
One of them, from the 16th part of Tianluo "Tianjie", appeared in the mountain behind and hid in the treetops to observe a stick of incense. He then left and there was no further movement. It has been found out that this person likes to join in the fun. He had no business on the day of the forest banquet and sneaked in quietly out of curiosity.
There is another person who is the grudge-breaker in the fifty-sixth part of the underground network, "Earth Ambush", who can perform shallow-level escape techniques.
This person is not gregarious and likes to be alone. He is also a quasi-B level magic power and has great kung fu. Logically speaking, he is highly suspicious.
In addition, he is similar in height to Lu Chi, so the footprints on the roof of the medicine hall are likely to come from him.
However, through investigation, his suspicion was eliminated. On the one hand, the footprints were slightly different. Although the two were of similar height, the man was fatter - the fatter person's footprints must have lighter indentations on the forefoot and wider indentations on the bow. , the heel indentation is slightly heavy, and the edge of the footprint is obviously complete.
On the contrary, the footprints of thin people have uneven pressure on the soles of the feet, and the heavy pressure areas are more obvious, and the edges of the footprints are incomplete, the rising and landing feet are higher, and the tread marks are obvious-this is different from the footprint on the roof. The traces are completely consistent, indicating that the person on the roof at that time was a thin man.
Also is motivation.
The reason why this person used the Earth Escape Technique to sneak into the back mountain was because he was ordered to do daily security inspections of the Lord's Mansion during the eldest princess's temporary stay. By chance, he fell in love with a man who accompanied the eldest princess. The maid, the two quickly became passionate, and they couldn't help but secretly follow her to accompany her even to the forest banquet where they knew they couldn't enter casually.
The only one left is Lu Chi.
By obtaining evidence from the footprints of his other hakama boots, it was found that the prints were almost identical to those on the roof of the medicine hall. Moreover, Lu Chi was indeed on duty at Si Chen Mansion that day and had plenty of time to commit the crime.
“We also discovered one thing. Lu Chi, like the necromancer Ma Zhenchun, is also from Chenmeizao Xiantai. It’s just that after he got married, he and his wife moved to Qingshan Village. Over time, let People mistakenly think that he was born in Qingshan Village."
After Ding Heran finished speaking, he took out a folder from his arms, which recorded the Sichen Mansion cases that Lu Chi had participated in in recent years, with a rather complicated look in his eyes.
“He was also there during the trial of Magpie in Sikong Mansion. I recalled a detail... Magpie fell to the ground after taking poison. The grudge-breaker who went to investigate and claimed to be dead was none other than Lu Chi."
"I now have reason to suspect that he knew that Magpie was faking his death, but deliberately lied to help him hide it."
"There is also the collapse of Wuyin Village. He was also among the resentment breakers who went to investigate. It is difficult to say that he had already connected with Ma Zhenchun at that time." At that time, Lu Chi asked for leave and left the house, saying that his wife was ill and would be home for three days. I had already visited her and found that his wife was not ill. , Lu Chi didn’t go home either, he simply fled out of fear of crime!”
After Ding Heran finished speaking, he looked angrily and raised his fist towards Mo Tingfeng,
“Sir, are you going to do it immediately? Announce the capture of Lu Chi?”
“Wait.”
Before Mo Tingfeng could speak, Ye Wujiu stopped Ding Heran. He paused, as if he was very hesitant about what he was about to say.
“I don’t want to protect my own people, but based on the records of the shadow man, my subordinates suspected that Lu Chi went to the forest banquet on purpose - he didn’t even reach the forest clearing, but just stayed behind After staying in the deserted place for a while, he left. "This move was too deliberate. It was more like a deliberate attempt to leave traces than an unintentional mistake."
Mo Tingfeng nodded in agreement.
"The evidence is insufficient and the motive is a mystery. We are not in a hurry to arrest him now. We will wait."
"If it wasn't Lu Chi, catching him would alert the real culprit and let the real culprit know that we have become suspicious; if it were Lu Chi, there must be a reason for him to leave the house this time, and if we look for him in a low-key manner, we might be able to trace the clues and find out who is behind him. ”
“Also, Si Chen There are many people in the government, and they are not monolithic. We must be more cautious in the future - I suspect there is more than one person inside."
The two agreed. As soon as Ding Heran lifted the sound barrier, he heard an urgent hawk's call. This was. Tianluo has a code for an emergency.
"Come back as soon as you go." Before he finished speaking, Ding Heran had disappeared.
Ye Wujiu was just about to go out and call several grudge breakers waiting outside the hall to enter the meeting hall to discuss the case of Ruan Mianmian's disappearance, but he was stopped by Mo Tingfeng.
"How is the wound on your arm?"
"Thank you for your concern, sir. Although the wound cannot be healed, it has not spread any further. And because of the prominence poison, my subordinates seem to be occasionally concerned about the state of the necromancers. There is some reverse induction. For example, an hour ago, I sensed that the place he was in was far away from Si Chen’s Mansion and the surrounding area was as cold as ice. It’s like being in a piece of ice and snow.”
“But my subordinates are not sure whether this is true reverse induction. It needs further verification. If it is true, it will be a blessing in disguise and the murderer will be arrested. It’s very helpful.”
Mo Tingfeng nodded and patted Ye Wujiu’s shoulder gently to express his comfort.
Actually, they both understood one thing, but neither of them broke it - the reason why Ye Wujiu sensed the Necromancer's whereabouts was not because he had turned from defense to offense and started to gain the upper hand. , on the contrary, it was the result of the strange rune power accelerating its penetration and assimilation into Ye Wujiu.
He no longer suffers from pain due to the wound, precisely because the body's rejection reaction is gradually decreasing.
If Ma Zhenchun cannot be eliminated as soon as possible and the magic circle that controls the necromancer can't be completely eliminated - Ye Wujiu will become the next Ma Zhenchun, and the countdown will already be visible.
Mo Tingfeng was secretly anxious. Not only Ye Wujiu, but Luan Mianmian's disappearance was also related to this rune. There was also the same rune in the damn Heart-Contemplating Piano, which was obviously aimed at Song Weichen. Thinking of this, he felt frightened for the first time and couldn't calm down. What on earth was this weird and ugly rune? What does the person behind the scenes want?
This damn rune curse must be solved as soon as possible, time is against us!
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While he was secretly anxious, Ding Heran entered the meeting hall with two grudge-breakers looking frightened.
"Sir, I have something important to report!"
The grudge-breaker who spoke first came from the Evidence Department, and brought back from the Ruan Mansion the rune handkerchief stained with Ruan Mianmian's blood. It was sent to this department for blood tracing, but the disappearance of the Ruan Mansion's legitimate daughter was not a trivial matter, so when the evidence was submitted, the identity of the handkerchief's owner was deliberately concealed.
"Your Majesty, the Evidence Department has found out that the owner of this blood handkerchief is currently living in... in the Realm Lord's Mansion, and his life is not in danger for the time being."
“Border Lord’s Mansion?!”
Mo Tingfeng had been psychologically prepared for the blood handkerchief to be concealed in advance, but he never expected such an answer.
Could it be... related to Qin Xueying again?
The incident of confusing the heart piano was caused by Qin Xueying. Thinking of the same weird runes on the broken wood of the piano body, Mo Tingfeng couldn't help but think of her - but he always felt that it didn't make sense. If it were really Qin Xueying, would it be too stupid to blatantly hide the missing Ruan Mianmian in her own house?
Moreover, Qin Xueying has always been gentle, sensible, kind and generous. This is definitely not an act. The trouble she caused in Sichen Mansion this time was also caused by the unprovoked harp that appeared for no reason. Now the harp has disappeared. After being destroyed, her mind has recovered, and there is no reason to get involved with the Necromancer.
It’s a complete mess.
"If we are in the Realm Lord's Mansion, it is not appropriate to conduct a thorough investigation with great fanfare. We need to find a way."
...
"Sir, the solution may have come to your doorstep."
Ding Heran had a strange expression and took out a gold-gilded invitation from his arms. He saw that it was from the Realm Lord's Mansion.
“Just delivered, the realm master’s family banquet will be in three days.”
"Originally it was to celebrate the resolution of the ghost husband case, but because the eldest princess Chun Lie was injured and has been postponed to this day, it is no longer suitable to call it a celebration banquet, so it was changed to a family banquet. Please invite you, the white-robed Venerable, and me and the old man Ye and other colleagues attended the banquet together with...the violinist Miss Sang Pu."
...
Ding Heran held the invitation in his hands with a solemn and strange expression, but did not hand it to Mo. Ting Feng means.
"But compared to this, my lord, there is a more urgent emergency situation that needs to be reported to you."
He glanced at the other grudge-breaker behind him, who hurriedly reported to you Taking a step forward, he bowed hastily to Mo Tingfeng.
"Your Excellency, my subordinates are affiliated with the Case Writing Department and were ordered by Uncle Fei to assist Youmei in patrolling the Santu River."
"Today, during the inspection this morning, we found a village near Santu River in Youmei. The body of a grudge-breaker was found in the cave! "
"The cause of death of the deceased is unknown, it seems...it seems like suicide."