Chapter 332: Locating the Demonic Way
In front of the alley, everyone from Lihuatang returned like a tide, but they did not bring back any new spies.
Facing Zhao Duan's questioning, the Thousand-faced God shuddered and humbly said: "No one was found. He must have gone out."
It's so late, where can you go? Zhao Duan frowned.
Qian Kerou suddenly said: "Sir, is it possible that he was taken away by the demon? Just like the middle-aged man codenamed Ballast Stone you met during the day."
This guess made everyone's expressions change.
If the speculation is true, then what is the purpose of transferring the evil master to the rebel party?
Know the situation? Meeting?
still……
Attack again?
Zheng Laojiu, who has rich experience and was once a gold medalist in imperial office thirty years ago, used the moonlight to sort out the papers in his hands.
On the paper, they recorded the clues they extracted from the arrested people that night.
Zheng Laojiu continuously cross-connected these clues on paper and drew a network of people.
He is trying to restore the interpersonal network in the capital that rebels against the party.
In his previous life, Zhao Duan had heard the theory of six degrees of separation, which said that there would never be more than six people between you and any stranger...
Although the spy network has made many obstacles under Zhuang Xiaocheng's design, these people are related to each other after all.
The spy network designed by Zhuang Xiaocheng was still a bit rough in Zhao Duan's opinion.
Therefore, although everyone has not been arrested yet, the paper's interpersonal network is almost completed.
"Sir, something is wrong,"
Zheng Laojiu stepped forward, presented the mesh paper full of lines in his hand, and said in a serious tone:
"According to the information we have now, although we haven't figured it out yet, it stands to reason that we should be able to find traces of the evil way. Since this person has been dismissed as an agent of the rebel party, there is no reason that the entire rebel party has no relevant news at all. open……
Especially, we interrogated so many people, but no one knew the situation, and most people didn’t even know about Ballast Stone’s death. Only some middle-level people who had direct contact with him realized that something was wrong..."
Zhao Duan frowned and stared at him: "Old Zheng, if you have anything to say, just say it."
Zheng Laojiu said seriously: "Sir, I suspect that this demon is not with the rebel party at all, nor is it hiding where the rebel party is."
As Lihuatang's confidants, they knew that the reason why their master's closing operation tonight was hastily started in advance was because of the appearance of the demon.
Zhao Duan's thinking is indeed this:
Since Demon Dao is in contact with the 'ballast stone' and belongs to the same camp as Zhuang Xiaocheng, it is very likely that he will settle in the place arranged by the rebel party at this moment.
At the very least, as long as you catch someone who understands the situation, you can follow the clues and find the place where the demon is staying.
be arrested.
But it was almost midnight, and they had arrested so many people, but they still didn't know the whereabouts of the demon.
It is enough to show that Zhao Duan's initial speculation may have been wrong.
"Sir, what Lao Zheng said makes sense. Could it be that this monster hid after killing the ballast stone, and has not contacted other rebels at all? Is it too early for us to act?" Hou Renmeng agreed.
Qian Kerou bit her lip and said:
"Maybe we haven't arrested enough people. I suggest we continue arresting. We can always find clues."
Gongshu Tianyuan, who came down from the carriage, also looked disappointed.
Although he came mainly to help Brother Zhao today, as a disciple of the Tianshi Mansion, he also had the intention of slaying demons and solving the problems of the national master.
——Mr. Zhao never lets others work in vain. This time he went to Gongshu Tianyuan to give him some credit in a subtle way.
But now, it seems to be in trouble.
Everyone was talking about it, and Zhao Duan hesitated for a moment, frowning and thinking whether his previous guess was correct.
If the judgment is wrong, tonight's closing of the net will only alert the enemy.
"There is another possibility."
Suddenly, a voice came from behind everyone.
Zhao Duan turned to look back and saw a girl in prison uniform wiping her tears with her sleeves in the carriage.
Yun Xi's eyes were red, and she was sitting on her knees in the carriage, facing the line of sight. Her eyes were cold and her tone was unusually calm:
"In Kuang Fu Society's Capital Branch, not only do you control these people, there is also another single line, which is completely separated from the entire intelligence network. Only the branch leader, or the deputy "Ballast Stone", communicates alone.
If the demon in your mouth killed Ballast Stone, he might also be able to learn this separate intelligence line from him... If I were him, I would obviously be more inclined to hide there. After all, no one knows the intelligence. Is there a traitor in the network? "
Zhao Duan was stunned for a moment and looked at Yun Xi with strange eyes:
"Do you know that hidden line?"
After Yun Xi's faith collapsed, her IQ seemed to have improved. She easily understood what he meant and said seriously:
"Do you suspect that Zhuang Xiaocheng abandoned me because I don't have much information?"
The girl shook her head and retorted:
"First, I followed Zhuang Xiaocheng. Although he didn't let me know a lot of key information, I finally had the opportunity to learn something while he wasn't paying attention. Don't get me wrong, this is purely out of curiosity."
"Secondly, he abandoned me because he was thousands of miles away and used magic to lure people. Taking one more person away would consume exponentially more mana. It doesn't mean that I have no value.
Humph, do you really think that Zhuang Xiaocheng picked his disciples casually? I am also one of the best among the younger generation in the society. "
At this moment, Yun Xi seemed to have completed some kind of transformation.
Or rather: blackening.
Her slightly round face was indifferent and her eyes were a little crazy, which made the blue bird subconsciously stay away from her.
Zhao Duan was stunned for a moment, then smiled. He smiled happily, like a demon who seduces people into corruption.
His original intention of bringing Yun Xi out today was to break her heart, but he didn't want to achieve his goal and gain something unexpected.
"Then why should I believe what you say?"
Zhao Duan walked over and lifted the kneeling girl's chin with his fingers, asking her to raise her little face and look at him in a overlooking posture.
The two faces were very close to each other, and they looked at each other. The girl did not hide away, and there was eternal sadness and death hidden deep in her pupils.
Yun Xi didn't resist at all, she said calmly: "You can ask that damn fat man to torture me with the Fox Fairy."
She laughed at herself: "It's just a death. Anyway, I'm already dead."
She poked her swollen chest with her hand.
There is no greater sorrow than the death of one's heart.
No... why are you scolding me like a little girl... Gongshu Tianyuan is not happy.
Zhao Duan suppressed his smile and asked, "Where is that single line?"
"Bafang Theater, actor Wu Ling."
Yun Xi said calmly: "Most of Kuangfu Society's spies in the capital are mortals. Because they are inconspicuous enough, there are very few masters. This Wu Ling is the only one, a magician who plays Shen Tao."
Zhao Duan took two steps back, roughly pushed the girl into the car, turned around and said without any hesitation:
"The troops are divided into two groups! Brother Gongshu, please suppress Qian Mian and lead the Jinyi captains to continue to close the net and arrest people according to the clues they have grasped. Kerou, you guys follow me and go to the Bafang Theater immediately!"
The Bafang Theater was a bit far away, and the clues Yun Xi gave were just a reference, so he chose a safer method.
Both teams advance together to maximize the success rate.
Gongshu Tianyuan was stunned for a moment and said:
"Brother Zhao, there is no problem on my side. With so many people, even if I encounter the demon, I have the confidence to take down the demon. But... do you have enough manpower on your side? A magician who is a magician and a bewitcher with weird methods. if……"
Zhao Duan wanted to say that enough was enough, but he thought of the law of death if you underestimate the enemy.
After thinking for a while, he called out the three Jin Yis and gave the addresses of Kong Hanlin and the other three people tonight, asking them to go there.
As the Chief of Police, he already knew the imperial office's plans tonight, and Ma Yan would patrol in three places.
…
…
The house of Lieutenant General Qian Niuwei is in the west of the city.
Taking into account the ranking of hatred values, there are two gangsters ambushing near the general's house tonight.
After Ma Yan left Kong Zhai, he only hesitated for a moment and rushed towards the closer Qianniu Deputy General.
Although the deputy general of the Forbidden Army has great martial arts skills, he is far from being comparable to the mortal body of Kong Hanlin, so it is much more difficult to seduce him.
But Ma Yan never dared to underestimate the power of the national master.
However, when he arrived in a hurry, before anyone got close, he saw the fire in front of him from a distance.
There's a fire in the lieutenant's mansion!
Ma Yan's heart suddenly dropped, Xunxun's cloak almost floated in a straight line in the darkness.
"The Governor!"
"Duke, you are here!"
When Ma Yan landed in the mansion, he found that the entire courtyard had obviously been violently damaged, with signs of fighting everywhere.
The servants in the house were putting out the fire, but the officials who were supposed to be ambushing outside gathered in the courtyard, and some even got into trouble.
"What's going on?" Ma Yan looked ugly. He caught a glimpse of Qian Niuwei's deputy general lying on the ground, tied with ropes, and covered in blood among the crowd.
This powerful man was wearing light armor, his hair was disheveled, his body was stained with blood, and the veins on his neck were protruding. He roared like a wild beast and seemed to have lost his mind.
Haitang, who was guarding here, walked over. The knife bag on her waist was half empty, as if she had gone through a hard battle.
The female detective said bitterly:
"We first saw a man entering the house, and then followed your instructions to squat and prepare to follow him, but we didn't wait for any movement until a scream suddenly came from the house and the flames rose, and we rushed in.
I saw Lieutenant Qian Niu going crazy, carrying a big sword and slashing everywhere. Several servants were killed by him, and the flames were caused by lanterns lighting up the house.
We didn't dare to make a fatal move, so we could only work together to find a way to control him, and that's how it ended. "
If he didn't care about life and death, Jin Yi could easily kill the mad lieutenant.
But in order to capture him alive, everyone obviously paid a lot of injuries.
Ma Yan said in a deep voice: "Where is the man who carried out the seduction?"
Another detective came out, pointed to the door of the burning house and a burnt black body on the steps, and said:
"He was the first to be hacked to death."
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ps: Yun Xi: I was originally a rich lady, but I was deceived by an old man and joined the scam. I am back again today, cast a vote and listen to my revenge plan...
(End of chapter)