The first batch of patrol investigation teams sent out from the Mianyuan County Town Demon Division, there are four teams in total.
They were sent to the four city gates in the southeast, northwest and northwest.
This city gate and city wall are the focus of patrols and investigations, so they are arranged in the first batch.
According to Qin Shaoyou's judgment, the reason why so many demons and ghosts have slipped into the county is definitely not because of the lack of night watchman protection.
There were probably some flaws in the city gates and walls that allowed so many monsters to get in.
If you want to completely solve the evil situation in the county, you must find these flaws as soon as possible and repair them. Otherwise, there will be no peace in the county.
The first team that came back at this moment went to patrol near the north gate to investigate demons.
The team was led by a yoke officer named Li, who was one of the few warriors who initially followed Qin Shaoyou.
In addition to the returning patrol team, there were also Zhu Xiucai, Sun Xianzong and others in the mission room.
They were all called by Qin Shaoyou to listen to reports and discuss countermeasures.
"I've met my lord! I've met Cui Xiaoqi!"
Seeing Qin Shaoyou and Cui Youwei entering the house, Li Yaosuo hurriedly saluted and greeted them.
"No need to be polite."
Qin Shaoyou waved his hand, thanked Li Yaosuo and others for their hard work, and then went straight to the topic.
"Tell me about what you discovered during your patrol."
"yes!"
Li Yaosuo bowed to accept the order and reported: "Sir, the situation is just as you expected. When we arrived at the North Gate, after some investigation, we found that all the city gate guards there were possessed by evil spirits and were possessed.
During the day, there is nothing wrong with them, but at night, they will fall into the control of demons and ghosts, quietly opening the city gate, closing the mechanisms and formations, and letting the demons and ghosts outside enter the city!
We have brought this team of city gate guards back to the Demon Suppression Department and are waiting for your arrangements."
"They are also victims. Find a way to help them get rid of the evil spell without making it too difficult." Qin Shaoyou ordered, and then turned to look at Cui Yougui.
How could Cui Yougui not understand what he meant? He puffed up his chest and said proudly: "This is a trivial matter, I can resolve it easily."
The city gate guards are also warriors. Even if their strength is not as good as that of the night watchmen, their vigor is much stronger than that of ordinary people. The monsters and ghosts that can confuse their minds are definitely not ordinary little characters.
There is a high chance that new recipes can be found on such a monster.
So Qin Shaoyou asked further: "Senior Brother Cui, while you are helping the city gate guards to neutralize the evil spells, can you follow the clues and find out the whereabouts of the demons that confuse them through evil spells?"
Cui Youyou frowned slightly and wanted to complain to Qin Shaoyou: 'Do you think I am a dog? Not only do I have to resolve the evil spell, but I also have to follow the scent to find someone? Do you think this is so easy?'
However, before he could say anything, Zhu Xiucai beside him said with a smile: "Don't worry, sir, this matter is very difficult for others, but for our Cui Xiaoqi, it is a piece of cake.
Right, veteran."
Cui Yougui is a person who has a good face, and Zhu Xiucai said it for this reason. How can he have the nerve to say that he is not good?
He could only swallow the words that reached his lips, and said with a dry smile: "Yes."
However, in his heart, he scolded Zhu Xiucai like crazy: "You are the only one who will make trouble for me if I treat you badly!"
Zhu Xiucai said with a smile: "I know that your ability is the most trustworthy."
Hearing Zhu Xiucai's praise, Cui Youwei didn't like scolding, so he could only laugh along with him.
But his smile was a little bitter, and he also had a headache. He thought to himself: "Searching for the source of demonic magic is not what I am good at... Could it be that I have to ask for help from the brothers in Jade Emperor Temple?"
Qin Shaoyou saw a flash of embarrassment on Cui Youhang's face, but he didn't point it out.
Because he knew that although Cui Yougui was good-looking, he would not act blindly.
Since he agreed to this matter, it means that it is just difficult, not impossible.
After arranging the plan to deal with the city gate guards, Qin Shaoyou motioned to Li Yaosuo to continue reporting on their patrol findings.
Li Yaosuo responded with a "yes" and talked about other discoveries:
"In addition to the city gate guards, during our patrols and investigations, we also discovered many cases of demons and ghosts harming people. Among them, two cases have the most severe impact due to the large number of victims and should be dealt with first."
"oh?"
Qin Shaoyou frowned slightly and ordered: "Tell us about these two cases in detail."
"The first case mainly occurred in Kushui Lane, Qingyu Street and other places behind the North Gate.
According to the feedback of the people here, in the past ten days, every night, strange cries have been heard in the streets and alleys.
No matter who hears it, they will have the illusion that the crying sound seems to be calling their own name, and there is an impulse in this sound that makes people respond.
However, if anyone fails to resist the impulse and really responds, he or she will hang himself at home the next day, without exception!
In the first one or two days, I didn't know the situation clearly, and more people agreed. Later, people became defensive and blocked their mouths at night.
But even so, one or two people will hang themselves every day because they agreed to this weird cry.
We made a rough count and found that more than 30 people died because of this incident. There was even a situation where a whole family hanged themselves. The streets and alleys were so panicked that people did not even dare to go out at night.
When sleeping, I am afraid that I will talk in my sleep and make weird cries and howls, thereby losing my life."
Qin Shaoyou frowned: "Is there such a thing? I patrolled the previous two nights, but nothing was found?"
Monk Ma, Sun Xianzong and several other flag-bearers hurriedly stood up and explained: "Sir, we have led teams to patrol near the North Gate before, and also went to Kushui Alley. But when we went there, we did not hear any weird crying.
Sound. The demon who made this sound must be very cunning and cautious. As soon as he noticed that we night watchmen were approaching, he immediately shut up and became silent."
Li Yaosuo also said: "Sir, according to what we know, the strange crying sound does not sound all night long, and the time and duration of its appearance are not fixed."
After this explanation, Qin Shaoyou nodded and did not hold Monk Ma, Sun Xianzong and others accountable.
Cui Yougui, on the other hand, raised a question at this time: "Since the people over at Kushui Lane and Qingyu Street have been troubled by this matter for more than ten days, and are panicked and frightened, why didn't they come to the Demon Suppression Division to report the case before?"
"I can guess the reason."
Qin Shaoyou thought for a while and said: "Due to the case of the Black Lotus Sect, many night watchmen in the Demon Department of Mianyuan County suffered disaster, and some people who had contact with them in the city were also involved.
It is impossible for ordinary people to know that these people suffered disaster because of their collusion with the Black Lotus Sect. They just thought that they got too close to the Night Watch and were affected, so they felt somewhat alienated from us Night Watch in their hearts.
In addition, after we arrived in Mianyuan County, we were delayed for several days because of the underground cave case and failed to eliminate the demons in the county in time. Therefore, the people had doubts about our strength and were afraid to report the case. We did not
If they can kill the demons in time, they will have to bear the demons' revenge."
Cui Youyou thought about it carefully, nodded and said, "That makes sense."
Li Yaosuo had a look of realization: "So that's it. I said that when we were patrolling a few days ago, we also asked people about demons, but the people who were asked were often uncooperative, but today they are all positive
We are very proactive... It must be because after we destroyed the ghost market last night, the people of Mianyuan County saw our strength, so there was a change."
"That must be the case." Qin Shaoyou nodded, and then asked: "Has anyone among the people in those streets and alleys seen the source of the crying sound?"
He just asked casually and didn't hold much hope.
Unexpectedly, Li Yaosuo actually nodded.
"I was about to report to you, Your Excellency, that there lived a widower in Qingyu Street. He was also a martial arts practitioner when he was young, and he also served as an escort for the escort agency. Although he is old and frail, his courage is still there.
On the first night when the strange cries appeared, he suppressed a reply and secretly glanced at the street through the crack in the door.
According to his description, the moonlight was very good that night, and he could see clearly that a big ghost appeared on the street that was supposed to be deserted!
The big ghost is eight feet tall and has an eight-foot waist. He has a green beard and a white face. He wears a two-foot-long high hat, a white mourning robe, a braid around his waist, and a hairpin around his neck.
Bloody twine.
The big ghost held a mourning stick in his left hand and a chain made of condensed black energy in his right hand.
On each chain, there are several little ghosts whose faces cannot be seen. Those weird crying and howling sounds are coming from the mouths of the little ghosts..."