"Wearing white mourning clothes, a tall hat on his head, and holding a mourning stick in his hand?"
Upon hearing Li Shaosuo's description, everyone in the mission room was stunned.
They all thought of the messenger in the underworld - Bai Wuchang.
Of course, they would not think that the big ghost that appears in Kushui Lane and Qingyu Street, tempting people to hang themselves, is the legendary Bai Wuchang.
If Bai Wuchang really comes, those who will be taken away will be those evil spirits who take advantage of the darkness to cause trouble in the city.
"Is this big ghost imitating Bai Wuchang?" Sun Xianzong sneered and said, "How dare an evil ghost pretend to be a true god?"
"It's not necessarily imitating Bai Wuchang."
Qin Shaoyou was thoughtful.
"There is a kind of evil spirit that looks similar to Bai Wuchang, but there is an extra straw rope hanging on its neck!"
It has been some time since Qin Shaoyou joined the Demon Suppression Division. During this time, he read through many notes of the Night Watch seniors.
In addition to being unable to keep up with nutrition, I also gained a lot of knowledge about demons and ghosts.
Because of this, he was able to immediately think of a name after listening to Li Yaosuo's description: "This big ghost is probably Diaoke!"
Monk Ma clasped his hands together, not only to flatter him, but also to agree with Qin Shaoyou's guess: "Amitabha, sir, your eyes are as bright as a torch, that evil ghost must be a visitor!"
"Diagram?"
Sun Xianzong was a little confused.
He joined the Demon Suppression Department halfway. He had served in the border army before and had never heard of this name.
Seeing that someone didn't understand, Cui Yougui immediately became energetic and introduced in a show-off manner:
"Have you never heard of Diao Ke? You have always heard of Sangmen? These two are evil spirits. Evil ghosts like Diao Ke are mostly evil spirits who hang themselves to death with great hatred and resentment, so
There is only a rope around the neck. According to Li Yaosuo's description just now, the straw rope around the hanging man's neck is still dripping with blood, indicating that he was not hanged in an ordinary way, and was probably hanged."
"That's right." Zhu Xiucai nodded in agreement, "The little ghost that Diao Ke tied up with the chain should be the soul of the person who was tricked and hanged by him. But I don't understand, what does it want with so many souls?"
Cui Yougui said: "What else can be done? Either it can be used to help it practice and further improve its strength. Or it can be used as a substitute for it. Evil ghosts like Diao Ke need to use it whether they are practicing or looking for a substitute.
To the souls of many innocent people."
After hearing this, Sun Xianzong finally understood the identity and origin of Diao Ke.
Seeing the heated discussion, he couldn't help but interject and asked: "Since it is a evil spirit, it must be difficult to deal with, right?"
Qin Shaoyou nodded and said: "It is indeed difficult to deal with, but it is not impossible."
"That's right." Cui Youyou took the lead and said, "Any ghost that causes trouble must have its shelter nearby. This hanging guest has been haunting Kushui Lane and Qingyu Street in the past ten days, which shows that
The object it lives in is nearby. As long as we can find that object and burn it with the flames ignited by pine and cypress branches, we can seriously injure the hanging guest and greatly weaken its strength."
"So that's the case, that's great." Sun Xianzong was overjoyed and asked hurriedly: "Old Taoist, what could the object for the hanging guest be?"
"this……"
Cui Yougui was a little stuck.
The thing where the ghost lives could be anything, and he couldn't say for sure.
Qin Shaoyou was thoughtful: "Senior Brother Cui, did you just say that the hanging guest was hanged?"
Cui Youwei thought Qin Shaoyou was helping him out, so he quickly replied: "Yes, the straw rope around his neck is dripping with blood. This kind of situation only happens to evil spirits who are hanged."
"Then I know, the object that the hanging guest lives in is either a rope or a filial piety dress." Qin Shaoyou judged.
He also gave the reason: "The person who was hanged either committed a capital crime and was sentenced to hanging by the judicial department in accordance with the law, or he encountered bandits and was hanged by the bandits. No matter which method of hanging he used
, it is impossible to have anything else left on his body. The only thing left on his body is the rope around his neck and the clothes on his body. Of course, if he encounters an unscrupulous thief, he may even have his clothes stripped off.
A perfect sight."
After hearing Qin Shaoyou's reasons, everyone thought about it and nodded in unison.
Cui Youying even said: "If a funeral procession wearing sackcloth and mourning is robbed by bandits, the belongings buried with it are robbed, and people are killed, it will indeed leave a lot of resentment and hatred. However,
Robbery of the funeral procession...aren't these bandits and rogues too ungrateful?"
Zhu Xiucai sighed: "They are all bandits, so what does it matter? As long as we can get property, let alone rob the funeral procession, we can dig the ancestral graves."
Then, he shook his head again and complained: "That's why I hate these robbers, they have no technical content at all."
Now that we have a direction, things will be much easier to handle.
Everyone immediately discussed and decided to launch a blanket search in Kushui Lane, Qingyu Street and other streets to find the suspicious ropes and mourning clothes.
After the discussion, Qin Shaoyou warned: "After you find the suspicious target, don't act rashly. Send someone back to inform me immediately!"
"Yes." Everyone responded in unison.
After a pause, Zhu Xiucai said flatteringly: "Sir, you have also worked hard for several days. Just leave the job of catching and killing Diao Ke to us. You can have a good rest in the Demon Suppression Department and sit in command."
"This is not okay!"
Qin Shaoyou flatly refused.
If I don't steal heads, how can I get new recipes from Diaoke?
That Diao Ke is an evil spirit, and the chance of giving out a new recipe is very high. Maybe it is a new recipe that tastes good and has good effects.
What Zhu Xiucai didn't know was that at this time, the statue of Jiutian Demon Patriarch in the lobby cast a dissatisfied look at the poor man.
He was just surprised by Qin Shaoyou's reaction.
Monk Ma, Sun Xianzong and others were also puzzled.
Of course, Qin Shaoyou couldn't tell the truth, so he could only make up an excuse to fool him: "Brothers work harder than me. They don't have a break and are still fighting on the front line. How can I rest? What's more, my cultivation level is higher than that of the brothers.
With such a powerful evil spirit, I naturally have to charge forward, so as to reduce the casualties of my brothers."
This excuse moved everyone very much.
Zhu Xiucai gave a thumbs up and said from the bottom of his heart: "Your Majesty, you are so kind and righteous!"
Monk Ma put his hands together, recited Amitabha, and sighed: "Your wisdom has grown stronger again."
Sun Xianzong also repeatedly praised: "Your Majesty's move has the style of a famous general in ancient times!"
Shan Daonian was full of emotions: "Your Excellency cherishes his subordinates so much that he is not willing to risk his own life. How dare we fail to follow the strength of dogs and horses and then die?"
Only Cui Yougui did not say a word, and just murmured in his heart: "General Qin is really good at winning people's hearts! But don't say it, what he said is really not bad. I have to take note of it quickly when I return to Jade Emperor Temple in the future.
, I can also pick up a sample and tell it to my junior brothers and sisters, maybe I can move a few people and let them help me draw talisman every day."
Thinking of this, Senior Brother Cui felt a burning sensation in his heart. He hurriedly reached into his arms and took out a pamphlet and a writing brush.
He licked the tip of his pen and opened the booklet. It was densely packed with many pages of content already recorded.
Brother Cui turned to the latest page and wrote down what he just heard.
Qin Shaoyou glared at this guy who ruined the atmosphere, but couldn't say much.
He coughed and waved his hands towards the four people who were flattering, indicating that it was enough, otherwise the scene would be over.
Later, he asked Li Yaosuo, who was still moved, "Besides the case of tempting people to hang themselves and arresting people's souls, what is another case that has a great impact?"
Only then did Li Yaosuo come back to his senses, and first echoed: "Sir, you are benevolent and righteous!" This made Qin Shaoyou secretly curse, thinking, is this guy's reflex arc too long?
Immediately afterwards, Li Yaosuo said seriously: "This second case, when we first inquired about it, was even weirder than the first one..."