Although this young man looked less than twenty years old, he had two great auras attached to him, and Jin Bo's attitude towards him suddenly became much more respectful.
He Lingchuan was also surprised by his words: Has it been found out?
Jin Bai used polite words and said that he arrived "in time", but while He Lingchuan was sailing eastward, Jin Bai and others had already found the whereabouts of the tributes on their own and sent another request to Mou Guo.
The soul-telling mirror in his arms shouted: "Oh, did you run away in vain?"
He Lingchuan shook his head invisibly.
It was not in vain. As the deputy commander of the Shadowfang Guards, Jin Bai certainly has independent authority to perform tasks in other places. If the tribute was just stolen by some thieves, they could just recover it on their own, so why go to all the trouble to send information to Mou State?
The word "asking for instructions" shows that this matter is difficult and they have no choice but to make their own decisions.
So he asked: "It is difficult to catch the thief, or is it because he has a special status?"
"Fangguo." Jin Bai's face was as dark as water, "It is indeed the country of Fangguo."
This cloud-turner is a bit sharp.
"How did Commander Jin find out?"
"After the tribute was stolen, we returned to the Xiaoyao Sect to look for clues. Head Li mentioned that the State of Wei suddenly asked the Xiaoyao Sect to buy lanterns two months ago. Of course, the Xiaoyao Sect will not sell tributes."
The Ming Dengzhan was a tribute presented by Xiaoyao Sect to Mou State. The quantity was so small that not only could they not be sold outside, but the secret had to be kept strictly sealed.
He Lingchuan hummed: "Neighboring countries and forces don't know that Xiaoyao Sect pays tribute to Mou State?"
Jin Bo shook his head: "I don't know, this has always been the core secret of Xiaoyao Sect passed down from generation to generation, and only a few people know it."
"Is the existence of Ming Deng Zhan itself a secret?"
Jin Bo hesitated: "This may not be the case."
"Okay, let me look at the information. Commander Jin has long been suspicious of the country?"
Jin Bai asked him: "Mr. He, does he know the efficacy of Ming lamp?"
"I just heard a little bit about it."
"This is a treasure that protects the Taoist heart and awakens the original heart." Jin Bai said solemnly, "The second son of the King of the Kingdom of Hong went crazy while practicing kung fu. He has been crazy for more than a year. Good doctors have been unable to help, and the medicine and stone are ineffective. The King of the Kingdom of the Kingdom of Hong has been mad for more than a year.
Even if he kills all the imperial doctors and ministers, there is no way to turn his son back into a normal human being. Ming Dengzhan is only ripe every thirty years. If he had known about it, he would not have let this opportunity go."
"Does bright lanterns really have this magical effect?"
"It's ordinary people who are in urgent need of treatment and seek medical treatment indiscriminately. What's more, the Xiaoyao Sect has looked through the volumes left by its predecessors and found that there is indeed a method for refining the heart lamp. It is mentioned in it that if the patient's madness and hysteria are taken over by inner demons,
Then a heart lamp made of bright lamps may be able to heal."
This senior of the Xiaoyao Sect has the demeanor of a famous doctor and never speaks his mind fully. He Lingchuan said bluntly: "Commander Jin, is this just a suspicion, or does it have real evidence?"
There may be thousands of suspects, but there is only one truth.
Jin Bai was silent for a few moments before saying: "Just five days ago, the madness of the second prince of the Kingdom of Hong was greatly improved, and I heard that he could recognize people. The king of the Kingdom of Hong was overjoyed and announced a two-day national celebration."
Ah, this is indeed suspicious. He Lingchuan thought for a while: "How long does it take for this so-called 'heart lamp' to take effect after being used?"
"I don't know. But Xiaoyao Sect said that the process of refining the heart lantern takes at least half a month, and if the patient wants to return to normal, he must wear the heart lantern for at least a while. This varies from person to person. Some people need a year and a half.
Some people only need three months." Jin Bo picked up the tea cup on the table and drank it in one gulp, "Judging from the time, it fits well."
The bright lantern was stolen nearly forty days ago, the second prince of the Kingdom of Hong has become sane in recent days, and the "heart lantern" has been refined for at least half a month... How could there be such a coincidence in the world?
He Lingchuan had to admit that there seemed to be no problem with Jin Bai's inference: "If the bright lamp has been refined into a heart lamp and indeed used by the second prince of the Kingdom of Fan, how will the emperor decide?"
"If I were to make a fool of myself, the old man would probably want to take the heart lamp back." Jin Bo said sternly, "No matter what the tributes of Mou are, they are still tributes of Mou, and other countries will have to pay the price for their interference!"
He Lingchuan said pragmatically:
"Although Commander Jin has already concluded, I still want to hear Commander Jin describe the theft process. The more detailed and detailed the better."
This is what he came to the country of Fan to do.
The Shadow Yaguard on the side poured tea for the two of them again, and Jin Bai spoke softly.
Long before the Ming Deng Zhan matured, his group arrived at the Xiaoyao Sect and stayed in the sect for five days. On the day the Ming Deng Zhan matured, he picked it successfully accompanied by the leader and pocketed it himself.
The Shadowfang Guard's escort mission begins here.
Ming lanterns only mature every thirty years, and this is the first time for Jin Bai to escort this kind of treasure.
After receiving the treasure, he did not dare to slack off for a moment. He led a guard of more than ten people and rushed straight from Xiaoyao Sect to Julu Port, only resting for two nights.
By the way, these two nights were spent in the country of Wei.
After arriving at the port, they should have boarded the ship directly and returned to Mou. After all, in this season, sea voyage was safer than land voyage, and the environment on the ship was closed and there was no flow of people. However, after Shadow Yawei arrived at Julu Port, they found that the port was occupied.
Driftwood washed out of the river blocked the river, making it impossible to sail.
Everyone is stranded at the port, waiting to clear the channel.
During those two days, Julu Port was full of people.
When navigation resumed, the port was crowded with people and ships were coming and going. It was ten times more chaotic than the wharf He Lingchuan had seen today.
Just then, Jin Bo discovered that the tribute had been stolen.
This surprise is truly extraordinary.
"Did you get on the boat then?"
"Not yet. When I was approaching the dock, I found that the tribute had disappeared." Jin Bo pointed to the storage ring on his hand, "The bright lamp has always been stored in this ring and has never left my body."
The ring is still there, but the light inside has disappeared? This is somewhat interesting. He Lingchuan pondered:
"Can Commander Jin confirm the time and place of the loss?"
"Okay." Jin Bo said firmly, "After we entered Julu Port, I checked the storage ring once, and the tributes were still there."
In other words, the Ming Dengzhan was not lost during the journey from Xiaoyao Sect to Julu Port.
"The port has resumed navigation. Before we rushed to the dock, I also checked that the tributes were also there."
In other words, they lost the lantern while rushing to the dock.
This is weird. In broad daylight, with more than a dozen people opening their eyes, how can they get the treasures in the storage ring?
"In two days in Hong Kong, no one came near you?"
"On the night I arrived in Julu Port, I bought fried buns and side dishes from the Lu Bo stall at the corner of the street. After staying at this inn, I ate in the guest room and did not go out."
He Lingchuan snorted: "During your stay in Julu Port, have you been staying at the Laoqian Inn?"
"Yes." This inn is considered high-end in Julu Port and is suitable for guests with some status and some spare money.
Jin Bo replied: "After the tribute was stolen, we also suspected that the thief was nearby, so we still stayed here. However, we secretly searched the inn and asked the inn and the waiters, and...
"
He shook his head.
No useful clues were found either.
"To be able to commit a crime, the thief knows at least three pieces of information." He Lingchuan raised three fingers, "First of all, he knows the maturity time of the lamp. Commander Jin, I am not familiar with this treasure. Is its maturity period difficult to predict?"
"It's not difficult. It can be calculated from the calendar." Jin Bai explained, "The light bulb absorbs the power of the golden sun, and the time when it is opened has nothing to do with the amount of aura of heaven and earth. When the day comes, the light bulb will mature and is very precise.
"
He Lingchuan confirmed with him: "Then the maturity period of Ming Dengzhan is not a secret, and others can calculate it?"
"If others know the last maturity period of Ming Dengzhan, they can count it this time."
He Lingchuan nodded: "The thing has been lost, which means that not only someone knows about it, but also calculated the time."
The tribute was not lost in the Xiaoyao Sect, but this does not mean that the Xiaoyao Sect has no responsibility at all.
As expected, Jin Bai said: "We went back to Xiaoyao Sect to investigate the matter and found out all those who knew about it. In addition to Head Li, there are two other people who also know about the existence of Ming Deng Cao, and these two people are still in the sect.
You can ask questions at any time. However, Head Li also said that the news about Ming Dengzhan may have been leaked a few years ago. A mountain guard suddenly resigned. Soon after, someone sneaked into the back mountain of Xiaoyao Sect. Fortunately, he was discovered.
Later, when the Xiaoyao Sect conducted an investigation, they found out that the mountain guard returned to his hometown during the Chinese New Year, drank too much, talked nonsense, and told the news about the Ming Dynasty. When he woke up, he got scared, so he hurriedly resigned and left."
"After calculating the time, the thief must also calculate your itinerary." He Lingchuan stroked his chin, "It's a coincidence that the waterway in Julu Port is blocked. How did he know that you must take the sea route?"
Jin Bai said solemnly: "The land route is not safe. There is a war between two countries on the only way back to Mou."
So sea route is their first choice.
The thieves have the right time and place to strike, they just need the means to steal.
How could the treasures in Jinbai's storage ring be stolen in broad daylight without anyone noticing?
Even looking at it from He Lingchuan's perspective, this was incredible.
If you don't take off the ring, you can't steal the tribute at all.
In other words, this storage ring must have left Jin Bai at some point.
But how could he be unaware of it?
There are more than a dozen Shadowfang Guards following him, are they all blind?
"Have Commander Jin collected any clues recently?" After all, Jin Bo has been here for more than a month, so he won't find nothing, right?
"Fuyu Ghost Market, there was someone there a few months ago asking for information about Ming Deng Cao. But he covered his face, hiding his head and tail, and the people in the ghost market didn't know his appearance or origin." Jin Bai leaned back, "
There is no shortage of people like this who go to the ghost market to buy things and get information."
"Two days ago, we found another clue in the ghost market: about a month ago, someone wanted to buy Du Yun Stone. This thing is not widely used, but it is indispensable for refining the heart lamp."
He Lingchuan tried to ask: "How will Ming Dengzhan be used after it is returned to Mou Country?"