Chu Zhaozhao's expression changed slightly and he said: "You mean, there is something wrong with this Zhou Guan?"
Chu Qingxiao remained silent and continued to check the files of the Sword Holding Hall. He rummaged through and found the confession from Zhou Guan.
The officials responsible for investigating the case seemed to have the same doubts as Chu Qingxiao.
Therefore, I specifically asked Zhou Guan about this matter.
Zhou Guan stated in his confession that he and Meng Yuan were indeed not very familiar with each other, but this was before, ten days before Meng Yuan disappeared. By chance, Meng Yuan was reading a book called "Dazhi" in the hospital.
book of.
It is a masterpiece written by the sixth Confucian in Linyuan Palace. It explains the way to govern the world and is still a must-read for Confucian and Taoist scholars.
It's just that in Tianxuan City, where martial arts are prevalent, there are very few people who are interested in reading such a masterpiece of Confucianism, and Zhou Guan is just such a special case.
Probably because he was happy to see Hunter, Zhou Guan and Meng Yuan had a great conversation that day, and they even drank together afterwards.
From that day on, the relationship between the two developed by leaps and bounds, from almost strangers to close friends and confidants.
On the day of Meng Yuan's accident, Zhou Guan went out early in the morning and was on his way to Qinghuan Mansion. He happened to meet Meng Yuan who was also about to go out.
Guan agreed to wait until Zhou Guan finished his work in the evening, and the two of them drank together and discussed another Confucian classic that they had been reading recently.
It is precisely because of this that Zhou Guan is so sensitive to Meng Yuan's failure to return.
"Looking at it this way, there doesn't seem to be any big problem, right?" Ziyu came over and read Zhou Guan's confession with Chu Qingxiao, frowning and saying this.
At this moment, Chu Qingxiao took out the file on Meng Yuan that he had obtained from Qinghuan Mansion.
"But what if we add this?"
Ziyu and Chu Zhaozhao didn't understand what Chu Qingxiao meant by this move.
The two of them looked at each other, but their brows furrowed at this moment.
This file only records the information about Meng Yuan's acceptance of the mission. There is nothing special like those of the victims. Everyone has seen it several times before.
Chu Zhaozhao and Ziyu didn't understand what Chu Qingxiao meant by being weird.
"He has been in Tianxuan City for so long and has never been to Qinghuan Mansion. However, just a few days before the accident, he began to take tasks in Qinghuan Mansion. It was also at this time that he met Zhou Guan."
"Before this, neither the records of Qinghuan Mansion nor the disciples who lived with him knew anything about him."
"Even Zhou Guan, who later became a good friend with him, only found out about ten days before the incident that his companion, who had lived with him for more than a year, liked Confucian classics as much as he did."
"Don't you think that this guy was just a ghost in Tianxuan City before this? We knew that he existed, but he had no contact with the outside world. But just ten days before the accident, he suddenly came to life.
, I have traces in Tianxuan City, and I have friends.”
"And if there are no such things, even if he really disappears, the people he lives with will only think that he has moved. No one will care? Let alone report the crime to Zhijian Hall...
"
Chu Qingxiao's words made Ziyu and Chu Zhaozhao feel an inexplicable chill in their hearts.
They seemed to understand something, but they couldn't fully grasp the feeling.
Chu Zhaozhao frowned and asked, "You mean there is something wrong with Meng Yuan?"
Ziyu also shuddered, she stretched out her hands, hugged her shoulders, and muttered with some fear: "But these may be just coincidences, after all, he probably didn't know that he would disappear, and...
It's possible that just before he disappeared, he ran out of money and had to go to Qinghuan Mansion to work..."
"Of course it's possible." Chu Qingxiao did not refute this. He nodded, but then added: "But counting the other victims in detail, the evidence collected shows that there was a person with the same name as me before the accident.
A very familiar stranger."
"Just like Ziyu met the so-called Song Guicheng."
"This should be the method used by the possible alien gods to bewitch the victims. Almost all victims, including Ziyu, have experienced this."
"You can say that Meng Yuan is not familiar with others, so no one knows whether there is such a person around him."
"But think about it, if you were the victim."
"You suddenly met a close relative who you haven't seen for many years. You also miss him very much. After meeting him, do you have to get along well with him like a moon meeting, or even stay together?" Chu Qingxiao looked at Ziyu, like this
asked.
Ziyu frowned and asked in confusion: "What do you mean?"
Chu Qingxiao said: "If he had the same experience as Yue Jian, he should have been very happy with the puppet transformed by the external god in the ten days before his disappearance. How could he have time to make friends with Zhou Guan and become a confidant with him?"
"And in the morning before he disappeared, he specifically told Zhou Guanyan where he was going and when he would return, and he even asked Zhou Guan to have a get-together in the evening..."
"Don't you think this is like telling Zhou Guan that I am going missing? You must remember to come over and find out about my disappearance and inform the authorities?"
Chu Qingxiao's words caused the expressions of Chu Zhaozhao and Chu Zhaozhao to change suddenly.
Chu Qingxiao continued: "Tianxuan Mountain also spent some effort trying to solve the Tianxuan Ten Traces case, but in the end they all ended in failure."
"Although Tianxuan Mountain is lax in its management of Tianxuan City, you cannot deny that Tianxuan Mountain has capable people."
"After expending so much effort and investigating hundreds of suspects, why did we find nothing in the end?"
"Even if he is an alien god hiding in Tianxuan City, he must leave some clues, right? What kind of person will not be suspected?"
"Who?" Chu Zhaozhao asked.
At this moment, Chu Qingxiao pointed at the name on the file, his eyes turned cold, and he uttered two words: "Dead man."
…
"Qingxiao, we studied this wooden box carefully and found that it seems to be just an accessory of some kind of magic weapon." Sanniang also stepped forward at this time and looked at Chu Qingxiao and said.
Chu Qingxiao stood up after hearing this, took the wooden box, and asked with a slightly confused expression: "What do you mean?"
"Probably this thing should have a magic box that can control it. That wooden box is the mother box, and this one is the child box."
"We sensed a breath of connection with its mother box in its body." Liaoyuan took over the words and said.
"Then can we find the location of the Mother Box through this aura?" Ziyu's eyes lit up and she asked immediately.
Liaoyuan shook his head: "The aura is too weak, and it is difficult for Sanniang and I to make it bigger with our abilities. However, if we can find something similar, or something contaminated with his master's aura, maybe we can try again."
Hearing this, Chu Qingxiao seemed to have thought of something: "The file said that after Meng Yuan's disappearance, no one collected the belongings. It was Zhou Guan who went to help gather some items and prepare them to be handed over to Meng Yuan's relatives and friends who might come to Tianxuan City to look for him.
"
"If Meng Yuan is really the mastermind behind the scenes, we may be able to find Meng Yuan's belongings in Zhou Guan's place, and there may be Meng Yuan's aura on them!"
"Although it's just speculation, we can treat a dead horse like a living horse. We can go to Zhou Guan to try our luck!"
Although Chu Zhaozhao and Ziyu still have doubts about Chu Qingxiao's speculation, Chu Qingxiao's suggestion is obviously the most feasible now.
Therefore, the two of them nodded at this time.
"It is recorded in the file that Zhou Guan passed the inner sect selection shortly after Meng Yuan's accident. Let's try our luck at his residence in Tianxuan City recorded in the file. If we can't find it, let Senior Sister Lu help.
Go to Qingquan Peak to look for him."
Chu Qingxiao said this, and everyone no longer hesitated. At this time, they put away the files and quickly walked out of the courtyard.
…
"Senior, please take a good look at these commissions and ask your disciples if anyone has any impression that such a commission has been issued before." In Qinghuan Mansion, Zhu Quan bowed to Lu Wendu and then asked respectfully.
.
Lu Wendu had heard of Zhu Quan's name. After all, Mingjingtai was a serious problem in Tianxuan City.
However, he was more aware of current affairs. He glanced at Lu Sandao behind Zhu Quan, put away the little thoughts in his heart, took the file from Zhu Quan honestly, and looked at the few files compiled by the other party.
a commission.
Then he frowned and couldn't help but feel a little strange: "Five thousand pieces of spiritual iron jade? Keep things?"
"Such a strange commission should be approved by me before it can be released, but I have never had any impression of it."
Qinghuan Mansion has its own way of operating.
Tasks with large rewards exceeding a certain amount must be approved by the Palace Master of Qinghuan Mansion before they can be confirmed and released.
This is done to safeguard the credibility of the Qinghuan government in case the employer is unable to pay the remuneration after the task is completed.
Secondly, it is also to confirm that these tasks do not violate the mountain rules of the mountain gate.
The amount of task remuneration recorded in the file handed over by Zhu Quan has obviously reached such a standard, and the difficulty of the task that obviously does not match the high remuneration, if Lu Wendu had reviewed it, would definitely have attracted his attention.
But he had no impression of it.
This seemed extremely weird.
"Go and find out which disciple is responsible for issuing these commissions!" Thinking of this, Lu Wendu turned his head and looked at the disciple beside him and said this.
The disciple next to him heard this and quickly took the file without hesitation. He quickly walked into the file room behind him with a few companions.
They were busy in the file room for about a quarter of an hour, and soon came out with several files.
"The Palace Master has found it." The disciple came over, stretched out his hand and handed the thing over.
Lu Wendu took the file, opened it and looked through it. The disciple immediately said, "I have checked it out. Although these commissions are separated by a year, each one of them was sent from the No. 7 Guanling Pillar."
Lu Wendu raised his eyebrows when he heard this: "No. 7 viewing order pillar? Who is responsible for this pillar? Why has such a weird commission never been submitted for approval?"
The disciple said: "This Guan Order Pillar is in charge of Zhou Guan, a disciple of Qingquan Peak."
"However, he was recuperating at home three days ago because he was infected with cold. He has not returned yet."