When Shangguan Haitang walked out of Hulong Villa, she was a little absent-minded. She always felt that something was not right about her familiar adoptive father today.
Especially when she mentioned the ancient three links.
"Father...seems a little scared?!"
She quickly shook her head and denied it.
"This is impossible!"
"Back then, Gu Santong was defeated by his adoptive father. Moreover, Gu Santong has been imprisoned in Tianlao for so many years. His martial arts has long been inferior to before. There is no way he can be his adoptive father's opponent. His adoptive father will never
Afraid of him."
"Then it should be... I saw it wrong!"
Tightening the folding fan in his hand, Shangguan Haitang realized that he had already walked a little beyond the boss and was not far from the No. 1 village in the world.
"Gudong..."
There was the sound of swallowing from the side, and Shangguan Haitang's nose twitched slightly, smelling the smell of alcohol in the air, and couldn't help but laugh loudly.
"When did the world's best detective start working as a thief?"
"I remember that the No. 1 Village in the World never lacked your drinks!"
"As expected of the owner of the village!"
Accompanied by lazy words, a skinny middle-aged man walked out from behind a tree. He was holding a wine bottle in his hand, his eyes were blurry, and he walked crookedly. He was very drunk.
As he approached, the smell of alcohol in the air became stronger. Shangguan Haitang raised his folding fan, covered his nose, and couldn't help but persuade him.
"Zhang Jinjiu, if you keep drinking like this, you might die of drunkenness one day."
"Gudong..."
Zhang Jinjiu took another sip of wine and then said with longing.
"I'd rather die drunk than...gudong..."
Shangguan Haitang couldn't help but frown and asked.
"What don't you want?"
Zhang Jinjiu's aura suddenly changed, his eyes became clear, his face became extremely serious, and he said.
"Master, this can only be said to you and only you!"
Shangguan Haitang's heart was so clear that she instantly understood the meaning of Zhang Jin's words while drinking.
She immediately mobilized her internal energy to strengthen her five senses, and after a moment, she said with a relaxed expression.
"There is no one here, you can rest assured."
"Also...you should be here specially to wait for me, right?"
Zhang Jinjiu nodded seriously and said.
"The village owner is right. You might as well guess again what I'm going to say."
Shangguan Haitang shook his head funny and said.
"You don't need to test me. I can't think of anything other than the ancient three links I asked you to investigate!"
"Yes, ancient three links..."
Zhang Jinjiu's eyes were blurry, and he looked at the jug with a longing look, but in the end he still resisted drinking.
"I didn't want to tell you originally. After all, after so many years of investigating the case, I know very well that some secrets should be kept deep in my heart and cannot be told to anyone, otherwise... the danger of death is not far away."
Shangguan Haitang can somewhat understand why Zhang Jinjiu likes drinking so much. After all, if a person has too many dark secrets buried in his heart, then he must be extremely painful.
It's like being drunk but not being drunk, you can numb yourself and escape from reality.
However, he didn't dare to get really drunk, lest he reveal the secret. This kind of life was indeed very painful.
Shangguan Haitang has some compassion, but his mind is very clear.
From Zhang Jinjiu's words, we can conclude that there is a secret in the disappearance of Gu Santong, a big secret, a secret that scares Zhang Jinjiu.
Holding back his impatient curiosity, Shangguan Haitang asked.
"Then why are you willing to risk your life to come find me?"
Zhang Jinjiu said with a self-deprecating smile.
"Maybe it's because my conscience is still there!"
His expression was a little helpless and a little sad.
Shangguan Haitang sighed: Everyone in this world has a story!
Zhang Jinjiu quickly put these negative emotions behind him and said with a serious face.
"After receiving the task of investigating the disappearance of Gu Santong, I immediately went to the scene of the crime, the ninth floor of the prison!"
Shangguan Haitang nodded in agreement. She knew all this. What was important was what Zhang Jinjiu discovered next.
"I discovered it as soon as I entered. The scene was cleaned up, and after careful restoration, I finally discovered that it was... human bones, tired human bones."
Shangguan Haitang frowned as he recalled the case.
"This seems normal. I heard that many of the jailers in Tianlao were eaten by Gu Santong!"
Zhang Jinjiu asked with a wry smile.
"Cannibalism...do you believe it?"
Without waiting for Shangguan Haitang to refute, Zhang Jinjiu introduced the ancient three links.
"In ancient times, San Tong was known as the undefeated naughty boy in the martial arts world. The unbeaten refers to his extremely high martial arts skills and is invincible in the world. The naughty boy refers to his character, like a child, who loves to play, and is both good and evil!"
Shangguan Haitang wanted to say what his rebel father told him.
But Zhang Jinjiu didn't give her this chance and waved his hand to signal her not to interrupt him.
"Out of curiosity, I once investigated Gu Santong and his decisive battle with 108 masters from various factions."
Shangguan Haitang had a hint of confusion on his face, but he still listened carefully.
"I discovered that he has never directly admitted that he killed these 108 masters, and..."
Shangguan Haitang had a bad feeling in his heart and asked quickly.
"And what?"
"Moreover, these people died in strange ways, and their bones were in strange shapes..."
Shangguan Haitang's heart moved and he asked in disbelief.
"You dug a grave?!!"
This is stealing and digging up graves, how dare he do it?
In fact, it’s no wonder that Shangguan Haitang was shocked.
You know, these people are all masters of the major sects. After their death, they will be buried in the ancestral graves exclusive to each sect...
Thinking of these, Shangguan Haitang's mind was very confused, but he was vaguely aware of the tip of the iceberg of the truth behind Gu Santong's mysterious disappearance.
"Are you involved too?!"
Zhang Jinjiu's eyes were filled with admiration, and he even complimented Shangguan Haitang.
"The owner of the village is really smart!"
Shangguan Haitang clenched the folding fan tightly in his hand, wanting to capture the world's best detective.
But his next words gave her away.
"However, the village owner still guessed wrong. Lao Zhang has been wandering around the world for decades. He only knows how to investigate cases and ignores the rest. That's why he can live happily for decades without being silenced."
After that, he continued.
"Some time ago, I was investigating a case for a large faction. By chance, I discovered the skeleton of a certain master who fought in the First World War. After an autopsy, I found something was wrong."
"This man has been dead for more than ten years, but he still has dry skin and flesh on his body!"
"Later, the major sects secretly invited me to examine all the corpses, only to find that they all died after being drained of their internal energy!"
Shangguan Haitang recalled the origin of ancient Santong's martial arts and said.
"So, Gu Santong also learned the old man's method of absorbing energy from Tianchi?"
Zhang Jinjiu shook his head and said.
"I don't know either, but if Gu Santong really wants to use the power-absorbing method, he won't challenge these 108 masters!"
"Moreover, Gu Santong is an extremely confident and proud person. Otherwise, with his martial arts, the small prison, and the stone tablet with the name of the god, he would not be able to trap him."